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<v Speaker 1>You know, typically getting out of out of work, getting

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<v Speaker 1>off work, leaving the office, leaving whatever, you know, wherever

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<v Speaker 1>it is you go to work. Maybe it's not an office,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it's a you know, I don't know, but getting

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<v Speaker 1>out of work on a Friday and starting the weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's what everybody's building up for, right Well,

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<v Speaker 1>today was a day that we were actually going to

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<v Speaker 1>be out of here pretty early. I knew the Bats

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<v Speaker 1>had a game, but I didn't realize they were actually

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<v Speaker 1>set to start at like fourth.

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<v Speaker 2>We were gonna be done at four thirty. Yeah, because

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<v Speaker 2>they were having a double header today. Yesterday's game got canceled.

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<v Speaker 1>So they canceled the game today, which means we have

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<v Speaker 1>a full show and tomorrow for those interested in the schedule.

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<v Speaker 1>Now they've now canceled both days yesterday and today for

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<v Speaker 1>the Bats, so tomorrow they're gonna have a double header.

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<v Speaker 1>But hey, you know, typically I would be like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I was expecting to get out of here early, but

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<v Speaker 1>now we got to work the full shift. But I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not complaining because we're gonna have some fun. It's a Friday.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm happy we were able to make it work yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>But it didn't feel like, you know, you got your

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<v Speaker 1>full you know experience that you typically get with coffee

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<v Speaker 3>So it feels right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we're ready to rock and roll here for these

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<v Speaker 1>next few hours. Obviously, a lot to get to when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to last night's results in the in the

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<v Speaker 1>first round of the NFL Draft, as well as the

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<v Speaker 1>the second and third round, which which we'll which we'll

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<v Speaker 1>have tonight. And you know, I've got a lot to

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I don't really know where to start, but

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<v Speaker 1>we'll certainly get to it, and that'll be a big

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<v Speaker 1>part of today show. But there's some other things that

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<v Speaker 1>we'll get into. So make sure you stick around. Take

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<v Speaker 1>us with you wherever you go. We'll be with you

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<v Speaker 1>up until six o'clock. Take us with you again wherever

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<v Speaker 1>you go. Listen live on the out RADIOP also listened

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<v Speaker 1>live at seven ninety Louisville dot Com. And I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to make it like so draft specific, but I

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<v Speaker 1>kind of feel like the NFL. Let's be real, it's king.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we know it's king. It's not a feel,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's it's a fact. The NFL dominates, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sports interest more so than any any sport out there,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not even close. So you know, today I'm thinking, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>if I go like ninety five percent draft today, is

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<v Speaker 1>it more so because you know, like I'm just a

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<v Speaker 1>nerd for the draft and I love this kind of stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>or is it really like the most talked about thing

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<v Speaker 1>and I kind of feel like, you know, it's the

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<v Speaker 1>most talked about things. So but again, we'll try to

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<v Speaker 1>have some fun with it. We're going to do our

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<v Speaker 1>own draft today, a couple of them actually, with some

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<v Speaker 1>different different things we'll be drafting, which I think will

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<v Speaker 1>have some fun. But yeah, again, stick with us for

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<v Speaker 1>the next three hours. If you guys want to join

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<v Speaker 1>us on the show, we will let you know how

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<v Speaker 1>you can do that. So again, just last night, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>start with the beginning of the production that is the

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<v Speaker 1>NFL Draft. Doing it in Green Bay. As we discussed yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a really rare it's a really rare market and

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<v Speaker 1>I hey, even call, I don't even think it's a

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<v Speaker 1>market it is. I mean, I guess technically the smallest

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<v Speaker 1>cities technically can still be you know, there're still markets.

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<v Speaker 1>But when it comes to pro sports towns Green Bay,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I believe it is the most rare of

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<v Speaker 1>any right, Like, there are certain NFL, NBA, MLB teams

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, you kind of feel like it's odd

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<v Speaker 1>that they have a branch.

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<v Speaker 3>Ose Oklahoma City.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but Oklahoma City is a decent sized city.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, yeah, maybe I'm selling them.

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<v Speaker 1>Salt Lake City. They don't have any other pro sports

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<v Speaker 1>team other than the Jazz, But Salt Lake City is

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<v Speaker 1>a humongous city, you know, So sometimes it's rare because

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<v Speaker 1>you know it's a one off, right, Like, more often

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<v Speaker 1>than not, big markets have all the major sports teams.

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<v Speaker 1>The biggest markets have two, right, Like you've got you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got two LA teams and two New York teams

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<v Speaker 1>and in the different major sports. So Green Bay, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>not only do they not have anything else, Like Green

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<v Speaker 1>a world of its own when it comes to just

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<v Speaker 1>being much different than most pro cities. And the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that the Draft is there this year, there's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a cool element to it. But I totally forgot about

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<v Speaker 1>the bike thing that like Packers fans ride bikes to

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<v Speaker 1>the games. Did you know that?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, usually yeah, I don't know why the packers. But

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<v Speaker 3>I know that.

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<v Speaker 1>But again, like it's because it's like a training camp thing.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like it's okay, I don't get it, Like I know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a thing, and maybe there's not really anything to get.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just something that they've always done, so therefore it's

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<v Speaker 1>just been a thing forever. But I give Roger Goodell

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<v Speaker 1>some credit for riding out to open the draft on

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<v Speaker 1>the bike to kind of, you know, pay homage to

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<v Speaker 1>the host city that he's in. And I you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Roger Goodell, he's I mean, he has a pretty thankless job,

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<v Speaker 1>to be honest with you, Like, there's really no scenario

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<v Speaker 1>where like he's gonna be you know, he's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>viewed as like, yeah, we love the commission man. Like no,

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<v Speaker 1>like anytime there's something to complain about with the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody blames him. And like the NFL is super popular

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm not sure how much of that is his doing,

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<v Speaker 1>but like there's never any acknowledgment for anything that he

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<v Speaker 1>might do that's good. It's just that you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>something's wrong or so, you know, it's a thankless job

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<v Speaker 1>and he's had it for many, many years and obviously

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<v Speaker 1>he's not been perfect at it. Nobody's perfect at anything,

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<v Speaker 1>but I kind of feel like in recent years he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's sort of kind of you know, he's he's been

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<v Speaker 1>able to lean in it a little bit, like the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that they boo him and he like embraces it.

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<v Speaker 1>And I remember when it was and maybe it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>something he was doing for the first time, but I

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<v Speaker 1>remember watching years ago, probably right after COVID. Maybe maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it was one of the first drafts that they had

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<v Speaker 1>when they you know, they didn't do it in his

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<v Speaker 1>basement like they did in twenty twenty.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that was great.

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<v Speaker 1>And as he's getting booed, he's like, come on, like,

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<v Speaker 1>y'all can do better than that, like booming louder, like

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<v Speaker 1>the all are weak, and I'm like, okay' he's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's kind of funny. You know, the bar is low

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<v Speaker 1>because I don't think he's ever really shown much personality

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<v Speaker 1>or much you know, you know, he doesn't have much

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<v Speaker 1>of a sense of humor, but he's starting to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of become a little bit more comfortable in his own skin.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw him on with McAfee earlier today, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he was he was pretty he was charismatic and he

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<v Speaker 1>been trying to be like he would have overdone it

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<v Speaker 1>as far as trying to be cool. But anyways, back

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<v Speaker 1>to him riding the bike like it was so awkward,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know Matt said this, I see it. Matt

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<v Speaker 1>said this earlier on KSR and he's absolutely right. And

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<v Speaker 1>I thought the same thing. It is hard to ride

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<v Speaker 1>a bike slow because you got it, Like it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>the ultimate balancing thing. You got to keep momentum. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>well yeah, because you got to keep your balance. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're not moving very fast, you just fall Yeah, you

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<v Speaker 1>got it. I mean it's it's a constant kind of

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<v Speaker 1>back and forth because the slower you go and you're

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<v Speaker 1>not balancing yourself, just gonna fall over. So he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have a whole lot of of runway. And it was

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<v Speaker 1>a big it was a big, old bike like that

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<v Speaker 1>they you know, reminded me of the bike you saw

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<v Speaker 1>uh in the Wizard of Oz. I mean that's it

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<v Speaker 1>didn't look like any kind of a sporty bike or

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<v Speaker 1>anything like that, and so he's he's kind of teetering,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, it was fine, but it was just

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<v Speaker 1>it really stood out as like that doesn't look smooth,

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<v Speaker 1>Like if you're going to ride a bike out to

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<v Speaker 1>get the NFL draft started, you know, you you first

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<v Speaker 1>of all, you don't want to wreck, and he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>do that, but like, did he have a practice lap

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<v Speaker 1>or something, because it just looked painfully awkward because again,

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<v Speaker 1>he was he didn't have much space to go anywhere there,

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<v Speaker 1>he was moving really really slow. You know, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to build it up as if you missed out

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<v Speaker 1>on him looking like a complete clown, but it just

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<v Speaker 1>felt really awkward and forced. But then again, you know

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<v Speaker 1>he's I think he's he's gotten more comfortable in his

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<v Speaker 1>own skin and kind of embraced the fact that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's the commissioner. People are going to boo him. He's

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<v Speaker 1>never gonna get any credit, but you know, he's the

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<v Speaker 1>commission of the NFL, and with that, he's the guy

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to be shaking the hands and these players

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<v Speaker 1>when they're drafted. So like, don the bike look big,

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<v Speaker 1>like it looks like a bike from the Wizard of Us.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what it reminds me.

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<v Speaker 2>It might look normal, but it's like decked out, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>like all the decorations on it, just like I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe deceives your eye or maybe he's a really small guy.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, And you see, I've never I never hated Roger

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<v Speaker 2>Goodell as much as everybody else has. Like I've always

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<v Speaker 2>enjoyed the product of the NFL. Like he's never ever

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<v Speaker 2>really been the center of attention, aside from I guess

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<v Speaker 2>Patriots fans hate them because it's wouldn't it, Brady? And

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<v Speaker 2>but I don't. I didn't know that the whole NFL

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<v Speaker 2>united hate this guy. I remember like kind of growing up,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, I wasn't into the politicking of the

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<v Speaker 2>NFL like it is now. But you know, rule changes

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<v Speaker 2>have gone on throughout the years, but it seemed like

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<v Speaker 2>everyone's adapted to it, and it's just the way that

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<v Speaker 2>we view football now. And as we said, the NFL

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<v Speaker 2>is an entertaining, very entertaining product. I think he does

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<v Speaker 2>a very respectable job. I think he's doing a better

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<v Speaker 2>job than Adam silver Is, and he seems to be

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<v Speaker 2>universally loved well not anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>He was and now he's not.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay. See, I don't have the feel on him when.

