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<v Speaker 1>I'm for Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on Sports

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

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's get it started hour number two here

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<v Speaker 2>on a Monday afternoon. Thanks for hanging with us, Nick Coffee,

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<v Speaker 2>Austin Montgomery Coffee and Company fuel by Thornton's right here

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<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven ninety. And we did mention this

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<v Speaker 2>at the beginning of the show, but I did not

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<v Speaker 2>get much into it, and I really I wish I

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<v Speaker 2>had more that I could add, but I don't, but

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<v Speaker 2>it is certainly something worth bringing up. Louisville basketball has

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<v Speaker 2>added a new player for the upcoming season, and obviously

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<v Speaker 2>when you lose James Scott and there hadn't been a

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<v Speaker 2>replacement yet, and then you find out that Ali Khalifa

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<v Speaker 2>was still trying to get his eligibility situation figured out.

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<v Speaker 2>As if now he's not eligible, obviously they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>appeal that decision from the NCAA, and I think from

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<v Speaker 2>what we know, I really don't see area where they

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<v Speaker 2>would be able to claim that he's not he's not

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<v Speaker 2>entitled to another season to play because he's only played three.

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<v Speaker 2>But anyways, this edition was out of nowhere, at least

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<v Speaker 2>for me. It seems like it was for a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of folks. But Mohammed Kamara is the new edition. He

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<v Speaker 2>is from Senegal. He's a twenty year old prospect who

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<v Speaker 2>has been playing at NBA Academy Africa, and he's viewed

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<v Speaker 2>as a four star prospect by twenty four to seven Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if he's actually ranked in the twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four to seven Sports rankings because I don't And it

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<v Speaker 2>makes sense when it comes to ranking the top prospects

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<v Speaker 2>in a class. When you're twenty years old and you've

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<v Speaker 2>never played like prep school, AAU or even like high

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<v Speaker 2>school basketball in the States, I think you can be

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<v Speaker 2>like you can be evaluated, but it's tough to kind

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<v Speaker 2>of know where you rank because again, yeah, you are

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<v Speaker 2>starting your college career, but you're likely a little older

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<v Speaker 2>than others, like, for example, I guess technically there is

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<v Speaker 2>one service that ranks these players coming from overseas that

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<v Speaker 2>are a lot older than eighteen but are technically going

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<v Speaker 2>to be freshman like Sonny Frew is a top twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five player in one of the rankings, but in another ranking,

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<v Speaker 2>I think they just view him as a four star

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<v Speaker 2>prospect because again, it's tough to know, you know, and

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<v Speaker 2>if you did, if you chose not to rank these

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<v Speaker 2>guys who come from who come from overseas, especially those

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<v Speaker 2>that are already playing pro ball, I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 2>it would be one hundred percent justified. But anyways, he's

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<v Speaker 2>a six to a big average ten points, seven boards,

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<v Speaker 2>three and a half assist, three steals, two and a

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<v Speaker 2>half blocks a game, shot just about thirty eight percent

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<v Speaker 2>from three to sixty percent overall. So I'm just reading

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<v Speaker 2>and ripping these numbers because again, this is the first

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<v Speaker 2>time I've heard of this guy. But here is a

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<v Speaker 2>quote from Roland Houston, who is the high school coach

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<v Speaker 2>and has as has been a part of NBA Africa,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe, for quite some time. Here's how he describes

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<v Speaker 2>the four star player. Quote, A competitive spirit, defensive intensity,

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<v Speaker 2>He's a terrific teammate, he's a winner, and he has

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<v Speaker 2>a good feel for the game. Obviously he's he comes

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<v Speaker 2>from the same background as Gorgy Jang, which the Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>fans are aware of. He's just unbelievable all around good person.

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<v Speaker 2>But he's a tough kid. I mean, I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 2>that this coach is comparing him to Gorgy, but just

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<v Speaker 2>mentioning Gorgy and knowing that they do come from the

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<v Speaker 2>same background. As far as Senegal, I'm all in Gorgy

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<v Speaker 2>Jang one of the low key, Like I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>he's one of the low key most beloved players we've

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<v Speaker 2>ever had here, wouldn't you say, Austin Gorgi's up there, like,

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<v Speaker 2>oh yeah, that twenty thirteen group and really that run.

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<v Speaker 2>It's hard because all those guys are loved, but Gorgye.

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<v Speaker 2>There was an innocence to Gorgy. Oh of course that

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<v Speaker 2>just made him so lovable. And he really listened to.

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<v Speaker 3>Rick Bettino and like he he's a very.

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<v Speaker 2>Receptive Yeah, and he you know, like he got a

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<v Speaker 2>lot better from start to finish, Like he just wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to work and get better and obviously turned that into

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<v Speaker 2>a decade long career in the NBA. And now he's

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<v Speaker 2>working for the front office of the Spurs. So uh.

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<v Speaker 3>And a lot of people from the NBA seemed to

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<v Speaker 3>also had the same sentiment though.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Was everyone seemed to love Gorgy because he also does

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of off the court as well.

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<v Speaker 2>When he was in Minnesota, they did a really they

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<v Speaker 2>put a lot into it as well. They sent a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of resources from their organization and even hired I

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<v Speaker 2>think a production crew to really document and highlight all

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<v Speaker 2>that he had done from had used his NBA money

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<v Speaker 2>to go back and help improve where he grew up

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<v Speaker 2>in Senegal. So yeah, and you don't end up in

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<v Speaker 2>that position he's in. And I don't even know the

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<v Speaker 2>title of it, but I mean he went straight from

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<v Speaker 2>playing to being a front office staffer. You don't do

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<v Speaker 2>that unless you have high regard in the NBA, which

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<v Speaker 2>you know that can go a long way. So again,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not comparing this young man to Gorgy, but anytime

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<v Speaker 2>I get to talk about Gorgey, I'm gonna do it

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<v Speaker 2>because he's he's an all time great. The two best

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<v Speaker 2>stories of Gorgy Jang, at least that I know of

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<v Speaker 2>that I can think of, is he did not know

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<v Speaker 2>that offensive foules counted, and he refused to come out

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<v Speaker 2>of a game after he filed out because he you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's a pretty smart guy. They people forget. They initially

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<v Speaker 2>ruled him ineligible. He had I believe a par a

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<v Speaker 2>fixed score on one of the one of the tests.

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<v Speaker 2>Act or sat and he spoke I think, like seven languages.

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<v Speaker 2>But the NCAA said, yeah, we can't determine if his

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<v Speaker 2>curriculum that he that he had before he came to

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<v Speaker 2>the United States to go to Huntington Prep. We can't

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<v Speaker 2>determine if that curriculum was up to par with what

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<v Speaker 2>we require. So he's ineligible. And I remember Rick went

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<v Speaker 2>out of his way to really tell people, like they

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<v Speaker 2>think this guy's not smart. He speaks, you know, he's

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<v Speaker 2>like he's he didn't even know any English much when

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<v Speaker 2>I first met him. Now he's he's clearly fluent enough

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<v Speaker 2>to where he can have a conversation. He had a

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<v Speaker 2>perfect score on one of these tests. So luckily the

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<v Speaker 2>NCAA got it right. But you know, Gorgy, I think

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<v Speaker 2>it might have been against might have been an exhibition game,

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<v Speaker 2>but I mean I remember watching it on TV and

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<v Speaker 2>he would not go out of the game, and he

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<v Speaker 2>walked over to Patino like, hey, go to the scores

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<v Speaker 2>table and tell him it's wrong. And Rick had to

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<v Speaker 2>tell him like, no, those offensive files they count towards five.

