WEBVTT 1 00:00:04.719 --> 00:00:10.599 Welcome back to E Sports Radio June to seventeenth, twenty 2 00:00:10.720 --> 00:00:13.199 twenty five, Tuesday in the Louisville area. If you did 3 00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:16.760 not know it, I know, I repeat myself. I'm a 4 00:00:16.800 --> 00:00:20.480 third grade reject. I understand that. But I'm telling you 5 00:00:20.519 --> 00:00:24.160 one thing. These days are clicking by so quickly. Can 6 00:00:24.199 --> 00:00:28.600 you all believe I said June seventeenth, it will be 7 00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:32.880 Christmas soon? Trust me, it will be. We're last week 8 00:00:32.920 --> 00:00:36.679 of spring summer starting to raise its ugly head warming up. 9 00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:39.640 I love that. But welcome back to the show. Phone 10 00:00:39.719 --> 00:00:43.679 number is five zero two five seventy nine hundred. That's 11 00:00:43.679 --> 00:00:47.640 five zero two, five seven one seventy nine hundred Sports 12 00:00:47.719 --> 00:00:51.679 Talk seven ninety kr D. We have Rick behind the glass. 13 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:54.640 Shannon is out you maybe licking his wounds. Rick. I 14 00:00:54.679 --> 00:00:58.880 think I had to come in there rough Shannon up yesterday. Yeah, 15 00:00:58.920 --> 00:01:02.000 don't tell anybody. That's don't tell anybody, Okay, So that's all. 16 00:01:02.039 --> 00:01:08.200 But that is comical anyway, So don't tell anybody, Rick, Rick. 17 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:11.560 Let's bring on my younger son, Anthony Eves to the show. Anthony, 18 00:01:11.560 --> 00:01:11.959 how are you? 19 00:01:13.640 --> 00:01:15.920 I'm doing good this morning. I was kind of in 20 00:01:15.920 --> 00:01:16.959 the same boat for a second. 21 00:01:16.959 --> 00:01:18.040 You said June seventeenth. 22 00:01:18.040 --> 00:01:20.519 I said, I feel like May took like three months 23 00:01:20.519 --> 00:01:23.000 and June is almost gone gone. 24 00:01:23.359 --> 00:01:26.200 I mean, Derby is blown by. It takes a little while, Anthony, 25 00:01:26.239 --> 00:01:29.200 because of the hype of Derby, so many things go on, 26 00:01:29.319 --> 00:01:31.640 even though we had the flood that knocked out a 27 00:01:31.680 --> 00:01:34.359 lot of the festivities for Derby, but still Derby was 28 00:01:34.359 --> 00:01:37.840 still great. And it just comes slowly like Christmas. Then 29 00:01:37.879 --> 00:01:41.560 it blows by. But it's June seventeenth. We will be 30 00:01:41.640 --> 00:01:45.560 saying July fourth in less than two weeks. That's amazing, 31 00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:48.400 I'm telling you. Then it's all downhill from there. I 32 00:01:48.400 --> 00:01:52.439 hate even saying July, so that means winter's on its way. 33 00:01:53.159 --> 00:01:54.040 Hate winter, Anthony. 34 00:01:54.159 --> 00:01:57.719 So anyway, most people do. Welcome back. We've got a 35 00:01:57.760 --> 00:02:02.239 lot to talk about now at seven fifteen ish, Anthony. 36 00:02:03.200 --> 00:02:08.240 We've got Aiden Robbins calling in former manual, great University 37 00:02:08.280 --> 00:02:11.639 of Louisville graduate, two years smart kid, Anthony in and 38 00:02:11.680 --> 00:02:15.120 out in two transferred. We're gonna talk about went to UNLV, 39 00:02:15.520 --> 00:02:18.199 played at BYU, played a little bit with one of 40 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:20.680 my favorite teams from the old days in Cleveland Browns. 41 00:02:20.960 --> 00:02:23.800 We're gonna have him on what he's doing what's transparent 42 00:02:23.879 --> 00:02:26.360 in his life. We've got that. Let me tell you 43 00:02:26.360 --> 00:02:29.800 something yesterday, Anthony. Everyone knows that Saint Stephen's is my 44 00:02:29.840 --> 00:02:35.879 personal workout gym. Guys. I'm usually the only person in there, honestly, 45 00:02:35.919 --> 00:02:39.840 and it's a fantastic facility. Anthony. I walked in yesterday 46 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:42.759 and there was a young man sitting on one of 47 00:02:42.800 --> 00:02:46.960 the benches, face opposite me. I mean, Anthony had a 48 00:02:47.000 --> 00:02:48.960 lot of blue on. I looked at and had a 49 00:02:49.000 --> 00:02:52.360 blue Kentucky bag leaned up against the wall. The backpack. 