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

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven ninety.

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

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<v Speaker 2>when we are get.

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<v Speaker 1>Off our show, idiot.

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<v Speaker 2>The kids are playing a tail off. Countries are screwing

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<v Speaker 2>it up. Gold Play Inner.

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<v Speaker 1>Murals, Brother, gold Play Inner Murals.

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<v Speaker 2>They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not.

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<v Speaker 2>Who's the kid here?

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<v Speaker 1>Who's the kid here? Are you kidding me?

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<v Speaker 2>Now?

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<v Speaker 1>Here's nick coffee?

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's do this. Welcome in, Happy Friday, everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>Coffee and Company, fuel by Thornton's here on Sports Talk

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<v Speaker 2>seven ninety. Thanks for joining us. Sorry we're a little tardy,

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<v Speaker 2>but we're here, it's a Friday, and we're ready to

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<v Speaker 2>rock and roll. I'll start with something that I said yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>I know at least a few times, but it's excited.

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<v Speaker 2>It's excited to be excited because there's a big time

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville basketball game tomorrow. And I mean I always knew

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<v Speaker 2>that that was exciting, right, We love Louisville basketball around here.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, if you're a Louisville fan, if you're a

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky fan, you know you understand but it's you know,

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<v Speaker 2>your love is for the other team, and your hate

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<v Speaker 2>is for Louisville like our hate is for you. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean, we care about college basketball

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<v Speaker 2>around here more than most, maybe more than anybody, if

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<v Speaker 2>you think about it. And I think when you really

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<v Speaker 2>want to present evidence to anybody else out there, when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to just how petty, childish and just intense

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<v Speaker 2>the rivalry is, I think the last twenty four hours

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<v Speaker 2>have given us some good evidence as far as just

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<v Speaker 2>the whole back and forth about ticket sales and all that,

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<v Speaker 2>which we'll get into that later on. But anyways, there's

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<v Speaker 2>a big game tomorrow at noon, Louisville and Tennessee, and

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<v Speaker 2>I really don't remember the last time there was this

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a buzz, And one of the big reasons

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<v Speaker 2>is because there's a new era and Louisville basketball the

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<v Speaker 2>last few years has really been nothing of what we

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<v Speaker 2>know it to be and know it can be. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I hadn't thought about this until I was

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<v Speaker 2>talking to a friend earlier this week who has a

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<v Speaker 2>younger kid that's, like, you know, a teenager, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>a Louisville fan. But just because of how long it's

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<v Speaker 2>been since Louisville was really like relevant. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't know what it feels like, meaning his son, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm thinking, Okay, if you're a teenager, then sure you

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you were probably pretty young. But man, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Louislle basketball is a big deal, and I'm sure they

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<v Speaker 2>do know that it's a big deal despite how bad

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<v Speaker 2>things have been lately. But like you've you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>probably don't remember like the last time Louisville went on

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<v Speaker 2>a deep tournament run, because you know what, this will

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<v Speaker 2>be the ten year anniversary since the last time Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>went to the second weekend. Crazy to say, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>the truth. So it's been a while, and that makes

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<v Speaker 2>it even more awesome to be in this position where

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<v Speaker 2>you've got a big time opponent coming to town and

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<v Speaker 2>you've got a chance to knock off a good team

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<v Speaker 2>and get a win with real value in just the

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<v Speaker 2>second career game that your coach has coached. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I felt like earlier this week and I did it yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>did it Wednesday? I don't know if it was Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know when I put it out there, and

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<v Speaker 2>I probably presented it incorrectly. And what I mean is that, like,

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<v Speaker 2>I think Louisville's gonna win. I think they're better, and

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<v Speaker 2>I feel I felt like that was gonna be some

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<v Speaker 2>kind of like a big shocker, like a big surprise

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<v Speaker 2>thing when it comes to throwing that out there, because again,

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville hasn't won a game against a good team and

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<v Speaker 2>how long, like a long time. So just because maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it hasn't happened in a while, maybe, you know, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>that's why I assume that people would be taken aback, like, wait,

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<v Speaker 2>he thinks they're going to win, But a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people think Louisville is either going to win or that

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna be a close game. Because right now, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>if you go to I checked DraftKings earlier, if you

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<v Speaker 2>go to FanDuel Sportsbook, right now, Louisville in this game tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>they opened up as one point underdogs, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think there's been any change since then, but I am

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<v Speaker 2>gonna double check because you know, it wouldn't shock me

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<v Speaker 2>if there's already been been some movement here. Let's see,

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta scroll all the way down, and that's one

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<v Speaker 2>of the you know, I love the amount of college

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<v Speaker 2>basketball games that we get to bet on, it's awesome,

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<v Speaker 2>but if you're looking for one specific game any day

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<v Speaker 2>of the year, really you're gonna have a tough time

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<v Speaker 2>finding it because there's so many games going on, and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe they don't have it yet here at Fandel. But

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<v Speaker 2>I know on DraftKings Louisville opened up as a one

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<v Speaker 2>point underdog, and if that ends up being what it

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<v Speaker 2>tips off at, I mean that tells you that the

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<v Speaker 2>expectation is that it's going to be a pretty it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be a pretty close game. However, I'm wrong, so

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<v Speaker 2>it's now up and maybe it opened up here at Fandel.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll pull up DraftKings and see what it is now.

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<v Speaker 2>But right now Tennessee is two and a half point favorite.

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<v Speaker 2>So if it did open up at minus one, it's

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<v Speaker 2>now minus two and a half for Tennessee, which, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>that's still tells you that the expectation is that it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be a close game. And I think it'll

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<v Speaker 2>be a close game, but I think louis is going

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<v Speaker 2>to come out on the winning side. My confidence has

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<v Speaker 2>grown as we get closer to the game, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure some of that is due to you know the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that I'm excited. It's wishful thinking a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>on my end, but I also don't think it's any

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<v Speaker 2>kind of crazy stretch to see Louisville going out there

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<v Speaker 2>playing pretty well and knocking off a Tennessee team that

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really know how good they are. Now again,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't know how good Louislle is either. Let's be honest,

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<v Speaker 2>they haven't played anybody that is going to challenge him

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<v Speaker 2>the way Tennessee probably will. But real exciting. Again, it's

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<v Speaker 2>exciting to be excited. And I knew that the good

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<v Speaker 2>fun show. It's a Friday, good vibes, no doubt, and

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<v Speaker 2>we are gonna have one guest join us. Coming up

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<v Speaker 2>here at four point thirty. We'll talk to Ben McKee.

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<v Speaker 2>He covers the Tennessee Volunteers for the twenty four to

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<v Speaker 2>seven Sports Network. We'll get his thoughts on this matchup.

