WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.680 --> 00:00:02.600 Welcome to the Big Blue and Sider Dick abro with 2 00:00:02.640 --> 00:00:04.679 you on a Friday as we wrap up the week, 3 00:00:05.040 --> 00:00:06.799 and a lot to talk about tonight. A lot of 4 00:00:06.839 --> 00:00:10.160 football stuff, a lot of recruiting the portal. The second 5 00:00:10.279 --> 00:00:12.800 hour of the show is going to be really football heavy. 6 00:00:12.800 --> 00:00:16.160 If you like Kentucky football, I know you're mad about 7 00:00:16.199 --> 00:00:18.440 it right now, are concerned about it. But if you 8 00:00:18.559 --> 00:00:22.440 like talking and hearing about Kentucky football, top of the hour, 9 00:00:22.559 --> 00:00:25.239 Van Hiles will join us. We have him on all year. 10 00:00:25.280 --> 00:00:28.000 Tom Leech has him one, he makes the rounds and 11 00:00:28.120 --> 00:00:31.640 Van a former Wildcat but lives in Louisiana but stays 12 00:00:31.679 --> 00:00:36.759 plugged in with video. He studies that video, breaks it down, podcasts, 13 00:00:36.840 --> 00:00:40.079 you name it, He's on it, and we'll talk with him, 14 00:00:40.159 --> 00:00:42.560 kind of do a seasonal wrap up with Van. We 15 00:00:42.600 --> 00:00:44.039 haven't had a chance to chat with him for a 16 00:00:44.079 --> 00:00:47.640 while because of all these basketball broadcasts, but we're gonna 17 00:00:47.640 --> 00:00:50.119 hook up with him a little bit later. Also, John Halo, 18 00:00:50.159 --> 00:00:53.920 the HEROLD Leader on this the day after the announcement 19 00:00:54.320 --> 00:00:56.759 by Barrion Brown that he's leaving, and of course two 20 00:00:56.799 --> 00:00:59.799 days after recruiting days. So John Halo, the HEROLD Leader 21 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:03.240 will join us as well. Obviously there's basketball to talk 22 00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:07.200 about with Kentucky playing Gonzaga tomorrow night. You'll hear that 23 00:01:07.239 --> 00:01:10.359 game right here on six point thirty WLAP ten pm 24 00:01:10.439 --> 00:01:14.359 tip off in Seattle with Tom and Jack. Sean Woods, 25 00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:17.480 the unforgettable guard, will join us. We were not able 26 00:01:17.519 --> 00:01:20.239 to talk to him Wednesday because of the Coaches Show schedule, 27 00:01:20.560 --> 00:01:23.359 but we move Sean to Friday and we'll find out 28 00:01:23.400 --> 00:01:25.760 what he has to say about both the Clemson game 29 00:01:26.319 --> 00:01:29.959 and the upcoming Gonzaga game. And remember, going into the 30 00:01:30.079 --> 00:01:33.840 Duke game, Sewn predicted a win over the Blue Devil, 31 00:01:33.920 --> 00:01:36.799 So we'll see what he has to say about Gonzaga, 32 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:40.319 but we'll also have him break down the loss to Clemson. 33 00:01:41.239 --> 00:01:43.719 And also, of course, this is Volleyball Night, by the 34 00:01:43.959 --> 00:01:47.640 miracle of digital recordings. I am actually at Memorial Coliseum 35 00:01:47.719 --> 00:01:51.120 right now and you can watch the game on ESPN Plus. 36 00:01:51.760 --> 00:01:53.840 Coming up in a few minutes, we'll hear from Craig 37 00:01:53.920 --> 00:01:58.079 Skinner and a couple of the Wildcats. Knocked off Cleveland State, 38 00:01:58.120 --> 00:02:00.640 as we said, they take on Minnesota. So it's the 39 00:02:00.680 --> 00:02:04.120 SEC and the Big ten tonight at the Coliseum and 40 00:02:04.159 --> 00:02:07.359 it's going to be good. SEC got nine bids this year. 41 00:02:07.400 --> 00:02:10.120 That's the most ever, but keep in mind Texas and 42 00:02:10.159 --> 00:02:13.039 Oklahoma joined the league, so that's really not a surprise, 43 00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:15.639 but the fact that a lot of other schools got in. 44 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:18.240 There have been years where the SEC only got three 45 00:02:18.360 --> 00:02:22.800 or four bids to the nca Volleyball Tournament. Somebody tweeted 46 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:25.520 at me earlier this week about the fact that the 47 00:02:25.599 --> 00:02:29.520 SEC champion, which is Kentucky of course, for the eighth 48 00:02:29.599 --> 00:02:31.840 year in a row at least outright or a share, 49 00:02:32.680 --> 00:02:36.039 only got a three seed. But that's a reminder that 50 00:02:36.919 --> 00:02:40.719 the SEC, as good as it is and so many things, 51 00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:45.919 is not the best conference with all due respect in volleyball. Now, 52 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:48.960 Kentucky is clearly one of the best teams in the country, 53 00:02:49.319 --> 00:02:53.120 but top to bottom this league had been lopsided for 54 00:02:53.199 --> 00:02:59.960 so long. Florida dominated twenty consecutive SEC championships for the 55 00:03:00.039 --> 00:03:02.719 Florida Gators, coached by Mary Wives, who used to coach 56 00:03:02.719 --> 00:03:05.639 at Kentucky. Her husband Mark used to be the basketball 57 00:03:05.680 --> 00:03:08.719 coach at Lindsay Wilson. She goes to Florida and builds 58 00:03:08.719 --> 00:03:13.479 an absolute monster down there. Well, Kentucky finally broke through 59 00:03:14.639 --> 00:03:17.639 and won an SEC title, and while the Wildcats were 60 00:03:17.639 --> 00:03:22.319 getting better, so was Tennessee and other schools have flirted 61 00:03:22.960 --> 00:03:27.199 with being good. When Missouri joined the SEC several years ago, 62 00:03:27.680 --> 00:03:32.120 Missou went undefeated in volleyball that year. No got knocked 63 00:03:32.120 --> 00:03:34.560 out in the first round of the tournament, if memory serves, 64 00:03:35.159 --> 00:03:38.879 But it's been pretty much Florida until Kentucky jumped in there. 65 00:03:38.919 --> 00:03:43.240 And then it's like a lot of sports chancellors, presidents 66 00:03:43.240 --> 00:03:45.479 ads looked around and thought, you know, we stink at 67 00:03:45.479 --> 00:03:48.919 this sport or that, why aren't we better? And so 68 00:03:49.039 --> 00:03:52.639 they have made moves. There have been, you know, better 69 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:55.919 facilities now and more coaching. It's like anything. If you 70 00:03:56.000 --> 00:03:59.280 throw money in the right areas, you make good hires, 71 00:04:00.120 --> 00:04:03.240 recruit well, you're gonna get better. And the SEC was 72 00:04:03.319 --> 00:04:07.280 really competitive this year. One of Kentucky's two conference losses, 73 00:04:07.319 --> 00:04:11.120 one was Texas okay, the other one was Auburn, and 74 00:04:11.199 --> 00:04:14.080 with all due respect, Arburn just wasn't very good this year. 75 00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:17.480 But on that night jumped up and beat the Wildcats. 76 00:04:17.519 --> 00:04:20.319 So they're sitting home right now saying, hey, that we 77 00:04:20.360 --> 00:04:23.240 beat a team that won the SEC and is now 78 00:04:23.319 --> 00:04:27.160 in the second round of the nca tournament. Our buddy 79 00:04:27.199 --> 00:04:31.319 Hunter Shelton, who covers so well he does the best 80 00:04:31.399 --> 00:04:34.839 job covering UK volleyball, has been on the show several times. 81 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:37.680 Used to hear him on Cameron Mills's show. He told 82 00:04:37.680 --> 00:04:42.079 me last night at the tournament matches, he said, some 83 00:04:42.160 --> 00:04:45.079 of the loose talk going around in the volleyball world 84 00:04:45.240 --> 00:04:49.439 is that the upset on the horizon early in the 85 00:04:49.480 --> 00:04:55.600 tournament was Kentucky losing to Minnesota. I don't know, maybe 86 00:04:55.600 --> 00:04:58.839 people looked at them at the matchups or whatever, but 87 00:04:59.600 --> 00:05:04.279 he said that was something that's been predicted prior to 88 00:05:04.319 --> 00:05:07.839 the tournament. Now, there was an upset last night Loyola 89 00:05:08.920 --> 00:05:16.079 of Chicago. The Ramblers upset Brigham Young. So maybe that 90 00:05:16.199 --> 00:05:19.920 was the vibe they were getting was about Loyola. I 91 00:05:19.959 --> 00:05:22.040 don't know if Sister Jean was at that match or not. 92 00:05:22.680 --> 00:05:25.720 So anyhow, we'll hear more from the volleyball Cats coming 93 00:05:25.839 --> 00:05:35.199 up here in just a couple minutes. There is more 94 00:05:35.279 --> 00:05:38.160 news and just you know, check the portal every hour. 95 00:05:38.800 --> 00:05:43.600 But another now former Wildcat entering the portal. It's an 96 00:05:43.639 --> 00:05:46.279 offensive lineman, but you might not even know his name 97 00:05:46.800 --> 00:05:51.480 because he didn't play much. Ben Christman as a grad 98 00:05:51.600 --> 00:05:56.399 transfer now. He started his career at Ohio State and 99 00:05:57.160 --> 00:06:01.360 had a knee injury in the spring fall camp. Missed 100 00:06:01.360 --> 00:06:05.319 his entire debut last year, a debut season with the Wildcats. 