50 00:02:53.400 --> 00:02:56.479 You know, he's the enemy. I was like, I started growling, 51 00:02:56.520 --> 00:02:59.639 like rufus, you know, our little chauahuah. I was growling 52 00:02:59.639 --> 00:03:02.000 at her. He looked like a big pig bull and 53 00:03:02.039 --> 00:03:04.360 I was just growling at him and under my breath Anthony, 54 00:03:04.439 --> 00:03:07.560 I'm like, wow, cat, what are you doing here? So 55 00:03:07.639 --> 00:03:10.400 he turns faces me. I'm like, oh gosh. He says, 56 00:03:10.400 --> 00:03:12.879 how you doing, Sir? I said great? He said how 57 00:03:12.879 --> 00:03:14.439 are you young man? He says good. I said you 58 00:03:14.439 --> 00:03:16.719 got a good workout in He said yes. I said, oh, 59 00:03:16.719 --> 00:03:19.520 I better stop growling. He's a nice young man. So 60 00:03:19.599 --> 00:03:22.360 I saw the blue and I saw the bag. I'm 61 00:03:22.400 --> 00:03:26.639 like god leeve, he's gotta play because Anthony huge, I 62 00:03:26.680 --> 00:03:30.199 mean just big, just strong, just big. I'm like, God, 63 00:03:30.280 --> 00:03:32.280 wonder who that is. So I started to do my 64 00:03:32.319 --> 00:03:34.919 little work out, my little stretching, and you know, I said, 65 00:03:34.960 --> 00:03:37.000 He said, I see you're stretching your shoulders. I'm like, yeah, 66 00:03:37.039 --> 00:03:39.120 I try to play golf and my shoulders can't lock up. 67 00:03:39.159 --> 00:03:41.639 And he laughed and a few other things. And then 68 00:03:41.800 --> 00:03:45.199 on his way out and he's walking by me, I said, young, know, 69 00:03:45.319 --> 00:03:48.879 what's your name? I had asked me, JJ Weaver. I said, 70 00:03:48.879 --> 00:03:52.080 get out of here, not JJ Weaver. He says, yes, sir, 71 00:03:52.360 --> 00:03:55.960 JJ Weaver. I said, oh, God, big Blue, I said, 72 00:03:55.960 --> 00:03:58.599 who let you in my gyp? And we just started laughing, 73 00:03:58.719 --> 00:04:01.840 having a great time. He's going to be coming on also, Anthony, 74 00:04:01.879 --> 00:04:05.199 in the next two or three days. Isn't this ironic? 75 00:04:05.280 --> 00:04:09.800 And this is the truth, Anthony, he says, I'm so glad. 76 00:04:09.919 --> 00:04:12.879 He says, I thought that was you. He says, look, 77 00:04:13.360 --> 00:04:18.600 I'm having a camp and Jay Scruggs, myself, Raymond Spaudy. 78 00:04:19.040 --> 00:04:22.000 I said, get out of here, Anthony. Yesterday we talked 79 00:04:22.000 --> 00:04:25.360 about Scruggs and Raymond Spatty. I'm like there's no way, 80 00:04:25.680 --> 00:04:28.240 I said, we just spoke about those they're having a camp. 81 00:04:28.279 --> 00:04:31.600 There's a fourth player. For some reason, my old mind 82 00:04:31.680 --> 00:04:34.360 will not let me remember Anthony, but they're going to 83 00:04:34.439 --> 00:04:36.519 have a camp here. So he's going to come on 84 00:04:36.600 --> 00:04:38.759 and hype his camp. We're definitely gonna do that for JJ. 85 00:04:39.240 --> 00:04:42.720 So he will be on one day this week or 86 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:47.480 early next week. And also we got the great Damien 87 00:04:47.560 --> 00:04:51.000 Lee Phoenix Sunns. Damien Lee will be calling in. Also, 88 00:04:51.199 --> 00:04:52.959 I'm gonna talk a little bit about his golf out 89 00:04:52.959 --> 00:04:55.560 in Anthony. Of course, we'll play in it again like 90 00:04:55.600 --> 00:05:00.680 we always do. Talked to his mother yesterday so he she's, yeah, 91 00:05:00.720 --> 00:05:03.720 I have to understand he lives in Phoenix. That's four o'clock, 92 00:05:03.800 --> 00:05:06.480 like Coach Beard. So his mom, who's on these since 93 00:05:06.480 --> 00:05:08.759 standard time, said, you know, we kind of have to 94 00:05:08.759 --> 00:05:11.120 pump him up. Jerry, we have to kind of. I said, yeah, 95 00:05:11.160 --> 00:05:13.680 for four am, you do have to pump somebody up. 96 00:05:13.720 --> 00:05:14.319 That's early. 