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<v Speaker 1>It's time for Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on

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

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<v Speaker 2>So I rarely get feedback when it comes to how

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<v Speaker 2>I let you know.

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<v Speaker 3>That we're getting this thing started right.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was a couple of weeks ago I

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned got I gotta keep it fresh, get creative. Other

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<v Speaker 2>than saying, hey, let's let's ride, let's get it started. Here,

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<v Speaker 2>we go go time here and there, we'll throw in

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<v Speaker 2>the allow me to enter your ears or we're here,

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<v Speaker 2>we're in your ears. And there was one person who

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<v Speaker 2>let me know on Twitter that they don't they don't

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<v Speaker 2>like that, and I get it. It does kind of sound

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<v Speaker 2>like I'm violating you and I would never do that,

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<v Speaker 2>but I get what you mean. But then there's somebody

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<v Speaker 2>that quickly responded to that person that said, no, they

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<v Speaker 2>like it. So you know, we're here. We are Coffee

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<v Speaker 2>and Company, Nick Coffee, Austin Montgomery. You guys, we're all here.

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<v Speaker 2>We're riding for the next two hours and we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have some fun. So apologies if I've, if i've you know,

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<v Speaker 2>seemingly made you feel like I violated you by letting

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<v Speaker 2>you know that I'm in your ears, but I'm also

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<v Speaker 2>just telling you the truth. If you're listening to this

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<v Speaker 2>right now, in one way or the other, you know

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<v Speaker 2>where I'm at. I'm in your dome.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>You know how I got there through your ears. It's

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<v Speaker 3>just me.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>If anything is just the hard truth. But do you

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<v Speaker 3>feel dirty, then that's something that little soap can fix.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, like, look, I think any you may not

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<v Speaker 2>realize it now, but this experience for you, me being

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<v Speaker 2>in your ears is only going to make you better.

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<v Speaker 2>It's only gonna it's only going to going to enhance

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<v Speaker 2>your life. Sure, So therefore, you know, just just keep

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<v Speaker 2>that in mind. But it is coffee and company. We

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<v Speaker 2>got two hours left. As you could expect, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of talk so far about what happened last night, Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>winning once again. And I wasn't worried about Forest, but

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<v Speaker 2>I and it wasn't like I wanted to be worried

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<v Speaker 2>about Wake Forest. I was kind of doing some mental

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<v Speaker 2>gymnastics leading up to this game with Louisville having a

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<v Speaker 2>week off, because I feel like Wake was good. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think they're elite. I thought Louisville was better, and

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<v Speaker 2>they certainly showed that last night, but it was you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like it's just for me, and I can

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<v Speaker 2>only speak for myself. What's made this unusual for me

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<v Speaker 2>isn't Mostly it's the bigger factor that just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>you know, has me thinking like is this real?

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<v Speaker 3>Is no longer? Hey?

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<v Speaker 2>Is this team like really good? Because I think they are?

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<v Speaker 2>Am I getting my hopes? Sub Could they be that good?

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<v Speaker 2>Because I think they are. Again, we'll never know until

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<v Speaker 2>we see how far they go. And here's here's the reality, folks.

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<v Speaker 2>They could lose, right, They could end up they could

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<v Speaker 2>end up bowing out in like the first round if

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<v Speaker 2>they're a four or five seed, and you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>that'd be really tough to take. And you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>they'd be criticized and the ACC would get a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of heat for how bad they are. But you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>it wouldn't prove that they weren't good. They could just

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<v Speaker 2>have a bad game. And I'm not trying to set

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<v Speaker 2>anybody up for that. I'm just saying like, we'll never know,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm content in my belief that this is actually

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<v Speaker 2>a good team, and I believe that they continue to

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<v Speaker 2>do what they've been doing now for a month. They'll

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<v Speaker 2>be able to potentially find themselves in the second weekend

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<v Speaker 2>of the NCAA tournament. What's got me kind of just,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, feeling weird and not knowing what to think

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<v Speaker 2>is the acc itself. I don't believe the league is

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<v Speaker 2>as bad as it's been made out to be by some,

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<v Speaker 2>but I also can't deny that it's substantially down compared

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<v Speaker 2>to what it usually is. And what frustrated me so

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<v Speaker 2>much about wake Forest is the reason. Louisville won by

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<v Speaker 2>double digits last night, led by twenty nine against and

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, some people have been like, well, they

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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't have let up. I'm sorry if you think that

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville falling in the net after beating a fifteen and

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<v Speaker 2>five team that, to be honest with you, had a

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<v Speaker 2>better resume than you their wins. I mean, they got

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<v Speaker 2>a better win than Louisville has right now. They do

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<v Speaker 2>their way against Michigan is a better win than any

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<v Speaker 2>that Louisville has. That's not I'm not saying that because

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doubting that that Louisville's good. I'm just I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>resume wise, Michigan is a better win than any lot

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<v Speaker 2>when the Louisville has and honestly their losses are good

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<v Speaker 2>as well. Louisville's, I guess, got the better resume when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to losses, which just sounds weird to say,

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<v Speaker 2>but like Louisville should have been able to beat a

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<v Speaker 2>team who was fifteen and five with a good resume

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<v Speaker 2>by double digits and not fall on the net rankings,

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<v Speaker 2>and they did because wake Forest is just I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they're incompetent scheduling. The way they did it hurt the league,

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<v Speaker 2>hurt wake Forest, and you know last night it technically

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<v Speaker 2>it hurt Louisville. See, yeah, they could have, they could

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<v Speaker 2>have stayed locked in in one by forty, but like

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<v Speaker 2>you shouldn't have to do that, and it was so

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<v Speaker 2>easily avoidable. That's just what frustrates me. So Wake I

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<v Speaker 2>think they're pretty good. Now, how good I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>And here's somebody asked me this on the text line

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday and I didn't get a chance to get to it.

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<v Speaker 2>But the question was, what's best case scenario the NAA

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<v Speaker 2>tournament for Louisville the rest of the way, meaning like

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<v Speaker 2>what should we root for the rest of the regular

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<v Speaker 2>season within the ACC for the league to get as

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<v Speaker 2>many teams in and get the best seeds they possibly

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<v Speaker 2>can get. And I mean, I think right now Duke

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville safely and Clemson is too.

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<v Speaker 3>Clemson's now doing what Louisville did right.

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<v Speaker 2>They are a good team with no bad losses, and

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<v Speaker 2>they're taking advantage of the league being what it is now.

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<v Speaker 2>Their loss to South Carolina is probably not a good loss,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know what, they beat Kentucky. That's a good

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<v Speaker 2>win for him. So Clemson, Louisville, and Duke. I just

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<v Speaker 2>don't see a scenario where those teams don't make it. Clemson,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, not Clemson, but Wake they should be in.

