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

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

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, Coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's hour number two.

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<v Speaker 2>Here on a Monday afternoon, A lots to react to

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<v Speaker 2>from the weekend, and that is exactly what we are doing.

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<v Speaker 2>Two hours left, taking you up until six o'clock. Nick Coffee,

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<v Speaker 2>the tribal chief, mister Austin Montgomery alongside. That's me and

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<v Speaker 2>if you guys want to join us, she certainly can

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<v Speaker 2>do that. Five ur two, five seventy nine hundred is

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<v Speaker 2>the number.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll get to. Some phone calls coming.

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<v Speaker 2>Up here shortly, but real quick, we'll take a quick

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<v Speaker 2>time out from.

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<v Speaker 3>The college basketball stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>I know it's March, but the NFL Draft combine concluded

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<v Speaker 2>over the weekend and just about everybody there is continuing,

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<v Speaker 2>you know those there, of course, you know, observing, reacting

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<v Speaker 2>covering the combine. When it comes to quarterbacks, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>cam Ward Shoudore Sanders, those guys they opted out of

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<v Speaker 2>the on field workouts, and there were many other quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 2>that did in fact decide to participate.

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<v Speaker 3>And Tyler Shuck was as good as any of them.

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<v Speaker 3>He was.

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<v Speaker 2>He was listed by any any write up.

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<v Speaker 3>That listed you know, winners and losers of the of

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<v Speaker 3>the combine.

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<v Speaker 2>As far as quarterback, I mean, Shuck was mentioned as

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<v Speaker 2>a guy that you know was one of the winners.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm written here from this is from athlon.

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<v Speaker 2>It says here that let's see with cam Ward and

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<v Speaker 2>Sheuer Sanders opting out. The question was which of the

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<v Speaker 2>remaining quarterback prospects would emerge with a stellar workout. Shuck

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<v Speaker 2>checked that box from self, starting things off with an

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<v Speaker 2>impressive forty yard dash which by the way, I had

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<v Speaker 2>no clue of the heels on him and he by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, he was the only quarterback that did run. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it makes a lot of sense to

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<v Speaker 2>use him as far as a guy that you're really

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<v Speaker 2>gonna do, you know, design some things for him to

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<v Speaker 2>use his legs, But he can use his legs. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>if a play breaks down, he may be able to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, felt like at Louisville there was a it

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<v Speaker 2>was clear on his mind, or maybe it was just

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<v Speaker 2>something he was told by Brahm.

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<v Speaker 3>Look, I don't care how fast you are fall down,

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<v Speaker 3>do not run. I mean, I don't know enough about.

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<v Speaker 2>His injury history as far as which plays or which

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<v Speaker 2>things led to it, but he did. You know, that's

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<v Speaker 2>one of the things that I felt completely, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>ignorant about because it was right around when the season started.

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<v Speaker 2>When I went back and looked at Chuck. It was

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<v Speaker 2>after something Jeff said at It might have been like

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<v Speaker 2>the mediaa pressor where he mentioned that they're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to use him as far as his legs the way

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<v Speaker 2>that he was used at Oregon and at Texas Tech.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm thinking he's talking about the occasional you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the occasional run.

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<v Speaker 3>No, he was.

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<v Speaker 2>He was a dude. He was used as a dual

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<v Speaker 2>threat guy really for both schools. And that's probably because

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<v Speaker 2>one he's big and now we know he's really fast.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean he's got a good enough arm to

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<v Speaker 2>where you know that that's what's.

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<v Speaker 3>Gonna get him in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>But with that said, he did show some speed and really,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, had him you know, phenomenal day.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, he's.

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<v Speaker 2>Gonna be twenty five years old when he's a rookie,

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<v Speaker 2>which is a little bit a little bit odd, but really,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's not a huge difference in being like

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five and twenty two, right, And I know injury

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<v Speaker 2>history is never a good thing and it's probably gonna

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<v Speaker 2>work against.

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<v Speaker 3>His draft stock. But he's got the size.

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<v Speaker 2>You want in the NFL. It sounds like his arm talent.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we saw that up close this year and

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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't as if anybody was doubting it.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think as you.

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<v Speaker 2>Get closer to the draft and you've got guys who,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, you know, cover the NFL Draft, cover the NFL,

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<v Speaker 2>that are watching the film and that are watching him

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<v Speaker 2>at the Senior Bowl, watching him at you know, at

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<v Speaker 2>the combine like he like where he was last week,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're realizing this guy can make a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>NFL throws. He's got an arm that you know, could

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<v Speaker 2>could get him to be a starting quarterback in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, in the right situation.

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<v Speaker 3>So we'll see. I mean, it sounds like day two

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<v Speaker 3>could be the.

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<v Speaker 2>Range for for Shuck, which if that's the If that's

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<v Speaker 2>the case, I mean day two, I mean they only

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<v Speaker 2>do one round in the NFL Draft on that Thursday, now, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like, yeah, it's one round and then Day

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<v Speaker 2>two is second and third round and then fourth fifth, sixth,

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<v Speaker 2>and seventh round is Day three unless they've changed it.

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<v Speaker 2>So I mean, if he's I mean, the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>Schuck could be a second or third round quarterback, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Mean that's I mean, it's really not that surprising.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just that wasn't really you know, I think we

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<v Speaker 2>knew the guy was good, and we thought he had

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to play in the NFL. But this year,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think overall, to be honest with you,

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<v Speaker 2>this is not a great crop of quarterbacks when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to this year's NFL draft.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean that's a factor here. And again I think.

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<v Speaker 2>Chuck's got a lot of lot of talent, clearly, but

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<v Speaker 2>I guess that would make a little more sense as

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<v Speaker 2>to why he would be a maybe a Day two guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Because if you think you can get some value in

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<v Speaker 2>the second, third round, maybe even fourth round, I suppose,

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<v Speaker 2>and you like a quarterback, I mean, and obviously, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're a player, you want to get taken as early

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<v Speaker 2>as possible. You want to be the guy that a

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<v Speaker 2>franchise is investing into where they say, look we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get we think you are the future. If you're a

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<v Speaker 2>first round quarterback, you are believed at that time to

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<v Speaker 2>be the future of that franchise. Nobody knows if it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to work out, even the team that drafts you,

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<v Speaker 2>but like, that's why they're picking you, because they believe

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<v Speaker 3>That's that's why they.

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<v Speaker 2>Make that kind of an investment, right, So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>with that, if it's a team that gets him in

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<v Speaker 2>the second or third round, maybe fourth, and it's a

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<v Speaker 2>good team, that could be a situation to where, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe he gets to play because the starter gets hurt

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<v Speaker 2>and then maybe he you know, takes the job, or

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<v Speaker 2>maybe he does enough as a backup to where somebody

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<v Speaker 2>wants to trade for him. So you know, well we'll

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<v Speaker 2>see how how you know. I would imagine there'll be

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<v Speaker 2>more to take from Shuck when he does private workouts

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<v Speaker 2>and has meetings and all that kind of stuff. But

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like there was a lot of hype starting

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<v Speaker 2>to really build quickly for him once we started getting

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<v Speaker 2>closer to the draft, and then sure enough the combine

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<v Speaker 2>took place. And I feel like now that the combine

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<v Speaker 2>has concluded, he didn't mean he more than lived up

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<v Speaker 2>to what people were saying. It sounds like he even

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<v Speaker 2>put himself in an even better situation as far as

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<v Speaker 2>where he is when it comes to you know, other quarterbacks,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, like cam Ward Shadoor Sanders, those are guys

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<v Speaker 2>that are probably gonna be I mean, those guys are

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be taken first round, there's no doubt about it.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, you got other guys like Brady Cook, Jackson,

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<v Speaker 2>Dart Quinn, or's Kyle McCord.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, those are guys.

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<v Speaker 2>That, like it sounds like shuck at least, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it all depends on I guess what NFL team really values.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's also it's also worth saying you really never

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<v Speaker 2>know what to believe when it comes to NFL. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>NFL draft rumors and whatnot. But I have a hard

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<v Speaker 2>time seeing there not be four quarterbacks taken in the

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<v Speaker 2>first four rounds roughly. And I feel like he's got

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to be in that in that really, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's not gonna be one or two. We know that

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<v Speaker 2>probably won't be three, but maybe after that. So and

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<v Speaker 2>it's not just shuck. I mean, I think every Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>player that was there did nothing but potentially help themselves.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think anybody when it comes to the Louisville.