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<v Speaker 2>You filed out, my man.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't know that. But it's so Gorgy, we got

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<v Speaker 3>about it. Yes, it's it's adorable.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and then maybe one of my favorite it was

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<v Speaker 2>one that I had heard from one of his teammates,

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<v Speaker 2>because the class that came in in twenty twelve, I

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<v Speaker 2>think it was, no, not twenty twelve, it was twenty ten.

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<v Speaker 2>That was the class of Russ Smith, Gorgy Shang, and

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<v Speaker 2>Elijah Justice and then Justin oh Justin something who didn't

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<v Speaker 2>he Actually they found out about Gorge at Huntington PREV

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<v Speaker 2>because they were recruiting Justin Coleman, who was a really

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<v Speaker 2>big athletic guard, really highly regarded. He was a four

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<v Speaker 2>he was a five star recruit in one of the

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<v Speaker 2>thing by rivals, and he committed Louisville. And I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know this for certain, but I've always believed that Rick

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<v Speaker 2>took his commitment because he needed to, Like and Rix's

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<v Speaker 2>never I don't think Rick's ever really cared about like

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<v Speaker 2>like how fans are viewing things, but maybe just the

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<v Speaker 2>optics of Caliperri just got hired at Kentucky and he

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<v Speaker 2>already brought in John wall To, Marcus Cousins, Eric Bledze,

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<v Speaker 2>so Daniel Orton, and then he reloaded the very next

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<v Speaker 2>year with guys like Terrence Jones and Brandon night those

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<v Speaker 2>guys deron Lamb. So Rick took Justin Coleman's commitment, and

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<v Speaker 2>he was a really talented guy, but he didn't have

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<v Speaker 2>any like committable offers from any of the big schools

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<v Speaker 2>at the time because they all knew that academically he

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't going to qualify. I think Rick took it knowing like,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, we'll see what shakes out here, but there'll

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<v Speaker 2>at least be some pub for me to get a

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<v Speaker 2>five star recruit. And when doing that recruiting, when recruiting Coleman,

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<v Speaker 2>they discovered Gorgie who played with Justin Coleman and Huntington Prep,

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<v Speaker 2>and they recruited him, and Gorgiy helped bring a national

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<v Speaker 2>championship here, which is, you know, obviously something that we

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<v Speaker 2>will never forget, but that class. You know, you've got

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<v Speaker 2>Gorge and Elijah Justice, who couldn't come from more opposite

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<v Speaker 2>ends of the world. I don't just mean like geographically

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<v Speaker 2>where they were born and raised, but we're talking about Pikeville, Kentucky,

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<v Speaker 2>far eastern Kentucky. Elijah Justice the bullet his Patino called him.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Gorgy Jang, who was still learning English, who

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<v Speaker 2>had grew up in Senegal and had just become he had

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<v Speaker 2>just come to the United States, like a year or

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<v Speaker 2>two prior to arriving at Louisville, and they became good buddies.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, I don't know of this to be true,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think I think during one of the holiday breaks,

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<v Speaker 2>like Elijah took Gorgy back home to Pikeville to like

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<v Speaker 2>go to Thanksgiving, and like just imagine Gorgy walking around

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<v Speaker 2>Pikeville hanging out with I mean, you know, he's seven

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<v Speaker 2>foot tall. So anyways, I don't know if it was

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<v Speaker 2>a practice or if it was more of like a

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<v Speaker 2>an open run. I really don't know the the the

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<v Speaker 2>specifics as far as where it was other than it

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<v Speaker 2>was on the basketball court at the practice facility. But

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<v Speaker 2>Patino had to stop play because Elijah Justice was just

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<v Speaker 2>getting to the rim and scoring, which you know, hard

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<v Speaker 2>to envision that against you know, a lot. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he was actually a better player. I think that people realized.

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<v Speaker 2>But obviously, you know, you wouldn't expect him to be

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<v Speaker 2>getting his work done at the rim, right, but he did,

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<v Speaker 2>and Rick kind of stopped, I mean he kind of

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<v Speaker 2>stopped the stop whatever they were doing, and blew up

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<v Speaker 2>on gorge about like, you know, you got to be

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<v Speaker 2>a REMP protector or whatever you're doing. Probably made some

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<v Speaker 2>comments about how how the hell is this kid scoring

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<v Speaker 2>on you, and and he just said, well, coach Bullet

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<v Speaker 2>is my friend. And I just I mean, like, how

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<v Speaker 2>wholesome is that?

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<v Speaker 1>Right?

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<v Speaker 2>Like that's just like that's the sweetest thing ever. He was.

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<v Speaker 2>He had such an innocence to him. Yeah, and we

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of saw him kind of we saw him

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<v Speaker 2>grow up in a big way, and then of course

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<v Speaker 2>along the way he became a really good player and

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<v Speaker 2>helped bring us a national title. So I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 2>if that's what this young man who committed the Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>today is going to be able to do, but we'll see. Again.

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<v Speaker 2>This is this edition of six eight. Big Man Mohammed

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<v Speaker 2>Kamara is needed because you lost James Scott, so you

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<v Speaker 2>needed to add a guy regardless, just to give you

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<v Speaker 2>some depth. But also now you you have to have

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of an insurance policy, so to speak,

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to the Khalifa situation. But I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm none of us have a clue what to expect

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<v Speaker 2>from the NCAA really in most instances, But the more

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<v Speaker 2>I just look at the overall situation, I don't understand

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<v Speaker 2>how that could review his appeal and say that he

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<v Speaker 2>But what scares me is the NS double A at

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<v Speaker 2>times has just said yeah, you know, because just because

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<v Speaker 2>that whole you know, n S double A just because

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<v Speaker 2>it seems as if they'd been powerless lately and for

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<v Speaker 2>good reason. But now they're telling us a guy who

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<v Speaker 2>you know. Not only would it be a big hit

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<v Speaker 2>for Louisville's front court if Khalifa can't play, but I

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<v Speaker 2>think he could be really good in a way that

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<v Speaker 2>maybe you wouldn't expect a typical big to be good,

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<v Speaker 2>because I mean, this guy, the best asset he has,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's not even close to his game, is passing.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he can shoot it a little bit. He's

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<v Speaker 2>not terrible around the rim. That didn't show much at BYU,

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<v Speaker 2>but at Charlotte he was really good. I mean he

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<v Speaker 2>was the Conference USA Freshman of the Year at Charlotte.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't know people remember that or not or even knew that.

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<v Speaker 2>I bet Austin didn't know that did you. So, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he can play, but what makes him just different is passing.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean Dark Pope, who of course coached ali at Byu.

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<v Speaker 2>of change a lot of the things that they were

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<v Speaker 2>guy's vision and the way he could. You know, he

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<v Speaker 2>get it figured out. But what makes this to me

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<v Speaker 2>an open and shut case is that they're claiming his

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<v Speaker 2>eligibility clock counts in a year that did not count

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<v Speaker 2>for anybody that actually played. How can you have a

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<v Speaker 2>season that's a freebie for everyone, including you know, guys

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<v Speaker 2>who played the full season, but then claim that the

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<v Speaker 2>year he didn't play because of a red shirt that

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<v Speaker 2>counts towards him. That makes fundamentally zero sense at all.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't mean it gets so worked up, but I

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<v Speaker 2>mean it's stupid. It's really really stupid. So anyways, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>see again, Timeline, who knows as far as when the

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<v Speaker 2>NUAA will review the review the appeal and make the decision.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do think and somebody brought this up last week,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's a good point that with nowadays, players always

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<v Speaker 2>hiring lawyers, and that's what Ali has done. He's He's

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<v Speaker 2>and I say s thing different every time I say Ali,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's Ali. I believe Ali is use that's

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<v Speaker 2>how it's spelled. All right, Yeah it's Ali. So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sorry forgetting his name wrong as many times as I had,

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<v Speaker 2>but Ali Khalifa. But he's he's hired an attorney. And

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<v Speaker 2>I just think that when you have an attorney, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's not just your school's compliance department that's working with

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<v Speaker 2>the NC double A an attorney. There's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>reasons you should have an attorney for certain things. But

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<v Speaker 2>the attorney can keep pestering the NC DOUBLEA like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>will you please review my client situation, and that may

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<v Speaker 2>speed it up to where we don't have to wait

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<v Speaker 2>a terrible amount of time. But again, well we'll certainly

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<v Speaker 2>see something else we talked about earlier. If you guys

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<v Speaker 2>missed it as the devastation in the state of Kentucky,

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<v Speaker 2>not just the state of Kentucky, it's across multiple states,

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<v Speaker 2>but we now have nineteen people that have died due

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<v Speaker 2>to the storms that hit southern con southeastern Kentucky. I

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<v Speaker 2>believe is probably the better way to describe it. But

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<v Speaker 2>Laurel County, London, that area, I mean, for those who

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, it's about seventy five miles south of Lexington.

