WEBVTT 1 00:00:08.320 --> 00:00:12.400 It's time for coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:12.599 --> 00:00:14.240 Sports Talk seven nine day. 3 00:00:14.759 --> 00:00:26.839 Now here's Nick Coffee. 4 00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:28.839 I'd tell you what. 5 00:00:28.879 --> 00:00:31.600 Those first couple of hours went by really really fast. 6 00:00:32.600 --> 00:00:33.320 It's been fun. 7 00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:36.159 I mean, I enjoy doing this every day and try 8 00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:39.159 not to, you know, take it for granted, because it's 9 00:00:39.159 --> 00:00:40.920 still something that you know, I have to keep it 10 00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:42.479 in mind. One day I won't be able to do 11 00:00:42.520 --> 00:00:45.280 anymore and it'll be sad. But I'm gonna enjoy it 12 00:00:45.880 --> 00:00:48.520 until you know, they kicked me out of here, and 13 00:00:48.799 --> 00:00:52.799 it's much more enjoyable. Whenever college basketball is something Louisville 14 00:00:52.840 --> 00:00:55.679 fans myself included, I'm a Louisville fan whenever I'm excited 15 00:00:55.719 --> 00:00:57.719 to talk about it because you know, the team that 16 00:00:57.759 --> 00:01:02.880 I care so much about, they're they're at least relevant 17 00:01:02.880 --> 00:01:05.879 to an extent, and right now, there aren't many out 18 00:01:05.879 --> 00:01:09.319 there talking about Louisville basketball in Pat Kelsey's first year, 19 00:01:09.959 --> 00:01:11.519 you know, being a team that might win the national 20 00:01:11.560 --> 00:01:15.280 championship or anything like that. But they have become a 21 00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:20.920 significant storyline with these wins continuing to pile up, and 22 00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:25.079 it used to just be something that you would expect. Yeah, 23 00:01:25.120 --> 00:01:27.000 of course they're talking up Louisville. You kidding me, We're 24 00:01:27.040 --> 00:01:32.640 Louisville basketball. But that hasn't been the case in recent years. 25 00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:35.840 And in fact, this sounds painful to say, but it's 26 00:01:35.879 --> 00:01:39.760 another I guess example as to why this feels so awesome. 27 00:01:39.840 --> 00:01:41.760 And again that list as far as why this just 28 00:01:41.840 --> 00:01:46.840 feels as fun of a ride we've had as fans 29 00:01:46.879 --> 00:01:48.719 in the regular season in a long long time. Again, 30 00:01:48.760 --> 00:01:53.439 that list is lengthy. But Louisville hasn't been to the 31 00:01:53.480 --> 00:01:56.120 second weekend of the tournament in ten years. I mean, 32 00:01:56.120 --> 00:01:58.760 think about that now. They still not might get there 33 00:01:58.760 --> 00:02:02.200 this year because you just never know. But Louisville is 34 00:02:02.239 --> 00:02:04.959 relevant for the right reasons once again, And again that's 35 00:02:05.000 --> 00:02:06.760 not me to say. That's not me saying that they're 36 00:02:06.799 --> 00:02:09.719 about to cut down the nets at the final four. 37 00:02:09.719 --> 00:02:11.120 In fact, I don't even know where the Final four 38 00:02:11.199 --> 00:02:15.000 is this year, and I usually do know. I usually 39 00:02:15.080 --> 00:02:16.919 keep in mind where it is, just because I'm a 40 00:02:16.960 --> 00:02:20.759 college basketball nerd. But I have found myself paying a 41 00:02:20.759 --> 00:02:23.000 lot of attention to college hoops like I always do, 42 00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:25.520 but again for different reasons, doing it in a different way. 43 00:02:26.199 --> 00:02:28.800 Because you know, there was never a scenario where I 44 00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:31.840 wouldn't love college hoops, but I've had to find other 45 00:02:31.879 --> 00:02:34.000 things that really make me happy, like betting, and I 46 00:02:34.039 --> 00:02:36.520 still love betting, but I haven't made a college basketball 47 00:02:36.560 --> 00:02:39.080 bet in four days, which probably doesn't sound like that, 48 00:02:39.159 --> 00:02:42.159 are you Okay, I'm good, but I'm now just like 49 00:02:42.159 --> 00:02:43.960 like last night, it hit me at like eight thirty. 