1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: Seven point fifty seven in the Queen City of Cincinnati, 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: chick Ludwigs seven hundred WLW. This is Sports Talk. Joe 3 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: Waddell is tonight's producer. We're going all the way to 4 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: nine o'clock tonight, and congratulations are in order for the 5 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: University of Cincinnati Bearcats. They defeated the Baylor Bears today 6 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: forty one to twenty at Nippert Stadium on homecoming and 7 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame weekend. It's UC's seventh consecutive victory, pushing 8 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: their record to seven and one overall and five and 9 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:42,919 Speaker 1: oh in the Big Twelve, and it also allows them 10 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: to remain atop the Big Twelve conference standings with the 11 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: BYU Cougars, who scored a come from behind forty one 12 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: to twenty seven victory at Iowa State. But don't be 13 00:00:56,200 --> 00:01:00,639 Speaker 1: deceived by the lopsided final score today at Nippert, there 14 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: were signs pointing to a nail biting ending is Baylor 15 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: stormed back from a twenty four to nothing deficit to 16 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 1: pour within twenty seven to twenty early in the fourth quarter, 17 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: but when the Bearcats desperately needed a big scoring drive 18 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: the most to swing the momentum, back in their favor. 19 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: They got it with a twelve play, seventy five yard 20 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: march that quarterback Brendan Soresby finished with a twenty three 21 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: yard touchdown run. And on that drive that chewed up 22 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: seven minutes twenty one seconds, u Se converted a third 23 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: and nine pass to Noah Jennings for a first down. 24 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: Evan Pryor ran for twelve yards. Tywee Walker converted a 25 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: first down on a brutal fourth and one yard run, 26 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: and then Soresby worked his magic. 27 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: His TD gave you see a. 28 00:01:56,200 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: Thirty four to twenty lead, and then baylors Cole Wilson 29 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: fumbled the ensuing kickoff and a helmet to ball hit 30 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: by Tayden Barnes that Jakwan Sanks recovered. Three plays later, 31 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 1: Soresby rifled an eight yard TD passed to Isaiah Johnson 32 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: and the Bearcats win forty one to twenty. Hey, I've 33 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: got my coffee, I've got my computer. All I need 34 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: is you at five one, three, seven, four, nine, seven thousand, 35 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: one eight hundred, the Big one when we come back. 36 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: Jimmy Knippert's half brothers going to join us. Alfred Knippert 37 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: from Nashville Tennessee. When we return. This is Chick Ludwig 38 00:02:35,680 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: Sports Talk on seven hundred WLW Jesse eight oh eight 39 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: in the Queens City of Cincinnati. Chick Lodwig, seven hundred WLW. 40 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: This is Sports Talk. Joe Waddelle is tonight's producer. We 41 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: are going all the way to nine o'clock when Donna 42 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: d takes over these airwaves. Well, congratulations to the University 43 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: of Cincinnati Bearcats forty one to twenty winners today over 44 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: Baylor at Knippert Stadium. And we all know that Knippert 45 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: Stadium is named after the immortal Jimmy Nippert, the most 46 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: beloved player in UC history, who died on Christmas morning 47 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: nineteen twenty three after sustaining a spike wound injury against 48 00:03:57,920 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: Miami in the final game of that sea. 49 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 2: Joining us now. 50 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: Is Jimmy Knippert's half brother, attorney Alfred Nippert in Nashville. Alfred, 51 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: you were watching today, what'd you think? 52 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 3: Absolutely? Well, that was Thank you very much Jack for 53 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 3: the introduction. But oh, I tell you those Bearricats are 54 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 3: an exciting team. And if if there was ever a 55 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 3: clinic on why not to go for two point conversions? Yeah, 56 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 3: this game was the absolute comb up. Here's an excellent 57 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 3: team Baylor. The only time they got the Clint conversion 58 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 3: was when the Bearcats kept giving him extra chances to 59 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 3: make it. Yes, out of what what was it they 60 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 3: because I think there was one other? 61 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 2: Uh, they missed it twice? Yeah, oh yeah, flags everywhere 62 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 2: that kept one. Yeah, kept creeping closer to the goal line. 63 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 3: Yes, they tried it one, then they tried it again 64 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 3: and the second time, wasn't there a flag? And yeah, 65 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 3: and that one in their second attempt and they didn't 66 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 3: make it. So that's three attempts they didn't make it. 67 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,159 Speaker 3: Then they tried a fourth time and a fifth time, 68 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,919 Speaker 3: so one out of six they make it. Yes's the 69 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 3: odds of getting a two point conversion. Had they gone 70 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 3: for the single kick each time, they would have had 71 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 3: twenty one points instead of twenty. 72 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 1: Right, because it was it became twenty four to six, 73 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 1: then twenty seven to twelve, and uh yeah, those were 74 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: those were critical. Hey, just kick the extra point you're 75 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: within twenty four to seven and twenty seven to thirteen. Yeah, 76 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: instead of keep you know, keeping your team behind the 77 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: eight ball there, Alfred. 