WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.080 --> 00:00:06.440 That's right, five o'clock hour here on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon. 2 00:00:06.639 --> 00:00:08.800 Appreciate you hanging out with us. A lot of things 3 00:00:08.839 --> 00:00:10.480 you could be doing right now, and I'm not giving 4 00:00:10.519 --> 00:00:13.279 you an invitation and go do something else. But if 5 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:16.960 you're listening, thank you. And really, no matter where you're listening, 6 00:00:17.079 --> 00:00:19.000 if you're listening live, if you're listening on the podcast, 7 00:00:19.039 --> 00:00:21.440 we appreciate you. And again, as you know, we are 8 00:00:21.440 --> 00:00:24.399 fueled by Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety and 9 00:00:24.640 --> 00:00:28.199 I uh, I mean, this is one of those days 10 00:00:28.199 --> 00:00:32.079 where I always appreciate being able to do this right. 11 00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:34.280 Like I'm a very, very lucky guy, and I always 12 00:00:34.320 --> 00:00:36.600 try to keep that in mind. But this is one 13 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:38.520 of those days where I wish I would have been 14 00:00:38.520 --> 00:00:42.000 smart and said, Nick, you should take off this day. 15 00:00:42.039 --> 00:00:43.560 I've got a lot of vacation. I've been here long 16 00:00:43.640 --> 00:00:44.880 enough to where they take care of me. It's one 17 00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:46.679 of the perks of the job I get. I'm in 18 00:00:46.679 --> 00:00:49.119 here nine years now to where I get plenty of vacation. 19 00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:52.159 In fact, sometimes I find myself in the holiday months thinking, Okay, 20 00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:55.240 I gotta use these, use them or lose them, essentially, 21 00:00:56.399 --> 00:00:59.039 so you know, I should have taken some of these 22 00:00:59.079 --> 00:01:00.719 days off. Then again, like it's kind of you know, 23 00:01:01.159 --> 00:01:02.920 this is the best day to be doing the job 24 00:01:02.960 --> 00:01:05.719 talking about basketball that's going on NonStop and that's where 25 00:01:05.760 --> 00:01:08.040 we are, and it's uh, it's certainly a lot of fun. 26 00:01:07.840 --> 00:01:09.159 All right, joining us to talk some hoops. 27 00:01:09.159 --> 00:01:12.200 As a man who is currently traveling to Charlotte, North 28 00:01:12.200 --> 00:01:14.400 Carolina for the a SEC Tournament, he is mister Kent 29 00:01:14.519 --> 00:01:17.040 Spencer from w h A S eleven, Kent. 30 00:01:17.120 --> 00:01:17.920 How are we doing, brother? 31 00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:19.760 We are. 32 00:01:20.040 --> 00:01:25.959 We are in West Virginia past Charleston. Haven't made it 33 00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:28.959 to the to the state of North Carolina yet, but Nick, 34 00:01:29.040 --> 00:01:29.879 we're at route. 35 00:01:29.920 --> 00:01:30.920 That's all we can say. 36 00:01:31.079 --> 00:01:33.680 Well, I uh that it's not a bad drive. Well, 37 00:01:33.719 --> 00:01:35.159 like seven and a half hours roughly? 38 00:01:35.239 --> 00:01:35.840 Is that? Is that? 39 00:01:35.879 --> 00:01:37.640 Give or take? Is that roughly what it takes to 40 00:01:37.640 --> 00:01:38.000 get there? 41 00:01:39.120 --> 00:01:44.120 Normally we've had some great spots where we've been stuck 42 00:01:44.159 --> 00:01:46.239 in traffic to the point where people are getting out 43 00:01:46.239 --> 00:01:46.840 of their cars. 44 00:01:47.239 --> 00:01:48.319 Uh. 45 00:01:48.560 --> 00:01:51.159 And let me tell you something that's not great. No, 46 00:01:51.200 --> 00:01:53.319 it's not a one time and one. 47 00:01:53.159 --> 00:01:56.640 Time we were stuck next to a tractor trailer full 48 00:01:56.640 --> 00:01:59.879 of cows and they didn't spell and they didn't smell awesome. 49 00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:01.560 Yeah, that's not ideal. 50 00:02:02.480 --> 00:02:05.120 Yeah, we were there for about twenty minutes. Was pretty sweet. 