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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>That's right, we're back coffee and company after an nice

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<v Speaker 2>week off. Happy to be back with you guys here

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<v Speaker 2>as we get set for the final college basketball game

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<v Speaker 2>of the season, and it should be a great game

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<v Speaker 2>that I don't know. I've said that many times throughout,

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<v Speaker 2>but I know the chalky run we've had here in

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<v Speaker 2>the tournament is not what a lot of people prefer.

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<v Speaker 2>They want Cinderella, they want to be surprised, I guessed,

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<v Speaker 2>and I get it. I just think, though, if you

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<v Speaker 2>put yourself into my shoes, and maybe some of you

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<v Speaker 2>are in my shoes and you agree, but if not,

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<v Speaker 2>I just I love college basketball so much that even

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<v Speaker 2>when I don't have a team, that I'm really gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have a vested interest in winning or losing it, because

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<v Speaker 2>there can be both sides of it. Meaning if it's

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<v Speaker 2>your team, hell yeah, Like that's an insane thing, right

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<v Speaker 2>to have your team in the final four with a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to maybe win the whole thing. But then there's

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes you know, the villain. The early stages of Caliperi

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<v Speaker 2>and Lexington right, Like, we had rooting interest every year

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<v Speaker 2>he was there, and it was such a nice payoff

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<v Speaker 2>when they, you know, would somehow not make it to

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<v Speaker 2>the final four or would lose to teams that you

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<v Speaker 2>know you never expected to beat them. So I don't

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<v Speaker 2>have any real rooting interest tonight. So I'm just hoping

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<v Speaker 2>for a game and I feel like, looking at these

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<v Speaker 2>two teams as it stands right now, man, this should

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<v Speaker 2>be a phenomenal matchup. I think the one point spread

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<v Speaker 2>in favor of Houston makes it. I'm sorry, in favor

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<v Speaker 2>of Florida makes sense. But really nothing would shock me

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to who ends this game. The only

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<v Speaker 2>thing that would really shock me is if it's like

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<v Speaker 2>a blowout. I really don't I really don't see that happening.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll be honest with you, I have a hot take.

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<v Speaker 2>If somebody gets blown out, I think it'd be Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>I just don't think you can blow Houston out. Not

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<v Speaker 2>because they're just insane. I mean, they are really good,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're just like they're they're too tough. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>there aren't many teams that would be hanging around that

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<v Speaker 2>late in the boxing match. If you will against Duke

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<v Speaker 2>and still be you know, sticking to who they are

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<v Speaker 2>and what they do and just giving themselves a sliver

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<v Speaker 2>of hope of fighting chance. And that's exactly what they did.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know a lot of it, understandably so has

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<v Speaker 2>been about how to Duke collapse like that, and I

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<v Speaker 2>get it. I mean, it's still kind of unreal to

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<v Speaker 2>And by the way, I'll admit I fell asleep. I'd

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<v Speaker 2>been in a car all day trying to get home

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<v Speaker 2>and we couldn't make it home. We stopped in Bowling Green,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm pretty sure when I had turned off the

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<v Speaker 2>TV to just roll over and go to bed. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>there wasn't really any feeling as if Duke would lose that, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you had a sixty seven to sixty one

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<v Speaker 2>lead with thirty seven seconds left, and I was asleep

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<v Speaker 2>before that because I think they were down like fourteen

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<v Speaker 2>or so under. Was it under eight? Maybe it sounds wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>but maybe it was, because again it was a crazy,

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<v Speaker 2>crazy collapse. But I think it had more to do

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<v Speaker 2>with Houston than it did Duke. I really do. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not here to defend Duke, because I get it.

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<v Speaker 2>We all win when Duke loses unless you're somehow a

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<v Speaker 2>Duke fan. Don't know how that happens unless you went

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<v Speaker 2>to school there. But the I mean Duke not scoring

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<v Speaker 2>other than one field goal was in the last ten

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<v Speaker 2>minutes like that, that's probably the biggest factor than anything

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<v Speaker 2>that this game. Like. But Houston did that right, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think Duke was out here crumbling. You got

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<v Speaker 2>to keep in mind, nobody would have I'm sure it

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<v Speaker 2>was mentioned on the broadcast. I shouldn't say that nobody

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<v Speaker 2>would have noticed it, But the crazy stat of one

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<v Speaker 2>field goal being made in the last ten minutes for Duke.

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<v Speaker 2>The reason that got talked about way more after the

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<v Speaker 2>fact than it did during the game was because obviously

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<v Speaker 2>how it finished. But that's Houston, right, Like they stuck

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<v Speaker 2>with who they did and I still didn't think they had,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, enough firepower to actually get it done. But

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<v Speaker 2>they were tough and they stayed the course. They're veterans,

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<v Speaker 2>they I mean, they're clearly very well coached, and I

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<v Speaker 2>just think Houston's ability to stay locked in, never waiver,

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<v Speaker 2>trust their process, trust their identity, and just give themselves

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<v Speaker 2>a teeny tiny chance late. I mean, that was them

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<v Speaker 2>more than I think it was Duke collapsing, because cause,

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<v Speaker 2>if you really think about it, what was Duke's biggest mistake?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Proctor missed the free throws, obviously, there was

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<v Speaker 2>a questionable call obviously on Cooper flag that was a

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<v Speaker 2>factor in it, the turnover on the inbounds play. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's not like they they you know, this was just

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<v Speaker 2>just an incredible run that Houston put together and Duke

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<v Speaker 2>had not. Duke couldn't have done anything about it. That's

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<v Speaker 2>not at all what I mean. But I just as

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<v Speaker 2>we get here tonight to the game, I just wish

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<v Speaker 2>there was a little bit more of a damn that's

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's a Houston win because of who they are

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<v Speaker 2>and who they're coached by with Kelvin Samson more than

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<v Speaker 2>it is just to Duke collapse. But I understand Duke

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<v Speaker 2>is a different animal in this sport, right, Like we

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<v Speaker 2>want to sit back and make fun of them for

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<v Speaker 2>collapsing and knock yourself out, I get it, But I

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<v Speaker 2>just I always have had a lot of respect for

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<v Speaker 2>Kelvin Samson, and I think the way his team hung

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<v Speaker 2>in and gave themselves that chance made Duke pay for

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<v Speaker 2>the few mistakes that they made. That's a testament to

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<v Speaker 2>how great they are and really how great of a

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<v Speaker 2>coach they have. I mean, let me give you a

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<v Speaker 2>crazy and you may have already seen this, but this

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<v Speaker 2>is in the first time they've done something like this.

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<v Speaker 2>They were down fifty nine to forty five in that

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<v Speaker 2>game to Duke so Yes, eight to seventeen left right

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<v Speaker 2>before the under eight timeout. They were down that right

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<v Speaker 2>around time I fell a sleep, they were down fifty

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<v Speaker 2>nine to forty five, fourteen points. I mean, that's insane.

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<v Speaker 2>They also won a game earlier this year where they

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<v Speaker 2>were in Lawrence, Kansas and overtime they're down seventy nine

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<v Speaker 2>to seventy three. They're down six points with eleven seconds

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<v Speaker 2>left in overtime. They came back and one. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>think about this. They knocked off the postseason number one team,

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<v Speaker 2>the Duke Blue Devils, and they knocked off the preseason

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<v Speaker 2>ap number one team on the road in Kansas. And again,

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<v Speaker 2>I know, the win over Kansas doesn't really seem I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>clearly Houston was clearly better than Kansas all year. But

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<v Speaker 2>my point is in those moments against those kind of teams,

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<v Speaker 2>in those environments, they still stick with who they are,

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<v Speaker 2>and I just think that's always going to keep them

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<v Speaker 2>in games for the most part. And that's why I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like highly unlikely we get any kind of blowout tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>but if we do, I wouldn't be stunned if it's

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<v Speaker 2>Houston that gets that does the blowing out just because

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<v Speaker 2>they're not gonna hurt themselves quite enough now they just

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<v Speaker 2>simply can't make shots and they can't stop Florida. Then

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<v Speaker 2>maybe that's the recipe where it gets ugly the other way.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think it's gonna be a competitive game. And

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<v Speaker 2>I said at the beginning of the show, it really

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<v Speaker 2>comes down to Walter Clayton Junior for me as far

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<v Speaker 2>as why. I just think Florida's going to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to get it done. But he's also going to be

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<v Speaker 2>going against the defense. That there's any defense that could

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<v Speaker 2>potentially slow him down and keep him from maybe making

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<v Speaker 2>tough shots like he has in this tournament. Maybe even

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<v Speaker 2>Houston would be that team. But I think he's shown

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<v Speaker 2>his ability, meaning Walter Clayton Junior, for Florida to hit

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<v Speaker 2>shots that like you can't defend better than some of

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<v Speaker 2>these opponents have defended. And he's just insane. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>he's he's that good. And Kelvin Sampson, I mean he

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<v Speaker 2>has I mean, Houston still is criminally disrespected as a

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<v Speaker 2>program as far as like they don't come to mind

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<v Speaker 2>for anybody they don't like. I mean, they just to me,

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<v Speaker 2>are they boring? I guess they're boring. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean they've done it more so with style and

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<v Speaker 2>disciplined than you know, elite players. Like there's not a

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<v Speaker 2>ton of guys in the NBA that played for Kelvin Sampson,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know there was the knock well when they're

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<v Speaker 2>in the American and that's why they win so many games.