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<v Speaker 3>Guys Gelatti, Brooks, Riley.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think those guys did anything to hurt their

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<v Speaker 2>draft stock with their their you know how they showed

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<v Speaker 2>out at the combine, all right. So we did talk

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<v Speaker 2>a lot, as you could expect about Louisville and Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>this past Over the weekend, Louisville gets a big win

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<v Speaker 2>against Pittsburgh. Really, I mean, they won by eleven, and

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<v Speaker 2>they now have jumped into the top fifteen and both

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<v Speaker 2>the AP pole and the Coach's poll. And Chucky Hipburn

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<v Speaker 2>making six consecutive threes in the first half like that,

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<v Speaker 2>to me is obviously the thing that stands out from

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<v Speaker 2>that game more than anything else else, because that's not

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<v Speaker 2>something you ever see. I mean, Chucki's not even the

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<v Speaker 2>best shooter on his team, and yet he put together

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<v Speaker 2>just something, you know, in a brief amount of time

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<v Speaker 2>that you rarely ever see. And I think it also

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<v Speaker 2>kind of played tricks on me mentally, just because I

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<v Speaker 2>felt like, if you see somebody do that, you should

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<v Speaker 2>be expecting them to be, you know, running away with

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<v Speaker 2>the game. When somebody scores eighteen consecutive seemingly with no

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I'll have to pull up the stat broadcast

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<v Speaker 2>breakdown as far as the plays, but like the amount

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<v Speaker 2>of time he hit six threes in seemed to be

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<v Speaker 2>rather quick.

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<v Speaker 3>So Pitt challenging, you know, Pitt challenged him.

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<v Speaker 2>They were fighting, and you know, I've always said that

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<v Speaker 2>Pitton has good players, and I think that showed on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>And as much as I think this team has has

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<v Speaker 2>really I mean, Pat Kelsey talked after the game about

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<v Speaker 2>how he told the He told the players in the

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<v Speaker 2>locker room, you know, look at the crowd out there,

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<v Speaker 2>and you guys deserve this. He also made and I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't I didn't hear it, but I did see the quote.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure who it was that shared it. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me see if I can pull it up here, because

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<v Speaker 2>I do think it was.

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<v Speaker 2>This was on his postgame radio show, Pat Kelsey when

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<v Speaker 2>talking about Chucky Hepburn, he said, quote, he's a great player.

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<v Speaker 2>I think one thing that's really important and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know or and I don't even have to say this

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<v Speaker 2>to our fan base in our city, they already know.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope this core group is celebrated and remembered. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think these guys will be celebrated and I think

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<v Speaker 2>these guys will be remembered forever. I mean obviously as

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<v Speaker 2>far as celebrated. A lot of that's going to depend

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<v Speaker 2>on sort of what happens in the postseason.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think even.

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<v Speaker 2>If there is somewhat of like a letdown and you

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<v Speaker 2>somehow don't get out of like the first round of

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<v Speaker 2>the tournament, that would be disappointing, no doubt, But I

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<v Speaker 2>don't I can't see a scenario where that result would

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<v Speaker 2>make me not love this team just because I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>talk about being ahead of schedule.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been you know, it's been phenomenal.

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<v Speaker 2>So and by the way, real quick, I didn't mention

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<v Speaker 2>because those who you know were aware. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't see any sign of somebody not doing their job.

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<v Speaker 2>As far as the stripeout, it was beautiful looking all

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<v Speaker 2>the pictures I saw, I mean, it couldn't have been better.

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<v Speaker 2>And there were eighteen thousand plus there. I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that's a great turnout comparatively speaking. And I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like if Louisville's able to sustain the success, right

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<v Speaker 2>like if Pat Kelsey continues to put a really.

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<v Speaker 3>Fun and exciting team on the floor, then then I

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<v Speaker 3>think you get back to it. I talked about this

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<v Speaker 2>I think when it comes to attendance at the YOUM

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<v Speaker 2>Center moving forward, when you play the nobody teams in

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<v Speaker 2>November and December, I just think it's gonna be tough

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<v Speaker 2>to expect there to be eighteen thousand plus there. I

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<v Speaker 2>just don't think that's realistic. That's nobody's fault. That's just society.

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<v Speaker 3>People don't like.

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<v Speaker 2>People don't look across the country, like when Kentucky plays

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<v Speaker 2>those games, those are lightly attended compared to what they

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<v Speaker 3>That's just part of it.

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<v Speaker 2>I think when you play a big game against a

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<v Speaker 2>two teams are playing and the winner is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be in the driver's seat to win the ACC regular season.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's say in a couple of years that's Duke. In

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<v Speaker 2>that scenario, I think you're looking at a sellout. But

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<v Speaker 2>I think other good team. You know, if the ACC

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<v Speaker 2>gets back to you know, being a good team again,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, being a good league again, and you've got

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<v Speaker 2>at least one opportunity every two weeks to get a

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<v Speaker 2>really good win on your home floor, where you've got

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to beat a ranked team and improve your resume,

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<v Speaker 2>and it really feels as if there's something on the line.

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<v Speaker 2>I think if things stay the way they are right now,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning where Pat Kelsey keeps the momentum going, then I

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<v Speaker 2>think you're looking at like eighteen thousand is the average attendance,

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<v Speaker 2>which you know that's not a sellout, but like, I

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<v Speaker 2>just think that's I think that's doable, it's realistic, and

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<v Speaker 2>it would be a good sign. I just I think

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<v Speaker 2>the days of Louisville basketball having twenty one plus every night, regardless.

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<v Speaker 3>Of who they're playing, I don't care how good they are.

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<v Speaker 3>I just don't think that's realistic. I just don't.

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<v Speaker 2>But anyways, props to the fans who did a phenomenal

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<v Speaker 2>job of executing and wearing the right color dependent upon

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<v Speaker 2>what section they were sitting in. But anyways, what I

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<v Speaker 2>was getting to before, I wanted to make sure I

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<v Speaker 2>applauded the fans for doing their part.

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<v Speaker 3>I wanted to do that before I forgot.

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<v Speaker 2>But this team, in the last four games, they've to

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<v Speaker 2>me they've just looked not quite as sharp. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>like they're they're falling apart. It's not like they're they're

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<v Speaker 2>adding like new weaknesses that we didn't know they had.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just they look a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>I think fatigue has carried over and it's led to

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<v Speaker 2>them at times giving up an offensive rebound. It's led

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<v Speaker 2>to them at times not being where they need to

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<v Speaker 2>be defensively having a hand down, letting somebody get an

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<v Speaker 2>uncontested three off, not not playing help defense, not communicating

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<v Speaker 2>quite as well. And I'm listing all these things as

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<v Speaker 2>if it's a complete mess, and that's not at all

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm doing.

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<v Speaker 3>That's not what I'm intending to do.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just saying, you're seeing those things here and there

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<v Speaker 2>more so than you did previously. And I just again,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to assume that it's more so due to

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<v Speaker 2>fatigue than anything else. When Louisville really got rolling in January,

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<v Speaker 2>and they were not just winning against you know, for

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<v Speaker 2>what it's worth, the teams at the time that we

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<v Speaker 2>thought were good in the ACC they were blowing them out,

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<v Speaker 2>some of them, and they were winning by double digits

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<v Speaker 2>against others when they didn't have a good night at

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<v Speaker 2>the free throw line, where they didn't have a great

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<v Speaker 2>night from three point range, and they were still able

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<v Speaker 2>to win. And I think it's because they were just

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<v Speaker 2>so polished defensively. Their attention to detail was so spot on.

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<v Speaker 2>They were getting every loose ball, they were giving up

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<v Speaker 2>nothing on the offensive glass. Like when they were doing that,

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<v Speaker 2>like it was, it was, I mean, it almost didn't

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<v Speaker 2>seem real. And I remember thinking to myself, like I

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<v Speaker 2>thought they wouldn't win many games at all if they

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<v Speaker 2>weren't shooting good at the line. They weren't gonna win

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<v Speaker 2>many games at all if they weren't getting at least

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<v Speaker 2>twelve three pointers, but they were still winning. So like

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<v Speaker 2>to see Chucky hit six straight threes and the games

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<v Speaker 2>still be close, it just kind of reminded me that, like, maybe,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, again, Pitt deserves cre just because again they

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<v Speaker 2>got players too that are going to compete.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think you saw that on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I don't believe that Pitt's a team that

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<v Speaker 2>is going to miss the tournament this year because the

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<v Speaker 2>talent wasn't there.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, speaking of.