51 00:02:06.079 --> 00:02:08.639 Yeah that's uh, I mean, are surely you're not alone? 52 00:02:08.719 --> 00:02:08.879 Right? 53 00:02:10.039 --> 00:02:10.280 No? 54 00:02:10.280 --> 00:02:11.960 No, you got your team with you, right, Okay? 55 00:02:12.400 --> 00:02:13.360 Yeah, yeah, absolutely. 56 00:02:13.400 --> 00:02:15.319 That helps break up the time whenever you know, you're 57 00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:17.280 just sitting there in traffic, knowing you still have hours 58 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:19.199 ahead of you, and then you you know, unexpectedly have 59 00:02:19.280 --> 00:02:21.280 to stop for thirty minutes or whatever it may be. 60 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:24.000 So stay safe and uh, you know, I'm sure you 61 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:26.360 guys will get there without any issue. And you know, 62 00:02:26.479 --> 00:02:29.280 the ACC tournament just actual let's let's stit pause real quick, 63 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:31.080 cause we'll get to the ACC's tournament the SEC tournament 64 00:02:31.080 --> 00:02:32.919 as well. I do want to get your thoughts on 65 00:02:33.000 --> 00:02:35.599 coach Davenport, Scott Davenport deciding earlier this week that he's 66 00:02:35.639 --> 00:02:38.199 gonna he's gonna step down and retire his son, Doug's 67 00:02:38.199 --> 00:02:41.159 gonna take over. I don't know anybody listening right now 68 00:02:41.199 --> 00:02:44.400 that is not familiar with Scott Davenport and really what 69 00:02:44.439 --> 00:02:46.199 he means to the city of Louisville and really just 70 00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:49.159 his impact on the basketball community. Just your your thoughts, 71 00:02:49.159 --> 00:02:52.080 on coach Davenport and your time covering Bellerman. Obviously a 72 00:02:52.120 --> 00:02:54.400 lot of success during that run and a lot of 73 00:02:54.479 --> 00:02:57.159 I mean a lot of steps. They take it up 74 00:02:57.199 --> 00:02:59.240 on the ladder there, right, jumping from Division two to 75 00:02:59.280 --> 00:03:01.039 Division one. And one thing that I really wanted to 76 00:03:01.039 --> 00:03:03.639 emphasize to folks earlier this week can was that those 77 00:03:03.680 --> 00:03:06.039 that look at the last couple of years and now 78 00:03:06.120 --> 00:03:09.280 Scotty retiring, I really hope that that people don't just 79 00:03:09.319 --> 00:03:12.039 have this memory of, well, it just wasn't meant to 80 00:03:12.080 --> 00:03:13.960 be at the D one level. When they first made 81 00:03:14.000 --> 00:03:16.439 the jump, they were a national story because they were 82 00:03:16.520 --> 00:03:20.319 winning so early and everybody realized what a stupid rule 83 00:03:20.360 --> 00:03:22.599 was in place that they couldn't make the NCAA tournament 84 00:03:22.639 --> 00:03:25.719 despite winning their league. So just your thoughts on coach Davenport, 85 00:03:25.719 --> 00:03:26.719 obviously a hell of a career. 86 00:03:27.599 --> 00:03:30.599 Well, let me tackle that last thing first, Nick. 87 00:03:31.960 --> 00:03:34.000 I thought at the time when they made the jump 88 00:03:34.319 --> 00:03:36.719 and then obviously they won the twenty twenty two A 89 00:03:36.840 --> 00:03:40.120 Son Tournament and couldn't go to the NCAA tournament or 90 00:03:40.120 --> 00:03:43.159 any postseason, I thought it was I thought it was like, Okay, 91 00:03:43.280 --> 00:03:45.599 this is the right time. The iron's hot they're ready 92 00:03:45.599 --> 00:03:47.960 to make this move, it's a good time to strike. 93 00:03:48.400 --> 00:03:51.919 It turned out, and this is just pure bad luck. 94 00:03:52.360 --> 00:03:55.719 It was the worst time to make that move because 95 00:03:55.919 --> 00:03:59.120 when they made the move, NIL wasn't a thing. 96 00:03:59.520 --> 00:04:03.080 The transfer for portal wasn't a thing. Now it became 97 00:04:03.159 --> 00:04:03.639 a thing. 