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<v Speaker 2>Two years in the Big twelve, a league that we

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<v Speaker 2>know is great at basketball, they've won with room to

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<v Speaker 2>spare in the regular season and now they won their

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<v Speaker 2>conference tournament and now here they're playing for a national championship.

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<v Speaker 2>So since he was hired in twenty fourteen, Kelvin Sampson,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they have a twenty five million dollar practice

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<v Speaker 2>facility that was built, They got a sixty million dollar

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<v Speaker 2>arena upgrade they made. I mean his first NCAA tournament

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<v Speaker 2>win in twenty eighteen was the first fore Houston in

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<v Speaker 2>thirty four years. They had a school record for wins,

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<v Speaker 2>thirty three of them in twenty nineteen. They made a

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<v Speaker 2>final four in twenty twenty one, just four years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>and now they're playing for a national championship. What a

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<v Speaker 2>great run for Kelvin Sampson in Houston and a program

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<v Speaker 2>that used to be I mean, they fell off, and

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<v Speaker 2>they fell hard right like, I'm gonna have to look

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<v Speaker 2>it up because I feel like they're I mean, they

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<v Speaker 2>to me had such a long, irrelevant stretch that despite

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<v Speaker 2>you know, being in the championship game twice in the eighties,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean they went to three final fours in the eighties,

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<v Speaker 2>they went to yeah, three three final fours, three late eights.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they were rolling with five slam a jam

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<v Speaker 2>obviously Clyde Drexler, the keem Olajuwan, who of course was

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<v Speaker 2>there on site the other night, which was cool to see.

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<v Speaker 2>But then they just they fell off so hard that

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think they'll ever be Like they could go

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<v Speaker 2>they could win tonight, and they could go to two

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<v Speaker 2>more final fours in the next five years, and I

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<v Speaker 2>still think that they won't be able to kind of,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, really re like it's been so long since

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<v Speaker 2>they were on a roll. And also, you know, like

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<v Speaker 2>people don't remember that. I mean that, I mean I

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't alive for it. I guess this is me showing

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<v Speaker 2>how I guess big of a nerd I am for

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<v Speaker 2>college hoops because I mean, here I am talking about

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<v Speaker 2>Houston back in their heyday when I was I wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>even thought of at the time. But yes, they they

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<v Speaker 2>ended up in the eighties. They made it so in

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<v Speaker 2>eighty four they lost in the championship game to Georgetown.

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<v Speaker 2>The year before that they lost in the championship game

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<v Speaker 2>to n C State. And what year did they beat

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<v Speaker 2>in Louisville? In eighty three they beat Louisville in that

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<v Speaker 2>final four to then go on and lose to n

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<v Speaker 2>C State. But anyways, after that, man, it was a

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<v Speaker 2>hard fall because in eighty seven they made the tournament,

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<v Speaker 2>lost first round, lost in the first round in ninety ninety,

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<v Speaker 2>in nineteen ninety two, and then they made the tournament

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty ten. I don't remember that. Don't even know

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<v Speaker 2>who their coach was. Would that have been? Who was

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<v Speaker 2>their coach in twenty ten? It's drive me crazy. But anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>they had a long fall, so they you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>went from going to a national championship game in eighty

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<v Speaker 2>four to not winning a tournament game until twenty eighteen,

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<v Speaker 2>so that you know, and only making the tournament between

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<v Speaker 2>eighty four and twenty eighteen. They only made it five

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<v Speaker 2>times in that stretch and didn't win a game until

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eighteen. So that's how you you know, that's how

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<v Speaker 2>you can be a program that's right there kind of building.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you're starting the foundation and maybe be talked

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<v Speaker 2>about not as a blue blood because you gotta win one.

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<v Speaker 2>But they had some real sustainability. And I think the

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<v Speaker 2>reason they're remembered so much more than other programs that

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<v Speaker 2>might have had a similar run that they did for

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<v Speaker 2>a few years is because they had a chem Olashwan

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<v Speaker 2>and Claude Drexler like that. Those guys were. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>those guys were insane. And I say that as you know,

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<v Speaker 2>watching them in the NBA, not in not in college,

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<v Speaker 2>but I would imagine they were pretty damn good in

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<v Speaker 2>college as well. Again, this is where I still have

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<v Speaker 2>to Okay, twenty ten, Tom Penders was their coach. Sounds elite. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Tom Penders was there for six years and you know

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<v Speaker 2>he's a forgetable coach because obviously you know they didn't

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<v Speaker 2>win enough. But Kelvin Sampson, a guy who was you know,

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<v Speaker 2>stupid talk about a bounce back, and I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how you can't not respect him like the guy. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he coaches his players hard. Like this is another thing

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<v Speaker 2>that I feel like I'm turning into an old man,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think you can. Actually, I think it matters

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<v Speaker 2>way more now than it ever has that maybe it's

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<v Speaker 2>just more evident. It's more visible when you watch, not

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm an expert in reading body language, but when

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<v Speaker 2>you follow it close enough, and you know, you listen

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<v Speaker 2>to some of the press conferences. And I'm not acting

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<v Speaker 2>like I'm out here seeking out every postgame press conference,

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<v Speaker 2>but because you can go wherever you want now, and yes,

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<v Speaker 2>you can make money when you have the option, you

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<v Speaker 2>have the freedom. Players have all the power now, Right,

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to choose to play for a guy that

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<v Speaker 2>you like, that you you know, you really really relate to,

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<v Speaker 2>and yeah, the money's got to be great. But if

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<v Speaker 2>the money's similar everywhere, what are you gonna do. You're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna pick the coach that you like playing for, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think you're seeing that with teams as they make

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<v Speaker 2>deeper runs. These guys they had, they had the choice

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<v Speaker 2>right in the old days. I mean, Rick Patino had

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<v Speaker 2>some guys signed with Lowell then he met once. But

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, he's Rick Patino, so they should just

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<v Speaker 2>be honored that he even you know, knew who they were.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there were guys who were elite level recruits

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<v Speaker 2>that have publicly said that they didn't commit to the

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<v Speaker 2>Louis because they didn't get recruited bout Rick. They got

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<v Speaker 2>recruited by Steve Massiello or you know, Willard. And no

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<v Speaker 2>offense to those guys, but like it used to be

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<v Speaker 2>to where once we got you, we can break you

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<v Speaker 2>down and build you up. Because you can't leave, I

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<v Speaker 2>guess you can, but you know, good luck leaving, because

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna have to sit out your damaged goods because

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of guys who entered the portal that it

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't because of injury reasons. They were not passed on.

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<v Speaker 2>But like you know, you're gonna not only would you

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<v Speaker 2>have to set out a program, would have to waste

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<v Speaker 2>a scholarship on you and not play you for a year.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of coaches just said, no, I'm not doing that.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even know if the guy's gonna be any good.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna use that scholarship for a player that like

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<v Speaker 2>can help me at some point. So because players have

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<v Speaker 2>all the power to do whatever they want, I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's starting to really hit me. You know, again this

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<v Speaker 2>is corny, but like I enjoy the product of college

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<v Speaker 2>basketball in a in a bigger way in this new

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<v Speaker 2>world for a variety of reasons. One of them is that,

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, like I can tell as somebody who

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<v Speaker 2>you know played basketball growing up, and you know what

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<v Speaker 2>I miss more than anything about it is the camaraderie, right,

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<v Speaker 2>Like the experience being on a team, being held accountable,

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<v Speaker 2>all that stuff, and when you see that, like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville was a great example of that this year. These

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<v Speaker 2>guys clearly came together like a family, and again corny alert,

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<v Speaker 2>but like you could see it play out, like you

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<v Speaker 2>could see it in every aspect of this program, including

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<v Speaker 2>Pat Kelsey something I didn't even talk about him showing

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<v Speaker 2>up and he was gonna beat the fine for anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>But like the Louisville Managers won the national championship among

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<v Speaker 2>programs that have managers that have a team, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>really competitive. By the way, a lot of these guys

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<v Speaker 2>who play in this, not all of them, but a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of them were really really good high school players

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<v Speaker 2>that just knew that, like their future wasn't going to

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<v Speaker 2>be high level college basketball. So their first chance to

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<v Speaker 2>get a foot in the door is to enroll at

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<v Speaker 2>a program at a school that has a high level program,

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<v Speaker 2>become a student manager, potentially work your way up that

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<v Speaker 2>kind of stuff. So a lot of these guys can play.

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<v Speaker 2>But like Pat Kelsey being their front row and Rain

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<v Speaker 2>Smith live streaming and on his phone and giving commentary,

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<v Speaker 2>like supporting those guys the managers, gassing them up after

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<v Speaker 2>big plays. Like if that doesn't speak to a culture,

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<v Speaker 2>sure shift around here. I don't know what does I mean? Again,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to act like Pat made some crazy

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<v Speaker 2>cross the world trip to go see these guys, but

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<v Speaker 2>like he could be mingling networking at the Final four,

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<v Speaker 2>which I'm sure he did a lot of that, but

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<v Speaker 2>he took his he took his son Johnny ball game

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<v Speaker 2>to go watch the managers play and compete, and like,

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<v Speaker 2>I just think that's that's cool. I mean again, I

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<v Speaker 2>just think you're gonna see which coaches can truly can

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<v Speaker 2>truly build a culture or sustain a good culture, because

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<v Speaker 2>that matters in a major way now. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes you'll see guys leaving and you're thinking, Okay, well

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<v Speaker 2>why they leave the why would they leave? They have

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<v Speaker 2>a prominent role here, We're a pretty good program, Their

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<v Speaker 2>money was pretty good at least we thought it was.

