WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:07.080 It's time for coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:07.280 --> 00:00:24.039 Sports Talk seven nine day. Now here's Nick coffee. 3 00:00:25.760 --> 00:00:26.199 All right. 4 00:00:26.399 --> 00:00:29.679 I've got about four hours roughly left of radio to 5 00:00:29.679 --> 00:00:30.960 do and then I'm out of here for a week 6 00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:33.719 for a vacation. And yes, I have had a lot 7 00:00:33.719 --> 00:00:36.960 of time off this summer, and that's because I get 8 00:00:37.039 --> 00:00:40.479 a lot of time off, thankfully due to this great 9 00:00:40.479 --> 00:00:41.560 company that I work for. 10 00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:44.200 And I'm looking forward to my vacation. 11 00:00:44.280 --> 00:00:47.280 But there is a little bit of sadness knowing that 12 00:00:47.320 --> 00:00:52.159 I won't be around as we see the rivalry matchup 13 00:00:52.359 --> 00:00:58.200 between lat Familia and the Ville, and the timing here 14 00:00:58.280 --> 00:01:04.239 is great because you have two new eras at each program, right, 15 00:01:04.319 --> 00:01:09.560 and Louisville obviously needs a reset because you know, cal Perry, 16 00:01:09.840 --> 00:01:13.079 say what you want about him, was he was good. 17 00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:16.359 Definitely not as good towards the end as he was 18 00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:18.120 when he first got there. But one thing he was 19 00:01:18.159 --> 00:01:21.400 good at very consistently was beating Louisville. You know, he 20 00:01:21.519 --> 00:01:26.280 had I think a total of three losses ever to 21 00:01:26.359 --> 00:01:30.159 Louisville in his time at Kentucky. I think he lost 22 00:01:30.200 --> 00:01:33.799 in twenty thirteen when Louisville won the title. He lost 23 00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:41.079 in twenty sixteen, seventeen ricks last year, and he lost 24 00:01:41.239 --> 00:01:44.079 to Chris Mack in the COVID year. Well the year 25 00:01:44.120 --> 00:01:46.719 they played, you know, in front of three thousand people, So. 26 00:01:50.120 --> 00:01:51.599 That was that was awful. 27 00:01:51.599 --> 00:01:54.079 Who knows, maybe Mark Pope ends up being as successful 28 00:01:54.079 --> 00:01:54.719 against Louisville. 29 00:01:54.719 --> 00:01:55.120 I hope not. 30 00:01:56.120 --> 00:01:59.280 And you know, I think here's what I do know, 31 00:02:00.719 --> 00:02:04.319 no clue who has the best record in ten years 32 00:02:04.359 --> 00:02:06.560 if they're both still at those schools. But one thing 33 00:02:06.599 --> 00:02:10.080 I do know is that the days of seeing rosters 34 00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:13.159 for Kentucky that you knew, like we got a Final 35 00:02:13.199 --> 00:02:16.439 four caliber team at Louisville, we could beat anybody. But man, 36 00:02:16.560 --> 00:02:20.080 if they play their best basketball, they're beating anybody, including us, 37 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:22.120 because like, those are the rosters he used to put together. 38 00:02:22.599 --> 00:02:24.199 So you can still be really good without doing that. 39 00:02:24.240 --> 00:02:26.879 In fact, the way Caliberry builds rosters, as we've seen, 40 00:02:26.879 --> 00:02:29.719 at least for him, was not as effective in recent years. 41 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:33.319 Although you know, I gotta be honest with you, I 42 00:02:33.360 --> 00:02:35.400 think a lot of people, a lot of coaches. 