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<v Speaker 2>And I mean the ages of the folks who have died.

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<v Speaker 2>This is according to our news partners over at Wolky.

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<v Speaker 2>This was an update that we had about about noon

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<v Speaker 2>today that there were a total of seventeen killed. And

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<v Speaker 2>again I think that numbers jumped up two since then.

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<v Speaker 2>But ten women, seven men. Their ages range from twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five to seventy six. And I mean, if you just

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<v Speaker 2>look at the complete devastation that is that is in

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<v Speaker 2>that that you know the footage. I mean, again, there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of different pictures and video clips that show

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<v Speaker 2>I guess, different levels of devastation, but I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 2>I've ever really and maybe it's because I'm paying closer

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<v Speaker 2>attention to it because it did take place here in

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<v Speaker 2>our state. But I mean, I look at the neighbor

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<v Speaker 2>this stretch of this neighborhood that is completely demolished, and

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<v Speaker 2>I just I mean, the first thing that came to

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<v Speaker 2>my mind is that if you were right there, there's

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<v Speaker 2>no way you survived. And I don't know that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I have no way of knowing that, but like that,

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<v Speaker 2>it just looks that awful. It's not just to where all, well,

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<v Speaker 2>they lost their roof, half their house collapsed, their vehicle

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<v Speaker 2>flipped over and now it's two yards over. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>all that stuff is scary and can still be insanely dangerous,

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<v Speaker 2>but this area is completely demolished in a way that

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<v Speaker 2>something only a storm like this could do, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>just it's it's tragic. So at least one of the

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<v Speaker 2>folks who died is is from the neighboring Somerset area,

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<v Speaker 2>which is I guess Pulaski County. So yeah, to the

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<v Speaker 2>number of nineteen, it's seventeen that were that were in

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<v Speaker 2>Laurel County, and then the other two one was a

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<v Speaker 2>woman in Pulaski County and the other is a woman

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<v Speaker 2>who died in Russell County, which I guess is in

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<v Speaker 2>that area. So there are a that have been in

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<v Speaker 2>the hospital at the UK Hospital being treated for those injuries.

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<v Speaker 2>It says that three of those remaining critical condition, but

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<v Speaker 2>four have been upgraded to fair and three are now

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<v Speaker 2>in good condition despite you know, being treated for the injuries. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the storms knocked out power for about one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>seventy thousand people across the state, and as a Saturday,

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<v Speaker 2>there are more than seven hundred personnel on the ground

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<v Speaker 2>helping to restore power. So, I mean, the storms were

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<v Speaker 2>bad enough in the area here to where there are

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<v Speaker 2>still people in our area that lost power. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>my sister, she lives in Mount Washington, and she had

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<v Speaker 2>a tree from her neighbor's house across the street that

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<v Speaker 2>fell over and she couldn't get in her driveway. She

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<v Speaker 2>was out of power. So again that's that's nothing compared

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<v Speaker 2>to what others have gone through. But again, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>this was a kind of storm that even though where

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<v Speaker 2>it was the most devastating, is still very far away

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<v Speaker 2>from us. I mean, that's how crazy it is. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure everybody felt that to an extent on Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>just how bad it was. We got from dinner, and

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I didn't, you know, in watching the coverage

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<v Speaker 2>on TV, it didn't seem as if we were specifically

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<v Speaker 2>in a spot that was super super you know, vulnerable

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<v Speaker 2>for something catastrophic to happen. But I mean it was

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<v Speaker 2>it was whipping. I mean, what were you doing Friday night?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean do you were you out of that? Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe me. I heard it. You know many people

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<v Speaker 2>that lost power? No, and I'm.

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<v Speaker 3>Surprised we didn't. I'm shocked so far. I'm not even

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<v Speaker 3>going to pollute the air with it.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, oh, if you're backing up, you don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>put it out there. Well I have, I have.

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<v Speaker 3>I've been fortunate enough to at our location we have

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<v Speaker 3>not lost power through any of.

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<v Speaker 2>The storms so far. Well, can I tell you something, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>my wife and I just had this exact conversation to

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<v Speaker 2>where we have been so lucky for a variety of

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<v Speaker 2>reasons in life. But I mean when weather has happened

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<v Speaker 2>and it's been bad as far as damage or power,

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<v Speaker 2>which again, like you know, that's that's a that's a

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<v Speaker 2>result you'll be fine with compared to some people who

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<v Speaker 2>you know, lose their homes and some lose lives. But

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<v Speaker 2>losing power can be dangerous in certain situations. But like

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<v Speaker 2>do you have do you have underground power lines? Do

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<v Speaker 2>you know?

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<v Speaker 1>No?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, And you may not know, Like, honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think I would. I don't think I would

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<v Speaker 2>know or pay attention if my wife didn't tell me this.

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<v Speaker 2>But every place we've lived has always had underground power lines.

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<v Speaker 2>But that doesn't always mean that you're guaranteed to keep power,

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<v Speaker 2>because where the power comes from for your underground lines

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<v Speaker 2>usually comes from a place where it's not underground. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>But we've just been really, really lucky. Like we'll have

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<v Speaker 2>people that are a street over that will be without

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<v Speaker 2>power for a day or two because of terrible storms,

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<v Speaker 2>and we've just been lucky. And I told her, eventually

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna our luck's gonna run out. But I know,

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<v Speaker 2>I know now why you said, I'm not even gonna

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<v Speaker 2>put it out there, Cause you know, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of things in life we've just become used to having

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<v Speaker 2>so much so that like it's impossible to not take

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<v Speaker 2>it for granted until you lose it. Electricity is certainly

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<v Speaker 2>one of them.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, So I feel like this last storm was probably

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<v Speaker 3>worse than the one that we had probably like a

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<v Speaker 3>month or so.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, we had all the floods. Absolutely that was

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<v Speaker 2>that was.

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<v Speaker 3>Where like all the sirens were going off and going crazy.

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<v Speaker 3>But I didn't I didn't hear any of this past Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>I heard.

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<v Speaker 3>The worst that we had happened to us was like

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<v Speaker 3>the trash cans were everyone's trash cans were like blown

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<v Speaker 3>in the street basically and kind of traveled like half

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<v Speaker 3>a block down.

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<v Speaker 2>We had the I guess again, we were lucky. The

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<v Speaker 2>scariest thing that's happened to us was and this was

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<v Speaker 2>last year, I believe, maybe last spring, maybe roughly around

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<v Speaker 2>a year ago, and we weren't really paying attention to

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<v Speaker 2>the local news that Sunday afternoon. It was like around noon,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe one o'clock. We were just hanging out in the

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<v Speaker 2>house doing laundry that kind of stuff. The kids were

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<v Speaker 2>playing in the rooms, and we could feel wind like

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<v Speaker 2>we could like it was something you noticed just by,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the noise. And we then turned on the

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<v Speaker 2>local news and they did go into like telling you

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<v Speaker 2>hate big time thunderstorms. Nobody said anything but a tornado,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't believe. And it wasn't anything crazy as far

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<v Speaker 2>as you know, like I don't, it probably isn't. Isn't

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<v Speaker 2>a memorable storm compared to some others that have been devastating.

