Speaker 1: Six oh seven in the Queen City of Cincinnati. This
Speaker 1: is Chick Ludwig seven hundred WLW Welcome to a power
Speaker 1: hour of sports talk Shoeless. Joe Waddell is tonight's producer
Speaker 1: and we're going all the way to seven o'clock, leading
Speaker 1: right into the coverage of the UC Bearcats and the
Speaker 1: BYU Cougars in a Big twelve football showdown NIP at Night.
Speaker 1: Nothing beats that. Wow. Welcome. Great to have you along tonight.
Speaker 1: And if it's okay with you, I want to start
Speaker 1: with one of my favorite cliches. It's not how you start,
Speaker 1: it's how you finish. And we saw that twice on
Speaker 1: Friday night right here in the Queen City Elder Xavier
Speaker 1: Division one Regional Final high school football playoff game at
Speaker 1: pay Corpse Stadium. The game won by the Xavier Bombers
Speaker 1: forty two to thirty four. Elder Milma Mater held a
Speaker 1: twenty seven to seven lead in the first half in
Speaker 1: this game, and then all of a sudden, a litany
Speaker 1: of special teams problems reared their ugly head and the
Speaker 1: Xavier Bombers outscore my Elder Panthers thirty five to seven.
Speaker 1: The rest of the way, bad snap, punt block, more
Speaker 1: bad snaps. It was a struggle in the second half
Speaker 1: for the Elder Panthers as Saint X scores twenty one
Speaker 1: unanswered points to win this game once again, forty two
Speaker 1: to thirty four. And still Elder was driving at the
Speaker 1: end of this game, got down to X's twenty five
Speaker 1: yard line. But what a fourteen yard sack and then
Speaker 1: an interception did the Mighty Panthers in. It's not how
Speaker 1: you start, it's how you finish. Elder finished great against Princeton,
Speaker 1: overcoming that twenty three to nothing lead. But man, hats
Speaker 1: off to really both teams. I am so proud of
Speaker 1: my alma mater, the Elder Panthers unbelievable season. They were
Speaker 1: twelve to zero for the first time in school history.
Speaker 1: They finished twelve and one in Good luck to the
Speaker 1: Saint Savior Bombers, who collide next week in the final
Speaker 1: four of the state tournament with the Middletown Middies. We
Speaker 1: also saw the inability to finish the University of Cincinnati Bearcats.
Speaker 1: You see against Louisville last night at the Heritage Bank Center.
Speaker 1: The sixth rank Cardinals. Man, did they start slow? Wow.
Speaker 1: Louisville misses its first ten shots from the floor. You
Speaker 1: see piles up a double digit lead early in this game.
Speaker 1: They hang on and they're ahead thirty two to twenty
Speaker 1: eight at halftime, and then the mighty Louisville Cardinals take
Speaker 1: control with a forty six to thirty two advantage in
Speaker 1: the second half. Mike kel Brown, junior freshman point guard
Speaker 1: for Louisville outstanding twenty two points in thirty one minutes.
Speaker 1: But the guy who killed did you see Bearcats last night?
Speaker 1: Former Xavier guard Ryan Conwell thirty four minutes. It's twenty
Speaker 1: five points, eight of fifteen from the floor, five of
Speaker 1: ten from the three point line. You see Freshman Sean
Speaker 1: Abayev is going to be an outstanding player, but he
Speaker 1: struggled last night trying to do too much twenty seven minutes,
Speaker 1: twelve points, just four of sixteen from the floor, three
Speaker 1: for eleven from three point range, one for three at
Speaker 1: the foul line. Louisville killed U See in free throws
Speaker 1: twenty four of twenty eight. Tough news for u See.
Speaker 1: With Boba Miller going out the last ten minutes of
Speaker 1: this game. He played twenty five minutes, had nine points,
Speaker 1: but a hip injury and he just couldn't go. So
Speaker 1: hopefully Baba Miller can get back and play effectively because
Speaker 1: he is a tremendous talent. The one thing I really
Speaker 1: liked about UC, you know, they played in stretches but
Speaker 1: ran out of gas at the end. Nineteen assists on
Speaker 1: twenty three made field goals, so that's a very positive sign.