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<v Speaker 2>They absolutely should be in, because I mean, the resume

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<v Speaker 2>is only flawed, meaning they're in the seventies in the

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<v Speaker 2>NET and the Ken Palm because of who they scheduled

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<v Speaker 2>in the non conference and that was so easily avoidable.

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<v Speaker 2>And again, I know people yell at me when I

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<v Speaker 2>say this because they think the system's flawed. You're right,

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<v Speaker 2>but the system is what the system is. We can't

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<v Speaker 2>control that. It's actually been the same for many years now.

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<v Speaker 2>So choosing to play five of the worst teams in

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<v Speaker 2>college basketball was avoidable. You could have played teams ranked

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<v Speaker 2>in the two hundreds or the one eighties and up,

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<v Speaker 2>and you probably would be sitting in like the forties

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<v Speaker 2>or fifties in the net. And you know what, if

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<v Speaker 2>that's the case, you're not only in, you're not even

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<v Speaker 2>on the bubble. So it is stupid that it's like that.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a flawed way of doing it, but that's how

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<v Speaker 2>they do it. You can't change that. And when you

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<v Speaker 2>know how it works, and you either intentionally or you're

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<v Speaker 2>just too big of a dumb ass to like know

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<v Speaker 2>what you gotta do, that's your fault and it's now

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<v Speaker 2>hurting the ACC.

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<v Speaker 3>So I would say, Pitt.

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<v Speaker 2>Winning last night against Carolina, I don't know what that did,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning like, I don't know if that Like SMU, I

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<v Speaker 2>think has a SMU is gonna be the most bubblicious

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<v Speaker 2>team unless they fall apart because they I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>guess technically SMU could could get a win again a

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<v Speaker 2>Duke or even a Louisville like Louisville will host them,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe, or no, they don't play a SMU twice.

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<v Speaker 2>So SMU they're sitting at fifteen and five. Again, no

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<v Speaker 2>bad loss, and they I guess technically don't have a

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<v Speaker 2>good win, so maybe Again that's why I believe they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be about as bubbleish as as possible. So

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<v Speaker 2>they'll play Pittsburgh, They'll play Clemson, and those are really

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<v Speaker 2>their opportunities meeting SMU.

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<v Speaker 3>So if they beat the.

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<v Speaker 2>Teams they're supposed to beat, and then they lose to

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<v Speaker 2>the teams that are going to be favored against them,

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<v Speaker 2>that are expected to beat them, like Clemson and like

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<v Speaker 2>pitt I think they're going to be absolutely on the bubble.

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<v Speaker 2>Carolina is the team that I just don't know what

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna do with. And I'll be honest with you,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like Carolina broke down last night. I thought Carolina.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Jay Williams did a great job last night.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm not just saying this because we're boys now,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, but he did a good job show exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>He did a good job of acknowledging something that I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like he noticed as a player that maybe a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of guys wouldn't have in his position as a broadcaster.

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<v Speaker 3>Because it's a tight.

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<v Speaker 2>Game, you're down four points, with two minutes left, and

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<v Speaker 2>Carolina I think because they've lost so many close games,

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<v Speaker 2>and because they've just had a rough season where they

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<v Speaker 2>come up short against good teams, and because maybe they don't.

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<v Speaker 3>Have a great coach.

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<v Speaker 2>They just had they had the body language and everything

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<v Speaker 2>about their demeanors screamed that they had accept the defeat.

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<v Speaker 3>Where pitt they're locked.

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<v Speaker 2>In, right, they're huddled, they're into it, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>Carolina just they kind of broke down. So they end

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<v Speaker 2>up losing last night. That certainly helps Pittsburgh. I think

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<v Speaker 2>they were already ahead of Carolina seemingly when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to the tournament. But Carolina also losing a close game

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<v Speaker 2>at home to pitt But you just can't keep like,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't be thirteen and nine and claim you belong

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<v Speaker 2>in the tournament. Now again they have all losses against well,

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<v Speaker 2>they don't actually I lied, because their loss against Wake

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<v Speaker 2>is not a great loss. They lost to Stanford like

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<v Speaker 2>not a good loss. Everybody else that's beat them is.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they've got loss. This is what's crazy about

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<v Speaker 2>this Carolina team. Before they lost to Stanford on the

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<v Speaker 2>eighteenth of January, their losses were to Kansas by three

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<v Speaker 2>got beat by Auburn by double digits, who's number one

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<v Speaker 2>in the country in the Kent Pom. They got beat

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<v Speaker 2>by Michigan State in overtime, who, by the way, has

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<v Speaker 2>the second longest winning streak in the country. Their top

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen team looked like they're in the driver's seat for

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<v Speaker 2>the Big ten. Alabama, who is a top ten team.

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<v Speaker 2>They played them relatively competitively. They lost by six to

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<v Speaker 2>a good Florida team who's number four in the Kent Pom.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Louisville got I mean, Louisville wasn't in a

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<v Speaker 2>great position as far as the numbers at that time,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're clearly looking it doesn't look like a bad

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<v Speaker 2>loss now losing the Louisville at Louisville, and then now

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<v Speaker 2>they've lost three out of four where they lost to Stanford,

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<v Speaker 2>Wake and Pitt and then they beat Boston College, a

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<v Speaker 2>bad team in overtime. So I'm to the point now

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<v Speaker 2>where I just don't expect Carolina to make it. So

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<v Speaker 2>I think, to answer your question, best case scenario four.

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<v Speaker 3>The acc is is that.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say three teams look like they're gonna get in,

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<v Speaker 2>seeding some of these teams. But the teams that I

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<v Speaker 3>So again, like.

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<v Speaker 2>the SEC is on steroids this year. But outside of that,

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<v Speaker 2>much better than the ACC. Like Marquette, Saint John's, Creighton

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<v Speaker 2>the tournament. That's one more than the ACC has, and

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<v Speaker 2>think every every top league is, you know, their strengths different. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>the SEC is just stupid loaded, meaning they got a

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<v Speaker 2>ton of good teams in their top tier. Could all

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<v Speaker 2>say the Big Twelve they're also, I guess, kind of

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<v Speaker 2>in that same in the same tier as far as depth,

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<v Speaker 2>like the Big Twelve has Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>even Arizona's got it rolling now eight and one in

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<v Speaker 2>So Baylor, though they're down, like Baylor's looking like a

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<v Speaker 2>than they typically do this time of year, but they're

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<v Speaker 3>And maybe even like maybe even the Big Twelve, like it's.

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<v Speaker 2>It's I understand why people claim it's a better league,

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<v Speaker 2>ACC like some may may think. All right, real quick,

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<v Speaker 2>And also if if you want to give us a call,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're on hold, stick with us. I promise you

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<v Speaker 2>we'll get to you. But Austin, I want you to

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<v Speaker 2>listen to this text because this hit me. Hit hit

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<v Speaker 2>me in the heart. Okay, it almost like it was

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<v Speaker 2>me saying it, because I think this is an absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>spot on observation that somebody put into words maybe better

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<v Speaker 2>So this says Nick, I'm a transplant, lived in Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>for seventeen years. What transplant? Oh yeah, trans meeting. They

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<v Speaker 5>Oh OK.