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<v Speaker 1>It comes with Goodell, Like I think, yeah, when I

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<v Speaker 1>think about people not liking him, it's because of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>inconsistent punishments. It's that really. I mean the Patriots fans,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean they made him the biggest enemy ever because

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<v Speaker 1>they they had everybody well I think they just had

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<v Speaker 1>themselves believing that like the Belichick and Brady and all

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<v Speaker 1>those guys were victims and Goodell was just out to

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<v Speaker 1>get him, which was never really a thing. But right

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<v Speaker 1>when I think of when I think of Goodell getting criticism,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm kind of thinking, okay, and I kind of

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<v Speaker 1>get that, is that you'd have a guy that did

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<v Speaker 1>because the criminal charges were dropped, like there really wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>be standard rules. Okay, if you get charged with this,

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<v Speaker 1>here's the punishment. If it just comes down to like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a mess. But anyways, the first night of the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest talking point, as we said yesterday, no matter what happens,

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<v Speaker 1>long time and then throughout the lead up to last night,

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<v Speaker 1>he was. He's special. But obviously the Titans need a quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>going to the Browns and you know, I give the

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<v Speaker 1>we don't. You know, I was that in your mind

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<v Speaker 1>a not a shot at Travis Hunter, but like the

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<v Speaker 1>back three and not take him. It did kind of

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<v Speaker 1>tell me that maybe the Browns aren't as impressed as

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<v Speaker 1>he's a phenomenal player, but you know he's he's a

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<v Speaker 1>you clearly need like that, but you know, not to say,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll just go find another Travis Hunter elsewhere. But I

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<v Speaker 1>that for such a long time. Now, Travis Hunter is

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<v Speaker 1>back both. I think he's probably going to be mostly

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<v Speaker 3>Gotta be one.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a game changing player, so you know That's feel like.

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<v Speaker 2>They got a lot for him, though. I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>it was a first round of next year, a second

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<v Speaker 2>else but getting that the I feel like younger gms nowadays,

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<v Speaker 2>and especially now, they're trying to go into analytics and

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<v Speaker 2>that moneyball type of stuff where all the value is

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<v Speaker 2>just in picks anymore, and that's all that they're looking

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<v Speaker 2>forward to. I think Travis Hunter is a phenomenal prospect obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>but from everything that I hear, because I'm not just

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<v Speaker 2>like a Colorado watcher, they're fun to, you know, watching

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<v Speaker 2>there on. But from everything I'll let the draft experts

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<v Speaker 2>say that haven't you too, that he doesn't do anything

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<v Speaker 2>like outstandingly well either on offense or defense.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's what the noise turned into with him, is

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<v Speaker 1>that he was really good at both, but like it's

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<v Speaker 1>more so just because of how gifted he is as

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<v Speaker 1>an athlete and his talent. It's not as if like

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<v Speaker 1>he's just this guy that nobody's going to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to get open against. Right, And it wasn't as if

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<v Speaker 1>like a receiver. Yes, so he's really good at everything

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<v Speaker 1>because he's so athletic, but what's really his best tool

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<v Speaker 1>in his in his bag? Right? And I guess, but

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like if you're in the NFL, you'd be

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<v Speaker 1>able to identify, Hey, we will because most programs would

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<v Speaker 1>not have let him play both sides. And I guess,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if anything, give Deon credit for letting him

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<v Speaker 1>do that and and it working out because he was

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<v Speaker 1>very very good at both at the college level. But

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<v Speaker 1>it was again mostly just because he's just a special talent.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think the NFL realizes, look, we are going

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<v Speaker 1>to give him an identified role, and he's got the

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<v Speaker 1>tools and the ability that most humans don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>where he's got a good head on his shoulders. He'll

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<v Speaker 1>work hard and he whatever whatever direction we tell him

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to be focused on. He's got everything needed

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<v Speaker 1>to be exceptional at that position. I'd say that's the

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<v Speaker 1>way you look at it. But I did see a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people kind of saying the same thing that

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<v Speaker 1>the Jaguars might have given up a little too much

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<v Speaker 1>to get him. However, with the with with picks being

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<v Speaker 1>such a big thing that's traded now, the value in

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<v Speaker 1>those picks is only dependent upon what you do with it,

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<v Speaker 1>and you don't know until you know. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>having all those picks is great, but you could screw

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<v Speaker 1>it up.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like he has to be a receiver because

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<v Speaker 2>the only reason that you give up all that is

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<v Speaker 2>showing that you still have faith in Trevor Lawrence. And

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<v Speaker 2>he needs a weapon. But I mean, like he's not

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<v Speaker 2>a play receiver. I mean he's gonna please. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I could totally see them just trying to do something

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<v Speaker 2>and trying trying.

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<v Speaker 1>To do The Jags may be the franchise that would

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<v Speaker 1>let him do both because when they have the loser,

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<v Speaker 1>the Jaguars.

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<v Speaker 3>Exactly that's what I was getting to, and.

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<v Speaker 1>They trade it up and gave up a lot that

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<v Speaker 1>people are like, man, he's special, but you gave up everything.

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<v Speaker 1>But the jack Sho're probably thinking like we're the Jags,

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<v Speaker 1>Like what do we have to lose, Like, take make

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<v Speaker 1>a big move, take a big ricks, What do we

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<v Speaker 1>have to lose? You know, being irrelevant and being a

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<v Speaker 1>doormat in the NFL. We've been that for our existence.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I like that they did that. It didn't

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<v Speaker 1>to me. Now, as far as tonight, we'll get into

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<v Speaker 1>sort of who's still left and who's expected to be

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<v Speaker 1>taken tonight. But I've been listening to a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the coverage today, just national coverage about the draft, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Browns have two picks. I think it is in

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<v Speaker 1>this second round, or maybe maybe maybe they just reference

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<v Speaker 1>maybe they were mentioning that they have of course a

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<v Speaker 1>second and a third rounder tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think they have two picks in the second

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<v Speaker 2>I think that the one that they got from the

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<v Speaker 2>Jags in their original second So.

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<v Speaker 1>It sounds like they're going to take a quarterback. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was Rich Eisen who and even Pat

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<v Speaker 1>McAfee mentioned it as well, that it just doesn't feel

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<v Speaker 1>like it's going to be shod or. Now, I we'll

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<v Speaker 1>get into this later, but I actually think that Shad

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<v Speaker 1>or like I think passing on him in the first

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<v Speaker 1>round makes a lot of sense. But I also think

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<v Speaker 1>if he's not taken early tonight, then it really is

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<v Speaker 1>a nobody really thinks he's that good. Maybe I'm wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's just I mean, there's no way for

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<v Speaker 1>me to know if that's accurate or not. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think to me and it makes sense. But it also

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<v Speaker 1>is you know, it's not that much of a difference

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<v Speaker 1>in my opinion, of a first round pick and a

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<v Speaker 1>second round pick. They're both huge investments. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>shad Or screams he might be special at some point.

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<v Speaker 1>But man's that's a big risk to take him with

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<v Speaker 1>a first rounder. But then when you get to the

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<v Speaker 1>second round, it just seems as if there's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a level of Okay, he's worth it. In the

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<v Speaker 1>second round. Yeah, it's a bigger it's a risk, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's not a first round pick. I kind

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<v Speaker 1>of think that's the way this will play out tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's why I say, if you get to, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>mid to late second round, and there has been another

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback taken that's not him, it might just be that

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<v Speaker 1>the teams that were really desperate for a quarterback, they

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<v Speaker 1>came in knowing that this quarterback crop was not great,

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<v Speaker 1>and of all that, they still don't think he's even

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best in that group. Which again it's

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<v Speaker 1>not that that's not picking on it. This is one

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that just blew my mind because last

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<v Speaker 1>night him not being taken, I mean, it was. It

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<v Speaker 1>is a story, and I'm it should be discussed because again,

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<v Speaker 1>as we talked about yesterday, no matter what's going on,

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<v Speaker 1>good or bad, whatever, the Sanders family is going to

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<v Speaker 1>stay in the news. They're gonna be headline news, They're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be talking, they're gonna be talked about. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>a gift. It's a gift that they have. Dion is

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<v Speaker 1>clearly that the guy who does it, but obviously now

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<v Speaker 1>shoud or I mean, he's he's part of it as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So with all that said, he turned into last night

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<v Speaker 1>where some people are making him out to be a victim,

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<v Speaker 1>like he like he was wronged by not getting picked

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<v Speaker 1>last night, and I mean, I'm I'm listening to this

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm thinking, Okay, Nick, you're a hater, you don't

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<v Speaker 1>like Dion, you don't like shit, or I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not personal, but like I don't. I don't think. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I think shad Or is a to me, he seemed

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<v Speaker 1>like an awful teammate in Colorado, through his player, through

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<v Speaker 1>his teammates, under the bus, at press conferences. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't seem to have a good attitude, doesn't seem to

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<v Speaker 1>be a good leader, and he's cocky for really no

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<v Speaker 1>good reason. So that's why I don't like him. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if he was great, i'd say it, and

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<v Speaker 1>he might end up being phenomenal. Who knows. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>last time, I'm listening to Lewis Ridick and even Booger

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<v Speaker 1>McFarland who were doing hits on ESPN after the first round,

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<v Speaker 1>and both of them said the same thing, but they

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<v Speaker 1>the lines of, there's certain things that Shadoor Sanders has

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<v Speaker 1>that we hold against him, as far as the way

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<v Speaker 1>he carries himself. Where if it was somebody else they

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<v Speaker 1>did the same thing, we'd look at it as a strength.