Speaker 1: I agree with Wes Miller. This could be a great team.
Speaker 1: But man, they are a work in progress and they
Speaker 1: have to be able to finish. But what a night
Speaker 1: it was last night here in the Queen City with
Speaker 1: Elder X, U See and the vill I was home
Speaker 1: listening to the Elder X game and watching U See
Speaker 1: in Louisville. How about you? Where were you last night?
Speaker 1: I don't have any guest scheduled here in this power
Speaker 1: hour of sports talk before you see and BYU. All
Speaker 1: I've got is my computer, I've got my coffee, I've
Speaker 1: got my computer. All I need is you. It's five one, three, seven, four, nine,
Speaker 1: seven thousand and one, eight hundred, the Big One. But
Speaker 1: what an experience for the SEINEX and Elder students playing
Speaker 1: in an NFL stadium, pay course stadium in front of
Speaker 1: twenty two thousand plus fans, an experience that will last
Speaker 1: and memories that will last a lifetime. And I always
Speaker 1: like to say it when it comes to the Greater
Speaker 1: Catholic League the GCL, we fight like hell in high
Speaker 1: school and then we become BFFs, best friends forever. So
Speaker 1: much respect on both sides of the U of the stadium,
Speaker 1: no doubt, but the ability to finish. And that's what
Speaker 1: we're looking for tonight from the UC Bearcats against BYU.
Speaker 1: It's what we're looking for tomorrow when the Bengals face
Speaker 1: the New England Patriots at one o'clock at pay Corp Stadium.
Speaker 1: And then it's what we're hoping to see from f
Speaker 1: C when they collide with Lionel Messi and enter Miami
Speaker 1: FC at five o'clock at TQL Stadium in the Eastern
Speaker 1: Conference semifinals. Win or go home. Where were you last night?
Speaker 1: Were you at pay Corpse Stadium for the high school
Speaker 1: football game or were you at Heritage Bank Center for
Speaker 1: UC Louisville. God, what a rivalry that goes back to
Speaker 1: my childhood when both teams were in the greatest conference
Speaker 1: in the land, the Missouri Valley conference, the first conference
Speaker 1: in America that embraced the African American athlete. It was
Speaker 1: the finest, the best, the greatest, most competitive conference in
Speaker 1: the land. And we're talking about what a weekend here
Speaker 1: in the NATTI on seven hundred WLW, six't eighteen in
Speaker 1: the Queen City of Cincinnati, Chick Ludwig, seven hundred WLW.
Speaker 1: It's a power hour of sports talk and it's oh,
Speaker 1: it's already Michigan week for US Buckeye fans. Wow. Uh,
Speaker 1: but what a weekend here in the Natty. Last night
Speaker 1: Elder Saint X uc Louisville. Man, let's not waste any time.
Speaker 1: Let's go out to the phones. We got Steve in
Speaker 1: Columbus kicking us off here.
Speaker 2: Hi Steve, Hey, Chick, how you doing.
Speaker 1: Oh fantastic?
Speaker 3: Was at home and I was at home in Columbus
Speaker 3: in my easy chair.
Speaker 4: Uh.
Speaker 3: For ten bucks, I got to stream the Elder Saint
Speaker 3: X game and I DVR the U of L SINCI game.
Speaker 3: So both of my teams lost last night. I was dying,
Speaker 3: Uh watching the Elder sent a thorn in her side forever.
Speaker 3: When the regional finals, it seems like, yeah, you know,
Speaker 3: it's just.
Speaker 1: So hard Yeah, it's just so hard to beat a
Speaker 1: team twice, you know, in one season. So Elder got them,
Speaker 1: you know, this year during the regular season on their
Speaker 1: way to twelve and zero. But then in the playoffs,
Speaker 1: you knew that Elder would have to face a sane
Speaker 1: extra moler, you know, in the playoffs.
Speaker 3: So it was so unusual for Elder to have two
Speaker 3: I mean the long snapper. Basically, two snaps changed the
Speaker 3: whole game.
Speaker 1: It did, it actually did.
Speaker 3: It's a shame. It's a shame for the kids. But AnyWho,
Speaker 3: I'm on my way down seventy one now to see Bearcats. So,
Speaker 3: oh gosh, I can win one of my teams win.