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<v Speaker 2>He obviously can tell us much more about this Tennessee

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<v Speaker 2>team than most And you know, I I'm just gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get it right out of the way as soon as

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<v Speaker 2>we bring him in. I'm just gonna ask, are you

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<v Speaker 2>surprised to see this spread where it is? And I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like it's gonna be and I don't know Ben

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<v Speaker 2>at all. In fact, I talked to him for the

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<v Speaker 2>first time today. We've never spoke other than hey, you

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<v Speaker 2>want to come on the show. But I kind of

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<v Speaker 2>feel it's gonna be one of the other. He's either

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be oh no, not at all. I think the

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville can win, or he'll be like, yeah, really surprised

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<v Speaker 2>that Rick Barnes and the Balls aren't, you know, double

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<v Speaker 2>digit favorites. But you know, really that wouldn't make sense

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, I think when you stop for just

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<v Speaker 2>a millisecond and like consider where we are in college

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<v Speaker 2>sports and what Pat Kelsey was able to do. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's not to say that he put together the dream team,

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<v Speaker 2>but like if he stopped for just a second and

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<v Speaker 2>consider that, you would say, yeah, wouldn't be a shocker

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<v Speaker 2>if it's close game, but Tennessee's probably the better team,

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<v Speaker 2>so they'll win. So yeah, that they'll be favored by

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a few points, Like that's not some crazy

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<v Speaker 2>thing to come to when it when you talk like

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<v Speaker 2>trying to figure out what you think is gonna happen

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<v Speaker 2>in a game, but a lot of people don't, right,

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<v Speaker 2>it's recency biased. It's you know, out of sight, out

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<v Speaker 2>of mind, meaning that if you're just thinking of Louisville lately,

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<v Speaker 2>you're probably thinking about how bad they stunk, which is true,

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<v Speaker 2>but now you can flip it really quickly. And Pat

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<v Speaker 2>Kelsey didn't just go out and you know, hit the

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<v Speaker 2>streets of Louisville asking kids locally to walk on. He

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<v Speaker 2>went out and put together a pretty damn good team

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<v Speaker 2>with the help of h with some innile money. So

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<v Speaker 2>again we'll talk about it coming up here at around

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<v Speaker 2>four point thirty. No Louisville football game this weekend, in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>no Kentucky football game either. I don't think I think

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<v Speaker 2>they're off. Then they have Murray, then they have then

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<v Speaker 2>they have Texas, and then of course you know it's

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<v Speaker 2>the it's the Governor's Cup game. But we are still

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<v Speaker 2>going to talk some college football because there's still some

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<v Speaker 2>games to wager on. I'm not going to leave John out.

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<v Speaker 2>His Hoosiers have a big game coming up on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll just ask you real quick as we get the

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<v Speaker 2>party started. I feel like there's more confidence in this

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<v Speaker 2>one than there was against Michigan State. Not with just

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<v Speaker 2>you specifically, but like I think Indiana dominating after being

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<v Speaker 2>down to nothing, has made it to where there's now

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<v Speaker 2>an expectation like, no, we're gonna go beat Michigan.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And I do feel that way, so much so

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<v Speaker 1>that I am actually taking the minus fourteen and a half.

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<v Speaker 1>So am I against the Michigan And I usually don't

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<v Speaker 1>bet on my Hoosiers. I have been the metrics say

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<v Speaker 1>everything they cover spreads. The only time that they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>technically was the opener against FIU. But until they prove otherwise,

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<v Speaker 1>covering the spread.

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<v Speaker 2>I meant when I was talking yesterday to Brian Edwards,

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<v Speaker 2>for me specifically is Kurt Signetti to cover like he's

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think you could make the case. And

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<v Speaker 2>again it's all you know, each individual person's perspective, how

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<v Speaker 2>they see it. I mean, after they got down ten

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<v Speaker 2>oh and then you know, gradually climb back in. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it was a pretty demoralize And again I know Michigan

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<v Speaker 2>State's not great, in Michigan is better, but like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that was you don't know what you're gonna do in

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<v Speaker 2>certain situations until what you end up in certain situations

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<v Speaker 2>and they fell behind double digits and then just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>kept rolling and completely demolished the state rest of the way.

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<v Speaker 1>They held Michigan State to minus thirty six rushing yards

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<v Speaker 2>Insane. And again I was gonna bet on them before

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<v Speaker 2>I knew that. Now that I know that, I feel

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<v Speaker 2>that when they get to Ohio State. Ohio State's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be substantially different than any other team on.

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<v Speaker 1>Their schedule, it'll really show if they belong in the

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<v Speaker 2>That's really what it comes down to. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>that's going to be one of the more fascinating matchups

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<v Speaker 2>in college football this season, not just for Indiana fans,

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<v Speaker 2>given you nothing visually to make you think that they're

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<v Speaker 2>not really really good. But yes, their schedule is what

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<v Speaker 2>it is, and they're Indiana. You've never seen this from

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<v Speaker 2>to just see, Okay, it's how real is this? And

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<v Speaker 2>I can't wait? And I think they will be unbeaten

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<v Speaker 2>when they get there, and hopefully they win by fifteen

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<v Speaker 2>or more on Saturday. All right, so real quick, before

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<v Speaker 2>we get to our first break, how about Lamar Jackson

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<v Speaker 2>last night? How about I mean, down twenty one to

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<v Speaker 2>seven early in the third quarter, and he finds a

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<v Speaker 2>way to will his team back, and Lamar is making

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<v Speaker 2>his MVP seasons look pretty blag considering what he's doing

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<v Speaker 2>this year. I mean, he's been spectacular, and that's not

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<v Speaker 2>really a surprise. He set that standard. But if you're

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<v Speaker 2>not watching closely, which a lot of people probably aren't.

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<v Speaker 2>A if you're not a Ravens fan and you just

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<v Speaker 2>don't really consume a lot of NFL, you just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of keep up with it, maybe just because of fantasy

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<v Speaker 2>football or whatever, you wouldn't. I mean, you may just

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<v Speaker 2>think this is a Louisville Homer telling you this because

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<v Speaker 2>you know he loves Lamar, which both things can be true.

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<v Speaker 2>I do love Lamar, but also like it's not about

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<v Speaker 2>that he's I mean, everybody's saying it. The guy has improved,

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<v Speaker 2>like it's a scary thing for the NFL. The guy

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<v Speaker 2>collected two MVPs and then had a lot better and

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<v Speaker 2>it's little things. I'm not someone that can tell you,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, each quarterback how great everyone in the NFL

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<v Speaker 2>is in particular order, and who's good at this, who's

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<v Speaker 2>bad at that. I mean, I think we kind of

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<v Speaker 2>know who gets it done, who's pretty good, who's not.

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<v Speaker 2>But like Lamar, I mean, he's making plays now with

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<v Speaker 2>his arm. He's making decisions now that he didn't make

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<v Speaker 2>in previous seasons. Again when he won the MVP. He's

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<v Speaker 2>got clearly some good weapons around him. There's no doubt

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<v Speaker 2>about that. I mean, Flowers was a great draft pick

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of years ago. Bateman came through big last night.