78 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I mean when they were twenty one 79 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 3: twenty seven. They were within a such down. 80 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 1: Oh yes, yes, And I wrote down the drives here. Yeah, 81 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: it was twenty four to nothing, you see. And then 82 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: eleven place seventy five yards before the half ended, then 83 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: nine play seventy nine yards in the third quarter, then 84 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: a twelve play seventy four yard drive to make it 85 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: twenty seven to twenty. 86 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 2: And I'm sitting here. I wasn't sitting. 87 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: I was up pacing around this seven hundred WLW studio wondering, 88 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: is you see coin to lose this game with a 89 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: twenty four to zing lead. 90 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,679 Speaker 2: But some great things happened down. 91 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 3: The stretch, well you know, And again it shows that 92 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 3: the need for playing fundamental sound football and don't make 93 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 3: the mistakes that move the sticks for the other team. 94 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 3: Taylor made a mistake at the very beginning of the game, 95 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 3: and I think it set the tone where they kept 96 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 3: a drive alive with the pass interfairance correct and that 97 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 3: allowed you see, to start getting ahead and to start 98 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 3: having the long term momentum in their favor. That that 99 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 3: was probably the most critical call of the whole game. 100 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 2: And it got pretty sure that yeah, it. 101 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 3: Got There were a whole series of calls that went 102 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 3: against you see, but by then the game was already 103 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 3: rolling against Baylor. 104 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 4: Yeah. 105 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: Well, there were well two pass interference against Matthew McDoom, 106 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: at least two or three against the Ormani Arnold. So 107 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: a cornerback has to get his head turned around. If 108 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: he's got his hands on the receiver and his back turned, 109 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: you're going to get a flag. 110 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 3: Yeah. I mean, even if it's not affecting the play, 111 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 3: the balls unctchable, they've they've got to throw the flag, 112 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 3: which is what happened in that one in the end zone. 113 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 2: Absolutely right. 114 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: But when UCEE needed when it was twenty seven to twenty, 115 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: when they needed that drive, it came through in a 116 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: huge third and nine passed from Brendan Sorosby to Noah 117 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: Jennings and then Tywe Walker fourth and one, just grinding 118 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: out those short yardages and then of course Soresby with 119 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: the twenty three yard scoring run that allowed us all 120 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: to breathe with six thirteen to go. 121 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 3: Absolutely in that fourth down play, when you look at 122 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 3: it again, it was because he was on top of 123 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 3: the Baylor player. Had he been on the ground, that'd 124 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 3: have been stopped. But he was on top of a 125 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 3: Baylor player. 126 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: Well, Alfred Knippert is joining us here in Alfred, you 127 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: were at Knippert Stadium a year ago celebrating the one 128 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 1: hundredth anniversary of this incredible venue. It's called the Wrigley 129 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: Field of college Football. It seats forty twenty four. Every 130 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: seat was taken today. What's it like for somebody who 131 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: has never been to Nippert for a game like this today? 132 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 2: What's that atmosphere like? 133 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 3: There are very few stadiums that are old enough to 134 00:08:54,920 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 3: capture that feel of a century ago, and Knippert Stadium, 135 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 3: although it's had some evolutions, it still has that feel 136 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 3: of when the game was a classic, but before it 137 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:16,959 Speaker 3: was hyped up so much, before there was television where 138 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 3: games were uh transmitted to other city by telegraph and 139 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 3: reconstructed by by announcers and other cities. It was. It 140 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 3: was an amazing thing. The announcer didn't announce live, he 141 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 3: actually tapped out the message on a on a telegraph 142 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 3: key and another announcer another city, recreated from the telegraph. 143 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: That's right, creating it, making making it sound as interesting 144 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: and as exciting as possible. 145 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 3: Yes, and Knippert Stadium dates from that era and and 146 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 3: you do get that feel when you come in you 147 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 3: see all the fancy buildings, and then you realize when 148 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,839 Speaker 3: you see the printwork, this has been here a while, 149 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:06,959 Speaker 3: This has got some history. This is important, and it 150 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 3: has a tradition, and you don't have that tradition in 151 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 3: most ballparks anymore. They've all been torn down or they're 152 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 3: stadiums or ballparks or arenas. There aren't many left from 153 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 3: one hundred years. So it's an amazing experience. It was 154 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 3: certainly an amazing overwhelmed. I keep using the word amazing. 