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<v Speaker 1>We'd look at it as confidence and being sure of themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm paraphrasing, I'm not quoting them, but they painted

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<v Speaker 1>it as if it was unfair and he was wrong

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<v Speaker 1>that he didn't get picked last night, And I'm sitting

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<v Speaker 1>here thinking, do people hear themselves the NFL draft? Getting

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<v Speaker 1>drafted is not something you earn. You can be the

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<v Speaker 1>best player on the planet. Somebody doesn't want to draft you.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that is their decision. You're not entitled to be drafted.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you kidding me? Like the entitlement that I've

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<v Speaker 1>always felt, like Dion Sanders and everything about Colorado football,

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<v Speaker 1>like I've just never understood it, Like they've never earned

418
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<v Speaker 1>anything as far as like you know, wins and losses

419
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<v Speaker 1>and like accomplishments. They're retiring Shadoor Sanders Jersey he had

420
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<v Speaker 1>a losing record, Like what are we doing here? So again,

421
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<v Speaker 1>it'd be different if you actually did do something, but

422
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<v Speaker 1>they didn't. But even if you did, even if Shore

423
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<v Speaker 1>Sanders was a two time Heisman Trophy winner, He's not

424
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<v Speaker 1>entitled to be drafted at any point. Like I don't

425
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<v Speaker 1>get it. Like that's like me saying, Look, I've been

426
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<v Speaker 1>taking care of myself. I've lost fifteen pounds, I've been

427
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<v Speaker 1>in the weight room. Doctor Woods got me performing like

428
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<v Speaker 1>a madman in the bedroom. So Margo Robbie, I'm entitled

429
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<v Speaker 1>to a date. You hear me. I've been working hard.

430
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<v Speaker 1>I've earned it. I've earned it. Like, I know that

431
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<v Speaker 1>sounds like a crazy comparison, but it's not like nobody's

432
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<v Speaker 1>entitled to be drafted. Nobody Like you can work hard

433
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<v Speaker 1>and put yourself in a position, but you have no

434
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<v Speaker 1>control if they want you or not. And here's the reality,

435
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<v Speaker 1>you know, Manytimes, people are are are qualified for a

436
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<v Speaker 1>job that they don't get because the people making the

437
00:19:18.160 --> 00:19:22.200
<v Speaker 1>decision they might realize I don't really like this guy.

438
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<v Speaker 1>It's not that I'm telling you he's bad, but I

439
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<v Speaker 1>I don't don't want to work with him. I don't

440
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<v Speaker 1>want to hire him because it wouldn't be a good

441
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<v Speaker 1>fit because he's not likable. And I'm not saying that

442
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<v Speaker 1>that's what the NFL is doing here with Shid or Sanders.

443
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<v Speaker 1>But like, we spent way too much time yesterday at

444
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<v Speaker 1>least I did you know it's I say we, it's

445
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<v Speaker 1>all my fault. I'm the one that yaps for three

446
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<v Speaker 1>hours but a lot about just the sand Like it

447
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<v Speaker 1>really is amazing to me that Deon Sanders and you know,

448
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<v Speaker 1>Colorado football and you clearly include shit or in the

449
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<v Speaker 1>whole conversation here, like they're going to be talked about

450
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<v Speaker 1>regardless of what happens for the next many years to come,

451
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<v Speaker 1>just because of that's their polarizing That's what it is.

452
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<v Speaker 1>But but now you've got people act as if like

453
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<v Speaker 1>it's a conspiracy and they're taking there they're taking it

454
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<v Speaker 1>out on shit or because they don't like Dion and

455
00:20:07.720 --> 00:20:09.559
<v Speaker 1>they don't like the way he carries himself, or maybe

456
00:20:09.599 --> 00:20:14.039
<v Speaker 1>they're jealous of his of his performance. I like, again,

457
00:20:15.839 --> 00:20:18.440
<v Speaker 1>you can be like, you know, if we're talking about

458
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<v Speaker 1>a committee deciding like which players are up for the Heisman.

459
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<v Speaker 1>That's one thing the end, the NFL draft is not

460
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<v Speaker 1>about earning it, because because there's there's guys who've earned

461
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<v Speaker 1>a com I mean, they've they've earned act I mean,

462
00:20:33.519 --> 00:20:36.559
<v Speaker 1>think about this really doesn't matter anything. Getting drafted has

463
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<v Speaker 1>nothing to do what you've earned. It's about what they

464
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<v Speaker 1>think of you and what they believe you can do.

465
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<v Speaker 1>I mean, the guy that the Bengals took last night,

466
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<v Speaker 1>he may be great, he's a freak when it comes

467
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<v Speaker 1>to the measurables, but he was statistically a poor player

468
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<v Speaker 1>at Texas, A and m last year he was like

469
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<v Speaker 1>he wasn't good. There's nothing analytically statistically that would make

470
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<v Speaker 1>you think that the guy that the Bengals drafted was good.

471
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<v Speaker 1>But he also is a freak who has got a

472
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<v Speaker 1>lot of upside and the NFL things they can work

473
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<v Speaker 1>with that kind of stuff. So I know, I'm sure

474
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<v Speaker 1>I sound like the biggest hater of all time when

475
00:21:06.880 --> 00:21:08.680
<v Speaker 1>it comes to shit or Sanders. And look, this isn't

476
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<v Speaker 1>his fault, but like the noise about the whole situation

477
00:21:12.079 --> 00:21:15.119
<v Speaker 1>just took me aback because you're not entitled to be drafted.

478
00:21:16.519 --> 00:21:18.400
<v Speaker 1>You have to you have to make somebody want to

479
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<v Speaker 1>draft you, and you can't honestly control that. Like even

480
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<v Speaker 1>if he was the best guy in the world and

481
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<v Speaker 1>he was like, you know, out here curing cancer and

482
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<v Speaker 1>kissing babies and you know, just just this ultimate you know,

483
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<v Speaker 1>Philip what do they call it, a philanthroper? Like if

484
00:21:35.880 --> 00:21:38.440
<v Speaker 1>he I mean, he could be God's gift to you know,

485
00:21:38.559 --> 00:21:42.519
<v Speaker 1>the world. But that doesn't get you drafted. Like they

486
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<v Speaker 1>have to want they have to want to draft you.

487
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<v Speaker 1>They have to want you. It's not about like you're

488
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<v Speaker 1>like there's no threshold of like your statistics or your

489
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<v Speaker 1>accomplishments that get you drafted, and yet people act like

490
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<v Speaker 1>he was wrong, and I just I don't. I find

491
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<v Speaker 1>myself more now than ever when it comes to just

492
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<v Speaker 1>things that are really big talk points in sports nationally.

493
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<v Speaker 1>I just want to I kind of look around, like

494
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<v Speaker 1>are we hearing ourselves here? What are we doing? Anyways,

495
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<v Speaker 1>we'll take a quick break. It's a Friday, day number

496
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<v Speaker 1>two of the NFL Draft. Good stuff will take you

497
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498
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<v Speaker 1>So I guess it really wasn't expected as far as

502
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<v Speaker 1>Tyler Shut getting drafted last night, and it started to

503
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<v Speaker 1>feel that way as we got closer to the draft.

504
00:22:35.240 --> 00:22:38.559
<v Speaker 1>But there were two quarterbacks taken, obviously cam Ward number one,

505
00:22:39.039 --> 00:22:42.359
<v Speaker 1>and then the Giants did in fact take Jackson Dart

506
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<v Speaker 1>And I mean, I feel like this is and you

507
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<v Speaker 1>might have in Austin. I think you kind of said

508
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<v Speaker 1>the same thing the other day. So I want to

509
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<v Speaker 1>give you credit because maybe you put it in my

510
00:22:53.559 --> 00:22:56.960
<v Speaker 1>brain and it just stuck there. But doesn't this scream

511
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<v Speaker 1>Zach Wilson, Jets pick. Everybody is of the belief that

512
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<v Speaker 1>this is not going to work out. He screams bust,

513
00:23:05.200 --> 00:23:09.559
<v Speaker 1>meaning Jackson Dart. And it's like everybody, including you know,

514
00:23:10.359 --> 00:23:12.359
<v Speaker 1>just the fans who may not know anything, but you know,

515
00:23:12.759 --> 00:23:14.680
<v Speaker 1>they trust their eye, they trust their opinion because they

516
00:23:14.680 --> 00:23:16.799
<v Speaker 1>watch a lot of ball. I don't think any other

517
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<v Speaker 1>team needing a quarterback would have taken Jackson Dart. I

518
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<v Speaker 1>think all the again will never know, but I feel

519
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<v Speaker 1>like all the other teams that needed a quarterback, which

520
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<v Speaker 1>clearly the first round showed us what the NFL thinks

521
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<v Speaker 1>of this class, because I don't think anybody else would

522
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<v Speaker 1>have taken Jackson Dart meaning I think if there was

523
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<v Speaker 1>another quarterback taken, meaning that the Steelers or whoever else

524
00:23:36.599 --> 00:23:39.640
<v Speaker 1>we know the Browns is going to want a quarterback.

525
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<v Speaker 1>I think if they were forced to take one, I

526
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<v Speaker 1>don't think they would have taken Jackson Dart. I mean,

527
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<v Speaker 1>we don't know that, but like you just you're It's

528
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<v Speaker 1>one thing if you just have an arrogance, because you've

529
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<v Speaker 1>all you have this as a GM or as an organization,

530
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<v Speaker 1>a franchise in general, you have a history of really

531
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<v Speaker 1>identifying something that others can't and that you know, you're

532
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<v Speaker 1>not gonna get caught up in the noise of what

533
00:24:03.799 --> 00:24:06.119
<v Speaker 1>fans are saying or what the analysts just saying. You're

534
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<v Speaker 1>gonna trust your judgment, and really that's what you should do.

535
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<v Speaker 1>But I don't know how that. I mean, again, he's

536
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<v Speaker 1>got the look, he's got the size, he was successful enough,

537
00:24:18.240 --> 00:24:21.000
<v Speaker 1>his numbers were decent, the numbers were good, but again,

538
00:24:21.119 --> 00:24:25.400
<v Speaker 1>like he couldn't be Kentucky. And also a lot of

539
00:24:25.440 --> 00:24:28.720
<v Speaker 1>his touchdowns from last year they came against the worst

540
00:24:28.720 --> 00:24:31.039
<v Speaker 1>teams they played. So again, I'm not saying he's bad,

541
00:24:31.160 --> 00:24:32.519
<v Speaker 1>but I don't think anybody else would have done it.