98 00:04:04.080 --> 00:04:06.319 And then guys like you know, like after that a 99 00:04:06.479 --> 00:04:09.639 Son tournament title, a guy like Dylan Penn who would 100 00:04:09.840 --> 00:04:11.599 never have had the opportunity to go play with the 101 00:04:11.680 --> 00:04:14.919 NC DOUBLEA tournament if he stayed at Bellaman. He transfers 102 00:04:15.080 --> 00:04:18.160 in the transfer portal, goes to Vermont and gets to 103 00:04:18.160 --> 00:04:20.439 play in the NC DOUAA tournament and was I think 104 00:04:20.480 --> 00:04:23.160 the conference player of the year that year in that 105 00:04:23.319 --> 00:04:26.399 in that conference. And then so if Bellaman coaches up 106 00:04:26.439 --> 00:04:29.600 a guy and he's and he's playing, well, of. 107 00:04:29.680 --> 00:04:31.839 Course somebody's gonna come and get that player. 108 00:04:32.519 --> 00:04:35.439 They have a way to stop it because they don't 109 00:04:35.519 --> 00:04:39.800 have the post. By the way, you can't recruit to 110 00:04:39.839 --> 00:04:43.000 a postseason. It's really really hard to recruit to your 111 00:04:43.040 --> 00:04:47.199 program because everybody wants to live that dream. And the 112 00:04:47.319 --> 00:04:49.879 NIL came, you know, came around. So if you were 113 00:04:49.879 --> 00:04:54.480 good and you could get cash, then you were bouncing programs, 114 00:04:54.680 --> 00:04:57.199 which is what has happened to him the last few years, 115 00:04:57.519 --> 00:05:00.439 which is why they I in my opinion, why they 116 00:05:00.600 --> 00:05:03.399 ended up being in the predicament. They didn't see the 117 00:05:03.399 --> 00:05:06.360 transfer portal coming. You didn't see anil coming. It was 118 00:05:06.399 --> 00:05:09.600 just a horrible time, it turns out to make that jump. 119 00:05:09.680 --> 00:05:12.120 And now it kind of they got to get, you know, 120 00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:15.800 a good foundation under their feet and start building. 121 00:05:15.399 --> 00:05:16.439 This thing again. 122 00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:21.959 But look, I have loved covering Scotty Davenport over the 123 00:05:22.000 --> 00:05:23.879 time that i've I've been in the city of LOUISVA. 124 00:05:24.079 --> 00:05:26.720 Love love getting to know him. You know, I'm a 125 00:05:26.879 --> 00:05:28.639 I'm a fan. I love the way that he goes 126 00:05:28.680 --> 00:05:31.839 about his business. And you know, I talked to him 127 00:05:31.879 --> 00:05:33.959 a couple of days ago and and the big thing 128 00:05:34.199 --> 00:05:35.839 was is I you know, I kind of thought like 129 00:05:37.120 --> 00:05:39.680 the time was coming. I just didn't think it was 130 00:05:39.720 --> 00:05:43.439 gonna be after this year. And he just said, look, 131 00:05:43.680 --> 00:05:45.360 this is about Doug. Doug's ready. 132 00:05:45.519 --> 00:05:50.279 Doug's ready for this. And you know, I asked Doug yesterday. 133 00:05:50.279 --> 00:05:52.519 I had a chance to talk to him yesterday and 134 00:05:52.800 --> 00:05:54.560 just you know, hey, do you feel ready for this? 135 00:05:54.639 --> 00:05:58.199 Because you know, Nick, if you're around the program, you know, 136 00:05:58.360 --> 00:06:01.879 I've seen Doug in the low career running film sessions. 137 00:06:01.959 --> 00:06:05.160 I've seen him run practice. I see how involved he 138 00:06:05.240 --> 00:06:09.480 is during games. He said, you know absolutely, I feel 139 00:06:09.519 --> 00:06:12.439 like I'm ready for this. We're going to continue the 140 00:06:12.720 --> 00:06:16.279 culture that my dad started and got in place here, 141 00:06:16.480 --> 00:06:19.199 and that's how we're going to be successful. So it'll 142 00:06:19.199 --> 00:06:22.000 be interested to see Doug Davenport's who's dreamed of being 143 00:06:22.040 --> 00:06:25.160 a head coach that he was fourteen years old, worked 144 00:06:25.240 --> 00:06:28.839 under Chris Mack, worked under Rick Petito, did his opportunity. 