97 00:05:14.600 --> 00:05:15.319 But he will be. 98 00:05:15.279 --> 00:05:17.240 Calling me, calling in with us, and he's going to 99 00:05:17.279 --> 00:05:19.920 stay the entire show. So Anthony, We've got a lot 100 00:05:19.959 --> 00:05:22.959 going on. Usually during the summer it's a little slow, 101 00:05:23.040 --> 00:05:26.600 but not for us. So Anthony, what do you have 102 00:05:26.759 --> 00:05:28.480 for me? Tell me, you don't have to give me that. 103 00:05:28.680 --> 00:05:31.959 Just tell me some of the national news before we 104 00:05:32.000 --> 00:05:36.680 get to our first break and bring on mister Robbins. Yeah. 105 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:38.879 Obviously, obviously some of the big news last night. We 106 00:05:38.920 --> 00:05:41.600 all saw the Thunder defeated the Pacers one twenty to 107 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:43.800 one on nine last night, taking that three two series 108 00:05:43.920 --> 00:05:48.000 lead over Indiana. Will be playing Game six, will be 109 00:05:48.040 --> 00:05:51.639 back in Indy, will be playing this Thursday. It's an 110 00:05:51.720 --> 00:05:54.319 uphill climb from here for the Pacers. That that Game 111 00:05:54.399 --> 00:05:59.759 four loss, God put him in tough of such such 112 00:05:59.759 --> 00:06:02.639 a spot right there, and obviously everyone's in doubt about 113 00:06:02.639 --> 00:06:04.839 how a burden and the calf injury that he sustained 114 00:06:05.000 --> 00:06:07.800 earlier in the first half. So we don't know how 115 00:06:07.879 --> 00:06:09.600 mobile who's going to be Thursday or what he's going 116 00:06:09.639 --> 00:06:12.800 to be looking like. But that that just takes another 117 00:06:13.240 --> 00:06:14.839 another rock at the car right there. 118 00:06:14.839 --> 00:06:17.040 For that one. We're just not sure how it's all. 119 00:06:17.079 --> 00:06:20.079 In the playoffs, even getting into the baseball side a 120 00:06:20.079 --> 00:06:22.319 little bit, Murray State was eliminated last night. 121 00:06:23.160 --> 00:06:31.040 No congratulations, congratulations, So Anthony, they made a great run 122 00:06:32.160 --> 00:06:36.240 entire budget eight hundred plus styles in anthony entire budget period. 123 00:06:37.480 --> 00:06:40.959 Every team in its coach Anthony left in the College 124 00:06:40.959 --> 00:06:44.800 World Series, the coach, the head coach makes more than 125 00:06:44.879 --> 00:06:47.879 Murray State's entire budget. Just want people to understand that 126 00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:51.759 great run Murray State, great run, go ahead, and I 127 00:06:51.839 --> 00:06:53.959 had to, but I just have to a great run 128 00:06:54.040 --> 00:06:54.720 by Murray State. 129 00:06:55.720 --> 00:06:55.959 Yep. 130 00:06:56.120 --> 00:06:58.519 And then obviously l s U and the u C 131 00:06:58.639 --> 00:07:00.680 l A game actually got suspended yesterday. I think it 132 00:07:00.759 --> 00:07:02.600 had to do with some other delays that were going on. 133 00:07:03.439 --> 00:07:05.519 But their game is Pauls right now out of five 134 00:07:05.560 --> 00:07:07.160 to three. I think they're the top of the fourth 135 00:07:07.240 --> 00:07:09.759 or the bottom of the fifth. Midway through their game. 136 00:07:09.839 --> 00:07:12.000 The LSU is up on the game. They'll continue today 137 00:07:12.079 --> 00:07:14.480 later this afternoon to finish off that game, and then 138 00:07:14.560 --> 00:07:17.319 Louisville will play Oregon State today at two PM as well, 139 00:07:17.399 --> 00:07:20.000 so they'll have two games going. I think they'll have 140 00:07:20.040 --> 00:07:22.319 one earlier on the day one later on the day. 141 00:07:22.360 --> 00:07:25.079 I know the afternoon game is still to be determined obviously, 142 00:07:25.120 --> 00:07:28.160 because the winner and the loser of the LSU UCLA game, 143 00:07:28.240 --> 00:07:30.680 so they haven't thrown out who's playing that game in 144 00:07:30.720 --> 00:07:33.160 the winner or the loser's bracket for the double elimination 145 00:07:33.279 --> 00:07:35.240 yet okay, and. 146 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:37.240 Then also Otani. 147 00:07:42.360 --> 00:07:43.720 One hundred miles an hour. 148 00:07:44.680 --> 00:07:45.040 He did. 149 00:07:45.160 --> 00:07:48.000 He had seventeen pitches over ninety five. He came back 150 00:07:48.040 --> 00:07:51.120 throwing some heat. It wasn't his best pitching performance, but 151 00:07:52.600 --> 00:07:54.600 he still came back and showed. 