542
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<v Speaker 1>But it's like the Giants are just so dead set. No,

543
00:24:34.480 --> 00:24:36.559
<v Speaker 1>we know, like, trust me, we've got this. We know

544
00:24:37.000 --> 00:24:38.720
<v Speaker 1>we know what others are thinking about this guy. But

545
00:24:38.759 --> 00:24:42.839
<v Speaker 1>we were able to actually really see something that's there

546
00:24:42.880 --> 00:24:45.119
<v Speaker 1>that you guys are just missing. And it reminded me

547
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<v Speaker 1>of when Zach Wilson was taken by the Jets, because

548
00:24:46.960 --> 00:24:49.599
<v Speaker 1>everybody just I mean, it just seemed like, yeah, that guy,

549
00:24:49.640 --> 00:24:52.200
<v Speaker 1>you probably could have gotten him a lot later. And

550
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<v Speaker 1>if there's any quarterback in this class that might be

551
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<v Speaker 1>an absolute bust. He looks like the guy and that's

552
00:24:58.440 --> 00:25:01.759
<v Speaker 1>exactly what played out was Zach Wilson. So maybe Jackson

553
00:25:01.839 --> 00:25:05.519
<v Speaker 1>dart Is is going to prove a lot of people wrong.

554
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<v Speaker 1>But that just screams bust. And with that said, now

555
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<v Speaker 1>that we get to a round two again, I just

556
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<v Speaker 1>think you're much more will If you don't love a

557
00:25:13.359 --> 00:25:15.920
<v Speaker 1>quarterback but you like him and you really like him,

558
00:25:15.960 --> 00:25:19.759
<v Speaker 1>I think you. I mean, it wouldn't. I don't. There's

559
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<v Speaker 1>no rumor of this, clearly I have no inside information,

560
00:25:23.039 --> 00:25:25.359
<v Speaker 1>but like I think, if there's a team out there

561
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<v Speaker 1>that really likes should Or that really likes Shuck, or

562
00:25:30.079 --> 00:25:33.640
<v Speaker 1>maybe they really like Jalen Milroe, because I mean, who

563
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<v Speaker 1>was it? Was it? Kyle Brandt, was was of the

564
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<v Speaker 1>NFL Network, was talking earlier today saying that he thought

565
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<v Speaker 1>last night, if there was a third quarterback taken, it

566
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<v Speaker 1>would have been Milroe ahead of should Or and ahead

567
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<v Speaker 1>of Chuck. And I mean, again, what do I know?

568
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<v Speaker 4>I don't.

569
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<v Speaker 1>Last I check, Milroe was looked at as a guy

570
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<v Speaker 1>that kind of didn't really have like didn't necessarily have

571
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<v Speaker 1>the NFL upside, Like he's a big, physical, you know,

572
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<v Speaker 1>big strong guy, and you know, he's not terrible, but

573
00:26:01.279 --> 00:26:04.559
<v Speaker 1>to me, he's he's a little bit like Richardson, only

574
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<v Speaker 1>in a way that you can tell he'll make some

575
00:26:07.119 --> 00:26:09.640
<v Speaker 1>plays at times, but like he's still kind of developing

576
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<v Speaker 1>as a quarterback. And look, guys go to the NFL

577
00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:13.279
<v Speaker 1>and they got to get better. But I just think

578
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<v Speaker 1>putting if you draft him early, like he's going to

579
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<v Speaker 1>need to sit and develop, and I just you know, unfortunately,

580
00:26:18.039 --> 00:26:19.759
<v Speaker 1>that's just not how the NFL operates anymore. If you're

581
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<v Speaker 1>drafted pretty early at quarterback, in most instances, you're just

582
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<v Speaker 1>throwing into the fire. So anyways, what I was saying

583
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<v Speaker 1>is that if you find if there's a team that

584
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<v Speaker 1>really really likes one of these quarterbacks that's still left

585
00:26:32.880 --> 00:26:35.039
<v Speaker 1>and they just didn't like him enough to get him

586
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<v Speaker 1>in the first round, because this crop of quarterbacks in

587
00:26:37.240 --> 00:26:40.279
<v Speaker 1>this draft is weak, as well as the fact that

588
00:26:40.960 --> 00:26:43.200
<v Speaker 1>you know, they felt like there was really strong value

589
00:26:43.240 --> 00:26:45.279
<v Speaker 1>at other positions that they just couldn't pass up on.

590
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<v Speaker 1>Like you may see somebody trade up tonight to get

591
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<v Speaker 1>one of these qbs. But again that maybe that is

592
00:26:49.920 --> 00:26:52.519
<v Speaker 1>a little bit unrealistic because I think you'd see that

593
00:26:52.559 --> 00:26:54.119
<v Speaker 1>if like you got to the second round, and people

594
00:26:54.119 --> 00:26:57.240
<v Speaker 1>were looking around saying, Wow, could you believe this guy's

595
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<v Speaker 1>still available in the second round. If they're saying that

596
00:27:00.039 --> 00:27:03.160
<v Speaker 1>about anybody, they're saying it about shit or But I

597
00:27:03.160 --> 00:27:05.160
<v Speaker 1>think it's just based off the buzz, the hype. Like

598
00:27:05.759 --> 00:27:07.880
<v Speaker 1>and again I'm not acting like I think the guy's terrible.

599
00:27:08.119 --> 00:27:13.039
<v Speaker 1>But the majority of why, the biggest factor and why

600
00:27:13.079 --> 00:27:15.640
<v Speaker 1>he has discussed the way that he is is because

601
00:27:15.640 --> 00:27:19.000
<v Speaker 1>of the story that he's Dion's son, and you know,

602
00:27:19.400 --> 00:27:21.519
<v Speaker 1>he clearly has some good genes because Dion was one

603
00:27:21.559 --> 00:27:25.079
<v Speaker 1>of the most talented individuals that ever played sports. I mean,

604
00:27:25.279 --> 00:27:30.000
<v Speaker 1>that's how special he was. So you know, I the Browns,

605
00:27:30.519 --> 00:27:34.319
<v Speaker 1>to me, if they take a quarterback, it sounds like

606
00:27:34.359 --> 00:27:39.960
<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be Shuck or Milroe, and rich Eisen said

607
00:27:39.960 --> 00:27:43.160
<v Speaker 1>he believes it's gonna be It's gonna be Shuck, whereas

608
00:27:43.200 --> 00:27:44.960
<v Speaker 1>Brand said he thinks it's gonna be Milroe because he

609
00:27:44.960 --> 00:27:47.920
<v Speaker 1>thinks that the Browns kind of sneaky are in love

610
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<v Speaker 1>with with Milroe, which I mean, I feel like I'm

611
00:27:53.319 --> 00:27:54.799
<v Speaker 1>just being a hater, and maybe I'm just thinking, like,

612
00:27:54.799 --> 00:27:57.119
<v Speaker 1>why would you draft because again, Shuck could get drafted

613
00:27:57.119 --> 00:27:59.920
<v Speaker 1>early and like whoever whoever takes him like, should we

614
00:28:00.240 --> 00:28:02.680
<v Speaker 1>surprised if their fan base is like, come on, this

615
00:28:02.720 --> 00:28:05.440
<v Speaker 1>guy's twenty five and he was never good in college

616
00:28:05.519 --> 00:28:07.920
<v Speaker 1>until this last season when he was at Louisville. So like,

617
00:28:08.200 --> 00:28:09.960
<v Speaker 1>you know, I'll admit it, like there's some bias to

618
00:28:09.960 --> 00:28:11.559
<v Speaker 1>I think the world of Shuck, But I also don't

619
00:28:11.599 --> 00:28:13.759
<v Speaker 1>think it's just because I'm a Louisville fan. I think

620
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<v Speaker 1>as far as being ready to play the position right now,

621
00:28:16.160 --> 00:28:18.000
<v Speaker 1>he's the most ready with the throws he can make

622
00:28:18.200 --> 00:28:20.880
<v Speaker 1>with his maturity. And again all that stuff that's used

623
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<v Speaker 1>against him about his age, I mean I look at

624
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<v Speaker 1>it as a as a benefit, Like I mean, yeah,

625
00:28:27.359 --> 00:28:29.960
<v Speaker 1>maybe he doesn't have maybe you don't have as many

626
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<v Speaker 1>years with him because he's starting his pro career a

627
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<v Speaker 1>lot later. But is that something that that should be

628
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<v Speaker 1>on the minds of NFL teams when they draft the guy,

629
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<v Speaker 1>Like you want to win right away and he gives

630
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<v Speaker 1>you a better chance to do that. And again, as

631
00:28:41.279 --> 00:28:43.799
<v Speaker 1>we've discussed this day and age, if you're a quarterback

632
00:28:43.880 --> 00:28:45.799
<v Speaker 1>playing the style in the way that Tyler Shuck is

633
00:28:45.799 --> 00:28:48.720
<v Speaker 1>going to play in the NFL, I mean you should

634
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<v Speaker 1>be able to do that for a long time, Like

635
00:28:50.559 --> 00:28:52.440
<v Speaker 1>you could still have some freak injuries, you know, like

636
00:28:52.799 --> 00:28:54.759
<v Speaker 1>tearing an ACL or something like that, because a lot

637
00:28:54.759 --> 00:28:57.720
<v Speaker 1>of those things are non contact. But I mean, I

638
00:28:57.799 --> 00:29:01.279
<v Speaker 1>just think of the guys left. To me, yes, there

639
00:29:01.279 --> 00:29:03.880
<v Speaker 1>may be so much more upside with a guy like

640
00:29:03.920 --> 00:29:06.920
<v Speaker 1>shad or Sanders, but to me, there's much more risk.