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<v Speaker 2>But they could be the other. They could be I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know what they are. I don't know what they

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<v Speaker 2>identify as. But I think when he says transplant, he

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<v Speaker 2>means he didn't grow up here, but he lives here.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, he's equal to me.

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<v Speaker 2>He lived in Louisville for seventeen years. But I'm originally

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<v Speaker 2>from the Midwest. I've enjoyed learning about these fan bases

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<v Speaker 2>as an unbiased listener of sports talk radio in this market.

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<v Speaker 2>One thing you've said that I never hear anybody else

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<v Speaker 2>say that is absolutely true is that both sides really

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<v Speaker 2>do the same thing point fingers in regards to obsession,

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<v Speaker 2>but both are always paying attention to the rival things

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<v Speaker 2>they'd criticize the other for doing. They defend their program

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<v Speaker 2>for the same thing. You're spot on. But one thing

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<v Speaker 2>that has become very obvious from an objective view is

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<v Speaker 2>that Kentucky fans are rare and unlike any they'll ignore

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<v Speaker 2>their team's success to obsess over their rival. No better

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<v Speaker 2>example than last night than beating Tennessee. And I seem

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<v Speaker 2>to see more Kentucky fans talking about Pat Kelsey not

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<v Speaker 2>being deserving of Coach of the Year. I mean, one,

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<v Speaker 2>I think there's a reason I've said that for a

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<v Speaker 2>long time, Like that's how the rivalry works. It's petty

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<v Speaker 2>things you'd criticize your program, or things you'd criticize your

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<v Speaker 2>rival for doing or make fun of them for. You

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<v Speaker 2>would find a way to accept it and defend it

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<v Speaker 2>because it's your team. That's not a crazy thing to

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<v Speaker 2>point out. I think it's pretty obvious. It's because we

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's our team. We're gonna we're gonna ride

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<v Speaker 2>or die with them, right, and if it's your rival,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll find anything to take a job at it, because

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<v Speaker 2>that's how it works.

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<v Speaker 3>That's what makes sports great.

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<v Speaker 2>So I've always said that, and yet I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm the only one that says it, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>to me, it's pretty obvious. But one thing that I like,

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<v Speaker 2>here's how I view it when it comes to Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>fans and Louisville fans and who's more obsessed with the other.

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<v Speaker 2>Another thing that I'd rarely hear anybody else say that

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<v Speaker 2>I think is rather obvious and it doesn't need to

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<v Speaker 2>be something we have to shy away from acknowledging. They

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<v Speaker 2>have way more of them than us. They are a

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<v Speaker 2>humongous fan base. We are not, and that's okay. I've

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<v Speaker 2>never once felt like we needed to have as many

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<v Speaker 2>of them to be equal, or to be as good,

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<v Speaker 2>or to compete or any of that. And it's really

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<v Speaker 2>not even a debate. They have a ton. You can

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<v Speaker 2>go to the moon, you'll probably run into somebody wearing

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<v Speaker 2>a Kentucky shirt, and they'll probably tell you that they're

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<v Speaker 2>a Kentucky fan, even though you already saw them wearing gear.

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<v Speaker 2>They'll probably just assume you're a Louisville fan and throw

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<v Speaker 2>L's down. That's just how they operate. So both sides

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<v Speaker 2>are obsessed. But I think with Kentucky is there's just

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<v Speaker 2>so many of them. Therefore it seems as if they

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<v Speaker 2>are more. But I mean, I guess technically by definition,

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<v Speaker 2>it would mean that they're a little bit more, a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more you know, obsessed. And here's what's here.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's what he said at the end is what made

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<v Speaker 2>me read this. I usually would have just wrote back

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<v Speaker 2>and said thanks, because I don't want to act like

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<v Speaker 2>I'm being self serving here but if you go to

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<v Speaker 2>any college basketball account on social media Facebook, Twitter, x,

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<v Speaker 2>go to the comment sections of websites if that still exists,

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<v Speaker 2>and you see any any writer, any analyst praising Pat Kelcey,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe mentioning that they think he's done a good job

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<v Speaker 2>and should be a candidate for Coach of the Year.

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<v Speaker 2>I am not kidding if you do that and you

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<v Speaker 2>go find that, which is pretty easy to find, because

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<v Speaker 2>they're gassing up our boy Pat Kelsey as they should.

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<v Speaker 2>The majority of the responses that you will see are

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky fans upset about it and wanting Pope to beget

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<v Speaker 2>to be getting the same love. And last night it

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<v Speaker 2>was noticeable. I mean I was a few beers in

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<v Speaker 2>having a good you know, just feeling good. I'm in

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<v Speaker 2>the recliner watching hoops. My team got another good win.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm feeling good, and I you know, I now love

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<v Speaker 2>getting into the weeds on Twitter to see everybody nationally

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<v Speaker 2>that covers college basketball gassing up this Louisville team and

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<v Speaker 2>talking up Pat Kelsey.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, and it's it's it's so in.

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<v Speaker 2>Your face that the majority of the like the I

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<v Speaker 2>think there's more people talking about Pat Kelcey online that

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<v Speaker 2>are Kentucky fans than anybody else because they're just so triggered.

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<v Speaker 2>And what I don't understand is why, Like I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it's one thing if you just disagree. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>pack Mark Pope is still getting more love for that

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<v Speaker 2>award than anybody else. And I have no problem with it.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's done a great job. But they are,

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<v Speaker 2>they're so triggered by it, and that's what I don't

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<v Speaker 2>really understand. And last night they got I think, the

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<v Speaker 2>most impressive win that they have up to this point

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<v Speaker 2>with Mark Pope, without Lamont Butler on the road at Tennessee.

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<v Speaker 2>We had somebody pointed out earlier that may be the

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<v Speaker 2>most valuable win anybody has beating a Tennessee team at

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<v Speaker 2>their place. Maybe they end up losing more games in

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<v Speaker 2>lead play at home because the SEC is that loaded.

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<v Speaker 2>But they instead of just enjoying that, they're on the

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<v Speaker 2>internet battling, fighting, wanting to hold people accountable because they

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<v Speaker 2>feel like it's wrong to acknowledge that Pat Kelsey's done

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<v Speaker 2>a good job. And they really know that Pat has

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<v Speaker 2>done a good job, and they know that Louisville fans

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<v Speaker 2>should in fact be excited about their program in the future.

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<v Speaker 3>So what do they do?

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<v Speaker 2>They just they seemingly have Tourette's syndrome on Twitter or

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<v Speaker 2>about the ACC and how bad of a league it is,

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<v Speaker 2>and like I don't really see a whole lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people arguing, but like you're the one that's obsessed with it.

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<v Speaker 2>Like nobody's telling you, oh, no, you're wrong, the s

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<v Speaker 2>the ACC is a great basketball league this year.