101 00:06:05.399 --> 00:06:09.040 This year, he played, according to Aaron Gershaan of The 102 00:06:09.079 --> 00:06:13.439 Cast Boss, twenty three snaps at right guard two against Vandy, 103 00:06:13.480 --> 00:06:17.000 twenty one against Murray State. So this is a guy 104 00:06:17.000 --> 00:06:20.720 who just couldn't get it done at Ohio State, suffered 105 00:06:20.720 --> 00:06:21.360 from injuries. 106 00:06:21.399 --> 00:06:21.560 Here. 107 00:06:21.560 --> 00:06:24.720 He was a four star guy coming out of high school, 108 00:06:25.600 --> 00:06:28.639 but things have just not come together for him for 109 00:06:28.680 --> 00:06:31.560 one reason or another. So now he's in the transfer 110 00:06:31.639 --> 00:06:34.199 portal and we wish him the best. Never met the guy, 111 00:06:34.600 --> 00:06:37.319 don't remember seeing him out on the field, but he's 112 00:06:37.360 --> 00:06:40.079 an old lineman. He's an interior a lineman, and I 113 00:06:40.079 --> 00:06:43.399 do remember hearing his name called by Tom and by Jeff. 114 00:06:43.399 --> 00:06:47.000 But somebody just today asked me what about all these transfers. 115 00:06:47.720 --> 00:06:52.519 I said, well, you know, it's happening everywhere in every sport, 116 00:06:52.759 --> 00:06:56.600 you know. I'll go back to the day after Mississippi State. 117 00:06:56.720 --> 00:07:04.959 Mississippi State won the National Baseball Championship. Eleven kids entered 118 00:07:04.959 --> 00:07:10.439 the portal the following day. But that's just where we 119 00:07:10.480 --> 00:07:15.879 are now in college athletics, and obviously they were planning 120 00:07:15.920 --> 00:07:19.959 it the whole time, but just forget about it. As 121 00:07:19.959 --> 00:07:21.800 I said earlier, I'm gonna talk to Van House about 122 00:07:21.800 --> 00:07:29.519 this evaluate recruit sign develop. That'll still happen, but it'll 123 00:07:29.560 --> 00:07:33.199 only happen here and there, and it may almost be 124 00:07:33.319 --> 00:07:36.279 like a happy accident. Here's a kid who's stuck around, 125 00:07:37.079 --> 00:07:39.920 and look at him now in lieu of going to 126 00:07:39.959 --> 00:07:44.040 the portal. You know, we're gonna talk to Sean Woods later, 127 00:07:44.079 --> 00:07:48.360 and we talked to him earlier this year about transfers. 128 00:07:48.920 --> 00:07:52.360 If you followed Kentucky basketball long enough, you know that 129 00:07:52.480 --> 00:07:56.879 back in the eighties, when the NCAA hit, Kentucky kids 130 00:07:56.920 --> 00:07:59.279 were allowed to leave and play right away the next year, 131 00:07:59.319 --> 00:08:01.759 and a lot of them did. Aron Ellis left, Chris 132 00:08:01.800 --> 00:08:05.720 Mills left. Sean wanted to leave, and his mom said, Nope, 133 00:08:06.040 --> 00:08:08.160 you're gonna stay right there and you're gonna stick it 134 00:08:08.199 --> 00:08:11.079 out because you said you would. And he did and 135 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:14.199 it worked out. You know, didn't quite get to the 136 00:08:14.199 --> 00:08:17.240 final four. Sean did his very best hit the shot 137 00:08:17.439 --> 00:08:19.560 just ahead of that other shot and a kid from Duke, 138 00:08:20.319 --> 00:08:24.519 but you know he doesn't regret it. Now obviously, but 139 00:08:24.680 --> 00:08:28.160 that is and you know, to be honest with you, 140 00:08:28.160 --> 00:08:30.920 you can hardly expect, especially a kill like Chrisman who 141 00:08:31.360 --> 00:08:34.120 he's just had bad luck, you know, with the injuries. 142 00:08:34.799 --> 00:08:38.639 But you've just got to find the place that suits you. 143 00:08:39.879 --> 00:08:45.200 And I'm sure there are thousands of former college athletes saying, man, 144 00:08:45.240 --> 00:08:48.120 I wish the portal had been around when I was playing, 145 00:08:48.159 --> 00:08:52.679 because some kids just never got the chance or committed 146 00:08:52.720 --> 00:08:56.559 and signed to the wrong place, stuff like that. But 147 00:08:56.799 --> 00:09:00.840 it's crazy right now. It's people say that the nil situation. 