43 00:02:35.159 --> 00:02:36.919 I should say, that had the roster that he had 44 00:02:36.919 --> 00:02:37.639 a year ago. 45 00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:44.000 With Reed Shepard, Rob Billingham, Antonio Reeves. I feel like 46 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:45.919 it was one of the more underappreciated players in the country, 47 00:02:45.960 --> 00:02:48.960 like Trey Mitchell, and I feel like that a lot 48 00:02:48.960 --> 00:02:52.719 of coaches would would have had similar success, maybe a 49 00:02:52.719 --> 00:02:54.560 little more success, but they probably wouldn't have lost to 50 00:02:54.599 --> 00:03:00.199 you know, UNCG and Oakland. So yeah, the match up 51 00:03:00.199 --> 00:03:02.879 is set for Monday, and I'm hoping that the villa 52 00:03:02.919 --> 00:03:05.919 can keep this thing rolling along because you know, it'd 53 00:03:05.960 --> 00:03:08.719 be great for these guys to keep this fun ride going, 54 00:03:08.879 --> 00:03:11.039 not only for fans like us, but for themselves and 55 00:03:11.080 --> 00:03:15.680 a chance to share a million dollars. So last night's 56 00:03:15.680 --> 00:03:18.439 game best, It was the best case scenario, right, because 57 00:03:18.879 --> 00:03:20.840 there's no way that they were really carrying a lot 58 00:03:20.879 --> 00:03:23.680 of confidence after their first two games as to I mean, 59 00:03:23.840 --> 00:03:24.719 they barely got by. 60 00:03:24.759 --> 00:03:25.439 They were fortunate. 61 00:03:25.479 --> 00:03:27.199 In fact, the crowd I think was a huge factor, 62 00:03:27.199 --> 00:03:30.639 and you know, helping them come from behind against Bellerman 63 00:03:31.159 --> 00:03:33.639 midway through the game and then of course obviously lifting 64 00:03:33.680 --> 00:03:36.879 them up and giving them life to survive against sideline cancer. 65 00:03:37.120 --> 00:03:39.919 And then last night, you know, crowd was into it obviously, 66 00:03:40.439 --> 00:03:42.199 but they played well. They played their best game of 67 00:03:42.240 --> 00:03:44.360 the three and you need that as you get set 68 00:03:44.400 --> 00:03:48.400 to take on a really good Low Familia team that has, 69 00:03:48.719 --> 00:03:51.960 you know, a lot of talent. I mean, had Louisville 70 00:03:52.360 --> 00:03:54.560 won in the same fashion last night that they did 71 00:03:54.560 --> 00:03:56.439 in the first two games, I probably would be looking 72 00:03:56.479 --> 00:03:58.960 at this matchup a little bit differently. But you know, 73 00:03:58.960 --> 00:04:02.439 they didn't. They played good basketball. They were better defensively, 74 00:04:02.759 --> 00:04:05.719 they were getting stops more consistently, and they were running 75 00:04:05.759 --> 00:04:08.800 sets on offense, which you know, there seemed to be 76 00:04:08.840 --> 00:04:11.000 more organization than. 77 00:04:11.080 --> 00:04:12.159 What we'd seen previously. 78 00:04:12.919 --> 00:04:14.479 Not what you'd see, you know, from like a Rick 79 00:04:14.520 --> 00:04:16.959 Patino coach team or anything like that, but you know, 80 00:04:17.040 --> 00:04:18.800 definitely a step in the right direction. As you know, 81 00:04:18.800 --> 00:04:23.720 their competition is only going to get tougher. And I 82 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:26.079 talked quite a bit about this early on in the show, 83 00:04:26.120 --> 00:04:27.720 in a little bit in the four o'clock hour, about 84 00:04:27.720 --> 00:04:31.800 how I always struggle each time I kind of try 85 00:04:31.839 --> 00:04:34.680 to put together something to convey why this has just 86 00:04:34.720 --> 00:04:38.560 been such a fun ride as a fan is because 87 00:04:38.560 --> 00:04:40.120 it's kind of again, I don't want to use the 88 00:04:40.120 --> 00:04:42.040 word weird. I don't want to use the word awkward 89 00:04:42.079 --> 00:04:44.160 because I still don't feel like that that fits. However, 90 00:04:44.519 --> 00:04:48.279 like I think it all comes down to having so 91 00:04:48.399 --> 00:04:51.639 much fun enjoying this, but it being something that you know, 92 00:04:51.720 --> 00:04:54.160 for years, you never even knew possible, right, Like, who 93 00:04:54.199 --> 00:04:58.120 would have ever thought you'd have this? This situation present 94 00:04:58.199 --> 00:05:00.319 itself on both sides, to be honest with from the 95 00:05:00.319 --> 00:05:03.199 Louisville fan perspective. In the Kentucky side of it, I mean, 96 00:05:05.480 --> 00:05:08.120 you never thought you'd be at Freedom Hall getting rowdy 97 00:05:08.399 --> 00:05:13.279 watching you know, Peyton Siva car through the lane and 98 00:05:13.360 --> 00:05:15.920 drop off a beautiful dish for Montres Harrel for a dunk. 99 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:17.720 You never thought you'd see that in the year