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<v Speaker 2>But we just happened to look outside at the perfect

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<v Speaker 2>time because we realized, man, this wind is getting crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>And our trampoline at the time wasn't bolted down, and

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<v Speaker 2>it the way it lifted up like it weighed less

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<v Speaker 2>than a pound and just floated through and it got

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<v Speaker 2>jammed between so our neighbor's house. They've got a fence

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<v Speaker 2>that I guess, you know, cuts off halfway between where

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<v Speaker 2>the property you know, their property line ends and our starts,

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<v Speaker 2>and our trampoline just got completely lodged within the side

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<v Speaker 2>of our house and their fence. And I mean it's

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<v Speaker 2>one of those things where had had there been a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more space, it could have flown all throughout

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<v Speaker 2>our neighborhood ended up damn it, it could have killed somebody.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean. So now we learned to both are trampoline

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<v Speaker 2>down to where that kind of stuff won't happen. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>favo to four four thousand. So one of the things

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<v Speaker 2>that has been a constant talking point, seemingly over the

444
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<v Speaker 2>years is the amount of money that each league brings

445
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<v Speaker 2>in further members in college sports. And it's one of

446
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<v Speaker 2>those things that it doesn't really impact fans in any way.

447
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<v Speaker 2>It's not your money. But I think we know that

448
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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to the health of your program, having

449
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<v Speaker 2>the resources needed to be as good as possible to

450
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<v Speaker 2>be competitive at the top, you need money to do that,

451
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<v Speaker 2>right to go pay coaches big salaries, to give them extensions.

452
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<v Speaker 2>Now you need money from nil that's not necessarily money

453
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<v Speaker 2>that comes from your TV rights deal. But at times

454
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<v Speaker 2>I wonder why it's such a big talking point, and

455
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<v Speaker 2>then I realize, well, because if you're a program that's

456
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<v Speaker 2>not in the SEC, the Big Ten, the ACC or

457
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<v Speaker 2>the Big twelve. You're not bringing in near the money

458
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<v Speaker 2>that those programs are in those conferences, and the chances

459
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<v Speaker 2>of you having long term sustainable success is just unlikely.

460
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<v Speaker 2>So it's not our money then go in our pockets,

461
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<v Speaker 2>but you're program having deep pockets and getting those big

462
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<v Speaker 2>annual checks that come from these TV rights deals. It

463
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<v Speaker 2>is important. So today has I guess pulled up the

464
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<v Speaker 2>tax records that show the amount of money that came

465
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<v Speaker 2>in for the Power conferences in twenty twenty four and

466
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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if this is going to be a surprise,

467
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<v Speaker 2>but the Big ten brought in more money and it

468
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<v Speaker 2>really really wasn't close. So for total revenue at the

469
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<v Speaker 2>final at the ending of the twenty twenty four year,

470
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<v Speaker 2>the Big Ten, and again this is this is the

471
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<v Speaker 2>total for the for the conference, not what each team got,

472
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<v Speaker 2>but the conference as a whole, nine hundred and twenty

473
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<v Speaker 2>eight point one million for the Big Ten, the SEC

474
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<v Speaker 2>eight hundred and thirty nine point seven million. There's big

475
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<v Speaker 2>gaps here, by the way, I mean, that's a substantial

476
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<v Speaker 2>gap between the Big Ten and the SEC. I do

477
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<v Speaker 2>think moving forward that will even out a little bit.

478
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<v Speaker 2>And I think the SEC's current deal, as far as

479
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<v Speaker 2>the terms and the amount of years on the deal,

480
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<v Speaker 2>the SEC will probably end up having more money before

481
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<v Speaker 2>too long than than anybody. But the ACC came in

482
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<v Speaker 2>third with seven hundred and eleven point four million that

483
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<v Speaker 2>they shared among their members, the PAC twelve five hundred

484
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<v Speaker 2>and sixty six point six million, and then the Big

485
00:24:10.640 --> 00:24:12.559
<v Speaker 2>twelve four hundred ninety three point eight million. So again

486
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<v Speaker 2>despite the PAC twelve no longer existing, which I guess

487
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<v Speaker 2>it kind of does, doesn't it. I mean, it's they're

488
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<v Speaker 2>still running like the league. They added leftovers from the

489
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<v Speaker 2>Mountain West. I suppose some schools decided to stay in

490
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<v Speaker 2>the Mountain West. So what we really have here is

491
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<v Speaker 2>a power for and the Mountain West is just now

492
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<v Speaker 2>the leftovers Oregon State, Washington State, and then some of

493
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<v Speaker 2>the schools that decided to leave the Mountain West. And

494
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<v Speaker 2>I think they might have taken some schools from maybe

495
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<v Speaker 2>a different league as well. But what we talked about

496
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<v Speaker 2>last week, this was something that got brought up, I

497
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<v Speaker 2>believe on on Friday show. I get the days mixed up,

498
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<v Speaker 2>but the schools that are worried about being so far

499
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<v Speaker 2>behind the SEC, and the big ten in the schools

500
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<v Speaker 2>that you know filed lawsuits against the ACC because they

501
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<v Speaker 2>want out of their granted brights deal because they just

502
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<v Speaker 2>they know the way the deal is currently locked in,

503
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<v Speaker 2>they're going to fall further behind. So what the ACC

504
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<v Speaker 2>did here is the right thing, because one, this ends

505
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<v Speaker 2>the lawsuits, which is just a bad look for everybody

506
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<v Speaker 2>that you got two real valuable members of your league

507
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<v Speaker 2>suing the conference, and the conference, by the way, having

508
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<v Speaker 2>to use money to fight its own members, which we'll

509
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<v Speaker 2>get to that in a moment. But nonetheless, the way

510
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<v Speaker 2>in which they've set it up to where now if

511
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<v Speaker 2>you are successful and you bring in a lot of

512
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<v Speaker 2>viewership and you are one of the big factors in

513
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<v Speaker 2>the strong viewership the ACC has, you will be compensated

514
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<v Speaker 2>for that. So the new revenue sharing model, the ACC

515
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<v Speaker 2>is going to distribute forty percent of its TV deal

516
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<v Speaker 2>evenly among all the members of the league that are

517
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<v Speaker 2>not expansion members, so think everybody outside of SMU CAL

518
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<v Speaker 2>and Stanford. The other sixty percent is going to be

519
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<v Speaker 2>distributed based on ratings from basketball and football games, with

520
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<v Speaker 2>the football viewership carrying more weight in the overall calculations.

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<v Speaker 2>So the ACC is locked in until twenty thirty six,

522
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<v Speaker 2>but the annual amount of money that you've been getting

523
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<v Speaker 2>will now be much more if you are a program

524
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<v Speaker 2>that can bring viewership to the league. And that's this,

525
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<v Speaker 2>I think is the best course of action to kind of,

526
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<v Speaker 2>I guess, stop the infighting between the league members and

527
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<v Speaker 2>really it's just it's two schools and then the ACC.