152 00:07:54.319 --> 00:07:57.639 Them two years. That was the first time pitching it 153 00:07:57.800 --> 00:08:02.279 in two years. Just for now, he Anthony, the mode 154 00:08:02.360 --> 00:08:05.839 that you can't play both ways, the mode that baseball 155 00:08:05.920 --> 00:08:08.600 you can't be a pitcher and a hitter. He just 156 00:08:08.680 --> 00:08:13.480 shattered that that mode's gone. That, I mean, that's gone. 157 00:08:13.639 --> 00:08:16.160 That's all there is to it. I hope now that 158 00:08:16.319 --> 00:08:19.560 colleges will allow players that have the ability to play 159 00:08:19.560 --> 00:08:22.000 both ways to do so because show he has shown 160 00:08:22.079 --> 00:08:25.480 him and I know he's a phenomenon. I understand that animy, 161 00:08:25.560 --> 00:08:30.240 but still, boy, boy boy, he has shattered that myth gone. Say, 162 00:08:30.319 --> 00:08:33.440 we've got a lot to get to Anthony, of course, 163 00:08:33.480 --> 00:08:35.960 and we got an interview. We're going to talk about that. 164 00:08:35.960 --> 00:08:39.960 That game I always Anthony, I picked okay see, I said, okay, 165 00:08:39.960 --> 00:08:41.799 see when they were down to one, I still said, 166 00:08:41.799 --> 00:08:45.080 okay see. I said Game four was they must win 167 00:08:45.720 --> 00:08:48.399 for the Pacers. I told you that, I said they have. 168 00:08:48.600 --> 00:08:51.039 If they get this game, they'll win the World C Championship. 169 00:08:51.399 --> 00:08:55.279 But by those last four minutes, Anthony, they just didn't 170 00:08:55.320 --> 00:08:59.039 have it. And last night Halliburton, we're going to talk 171 00:08:59.080 --> 00:09:02.080 about him. He doesn't have to get thirty. That's not 172 00:09:02.120 --> 00:09:03.879 what he does. And I want people to know that 173 00:09:04.279 --> 00:09:07.080 you can be a very good player without scoring thirty points. 174 00:09:07.360 --> 00:09:11.080 He's different. He is not shake Gilligs Alexander. He's not. 175 00:09:11.799 --> 00:09:14.960 He's just different. But you can't do four. I mean, 176 00:09:15.000 --> 00:09:17.600 I've defended him when I was in Greenville, South Carolina. 177 00:09:17.840 --> 00:09:19.879 I defended him. I said, he can do assists. He does, 178 00:09:20.120 --> 00:09:22.799 but you can't get four. I'm sorry, he just can't 179 00:09:22.799 --> 00:09:27.320 score four. So that's I mean, that's unacceptable, Anthony, without 180 00:09:27.360 --> 00:09:29.360 a doubt. So you know, we're going to get to 181 00:09:29.440 --> 00:09:31.840 that a little bit and a few other things. We're 182 00:09:31.840 --> 00:09:35.679 going to talk about that game. It's funny this series, Anthony, 183 00:09:35.720 --> 00:09:37.759 when you look at the point totals, which I have, 184 00:09:39.440 --> 00:09:42.399 both teams came in averaging one hundred and seventeen points 185 00:09:42.440 --> 00:09:46.279 a game got me. And there was always one team 186 00:09:46.519 --> 00:09:48.840 other than Game one, which was one eleven to one 187 00:09:48.840 --> 00:09:53.039 to ten pacers that Anthony, those teams won twenty last night, 188 00:09:53.159 --> 00:09:57.360 one seventeen. The winning team gets to their average, the 189 00:09:57.440 --> 00:10:00.519 losing team does not. I mean, that's just the bottom line. 190 00:10:00.559 --> 00:10:03.440 The losing team does not score at his average. And 191 00:10:03.480 --> 00:10:10.960 that's how it's played out in this tournament. So brisically, okay, 192 00:10:11.039 --> 00:10:14.200 See gets its first one. That's all there is to it, Anthony. 193 00:10:14.440 --> 00:10:16.960 You know, we'll get into the inertia of the game 194 00:10:17.000 --> 00:10:20.200 and what happened and transpired. But they get their first one. 195 00:10:20.279 --> 00:10:23.960 For a doubt, without a doubt, they're the better total 196 00:10:24.000 --> 00:10:27.759 team offensively, they have more weapons. You got eighten on 197 00:10:27.799 --> 00:10:30.159 the line for me. So let's do this, Anthony. We've 198 00:10:30.200 --> 00:10:33.759 got to aid Robins. Like I said, Anthony, this young 199 00:10:33.799 --> 00:10:36.559 man graduated in three and a half years. I was 200 00:10:36.600 --> 00:10:38.639 on the five year playing Anthony. I don't