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<v Speaker 2>Pitt, I do want to give Jeff Cable a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of credit for not sugarcoating things. He was asked,

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<v Speaker 2>I think after the game Saturday about the ACC and again,

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<v Speaker 2>don't think he could have handled it better. The question was,

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<v Speaker 2>in fact, I'm sorry, this was today on the ACC

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<v Speaker 2>ACC Coaches tele conference, I believe, or maybe he had

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<v Speaker 2>a press conference. I'm not sure, but George Milakowski, who

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<v Speaker 2>covers Pittsburgh basketball.

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<v Speaker 3>For Theportalreport dot.

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<v Speaker 2>Com, he asked Jeff Cable on the narrative that the

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<v Speaker 2>ACC is having a down year. Again, stupid question as

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<v Speaker 2>far as how it's framed, it's not a narrative, it's

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<v Speaker 2>the truth like that. I don't know why it irritates

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<v Speaker 2>me so much, but there's a reason I kept bringing

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<v Speaker 2>it up when I was in Charlotte for the ACC

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<v Speaker 2>basketball Media Day event. They act as if they're not down.

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<v Speaker 2>They act as if like the league is not a

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<v Speaker 2>joke compared to what it used to be. They act

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<v Speaker 2>like the committee is against them. No, the league is

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<v Speaker 2>is bad now. It's bad when you compare it to

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<v Speaker 2>what it used to be. Technically, it's you know, roughly

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<v Speaker 2>about the same as the Big East is right now.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, the ACC should always be a good basketball league,

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<v Speaker 2>not the best league. Maybe every year sometimes it will be,

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<v Speaker 2>but like it shouldn't be in the position that it's

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<v Speaker 2>in now. But when Cable was asked, this is what

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<v Speaker 2>he had to say, Well, it is that's the reality.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not going to give you coach speak.

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<v Speaker 2>It is down and he's right, and that doesn't you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that doesn't make it better as far as like that's

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<v Speaker 2>not a fix for it. But it's also just, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like the Quicker, people acknowledge that, like the Quicker, these

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<v Speaker 2>schools realize they've got a bad coach and they need

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<v Speaker 2>to move on. That's the first step in actually, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>getting better. But earlier today or earlier this morning, Jeff Goodman,

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<v Speaker 2>college basketball insider for the Field of sixty eight. He

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<v Speaker 2>he put out there that his sources tell him that

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Young at Virginia Tech, Earl Grant at Boston College,

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<v Speaker 2>you were Davids in North Carolina, a Red Autry at Syracuse,

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Forbes.

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<v Speaker 3>At wake for is all going to be back next year.

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<v Speaker 2>And I mean, to me, all situations here are different,

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<v Speaker 2>Like with Boston College, like who are they going to

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<v Speaker 2>go get? I mean, I could tell you who they

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<v Speaker 2>could hire that would probably do just as good as

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<v Speaker 2>Earl Grant, and maybe there's a chance that like he

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<v Speaker 2>breaks through and has success there.

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<v Speaker 3>But like, why would you get Red Autry? What has

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<v Speaker 3>Red Auchery.

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<v Speaker 2>Shown Syracuse that would make them think that he's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be a coach that can get Syracuse to no

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<v Speaker 2>longer be a humong his joke. I know, two years

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<v Speaker 2>isn't a lot of time, but Syracuse, I mean just

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<v Speaker 2>to give just just use let's just use them as

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<v Speaker 2>an example, like Syracuse should always be good, right, They're

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<v Speaker 2>a little tricky because kind of like Duke and even

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<v Speaker 2>like Indiana to an extent, like when they were ever

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<v Speaker 2>really good, it was just one guy. I mean, heck

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<v Speaker 2>with Syracuse, like I don't even remember their program before beahem,

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<v Speaker 2>like it was just behim. But Red Autry, he's currently

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<v Speaker 2>twelve and seventeen six and twelve in a bad acc in.

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<v Speaker 3>His second year.

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<v Speaker 2>In his first year, I didn't realize that Syracuse won

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<v Speaker 2>twenty games last year. I did not realize that. And

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<v Speaker 2>is this Yeah, so this is his second year and

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<v Speaker 2>they're just as talented this year, if not more talented,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're terrible, Like I guess when you have twenty

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<v Speaker 2>wins in your first year. Being this bad in your

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<v Speaker 2>second year with a good recruiting class coming in is

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<v Speaker 2>not going to result in you getting fired.

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<v Speaker 3>But the recruiting class.

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<v Speaker 2>Can no longer be used as this saving grace to

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<v Speaker 2>like help your situation, because that just doesn't matter like

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<v Speaker 2>it used to, right Like, I don't think there's any

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<v Speaker 2>scenario where a coach out there who's been really bad,

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<v Speaker 2>like with a freshman class coming in, like everybody's gonna.

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<v Speaker 3>Be like, Okay, it's all right.

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<v Speaker 2>The reinforcements are coming in all freshmen, Like the reinforcements

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<v Speaker 2>are going to be portal guys, And I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>you never really know what you can and can't do,

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<v Speaker 2>and the portal clearly money matters, But I mean, if

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<v Speaker 2>you have no momentum, like if you're coming off of

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, Pat Kelsey a little bit different, but

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<v Speaker 2>he was a new hire, right Like if Pat Kelcey like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even want to do this because I've had

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<v Speaker 2>a nearly blocked out thinking about it. But like, let's

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<v Speaker 2>just say Kenny Payne was the coach here and he

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<v Speaker 2>had all the money, you think he'd be able to

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<v Speaker 2>recruit the guys that came here this year, like no,

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<v Speaker 2>like they wouldn't, like I don't think people would believing

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<v Speaker 2>that he was going to be the guy that could

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<v Speaker 2>get things turned around. So I mean, freshmen can help

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<v Speaker 2>and who knows, like maybe they stick around and they

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<v Speaker 2>help you, like you can still get value and adding

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<v Speaker 2>good freshmen is something you still want to do. But

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<v Speaker 2>that can't be the like, hey, we're going to keep

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<v Speaker 2>this guy because of that, because that's a sell of like,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, give me more time because when my freshman

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<v Speaker 2>man when they when they become sophomores in it's go time, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>like why would It's like we should always be more

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<v Speaker 2>patient and everything in life, right, patience is something we

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<v Speaker 2>probably could all use a little bit more of. But

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have to be patient anymore in college basketball

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<v Speaker 2>because you can flip your roster at any moment. Every

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<v Speaker 2>year you can get a new team, and who knows

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<v Speaker 2>if you're going to get a good team or a

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<v Speaker 2>bad team or whatever. But the days of like give

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<v Speaker 2>a coach four years, I just think anybody who decides

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<v Speaker 2>to do that, anybody who decides to give.

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<v Speaker 3>A coach four years after two years of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Being clear that they're not very good. And it's not

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<v Speaker 2>because of any other reason. It's just like Red Autry

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<v Speaker 2>should be better. His team has good players. He should

424
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<v Speaker 2>not be terrible, but they are. That mean he's the

425
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<v Speaker 2>worst coach ever. Like maybe Syracuse, after four years he'll

426
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<v Speaker 2>end up being in a good position and they'll say

427
00:20:03.240 --> 00:20:05.680
<v Speaker 2>that it paid off, it worked out, and they were

428
00:20:05.720 --> 00:20:09.680
<v Speaker 2>patient and this guy really got it rolling. I mean,

429
00:20:09.799 --> 00:20:12.680
<v Speaker 2>that's possible, but I think there's a much better situation than.

430
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<v Speaker 3>In year four.

431
00:20:13.519 --> 00:20:15.359
<v Speaker 2>If he gets it, he probably won't probably get his

432
00:20:15.359 --> 00:20:18.640
<v Speaker 2>third and that'll be it. Like what are you waiting on?

433
00:20:19.880 --> 00:20:22.880
<v Speaker 3>Like it's just telling your fans that you're content and

434
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<v Speaker 3>you're not. You're not. You have no.

435
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<v Speaker 2>Urgency to get better and maybe look deep down, they

436
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<v Speaker 2>just believe.

437
00:20:29.160 --> 00:20:32.920
<v Speaker 3>In this guy. But like, I think you've seen enough

438
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<v Speaker 3>to know that.