twenty 100 00:05:17.759 --> 00:05:20.399 twenty four at Freedom Hall of all places, in front 101 00:05:20.399 --> 00:05:23.639 of thousands of fans, and you know, David Paget's doing 102 00:05:23.639 --> 00:05:26.519 the broadcast, I mean Jeff Bram sitting court side. Like 103 00:05:26.600 --> 00:05:31.680 imagine telling somebody ten years ago that last night would 104 00:05:31.680 --> 00:05:34.720 have been something that would happen. Like, first of all, 105 00:05:34.800 --> 00:05:37.319 the TBT didn't even exist. Then nobody would know and 106 00:05:37.360 --> 00:05:39.079 you would think like that, there's no way they would 107 00:05:39.120 --> 00:05:41.439 do that. Like wait a second, A bunch of former 108 00:05:41.480 --> 00:05:43.600 players who like played in the NBA in won national 109 00:05:43.720 --> 00:05:48.759 championships here, it's gonna be on Fox what Like, you 110 00:05:48.800 --> 00:05:51.319 wouldn't think that it was real and maybe that's actually 111 00:05:51.519 --> 00:05:53.680 why I had the dream I had last night. John, 112 00:05:54.000 --> 00:05:55.639 I'm kind of talking it through. So I started the 113 00:05:55.680 --> 00:05:59.079 show by mentioning how last night was awesome, but it 114 00:05:59.120 --> 00:06:00.800 felt like it was ten years because I had one 115 00:06:00.800 --> 00:06:04.879 of those dreams where it wasn't anything like interesting or bizarre, 116 00:06:05.360 --> 00:06:07.680 it was just, you know, every now and then, I'll 117 00:06:07.720 --> 00:06:09.600 have a dream. And I'm sure other others can relate 118 00:06:09.639 --> 00:06:11.920 to where you feel like when you woke up you'd 119 00:06:11.920 --> 00:06:14.439 been gone for ten years, like you know, like damn, 120 00:06:14.480 --> 00:06:15.160 I was out of it. 121 00:06:15.199 --> 00:06:17.160 Man, what year is it? Oh? 122 00:06:17.240 --> 00:06:20.040 Wait, I'm married and this is my wife. I forgot 123 00:06:20.079 --> 00:06:22.399 about her. I've got two kids. Like every now and 124 00:06:22.399 --> 00:06:24.079 then you have dreams like that, And maybe I had 125 00:06:24.079 --> 00:06:27.199 that dream last night because everything that's come with this event, 126 00:06:27.720 --> 00:06:30.079 everything that's come with being a fan, like the fan 127 00:06:30.199 --> 00:06:33.920 experience for me throughout these last five six days is 128 00:06:33.959 --> 00:06:36.800 something that you know, you never even knew was possible, 129 00:06:37.279 --> 00:06:39.920 and it's been very fun and enjoyable. But I think 130 00:06:39.959 --> 00:06:44.600 what also has I think you know, fans really just 131 00:06:44.920 --> 00:06:47.480 you know, their enthusiasm, their energy for this, their love 132 00:06:47.519 --> 00:06:51.000 for this. It's it's ramped up even more because you 133 00:06:51.040 --> 00:06:53.680 can tell that these players are going through the exact 134 00:06:53.720 --> 00:06:55.879 same thing. You know, it's different for them. They're out 135 00:06:55.920 --> 00:06:58.720 there playing, they're the ones that everybody's cheering for. They're 136 00:06:58.759 --> 00:07:01.639 the ones truly feeling nostalgia, you know, in the action. 137 00:07:02.240 --> 00:07:04.360 But I think the feelings are the same in regards 138 00:07:04.399 --> 00:07:07.240 to like I never thought this would be possible, Like 139 00:07:07.319 --> 00:07:10.959 this is amazing. Let's keep this going. And I talked 140 00:07:11.000 --> 00:07:14.040 earlier about how you know, one of the players on 141 00:07:14.079 --> 00:07:16.680 this team that I talked to, not last night, but 142 00:07:16.680 --> 00:07:20.319 but between the between the second and their game, you know, 143 00:07:21.480 --> 00:07:23.800 he still plays professionally, doesn't make a ton of money, 144 00:07:23.800 --> 00:07:25.800 but obviously that's still his career. He's going to do 145 00:07:25.839 --> 00:07:28.079 that as long as he can. And you know, he 146 00:07:28.160 --> 00:07:29.959 had to deal with the fact that he could probably 147 00:07:30.000 --> 00:07:33.600 get a six figure contract in Europe somewhere, and you know, 148 00:07:34.279 --> 00:07:36.199 that would be great, they'd be phenomenal. Maybe getting paid 149 00:07:36.199 --> 00:07:38.360 two hundred