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<v Speaker 3>Who's saying that? Nobody? But you can't help yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>And again, I I think the reason it seems to

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<v Speaker 2>be obsession levels that are just like what what? It's

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<v Speaker 2>because their fan base is kind of like what because

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<v Speaker 2>there's so many of them, and they're like, it's they

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<v Speaker 2>can't they can't help themselves. So I'm glad you pointed

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<v Speaker 2>that out because I noticed it too, And yeah, if

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<v Speaker 2>I had to to take a side, and clearly I'm

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<v Speaker 2>biased as far as which one does a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more keeping up with the other, it's it's Kentucky. But

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<v Speaker 2>Lurry Ben's program Physical Therapy is set to join us.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll get to your phone calls as we move through.

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<v Speaker 2>Another hour and a half left with you right here

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<v Speaker 2>on sports Talks.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day.

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<v Speaker 2>As I mentioned just a moment ago, we are expecting

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<v Speaker 2>to hear from the one and only doctor Larry beIN's

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<v Speaker 2>of Proria Physical Therapy. Also going to have doctor Mackelrey

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<v Speaker 2>on later this week as well, so we're double dipping

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<v Speaker 2>this week because of our schedule last week.

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<v Speaker 3>But he's a busy guy, so there's a.

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<v Speaker 2>Few different times where we were expecting to have him

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, and what I mean is there's some times

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<v Speaker 2>where I told him, hey, you know, whatever you can

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<v Speaker 2>make work, make it work. So if we don't get

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<v Speaker 2>him this sevement, we'll certainly get to doctor Ben's at

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<v Speaker 2>some point before we run out of time today. But

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<v Speaker 2>it is Coffee and Company. Appreciate you guys hanging out

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<v Speaker 2>with us. We are about halfway through here on a

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<v Speaker 2>was it Wednesday? It's Wednesday? Right, Yeah, on a Wednesday afternoon,

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<v Speaker 2>and the conversation we were well, I was reading a

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<v Speaker 2>text and then kind of reacting to it, and it

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<v Speaker 2>led to a lot of feedback from from from those

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<v Speaker 2>on our Ellen and Federal Credit Union text line, and

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<v Speaker 2>somebody asked a question that I hadn't really thought about,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think, again, you guys are kind of figuring

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<v Speaker 2>me out out. I've had very little and look, I

446
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<v Speaker 2>always try to tell it like it is. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if I'm as good at it as I want

448
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<v Speaker 2>to be. I'm clearly invested in this rivalry and I

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<v Speaker 2>love Louisville in a way that you know, probably isn't

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<v Speaker 2>good for my health long term. And with that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I have a deep, you know, hatred, not on a

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<v Speaker 2>personal level, but I want to see Kentucky lowse because

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<v Speaker 2>they're the rival. But somebody pointed out on the text

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<v Speaker 2>line that they think that I'm having an even better

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<v Speaker 2>ability to acknowledge Kentucky's success because of Louisville also being

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<v Speaker 2>successful this year and because of Louisville having the previous

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<v Speaker 2>three seasons being as bad as they were. And I

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<v Speaker 2>never really thought about it, but you're right again. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>in my mind, I'm thinking, well, hey, look i'll tell

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<v Speaker 2>you where I stand what I want to see happen.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'll also tell you what I believe is the truth,

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<v Speaker 2>and I, in all seriousness, I do try to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>And I do appreciate those of you they call in

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<v Speaker 2>that are from the other side of the rivalry that

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<v Speaker 2>do acknowledge that and mention that, because you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't need you to gass me up. But it is

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<v Speaker 2>something I really if I'm if it's just Homer Radio,

468
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, one that wouldn't that wouldn't be good for business, right.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's a lot of fans of of of

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<v Speaker 2>both sides here in this market, and fans of of

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<v Speaker 2>all different teams.

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<v Speaker 3>Really.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, obviously we stick to for the most part,

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<v Speaker 2>both Red and Blue, but you know, yeah, I mean, look,

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Pope being an easy guy to like has probably

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<v Speaker 2>also been a factor. And I just think it's been

477
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<v Speaker 2>pretty obvious. They're as good as they are this year

478
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<v Speaker 2>because of a variety of things, but his coaching is

479
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<v Speaker 2>certainly one of them. I mean, the things that I had,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe have really helped Louisville kind of navigate their

481
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<v Speaker 2>season up to this point, dealing with injuries and playing

482
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<v Speaker 2>such a challenging schedule early on. I think the way

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<v Speaker 2>both Pope and Kelsey lead their programs and the way

484
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<v Speaker 2>they target guys they feel like fit their system, fit

485
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<v Speaker 2>their philosophy, and really fit their culture.

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<v Speaker 3>It's very similar.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think Kentucky going on the road and

488
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<v Speaker 2>not being too wide eyed for that environment in knocks

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<v Speaker 2>Fell and beating Tennessee.

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<v Speaker 3>It's really impressive.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that that's I mean, Tennessee is a damn

492
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<v Speaker 2>good team, and I know they've struggled as of late,

493
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<v Speaker 2>and who knows, maybe they end up losing more games

494
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<v Speaker 2>the rest of the way than many are expecting them to,

495
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<v Speaker 2>but that that's a really impressive win. And oh, by

496
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<v Speaker 2>the way, they also beat their rival Louisville. They beat Gonzaga,

497
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<v Speaker 2>which not to maybe this is me being maybe this

498
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<v Speaker 2>is me doing the rivalry thing because Gonzaga that actually

499
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<v Speaker 2>hasn't necessarily aged as as quite as good of a

500
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<v Speaker 2>win as you would have expected. But you can't control

501
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<v Speaker 2>that right at the time. You went there, and you

502
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<v Speaker 2>beat them at their place, and that's impressive, especially how

503
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<v Speaker 2>it all played out, having to come from behind.

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<v Speaker 3>They beat Duke.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Pope has won games that have real value

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<v Speaker 2>for your resume, but also it's it's games that really

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<v Speaker 2>mean a lot to your fan base, and I get it,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I mean, I wish I could. I mean I

509
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<v Speaker 2>wish I was here celebrating Kentucky making a bad hire

510
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<v Speaker 2>that might set them back for years. But I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think anybody with a straight face could tell you they

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<v Speaker 2>believe that's what's going to happen, given the way things

513
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<v Speaker 2>given the way things have started for both sides. All

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<v Speaker 2>right again, it's coffee and company. Feel by Thornton's here

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<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven ninety. Let's go to the on

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<v Speaker 2>lines five two five, one seventy nine hundred is the number.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's let's bring in Aaron. Aaron, You're on Sports Talk

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<v Speaker 2>seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 3>How are you?

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<v Speaker 4>What's up? Nick? How's it going?

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<v Speaker 3>Dude?

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<v Speaker 1>Well?

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<v Speaker 3>How abut yourself?