439
00:20:33.319 --> 00:20:35.440
<v Speaker 2>Like even if he does, Like if you're Syracuse, let's

440
00:20:35.480 --> 00:20:37.559
<v Speaker 2>say next year and this is the this is the word.

441
00:20:37.640 --> 00:20:41.359
<v Speaker 2>This was the worry about Kenny Payne. Like let's say Kenny,

442
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<v Speaker 2>instead of winning four, he won ten and instead of

443
00:20:44.039 --> 00:20:47.000
<v Speaker 2>winning eight, he won thirteen. He'd probably still be our

444
00:20:47.039 --> 00:20:50.279
<v Speaker 2>coach here, right, nightmare to think about, but he probably

445
00:20:50.279 --> 00:20:54.319
<v Speaker 2>would would that mean that he's anywhere close to being

446
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<v Speaker 2>good enough to be the coach at a place like Louisville.

447
00:20:57.079 --> 00:20:58.480
<v Speaker 3>No, Like you're Syracuse.

448
00:20:59.559 --> 00:21:03.519
<v Speaker 2>If this guy who's now twelve and seventeen likely gonna finish,

449
00:21:03.680 --> 00:21:07.039
<v Speaker 2>No Joe, he'll finish twelve and nineteen this year if

450
00:21:07.079 --> 00:21:12.440
<v Speaker 2>he goes, you know, sick. Let's say he wins sixteen

451
00:21:12.480 --> 00:21:14.720
<v Speaker 2>next year. Are you gonna be like dunking on your fans?

452
00:21:14.720 --> 00:21:17.519
<v Speaker 2>See I told you so, because they'll say, yeah, but

453
00:21:17.599 --> 00:21:18.440
<v Speaker 2>he still.

454
00:21:18.160 --> 00:21:23.160
<v Speaker 3>Stinks we're Syracuse. We should be better. Same like Mike Young.

455
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<v Speaker 2>I don't think he's a bad coach, but I also

456
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<v Speaker 2>don't think he's the guy that's gonna be able to

457
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<v Speaker 2>really thrive in this new world, especially at a place

458
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<v Speaker 2>like Virginia Tech that doesn't have great resources.

459
00:21:33.359 --> 00:21:34.960
<v Speaker 3>I mean, Hubert Davis.

460
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<v Speaker 2>I know why they're keeping him, and I think he's

461
00:21:36.720 --> 00:21:39.359
<v Speaker 2>done enough to show that like he should get at

462
00:21:39.440 --> 00:21:42.920
<v Speaker 2>least one more year. Same thing with Steve Borbs, to

463
00:21:42.960 --> 00:21:45.880
<v Speaker 2>be honest with you, although this year it's just malpracticed

464
00:21:45.880 --> 00:21:47.720
<v Speaker 2>with how they're losing game like they would have made

465
00:21:47.759 --> 00:21:49.720
<v Speaker 2>it if they didn't slip up and lose to bad

466
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<v Speaker 2>teams and Another issue that he has is that whoever

467
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<v Speaker 2>did his schedule didn't do him any favors. It was

468
00:21:55.160 --> 00:21:58.079
<v Speaker 2>probably him, to be honest with you, all right, let's

469
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<v Speaker 2>do it quick break, We'll come back. Keep this thing

470
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<v Speaker 2>rolling along. It's coffee and company. Feel about Thorns on

471
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<v Speaker 2>Monday right here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

472
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<v Speaker 1>Now back to coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine.

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<v Speaker 3>Day, so I mentioned Earli.

475
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<v Speaker 2>I think with Kentucky losing to Auburn, you know, you

476
00:30:02.720 --> 00:30:05.440
<v Speaker 2>never want to get blown out at home. And Kentucky's

477
00:30:05.440 --> 00:30:08.200
<v Speaker 2>a programmed that, although it doesn't work out this way

478
00:30:08.240 --> 00:30:10.599
<v Speaker 2>really for anybody. I mean, they have a belief in

479
00:30:10.640 --> 00:30:13.720
<v Speaker 2>themselves understandably so that even if you are playing a

480
00:30:13.759 --> 00:30:16.200
<v Speaker 2>great team, you shouldn't get blown out. But again it happens.

481
00:30:16.559 --> 00:30:19.039
<v Speaker 2>But Oliburn I think is the best team in the country.

482
00:30:19.119 --> 00:30:22.839
<v Speaker 2>And I think Duke. Part of me is worried to

483
00:30:22.880 --> 00:30:25.240
<v Speaker 2>put Duke up there just because they have not necessarily

484
00:30:25.279 --> 00:30:29.319
<v Speaker 2>been challenged quite as quite as much as other teams

485
00:30:29.319 --> 00:30:33.200
<v Speaker 2>because of how down the ACC is. But watching Duke play,

486
00:30:34.079 --> 00:30:35.400
<v Speaker 2>I mean I have a hard time saying they're not

487
00:30:35.400 --> 00:30:36.640
<v Speaker 2>one of the best teams in the country as well.

488
00:30:36.640 --> 00:30:38.480
<v Speaker 2>And for what it's where Duke did play that random

489
00:30:38.559 --> 00:30:41.839
<v Speaker 2>non conference game last weekend against Illinois where they could

490
00:30:41.839 --> 00:30:43.559
<v Speaker 2>have won by I mean they won one hundred and

491
00:30:43.599 --> 00:30:47.160
<v Speaker 2>ten to sixty seven. And that Illinois team that's not

492
00:30:47.200 --> 00:30:49.839
<v Speaker 2>some slouch, that's a top twenty team in the net.

493
00:30:49.839 --> 00:30:52.279
<v Speaker 2>And and the kin Palm, who you know, just beat

494
00:30:52.359 --> 00:30:57.000
<v Speaker 2>Michigan by twenty and an Auburn and Arbor, So you know,

495
00:30:57.039 --> 00:30:59.359
<v Speaker 2>I think Duke Auburn those are the two best and

496
00:30:59.440 --> 00:31:03.359
<v Speaker 2>really have to that, man, I mean, I'm not sure

497
00:31:03.359 --> 00:31:08.720
<v Speaker 2>who I would say. I mean, Florida and Tennessee Houston,

498
00:31:08.920 --> 00:31:11.839
<v Speaker 2>like those are the teams that in Bama. But I

499
00:31:12.079 --> 00:31:13.759
<v Speaker 2>don't know, like there's a part of me that doesn't

500
00:31:13.799 --> 00:31:17.519
<v Speaker 2>want to put those four teams in the same tier

501
00:31:17.680 --> 00:31:21.200
<v Speaker 2>with Duke in Auburn. And then after that, you've got

502
00:31:21.279 --> 00:31:26.640
<v Speaker 2>teams like Texas Tech, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Iowa State, Missouri,

503
00:31:27.400 --> 00:31:31.880
<v Speaker 2>Saint John's. I mean, I'm just I'm I'm mentioning teams

504
00:31:31.880 --> 00:31:34.759
<v Speaker 2>that are believed to be in good spots with it

505
00:31:34.799 --> 00:31:37.960
<v Speaker 2>when it comes to top three, top four seeds, that

506
00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:40.400
<v Speaker 2>have also kind of proven that they can go out

507
00:31:40.440 --> 00:31:42.680
<v Speaker 2>and beat anybody, maybe not just in their own conference.

508
00:31:42.680 --> 00:31:45.119
<v Speaker 2>I mean, i'd say Kentucky's in that spot, but I

509
00:31:45.160 --> 00:31:47.759
<v Speaker 2>don't know. I don't think i'm a hater here. If

510
00:31:47.799 --> 00:31:50.400
<v Speaker 2>I'm now looking at Kentucky as a team that clearly

511
00:31:50.519 --> 00:31:52.960
<v Speaker 2>is good, and who knows, maybe they make a deep run.