Speaker 1: Oh fantastic, Steve Man, you're you're a guy after my heart.
Speaker 1: And and how about tomorrow? Are you doing anything tomorrow? Yeah?
Speaker 3: No, I gave up my back. I gave up my
Speaker 3: bagwell tickets about twenty years ago, after that fiasco in
Speaker 3: fifteen with the Steelers. Oh gosh, yeah, with the personal
Speaker 3: fouls that that was enough. Emotionally, I can't take them.
Speaker 3: So now I do my Seaton tickets with the bear Cats.
Speaker 1: All right, Steve, Hey, I appreciate appreciate it man, Thank
Speaker 1: you go CAATs. All right. Absolutely, Matt is in Western Hills,
Speaker 1: my old stomping grounds.
Speaker 5: Hey Matt, Hey Chrick, thanks for taking my call. First
Speaker 5: of all, al sire, my friend Amen.
Speaker 1: Yes, it was.
Speaker 5: A tremendous matchup last night, and you mentioned how much
Speaker 5: of an experience it is for the guys that get
Speaker 5: to play in that game. I was actually fortunate to
Speaker 5: be a part of the last uh, you know, regional
Speaker 5: final when they had the doubleheader with Princeton and Xavier
Speaker 5: an Elder played Col Raene What was that like twenty
Speaker 5: years ago?
Speaker 1: Wow?
Speaker 5: And we got to play at Paul Brown Stadium and
Speaker 5: it was tremendous. There was, you know, thirty thousand people
Speaker 5: watching you play high school football. So it was amazing
Speaker 5: to watch it again and see twenty thousand people see
Speaker 5: a GCL South rematched to decide who goes to play
Speaker 5: for the final four. And as far as the Cats go,
Speaker 5: it was very encouraging to see how the team.
Speaker 3: It's mostly new players, you know, with the exception.
Speaker 5: Of day there. I loved how they were playing defense,
Speaker 5: closing out on shots, disrupting the passing lanes, and fighting
Speaker 5: for rebounds. It was very very encouraging, especially playing against
Speaker 5: the number of six team in the country and renewed
Speaker 5: to rivalry. We need to play Louisville again. I miss
Speaker 5: playing those guys in both sports. But I just really
Speaker 5: enjoyed even though my team's lost last night, I really
Speaker 5: enjoyed the sports. I got to watch the tenacity of
Speaker 5: the teams that I cheer for.
Speaker 3: And I hope you have a great weekend.
Speaker 2: Chicks.
Speaker 1: All right, Matt, Hey really appreciate it. And Matt is right. Gosh,
Speaker 1: the Bearcats, man, they do play defense and holding Louisville
Speaker 1: who was averaging over one hundred points a game either
Speaker 1: what first five games so seventy four to sixty four
Speaker 1: in favor of the Louisville Cardinals. I love that rivalry.
Speaker 1: Mike is an Amelia.
Speaker 4: Hi, Mike, Hey, good even Chuck class of seventy four.
Speaker 4: I was at the game last night. You were a
Speaker 4: couple of years ahead of me. But I told people
Speaker 4: over the years, nobody could lead a Friday afternoon Elder
Speaker 4: high school pep rally a chick lovewig leopard vest and
Speaker 4: all in the leopard vest.
Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, that is awesome. Mike, Yeah, yeah, appreciate it.
Speaker 4: But what a great thrill for those kids, in fact,
Speaker 4: my great nephews on the JB team, and for them
Speaker 4: to be able to dress out and stretch out with
Speaker 4: the varsity to be playing there on an NFL field.
Speaker 4: Kudos to all the greater Cincinnati for showing out. You know,
Speaker 4: the weather wasn't the best. And I'd like to know
Speaker 4: the percentage of people just high school football fans. I mean,
Speaker 4: obviously ninety nine percent might have been elder next, but
Speaker 4: I know I saw plenty of people there that I'm
Speaker 4: sure it was just to watch a great matchup, no.