641
00:29:07.079 --> 00:29:10.440
<v Speaker 1>And if he ends up being, you know, a guy

642
00:29:10.480 --> 00:29:12.680
<v Speaker 1>that's just simply not good enough to lead an NFL

643
00:29:12.720 --> 00:29:14.680
<v Speaker 1>team as a quarterback, like I think that would be

644
00:29:15.319 --> 00:29:17.680
<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think that makes sense with Shuck. I

645
00:29:17.680 --> 00:29:19.960
<v Speaker 1>don't think you can sell that like he'll eventually turn

646
00:29:20.039 --> 00:29:23.119
<v Speaker 1>into this guy that is just you know, way better

647
00:29:23.160 --> 00:29:26.720
<v Speaker 1>than he is now. So again, ceiling I suppose is

648
00:29:26.799 --> 00:29:32.799
<v Speaker 1>higher for Shador, but you still like there's a chance

649
00:29:32.799 --> 00:29:35.880
<v Speaker 1>Shadoor never develops to where he's able to like do

650
00:29:36.039 --> 00:29:37.880
<v Speaker 1>some of the things that like Shuck can already do

651
00:29:37.960 --> 00:29:40.440
<v Speaker 1>as far as just the throws he can make. So again,

652
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<v Speaker 1>maybe I'm just being biased here and just you know,

653
00:29:42.839 --> 00:29:45.480
<v Speaker 1>looking at it from a Louisville lens. But the Browns

654
00:29:45.640 --> 00:29:48.079
<v Speaker 1>brought in Tyler Shuck, I believe for like two separate

655
00:29:48.119 --> 00:29:51.039
<v Speaker 1>like they've again you know, they're looking at everybody, so

656
00:29:51.079 --> 00:29:53.240
<v Speaker 1>I'm sure he's not the only person that they really

657
00:29:53.240 --> 00:29:56.200
<v Speaker 1>did spend some extra time with as far as interviews

658
00:29:56.240 --> 00:29:58.960
<v Speaker 1>and having him out to meet with the organization and

659
00:29:59.000 --> 00:30:02.079
<v Speaker 1>all that. But I mean, I think if they take

660
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<v Speaker 1>a quarterback, I would imagine it'll be milroll or Shuck.

661
00:30:05.880 --> 00:30:08.759
<v Speaker 1>And if Shadowra Sanders ends up falling like the third

662
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<v Speaker 1>round because again he's not the guy and in the

663
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<v Speaker 1>in the second and third round, I don't I don't

664
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<v Speaker 1>feel like you. I don't know, maybe I'm kind of

665
00:30:21.319 --> 00:30:23.440
<v Speaker 1>spinning my wheels here because to me, he's the kind

666
00:30:23.480 --> 00:30:25.319
<v Speaker 1>of prospect when it comes to just the upside and

667
00:30:25.359 --> 00:30:27.279
<v Speaker 1>maybe just the god given ability that he has to

668
00:30:27.319 --> 00:30:29.799
<v Speaker 1>where he could develop to be really good. If that's

669
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<v Speaker 1>if that's what you really value, I feel like you

670
00:30:31.720 --> 00:30:36.880
<v Speaker 1>would take him early. So you know, again, him not

671
00:30:36.960 --> 00:30:39.279
<v Speaker 1>getting taken last night in the grand scheme of things,

672
00:30:39.319 --> 00:30:42.559
<v Speaker 1>to me, isn't really a big shock because you know,

673
00:30:42.599 --> 00:30:44.200
<v Speaker 1>I don't think he's that great, and we know this

674
00:30:44.279 --> 00:30:48.079
<v Speaker 1>quarterback crop is not viewed to be elite. But everybody

675
00:30:48.119 --> 00:30:52.160
<v Speaker 1>passing on him, especially teams that you know, need a quarterback,

676
00:30:52.400 --> 00:30:54.599
<v Speaker 1>and we know this class is not great like, I

677
00:30:54.599 --> 00:30:56.599
<v Speaker 1>think it's pretty telling that the NFL does not love

678
00:30:56.680 --> 00:30:59.799
<v Speaker 1>him the way that, you know, I think a lot

679
00:30:59.799 --> 00:31:02.759
<v Speaker 1>of folks think that they did. It's just the hype

680
00:31:02.839 --> 00:31:05.319
<v Speaker 1>train man. And it's not to say that he's terrible,

681
00:31:05.799 --> 00:31:10.200
<v Speaker 1>but it's just wild to me that it's now, you know,

682
00:31:10.319 --> 00:31:13.559
<v Speaker 1>it'd be one thing if it's just you know, Dion

683
00:31:13.680 --> 00:31:16.960
<v Speaker 1>Sanders groupies that just you know, oh it's coach prom

684
00:31:17.039 --> 00:31:22.279
<v Speaker 1>they're haters. No, they're like Deon Sanders deserve to be

685
00:31:22.279 --> 00:31:23.839
<v Speaker 1>made fun of whenever he talked all the talk and

686
00:31:23.880 --> 00:31:25.799
<v Speaker 1>won what three games in his first year, And like

687
00:31:25.799 --> 00:31:27.640
<v Speaker 1>there's certain people that ran with, oh, they're just mad.

688
00:31:28.000 --> 00:31:30.119
<v Speaker 1>What were we mad about? They didn't do? Like who cares?

689
00:31:30.119 --> 00:31:32.119
<v Speaker 1>They're not they're not relevant. I mean they are because

690
00:31:32.119 --> 00:31:34.079
<v Speaker 1>they get talked about, but it was for no reason.

691
00:31:34.359 --> 00:31:36.559
<v Speaker 1>It's like it's like the cowboys in the NFL. It's

692
00:31:36.599 --> 00:31:39.400
<v Speaker 1>like Lebron and the Lakers. Like Lebron and the Lakers,

693
00:31:40.119 --> 00:31:42.440
<v Speaker 1>they could be awful or great, They're still gonna be

694
00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:44.519
<v Speaker 1>talked about a lot. And that's just what Colorado and

695
00:31:44.559 --> 00:31:50.559
<v Speaker 1>Dion and the whole you know, entourages is. But the

696
00:31:51.440 --> 00:31:54.599
<v Speaker 1>layer that's been added as far as entitlement like that,

697
00:31:54.799 --> 00:31:57.200
<v Speaker 1>just like do people hear themselves. You're not entitled to

698
00:31:57.240 --> 00:31:59.599
<v Speaker 1>be drafted. It's somebody's decision do they want you or not.

699
00:32:00.680 --> 00:32:03.200
<v Speaker 1>You could have the best stats, the best career ever

700
00:32:03.400 --> 00:32:05.920
<v Speaker 1>if you don't get drafted. Yeah, if that's the case,

701
00:32:05.960 --> 00:32:08.079
<v Speaker 1>then yeah, we'd look at those franchises that passed on

702
00:32:08.079 --> 00:32:10.160
<v Speaker 1>you and say they're foolish. But it's their decision. Like,

703
00:32:10.160 --> 00:32:12.119
<v Speaker 1>you don't earn a draft pick. You have to win

704
00:32:12.160 --> 00:32:14.920
<v Speaker 1>somebody over, and sometimes you could not win him over

705
00:32:14.960 --> 00:32:18.039
<v Speaker 1>and it's their fault, meaning it's it's their loss. But

706
00:32:18.119 --> 00:32:20.720
<v Speaker 1>you're not entitled to be drafted at any point. And

707
00:32:20.759 --> 00:32:23.039
<v Speaker 1>he will get drafted at some point and probably who knows,

708
00:32:23.039 --> 00:32:25.119
<v Speaker 1>maybe he goes early tonight. But I do feel like

709
00:32:25.240 --> 00:32:27.559
<v Speaker 1>if he does not go early in the first you

710
00:32:27.599 --> 00:32:30.319
<v Speaker 1>know two, I don't even we'll pull it up as

711
00:32:30.319 --> 00:32:32.440
<v Speaker 1>far as the order. But teams that you know, need

712
00:32:32.440 --> 00:32:37.880
<v Speaker 1>a quarterback if they don't take if they don't take him,

713
00:32:38.079 --> 00:32:39.640
<v Speaker 1>and then they don't take a quarterback at all, I

714
00:32:39.640 --> 00:32:44.440
<v Speaker 1>think it's pretty telling that, like maybe people aren't hating

715
00:32:44.440 --> 00:32:47.279
<v Speaker 1>on him, but they just don't think like he's worthy

716
00:32:46.319 --> 00:32:49.440
<v Speaker 1>of an investment because that's what a draft pick is,

717
00:32:50.079 --> 00:32:51.559
<v Speaker 1>all right, quick break will come back. On the other side,

718
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<v Speaker 1>we'rectually gonna bring in the one and only mister Jeff

719
00:32:53.359 --> 00:32:58.359
<v Speaker 1>Milby of Racing Louisville Louisville CITYFC. He was really talking

720
00:32:58.440 --> 00:33:01.839
<v Speaker 1>up last week's last week's he got me fired up.

721
00:33:02.200 --> 00:33:04.359
<v Speaker 1>It was a it was a real gut check kind

722
00:33:04.359 --> 00:33:07.920
<v Speaker 1>of game for Racing Louisville and it didn't go well.

723
00:33:08.119 --> 00:33:10.799
<v Speaker 1>So I'm gonna, i mean, we're gonna see if he

724
00:33:10.839 --> 00:33:12.400
<v Speaker 1>can keep it going. Because Jeff Milby has fired us

725
00:33:12.480 --> 00:33:14.400
<v Speaker 1>up about some footy in the last few weeks. I mean,

726
00:33:14.440 --> 00:33:17.039
<v Speaker 1>he's been bringing the energy, but it sounds like the

727
00:33:17.039 --> 00:33:19.480
<v Speaker 1>club's not bringing it and maybe they can feed off

728
00:33:19.519 --> 00:33:20.759
<v Speaker 1>of his energy. But we'll talk to him on the

729
00:33:20.759 --> 00:33:22.680
<v Speaker 1>other side. Stick with us right here, taking up till

730
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<v Speaker 1>six o'clock. It's Coffee and Company fuel abut Thorntons right

731
00:33:24.680 --> 00:33:26.279
<v Speaker 1>here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

732
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<v Speaker 5>Now back to Coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's on

733
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<v Speaker 5>Sports Talk seven to nine day.

734
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<v Speaker 1>That's right, Coffee and Company, getting your set for the weekend.

735
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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for hanging out with us on a Friday afternoon.

736
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<v Speaker 1>Wrapping up the three o'clock hour, We now bring him in,

737
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<v Speaker 1>mister Jeff Milby from Racing Louisville and Louisville CITYFC. Jeff,

738
00:33:48.480 --> 00:33:49.920
<v Speaker 1>I mean, I'm gonna give you the floor, my man.

