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

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<v Speaker 2>In roughly four hours from now, I will I'll be

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<v Speaker 2>in front of my TV standing, probably with a bush

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<v Speaker 2>light in hand, and I'll be maybe probably not at

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<v Speaker 2>not at nine o'clock. The game will just be starting,

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<v Speaker 2>but throughout the game I may potentially have a heart attack,

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<v Speaker 2>because that's that's what happens whenever. You know, I watch

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville basketball now and it's it's not good for my health,

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<v Speaker 2>and it does kind of remind me like, man, you

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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't be this wired up, but when you care about

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<v Speaker 2>it's so much. And I'm talking about Louisville basketball and

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<v Speaker 2>know a lot of you guys listening and gals listening

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<v Speaker 2>are the same way. And then you didn't have it.

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<v Speaker 2>You were lifeless for so long because of you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the previous regime and how the one before that ended.

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<v Speaker 2>Like it kind of feels nice to be alive again.

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<v Speaker 2>But I've also kind of found myself, you know, like thinking, man,

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<v Speaker 2>I shouldn't I shouldn't be this way. Maybe whenever it's

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<v Speaker 2>the new norm that you're going to be in big

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<v Speaker 2>games like tonight and it becomes more routine, I'll get

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more I guess conditioned for it, but man,

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<v Speaker 2>the battle for Atlantis was a ride. The Indiana game

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<v Speaker 2>was awesome just because you beat them so badly and

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<v Speaker 2>you saw this team really I think, at their ceiling,

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<v Speaker 2>and that was great. And the next day it's a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit of a different game. You go to overtime.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a nail biter, and everybody was probably you know,

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<v Speaker 2>stressed and losing their mind on Thanksgiving, at least I was.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe I'm just assuming others were doing it to make

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<v Speaker 2>myself not feel as bad about my behavior during these games.

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<v Speaker 2>But I was at Churchill Downs with the family, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, my son is picking out his horse and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, having a family day, and I had to

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<v Speaker 2>run to the corner and just get out my phone

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<v Speaker 2>and watch the end of the game because I couldn't.

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't. I mean I kind of blocked out almost

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<v Speaker 2>like not knowing what was going on. Like I would

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<v Speaker 2>hit pause on YouTube TV and then if there would

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<v Speaker 2>be a big play where I'm like, all right, man,

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<v Speaker 2>these are huge, this is a huge possession, I gotta

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<v Speaker 2>hit pause because I don't know right now if my

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<v Speaker 2>heart can handle like what's about to happen like I

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<v Speaker 2>may have a heart attack. Let me take a deep breath,

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<v Speaker 2>let me let me get another drink or something like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Is the benefit of watching these games at times on

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<v Speaker 2>your devices, your phone, your tablet or whatever. And if

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<v Speaker 2>you have you know, and I think really any service.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say now when it comes to how you

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<v Speaker 2>watch live sports, you can hit pause. I find myself

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<v Speaker 2>hitting pause because I'm just like, oh God, I can't

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<v Speaker 2>take it. Let me take a deep breath. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know what's about to happen, but I know it's either

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<v Speaker 2>going to be a really big moment that helps you win,

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<v Speaker 2>or it's gonna be the moment you realize you're gonna lose.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just need to be mentally prepared. And yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I know I sound like a lunatic, but it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>just the truth. So it was nice to feel alive again.

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<v Speaker 2>And tonight Louisville's got another chance to get a win,

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<v Speaker 2>and if it's close, I'm probably gonna be a madman.

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<v Speaker 2>And I wouldn't I wouldn't have it any other way.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, Coffee and Company Hour number three here on

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<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven ninety we are fueled by Thornton's make

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<v Speaker 2>sure you sign up to become a member of the

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<v Speaker 2>Refreshing Awards program. If you haven't already, my name is

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<v Speaker 2>Nick Coffee. I hope you knew that. If not, now

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<v Speaker 2>you do. Austin Montgomery was on the side today taking

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<v Speaker 2>you up until six o'clock. So before I get into

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<v Speaker 2>the to the to the tough news that we got

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<v Speaker 2>earlier today in regards to well yesterday's case and prior today,

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<v Speaker 2>it's Korin Johnson. So we'll talk a little bit about

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<v Speaker 2>sort of my view on how Louisville can try to

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<v Speaker 2>salvage this situation, you know, best case scenario. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>I found myself feeling in a feeling like I'm in

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<v Speaker 2>a rare spot being the guy who you know is

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<v Speaker 2>seeing it glass half full, being the optimist, because I

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<v Speaker 2>was surprised and kind of irritated. I mean, los people

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<v Speaker 2>can have their own opinion. I'm sure I've got opinions

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<v Speaker 2>every day that you guys are irritated by or don't

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<v Speaker 2>agree with. So I just was surprised more than anything

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<v Speaker 2>to see so many Louisville fans acting as if the

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<v Speaker 2>loss of Cason and korn Johnson means that like Louislle's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be terrible this year, and nobody really said

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<v Speaker 2>that directly, But I mean, I still think we've got

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<v Speaker 2>some good pieces to work with to where you could

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<v Speaker 2>find yourself in the NSAA tournament. And I think because

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<v Speaker 2>maybe we haven't been a part of the NSTUAA tournament

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<v Speaker 2>in so long and we don't we haven't even really

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<v Speaker 2>needed to tune in for selection Sunday in about what

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<v Speaker 2>four years, Maybe that has led people to forget that

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<v Speaker 2>they put sixty eight teams in, so it's not crazy

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<v Speaker 2>to think they could find their way to the tournament.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't say they were going to go to the

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<v Speaker 2>final four without Cason Pryor and Koran Johnson. Clearly their

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<v Speaker 2>ceiling is not as high without these guys, But I

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<v Speaker 2>still think that there's enough here that you could end

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<v Speaker 2>up having a good enough year to find yourself in

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<v Speaker 2>the tournament. But I can understand why some disagree. But

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<v Speaker 2>they're still favorites in this game, by the way, which

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<v Speaker 2>I know that doesn't mean they're gonna win, and we

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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't look at spreads as the sign of okay. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>actually no, I think we do. Like I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>about you, but sometimes I guess it, like tonight, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a little surprised they're favored, especially after the news about

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<v Speaker 2>case in prior yesterday. Not as much about Korn because

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<v Speaker 2>Korn hasn't played since the Tennessee game. Like you played

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<v Speaker 2>your best basketball when he wasn't playing, And I don't

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<v Speaker 2>mean you got better because he was gone, but like

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<v Speaker 2>the good that you saw from Louisville, he wasn't a

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<v Speaker 2>factor in because he was already hurt. So whenever you

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<v Speaker 2>are favored in a game, I think and you lose,

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<v Speaker 2>Like sometimes like you're not surprised at the end at

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the day, because you were actually surprised

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<v Speaker 2>you were favored, Like people weaponize that against their team,

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<v Speaker 2>like how could we lose? We were favored? But then

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<v Speaker 2>you know, whenever I don't know, I find myself at

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<v Speaker 2>times overvaluing what I see on a sports book app

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<v Speaker 2>as far as all right, well, that's what should happen,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, believe it or not, they're wrong a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they're not wrong enough to where it's not

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<v Speaker 2>a very profitable business to run a sports book, but

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<v Speaker 2>you know, at the same point in time, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like they clearly get it wrong. I mean, Louisille was

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<v Speaker 2>favored against Tennessee. Think about that, and it didn't work out.

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<v Speaker 2>So anyways, real quick though, I wanted to mention this

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<v Speaker 2>right around five o'clock. You know, if you've got a

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<v Speaker 2>radio show, you've got a platform. And I'm very appreciative

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<v Speaker 2>of having this platform that I have each and every

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<v Speaker 2>day to do this whatever you want to call it,

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<v Speaker 2>I enjoy it. I have a lot of fun. So

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I'm going to use this platform here to

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<v Speaker 2>wish my mother happy birthday. Today is my mom's birthday,

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<v Speaker 2>So happy birthday.

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<v Speaker 3>Happy birthday, Mama. Coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>She's not a coffee she was no, okay, I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 2>She's she's remarried, she's she's a Donahue. But yes, my mother,

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<v Speaker 2>Patricia Andnette Donahue, is today's her birthday. So happy birthday mom.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if she's listening.

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<v Speaker 3>But wow, my mom's name is Patricia too.

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<v Speaker 2>Nice you that. I bet she's a good mom.

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<v Speaker 3>Now she's a great mom. And happy birthday, Patricia.