Speaker 1: Doubt, Mike. And when you know, when we heard that
Speaker 1: the game was going to be at Mason and it sells,
Speaker 1: you know, seven thousand seats within an hour, it just
Speaker 1: it just made no sense for the OHSAA to send
Speaker 1: that game originally to Mason, knowing that's how big it
Speaker 1: was going to be. What was funny is I get
Speaker 1: sent a reals video from Facebook about Dave Portnoy of
Speaker 1: Bar School Sports here in Cincinnati. He stopped at Skyline,
Speaker 1: he said, for the first time, and he's he's eating
Speaker 1: a three way, you know, outside he's punishing that. But
Speaker 1: he said he's in town for an epic high school
Speaker 1: game Elder against Saint Francis, That's.
Speaker 3: What he said.
Speaker 1: So but he got that, and uh, you know they
Speaker 1: were at he was he was at Nippert against today
Speaker 1: and uh last night he was wearing an Elder sweatshirt.
Speaker 1: I was digging that, so uh but yeah, he got
Speaker 1: it straight with Saint Axe and uh, but it was
Speaker 1: awesome having dave Port and orient Town here from Barstool Sports.
Speaker 4: Well, and I'm sure probably Bill Hemmerill mentioned again on
Speaker 4: Monday on his broadcast, but as the previous caller just said,
Speaker 4: if nothing else can really drill the point home the
Speaker 4: importance of a long snapper, that was just a shame
Speaker 4: because the points they put up. And actually, when I
Speaker 4: told my brother, who's class eighty two that was with me,
Speaker 4: after Elder intercepted that pass and they had the ball
Speaker 4: up twenty seven to seven, I said, if we score now,
Speaker 4: this game could be over even in the first half.
Speaker 4: And then obviously what happened fourteen points, fourteen points before
Speaker 4: we blink an eye.
Speaker 1: That's right, and then Elder scores uh really right away
Speaker 1: in the third quarter to go up thirteen. And but
Speaker 1: you just had a queasy feeling when they missed them.
Speaker 1: Oh yeah, you know the first extra point, you know,
Speaker 1: and it was set six to nothing. But nevertheless, at
Speaker 1: what a night, an incredible season. And I want to
Speaker 1: congratulate my classmate Bruce Brosterman, whose grandson plays for Saint X.
Speaker 1: Bruce a tremendous leader for Elder class of seventy two
Speaker 1: on the board of directors. Uh for Elder, he does
Speaker 1: wonderful things. But a grandson at Saint X. So I'm
Speaker 1: sure Bruce was torn a little bit, but definitely rooting
Speaker 1: for his grandson. But I'm happy for Bruce and really
Speaker 1: the Bombers. And but gosh, what a great season for
Speaker 1: our elder panthers ALTI or it was, yes.
Speaker 4: Something to be proud of. And the tradition carries on
Speaker 4: a Vincent and Regina all.
Speaker 1: Right, well you better believe it. Great to hear from
Speaker 1: you out in Amelia. I get out to West Claremont
Speaker 1: every once in a while. Man, love it out there.
Speaker 1: The marriage between Glenn Esty and Amelia at wes Claremont.
Speaker 4: All right, flying the purple flag and Clairemont count all fantastic.
Speaker 1: Mike, Hey, really appreciate it, Yes, sir, thank you. After
Speaker 1: the bottom of the hour, We're going to get into
Speaker 1: some Bengals talk and but before we do, it's my
Speaker 1: cause my cleats time in the NFL. And I want
Speaker 1: to give a big time shout out to a guy
Speaker 1: that I am rooting hard for tomorrow in Bengal stripes,
Speaker 1: and that is kicker Evan McPherson and his shoes will
Speaker 1: carry the label Shoes for the Shoeless. And I was
Speaker 1: informed about this organization on Thursday while I was at
Speaker 1: Lebanon High School as a substitute teacher, and I was
Speaker 1: so moved watching the videos calling up the website that
Speaker 1: I made a donation Friday morning and Shoes for the
Speaker 1: Shoelass an organization that started in Dayton ensuring that every
Speaker 1: child can walk, play and learn with comfort and confidence.
Speaker 1: And since twenty ten, Shoes for the Shoelass has been
Speaker 1: putting brand new shoes and socks on the feet of
Speaker 1: children in need across Southwest Ohio. Can you imagine the uplifting,
Speaker 1: the confidence and the emotion of a kid in need,
Speaker 1: in poverty getting a brand new pair of gym shoes.