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<v Speaker 5>Man?

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<v Speaker 4>Doing good? Just wanted to say a couple of things.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm a diehard Kentucky san and always have been. Although

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<v Speaker 4>I will say I've got a lot of Louisville friends,

528
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<v Speaker 4>and originally when you all chose to hire Kelsey, my

529
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<v Speaker 4>my friends were down on him. They're like, I can't

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<v Speaker 4>believe we got a second toier coach hire and blah

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<v Speaker 4>blah blah blah. And I totally disagreed with him. I

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<v Speaker 4>felt like he he he has brought so much tenacity

533
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<v Speaker 4>to your alls program, his coaching style, what he makes

534
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<v Speaker 4>these players do for him, The output that these players

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<v Speaker 4>put on the lower the speed they've got, fast big.

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<v Speaker 4>You all are a fishing for from Stielgo. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>you guys pushed the ball, You hit a good percentage

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<v Speaker 4>of threes for the most part. Duke is very fortunate

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<v Speaker 4>that you all are not playing them again, because I

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<v Speaker 4>would put money on Louisville all day, I have all

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<v Speaker 4>season long. As far as the coaching coach of the

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<v Speaker 4>Year goes, obviously you're a homer and I am too.

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<v Speaker 4>I think Kelsey and Pope are by far the forefront runners.

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<v Speaker 4>No one's even close. I would have to lean towards Pope,

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<v Speaker 4>not only because I'm a Kentucky fan, but because of

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<v Speaker 4>the quality of wins that he has.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, he's not only Aaron.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not only had those big wins that I just referenced,

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<v Speaker 2>but I mean those are wins that I think on

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<v Speaker 2>paper before the season started. When it comes to personnel,

551
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, nobody would have said you'd have gotten blown out.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean I think Kentucky again and again. That's

553
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<v Speaker 2>why I believe Pope is as deserving as anybody, to

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<v Speaker 2>be honest with you, because I think a big factor

555
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<v Speaker 2>in why Kentucky is where they are is I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I think the biggest factor for them is his coaching.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think you could say the same. And again,

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<v Speaker 2>I think we both We know both sides have some

559
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<v Speaker 2>good players that really are proud to be playing for

560
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<v Speaker 2>both programs, and they're embracing everything that comes to play

561
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<v Speaker 2>for programs that care this much about hoops. But you

562
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<v Speaker 2>know what, the guys that identified them and are leading it,

563
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<v Speaker 2>that's where it really comes from. So again, I again

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<v Speaker 2>I'll acknowledge me wanting it to give it to Kelsey

565
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<v Speaker 2>is certainly because I'm a fan, But I cannot, even

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<v Speaker 2>if I tried my hardest, downplay how good of a

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<v Speaker 2>job Pope's done.

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<v Speaker 4>And I'm you know, I've watched a ton of Louisville

569
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<v Speaker 4>games this year because of what Kelsey has brought to

570
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<v Speaker 4>that program. It is super important. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 4>people realize this, it's important for Louisville to be good

572
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<v Speaker 4>in Kentucky to be good. When we're good, it makes

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<v Speaker 4>the our community so much better. I live over in Indiana.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm but I'm like again, I'm a Kentucky fan, and

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<v Speaker 4>I can't hate Kelsey. I like him. I want to

576
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<v Speaker 4>I want to beat you guys, Don't get me wrong.

577
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<v Speaker 4>I want to beat you all every time we play.

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<v Speaker 4>But I think Kelsey is a class act. He's exciting,

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<v Speaker 4>and I think you guys are gonna be a big

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<v Speaker 4>problem in March for other teams to match up with.

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<v Speaker 4>I would say, you know, yes, the ACC is down,

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<v Speaker 4>but I think Louisville is really good and I think

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<v Speaker 4>they've got a shot to go pretty deep. They'll definitely

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<v Speaker 4>make it to the second but they'll definitely make it

585
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<v Speaker 4>to the second weekend and probably knock someone off there,

586
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<v Speaker 4>and they could make it to the Sweet sixteen. They're

587
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<v Speaker 4>they're gonna have They're gonna be problematic to guard. They

588
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<v Speaker 4>just are. They're a good team. And I wish you

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<v Speaker 4>guys luck.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you. I appreciate it, Aaron. Good to hear from you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, last night kind of felt like the

592
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<v Speaker 2>moment for me where I was and again, I could

593
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<v Speaker 2>be wrong. There's so many teams that that you know,

594
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<v Speaker 2>you think you know, and then you realize you were wrong.

595
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<v Speaker 2>Or you could have been right and they you know,

596
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<v Speaker 2>they had a bad game. That's what makes college basketball special.

597
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<v Speaker 2>It's really stupid in a way, but it's also special

598
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<v Speaker 2>that you can be great in the regular season and

599
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<v Speaker 2>certainly that matters because it gets you in a good

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<v Speaker 2>position once you get to March. But if you don't

601
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<v Speaker 2>deliver in March, especially for programs that really you know,

602
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<v Speaker 2>have a have a pretty deep trophy case with accomplishments,

603
00:28:23.559 --> 00:28:25.319
<v Speaker 2>you know, it just feels like it was kind of

604
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<v Speaker 2>all for nothing. Which again I've always felt like that's

605
00:28:27.799 --> 00:28:30.559
<v Speaker 2>that's insane to you it that way, but that's just

606
00:28:30.559 --> 00:28:33.079
<v Speaker 2>the way it is, and I know, deep down it does.

607
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I know, if Louisville had a great, phenomenal

608
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<v Speaker 2>season and they still fell short and lost down I

609
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<v Speaker 2>don't know, the round of thirty two, I still think

610
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<v Speaker 2>fans would be able to say, man, I hate that

611
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<v Speaker 2>we came up short, and maybe we finally had our

612
00:28:43.960 --> 00:28:46.400
<v Speaker 2>bad game we've been avoiding. But that was a fun ride,

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, I just again I said this at

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<v Speaker 2>the beginning of the show. I know other fans are

615
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<v Speaker 2>asking this question. I've been asking the question as well,

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<v Speaker 2>and only time will tell as far as what really happens.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think Louisville is going to be a tough

618
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<v Speaker 2>out for a lot of teams because they're doing a

619
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<v Speaker 2>lot of really good things that are that are easy

620
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<v Speaker 2>to recreate, meaning bringing energy, effort, attention to detail on

621
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<v Speaker 2>the defensive scout, really working on the backboard and sticking,

622
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<v Speaker 2>you know, rounding out to really have an identity that

623
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<v Speaker 2>that that is that is a good one and being

624
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<v Speaker 2>consistent with that. So when they do start making shots

625
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<v Speaker 2>and Rain Smith gets hot or Terrence Edwards, you know

626
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<v Speaker 2>he shoots out of a shooting slump like he did

627
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<v Speaker 2>last night, Chucky Hepburn just kind of starts taking over

628
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<v Speaker 2>and it's distributing and scoring. That's where you get to

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<v Speaker 2>not just being a good enough team to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>to get some respect, but maybe being a good enough

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<v Speaker 2>team to win some games in March. All right, let's

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<v Speaker 2>go back to the phone lines. Five two, five, seven,

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<v Speaker 2>one seventy nine hundred is the number. Let's welcome in

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<v Speaker 2>kirk Kirk. You're on Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 6>How are you, hey, Nick? Kay Austin My two most

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<v Speaker 6>favorite personalities.