want to 201 00:10:38.639 --> 00:10:41.000 tell anybody, but I got my degree University of Loot, 202 00:10:41.039 --> 00:10:42.960 But I was on the five year plan. This young 203 00:10:42.960 --> 00:10:44.960 man came out in two and a half. So we're 204 00:10:44.960 --> 00:10:47.399 going to be back with Aiden Robbins after the break 205 00:10:47.840 --> 00:10:51.919 former manual great anthy he just doesn't know that we're 206 00:10:51.919 --> 00:10:54.759 both Bruins, and he that has no idea that we've 207 00:10:54.799 --> 00:10:57.519 got him trapped. So after the break, we'll bring on 208 00:10:57.559 --> 00:11:02.039 Aiden Robbins is E Sports Radio seven sixteen. We'll talk 209 00:11:02.080 --> 00:11:07.919 to you all in a minute. Welcome back to EVE 210 00:11:08.000 --> 00:11:13.600 Sports Radio seven, twenty June the seventeenth. Like I told you, unbelievable, 211 00:11:13.879 --> 00:11:18.960 twenty twenty five. It's Tuesday. I will not be on tomorrow. 212 00:11:19.240 --> 00:11:22.200 I'm traveling to Panama City, Panama from my family vacation, 213 00:11:22.799 --> 00:11:24.879 so we will be playing a best of tomorrow. We'll 214 00:11:24.879 --> 00:11:30.240 be back live from Panama City, Panama on Thursday. So Anthony, look, 215 00:11:30.279 --> 00:11:33.639 we're going to introduce the young man properly, but Rick, 216 00:11:33.679 --> 00:11:35.600 I'm gonna have you bring him on first because he 217 00:11:35.679 --> 00:11:40.320 has to know that he's sitting in between two rock wolers. 218 00:11:40.519 --> 00:11:44.039 We're bruins, Anthony went to manual. They're not as bad 219 00:11:44.080 --> 00:11:46.759 as MAO, but they're on the hit list to Anthony. 220 00:11:46.840 --> 00:11:49.720 So let's bring a Robinson. Hey, and how are you? 221 00:11:49.960 --> 00:11:51.159 Welcome to EVE Sports Radio. 222 00:11:52.320 --> 00:11:53.519 I'm doing good? Are you doing? 223 00:11:55.759 --> 00:11:58.559 Anthony? Tell me what we're doing. We're growling, that's all. 224 00:11:58.879 --> 00:12:00.600 You know. We've got a little man you meet in 225 00:12:00.679 --> 00:12:06.679 between us. We're bruins. Understand a couple, Yeah, you understand. 226 00:12:07.200 --> 00:12:09.000 You know you haven't been going at Landing. You haven't 227 00:12:09.000 --> 00:12:11.440 been going that long. You know what valid nation means 228 00:12:11.440 --> 00:12:14.879 to people around here. You understand, you know you're up 229 00:12:14.879 --> 00:12:19.919 and coming and doing better. But you know, Well. 230 00:12:21.559 --> 00:12:24.120 Was doing pretty good for himself. I don't think we've 231 00:12:24.120 --> 00:12:26.639 seen a loss of ballot in a number of years, 232 00:12:26.679 --> 00:12:28.600 so I don't think I'm too worried about it. 233 00:12:29.799 --> 00:12:32.039 Andy. Why is it that everybody, you know, y'all love 234 00:12:32.080 --> 00:12:33.840 that football side because you get to beat up on 235 00:12:33.919 --> 00:12:35.720 me and you all remind me of that. But what 236 00:12:35.799 --> 00:12:45.240 about the basketball side, Anthony? I know we're kind of 237 00:12:45.279 --> 00:12:47.960 one side of the ballot, but we are improving in football. 238 00:12:48.200 --> 00:12:50.639 We have we stole Mail, we have gotten one, so 239 00:12:50.879 --> 00:12:51.799 we're starting to improve. 240 00:12:51.919 --> 00:12:56.360 Yeah, but made it to the to the state finals 241 00:12:56.399 --> 00:12:57.159 not so long ago. 242 00:12:57.559 --> 00:13:00.919 Exactly right they did. Yeah, I mean I was at 243 00:13:00.919 --> 00:13:03.879 the game when Mail beat us, when we fumbled on 244 00:13:03.919 --> 00:13:06.639 our one yard line. I was right on the one 245 00:13:06.679 --> 00:13:09.240 yard I couldn't believe it, and the quarterback picked it 246 00:13:09.320 --> 00:13:12.120 up and ran it in. It was heartbreaking. I'm telling you, 247 00:13:12.360 --> 00:13:15.639 I almost cried aiden no bs, I'm like, how did 248 00:13:15.639 --> 00:13:18.279 we lose? How did I mean? I'm not gonna like, 249 00:13:18.360 --> 00:13:22.720 you know, I'm university of grad Anthony knows. I mean, 250 00:13:22.720 --> 00:13:25.960 I'm a lout of a grad, national champion, I'm a brewer. 