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<v Speaker 2>Who knows why they're leaving, will never know unless they

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<v Speaker 2>tell us directly. But I just think when you've got

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<v Speaker 2>the option to go anywhere you want at any time,

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<v Speaker 2>some say, well they're quitting. They're running from they're running

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<v Speaker 2>from being held Accountabley're running from discipline. They think they're

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<v Speaker 2>not playing because the coaches against them, So they're just

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<v Speaker 2>gonna jump jump around from school to school for four years.

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<v Speaker 2>You may be right about all those things, but they

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<v Speaker 2>should have the ability to make their own decisions, and

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<v Speaker 2>some will make decisions that they regret when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to the portal. But I think also, you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>got chances to find your fit, and there's no better

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<v Speaker 2>example of them than what we have tonight in the

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<v Speaker 2>championship game. Walter Clayton Junior started at IONA. There's other

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<v Speaker 2>guys on this trail. I mean, heck, the other guard

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<v Speaker 2>for Florida whose name is escaping Me, he started at

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<v Speaker 2>FAU and clearly they had to run to the final

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<v Speaker 2>four as well. But you look at Houston, they've got LJ.

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<v Speaker 2>Cryer of course, a big transfer in transfer from Baylor, which,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, if he wins tonight or they win Houston,

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<v Speaker 2>Cryer will become the first guy to ever win a

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<v Speaker 2>national championship with two different programs. Which that's one of

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<v Speaker 2>those things that it used to not even be like

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<v Speaker 2>really possible. Right now, it may be something that in

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<v Speaker 2>ten years you see multiple guys that are able to

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<v Speaker 2>do that. Just because of the new world that we're

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<v Speaker 2>in Houston. I mean, Kevin Simpson built his roster with

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<v Speaker 2>you know, dudes whose best offer was you know TCU

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<v Speaker 2>or you know I think I read something about one

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<v Speaker 2>of the guys. It came down to VMI and then

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<v Speaker 2>Houston offered late and now he's starting for Houston. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just a different world. And I think again, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're a nerd for it, like me. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how you'd argue this isn't a better way to experience

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<v Speaker 2>college basketball. The downside would be you don't get a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to, you know, have that four year run where

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<v Speaker 2>you get to see a guy grow up from eighteen

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<v Speaker 2>to twenty two, the ups and downs, and they become

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<v Speaker 2>legends because they were here four years and maybe won

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<v Speaker 2>a national championship. Guys like Peyton Siva Yeh, Russ Smith.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't hear that story about Peyton CVN his dad

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<v Speaker 3>and Russ Smith's getting told to get off the team

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<v Speaker 3>at one point.

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<v Speaker 2>We wouldn't have that team in this world. We just wouldn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I'm not here to say that those guys would

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<v Speaker 2>have for sure left because because we don't know, they

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, we'll never know. But like the way Rick

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<v Speaker 2>did it then was the way it was done, and

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<v Speaker 2>like that's just not that's really not shouldn't it's not

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<v Speaker 2>possible anymore, but it's insanely unlikely. So again, like here's

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<v Speaker 2>the way I've balanced as a Louisville fan. I'll always

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<v Speaker 2>remember that group in fact, because of what I'm so

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<v Speaker 2>fortunate to be able to do. Like I know a

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<v Speaker 2>few of those guys pretty well, and I love them.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure they don't feel the same about me, but

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<v Speaker 2>like I you know, I can tell how much they've

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<v Speaker 2>valued their experience at Louisville, loved this community. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>like they knew who was following along at the time

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<v Speaker 2>they were on their run and whatnot. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I cherish that right like you know, whenever I whenever

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<v Speaker 2>I'm around my nephew and my son. He gets a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more now that he's older. But like when

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<v Speaker 2>we see Russ Smith and Russ Smith and Payton Siva,

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<v Speaker 2>like those guys know who I am, you know, not

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<v Speaker 2>to say that they consider me like a friend or anything,

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<v Speaker 2>but like I know them, and you know they think

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<v Speaker 2>that's cool as hell. Like the fact that I have

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<v Speaker 2>that is great. And it's because those guys they were

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<v Speaker 2>here for a long time, were kind of similar in age.

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<v Speaker 2>So that is sad that like that really is not

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<v Speaker 2>realistic anymore to see that kind of thing all come together.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't mean me from a personal level. I

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<v Speaker 2>just mean a group that like will be here that

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<v Speaker 2>long that you know, we'll see it all the way

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<v Speaker 2>through ups and downs and then cutting down the nets.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's hard enough to do as it is. However,

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<v Speaker 2>the one thing that you know on the other side

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<v Speaker 2>that's a positive is that we were able to rid

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<v Speaker 2>ourselves of an insanely deadly toxic virus known as Kenny

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<v Speaker 2>Payne quickly. You could not have he would still be

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<v Speaker 2>our coach. Like I hate to get people PTSD here

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<v Speaker 2>when you're probably worried about your basement flooding or something.

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<v Speaker 2>But like, he'd be our coach still if we did

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<v Speaker 2>not have the portal in anil because coaches were just

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<v Speaker 2>giving way more time. They had the excuse, well, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it just takes time. Takes time. No, it doesn't that

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<v Speaker 2>take time. I mean what he was saying about how

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<v Speaker 2>long it takes to build a culture and how it

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<v Speaker 2>was broken and you know, needing people, real Louisville fans

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<v Speaker 2>to understand what he's having to deal with, Like that

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<v Speaker 2>feels like those were comments made fifty years ago, because

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it was not the truth when he said it.

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<v Speaker 2>We knew it. But yeah, I mean, it's it's different.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think, at least for now, what has kept

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<v Speaker 2>me from thinking in any way negative about the New

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<v Speaker 2>World is that the awesome season we just had as

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<v Speaker 2>fans that experience of watching these guys slowly but surely

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<v Speaker 2>get this fan base back on board. Attendance grew every

416
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<v Speaker 2>game throughout the season. They could sense that we were

417
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<v Speaker 2>healing and they were doing it, and you could tell

418
00:21:12.559 --> 00:21:14.839
<v Speaker 2>they were energized by that. Like it was just a great,

419
00:21:14.920 --> 00:21:16.720
<v Speaker 2>great vibe all the way around Austin. You and I

420
00:21:16.799 --> 00:21:19.079
<v Speaker 2>were there for a handful of games together. You could

421
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<v Speaker 2>just feel it. Man, it was great. And we would

422
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<v Speaker 2>not have had that if the portal and NIL were

423
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<v Speaker 2>not in place like they are right now. So again,

424
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<v Speaker 2>there's there's pros and cons of it for everybody. I'm sure,

425
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<v Speaker 2>and I'm sure everything I said as far as why

426
00:21:30.839 --> 00:21:32.680
<v Speaker 2>I think it's great, I'm sure a lot of you don't.

427
00:21:32.759 --> 00:21:34.640
<v Speaker 2>Maybe you don't care, maybe you feel differently, and that's

428
00:21:34.680 --> 00:21:37.519
<v Speaker 2>totally fine. But regardless of what you think, even if

429
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<v Speaker 2>I was somebody that hated it and think it's like

430
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<v Speaker 2>the downfall of sports, it's not going back. We're not

431
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<v Speaker 2>going back to players not being able to make money,

432
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<v Speaker 2>and we're not going back to players not having the

433
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<v Speaker 2>ability to just go wherever they want because they're not employees.

434
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<v Speaker 2>They're not signing noncompetes, which by the way, aren't those

435
00:21:55.960 --> 00:21:59.319
<v Speaker 2>illegal now too anyway. I mean, so like it or not,

436
00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:01.960
<v Speaker 2>love it or hate it, it is what it is.

437
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<v Speaker 2>I would just figure out what best way you can

438
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<v Speaker 2>get used to it, because this is it, and I'm

439
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<v Speaker 2>sure there'll be some changes along the way. In fact,

440
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<v Speaker 2>that settlement, I think that could be finishing up here soon.

441
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<v Speaker 2>In fact, I know today's a big day when it

442
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<v Speaker 2>comes to that. So let's do this. Let's take a

443
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<v Speaker 2>quick time out, will come back on the other side,

444
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<v Speaker 2>and a lot I want to get to before we

445
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<v Speaker 2>run out of time. So let's just get to a break.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll try to save as much time as I can.

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

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<v Speaker 2>All right, so again, I didn't get a chance to

452
00:22:40.279 --> 00:22:43.880
<v Speaker 2>talk last week about the three editions for Pat Kelsey

453
00:22:44.079 --> 00:22:46.240
<v Speaker 2>and the car and says he got off to a

454
00:22:46.240 --> 00:22:47.799
<v Speaker 2>good start. In fact, got a lot of work done

455
00:22:48.200 --> 00:22:50.000
<v Speaker 2>last week as far as the roster. I think the

456
00:22:50.039 --> 00:22:53.559
<v Speaker 2>three pieces that they've added, I mean, there's a reason

457
00:22:53.599 --> 00:22:55.839
<v Speaker 2>why currently you have the number one class in the portal.