155 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:36,079 Speaker 3: It was. It was odd aspiring to be down there 156 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,679 Speaker 3: on the field and hear the roar of that crowd. 157 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 3: There are very few stadiums or facilities in general that 158 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 3: can generate the kind of noise that Niffert. 159 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: Us with just forty plus thousand spectators. And listening to 160 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: the Scott Saderfield Show, when the players come in on 161 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: that show and they talk about just how cool it 162 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: is and how exciting it is to play in that venue. 163 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 3: Well, I'm glad they enjoyed. I've enjoyed being a peripheral 164 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 3: part of it for for the decades that I lived in. 165 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: Cincinnati and Alfred Wow, great family history of course, and 166 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 1: I know Cincinnati is very important to your uh, to 167 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: your heritage. Your other half brother Lewis owned the Reds 168 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: at a very critical time in history. 169 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 3: Well, he owned He was the key player in the 170 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 3: Reds and and the Bengals. He owned a piece of 171 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 3: the Bengals as well, because when city like Cincinnati was 172 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 3: on the verge of losing it's too franchise, well losing 173 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 3: its Red franchise and not getting a pro football franchise, 174 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 3: and a group of very civic minded citizens, my brother 175 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 3: was included, came together and saved the Reds from going away. 176 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 3: Because at that time, you couldn't read a scorecard or 177 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 3: a box score listed a paper without a ram McNally 178 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 3: in your hand to see where's this team? Okay, you're saying, 179 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 3: it's the analytics? What what what city is it in? Is 180 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 3: it in Philadelphia? Is it in Kansas City? Is an Oakland? 181 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 4: Yeah? 182 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 3: Which city is it? Grabbed me a ram McNelly and I'll. 183 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: Tell you, uh. 184 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 3: And and they saved that the team for Cincinnati. And 185 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 3: when he sold the Reds, unlike many owners who are 186 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 3: just pocketed book the money and moved on, he and 187 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 3: his wife Louise, took some money and put it into 188 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 3: a trust for the city of Cincinnati. And sometimes you'll 189 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 3: you'll see when there are events on Fountain Square that 190 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 3: the funds come from the L and L Trust, that's 191 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 3: Lewis and Louis trust that they set up. And they 192 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 3: didn't do it to wave their wave the flag or 193 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 3: beat their chest and say how good am I. Most 194 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,719 Speaker 3: people are unaware of what that is and and and that, 195 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 3: and that came from what he saw with the family 196 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 3: putting the money up to honor his brother with Hifford Stadium, 197 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 3: to UH take care of people generally with the Elizabeth 198 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 3: Gamble Deek and his home Association which is now known 199 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:35,199 Speaker 3: as christ Hospital. UH and many other had the Professta Hospital, 200 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 3: but as the base had had a doorway which had 201 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 3: the name Nippered overt honoring UH his grandfather and my 202 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 3: grandfather on my father's side of the Reverend Ludig Knippert, 203 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 3: who had saved German Methodism in in in Switzerland and 204 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 3: and part of Germany. So he had seen the family 205 00:13:56,720 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 3: do service for others, and that was why I think 206 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 3: he continued forward in terms of trying to pay to 207 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 3: the Reds and bringing a pro football to Sin today. 208 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 1: And speaking of that, Alfred Knippert, the half brother of 209 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 1: both Lewis and Jimmy Nippert. When the Bengals were born, 210 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: I know that they wanted to get into the NFL. 211 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: And my understanding is that Pete Roselle, the commissioner, said, Hey, 212 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: join the AFL for two years. We're going to merge 213 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: in nineteen seventy and we'll have a AFC in an 214 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 1: NFC and we'll have the Bengals in the National Football 215 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 1: League at that point. So is that your understanding to yeah, 216 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: wait two years and yeah, and then and then they 217 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: needed three teams. They needed three teams from the NFL 218 00:14:55,240 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: to join the AFC, and yeah, Baltimore, Cleveland and Pittsburgh 219 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 1: joined the AFC, thank goodness. 220 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 2: And they got. 221 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: Rewarded handsomely for it, either two or three million dollars 222 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: to join the a f C, and I know the 223 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 1: fans were. 224 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 2: Just up in arms. 225 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, which was a lot of money for teams at 226 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 3: that time. And now it's all fungible. It doesn't make 227 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 3: any difference which side of the file you're on. 228 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and Alfred, it's always interesting and just a joy 229 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: to talk to you with all the history in that 230 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: in that brain of yours. 