145 00:06:29.439 --> 00:06:32.600 Whenever I was a young kid in elementary school, I 146 00:06:32.639 --> 00:06:35.800 remember going to the Louisville basketball camp and at that 147 00:06:35.879 --> 00:06:38.680 time Denny Denny was fishing already, he was no longer 148 00:06:39.199 --> 00:06:41.720 running his own camps, but the legend Scott Davenport was 149 00:06:41.800 --> 00:06:43.920 running those camps. Of course, he had joined Denny staff 150 00:06:43.920 --> 00:06:46.600 and obviously had a legendary career as a coach at 151 00:06:46.759 --> 00:06:48.800 Ballard High School. And Doug and I are the same age. 152 00:06:48.839 --> 00:06:51.680 I remember, you know, that's when I first that was 153 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:53.920 my first introduction to Scott Davenport. I remember thinking, man, 154 00:06:53.959 --> 00:06:55.120 I don't know where you know, I'm going to play 155 00:06:55.120 --> 00:06:57.120 for this guy. This guy's awesome. Just such a such 156 00:06:57.120 --> 00:07:01.040 a great leader, such a great spirit. It's so infectious. 157 00:07:01.319 --> 00:07:03.160 I mean, I know you're an athlete as well, Kent, 158 00:07:03.319 --> 00:07:05.319 and like, isn't he somebody that you just feel like, Man, 159 00:07:05.360 --> 00:07:07.199 I'd love to play for that guy, whatever the sport is. 160 00:07:07.519 --> 00:07:09.639 He's somebody that I feel like a lot of Louisvillions 161 00:07:09.639 --> 00:07:11.759 that maybe didn't even play sports, they've gotten to know 162 00:07:11.839 --> 00:07:13.240 him over the years. He's such a big part of 163 00:07:13.240 --> 00:07:15.639 our community. Like he's kind of Louisville's coach. And I 164 00:07:15.639 --> 00:07:18.199 don't mean the Cardinals. I just mean the city of Louisville. 165 00:07:18.240 --> 00:07:20.120 And I know there's many people listening they would agree 166 00:07:20.160 --> 00:07:20.319 with that. 167 00:07:21.319 --> 00:07:23.959 Well, and think about this, Nick, I mean, like there's 168 00:07:24.000 --> 00:07:27.800 not a single person that doesn't most people, let me 169 00:07:27.839 --> 00:07:31.279 say this, most people love where they were born and raised. 170 00:07:31.680 --> 00:07:34.199 They love where they they they love where they grew up. 171 00:07:34.240 --> 00:07:37.519 And then you meet certain people that they take that 172 00:07:37.600 --> 00:07:40.319 love to a place. 173 00:07:40.079 --> 00:07:41.240 That you can't even imagine. 174 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:43.839 Yes, sir, you know Scotty's Scotty is one of those 175 00:07:43.879 --> 00:07:48.319 people that man like he loves Louisville like more than 176 00:07:48.480 --> 00:07:51.680 so many, you know, like his love for his hometown, 177 00:07:52.199 --> 00:07:54.480 Like it's it's hard to quantify how. 178 00:07:54.360 --> 00:07:58.439 He loves this place. And yes, would I have loved to. 179 00:07:58.439 --> 00:08:00.480 Play for him, absolutely, because. 180 00:08:00.279 --> 00:08:00.959 Here's why, Dick. 181 00:08:01.680 --> 00:08:05.319 He will absolutely coach you up. He will jump your 182 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:09.160 behind and seven seconds later he'll patch you on the 183 00:08:09.160 --> 00:08:12.600 butt and say, you know I love you right like 184 00:08:12.839 --> 00:08:15.680 because you know, you know the coaching has a purpose. 185 00:08:16.519 --> 00:08:18.759 He's not just doing it because he likes to yell. 186 00:08:19.199 --> 00:08:21.959 He's doing it because he's gonna coach you hard, but 187 00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:23.000 he's gonna love you hard. 188 00:08:23.240 --> 00:08:25.920 And those are the people that I respect more than anything. 189 00:08:26.079 --> 00:08:28.759 Totally agree. Could not have said it better. Ken Spencer's 190 00:08:28.759 --> 00:08:31.279 our guest joining us here on Sports Talk seven ninety. 