and fifty thousand a year to play the game. Right, 150 00:07:38.439 --> 00:07:40.680 that's that's for about five months work and Uncle Sam 151 00:07:40.759 --> 00:07:42.240 doesn't get a cut because you've made that money in 152 00:07:42.279 --> 00:07:44.759 another country, right, So, like that's a beneficial That's a 153 00:07:44.759 --> 00:07:47.759 beautiful situation for any professional basketball player. I mean, obviously 154 00:07:47.759 --> 00:07:48.839 you want to you want to be in the NBA, 155 00:07:48.920 --> 00:07:52.199 but like that's not realistic for most. So there was 156 00:07:52.279 --> 00:07:54.399 kind of a sadness, in an emptiness knowing that, like, 157 00:07:54.439 --> 00:07:56.319 even if I can do this for ten twelve years, 158 00:07:56.360 --> 00:07:58.319 I'm never going to be playing in front of Louisville 159 00:07:58.360 --> 00:08:01.800 fans again. I'm never going to hear the energy that 160 00:08:01.839 --> 00:08:04.120 you get from a fan base that is this passion 161 00:08:04.160 --> 00:08:07.240 about their program. You know, when you play at Louisville 162 00:08:07.240 --> 00:08:10.079 and you play Kentucky, you can't go to dinner without 163 00:08:10.079 --> 00:08:13.519 somebody you know, noticing you and and most for the 164 00:08:13.519 --> 00:08:15.480 most part, probably telling you how much they love you 165 00:08:15.560 --> 00:08:17.920 and that they're a fan. And you know, go cards, 166 00:08:17.959 --> 00:08:21.560 go Cads, beat Louisville, beat Kentucky, and you know you 167 00:08:21.600 --> 00:08:23.639 can you can try to live in the moment while 168 00:08:23.680 --> 00:08:26.199 you're here and know that it's special, but it's almost 169 00:08:26.199 --> 00:08:28.600 impossible not to take certain things for granted when you 170 00:08:28.639 --> 00:08:31.120 know they're great, because you know, hey, I'm gonna saw it. 171 00:08:31.120 --> 00:08:34.759 Almost at times can can really kind of dampen the 172 00:08:34.759 --> 00:08:36.960 way you enjoy it because instead of just living in 173 00:08:36.960 --> 00:08:38.759 the moment, you're thinking about, damn it, I gotta be 174 00:08:38.799 --> 00:08:39.360 living in the moment. 175 00:08:39.399 --> 00:08:39.879 I don't want to. 176 00:08:39.919 --> 00:08:42.120 I don't want to not take this in because man, 177 00:08:42.159 --> 00:08:44.159 this is special and I know one day it's going 178 00:08:44.200 --> 00:08:47.320 to be gone. I think, you know this what's happening 179 00:08:47.320 --> 00:08:49.879 now at Freedom Hall and whatnot, and it rup for 180 00:08:50.000 --> 00:08:53.279 the UK guys like it's not the same thing, but 181 00:08:53.320 --> 00:08:56.159 it's pretty damn close, and it's something that they probably 182 00:08:56.200 --> 00:08:59.159 thought was gone forever and now here they are and 183 00:08:59.200 --> 00:09:01.360 it's it's just cool, man, it really is. I I 184 00:09:01.399 --> 00:09:03.279 love it for these players to be able to experience 185 00:09:03.320 --> 00:09:04.879 that again, and I love it for the fans. I'm 186 00:09:04.879 --> 00:09:06.879 a I mean, I'm I'm one of the many fans 187 00:09:06.879 --> 00:09:09.320 that has enjoyed this and hope they have it every 188 00:09:09.360 --> 00:09:09.799 single year. 189 00:09:09.840 --> 00:09:10.240 I really do. 190 00:09:11.519 --> 00:09:13.639 All Right, Coffee and Company Hour number three, the five 191 00:09:13.639 --> 00:09:17.159 o'clock hour on a Thursday afternoon. I appreciate you guys 192 00:09:17.200 --> 00:09:18.759 hanging out with us. Don't forget you could take us 193 00:09:18.759 --> 00:09:20.399 with you wherever you go. Listen live on the out 194 00:09:20.519 --> 00:09:23.840 radio app Listen live at seven ninety Louisville dot com. 195 00:09:24.559 --> 00:09:27.159 We also talked a little football today because you know, 196 00:09:27.279 --> 00:09:31.240 I think Jeff brom feels pretty damn good about his team, 197 00:09:31.360 --> 00:09:34.360 which that's probably the like the the lamest you know, 198 00:09:34.840 --> 00:09:38.200 uh take, I could give you because every coach says 199 00:09:38.240 --> 00:09:41.360 that during talking season, media days and all that. But 200 00:09:41.440 --> 00:09:44.879 I do get the sense that that Jeff