50 00:02:44.319 --> 00:02:45.960 I didn't even think to look at the board today 51 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:47.759 because I just knew Louisville played a game and I 52 00:02:47.800 --> 00:02:50.120 was excited to watch them. So not to say that 53 00:02:50.120 --> 00:02:52.479 that I got into gambling because I needed something to 54 00:02:52.599 --> 00:02:55.240 kind of fill the void of enjoying college hoops because 55 00:02:55.240 --> 00:02:56.840 there wasn't any team that was going to give me 56 00:02:57.159 --> 00:03:00.199 great satisfaction. So I mean, I guess I was looking 57 00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:01.719 for satisfaction with winning bets. 58 00:03:01.759 --> 00:03:04.080 But yeah, I can for all the wrong place. Yeah, 59 00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:04.759 I mean, I can do. 60 00:03:04.759 --> 00:03:06.639 Both and still have fun. And that's that's what I've 61 00:03:06.639 --> 00:03:08.800 been able to do so far this season. But man, 62 00:03:08.840 --> 00:03:10.479 it's it's just been a fun ride. And I know 63 00:03:10.520 --> 00:03:12.840 that's repetitive. I've said it many many times, but when 64 00:03:12.879 --> 00:03:14.759 you see this team continue to do what they did 65 00:03:14.800 --> 00:03:17.680 last night, the young Ciner, in my opinion, looking as 66 00:03:17.680 --> 00:03:20.479 good as it's looked on TV in many years. You 67 00:03:20.520 --> 00:03:22.879 can tell with each game these guys are getting more 68 00:03:22.919 --> 00:03:26.080 confident in themselves and these fans are getting more confident 69 00:03:26.120 --> 00:03:28.599 in this team, and it's just it's it's really I 70 00:03:28.639 --> 00:03:30.840 don't want to say best case scenario, because again, college 71 00:03:30.879 --> 00:03:35.759 hoops is different. We really evaluate what matters in March 72 00:03:35.800 --> 00:03:37.719 and when we get to the postseason, and we're not 73 00:03:37.759 --> 00:03:40.280 there yet. But I don't really even care about that 74 00:03:40.360 --> 00:03:43.439 right now. I'm obsessed with bracketology like anybody else, So 75 00:03:43.439 --> 00:03:45.199 maybe it's not true to say that I don't care. 76 00:03:45.759 --> 00:03:49.360 But living in the moment and enjoying it is what 77 00:03:50.120 --> 00:03:52.879 I know I'm doing, and I can certainly tell you 78 00:03:53.080 --> 00:03:55.039 it feels like many of you are doing it too, 79 00:03:55.479 --> 00:03:57.879 and it's it's been a lot of fun. I mean, well, Kentucky, 80 00:03:58.000 --> 00:04:01.560 they're having a season this year where they're clearly looking 81 00:04:01.599 --> 00:04:03.080 like one of the better teams in the country. They've 82 00:04:03.080 --> 00:04:04.960 got a great resume, they're looking like they're gonna get 83 00:04:05.000 --> 00:04:06.840 a really good seed in the tournament. Yeah, they've got 84 00:04:06.840 --> 00:04:08.919 some losses, some to teams they probably feel like maybe 85 00:04:08.919 --> 00:04:11.520 they shouldn't have lost to, but they're certainly not bad 86 00:04:11.599 --> 00:04:15.840 losses necessarily, and they've done enough good as far as 87 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:18.319 their wins to where they're in a great spot. But 88 00:04:18.399 --> 00:04:20.519 I bet you because it's Pope and it's new, and 89 00:04:20.560 --> 00:04:24.360 he's really hitting notes in checking boxes if you will, 90 00:04:24.439 --> 00:04:27.439 that Cali Perry never would and really didn't care to. 91 00:04:28.319 --> 00:04:31.120 I think both fan bases around here are just enjoying 92 00:04:32.120 --> 00:04:35.439 the ride, and I think we're always going to do 93 00:04:35.439 --> 00:04:37.600 that when things are good, and when you get to 94 00:04:37.920 --> 00:04:40.199 it's just the expectation, and I'm sure Kentucky fans are 95 00:04:40.240 --> 00:04:42.279 there right now. I mean, this season is kind of 96 00:04:42.279 --> 00:04:45.480 what they expect, regardless of who's their coach. Didn't know 97 00:04:45.480 --> 00:04:47.439 if it was gonna happen this year, and here they are, 98 00:04:47.480 --> 00:04:49.160 so I think that makes it a little more enjoyable. 99 00:04:49.160 --> 00:04:51.839 And and it's Pope, one of their own. So when 100 00:04:51.879 --> 00:04:53.639 you get to a point where it is the expectation 101 00:04:54.000 --> 00:04:55.959 and it starts to be something that you don't really 102 00:04:56.040 --> 00:04:58.560 notice because you're just used to it, you are more 103 00:04:58.600 --> 00:05:01.800 so surprised when somebody's not gassing up your team and 104 00:05:01.839 --> 00:05:04.480 your coach and whatnot. That's a good place to be 105 00:05:04.480 --> 00:05:07.839 because you know why. That means it's been sustained that's 106 00:05:07.879 --> 00:05:10.959 sort of where that that that's that's where you are consistently. 107 00:05:11.920 --> 00:05:14.240 So again, I hope Louisville can get back to that 108 00:05:14.319 --> 00:05:17.040 point where we are no longer as excited to just 109 00:05:17.240 --> 00:05:20.759 see this team rolling through the ACC like they are. 110 00:05:20.839 --> 00:05:22.480 I mean, again, I know the ACC is what it is, 111 00:05:22.519 --> 00:05:24.040 but my point is, I just think it's been a 112 00:05:24.120 --> 00:05:29.759 it's been a rare year for fans for different reasons, 113 00:05:29.800 --> 00:05:32.560 to kind of find a little bit more joy than 114 00:05:32.600 --> 00:05:35.120 they typically would even if the results were the same. 115 00:05:35.160 --> 00:05:39.040 I think the circumstance with both new coaches here has 116 00:05:39.079 --> 00:05:41.639 has really made it made it a fun ride, and 117 00:05:42.079 --> 00:05:43.839 I'm loving every minute of It's coffee and company. 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We had loaded lines for 123 00:05:55.160 --> 00:05:56.800 a good chunk of the show today, and of course 124 00:05:57.360 --> 00:05:59.639 you know we we we got to take commercial breaks 125 00:05:59.680 --> 00:06:01.920 and we got people that get ahead of you in line, 126 00:06:01.959 --> 00:06:03.800 So if you dropped off, you can certainly give us 127 00:06:03.800 --> 00:06:06.240 a call back, and I would imagine if you are 128 00:06:06.279 --> 00:06:07.680 picking up the phone to give us a call, you're 129 00:06:07.680 --> 00:06:09.879 probably wanting to talk some college basketball. And that's certainly 130 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:12.600 what we've done throughout the day today. I know our 131 00:06:12.639 --> 00:06:15.000 audience turns over quite a bit throughout this three hour 132 00:06:15.160 --> 00:06:17.879 drivetime program, and obviously five o'clock there's a lot of 133 00:06:17.879 --> 00:06:20.079 people just now joining us. So again, as you could expect, 134 00:06:20.120 --> 00:06:24.079 we've talked a lot of college hoops today. And I'm 135 00:06:24.079 --> 00:06:26.319 to the point now where I could be proven wrong, 136 00:06:26.399 --> 00:06:29.360 but I believe this team is a really good team 137 00:06:29.480 --> 00:06:32.439 that is going to be deserving of a good seed. 138 00:06:32.480 --> 00:06:35.519 I think they'll get said good seed, and I don't 139 00:06:35.560 --> 00:06:37.800 know exactly what they'll do in the tournament. Once we 140 00:06:37.839 --> 00:06:41.439 get closer to actually playing a team from a different conference, 141 00:06:42.279 --> 00:06:44.600 maybe I do start to worry and squirm a little 142 00:06:44.600 --> 00:06:46.319 bit because I start to really think, I don't know, 143 00:06:46.800 --> 00:06:49.120 do the ACC set us up for failure because of 144 00:06:49.160 --> 00:06:51.199 how down it is. Are we going to be shell 145 00:06:51.240 --> 00:06:52.879 shocked when we play a team and you know, the 146 00:06:52.920 --> 00:06:54.759 round of thirty two that's from the Big ten or 147 00:06:54.800 --> 00:06:57.480 the Big twelve or the SEC. I mean, maybe that'll happen, 148 00:06:58.079 --> 00:07:00.199 but I'll worry about that when we get there. Just 149 00:07:00.279 --> 00:07:02.600 enjoying it as of right now. And for me last night, 150 00:07:03.240 --> 00:07:05.279 it wasn't as if I was expecting a loss. It 151 00:07:05.319 --> 00:07:08.240 wasn't as if I was really worried. In fact, my 152 00:07:08.319 --> 00:07:11.680 real issue going into the game, and it wasn't really 153 00:07:11.720 --> 00:07:14.639 an issue. It wasn't like I was, you know, being 154 00:07:14.680 --> 00:07:17.040 a caring about it, or maybe I was. Maybe that's 155 00:07:17.040 --> 00:07:18.439 how you would describe it if you listen to me 156 00:07:18.480 --> 00:07:20.319 talk about it. But I just mad Wake Forest schedule 157 00:07:20.360 --> 00:07:22.519 the way they did, because that win should have more 158 00:07:22.600 --> 00:07:25.000 value than it does. But that's a good place to be, 159 00:07:25.120 --> 00:07:27.639 right You beat somebody that you know is actually better 160 00:07:27.680 --> 00:07:30.759 than the metrics tell you, and your real complain is 161 00:07:30.800 --> 00:07:35.560 that you didn't end up jumping when you should have. 162 00:07:35.600 --> 00:07:41.160 And again, I not to be so repetitive, but Louisville 163 00:07:41.800 --> 00:07:44.120 being up by as much as twenty nine points last night, 164 00:07:44.839 --> 00:07:46.959 beating a team that has a better win than they 165 00:07:47.000 --> 00:07:50.920 do Wake Forest. Wake Forest has a win against Michigan, 166 00:07:50.920 --> 00:07:53.839 which is a better win than Louisville has, and they 167 00:07:53.839 --> 00:07:56.240 don't have any bad losses even today. They had the 168 00:07:56.240 --> 00:07:58.680 same record last night fifteen and five going into the game, 169 00:07:59.040 --> 00:08:01.720 but they're ranked in this seventies, meaning wake Forest is 170 00:08:02.439 --> 00:08:06.120 because of their stupidity with how they scheduled the non conference, 171 00:08:06.199 --> 00:08:09.160 something that is easy to control, easy to avoid. So 172 00:08:10.199 --> 00:08:13.959 my one complaint, which again i'm not I mean, it 173 00:08:14.000 --> 00:08:15.720 is an issue. It is something that bothers me, but 174 00:08:16.279 --> 00:08:18.560 I'll deal with it. And if this is my one complaint, 175 00:08:18.600 --> 00:08:19.959 then I think we're in a pretty good spot. But 176 00:08:20.000 --> 00:08:22.879 Louisville fell last night in the net rankings after beating 177 00:08:22.879 --> 00:08:25.160 a fifteen and five team with a with a bet 178 00:08:25.199 --> 00:08:28.560 honestly a better resume then I mean, maybe that that's 179 00:08:28.639 --> 00:08:30.240 up for debate, but clearly a better win and no 180 00:08:30.319 --> 00:08:32.519 bad losses and you beat them by double digits and 181 00:08:32.519 --> 00:08:34.600 you fell in the net rankings one spot, and it's 182 00:08:34.679 --> 00:08:38.279 and it's something that could have easily been avoided. And 183 00:08:38.320 --> 00:08:40.519 it's not only hurt wake Forest, it's hurting the acc 184 00:08:40.600 --> 00:08:46.200 including Louisville. But another sign for me last night was 185 00:08:46.720 --> 00:08:48.720 it got off to a slow start. I don't think 186 00:08:48.759 --> 00:08:51.240 it would be accurate to say Louisville came out playing poorly. 187 00:08:51.919 --> 00:08:55.200 I think they came out clearly locked in defensively, they 188 00:08:55.200 --> 00:08:57.399 were getting some good looks. They did miss free throws, 189 00:08:57.399 --> 00:08:59.960 which you gotta wonder is that gonna get you one day. 190 00:09:00.200 --> 00:09:04.559 I mean last night at the free throw line, they 191 00:09:04.600 --> 00:09:08.559 shot seventy one percent fifteen of twenty one. So honestly, 192 00:09:08.600 --> 00:09:10.799 I feel like they must have made like, I don't know, 193 00:09:10.960 --> 00:09:13.360 thirteen of their last fourteen or something because they started 194 00:09:13.360 --> 00:09:15.240 I believe it was like one for six or something. 195 00:09:15.840 --> 00:09:17.919 So it got better, and I think seventy one percent 196 00:09:17.919 --> 00:09:20.000 as a team fifteen of twenty one is not a 197 00:09:20.039 --> 00:09:21.840 bad night at the line. But you know, any free 198 00:09:21.840 --> 00:09:23.639 throw you miss, you feel like, man, we're leaving points 199 00:09:23.639 --> 00:09:25.840 out there. So again, Louisville came out ready to play. 200 00:09:25.840 --> 00:09:27.639 Wake Forest just did a good job of knowing, hey, 201 00:09:27.679 --> 00:09:31.120 we cannot let rain Smith breathe, and we got to 202 00:09:31.159 --> 00:09:33.799 be mindful of, you know, the pace they want to 203 00:09:33.799 --> 00:09:38.080 play at. So slow start to the game, but Louisville was, 204 00:09:38.600 --> 00:09:40.639 you know right, there wasn't as if wake Forest got 205 00:09:40.679 --> 00:09:43.159 off to I mean Louisville led for thirty seven minutes 206 00:09:43.200 --> 00:09:46.840 and twenty five seconds. Wake Forest led for fifty three seconds, 207 00:09:47.600 --> 00:09:51.159 and the lead change happened twice. The game was tied 208 00:09:51.200 --> 00:09:53.919 for a minute and forty two seconds, So I mean 209 00:09:55.159 --> 00:09:57.559 for the vast majority of that game, Louisville was in control, 210 00:09:58.279 --> 00:10:01.720 and I think to see them really go to that 211 00:10:01.759 --> 00:10:05.360 first media time out without having a real big run 212 00:10:06.399 --> 00:10:10.399 and wake Forest, I don't know if the huddle was 213 00:10:11.039 --> 00:10:13.159 positive at the time, but wake Forest had to feel 214 00:10:13.159 --> 00:10:15.320 pretty good after the first time out because Louisville didn't 215 00:10:15.360 --> 00:10:17.519 come out picking up where they left off against SMU. 216 00:10:17.559 --> 00:10:22.039 But sure enough, Louisville just hounding wake Forest defensively and 217 00:10:22.080 --> 00:10:24.720 making all the hustle plays, and then shots started to fall. 218 00:10:24.799 --> 00:10:27.279 Austin said this earlier, and he spot on can i 219 00:10:27.360 --> 00:10:29.559 Rus knocking down that first three that seemed to kind 220 00:10:29.559 --> 00:10:30.799 of I mean, I don't know if it had a 221 00:10:30.840 --> 00:10:32.960 real impact on other guys making shots, but he made 222 00:10:33.000 --> 00:10:34.720 the first one and then things started to kind of 223 00:10:34.840 --> 00:10:38.000 roll a little bit offensively. And what this team's been 224 00:10:38.039 --> 00:10:41.600 able to do, and I know competition's gonna be mentioned 225 00:10:41.840 --> 00:10:44.360 as a factor, but nothing you can do about that. 226 00:10:44.559 --> 00:10:45.919 What louis has been able to do, I feel like 227 00:10:46.000 --> 00:10:47.960 in this non game ten now and now at ten 228 00:10:48.000 --> 00:10:51.759 game winning streak really in January specifically, what they've done 229 00:10:51.960 --> 00:10:57.200 is they'll, you know, they'll stay consistent with things that 230 00:10:57.240 --> 00:10:59.919 are important that you can control. And that's attention to 231 00:11:00.000 --> 00:11:04.360 detailed defensively really just energy, not getting you know, not 232 00:11:04.399 --> 00:11:07.159 getting beat for the for the loose balls, and you know, 233 00:11:07.480 --> 00:11:12.200 spacing on offense. Like if they stay consistent there, shots 234 00:11:12.200 --> 00:11:14.000 are gonna fall for this group. And that's how they 235 00:11:14.039 --> 00:11:18.720 can be either close or maybe ahead by a few 236 00:11:18.759 --> 00:11:21.000 points and then out of nowhere they go on a 237 00:11:21.080 --> 00:11:23.440 run in their up double digits. And that's all she wrote, 238 00:11:23.480 --> 00:11:27.000 And that's really what happened last night. I found myself 239 00:11:27.240 --> 00:11:30.799 not complaining about the end of the game where Wake 240 00:11:30.840 --> 00:11:33.120 went on an eleven and eleven oh run in the 241 00:11:33.200 --> 00:11:35.120 last forty four I'm sorry. 242 00:11:35.200 --> 00:11:35.399 Yeah. 243 00:11:35.679 --> 00:11:37.759 In fact, Wake went on an eleven and eleven to 244 00:11:37.840 --> 00:11:40.159 one run in the last four minutes and forty eight seconds. 245 00:11:40.159 --> 00:11:43.360 Louisville missed their last six shots. They had a scoring 246 00:11:43.440 --> 00:11:45.440 draft of five minutes, so again, the ending of the 247 00:11:45.440 --> 00:11:48.279 game wasn't bad. But I found myself angry at those 248 00:11:48.320 --> 00:11:51.080 that were like nitpicking and I shouldn't care because people 249 00:11:51.080 --> 00:11:52.519 can react however they want to react. 250 00:11:52.919 --> 00:11:54.559 But if that's where we are, where. 251 00:11:54.360 --> 00:11:56.519 I'm I mean, I think one of the reasons I'm 252 00:11:56.519 --> 00:11:58.320 sensitive to this group because I just love watching this 253 00:11:58.360 --> 00:12:00.480 team play, and I think every but he should be 254 00:12:00.480 --> 00:12:03.399 appreciative of this in all aspects, not to say you 255 00:12:03.399 --> 00:12:05.960 can't be critical when bad plays happen, or maybe they 256 00:12:06.000 --> 00:12:07.759 do have a clunker and they lose a game or something. 257 00:12:07.799 --> 00:12:10.399 I mean, that's I don't expect that to happen until 258 00:12:10.440 --> 00:12:12.600 I see a sign of them really taking a step back. 259 00:12:12.960 --> 00:12:15.399 But they don't play anybody that you feel like should 260 00:12:15.480 --> 00:12:18.559 challenge them more so than the teams they've just played 261 00:12:18.559 --> 00:12:20.320 in the month of January. I mean, that's just the 262 00:12:20.360 --> 00:12:26.120 reality of it. So slowly, but surely, there are signs 263 00:12:27.080 --> 00:12:30.600 almost daily for me as as a fanatic, a superfan, 264 00:12:31.240 --> 00:12:35.240 that is reminding me we're healing, we're getting back, and 265 00:12:35.799 --> 00:12:37.639 I don't know if this is part of the healing process. 266 00:12:37.720 --> 00:12:40.000 But you know, I'm no longer angry at I mean, 267 00:12:40.039 --> 00:12:42.360 I still think what he said was foolish, but I mean, 268 00:12:42.840 --> 00:12:46.240 I can't let Corey Alexander's nonsense from a year ago 269 00:12:47.120 --> 00:12:49.759 interrupt my joy with this team. And I thought, you know, 270 00:12:49.799 --> 00:12:52.919 he was really complimentary last night of Pat Kelse and Louisville, 271 00:12:52.919 --> 00:12:56.399 and I believe he was sincere. I do maybe if 272 00:12:56.440 --> 00:12:58.799 he would have acknowledged some of his comments than it, 273 00:12:58.879 --> 00:13:00.879 but which you have to keep in mind. And somebody 274 00:13:01.559 --> 00:13:05.200 who who works in actually somebody who worked for the 275 00:13:05.279 --> 00:13:08.039 ACC network that was here in town for the game yesterday, 276 00:13:08.159 --> 00:13:09.799 somebody that I've just met over the years at going 277 00:13:09.799 --> 00:13:12.759 to different ACC events and we became buddies. He brought 278 00:13:12.840 --> 00:13:14.519 up a really good point that I hadn't considered. And 279 00:13:14.559 --> 00:13:16.080 it's just a reminder that at times we do get 280 00:13:16.080 --> 00:13:18.279 a little self absorbed in our own bubble here. But 281 00:13:18.360 --> 00:13:21.039 if Corey Alexander kind of went out of his way 282 00:13:21.120 --> 00:13:24.919 to reference comments he made about Louisville and Kenny Payne 283 00:13:25.000 --> 00:13:29.080 last year while the program was terrible, meaning while nobody 284 00:13:29.120 --> 00:13:30.960 was watching, Like who do you think was watching North 285 00:13:30.960 --> 00:13:34.919 Carolina State in Louisville play each other in the Day 286 00:13:34.919 --> 00:13:38.799 of Shame game in the ACC Tournament? Only fans of 287 00:13:38.879 --> 00:13:41.440 Louisville or NC State or fans who like or just 288 00:13:41.480 --> 00:13:43.840 people who would have tortured themselves and watched that product 289 00:13:43.840 --> 00:13:45.840 of basketball. So like him going out of his way 290 00:13:45.840 --> 00:13:47.519 to reference it would have just seemed like he was 291 00:13:47.600 --> 00:13:51.000 really just you know, going off off the board there 292 00:13:51.000 --> 00:13:55.120 as far as what he's supposed to do. So, you know, Beheim, 293 00:13:55.159 --> 00:13:57.759 I thought you know was oddly entertaining. I mentioned this 294 00:13:57.759 --> 00:13:59.600 at the beginning of the show. Who were three different 295 00:13:59.600 --> 00:14:04.879 times were Beheim said something that genuinely brought laughter. And 296 00:14:05.279 --> 00:14:08.080 I think there's oftentimes things I can find funny or 297 00:14:08.559 --> 00:14:11.559 humorous that I don't genuinely have that emotion, which that's 298 00:14:11.559 --> 00:14:14.960 why totally different conversation. But this does give me a 299 00:14:15.039 --> 00:14:17.840 chance to mention it my pet peeven what we do 300 00:14:17.919 --> 00:14:21.039 here radio broadcasting, podcasting, even if you want to call 301 00:14:21.039 --> 00:14:24.559 it that the fake laugh for effect, if it isn't 302 00:14:24.559 --> 00:14:26.879 really funny, don't laugh. You have a better chance of 303 00:14:27.759 --> 00:14:30.960 someone finding what you're talking about funny if you don't laugh. 304 00:14:32.120 --> 00:14:34.720 Thank you. Yeah, well good uff, it's so good. But 305 00:14:34.720 --> 00:14:36.000 do you know what I mean by that? Like if 306 00:14:36.039 --> 00:14:37.240 you ever picked up on that. 307 00:14:37.159 --> 00:14:39.399 Like it's like a catch breath, I think is what 308 00:14:39.440 --> 00:14:42.080 they call it an acting school, Well, it's just you 309 00:14:42.120 --> 00:14:43.600 don't know what to do with that time. 310 00:14:43.879 --> 00:14:45.519 So but you also want to please a person that 311 00:14:45.559 --> 00:14:46.240 you're talking to. 312 00:14:46.440 --> 00:14:48.919 But not acting like I mean, it's just again it's 313 00:14:48.960 --> 00:14:51.840 human nature. There's a better chance for somebody, Like if 314 00:14:51.879 --> 00:14:56.679 somebody is hearing you laughing amongst each other or laughing 315 00:14:56.720 --> 00:15:00.960 at yourself, They're going to then mentally think, think, what's 316 00:15:01.000 --> 00:15:04.639 so funny, and then they're gonna realize that's not that funny. Right, 317 00:15:04.720 --> 00:15:06.679 So if you're not laughing, the bars low and then 318 00:15:06.679 --> 00:15:09.120 they're gonna maybe find it funny, you know. So anyways, 319 00:15:09.120 --> 00:15:12.120 just that that's that's a random thing. I just had 320 00:15:12.120 --> 00:15:15.240 to to interject with but Beheim last night, part of his, 321 00:15:15.360 --> 00:15:17.639 part of part of me, I guess being surprised is 322 00:15:17.679 --> 00:15:20.679 the delivery, Like he doesn't mean times I could barely 323 00:15:20.679 --> 00:15:23.000 hear him. Uh, and he's you know, he's not young 324 00:15:23.080 --> 00:15:26.559 by any means, and I oftentimes wondered what like, it's 325 00:15:26.559 --> 00:15:28.960 not uncommon for coaches of the game, especially those that 326 00:15:29.000 --> 00:15:32.720 have a national championship on the resume, to be intrigued 327 00:15:32.759 --> 00:15:34.480 by wanting to be a broadcaster. You can still make 328 00:15:34.480 --> 00:15:36.600 a good living doing it, and you know, you are 329 00:15:36.639 --> 00:15:39.240 somebody that people will respect as far as your opinion 330 00:15:39.279 --> 00:15:41.840 on the game. And Beyhem's somebody that I don't you know, 331 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:44.120 I don't know how great he is, but certainly I 332 00:15:44.120 --> 00:15:46.039 think he knows more about basketball than I ever will, 333 00:15:46.480 --> 00:15:49.159 So you know, I didn't really know. I mean, I've 334 00:15:49.240 --> 00:15:52.320 oftentimes found myself hearing him on games last couple of years, 335 00:15:52.320 --> 00:15:53.879 thinking man, like is this worth it? Like I know 336 00:15:53.960 --> 00:15:56.240 he coached, but man, he's not bringing much. And last night, 337 00:15:56.320 --> 00:16:00.039 if anything, he brought me some laughter because whenever he 338 00:16:00.159 --> 00:16:02.879 got the technical, the first one which was actually I 339 00:16:02.879 --> 00:16:05.240 don't know, they got three technicals because Salis got kicked 340 00:16:05.240 --> 00:16:07.159 out and look, he's a hell of a player, but 341 00:16:07.639 --> 00:16:11.440 both times he got teed up. If you have sympathy 342 00:16:11.480 --> 00:16:14.279 for him, have sympathy for him not being able to 343 00:16:14.279 --> 00:16:19.080 control his emotions because he mean, you can't be surprised 344 00:16:19.279 --> 00:16:21.399 when you get both those technicals. I mean that's just 345 00:16:21.440 --> 00:16:24.879 I mean the whole taunting, Like if he'd had just 346 00:16:25.000 --> 00:16:26.919 yelled and not done the head pat he would not 347 00:16:26.960 --> 00:16:29.960 have got a technical. The tapping on the head directly 348 00:16:30.399 --> 00:16:34.600 in front of Frank after he absolutely posterized him. It's 349 00:16:34.639 --> 00:16:37.159 just something you gotta control. You can probably get to 350 00:16:37.200 --> 00:16:38.639 half court and then do it and you're not gonna 351 00:16:38.639 --> 00:16:39.879 get a tee. But to do it in that moment, 352 00:16:40.039 --> 00:16:41.360 I guess it was hard for him to control. But 353 00:16:41.399 --> 00:16:43.039 you're also got to be smarter. You already got a 354 00:16:43.080 --> 00:16:45.159 technical for bitching at the reps because you thought she 355 00:16:45.200 --> 00:16:47.960 got fouled, because chucky. What did he do Austin He 356 00:16:47.960 --> 00:16:51.080 had the cuffs out, the cuffs, see, he was cuffing him. 357 00:16:51.159 --> 00:16:54.120 So you know those technicals that they got, I thought 358 00:16:54.120 --> 00:16:56.000 all of them were deserving, and the real stupid one. 359 00:16:56.039 --> 00:16:58.000 I mean I just mentioned how silly the other ones were. 360 00:16:58.039 --> 00:17:02.879 But the big fella just walking over as James Scott 361 00:17:02.960 --> 00:17:05.039 is already on the sideline heading to the seat on 362 00:17:05.039 --> 00:17:06.880 the bench because he's getting checked out of the game, 363 00:17:06.920 --> 00:17:09.119 and Efton Reed is going in front of him the 364 00:17:09.119 --> 00:17:11.079 Louisville bench and in front of the refs and just talking, 365 00:17:11.319 --> 00:17:13.160 talking reckless to him, like what do you expect? 366 00:17:13.480 --> 00:17:15.519 But right had a whole lot of raw er. Yeah, 367 00:17:15.599 --> 00:17:16.480 right after he got a t. 368 00:17:18.160 --> 00:17:21.240 They you know, had a he had a bucket, impressive 369 00:17:21.240 --> 00:17:23.079 bucket around the rim because he's a pretty polished low 370 00:17:23.160 --> 00:17:27.160 post player, and you know, he starts celebrating down twenty 371 00:17:27.200 --> 00:17:27.960 six I think it. 372 00:17:27.920 --> 00:17:29.519 Was, and Beheim just couldn't. You know. 373 00:17:29.680 --> 00:17:32.160 Bayam's not gonna wait for his time on the broadcast. 374 00:17:32.160 --> 00:17:33.720 He's Jim Bayham, So he's just gonna say what he 375 00:17:33.720 --> 00:17:35.400 wants to say when he wants to say it, even 376 00:17:35.400 --> 00:17:37.759 if he's cutting you off, even if he's distracting you 377 00:17:37.799 --> 00:17:40.319 from the game itself. But he just said do he 378 00:17:40.359 --> 00:17:42.839 said this aloud, does Efton Reed know they're down to 379 00:17:43.119 --> 00:17:45.440 or now? No, he's down twenty seven points. And I'm like, 380 00:17:46.680 --> 00:17:49.240 I'm glad somebody had the stones to say it, because 381 00:17:49.279 --> 00:17:52.440 like there's nothing that's a worse look for players than 382 00:17:52.480 --> 00:17:56.319 that then getting killed and then still acting like you 383 00:17:56.400 --> 00:17:58.839 know you have a reason too, because maybe this is 384 00:17:58.880 --> 00:18:02.480 just the old boomer in me now show boting, you know, 385 00:18:02.599 --> 00:18:06.440 talking smack, letting the other opponent know that you're getting 386 00:18:06.440 --> 00:18:08.440 the best of them. That's as old as time. That's 387 00:18:08.440 --> 00:18:12.319 been happening in sports since they've existed. But now it's 388 00:18:12.359 --> 00:18:17.039 so like it's it's such a show now, Like the 389 00:18:17.079 --> 00:18:20.559 padding on the head, the putting your hand near the 390 00:18:20.599 --> 00:18:24.440 ground to to let somebody know they're too small. Yeah, 391 00:18:24.480 --> 00:18:26.519 Like I mean again, it's probably just me being an 392 00:18:26.519 --> 00:18:28.400 old hater thinking that that's a little much, but like 393 00:18:28.440 --> 00:18:29.960 those are things that when you do get a tea, 394 00:18:31.119 --> 00:18:32.960 you're kind of asking for it, like you're you are, 395 00:18:33.079 --> 00:18:35.160 you're doing a little extra to like it's gonna be 396 00:18:35.200 --> 00:18:38.079 hard for somebody, including referees, to not notice that you're 397 00:18:38.119 --> 00:18:40.759 out there taunting your opponent, which sometimes they let it go, 398 00:18:40.839 --> 00:18:44.640 but sometimes you know they don't, so Beehim mentioning that 399 00:18:44.759 --> 00:18:45.799 was really funny. And then. 400 00:18:47.279 --> 00:18:48.519 Uh, West Durham, who, by the. 401 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:52.559