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<v Speaker 3>What's upbod you doing? Guys doing well?

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<v Speaker 5>Hey man?

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<v Speaker 4>Good good.

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<v Speaker 6>I just wanted to just say, man, what a rave

641
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<v Speaker 6>we're on. You know, I went to the game last night.

642
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<v Speaker 6>I took my son, Dakota, and it was his first

643
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<v Speaker 6>official Louisville basketball game. So again, Chris, yes, and he

644
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<v Speaker 6>is now officially a christ and Louisville fan for sure.

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<v Speaker 6>But I was just telling Nick Austin, you know, you know,

646
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<v Speaker 6>I've been an old school louivill fan pretty much since

647
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<v Speaker 6>I've been ten years old, and I can pretty much

648
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<v Speaker 6>tell from the get go, like from the you know,

649
00:30:20.799 --> 00:30:24.119
<v Speaker 6>the Bahamas, from the first game what kind of team

650
00:30:24.200 --> 00:30:25.839
<v Speaker 6>we were going to look like or be. And I

651
00:30:25.880 --> 00:30:28.759
<v Speaker 6>could tell you from that first even even to Indiana

652
00:30:28.839 --> 00:30:30.599
<v Speaker 6>when I could just tell this was going to be

653
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<v Speaker 6>a special team.

654
00:30:32.160 --> 00:30:33.960
<v Speaker 4>And to this point where.

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<v Speaker 6>We're at it just with the adversity, with the injuries

656
00:30:37.519 --> 00:30:40.079
<v Speaker 6>and and how we got through that, how Louisville got

657
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<v Speaker 6>through that to now, I just think we do nothing

658
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<v Speaker 6>but get better, and I think by the end of

659
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<v Speaker 6>the season we're going to be a force to be

660
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<v Speaker 6>wrecking with, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 4>Yep.

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00:30:49.440 --> 00:30:50.759
<v Speaker 3>I can't disagree at all.

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<v Speaker 5>Kirk.

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<v Speaker 2>Great to hear from you, and a good moment for

665
00:30:53.079 --> 00:30:56.759
<v Speaker 2>you last night, taking taking your youngster to his first game.

666
00:30:56.960 --> 00:30:58.640
<v Speaker 2>I mean, what an experience, and again, what a good

667
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<v Speaker 2>game to be at. Always great to hear from you,

668
00:31:00.599 --> 00:31:05.400
<v Speaker 2>Kirk and my father. He told me something pretty consistently

669
00:31:05.440 --> 00:31:08.319
<v Speaker 2>throughout the earlier parts of this season, and I didn't

670
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<v Speaker 2>I never told him he was wrong, and I disagreed,

671
00:31:10.799 --> 00:31:12.920
<v Speaker 2>but I don't know if I agreed with him totally

672
00:31:12.960 --> 00:31:15.400
<v Speaker 2>at the time he said it. But you know, you

673
00:31:15.440 --> 00:31:18.799
<v Speaker 2>could see Louisville losing some games but also playing really

674
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<v Speaker 2>good teams and showing signs in those games.

675
00:31:21.880 --> 00:31:23.880
<v Speaker 3>That hey, they're only going to get better.

676
00:31:25.039 --> 00:31:28.480
<v Speaker 2>It reminds me of Denny's teams that I briefly, you know,

677
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<v Speaker 2>I remember a certain era of Denny's teams doing this,

678
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<v Speaker 2>But most of this, really, this brand that Denny had

679
00:31:35.799 --> 00:31:38.519
<v Speaker 2>really was established long before I was watching, maybe before

680
00:31:38.559 --> 00:31:41.119
<v Speaker 2>I was alive. And that's really challenging yourself. In the

681
00:31:41.160 --> 00:31:42.960
<v Speaker 2>non conference. Louisvell's had one of the mean, there's a

682
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<v Speaker 2>reason Louisville is in the ACC in a year that

683
00:31:45.200 --> 00:31:47.319
<v Speaker 2>it's so bad, yet they still have a top fifteen

684
00:31:47.319 --> 00:31:50.079
<v Speaker 2>strength to schedule because their non conference schedule was that tough.

685
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<v Speaker 2>So you know, you were losing a lot of those games.

686
00:31:52.599 --> 00:31:54.440
<v Speaker 2>Some of them were ugly, but I think, you know,

687
00:31:54.480 --> 00:31:56.920
<v Speaker 2>there was clearly some circumstances at play as to why

688
00:31:57.079 --> 00:31:59.200
<v Speaker 2>those games got a little bit out of hand. And

689
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<v Speaker 2>then even though you know, you lost some of the games,

690
00:32:01.680 --> 00:32:04.640
<v Speaker 2>they were competitive and you showed some good signs, and

691
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<v Speaker 2>I kind of worry, you know, hey, man, they're gonna

692
00:32:07.000 --> 00:32:08.839
<v Speaker 2>have so many losses and maybe it's just kind of

693
00:32:08.880 --> 00:32:11.079
<v Speaker 2>kind it's gonna it's gonna come to a head and

694
00:32:11.079 --> 00:32:13.160
<v Speaker 2>they're gonna maybe not fall apart, but you know, maybe

695
00:32:13.200 --> 00:32:14.759
<v Speaker 2>just kind of start to not believe that they could

696
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<v Speaker 2>be a good team. But clearly leadership's really important, I

697
00:32:17.400 --> 00:32:19.319
<v Speaker 2>think Pat Kelcey, if you go look at the article

698
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<v Speaker 2>that Matt Orlander wrote today with some quotes from Pat Kelsey,

699
00:32:22.599 --> 00:32:25.119
<v Speaker 2>he mentioned that he thought in December, when they were

700
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<v Speaker 2>losing to Kentucky and they clearly had had a loss

701
00:32:28.279 --> 00:32:30.759
<v Speaker 2>to Duke that they played well in for about thirty

702
00:32:30.759 --> 00:32:33.799
<v Speaker 2>minutes of it. He felt like they were really getting

703
00:32:33.839 --> 00:32:35.960
<v Speaker 2>close to being a good team. And I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if I'd have said that at the time. I was

705
00:32:37.279 --> 00:32:38.799
<v Speaker 2>trying to believe that, But you gotta keep in mind

706
00:32:38.839 --> 00:32:41.039
<v Speaker 2>Pat Kelsey you know, he played it, or he coached

707
00:32:41.079 --> 00:32:43.680
<v Speaker 2>at Winthrop and at Charleston, so they would play those

708
00:32:43.759 --> 00:32:45.640
<v Speaker 2>kind of teams every now and then in the non

709
00:32:45.720 --> 00:32:47.920
<v Speaker 2>conference and probably get dusted, but he would know, hey,

710
00:32:48.599 --> 00:32:50.720
<v Speaker 2>we're not the same caliber team.