231 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 3: Well, it's a delight to be on your program, and 232 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 3: it's a it's a it's wonderful that you share your knowledge, 233 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 3: experience and insights with all the people who are fortunate 234 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 3: enough to be within the radius of your broadcast, because 235 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 3: there aren't many broadcasters that have the range of knowledge 236 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 3: and experience that you do, not only in the in 237 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 3: the professional leagues, which you do with the Reds and Bengals, 238 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 3: bute with college sports, and and I know that you 239 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 3: referee for many, many or youth programs, And what would 240 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 3: you give back because whatever they pay restaurant around the 241 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 3: field on Saturday night or Sunday morning early and whatever 242 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 3: weather is out there is certainly not enough. Uh. 243 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 2: Well, I appreciate that. 244 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 3: It's done because of the love of the games, the 245 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 3: love of the sport, and the opportunity to see young 246 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 3: people have an opportunity to do something with their lives. 247 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 3: And what you give back. People don't say enough about that. 248 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 3: And certainly you would never blow your own hor which 249 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 3: is the same story of my brother. 250 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: He would never blow his Alfred Nippert Live from Nashville, Tennessee, 251 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 1: can't thank you enough for joining us tonight. Great stuff, Alfred, 252 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: and we will be in touch all the best of 253 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:00,040 Speaker 1: you and. 254 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 2: Can't thank you all right your tuser by way. 255 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 1: Hey, I put the coffee on and I've got my coffee. 256 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: I've got my computer. All I need is you. That's 257 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:13,919 Speaker 1: open up the phone lines. You see Bearcats Hall of 258 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: Fame weekend, big victory today over Baylor. 259 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 2: Gosh, we're good enough to dream about Dallas and possibly 260 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 2: a national championship. Am I crazy? 261 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: Five one three, seven, four nine, seven thousand, one, eight 262 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: hundred the big One. Chick Ludwig Sports Talk seven hundred 263 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: WLW twenty eight minutes after the eight o'clock hour. This 264 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: is Chick Ludwig Sports Talk seven hundred w welw in. 265 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 1: What an incredible weekend we have here in Cincinnati sports 266 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: and for me selfishly, it all started on Friday night 267 00:17:56,119 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: when number one ranked Elder, my alma mater, defeated Michigan 268 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: based day le Salle High School thirty five to seven. 269 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 1: And it was the Elder Panthers four hundredth victory in 270 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: the Pit Elder Stadium, and it marked Elder's ten and 271 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: oh season, the fourth time the program has gone ten 272 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: and oh nineteen fifty four, nineteen eighty nine, ninety one, 273 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 1: and this year twenty twenty five. In congratulations to Doug 274 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 1: Ramsey twenty nine plus years heading this program, and he's 275 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: never had an undefeated ten and oh regular season until 276 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: this year. And then you see goes out and defeats 277 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 1: Baylor today at Knippert Stadium forty one to twenty in 278 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: a game that was really closer than that final score, 279 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 1: because you see blew out to a twenty four to 280 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: zer in lead and Baylor pulled within twenty seven to 281 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 1: twenty early in the fourth quarter. You see got the 282 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: drive and the touchdown at Need with six thirteen to go, 283 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: and then caused the fumble, recovered the fumble, and then 284 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 1: Brendan Soresby threw another touchdown pass for the forty one 285 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 1: to twenty victory. And tomorrow at pay Corpse Stadium, it's 286 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: the Ring of Honor game against the New York Jets 287 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: one o'clock, featuring inductees Dave Lapham and Leapin' Lamar Parrish. 288 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 1: And then on Monday, FC Cincinnati hosts the Columbus Crew 289 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 1: at six forty five at TQL Stadium in the MLS 290 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: Cup Playoffs, Round one, best of three series. Does it 291 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: get any better than this unless the Reds would be 292 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 1: in the World Series. Hey at Sports Talk with your 293 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: host Chick Ludwig. The numbers to dial five one, three, 294 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 1: seven four, nine, seven thousand, one, eight hundred the Big. 295 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:55,400 Speaker 2: One on seven hundred WLW. 296 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: Eight thirty seven in the city of Cincinnati. Chick Ludwig, 297 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:05,959 Speaker 1: Welcome back to Sports Talk. We're going till nine o'clock 298 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: tonight and then Donna d takes you all the way 299 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: till midnight tonight. 300 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 2: Just saw Donna in the uh. 301 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: Outside the newsroom here and she's all excited about tonight's show, 302 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 1: and so am I. I will be listening on my 303 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 1: way back to the Miamisburg war Room. Well, we're talking 304 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 1: U see football here and we're gonna mention the the 305 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: Ring of Honor. I want to talk a little bit 306 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: about Dave Lapham and leaping Lamar Paris here in a minute. 307 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:35,360 Speaker 2: But first let's go out to the phones. 308 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:40,399 Speaker 1: Richard is in Dayton, Dick, Dick, what's going on tonight? 