Speaker 1: Their mission is simple and powerful, meeting kids where they
Speaker 1: are restoring dignity, comfort and confidence, one pair of shoes
Speaker 1: at a time, and shoes for the shoeless. I invite
Speaker 1: people to call up that website. Evan McPherson is going
Speaker 1: to have shoes for the number four, the shoelass on
Speaker 1: his cleats for my cause, my cleats. Tomorrow when the
Speaker 1: Bengals face the New England paces at pay Corpse Stadium?
Speaker 1: Am I crazy to think that the Bengals, who are
Speaker 1: at three and seven, the Steelers at six and four,
Speaker 1: in the Baltimore Ravens at five and five? Am I
Speaker 1: crazy to think that the Bengals have an outside chance
Speaker 1: of winning the AFC North New England at home tomorrow,
Speaker 1: then they go to Baltimore, in Buffalo, home with Baltimore,
Speaker 1: then at Miami and home with Arizona and Cleveland. The
Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers are six and four. They're at Chicago tomorrow,
Speaker 1: then home against Buffalo, then at Baltimore, home with Miami,
Speaker 1: at Detroit, at Cleveland, and then home with Baltimore. Baltimore
Speaker 1: faces the Jets, the Bengals and Pittsburgh all at home
Speaker 1: three in a row, then at Cincinnati, home with New
Speaker 1: England at Green Bay and Pittsburgh. Folks, there's there's some
Speaker 1: losses in there, first, the Steelers and Ravens. Would it
Speaker 1: be wouldn't it be just unbelievable if Cincinnati rises up
Speaker 1: and makes another run and they will play tomorrow without
Speaker 1: Joe Burrow And we will get into this after the
Speaker 1: bottom of the hour a news break, but Joe Flacco
Speaker 1: will be at the Helm when the Bengals kick off
Speaker 1: tomorrow against the New England Patriots. It's a power hour
Speaker 1: of sports talk. The Chicksture's with you five one, three,
Speaker 1: seven four nine, seven one, eight hundred the Big One.
Speaker 1: I've got my coffee, I've got my computer. All I
Speaker 1: need is you on seven hundred WLW six point thirty
Speaker 1: four in the Queen City of Cincinnati, Nick Ludwig seven
Speaker 1: hundred WLW, A power hour of sports talk, leading right
Speaker 1: into coverage of the UC BYU Big twelve football game. Gosh,
Speaker 1: when you're looking at the standings in the Big Twelve,
Speaker 1: it's amazing. There's six teams within one game of each other,
Speaker 1: so it's it's an absolute battle in that wild conference.
Speaker 1: But this morning I was at a place called the
Speaker 1: Sinci Sports Nation also known as Toca Soccer Facility in Milford,
Speaker 1: umpiring what's called some indoor cage softball. Okay, it's just
Speaker 1: a pitcher, a catcher, a batter in an umpire and
Speaker 1: having a great time doing it. All kinds of kids.
Speaker 1: They're practicing lacrosse. And then I'm umpiring some softball with
Speaker 1: my buddy Keith Bush. Anyway, as I'm making my way
Speaker 1: to the men's room, Okay, on the wall is this
Speaker 1: huge action photo of Lionel Messi and Lionel Messi's in
Speaker 1: town to face with his club Inner Miami FC, getting
Speaker 1: ready for Tamar's showdown with FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium
Speaker 1: at five o'clock in the MLS Eastern Conference Semifinals, Win
Speaker 1: or go home, and Lionel Messi unbelievable thirty eight years old.