191 00:08:31.600 --> 00:08:34.639 So I guess I'll start with with Louisville. They finish strong, 192 00:08:35.200 --> 00:08:37.879 didn't have but just two losses in the acc obviously 193 00:08:38.399 --> 00:08:40.200 one to a really good duke team. The other was 194 00:08:40.480 --> 00:08:43.200 just to slip up against the Georgia Tech team. I mean, 195 00:08:43.399 --> 00:08:46.360 going into this tournament because of their double bye, they 196 00:08:46.360 --> 00:08:49.080 will only need to win three in order to win 197 00:08:49.120 --> 00:08:51.080 the whole thing. Easier said than done, because once they 198 00:08:51.080 --> 00:08:53.879 get past whoever it is tomorrow, which they could lose 199 00:08:53.879 --> 00:08:55.720 that game if they don't play well, then they've got 200 00:08:55.720 --> 00:08:59.080 opportunities to take on Clemson in Carolina or Clemsorry, Clemson 201 00:08:59.080 --> 00:09:01.440 and Duke. If this thing goes chalk, it's really been 202 00:09:01.480 --> 00:09:04.080 unknown because Louisville hasn't played Duke in a long time. 203 00:09:04.080 --> 00:09:07.120 Louiville and play Clemson in you know, nearly as long. 204 00:09:07.200 --> 00:09:09.360 I mean it was early January when that game took place. 205 00:09:09.879 --> 00:09:11.919 How I mean, where do you feel like Louisville. 206 00:09:11.639 --> 00:09:12.080 Is right now? 207 00:09:12.120 --> 00:09:15.600 I mean, I think to see them win this whole 208 00:09:15.600 --> 00:09:17.639 thing may be a little far fetched, but I mean 209 00:09:17.720 --> 00:09:19.039 the Clemson game for me, is gonna be the real 210 00:09:19.080 --> 00:09:21.559 test because I think Clemson's gotten better since Louisville played them. 211 00:09:22.039 --> 00:09:24.600 And it's just an unusual feeling with this tournament right 212 00:09:24.639 --> 00:09:26.639 because there's there's only three teams for sure that you 213 00:09:26.679 --> 00:09:28.399 know that are going to make the NCAA Tournament that 214 00:09:28.440 --> 00:09:30.320 are in this I'm not even really sure if there's 215 00:09:30.399 --> 00:09:32.960 enough value out there when it comes to winning and 216 00:09:33.000 --> 00:09:34.759 moving on in this tournament to get some of these 217 00:09:34.759 --> 00:09:37.799 bubble teams in maybe Carolina they look good earlier today, 218 00:09:38.279 --> 00:09:40.279 but I just I don't know Louisville. I feel like 219 00:09:40.279 --> 00:09:42.000 there's not a whole lot of room for them to 220 00:09:42.080 --> 00:09:44.360 drop as far as the potential seed, and I'm not 221 00:09:44.399 --> 00:09:46.720 really sure how much higher they can climb. Obviously, if 222 00:09:46.759 --> 00:09:48.279 they were to knock off Duke, that would be big. 223 00:09:48.279 --> 00:09:50.039 But just kind of your thoughts on Louisville as they 224 00:09:50.159 --> 00:09:52.639 enter the first ever postseason era here of the Pat 225 00:09:52.720 --> 00:09:53.240 Kelsey era. 226 00:09:54.240 --> 00:09:58.200 You know, is it crazy to say this, Nick that 227 00:09:58.279 --> 00:10:00.559 if they get matched up with clubs in the semi 228 00:10:00.559 --> 00:10:05.240 finals on Friday, that's a game probably for a five seed. Yeah, 229 00:10:05.240 --> 00:10:08.360 I don't think I don't think that's crazy to say, 230 00:10:08.759 --> 00:10:11.320 you know, obviously, yeah that that the game against Clemson 231 00:10:11.360 --> 00:10:12.080 was a long time ago. 232 00:10:12.120 --> 00:10:12.440 It was at the. 233 00:10:12.440 --> 00:10:16.039 KFC Young Center, But like, if you can go and 234 00:10:16.080 --> 00:10:18.039 you can beat that Clemson team. 235 00:10:17.919 --> 00:10:19.240 On a neutral court. 236 00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:22.879 In the ACC Tournament, like that right there, I think 237 00:10:23.159 --> 00:10:28.399 speaks volumes for how far this team has grown since 238 00:10:28.759 --> 00:10:31.399 let's say the Eastern Kentucky game where they had to 239 00:10:31.480 --> 00:10:33.600 kind of squeak one out and then it feels like 240 00:10:33.639 --> 00:10:35.799 they really started to go on their run after that, 241 00:10:36.080 --> 00:10:40.200 after that EKU game. So yeah, that's what I'm excited 242 00:10:40.240 --> 00:10:42.840 to see. Like, I'm excited to see, Okay, this is 243 00:10:42.879 --> 00:10:45.120 a neutral court, let's see what they what they looked 244 00:10:45.200 --> 00:10:48.120 like Thursday night, and then I would love to see 245 00:10:48.200 --> 00:10:51.200 Louisville get paired up against UH Clemson and if they 246 00:10:51.200 --> 00:10:52.480 can they could get past that. 247 00:10:52.559 --> 00:10:56.360 Obviously, you know who's waiting in the championship game. So yeah, 248 00:10:56.480 --> 00:10:57.279 I think. 