148 00:09:01.320 --> 00:09:05.559 They call that the wild West. I really believe you 149 00:09:05.559 --> 00:09:11.080 could say the exact same thing about the portal right now. So, 150 00:09:11.480 --> 00:09:15.559 as I mentioned, and as we record this, you've got 151 00:09:15.600 --> 00:09:20.879 the kid, the offensive lineman in the portal. But between 152 00:09:21.240 --> 00:09:23.080 the time you hear this and the time I recorded, 153 00:09:23.240 --> 00:09:25.879 you may have another three or four. Who knows. But 154 00:09:26.000 --> 00:09:30.279 as Mark Stoops also said, he needed some kids to 155 00:09:30.399 --> 00:09:34.200 enter the portal, kids he knew were not going to play, 156 00:09:35.519 --> 00:09:38.279 and he had conversations already with a lot of kids. 157 00:09:38.919 --> 00:09:42.200 So it's just the way business is done these days, 158 00:09:42.200 --> 00:09:46.399 the business of college athletics. While we're talking business, South 159 00:09:46.399 --> 00:09:50.799 Carolina has a new athletics director Jeremiah the NADI and 160 00:09:50.840 --> 00:09:53.600 of course in football, South Carolina Kentucky basically on the 161 00:09:53.600 --> 00:09:57.639 same pier, and right now the game Cocks have moved 162 00:09:57.639 --> 00:10:00.879 ahead of the Wildcats. For the longest time. Under Mark Stoops, 163 00:10:01.519 --> 00:10:04.879 it was Kentucky moving up. But then he comes from 164 00:10:04.919 --> 00:10:09.799 Texas Christian. He'd been there since July twenty seven, twenty seventeen, 165 00:10:10.960 --> 00:10:13.919 and if you take a good look, DCU has been 166 00:10:14.240 --> 00:10:17.240 getting it done under this guy. Do you want to 167 00:10:17.279 --> 00:10:19.639 give the ad credit for the big picture? People like 168 00:10:19.679 --> 00:10:23.039 to blame the ad for the big picture. So got 169 00:10:23.039 --> 00:10:28.399 to give him credit. Led their program to what they 170 00:10:28.440 --> 00:10:32.840 called new heights, got them you know, the TCU gets 171 00:10:32.879 --> 00:10:35.799 to the football playoffs, remem they got to the championship game, 172 00:10:35.840 --> 00:10:39.279 got blown out. But on his watch they won twelve 173 00:10:39.519 --> 00:10:44.639 Big or eleven Big Twelve Conference championship. First Texas team 174 00:10:44.679 --> 00:10:50.600 to appear in the college football playoffs. Basketball men's basketball 175 00:10:50.639 --> 00:10:54.919 program appeared in the last three NCAA tournaments. Baseball team 176 00:10:54.960 --> 00:10:57.679 won back to back Big twelve titles and appeared in 177 00:10:57.679 --> 00:11:01.360 the College World Series last year. So now he moves 178 00:11:01.399 --> 00:11:05.240 from Fort Worth to Columbia, South Carolina, and I have 179 00:11:05.360 --> 00:11:09.799 always thought South Carolina sleeping giant when it comes to athletics, 180 00:11:09.799 --> 00:11:13.000 because you got Clemson in that state and that's it. 181 00:11:14.279 --> 00:11:17.519 I mean, they're the kingpin, or should be in terms 182 00:11:17.519 --> 00:11:22.639 of attention and money in that state. So keep an 183 00:11:22.679 --> 00:11:26.240 eye on South Carolina. If you aren't all ready before 184 00:11:26.240 --> 00:11:27.639 we hit the break, you know this by now. But 185 00:11:27.679 --> 00:11:31.480 the UK women lost their first game last night, falling 186 00:11:31.519 --> 00:11:38.080 at North Carolina seventy two fifty three. Carolina jumped out early, 187 00:11:38.159 --> 00:11:42.519 Kentucky fought back. Carolina kept moving away. Kentucky kept fighting back, 188 00:11:43.279 --> 00:11:48.200 but just didn't get enough inside. Did not hit three pointers. 