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<v Speaker 2>And then obviously Derrick Henry is special. I mean, he's

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<v Speaker 2>still getting it done at an ancient age when you

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<v Speaker 2>consider running backs, although he really isn't that old. It's just,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's crazy that nobody else thought there was

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<v Speaker 2>much juice left in the tank for him. And the

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<v Speaker 2>Ravens were willing to pay big money because of their

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<v Speaker 2>window here being, you know, in the now, like if

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to win a Super Bowl, the Ravens need

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<v Speaker 2>to get it done here sooner rather than later. So

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<v Speaker 2>they paid. But man, I think they're getting their money's worth,

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<v Speaker 2>no doubt, so the ending. Clearly there was some controversy

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<v Speaker 2>as far as some no calls late, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad it worked out the way it did because

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted that win. I mean, the Bengals and the

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<v Speaker 2>Ravens have given us the two most entertaining NFL games

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<v Speaker 2>of the season so far. I don't even think it's

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<v Speaker 2>a debate. Maybe there's a game I'm forgetting about, but

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<v Speaker 2>they were electric in their first meeting where it was

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<v Speaker 2>just a back and forth shootout, and then last night

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<v Speaker 2>it was kind of that as well. I mean, Lamar

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<v Speaker 2>was on the set with the Amazon crew and asked

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of describe it, and he said it remind

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<v Speaker 2>him reminded him of a video game, which is true.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it was just back and forth, back and

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<v Speaker 2>forth as impressive as Lamar Jackson was igniting that comeback

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<v Speaker 2>and making big plays. I mean, Jamar Chase is unguardable

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<v Speaker 2>in space. I mean, it's it's it was almost and

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<v Speaker 2>clearly he did a little taunting, a little celebrating last night,

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<v Speaker 2>as both sides did. I don't have any issue with it,

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<v Speaker 2>but on a couple of those plays, you got guys

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<v Speaker 2>running next to him, and he's just like toying with him,

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<v Speaker 2>like knowing I'm gonna make him think that they might

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<v Speaker 2>get me. But nope, we're going if we're if I'm

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<v Speaker 2>in space and we're next to each other, you ain't

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<v Speaker 2>catching me. I mean, he's look, Joe Burrow is really good.

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<v Speaker 2>He's playing really good football. You know, clearly he's he's

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<v Speaker 2>He's now one and six against Lamar all time. And

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<v Speaker 2>this is not a this is not a shot at

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<v Speaker 2>Burrow in any way, because again, he's really good. But

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know why there's not more talk about how

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<v Speaker 2>they need Chase just as much as they need Burrow.

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<v Speaker 2>I think, I mean again that maybe nobody talks about

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<v Speaker 2>it because everybody thinks that's a crazy take and that's ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 2>But quarterbacks matter, I know that, and finding a really

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<v Speaker 2>good quarterback that can be your franchise is harder than

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<v Speaker 2>finding a really good receiver. But Jamar Chase isn't just

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<v Speaker 2>a really good receiver. He's insanely good. And when they

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<v Speaker 2>made that run to the super Bowl, it was all

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<v Speaker 2>about Burrow being the face for the franchise and the future,

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<v Speaker 2>and he had so much Memorentum coming out of college

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<v Speaker 2>and all that stuff's legit, and I think it was worth,

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<v Speaker 2>it was deserving, but there wasn't enough, in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 2>acknowledgment that Jamar Chase was a big part of that

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<v Speaker 2>two breaking all kinds of records. So look, the reality

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<v Speaker 2>is they both benefit from each other in a major way.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean, you take Chase off that team, Burrows

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<v Speaker 2>still good, but how I mean Jamar Chase puts puts

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<v Speaker 2>that offense in places that you know, maybe you could

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<v Speaker 2>claim no other quarterback could could get it to Chase

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<v Speaker 2>the way Burrow does, But I don't really know if

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<v Speaker 2>I believe that. Like with Chase, it's just I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he can get open. He's electrifying when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>speed and athleticism, and he's not that big, but if

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<v Speaker 2>you can just get him the ball in space, he's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna go make a play. Now, obviously, his numbers and

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<v Speaker 2>his performance last night looked a lot better than I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I might've been a career performance for him because he

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<v Speaker 2>was playing against the Ravens defense and their secondary is

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<v Speaker 2>just god awful. I mean, I was asking myself this

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<v Speaker 2>last night, who do you think Lamar Jackson in his career,

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<v Speaker 2>trusts more the offensive line that nearly got him killed

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<v Speaker 2>the season he won a Heisman, or this secondary, this

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<v Speaker 2>defense essentially for the Ravens. Who I mean, really the

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<v Speaker 2>game would have been over in the Ravens covered if

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<v Speaker 2>it not been for just, you know, some blatant penalties

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<v Speaker 2>that like you just can't do. I mean, just inexcusable

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<v Speaker 2>was some of the mistakes they made. And they got

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<v Speaker 2>bailed out too. Let's be real. The helmet to helmet

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<v Speaker 2>was a was a real penalty that probably should have

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<v Speaker 2>been called the whole. I think it's a little debatable,

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<v Speaker 2>but if they called it, I don't think you could

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<v Speaker 2>claim it was you know, egregious. I don't think it

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<v Speaker 2>had an impact on the play. But that's not really

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<v Speaker 2>what reffs are supposed to do. They're supposed to just

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<v Speaker 2>call it like it is. Well we all know that's

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<v Speaker 2>not I mean, clearly, there's some things they'll call early

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<v Speaker 2>in a game that they won't call late. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's just a reminder that they're human beings, they're

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<v Speaker 2>not robots. That it's tougher to call those things late

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<v Speaker 2>when the game's on the line. But Lamar I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he's he's so good and he was already so good

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<v Speaker 2>and now he got better and it's it's really a

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<v Speaker 2>scary thing. Mouse stayed up with me last night, way

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<v Speaker 2>past his bedtime. We watched the whole game, and he

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<v Speaker 2>I mean again they got off to a rough start.

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<v Speaker 2>But speaking of growth for Lamar and just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>him doing things that you know, and maybe he's always done,

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<v Speaker 2>but now because he's been around long. You know, he's

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<v Speaker 2>been in the NFL for gosh. I mean, he won

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<v Speaker 2>his Heisman eight years ago. Crazy to think that it's

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<v Speaker 2>been that long. But he's got a couple of MVPs.

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<v Speaker 2>He's clearly a veteran, but he's still a young veteran,

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<v Speaker 2>if you know what I mean. But like in the

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<v Speaker 2>the game, like what was said, and he just said,

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<v Speaker 2>Lamar Jackson. I mean, he got us right. And like,

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<v Speaker 2>Lamar's always been somebody that I think people respect the

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<v Speaker 2>hell out of him because of his talent, the way

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<v Speaker 2>he carries himself. He's a competitor, and his leadership I

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<v Speaker 2>think has been something that has always been there, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's evolved now to where he clearly will

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he could probably tell the coaches to get

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<v Speaker 2>out of the locker room and halftime. I got this now.

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<v Speaker 2>I doubt that happened, and that wouldn't be ideal because

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I just don't think that's normal, But like,

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<v Speaker 2>that's his that's his franchise, and these guys respect him,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't know what he said, but clearly it

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<v Speaker 2>game that is easily one of the best Thursday night

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<v Speaker 2>and forth. Maybe I'm exaggerate reading in a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it's some recency biased on my end, but really,

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<v Speaker 2>really hell of a game. Now, if you're a Bingals fan,

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<v Speaker 2>still if you watch that with no rooting interest, or

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<v Speaker 2>as a Ravens fan or a Lamar fan, it was awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville and Kentucky fans. I love it. Also, some big

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<v Speaker 2>news on a Friday that I'm sure it's getting a

416
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<v Speaker 2>lot of national attention. But Todd Golden at Florida, I mean,

417
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<v Speaker 2>if what is alleged by the student newspaper that he

418
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<v Speaker 2>was doing as far as stalking, sexual harassment, like, yikes, big, yikes.

419
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<v Speaker 2>All right, stick around, it's coffee and company. We're feel

420
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<v Speaker 2>abou Thorton's right here on Sports Talk seven ninety. That's right,

421
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<v Speaker 2>it is coffee and company. Fuel about Thornton's here on

422
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<v Speaker 2>a Friday afternoon, a beautiful, beautiful afternoon here in Louisville,

423
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<v Speaker 2>and should be a really good weekend. And that's exciting, right.