309 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 5: Well, you know you have to say something though, after 310 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:48,479 Speaker 5: that week ago on Thursday, what a victory that was, 311 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 5: Chick I'm telling you great victory, you know. 312 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: Yes, and what oh yeah, we're talking Bengals here. Yeah, 313 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:59,120 Speaker 1: I just had a little uh yeah, oh it was. 314 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: It was huge. And now the toast of the town 315 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:05,159 Speaker 1: is Joe Flacco. Can they keep it going? Here's what 316 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:09,239 Speaker 1: worries me, Dick, because I'm a worrier the Bengals. The 317 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 1: Bengals play to their competition, to the level of their competition. 318 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 2: They raised their level against Pittsburgh. 319 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: Now now they play the zero to seven New York Jets, 320 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,679 Speaker 1: and they better put their foot on the Jets' throat 321 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 1: early and take them out of this game and get 322 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: back to four and four and then with the arrow 323 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: pointing upward the remainder of the season. 324 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 5: Yes, and you know another thing, congratulations. I got to 325 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:43,479 Speaker 5: meet him at Barley korn Is about ten years ago. 326 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 5: I talked to him, and Dave Lapham deserves he's a 327 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 5: pretty good color announcer. 328 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 2: You know, Hey, he's a legend. 329 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: He's a legend that's been involved with the and affiliated 330 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 1: with the Bengals as a player in broadcaster for fifty 331 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:00,440 Speaker 1: plus years. 332 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 2: Lap lap is the best. 333 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 5: And congratulations to the Bearcats, buddy. How about that huge? 334 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 2: Yeah? 335 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: Forty one to twenty over Baylor, and you know, you 336 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:14,400 Speaker 1: think about the Big Twelve and they're tied here atop 337 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:18,639 Speaker 1: the conference standings with BYU. They're on a collision course 338 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 1: to meet later this season and hopefully ESPN game Day 339 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:25,200 Speaker 1: will be in town. 340 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 2: Would that be unreal? Again? 341 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, I wanted to tell you something too. Every Tuesday, 342 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:34,360 Speaker 5: I play in a little group. It's called the Star 343 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 5: City Dollshmers, okay in the direction, and we played down 344 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 5: by the tring track there and I always enjoy it 345 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 5: going in and we play a couple hours and she 346 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:48,159 Speaker 5: wants to book me. It's for some concerts, so you know, 347 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 5: maybe I'll see you down there. 348 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 1: This sometimes all fantastic, Dick, And that sounds great, man, Hey, 349 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: appreciate you as always. 350 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 5: Okay, have a good day, all. 351 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 1: Right, fantastic. Well, there's all kinds of ways to win 352 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 1: a football game. 353 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 4: Okay. 354 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: When I think of Brandon Soresby, Brendan Sorosby of the 355 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: University of Cincinnati, I think of that arm, But how 356 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 1: about his legs and how about the running game? Being 357 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: the best friend of a quarterback. Brendan Soresby only threw 358 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 1: twenty one passes today, thirteen of twenty one for a 359 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 1: one hundred and eleven yards, but two of them were 360 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:37,880 Speaker 1: for touchdowns and UC erupted for two hundred and sixty 361 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: seven rushing yards on forty nine carries for a five 362 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:52,440 Speaker 1: point four yard average. How fantastic is that? And Brendan 363 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,880 Speaker 1: Soresby played a huge role in that running game. Two 364 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:01,640 Speaker 1: and I also and they give credit to the special 365 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: teams of UC, especially Steven Russknack the kicker. He hasn't 366 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: missed an extra point or a field goal this year. 367 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: He's perfect on the season, eleven field goals and all 368 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 1: of his extra points. And there was really only one 369 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 1: bummer today, the only unfortunate aspect of today's forty one 370 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:32,440 Speaker 1: to twenty victory over the Baylor Bears. The Bearcats were 371 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: thirty three for thirty three, scoring touchdowns and field goals 372 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:41,400 Speaker 1: in the red zone. Every trip inside the red zone 373 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 1: they scored until the final drive when they got the 374 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:51,160 Speaker 1: ball back Chance Williams, a third string running back who 375 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: got some action today. Evan Pryor got banged up a 376 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:58,360 Speaker 1: little bit, had to go into the blue tent and 377 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 1: ty Wee Walk, Oh my goodness, what a warrior that 378 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: guy is. So to give chance Williams some reps, he 379 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:12,439 Speaker 1: runs for seven yards to the Baylor seventeen you know 380 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 1: in the final in the final minute, and then Brendan 381 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: Soresby took a knee for a two yard loss. So 382 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 1: the ball's on the seventeen yard line inside the red 383 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 1: zone when the clock runs out. So it was the 384 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: first trip all season inside the red zone where they 385 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 1: didn't score. But nevertheless, just an awesome performance today by UC, 386 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: especially when they needed it because Baylor was coming back. 387 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:44,120 Speaker 1: Don't be deceived by the lopsided score forty one to twenty. 