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<v Speaker 2>You're you're tasked with being I mean, she's Patty too

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<v Speaker 2>to a lot of people. But yeah, I did full

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<v Speaker 2>legal there. Uh, her full legal name well government, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>for everybody to know her name. But happy birthday to

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<v Speaker 2>my mother. I love you and you are you are

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<v Speaker 2>the best. So I hope that you're having a good

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<v Speaker 2>day and I look forward to celebrating your birthday with

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<v Speaker 2>you tomorrow when we go to dinner. So right, happy birthday, Mom.

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<v Speaker 3>Where were we going to dinner?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know?

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<v Speaker 3>Or surprise?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know for sure. It's one of those things

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<v Speaker 2>where like I'm just going to show up because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's her, she gets to pick. It's her day, and

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<v Speaker 2>h and and and we'll we'll make it work, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>So just a quick update here on this on this

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<v Speaker 2>Old Miss team. We did talk with Cel Brown earlier

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<v Speaker 2>in regards to this matchup, and if there's one word

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<v Speaker 2>to describe and it's cliche, but it's true. If there's

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<v Speaker 2>one word to describe Chris Beard and his style as

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<v Speaker 2>a coach and the teams that he's had, rather it

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<v Speaker 2>be at Texas Tech Texas briefly or where he's at

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<v Speaker 2>now Will Miss. They're tough, They're physical, and that's the

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<v Speaker 2>first thing you know you're going to be challenged with

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<v Speaker 2>when you play a Chris Beard coach team, can you

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<v Speaker 2>match their toughness? And he has won a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>basketball games with teams that don't have the edge and talent,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're just tough as nails. I mean, I remember

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<v Speaker 2>one of Louisville's best teams, a team that I think

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<v Speaker 2>still could have made a deep run had we had

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<v Speaker 2>a tournament that year. But if you remember, they played

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<v Speaker 2>in the I think it might have been the Jimmy

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<v Speaker 2>V Classic or the inning of his Jimmy V Classic

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<v Speaker 2>up in New York. And Chris Beard was still at

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<v Speaker 2>Texas Tech at the time. And that team, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they had some guys back that had made a deep run.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they went all the way to the championship

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<v Speaker 2>game the year before that, So I don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>say that they didn't have any talent. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Beard, he wins. I mean, and obviously, let's be real,

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<v Speaker 2>he wouldn't be at Old Miss if it wasn't for

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<v Speaker 2>what happened with him at Texas. So you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>be challenged in a major way tonight when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to just the physicality that Old Miss is going to bring.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know they've got They've got a lot of transfers,

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<v Speaker 2>like most teams in college basketball do these days. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know one of the guys that has really kind

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<v Speaker 2>of settled in nicely in the two years, well, I

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<v Speaker 2>guess a year and some change into the tenure here

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<v Speaker 2>for Chris Beard at Old Miss is a former Saint

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<v Speaker 2>Peter's transfer. And I don't remember this guy doing a

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<v Speaker 2>whole lot for the Saint Peter's team that knocked off Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 2>But if I did see this young man and I

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<v Speaker 2>knew that he did have a role in that, I

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<v Speaker 2>would shake his hand and tell him thank you. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't you know, I don't want him to win tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's probably been I would say. And I don't

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<v Speaker 2>even know how many guys are back from Ole Miss's

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<v Speaker 2>team last year, but Jalen Murray, he's averaging fourteen and

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<v Speaker 2>a half points a game. He's their leading scorer. He

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<v Speaker 2>played at Saint Peter's for looks like two years and

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<v Speaker 2>then ended up. Yeah he was a freshman. Yeah, he

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<v Speaker 2>was a freshman on the on the team that knocked

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<v Speaker 2>off Kentucky in the tournament. And then he's been at

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<v Speaker 2>Ole Miss the last couple of years, averaged about fourteen

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<v Speaker 2>a game, last year and he's averaging right around that

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<v Speaker 2>this year. So he's the guy who leads him in scoring.

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<v Speaker 2>But they're really really balanced. Matthew Murrell another guy averaging

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<v Speaker 2>he's been there at Ole Miss for five years. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he initially played for who was the coach that

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<v Speaker 2>job that ended up Kermit Davis. He was a Kerma

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<v Speaker 2>Davis guy, and he's stuck around and he's been there

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<v Speaker 2>for a while and he's been productive for every year

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<v Speaker 2>he's been in college. Another guard that you should be

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<v Speaker 2>familiar with, Sean Padula. He is the sharpshooter who transferred

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<v Speaker 2>in from virgin He's averaging about thirteen points a game.

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<v Speaker 2>Jamien Breakfield a guy who I remember was very close

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<v Speaker 2>to committing to Luke Murray and Chris Mack when he

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<v Speaker 2>was in high school, only to then be offered at

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<v Speaker 2>the last minute by Duke. Ended up at Duke, didn't

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<v Speaker 2>play a lot, transferred to I think he transferred to

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<v Speaker 2>Ole Miss right after leaving Duke and he's been there

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<v Speaker 2>ever since. Fifth year guy averaging about eleven points and

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<v Speaker 2>six boards. And then drey Davis, a former Louisville cardinal

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<v Speaker 2>who played here for a couple of years before moving

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<v Speaker 2>on to Seaton Hall, had a really good two year

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<v Speaker 2>stretch there at Seaton Hall, and then is finishing his

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<v Speaker 2>last year of eligibility here at Ole Miss and he's

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<v Speaker 2>averaging eleven points a game as well. So they've got

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<v Speaker 2>five guys that are averaging double figures, that are very balanced.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't shoot it that well as far as you know,

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<v Speaker 2>as far as you know an overall team, but obviously

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<v Speaker 2>Shampadula is a guy who is is is out there

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<v Speaker 2>for one reason, and that's the knockdown three point shots.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know you're gonna have to to to bring

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<v Speaker 2>the physicality. And I feel like this is a game

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<v Speaker 2>that you're not gonna get a lot of really good

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<v Speaker 2>looks from three because I think Chris Beard's teams are

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<v Speaker 2>typically pretty good at taking that away. They're gonna slow

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<v Speaker 2>it down, They're gonna want to just play in the

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<v Speaker 2>half court and beat you up. So Chucky Hepburn's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have to I mean, he's got to do this against

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<v Speaker 2>everybody this year that you play. That is that is

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<v Speaker 2>this caliber of an opponent. He's gonna have to initiate offense.

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<v Speaker 2>He's gonna have to score, get to the free throw line,

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<v Speaker 2>and create for others. And you know that's a given

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<v Speaker 2>when you play good teams. But I think this is

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<v Speaker 2>one of those nights where you need the good shooting

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville team. You know, late in the game they missed

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<v Speaker 2>some threes against Indiana that made it to where that

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<v Speaker 2>ended up being a thirty seven percent night for Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>as far as threes, But I think you're gonna need

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<v Speaker 2>to you know, it's gonna be one of those games

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<v Speaker 2>where if I see them missing a lot of decent

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<v Speaker 2>to good looks, then I'm gonna worry about. Okay, like

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna if you're gonna, like, if you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>beat a team like Ole Miss, you're gonna need to

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<v Speaker 2>make those shots. And look, that's a given, right you

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<v Speaker 2>want to win basketball games, you gotta make shots, you

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<v Speaker 2>gotta score points. But I feel like the battle here

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<v Speaker 2>to night between these two teams is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>who can more effectively control tempo and style. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think Chris Beard's the kind of coach that really is

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<v Speaker 2>out there trying to have as many possessions as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, Pat Kelsey's the opposite. He wants as

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<v Speaker 2>many possessions as possible. He wants the game to be

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<v Speaker 2>sped up, not because he thinks he's going to go

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<v Speaker 2>beat you in a track meet. I think he likes

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<v Speaker 2>his team and their ability to play in transition. But

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<v Speaker 2>I also think they The Indiana game is the best

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<v Speaker 2>evidence you need as to what can happen when you

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<v Speaker 2>get a team sped up and they're out of their

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<v Speaker 2>comfort zone. Indiana was turning it over like crazy, missing

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<v Speaker 2>layups left and right because they just weren't comfortable. And

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville thrives at that pace and that's when they're at

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<v Speaker 2>their best. So it's going to be a fight to

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<v Speaker 2>see who can get it at their pace and their style.

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<v Speaker 2>And to be honest, Louisville was not able to do

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<v Speaker 2>that against the two teams they played after beating Indiana,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was nice to see against West Virginia they

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<v Speaker 2>found some rhythm offensively in the half court. Chucky kind

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<v Speaker 2>of took over did his thing prior obviously was a

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<v Speaker 2>big factor in that game too, And then against Oklahoma

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<v Speaker 2>they just kept battling, but in the half court you

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<v Speaker 2>could tell one team was much more suited for the

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<v Speaker 2>game to be played at that pace, and it was

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<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma and they were able to pull it out. So look,

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<v Speaker 2>losing Case and Pryor and losing Coran Johnson for the year,

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<v Speaker 2>no doubt it changes how everybody views expectations for the season.