424
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<v Speaker 2>I worked out perfect here with the bye week for Louisville,

425
00:20:02.880 --> 00:20:04.960
<v Speaker 2>the second bye week, which typically you would never have

426
00:20:05.000 --> 00:20:06.759
<v Speaker 2>a bye week this late in the year. But again,

427
00:20:06.839 --> 00:20:09.240
<v Speaker 2>it times out perfectly because there's a big basketball game

428
00:20:09.279 --> 00:20:12.119
<v Speaker 2>that clearly I mean, if you're a Louisville fan, I mean,

429
00:20:12.279 --> 00:20:15.519
<v Speaker 2>I think we'd all agree that this is the first time,

430
00:20:15.680 --> 00:20:22.480
<v Speaker 2>probably since the Michigan game in twenty nineteen, where you know,

431
00:20:22.799 --> 00:20:25.519
<v Speaker 2>there was a buzz in regards to like, man this

432
00:20:25.680 --> 00:20:28.880
<v Speaker 2>big time, like let's let's go, let's I mean big

433
00:20:28.960 --> 00:20:31.440
<v Speaker 2>opportunity that you felt good about meeting. You felt like

434
00:20:31.519 --> 00:20:33.279
<v Speaker 2>your team was going to be able to take advantage

435
00:20:33.759 --> 00:20:36.920
<v Speaker 2>of said big opportunity. When I say the Michigan game,

436
00:20:36.920 --> 00:20:40.200
<v Speaker 2>I mean the one when you got back from playing

437
00:20:40.799 --> 00:20:44.720
<v Speaker 2>WKU and Nashville over the Thanksgiving weekend. Michigan just wrapped

438
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<v Speaker 2>up the I think they won the Battle for Atlantis

439
00:20:48.359 --> 00:20:52.839
<v Speaker 2>and Juwan Howard's second maybe first year, and they ended

440
00:20:52.920 --> 00:20:55.720
<v Speaker 2>up and I don't remember I should remember this. Did

441
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<v Speaker 2>Michigan end up number one in Louisville. No, Here's what

442
00:20:58.599 --> 00:21:01.160
<v Speaker 2>it was. Louisville ended up being number one because other

443
00:21:01.240 --> 00:21:04.319
<v Speaker 2>teams lost, and then Michigan ended up jumping from like

444
00:21:04.400 --> 00:21:07.359
<v Speaker 2>being unranked to winning the Battle for Atlantis to being

445
00:21:07.440 --> 00:21:09.880
<v Speaker 2>like a top ten team. And it was your first

446
00:21:09.920 --> 00:21:12.240
<v Speaker 2>real challenge. And of course Louisville, you know, came through

447
00:21:12.319 --> 00:21:14.480
<v Speaker 2>in the atmosphere was crazy. It wasn't a sellout. But

448
00:21:14.480 --> 00:21:15.680
<v Speaker 2>if you go back and look at that game, it

449
00:21:15.720 --> 00:21:17.839
<v Speaker 2>was Chris Max's second year. Obviously they were a preseason

450
00:21:17.920 --> 00:21:20.759
<v Speaker 2>top ten with Britain, they brought everybody back and you

451
00:21:20.799 --> 00:21:22.279
<v Speaker 2>know that team was really good, and we'll never know

452
00:21:22.359 --> 00:21:24.039
<v Speaker 2>how good they would have been in the tournament because

453
00:21:24.039 --> 00:21:26.400
<v Speaker 2>there wasn't a tournament. But you know, that's the last

454
00:21:26.440 --> 00:21:29.359
<v Speaker 2>time I can remember, you know, something similar to this.

455
00:21:29.480 --> 00:21:31.359
<v Speaker 2>But I think this is a little bit different. Now.

456
00:21:31.400 --> 00:21:33.240
<v Speaker 2>Maybe you don't get the type of crowd that we

457
00:21:33.359 --> 00:21:36.519
<v Speaker 2>had at that Michigan game, and we'll see tomorrow. But

458
00:21:37.039 --> 00:21:39.799
<v Speaker 2>you know, let's be real here, because of what's gone

459
00:21:39.799 --> 00:21:43.559
<v Speaker 2>on from then until now, I think it's ramped up

460
00:21:43.680 --> 00:21:47.240
<v Speaker 2>the anticipation and the excitement, and that's awesome. You know,

461
00:21:47.319 --> 00:21:50.480
<v Speaker 2>nobody wanted to go through as a Louis basketball fan

462
00:21:50.559 --> 00:21:52.559
<v Speaker 2>what's happened in the last few years. But if there

463
00:21:52.640 --> 00:21:55.319
<v Speaker 2>is a silver lining, man, now that you're in this

464
00:21:55.440 --> 00:21:57.960
<v Speaker 2>position again, and I'm not saying they're gonna win, I

465
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<v Speaker 2>mean I think they will, and I'm I've said it.

466
00:22:01.000 --> 00:22:02.519
<v Speaker 2>I believe they're going to win, but you know, obviously

467
00:22:02.559 --> 00:22:05.799
<v Speaker 2>they could lose, and that hopefully wouldn't do rail a

468
00:22:05.799 --> 00:22:08.319
<v Speaker 2>whole lot as far as the momentum. But I mean

469
00:22:08.559 --> 00:22:11.359
<v Speaker 2>the scenario here where you are two games into your

470
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<v Speaker 2>tenure and you can pack the Young Center really not

471
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<v Speaker 2>totally full, but you know, a good crowd that if

472
00:22:19.880 --> 00:22:22.519
<v Speaker 2>you're watching at home rather you're just a stranger watching

473
00:22:22.559 --> 00:22:24.599
<v Speaker 2>college basketball on a Saturday at noon, or if you're

474
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<v Speaker 2>watching at home as a Louisville fan or a Tennessee fan,

475
00:22:26.960 --> 00:22:28.440
<v Speaker 2>here's something I do feel good about. I have no

476
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<v Speaker 2>clue when it comes to the actual number as far

477
00:22:30.359 --> 00:22:31.799
<v Speaker 2>as the amount of people that are going to show up,

478
00:22:32.079 --> 00:22:35.000
<v Speaker 2>but it's going to be full enough that the lower

479
00:22:35.079 --> 00:22:37.480
<v Speaker 2>Bowl probably doesn't have many empty seats at all, and

480
00:22:37.519 --> 00:22:38.720
<v Speaker 2>the people that are going to be there are going

481
00:22:38.759 --> 00:22:40.640
<v Speaker 2>to be into it, and that's going to give Louisville

482
00:22:40.640 --> 00:22:43.799
<v Speaker 2>a really good atmosphere, a really good home court environment

483
00:22:43.920 --> 00:22:46.599
<v Speaker 2>to give them, you know, an advantage. So you know

484
00:22:46.720 --> 00:22:52.759
<v Speaker 2>that is that's exciting, no doubt. Now, yesterday, towards the

485
00:22:52.839 --> 00:22:54.400
<v Speaker 2>end of the shows in the five o'clock hour, I

486
00:22:54.559 --> 00:22:58.200
<v Speaker 2>played sound from a video that probably you know, the

487
00:22:58.319 --> 00:23:01.920
<v Speaker 2>visual was a bigger part of it than than the audio,

488
00:23:02.240 --> 00:23:04.359
<v Speaker 2>but it was still worth I think letting you guys here,

489
00:23:04.519 --> 00:23:07.319
<v Speaker 2>Pat Kelsey as he was walking around campus getting students

490
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<v Speaker 2>fired up about the game, asking them to come, encouraging

491
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<v Speaker 2>them to come and show up and fill up the

492
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<v Speaker 2>student section, and it got a lot of attention nationally.