388 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:49,680 Speaker 1: Baylor got within twenty seven to twenty at the thirteen 389 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:54,400 Speaker 1: thirty four mark of the fourth quarter, and UC faced 390 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: a third and nine on there if they punt and 391 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: give the ball back to Sawyer Robertson, who threw two 392 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: touchdowns in this game for Baylor. Man they couldn't stop 393 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 1: him on three long drives after UC built a twenty 394 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:18,119 Speaker 1: four to nothing lead, But Noah Jennings comes through, hooking 395 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 1: up on a pass from Brendan Sorosby. Tywee Walker gets 396 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 1: a first down on a fourth and one at Baylor's 397 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: twenty seven, and then a twenty three yard touchdown run 398 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:38,359 Speaker 1: by Soresby gave the Bearcats breathing room with a thirty 399 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:42,439 Speaker 1: four to twenty lead at the six thirteen mark, and 400 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: then a forced fumble on the ensuing kickoff and a 401 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 1: fumble recovery and then a touchdown passed from Soresby to 402 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 1: Isaiah Johnson. The final score forty one to twenty, and 403 00:26:55,080 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: the icing on the cake was Steven Russknack's forty one 404 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 1: to twenty. We're gonna take a final break and come back. 405 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 1: And I want to talk a little ring of honor 406 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:14,399 Speaker 1: here with Dave Lapham and leaping Lamar Parrish, and we 407 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: also want to hear from Bearcats head coach Scott Saderfield. 408 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 1: All coming up Sports Talk with the Chickster Chick Ludwig 409 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:31,679 Speaker 1: on seven hundred WLW. Welcome back to Sports Talk with 410 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:35,440 Speaker 1: your host, Chick Ludwig. And do you see Bearcats defeat 411 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 1: the Baylor Bears today forty one to twenty at Nippert 412 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:43,200 Speaker 1: Stadium And newly minted UC Hall of Famer Tony Pike 413 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 1: caught up with Bearcats head coach Scott Saderfield after the game. 414 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:49,160 Speaker 2: Here's what Scott had to say. 415 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 6: Coach, congratulations on another win. You come into a game 416 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 6: like this against Sawyer Robertson, who leads the country in 417 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 6: passing yards per game, They lead the country from a 418 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 6: passing attack per game, and you look up at the 419 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 6: end of the night, one hundred and thirty seven passing 420 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:05,199 Speaker 6: yards for the Baylor offense. No one's been able to 421 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 6: do that this year. What led to your defense having 422 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 6: success against them? 423 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think just, first of all, an incredible job 424 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 4: by Coach Byte and Coach Brass and all the guys 425 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 4: on defense. I think our defensive stay I put together 426 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 4: a great plan coming into this week, and then a 427 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 4: lot of credit goes to our players because I think 428 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 4: our players really bought into the plan obviously, and then 429 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 4: had a great week. I mean, you know, Tuesday was 430 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 4: a little bit rough, you know, and then you get 431 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 4: to Wednesday and you clean it up a little bit 432 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,439 Speaker 4: of a few things. But then for us, you know, 433 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 4: the end of the week is so mental, and I 434 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 4: think our guys did a great job of locking into 435 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 4: where they needed to be, who they needed to cover, 436 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 4: and all those type things. But I'm just really proud 437 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 4: of our defense. To hold them to that number. 438 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 6: Felt like great rhythm to start the game. And then 439 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 6: it felt like at times trying to find that rhythm. 440 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:46,959 Speaker 6: But it's odd, we're talking on the broadcast. You look 441 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 6: up at the end of the game and you've scored 442 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 6: forty one points only punted once tonight. What is it 443 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 6: about this offense that, at times, even when it doesn't 444 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 6: feel like it's operating at its highest level, is still successful. 445 00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 3: Yeah. 446 00:28:57,160 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 4: I mean, I think we're very efficient offense. I mean 447 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 4: I think sometimes you you know, you go out and 448 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 4: you go three and out, and I think that everybody's like, 449 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 4: what in the world's going wrong with our offense? I 450 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 4: mean a little bit of that because we have a 451 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 4: lot of success, I think, you know, and so you 452 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 4: feel that way, including me. I'm like, man, what happened 453 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 4: right there? But but again, I think we're very efficient. 454 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 4: And you look at the third down and fourth down stats. 