189 00:11:48.240 --> 00:11:51.240 This is not a really good three point shooting team. 190 00:11:51.240 --> 00:11:54.759 They're seven of twenty four. As a team, they hit 191 00:11:54.759 --> 00:11:58.159 twenty eight percent so far on the air. Clara Strack 192 00:11:58.759 --> 00:12:04.200 did not have a great game. Fouled out. I'm sorry 193 00:12:04.480 --> 00:12:06.320 she didn't fall out. She only had three fouls, but 194 00:12:06.840 --> 00:12:10.360 played only twenty five minutes, two for ten from the floor, 195 00:12:10.440 --> 00:12:13.200 only got to the free throw line for a couple 196 00:12:13.279 --> 00:12:18.799 of shots, oh for two. And if she's not playing well, 197 00:12:19.600 --> 00:12:22.919 obviously there's not a whole lot Georgia Aymore can do. 198 00:12:23.039 --> 00:12:26.279 She played all forty minutes, only got ten points, eight 199 00:12:26.279 --> 00:12:29.320 assist tho in just one turnover, but oh for five 200 00:12:30.080 --> 00:12:33.399 from beyond the arc. Now, Dajah Lawrence, she's really coming on. 201 00:12:34.679 --> 00:12:39.039 Played thirty seven and a half minutes, led the Wildcats 202 00:12:39.039 --> 00:12:42.200 with seventeen points, three of six from behind the arc. 203 00:12:43.399 --> 00:12:46.519 Ameilia Hassid four of eight from beyond the arc. She 204 00:12:46.559 --> 00:12:51.759 had thirteen points, but just too much North Carolina and 205 00:12:51.879 --> 00:12:55.919 the Wildcats fall for the first time in women's basketball. 206 00:12:55.919 --> 00:12:58.960 It's been that kind of week. So when we come back, 207 00:12:59.000 --> 00:13:02.320 we'll talk about a Kentucky team that is looking to 208 00:13:02.360 --> 00:13:07.279 move on in the NCAA tournament. That's those volleyball Wildcats. 209 00:13:07.679 --> 00:13:12.000 Own One other football note for you, the NFL Players 210 00:13:12.039 --> 00:13:14.639 of the Month. I hate to rub this into my 211 00:13:14.639 --> 00:13:17.799 buddy Aaron Gershawan, but Saquon Barkley, and I'm sure he 212 00:13:17.840 --> 00:13:20.360 would just shrug it off like yep. Of course, he 213 00:13:20.440 --> 00:13:23.039 had been a New York football giant. They didn't want 214 00:13:23.080 --> 00:13:25.639 to resign him. He is the player of the month, 215 00:13:25.679 --> 00:13:28.679 and he I think is the MVP leader right now 216 00:13:29.240 --> 00:13:34.399 for the Philadelphia Eagles. So he's the NFC Player of 217 00:13:34.440 --> 00:13:38.039 the month. The AFC Player of the Month, Joe Burrow 218 00:13:38.720 --> 00:13:43.159 of the Bengals. He is setting records, sort of unofficial 219 00:13:43.200 --> 00:13:50.440 records for incredible stats for a losing team. He averaged 220 00:13:50.480 --> 00:13:55.960 three hundred and forty five passing yards per game last month, 221 00:13:57.039 --> 00:14:01.200 threw for more than a thousand yards, twelve touchdowns, one pick. 222 00:14:01.799 --> 00:14:05.200 QB rating was one oh seven point seven. It's staggering 223 00:14:06.360 --> 00:14:10.039 and his team is just bad. They just can't seem 224 00:14:10.080 --> 00:14:13.919 to win a game. So anyhow, if you're a Bengals fan, 225 00:14:14.039 --> 00:14:16.799 I feel you. My guys lost last night the Packers 226 00:14:17.159 --> 00:14:20.879 to the Lions. We could not get our defensive pressure 227 00:14:21.240 --> 00:14:24.440 to Jared Goff and he cut us up. So all right, 228 00:14:24.440 --> 00:14:26.759 when we come back Kentucky Volleyball. Bottom of the hour, 229 00:14:27.000 --> 00:14:30.600 Sean Woods Hour number two, Van Hiles and John Hale, 230 00:14:30.840 --> 00:14:32.960 You're on six thirty WLA. Welcome back to the Big 231 00:14:33.000 --> 00:14:35.559 Blue Insider. Coming up in just a few minutes, Sean Woods, 232 00:14:35.559 --> 00:14:38.440 the Unforgettable Guard. We'll talk about what happened down at 233 00:14:38.440 --> 00:14:41.919 Clemson and he'll look ahead to Kentucky and Gonzaga, a 234 00:14:41.960 --> 00:14:44.279 game you will hear right here late tomorrow night, ten 235 00:14:44.279 --> 00:14:48.600 o'clock start on six thirty WLAP tonight in just a 236 00:14:48.600 --> 00:14:51.080 few minutes, and again it's on ESPN plus it's on 237 00:14:51.120 --> 00:14:54.080 our sister station as well, ninety eight point five FM. 238 00:14:54.159 --> 00:14:57.320 Kentucky Volleyball. The Wildcats are in the second round now 239 00:14:57.840 --> 00:15:00.919 of the NCAA tournament, looking to get back that final four. 240 00:15:01.159 --> 00:15:02.879 Of course, in the COVID year, they got to the 241 00:15:02.919 --> 00:15:06.320 final four and for the first time ever and won 242 00:15:06.360 --> 00:15:10.519 the national championship. Only one other SEC team we were 243 00:15:10.519 --> 00:15:13.120 talking about strength of the league. Florida is the only 244 00:15:13.159 --> 00:15:17.559 other SEC team as an SEC team that made it 245 00:15:17.600 --> 00:15:19.799 to the final four, because Texas is back to back 246 00:15:19.799 --> 00:15:22.840 defending champs. But now Texas is in the SEC. But 247 