251 00:13:25.960 --> 00:13:35.799 I danged their crime when they lost their just and 252 00:13:36.039 --> 00:13:38.480 we got introduced as young men properly though, because of 253 00:13:38.720 --> 00:13:43.720 your accolades, which I love, because your academic prowess is 254 00:13:43.799 --> 00:13:46.480 just I was so proud of graduating in two and 255 00:13:46.480 --> 00:13:49.159 a half years from University of Louisville. But you were 256 00:13:49.240 --> 00:13:52.240 recruited by Ivy League schools. I mean a lot of 257 00:13:52.240 --> 00:13:56.360 people do understand you wanted to You just don't understand. 258 00:13:56.360 --> 00:13:58.559 I researched you, young man. You wanted to go to 259 00:13:58.600 --> 00:14:03.639 Brandai School in Law. I was, oh different. I needed 260 00:14:03.679 --> 00:14:05.679 a score on average. I wanted my field goal pcentery 261 00:14:05.679 --> 00:14:08.120 to be fifty three. I wouldn't worry about Brandon School 262 00:14:08.159 --> 00:14:11.879 of all I said this year advanced from Jerry's. 263 00:14:13.200 --> 00:14:15.240 Yeah, no, no, I was. 264 00:14:15.480 --> 00:14:18.360 You know us history, Anthony, And I'm telling you, boy, 265 00:14:18.399 --> 00:14:20.279 we don't want to know our history. Now. That's just 266 00:14:20.320 --> 00:14:23.399 a fact. I don't care that anybody says, guys, people 267 00:14:23.440 --> 00:14:25.919 aren't telling you the truth. That's all there is, truly. 268 00:14:26.039 --> 00:14:28.559 I don't know why, but that's where we are right now. 269 00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:32.840 But looking at your background, just great things. Of course, 270 00:14:32.919 --> 00:14:36.840 Manual High School, super school, graduating from Manuel, got to 271 00:14:36.879 --> 00:14:40.600 listen to your interviews, signing with Bobby Petrino, wanted to 272 00:14:40.600 --> 00:14:44.000 follow Michael Bush, who is a great golfer. I mean 273 00:14:44.000 --> 00:14:46.279 he kills me, good friend of mine, and he can 274 00:14:46.399 --> 00:14:48.840 really play though, and wanted to be the next Michael Bush, 275 00:14:49.000 --> 00:14:51.960 the big back at University of Louisville. Stayed two years, 276 00:14:52.000 --> 00:14:54.840 which we're going to get into. Went from there, went 277 00:14:54.879 --> 00:14:57.159 to UNLV. Of course, I'm going out to Vegas for 278 00:14:57.159 --> 00:14:59.519 the summer league in July. Ago out every summer, then 279 00:14:59.600 --> 00:15:02.919 transfer to b Yu Anthony. Then you don't know they, 280 00:15:02.960 --> 00:15:05.919 but I was a Browns fan, a huge Cleveland Browns 281 00:15:05.919 --> 00:15:08.759 fan growing up, so that you even kind of hit 282 00:15:08.919 --> 00:15:12.159 checked all the boxes louis and Cleveland other than Manual. 283 00:15:12.720 --> 00:15:15.639 I like it. So I want everybody to understand who's 284 00:15:15.639 --> 00:15:18.759 sitting with us. Did get his degree spring of twenty 285 00:15:18.799 --> 00:15:21.799 twenty two, business Marketing. I have the same degree. You 286 00:15:21.879 --> 00:15:23.960 got a business marketing degree also, So I just want 287 00:15:23.960 --> 00:15:26.200 you to know that. So we did accomplish it. I'm 288 00:15:26.240 --> 00:15:28.600 close to you. I'm close, but that's the only thing 289 00:15:28.600 --> 00:15:33.200 we're close to you about Esports Radio. Welcome to the show. 290 00:15:33.639 --> 00:15:37.200 So let's just get this thing started. Coming out of 291 00:15:37.240 --> 00:15:41.240 high school choosing University of Louisville. Bobby Petrino, what was 292 00:15:41.240 --> 00:15:43.960 the thought process when you did have Ivy League, Harvard 293 00:15:44.000 --> 00:15:46.639 and Yales after you What was the thought process? 294 00:15:47.639 --> 00:15:51.639 Yeah, absolutely, Well, the University of lovel just interested me 295 00:15:51.720 --> 00:15:55.240 in numerous ways. You know, first and foremost, that was 296 00:15:55.279 --> 00:15:57.559 a dream of mine to play there. You know, ever 297 00:15:57.600 --> 00:16:01.639 since I was a child baking environment, I was very fortunate, 298 00:16:01.759 --> 00:16:03.879 blessed to have a surplus of offers. I think I 299 00:16:03.919 --> 00:16:07.840 had about twenty four scholarships, twenty four to twenty five, 300 00:16:09.320 --> 00:16:11.720 you know, visiting around a lot of places. You know, 301 00:16:11.799 --> 00:16:14.600 my family and now we traveled. You know, we're well traveled. 