Speaker 1: He'll turn thirty nine in June. He signed a three
Speaker 1: year contract extension with Inner Miami in October of this year,
Speaker 1: and that'll keep him with the club until the end
Speaker 1: into the twenty twenty eight season. The deal includes a
Speaker 1: minority ownership stake in the club and involves other commercial
Speaker 1: agreements and endorsements, such as a cut of the new
Speaker 1: MLS streaming subscriptions, in revenue from Adidas kit sales, so
Speaker 1: his base salary is reported to be twelve million per
Speaker 1: year and then with this guaranteed compensation totaling twenty point
Speaker 1: four million. So Lionel Messi is the man. But it's
Speaker 1: FC Cincinnati's responsibility and goal to knock him out. Tomorrow
Speaker 1: at TQL Stadium is going to be absolutely insane. Now,
Speaker 1: is there anybody out there that's going to the Bengal
Speaker 1: game at one o'clock and maybe you'll leave just a
Speaker 1: little bit early if the game gets out of hand
Speaker 1: and head over to TQL for the five o'clock start
Speaker 1: of that MLS match. What an incredible day tomorrow here
Speaker 1: in the Natty And I want to give a shout
Speaker 1: out here Willie Cunningham saying Dan Hord's praises on Friday,
Speaker 1: and I want to chime in on that, because Dan
Speaker 1: Hoarde the voice of the Bearcats and Bengals. He called
Speaker 1: UC Louisville last night, he'll call byu UC tonight and
Speaker 1: he will call the Bengals and New England Patriots tomorrow
Speaker 1: at one o'clock. We are so blessed to have Dan
Speaker 1: Horde is the voice of the Bearcats and Bengals right
Speaker 1: here in Cincinnati, looking forward to the broadcast to Night
Speaker 1: with Dan Tony Pike and the host moeger.
Speaker 2: Oh.
Speaker 1: They hit the airwaves at seven o'clock when this power
Speaker 1: hour of sports talk is over. But man, looking forward
Speaker 1: to UC BYU. I'm headed to my brother Jeff's house
Speaker 1: in Westchester. We're gonna listen and we're gonna watch, and
Speaker 1: I'm expecting a huge U see victory tonight Senior Night,
Speaker 1: nip It Night. No better atmosphere in all of America
Speaker 1: than Nippert Stadium and the University of Cincinnati. Well, the
Speaker 1: talk all week here in Cincinnati regarding the Bengals. Will
Speaker 1: Joe Burrow play? It's all I heard about all week. Well,
Speaker 1: the answer is no. NFL insider Ian Rapaport reported it,
Speaker 1: and the team released a statement saying that Joe Burrow,
Speaker 1: franchise quarterback of the Bengals, will be inactive tomorrow against
Speaker 1: New England. He's on the injured reserve list. He will
Speaker 1: not be activated off that for tomorrow's game. He was
Speaker 1: listed as questionable, So he's going to miss the contest
Speaker 1: and Joe Flacco will start. And it seems like just
Speaker 1: yesterday Joe Flacco became a Bengal in the trade with
Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns. It's already his sixth game tomorrow, and
Speaker 1: I really don't have any problem with Burrow sitting tomorrow
Speaker 1: or standing on the sidelines, hopefully because there's a quick turnaround.
Speaker 1: The Bengals play at Baltimore M and T. Banks Stadium
Speaker 1: against the Ravens on Thanksgiving Night. The Angles have lost
Speaker 1: seven of eight there. The defense is in is last
Speaker 1: in yards and points allowed per game. But Joe Flacco
Speaker 1: outside of last week and you know, it was a stinker,
Speaker 1: no doubt against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he's still thrown
Speaker 1: for one and fifty three yards, twelve touchdowns and three interceptions.
Speaker 1: The bomber is Jamar Chase is out suspended for a
Speaker 1: game because of the spitting incident last week against Jalen
Speaker 1: Ramsey and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers do it again.
Speaker 1: They get under your skin, they push you over the
Speaker 1: edge emotionally. We see it all the time. They try
Speaker 1: to hurt you physically. They're dirty, but they win. And
Speaker 1: they're six and four. The Pittsburgh Steelers are atop the
Speaker 1: AFC North Baltimore's at five and five. The Bengals are
Speaker 1: three and seven. Can the Bengals show some history and
Speaker 1: turn it on again like they have the last few
Speaker 1: years the second half of the season. We're going to
Speaker 1: find out tomorrow against a team that's won eight straight,
Speaker 1: the nine and two New England Patriots, who are having
Speaker 1: an incredible season. I don't care if their record is
Speaker 1: or their schedule is softer. It's the National Football League
Speaker 1: and it's tough to win in the NFL. Five point three,
Speaker 1: seven four nine, seven thousands the number to dial one,
Speaker 1: eight hundred. The Big One would love to hear from
Speaker 1: you as we get ready for UC and BYU, and
Speaker 1: we're going to talk about it when we return. Chick
Speaker 1: Ludwig seven hundred WLW six forty six in the Queen
Speaker 1: City of Cincinnati, Chick Ludwig seven hundred WLW power hour
Speaker 1: of sports talk leading right into the BYU UC football
Speaker 1: game tonight. Shoeless Joe Waddell is tonight's producer. We're going
Speaker 1: all the way to seven o'clock and it's awesome to
Speaker 1: have you along with us. Hey, are you looking for
Speaker 1: a place to go after the Bengals? New England Patriots
Speaker 1: came tomorrow to celebrate a Bengals victory I've got the
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Speaker 1: That would be me co hosting with Faux Rock David Folcher,
Speaker 1: number thirty three, the biggest, the baddest strong safety in
Speaker 1: the National Football League when he played for the Bengals.