249 00:10:57.120 --> 00:10:59.919 Louisville is a good team, but I'm I'm ready to 250 00:11:00.240 --> 00:11:03.519 see it again. Sure, you know some of the best 251 00:11:03.559 --> 00:11:04.600 of the best of the ACC. 252 00:11:04.799 --> 00:11:07.440 Yeah, I mean, look at it's it's not a criticism, 253 00:11:07.519 --> 00:11:09.720 it's not. It doesn't even really, it's just the unknown 254 00:11:09.759 --> 00:11:11.799 Louisville winning. That's all they can do, right, They got 255 00:11:11.799 --> 00:11:13.039 to play who's on the schedule, and a lot of 256 00:11:13.080 --> 00:11:15.000 these games they've won, and it really wasn't close. 257 00:11:15.080 --> 00:11:17.440 But it's just it's just a wild thought of. 258 00:11:17.399 --> 00:11:19.679 Being in a conference like the ACC and knowing that 259 00:11:19.720 --> 00:11:22.480 whoever you get in that first round game, if you're 260 00:11:22.559 --> 00:11:27.159 anywhere between a six and an eight, I feel like 261 00:11:27.279 --> 00:11:29.960 there's a good chance that There's really no way to 262 00:11:30.000 --> 00:11:32.240 know this for sure, but I wouldn't be shocked if 263 00:11:32.240 --> 00:11:34.639 whoever you get in that first round game, if you're 264 00:11:34.679 --> 00:11:38.399 a six, seven, or eight, it's probably gonna be better 265 00:11:38.440 --> 00:11:42.519 that everybody you've played since January other than Clemson. Now again, 266 00:11:42.519 --> 00:11:44.679 if you get Duke, then that that changes it, obviously, 267 00:11:44.720 --> 00:11:47.480 but it's just I don't know's it's as a fan myself, 268 00:11:47.519 --> 00:11:50.360 I'm not really complaining because you know, Louisville being here 269 00:11:50.360 --> 00:11:52.519 in this position is just wild considering where they were 270 00:11:52.519 --> 00:11:53.480 the last couple of years. 271 00:11:53.480 --> 00:11:54.399 But hear me out on this. 272 00:11:54.440 --> 00:11:55.879 I want to know if you think I'm crazy because 273 00:11:56.159 --> 00:11:58.039 nobody wants to play Duke right now. I wouldn't think 274 00:11:58.039 --> 00:11:59.639 now there's an opportunity there if you get a win, 275 00:11:59.679 --> 00:12:02.320 to really to improve your resume. But I'm not I'm 276 00:12:02.360 --> 00:12:04.559 not saying bring bring on Duke, We'll take them down, 277 00:12:04.600 --> 00:12:07.639 because you know, I think they're really really loaded. But 278 00:12:07.679 --> 00:12:10.000 I also like the thought of even if you do 279 00:12:10.039 --> 00:12:12.639 get beat I guess it could be demoralizing if it's 280 00:12:12.639 --> 00:12:15.279 like a really bad beat down. But I think getting, 281 00:12:15.360 --> 00:12:17.399 you know, playing a team that good right before you 282 00:12:17.480 --> 00:12:20.639 get to the NC DOUBLEA tournament, knowing that January and 283 00:12:20.720 --> 00:12:23.240 February and in a lot of March weren't you weren't 284 00:12:23.279 --> 00:12:24.919 going up against great teams, I think there could be 285 00:12:24.919 --> 00:12:26.720 some value to play one of the best in the 286 00:12:26.720 --> 00:12:28.399 country before you get to win or go home. 287 00:12:29.399 --> 00:12:32.879 I think I think it's important for Louisville to play 288 00:12:33.080 --> 00:12:35.559 and I agree with you, like, like, I think it's 289 00:12:35.600 --> 00:12:39.519 important this week for Louisville to play against you know, 290 00:12:39.639 --> 00:12:41.360 a good team and get tested. 291 00:12:41.440 --> 00:12:43.759 Yeah, battle test and be like okay, so that's what 292 00:12:44.120 --> 00:12:46.279 that's where we got to get to or this is 293 00:12:46.320 --> 00:12:47.159 where we need to be. 294 00:12:47.240 --> 00:12:49.639 And this is a good thing heading into the NC 295 00:12:49.759 --> 00:12:52.440 DOUBLEA tournament, right like this is who these are the 296 00:12:52.519 --> 00:12:55.000 kind of teams that we're gonna face heading into the 297 00:12:55.120 --> 00:12:57.120 NC Double A tournament. No, I think it's a I 298 00:12:57.120 --> 00:13:00.240 think it's a great thing, and I think it's it's need. 299 00:13:00.080 --> 00:13:01.360 It because I mean, like, like. 300 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:04.080 What is it like twenty to twenty one now or 301 00:13:04.120 --> 00:13:06.679 whatever the record is? You know that they that they've 302 00:13:06.679 --> 00:13:10.120 won in the ACC. Think about this, Look look. 303 00:13:09.960 --> 00:13:10.679 At their record. 