739
00:33:49.960 --> 00:33:52.839
<v Speaker 1>You have executed really in every way since you've been

740
00:33:52.920 --> 00:33:55.279
<v Speaker 1>joining us here on the show. And I know last

741
00:33:55.279 --> 00:33:57.480
<v Speaker 1>week was a real gut check kind of game for

742
00:33:57.599 --> 00:34:00.559
<v Speaker 1>Racing Louisville and obviously didn't work out all in a

743
00:34:00.599 --> 00:34:04.240
<v Speaker 1>way that we wanted. So you know, thoughts and you

744
00:34:04.240 --> 00:34:05.359
<v Speaker 1>know where do we go from here?

745
00:34:06.599 --> 00:34:09.280
<v Speaker 4>Yeah? Nick, Look, first of all about me executing, I

746
00:34:09.320 --> 00:34:11.400
<v Speaker 4>just follow the scauting report, you know, I just read

747
00:34:11.400 --> 00:34:13.440
<v Speaker 4>the scouting report before I come on here and do

748
00:34:13.480 --> 00:34:14.000
<v Speaker 4>with the coaches.

749
00:34:14.079 --> 00:34:14.639
<v Speaker 3>Just do your job.

750
00:34:15.079 --> 00:34:17.599
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, just just doing a job. Yeah. Look, last week

751
00:34:17.920 --> 00:34:19.679
<v Speaker 4>not the result we wanted, not the game we wanted,

752
00:34:19.719 --> 00:34:23.159
<v Speaker 4>not the performance that the coaches wanted. For one loss

753
00:34:23.199 --> 00:34:26.920
<v Speaker 4>for Racing Louisville at home to San Diego. Really difficult game.

754
00:34:27.280 --> 00:34:29.320
<v Speaker 4>I mean the third goal for San Diego went right

755
00:34:29.360 --> 00:34:33.719
<v Speaker 4>between the Racing Louisville goalkeeper's legs. Just an absolute just

756
00:34:33.760 --> 00:34:36.199
<v Speaker 4>one of those days, brendous mistakes, one of those days,

757
00:34:36.320 --> 00:34:37.920
<v Speaker 4>just the way the ball bounced, you know, went against

758
00:34:38.000 --> 00:34:40.800
<v Speaker 4>us all the way through. So look, it's been a

759
00:34:40.840 --> 00:34:43.280
<v Speaker 4>lot of regrouping going on around here this week for

760
00:34:43.679 --> 00:34:47.440
<v Speaker 4>Racing Louisville, but they've got an opportunity. Look, it's the NWSL.

761
00:34:47.519 --> 00:34:50.639
<v Speaker 4>Every game is winnable. Every game you can compete if

762
00:34:50.679 --> 00:34:52.320
<v Speaker 4>you show up on the right day, because there's so

763
00:34:52.400 --> 00:34:54.079
<v Speaker 4>much parity in this league. There are a couple of

764
00:34:54.079 --> 00:34:57.320
<v Speaker 4>teams we talked about Washington last week, Kansas City, Orlando.

765
00:34:57.599 --> 00:34:59.559
<v Speaker 4>Those are kind of the top three teams that are

766
00:34:59.559 --> 00:35:01.920
<v Speaker 4>a little bit difficult to beat on any given day.

767
00:35:01.920 --> 00:35:03.760
<v Speaker 4>But everybody else in the league is gettable. And that

768
00:35:03.840 --> 00:35:06.079
<v Speaker 4>certainly is true for Portland this weekend for Racing louis

769
00:35:06.159 --> 00:35:08.320
<v Speaker 4>They're heading on the road. They play on Sunday. It's

770
00:35:08.360 --> 00:35:11.519
<v Speaker 4>four o'clock our time, one o'clock Portland time this game.

771
00:35:12.119 --> 00:35:14.079
<v Speaker 4>This Thorns are one of those teams, like I said

772
00:35:14.079 --> 00:35:16.559
<v Speaker 4>about San Diego last week, one of those teams that

773
00:35:16.840 --> 00:35:19.519
<v Speaker 4>either they're going to be in the playoffs and Louisville's

774
00:35:19.519 --> 00:35:21.199
<v Speaker 4>going to be on the outside looking in, or Louis's

775
00:35:21.199 --> 00:35:22.320
<v Speaker 4>going to be in the playoffs and they're going to

776
00:35:22.360 --> 00:35:24.559
<v Speaker 4>knock Portland out. It's just they're battling for one of

777
00:35:24.599 --> 00:35:26.400
<v Speaker 4>those final playoff spots. At least that's the way we

778
00:35:26.440 --> 00:35:29.400
<v Speaker 4>expect the season to go. They're a team that's their

779
00:35:29.440 --> 00:35:31.880
<v Speaker 4>biggest star used to be named Sophia Smith. She got

780
00:35:31.920 --> 00:35:34.280
<v Speaker 4>married in the offseason. Her name is Sophia Wilson, plays

781
00:35:34.320 --> 00:35:37.039
<v Speaker 4>for the US women's national team, arguably the biggest star

782
00:35:37.119 --> 00:35:39.599
<v Speaker 4>in the league. Right now. She's pregnant, so she's out

783
00:35:39.599 --> 00:35:41.159
<v Speaker 4>for the rest of the season. So it's a little

784
00:35:41.199 --> 00:35:43.360
<v Speaker 4>bit of a different look for the Portland Thorns. So

785
00:35:43.440 --> 00:35:45.400
<v Speaker 4>I think they're gettable. I think if Racing shows up

786
00:35:45.440 --> 00:35:48.320
<v Speaker 4>on the right day and plays their best, they can

787
00:35:48.360 --> 00:35:50.719
<v Speaker 4>win at Providence Park, which is, by the way, a

788
00:35:50.760 --> 00:35:53.840
<v Speaker 4>really cool stadium. If for no other reason, tune into

789
00:35:53.840 --> 00:35:55.800
<v Speaker 4>this game on Sunday just to see this place, because

790
00:35:55.840 --> 00:35:57.599
<v Speaker 4>it's like the Wrigley Field of soccer. It's like one

791
00:35:57.639 --> 00:35:59.920
<v Speaker 4>hundred year old stadium. They've retro fitted it for some

792
00:36:00.599 --> 00:36:03.199
<v Speaker 4>great atmosphere there. Every time the Portland Thorns play, they

793
00:36:03.239 --> 00:36:05.679
<v Speaker 4>get fifteen twenty thousand fans for every game out there.

794
00:36:05.920 --> 00:36:08.519
<v Speaker 4>It'll be an intimidating atmosphere for Racing Louisville, but I

795
00:36:08.519 --> 00:36:10.800
<v Speaker 4>think it's one that they can win. Portland played on Tuesday,

796
00:36:10.960 --> 00:36:14.360
<v Speaker 4>they played a weird game on They're a random Tuesday guest,

797
00:36:14.599 --> 00:36:16.519
<v Speaker 4>so right, so they're guests. So we're going to go

798
00:36:16.559 --> 00:36:20.000
<v Speaker 4>out there Racing Louisville and hopefully get their number. Racing

799
00:36:20.119 --> 00:36:23.320
<v Speaker 4>has played well against them of late. They beat them

800
00:36:23.400 --> 00:36:26.199
<v Speaker 4>last year a Lynn Family Stadium, tied them at Portland

801
00:36:26.280 --> 00:36:28.239
<v Speaker 4>last year, and then you go back two seasons ago

802
00:36:28.440 --> 00:36:30.719
<v Speaker 4>they beat them. So their last three meetings they're unbeaten

803
00:36:30.760 --> 00:36:33.000
<v Speaker 4>against Portland. So it's a real opportunity for Racing to

804
00:36:33.000 --> 00:36:33.960
<v Speaker 4>bounce back on Sunday.

805
00:36:34.039 --> 00:36:35.880
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you guys will hear the action here on Sports

806
00:36:35.880 --> 00:36:38.800
<v Speaker 1>Talk seven ninety on Sunday at four o'clock, and you

807
00:36:38.840 --> 00:36:40.599
<v Speaker 1>can actually check it out. As Jeff mentioned, it's going

808
00:36:40.639 --> 00:36:42.239
<v Speaker 1>to be on a paramount plus just to check out

809
00:36:42.239 --> 00:36:44.639
<v Speaker 1>the atmosphere. Fifteen to twenty thousand. That's a pretty impressive

810
00:36:44.639 --> 00:36:48.280
<v Speaker 1>crowd that you can get there. And I know, you know,

811
00:36:48.360 --> 00:36:50.880
<v Speaker 1>obviously coming off with tough losses, we discussed, but I

812
00:36:50.880 --> 00:36:53.159
<v Speaker 1>do think there's something to be said about getting away.

813
00:36:53.199 --> 00:36:54.440
<v Speaker 1>And I know they're not going to be gone the

814
00:36:54.559 --> 00:36:57.079
<v Speaker 1>entire next two weeks, but this Sunday, Portland on the

815
00:36:57.159 --> 00:37:00.800
<v Speaker 1>road and then they'll be in Houston the following Friday

816
00:37:00.800 --> 00:37:02.920
<v Speaker 1>on May second, So you know, maybe this is a

817
00:37:03.000 --> 00:37:04.760
<v Speaker 1>time to kind of, you know, come together, kind of

818
00:37:04.840 --> 00:37:06.960
<v Speaker 1>kind of regroup, right. You know, you always want to

819
00:37:07.000 --> 00:37:08.599
<v Speaker 1>be playing at home in front of your fans, but

820
00:37:08.679 --> 00:37:11.159
<v Speaker 1>sometimes a team can kind of, you know, you know,

821
00:37:11.280 --> 00:37:12.960
<v Speaker 1>almost like a retreat to where they kind of you know,

822
00:37:13.119 --> 00:37:15.159
<v Speaker 1>they get some things figured out, they're you know, they're

823
00:37:15.400 --> 00:37:17.480
<v Speaker 1>they're kind of away and not you know, I don't

824
00:37:17.480 --> 00:37:19.760
<v Speaker 1>want to say there's distractions around here, but I think

825
00:37:19.840 --> 00:37:22.960
<v Speaker 1>sometimes this situation, as far as how the schedule sets up,

826
00:37:22.960 --> 00:37:24.599
<v Speaker 1>it could be pretty valuable to kind of get some

827
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<v Speaker 1>things worked out.

828
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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, And I think I think too, Nick to your point.

829
00:37:28.440 --> 00:37:30.239
<v Speaker 4>I think there's some pressure that goes away when you

830
00:37:30.280 --> 00:37:31.679
<v Speaker 4>go on the road, right, you go, oh, no doubt

831
00:37:31.719 --> 00:37:33.559
<v Speaker 4>into an environment like they're going to see on Sunday,

832
00:37:33.679 --> 00:37:34.440
<v Speaker 4>we're going in.

833
00:37:34.519 --> 00:37:36.119
<v Speaker 1>You're not in your own domain.

834
00:37:37.239 --> 00:37:39.679
<v Speaker 4>That's right, that's right. And you know, also I'll say this,

835
00:37:39.760 --> 00:37:42.119
<v Speaker 4>I mean this Racing Louisville crowd is a knowledgeable crowd

836
00:37:42.119 --> 00:37:44.800
<v Speaker 4>that Lynn Family Stadium every week. They've seen this team

837
00:37:44.880 --> 00:37:47.320
<v Speaker 4>go through these troubles the last two years and struggle

838
00:37:47.320 --> 00:37:50.000
<v Speaker 4>and miss the playoffs, and a game like last week,

839
00:37:50.039 --> 00:37:52.280
<v Speaker 4>they go behind and suddenly you can feel the energy

840
00:37:52.360 --> 00:37:53.960
<v Speaker 4>kind of suck out of the building a little bit,

841
00:37:54.039 --> 00:37:55.400
<v Speaker 4>and it's different on the road. That's not going to

842
00:37:55.440 --> 00:37:57.599
<v Speaker 4>happen if they go behind. That's the way they're expected

843
00:37:57.840 --> 00:37:59.559
<v Speaker 4>to go right, that's the way things are expected to go.

844
00:37:59.559 --> 00:38:01.559
<v Speaker 4>So you're up against you got to have that underdog

845
00:38:01.599 --> 00:38:04.400
<v Speaker 4>mentality for Racing Louisville this weekend at Portland, and I'll

846
00:38:04.400 --> 00:38:06.000
<v Speaker 4>say this as well, if we're talking about the road trip,

847
00:38:06.000 --> 00:38:08.800
<v Speaker 4>Houston is another gettable game. It's another winnable game next week.

848
00:38:08.800 --> 00:38:10.199
<v Speaker 4>It's not one of these games where you're going up

849
00:38:10.199 --> 00:38:12.719
<v Speaker 4>against the juggernaut. It's a game that if Racing Louisville

850
00:38:12.719 --> 00:38:14.960
<v Speaker 4>shows up and plays right, they could win. So it

851
00:38:14.960 --> 00:38:17.239
<v Speaker 4>could be a huge two game road swing for them

852
00:38:17.519 --> 00:38:20.320
<v Speaker 4>as they try and rewrite the ship in the right

853
00:38:20.400 --> 00:38:23.159
<v Speaker 4>direction after a couple of gross losses the last couple

854
00:38:23.199 --> 00:38:25.719
<v Speaker 4>of weeks at home. It's a huge opportunity. That's the

855
00:38:25.719 --> 00:38:27.639
<v Speaker 4>way I'm looking at these next two weekend games at

856
00:38:27.719 --> 00:38:30.159
<v Speaker 4>Portland this weekend on Sunday, then at Houston next weekend

857
00:38:30.719 --> 00:38:33.159
<v Speaker 4>before they ultimately return home on May night, a big

858
00:38:33.199 --> 00:38:35.880
<v Speaker 4>opportunity to right the ship and get some mojo going

859
00:38:35.920 --> 00:38:38.400
<v Speaker 4>in the right direction and some confidence before they return

860
00:38:38.440 --> 00:38:40.440
<v Speaker 4>home to Lynn Family Stadium. But Nick, I have to

861
00:38:40.480 --> 00:38:43.000
<v Speaker 4>say something. Last week I came on here and I

862
00:38:43.039 --> 00:38:44.599
<v Speaker 4>made a mistake. Man, I'm coming to you with my

863
00:38:44.679 --> 00:38:47.480
<v Speaker 4>tail between my legs because last week I came on

864
00:38:47.559 --> 00:38:50.199
<v Speaker 4>here and I hyped you up. You got this US

865
00:38:50.239 --> 00:38:53.000
<v Speaker 4>opened Cup for lou City, right the NCAA and of soccer,

866
00:38:53.039 --> 00:38:55.760
<v Speaker 4>where you got MLS teams and USL teams all the

867
00:38:55.760 --> 00:38:57.719
<v Speaker 4>way down to the amateur teams. You get the opportunity

868
00:38:57.719 --> 00:39:00.519
<v Speaker 4>for big upsets, right, And I sold it to you hard.

869
00:39:00.599 --> 00:39:02.519
<v Speaker 4>He did well. I messed up the date. I messed

870
00:39:02.559 --> 00:39:03.920
<v Speaker 4>up the date. My friend I said it was turn

871
00:39:04.000 --> 00:39:07.000
<v Speaker 4>up Tuesday. It's a while and out Wednesday May even better.

872
00:39:07.119 --> 00:39:09.800
<v Speaker 4>Game is going to be played on a Wednesday, even

873
00:39:09.840 --> 00:39:11.599
<v Speaker 4>better later in the week in the party a little

874
00:39:11.599 --> 00:39:13.920
<v Speaker 4>bit harder, right, But it's Minnesota United coming to town

875
00:39:14.280 --> 00:39:16.760
<v Speaker 4>of Major League Soccer and MLS team is going to

876
00:39:16.800 --> 00:39:20.239
<v Speaker 4>play at Lynn Family Stadium against lou City on May seventh.

877
00:39:20.360 --> 00:39:22.440
<v Speaker 4>And oh, by the way, that's not the only big

878
00:39:22.480 --> 00:39:25.800
<v Speaker 4>game on the horizon right now for lou City. May first,

879
00:39:25.920 --> 00:39:29.559
<v Speaker 4>that's next Thursday. Talk about you know, a thirsty Thursday

880
00:39:29.639 --> 00:39:32.400
<v Speaker 4>kind of afternoon you want to have at Lynn Family Stadium. Nick,

881
00:39:32.480 --> 00:39:35.360
<v Speaker 4>I know for certain you are not a fan of

882
00:39:35.400 --> 00:39:37.559
<v Speaker 4>sports teams from Lexington. Is that correct? Is that a

883
00:39:37.559 --> 00:39:38.159
<v Speaker 4>fair assumption?

884
00:39:38.360 --> 00:39:40.760
<v Speaker 1>It's a fair assumption. And I hope you're not about

885
00:39:40.800 --> 00:39:44.440
<v Speaker 1>to use the r word rivalry because they're not worthy

886
00:39:44.480 --> 00:39:46.639
<v Speaker 1>yet to be considered a rival. What have they done

887
00:39:46.719 --> 00:39:50.320
<v Speaker 1>to be rivals to a club that is racing or

888
00:39:50.400 --> 00:39:53.480
<v Speaker 1>Louise CITYFC that really since launching has just been nothing

889
00:39:53.519 --> 00:39:57.079
<v Speaker 1>but successful. Most franchises that just you know, start up

890
00:39:57.159 --> 00:39:59.440
<v Speaker 1>like they did many years ago. All they do is win.

891
00:39:59.679 --> 00:40:02.559
<v Speaker 1>Like you know again, rivalries are great for sports. You

892
00:40:02.559 --> 00:40:04.719
<v Speaker 1>and I both know that it's fun. But like, we're

893
00:40:04.719 --> 00:40:06.679
<v Speaker 1>not worried about Lexington SC yet, are we?

894
00:40:07.840 --> 00:40:09.360
<v Speaker 4>No? But they're worried about us. I'll tell you that

895
00:40:10.320 --> 00:40:10.760
<v Speaker 4>about us.

896
00:40:11.119 --> 00:40:11.880
<v Speaker 1>And we're in their heads.

897
00:40:11.880 --> 00:40:14.800
<v Speaker 4>Played in the preseason, right, that's right. These two teams

898
00:40:14.800 --> 00:40:17.960
<v Speaker 4>played in the preseason and it felt like Lexington's Super Bowl.

899
00:40:17.960 --> 00:40:19.960
<v Speaker 4>They scored a couples, they did. They took the lead

900
00:40:20.000 --> 00:40:22.360
<v Speaker 4>in that one little brother that he came from behind

901
00:40:22.760 --> 00:40:25.000
<v Speaker 4>and and just ripped their heart out of their chest,

902
00:40:25.039 --> 00:40:26.480
<v Speaker 4>winning at three to two I think was the final

903
00:40:26.519 --> 00:40:29.159
<v Speaker 4>score of that game in preseason. Absolutely, they're little brother,

904
00:40:29.239 --> 00:40:31.519
<v Speaker 4>They're looking up at us. They are trying trying to

905
00:40:31.599 --> 00:40:34.559
<v Speaker 4>size themselves up against us. I will say this, We

906
00:40:34.639 --> 00:40:36.599
<v Speaker 4>are trying to make it a little bit of a rivalry.

907
00:40:36.639 --> 00:40:37.559
<v Speaker 4>We came out this week.

908
00:40:37.440 --> 00:40:38.760
<v Speaker 1>With yea because it's good for everybody.

909
00:40:38.960 --> 00:40:39.199
<v Speaker 3>You know.

910
00:40:40.000 --> 00:40:42.960
<v Speaker 1>Come on, they launched like they were about to just

911
00:40:43.039 --> 00:40:46.559
<v Speaker 1>do what what what you know what Louislle City FC

912
00:40:46.719 --> 00:40:49.519
<v Speaker 1>has done and like that doesn't happen really anywhere. So

913
00:40:49.559 --> 00:40:51.760
<v Speaker 1>sorry to be so standard, but like, you know, come on,

914
00:40:51.880 --> 00:40:53.920
<v Speaker 1>like earn your stripes before you start acting like, oh yeah,

915
00:40:53.960 --> 00:40:55.559
<v Speaker 1>we're we got a team too, We're gonna you know, no,

916
00:40:55.639 --> 00:40:57.039
<v Speaker 1>come on, you know your role.

917
00:40:58.079 --> 00:41:00.480
<v Speaker 4>Oh Nick, you're preaching to the choirt. Yeah, I mean

918
00:41:00.480 --> 00:41:02.559
<v Speaker 4>around here at the office over here at Soccer Holdings.

919
00:41:02.639 --> 00:41:05.280
<v Speaker 4>We have some serious disdain for those folks down a

920
00:41:05.320 --> 00:41:07.440
<v Speaker 4>Lexings in because they came on the block, thought that

921
00:41:07.480 --> 00:41:10.119
<v Speaker 4>they were the coolest new guy in school. Right, they

922
00:41:10.159 --> 00:41:12.079
<v Speaker 4>don't know what they're doing yet, right, this is their

923
00:41:12.079 --> 00:41:13.800
<v Speaker 4>first year in this league. They moved up to the

924
00:41:13.840 --> 00:41:16.559
<v Speaker 4>USL Championship, which is our league where Loose City plays.

925
00:41:16.840 --> 00:41:18.239
<v Speaker 4>They think that they're going to come in here and

926
00:41:18.920 --> 00:41:20.719
<v Speaker 4>walk in with a big budget. And by the way,

927
00:41:20.719 --> 00:41:22.599
<v Speaker 4>they've spent a lot of money on their roster down there,

928
00:41:22.639 --> 00:41:24.280
<v Speaker 4>to give them some credit. But they think they're going

929
00:41:24.320 --> 00:41:25.800
<v Speaker 4>to come in here with a big budget and make

930
00:41:25.840 --> 00:41:28.400
<v Speaker 4>a big difference in this league. Not so fast, to

931
00:41:28.519 --> 00:41:31.079
<v Speaker 4>quote the great and soon to be retired league course,

932
00:41:31.079 --> 00:41:33.880
<v Speaker 4>so not so fast. You guys still have to come

933
00:41:33.920 --> 00:41:36.360
<v Speaker 4>to the mountaintop, come to lend Family Stadium and prove

934
00:41:36.400 --> 00:41:38.239
<v Speaker 4>that you deserve to be on this level. And that's

935
00:41:38.280 --> 00:41:41.239
<v Speaker 4>the opportunity that they have and the opportunity that we

936
00:41:41.440 --> 00:41:45.000
<v Speaker 4>as Louisville people and Louisville City fans have to come

937
00:41:45.079 --> 00:41:48.800
<v Speaker 4>up to lend Family Stadium next Thursday and let Lexington

938
00:41:48.840 --> 00:41:50.840
<v Speaker 4>know how we feel about them, both as a team

939
00:41:50.960 --> 00:41:53.880
<v Speaker 4>and as a city. I think it's got the makings

940
00:41:53.880 --> 00:41:56.840
<v Speaker 4>for a great evening to kick off Kentucky Derby weekend.

941
00:41:56.840 --> 00:41:59.960
<v Speaker 4>That's our hope is that on Thursday Surby, you'll go

942
00:42:00.159 --> 00:42:03.320
<v Speaker 4>the track, maybe get to you know, get your energy

943
00:42:03.360 --> 00:42:05.000
<v Speaker 4>going at the track, and then come to Lynn Family

944
00:42:05.039 --> 00:42:08.880
<v Speaker 4>Stadium and help Louisville City defeat Lexington next Thursday. We're

945
00:42:08.920 --> 00:42:11.599
<v Speaker 4>calling it the Commonwealth Cup. It's presented by a Republic bank.

946
00:42:11.639 --> 00:42:13.960
<v Speaker 4>Are great friends able to help us, We're gonna have

947
00:42:13.960 --> 00:42:16.000
<v Speaker 4>a trophy on the line. It's gonna feel like that.

948
00:42:16.000 --> 00:42:18.559
<v Speaker 4>That kind of college rivalry is what we're really going

949
00:42:18.599 --> 00:42:21.440
<v Speaker 4>for between Louisville and Louisville City and Lexington. So that's

950
00:42:21.440 --> 00:42:23.039
<v Speaker 4>another one to put on your calendar. You got May

951
00:42:23.079 --> 00:42:25.719
<v Speaker 4>seventh against them and yeah, I can't even say it

952
00:42:25.719 --> 00:42:29.639
<v Speaker 4>an MLS team. And then Thursday against Lexington May the

953
00:42:29.639 --> 00:42:31.599
<v Speaker 4>first couple of big opportunities for the city at Lynn

954
00:42:31.599 --> 00:42:32.880
<v Speaker 4>Family Stadium over the next week or so.

955
00:42:33.119 --> 00:42:36.280
<v Speaker 1>Exciting stuff, no doubt. And Jeff, as always, we appreciate

956
00:42:36.320 --> 00:42:39.199
<v Speaker 1>your time, appreciate your energy, and in as much as

957
00:42:39.239 --> 00:42:40.960
<v Speaker 1>I do think Lexion needs to kind of, you know,

958
00:42:41.360 --> 00:42:42.880
<v Speaker 1>kind of cut their teeth a little bit before they

959
00:42:42.880 --> 00:42:44.760
<v Speaker 1>think they're you know, they're gonna be hanging out with

960
00:42:44.760 --> 00:42:47.679
<v Speaker 1>big brother out there competing and you know, getting some results,

961
00:42:47.719 --> 00:42:50.000
<v Speaker 1>doing some real stuff. It is gonna be great because

962
00:42:50.079 --> 00:42:52.639
<v Speaker 1>if you want people to get interested that maybe aren't

963
00:42:52.679 --> 00:42:56.360
<v Speaker 1>and haven't really experienced what racing Louisville and Louisville City

964
00:42:56.440 --> 00:42:58.920
<v Speaker 1>FC is, if you tell them, hey, this is our

965
00:42:58.960 --> 00:43:01.760
<v Speaker 1>team in Louisville and Lexton's got a team like that's

966
00:43:01.880 --> 00:43:04.840
<v Speaker 1>enough to get people interested and fired up. Right, it's rivalry,

967
00:43:05.039 --> 00:43:05.360
<v Speaker 1>of course.

968
00:43:05.400 --> 00:43:07.039
<v Speaker 4>I mean, I mean, I don't know about you, Nick,

969
00:43:07.079 --> 00:43:08.440
<v Speaker 4>but I've never had a good time in the city

970
00:43:08.480 --> 00:43:11.440
<v Speaker 4>of Lexington. I mean, you know, aside from a couple

971
00:43:11.519 --> 00:43:14.000
<v Speaker 4>of football games and basketball games over the years, but

972
00:43:14.000 --> 00:43:15.559
<v Speaker 4>I've never gone down to Lexington and been like, hey,

973
00:43:15.559 --> 00:43:16.360
<v Speaker 4>this is a great town.

974
00:43:16.519 --> 00:43:18.400
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, louis is the best thing about it is when

975
00:43:18.440 --> 00:43:20.039
<v Speaker 1>you get to leave. That's the best part about it.

976
00:43:20.079 --> 00:43:22.119
<v Speaker 4>That's right. The best thing about Lexington is when you

977
00:43:22.159 --> 00:43:24.159
<v Speaker 4>get to leave. And we're gonna hopefully send Lexington back

978
00:43:24.280 --> 00:43:27.360
<v Speaker 4>with their tails between their legs after next Thursday. Should

979
00:43:27.360 --> 00:43:28.079
<v Speaker 4>be a lot of fun.

980
00:43:27.920 --> 00:43:29.480
<v Speaker 1>No doubt. Jeff, you are the man. Have a good weekend,

981
00:43:29.519 --> 00:43:30.840
<v Speaker 1>my friend, and we'll talk sooner, my brother.

982
00:43:31.800 --> 00:43:33.079
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, appreciation Nick, all right, that.

983
00:43:33.039 --> 00:43:35.679
<v Speaker 1>Is Jeff Melby from Racing LOUISLL and Louisville CITYFC. Love

984
00:43:35.760 --> 00:43:39.840
<v Speaker 1>the energy, love the enthusiasm, and uh oh he's great.

985
00:43:39.880 --> 00:43:42.480
<v Speaker 1>We are We're I mean, I won't claim to be

986
00:43:42.639 --> 00:43:45.119
<v Speaker 1>like somebody that's that's been you know a day one,

987
00:43:45.199 --> 00:43:48.639
<v Speaker 1>you know there every game, but we what what Louisville

988
00:43:48.679 --> 00:43:52.239
<v Speaker 1>CITYFC has been able to do since launching what roughly

989
00:43:52.280 --> 00:43:55.760
<v Speaker 1>a decade ago. I mean, it doesn't really happen anywhere

990
00:43:56.960 --> 00:43:59.800
<v Speaker 1>in any sport to where they've just been good ever

991
00:44:00.079 --> 00:44:03.119
<v Speaker 1>since it started, and even the down year, I mean,

992
00:44:03.159 --> 00:44:05.199
<v Speaker 1>it's not anything close to what like a lot of

993
00:44:05.199 --> 00:44:09.000
<v Speaker 1>teams experience in a down year. So you know, in fact,

994
00:44:09.079 --> 00:44:11.599
<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't be shocked if those in Lexton looked at

995
00:44:11.599 --> 00:44:14.880
<v Speaker 1>what Lowell CITYS was doing and said, you know, we're

996
00:44:14.920 --> 00:44:16.119
<v Speaker 1>going to try to do that too, and there's no

997
00:44:16.119 --> 00:44:19.920
<v Speaker 1>harm in trying. But come on, like, let's not act

998
00:44:20.039 --> 00:44:21.840
<v Speaker 1>like what they did was just something that comes easy.

999
00:44:22.400 --> 00:44:24.639
<v Speaker 1>It's something that is really rare when it comes to

1000
00:44:24.679 --> 00:44:26.960
<v Speaker 1>an expansion team, just you know, right out of the

1001
00:44:27.000 --> 00:44:29.360
<v Speaker 1>gate being super successful. And here we are a decade

1002
00:44:29.400 --> 00:44:31.920
<v Speaker 1>in and last that checked. You know, their brand, their

1003
00:44:31.960 --> 00:44:35.079
<v Speaker 1>history is just nothing but winning for the most part,

1004
00:44:35.119 --> 00:44:37.039
<v Speaker 1>winning at a high level. All right, quick break two

1005
00:44:37.079 --> 00:44:40.519
<v Speaker 1>hours left right here on Sports Talk seven ninety