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<v Speaker 2>I totally totally understand that. But I still think this

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<v Speaker 2>team can make the tournament. I mean, maybe they get

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<v Speaker 2>blown out tonight and I have to realize how foolish

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<v Speaker 2>it was to think that. But I mean, I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>telling you what I believe, and I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 2>like Chucky. Hepburn is the best player on this team,

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<v Speaker 2>and what he did and who he did it against

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<v Speaker 2>tells me that, Like, you know, if he's eighty percent

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<v Speaker 2>of what he was in a couple of those games

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<v Speaker 2>in the Bahamas, really just overall experience for him in

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<v Speaker 2>the Bahamas, I mean, i'd say that's like that's the

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<v Speaker 2>most important thing for Louisville. And he's gonna have bad

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<v Speaker 2>nights probably, and that'll probably not be good for Louisvill

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<v Speaker 2>when they play good teams because there's no Corn Johnson.

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<v Speaker 2>The rest of the season. But I don't know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a weird feeling. It's a weird feeling to know that

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<v Speaker 2>I'm seeming a little bit more optimistic about this team

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<v Speaker 2>in this season moving forward than than. You know, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not the majority, but at least in some fans, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>usually the guy everybody yells at says, why are you

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<v Speaker 2>so negative? Gloom and doom? And I feel like it's

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<v Speaker 2>some of you guys doing that this time around, and

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<v Speaker 2>not as much meat.

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<v Speaker 3>Just think we're there's where's three wins away from matching

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<v Speaker 3>literally last season's total, and another seven from matching the

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<v Speaker 3>last two years total, and we're just only in December.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep, yep. And those are the kind of things that

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<v Speaker 2>like probably needs to be set a little more than

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<v Speaker 2>they are, not to say that, hey, we're just better

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<v Speaker 2>than Kenny Payne. Life's gonna be grand. But no, like

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<v Speaker 2>I I'm enjoying just being alive. That sounds that sounds all.

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<v Speaker 2>That sounds real dramatic and like super serious for something

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<v Speaker 2>that is not as deep as that. But like, as

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<v Speaker 2>a fan like I, you know, Louiva could have been

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<v Speaker 2>fully healthy against teams like this last year and I

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<v Speaker 2>would have not got off the couch during the game

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<v Speaker 2>with any excitement because I would just know what was

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<v Speaker 2>gonna happen. Yeah, and you know we're not there anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's good. All right, quick break, we'll come back here.

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<v Speaker 2>On the other side, we got to talk some college football,

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<v Speaker 2>not only the college football playoff rankings that are going

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<v Speaker 2>to come out tonight. Coaches are really telling on themselves

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll tell you why. But for Jeff Brohm, I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's positioned to really clean up once again in

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<v Speaker 2>the portal. And there's a lot of guys within the

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<v Speaker 2>show even that have announced their leading Louisville and I

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<v Speaker 2>wish them well. But so far, I think the trend continues.

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff Brohm's been able fingers crossed to this point. Keep

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<v Speaker 2>the guys you really want to keep around, and the

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<v Speaker 2>guys that you know want to move on. You wish

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<v Speaker 2>him well, and you go get somebody that can probably

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<v Speaker 2>help you. That's better. All right, don't go anywhere, keep

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<v Speaker 2>it locked right here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Coffee and Company with Nick Coffee on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day.

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<v Speaker 2>So the only team favored tonight in the acc SEC

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<v Speaker 2>Challenge By the way, this is just Night one. There'll

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<v Speaker 2>be more games tomorrow, and there might even be some

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<v Speaker 2>on Wednesday too, or I guess Thursday. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, maybe it's just a two day event. Either way,

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<v Speaker 2>tonight is Night one, and Louisville's the only team that

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<v Speaker 2>is in fact favored in their matchup Kentucky currently according

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<v Speaker 2>to FanDuel is. Let me refresh here again, if there's

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<v Speaker 2>a way to filter out, Yeah, here we go. Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>is now favored by one and a half. That's what

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<v Speaker 2>it was when we started the show today, but I

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<v Speaker 2>think it was closer to three or four when it opened.

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<v Speaker 2>So maybe Clemson ends up being a challenge for Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>and maybe they end up maybe they end up beating them.

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<v Speaker 2>They are at home, and they did go to the

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<v Speaker 2>late eight, the Elite eight last year. But I mean

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<v Speaker 2>that this is not the same team, and I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think Clemson's very good. But I also I

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<v Speaker 2>would say the reason why I feel it's much more

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<v Speaker 2>likely that Kentucky will win and cover is or so

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<v Speaker 2>because I think Kentucky's really good, not as much that

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<v Speaker 2>I think Clemson stinks. But I'm also not gonna lie

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<v Speaker 2>to you and tell you that I think Clemson's any

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<v Speaker 2>good because I mean, I guess they don't have the

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<v Speaker 2>type of loss I was thinking that they had. They

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<v Speaker 2>did lose to to Boise State, which I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>that's a great loss this year. But you know, what,

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<v Speaker 2>do I know? I don't follow the Mountain West as

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<v Speaker 2>close as others, But yeah, right now you've got this

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<v Speaker 2>Clemson team with wins against a bunch of you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the teams you typically play more often than not in

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<v Speaker 2>November and December. But they did be Penn State, which

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<v Speaker 2>Penn State that was their first loss of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>so I guess that is somewhat of a not a

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<v Speaker 2>huge win. But maybe Clemson's better than I realized, because

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<v Speaker 2>I the more I look at the spread, the more

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just thinking I'm wrong about Clemson being really down.

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<v Speaker 2>But I still believe what I believe. I did watch

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<v Speaker 2>that Boise State game and I did lose that bet,

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<v Speaker 2>so that maybe that's why I'm just sour on this

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<v Speaker 2>Clemson team. But Brad Wenwell has been at Clemson a

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<v Speaker 2>long time, and he did break through last year and

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<v Speaker 2>get to the Elite eight. But I mean, I just

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think that they're anything close to what they

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<v Speaker 2>were a year ago. And honestly, I think they last

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<v Speaker 2>year were a fine team that you know, just finally

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<v Speaker 2>broke through and won some tournament games. Again, to go

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<v Speaker 2>back to what we talked about earlier, the tournament is

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<v Speaker 2>really all that matters, ultimately what matters when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to college basketball, and that's what makes college basketball unique.

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<v Speaker 2>But it doesn't really tell the whole story. So like

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<v Speaker 2>Clemson last year made the Elite Eight. That's a big deal.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't take that away from him. That is huge,

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<v Speaker 2>that has value, But I don't think that Clemson was

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<v Speaker 2>close to being one of the best eight teams in

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<v Speaker 2>the country. So, you know, I just think this is

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I I don't want to do it, but

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<v Speaker 2>I may have to just hammer Kentucky money line because

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<v Speaker 2>I just feel like this is insane to see them

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<v Speaker 2>at minus one and a half. I guess not only

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<v Speaker 2>I was gonna, I would take a minus one and

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<v Speaker 2>a half, not money line. I mean. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>real quick, before we talk football, Austin, if you are

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<v Speaker 2>betting a team that is favored or I guess a

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<v Speaker 2>dog by a point than I have for two points

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<v Speaker 2>in basketball, Like, if I'm taking you to cover as

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<v Speaker 2>a dog and it's only like two three points, I

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<v Speaker 2>typically just take money line, and sometimes I've had some

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<v Speaker 2>bad beats with it, but I'll accept that. Like I'll

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<v Speaker 2>just think, like, hey, if you're right there and you

417
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<v Speaker 2>end up losing by two instead of winning, like it's

418
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<v Speaker 2>to me. I don't know, I just I find it

419
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<v Speaker 2>more enjoyable to watch a game knowing, hey, I just

420
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<v Speaker 2>need them to win, yeah, and not worry about free

421
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<v Speaker 2>throws late.

422
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<v Speaker 3>Now, sometimes it can burn you, but that hook always

423
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<v Speaker 3>gets you, dude. Yeah, so it might as well. Might

424
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<v Speaker 3>as well just go ahead and just up that value

425
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<v Speaker 3>a little bit and just go ahead take the money

426
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<v Speaker 3>line that way you're knowing just if you're especially if

427
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<v Speaker 3>it's like you said, if it's at like one or two,

428
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<v Speaker 3>if you're already kind of cheering for them to keep

429
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<v Speaker 3>it that close anyways, might as well just cheer for

430
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<v Speaker 3>them to win.