458
00:22:56.680 --> 00:23:00.160
<v Speaker 2>And it started with the first visitor, and that was

459
00:23:00.240 --> 00:23:02.519
<v Speaker 2>Adrian Wooley, a guy that we did talk about. In fact,

460
00:23:02.559 --> 00:23:05.960
<v Speaker 2>I think he was visiting towards the end of the

461
00:23:06.039 --> 00:23:08.000
<v Speaker 2>last week I was here before going on vacation. But

462
00:23:08.319 --> 00:23:11.519
<v Speaker 2>he committed six or five guard who was sensational in

463
00:23:11.559 --> 00:23:14.680
<v Speaker 2>his first season at Kennesau State nineteen points, five point

464
00:23:14.759 --> 00:23:18.039
<v Speaker 2>two rebounds, shot at fifty one point two percent from

465
00:23:18.039 --> 00:23:21.160
<v Speaker 2>the field, and was forty three percent roughly from three.

466
00:23:21.279 --> 00:23:24.720
<v Speaker 2>I mean this guy only as a true freshman. I

467
00:23:24.720 --> 00:23:27.759
<v Speaker 2>don't care what league you're in. He only had single

468
00:23:27.799 --> 00:23:31.200
<v Speaker 2>digits in two games last year. Conference U hasa freshman

469
00:23:31.200 --> 00:23:33.440
<v Speaker 2>of the Year, first team All Conference USA. And I

470
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<v Speaker 2>don't know if you know, I don't know if if

471
00:23:37.000 --> 00:23:40.920
<v Speaker 2>he is somebody that chose to go that route. I

472
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<v Speaker 2>I think he ended up in that. I mean clearly

473
00:23:43.400 --> 00:23:47.400
<v Speaker 2>he wasn't somebody that had the portal, you know, not existed.

474
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<v Speaker 2>He would have ended up at a place like Louisville

475
00:23:49.599 --> 00:23:51.599
<v Speaker 2>or the other schools he was considering just a week

476
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<v Speaker 2>ago before deciding on Louisville. But he's probably at Kennesaw

477
00:23:56.119 --> 00:24:02.000
<v Speaker 2>instead of a place like I don't know Clemson or

478
00:24:04.039 --> 00:24:09.319
<v Speaker 2>Georgia Tech, because those schools instead of reaching out to

479
00:24:09.880 --> 00:24:13.160
<v Speaker 2>three stars, borderline top one fifty kids out of high school,

480
00:24:13.400 --> 00:24:16.720
<v Speaker 2>they're saying, look, we're losing veterans every year to the

481
00:24:16.720 --> 00:24:18.960
<v Speaker 2>portal because that's where we fall in the food chain here,

482
00:24:19.240 --> 00:24:22.839
<v Speaker 2>So loading up on a bunch of freshmen that you know,

483
00:24:22.960 --> 00:24:25.000
<v Speaker 2>Arnie Lee would make not a lot of sense. So

484
00:24:25.759 --> 00:24:28.279
<v Speaker 2>you know, that's why those guys end up at Kinnesau.

485
00:24:28.359 --> 00:24:30.839
<v Speaker 2>So really, guys that would usually not commit to a

486
00:24:30.839 --> 00:24:32.640
<v Speaker 2>school like Kennesaw are now going there. And they only

487
00:24:32.680 --> 00:24:34.559
<v Speaker 2>had him for a year, and I'm sure you know

488
00:24:34.559 --> 00:24:35.960
<v Speaker 2>they wish they could keep him longer, but they got

489
00:24:36.000 --> 00:24:37.480
<v Speaker 2>a really good player for a year that they probably

490
00:24:37.519 --> 00:24:39.759
<v Speaker 2>would have never got had it not been for these changes. So,

491
00:24:40.519 --> 00:24:43.240
<v Speaker 2>I mean, he clearly showed that he was very talented.

492
00:24:43.440 --> 00:24:45.839
<v Speaker 2>I know that Conference USA is not not even what

493
00:24:45.880 --> 00:24:47.759
<v Speaker 2>it once was when Louisville was in it, But this

494
00:24:47.880 --> 00:24:50.440
<v Speaker 2>is a guy that right now is viewed as the

495
00:24:50.519 --> 00:24:54.559
<v Speaker 2>fifth best player in the portal now, I know, right now,

496
00:24:55.720 --> 00:25:00.880
<v Speaker 2>you know there are how many years, four or five

497
00:25:00.960 --> 00:25:04.119
<v Speaker 2>years you can reference of different rankings as far as

498
00:25:04.359 --> 00:25:08.920
<v Speaker 2>portal players by position, overall, and you get a mixed

499
00:25:08.920 --> 00:25:11.920
<v Speaker 2>bag of results, guys that you're like, Wow, that guy

500
00:25:11.960 --> 00:25:13.759
<v Speaker 2>was as good as everybody thought he was. And then

501
00:25:13.799 --> 00:25:17.039
<v Speaker 2>there's guys who you're like, wow, that guy really sucked

502
00:25:17.039 --> 00:25:19.799
<v Speaker 2>at his new school. So you just don't know. So

503
00:25:20.039 --> 00:25:22.240
<v Speaker 2>I want to be clear about that. However, all we

504
00:25:22.240 --> 00:25:24.359
<v Speaker 2>can do is reference what's out there, and right now,

505
00:25:24.680 --> 00:25:28.000
<v Speaker 2>Adrian Wooley is listed as the fifth best overall player

506
00:25:28.000 --> 00:25:32.559
<v Speaker 2>in the portal, behind Yaxcel Lindenborg, who is the UAB

507
00:25:32.680 --> 00:25:37.240
<v Speaker 2>transfer going to Michigan, Bennett Sturtz, who is the Ben

508
00:25:37.319 --> 00:25:39.200
<v Speaker 2>McCollum player who followed him from the D two level

509
00:25:39.200 --> 00:25:41.759
<v Speaker 2>to Drake now following him to Iowa. R J. Lewis

510
00:25:42.519 --> 00:25:45.519
<v Speaker 2>who is Saint John's transfer. No, nobody knows where he's

511
00:25:45.519 --> 00:25:48.720
<v Speaker 2>going just yet. And then Donovan Dent, who is number four,

512
00:25:48.759 --> 00:25:52.279
<v Speaker 2>who's going from New Mexico to UCLA. So, I mean,

513
00:25:52.920 --> 00:25:56.480
<v Speaker 2>by all accounts, this guy, he's really really highly regarded

514
00:25:56.480 --> 00:25:57.880
<v Speaker 2>and he's somebody did a lot of people want it.

515
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<v Speaker 2>In fact, Louisville guess got in prett quick, got it done,

516
00:26:00.680 --> 00:26:02.519
<v Speaker 2>which was great to see. But the other schools that

517
00:26:02.559 --> 00:26:05.200
<v Speaker 2>were really prioritizing him at the time of Louisville was

518
00:26:05.200 --> 00:26:08.079
<v Speaker 2>locking it up with the likes of you know, Alabama

519
00:26:08.720 --> 00:26:12.359
<v Speaker 2>final fourteen, Auburn or I guess an Elite eight team.

520
00:26:12.359 --> 00:26:14.599
<v Speaker 2>I should say Auburn final four team, and then Kansas,

521
00:26:14.599 --> 00:26:17.119
<v Speaker 2>who clearly had it down yere, but it's Kansas. So

522
00:26:17.400 --> 00:26:20.359
<v Speaker 2>that was the first pickup. And he's probably the one

523
00:26:20.720 --> 00:26:24.559
<v Speaker 2>if you're gonna be that guy who worries about all right,

524
00:26:24.599 --> 00:26:28.920
<v Speaker 2>we'll see it's at Kennisau. Will he average nineteen next year?

525
00:26:29.000 --> 00:26:31.480
<v Speaker 2>Louill probably not? Will he need to?

526
00:26:31.680 --> 00:26:31.759
<v Speaker 1>No?

527
00:26:32.359 --> 00:26:34.720
<v Speaker 2>I mean if he gives you like eleven or twelve

528
00:26:35.359 --> 00:26:38.799
<v Speaker 2>in twenty three four minutes of action and he's shooting

529
00:26:38.799 --> 00:26:43.319
<v Speaker 2>forty percent from three, I mean with everybody else that

530
00:26:43.359 --> 00:26:47.279
<v Speaker 2>you're gonna have like that should be that's a great addition.

531
00:26:47.559 --> 00:26:49.079
<v Speaker 2>Now he may do more than that. You just don't know.

532
00:26:50.839 --> 00:26:52.519
<v Speaker 2>So you know, if you're gonna be the guy, we'll

533
00:26:52.519 --> 00:26:54.960
<v Speaker 2>see and I don't blame you. People can do whatever

534
00:26:55.000 --> 00:26:56.519
<v Speaker 2>they want. He'd be the one that you would have

535
00:26:56.559 --> 00:26:58.799
<v Speaker 2>some some you know, reservations for as far as like

536
00:26:58.799 --> 00:27:01.480
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna hold out on real get getting excited. I

537
00:27:01.480 --> 00:27:03.079
<v Speaker 2>wouldn't do that if I was you, because this is

538
00:27:03.079 --> 00:27:06.440
<v Speaker 2>exciting stuff. But because he came from Kennesaw, that may

539
00:27:06.480 --> 00:27:08.480
<v Speaker 2>be that may have some people thinking, Okay, we'll see.

540
00:27:09.279 --> 00:27:11.799
<v Speaker 2>But when you've got players coming from the Big East

541
00:27:11.839 --> 00:27:13.960
<v Speaker 2>and other acc squals that you have seen with your

542
00:27:14.000 --> 00:27:16.880
<v Speaker 2>own eyes be really good, that's where it gets really exciting.