Brom you know, 201 00:09:44.960 --> 00:09:49.639 he feels as if he has personnel that could that 202 00:09:49.759 --> 00:09:52.120 could accomplish a lot this year. Right. I don't think 203 00:09:52.120 --> 00:09:54.159 there's any team on this schedule that they that they 204 00:09:54.200 --> 00:09:56.120 believe is going to be mean. Know, I'm sure every 205 00:09:56.399 --> 00:09:58.559 coach feels that way to an extent, but you know, 206 00:09:58.840 --> 00:10:01.399 they really like their debth upfront on both sides, which 207 00:10:01.440 --> 00:10:04.200 is something that they you know, last year they had 208 00:10:04.240 --> 00:10:06.600 a good offensive line, but they had no depth, or 209 00:10:06.639 --> 00:10:08.559 at least not a lot of depth, and they had 210 00:10:08.559 --> 00:10:11.320 guys that were good but played hurt all year. And 211 00:10:11.399 --> 00:10:13.639 now they've got options, right, They've got guys who've come 212 00:10:13.679 --> 00:10:16.759 in from you know, other schools where they played four 213 00:10:16.799 --> 00:10:19.879 or five years on both sides of the ball up 214 00:10:19.879 --> 00:10:22.879 front and not to mention on you know, the defensive side. 215 00:10:22.879 --> 00:10:24.759 They got a guy up front named National Gelati who's 216 00:10:24.759 --> 00:10:28.720 the first team All American. So you know, when you 217 00:10:28.799 --> 00:10:33.840 throw out names of players that you know have accomplished 218 00:10:34.120 --> 00:10:37.960 quite a bit, but they did it elsewhere there's always 219 00:10:38.000 --> 00:10:40.559 going to be a level of hesitation to you know, 220 00:10:41.360 --> 00:10:43.200 just just to expect that you're going to get the 221 00:10:43.200 --> 00:10:45.360 same results when they when they played at different school. 222 00:10:45.480 --> 00:10:48.559 And sometimes it's because yeah, they were playing in the MAC, 223 00:10:48.559 --> 00:10:53.600 now they're playing in the SEC. But sometimes it does translate, right, 224 00:10:53.639 --> 00:10:57.360 And sometimes you know, there's guys who go from a 225 00:10:57.440 --> 00:11:00.200 power five to another power five and they end up, 226 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:03.200 you know, bringing less production or bringing more. Like you 227 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:04.000 really never know. 228 00:11:05.039 --> 00:11:06.799 But and I do like that. 229 00:11:06.879 --> 00:11:09.279 Jeff continues to say this anytime he talks about his team. 230 00:11:09.639 --> 00:11:11.360 You know, you really don't know until you actually see 231 00:11:11.399 --> 00:11:13.480 guys out there on the field and you see what 232 00:11:13.519 --> 00:11:15.559 they can do in a real game, like in an 233 00:11:15.559 --> 00:11:19.120 actual game situation. So I'm sure they've evaluated some of 234 00:11:19.159 --> 00:11:20.840 these guys in the portal and they love what they 235 00:11:20.840 --> 00:11:23.000 bring to the table. They've really been impressed with spring 236 00:11:23.120 --> 00:11:25.960 ball and workouts that kind of stuff. But they know, hey, 237 00:11:26.279 --> 00:11:27.879 we'll see when the lights come on if it's really 238 00:11:27.919 --> 00:11:31.039 gonna work. But there's also guys that they probably feel like, 239 00:11:31.080 --> 00:11:32.480 you know what, I'm not really sure about this guy. 240 00:11:32.519 --> 00:11:34.840 Like I'll put it this way, I think last year 241 00:11:35.759 --> 00:11:39.279 Jeff Brown was really really concerned about certain certain positions 242 00:11:39.279 --> 00:11:42.960 on defense. And if you remember when healthy, especially early 243 00:11:43.000 --> 00:11:46.120 on in this year, in the year Louisville's defense was 244 00:11:46.360 --> 00:11:48.799 I mean, that was the strength of the team. So 245 00:11:48.919 --> 00:11:51.279 like not to say that, Jeff thought, oh man, these 246 00:11:51.320 --> 00:11:55.000 guys stink. But you just don't know. So you know, 247 00:11:55.320 --> 00:11:58.799 there's way more unknown than ever in college football now 248 00:11:58.799 --> 00:12:01.399 because so many teams will heavily on the transfer portal. 