302 00:16:14.639 --> 00:16:18.639 And you know, ultimately I just wanted to I just 303 00:16:18.639 --> 00:16:21.080 wanted to stay home and play for coach Petrino. 304 00:16:22.600 --> 00:16:24.120 You know his law, his law. 305 00:16:24.159 --> 00:16:27.879 History with the program, and you know, going there, make 306 00:16:27.960 --> 00:16:31.639 an impact in my hometown, get a degree, and you know, 307 00:16:31.759 --> 00:16:33.559 chase my dream of going to the NFL. 308 00:16:34.600 --> 00:16:40.440 Okay now two years, two years, and you leave, tell 309 00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:43.120 me what happened with that? You graduate, which I want 310 00:16:43.120 --> 00:16:46.799 everyone to understand, and then you leave what was that 311 00:16:46.840 --> 00:16:49.600 the transfer portal that was kind of new at the time. 312 00:16:49.960 --> 00:16:52.399 You're one of the first ones tell me about the 313 00:16:52.440 --> 00:16:55.639 transfer process that you went through, because you did it twice, 314 00:16:55.679 --> 00:16:57.720 and I want you to, I want you to elaborate 315 00:16:58.600 --> 00:17:01.000 what was going on with that because a lot of 316 00:17:01.080 --> 00:17:05.920 kids absolutely well, I'll. 317 00:17:05.759 --> 00:17:09.359 Be completely transparent. Well, you know, like I previously said, 318 00:17:09.880 --> 00:17:14.839 I committed to about the Katrina originally, and I would 319 00:17:14.920 --> 00:17:17.799 say Vince Tyror that he kind of took over my recruitment, 320 00:17:17.839 --> 00:17:21.440 you know, once Bobby had got terminated from his position, 321 00:17:22.400 --> 00:17:25.160 and so ultimately the University of Louisville. I was just 322 00:17:25.240 --> 00:17:28.559 kind of blindly getting recruited through majority of that process. 323 00:17:29.240 --> 00:17:30.880 And I was, you know, I was still committed to 324 00:17:30.920 --> 00:17:39.240 the school during that time, and he they continue to recruiting. 325 00:17:39.279 --> 00:17:41.519 They recruited me hard, but you know, obviously there was 326 00:17:41.559 --> 00:17:43.440 no coach. I mean, Pete Knocktor was still there. Were 327 00:17:43.480 --> 00:17:46.640 still with the program, so still had ties with Pete, 328 00:17:47.279 --> 00:17:51.359 and ultimately I just I retained my commitment on blind faith. 329 00:17:51.799 --> 00:17:55.400 And you know, Scott Siderfield, they hired him probably a 330 00:17:55.440 --> 00:17:57.559 week you know, we just hold for a signing day. 331 00:17:58.240 --> 00:18:00.440 They took over my recruitment, you know, told me they 332 00:18:00.440 --> 00:18:02.240 wanted they liked me, you know, they want to honor 333 00:18:02.279 --> 00:18:04.839 my scholarship and you know have me in all this, 334 00:18:05.160 --> 00:18:07.880 and so ultimately, I mean I was still you know, 335 00:18:07.960 --> 00:18:12.519 poking around visiting other schools, just doing my due diligence exactly. 336 00:18:12.599 --> 00:18:15.480 I just decided I wanted to stay home, you know, 337 00:18:15.599 --> 00:18:18.359 no matter the circumstances, and you know, give it a go. 338 00:18:18.519 --> 00:18:21.519 Although you know, I wasn't necessarily part of Scott's side 339 00:18:21.519 --> 00:18:23.720 of fields, like you know, he didn't really recruit me. 340 00:18:24.279 --> 00:18:26.640 He kind of picked up my recruitment, you know, all 341 00:18:26.720 --> 00:18:29.519 of my scholarship, the whole nine. And so you know, 342 00:18:29.599 --> 00:18:31.960 my mentality was, who cared, Like I'm gonna go in there. 343 00:18:32.079 --> 00:18:36.119 I'm gonna play regardless, right, and so obviously, like things 344 00:18:36.119 --> 00:18:38.640 didn't go my way. You know, I went in there, 345 00:18:38.920 --> 00:18:41.160 you know, gave it my all control. I can control 346 00:18:42.160 --> 00:18:46.480 the whole nine, and then things didn't go my way. 347 00:18:47.480 --> 00:18:49.799 I knew I wanted to get out of there. But 348 00:18:50.400 --> 00:18:52.200 first thing was first, you know, I told my parents 349 00:18:52.200 --> 00:18:54.960 I was gonna graduate, and I didn't want to have 350 00:18:55.000 --> 00:18:56.920 to go to another school and I didn't