528
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<v Speaker 2>But what I did not know that I think is

529
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<v Speaker 2>is kind of, you know, a bad look is that

530
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<v Speaker 2>the money that the ACC had to use to fight

531
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<v Speaker 2>the lawsuits in court against Clemson and Florida State like

532
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<v Speaker 2>that took money away from the league. And I don't

533
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<v Speaker 2>really know what's the league supposed to do where they

534
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<v Speaker 2>supposed to get that money from. But luckily those lawsuits

535
00:26:56.519 --> 00:26:58.599
<v Speaker 2>are now over And by the way, the total share

536
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<v Speaker 2>for twenty twenty four, this is according to David Teel,

537
00:27:03.240 --> 00:27:05.640
<v Speaker 2>who covers the ACC has done it for a long time.

538
00:27:06.160 --> 00:27:09.559
<v Speaker 2>Louisville was at forty six point four million, which I'm

539
00:27:09.599 --> 00:27:11.880
<v Speaker 2>trying to find out where that ranks among other members.

540
00:27:12.319 --> 00:27:14.720
<v Speaker 2>But just for reference, forty six point four you were

541
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<v Speaker 2>ahead of wake Forest, who was at forty three forty

542
00:27:17.200 --> 00:27:21.240
<v Speaker 2>three million, even Virginia was forty four point seven, forty

543
00:27:21.240 --> 00:27:27.880
<v Speaker 2>three point nine for Virginia Tech. So again, with all

544
00:27:27.880 --> 00:27:31.000
<v Speaker 2>the moving and shaken that's taken place, the musical chairs

545
00:27:31.000 --> 00:27:33.480
<v Speaker 2>that has taken place in college sports with the conference

546
00:27:33.519 --> 00:27:36.279
<v Speaker 2>ree alignment. As much as I complain about the ACC

547
00:27:36.400 --> 00:27:39.240
<v Speaker 2>at times just simply not being as good as I

548
00:27:39.319 --> 00:27:41.279
<v Speaker 2>thought it would be, and I don't think that's a

549
00:27:41.319 --> 00:27:45.200
<v Speaker 2>strong take. I mean, the ACC in basketball has substantially

550
00:27:45.240 --> 00:27:47.680
<v Speaker 2>dropped off in recent years. The league confirmed that with

551
00:27:47.720 --> 00:27:50.440
<v Speaker 2>their decision to eliminate two games from the conference schedule,

552
00:27:50.839 --> 00:27:53.960
<v Speaker 2>and then in football. I don't think the football gap

553
00:27:54.079 --> 00:27:58.200
<v Speaker 2>is as big as as it's portrayed by some. But

554
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<v Speaker 2>I can also say, yeah, the AC at best is

555
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<v Speaker 2>the third best conference, and it'll probably be that for

556
00:28:06.039 --> 00:28:09.039
<v Speaker 2>a while, because you know, the Big Ten was already

557
00:28:09.039 --> 00:28:14.920
<v Speaker 2>a good league, got better, added Oregon and Washington and

558
00:28:15.079 --> 00:28:19.039
<v Speaker 2>USC and Cal. The SEC was already really good. They

559
00:28:19.039 --> 00:28:23.119
<v Speaker 2>added Texas in Oklahoma. So being third is not a

560
00:28:23.160 --> 00:28:25.720
<v Speaker 2>bad place to be realistically, And you can still be

561
00:28:25.839 --> 00:28:29.960
<v Speaker 2>third but also have maybe five teams that everybody views

562
00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:34.960
<v Speaker 2>as a legitimately top tier college football programs, and I

563
00:28:35.000 --> 00:28:39.039
<v Speaker 2>think you being able to bring in more money than

564
00:28:39.039 --> 00:28:40.680
<v Speaker 2>you used to be able to bring in because you

565
00:28:40.720 --> 00:28:43.839
<v Speaker 2>are one of the big dogs of the league. That

566
00:28:43.880 --> 00:28:48.039
<v Speaker 2>makes it to where you can sustain that success. So

567
00:28:48.759 --> 00:28:51.640
<v Speaker 2>not to nerd out on numbers too much, but that

568
00:28:51.759 --> 00:28:54.000
<v Speaker 2>kind of stuff. You know, I get why some fans

569
00:28:54.039 --> 00:28:56.279
<v Speaker 2>wouldn't care or really follow it or have much interest,

570
00:28:56.279 --> 00:28:59.039
<v Speaker 2>but it is important to the overall health of your

571
00:28:59.079 --> 00:29:04.839
<v Speaker 2>athletics program. And as much as the lawsuits from Clemson

572
00:29:04.960 --> 00:29:07.319
<v Speaker 2>and Florida State were annoying, especially the Florida State side,

573
00:29:07.400 --> 00:29:10.119
<v Speaker 2>where they just felt so entitled and they really didn't

574
00:29:10.200 --> 00:29:12.640
<v Speaker 2>have near the accomplishments to speak of that they thought,

575
00:29:13.519 --> 00:29:16.359
<v Speaker 2>and again it was annoying. However, the best case scenario

576
00:29:16.440 --> 00:29:19.119
<v Speaker 2>for the ACC survival is to retain those two schools.

577
00:29:19.200 --> 00:29:21.319
<v Speaker 2>I mean, it just is now. They got to get better,

578
00:29:21.359 --> 00:29:25.279
<v Speaker 2>we all know that. But yeah, the ACC, I'll put

579
00:29:25.319 --> 00:29:27.359
<v Speaker 2>it this way. The ACC right now, I think is

580
00:29:27.440 --> 00:29:31.160
<v Speaker 2>in a better spot than it's been in the last

581
00:29:31.200 --> 00:29:33.559
<v Speaker 2>couple of years as far as just the future. Because

582
00:29:33.640 --> 00:29:36.880
<v Speaker 2>right now, even though some are probably lying about being

583
00:29:36.920 --> 00:29:39.359
<v Speaker 2>happy and being content with this new change with the

584
00:29:39.400 --> 00:29:42.680
<v Speaker 2>revenue sharing, at least, you know, I guess the best

585
00:29:42.720 --> 00:29:44.680
<v Speaker 2>thing you could say right now is for better or worse,

586
00:29:44.799 --> 00:29:47.039
<v Speaker 2>we're all locked in together. We can't go anywhere, so

587
00:29:47.079 --> 00:29:48.599
<v Speaker 2>we might as well just try to make the best

588
00:29:48.599 --> 00:29:51.000
<v Speaker 2>of the situation. And making the best of the situation

589
00:29:51.680 --> 00:29:55.240
<v Speaker 2>is just competing and getting better. And I do think

590
00:29:55.240 --> 00:29:57.079
<v Speaker 2>the league took a step in the right direction last

591
00:29:57.160 --> 00:29:59.920
<v Speaker 2>year as far as being a better conference, but how

592
00:30:00.119 --> 00:30:03.319
<v Speaker 2>much I don't really know. And maybe for the first

593
00:30:03.359 --> 00:30:06.720
<v Speaker 2>time ever we can say that the ACC was innovative

594
00:30:07.480 --> 00:30:12.000
<v Speaker 2>because I think making this adjustment to where the schools

595
00:30:12.039 --> 00:30:14.480
<v Speaker 2>that now are gonna make more money are the ones

596
00:30:14.480 --> 00:30:16.680
<v Speaker 2>who in fact bring the most value by bringing more

597
00:30:16.680 --> 00:30:19.400
<v Speaker 2>eyeballs to the product that is ACC football and basketball,

598
00:30:20.079 --> 00:30:21.599
<v Speaker 2>they're gonna be able to make more money. And I

599
00:30:21.680 --> 00:30:24.440
<v Speaker 2>just think maybe I'll be wrong here, but if you

600
00:30:24.440 --> 00:30:27.519
<v Speaker 2>look at the Big Ten, the SEC, even the Big twelve,

601
00:30:28.240 --> 00:30:30.799
<v Speaker 2>everybody for the most part is locked in at the

602
00:30:30.839 --> 00:30:34.759
<v Speaker 2>same share equal shares. Now, it's probably not like that.