431
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So, if you are a Clemson better tonight, you've

432
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<v Speaker 2>got Clemson plus one and a half, you could get

433
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<v Speaker 2>that at minus one fourteen, or you could take a

434
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<v Speaker 2>money line at minus one oh five. Yeah, And I

435
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<v Speaker 2>mean again, you may if they ended up losing by one.

436
00:19:58.000 --> 00:19:59.559
<v Speaker 2>You would you would lose, and that would be what

437
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<v Speaker 2>some a bad beat. But I think a bad beat

438
00:20:02.000 --> 00:20:04.519
<v Speaker 2>is just like if I know going in that's something

439
00:20:04.519 --> 00:20:06.880
<v Speaker 2>that could potentially happen, and I'm still willing to do it,

440
00:20:07.079 --> 00:20:09.440
<v Speaker 2>then I can still claim my law. I mean, I

441
00:20:09.440 --> 00:20:10.960
<v Speaker 2>still lost and it's still my fault. But like, I

442
00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:12.640
<v Speaker 2>don't look at that as a bad beat. That's just,

443
00:20:12.960 --> 00:20:15.319
<v Speaker 2>you know, a calculated decision that you make and it

444
00:20:15.480 --> 00:20:20.640
<v Speaker 2>sometimes doesn't work out all right. So the Louisville football

445
00:20:20.720 --> 00:20:25.039
<v Speaker 2>roster is like most rosters in the country. Next year

446
00:20:25.039 --> 00:20:27.279
<v Speaker 2>probably gonna be a lot different, and I've tried my

447
00:20:27.319 --> 00:20:30.480
<v Speaker 2>best to keep up with every player that has announced

448
00:20:30.480 --> 00:20:32.359
<v Speaker 2>what they're going to be doing. The big news in

449
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<v Speaker 2>the good news is the Colin Lacey's coming back, and

450
00:20:34.279 --> 00:20:36.359
<v Speaker 2>that's huge. We talked about that earlier in the show.

451
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<v Speaker 2>He is returning for his final season after deciding to

452
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<v Speaker 2>opt out this year in red shirt, and it worked out.

453
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<v Speaker 2>It paid off. It was a good decision for both

454
00:20:44.599 --> 00:20:48.279
<v Speaker 2>sides here, and it still clearly bothers some people. We

455
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<v Speaker 2>had some people texting in earlier mentioning that they still

456
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<v Speaker 2>have a sour taste in their mouth after him deciding

457
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<v Speaker 2>to kind of quit on the team. And I can't

458
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<v Speaker 2>tell you that you're wrong, because that is kind of

459
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<v Speaker 2>what he did. But it's just, you know, it's the

460
00:21:00.160 --> 00:21:02.000
<v Speaker 2>new world we're in and you don't have to like it.

461
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<v Speaker 2>But I think if you at least for a second,

462
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<v Speaker 2>consider what this is for these young men. This is

463
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<v Speaker 2>a job to them.

464
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<v Speaker 3>Now.

465
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<v Speaker 2>This is a chance for them to take advantage of

466
00:21:14.880 --> 00:21:17.599
<v Speaker 2>their ability. Right. The fact that you can play high

467
00:21:17.680 --> 00:21:20.039
<v Speaker 2>level college football means you can also make money to

468
00:21:20.079 --> 00:21:23.920
<v Speaker 2>do it, and it's money that you probably won't be

469
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<v Speaker 2>able to make right out of college unless you're going

470
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<v Speaker 2>to the NFL. Like Colin Lacy's one of those guys

471
00:21:28.480 --> 00:21:31.519
<v Speaker 2>that and he may be an NFL player. I think

472
00:21:31.519 --> 00:21:33.680
<v Speaker 2>he's really talented, so but let's just say he's a

473
00:21:33.680 --> 00:21:37.599
<v Speaker 2>guy that doesn't fit in the NFL. Well, he'll make

474
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<v Speaker 2>more money probably in one final year of playing college

475
00:21:41.119 --> 00:21:45.880
<v Speaker 2>football than he will in his first couple of years

476
00:21:45.920 --> 00:21:48.559
<v Speaker 2>at an entry level job out of college. I don't

477
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<v Speaker 2>know what he's going to do after Kyle, I don't

478
00:21:50.160 --> 00:21:51.599
<v Speaker 2>know what his career path would be. Again, he wants

479
00:21:51.599 --> 00:21:53.039
<v Speaker 2>to play in the NFL and maybe he does that,

480
00:21:53.240 --> 00:21:55.480
<v Speaker 2>but even if he's on the practice squad, I mean,

481
00:21:56.599 --> 00:22:01.279
<v Speaker 2>think about yourself as an employeee at your job. You're

482
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<v Speaker 2>gonna do everything you can to put yourself in a

483
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<v Speaker 2>position that benefits you and your family, not your employer.

484
00:22:09.319 --> 00:22:11.839
<v Speaker 2>I mean, you work for your employer, and you know

485
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<v Speaker 2>you rely on them to give you a paycheck, but

486
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<v Speaker 2>you also are looking out for yourself, which is why

487
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<v Speaker 2>at times you'll leave your job to go to another

488
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<v Speaker 2>one if it's gonna be a better job where you're

489
00:22:19.440 --> 00:22:21.759
<v Speaker 2>gonna make more money. And it's still so different than

490
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<v Speaker 2>what we're used to in college sports that people still

491
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<v Speaker 2>yet people are still are still having a tough time.

492
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<v Speaker 2>I think realizing that this is now a job to

493
00:22:30.359 --> 00:22:33.319
<v Speaker 2>these guys, and they're gonna treat this job the way

494
00:22:33.359 --> 00:22:36.279
<v Speaker 2>you treat your job. It's cool until I can go

495
00:22:36.359 --> 00:22:38.440
<v Speaker 2>somewhere else and make more money and do what's best

496
00:22:38.440 --> 00:22:42.160
<v Speaker 2>for me so that you don't have to like it.

497
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<v Speaker 2>And if you're still bothered by it and it just

498
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<v Speaker 2>feels gross, then like I get it. But this is

499
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<v Speaker 2>not changing. And Colin Lacey, I'm happy that he got

500
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<v Speaker 2>a lot of support from the staff, you know, and

501
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<v Speaker 2>from I understand. There were some pretty tough conversations because

502
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<v Speaker 2>I think Jeff understood it, but he didn't. He didn't

503
00:23:00.440 --> 00:23:03.119
<v Speaker 2>like it, but he also was willing to adapt and

504
00:23:03.160 --> 00:23:07.119
<v Speaker 2>willing to understand that there's nothing I can do about this.

505
00:23:07.720 --> 00:23:11.319
<v Speaker 2>We're not going backwards. Any resistance here is gonna only

506
00:23:11.359 --> 00:23:15.599
<v Speaker 2>results in a negative result potentially, So just realize it

507
00:23:15.640 --> 00:23:19.480
<v Speaker 2>is what it is and figure out the best way

508
00:23:19.519 --> 00:23:21.920
<v Speaker 2>you can succeed in this new world. So I think

509
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<v Speaker 2>there are a lot of coaches that would have not

510
00:23:23.680 --> 00:23:27.640
<v Speaker 2>taken Colin Lacey's decision the way Jeff Brohm did. And again,

511
00:23:27.680 --> 00:23:29.559
<v Speaker 2>he wasn't happy, trust me, he wouldn't. He didn't like it

512
00:23:29.559 --> 00:23:33.480
<v Speaker 2>at all, But he did enough to salvage this situation

513
00:23:33.599 --> 00:23:36.400
<v Speaker 2>and maintained a good relationship with Colin and he decided

514
00:23:36.400 --> 00:23:39.240
<v Speaker 2>to use Louisville or decided to state Louisville for his

515
00:23:39.319 --> 00:23:42.759
<v Speaker 2>final year, and that's huge. So I know there are

516
00:23:42.759 --> 00:23:44.400
<v Speaker 2>other coaches that have done a pretty good job of

517
00:23:44.480 --> 00:23:47.400
<v Speaker 2>navigating this new world of college football, really college sports,

518
00:23:47.400 --> 00:23:50.279
<v Speaker 2>when it comes to knowing that you got to reload

519
00:23:50.319 --> 00:23:52.240
<v Speaker 2>every year and you're gonna lose players. So instead of

520
00:23:52.279 --> 00:23:53.799
<v Speaker 2>sulking about it, just go out there and try to

521
00:23:53.799 --> 00:23:56.440
<v Speaker 2>find somebody that can help replace that player. I know

522
00:23:56.480 --> 00:23:57.960
<v Speaker 2>he's not the only one, but he's got to be

523
00:23:58.039 --> 00:23:59.720
<v Speaker 2>up there as far as the two years he's been

524
00:23:59.720 --> 00:24:02.400
<v Speaker 2>at low to where he has shown he is adapting

525
00:24:02.480 --> 00:24:07.400
<v Speaker 2>better than a lot of those coaches. And let me

526
00:24:07.400 --> 00:24:09.880
<v Speaker 2>see here, let me just give you a quick update.

527
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<v Speaker 2>So just some names that you'll probably be familiar with.

528
00:24:12.200 --> 00:24:13.720
<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of guys that are entering the portal

529
00:24:13.720 --> 00:24:15.480
<v Speaker 2>that have announced it today that I wouldn't be shocked

530
00:24:15.480 --> 00:24:16.839
<v Speaker 2>if a lot of you don't know who they are

531
00:24:16.839 --> 00:24:19.240
<v Speaker 2>because they didn't they didn't play a whole lot. But

532
00:24:19.480 --> 00:24:22.480
<v Speaker 2>we've got let's see, let's see. Let me let me

533
00:24:22.640 --> 00:24:25.480
<v Speaker 2>pull up the updated list here. Jalil Skinner. He is

534
00:24:25.519 --> 00:24:27.400
<v Speaker 2>the tight end new transfer from Miami. He was a

535
00:24:27.440 --> 00:24:30.359
<v Speaker 2>four star recruit but didn't didn't play a lot. There's

536
00:24:30.359 --> 00:24:31.799
<v Speaker 2>a reason you probably don't know a lot about him

537
00:24:31.839 --> 00:24:35.160
<v Speaker 2>because he didn't. He was not a guy that was

538
00:24:35.400 --> 00:24:38.319
<v Speaker 2>prominently featured as a tight end this year. So he's

539
00:24:38.359 --> 00:24:41.920
<v Speaker 2>hit hitting the portal and it makes sense. Jimmy Jimmy Callaway. Uh,

540
00:24:41.920 --> 00:24:46.119
<v Speaker 2>he's a receiver that I believe. I mean, he was

541
00:24:46.519 --> 00:24:49.680
<v Speaker 2>what you got hurt earlier this year, I think he is.

542
00:24:50.400 --> 00:24:53.440
<v Speaker 2>But either way, at receiver, you know you've you've got

543
00:24:53.480 --> 00:24:55.440
<v Speaker 2>some young guys that really emerged and some guy, I

544
00:24:55.440 --> 00:24:57.799
<v Speaker 2>mean Colin Lacey's going to be back Blue Hicks is

545
00:24:57.799 --> 00:24:59.680
<v Speaker 2>probably going to be a big factor in your offense

546
00:24:59.720 --> 00:25:02.839
<v Speaker 2>next season. And then at running back, you lost Donald

547
00:25:02.920 --> 00:25:05.319
<v Speaker 2>Cheney yesterday. We talked about that, and then Maurice Turner

548
00:25:05.359 --> 00:25:07.279
<v Speaker 2>announced today that he's going to transfer, and that makes

549
00:25:07.279 --> 00:25:09.160
<v Speaker 2>total sense. I mean, Maurice Turner a guy who's been

550
00:25:09.200 --> 00:25:11.160
<v Speaker 2>here a long time and never really was able to

551
00:25:11.599 --> 00:25:14.000
<v Speaker 2>kind of emerge as the is the lead ball carrier,

552
00:25:14.279 --> 00:25:17.039
<v Speaker 2>and now he had two true freshmen come in and honestly,

553
00:25:17.079 --> 00:25:20.160
<v Speaker 2>his injury was unfortunate for him, but it did leave

554
00:25:20.359 --> 00:25:22.279
<v Speaker 2>it did lead to them having to rely on freshmen

555
00:25:22.319 --> 00:25:24.200
<v Speaker 2>a little bit more than they probably wanted to at

556
00:25:24.200 --> 00:25:26.279
<v Speaker 2>that position. And we found out that this team had

557
00:25:26.319 --> 00:25:30.359
<v Speaker 2>some really really good running backs in Duke Watson and

558
00:25:31.200 --> 00:25:35.720
<v Speaker 2>in Isaac Brown, some other names, Jalil McClain. He is

559
00:25:35.759 --> 00:25:38.359
<v Speaker 2>a wide receiver who has been here for I believe

560
00:25:38.359 --> 00:25:40.920
<v Speaker 2>a couple of years and really just could not couldn't

561
00:25:40.960 --> 00:25:43.559
<v Speaker 2>crack the depth chart and get a lot of reps.

562
00:25:43.599 --> 00:25:46.559
<v Speaker 2>Therefore he's deciding to transfer. Ben Perry, he's a two

563
00:25:46.599 --> 00:25:49.640
<v Speaker 2>year starter at linebacker for Louisville, and he's a guy

564
00:25:49.680 --> 00:25:51.559
<v Speaker 2>that you to me, I put him in the Huggins

565
00:25:51.559 --> 00:25:53.960
<v Speaker 2>Brews situation as far as last year. He's not somebody

566
00:25:53.960 --> 00:25:56.200
<v Speaker 2>that you're like wanting to leave. But if you really

567
00:25:56.200 --> 00:25:59.599
<v Speaker 2>consider it, like you get why he is, because you

568
00:25:59.640 --> 00:26:02.160
<v Speaker 2>know he's probably gonna get recruited over and or he's

569
00:26:02.160 --> 00:26:05.119
<v Speaker 2>probably gonna have a chance to have a bigger role elsewhere,

570
00:26:05.759 --> 00:26:07.880
<v Speaker 2>or maybe anil money could be, like he could be

571
00:26:07.920 --> 00:26:11.880
<v Speaker 2>a bigger nil get elsewhere because Louisville's going to prioritize

572
00:26:11.920 --> 00:26:14.559
<v Speaker 2>some other guys when it comes to NIL. So we'll

573
00:26:14.640 --> 00:26:16.000
<v Speaker 2>keep you updated. At least I'll try to keep you

574
00:26:16.039 --> 00:26:17.519
<v Speaker 2>update as best I can with the show. But I'm

575
00:26:17.559 --> 00:26:19.960
<v Speaker 2>sure your best bet as far as figuring out who's

576
00:26:20.039 --> 00:26:22.720
<v Speaker 2>leaving would be to just follow these guys on social

577
00:26:22.759 --> 00:26:26.480
<v Speaker 2>media because these next couple of weeks, it's gonna be

578
00:26:27.160 --> 00:26:28.960
<v Speaker 2>it's gonna be crazy, it's gonna be tough to keep

579
00:26:29.039 --> 00:26:31.079
<v Speaker 2>up with. But so far, again, I still feel like

580
00:26:31.720 --> 00:26:34.079
<v Speaker 2>you've been able to on the Louisville side, You've been

581
00:26:34.079 --> 00:26:36.559
<v Speaker 2>able to manage the roster to where you're losing guys

582
00:26:36.640 --> 00:26:40.200
<v Speaker 2>that you understand why they're leaving, and you're you've been

583
00:26:40.240 --> 00:26:43.119
<v Speaker 2>able to retain guys that you know, you know you

584
00:26:43.200 --> 00:26:44.759
<v Speaker 2>need to come back, and you got to make like

585
00:26:44.799 --> 00:26:47.680
<v Speaker 2>for example, Isaac Brown and Duke Watson, which, by the way,

586
00:26:47.680 --> 00:26:49.240
<v Speaker 2>if you guys missed a Duke Watson was on some

587
00:26:49.279 --> 00:26:52.519
<v Speaker 2>social media video I think he did. I think he

588
00:26:52.519 --> 00:26:56.960
<v Speaker 2>would joined somebody's live on Instagram or TikTok or something,

589
00:26:57.160 --> 00:26:59.559
<v Speaker 2>and I found sound like such a grandpa talking about

590
00:27:00.079 --> 00:27:02.480
<v Speaker 2>modern age social media that I just don't, you know,

591
00:27:02.480 --> 00:27:05.680
<v Speaker 2>I know what it is, but I'm certainly not tuning

592
00:27:05.680 --> 00:27:08.799
<v Speaker 2>in to see nineteen year old kids going live from

593
00:27:08.839 --> 00:27:10.200
<v Speaker 2>their dorm room. And I'm not even sure if that's

594
00:27:10.240 --> 00:27:12.519
<v Speaker 2>what he was doing, but that is where this news

595
00:27:12.880 --> 00:27:15.599
<v Speaker 2>surface from. He was on a video telling Louisville fans

596
00:27:15.599 --> 00:27:17.400
<v Speaker 2>to basically calm down and chill out and leave them

597
00:27:17.400 --> 00:27:19.839
<v Speaker 2>alone because he's not going anywhere, which is great, that's

598
00:27:19.839 --> 00:27:21.920
<v Speaker 2>what you want to hear. Isaac Brown hasn't done that,

599
00:27:22.519 --> 00:27:26.880
<v Speaker 2>And I don't think that these guys are They don't

600
00:27:26.880 --> 00:27:31.960
<v Speaker 2>owe anybody any kind of like statement on their situation.

601
00:27:32.079 --> 00:27:34.720
<v Speaker 2>Are they leaving or are they staying, because there's really

602
00:27:34.759 --> 00:27:37.440
<v Speaker 2>no reason to just assume they're going to leave. But like, again,

603
00:27:37.599 --> 00:27:39.880
<v Speaker 2>this is a new world. I don't know if we're

604
00:27:39.880 --> 00:27:42.759
<v Speaker 2>going to require these players to let us know that

605
00:27:42.799 --> 00:27:45.000
<v Speaker 2>they're comfortable and they're not going anywhere. But when you

606
00:27:45.039 --> 00:27:46.680
<v Speaker 2>have really good players and you know that at any

607
00:27:46.680 --> 00:27:48.799
<v Speaker 2>moment they could leave, and you know that they're probably

608
00:27:48.880 --> 00:27:52.480
<v Speaker 2>going to be influenced to leave by others, right, tampering's

609
00:27:52.519 --> 00:27:55.039
<v Speaker 2>going on. We know that. So it's like, I don't

610
00:27:55.039 --> 00:27:57.039
<v Speaker 2>think Isaac Brown owes us anything, but man, it would

611
00:27:57.039 --> 00:27:58.519
<v Speaker 2>be really nice if he did come out and say

612
00:27:58.559 --> 00:28:01.920
<v Speaker 2>something like, hey, everybody, chill, I'm not going anywhere. And

613
00:28:01.960 --> 00:28:04.880
<v Speaker 2>by the way, with those guys, when you're coming in

614
00:28:04.920 --> 00:28:07.720
<v Speaker 2>as a true freshman out out of high school, you're

615
00:28:07.720 --> 00:28:11.279
<v Speaker 2>getting in ale money. But the really big payday n

616
00:28:11.319 --> 00:28:14.799
<v Speaker 2>NIL for college players is coming after they've proven what

617
00:28:14.839 --> 00:28:17.920
<v Speaker 2>they can do as college players other than a quarterback.

618
00:28:17.920 --> 00:28:19.359
<v Speaker 2>If you're a really good quarterback, you can go get

619
00:28:19.359 --> 00:28:21.200
<v Speaker 2>a crazy amount of money like that kid just did

620
00:28:21.400 --> 00:28:26.200
<v Speaker 2>who flipped from Lshue to Michigan. So I'm sure those

621
00:28:26.240 --> 00:28:28.559
<v Speaker 2>guys had some inn iil money to get them here,

622
00:28:28.599 --> 00:28:31.720
<v Speaker 2>meaning Duke Watson and Isaac Brown. But now they they're

623
00:28:31.759 --> 00:28:33.640
<v Speaker 2>gonna need a lot more and they're gonna have to

624
00:28:33.640 --> 00:28:35.160
<v Speaker 2>get it or they're probably gonna look to leave. And

625
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<v Speaker 2>I would too if I was them, because they've proven

626
00:28:37.079 --> 00:28:39.519
<v Speaker 2>that they're really good and they're gonna have a lot

627
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<v Speaker 2>of options. There's gonna be a lot of high bidders

628
00:28:41.319 --> 00:28:43.480
<v Speaker 2>if they hit the portal. There's probably already high bidders

629
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<v Speaker 2>right now when they're not in the portal, because again

630
00:28:46.680 --> 00:28:50.680
<v Speaker 2>we know tampering happens, So it'll be a you know,

631
00:28:50.759 --> 00:28:53.200
<v Speaker 2>probably a daily or an every other day kind of

632
00:28:53.279 --> 00:28:54.839
<v Speaker 2>check in here on this show as far as where

633
00:28:54.839 --> 00:28:56.480
<v Speaker 2>we just kind of do a reset and say, okay,

634
00:28:56.839 --> 00:29:00.119
<v Speaker 2>where are we, Who have we lost? Who's who? Who

635
00:29:00.200 --> 00:29:02.480
<v Speaker 2>do we think might leave? Who is so important to stay?

636
00:29:02.519 --> 00:29:04.319
<v Speaker 2>That kind of stuff. Who they were going after in

637
00:29:04.359 --> 00:29:07.559
<v Speaker 2>the portal, Like, for example, the quarterback who lit Louisville

638
00:29:07.599 --> 00:29:10.519
<v Speaker 2>up last year, Miller Moss from USC, he is in

639
00:29:10.559 --> 00:29:12.680
<v Speaker 2>the portal and apparently Louisville was one of four schools

640
00:29:12.680 --> 00:29:16.039
<v Speaker 2>that he's looking at and is going to try to visit.

641
00:29:16.839 --> 00:29:18.759
<v Speaker 2>And he was a really I mean, he was in

642
00:29:19.000 --> 00:29:21.359
<v Speaker 2>he was since he was sensational against Louisville last year,

643
00:29:21.920 --> 00:29:23.400
<v Speaker 2>and this year he got off to a decent start,

644
00:29:23.400 --> 00:29:24.920
<v Speaker 2>but then he got benched, and I don't really I mean,

645
00:29:25.000 --> 00:29:28.480
<v Speaker 2>his numbers weren't great. Like Jeff Brohm trusts him and

646
00:29:28.480 --> 00:29:30.279
<v Speaker 2>he thinks he's good enough, then that's good enough for me.

647
00:29:30.279 --> 00:29:32.119
<v Speaker 2>I trust Jeff when it comes to that. But I

648
00:29:32.160 --> 00:29:35.519
<v Speaker 2>do think some Louisville fans are just looking at how

649
00:29:35.519 --> 00:29:38.039
<v Speaker 2>he carved up that Louisville defense last year and not

650
00:29:38.160 --> 00:29:42.759
<v Speaker 2>realizing that USC was very underwhelming this year and he

651
00:29:42.799 --> 00:29:45.480
<v Speaker 2>got benched at quarterback and oh, by the way, he

652
00:29:45.519 --> 00:29:48.200
<v Speaker 2>played for one of the best offensive mines in the

653
00:29:48.240 --> 00:29:51.359
<v Speaker 2>country in Lincoln Riley and could not succeed. So I

654
00:29:51.400 --> 00:29:54.440
<v Speaker 2>don't know. I mean, I trust Jeff, but I would

655
00:29:54.559 --> 00:29:56.559
<v Speaker 2>I would. I would hope that he's looking at other

656
00:29:56.599 --> 00:29:58.319
<v Speaker 2>options as well. But again, he knows more than I do.

657
00:29:58.400 --> 00:29:59.799
<v Speaker 2>And there were a lot of people that were kind

658
00:29:59.799 --> 00:30:01.839
<v Speaker 2>of action their head about Tyler Shuck when there were

659
00:30:01.880 --> 00:30:04.920
<v Speaker 2>a lot of other big names out there like Dju

660
00:30:05.119 --> 00:30:07.359
<v Speaker 2>and Uh. I mean, there were a lot of quarterbacks

661
00:30:07.400 --> 00:30:09.680
<v Speaker 2>that ended up getting a lot of money to transfer,

662
00:30:09.720 --> 00:30:12.039
<v Speaker 2>and there was a lot of hype surrounding them. And

663
00:30:12.079 --> 00:30:15.160
<v Speaker 2>they were just whatever. I mean, they weren't really special

664
00:30:15.200 --> 00:30:18.200
<v Speaker 2>in any way. And I don't know if you would

665
00:30:18.200 --> 00:30:21.160
<v Speaker 2>say Tyler Shuck was special, but I would say that

666
00:30:21.240 --> 00:30:22.839
<v Speaker 2>was a pretty good investment. I don't even know what

667
00:30:22.920 --> 00:30:24.440
<v Speaker 2>they paid, but I know it wasn't close to what

668
00:30:24.480 --> 00:30:27.720
<v Speaker 2>other quarterbacks were getting elsewhere. All Right, So the college

669
00:30:27.759 --> 00:30:31.440
<v Speaker 2>football playoff rankings come out tonight, the updated ones, before

670
00:30:31.480 --> 00:30:34.359
<v Speaker 2>we get to the conference championships this weekend. And I

671
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<v Speaker 2>just wanted to reference this really quickly here because when

672
00:30:37.400 --> 00:30:41.880
<v Speaker 2>it comes to coaches that are out there lobbying to

673
00:30:41.960 --> 00:30:45.480
<v Speaker 2>get in, trying to make their case, I'm not surprised

674
00:30:45.519 --> 00:30:48.640
<v Speaker 2>at all, and I get it, like I would probably

675
00:30:48.680 --> 00:30:50.640
<v Speaker 2>do the same thing, but it's just become so annoying.

676
00:30:51.200 --> 00:30:54.200
<v Speaker 2>And let me tell you this. The second someone says

677
00:30:54.839 --> 00:30:58.000
<v Speaker 2>a coach, by the way, says, you can't tell me,

678
00:30:58.880 --> 00:31:01.079
<v Speaker 2>like you can't tell tell me we're not one of

679
00:31:01.119 --> 00:31:03.839
<v Speaker 2>the twelve best teams in the country. You can't tell

680
00:31:03.880 --> 00:31:06.240
<v Speaker 2>me that this league is not the best league in

681
00:31:06.319 --> 00:31:09.680
<v Speaker 2>the country. You can't tell me. By saying you can't

682
00:31:09.680 --> 00:31:15.920
<v Speaker 2>tell me, you're admitting that you don't have the results needed.

683
00:31:15.920 --> 00:31:20.359
<v Speaker 2>You're admitting that they need to just rely on benefit

684
00:31:20.400 --> 00:31:23.720
<v Speaker 2>of the doubt and not real results. You can't tell

685
00:31:23.799 --> 00:31:28.759
<v Speaker 2>me that the SEC doesn't deserve four teams, and you

686
00:31:28.799 --> 00:31:30.400
<v Speaker 2>can't tell me that we're not one of the best

687
00:31:30.440 --> 00:31:32.880
<v Speaker 2>teams in the country despite having three losses. That's what

688
00:31:32.960 --> 00:31:35.640
<v Speaker 2>Shane Biemer in South Carolina said, And again I don't

689
00:31:35.680 --> 00:31:38.960
<v Speaker 2>blame him, but that you can't tell me is such

690
00:31:39.000 --> 00:31:43.000
<v Speaker 2>a tell that you actually don't have the credentials that

691
00:31:43.000 --> 00:31:46.039
<v Speaker 2>that are needed. And I know you can be twelve

692
00:31:46.039 --> 00:31:48.039
<v Speaker 2>and three or nine and three in the SEC, and

693
00:31:48.079 --> 00:31:50.039
<v Speaker 2>it's probably not the same as an eleven and one

694
00:31:50.079 --> 00:31:52.119
<v Speaker 2>Indiana and the Big ten, but at the end of

695
00:31:52.160 --> 00:31:54.559
<v Speaker 2>the day, results matter, and you didn't get the results needed.

696
00:31:54.759 --> 00:32:01.640
<v Speaker 2>You left open an opportunity for people to doubt if

697
00:32:01.680 --> 00:32:04.400
<v Speaker 2>you are truly good enough to be there and you

698
00:32:04.440 --> 00:32:09.359
<v Speaker 2>didn't win enough. So I mean, like, for example, Florida State,

699
00:32:09.559 --> 00:32:14.519
<v Speaker 2>You're like, Florida State probably would have been gosh of

700
00:32:14.559 --> 00:32:16.759
<v Speaker 2>the five teams before the season started. That ever, if

701
00:32:16.759 --> 00:32:18.400
<v Speaker 2>you if you had to pick five teams that you

702
00:32:18.440 --> 00:32:21.759
<v Speaker 2>felt totally confident we're gonna be in the twelve team playoff,

703
00:32:22.279 --> 00:32:24.839
<v Speaker 2>Florida State would have been mentioned, I think by everybody yeah,

704
00:32:24.839 --> 00:32:27.000
<v Speaker 2>because everybody, everybody would have said they were going to

705
00:32:27.119 --> 00:32:30.960
<v Speaker 2>run the ACC again, Right, you can't tell me Florida

706
00:32:30.960 --> 00:32:32.920
<v Speaker 2>State's not going to be in the playoff. Florida State

707
00:32:32.960 --> 00:32:34.440
<v Speaker 2>was one of the worst teams in the country this year.

708
00:32:34.839 --> 00:32:36.599
<v Speaker 2>So if we go off of well, you can't tell me.

709
00:32:36.960 --> 00:32:41.000
<v Speaker 2>You got to just you know, assume why even play games,

710
00:32:41.240 --> 00:32:44.160
<v Speaker 2>why even have a season, Like results have to matter.

711
00:32:45.119 --> 00:32:46.559
<v Speaker 2>And I'm not saying that that means that, you know,

712
00:32:46.599 --> 00:32:48.960
<v Speaker 2>Indiana being eleven and one that they're they're automatically good

713
00:32:49.039 --> 00:32:52.400
<v Speaker 2>enough to be there, but like it is what it is, like,

714
00:32:52.640 --> 00:32:56.960
<v Speaker 2>you know, in Indiana getting there and losing in the

715
00:32:56.960 --> 00:32:59.799
<v Speaker 2>first game, if that was to happen, wouldn't mean that

716
00:32:59.839 --> 00:33:03.119
<v Speaker 2>you belonged South Carolina. It wouldn't. And I just I

717
00:33:03.160 --> 00:33:06.039
<v Speaker 2>don't think it's ever gonna change because the SEC lives

718
00:33:06.039 --> 00:33:08.200
<v Speaker 2>in its own world, and yes, they are the best league.

719
00:33:08.240 --> 00:33:11.200
<v Speaker 2>I don't think many would really argue that, but they

720
00:33:11.359 --> 00:33:14.759
<v Speaker 2>just assume that they're like and it's so evident, like

721
00:33:15.079 --> 00:33:17.440
<v Speaker 2>Georgia should have lost to Georgia Tech, like that was

722
00:33:17.480 --> 00:33:21.920
<v Speaker 2>not an impressive showing from Georgia at all. But you know, man,

723
00:33:21.960 --> 00:33:23.759
<v Speaker 2>the SEC, what are you gonna do. No, you didn't

724
00:33:23.720 --> 00:33:25.480
<v Speaker 2>actually know. You didn't play an SEC steam you played

725
00:33:25.519 --> 00:33:29.960
<v Speaker 2>an ACC team. I mean, this is, this is and

726
00:33:30.400 --> 00:33:31.960
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna try to make sure I get this correct

727
00:33:32.000 --> 00:33:35.799
<v Speaker 2>because this is not somebody that I rarely referenced. This

728
00:33:35.839 --> 00:33:38.640
<v Speaker 2>person on the show. I think it might be Mark Packer. Yeah,

729
00:33:38.680 --> 00:33:41.319
<v Speaker 2>Mark Packer, who is on He's part of the ACC

730
00:33:41.359 --> 00:33:44.160
<v Speaker 2>Network coverage. I thought he did a phenomenal job here

731
00:33:44.200 --> 00:33:46.799
<v Speaker 2>at really just putting, I mean, just just highlighting the

732
00:33:46.880 --> 00:33:51.519
<v Speaker 2>hypocrisy and the inconsistency from those on the SEC, including

733
00:33:51.519 --> 00:33:53.160
<v Speaker 2>Paul Finbaum.

734
00:33:53.279 --> 00:33:56.039
<v Speaker 4>I've already seen narrative. In fact, I'm gonna go off

735
00:33:56.039 --> 00:34:00.920
<v Speaker 4>on something right now. Yesterday, I'm sitting upstairs. I'm always

736
00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:03.640
<v Speaker 4>working on the day aheads, I'm already working on tomorrow's show.

737
00:34:03.680 --> 00:34:07.319
<v Speaker 4>But yesterday, I'm working on Monday show and I go

738
00:34:07.359 --> 00:34:10.119
<v Speaker 4>to ESPN dot comicch I always do, and the first

739
00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:15.840
<v Speaker 4>thing I see is Paul finebaumb ragging the University of Miami,

740
00:34:15.920 --> 00:34:20.000
<v Speaker 4>saying they're frauds. Now again, everybody's in town of their opinion.

741
00:34:20.840 --> 00:34:21.880
<v Speaker 3>Let me just say something.

742
00:34:22.599 --> 00:34:26.000
<v Speaker 4>I did not hear the same vitriol a week earlier

743
00:34:26.519 --> 00:34:30.800
<v Speaker 4>from the same talking heads when Alabama, as a two

744
00:34:30.840 --> 00:34:35.880
<v Speaker 4>touchdown favorite, went out to play very average Oklahoma and

745
00:34:35.920 --> 00:34:40.880
<v Speaker 4>got destroyed. Didn't hear that, But I heard it with

746
00:34:41.000 --> 00:34:44.440
<v Speaker 4>Miami losing to a nine to three team on the

747
00:34:44.519 --> 00:34:47.920
<v Speaker 4>road who should be ranked. I did hear that, which

748
00:34:47.960 --> 00:34:52.199
<v Speaker 4>is ridiculous. No, nothing about being a fraud. This is

749
00:34:52.199 --> 00:34:56.119
<v Speaker 4>not Lane Kiffin, after being out coached and losing at

750
00:34:56.159 --> 00:34:59.840
<v Speaker 4>the Swamp, running his mouth saying about, well if somebody

751
00:34:59.840 --> 00:35:02.079
<v Speaker 4>from the ACC is the Big twelve of the play right, Well,

752
00:35:02.119 --> 00:35:05.800
<v Speaker 4>there was a team from the ACC, Lane that actually

753
00:35:05.840 --> 00:35:08.440
<v Speaker 4>played the team that you just lost to. Their name is,

754
00:35:08.519 --> 00:35:11.960
<v Speaker 4>let me get was Miami. They went to the Swamp,

755
00:35:12.559 --> 00:35:14.000
<v Speaker 4>they destroyed Florida.

756
00:35:14.000 --> 00:35:14.679
<v Speaker 3>In fact, it was.

757
00:35:14.679 --> 00:35:18.159
<v Speaker 4>Such an ugly game most of America turned it off

758
00:35:19.280 --> 00:35:22.079
<v Speaker 4>in the third quarter because they were up by four touchdowns.

759
00:35:22.519 --> 00:35:23.440
<v Speaker 2>So I keep.

760
00:35:23.280 --> 00:35:27.280
<v Speaker 4>Hearing the narrative, especially about Miami. Forget about SMU. They're

761
00:35:27.280 --> 00:35:28.639
<v Speaker 4>a college football playoff team.

762
00:35:29.039 --> 00:35:31.440
<v Speaker 2>So there's more to that. But like, nobody's out here

763
00:35:31.440 --> 00:35:34.480
<v Speaker 2>claiming that the ACC or the Big Ten or the

764
00:35:34.480 --> 00:35:39.239
<v Speaker 2>Big twelve is superior. But there's just the narrative about

765
00:35:39.239 --> 00:35:41.800
<v Speaker 2>the I mean, it's just like there's actually evidence that

766
00:35:41.920 --> 00:35:43.960
<v Speaker 2>shows you that actually no, there is a data point

767
00:35:43.960 --> 00:35:46.760
<v Speaker 2>here that would actually give real reason to doubt that

768
00:35:46.800 --> 00:35:48.519
<v Speaker 2>you deserve the benefit of the doubt. Well, what are

769
00:35:48.519 --> 00:35:50.159
<v Speaker 2>you gonna do. It's just a bunch of SEC teams?

770
00:35:50.280 --> 00:35:52.280
<v Speaker 2>Is if these other teams played in our league. Well, actually,

771
00:35:52.320 --> 00:35:54.199
<v Speaker 2>there's some teams that are in other leagues that went

772
00:35:54.239 --> 00:35:57.280
<v Speaker 2>and played your almighty SEC teams and they beat them.

773
00:35:57.760 --> 00:36:00.719
<v Speaker 2>Like you know, it's it's doesn't mean the SEC is

774
00:36:00.760 --> 00:36:02.639
<v Speaker 2>not great, doesn't mean that it's not the best league.

775
00:36:02.840 --> 00:36:05.039
<v Speaker 2>But they want to live in an alternate world to

776
00:36:05.039 --> 00:36:08.039
<v Speaker 2>where they just get a benefit of the doubt that

777
00:36:08.199 --> 00:36:11.079
<v Speaker 2>isn't deserved. And again there's evidence that shows they're not

778
00:36:11.159 --> 00:36:13.079
<v Speaker 2>worthy of it. All right, quick, bick, we'll come back

779
00:36:13.079 --> 00:36:14.000
<v Speaker 2>on the other side and wrap it up.

780
00:36:15.760 --> 00:36:18.800
<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Coffee and Company with Nick Coffee on

781
00:36:18.880 --> 00:36:20.280
<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine.

782
00:36:20.360 --> 00:36:23.760
<v Speaker 2>Dy. We have very little time left here before we

783
00:36:23.920 --> 00:36:26.000
<v Speaker 2>wrap it up and get out of here, but big

784
00:36:26.000 --> 00:36:27.800
<v Speaker 2>thanks to all of you who tuned in today. I

785
00:36:27.840 --> 00:36:30.360
<v Speaker 2>hope you enjoyed yourself. If not, I would say that's

786
00:36:30.400 --> 00:36:32.159
<v Speaker 2>maybe a you problem, and you should just come back

787
00:36:32.199 --> 00:36:33.400
<v Speaker 2>tomorrow and try again.

788
00:36:33.519 --> 00:36:35.199
<v Speaker 3>It's definitely a you problem.

789
00:36:35.280 --> 00:36:36.920
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think so too. But you know we can

790
00:36:36.960 --> 00:36:39.280
<v Speaker 2>work on it. We'll work together to where you just

791
00:36:39.400 --> 00:36:42.800
<v Speaker 2>you know, you become a loyal listener and a big

792
00:36:42.800 --> 00:36:44.800
<v Speaker 2>fan of the show. And again, if it doesn't work out,

793
00:36:44.840 --> 00:36:47.840
<v Speaker 2>it's more you than it is us, I choose to believe.

794
00:36:47.880 --> 00:36:50.440
<v Speaker 2>But we'll have the podcast up for those that missed

795
00:36:50.480 --> 00:36:52.599
<v Speaker 2>anything on today's show. And again a late night tonight,

796
00:36:52.760 --> 00:36:55.840
<v Speaker 2>nine o'clock tip my man go into the game tonight

797
00:36:56.360 --> 00:36:56.719
<v Speaker 2>like you go.

798
00:36:57.000 --> 00:37:00.960
<v Speaker 3>Are you bringing the energy? I'm absolutely bringing it back

799
00:37:00.960 --> 00:37:02.239
<v Speaker 3>to the young It's been a while. Like I was

800
00:37:02.239 --> 00:37:04.000
<v Speaker 3>telling you, last time I went there was when we

801
00:37:04.039 --> 00:37:06.239
<v Speaker 3>blew like a twenty twenty five point lead to the

802
00:37:06.320 --> 00:37:09.079
<v Speaker 3>Duke and Zion Williamson twenty nineteen.

803
00:37:09.119 --> 00:37:10.760
<v Speaker 2>I think it's a couple of different ways to look

804
00:37:10.760 --> 00:37:12.960
<v Speaker 2>at that. Either this is a bad sign for tonight

805
00:37:13.119 --> 00:37:17.159
<v Speaker 2>or or we've had really bad stretches of basketball, Like

806
00:37:17.199 --> 00:37:19.639
<v Speaker 2>maybe you not being there for so long has led

807
00:37:19.679 --> 00:37:21.360
<v Speaker 2>to us kind of falling a little bit.

808
00:37:21.639 --> 00:37:25.400
<v Speaker 3>I'm one in three in attending Louisville basketball games again,

809
00:37:25.480 --> 00:37:27.519
<v Speaker 3>not making me feel great, But you know, we brought

810
00:37:27.559 --> 00:37:27.920
<v Speaker 3>that up.

811
00:37:28.039 --> 00:37:31.800
<v Speaker 2>We're gonna, We're gonna, We're gonna get that streak or

812
00:37:31.840 --> 00:37:33.639
<v Speaker 2>get that record looking a little better after tonight. I

813
00:37:33.639 --> 00:37:35.039
<v Speaker 2>hope they can pull it out. But it'll be a

814
00:37:35.079 --> 00:37:37.840
<v Speaker 2>tough game, no doubt. But enjoy yourself, be safe, Thank you,

815
00:37:37.880 --> 00:37:40.840
<v Speaker 2>sure loud, bring the vibes, and hopefully when we're back

816
00:37:40.840 --> 00:37:42.960
<v Speaker 2>here tomorrow, we're talking about a big Louisville win, right.

817
00:37:42.880 --> 00:37:45.400
<v Speaker 3>Sure thing, Oh we will. I'll put me in at

818
00:37:45.400 --> 00:37:45.719
<v Speaker 3>the four.

819
00:37:47.039 --> 00:37:48.800
<v Speaker 2>I'd love to see it. That'd be good stuff. All right,

820
00:37:49.119 --> 00:37:51.079
<v Speaker 2>we're out here. Take care of everybody, Have a good night.

821
00:37:51.119 --> 00:37:51.719
<v Speaker 2>Talk tomorrow