want to 351 00:18:56.920 --> 00:19:01.599 to start over academically and maybe take the chance of 352 00:19:01.720 --> 00:19:04.359 having good season going to the NFL and not and 353 00:19:04.480 --> 00:19:07.880 you know, leaving school without a degree, and you know 354 00:19:07.960 --> 00:19:10.160 that just that was a non negotiable, you know, with 355 00:19:10.279 --> 00:19:14.519 my family, and so I just stuck it out. I 356 00:19:14.559 --> 00:19:17.039 got my degree and then you know, it was perfect 357 00:19:17.079 --> 00:19:19.079 because the way it was set up, I was I 358 00:19:19.160 --> 00:19:21.119 was set up to graduate in the spring of twenty two. 359 00:19:21.240 --> 00:19:23.039 So I was like, Okay, this is perfect. I can 360 00:19:24.480 --> 00:19:27.079 you know, get my degree in the spring and you know, 361 00:19:27.200 --> 00:19:30.759 train the entire spring over Corey Taylor shout out, Cete. Man, 362 00:19:30.799 --> 00:19:33.359 that's he's been since I. 363 00:19:33.359 --> 00:19:38.559 I saw that. I saw that, Taylor. I saw that. Yeah, man. 364 00:19:40.759 --> 00:19:44.680 So yeah, ultimately we decided to use that time to 365 00:19:44.799 --> 00:19:47.640 train and do school, and you know, Louisville said that 366 00:19:47.680 --> 00:19:50.599 they would, you know, keep my scholarship through that semester 367 00:19:50.759 --> 00:19:53.279 while I trained and get recruited and you know all that, 368 00:19:53.319 --> 00:19:56.599 and now I appreciate them for doing that. And so, 369 00:19:57.599 --> 00:20:00.759 you know, I was taking visits and you know, basically 370 00:20:00.799 --> 00:20:03.759 just going through high school crewment that entire semester. 371 00:20:03.440 --> 00:20:03.599 And. 372 00:20:05.160 --> 00:20:07.720 You know, coach of Orio Marcus of world Over at UNLV, 373 00:20:07.960 --> 00:20:12.160 his program and his offense, it really intrigued me, and 374 00:20:12.319 --> 00:20:16.400 you know, it was my first time leaving home, so that, uh, 375 00:20:16.759 --> 00:20:21.359 that was probably one of the toughest decisions I made, 376 00:20:22.799 --> 00:20:26.039 and you know, recent memories, and so I went and 377 00:20:26.079 --> 00:20:30.400 did that, went in there in June, learned the entire 378 00:20:30.440 --> 00:20:33.720 playbook in a couple of weeks, and you know, hit 379 00:20:33.720 --> 00:20:36.160 the ground running. And because I knew what I was 380 00:20:36.200 --> 00:20:39.319 capable of, I had film like you know, I knew 381 00:20:39.319 --> 00:20:40.720 I could play for any. 382 00:20:40.519 --> 00:20:43.480 Team thousand yard rushing. I won't people to know you're 383 00:20:43.519 --> 00:20:48.119 a yard rusher, no question. Yeah, tremendous years, yes. 384 00:20:48.799 --> 00:20:51.279 Absolutely, And you know, went in there, had had a 385 00:20:51.400 --> 00:20:55.599 very productive year, newcomer in the year Conference, newcomer in 386 00:20:55.599 --> 00:20:59.599 the year all conference, and you know all that. I 387 00:21:00.319 --> 00:21:03.400 ended up entering the transfer portal because they fired our 388 00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:07.440 coach uh at like probably the next day after our 389 00:21:07.519 --> 00:21:11.039 last game. And people initially were like, oh, he's just 390 00:21:11.079 --> 00:21:13.440 in the portal looking for money, and I, you know, Noah, 391 00:21:13.519 --> 00:21:15.880 that's that's not the reasoning in the pool because I 392 00:21:15.880 --> 00:21:20.200 had no I had zero intentions leaving UNLV, like I 393 00:21:20.240 --> 00:21:23.599 had no intention at all. Then my whole world has 394 00:21:23.720 --> 00:21:26.359 kind of changed. After the last regular season game and 395 00:21:26.400 --> 00:21:29.319 they fired our coach after we had had one of 396 00:21:29.400 --> 00:21:33.240 the better seasons in recent history for UNLV, and so. 397 00:21:33.440 --> 00:21:37.079 There was controversy with that, Like there was controversy with that, 398 00:21:37.400 --> 00:21:40.119 I go to Vegas all the time. People wondered about that. Yes, 399 00:21:40.160 --> 00:21:43.319 with Marcus and firing. Here's the deal. You don't know. 400 00:21:44.480 --> 00:21:46.319 He's a great coach and you can see his track 401 00:21:46.400 --> 00:21:50.319