249 00:12:01.399 --> 00:12:04.200 Louisville is once again relying heavily on the transfer portal, 250 00:12:04.519 --> 00:12:06.399 and I don't see that ever changing because again, if 251 00:12:06.399 --> 00:12:08.080 you want to win now, that's your best chance to 252 00:12:08.120 --> 00:12:08.480 do it right. 253 00:12:08.519 --> 00:12:10.000 Don't choose to be young and. 254 00:12:09.919 --> 00:12:12.679 Say, okay, well we'll cut our teeth with a bunch 255 00:12:12.679 --> 00:12:14.440 of guys that are going to get their first significant 256 00:12:14.480 --> 00:12:16.480 reps this year and hopes to be better next year. No, 257 00:12:16.559 --> 00:12:18.279 you want to win now, and you need to win 258 00:12:18.320 --> 00:12:20.799 now if you're a place like Louisville in a power 259 00:12:20.840 --> 00:12:25.559 for conference. So you know, I when I start throwing 260 00:12:25.600 --> 00:12:28.840 out names that I you know, feel like I'm justified 261 00:12:28.840 --> 00:12:32.759 in being very confident. In Colin Lacey, a receiver, had 262 00:12:32.919 --> 00:12:36.960 thirteen hundred yards last year at South Alabama. Everybody wanted 263 00:12:37.000 --> 00:12:40.840 him he came to Louisville Jacorey Brooks. I mean, that's 264 00:12:40.879 --> 00:12:42.919 a guy who for Alabama. I mean, let me look 265 00:12:42.960 --> 00:12:46.639 up ja Corey Brooks's numbers. I mean, you go back 266 00:12:46.679 --> 00:12:50.960 to not last year he was hurt some and maybe 267 00:12:50.960 --> 00:12:52.759 that was the biggest factor. Maybe it was something else. 268 00:12:52.799 --> 00:12:54.480 Maybe he had somebody jump ahead of him, and that 269 00:12:54.559 --> 00:12:57.080 happens sometimes, you know, when it comes to you know, 270 00:12:57.120 --> 00:12:59.039 playing in Alabama, you can easily get you know, but 271 00:12:59.120 --> 00:13:01.440 go back to twenty twenty two. I mean, he led 272 00:13:01.480 --> 00:13:06.399 Alabama in receptions, Jacorey Brooks did. He had eight touchdowns, 273 00:13:07.120 --> 00:13:10.639 six hundred and seventy four yards, you know, So if 274 00:13:10.679 --> 00:13:12.440 he can do that at Alabama, I have a pretty 275 00:13:12.440 --> 00:13:13.960 good feeling he's gonna be able to do that and 276 00:13:14.080 --> 00:13:19.559 more at Louisville. So I feel as if these transfers 277 00:13:19.559 --> 00:13:21.360 who are transferring in, even if they've come from a 278 00:13:21.399 --> 00:13:25.399 lower level, Like again, those are two receivers that again 279 00:13:25.440 --> 00:13:28.039 you don't know, but one guy comes from Bama pretty 280 00:13:28.039 --> 00:13:30.279 accomplished in the SEC for you know, one of the 281 00:13:30.279 --> 00:13:35.440 best programs historically. And then you've got Lacey, who is 282 00:13:35.600 --> 00:13:39.039 statistically better than anybody. He had more receiving it. Nobody's 283 00:13:39.039 --> 00:13:42.000 returning to college football this year with more receiving yards 284 00:13:42.519 --> 00:13:46.200 than Colin Lacey. But he did it at South Alabama, 285 00:13:46.399 --> 00:13:49.600 So you know, people are gonna question, can it translate? 286 00:13:49.879 --> 00:13:52.840 I've seen and not everybody's the same. But you know, 287 00:13:52.919 --> 00:13:56.759 last year Louisville's best receiver, I mean he came from 288 00:13:56.799 --> 00:14:01.279 Georgia Southern, right, Jamari Thrash came from Georgia Southern. I mean, 289 00:14:01.320 --> 00:14:03.279 heck the year before that, I mean I forgot about 290 00:14:03.279 --> 00:14:03.559 this guy. 291 00:14:03.639 --> 00:14:04.039 Last guy. 292 00:14:04.399 --> 00:14:06.879 You know, that's kind of a forgotten team for a 293 00:14:07.879 --> 00:14:11.480 kind of a forgotten team, meaning Satterfield's last season, they 294 00:14:11.480 --> 00:14:14.679 were once again just very vanilla. But Tyler Hudson, I 295 00:14:14.720 --> 00:14:18.360 mean he was the best receiver. He transferred from Central Arkansas, 296 00:14:18.399 --> 00:14:22.759 which was an FCS school, So you know, I'm sure 297 00:14:22.799 --> 00:14:24.840 you can find plenty of examples of dudes who transferred 298 00:14:24.840 --> 00:14:26.519 in with similar resume and it didn't hit. 299 00:14:26.559 --> 00:14:27.200 So you never know. 300 00:14:27.679 --> 00:14:30.879 But the closer we get to the season, I feel 301 00:14:30.919 --> 00:14:33.679 more and more confident in the personnel because the only 302 00:14:33.720 --> 00:14:36.919 position I think you could honestly say that there's no 303 00:14:36.960 --> 00:14:39.720 doubt they will take a step back is running back. 304 00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:45.159 And I choose to believe that it's more so because 305 00:14:45.159 --> 00:14:50.960 of how good Isaac Garrindo and Juar Jordan were. I 306 00:14:51.039 --> 00:14:53.519 choose to look at it that way, more so than thinking, well, 307 00:14:53.559 --> 00:14:56.440 you know, the guys they have now aren't any good. 308 00:14:56.679 --> 00:14:58.679 I mean, I think they've got some capable ballcarriers. And 309 00:14:58.679 --> 00:15:00.799 to be honest with you, if j Brom's able to 310 00:15:01.080 --> 00:15:04.039 air it out like he wants with Tyler Schuck, you're 311 00:15:04.080 --> 00:15:07.440 not gonna need anybody to be what Juwar Jordan and 312 00:15:07.600 --> 00:15:10.080 Isaac Grindo were last year. You gotta have a healthy balance, right, 313 00:15:10.159 --> 00:15:12.080 you got to. You gotta be balanced on offense. There's 314 00:15:12.120 --> 00:15:13.240 no doubt about that, and I think they have the 315 00:15:13.279 --> 00:15:15.559 personnel to do that. But again, if you've got you know, 316 00:15:15.759 --> 00:15:18.840 Schuck airing it out to Colin Lacey and Chris Bell 317 00:15:18.919 --> 00:15:21.639 takes a big step forward this year, then you know 318 00:15:22.080 --> 00:15:23.600 your running game is not gonna be as big of 319 00:15:23.600 --> 00:15:27.159 a necessity. Are you getting fired her for football or not? 320 00:15:27.279 --> 00:15:29.559 John Ready Signette's Ready. 321 00:15:29.320 --> 00:15:31.159 Sign I don't know if you You probably didn't listen to 322 00:15:31.200 --> 00:15:32.840 anything he said today, and I wouldn't blame you. 323 00:15:32.879 --> 00:15:35.559 I did not, but he he he's I know you. 324 00:15:35.519 --> 00:15:38.399 Say you say this about Rick Patino a lot, and 325 00:15:38.480 --> 00:15:41.000 I used it today on Twitter to talk about Signetti 326 00:15:41.000 --> 00:15:43.519 as well. But he holds court behind the microphone. He 327 00:15:43.639 --> 00:15:46.759 knows how to get the attention of anybody in the audience. 328 00:15:47.200 --> 00:15:50.639 Even if they don't give a rat's ass about Indiana food, 329 00:15:50.759 --> 00:15:52.879 they're gonna know they heard Kurt Signet exactly. He's a 330 00:15:52.919 --> 00:15:55.679 walking quote machine. And I don't think he said anything 331 00:15:55.679 --> 00:15:57.440 too out of line. He just kind of laid out 332 00:15:57.759 --> 00:16:01.360 his own expectations for the Hoosier and he's getting people 333 00:16:01.399 --> 00:16:04.320 fired up, especially you know, those among the Indiana fan 334 00:16:04.360 --> 00:16:05.240 base like myself. 335 00:16:05.519 --> 00:16:09.039 Yeah, So one thing I love about the Signette hired 336 00:16:09.120 --> 00:16:14.159 Indiana is that he's not in any way and you 337 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:16.360 really can't do this anymore because if you, I mean, look, 338 00:16:16.399 --> 00:16:19.080 if you're in the big ten in Indiana maybe exception 339 00:16:19.120 --> 00:16:21.200 because they've never really had like a ton of football support, 340 00:16:21.200 --> 00:16:23.960 at least that I know of, But like you've got 341 00:16:24.039 --> 00:16:26.879 resources that you know, a lot of schools don't have 342 00:16:26.919 --> 00:16:29.240 that aren't in the power force. So the days of 343 00:16:29.519 --> 00:16:31.720 and you also have the portal, so therefore the days 344 00:16:31.759 --> 00:16:34.039 of just like you know, it's going to take us 345 00:16:34.080 --> 00:16:37.120 a long time, Like you could do that but like 346 00:16:37.440 --> 00:16:39.600 you're a loser if you do that, like Saderfield did that, 347 00:16:39.679 --> 00:16:42.000 Like he still acted as if he was dealing with 348 00:16:42.200 --> 00:16:46.080 I mean, he benefited from Bobby's leftovers and then when 349 00:16:46.080 --> 00:16:48.600 those guys left, Sat fell apart for the most part. 350 00:16:48.879 --> 00:16:51.320 And the only quarterback he ever coached at Louisville was 351 00:16:51.360 --> 00:16:54.080 a Bobby Patrino quarterback. As far as you know, that 352 00:16:54.200 --> 00:16:58.000 was his starter. So you know, with Signetti, I feel 353 00:16:58.039 --> 00:16:59.879 like a lot of coaches that would take the Indiana job, 354 00:17:00.080 --> 00:17:03.919 especially in the pre and il pre portal world, would 355 00:17:04.119 --> 00:17:07.119 would would set the bar so low and would act 356 00:17:07.160 --> 00:17:09.200 as if like it's gonna take time, we need you. 357 00:17:09.519 --> 00:17:12.480 They probably do some loser stuff that like Kenny Payne did. 358 00:17:13.599 --> 00:17:15.640 But Signetti when he's not out here saying they're going 359 00:17:15.720 --> 00:17:18.160 to win the Big Ten, although he did say something 360 00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:21.680 along those lines about, you know, beating Purdue's ass and 361 00:17:21.799 --> 00:17:25.000 Michigan suck. Yeah, like you know, but like that has 362 00:17:25.079 --> 00:17:28.519 to give the Indiana fan base life in a way 363 00:17:28.559 --> 00:17:31.279 that like they haven't had before Gideia and coached the game. 364 00:17:31.279 --> 00:17:33.559 Who knows how good he's gonna be, But I just 365 00:17:33.599 --> 00:17:37.200 feel like the kind of confidence he has in himself like, 366 00:17:37.480 --> 00:17:40.519 that's just different than anything I can remember of any 367 00:17:40.519 --> 00:17:43.200 Indiana football coach, because, to be honest with you, the 368 00:17:43.279 --> 00:17:46.720 vast majority of Indiana football coaches are not memorable. You 369 00:17:46.759 --> 00:17:49.319 forget about them because most of them came in and 370 00:17:49.359 --> 00:17:51.680 they sucked and they got fired. Like that's on no 371 00:17:51.720 --> 00:17:53.960 offense to Indiana, that's just the truth. 372 00:17:54.079 --> 00:17:57.920 He almost makes it seem like, like you, he's created 373 00:17:57.920 --> 00:18:01.039 the expectation that they're going to in year one. Now 374 00:18:01.119 --> 00:18:03.920 what that actually looks like, I don't know. But the 375 00:18:04.519 --> 00:18:07.519 one thing that makes me nervous though, is that it's 376 00:18:07.559 --> 00:18:10.000 almost become like a guarantee with him the way that 377 00:18:10.039 --> 00:18:13.119 he talks that if it doesn't work out in year one, 378 00:18:13.240 --> 00:18:16.039 like I think Indiana has to at the bare minimum 379 00:18:16.200 --> 00:18:18.119 get to bowl eligibility. I still think that might be 380 00:18:18.119 --> 00:18:19.680 a disappointment in Signetty's eyes. 381 00:18:20.000 --> 00:18:23.000 But you can't talk like this and not have results. 382 00:18:23.400 --> 00:18:25.079 So I'm totally with you. 383 00:18:25.160 --> 00:18:26.799 And that's why I think when we talked about a 384 00:18:26.839 --> 00:18:31.000 couple weeks ago, maybe I'm overestimating this guy, but like 385 00:18:31.079 --> 00:18:35.640 I feel like him getting to a bowl game, or 386 00:18:35.680 --> 00:18:39.680 at least winning five games, that's not going to be 387 00:18:39.680 --> 00:18:43.200 difficult for him to do because you know, and maybe 388 00:18:43.200 --> 00:18:44.720 I'm way wrong, like maybe he doesn't have a lot 389 00:18:44.720 --> 00:18:46.640 of you know, good players to work like I don't 390 00:18:46.640 --> 00:18:48.440 know much about the personnel on Indiana's side of it, 391 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:51.599 but like the bar is so low for Indiana, and 392 00:18:51.680 --> 00:18:53.480 yet you're right, he's talking it up to where fans 393 00:18:53.519 --> 00:18:58.400 are expecting some wins. But like, you know, I'd be 394 00:18:58.559 --> 00:19:01.599 shocked if if they're not. You know, would they win 395 00:19:01.640 --> 00:19:02.359 three last year. 396 00:19:02.480 --> 00:19:04.400 Yeah, I'd be shocked. 397 00:19:04.039 --> 00:19:07.000 If they're not at minimum two wins better than a 398 00:19:07.039 --> 00:19:09.279 year ago, which again is not something Indiana fans are 399 00:19:09.319 --> 00:19:10.440 going to start celebrating. 400 00:19:11.000 --> 00:19:13.200 But you know, I mean that this is gonna sound nuts, 401 00:19:13.200 --> 00:19:15.680