Speaker 1: We are co hosting tomorrow from five thirty to eight
Speaker 1: thirty once again at the Wings and Rings in Milford.
Speaker 1: And it has been so much fun traveling around the
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Speaker 1: all around the Tri State. Here in the Cincinnati area,
Speaker 1: Wings Rings, burger sandwiches, salads, they've got it all. Drink prices,
Speaker 1: special prices. So it's a great experience and we would
Speaker 1: love to see you at the Wings and Rings in
Speaker 1: Milford tomorrow, five thirty to eight thirty, simulcast on seven
Speaker 1: hundred WLW and Cincinnati's ESPN fifteen thirty. He's been waiting
Speaker 1: a while. Let's go out to the phones our good
Speaker 1: friend Rick in Dallas. Rick, what is on your mind tonight?
Speaker 3: Oh?
Speaker 1: How you do good? How are you?
Speaker 2: Yeah? All right? Well? Prediction will b yu gave if uh,
Speaker 2: if they're prior, you'll have got got a uh. He
Speaker 2: had a spray vekl and he missed two games.
Speaker 1: Okay, yeah, yeah, Evan Pryor is back. Evan Pryor is back.
Speaker 1: He's back.
Speaker 2: Yeah, he'll they'll with if he's at the game it
Speaker 2: plays and he's one hundred percent or ninety percent, they'll with.
Speaker 1: Okay, he's back, along with wide receiver Caleb Goodie. So
Speaker 1: that is good news for the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Speaker 2: The so hey, listen, do you remember the fakes Given
Speaker 2: Day Classic between it was the Western Hills High School.
Speaker 1: And yes, and Elder and Elder ten thirty kickoff ten
Speaker 1: thirty in the morning, kickoff at Elder Stadium? Remember it? Well, hey,
Speaker 1: there was a year. There was a year they took
Speaker 1: it down to Riverfront Stadium front and got over what
Speaker 1: twenty five thirty thousand fans.
Speaker 2: Well the new I guess the newspaper, I guess it
Speaker 2: was earlier or something because the same it was way
Speaker 2: off it said it was only a couple of thousands.
Speaker 2: So that was the last you know, the last game
Speaker 2: wasnt He's seventy eight?
Speaker 1: Okay? Yeah, because and what killed that rivalry was the
Speaker 1: you know, the state football playoffs because yeah, uh, gosh,
Speaker 1: the last year Elder went what nine to ozho and
Speaker 1: one and gosh they were unscored upon for for like
Speaker 1: nine games but didn't qualify for the state playoffs because
Speaker 1: the game was was so late in the year Thanksgiving.
Speaker 1: So but what a great It was great. Then you
Speaker 1: go to Grandma's house after the game, Rick, and.
Speaker 2: Yeah, thanks Giving it what else do you do it?
Speaker 2: And then watched Detroit because they always show Detroit game
Speaker 2: or Dallas game. Well, yeah, hey listen, and this was
Speaker 2: just a I guess a bar question. Hey, when you
Speaker 2: were youngster, if you have a play at Deal Creek,
Speaker 2: you know, you know, I can't remember driving it past
Speaker 2: that thinge ready roll and it looks like it looks hotted.
Speaker 2: You know, remember how scared you look for your going
Speaker 2: to red roll there.