455 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:16,160 Speaker 4: You know, we're able to stay on the field tonight 456 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 4: with nine for fourteen on third and two for two 457 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 4: on fourth. I mean that that keeps drives alive. You know, 458 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 4: we've done a great job this year of scoring. Tonight, 459 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 4: we did get held to a couple of field goals, 460 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 4: and I think the penalty has had something to do 461 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 4: with that. Obviously shooting ourselves in the foot. But but 462 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 4: tonight we also won a time possession of It's the 463 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 4: first first time we won that this year. So that 464 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 4: was good to be able to run more plays than 465 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 4: the opposition. But yeah, we got some playmakers. I mean, 466 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 4: I think you know sores be running the football and 467 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:42,960 Speaker 4: then tyle Wee Walker running in Evan Pryor. I mean, 468 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 4: all those guys split carries today, did some great things 469 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:48,240 Speaker 4: and didn't have to throw the ball as much today, 470 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:49,320 Speaker 4: But we were fishing when we did. 471 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 6: On a night where Joe Royer only has one catch, 472 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 6: how is his game still impactful? People see the numbers, 473 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 6: but it's his blocking, it's his pass protection. How does 474 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:00,400 Speaker 6: he still have an imprint on a game even if 475 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 6: the numbers aren't there. 476 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean it is that kind of game. We 477 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 4: felt like we needed to come in and establish the 478 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:07,280 Speaker 4: run and really keep their offense off the field, and 479 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 4: I think we did a good job with that. And 480 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:10,640 Speaker 4: so Joe, you know, has to look at our house. 481 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 4: Can I impact this game? We were a lot of 482 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 4: twelve person of the nights. There's a lot of tight 483 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 4: ends on the field throughout this whole game, and so 484 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:18,800 Speaker 4: obviously him blocking. You know. Obviously we didn't get the 485 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:20,600 Speaker 4: ball in the air very much because you only throw 486 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 4: it twenty one times, you know, so it's not going 487 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:25,040 Speaker 4: to find his way very often. But they have to 488 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 4: have a huge impact in the game because he's out 489 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 4: in the field. I'll tell you this too. There were 490 00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 4: many times in this game where we were running the 491 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 4: ball and the secondary was slow in coming up because 492 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 4: they were sitting on top of Joe. They're thinking about 493 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:37,600 Speaker 4: the tight end pass, you know. And so I think 494 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 4: he did affect the game, just in different ways. 495 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,760 Speaker 6: When you look at the end of the game, taking knee, 496 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 6: unfortunately it's inside the twenty yard line. You guys had 497 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 6: been perfect all season inside the red zone. Our guy, 498 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 6: Zach Stype, somebody needs to make it a point to 499 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 6: get that reversed from the NCAA. If you're taking a knee, 500 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 6: that shouldn't count against you. 501 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 4: That's very unfortunate, you know, And I just realized that 502 00:30:57,520 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 4: that we you know, we got down there, we're trying 503 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 4: to run the clock out, which you know we did, 504 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:03,280 Speaker 4: and our guys were running hard. We get inside the 505 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 4: twenty had you know, three yards, you know, but you know, 506 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 4: we'll take it. You know, we in our minds were 507 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 4: still perfect in the red zone. We scored every time 508 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 4: that we wanted to. So I think maybe you put 509 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 4: a little asterix beside the red zone scoring. 510 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 6: Watched a punt tonight where Mason Fletcher rolls out to 511 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 6: the right, kicks it across his body to the opposite 512 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 6: hash to prevent the return from happening. Russ Nick is 513 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 6: perfect on the night again. And then you guys force 514 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 6: a turnover with your kickoff coverage team. We've discussed special teams, 515 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 6: but this just the latest installment of how good your 516 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 6: guy's special teams is at momentum and changing the game 517 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:35,000 Speaker 6: in positive ways. 518 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 4: Yeah. I mean, Coach Pascal and Coach Connors do a 519 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 4: great job setting up our special team units in all 520 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,440 Speaker 4: four phases to have success. And our guys have brought 521 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,400 Speaker 4: into that, you know, and and kicking's part of it. 522 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:46,960 Speaker 4: And I think, you know, Max did a great job. 523 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:49,160 Speaker 4: We wanted to punt away from that kid. I mean 524 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 4: two years ago we're here. He had a huge return 525 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 4: on us, you know, kind of popped the game open. 526 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 4: But to not let him, you know, get loose on 527 00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 4: a punt return. Great punt and then obviously knocking down 528 00:31:58,280 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 4: the two field goals again tonight. I mean, these guys 529 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:02,320 Speaker 4: but it played at a high level and when they're 530 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:04,360 Speaker 4: called upon, you know, if they're not called upon. And 531 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:06,480 Speaker 4: obviously I was joking with Max, I said, man, how 532 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:07,280 Speaker 4: you feeling out to the game. 533 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:07,760 Speaker 2: He's that coach. 