304 00:13:11.000 --> 00:13:14.519 Look how many games that they've won. And we're talking 305 00:13:14.559 --> 00:13:16.360 about them being a six to an eight. 306 00:13:16.600 --> 00:13:18.080 Oh yeah, a lot of people have them as an eight. 307 00:13:18.120 --> 00:13:21.519 Now, yeah that's because of what the acs like. 308 00:13:21.519 --> 00:13:23.879 They're winning all these games, but they're not getting any 309 00:13:24.000 --> 00:13:27.159 value for them because they're they're quad three or quad four, 310 00:13:27.240 --> 00:13:28.960 you know, like what are we talking about here? So 311 00:13:30.279 --> 00:13:32.679 that's why I do think it's important for them to 312 00:13:32.720 --> 00:13:36.279 play against the Clemson and and test yourself. 313 00:13:35.879 --> 00:13:37.840 Out win or losing that game. 314 00:13:38.080 --> 00:13:42.080 I think it helps you massively going up into the NCAA. 315 00:13:41.600 --> 00:13:42.840 Tournament, no doubt about it. 316 00:13:42.919 --> 00:13:45.960 And you know, I think Louisvill's really just staying stagnant 317 00:13:46.000 --> 00:13:48.679 because again they're not doing anything to really hurt themselves, 318 00:13:48.759 --> 00:13:51.120 but they're not really jumping up. And then others you 319 00:13:51.159 --> 00:13:53.080 look at the SEC and the Big Ten, even the 320 00:13:53.080 --> 00:13:56.000 Big twelve, you got some teams they could stack some 321 00:13:56.200 --> 00:13:58.159 huge wins for the resume, not to get you know, 322 00:13:58.200 --> 00:13:59.840 a one or two, but at least just you know, 323 00:14:00.200 --> 00:14:01.879 like they could jump ahead of Louisville just with a 324 00:14:01.879 --> 00:14:03.840 couple of games. And it's not because Old did anything wrong. 325 00:14:03.879 --> 00:14:06.639 It's just they've been really at a standstill when it 326 00:14:06.639 --> 00:14:08.480 comes to their resume really where there's not been a 327 00:14:08.480 --> 00:14:11.000 whole lot to gain, and honestly, there's been a lot 328 00:14:11.039 --> 00:14:13.240 to lose. Fortunately they've not they've not put themselves in 329 00:14:13.279 --> 00:14:15.639 that spot to where they've you know, they've they've let 330 00:14:15.639 --> 00:14:17.879 one slip away that really crushed them. But yeah, just 331 00:14:17.919 --> 00:14:20.159 an unusual year for the ACC And that's the nice 332 00:14:20.159 --> 00:14:22.039 way of saying. It was just a really, really really 333 00:14:22.080 --> 00:14:24.200 bad year for the league. Let's pitch gears to Kentucky. 334 00:14:24.559 --> 00:14:27.879 I mean, I think they cannot do any worse than 335 00:14:27.919 --> 00:14:31.600 a four. I think they're a three, and I'd be 336 00:14:31.679 --> 00:14:34.279 shocked if on Sunday they're not on the three line, 337 00:14:34.320 --> 00:14:36.639 because I think the team slotted one and two in 338 00:14:36.679 --> 00:14:38.840 the Big in the Big Dances, I think those are 339 00:14:38.840 --> 00:14:40.639 pretty much locked in, and I'm not sure what could 340 00:14:40.679 --> 00:14:43.120 happen to where those those teams would fall. But then 341 00:14:43.159 --> 00:14:44.919 in Kentucky, you know, they've got more losses than a 342 00:14:44.960 --> 00:14:46.480 lot of teams in the top ten, but they also 343 00:14:46.519 --> 00:14:48.799 have an insane amount of really really good wins. And 344 00:14:49.000 --> 00:14:50.679 I'm not saying it's gonna happen, but if they if 345 00:14:50.679 --> 00:14:52.679 they were to get past Oklahoma or Georgia and then 346 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:54.440 beat Bama, who's going to be shocked. It's going to 347 00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:56.200 be in Nashville. I mean, in fact, I kind of 348 00:14:56.240 --> 00:14:58.639 expect them to win that game at that point. Can't 349 00:14:58.679 --> 00:15:02.279 They will have si wins against the top ten teams 350 00:15:02.360 --> 00:15:05.480 in the net rankings despite having as many losses as 351 00:15:05.480 --> 00:15:08.399 they have, Like, do you think they could jump ahead 352 00:15:08.399 --> 00:15:10.399 of a team that's on the one and two? I mean, 353 00:15:10.399 --> 00:15:13.559 we're talking about the SEC teams that, of course did 354 00:15:13.559 --> 00:15:16.960 finish ahead of Kentucky. You've got Houston, Michigan State. 