493
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<v Speaker 2>In fact, Front Office Sports posted something about it, which

494
00:23:19.359 --> 00:23:23.559
<v Speaker 2>is a huge publication covering sports, business, sports media. Other

495
00:23:23.680 --> 00:23:27.880
<v Speaker 2>college basketball accounts posted it, you know, prop it up

496
00:23:27.920 --> 00:23:31.079
<v Speaker 2>Pat Kelsey, and then of course, you know, the rival

497
00:23:31.279 --> 00:23:33.400
<v Speaker 2>used it as I mean, that's what they do. The rival.

498
00:23:34.160 --> 00:23:37.559
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky fans, you know, used it as an opportunity to

499
00:23:37.720 --> 00:23:40.960
<v Speaker 2>just you know, I guess act like Louisville. You know, God,

500
00:23:41.039 --> 00:23:42.519
<v Speaker 2>look how sad it is. This is what has to

501
00:23:42.559 --> 00:23:44.000
<v Speaker 2>be done to get people to come to a game.

502
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<v Speaker 2>So I'm not at all surprised that that was twisted

503
00:23:46.920 --> 00:23:49.440
<v Speaker 2>by our rival to make it appear that way, like,

504
00:23:49.480 --> 00:23:51.920
<v Speaker 2>because even they know that that's not what that was.

505
00:23:52.200 --> 00:23:55.200
<v Speaker 2>But when you get a chance to find even a

506
00:23:55.240 --> 00:23:58.160
<v Speaker 2>teeny tiny thing that you could potentially, in your own

507
00:23:58.240 --> 00:24:03.359
<v Speaker 2>mind manipuel late, you know, just turn it into something

508
00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:04.920
<v Speaker 2>that it's not, you're gonna do it because that's what

509
00:24:05.000 --> 00:24:07.440
<v Speaker 2>a rivalry does. That's what you know. I will say

510
00:24:07.480 --> 00:24:09.759
<v Speaker 2>this and let me back up a second here to

511
00:24:09.880 --> 00:24:13.400
<v Speaker 2>to kind of go a little deeper the rivalry here

512
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<v Speaker 2>between Louisville and Kentucky fans when it comes to really

513
00:24:17.200 --> 00:24:20.079
<v Speaker 2>anything in Louisville. But we're talking about basketball specifically here,

514
00:24:22.599 --> 00:24:24.880
<v Speaker 2>you can't relate to it unless you're a part of it.

515
00:24:26.079 --> 00:24:29.119
<v Speaker 2>So it is difficult to you know, to to to

516
00:24:29.359 --> 00:24:34.160
<v Speaker 2>understand it in that aspect. But well, let me let

517
00:24:34.200 --> 00:24:37.119
<v Speaker 2>me back up, let me let me, let me carefully

518
00:24:37.559 --> 00:24:40.640
<v Speaker 2>reword it. You can't. It's more about not being able

519
00:24:40.680 --> 00:24:43.920
<v Speaker 2>to relate. Like you know, you see that we're lunatics

520
00:24:43.960 --> 00:24:47.359
<v Speaker 2>about every little thing, right, No better example than the

521
00:24:47.400 --> 00:24:50.200
<v Speaker 2>way they filled up Freedom Hall for the TBT game.

522
00:24:50.680 --> 00:24:52.519
<v Speaker 2>You know, you can go back to twenty twelve the

523
00:24:52.599 --> 00:24:55.519
<v Speaker 2>dialysis clinic, like you know, I mean, we we get

524
00:24:55.599 --> 00:24:59.039
<v Speaker 2>into the petty levels around here as far as the

525
00:24:59.119 --> 00:25:01.640
<v Speaker 2>rivalry that I don't know where else they come even

526
00:25:01.680 --> 00:25:03.440
<v Speaker 2>close to it when it comes to matching our petty

527
00:25:03.839 --> 00:25:05.599
<v Speaker 2>So a lot of people can't relate. But when it

528
00:25:05.640 --> 00:25:09.680
<v Speaker 2>comes to understanding it, it's really simple. It's not that complicated.

529
00:25:12.319 --> 00:25:17.519
<v Speaker 2>We will make fun of each other and rib each other,

530
00:25:17.799 --> 00:25:20.640
<v Speaker 2>go back and forth, right, throw in jabs, rivalry jabs,

531
00:25:20.680 --> 00:25:24.960
<v Speaker 2>back and forth. We will go to great links to

532
00:25:25.039 --> 00:25:28.880
<v Speaker 2>make fun of the other side. And if we did

533
00:25:29.000 --> 00:25:31.640
<v Speaker 2>have any moment of like reflection where we could like

534
00:25:31.799 --> 00:25:36.400
<v Speaker 2>hit pause and the rivalry energy that is just wired

535
00:25:36.480 --> 00:25:38.839
<v Speaker 2>in you. It's part of your DNA. Like if you

536
00:25:38.880 --> 00:25:41.599
<v Speaker 2>could just do something to like pause that for a second,

537
00:25:41.920 --> 00:25:45.200
<v Speaker 2>you would realize, oh wow, Like we're making fun of

538
00:25:45.279 --> 00:25:47.960
<v Speaker 2>them for this, but if we did it, we would

539
00:25:48.400 --> 00:25:51.519
<v Speaker 2>we would love it. Like that's really how simple it is.

540
00:25:51.640 --> 00:25:53.880
<v Speaker 2>It's petty, it's childish, it's petty. I wouldn't have it

541
00:25:53.920 --> 00:25:58.319
<v Speaker 2>any other way. So, like, if you really consider some

542
00:25:58.480 --> 00:26:01.039
<v Speaker 2>of the things that we've gone back in with as

543
00:26:01.160 --> 00:26:07.000
<v Speaker 2>fan bases, it's it's ridiculously patty. And you know Kentucky

544
00:26:07.079 --> 00:26:11.000
<v Speaker 2>fans like today they're making fun of the way in

545
00:26:11.079 --> 00:26:13.720
<v Speaker 2>which U of L and their partners are doing everything

546
00:26:13.759 --> 00:26:16.000
<v Speaker 2>they can to try to make it a packed atmosphere.

547
00:26:16.359 --> 00:26:18.519
<v Speaker 2>Rick Kieber buying up a bunch of tickets giving them

548
00:26:18.519 --> 00:26:20.480
<v Speaker 2>away for free yesterday. Rick Kieber, of course, for those

549
00:26:20.519 --> 00:26:23.440
<v Speaker 2>who don't know, the CEO of glob Brands, Think Suntan

550
00:26:23.559 --> 00:26:25.759
<v Speaker 2>City and Planet Fitness, always been a big time supporter

551
00:26:25.799 --> 00:26:28.640
<v Speaker 2>of u of L and has shown that many instances

552
00:26:28.720 --> 00:26:30.160
<v Speaker 2>that he will support u of L in a lot

553
00:26:30.200 --> 00:26:32.799
<v Speaker 2>of ways with nil with corporate don't I mean just

554
00:26:32.920 --> 00:26:35.279
<v Speaker 2>being a good partner to the school's athletic department. And

555
00:26:35.319 --> 00:26:37.200
<v Speaker 2>then yesterday just buying up a bunch of tickets and

556
00:26:37.839 --> 00:26:39.640
<v Speaker 2>you know, giving them away to people who signed up

557
00:26:40.640 --> 00:26:43.480
<v Speaker 2>Planet Fitness. You know they're now you know, other than

558
00:26:43.519 --> 00:26:45.119
<v Speaker 2>what Rick did as far as just buying them up

559
00:26:45.119 --> 00:26:47.559
<v Speaker 2>and providing a link for people to claim them. If

560
00:26:47.599 --> 00:26:49.759
<v Speaker 2>you're a member at Planet Fitness, you could have signed up.

561
00:26:49.799 --> 00:26:51.039
<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure if it's still act if you could

562
00:26:51.039 --> 00:26:53.880
<v Speaker 2>have signed up to get two free tickets, complimentary tickets,

563
00:26:54.359 --> 00:26:57.119
<v Speaker 2>and then I think UPS bought a bunch of tickets

564
00:26:57.759 --> 00:26:59.400
<v Speaker 2>and is going to give them away to some of

565
00:26:59.440 --> 00:27:01.079
<v Speaker 2>their employees. I don't know the specifics of that, but

566
00:27:01.160 --> 00:27:03.839
<v Speaker 2>clearly a lot being done for Pat Kelsey in this

567
00:27:03.960 --> 00:27:07.880
<v Speaker 2>program by u of L, the community, their partners to

568
00:27:08.000 --> 00:27:11.279
<v Speaker 2>make sure that this is a rocking atmosphere, which again

569
00:27:11.480 --> 00:27:14.839
<v Speaker 2>like this is there. If they have the ability to

570
00:27:14.960 --> 00:27:16.599
<v Speaker 2>do that where it's not, I mean clearly they do

571
00:27:16.720 --> 00:27:19.000
<v Speaker 2>or they wouldn't do it, then that's awesome. That's something

572
00:27:19.039 --> 00:27:21.960
<v Speaker 2>that can help speed up the process of getting this

573
00:27:22.119 --> 00:27:24.799
<v Speaker 2>thing back to where for big games you've got close

574
00:27:24.839 --> 00:27:27.880
<v Speaker 2>to twenty two thousand people there. So like it's it's

575
00:27:28.599 --> 00:27:31.839
<v Speaker 2>it's it's not something that I think most would view,

576
00:27:32.559 --> 00:27:35.079
<v Speaker 2>even people who don't give a flying rats ass about

577
00:27:35.079 --> 00:27:38.240
<v Speaker 2>Louis of basketball. Probably wouldn't bat an eye to see

578
00:27:38.319 --> 00:27:43.240
<v Speaker 2>that after three disastrous seasons, there's some need for community,

579
00:27:43.319 --> 00:27:47.680
<v Speaker 2>you know, there's some there's some needed push to get

580
00:27:47.680 --> 00:27:50.160
<v Speaker 2>a place full on a Saturday in November in the

581
00:27:50.279 --> 00:27:52.759
<v Speaker 2>second game of the regular season. Like it's not that

582
00:27:52.960 --> 00:27:56.039
<v Speaker 2>it's it's not a big deal. But Kentucky again, I

583
00:27:56.119 --> 00:27:58.240
<v Speaker 2>get it. It's the rival They're gonna use it as

584
00:27:58.359 --> 00:28:01.000
<v Speaker 2>Oh look, how sad they are. I mean, this is

585
00:28:01.039 --> 00:28:02.680
<v Speaker 2>what they have to do to give people to go

586
00:28:02.799 --> 00:28:07.319
<v Speaker 2>to games. And again, like I don't it doesn't do

587
00:28:07.440 --> 00:28:10.359
<v Speaker 2>anything to me, Like I know that, Like you know,

588
00:28:10.680 --> 00:28:13.680
<v Speaker 2>it fires people up and they get angry, and you know,

589
00:28:14.160 --> 00:28:16.160
<v Speaker 2>if anything, I guess that's just a reminder how crazy

590
00:28:16.200 --> 00:28:19.400
<v Speaker 2>the rivalry is. But like maybe you could, you know,

591
00:28:20.119 --> 00:28:21.839
<v Speaker 2>not get so worked up about what a U of

592
00:28:22.000 --> 00:28:23.640
<v Speaker 2>UK or U of L fan says that if you

593
00:28:23.759 --> 00:28:27.240
<v Speaker 2>just realize how this works and how I laid it

594
00:28:27.279 --> 00:28:32.000
<v Speaker 2>out like we will, it's not about what's right or

595
00:28:32.000 --> 00:28:33.720
<v Speaker 2>wrong or what you think is laying what you think

596
00:28:33.839 --> 00:28:37.119
<v Speaker 2>is cool. It's just if it's your team, you're gonna

597
00:28:37.119 --> 00:28:40.200
<v Speaker 2>support it, defend it to the death. Of you seemingly

598
00:28:40.240 --> 00:28:43.079
<v Speaker 2>at times, and if it's the rival, you're gonna do

599
00:28:43.160 --> 00:28:45.599
<v Speaker 2>anything you can to try to weaponize that against them

600
00:28:45.640 --> 00:28:48.039
<v Speaker 2>and make fun of them, because that's what rivals do.

601
00:28:48.440 --> 00:28:50.960
<v Speaker 2>But not just any rivals, rivals to this level where

602
00:28:51.000 --> 00:28:55.240
<v Speaker 2>it's this crazy and this petty. So you know, John,

603
00:28:55.279 --> 00:28:58.000
<v Speaker 2>you're an outsider here or you don't have I mean,

604
00:28:58.079 --> 00:29:01.759
<v Speaker 2>I do think you probably have a you probably have

605
00:29:02.039 --> 00:29:03.960
<v Speaker 2>a side that you prefer, but I don't, you know,

606
00:29:04.079 --> 00:29:06.119
<v Speaker 2>maybe you just do that because you like working with me,

607
00:29:07.480 --> 00:29:10.160
<v Speaker 2>But like you know, you're not a Louisville fan per se,

608
00:29:10.400 --> 00:29:12.680
<v Speaker 2>not a Kentucky fan. Like, am I wrong there? Like

609
00:29:12.720 --> 00:29:15.000
<v Speaker 2>from the outside, like we we just love to rib

610
00:29:15.039 --> 00:29:17.799
<v Speaker 2>each other because we're that crazy as far as rivals,

611
00:29:18.079 --> 00:29:20.359
<v Speaker 2>But really it's about petty stuff and that, Like deep down,

612
00:29:20.400 --> 00:29:24.279
<v Speaker 2>I don't really think the Kentucky fans are taken aback

613
00:29:24.359 --> 00:29:27.680
<v Speaker 2>because wow, I hope Louisville basketball can one day get back,

614
00:29:27.720 --> 00:29:29.920
<v Speaker 2>because man, it's just sad that they're having to have

615
00:29:30.079 --> 00:29:33.400
<v Speaker 2>some people donate tickets, like it's it's just what we do.