603
00:30:34.799 --> 00:30:38.799
<v Speaker 2>Initially I would imagine that Texas and Oklahoma maybe they

604
00:30:38.839 --> 00:30:41.000
<v Speaker 2>had to wait a certain amount of time before they

605
00:30:41.039 --> 00:30:45.599
<v Speaker 2>get full equal shares. Same thing for Oregon, Cal and

606
00:30:46.400 --> 00:30:52.319
<v Speaker 2>Cow But Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA. If those schools.

607
00:30:52.319 --> 00:30:54.920
<v Speaker 2>Maybe there was a timeline of when they would get

608
00:30:54.920 --> 00:30:58.799
<v Speaker 2>an equal share, but whatever it is, I think with

609
00:30:59.000 --> 00:31:04.160
<v Speaker 2>money certainly still be I mean, look the ACC, the SEC,

610
00:31:04.279 --> 00:31:06.079
<v Speaker 2>the Big Ten, all these power conferences. I mean, they're

611
00:31:06.079 --> 00:31:09.200
<v Speaker 2>still bringing in a big amount of money. But the

612
00:31:09.240 --> 00:31:11.599
<v Speaker 2>recent ruling that I guess still isn't final as far

613
00:31:11.680 --> 00:31:13.440
<v Speaker 2>as the revenue share, where these schools are going to

614
00:31:13.480 --> 00:31:16.839
<v Speaker 2>have to share twenty one or twenty two million dollars

615
00:31:16.920 --> 00:31:20.200
<v Speaker 2>something like that with the student athletes. You know that

616
00:31:20.240 --> 00:31:22.839
<v Speaker 2>money's come. That money. You now have a twenty plus

617
00:31:22.880 --> 00:31:25.960
<v Speaker 2>million dollar bill annually that you didn't used to have.

618
00:31:26.079 --> 00:31:29.160
<v Speaker 2>So I think there's going to constantly be ways that

619
00:31:29.240 --> 00:31:31.519
<v Speaker 2>these schools are trying to figure out where they can

620
00:31:31.599 --> 00:31:34.000
<v Speaker 2>save money, where they can bring in more money. I

621
00:31:34.000 --> 00:31:35.880
<v Speaker 2>don't want to present it as if they're going broken.

622
00:31:35.880 --> 00:31:37.880
<v Speaker 2>They got to really cut expenses, but again, I think

623
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<v Speaker 2>a twenty million dollar bill that you have to pay

624
00:31:40.240 --> 00:31:43.240
<v Speaker 2>every year is a big expense for anybody, regardless of

625
00:31:43.240 --> 00:31:46.440
<v Speaker 2>your financial situation. So it would not shock me if

626
00:31:46.480 --> 00:31:48.599
<v Speaker 2>those in the in the SEC and those in the

627
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<v Speaker 2>Big Ten start to say, hey, why is Rutgers getting

628
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<v Speaker 2>the same amount of money as us we're Ohio State.

629
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<v Speaker 2>Why is Georgia cool with Vay in Kentucky getting the

630
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<v Speaker 2>same exact share that they get? So I don't really

631
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<v Speaker 2>know what what kind of legal fight they have as

632
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<v Speaker 2>far as being able to claim that, because again, what happened.

633
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<v Speaker 2>The ACC just decided to cave and and do this

634
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<v Speaker 2>and just tell probably Boston College and and wake Forest

635
00:32:19.920 --> 00:32:22.799
<v Speaker 2>and those that don't bring a lot of viewership like, hey, sorry,

636
00:32:22.799 --> 00:32:24.480
<v Speaker 2>but this is the way it is. If you don't

637
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<v Speaker 2>like it, you can leave. And I doubt it ever

638
00:32:27.319 --> 00:32:29.079
<v Speaker 2>got to that point. But if those like if wake

639
00:32:29.160 --> 00:32:34.960
<v Speaker 2>Forest or Boston College or who else? Who else is

640
00:32:35.039 --> 00:32:39.680
<v Speaker 2>just like doormat ACC, I feel like I'm blanking on

641
00:32:39.680 --> 00:32:41.799
<v Speaker 2>one of them. But either way, like if they had

642
00:32:41.799 --> 00:32:45.599
<v Speaker 2>to leave, where would they go? Whatever we're attack, Yes,

643
00:32:45.680 --> 00:32:48.400
<v Speaker 2>Georgia Tech's a good one, but also they're they're weird.

644
00:32:48.400 --> 00:32:50.160
<v Speaker 2>But yes, I think they still fall in line and

645
00:32:50.480 --> 00:32:52.759
<v Speaker 2>they fall in that same, that same tier. But if

646
00:32:52.799 --> 00:32:54.640
<v Speaker 2>they were to, you know, they were upset that they're

647
00:32:54.680 --> 00:32:57.559
<v Speaker 2>now getting an equal share to Clemson or Florida State

648
00:32:57.599 --> 00:32:59.720
<v Speaker 2>or Loislle for that matter, and they wanted to take

649
00:32:59.720 --> 00:33:02.279
<v Speaker 2>their and go home. Where would they go? That would

650
00:33:02.279 --> 00:33:05.440
<v Speaker 2>put them in a better situation than being a less

651
00:33:05.480 --> 00:33:07.559
<v Speaker 2>than in a Power four league. I mean, that's the

652
00:33:07.599 --> 00:33:09.960
<v Speaker 2>better situation regardless of it. So it's really just about

653
00:33:10.039 --> 00:33:12.960
<v Speaker 2>survival at this point. So anyways, let's get too a

654
00:33:13.000 --> 00:33:14.319
<v Speaker 2>quick break. We'll come back on the other shide. Wrap

655
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<v Speaker 2>up the four o'clock hour. It is Coffee and Company,

656
00:33:16.400 --> 00:33:18.160
<v Speaker 2>and we are fuel about Thornton's right here on Sports

657
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<v Speaker 2>Talk seven ninety.

658
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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on

659
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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day.

660
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<v Speaker 2>That's right, we were wrapping up the four o'clock hour

661
00:33:29.640 --> 00:33:31.799
<v Speaker 2>here on Sports Talk seven ninety. It is Coffee and Company,

662
00:33:31.880 --> 00:33:35.359
<v Speaker 2>Nick Coffee and Austin Montgomery taking you up until six o'clock.

663
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<v Speaker 2>So with this being the ninth show for me and

664
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<v Speaker 2>then it's all she wrote for Coffee and Company. For

665
00:33:43.200 --> 00:33:46.200
<v Speaker 2>those who know, I'm moving to has starting June second,

666
00:33:46.200 --> 00:33:48.319
<v Speaker 2>I'll be taking over as the host of Kentucky and

667
00:33:48.359 --> 00:33:52.839
<v Speaker 2>His Morning News with Tony Cruz retiring. And cannot express

668
00:33:52.880 --> 00:33:55.119
<v Speaker 2>how grateful I am for the opportunity and for those

669
00:33:55.160 --> 00:33:58.839
<v Speaker 2>that have said very very nice things and you know,

670
00:33:59.319 --> 00:34:03.039
<v Speaker 2>wished me well and congratulated me. I appreciate that more

671
00:34:03.079 --> 00:34:05.000
<v Speaker 2>than I'll ever be able to, uh to to let

672
00:34:05.079 --> 00:34:07.119
<v Speaker 2>you know. And I'm also not surprised that there may

673
00:34:07.119 --> 00:34:08.760
<v Speaker 2>be something that's like they're gonna put this guy over

674
00:34:08.800 --> 00:34:12.559
<v Speaker 2>there on has I mean who you know? Like I can,

675
00:34:12.679 --> 00:34:15.159
<v Speaker 2>I can just envision the who let who let this happen?