355 00:15:17.759 --> 00:15:18.039 I don't know. 356 00:15:18.080 --> 00:15:20.440 I feel like the three is most likely for Kentucky, 357 00:15:20.480 --> 00:15:23.120 but if they were to win two, maybe three games 358 00:15:23.120 --> 00:15:25.799 in the SEC, I can't fault the committee if they 359 00:15:25.840 --> 00:15:27.639 bump them up to it two, because again, they have 360 00:15:27.799 --> 00:15:29.600 way more valuable wins than I think a lot of 361 00:15:29.639 --> 00:15:30.440 people realize. 362 00:15:32.039 --> 00:15:34.960 And Nick, I mean just honestly like the way because 363 00:15:35.000 --> 00:15:37.799 because so many things can shake out in these conference tournaments, 364 00:15:37.799 --> 00:15:41.759 somebody can you know, take an early loss whatever and lose. 365 00:15:42.200 --> 00:15:44.519 But I think if they win two games, I think 366 00:15:44.559 --> 00:15:46.320 there's a decent chance they end up at two. 367 00:15:46.679 --> 00:15:50.279 Yeah. I and and I agree with you, like right now, 368 00:15:50.399 --> 00:15:52.480 like just judge them by what you see. 369 00:15:53.159 --> 00:15:55.039 I mean, it seems like they're pretty much a lock 370 00:15:55.159 --> 00:15:59.120 for a three and unless you know, maybe they get 371 00:15:59.200 --> 00:16:01.159 upset Thursday night or whatever and that. 372 00:16:01.039 --> 00:16:02.120 Moves them down to a four. 373 00:16:02.519 --> 00:16:05.080 But right now, the feeling is because of the wins 374 00:16:05.120 --> 00:16:08.519 that they have and what is it, eight top fifteen wins. 375 00:16:08.399 --> 00:16:10.840 Or something like that, like it's insane, and. 376 00:16:12.639 --> 00:16:14.679 They because they have that, they feel like a lock 377 00:16:14.759 --> 00:16:17.080 for a three. But I think if they beat Alabama, 378 00:16:17.120 --> 00:16:19.600 Like if they get Alabama and they beat Alabama on Friday, 379 00:16:19.799 --> 00:16:22.360 if they make it that far, like it's it's not 380 00:16:22.519 --> 00:16:24.679 crazy to think they end up on the two. 381 00:16:24.519 --> 00:16:26.720 Lines, not at all. I mean, think about this. They've 382 00:16:26.759 --> 00:16:28.799 got as we as it stands. And again, I know 383 00:16:28.799 --> 00:16:31.000 people mentioned ranked wins as far as the AP poll, 384 00:16:31.559 --> 00:16:33.480 and that matters as well as far as just you know, 385 00:16:33.559 --> 00:16:35.279 those teams are usually pretty good. But when it comes 386 00:16:35.279 --> 00:16:38.679 to the NCAA's own metrics, the net rankings, they have 387 00:16:38.960 --> 00:16:41.840 four wins currently against the top five teams because they 388 00:16:41.879 --> 00:16:43.559 beat Duke, which is the best team out there. As 389 00:16:43.600 --> 00:16:45.879 far as the net, they have a win against Florida. 390 00:16:46.600 --> 00:16:50.279 They have two wins against Tennessee, who's number five. Florida's 391 00:16:50.320 --> 00:16:52.759 number four, by the way, Alabama's sitting there at number six. 392 00:16:52.799 --> 00:16:54.159 If they get that in which again I kind of 393 00:16:54.159 --> 00:16:55.600 feel like they're going to just you know, they could 394 00:16:55.600 --> 00:16:56.039 easily lose. 395 00:16:56.039 --> 00:16:56.799 Bama's really good. 396 00:16:56.799 --> 00:16:58.840 But also I think Kentucky fans are going to show 397 00:16:58.879 --> 00:17:01.399 out and they near beat him in Tuscaloosa when they 398 00:17:01.519 --> 00:17:03.679 well I guess it got away from a little bit later. 399 00:17:03.720 --> 00:17:06.480 But nonetheless, like if they end up getting that Bama went. 400 00:17:06.559 --> 00:17:08.599 I can't really fault the committee off they put him 401 00:17:08.599 --> 00:17:10.519