543
00:27:16.920 --> 00:27:20.559
<v Speaker 2>And I'm telling you Ryan Conwell, I mean, I watched

544
00:27:20.599 --> 00:27:23.319
<v Speaker 2>probably more Big East basketball than the average just because

545
00:27:23.359 --> 00:27:24.640
<v Speaker 2>you know, I look for it. I know that it's

546
00:27:24.680 --> 00:27:27.559
<v Speaker 2>on It's on Fox Sports one and Fox and they

547
00:27:27.559 --> 00:27:30.279
<v Speaker 2>have no affiliation with ESPN, which leaves them not in

548
00:27:30.319 --> 00:27:32.200
<v Speaker 2>front of a lot of people. They just they just

549
00:27:32.200 --> 00:27:35.359
<v Speaker 2>aren't seen that much. But Conwell's a really really good player.

550
00:27:35.440 --> 00:27:39.160
<v Speaker 2>Third Team All Big East this past season, visited last week,

551
00:27:39.240 --> 00:27:43.119
<v Speaker 2>made the decision seventeen a game forty one percent from three.

552
00:27:44.200 --> 00:27:44.319
<v Speaker 1>Uh.

553
00:27:44.599 --> 00:27:47.160
<v Speaker 2>You know, he was on the team that that did

554
00:27:47.160 --> 00:27:49.160
<v Speaker 2>make the play in game and beat Texas to get

555
00:27:49.200 --> 00:27:53.599
<v Speaker 2>into the field of sixty four. So I mean, really

556
00:27:53.640 --> 00:27:56.599
<v Speaker 2>really really talented player, and a lot of people just assume, Okay,

557
00:27:56.640 --> 00:28:00.000
<v Speaker 2>he'll follow He's gonna follow Sean Miller to Texas. Of course,

558
00:28:00.119 --> 00:28:02.039
<v Speaker 2>left Savior to go to Texas a couple weeks ago,

559
00:28:02.839 --> 00:28:07.519
<v Speaker 2>and then Indiana they got involved, he visited Bloomington. Well,

560
00:28:07.559 --> 00:28:10.640
<v Speaker 2>he ends up choosing Louisville, and I'm really, really really

561
00:28:10.680 --> 00:28:13.359
<v Speaker 2>happy that he did. He's a six to four Indianapolis

562
00:28:13.440 --> 00:28:17.680
<v Speaker 2>native and just just a really talented guard, tough physical,

563
00:28:17.839 --> 00:28:21.480
<v Speaker 2>a veteran. I believe he started his career at Indiana State.

564
00:28:21.960 --> 00:28:26.200
<v Speaker 2>I think. So that's a good get. And then obviously

565
00:28:26.480 --> 00:28:29.119
<v Speaker 2>this is one that Austin was really, really really excited about.

566
00:28:29.119 --> 00:28:31.240
<v Speaker 2>And then it came true. You got your man, Austin.

567
00:28:31.559 --> 00:28:35.240
<v Speaker 2>Isaac McNeely, the sharpshooter picks the cards. I was waiting

568
00:28:35.279 --> 00:28:37.640
<v Speaker 2>for that, the one I was most happiest about. Yeah,

569
00:28:37.640 --> 00:28:39.759
<v Speaker 2>you and you were pretty you were pretty juiced about it.

570
00:28:39.799 --> 00:28:41.759
<v Speaker 2>I mean, we're talking about it about fifteen a game,

571
00:28:41.759 --> 00:28:46.079
<v Speaker 2>and obviously forty two point one percent from three, only

572
00:28:46.160 --> 00:28:50.039
<v Speaker 2>behind Rain Smith in both percentage. And actually I'm sorry,

573
00:28:50.160 --> 00:28:52.640
<v Speaker 2>he had a better percentage than Rain slightly, but he's

574
00:28:52.680 --> 00:28:56.400
<v Speaker 2>second in may threes per game, only behind Rain Smith.

575
00:28:56.519 --> 00:28:59.880
<v Speaker 2>So that's what you call not missing a beat. I

576
00:29:00.119 --> 00:29:03.319
<v Speaker 2>think you know, in a way, Rain could just get

577
00:29:03.599 --> 00:29:06.160
<v Speaker 2>insanely hot, and I guess this guy can too. Clearly,

578
00:29:06.200 --> 00:29:09.000
<v Speaker 2>the numbers are very similar, but I feel like he's

579
00:29:09.079 --> 00:29:11.640
<v Speaker 2>got like he's bigger. I mean he's bigger, he's more physical,

580
00:29:11.680 --> 00:29:13.640
<v Speaker 2>he's more athletic. And I'm not in any way here

581
00:29:13.680 --> 00:29:15.440
<v Speaker 2>to say he's gonna better than rain Smith, because Rain

582
00:29:15.440 --> 00:29:18.559
<v Speaker 2>Smith was was great, always will be remembered. But this

583
00:29:18.640 --> 00:29:20.640
<v Speaker 2>guy is just to you know, put it this way.

584
00:29:20.680 --> 00:29:22.759
<v Speaker 2>When it comes to just measurables and things that you

585
00:29:22.839 --> 00:29:25.240
<v Speaker 2>bring to the table, mcneeliy just has a little bit

586
00:29:25.279 --> 00:29:27.400
<v Speaker 2>more because you know, he's a four star guy, guy

587
00:29:27.440 --> 00:29:31.400
<v Speaker 2>who committed to go play for Why can't I think of, oh,

588
00:29:31.400 --> 00:29:33.160
<v Speaker 2>Tony Bennett. I think I can think of his name.

589
00:29:33.480 --> 00:29:36.799
<v Speaker 2>So I mean these three guys right now, if you

590
00:29:36.839 --> 00:29:41.400
<v Speaker 2>bring back Javon Hadley and Caseon Pryor with the two

591
00:29:41.519 --> 00:29:43.519
<v Speaker 2>freshmen that you have coming in that are good enough

592
00:29:43.519 --> 00:29:45.640
<v Speaker 2>to at least be in the rotation, you look at

593
00:29:45.640 --> 00:29:49.279
<v Speaker 2>the other guys that you're expecting to come back. I mean,

594
00:29:50.759 --> 00:29:54.039
<v Speaker 2>Canny Russ could have that typical big jump from freshman

595
00:29:54.079 --> 00:29:57.160
<v Speaker 2>a sophomore, and you saw times this year. I mean

596
00:29:57.160 --> 00:30:03.039
<v Speaker 2>he was somebody that absolutely would make plays, do little

597
00:30:03.079 --> 00:30:05.279
<v Speaker 2>things that you could tell. Okay, yeah, when it comes

598
00:30:05.279 --> 00:30:08.160
<v Speaker 2>to which guy was a top thirty overall player in

599
00:30:08.200 --> 00:30:11.839
<v Speaker 2>his class, it's this guy, not the others, just because

600
00:30:11.839 --> 00:30:15.440
<v Speaker 2>he's gifted athletically, so you know, I think the sky's

601
00:30:15.480 --> 00:30:18.119
<v Speaker 2>the limit for him. And then you've got Kobe Rodgers,

602
00:30:18.640 --> 00:30:22.279
<v Speaker 2>who really, I mean, he's somebody that people probably know

603
00:30:22.279 --> 00:30:25.640
<v Speaker 2>a lot about. Played for Pat Kelsey at Charleston and

604
00:30:26.119 --> 00:30:28.200
<v Speaker 2>was a starter, was a real impact guy for them,

605
00:30:28.359 --> 00:30:30.839
<v Speaker 2>and got hurt in their tournament game. Pat's last game

606
00:30:30.839 --> 00:30:33.680
<v Speaker 2>he coached there at Charleston against Alabama, and he sat

607
00:30:33.720 --> 00:30:37.000
<v Speaker 2>out last year, just like Ali Khalifa. So you've got

608
00:30:37.039 --> 00:30:40.039
<v Speaker 2>those two guys, and then James Scott as well. I mean,

609
00:30:40.400 --> 00:30:45.240
<v Speaker 2>he's somebody that I mean, I would I love that

610
00:30:45.279 --> 00:30:47.119
<v Speaker 2>he's coming back, and I wouldn't be shocked if he

611
00:30:47.160 --> 00:30:49.960
<v Speaker 2>plays a ton of minutes again. And it really just

612
00:30:50.039 --> 00:30:52.240
<v Speaker 2>is I'm thinking about last year at times, I think

613
00:30:52.960 --> 00:30:56.880
<v Speaker 2>they did a really good job of I mean, we've

614
00:30:56.880 --> 00:30:58.440
<v Speaker 2>said this many times. They did a good job of

615
00:30:58.480 --> 00:31:00.839
<v Speaker 2>really getting everything you can out of what you had

616
00:31:00.839 --> 00:31:02.880
<v Speaker 2>to work with after the injuries. Sorry about that and

617
00:31:02.920 --> 00:31:05.720
<v Speaker 2>don't mean for that to play, but anyways, that's why

618
00:31:05.759 --> 00:31:07.799
<v Speaker 2>at the end of the year, like I was upset

619
00:31:08.119 --> 00:31:09.960
<v Speaker 2>and sad that it was over, but like I couldn't

620
00:31:10.039 --> 00:31:12.799
<v Speaker 2>generate any feeling of like disappointment or being let down

621
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<v Speaker 2>because I think at the end of the year, what

622
00:31:15.400 --> 00:31:17.279
<v Speaker 2>how it all played out, Like, again, you could have

623
00:31:17.359 --> 00:31:20.480
<v Speaker 2>beat a better you could have played better and beat Creighton. Obviously,

624
00:31:20.880 --> 00:31:22.559
<v Speaker 2>you know, if you had a better seed like you

625
00:31:22.559 --> 00:31:24.160
<v Speaker 2>probably should have got, it would have been different. So

626
00:31:24.200 --> 00:31:27.319
<v Speaker 2>like that's that still sucks. But overall them not being

627
00:31:27.359 --> 00:31:32.000
<v Speaker 2>able to have like any really polished low post scoring,

628
00:31:32.599 --> 00:31:34.640
<v Speaker 2>like they made up for that. They shot a lot

629
00:31:34.640 --> 00:31:36.559
<v Speaker 2>of threes. Obviously they had guys that could get to

630
00:31:36.599 --> 00:31:38.839
<v Speaker 2>the line and you could get points in the paint

631
00:31:38.839 --> 00:31:40.680
<v Speaker 2>with your guards because Chucky was good at getting at

632
00:31:40.680 --> 00:31:43.279
<v Speaker 2>the rim. Bat was really good at that. Obviously, that's

633
00:31:43.279 --> 00:31:48.799
<v Speaker 2>where that's where Javn lived. But you know, a polished

634
00:31:49.200 --> 00:31:51.559
<v Speaker 2>low post scorer, a guy who's got some some of

635
00:31:51.680 --> 00:31:52.960
<v Speaker 2>you know, he doesn't have to be a super athlete,

636
00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:55.559
<v Speaker 2>because that's where James Scott can come in. Jim Scott's

637
00:31:55.559 --> 00:31:58.160
<v Speaker 2>a really good rim runner, a good athlete. He's long,

638
00:31:58.200 --> 00:32:00.880
<v Speaker 2>he can block shots. But if you've got a guy

639
00:32:01.440 --> 00:32:04.240
<v Speaker 2>to play alongside him in the front court that you know,

640
00:32:04.279 --> 00:32:06.279
<v Speaker 2>and I know, maybe it could be casing because he's

641
00:32:06.319 --> 00:32:07.759
<v Speaker 2>a you know, he's a but to me, he's a

642
00:32:07.799 --> 00:32:09.680
<v Speaker 2>stretch and he loves to shoot threes. We learned that

643
00:32:09.720 --> 00:32:11.640
<v Speaker 2>in the brief amount of time we had a healthy

644
00:32:11.680 --> 00:32:13.759
<v Speaker 2>case in prior last year. So like, to me, like

645
00:32:13.839 --> 00:32:19.680
<v Speaker 2>a really productive big that can score around the rim.

646
00:32:20.279 --> 00:32:21.759
<v Speaker 2>And I don't mean we got to play through him

647
00:32:21.880 --> 00:32:23.759
<v Speaker 2>like that to me would be like the missing piece

648
00:32:23.799 --> 00:32:26.039
<v Speaker 2>for this team to be like really really, really good.

649
00:32:26.079 --> 00:32:29.799
<v Speaker 2>And I don't know, I don't know who, uh who

650
00:32:29.799 --> 00:32:32.960
<v Speaker 2>that's gonna be, but one name that obviously, as soon

651
00:32:33.000 --> 00:32:35.160
<v Speaker 2>as this guy entered the portal, I think it made

652
00:32:35.200 --> 00:32:38.000
<v Speaker 2>sense for Louisville fans, myself included, to start to think, okay,

653
00:32:38.200 --> 00:32:40.559
<v Speaker 2>maybe this guy is going to be a name we

654
00:32:40.599 --> 00:32:43.200
<v Speaker 2>should we should follow. And that is uh, let me

655
00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:46.559
<v Speaker 2>see if I can pull it up here, where is it?

656
00:32:46.559 --> 00:32:48.160
<v Speaker 2>It is the you know what the hell is it?

657
00:32:48.200 --> 00:32:54.480
<v Speaker 2>Come on now? Yeah? So Ase Brosovic Brosovic. That is

658
00:32:54.519 --> 00:32:56.720
<v Speaker 2>the big man who was player of the Year in

659
00:32:56.759 --> 00:32:59.039
<v Speaker 2>his conference for Pat Kelsey before he came to Louisville.

660
00:32:59.079 --> 00:33:01.920
<v Speaker 2>He decided to stay Charleston for Chris Mack and he

661
00:33:01.960 --> 00:33:03.680
<v Speaker 2>had a really good year. He's a really good player.

662
00:33:03.920 --> 00:33:06.559
<v Speaker 2>And I remember when it came up and I saw

663
00:33:06.640 --> 00:33:10.000
<v Speaker 2>the report that he entered the portal. Everybody's thinking, Okay, well,

664
00:33:10.759 --> 00:33:13.279
<v Speaker 2>he'll probably now follow Pat Kelsey, the Louisville the six

665
00:33:13.359 --> 00:33:16.079
<v Speaker 2>to ten, two hundred and thirty pound big man. You know,

666
00:33:16.119 --> 00:33:18.920
<v Speaker 2>he'll he'll certainly be a Louisville lock. And I'm thinking, okay,

667
00:33:18.920 --> 00:33:21.240
<v Speaker 2>would make sense, right, why not reunite? I mean, he

668
00:33:21.400 --> 00:33:24.400
<v Speaker 2>was actually a more productive player for not no, no,

669
00:33:24.559 --> 00:33:26.079
<v Speaker 2>I don't think it was any fall to Chris Mack.

670
00:33:26.160 --> 00:33:28.759
<v Speaker 2>But you know, he had his best season the year

671
00:33:29.079 --> 00:33:31.759
<v Speaker 2>that Pat was in his last year there at Charleston.

672
00:33:32.160 --> 00:33:33.680
<v Speaker 2>So I'm thinking, okay, yeah, this would be cool, But like,

673
00:33:33.680 --> 00:33:36.759
<v Speaker 2>where's this guy going to get eligibility? He played four

674
00:33:36.839 --> 00:33:41.200
<v Speaker 2>years and now he's done because he did not start

675
00:33:41.200 --> 00:33:44.799
<v Speaker 2>his college career early enough to be granted a COVID year.

676
00:33:45.240 --> 00:33:47.599
<v Speaker 2>So I'm sitting here thinking, I think we talked about

677
00:33:47.599 --> 00:33:48.880
<v Speaker 2>it on the show, like the only thing he would

678
00:33:48.920 --> 00:33:50.960
<v Speaker 2>be able to claim is that his year of playing

679
00:33:50.960 --> 00:33:55.279
<v Speaker 2>Division two basketball should not count against him, And sure

680
00:33:55.359 --> 00:33:58.000
<v Speaker 2>enough we get we get an update today. Ross Ellinger,

681
00:33:58.559 --> 00:34:02.000
<v Speaker 2>who covers Kyle college football mostly but college sports I

682
00:34:02.039 --> 00:34:04.720
<v Speaker 2>guess for Yahoo Sports. He reports that a new suit

683
00:34:04.759 --> 00:34:07.680
<v Speaker 2>has been filed challenging n C DOUABLEA rules, and it's

684
00:34:07.680 --> 00:34:11.320
<v Speaker 2>from Brosovic, who played at Charleston for three years and

685
00:34:11.400 --> 00:34:13.079
<v Speaker 2>is now in the portal. He's arguing that it's one

686
00:34:13.119 --> 00:34:15.639
<v Speaker 2>season at the D two level where he played. I

687
00:34:15.679 --> 00:34:19.760
<v Speaker 2>believe it was for Southeast Oklahoma State. Maybe that's where

688
00:34:19.760 --> 00:34:21.320
<v Speaker 2>he was as a freshman at the D two level

689
00:34:21.400 --> 00:34:23.679
<v Speaker 2>before transferring to play for Pat Kelsey. His argument in

690
00:34:23.719 --> 00:34:27.480
<v Speaker 2>his lawsuit is that his D two season should not count.

691
00:34:27.679 --> 00:34:31.039
<v Speaker 2>He cites financial damages of one of more than one

692
00:34:31.079 --> 00:34:33.679
<v Speaker 2>million dollars, and that's the amount he's being offered to

693
00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:36.840
<v Speaker 2>play in college next season. So the lawsuit is, Look,

694
00:34:36.880 --> 00:34:39.440
<v Speaker 2>he's got a chance to play another year and make

695
00:34:39.480 --> 00:34:41.679
<v Speaker 2>a million dollars and the NC double A is keeping

696
00:34:41.719 --> 00:34:44.000
<v Speaker 2>him from being able to do that. I don't have

697
00:34:44.079 --> 00:34:47.119
<v Speaker 2>a clue what kind of case he actually has here

698
00:34:47.159 --> 00:34:50.119
<v Speaker 2>in court, but I can't blame the guy for trying,

699
00:34:50.199 --> 00:34:52.280
<v Speaker 2>because if you file a suit, I mean, if you

700
00:34:52.280 --> 00:34:55.320
<v Speaker 2>file a lawsuit against NS double A lately, I feel

701
00:34:55.360 --> 00:34:57.039
<v Speaker 2>like you won because I've not heard about them getting

702
00:34:57.039 --> 00:34:59.920
<v Speaker 2>any victories when it comes to court. Now with that SAI,

703
00:35:01.760 --> 00:35:04.199
<v Speaker 2>this wouldn't even have been something that he would think

704
00:35:04.239 --> 00:35:09.639
<v Speaker 2>about doing. I would imagine unless Diego Pavia, the Van

705
00:35:09.719 --> 00:35:13.599
<v Speaker 2>Dy quarterback, didn't file his lawsuit. And again some still

706
00:35:13.599 --> 00:35:16.360
<v Speaker 2>think his claim is stupid. Fair enough, but here was

707
00:35:16.400 --> 00:35:20.719
<v Speaker 2>his argument. You can't take away you can't prohibit me

708
00:35:20.760 --> 00:35:24.760
<v Speaker 2>from having four years of eligibility when the two years

709
00:35:24.800 --> 00:35:28.159
<v Speaker 2>I spent prior to playing at this level was not

710
00:35:28.400 --> 00:35:31.719
<v Speaker 2>underneath your umbrella of schools. Right. I played at a

711
00:35:31.760 --> 00:35:37.480
<v Speaker 2>school that was not an NCUBLEA institution member. And sounds

712
00:35:37.519 --> 00:35:39.199
<v Speaker 2>kind of weird that guys could go to JUCO two

713
00:35:39.239 --> 00:35:42.159
<v Speaker 2>years and then get four years of college sports. But

714
00:35:42.280 --> 00:35:45.679
<v Speaker 2>that is a legit argument. You're claiming I've used two

715
00:35:45.760 --> 00:35:52.119
<v Speaker 2>years of eligibility that was not underneath your organization. Rozevic

716
00:35:52.159 --> 00:35:55.480
<v Speaker 2>can't say that he played NCAA basketball at a Division

717
00:35:55.480 --> 00:36:00.280
<v Speaker 2>two level. But again they're fighting, as we see speak

718
00:36:00.360 --> 00:36:04.800
<v Speaker 2>in court over players who are opting in in joint

719
00:36:04.840 --> 00:36:07.559
<v Speaker 2>for this settlement because they were not allowed to make money.

720
00:36:08.719 --> 00:36:12.360
<v Speaker 2>So it's really the same argument. Like you know, he's

721
00:36:12.440 --> 00:36:15.800
<v Speaker 2>basically following the lawsuit saying, you know, I couldn't make

722
00:36:15.840 --> 00:36:17.199
<v Speaker 2>that kind of money when I was at a D

723
00:36:17.280 --> 00:36:19.840
<v Speaker 2>two school, And now there's guys that have finished playing

724
00:36:19.840 --> 00:36:24.079
<v Speaker 2>college basketball seven eight years ago that are joining in

725
00:36:24.079 --> 00:36:26.440
<v Speaker 2>this lawsuit and they're going to get a settlement. Why

726
00:36:26.519 --> 00:36:29.960
<v Speaker 2>not just let me play so we'll see what happens.

727
00:36:30.000 --> 00:36:35.280
<v Speaker 2>I mean again, this is not in any way necessarily

728
00:36:35.400 --> 00:36:40.599
<v Speaker 2>relative to like local schools here. But what I want

729
00:36:40.599 --> 00:36:45.480
<v Speaker 2>you to keep in mind, if this guy wins, the

730
00:36:45.519 --> 00:36:47.920
<v Speaker 2>NAA will probably do the same thing they did with

731
00:36:47.960 --> 00:36:53.440
<v Speaker 2>Diego Pavia, which is they will just give a blanket

732
00:36:53.760 --> 00:36:56.400
<v Speaker 2>waiver for everybody while they figure it out. Because that's

733
00:36:56.440 --> 00:36:58.320
<v Speaker 2>what they did. They didn't make any changes, they just said, look,

734
00:36:58.320 --> 00:37:01.480
<v Speaker 2>if you play. That's why Javon and Casein are eligible.

735
00:37:01.559 --> 00:37:03.719
<v Speaker 2>Cason would have got it regardless because of the red

736
00:37:03.719 --> 00:37:06.000
<v Speaker 2>shirt he could have taken from the injury this year.

737
00:37:06.119 --> 00:37:08.800
<v Speaker 2>But Javon is getting an extra year because one of

738
00:37:08.800 --> 00:37:13.360
<v Speaker 2>his years that was used during his college career where

739
00:37:13.360 --> 00:37:16.719
<v Speaker 2>his eligibility was supposed to be exhausted this year was JUCO.

740
00:37:16.880 --> 00:37:19.679
<v Speaker 2>Now that doesn't count, so he gets another year, so

741
00:37:21.039 --> 00:37:23.480
<v Speaker 2>that it's Juco guys that are that are that are

742
00:37:23.519 --> 00:37:25.320
<v Speaker 2>still able to play now. I mean, there's some football

743
00:37:25.360 --> 00:37:27.199
<v Speaker 2>players that were not in the mix for their school

744
00:37:27.280 --> 00:37:30.159
<v Speaker 2>until this way, until this blanket waver passed. Who are now?

745
00:37:30.400 --> 00:37:32.000
<v Speaker 2>You got dudes that are you know? Yeah, I played

746
00:37:32.039 --> 00:37:33.960
<v Speaker 2>one year, Juco, I got one year left. Let's hit

747
00:37:34.000 --> 00:37:36.800
<v Speaker 2>the portal. See what I can go get? Well, think

748
00:37:36.840 --> 00:37:41.199
<v Speaker 2>about if you played four years of NCAA DIV again.

749
00:37:41.280 --> 00:37:45.480
<v Speaker 2>This is if Brosovic wins his lawsuit again, they'll probably

750
00:37:45.719 --> 00:37:47.719
<v Speaker 2>do a blanket waiver until they figure it out. But like,

751
00:37:48.360 --> 00:37:52.960
<v Speaker 2>there could be players from all I mean D two

752
00:37:53.679 --> 00:37:57.599
<v Speaker 2>NAI which, by the way, D two I would say,

753
00:37:57.599 --> 00:38:00.159
<v Speaker 2>like the best D two teams, A lot of them

754
00:38:00.199 --> 00:38:04.239
<v Speaker 2>are not just better, they're substantially better than the three

755
00:38:04.320 --> 00:38:08.960
<v Speaker 2>hundreds of D one. So just think about if they

756
00:38:09.000 --> 00:38:11.880
<v Speaker 2>do a blanket waiver, you've got all American players from

757
00:38:11.920 --> 00:38:13.960
<v Speaker 2>the D two level that are like, I'm hitting the

758
00:38:13.960 --> 00:38:16.840
<v Speaker 2>poor like it's just it is an absolute free for

759
00:38:16.880 --> 00:38:20.000
<v Speaker 2>all right now. And it's nobody's fault about the instill

760
00:38:20.119 --> 00:38:22.760
<v Speaker 2>as that's just the facts of the matter. So anyways,

761
00:38:22.840 --> 00:38:24.960
<v Speaker 2>quick break, we'll come back, wrap up the four o'clock

762
00:38:24.960 --> 00:38:28.000
<v Speaker 2>hour on the other side and keep it all on along.

763
00:38:28.440 --> 00:38:30.079
<v Speaker 2>We'll also get back into the Kentucky side of things,

764
00:38:30.119 --> 00:38:32.480
<v Speaker 2>because again I don't want to act like Mark Pope's

765
00:38:32.480 --> 00:38:37.199
<v Speaker 2>gonna have a terrible team next year, But there's really

766
00:38:37.199 --> 00:38:41.079
<v Speaker 2>no way to kind of again, it can be both things.

767
00:38:41.239 --> 00:38:42.639
<v Speaker 2>It's not the end of the world. They'll probably be

768
00:38:42.719 --> 00:38:44.519
<v Speaker 2>just fine when it comes to players for next year,

769
00:38:44.639 --> 00:38:48.760
<v Speaker 2>for Mark Pope and Lexington. But you know, Kentucky fans,

770
00:38:49.119 --> 00:38:51.159
<v Speaker 2>even me who's not a Kentucky fan, it's just not usual.

771
00:38:51.360 --> 00:38:53.880
<v Speaker 2>I'm not used to seeing Kentucky go all in for

772
00:38:53.920 --> 00:38:57.159
<v Speaker 2>a player three straight times and then not get them.

773
00:38:57.320 --> 00:38:59.480
<v Speaker 2>But it happened. Quick break. People lock there here and

774
00:38:59.519 --> 00:39:00.039
<v Speaker 2>sports Talks.

775
00:39:00.719 --> 00:39:04.559
<v Speaker 1>Now back to Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on

776
00:39:04.719 --> 00:39:06.239
<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine.

777
00:39:06.159 --> 00:39:12.159
<v Speaker 2>Day, Neo right, uh, yes, Neo had a run. Is

778
00:39:12.199 --> 00:39:14.519
<v Speaker 2>he still like he's around? I know he's still around.

779
00:39:14.519 --> 00:39:16.320
<v Speaker 2>I don't think he's making music though. He's got like

780
00:39:16.360 --> 00:39:19.400
<v Speaker 2>ten wives. I think, yeah, I remember here, he's like

781
00:39:19.440 --> 00:39:21.440
<v Speaker 2>some like they all like live together like he's it's

782
00:39:21.480 --> 00:39:23.280
<v Speaker 2>not like he just really oh yeah, it's not like

783
00:39:23.320 --> 00:39:25.719
<v Speaker 2>a side piece thing like he. I think they live

784
00:39:25.760 --> 00:39:27.199
<v Speaker 2>as like a family. He may not have ten I

785
00:39:27.239 --> 00:39:30.800
<v Speaker 2>think he has a few, but a few. Neo one

786
00:39:30.800 --> 00:39:34.280
<v Speaker 2>of the best voices of that era of music, and

787
00:39:34.320 --> 00:39:37.599
<v Speaker 2>there's just something about his music that just you know,

788
00:39:38.800 --> 00:39:41.480
<v Speaker 2>it didn't make me uncomfortable, but like, no matter what

789
00:39:41.639 --> 00:39:43.960
<v Speaker 2>Neo was singing about, it was sexual. You know what

790
00:39:44.000 --> 00:39:46.360
<v Speaker 2>I'm saying, Like he gets you fun. I mean he was.

791
00:39:46.480 --> 00:39:49.559
<v Speaker 2>He was, you know, baby making music as they say,

792
00:39:49.639 --> 00:39:50.440
<v Speaker 2>right like the.

793
00:39:50.360 --> 00:39:52.960
<v Speaker 3>Early two thousands, R and B, Like that's what it was.

794
00:39:53.079 --> 00:39:55.840
<v Speaker 3>I remember when I was living in Arizona. I used

795
00:39:55.840 --> 00:39:57.719
<v Speaker 3>to call into the radio stations all the time and

796
00:39:57.760 --> 00:39:59.920
<v Speaker 3>try to do like when like saying that you in

797
00:40:00.159 --> 00:40:01.280
<v Speaker 3>up here with us, look.

798
00:40:01.159 --> 00:40:02.159
<v Speaker 2>At how that works.

799
00:40:02.599 --> 00:40:04.760
<v Speaker 3>I ended up winning. I told him it was my

800
00:40:04.800 --> 00:40:08.679
<v Speaker 3>birthday and they gave me. Well they said here it's

801
00:40:08.840 --> 00:40:11.239
<v Speaker 3>the Neo's latest CD. And I'm like, all right, that

802
00:40:11.320 --> 00:40:13.840
<v Speaker 3>sounds awesome. And they were trying to verify me. I

803
00:40:14.280 --> 00:40:16.519
<v Speaker 3>asked if I was over eighteen, but I couldn't do

804
00:40:16.559 --> 00:40:19.440
<v Speaker 3>the date in my head. I'm like, god, when is

805
00:40:19.480 --> 00:40:21.440
<v Speaker 3>eighteen years old at this point? So I just hung up.

806
00:40:21.920 --> 00:40:23.920
<v Speaker 3>So I wonder what that album. Wonder where that album

807
00:40:24.039 --> 00:40:24.440
<v Speaker 3>ended up.

808
00:40:24.960 --> 00:40:26.440
<v Speaker 2>I wish it would have ended up with you. That

809
00:40:26.480 --> 00:40:28.840
<v Speaker 2>would have been awesome. Yeah, that how old were you?

810
00:40:28.880 --> 00:40:31.599
<v Speaker 2>Do you remember? Just because I was probably like twelve thirteen.

811
00:40:31.639 --> 00:40:33.920
<v Speaker 2>That sounds about right, Like that was the Neo era. Right, Yes,

812
00:40:34.000 --> 00:40:35.880
<v Speaker 2>like he had a run, good run, and now he's

813
00:40:35.920 --> 00:40:38.199
<v Speaker 2>got a lot of wives, and you know, I'm sure

814
00:40:38.199 --> 00:40:39.920
<v Speaker 2>he's giving them a good run too. And if you

815
00:40:39.960 --> 00:40:42.559
<v Speaker 2>need help in doing that, I got just the guy

816
00:40:42.559 --> 00:40:44.679
<v Speaker 2>for you. It's doctor wood Over at the Louis Men's Clinic.

817
00:40:44.880 --> 00:40:47.159
<v Speaker 2>Louis of Men's Clinic has been helping men in this

818
00:40:47.199 --> 00:40:50.199
<v Speaker 2>community for over ten years. There have been imitators that

819
00:40:50.280 --> 00:40:53.599
<v Speaker 2>have no pun intended, popped up, open up shop trying to,

820
00:40:54.400 --> 00:40:56.679
<v Speaker 2>you know, imitate what is done at the Louis Men's Clinic,

821
00:40:56.760 --> 00:41:01.480
<v Speaker 2>and they don't last very long because you know, they're

822
00:41:01.480 --> 00:41:02.880
<v Speaker 2>not nearly as good. I was going to try to

823
00:41:02.880 --> 00:41:05.280
<v Speaker 2>make a very corny joke with that line because that

824
00:41:05.320 --> 00:41:06.480
<v Speaker 2>was but you know I was waiting for it. They

825
00:41:06.519 --> 00:41:10.559
<v Speaker 2>don't last long like the folks who you know aren't

826
00:41:10.559 --> 00:41:11.840
<v Speaker 2>taking care of what they need to take care of

827
00:41:11.880 --> 00:41:14.039
<v Speaker 2>with their partner. Probably not a good segue there, but

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<v Speaker 2>I try to my best. All you need to know

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<v Speaker 2>is Louis Men's Clinic can help you fellas in a

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<v Speaker 2>variety of ways. When it comes to low testosterone a

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<v Speaker 2>rectiledist function, They've got a variety of ways to treat

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<v Speaker 2>that they can help you with weight loss therapy, they

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<v Speaker 2>can help you with hair restoration. Think of just about

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<v Speaker 2>how you know. And again, I know men, they live

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<v Speaker 2>in a world, some of them where they're they're tough,

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<v Speaker 2>they're strong as can be. They're just programmed to not

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<v Speaker 2>show any sign of weakness. And you know, I wish

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<v Speaker 2>we weren't like that, but a lot of men are.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm here to tell you just look at it this way.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe like you don't even realize how much happier and

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<v Speaker 2>healthier you could be. Maybe you have low testosterone and

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<v Speaker 2>you've just been putting it off and you are in denial,

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<v Speaker 2>or maybe you just don't even know what low testosterone

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<v Speaker 2>is or how it works. If you have a rectoldus function,

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<v Speaker 2>I would imagine that's something that you do know, and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe you're in denial, which is understandable. I'm sure that's

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<v Speaker 2>a tough thing to go through, and I just want

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<v Speaker 2>you to know that there's folks that can help you

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<v Speaker 2>with that. And you can't get that taken care of

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<v Speaker 2>and get it behind you and have a better intimate

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<v Speaker 2>situation with your partner until you address it and don't

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<v Speaker 2>worry about the awkwardness. This is what they do. This

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<v Speaker 2>is literally what their business is. And it's not just

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<v Speaker 2>providing a service to help you with certain things. It's

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<v Speaker 2>to be there and help you through what is probably

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<v Speaker 2>going to be an uncomfortable situation for you. They're there

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<v Speaker 2>to make it not uncomfortable. So I can't recommend them enough.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the love of Men's Clinic. You can check them

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<v Speaker 2>or you can give them a call. I should say

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<v Speaker 2>at five O two four four four four thousand, shout

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<v Speaker 2>out to the Louisville Men's Clinic. All right, So again

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just thinking more so about what we talked about

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of the last segment. If Brosovic does

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<v Speaker 2>win his lawsuit, I mean, I just don't see how

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<v Speaker 2>the NCAA wouldn't. I mean, they don't have the resources

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<v Speaker 2>to handle hundreds of other players seeing him winning and

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<v Speaker 2>doing the same thing, so they'll probably just give a

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<v Speaker 2>blanket waiver. And it's just I mean that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the JUCO thing was a big enough factor. But if

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<v Speaker 2>he is granted another year because one of his four

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<v Speaker 2>years was not at the D one level, and now

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<v Speaker 2>that his eligibility is exhausted, he he's unable to make

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<v Speaker 2>a million dollars because he you know, is Uh is

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<v Speaker 2>allegedly being offered that and he can't go because he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't have eligibility. If they just decide, okay, well we'll

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<v Speaker 2>figure it out. Like I still, I don't, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>look at I'm trying to think of other players. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously the best example was what Ben McCullum did at Drake,

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean I think there are guys who could

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<v Speaker 2>go and be like you could go to next year

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<v Speaker 2>if this, if this happened to where like D two

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<v Speaker 2>players took advantage of this and realized they could go

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<v Speaker 2>to a higher level one for one year or maybe longer.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, Like you can see an extra's final

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<v Speaker 2>four have two guys that are, you know, like the

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<v Speaker 2>third leading scorers on teams that are playing for a

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<v Speaker 2>national championship. Like that's not unheard of. They're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to be your focal point, but like they're good players

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<v Speaker 2>and you put them along you know, other good players,

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<v Speaker 2>players that are at a caliber they've never played before

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<v Speaker 2>because they've been at the D two level of the

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<v Speaker 2>NAI level like it. And these are the kind of

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<v Speaker 2>guys that are going to be hungry, like they're not

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<v Speaker 2>going to be here just for the bag. Clearly they're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna want that and they're gonna get it, but like

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna be thinking like this is insane. I'm playing

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<v Speaker 2>for a power program right now. So we'll see. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if he wins, but wouldn't shock me if

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<v Speaker 2>he does. All right, you will win in life if

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<v Speaker 2>you stick around for the five o'clock hour. How about that.

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<v Speaker 2>Just take my word for it. It's coffee and company.

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<v Speaker 2>We got another hour to go right here on Sports

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<v Speaker 2>Talk seven ninety