512
00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:56.119
<v Speaker 2>But I don't, you know, I don't know if I

513
00:31:56.160 --> 00:31:59.160
<v Speaker 2>would if I would put them in even that second tier,

514
00:31:59.279 --> 00:32:04.599
<v Speaker 2>which againtes the likes of Houston, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama. Now again,

515
00:32:04.640 --> 00:32:07.039
<v Speaker 2>they did beat Tennessee twice and they did beat Florida once,

516
00:32:07.759 --> 00:32:11.039
<v Speaker 2>So maybe I'm wrong, But I think you've got two

517
00:32:11.160 --> 00:32:15.079
<v Speaker 2>really good teams four to five that are that are

518
00:32:15.119 --> 00:32:17.759
<v Speaker 2>behind them kind of in their own tier. And then

519
00:32:17.799 --> 00:32:20.000
<v Speaker 2>I think there's a big pool of teams that I

520
00:32:20.039 --> 00:32:23.559
<v Speaker 2>believe on any given night, like if they play well,

521
00:32:24.200 --> 00:32:27.440
<v Speaker 2>maybe they maybe they make a deep run. When you're

522
00:32:27.440 --> 00:32:30.599
<v Speaker 2>looking at teams all the way in like the thirties,

523
00:32:30.640 --> 00:32:33.960
<v Speaker 2>like for example, like Ole Miss twenty and nine, just

524
00:32:34.000 --> 00:32:36.960
<v Speaker 2>outside the top twenty five. I mean, I think Chris

525
00:32:37.000 --> 00:32:38.839
<v Speaker 2>Beard's shown that this is a team he has that

526
00:32:39.279 --> 00:32:43.279
<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't want. I wouldn't be eager to go play them.

527
00:32:43.519 --> 00:32:46.359
<v Speaker 2>I mean Michigan Dusty May again. They got beat by

528
00:32:46.400 --> 00:32:49.839
<v Speaker 2>twenty at home yesterday to Illinois, but they're twenty two

529
00:32:49.920 --> 00:32:50.359
<v Speaker 2>and seven.

530
00:32:50.559 --> 00:32:52.119
<v Speaker 3>I mean, they'd be a tough out for anybody.

531
00:32:52.160 --> 00:32:55.640
<v Speaker 2>They've got some really really good talent on that team.

532
00:32:56.640 --> 00:32:58.039
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think Danny Wolf's been one of the

533
00:32:58.039 --> 00:33:00.119
<v Speaker 2>best transfers, one of the best players in the country.

534
00:33:00.839 --> 00:33:03.279
<v Speaker 2>So I think we could get a really, really really

535
00:33:03.319 --> 00:33:06.000
<v Speaker 2>good ZAA. This is a year where I'm sure there

536
00:33:06.039 --> 00:33:09.519
<v Speaker 2>will be at least one or two. But if the

537
00:33:09.519 --> 00:33:11.240
<v Speaker 2>teams that right now I'm looking at and like the

538
00:33:11.279 --> 00:33:15.559
<v Speaker 2>net and the kN Palm, like the top thirty five, ish,

539
00:33:15.759 --> 00:33:18.680
<v Speaker 2>I feel like if those are the teams that are

540
00:33:18.920 --> 00:33:22.519
<v Speaker 2>you know, if the Sweet sixteen and really the round

541
00:33:22.519 --> 00:33:26.240
<v Speaker 2>of thirty two is a mixture of most of these teams, yeah,

542
00:33:26.279 --> 00:33:28.680
<v Speaker 2>you won't have the Cinderella story as far as a

543
00:33:28.720 --> 00:33:31.160
<v Speaker 2>team that you've never heard of, No Sister Jeans, nothing

544
00:33:31.240 --> 00:33:31.559
<v Speaker 2>like that.

545
00:33:32.000 --> 00:33:33.440
<v Speaker 3>But I think we could get.

546
00:33:33.319 --> 00:33:36.279
<v Speaker 2>Some really really good games, which is what I prefer

547
00:33:36.480 --> 00:33:38.640
<v Speaker 2>over the Cinderella if I'm being honest with you.

548
00:33:39.319 --> 00:33:41.079
<v Speaker 3>But again, I'm just gonna mention it once more.

549
00:33:41.119 --> 00:33:43.240
<v Speaker 2>I know I talked about it last week and I

550
00:33:43.279 --> 00:33:45.000
<v Speaker 2>don't want to beat a.

551
00:33:44.920 --> 00:33:45.559
<v Speaker 3>Dead horse here.

552
00:33:45.599 --> 00:33:48.079
<v Speaker 2>But all these teams i'm talking about that you know,

553
00:33:48.880 --> 00:33:50.839
<v Speaker 2>I think are good despite not going to be getting

554
00:33:50.880 --> 00:33:54.000
<v Speaker 2>a four or five seed, Teams like Louisville. Honestly, I

555
00:33:54.039 --> 00:33:56.079
<v Speaker 2>mean Louisville could, I guess technically get a five depending

556
00:33:56.160 --> 00:33:59.880
<v Speaker 2>upon what happens. But whoever you play, I think even

557
00:34:00.160 --> 00:34:04.599
<v Speaker 2>the round of sixty four, I believe that whoever it is,

558
00:34:04.640 --> 00:34:07.599
<v Speaker 2>there's a good chance they're going to be substantially better

559
00:34:08.239 --> 00:34:12.360
<v Speaker 2>than nearly every team you've played since January first.

560
00:34:12.639 --> 00:34:13.599
<v Speaker 3>There's nothing you can do about.

561
00:34:13.599 --> 00:34:15.519
<v Speaker 2>It doesn't mean you won't beat whoever's in front of

562
00:34:15.559 --> 00:34:17.320
<v Speaker 2>you in the round of sixty two, or the round

563
00:34:17.320 --> 00:34:19.519
<v Speaker 2>of the round of sixty four or the round of

564
00:34:19.559 --> 00:34:21.800
<v Speaker 2>thirty two. It's just something that has really stood out

565
00:34:21.840 --> 00:34:24.519
<v Speaker 2>to me when I look at bracketology and see these matchups.

566
00:34:25.039 --> 00:34:26.960
<v Speaker 2>You know, it doesn't mean I'm scared, didn't mean I

567
00:34:27.000 --> 00:34:30.039
<v Speaker 2>think Louisville can't win. But it's just an unusual thing

568
00:34:30.400 --> 00:34:32.440
<v Speaker 2>to be a Louisville fan in a year where your

569
00:34:32.480 --> 00:34:35.840
<v Speaker 2>team is safely in the tournament, you've got twenty plus wins,

570
00:34:35.880 --> 00:34:39.280
<v Speaker 2>you're not sweating it out about selection Sunday, but you

571
00:34:39.320 --> 00:34:41.760
<v Speaker 2>also have to know that when you get there, it

572
00:34:41.840 --> 00:34:43.039
<v Speaker 2>is going to be a step up.

573
00:34:43.079 --> 00:34:44.840
<v Speaker 3>Again, doesn't mean you're not ready for that step.

574
00:34:44.960 --> 00:34:47.599
<v Speaker 2>It's just it's not something I can remember happening before,

575
00:34:48.679 --> 00:34:52.639
<v Speaker 2>like maybe in Conference USA back in that time during

576
00:34:52.639 --> 00:34:55.159
<v Speaker 2>Denny's time here. But I mean even then, there weren't

577
00:34:55.159 --> 00:34:58.000
<v Speaker 2>really that many teams that Denny had in Conference Ussay

578
00:34:58.400 --> 00:35:00.880
<v Speaker 2>at least, you know, I'm talking about my when I watched.

579
00:35:00.920 --> 00:35:02.280
<v Speaker 2>I know he did have some really good teams in

580
00:35:02.320 --> 00:35:04.079
<v Speaker 2>the metro in the early days of Conference she had, say,

581
00:35:04.119 --> 00:35:07.480
<v Speaker 2>but for me, you know, like mid nineties on, I

582
00:35:07.519 --> 00:35:09.360
<v Speaker 2>don't remember many teams that had the kind of record

583
00:35:09.400 --> 00:35:12.480
<v Speaker 2>that Louisville has this year. I know that ninety seventeen

584
00:35:12.599 --> 00:35:16.719
<v Speaker 2>was really good, made the Elite eight, lost to lost

585
00:35:16.719 --> 00:35:21.280
<v Speaker 2>to Carolina with Anton Jamison and Vince Carter. Still sad

586
00:35:21.280 --> 00:35:22.920
<v Speaker 2>about that. I wish to wan Whe's ankle would have

587
00:35:22.960 --> 00:35:26.719
<v Speaker 2>been okay, but you know, it's life. How many years

588
00:35:26.719 --> 00:35:29.159
<v Speaker 2>have gone by since then, roughly thirty, I'm.

589
00:35:29.000 --> 00:35:33.800
<v Speaker 3>Still sad about it. March March is.