676
00:34:15.360 --> 00:34:17.000
<v Speaker 2>And that's okay. You know, that's what excites me and

677
00:34:17.000 --> 00:34:20.320
<v Speaker 2>motivates me about this opportunity, knowing that it will be different,

678
00:34:20.360 --> 00:34:22.920
<v Speaker 2>it'll be a challenge, uh, but you know that's what's

679
00:34:22.920 --> 00:34:24.960
<v Speaker 2>gotten me as excited as I've been in a long,

680
00:34:25.039 --> 00:34:28.920
<v Speaker 2>long long time in uh, in my career. So just

681
00:34:29.000 --> 00:34:31.159
<v Speaker 2>letting you know, if you weren't aware, let's make the

682
00:34:31.159 --> 00:34:34.039
<v Speaker 2>most of these, uh these these final shows that we

683
00:34:34.079 --> 00:34:36.719
<v Speaker 2>have left because next Friday it'll be it'll be a wrap.

684
00:34:36.800 --> 00:34:40.440
<v Speaker 2>And again, as far as what happens after, not not

685
00:34:40.559 --> 00:34:43.400
<v Speaker 2>something I have any involvement in. But I will certainly

686
00:34:43.400 --> 00:34:46.119
<v Speaker 2>share my thoughts and I'll also be able to share

687
00:34:46.519 --> 00:34:48.480
<v Speaker 2>whatever they allow me. Don't know what that's gonna be,

688
00:34:48.559 --> 00:34:51.000
<v Speaker 2>but I'm not surprised that many have asked sort of

689
00:34:51.000 --> 00:34:54.400
<v Speaker 2>what becomes of this? But I don't know, that's the

690
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<v Speaker 2>honest answer. And will I be able to share anything.

691
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<v Speaker 2>I also don't know, but when I I can, if

692
00:35:00.719 --> 00:35:03.880
<v Speaker 2>I can, I will, I'll pass along anything that I'm

693
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<v Speaker 2>allowed to share. But this is a really nice text

694
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<v Speaker 2>that comes in from somebody on the text line. By

695
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<v Speaker 2>the way, if you want to text in, you can

696
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<v Speaker 2>BABO two four three eight ninety seventy three is of

697
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<v Speaker 2>the L and N Federal Credit Union text line. This

698
00:35:15.239 --> 00:35:17.079
<v Speaker 2>person said some nice things, and I don't need to

699
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<v Speaker 2>read all that because you know, I'm sure you don't

700
00:35:18.599 --> 00:35:20.519
<v Speaker 2>want to hear it'd be very, very self deprecating for

701
00:35:20.559 --> 00:35:22.199
<v Speaker 2>me to just read only nice things that are said.

702
00:35:22.199 --> 00:35:24.119
<v Speaker 2>In fact, it's better radio when I read insults that

703
00:35:24.159 --> 00:35:26.360
<v Speaker 2>I get on the air, which that happens from time

704
00:35:26.400 --> 00:35:29.079
<v Speaker 2>to time as well. But the question is essentially, what

705
00:35:29.559 --> 00:35:34.440
<v Speaker 2>was my favorite like moment with with seven ninety And

706
00:35:34.519 --> 00:35:38.000
<v Speaker 2>I don't know, and I hate to, you know, answer

707
00:35:38.000 --> 00:35:40.199
<v Speaker 2>that so directly as if, but I've thought about that,

708
00:35:40.239 --> 00:35:41.840
<v Speaker 2>you know a lot of There's been a lot on

709
00:35:41.880 --> 00:35:44.760
<v Speaker 2>my mind in the last gosh, really a long time,

710
00:35:44.800 --> 00:35:46.679
<v Speaker 2>not just the last few weeks. But this is this

711
00:35:46.719 --> 00:35:50.159
<v Speaker 2>has been a long process and it's been on my

712
00:35:50.280 --> 00:35:52.760
<v Speaker 2>radar as something that could potentially happen for well over

713
00:35:52.800 --> 00:35:55.079
<v Speaker 2>a year. So I've done a lot of a lot

714
00:35:55.079 --> 00:35:58.320
<v Speaker 2>of thinking about you know, a lot of things when

715
00:35:58.320 --> 00:36:01.199
<v Speaker 2>it comes to just my career and whatnot. But there

716
00:36:01.239 --> 00:36:08.639
<v Speaker 2>really is not one specific moment within this show. And again,

717
00:36:08.920 --> 00:36:10.679
<v Speaker 2>all the shows have kind of been the same in

718
00:36:10.719 --> 00:36:14.400
<v Speaker 2>a way. And I don't mean that each show in

719
00:36:14.440 --> 00:36:16.840
<v Speaker 2>the midday spot of noon to three in the mornings

720
00:36:16.880 --> 00:36:19.440
<v Speaker 2>and then now like clearly there's a different element to

721
00:36:19.519 --> 00:36:22.239
<v Speaker 2>being morning Drive, midday and afternoon Drive. But as far

722
00:36:22.239 --> 00:36:24.480
<v Speaker 2>as what you get from me, it maybe it hasn't

723
00:36:24.480 --> 00:36:26.800
<v Speaker 2>always been the same. I'm sure you know it's changed

724
00:36:26.840 --> 00:36:31.199
<v Speaker 2>over the years, but throughout the three different time slots

725
00:36:31.239 --> 00:36:34.760
<v Speaker 2>and the non plush years, I really I've tried, I've

726
00:36:34.800 --> 00:36:39.280
<v Speaker 2>tried my best to think of one specific moment that

727
00:36:39.440 --> 00:36:42.159
<v Speaker 2>was like, Wow, that was that was special? Can you

728
00:36:42.239 --> 00:36:44.760
<v Speaker 2>believe it? And I think one of the reasons that's

729
00:36:45.079 --> 00:36:46.800
<v Speaker 2>helped me kind of you know, live in the moment

730
00:36:47.360 --> 00:36:50.239
<v Speaker 2>and really be in disbelief that it's actually been a

731
00:36:50.320 --> 00:36:53.159
<v Speaker 2>non plush year thing for me is a good thing

732
00:36:53.199 --> 00:36:57.239
<v Speaker 2>because I never felt like totally not necessarily fulfilled, but

733
00:36:57.280 --> 00:36:59.800
<v Speaker 2>I never felt like, Okay, well it doesn't get any

734
00:36:59.800 --> 00:37:03.519
<v Speaker 2>better than that, So maybe now just become complacent that

735
00:37:03.599 --> 00:37:06.639
<v Speaker 2>I mail it in. You know, I've just this is

736
00:37:06.679 --> 00:37:10.000
<v Speaker 2>the longest thing I've done in my life outside of

737
00:37:10.199 --> 00:37:13.880
<v Speaker 2>I guess a what a thirteen year stint in the

738
00:37:13.920 --> 00:37:17.639
<v Speaker 2>public school system and a fourteen year marriage to my

739
00:37:17.719 --> 00:37:20.760
<v Speaker 2>lovely wife, and then non plus years here. I mean,

740
00:37:20.760 --> 00:37:22.599
<v Speaker 2>I've worked at this company longer than I work for

741
00:37:22.599 --> 00:37:24.960
<v Speaker 2>any other company. As I talked about on Friday, there's

742
00:37:24.960 --> 00:37:28.559
<v Speaker 2>really nothing in I mean there's I don't care how

743
00:37:28.559 --> 00:37:30.639
<v Speaker 2>old you end up living. Hopefully we all live to

744
00:37:30.679 --> 00:37:32.679
<v Speaker 2>a very old age and have a great life. But

745
00:37:33.599 --> 00:37:36.039
<v Speaker 2>ten years doing anything is a long stretch of time