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00:32:50.759 --> 00:32:52.680
<v Speaker 3>We can get better in these games. We can really

712
00:32:52.720 --> 00:32:53.400
<v Speaker 3>grow from this.

713
00:32:53.519 --> 00:32:55.880
<v Speaker 2>And they were able to do that in those moments,

714
00:32:55.920 --> 00:32:58.759
<v Speaker 2>and now you know they're playing some really, really good basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, we got to run quick break. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>on hold, We've got Rod, David Chris. If you're with us,

717
00:33:04.039 --> 00:33:06.480
<v Speaker 2>stick with us, don't go anywhere. We'll be back in

718
00:33:06.519 --> 00:33:07.680
<v Speaker 2>just a few minutes and we'll get back to the

719
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<v Speaker 2>phone calls. It's coffee and Company fuel about Thornton's right

720
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<v Speaker 2>here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

721
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<v Speaker 1>Now back to coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day.

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<v Speaker 2>It's right, we are wrapping up the four o'clock hour

724
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<v Speaker 2>here on a Wednesday afternoon. It's coffee and Company field

725
00:33:22.359 --> 00:33:25.839
<v Speaker 2>by Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety. We do

726
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<v Speaker 2>have some time to get to a couple more callers,

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm not gonna I'm not gonna have your rapid fire,

728
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<v Speaker 2>but just be mindful of the time here, and you

729
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<v Speaker 2>know we love to hear from you.

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<v Speaker 3>So let's do it.

731
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<v Speaker 2>Let's get to the phone lines five O two, five

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<v Speaker 2>seven one seventy nine hundred is the number. Let's welcome

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<v Speaker 2>in Rod, Rod. How you doing this afternoon?

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<v Speaker 5>Doing great? Doing great? I'm I'm one of those old

735
00:33:45.839 --> 00:33:46.759
<v Speaker 5>Kentucky fans.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay.

737
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<v Speaker 5>The best players that were in my day were Butch,

738
00:33:51.319 --> 00:33:55.359
<v Speaker 5>Beard West Unsel, Dan Issel.

739
00:33:55.079 --> 00:33:57.240
<v Speaker 3>And Mike Pratt some legends right there.

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<v Speaker 5>So that's how that's how old I go back. But uh,

741
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<v Speaker 5>what you said before about a lot of the majority

742
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<v Speaker 5>of Kentucky fans on the on the on the internet

743
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<v Speaker 5>talking about yeah, yeah, that's yeah. The fans over fifty,

744
00:34:16.480 --> 00:34:18.960
<v Speaker 5>I think are a lot over fifty years old, are

745
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<v Speaker 5>a little bit different than some of these youngsters.

746
00:34:21.039 --> 00:34:23.519
<v Speaker 3>I would totally agree they I think some of the.

747
00:34:23.480 --> 00:34:27.800
<v Speaker 5>Young player young people don't really understand good basketball when

748
00:34:27.800 --> 00:34:31.800
<v Speaker 5>they see it. And uh, and and so if you're.

749
00:34:31.719 --> 00:34:34.440
<v Speaker 3>It, I can ask you a question, Rod, because I'm curious.

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00:34:34.239 --> 00:34:35.119
<v Speaker 3>I think you made it.

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<v Speaker 2>You made a good point that that I hadn't really

752
00:34:37.239 --> 00:34:40.159
<v Speaker 2>thought about from the Kentucky perspective. But I think the

753
00:34:40.239 --> 00:34:42.599
<v Speaker 2>younger generation and I'm talking folks that are, you know,

754
00:34:42.639 --> 00:34:44.599
<v Speaker 2>even even you know a little bit younger than me.

755
00:34:45.239 --> 00:34:47.199
<v Speaker 2>And it makes sense just because of their era that

756
00:34:47.239 --> 00:34:49.880
<v Speaker 2>they probably had a harder time accepting that that with

757
00:34:49.960 --> 00:34:52.199
<v Speaker 2>Cali Perry got had a great run there, did some

758
00:34:52.239 --> 00:34:56.559
<v Speaker 2>good things, but Kentucky basketball needed a new new voice,

759
00:34:56.599 --> 00:34:59.199
<v Speaker 2>as Cal said, and a guy that's that's kind of

760
00:34:59.239 --> 00:34:59.880
<v Speaker 2>hitting the notes.

761
00:35:00.199 --> 00:35:00.719
<v Speaker 3>Pope is.

762
00:35:00.800 --> 00:35:03.079
<v Speaker 2>And I'm sure regardless of your age, if you're a

763
00:35:03.119 --> 00:35:05.880
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky fan, young or old, you're enjoying this this ride

764
00:35:05.920 --> 00:35:07.760
<v Speaker 2>so far with Mark Pope, because it's been great. But

765
00:35:08.199 --> 00:35:10.159
<v Speaker 2>you know, I think you're right as far as just

766
00:35:10.159 --> 00:35:12.119
<v Speaker 2>the differences, and it's nobody's fault. It's just you know,

767
00:35:12.159 --> 00:35:14.679
<v Speaker 2>they only know what they were around. The kind of experience.

768
00:35:15.480 --> 00:35:16.880
<v Speaker 5>But there's no coming in.

769
00:35:16.880 --> 00:35:18.559
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky, you know what I mean, Like every coach that

770
00:35:18.679 --> 00:35:22.239
<v Speaker 2>they've had more coaches win titles there than any other program.

771
00:35:22.280 --> 00:35:24.719
<v Speaker 2>And again that that speaks to just if you're a

772
00:35:24.719 --> 00:35:26.039
<v Speaker 2>good coach, you can win there.

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00:35:27.119 --> 00:35:29.840
<v Speaker 5>Yeah. But if you like, if you like good basketball. Though,

774
00:35:29.880 --> 00:35:32.880
<v Speaker 5>back in the seventies in the eighties, you had to

775
00:35:33.079 --> 00:35:36.440
<v Speaker 5>you had to appreciate, uh, you had to appreciate what

776
00:35:36.559 --> 00:35:39.639
<v Speaker 5>Guinny Crumb did, and you also had to appreciate what

777
00:35:39.960 --> 00:35:42.639
<v Speaker 5>Joe B. Hall was doing at the same time. Uh,

778
00:35:42.719 --> 00:35:47.440
<v Speaker 5>these guys were winning championships in seventy eight, eighty eighty six,

779
00:35:48.599 --> 00:35:51.159
<v Speaker 5>all of these these these back in the back in

780
00:35:51.199 --> 00:35:54.519
<v Speaker 5>those days, and because they were playing good basketball. And

781
00:35:54.559 --> 00:35:57.760
<v Speaker 5>that's the problem back nowadays, it's like, you know, you

782
00:35:57.880 --> 00:36:00.280
<v Speaker 5>got to be for one team or the other and

783
00:36:00.360 --> 00:36:02.760
<v Speaker 5>the other team can't be playing good basketball. But that's

784
00:36:02.800 --> 00:36:06.079
<v Speaker 5>not that's not true. If you go back to the

785
00:36:06.159 --> 00:36:11.239
<v Speaker 5>Kentucky Louisville teams back in those days, both teams played

786
00:36:11.280 --> 00:36:14.199
<v Speaker 5>great basketball, and kind of like right now, you've got

787
00:36:14.199 --> 00:36:18.280
<v Speaker 5>two teams that to me are playing really good basketball.