590
00:35:34.480 --> 00:35:37.360
<v Speaker 2>She's tricky because she gives you great moments that you

591
00:35:37.519 --> 00:35:40.679
<v Speaker 2>just you know, she's a tricky gal. Yep, she can

592
00:35:40.719 --> 00:35:43.800
<v Speaker 2>give you some great moments that you know is just

593
00:35:43.960 --> 00:35:45.199
<v Speaker 2>like you're on top of the world. And then she

594
00:35:45.199 --> 00:35:46.719
<v Speaker 2>can also leave you with some pain that you just

595
00:35:46.760 --> 00:35:48.760
<v Speaker 2>can't you can't ever escape. I'm sure I'll be in

596
00:35:48.800 --> 00:35:52.159
<v Speaker 2>my deathbed thinking about all the great times I had

597
00:35:52.159 --> 00:35:55.119
<v Speaker 2>and that might hit me. But man, life wasn't great

598
00:35:55.119 --> 00:35:57.159
<v Speaker 2>when Dwan Week couldn't play because his ankle was hurt

599
00:35:57.159 --> 00:35:59.679
<v Speaker 2>and we lost to North Carolina best Denny Crumb team.

600
00:35:59.679 --> 00:36:01.679
<v Speaker 2>I watch to play because you know, I wasn't alive

601
00:36:01.679 --> 00:36:04.360
<v Speaker 2>when Dinny had it rolling in the eighties. So anyways,

602
00:36:04.400 --> 00:36:06.039
<v Speaker 2>we'll move on. I don't why I got sidetracked there.

603
00:36:06.800 --> 00:36:08.480
<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about the Little of Men's Clinic, shall we?

604
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605
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606
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607
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608
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609
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611
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613
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614
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<v Speaker 2>you know, the quicker you do something about it, the

615
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624
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<v Speaker 2>So one team that I don't think is in like

625
00:37:14.800 --> 00:37:18.760
<v Speaker 2>that top tier as far as you know, a team

626
00:37:18.800 --> 00:37:21.199
<v Speaker 2>that we got to worry about winning the national championship,

627
00:37:21.239 --> 00:37:24.480
<v Speaker 2>but Kansas. I mean, we talked about Kansas getting blown

628
00:37:24.519 --> 00:37:28.000
<v Speaker 2>out in a couple of road games when they played

629
00:37:28.159 --> 00:37:31.320
<v Speaker 2>Utah and BYU. The BYU game was one where it

630
00:37:31.400 --> 00:37:33.920
<v Speaker 2>was a level of a blowout that you really never

631
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<v Speaker 2>see for Kansas, certainly under Bill self. Well, then they

632
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<v Speaker 2>lost at home to Texas Tech who, by the way,

633
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<v Speaker 2>is a good team, and now they're sitting here with

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<v Speaker 2>still a good resume, still safely in the tournament. When

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<v Speaker 2>I say good resume, I don't mean it's not a

636
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<v Speaker 2>good resume for their standard, and they're certainly not going

637
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<v Speaker 2>to get a great seed. But this Kansas team, I mean,

638
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<v Speaker 2>I'm just looking here in the in the knpalm. I mean,

639
00:37:58.159 --> 00:38:00.639
<v Speaker 2>Kansas right now is still a top two twenty one team.

640
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<v Speaker 2>They're at twenty one with a nineteen and ten, and

641
00:38:03.920 --> 00:38:09.639
<v Speaker 2>their net ranking is let's see, even higher, they're at

642
00:38:09.719 --> 00:38:15.079
<v Speaker 2>number twenty. They still have let's see, they've got five

643
00:38:15.280 --> 00:38:21.199
<v Speaker 2>quad one wins. So really, more than anything, Kansas is

644
00:38:22.679 --> 00:38:25.079
<v Speaker 2>just down for who they are. There's still a team

645
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<v Speaker 2>that is in a better spot than most Kansas. I

646
00:38:28.519 --> 00:38:31.440
<v Speaker 2>mean they got spoiled. Bill self dominated the Big twelve

647
00:38:32.559 --> 00:38:34.280
<v Speaker 2>at an insane level.

648
00:38:34.599 --> 00:38:36.079
<v Speaker 3>And the Big twelve is a good league by the way.

649
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<v Speaker 2>However, I don't know, maybe they weren't as good as

650
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<v Speaker 2>we thought, because to me, the Big twelves the league

651
00:38:43.199 --> 00:38:45.039
<v Speaker 2>that in recent years we've talked about how loaded it

652
00:38:45.039 --> 00:38:46.679
<v Speaker 2>is and it hasn't really played out on the tournament.

653
00:38:47.079 --> 00:38:49.719
<v Speaker 2>And then Houston, who, by the way a really good team. Well,

654
00:38:49.760 --> 00:38:52.480
<v Speaker 2>coach Kelvin Sampson probably the best coach in the sport

655
00:38:52.519 --> 00:38:55.079
<v Speaker 2>that really people don't talk about a whole lot, but

656
00:38:55.800 --> 00:38:59.039
<v Speaker 2>him coming in to the Big Twelve in his first

657
00:38:59.039 --> 00:39:02.719
<v Speaker 2>two years, in winning the regular season with room to

658
00:39:02.800 --> 00:39:05.000
<v Speaker 2>take a couple of losses and still win the league.

659
00:39:05.960 --> 00:39:09.360
<v Speaker 2>That's like one of the more impressive things you'll see

660
00:39:09.400 --> 00:39:12.639
<v Speaker 2>in college basketball in recent years. But again, it just

661
00:39:12.679 --> 00:39:14.039
<v Speaker 2>like to me, they just I don't know what it

662
00:39:14.079 --> 00:39:16.280
<v Speaker 2>is about Houston. Maybe because they were gone so long

663
00:39:16.320 --> 00:39:19.440
<v Speaker 2>they were irrelevant. I mean, they were certainly rolling back

664
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<v Speaker 2>in the five Slama Jama days obviously with a chem

665
00:39:21.960 --> 00:39:25.400
<v Speaker 2>and Clyde and whatnot. But they've been so good and

666
00:39:25.400 --> 00:39:27.639
<v Speaker 2>they've made final fours under Sampson, and yet it just

667
00:39:27.719 --> 00:39:29.800
<v Speaker 2>it seems like they still are like, yeah, who cares,

668
00:39:31.000 --> 00:39:36.360
<v Speaker 2>but they're good. But anyways, Kansas not only having a

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00:39:36.480 --> 00:39:38.480
<v Speaker 2>down year for their standard, Like there's some weird stuff

670
00:39:38.519 --> 00:39:42.920
<v Speaker 2>going on, like why Bill self felt the need to

671
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<v Speaker 2>address the conversation he had with like, I feel like

672
00:39:47.440 --> 00:39:51.039
<v Speaker 2>there's been some some pr backfiring going on here because

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00:39:51.320 --> 00:39:56.119
<v Speaker 2>whenever they were struggling, I believe on his end because

674
00:39:56.159 --> 00:39:58.320
<v Speaker 2>when he was asked at a press conference about talking

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<v Speaker 2>to Oklahoma State because for those who are no, he

676
00:40:00.400 --> 00:40:03.159
<v Speaker 2>was at Oklahoma State prior to taking the job at Illinois,

677
00:40:03.440 --> 00:40:05.519
<v Speaker 2>and then of course he left Illinois to go coach Kansas.

678
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<v Speaker 3>He's been there ever since.

679
00:40:06.639 --> 00:40:09.800
<v Speaker 2>But I think it was a strategic move on his

680
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<v Speaker 2>end to have somebody ask him about that, because he

681
00:40:12.280 --> 00:40:16.880
<v Speaker 2>talked to Oklahoma State during their opening this past offseason.

682
00:40:17.239 --> 00:40:20.800
<v Speaker 2>But he danced around it like, yes, but it was

683
00:40:20.880 --> 00:40:24.000
<v Speaker 2>more so to give them some guidance on who to hire,

684
00:40:24.079 --> 00:40:26.760
<v Speaker 2>and they hired Steve Lutz and they hired the right guy.

685
00:40:27.639 --> 00:40:29.679
<v Speaker 2>But he wanted it out there that he talked to them,

686
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<v Speaker 2>in my opinion, because I think he wanted Kansas fans

687
00:40:32.000 --> 00:40:35.239
<v Speaker 2>to realize, even though we've had a little bit of

688
00:40:35.280 --> 00:40:38.079
<v Speaker 2>a setback here, you should still appreciate having me. And

689
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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it played out the way. I think

690
00:40:39.760 --> 00:40:42.039
<v Speaker 2>it looked like what are you doing here? So then

691
00:40:43.480 --> 00:40:45.920
<v Speaker 2>he had to like he went on fill to sixty eight.