746
00:37:36.079 --> 00:37:37.920
<v Speaker 2>for anybody, I would say, And that's what I've been

747
00:37:37.960 --> 00:37:41.039
<v Speaker 2>able to do, but also not really being able to

748
00:37:41.079 --> 00:37:45.320
<v Speaker 2>truly believe that it's been this long. Has has I

749
00:37:45.320 --> 00:37:47.119
<v Speaker 2>think been a good thing to where I did live

750
00:37:47.159 --> 00:37:49.440
<v Speaker 2>in the moment. I never took it for granted, and

751
00:37:49.519 --> 00:37:50.800
<v Speaker 2>I think that's the way that it should be. But

752
00:37:50.800 --> 00:37:53.159
<v Speaker 2>I would say what I what was the most enjoyable

753
00:37:53.159 --> 00:37:55.559
<v Speaker 2>for me that I feel like was also a good

754
00:37:55.559 --> 00:37:57.679
<v Speaker 2>thing for the show is that, without realizing it, it

755
00:37:57.800 --> 00:38:02.000
<v Speaker 2>kind of played out for me that taking the show

756
00:38:02.159 --> 00:38:06.400
<v Speaker 2>on road trips, right traveling for different reasons, and then

757
00:38:06.920 --> 00:38:09.719
<v Speaker 2>doing a live show from a hotel in a different town,

758
00:38:09.800 --> 00:38:11.960
<v Speaker 2>doing a live show. I did a live show in

759
00:38:12.000 --> 00:38:15.800
<v Speaker 2>twenty seventeen at the cafeteria at the Barclay Center in

760
00:38:15.840 --> 00:38:18.119
<v Speaker 2>Brooklyn because that was the only place I could get

761
00:38:18.159 --> 00:38:20.599
<v Speaker 2>set up and that was like, that wasn't something that

762
00:38:20.639 --> 00:38:22.840
<v Speaker 2>I'd planned on doing, but you know, it was kind

763
00:38:22.840 --> 00:38:25.639
<v Speaker 2>of like a journey and I shared the experience and

764
00:38:25.719 --> 00:38:28.079
<v Speaker 2>I learned that people really do kind of, you know,

765
00:38:28.159 --> 00:38:30.920
<v Speaker 2>gravitate towards that, like it's almost like they're not with

766
00:38:30.960 --> 00:38:32.639
<v Speaker 2>me on the road trip, but there's stories that come

767
00:38:32.719 --> 00:38:35.360
<v Speaker 2>with it that, you know, at times my life has

768
00:38:35.400 --> 00:38:37.599
<v Speaker 2>felt like a Sondfeld episode, and sometimes I'm able to

769
00:38:37.639 --> 00:38:39.840
<v Speaker 2>share that those kind of stories and experiences with you

770
00:38:40.199 --> 00:38:42.760
<v Speaker 2>and to hear that people remember that and they, you know,

771
00:38:43.280 --> 00:38:45.400
<v Speaker 2>look at it as something that they enjoyed. Hearing about

772
00:38:45.440 --> 00:38:47.199
<v Speaker 2>that makes me, you know makes me, i guess more

773
00:38:47.199 --> 00:38:48.920
<v Speaker 2>than anything, feel like I'm going to feel like I'm

774
00:38:48.920 --> 00:38:52.760
<v Speaker 2>a more interesting person than I'd realized. So yeah, I've

775
00:38:52.760 --> 00:38:54.639
<v Speaker 2>got some planned for next week as far as just

776
00:38:55.159 --> 00:38:59.000
<v Speaker 2>kind of not a timeline, but just to look back

777
00:38:59.039 --> 00:39:01.800
<v Speaker 2>on some fonn thing and uh, next week will be

778
00:39:01.840 --> 00:39:03.840
<v Speaker 2>different than this week just because I'm I mean, I

779
00:39:03.880 --> 00:39:05.679
<v Speaker 2>hate to say it, but I'm gonna I'm gonna really

780
00:39:05.760 --> 00:39:09.679
<v Speaker 2>make it, make it really feel like, you know, I'm

781
00:39:09.679 --> 00:39:11.400
<v Speaker 2>going out with a bang. Not like I've got any

782
00:39:11.400 --> 00:39:14.239
<v Speaker 2>crazy special guests or anything like that, but just I'm

783
00:39:14.239 --> 00:39:16.280
<v Speaker 2>gonna soak it all in and we'll continue to talk

784
00:39:16.320 --> 00:39:17.840
<v Speaker 2>about what needs to be talked about when it comes

785
00:39:17.880 --> 00:39:19.400
<v Speaker 2>to sports around here, because this is what we do.

786
00:39:19.440 --> 00:39:22.559
<v Speaker 2>We always will. But they'll also be a layer to it,

787
00:39:22.599 --> 00:39:25.360
<v Speaker 2>that is, you'll know this is this is it. It's

788
00:39:25.400 --> 00:39:28.960
<v Speaker 2>the last ride. We shouldn't call it that, right because

789
00:39:28.960 --> 00:39:31.119
<v Speaker 2>these people are That's like, that's when I think of

790
00:39:31.159 --> 00:39:32.519
<v Speaker 2>the last ride. I've always I just think of the

791
00:39:32.880 --> 00:39:35.159
<v Speaker 2>Jordan Bulls documentary now like it used to be a

792
00:39:35.239 --> 00:39:37.599
<v Speaker 2>saying you got one last ride, which I guess it

793
00:39:37.639 --> 00:39:39.599
<v Speaker 2>still as a saying, but I just often, I just

794
00:39:39.719 --> 00:39:41.360
<v Speaker 2>all all the time think of the Bulls whenever I

795
00:39:41.400 --> 00:39:44.119
<v Speaker 2>think of that. All right, let's get to a top

796
00:39:44.119 --> 00:39:46.039
<v Speaker 2>of the hour break. We've got the five o'clock cour

797
00:39:46.079 --> 00:39:48.280
<v Speaker 2>coming your way. A lot more to get into, including

798
00:39:48.320 --> 00:39:52.480
<v Speaker 2>Scotti Scheffler's win at the PGA Championship. The more success

799
00:39:52.480 --> 00:39:55.800
<v Speaker 2>Scotty Scheffler has it's probably a bad thing for LMPD

800
00:39:56.079 --> 00:39:58.280
<v Speaker 2>as far as the you know that story never dying,

801
00:39:59.239 --> 00:40:02.679
<v Speaker 2>So we can get into that at Also, Drew Brees

802
00:40:03.480 --> 00:40:05.920
<v Speaker 2>gassing up our boy Tyler Shuck as well as Jeff

803
00:40:05.960 --> 00:40:09.840
<v Speaker 2>Brohm this weekend, and he can keep saying there's going

804
00:40:09.880 --> 00:40:13.519
<v Speaker 2>to be a quarterback competition. I mean, Tyler Chef's gonna

805
00:40:13.519 --> 00:40:15.320
<v Speaker 2>be the starting quarterback for the Saints this year. And

806
00:40:15.360 --> 00:40:18.559
<v Speaker 2>also there's an updated list of the most wins in

807
00:40:18.599 --> 00:40:23.039
<v Speaker 2>college basketball since twenty twenty. So in the twenty twenties,

808
00:40:23.079 --> 00:40:25.519
<v Speaker 2>who's won the most games. I think some of these

809
00:40:25.679 --> 00:40:28.320
<v Speaker 2>programs that are on here will surprise you, but there

810
00:40:28.440 --> 00:40:30.800
<v Speaker 2>is a common component with all of them that I

811
00:40:30.840 --> 00:40:32.199
<v Speaker 2>want to get to. So stick around. We got at

812
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<v Speaker 2>the five o'clock hour coming up next right here on

813
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<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven to ninety