00:15:23.320 --> 00:15:27.000 as far as traditional SEC teams go, only Texas made 248 00:15:27.039 --> 00:15:29.960 it once and lost out in the semifinal rounds. So 249 00:15:30.039 --> 00:15:33.159 Kentucky is trying to get back for the second time 250 00:15:33.639 --> 00:15:37.080 in five years. So after the match last night, we 251 00:15:37.120 --> 00:15:42.519 heard from Brooklyn Delay and Aaron Lamb and Brooklyn talked 252 00:15:42.519 --> 00:15:44.320 about the fact that the Wildcats got off to a 253 00:15:44.360 --> 00:15:46.559 good start just how important that was. 254 00:15:46.960 --> 00:15:48.519 Yeah, I think we just knew we had to jump 255 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:51.720 from the start. You can't really start a game off 256 00:15:52.000 --> 00:15:54.240 coming in pretty soft. I mean, we knew they were 257 00:15:54.279 --> 00:15:56.720 going to come out swinging, and that's kind of what 258 00:15:56.759 --> 00:15:58.519 they did. But I think we did a really good 259 00:15:58.600 --> 00:16:00.480 job of stopping that and just playing our game and 260 00:16:00.559 --> 00:16:04.679 not letting the tournament really affect our own individuals. 261 00:16:05.080 --> 00:16:09.159 Wildcats swept Cleveland State. Brooklyn Delay fifteen kills. She hit 262 00:16:09.240 --> 00:16:12.759 three ninety one. Last year, they just had absolutely no 263 00:16:12.919 --> 00:16:16.639 answers for her. She did get help on the other side, 264 00:16:16.679 --> 00:16:19.320 of course, Aaron Lamb had ten and she is a 265 00:16:19.399 --> 00:16:23.559 Minnesota native looking forward playing tonight, but she also talked 266 00:16:23.559 --> 00:16:26.679 about how great it is on one side of the 267 00:16:26.720 --> 00:16:30.279 net to have Brooklyn Delay on the other side, tying 268 00:16:30.360 --> 00:16:32.039 up the other team's defense. 269 00:16:32.720 --> 00:16:34.720 Yeah, no kidding, it's a great help. So I appreciate 270 00:16:34.879 --> 00:16:38.519 I appreciate your time. But yeah, Brooklyn's awesome. I mean, 271 00:16:38.559 --> 00:16:40.799 she's the hardest worker out her craft, and it's no 272 00:16:40.879 --> 00:16:43.120 surprise that people have to pay so much attention to 273 00:16:43.159 --> 00:16:46.039 her because she just puts so much time, energy, effort 274 00:16:46.519 --> 00:16:51.120 into the game. So yeah, definitely helps, but she deserves it. 275 00:16:52.399 --> 00:16:55.679 I need to correct myself. Brooklyn Delay actually hit a 276 00:16:55.679 --> 00:16:59.159 lot better than three ninety one. That was the team 277 00:16:59.759 --> 00:17:03.799 hit percentage, which is just insane. But Brooklyn Delay with 278 00:17:03.840 --> 00:17:07.720 those fifteen kills two errors in twenty seven swings hit 279 00:17:07.799 --> 00:17:10.000 four eighty one and as I always say, think of 280 00:17:10.039 --> 00:17:13.279 it as batting average, especially for someone who's got a 281 00:17:13.319 --> 00:17:18.319 lot of swings. That's just incredible. But she got huge 282 00:17:18.359 --> 00:17:21.680 help again from Aaron Lamb the ten kills she had 283 00:17:21.759 --> 00:17:26.680 four forty four and Jordan Daily the youngsters seven kills, 284 00:17:27.039 --> 00:17:31.400 zero errors, thirteen swings she had five thirty eight. Nothing 285 00:17:31.440 --> 00:17:34.240 Cleveland State could do about that. Cleveland State hit just 286 00:17:34.279 --> 00:17:38.119 one fourteen. So now less than a day's rest, they 287 00:17:38.200 --> 00:17:40.079 got to turn around and play each other. Minnesota in 288 00:17:40.160 --> 00:17:43.359 Kentucky and Craig Skinner talked about that quick turnaround. We've 289 00:17:43.400 --> 00:17:44.599 done a good job all season long. 290 00:17:44.680 --> 00:17:48.240 I'm preparing for the next day and you know today's 291 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:51.359 super important, but also preparing by what we do physically 292 00:17:51.359 --> 00:17:55.000 in the gym and how we make sure we're you know, 293 00:17:55.400 --> 00:17:57.599 gauging our effort and loads to. 294 00:17:58.039 --> 00:18:00.000 Prepare us to play you know, back to back day. 295 00:18:00.400 --> 00:18:04.039 It's you know, it's not easy for both Minnesota and US, 296 00:18:04.079 --> 00:18:06.720 but you know, certainly these guys have been looking forward 297 00:18:06.720 --> 00:18:08.079 this moment