692
00:40:45.960 --> 00:40:47.920
<v Speaker 3>Again. I believe this is all strategic.

693
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<v Speaker 2>I think the whole thing backfired with Oklahoma State thing

694
00:40:51.480 --> 00:40:54.159
<v Speaker 2>to where then he wanted to like make it make

695
00:40:54.199 --> 00:40:56.679
<v Speaker 2>a statement when people weren't really asking that I knew of,

696
00:40:56.800 --> 00:40:58.519
<v Speaker 2>like is he going to retire? He went on with

697
00:40:58.599 --> 00:41:01.559
<v Speaker 2>Jeff Goodman to say, there's no truth to any rumors

698
00:41:01.599 --> 00:41:04.039
<v Speaker 2>of me retiring. I didn't hear anybody starting those rumors,

699
00:41:04.039 --> 00:41:06.320
<v Speaker 2>to be honest with you. But Bill's self, I think

700
00:41:06.360 --> 00:41:09.360
<v Speaker 2>because things started going poorly, he wanted to do some

701
00:41:09.400 --> 00:41:11.800
<v Speaker 2>things on his end to make Kansas fans appreciate him,

702
00:41:11.800 --> 00:41:15.400
<v Speaker 2>and it just really hasn't gone well. And then on

703
00:41:16.119 --> 00:41:20.800
<v Speaker 2>Saturday after their loss to Texas Tech, and I guess

704
00:41:20.880 --> 00:41:23.519
<v Speaker 2>this was actually Sunday, Like, how often do you see

705
00:41:24.039 --> 00:41:28.679
<v Speaker 2>a coach after a game do a press conference just

706
00:41:28.719 --> 00:41:29.599
<v Speaker 2>talk about the loss?

707
00:41:29.719 --> 00:41:30.280
<v Speaker 3>Right? Nothing?

708
00:41:30.840 --> 00:41:33.199
<v Speaker 2>You know, it's not a good thing. They lost, but

709
00:41:33.280 --> 00:41:36.760
<v Speaker 2>like nothing crazy happened. There wasn't like any controversy, he

710
00:41:36.800 --> 00:41:37.920
<v Speaker 2>didn't get ejected.

711
00:41:38.719 --> 00:41:39.679
<v Speaker 3>It was just a loss.

712
00:41:40.000 --> 00:41:44.719
<v Speaker 2>And yet Kansas and Bill self released a statement. It

713
00:41:44.880 --> 00:41:47.679
<v Speaker 2>just seems like a lot of work for reasons I

714
00:41:47.800 --> 00:41:52.719
<v Speaker 2>don't know. Quote this is the statement that Bill self

715
00:41:52.760 --> 00:41:55.880
<v Speaker 2>and Kansas released Sunday out of nowhere about nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>Quote.

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<v Speaker 2>The game today was a very good college basketball game.

718
00:41:59.400 --> 00:42:01.079
<v Speaker 2>We played a very good team and we got beat.

719
00:42:01.360 --> 00:42:04.400
<v Speaker 2>We had some individuals have exceptional individual games.

720
00:42:04.400 --> 00:42:05.000
<v Speaker 3>And we have had.

721
00:42:05.440 --> 00:42:07.760
<v Speaker 2>We've had and we had some maybe not play up

722
00:42:07.760 --> 00:42:09.840
<v Speaker 2>to the standard they've set for themselves, but everyone on

723
00:42:09.880 --> 00:42:12.920
<v Speaker 2>our team, coaches included myself more than anyone, had opportunities

724
00:42:12.960 --> 00:42:15.039
<v Speaker 2>to impact the game. A play here there that could

725
00:42:15.079 --> 00:42:16.760
<v Speaker 2>have been a difference in the game. Over the course

726
00:42:16.760 --> 00:42:19.559
<v Speaker 2>of forty minutes, Texas Tech made more plays than we did.

727
00:42:19.800 --> 00:42:21.760
<v Speaker 2>We competed, we tried, we came up short, and I'm

728
00:42:21.800 --> 00:42:23.840
<v Speaker 2>proud of their efforts, and I'm also proud of their

729
00:42:23.840 --> 00:42:25.400
<v Speaker 2>preparation to be ready for the game.

730
00:42:25.440 --> 00:42:26.400
<v Speaker 3>We haven't had the.

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<v Speaker 2>Overall year that we had hoped for ourselves, nor the

732
00:42:29.360 --> 00:42:31.559
<v Speaker 2>year that many of other people have expected, but it

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't been for lack of caring. I can do a

734
00:42:33.639 --> 00:42:35.440
<v Speaker 2>lot of things better. We all could do a lot

735
00:42:35.440 --> 00:42:37.880
<v Speaker 2>of things better. But I'll roll with these guys every

736
00:42:37.920 --> 00:42:40.039
<v Speaker 2>day and be proud of it. Any criticism about the

737
00:42:40.039 --> 00:42:42.400
<v Speaker 2>team should be directed at me. I'm the head coach.

738
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<v Speaker 2>I'm looking forward to seeing how we bounce back against

739
00:42:44.920 --> 00:42:47.239
<v Speaker 2>the terrific Houston team on Monday. Then after that game,

740
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<v Speaker 2>I'll look forward to seeing how we respond to a

741
00:42:48.880 --> 00:42:51.679
<v Speaker 2>terrific Arizona team on Saturday. This is the most important

742
00:42:51.679 --> 00:42:53.320
<v Speaker 2>time of the season, and this is the time where

743
00:42:53.320 --> 00:42:55.440
<v Speaker 2>we need to be better. But we also need to

744
00:42:55.440 --> 00:42:58.559
<v Speaker 2>be focused on basketball and not things being set outside

745
00:42:58.559 --> 00:43:02.119
<v Speaker 2>of basketball that have absolutely zero merit. End quote that

746
00:43:02.280 --> 00:43:05.880
<v Speaker 2>was all unnecessary, Like what is he talking about now?

747
00:43:05.880 --> 00:43:08.800
<v Speaker 2>I'm not plugged in to Kansas basketball to know like

748
00:43:08.800 --> 00:43:11.800
<v Speaker 2>what's being said behind the scenes, but like, to me,

749
00:43:11.920 --> 00:43:15.559
<v Speaker 2>he's doing a whole lot of No, I'm not retiring.

750
00:43:15.760 --> 00:43:18.440
<v Speaker 3>Let me release his statement. Yes, I did talk to

751
00:43:18.960 --> 00:43:20.280
<v Speaker 3>Oklahoma Like it's like.

752
00:43:20.239 --> 00:43:26.559
<v Speaker 2>Bill Self, despite being clearly the most proven college basketball

753
00:43:26.639 --> 00:43:30.199
<v Speaker 2>coach currently in the game outside of maybe Rick Patino,

754
00:43:30.760 --> 00:43:32.920
<v Speaker 2>Like there are three coaches in the game right now

755
00:43:32.920 --> 00:43:37.440
<v Speaker 2>with two titles, Rick Patino, Bill Self, and Danny Hurley.

756
00:43:37.800 --> 00:43:40.039
<v Speaker 2>Like Bill Self has nothing to prove to anybody. But

757
00:43:40.119 --> 00:43:42.800
<v Speaker 2>it's like he's developed this weird insecurity to where he

758
00:43:42.840 --> 00:43:46.519
<v Speaker 2>needs to Like I mean, I think all of Like

759
00:43:47.239 --> 00:43:49.599
<v Speaker 2>he didn't need to say anything about Oklahoma State having

760
00:43:49.639 --> 00:43:53.119
<v Speaker 2>a conversation with him. He didn't need to, you know,

761
00:43:54.320 --> 00:43:57.239
<v Speaker 2>come on Field of sixty eight's live stream to say

762
00:43:57.280 --> 00:44:00.000
<v Speaker 2>he wasn't retiring, and he certainly didn't need to release

763
00:44:00.039 --> 00:44:03.159
<v Speaker 2>says statement after all, Like it's just it's unnecessary, and

764
00:44:03.199 --> 00:44:05.760
<v Speaker 2>it screams insecurity, and it also screams that like maybe

765
00:44:05.800 --> 00:44:06.880
<v Speaker 2>he's crumbling a little bit.

766
00:44:07.159 --> 00:44:09.239
<v Speaker 3>I don't know, but I do know. We have to

767
00:44:09.239 --> 00:44:09.880
<v Speaker 3>get you a quick break.

768
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<v Speaker 2>We'll come back and wrap up at the four o'clock hour.

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<v Speaker 2>Keep this thing rolling along. It's coffee and Company. We

770
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<v Speaker 2>are feel about Thorntons right here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

771
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<v Speaker 1>Now back to coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I can't tell you the last time that

774
00:50:30.039 --> 00:50:31.639
<v Speaker 2>I made it a point to.

775
00:50:33.320 --> 00:50:34.760
<v Speaker 3>Watch Saturday Night Live.

776
00:50:34.800 --> 00:50:38.440
<v Speaker 2>I'm a big SNL guy, but like most people, you know,

777
00:50:38.480 --> 00:50:41.960
<v Speaker 2>it's just it's not what it used to be. But

778
00:50:42.079 --> 00:50:44.679
<v Speaker 2>if Shane Gillis is gonna keep hosting, I'm gonna I'm

779
00:50:44.719 --> 00:50:47.159
<v Speaker 2>probably not gonna watch it every time live, but I'm

780
00:50:47.199 --> 00:50:49.480
<v Speaker 2>gonna record it on my DVR and watch it or

781
00:50:49.519 --> 00:50:52.480
<v Speaker 2>maybe just watch all the the skits the scenes that

782
00:50:52.519 --> 00:50:53.480
<v Speaker 2>appear on social media.

783
00:50:53.519 --> 00:50:54.519
<v Speaker 3>That's really what I've done now.

784
00:50:54.559 --> 00:50:58.360
<v Speaker 2>But he went from not being able to host because

785
00:50:58.880 --> 00:51:01.320
<v Speaker 2>he was on the cast in twenty nineteen, I think

786
00:51:01.360 --> 00:51:04.559
<v Speaker 2>it was, but was dismissed after some old videos resurfaced whenever,

787
00:51:04.599 --> 00:51:09.199
<v Speaker 2>you know, cancel culture was was real active, but he

788
00:51:09.280 --> 00:51:12.760
<v Speaker 2>hosted in February and then did it, you know, so

789
00:51:13.000 --> 00:51:16.840
<v Speaker 2>really twice in what the last few weeks, and his

790
00:51:16.960 --> 00:51:19.559
<v Speaker 2>opening monologue you know, didn't hit and that was a

791
00:51:19.559 --> 00:51:20.400
<v Speaker 2>big talking point.

792
00:51:20.480 --> 00:51:24.480
<v Speaker 3>But I think most would agree that other than that,

793
00:51:24.800 --> 00:51:28.159
<v Speaker 3>like it, like it's been hilarious and I don't.

794
00:51:27.960 --> 00:51:29.599
<v Speaker 2>Know what it was, but it took a little while

795
00:51:29.599 --> 00:51:31.760
<v Speaker 2>for me to realize just like, you know, how funny

796
00:51:31.760 --> 00:51:33.440
<v Speaker 2>he is. I don't know what if it's his delivery,

797
00:51:33.880 --> 00:51:37.880
<v Speaker 2>if it's the kind of humor, but he's I feel

798
00:51:37.880 --> 00:51:41.360
<v Speaker 2>like as much as I've enjoyed, you know, hearing him

799
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<v Speaker 2>on podcast, and I think he's really funny. He had

800
00:51:44.239 --> 00:51:49.599
<v Speaker 2>that show, was it called Tires on Netflix? Like that was, yeah, Tires,

801
00:51:49.639 --> 00:51:51.880
<v Speaker 2>that was his show, and I didn't have aut you know,

802
00:51:51.920 --> 00:51:53.599
<v Speaker 2>I thought it'd be you know, kind of stupid funny,

803
00:51:53.599 --> 00:51:55.239
<v Speaker 2>and it was, but like overall, like it was good.

804
00:51:55.320 --> 00:51:55.880
<v Speaker 3>I enjoyed it.

805
00:51:56.719 --> 00:51:59.960
<v Speaker 2>And he also has been really good on like Roast

806
00:52:00.920 --> 00:52:03.480
<v Speaker 2>his stand up that I think was on Netflix. I

807
00:52:03.599 --> 00:52:04.960
<v Speaker 2>enjoyed it, but you know, I didn't think it was

808
00:52:05.000 --> 00:52:06.760
<v Speaker 2>like hilarious, But I think of all the things he

809
00:52:06.840 --> 00:52:09.159
<v Speaker 2>does that I find him very funny in I feel

810
00:52:09.199 --> 00:52:10.519
<v Speaker 2>like hosting SNL is like.

811
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<v Speaker 3>He's perfect for that.

812
00:52:13.559 --> 00:52:19.880
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I each time I pop open Twitter or TikTok,

813
00:52:20.360 --> 00:52:22.559
<v Speaker 2>I guess the algorithm knows that I've become a big

814
00:52:22.599 --> 00:52:24.719
<v Speaker 2>Shane Gillis fan because I'm seeing all these clips and

815
00:52:24.760 --> 00:52:27.039
<v Speaker 2>it's like really really really funny.

816
00:52:28.199 --> 00:52:28.840
<v Speaker 3>And ESENL.

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<v Speaker 2>Like because they just recently did the fiftieth anniversary, that

818
00:52:32.440 --> 00:52:35.960
<v Speaker 2>led to you know, a lot of old I mean, look, SNL's.

819
00:52:35.519 --> 00:52:36.800
<v Speaker 3>Been around for fifty years.

820
00:52:36.920 --> 00:52:39.239
<v Speaker 2>It's been around a long time, so there's a lot

821
00:52:39.239 --> 00:52:42.639
<v Speaker 2>of stuff that I've never seen before from like, you know,

822
00:52:42.760 --> 00:52:46.480
<v Speaker 2>legendary actors who haven't been on it in decades because

823
00:52:46.519 --> 00:52:48.199
<v Speaker 2>you know, they've become a little too big for it.

824
00:52:48.679 --> 00:52:52.400
<v Speaker 2>But man, I watching all the clips get resurfaced and

825
00:52:52.440 --> 00:52:54.719
<v Speaker 2>even seeing some of the stuff that they did when

826
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<v Speaker 2>they were celebrating the fiftieth anniversary, I mean really really

827
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<v Speaker 2>good stuff.

828
00:53:00.519 --> 00:53:02.679
<v Speaker 3>And and also, though, to be honest with you, it made.

829
00:53:02.480 --> 00:53:06.679
<v Speaker 2>Me really really miss Chris Farley because you know, he's

830
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<v Speaker 2>a legend and I don't really remember him on SNL

831
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<v Speaker 2>because I wasn't watching it a whole lot. Then whenever

832
00:53:11.039 --> 00:53:13.239
<v Speaker 2>I was that young, but clearly and that's really what

833
00:53:13.320 --> 00:53:16.079
<v Speaker 2>has been like a. It's like a he's clearly been

834
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<v Speaker 2>gone a long time. And I can't imagine how many

835
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<v Speaker 2>hilarious movies and things he would have been a part

836
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<v Speaker 2>of because he.

837
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<v Speaker 3>Was just he was awesome.

838
00:53:22.239 --> 00:53:25.239
<v Speaker 2>But whenever I end up seeing a really funny SNL

839
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<v Speaker 2>Chris Farley skit that I'd never seen before, it's like

840
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<v Speaker 2>me getting a chance to still see new Chris Farley stuff,

841
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<v Speaker 2>if that makes sense, even though it's not technically new.

842
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<v Speaker 2>In fact, it's very old, it's new to me. That's

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<v Speaker 2>good stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Speaking of good stuff, we got another hour

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<v Speaker 3>coming your way, so stick around.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll try to keep my clock management in order here,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, we got a clock management sir.

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<v Speaker 3>The clock management. It's not my strong suit. But I'll

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<v Speaker 3>get better. I need to.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like if I was gonna get better, i'll

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<v Speaker 2>probably like kind of like I was talking about those

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<v Speaker 2>bum acc coaches, like if it was ever going to

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<v Speaker 2>work out, wouldn't it have wouldn't it have happened? If

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<v Speaker 2>I was going to be better with the clock management,

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<v Speaker 2>it probably would have already happened. But you know, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>continue to try it's coffee and company fee about Thornon's

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<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven ninety