616
00:29:33.680 --> 00:29:36.200
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And it's always it's always kind of fascinated me,

617
00:29:36.240 --> 00:29:39.000
<v Speaker 1>and I think maybe even more so now because up

618
00:29:39.119 --> 00:29:41.680
<v Speaker 1>until this point, you're almost kind of fishing for ways

619
00:29:41.759 --> 00:29:44.319
<v Speaker 1>to kind of be petty with each other in basketball

620
00:29:44.319 --> 00:29:46.359
<v Speaker 1>because there's really no reason to do so. Over the

621
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<v Speaker 1>last couple of years, now you have two totally different

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<v Speaker 1>scenarios where you have two brand new head coaches and

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<v Speaker 1>you're kind of rekindling the fire of this rivalry into

624
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<v Speaker 1>something that it hasn't been in a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>Right. Yeah. And the reason I say that you would

626
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<v Speaker 2>make fun of somebody for because again, like Louisville got

627
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<v Speaker 2>crushed when they hired Pat Kelcey because you know, Kentucky

628
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<v Speaker 2>fans were laughing that that's who Louisville went out and hired.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was really really emphasized in the first few

630
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<v Speaker 2>days of the hire how he'd never won a tournament game.

631
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<v Speaker 2>How could Louisville hire somebody who never won a tournament game.

632
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<v Speaker 2>Well then they did the same thing, what two weeks later,

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<v Speaker 2>three weeks later, how long ago, however long it was

634
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<v Speaker 2>after that, and they accepted it, right, I mean they

635
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<v Speaker 2>didn't initially, but like again, it's just that's how much

636
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<v Speaker 2>we are loyal to our side and how much we

637
00:30:38.519 --> 00:30:41.400
<v Speaker 2>hate the other, because again, the rivalry is just that intense.

638
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<v Speaker 2>So Matt posted the Planet Fitness email and I'll read it.

639
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<v Speaker 2>Planet Fitness sent out an email to members that said,

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<v Speaker 2>as a value Planet Fitness, Louisville member were policed to

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<v Speaker 2>offer you the opportunity to claim two free tickets to

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<v Speaker 2>the Saturday, November ninth Louisville Tennessee game. Click below to

643
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<v Speaker 2>claim up two tickets while supplies last. And Matt shared

644
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<v Speaker 2>it and just said presented without comment because Matt loves

645
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<v Speaker 2>making like out And again, I'm friends with Matt talked

646
00:31:06.680 --> 00:31:09.079
<v Speaker 2>about earlier today like this doesn't get in the way

647
00:31:09.119 --> 00:31:10.839
<v Speaker 2>of our friendship. I know what he's doing, I know

648
00:31:10.920 --> 00:31:13.359
<v Speaker 2>how it works, like it is what it is. But

649
00:31:14.119 --> 00:31:16.680
<v Speaker 2>he's definitely been on the attendance thing more than I

650
00:31:16.720 --> 00:31:19.680
<v Speaker 2>would have expected. But you know why, he's probably paying

651
00:31:19.720 --> 00:31:21.920
<v Speaker 2>more attention to Louisville now because the rivalry has been reset.

652
00:31:22.920 --> 00:31:26.599
<v Speaker 2>I mean, both are starting new, starting fresh, and who

653
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<v Speaker 2>knows how good either of them are going to be.

654
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<v Speaker 2>But you know, he posted a picture of the attendance

655
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<v Speaker 2>at the Moorhead State game and it led to you know,

656
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<v Speaker 2>mostly Louisville fans just jumping down his throat about how

657
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<v Speaker 2>you know this is just not true at all. The

658
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<v Speaker 2>crowd was awesome. There were empty seats up there at

659
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<v Speaker 2>the top, but the lower bowl was pretty full, mostly full,

660
00:31:45.279 --> 00:31:47.920
<v Speaker 2>and that atmosphere was and it was the atmosphere was great.

661
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<v Speaker 2>But you know, the atmosphere can be great to everybody

662
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<v Speaker 2>on television. But if there's some picture that shows five

663
00:31:53.799 --> 00:31:57.039
<v Speaker 2>empty seats, somebody, maybe probably even probably Matt is going

664
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<v Speaker 2>to post it and be like, oh, Louisville fans are sad,

665
00:31:59.440 --> 00:32:01.759
<v Speaker 2>nobody goes games anymore, what's happened to our rival? Like

666
00:32:01.839 --> 00:32:04.160
<v Speaker 2>that's just what he does. So maybe because he got

667
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<v Speaker 2>so much pushback the last time, he just said presented

668
00:32:07.279 --> 00:32:09.359
<v Speaker 2>without comment when he shared the picture of this email

669
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<v Speaker 2>the screenshot. Well, you know, I don't know this for certain,

670
00:32:14.559 --> 00:32:19.160
<v Speaker 2>but Matt. In twenty seventeen, as you know, Kentucky was

671
00:32:19.240 --> 00:32:22.839
<v Speaker 2>fresh off of a an Elite eight appearance. Like they

672
00:32:22.880 --> 00:32:25.160
<v Speaker 2>were coming off of an Elite eight appearance where if

673
00:32:25.200 --> 00:32:27.400
<v Speaker 2>they didn't lose to Luke May and North Carolina on

674
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<v Speaker 2>a buzzer beater, they probably win the national championship. So

675
00:32:29.920 --> 00:32:32.119
<v Speaker 2>they were in a good spot. Well, cal Perry bought

676
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<v Speaker 2>two thousand tickets for UK fans to go watch them

677
00:32:35.720 --> 00:32:38.920
<v Speaker 2>play Morehead, because you know what, people weren't people weren't going,

678
00:32:39.759 --> 00:32:42.640
<v Speaker 2>like they weren't buying tickets. So like you know, a

679
00:32:42.720 --> 00:32:44.680
<v Speaker 2>guy that they worshiped for a long time and then

680
00:32:44.720 --> 00:32:46.720
<v Speaker 2>of course, you know, things got sour. He did the

681
00:32:46.799 --> 00:32:51.119
<v Speaker 2>same thing, and he did it whenever you shouldn't have

682
00:32:51.119 --> 00:32:54.119
<v Speaker 2>ever needed to do that. Whereas Louisville, like it makes sense,

683
00:32:54.200 --> 00:32:56.319
<v Speaker 2>like it's not gonna be a snap your fingers. Oh

684
00:32:56.400 --> 00:32:58.519
<v Speaker 2>they got a new coach and he's he's really winning

685
00:32:58.559 --> 00:33:00.839
<v Speaker 2>people over and then they beat Morehead staate, Oh wow,

686
00:33:01.279 --> 00:33:02.920
<v Speaker 2>twenty two thousand are going to show up, Like that's

687
00:33:02.960 --> 00:33:05.559
<v Speaker 2>not realistic. So doing these kind of things makes it

688
00:33:05.680 --> 00:33:09.200
<v Speaker 2>a little bit more. You know, it's it's needed. And

689
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<v Speaker 2>if people go and Louisville plays hard, it's a competitive game.

690
00:33:14.400 --> 00:33:16.119
<v Speaker 2>I mean, hopefully they win, but even if they don't win,

691
00:33:16.160 --> 00:33:19.039
<v Speaker 2>and the atmosphere is great, like getting doing this, you know,

692
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<v Speaker 2>relying on you utilizing the help from great partners like

693
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<v Speaker 2>Rick Keyber and Planet Fitness and whatnot, and whoever at

694
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<v Speaker 2>ups is apparently going to help out, Like that's that's

695
00:33:28.400 --> 00:33:32.119
<v Speaker 2>to be expected given the recent years. So I don't know,

696
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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if Matt knew that tweet was sitting

697
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<v Speaker 2>out there, somebody kept receepts from that tweet in twenty

698
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<v Speaker 2>seventeen whenever Cow bought two thousand tickets and he was

699
00:33:41.440 --> 00:33:43.279
<v Speaker 2>praised for it. But like, I don't know, if Matt

700
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<v Speaker 2>knew that he'd put that out there before, would he

701
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<v Speaker 2>still have posted the Planet Fitness thing. He probably would have.

702
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<v Speaker 2>He's a really good lawyer, or he was a really

703
00:33:49.279 --> 00:33:51.400
<v Speaker 2>good lawyer. He doesn't do law anymore, so, like you know,

704
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<v Speaker 2>he probably he's probably gonna be able to talk his

705
00:33:53.759 --> 00:33:55.400
<v Speaker 2>way around it. But it is I mean again, it

706
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<v Speaker 2>is what it is. Cal Perry was fresh off of

707
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<v Speaker 2>an Elite eight with a really good team having moment,

708
00:34:00.319 --> 00:34:01.759
<v Speaker 2>and yet he had to buy two thousand tickets so

709
00:34:01.759 --> 00:34:04.480
<v Speaker 2>peop would show up to see Morehat State. Pat Kelsey

710
00:34:04.559 --> 00:34:07.200
<v Speaker 2>is inheriting a program that won twelve games total in

711
00:34:07.240 --> 00:34:10.639
<v Speaker 2>two years. So anyways, I love it. I wouldn't have

712
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<v Speaker 2>it any other way. We are petty, childish, insane and

713
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<v Speaker 2>probably not good for our health, but I love it.

714
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<v Speaker 2>Quick break, We'll come back on the other side. Keep

715
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<v Speaker 2>this thing rolling along. It's coffee and company, and we

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<v Speaker 2>are feel about Thornton's right here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right. Coffee and company are rolling along here on

718
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<v Speaker 2>a Friday afternoon as we wrap up the three o'clock hour,

719
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<v Speaker 2>still two more hours to go, so stick around. We'll

720
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<v Speaker 2>get you set for the weekend. And if in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>form at a fraction of the cost. Look when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to the bedroom and your performance fellas, I mean,

727
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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't you always be wanting to improve your performance? Continuous improvement?

728
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's an important thing in a lot of

729
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<v Speaker 2>aspects of life. It should be the same way with sex.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say, if you perform well, there's gonna be incentives,

731
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<v Speaker 2>maybe more opportunity, right, Like think about it as an athlete, right,

732
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<v Speaker 2>you perform well, you're probably gonna get more playing time,

733
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<v Speaker 2>more reps. Right, same thing at home with your wife,

734
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<v Speaker 2>you know, if the experience is great, might lead to

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<v Speaker 2>But also it's in that little blue chewable pill that

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<v Speaker 2>is so I mean, it's like candy. It's that good.

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<v Speaker 2>So take advantage of it, fellas. And when I say

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<v Speaker 2>take advantage of it, I don't just mean take advantage

745
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<v Speaker 2>of how you could improve your performance and enhance an

746
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<v Speaker 2>experience that's probably already great. I mean take advantage of

747
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<v Speaker 2>chew it and do it. I mean that's a pretty

755
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<v Speaker 2>good analogy, right, I mean, look, if you play well,

756
00:36:30.800 --> 00:36:35.119
<v Speaker 2>you perform well, likely means you're gonna get more opportunities,

757
00:36:36.079 --> 00:36:38.559
<v Speaker 2>same thing in the bedroom, right, I mean, I mean,

758
00:36:38.599 --> 00:36:41.000
<v Speaker 2>everybody's situation is different, but I mean I'm just saying,

759
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<v Speaker 2>like I think that would be you know, like I

760
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<v Speaker 2>think that I think it checks out. Again, everybody's situation

761
00:36:47.079 --> 00:36:48.440
<v Speaker 2>is different. But I don't think I'm making some kind

762
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<v Speaker 2>of crazy comparison there. Like players work hard, they perform well,

763
00:36:52.320 --> 00:36:56.519
<v Speaker 2>they get rewarded with more opportunities, bigger contract. I don't

764
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<v Speaker 2>know if you're gonna get a contract from your wife,

765
00:36:58.280 --> 00:36:59.920
<v Speaker 2>but maybe.

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<v Speaker 1>Would that mean that wouldn't be prostitution, would it?

767
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<v Speaker 2>Well, that's a really good question. Can you get in

768
00:37:08.000 --> 00:37:12.119
<v Speaker 2>trouble for prostitution if it's your wife? Answer? Those are

769
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<v Speaker 2>only questions you get on this hard hitting sports show.

770
00:37:14.599 --> 00:37:17.960
<v Speaker 2>Of course, that's a great question. Now I'm curious. Now

771
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<v Speaker 2>I can't move on. Now, I'm no longer thinking about

772
00:37:19.800 --> 00:37:23.079
<v Speaker 2>Tennessee and Louisville tomorrow. I'm curious if I proposed my wife,

773
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<v Speaker 2>you know, with with with five hundred bucks or something,

774
00:37:28.519 --> 00:37:31.920
<v Speaker 2>and it you know, with that five hundred dollars payment,

775
00:37:32.000 --> 00:37:36.000
<v Speaker 2>I would need some services from her. Technically that is

776
00:37:36.159 --> 00:37:39.840
<v Speaker 2>flat out prostitution. But like because we're married and technically

777
00:37:39.920 --> 00:37:43.679
<v Speaker 2>our money is the same. Like, you know, would I

778
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<v Speaker 2>get in trouble? Like would could she claim to? You know,

779
00:37:46.239 --> 00:37:48.920
<v Speaker 2>she'd be I mean we're both guilty there, right. I mean,

780
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<v Speaker 2>although a lot of people have claimed prostitution is a

781
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<v Speaker 2>victimless crime, and you know, we don't need to get

782
00:37:54.639 --> 00:37:57.360
<v Speaker 2>into that conversation today. But I've always understood why people

783
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<v Speaker 2>would say that. But like imagine like getting divorced and

784
00:38:00.480 --> 00:38:02.800
<v Speaker 2>figuring out like who owes what, who's gonna get what?

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<v Speaker 2>And like, you know, you want your money back, you

786
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<v Speaker 2>gave it to she's leaving you, and you you know, well,

787
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<v Speaker 2>I guess if you've already paid for it, then maybe

788
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<v Speaker 2>you can't get your money back. I don't know, But again,

789
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<v Speaker 2>only something you'd probably hear on a ridiculous show like this. No,

790
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<v Speaker 2>it's great, that's I mean, that's that's great. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad you asked, because those are the questions people

792
00:38:24.199 --> 00:38:26.599
<v Speaker 2>want to talk about. I mean, that's it's facts, all right,

793
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<v Speaker 2>two hours left. We're gonna finish strong here and take

794
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<v Speaker 2>you up till six o'clock. Don't forget we've got a

795
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<v Speaker 2>guest coming up joining us here in the four o'clock hour.

796
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<v Speaker 2>At four point thirty, we'll talk a little bit about

797
00:38:36.119 --> 00:38:38.880
<v Speaker 2>this Tennessee volunteer basketball team that's coming to town. Ben

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<v Speaker 2>McKee of twenty seven Sports joins us so stick with

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<v Speaker 2>us hour number two on the way right here on

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<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven ninety