for all season long. 298 00:18:09.000 --> 00:18:11.920 Obviously, this is what they've been waiting for the NCAA Tournament, 299 00:18:12.000 --> 00:18:15.880 so you know, adrenaline. We'll play a large part tonight 300 00:18:15.920 --> 00:18:18.440 for both the Wildcats and the Gophers, and you can 301 00:18:18.480 --> 00:18:21.480 watch it on ESPN plus. Sean Woods is next on 302 00:18:21.559 --> 00:18:26.559 six thirty WLAP. Welcome back to the Big Blue Insider 303 00:18:26.640 --> 00:18:29.920 joining us now, I say every week, but Sean Woods, 304 00:18:29.920 --> 00:18:32.680 we have been preempted by so much Basketball League. They 305 00:18:32.680 --> 00:18:35.200 haven't talked to you a little while. Are you enjoying 306 00:18:35.200 --> 00:18:36.240 the season so far? 307 00:18:37.799 --> 00:18:41.039 It's becoming interesting, man, it's becoming interesting. I'll tell you what. 308 00:18:41.319 --> 00:18:43.519 There's a lot of parody. 309 00:18:44.240 --> 00:18:47.480 What any particular game or situation make you say that? 310 00:18:48.799 --> 00:18:51.039 Well, I love this parody now, you know, and the 311 00:18:51.039 --> 00:18:53.400 transferport has made it that way. You know, I mean 312 00:18:53.440 --> 00:18:56.640 you've got unranked teams that are beating ranked teams. I mean, 313 00:18:57.359 --> 00:18:59.640 you know who Kentucky was on a row and when 314 00:18:59.680 --> 00:19:02.119 the high teams in America they go into Clemson, who's 315 00:19:02.160 --> 00:19:06.839 un ranked, and get beat. You know, Kansas gets beat. 316 00:19:08.400 --> 00:19:13.759 You know, there's not a dominating team except for probably Alabama, 317 00:19:14.279 --> 00:19:16.640 and you know once they get to the SEC, even 318 00:19:16.720 --> 00:19:21.680 Auburn gets beat. So yeah, you know, it's it's gonna 319 00:19:21.720 --> 00:19:25.160 be a very exciting season. I don't think there's one 320 00:19:25.279 --> 00:19:28.720 dominated team. And you see Connecticut, you know, getting humbled 321 00:19:28.759 --> 00:19:30.920 a little bit, getting a little you know, humble pie. 322 00:19:31.599 --> 00:19:36.519 So you know, any given night, you know, anybody can 323 00:19:36.559 --> 00:19:39.200 get beat and that's the beauty of college basketball. 324 00:19:39.240 --> 00:19:42.119 This year. Well, let's talk about that Clemson game because 325 00:19:42.160 --> 00:19:46.000 it was a classic to me kind of throwback situation 326 00:19:46.240 --> 00:19:48.359 to the Patino era, which and you were a part 327 00:19:48.359 --> 00:19:52.759 of that simply because of course Mark Pope and then uh, 328 00:19:52.960 --> 00:19:57.039 you know the excitement around this program. But going into Clemson, 329 00:19:57.319 --> 00:19:59.880 that arena, that atmosphere, they had a couple of ex 330 00:20:00.000 --> 00:20:03.000 extra hours to get jacked up for it. And you 331 00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:05.880 guys face that even with your you know, the team 332 00:20:05.920 --> 00:20:09.559 that win fourteen and fourteen, every night when Kentucky comes 333 00:20:09.599 --> 00:20:12.440 to town, as you well know, you know, the circus 334 00:20:12.480 --> 00:20:15.240 is here, and fans who might not show up for 335 00:20:15.279 --> 00:20:18.519 a game all year long, that's their one chance to 336 00:20:18.640 --> 00:20:21.880 turn out and scream at the big boys. I gotta 337 00:20:21.920 --> 00:20:24.079 think that reminded you a little bit of that, did 338 00:20:24.079 --> 00:20:24.319 it not? 339 00:20:25.880 --> 00:20:26.440 Yeah? It does? 340 00:20:26.680 --> 00:20:26.880 You know? 341 00:20:28.720 --> 00:20:31.680 By Clinton, they you know, you know, I know her 342 00:20:31.759 --> 00:20:36.000 coach very well. He's a humble guy and a really 343 00:20:36.039 --> 00:20:39.440 really good coach, and you know, I think he feels 344 00:20:39.519 --> 00:20:41.160 kind of slighted a little bit as far as the 345 00:20:41.200 --> 00:20:43.119 rankings are concerned, because you know, they go to the 346 00:20:43.119 --> 00:20:47.720 final eight last year and they're not even ranked this year. Yeah, 347 00:20:47.960 --> 00:20:50.359 you know, then you get number four Kentucky coming in, 348 00:20:50.400 --> 00:20:52.359 which is probably the highest ranked team they played this 349 00:20:52.440 --> 00:20:55.519 year until they get to the conference and it was 350 00:20:55.519 --> 00:20:57.240 their one shot to prove to the world that they 351 00:20:57.359 --> 00:20:59.039 belonged and they did that. 352 00:21:00.519 --> 00:21:05.319 What did that game tell you about Kentucky? Uh, that. 353 00:21:06.880 --> 00:21:11.599 They can't play without Butler. He's a major piece. 354 00:21:12.400 --> 00:21:15.279 And at that point guard gotta have it. 355 00:21:15.480 --> 00:21:17.920 And they got to get some positive minutes when they 356 00:21:17.960 --> 00:21:22.640 play athletic, big athletic teams like that from Kerk they're 357 00:21:22.680 --> 00:21:25.079 back up. You know, he has to show up. They 358 00:21:25.119 --> 00:21:30.319 got to establish some death, especially at the guard SPOTY mean, 359 00:21:30.400 --> 00:21:34.119 Ola didn't play great, Jackson didn't play great. And I 360 00:21:34.119 --> 00:21:36.559 think Jackson's got to play great in these type of games. 361 00:21:36.599 --> 00:21:38.960 I mean, yeah, you know, he's supposed to be our 362 00:21:38.960 --> 00:21:41.000 best player. I think he's got to, you know, really 363 00:21:41.599 --> 00:21:44.319 get confidence in these games and ain't get going for 364 00:21:44.359 --> 00:21:47.720 them to get over the hump in some of these games, 365 00:21:47.720 --> 00:21:51.319 we need his shooting and we need that that's fifteen 366 00:21:51.400 --> 00:21:56.920 to eighteen point night from him and especially in games 367 00:21:56.960 --> 00:21:57.160 like this. 368 00:21:58.279 --> 00:22:00.079 I don't know if you stayed up late enough for 369 00:22:00.160 --> 00:22:03.119 early in the morning to hear Mark Pope's postgame comments 370 00:22:03.160 --> 00:22:05.839 with Tom Leach, but he made it sound as though 371 00:22:05.880 --> 00:22:10.000 they kind of abandoned the principles of both offense and 372 00:22:10.119 --> 00:22:13.799 defense that they need to play in this particular style 373 00:22:13.920 --> 00:22:17.279 or system in order to be successful, you know, missing 374 00:22:17.400 --> 00:22:19.559 some of the cuts they make and things like that. 375 00:22:19.599 --> 00:22:21.920 Did you notice that, I assume you did during the game. 376 00:22:22.880 --> 00:22:24.759 Yeah, you noticed that. But you gotta get you gotta 377 00:22:24.799 --> 00:22:27.920 get credit to Clemson. You know, Clinton switch and stuff. 378 00:22:27.920 --> 00:22:31.160 They scattered them. I mean, first of all, you got 379 00:22:31.200 --> 00:22:34.720 to understand the other team scouts us keep sure, okay, 380 00:22:35.160 --> 00:22:39.519 and with Mark Pope, it's a system. And this is 381 00:22:39.599 --> 00:22:42.400 just me talking now. You know, with the system, you 382 00:22:42.599 --> 00:22:44.440 know what they're going to do. You know, you know 383 00:22:44.480 --> 00:22:46.359 when the ball goes here and it's on the side, 384 00:22:46.440 --> 00:22:50.000 these are the actions. And what Clemson did was Clemson 385 00:22:50.119 --> 00:22:52.799 just cut them off. They switched, they bumped them, they 386 00:22:52.799 --> 00:22:55.400 didn't give any they didn't lose their man, and they 387 00:22:55.440 --> 00:22:58.240 get caught in a switch where both of them stayed 388 00:22:58.279 --> 00:22:59.960 with the same guy and they got a back door lay, 389 00:23:00.200 --> 00:23:03.319 which gets some Kentucky going a little bit. They were solid, 390 00:23:03.400 --> 00:23:07.480 they were disciplined in their switches, they were physical with Kentucky, 391 00:23:07.599 --> 00:23:11.480 and that was the tailtale for me. Yeah, they really 392 00:23:11.559 --> 00:23:14.599 just beat Kentucky up on the board. And you know, 393 00:23:14.880 --> 00:23:17.799 when you clashing like that two major teams that are 394 00:23:17.839 --> 00:23:22.119 talented and systems are nice, it comes to the untraditional points. 395 00:23:22.240 --> 00:23:29.319 And I think that Clemson beat Kentucky on the untraditional points. 396 00:23:29.319 --> 00:23:34.279 The offensive rebounds, the second chance points, the extra possessions, 397 00:23:34.559 --> 00:23:38.720 didn't allow Kentucky's defense to speed them up to where 398 00:23:38.759 --> 00:23:41.400 they can get out and run and transition. Clempson just 399 00:23:41.880 --> 00:23:44.000 stuck to their guns and stuck to their game plan 400 00:23:44.240 --> 00:23:46.079 and that was the outcome. 401 00:23:47.279 --> 00:23:51.319