534 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 4: I had one punt. He's excited about it. He's like, 535 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 4: look at that scoreboard, coach. You know, everybody our team 536 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 4: are team guys, unselfish players, and they're going to do 537 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 4: whatever it takes for us to win. 538 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 6: Lastly, you get a huge win in front of an 539 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 6: awesome crowd homecoming. Great to see that environment out here today. 540 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 6: You stay atop the lead in the league with BYU 541 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:28,959 Speaker 6: who also won. Now you've got to take it on 542 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 6: the road. What's the mindset as you turn the page 543 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,480 Speaker 6: now and lean on your veteran leaders to get the 544 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 6: mindset and another good week of preparation. 545 00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean it was a great crowd. I mean 546 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 4: it was awesome. You know, read out today for homecoming. Really, 547 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:43,480 Speaker 4: you know, anytime you can show a good product on 548 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:46,360 Speaker 4: the field, especially during homecoming because your alumni is coming back, 549 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:47,960 Speaker 4: you know, they want to have a lot of pride 550 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 4: in their school and something to cheer forward. So obviously 551 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:52,200 Speaker 4: we gave them something to cheer for tonight. It was great. 552 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 4: Our students were into it. It's a great environment. It's 553 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 4: really really fun, you know. And then also you know 554 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:00,080 Speaker 4: Hall of Fame and you know, congratulations to you know, 555 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:01,520 Speaker 4: getting played in the Hall of Fame, and it's great, 556 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 4: a great situation for everybody involved when you put up 557 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 4: forty one on the board and get a big, big 558 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 4: twelve win like this to stay undefeated, and really what 559 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:11,560 Speaker 4: that means is now, hey, next week's even bigger. You know, 560 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 4: we're going the road in a very tough environment out 561 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 4: at Utah. We know that an outstanding football team. You know, 562 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 4: we'll get to work tomorrow, but tonight we're going to 563 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:20,160 Speaker 4: celebrate this win. 564 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:23,080 Speaker 6: Coach, we appreciate the time, enjoy the wind tonight, Good 565 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 6: luck next week. 566 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 4: Thank you. 567 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:29,160 Speaker 1: That's our very own Tony Pike newly minted you see 568 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer with Scott Saderfield, head coach of the Bearcats, 569 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: celebrating the forty one to twenty victory today over Baylor. Well, tomorrow, 570 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals host the New York Jets, and it's 571 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 1: the ring of Honor game at pay Corpse Stadium one 572 00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 1: o'clock featuring inductees Dave Lapham and Leap and Lamar Parrish. 573 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: Both have chapters in my book, The Legends Cincinnati Bengals, 574 00:33:55,360 --> 00:34:00,160 Speaker 1: The Men, The Deeds, The Consequences. Lap fifty years with 575 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:04,920 Speaker 1: the Bengals as a player and as a broadcaster phenomenal 576 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 1: color analyst on the Bengals Radio network. 577 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:09,800 Speaker 2: He was the tool. 578 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:13,759 Speaker 1: He played all five positions, including all five positions in 579 00:34:13,840 --> 00:34:17,400 Speaker 1: one game, and Leap and Lamar Parrish on the opposite 580 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:19,799 Speaker 1: side of the field at cornerback to. 581 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 2: Ken Riley. They were just awesome together. 582 00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:29,239 Speaker 1: Well, Leap, one of my closest friends is Bengals alumni Go. 583 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:34,400 Speaker 1: He's the only Bengals player to ever score two touchdowns 584 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 1: in a game on returns and or recoveries, and he 585 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:40,840 Speaker 1: did it three times. 586 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:44,440 Speaker 2: Leap, who was a Bengal. 587 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:48,239 Speaker 1: From nineteen seventy through seventy seven, scored two tds in 588 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:52,200 Speaker 1: nineteen seventy at Buffalo, a ninety five yard kickoff return 589 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:55,760 Speaker 1: and an eighty three yard return of a block field 590 00:34:55,800 --> 00:35:00,160 Speaker 1: goal attempt. In nineteen seventy two at Houston, he had 591 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:03,840 Speaker 1: a twenty five yard pick six interception return and a 592 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:09,600 Speaker 1: thirty three yard interception return. And in nineteen seventy four 593 00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:13,880 Speaker 1: against Washington, he had a ninety yard punt return and 594 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:21,319 Speaker 1: a forty seven yard fumble return. Just incredible, and he 595 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,720 Speaker 1: went on to play for those two teams that he burned, 596 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:29,799 Speaker 1: Buffalo and Washington. He's in the Black College Football Hall 597 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:34,840 Speaker 1: of Fame. He also belongs in Canton with Ken Riley 598 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:40,120 Speaker 1: Leaping Lamar. Unbelievable and it's just the gosh, the knowledge 599 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:44,800 Speaker 1: and the foresight of Paul Brown. Ken Riley was a 600 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 1: quarterback at Florida A and M, and Leaping Lamar was 601 00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:58,200 Speaker 1: a running back for the Blue Tigers in Lincoln, Missouri. 602 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:01,440 Speaker 1: It's the Hall of Fame game tomorrow and you can 603 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:06,839 Speaker 1: hear me with Bruce Kazerski following the game five thirty 604 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:10,960 Speaker 1: to eight thirty at the Wings and Rings on Beachmont 605 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:15,000 Speaker 1: Avenue right here on seven hundred WLW. Until then, this 606 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:18,920 Speaker 1: is the Chickster chick Ludwig saying thanks for listening to 607 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,360 Speaker 1: the Home of the Reds and the best Bengals coverage. 608 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 1: Seven hundred WLW