788
00:36:18.559 --> 00:36:22.159
<v Speaker 5>And if you if you don't appreciate that, then you

789
00:36:22.199 --> 00:36:24.119
<v Speaker 5>really don't appreciate sport.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm with you, That's what I say.

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<v Speaker 5>Well said, and yeah, and I you know so so

792
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<v Speaker 5>I say some of the older fans are I think

793
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<v Speaker 5>you can personally be you know, appreciate good basketball, appreciate

794
00:36:38.079 --> 00:36:41.920
<v Speaker 5>good coaching, because so many times you don't have good

795
00:36:41.920 --> 00:36:45.079
<v Speaker 5>coaching and you don't have good basketball, and and it's

796
00:36:45.119 --> 00:36:48.280
<v Speaker 5>just you know, it's but you've got to appreciate both

797
00:36:48.320 --> 00:36:49.639
<v Speaker 5>teams and what they're doing.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, no doubt about it.

799
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<v Speaker 2>And I appreciate the call, Rod, I will say this,

800
00:36:52.480 --> 00:36:54.559
<v Speaker 2>I think that's that's been pretty evident. Again, you can

801
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<v Speaker 2>you can get deep into the weeds on on the

802
00:36:56.079 --> 00:36:57.960
<v Speaker 2>World Wide Web and really find anything you're looking for.

803
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<v Speaker 2>And I mean, like anything, especially when it comes to

804
00:37:00.280 --> 00:37:02.280
<v Speaker 2>fans that that you know, want to get that just

805
00:37:02.400 --> 00:37:05.239
<v Speaker 2>only see it from the real vitriol and and real

806
00:37:05.400 --> 00:37:08.320
<v Speaker 2>you know, just deep rooted hatred that exists within the rivalry.

807
00:37:08.320 --> 00:37:11.280
<v Speaker 2>But I think there there's really been for me, just

808
00:37:11.320 --> 00:37:13.639
<v Speaker 2>in my position. I think there's a lot of folks

809
00:37:13.679 --> 00:37:15.760
<v Speaker 2>who just love basketball and clearly their love for the

810
00:37:15.800 --> 00:37:20.440
<v Speaker 2>sport came from watching their team Louisville or Kentucky. You know,

811
00:37:20.559 --> 00:37:23.320
<v Speaker 2>established sort of their their their mark on the sport.

812
00:37:23.480 --> 00:37:25.159
<v Speaker 2>And even if you want to kind of have some

813
00:37:25.239 --> 00:37:27.039
<v Speaker 2>fun with the back and forth and the rivalry, I

814
00:37:27.079 --> 00:37:29.960
<v Speaker 2>think if you're honest with yourself, we're we're seeing two

815
00:37:30.039 --> 00:37:33.400
<v Speaker 2>coaches really put good basketball on the floor every night,

816
00:37:33.639 --> 00:37:36.320
<v Speaker 2>and I mean you can find ways to take shots

817
00:37:36.360 --> 00:37:38.079
<v Speaker 2>at the other team and discredit them. And again I

818
00:37:38.079 --> 00:37:40.119
<v Speaker 2>have no issue with it, I get it, but you know,

819
00:37:40.199 --> 00:37:43.280
<v Speaker 2>I try to be as as as straightforward as I can,

820
00:37:43.320 --> 00:37:46.400
<v Speaker 2>and I think I think both teams are doing a

821
00:37:46.400 --> 00:37:48.679
<v Speaker 2>great job as far as just you know, not only winning,

822
00:37:49.000 --> 00:37:52.559
<v Speaker 2>and Louisville clearly winning even a little bit would have

823
00:37:52.559 --> 00:37:54.800
<v Speaker 2>been great this year just because of recent years, Kentucky

824
00:37:54.800 --> 00:37:56.760
<v Speaker 2>hasn't really had a big fall. Even when they lost

825
00:37:56.880 --> 00:37:58.480
<v Speaker 2>in the tournament early, they were still winning at a

826
00:37:58.519 --> 00:38:02.079
<v Speaker 2>high level. So with all that said, you know, bars

827
00:38:02.079 --> 00:38:04.800
<v Speaker 2>are different this year just because of the recency. But

828
00:38:04.960 --> 00:38:08.199
<v Speaker 2>people around here know basketball, you know, and I love that.

829
00:38:08.280 --> 00:38:10.800
<v Speaker 2>I love knowing that something, and I love sports. That's

830
00:38:10.800 --> 00:38:12.400
<v Speaker 2>why I'm so fortunate to be able to do what

831
00:38:12.440 --> 00:38:14.559
<v Speaker 2>I do. But basketball is just it's different for me,

832
00:38:14.639 --> 00:38:19.440
<v Speaker 2>especially college basketball. But there's no doubt it was said

833
00:38:19.440 --> 00:38:22.440
<v Speaker 2>by one of the callers earlier. Everything is better around

834
00:38:22.440 --> 00:38:25.960
<v Speaker 2>here when both teams are good. And clearly Kentucky has

835
00:38:26.000 --> 00:38:27.639
<v Speaker 2>the edge right now. They've beat Louisville head to head

836
00:38:27.639 --> 00:38:31.280
<v Speaker 2>and they've got a phenomenal resume. But you know, I

837
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<v Speaker 2>just I'm enjoying it.

838
00:38:32.280 --> 00:38:33.159
<v Speaker 3>I really am.

839
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<v Speaker 2>So all right, we don't have any more time left

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<v Speaker 2>here to get to one more call, but we will

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<v Speaker 2>get to you on the other side if you want

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<v Speaker 2>to stick with us. We'll let you guys continue to

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<v Speaker 2>be a part of the show the rest of the way.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been fun interacting with you guys, so we'll keep

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<v Speaker 2>doing it. Five two, five nine hundred is the number

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<v Speaker 2>stick around if you're on hold and we got one

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<v Speaker 2>more hour left, so don't go anywhere, keep it locked

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<v Speaker 2>right here.

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<v Speaker 3>It's coffee and company.

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<v Speaker 2>Feel Buth Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety