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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>You know, one of the many perks that comes with

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<v Speaker 2>this great job that I have is I get to

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<v Speaker 2>work with some great people, including celebrities like Terry Miners.

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<v Speaker 2>You guys know Terry Miners, of course you do. Well

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<v Speaker 2>he works. He's a colleague of mine. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if he called me a friend, but I tell people

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<v Speaker 2>were friends, and I'm gonna keep saying that until he

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<v Speaker 2>makes a public announcement that like, don't listen to this idiot,

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<v Speaker 2>we're not friends. But Terry and I the last two

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<v Speaker 2>days have have crossed paths in the hallway. And yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, it was like, hell, yeah, how about Jeff

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<v Speaker 2>Brahm and the Cards, Jeff Valley knocking off Clemson at

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<v Speaker 2>their place the first time he ever went there. No

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<v Speaker 2>problem for Jeff, No, biggie, I'll show up, I'll win,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll leave town. That's what he did, and we just started,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the conversation, you know, kind of wrapped up

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<v Speaker 2>with like, man, there's some real good momentum. Feeling pretty

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<v Speaker 2>good to be to be a Louisville fan right now,

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<v Speaker 2>and then today, same thing, cross paths. We're talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>Last night, Pat Kelsey dominant win, nearly a fifty point

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<v Speaker 2>beat down against Murray Moorhead State team you know, played

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<v Speaker 2>their ass off. So it's nice. You know, it's not

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<v Speaker 2>like everything's been terrible for a while. But man, it

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<v Speaker 2>feels like vibes are in a good place this week.

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<v Speaker 2>And if if Louisville can somehow knock off Tennessee on Saturday,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that would be a picture perfect start for

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<v Speaker 2>Pat Kelsey and they can. We'll get into it later.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not ready to, like, you know, claim it's going

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<v Speaker 2>to happen yet. But Tennessee, you know, they didn't. They

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<v Speaker 2>didn't look good against Indiana. It sounds like John can

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<v Speaker 2>attest to that that would be true. And then they

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they were in a close game last night

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<v Speaker 2>with their their in their opener and I can't think

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<v Speaker 2>of who it was they played, but you know they

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<v Speaker 2>didn't come close to covering not only the spread or

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<v Speaker 2>what ken Palm projected. But again, some of those numbers

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<v Speaker 2>are I mean insane to even reference. Whenever you've got

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<v Speaker 2>a formula telling you, you know, simulation and a score

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<v Speaker 2>whenever you've you know, you got so many new players everywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>But anyways, vibes are good here and that's that's that's

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<v Speaker 2>what you want, right all right. It's election Day. Happy

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<v Speaker 2>election everybody. Hopefully you got out and voted and we're

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<v Speaker 2>able to get in and get out rather quickly and

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<v Speaker 2>it didn't take up your whole day. Sounds like there

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<v Speaker 2>were some issues a little earlier here in Louisville, but

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<v Speaker 2>since then, I haven't heard a whole lot about, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>any any big issues that are that are keeping people

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<v Speaker 2>from being able to get get their votes in today.

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<v Speaker 2>one of the things that came up last night on

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<v Speaker 2>the Postgame Show, and it's actually come up on the

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<v Speaker 2>text line today. And by the way, if you guys

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<v Speaker 2>want to join us, you can't FABO two five' seven

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<v Speaker 2>seventy nine hundred. Well we'll be joined coming up here

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<v Speaker 2>at four thirty by cl Brown or the Courier Journal.

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<v Speaker 2>But until then, if you want to jump in have

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<v Speaker 2>at it again five O two five seven one seventy

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<v Speaker 2>nine hundred, you can text it on the Ellen and

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<v Speaker 2>Federal Credit Union text line FIBO two sixty five three

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<v Speaker 2>zero seven ninety. So last night it was somebody referencing, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>really love this team, but clearly they're going to live

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<v Speaker 2>and die by the three. And I don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>get into my whole thing about living and dying by

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<v Speaker 2>the three because or living and dying by anything, I

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<v Speaker 2>think any strength that anybody has, if that's not working,

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<v Speaker 2>then yeah, they're not as good, so therefore they might die.

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<v Speaker 2>Like it's almost like the win is a win comment

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<v Speaker 2>that people say like a win and a win is

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<v Speaker 2>a win is the biggest wasted statement anybody can ever

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<v Speaker 2>have as a fan, because what you're doing is just acknowledging,

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<v Speaker 2>like you're in denial that your team won, but you

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<v Speaker 2>really hated everything about it and you're worried because you know.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why you're saying a win's a win, like everybody

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<v Speaker 2>knows what a win is. It's not really, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's a waste of your breath. But anyways, Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>this year and probably really throughout Pat Kelsey's time here

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<v Speaker 2>however long. That is what you saw last night. That's

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<v Speaker 2>who they want to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>They obviously want to make every shot they take, but

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<v Speaker 2>that's not realistic. That's not reality. So when there was

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<v Speaker 2>a it was midway through the first half, or it

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<v Speaker 2>might have been closer towards the second half of the

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<v Speaker 2>first half, if that makes sense. Where they did get

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<v Speaker 2>I mean they got they got a lot of threes

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<v Speaker 2>up in a short amount of time, and everybody who

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<v Speaker 2>shot them that I can remember, I mean, they were

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<v Speaker 2>in rhythm and somewhere you know, early on in the

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<v Speaker 2>shot clock, maybe in your mind there wasn't enough movement

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<v Speaker 2>and they should have worked to get a better shot.

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<v Speaker 2>And they'll do that, right. If the ball's whipping around

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<v Speaker 2>and they've got good spacing, they've got good rhythm, they're

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<v Speaker 2>clearly gonna make extra passes to get even better shots.

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<v Speaker 2>We've seen that many times from this team in exhibition

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<v Speaker 2>play and even at times last night. But when you

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<v Speaker 2>see somebody fire up a shot that you know is open,

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<v Speaker 2>but you don't feel like that was the best shot

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<v Speaker 2>they could get, just get used to it, right. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying I mean, if you think it's an

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<v Speaker 2>issue and you're worried, and look, that's your opinion and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll see how it plays out. But last night, when

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<v Speaker 2>they were firing them up and they went cold, I

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<v Speaker 2>think they ended up missing like, I don't know, eight

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<v Speaker 2>of nine at some point in the first half. They

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<v Speaker 2>finished the game eleven of thirty six. But they did

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<v Speaker 2>hit a cold stretch there in the first half, and

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<v Speaker 2>I could just you know, I think Jody Dimmling had

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned something during the broadcast, not not you know, being critical,

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<v Speaker 2>but just mentioning the man, they can't buy one. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure you know fans were thinking, hey, why are

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<v Speaker 2>we just firing up threes, Let's work the shot clock,

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<v Speaker 2>let's get into a set. But that's that's that's not

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<v Speaker 2>who they are. I mean, they're gonna have sets. And

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to say that like every game they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to shoot forty three pointers or so. But last

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<v Speaker 2>night Pat Kelsey was asked about it, you know, like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>are you still are you? You know, are you impressed

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<v Speaker 2>with your team being able to dominate by this much

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<v Speaker 2>despite not having a great night shooting only shooting thirty

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<v Speaker 2>one percent from three point range? And you know his

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<v Speaker 2>answer was, you know, I feel like it was strategic

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<v Speaker 2>on his part to kind of let people know that

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<v Speaker 2>that wasn't an issue with me. We got good shots.

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<v Speaker 2>Because again, that that's what they want to do. If

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<v Speaker 2>you've got a decent look, or you know, maybe even

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<v Speaker 2>a questionable look for some like rain Smith, there's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be times where he just lets it rip and you

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<v Speaker 2>live with it if he misses it, because that's how

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<v Speaker 2>good of a shooter he is. And you know that's

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<v Speaker 2>what they want. And this team was built like again,

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<v Speaker 2>this team the ceiling for them. And it makes total

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<v Speaker 2>sense because you know, the guy who built the team

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<v Speaker 2>was able to pick pieces that fit exactly what he

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<v Speaker 2>wants to do as far as his style, So spacing

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<v Speaker 2>up tempo, a lot of possessions, clean looks from three

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<v Speaker 2>layups and free throws like that's that's who they are

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<v Speaker 2>and sometimes they're going to miss them. But what I

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<v Speaker 2>loved about last night is there's clearly been a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of repetition with these guys. What I mean by that

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<v Speaker 2>is not a single one put their head down or

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<v Speaker 2>showed any sign of like surprise or you know, frustration

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<v Speaker 2>that they missed threes, because that's just who like. This

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<v Speaker 2>team has an identity and I'm sure that's part of

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<v Speaker 2>the process for Pat Kelsey. And look, a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>these guys are brand new to the Pat Kelsey experience, right,

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<v Speaker 2>They didn't play for him before, so they probably aren't

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<v Speaker 2>used to just having the green light and knowing like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to keep shooting. That's a good look. It

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<v Speaker 2>didn't go in, but man if I keep getting it,

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<v Speaker 2>I got to keep firing it because that's what I'm

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<v Speaker 2>out here to do. That's who we are, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>why Pat Kelsey wants me to play here because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm somebody that can excel in the style that he

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<v Speaker 2>wants to play in. So you know, little things like

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<v Speaker 2>that are are standing out to me. And I'm you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a basketball nerd myself. But like typically, if you

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<v Speaker 2>see a team go cold from three like they did

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<v Speaker 2>in that in that stretch, usually you can see it

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<v Speaker 2>with body language. You can see, you know, there being

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<v Speaker 2>some hesitation to even take the next one if it's open,

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<v Speaker 2>if you have missed three in a row. But not

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<v Speaker 2>with these guys. And I'm sure some people are gonna think,

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<v Speaker 2>like geez, quit firing it up, But that's just that's this.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, the way in which Pat wants to put

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<v Speaker 2>a team on the floor and the way that he

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<v Speaker 2>wants them to play is really exactly what you saw

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<v Speaker 2>last night. And I think if they get thirty six

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<v Speaker 2>good to decent to good looks from three like they

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<v Speaker 2>got last night, I'd say, more often than not, you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to make more than eleven. You're gonna shoot better

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<v Speaker 2>than thirty one percent. Because this team has guys that

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<v Speaker 2>you know they'll have bad nights, but more often than not,

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<v Speaker 2>with the amount of guys you have that are gonna

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<v Speaker 2>shoot it, It's gonna be tough for me to imagine

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<v Speaker 2>everybody having an off night shooting right. But you can

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<v Speaker 2>go eleven of thirty six from three thirty one percent

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<v Speaker 2>and still win ninety three to forty five when your

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<v Speaker 2>defense is able to create twenty nine points off turnovers.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that game would have been a lot uglier

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<v Speaker 2>if you know, guys who we know can shoot better

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<v Speaker 2>than what we saw were able to make make some

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<v Speaker 2>more of them. I mean Rain Smith was four of

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<v Speaker 2>nine and he air bolt to last night. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that ain't gonna happen very often. I mean Noah Waterman,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean he didn't play a ton of minutes. He

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<v Speaker 2>missed all four. Like more often than not, he's probably

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<v Speaker 2>gonna make at least one of four, sometimes two or

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<v Speaker 2>four of their good looks. So that makes it to

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<v Speaker 2>where you don't win ninety three to forty five. You

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<v Speaker 2>shoot it a little bit better. You probably win in

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<v Speaker 2>this thing by nearly sixty points. So again, being able

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<v Speaker 2>to recreate everything that happened last night statistically much more

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<v Speaker 2>difficult when you're playing like teams than aren't more head state.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean, I think there's gonna be some teams

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they'll realize they're not necessarily built to do

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<v Speaker 2>it as well as Louisville. Doesn't mean that they're not

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<v Speaker 2>more talented. Maybe they end being a better team down

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<v Speaker 2>the line. But if Louiville can dictate the style of

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<v Speaker 2>like that that's going to be a good recipe for

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<v Speaker 2>this group. Now they're gonna be matchup problems and there's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be off nights, like they're gonna lose a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of games this year, probably because they just had

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<v Speaker 2>that bad of a night shooting. And maybe some with

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<v Speaker 2>that point will say, well, hey, if you'll live by

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<v Speaker 2>at that point, you know you're right, because hey, this

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<v Speaker 2>team's best, you know, best weapon really didn't work at all.

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<v Speaker 2>Couldn't get it, couldn't get it to fire in any way.

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<v Speaker 2>But I feel like that's going to be a rarity.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't want it to happen, you know, in the

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<v Speaker 2>tournament that kind of stuff, but at sports, that's basketball,

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<v Speaker 2>So again, if you were somebody that was a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit taken aback by how many times they were just

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<v Speaker 2>firing up some threes last night. That's the method, that's

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<v Speaker 2>what they want to do, and we'll see. But I

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<v Speaker 2>have a feeling that thirty one percent eleven from thirty six.

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<v Speaker 2>You know that won't be the norm.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>They'll have games where they shoot like that, and they'll

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<v Speaker 2>probably have a game where they shoot worse than that.

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<v Speaker 2>But really impressive performance from Pat Kelsey last night and

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<v Speaker 2>last the press conference. He did start off by congratulating

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<v Speaker 2>Jef Brawm and the football team for their win at Clemson,

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<v Speaker 2>but then before being asked any questions about his first

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<v Speaker 2>real game as the head coach, he continued to show

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<v Speaker 2>us that you know, he's happy as hell he's here,

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<v Speaker 2>and that doesn't mean he's gonna win. You gotta win,

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<v Speaker 2>you gotta get results. But at every step since being hired,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's one to know, so I guess he has

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<v Speaker 2>won at this point. But we are clearly very early

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<v Speaker 2>in this whole thing. But so far, I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>brought some real life back to the UMP Center. And again,

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<v Speaker 2>I know the attendance wasn't you know, I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what the number is, but clearly you know there were

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<v Speaker 2>empty seats you could find last night, but those that

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<v Speaker 2>were there were into it, and it reminded me of

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<v Speaker 2>when Louisville basketball was in a great place. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>two and a half minutes left, you still have starters

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<v Speaker 2>in the game that are about to check out, you're

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<v Speaker 2>of fifty points, and you get a shot clock violation.

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<v Speaker 2>You force morehead State when they're down fifty to have

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<v Speaker 2>a shot clock violation, and you would have thought the

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<v Speaker 2>game just started. That's the intensity level that these guys

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<v Speaker 2>played with. And the fans that were there still when

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<v Speaker 2>it's a fifty point blowout were on their feet as

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<v Speaker 2>loud as can be and like that. That's that's I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it couldn't have worked out much better for Pat Kelsey

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<v Speaker 2>last night. Here's what he had to say.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought the crowd was phenomenal tonight. Goosebump's moment for

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<v Speaker 3>me on those times where our teams made a run

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<v Speaker 3>and they called a time out and the place went nuts. Man,

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<v Speaker 3>Like you know, I've coached for a long time in

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<v Speaker 3>home games, and I've never had a home game like that,

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<v Speaker 3>and it was it was something that I'll remember, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>for the rest of my life. You know, I get

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<v Speaker 3>to make these statements at the beginning before you guys

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<v Speaker 3>ask any questions, so I can kind of say what

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<v Speaker 3>I want to say. We say never to lay gratitude.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just so blessed to be the head coach at

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<v Speaker 3>at Louisville. You know, I believe that, you know, God

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<v Speaker 3>is a plan, and I believe I'm sitting in this

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<v Speaker 3>chair and the head coach at Louisville, you know, for

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of reasons and a lot of hard work

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<v Speaker 3>by our staff and things like that. But I also

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<v Speaker 3>think that I have this platform now at a really

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<v Speaker 3>high level with a lot of cameras and a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of people looking at me and a lot of people

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<v Speaker 3>listening to me. So I do think it's important that

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<v Speaker 3>I acknowledge, you know, uh, where I'm centered in my

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<v Speaker 3>devotion to my faith and and to Christ. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>with all the craziness that's going on in the world today,

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<v Speaker 3>and as crazy as the world is, from the bottom

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<v Speaker 3>of my heart, I believe with everything I got that

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<v Speaker 3>that Jesus is the answer because He is Love and

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<v Speaker 3>I just want to make sure that when I have

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<v Speaker 3>the opportunity like this to be at this level and

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<v Speaker 3>the coach at a place like Louisville, that I make

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<v Speaker 3>sure that that I glorify him first and foremost proud

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<v Speaker 3>of our players. I thought they played really hard. Their

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<v Speaker 3>attention to detail on scouting report was meticulous over the

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<v Speaker 3>last several days. We have an old, mature team that

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<v Speaker 3>you know, they amazed me by just their attention to

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<v Speaker 3>detail and their focus and scouting reports. And they did

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<v Speaker 3>that for young Harris, they did that for Spaulding, and

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<v Speaker 3>they did that tonight for Morehead. And you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>one hundred percent sure that they're going to do the

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<v Speaker 3>same thing for a huge, huge game here at the

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<v Speaker 3>youm you know that that the nation will kind of

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<v Speaker 3>be looking at as we get ready for a very

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<v Speaker 3>very good and uh obviously a well coached team by

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<v Speaker 3>a Hall of famer here on Saturday, and we're looking

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<v Speaker 3>forward to it.

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<v Speaker 2>Were So that was his opening statement before you know,

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<v Speaker 2>taking questions, And if that didn't do anything for you,

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<v Speaker 2>I get it, Like I'm not trying to say that

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<v Speaker 2>you should think this guy's the best thing ever, because

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<v Speaker 2>look a lot I don't know him, and when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to this kind of stuff, some people try to

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<v Speaker 2>not let like them, like you know, they just want

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<v Speaker 2>to root their team on. They don't want to think about,

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, knowing coaches, players, and I get it. However,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I know that that people care so much

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<v Speaker 2>about Louislle basketball. But when you do have a coach

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<v Speaker 2>that handles things this way and really goes out of

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<v Speaker 2>his way at every opportunity, with every opportunity to let

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<v Speaker 2>people know how fortunate he feels to be the coach

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<v Speaker 2>of this program that we all care about so much.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that kind of stuff matters. It can go

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<v Speaker 2>a long way. Again, got to win, but there's so

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<v Speaker 2>much more to it than just winning. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>are somebody that wins, but maybe not at the level

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<v Speaker 2>that Louisville hopes to be at consistently, right, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>not making Final four US every few years or something

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<v Speaker 2>like that, I mean, that would be hard to do

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<v Speaker 2>for a lot of programs. But I'm just saying if

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<v Speaker 2>you're somebody that that that that wins, and then you

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<v Speaker 2>have a down year or maybe a couple of down years,

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<v Speaker 2>but you have you know, fans will ride with you

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<v Speaker 2>more so, if they do believe that you are like that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know that you're genuine. So so far, so good

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<v Speaker 2>for one Pat Kelsey and look, I think this is

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<v Speaker 2>an easy transition here. I didn't see any of Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>play last night because obviously they played at the same

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<v Speaker 2>time as Louisville, but I know their fans are feeling

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<v Speaker 2>the same way about Mark Pope. Like everything that you

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<v Speaker 2>didn't like about cal Mark Pope is the exact opposite

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<v Speaker 2>of and you love it. And I would too if

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<v Speaker 2>I was you. I mean, I'm not a Kentucky fan.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't relate. But Mark Pope, you know, he's got

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<v Speaker 2>to win as well. And only time will tell if

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<v Speaker 2>in fact, both these guys end up winning at the

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<v Speaker 2>level that they need to for fans and even their

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<v Speaker 2>bosses to feel as if they're you know, there are

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<v Speaker 2>long term fits. But I think both of these guys

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<v Speaker 2>have have really not followed maybe the same exact plan

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<v Speaker 2>or the same script. But I think, well, we'll back

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<v Speaker 2>up a second. Here's the reality. Even if Pope and

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<v Speaker 2>Kelsey weren't so charismatic and relatable and energetic, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>even if they weren't the way that they are, and

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<v Speaker 2>they were maybe you know, maybe not the exact opposite,

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<v Speaker 2>but just like you know, ten notches down and you

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<v Speaker 2>really didn't see him as much. They weren't as outspoken,

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<v Speaker 2>they weren't as care the charisma maybe wasn't where it is.

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<v Speaker 2>We'd all still be thinking, yeah, these guys are great,

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<v Speaker 2>because that's what fans do, right. But like, I think

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<v Speaker 2>both things can be true. That, yes, until a coach

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<v Speaker 2>gives you a reason to complain, you're going to think, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>we got the best guy ever, because again, you want

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<v Speaker 2>to believe. So that's just what a lot of fans

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<v Speaker 2>are going to do. And it played out that way

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<v Speaker 2>because both sides, at different levels, were pretty taken aback

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<v Speaker 2>by who actually got hired to be their coaches. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>we all remember that, let's not rewrite history. But another

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<v Speaker 2>thing that can be true is that these guys really

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<v Speaker 2>are like you know, checking boxes, hitting notes if you will.

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<v Speaker 2>That mean a lot to fan bases like these that

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<v Speaker 2>care so much about basketball, and it's refreshing that the

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<v Speaker 2>rivalry is new. I mean, obviously for on the Louisville side,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we know that needed to end had nothing

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<v Speaker 2>to do with the rivalry, it just you know, needed end.

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<v Speaker 2>And on the Kentucky side, you know clearly that thing

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<v Speaker 2>could run its course with Caliperry there. And Pope's not

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<v Speaker 2>a villain yet. I mean, he's not easy to dislike,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know the fact that it's fresh and it's new,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, when these two teams play each other

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<v Speaker 2>later this year, it's gonna be the first time these

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<v Speaker 2>guys get a chance to get a win in this rivalry.

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<v Speaker 2>And that alone is is pretty exciting. Speaking of exciting,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm super excited to be joined on the other side

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<v Speaker 2>by the one and only C. L. Brown or the

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<v Speaker 2>Courier Journal. We'll catch up with him. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if he's listening right now. I doubt he is. What

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<v Speaker 2>if I just started off with nothing but political questions

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<v Speaker 2>throw him off a little bit, he probably hang up

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<v Speaker 2>on me, because that's you know, he's a no nonsense guy.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll keep it. We'll keep it strictly professional here

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<v Speaker 2>with the one and only cl Brown of the Courier Journal.

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<v Speaker 2>He joins us next right here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 2>We are about halfway through here on a Tuesday afternoon

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<v Speaker 2>election day edition of Coffee and company, appreciate you hanging

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<v Speaker 2>out with us here on Sports Talk seven ninety and

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<v Speaker 2>we are now joined by the one and only C. L. Brown,

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<v Speaker 2>who joins us here a cl with. Before we get

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<v Speaker 2>to basketball, I'm gonna start with with with Jeff Brawm

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<v Speaker 2>and the football team with their first ever win at

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<v Speaker 2>Clemson on Saturday. Obviously underdogs, but how surprising was it

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<v Speaker 2>for you to see to see this group breakthrough and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, finally this year beat a good team again.

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<v Speaker 2>They did something they've never done before. Clemson doesn't lose

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<v Speaker 2>at home on Saturday nights. But to me, it kind

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<v Speaker 2>of just confirmed that I thought this team actually was

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good despite the shortfalls earlier this year.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, and you really got to consider what the shortfalls were,

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<v Speaker 4>you know. I mean, the three teams they lost to

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<v Speaker 4>are currently ranked, all ranked, all essentially making a push

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<v Speaker 4>for the College Football Playoff, and ultimately they might all

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<v Speaker 4>three be in. And Louisville lost all three of those

417
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<v Speaker 4>games by a touchdown. And you could just point to

418
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<v Speaker 4>different mistakes Louisville made in each of those games that

419
00:20:04.000 --> 00:20:07.359
<v Speaker 4>you know, tangibly led to the loss. In the Notre Dame,

420
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<v Speaker 4>it was the three turnovers if you look back at

421
00:20:10.160 --> 00:20:14.400
<v Speaker 4>the SMU game and the Miami game, if they don't

422
00:20:14.440 --> 00:20:18.839
<v Speaker 4>get call reversals by replay on the fumble against SMU

423
00:20:19.119 --> 00:20:22.480
<v Speaker 4>and the well they rule the incomplete pass but the

424
00:20:22.519 --> 00:20:27.880
<v Speaker 4>scoop and score ultimately with Miami, then you know we

425
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<v Speaker 4>could be looking at a one lost Louisville team that's

426
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<v Speaker 4>also in the picture of and in the conversation of

427
00:20:34.240 --> 00:20:38.279
<v Speaker 4>the college football playoff in AGC Championships. So with that

428
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<v Speaker 4>being said, I still didn't you're gonna win that Clinston game,

429
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<v Speaker 4>even though I did think they were a good team

430
00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:46.759
<v Speaker 4>and they would be able to put up some points

431
00:20:47.160 --> 00:20:51.200
<v Speaker 4>against Clemson. But Clintson at home at night, That's just

432
00:20:51.319 --> 00:20:54.839
<v Speaker 4>not a good combination for most opposing teams coming in.

433
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<v Speaker 4>But to me, what it came down to ultimately was

434
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<v Speaker 4>the team. I mean, I know Isaac Brown had a great,

435
00:21:00.599 --> 00:21:05.359
<v Speaker 4>great night Russian and Tyler Shuck definitely made He was

436
00:21:05.400 --> 00:21:08.119
<v Speaker 4>efficient with his passing and plays when he had to.

437
00:21:08.279 --> 00:21:12.359
<v Speaker 4>Although statisticals you didn't look at it.

438
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<v Speaker 2>Oh we might have lost c L. I don't know

439
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<v Speaker 2>if it's a bluetooth thing. Can you hear me? I

440
00:21:21.519 --> 00:21:27.799
<v Speaker 2>hears something. Let's see he's there. There's just I don't

441
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<v Speaker 2>know if we lost to me, it sounds like a

442
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<v Speaker 2>bluetooth kind of thing. Should I put him on hold here?

443
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<v Speaker 2>And then yeah? Take okay, got you? Yeah, let me

444
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<v Speaker 2>know if you end up I put him on hold.

445
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<v Speaker 4>So yeah, I can hear you.

446
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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Sorry we lost you briefly there. You were mentioning,

447
00:21:44.079 --> 00:21:47.039
<v Speaker 2>you were mentioning Shuck and and Isaac Brown's big nights,

448
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<v Speaker 2>and then we kind of lost you there for just

449
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<v Speaker 2>a second.

450
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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I was saying they had great nights. But I

451
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<v Speaker 4>still look back at special teams, and I looked at

452
00:21:56.039 --> 00:21:59.079
<v Speaker 4>that first block field goal. I mean, if if clips

453
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<v Speaker 4>and ties the game at ten, you know, we might

454
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<v Speaker 4>be looking at a totally different outcome in the game.

455
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<v Speaker 4>But blocking that field goal that essentially led to a

456
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<v Speaker 4>short field and Louisville goes in for a score and

457
00:22:10.559 --> 00:22:13.599
<v Speaker 4>it's seventeen to seven to me change the entire complexion

458
00:22:13.599 --> 00:22:15.920
<v Speaker 4>of the game. Sure, and to be able to get

459
00:22:15.960 --> 00:22:18.880
<v Speaker 4>a second block field goal, you know, they just had

460
00:22:18.920 --> 00:22:21.880
<v Speaker 4>Clemson on their heels at that point, and so you know,

461
00:22:22.720 --> 00:22:24.839
<v Speaker 4>and the flip side of that is is brock travels

462
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<v Speaker 4>stead making four of his field goals to kind of

463
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<v Speaker 4>make sure Louisville capitalized on those drives with points. And

464
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<v Speaker 4>I also think that that kind of was a change

465
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<v Speaker 4>in Jeff Brohm because I felt like at the end

466
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<v Speaker 4>of the first half against Notre Dame, they had a chance.

467
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<v Speaker 4>They were down twenty four to fourteen. I think they

468
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<v Speaker 4>had a chance to make it a one score game,

469
00:22:46.000 --> 00:22:48.519
<v Speaker 4>and they're inside the red zone and he went forward

470
00:22:48.599 --> 00:22:50.680
<v Speaker 4>on fourth down and they didn't get it, and so

471
00:22:50.799 --> 00:22:52.720
<v Speaker 4>they don't get any points out of that drive, even

472
00:22:52.720 --> 00:22:55.039
<v Speaker 4>though they are gonna get first ball in the second half.

473
00:22:55.400 --> 00:22:57.480
<v Speaker 4>I think if he plays that game again, he takes

474
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<v Speaker 4>the points and they go in down on just one

475
00:23:00.799 --> 00:23:02.960
<v Speaker 4>score in that game. Now, who knows, they still could

476
00:23:03.000 --> 00:23:05.519
<v Speaker 4>have lost the game ultimately, but I just think it

477
00:23:05.599 --> 00:23:09.359
<v Speaker 4>takes the dynamics. It gives you something, some confidence to

478
00:23:09.440 --> 00:23:12.079
<v Speaker 4>have that score though, even if it's just three points,

479
00:23:12.119 --> 00:23:15.799
<v Speaker 4>and your thoughts to that seven, and you know, I

480
00:23:16.920 --> 00:23:18.759
<v Speaker 4>think it may have led to I would like to

481
00:23:18.759 --> 00:23:21.839
<v Speaker 4>ask him that question, but obviously they didn't have availability

482
00:23:21.920 --> 00:23:24.680
<v Speaker 4>this week with the not playing a game.

483
00:23:24.680 --> 00:23:26.920
<v Speaker 2>I would say I would say you're probably spot on,

484
00:23:27.079 --> 00:23:31.559
<v Speaker 2>because I mean, everybody wants seven instead of three, no brainer.

485
00:23:31.599 --> 00:23:33.759
<v Speaker 2>And obviously Jeff has a lot of confidence and things

486
00:23:33.799 --> 00:23:35.880
<v Speaker 2>that he that he can put together to potentially get

487
00:23:35.920 --> 00:23:38.359
<v Speaker 2>it done. And on some of the fourth downs. I mean, again,

488
00:23:38.480 --> 00:23:40.039
<v Speaker 2>I don't love what he did, but like you could

489
00:23:40.079 --> 00:23:41.519
<v Speaker 2>argue that one of the one of the spots was

490
00:23:41.599 --> 00:23:43.720
<v Speaker 2>questionable or hey that was a risk, but man, the

491
00:23:43.720 --> 00:23:45.279
<v Speaker 2>ball hit him in his hands and he dropped it.

492
00:23:45.759 --> 00:23:48.640
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, getting zero really you know, he got to

493
00:23:48.680 --> 00:23:50.400
<v Speaker 2>feel what that was like to be in that spot

494
00:23:50.480 --> 00:23:52.799
<v Speaker 2>and not have anything to show for it in certain instances.

495
00:23:52.799 --> 00:23:54.960
<v Speaker 2>So I would say you're probably right that he he

496
00:23:55.039 --> 00:23:56.599
<v Speaker 2>kind of learned through that to look, hey, I've been

497
00:23:56.599 --> 00:23:58.519
<v Speaker 2>burned here. I think we could probably get it, but

498
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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna play it safe and take just take the

499
00:24:00.759 --> 00:24:03.400
<v Speaker 2>field goal. I think Louisville could have played their best

500
00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:05.759
<v Speaker 2>game of the season and still lost, because again, what

501
00:24:06.119 --> 00:24:08.200
<v Speaker 2>you're doing, you're walking into Clemson, a place that just

502
00:24:08.519 --> 00:24:10.440
<v Speaker 2>you know, even when they're down, they're still a good team,

503
00:24:10.480 --> 00:24:13.039
<v Speaker 2>sometimes a really good team, and people don't win in

504
00:24:13.039 --> 00:24:15.640
<v Speaker 2>those situations. But the defense, they were on the field

505
00:24:15.640 --> 00:24:18.119
<v Speaker 2>all night, they were I mean, they had an attitude

506
00:24:18.119 --> 00:24:20.079
<v Speaker 2>about them. They were bouncing around. It was the first

507
00:24:20.119 --> 00:24:23.799
<v Speaker 2>time I saw consistently this defense really look the part

508
00:24:23.839 --> 00:24:25.160
<v Speaker 2>as far as what I thought they were going to

509
00:24:25.200 --> 00:24:27.559
<v Speaker 2>be this year. What do you think that the difference was.

510
00:24:27.599 --> 00:24:30.000
<v Speaker 2>I mean, you saw Ron English on the sideline really

511
00:24:30.039 --> 00:24:32.640
<v Speaker 2>showing some emotion. I mean, if the defense that we

512
00:24:32.680 --> 00:24:36.119
<v Speaker 2>saw Saturday was really in place from an organizational standpoint,

513
00:24:36.160 --> 00:24:38.319
<v Speaker 2>and you know, schematically, I feel like that's another thing

514
00:24:38.359 --> 00:24:39.759
<v Speaker 2>that could have really helped this team early on.

515
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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you know, you give up fifty two points against Miami.

516
00:24:45.400 --> 00:24:48.599
<v Speaker 4>I know cam Ward is having a great year and

517
00:24:48.680 --> 00:24:51.440
<v Speaker 4>he's a special type quarterback, but that's still fifty two

518
00:24:51.480 --> 00:24:55.519
<v Speaker 4>points he giving up at home. So and the SMU game,

519
00:24:55.599 --> 00:24:58.279
<v Speaker 4>to me was worse because even though they didn't allow

520
00:24:58.319 --> 00:25:01.359
<v Speaker 4>as many points, but it just seemed like they were

521
00:25:01.400 --> 00:25:05.160
<v Speaker 4>always oposition and they were always looking to the sidelines,

522
00:25:05.240 --> 00:25:07.240
<v Speaker 4>and they were never really on the same.

523
00:25:07.039 --> 00:25:09.000
<v Speaker 2>Page the field too.

524
00:25:09.680 --> 00:25:09.920
<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

525
00:25:10.119 --> 00:25:13.279
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, And you know, obviously they talked about those communication

526
00:25:13.400 --> 00:25:15.799
<v Speaker 4>issues needing to be worked out and and maybe even

527
00:25:16.279 --> 00:25:20.680
<v Speaker 4>simplifying some of their calls and in some of their

528
00:25:20.720 --> 00:25:23.480
<v Speaker 4>sets on the field. So I think we finally just

529
00:25:23.519 --> 00:25:25.799
<v Speaker 4>saw kind of the culmination of all of that after

530
00:25:25.839 --> 00:25:28.400
<v Speaker 4>the SMU game. The things that they've worked on and

531
00:25:28.480 --> 00:25:31.759
<v Speaker 4>tinkered with and tried to tweak to make better defensively,

532
00:25:32.359 --> 00:25:35.519
<v Speaker 4>and surely they they all played out at Clemson, and

533
00:25:35.559 --> 00:25:38.480
<v Speaker 4>Clemson's offense was hot coming into that game. I mean,

534
00:25:38.519 --> 00:25:41.279
<v Speaker 4>they they had beaten a lot of you know, average

535
00:25:41.319 --> 00:25:44.680
<v Speaker 4>to bad teams, but they beat them like they're supposed

536
00:25:44.720 --> 00:25:47.319
<v Speaker 4>to get beat you know, like they were on a roll.

537
00:25:47.960 --> 00:25:50.519
<v Speaker 4>And and you know, U of L just kind of

538
00:25:50.559 --> 00:25:53.079
<v Speaker 4>took all of that away from them, and they were

539
00:25:53.079 --> 00:25:56.400
<v Speaker 4>never in a position where, uh, they were kind of

540
00:25:56.480 --> 00:26:00.440
<v Speaker 4>dictating the game to u of L. Offensively, they are

541
00:26:00.440 --> 00:26:03.960
<v Speaker 4>already in a position where you know, the defense was

542
00:26:03.960 --> 00:26:07.480
<v Speaker 4>getting them in third and long situations or you know,

543
00:26:07.680 --> 00:26:11.079
<v Speaker 4>just kind of I don't know if confusing is the

544
00:26:11.160 --> 00:26:14.440
<v Speaker 4>right word, but they kept them guessing. They kept them guessing,

545
00:26:14.480 --> 00:26:16.640
<v Speaker 4>and they didn't know what u of L was coming with,

546
00:26:16.720 --> 00:26:19.960
<v Speaker 4>and all of that made a difference in UL being

547
00:26:20.000 --> 00:26:21.240
<v Speaker 4>able to come out with the win.

548
00:26:21.759 --> 00:26:23.640
<v Speaker 2>Ceil Brown of the Curry Journal is our guest here

549
00:26:23.720 --> 00:26:26.640
<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven ninety. Let's switch gears to the

550
00:26:26.680 --> 00:26:29.480
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky side of things. Their season has really has really

551
00:26:29.519 --> 00:26:32.039
<v Speaker 2>fallen apart. You know, they're there for the first time

552
00:26:32.119 --> 00:26:35.400
<v Speaker 2>having a bad year under Mark Stoops where you know,

553
00:26:35.440 --> 00:26:37.680
<v Speaker 2>they just simply should be better. They've got they've they've

554
00:26:37.680 --> 00:26:39.119
<v Speaker 2>got one of the toughest schedules in the country. But

555
00:26:39.160 --> 00:26:41.079
<v Speaker 2>obviously he's put them in a position where they have

556
00:26:41.079 --> 00:26:43.440
<v Speaker 2>pretty good players. You know, some of these losses you

557
00:26:43.440 --> 00:26:46.359
<v Speaker 2>could see, but the way they're happening is is is ugly.

558
00:26:46.960 --> 00:26:50.720
<v Speaker 2>What do you make of the conversation seemingly among Kentucky

559
00:26:50.759 --> 00:26:53.359
<v Speaker 2>fans and even those that cover the team, that you know,

560
00:26:53.440 --> 00:26:55.640
<v Speaker 2>maybe Stoops has kind of burned out and maybe if

561
00:26:55.680 --> 00:26:58.839
<v Speaker 2>this thing continues to spiral that he'll just he'll just

562
00:26:58.880 --> 00:27:00.920
<v Speaker 2>walk away. I mean, that wouldn't be the craziest thing ever.

563
00:27:01.000 --> 00:27:02.640
<v Speaker 2>I do know that he's done really well for himself

564
00:27:02.680 --> 00:27:05.000
<v Speaker 2>when it comes to business. But I just it's one

565
00:27:05.000 --> 00:27:07.200
<v Speaker 2>of those things that I think fans say without realizing

566
00:27:07.359 --> 00:27:09.359
<v Speaker 2>who would walk away from nine million dollars a year

567
00:27:09.400 --> 00:27:11.240
<v Speaker 2>just because you're kind of just because you're kind of

568
00:27:11.240 --> 00:27:13.759
<v Speaker 2>burned out? Like that's crazy to me exactly.

569
00:27:14.319 --> 00:27:16.599
<v Speaker 4>I mean, I wouldn't, but it.

570
00:27:16.599 --> 00:27:18.279
<v Speaker 2>Could get even worse. I'm gonna ride it out for

571
00:27:18.359 --> 00:27:19.279
<v Speaker 2>nine million.

572
00:27:20.359 --> 00:27:23.160
<v Speaker 4>I would think. So there is something to be said

573
00:27:23.200 --> 00:27:26.839
<v Speaker 4>about I do feel like he was burnt out coming

574
00:27:26.880 --> 00:27:27.880
<v Speaker 4>into the year.

575
00:27:27.920 --> 00:27:30.240
<v Speaker 2>Like I felt like, oh yeah, the thing.

576
00:27:31.039 --> 00:27:34.240
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, he needed to find something to rejuvenate him. And

577
00:27:34.279 --> 00:27:36.720
<v Speaker 4>it kind of reminded me. I felt like it's a

578
00:27:36.759 --> 00:27:39.240
<v Speaker 4>case with Patino at one point at U of L,

579
00:27:39.880 --> 00:27:43.119
<v Speaker 4>and I, you know, he always talked about that bridge here.

580
00:27:43.720 --> 00:27:46.119
<v Speaker 4>I guess it was the twenty ten to twenty eleven

581
00:27:46.240 --> 00:27:49.319
<v Speaker 4>season when when Preston Knowles was kind of the key

582
00:27:49.359 --> 00:27:52.920
<v Speaker 4>figure on the team, and I think Peyton Sieba was

583
00:27:53.079 --> 00:27:55.799
<v Speaker 4>I guess a sophomore. Oh yeah, I don't remember.

584
00:27:55.880 --> 00:27:58.599
<v Speaker 2>That ended up that ended up being a fun year

585
00:27:58.680 --> 00:28:00.799
<v Speaker 2>and they got upset. Yeah, they got upset early. It

586
00:28:00.839 --> 00:28:04.279
<v Speaker 2>was Bridge year, first year of the they they they

587
00:28:04.319 --> 00:28:07.480
<v Speaker 2>weren't ranked preseason and and then showed up. That team

588
00:28:07.559 --> 00:28:10.200
<v Speaker 2>ended up actually being pretty fun, and it's very forgettable

589
00:28:10.240 --> 00:28:11.240
<v Speaker 2>because they lost to meet.

590
00:28:11.400 --> 00:28:11.559
<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

591
00:28:11.599 --> 00:28:13.839
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they beat Kimba and you caught a couple of times,

592
00:28:13.920 --> 00:28:16.079
<v Speaker 2>but they're forgettable because it really matters what you do

593
00:28:16.119 --> 00:28:17.440
<v Speaker 2>in the tournament. And I think that's the team that

594
00:28:17.480 --> 00:28:18.480
<v Speaker 2>lost in Morehead, isn't it.

595
00:28:19.160 --> 00:28:22.079
<v Speaker 4>Yeah Yeah, But I mean and Preston Noles got hurt

596
00:28:22.160 --> 00:28:24.920
<v Speaker 4>during that game too, and that's why to me, that's

597
00:28:24.960 --> 00:28:27.319
<v Speaker 4>why they ended up losing the game on that three

598
00:28:27.319 --> 00:28:31.400
<v Speaker 4>point at the buzzer, But it kind of rejuvenated Patino

599
00:28:31.519 --> 00:28:33.960
<v Speaker 4>because it was like players who believed in what he

600
00:28:34.119 --> 00:28:37.119
<v Speaker 4>was doing. It was an old maintenance team and they

601
00:28:37.119 --> 00:28:39.640
<v Speaker 4>were all in and it helped rejuvenate him.

602
00:28:39.680 --> 00:28:41.559
<v Speaker 2>And I felt like that's a really good point.

603
00:28:41.559 --> 00:28:45.319
<v Speaker 4>Stoops needed something, whether it was the players, whether it

604
00:28:45.359 --> 00:28:48.039
<v Speaker 4>was a win like that, going in the old miss

605
00:28:48.119 --> 00:28:50.759
<v Speaker 4>with game no one expected them to win and coming

606
00:28:50.799 --> 00:28:53.880
<v Speaker 4>out with that victory, like, I felt like he needed

607
00:28:53.920 --> 00:28:57.119
<v Speaker 4>something just to kind of reignite that spark and and

608
00:28:57.839 --> 00:29:00.160
<v Speaker 4>you know, get him going. And I don't I don't

609
00:29:00.160 --> 00:29:02.680
<v Speaker 4>know that it's happened. I mean, you know, you look

610
00:29:02.720 --> 00:29:06.759
<v Speaker 4>at their situation at quarterback. And this is another thing

611
00:29:07.559 --> 00:29:10.359
<v Speaker 4>I praised Jeff Brohm for because I feel like so

612
00:29:10.440 --> 00:29:15.000
<v Speaker 4>many coaches got the transfer portal quarterback wrong. They went

613
00:29:15.039 --> 00:29:17.359
<v Speaker 4>out to try and get somebody as a quick fix,

614
00:29:17.440 --> 00:29:20.759
<v Speaker 4>somebody who has experienced could fit in their system as such,

615
00:29:20.799 --> 00:29:24.319
<v Speaker 4>and we've seen so many instances. I mean, if Florida

616
00:29:24.319 --> 00:29:27.880
<v Speaker 4>State gets cam Ward instead of Dju, how different would

617
00:29:27.880 --> 00:29:29.200
<v Speaker 4>their season be this year?

618
00:29:29.279 --> 00:29:29.480
<v Speaker 1>You know?

619
00:29:30.079 --> 00:29:35.200
<v Speaker 4>And so they get two quarterbacks that just aren't working,

620
00:29:35.559 --> 00:29:38.480
<v Speaker 4>you know, that can't run the system the way it

621
00:29:38.480 --> 00:29:41.880
<v Speaker 4>needs to be run offensively, and as good as their

622
00:29:41.920 --> 00:29:44.200
<v Speaker 4>defense has been at times this year, you just can't

623
00:29:44.279 --> 00:29:48.240
<v Speaker 4>leave the defense in those situations every game, every time

624
00:29:48.319 --> 00:29:51.039
<v Speaker 4>and expect them to come away, you know, leaving you

625
00:29:51.079 --> 00:29:54.640
<v Speaker 4>in a position to win a game. So I don't

626
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<v Speaker 4>see there being a situation like I don't think it's

627
00:29:57.640 --> 00:30:02.000
<v Speaker 4>like Cali Perry being being so uncomfortable and getting to

628
00:30:02.039 --> 00:30:05.279
<v Speaker 4>the point where he needed to leave UK. I don't.

629
00:30:05.319 --> 00:30:08.839
<v Speaker 4>I don't see it being that situation for Stoops. But uh,

630
00:30:09.200 --> 00:30:13.359
<v Speaker 4>and I think he will stick it through at least

631
00:30:14.079 --> 00:30:17.000
<v Speaker 4>for no other reason to have a good enough season

632
00:30:17.240 --> 00:30:20.160
<v Speaker 4>to get and offer somewhere else to go, you know.

633
00:30:20.480 --> 00:30:24.079
<v Speaker 4>I mean there are two sides with this. If he leaves,

634
00:30:24.079 --> 00:30:26.759
<v Speaker 4>where is he going to go? And the flip side

635
00:30:26.799 --> 00:30:29.240
<v Speaker 4>is if Kentucky tries to force him out, who are

636
00:30:29.279 --> 00:30:29.960
<v Speaker 4>they gonna get?

637
00:30:30.359 --> 00:30:32.559
<v Speaker 2>I mean, and they can't afford to force him out,

638
00:30:32.559 --> 00:30:34.640
<v Speaker 2>I mean, like it would be I mean, yeah, yeah,

639
00:30:34.759 --> 00:30:36.599
<v Speaker 2>it just doesn't make a lot of sense. And you know,

640
00:30:36.599 --> 00:30:38.640
<v Speaker 2>that's a good point as far as the Caliperry thing,

641
00:30:38.680 --> 00:30:40.240
<v Speaker 2>because a lot I hear a lot well it's I

642
00:30:40.240 --> 00:30:41.799
<v Speaker 2>hear a lot of people say well, it's the same thing.

643
00:30:41.880 --> 00:30:44.039
<v Speaker 2>He's you know, he's just going to read the room

644
00:30:44.079 --> 00:30:46.559
<v Speaker 2>and leave. Well it's nowhere. I mean, Cali Perry, I mean,

645
00:30:46.559 --> 00:30:49.000
<v Speaker 2>you could tell that there was a real incompatibility issue

646
00:30:49.039 --> 00:30:50.799
<v Speaker 2>there towards the end to where he was he was

647
00:30:50.839 --> 00:30:53.319
<v Speaker 2>a miserable human being. I think Stoops is really miserable

648
00:30:53.519 --> 00:30:56.279
<v Speaker 2>because he's losing, and clearly he's not happy with the

649
00:30:56.319 --> 00:30:58.799
<v Speaker 2>way things are going now within ile on the portal.

650
00:30:58.839 --> 00:31:00.640
<v Speaker 2>But like, I don't know, I have a hard I

651
00:31:00.680 --> 00:31:02.839
<v Speaker 2>mean for him to just say, all right, I'm walking away.

652
00:31:02.920 --> 00:31:04.880
<v Speaker 2>Just I think even if it does get a little

653
00:31:04.880 --> 00:31:07.279
<v Speaker 2>worse this year, like it would be, it would just

654
00:31:07.279 --> 00:31:08.839
<v Speaker 2>be a real surprise to me because you just don't

655
00:31:08.839 --> 00:31:11.279
<v Speaker 2>see that happen very often. And he's done enough there

656
00:31:11.319 --> 00:31:13.599
<v Speaker 2>to where he could have this kind of year, and

657
00:31:13.720 --> 00:31:16.119
<v Speaker 2>like his boss would probably want everybody to know, Hey,

658
00:31:16.200 --> 00:31:17.759
<v Speaker 2>he's our guy as long as he wants to be

659
00:31:17.960 --> 00:31:19.599
<v Speaker 2>so in a weird way, In a weird way, I

660
00:31:19.640 --> 00:31:21.640
<v Speaker 2>think it's I think it's wishful thinking a little bit

661
00:31:21.640 --> 00:31:23.680
<v Speaker 2>on the Kentucky fan side that like they just think

662
00:31:23.720 --> 00:31:25.400
<v Speaker 2>their coach is going to walk away, Like I don't,

663
00:31:25.440 --> 00:31:27.759
<v Speaker 2>I don't see it plan out that way at all,

664
00:31:27.759 --> 00:31:30.359
<v Speaker 2>all right, last night, go ahead, Yeah, I was just

665
00:31:30.400 --> 00:31:30.960
<v Speaker 2>gonna say.

666
00:31:30.799 --> 00:31:33.440
<v Speaker 4>What's iron with this is that Stoops has been so

667
00:31:33.559 --> 00:31:35.960
<v Speaker 4>good there for so long. They've gotten to a point

668
00:31:35.960 --> 00:31:38.480
<v Speaker 4>where they're spoiled and think that this is how Kentucky

669
00:31:38.480 --> 00:31:42.440
<v Speaker 4>football can will operate forever. And we know historically speaking,

670
00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:43.960
<v Speaker 4>that's not the case.

671
00:31:43.880 --> 00:31:44.400
<v Speaker 2>Not at all.

672
00:31:44.920 --> 00:31:47.720
<v Speaker 4>You know, it's luck if you want to push him out.

673
00:31:47.640 --> 00:31:51.119
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, because I mean, as much as it's it's headed

674
00:31:51.119 --> 00:31:53.480
<v Speaker 2>in the wrong direction. I mean yeah, I mean where

675
00:31:53.519 --> 00:31:55.400
<v Speaker 2>they were before. I mean really just and that's I

676
00:31:55.400 --> 00:31:57.920
<v Speaker 2>think that's why people who cover the sport, who really

677
00:31:57.960 --> 00:32:00.200
<v Speaker 2>are in the college football world, have a lot of

678
00:32:00.240 --> 00:32:02.319
<v Speaker 2>respect for him. It's not because of one big accomplishment.

679
00:32:02.319 --> 00:32:06.319
<v Speaker 2>It's just because of the sustained success he's had at Kentucky.

680
00:32:06.359 --> 00:32:08.079
<v Speaker 2>Not that it's like, you know, you're winning the league

681
00:32:08.079 --> 00:32:10.400
<v Speaker 2>every year, but like it's really never been done before.

682
00:32:10.440 --> 00:32:12.480
<v Speaker 2>It was something that I don't think anybody thought was possible.

683
00:32:12.519 --> 00:32:14.960
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I think he'll be back.

684
00:32:14.960 --> 00:32:15.240
<v Speaker 3>All right.

685
00:32:15.279 --> 00:32:19.119
<v Speaker 2>So last night with Pat Kelsey's debut, first real game,

686
00:32:19.200 --> 00:32:21.839
<v Speaker 2>seeing Louisville play in a real game, obviously you could

687
00:32:21.839 --> 00:32:23.920
<v Speaker 2>always be better at certain things. But I feel like

688
00:32:24.000 --> 00:32:27.960
<v Speaker 2>that was really really close to exactly how he wants

689
00:32:28.279 --> 00:32:31.400
<v Speaker 2>his teams to play. What do you think I would

690
00:32:31.440 --> 00:32:32.079
<v Speaker 2>agree with that?

691
00:32:32.200 --> 00:32:39.119
<v Speaker 4>I think that just their energy, their enthusiasm, their unselfishness,

692
00:32:39.599 --> 00:32:42.480
<v Speaker 4>all of those kind of things we saw in this team,

693
00:32:42.880 --> 00:32:45.359
<v Speaker 4>and really just their focus. I mean, he talked in

694
00:32:45.359 --> 00:32:48.960
<v Speaker 4>the postgame about their attention to detail, like they went

695
00:32:49.000 --> 00:32:51.960
<v Speaker 4>out and they they knew what they wanted to do

696
00:32:52.039 --> 00:32:55.319
<v Speaker 4>and they executed, you know, even when it didn't necessarily

697
00:32:55.400 --> 00:32:58.480
<v Speaker 4>work or whatever come through. They had a plan that

698
00:32:58.519 --> 00:33:01.680
<v Speaker 4>they stuck to and and you know, you could see

699
00:33:01.720 --> 00:33:05.160
<v Speaker 4>the kids bought into it. All of the players seemed

700
00:33:05.200 --> 00:33:07.519
<v Speaker 4>to be on the same page. What I thought was

701
00:33:07.599 --> 00:33:13.839
<v Speaker 4>interesting too, is I really didn't notice any anybody going yolo.

702
00:33:14.200 --> 00:33:17.240
<v Speaker 4>Like there didn't seem to be a possession where there

703
00:33:17.359 --> 00:33:19.559
<v Speaker 4>was one player on the floor that's like it's my

704
00:33:19.720 --> 00:33:22.359
<v Speaker 4>time to shoot and I'm gonna get this shot off.

705
00:33:22.440 --> 00:33:26.000
<v Speaker 4>And you know, I think that's that's a tendency with

706
00:33:26.559 --> 00:33:28.440
<v Speaker 4>I'm gonna sound like an old man like the youth

707
00:33:28.480 --> 00:33:31.559
<v Speaker 4>of today in this game, but I do feel like

708
00:33:31.599 --> 00:33:34.519
<v Speaker 4>there's a tendency for players to to just you know,

709
00:33:35.359 --> 00:33:38.680
<v Speaker 4>to come in the situations like that, especially a situation

710
00:33:38.720 --> 00:33:42.599
<v Speaker 4>where there's no clear alpha dog established on this team

711
00:33:42.680 --> 00:33:45.839
<v Speaker 4>who had returned as the leading score or something like that,

712
00:33:45.960 --> 00:33:49.680
<v Speaker 4>and and can claim this as as their team and so,

713
00:33:50.640 --> 00:33:52.720
<v Speaker 4>but you didn't see any of that. You saw guys

714
00:33:53.240 --> 00:33:58.400
<v Speaker 4>congratulating each other, cheering on each other. It's it's gonna

715
00:33:58.400 --> 00:34:01.000
<v Speaker 4>be a fun team to watch, just just in that regard.

716
00:34:01.039 --> 00:34:02.440
<v Speaker 4>It's going to be a fun team to watch.

717
00:34:02.480 --> 00:34:02.559
<v Speaker 1>Now.

718
00:34:02.599 --> 00:34:04.839
<v Speaker 4>I don't know how great that will make them in

719
00:34:04.920 --> 00:34:08.679
<v Speaker 4>terms of wins and losses, but if nothing else, we

720
00:34:08.760 --> 00:34:10.519
<v Speaker 4>know this team is going to be together.

721
00:34:10.519 --> 00:34:13.039
<v Speaker 2>All right. Last question for you, cl just curious your

722
00:34:13.079 --> 00:34:16.039
<v Speaker 2>thoughts on Cooper Flag when it comes to the hype.

723
00:34:16.519 --> 00:34:19.599
<v Speaker 2>Are you somebody that believes he will end up being

724
00:34:19.679 --> 00:34:21.480
<v Speaker 2>one of these guys that is the most talked about

725
00:34:21.519 --> 00:34:23.719
<v Speaker 2>players in college. I mean, he's going to be talked

726
00:34:23.719 --> 00:34:26.280
<v Speaker 2>about a lot regardless, but you know, the hype for

727
00:34:26.400 --> 00:34:28.679
<v Speaker 2>him seems to be the most we've seen from an

728
00:34:28.679 --> 00:34:31.239
<v Speaker 2>incoming freshman in quite some time. I know you have

729
00:34:31.280 --> 00:34:33.639
<v Speaker 2>a lot of connections down there in the Duke Carolina area.

730
00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:35.599
<v Speaker 2>I mean, are you a believer that these guys as

731
00:34:35.639 --> 00:34:36.440
<v Speaker 2>good as advertised?

732
00:34:37.800 --> 00:34:37.960
<v Speaker 1>Oh?

733
00:34:38.280 --> 00:34:40.719
<v Speaker 4>I am? I am. I've been able to see him

734
00:34:40.760 --> 00:34:44.159
<v Speaker 4>in person, just coming up through the ranks when he

735
00:34:44.239 --> 00:34:48.920
<v Speaker 4>was still a junior down in Peach Jam. It was

736
00:34:48.920 --> 00:34:51.159
<v Speaker 4>a game where they played the Boozer Twins and his

737
00:34:51.280 --> 00:34:55.119
<v Speaker 4>team from Main got White clean off the court. But

738
00:34:55.320 --> 00:34:58.280
<v Speaker 4>you could see he's got it, man, He's got it.

739
00:34:58.480 --> 00:35:02.480
<v Speaker 4>And I just I hope one thing. I hope ESPN

740
00:35:03.199 --> 00:35:05.840
<v Speaker 4>doesn't go overboard with the hype like they are wont

741
00:35:05.920 --> 00:35:11.199
<v Speaker 4>to do with individual talents, especially out of program like Duke.

742
00:35:11.840 --> 00:35:15.079
<v Speaker 4>But I think Duke is gonna be a tough team,

743
00:35:15.440 --> 00:35:18.280
<v Speaker 4>and I think Cooper Flag is gonna be the truth.

744
00:35:18.679 --> 00:35:18.920
<v Speaker 1>Now.

745
00:35:19.320 --> 00:35:22.280
<v Speaker 4>The one thing that I do wonder still about him,

746
00:35:22.920 --> 00:35:25.840
<v Speaker 4>is he gonna fall in that Paulo ben Cao kind

747
00:35:25.840 --> 00:35:28.960
<v Speaker 4>of camp where he's clearly the best talent on the

748
00:35:28.960 --> 00:35:31.360
<v Speaker 4>floor and a lot in most games Duke played in

749
00:35:31.360 --> 00:35:35.519
<v Speaker 4>twenty twenty two, but sometimes because they got other good

750
00:35:35.519 --> 00:35:38.119
<v Speaker 4>players too, that were five stars and highly ranked and

751
00:35:38.159 --> 00:35:41.800
<v Speaker 4>all that, he wouldn't he wouldn't just take control of

752
00:35:41.840 --> 00:35:44.920
<v Speaker 4>the game. He would defer the other guys, would you know,

753
00:35:45.320 --> 00:35:48.599
<v Speaker 4>try and get shots, try and eat too, when clearly

754
00:35:48.639 --> 00:35:50.800
<v Speaker 4>he should have been their first, second and third option

755
00:35:51.039 --> 00:35:53.760
<v Speaker 4>every time down the floor if they really wanted to

756
00:35:53.800 --> 00:35:57.360
<v Speaker 4>win games. And so I wonder if Cooper is gonna

757
00:35:57.400 --> 00:36:01.119
<v Speaker 4>be in that same camp where he's you know, he's

758
00:36:01.519 --> 00:36:04.480
<v Speaker 4>so unselfish to the point of he's not taking over

759
00:36:04.559 --> 00:36:07.559
<v Speaker 4>when he should because he has the talent to take over.

760
00:36:07.960 --> 00:36:11.639
<v Speaker 4>And that's the one thing I want to see where

761
00:36:11.679 --> 00:36:14.559
<v Speaker 4>he's gonna kind of fall. But he's got all the

762
00:36:14.599 --> 00:36:18.079
<v Speaker 4>skills to be, you know, the number one draft pick

763
00:36:18.199 --> 00:36:21.320
<v Speaker 4>in next year's NBA draft and to be a National

764
00:36:21.360 --> 00:36:23.079
<v Speaker 4>Player of the Year in college basketball.

765
00:36:23.880 --> 00:36:27.039
<v Speaker 2>Cel great stuff. Is always appreciate you making time for us.

766
00:36:27.039 --> 00:36:27.199
<v Speaker 1>Man.

767
00:36:27.239 --> 00:36:29.960
<v Speaker 2>Always enjoy the conversation. Keep up the great work and

768
00:36:30.000 --> 00:36:31.239
<v Speaker 2>we will talk to my friend.

769
00:36:31.760 --> 00:36:32.079
<v Speaker 4>All right.

770
00:36:32.079 --> 00:36:34.119
<v Speaker 2>Appreciate you Nick, all right, take care. That is cl

771
00:36:34.159 --> 00:36:36.639
<v Speaker 2>Brown or the Courier Journal. Always good to catch up

772
00:36:36.639 --> 00:36:39.760
<v Speaker 2>with him. Really good stuff. Cel. He makes you think.

773
00:36:40.639 --> 00:36:42.559
<v Speaker 2>In fact, there's a few things he said there throughout

774
00:36:42.559 --> 00:36:44.079
<v Speaker 2>the conversation I want to hit on as we wrap

775
00:36:44.119 --> 00:36:46.360
<v Speaker 2>up the four o'clock hour, especially the comparison about the

776
00:36:46.360 --> 00:36:48.519
<v Speaker 2>Patino motivation. I hadn't really thought of that, but he's

777
00:36:48.519 --> 00:36:52.239
<v Speaker 2>spot on. That really ignited Rick's best stretch he had

778
00:36:52.239 --> 00:36:55.320
<v Speaker 2>here before you know, it came to an end, and

779
00:36:55.400 --> 00:36:58.519
<v Speaker 2>with with this Louisville team. Another reminder in regards to

780
00:36:58.559 --> 00:37:00.760
<v Speaker 2>what he said as far as like, ye, I didn't

781
00:37:00.760 --> 00:37:02.440
<v Speaker 2>even notice it, but he's right, like there was not

782
00:37:02.519 --> 00:37:05.679
<v Speaker 2>any instance of anybody like all right, my turn offensively

783
00:37:06.199 --> 00:37:08.199
<v Speaker 2>stick with us right here on Sports Talk seven ninety

784
00:37:10.840 --> 00:37:15.039
<v Speaker 2>wrapping up the four o'clock hour here on election day?

785
00:37:15.159 --> 00:37:17.199
<v Speaker 2>When do they stop letting people vote?

786
00:37:17.280 --> 00:37:19.880
<v Speaker 1>It depends on time zones, of course, so yeah, I

787
00:37:19.920 --> 00:37:22.679
<v Speaker 1>think it's usually six o'clock for most places local time.

788
00:37:22.920 --> 00:37:25.400
<v Speaker 2>I could be wrong, though, Yeah. I would imagine that

789
00:37:26.159 --> 00:37:27.880
<v Speaker 2>a lot of people who are going to vote maybe

790
00:37:27.920 --> 00:37:30.679
<v Speaker 2>have already done it. But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe you

791
00:37:30.719 --> 00:37:32.719
<v Speaker 2>couldn't do it because you were working and you're going

792
00:37:32.800 --> 00:37:34.880
<v Speaker 2>to try to, you know, get in at the last minute.

793
00:37:34.880 --> 00:37:39.400
<v Speaker 2>But a big election, no doubt, And I hope everybody's

794
00:37:39.440 --> 00:37:43.119
<v Speaker 2>having a good day all things considered. I'm sure there

795
00:37:43.119 --> 00:37:45.159
<v Speaker 2>are many that are anxious and worried about what the

796
00:37:45.199 --> 00:37:47.400
<v Speaker 2>outcome is, and I get it. In all seriousness, I

797
00:37:47.480 --> 00:37:51.159
<v Speaker 2>do understand like why people are like that, But you know,

798
00:37:52.199 --> 00:37:55.239
<v Speaker 2>I would remind you that life will go on, and

799
00:37:56.840 --> 00:37:58.360
<v Speaker 2>if you really think about it, I don't want to

800
00:37:58.360 --> 00:38:01.719
<v Speaker 2>make it sound as if politics aren't important and whatnot.

801
00:38:01.760 --> 00:38:07.000
<v Speaker 2>But I'd say for most of us, you know, you

802
00:38:07.000 --> 00:38:10.039
<v Speaker 2>could be unhappy with it, but you know, your day

803
00:38:10.079 --> 00:38:12.639
<v Speaker 2>to day is probably not going to be significantly impacted,

804
00:38:12.639 --> 00:38:16.960
<v Speaker 2>at least right away. But I thought today would be

805
00:38:17.079 --> 00:38:19.480
<v Speaker 2>one of those days where it would be unavoidable as

806
00:38:19.480 --> 00:38:23.119
<v Speaker 2>far as like wanting to distract yourself. But I really

807
00:38:23.119 --> 00:38:24.679
<v Speaker 2>don't think it's been that bad. You know, I'm somebody

808
00:38:24.679 --> 00:38:27.800
<v Speaker 2>that throughout the day, I try to stay pretty you know,

809
00:38:28.159 --> 00:38:30.039
<v Speaker 2>plugged in as far as what's out there, as far

810
00:38:30.039 --> 00:38:31.840
<v Speaker 2>as news topics, that kind of stuff, because I want

811
00:38:31.880 --> 00:38:34.039
<v Speaker 2>to make sure I bring to the show what is,

812
00:38:34.159 --> 00:38:37.079
<v Speaker 2>you know, what people are discussing and whatnot. And obviously

813
00:38:37.119 --> 00:38:39.840
<v Speaker 2>the election is a big part of that. But I

814
00:38:40.239 --> 00:38:43.079
<v Speaker 2>think I was kind of expecting like madness, and I

815
00:38:43.119 --> 00:38:45.800
<v Speaker 2>really haven't seen much of that at all. That's after, yeah,

816
00:38:45.840 --> 00:38:48.719
<v Speaker 2>I guess, yeah, the madness may may maybe after, you

817
00:38:48.719 --> 00:38:51.880
<v Speaker 2>know what, like if you're really worked up tonight because

818
00:38:51.920 --> 00:38:54.239
<v Speaker 2>the result seems to be going in a direction you

819
00:38:54.239 --> 00:38:57.280
<v Speaker 2>didn't want it to go in, and you know, you're

820
00:38:57.320 --> 00:39:01.480
<v Speaker 2>just you're bummed. You're trying to distract yourself because you

821
00:39:01.519 --> 00:39:03.840
<v Speaker 2>know it just it's it's eating at you. It didn't

822
00:39:03.840 --> 00:39:05.760
<v Speaker 2>go the way you wanted. One thing you could do

823
00:39:06.480 --> 00:39:11.559
<v Speaker 2>to distract yourself is sex. I mean would that mean

824
00:39:11.599 --> 00:39:14.880
<v Speaker 2>if if you are if you're in the moment, a

825
00:39:14.920 --> 00:39:18.679
<v Speaker 2>passionate moment with your partner and you're thinking about the president,

826
00:39:18.760 --> 00:39:21.639
<v Speaker 2>then you know that's that's a you problem. So maybe

827
00:39:21.679 --> 00:39:24.239
<v Speaker 2>do that to distract yourself. And if you want to

828
00:39:24.280 --> 00:39:27.960
<v Speaker 2>make that experience even better than it already is, or

829
00:39:28.000 --> 00:39:29.920
<v Speaker 2>maybe you know that you know you need a little

830
00:39:29.960 --> 00:39:31.960
<v Speaker 2>extra push in the better room. I've got the folks

831
00:39:32.000 --> 00:39:34.480
<v Speaker 2>that can help you do that. It's blue Choo. I

832
00:39:34.480 --> 00:39:36.639
<v Speaker 2>mean when I say a little extra in the bedroom,

833
00:39:36.679 --> 00:39:38.960
<v Speaker 2>I don't mean it's it's it's to insult you and

834
00:39:39.039 --> 00:39:41.960
<v Speaker 2>act as if you can't you know, you can't have

835
00:39:42.000 --> 00:39:44.400
<v Speaker 2>fun without it. But who wouldn't want to take something

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<v Speaker 2>But like that would be if if it's something you

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<v Speaker 2>let's get weird.