Speaker 1: Uh don't really know, Rick, don't don't know, don't remember that.
Speaker 2: No, Deal Creek was it was a huge part. It was.
Speaker 2: It must have had I thought it had like Keddle
Speaker 2: fifteen avenues in it. You know how that you know
Speaker 2: you know that.
Speaker 3: Park they got that on Spring World.
Speaker 2: I guess it's steel there or maybe they took that
Speaker 2: down too. It was it was bigger than that. So
Speaker 2: you never played Creek?
Speaker 1: No, no, uh, I was. I had to get a
Speaker 1: passport to get off the west side man.
Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, well well, well, well Dill Creek was a
Speaker 2: huge stadium and all the little leaguers used to play
Speaker 2: it that they and uh it disappeared what they building
Speaker 2: in the state seventy one in state you know.
Speaker 1: Yeah, oh, all the swimming pools have gone gone away.
Speaker 1: A lot of ball diamonds have gone away too. But Rick,
Speaker 1: I've got to run. I know you'll be paying attention
Speaker 1: to the Bearcata.
Speaker 2: Remember what I said if that gas player, I guarantee
Speaker 2: uh UC would beat b Waite.
Speaker 1: Okay, I remember that. I'll remember that a former former
Speaker 1: oh House State Buck guys doing uh doing a great
Speaker 1: job for the UC Bearcats.
Speaker 2: Yea, and already handled a four hundred yard before he
Speaker 2: got hurt too.
Speaker 1: No doubt, no doubt, Evan Pryor. All right, I appreciate it,
Speaker 1: Thank you awesome. And it is number eleven BYU against
Speaker 1: the Bearcats tonight at historic Knippert Stadium and Fox Big
Speaker 1: Noon kickoff was there today for the first time since
Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, when the Bearcats faced what the ranked
Speaker 1: sixteenth ranked Oklahoma Sooners, but twenty two seniors tonight as
Speaker 1: part of its Senior Day recognition, and that includes six
Speaker 1: players who have spent at least five years in the program.
Speaker 1: Devin Gerhardt Ben Blevins both six year seniors who joined
Speaker 1: the program in twenty twenty, while Dante the Godfather, Dante Corleone,
Speaker 1: Jack Dingle, Rob Jackson, and Brady Lichtenberg have all been
Speaker 1: at UC since twenty twenty one. Those six Bearcats are
Speaker 1: the final players remaining from the historic twenty twenty one
Speaker 1: college football Playoff roster. Now, after the loss to Arizona,
Speaker 1: Scott Saderfield head coach, said this, The message to the
Speaker 1: guys is we're facing some adversity now after that thirty
Speaker 1: to twenty four loss to Arizona. It's easy to lead
Speaker 1: when things are going good. When you're facing some adversity,
Speaker 1: how are we going to lead now? I've challenged our
Speaker 1: guys with that. We have great leadership, so I would
Speaker 1: expect those guys to come in and figure out what
Speaker 1: we need to get better at. I've never been a
Speaker 1: fan of the three three five defense. I want four
Speaker 1: down linemen. If you crease a defensive end and a
Speaker 1: guard kicks out and blocks a linebacker, man, it's just
Speaker 1: automatic four five six yards a rush. That's what bothers
Speaker 1: me about UC's defense. And on third and eight, you
Speaker 1: can't give a guy a fifteen yard cushion, which we've seen.
Speaker 1: Freshman quarterback for BYU bear Bachmeyer, he's swing for two
Speaker 1: thousand and seventy seven yards, thirteen touchdowns, and he's he's
Speaker 1: got four hundred and seventy nine rushing yards. He's one
Speaker 1: of three FBS quarterbacks with at least twenty one hundred
Speaker 1: passing yards, ten rushing touchdowns in four or fewer interceptions.
Speaker 1: BYU leads the Big twelve with fourteen interceptions, and they're
Speaker 1: among the leaders with twenty five sacks, so BYU nine
Speaker 1: and one overall, six and one in the Big twelve.
Speaker 1: U se at seven and three and five and two
Speaker 1: eleventh rank Cougars are in town, and I'm excited for
Speaker 1: the UC Bearcats. What a great opportunity here to bounce
Speaker 1: back from the Arizona game, and the Bearcats are going
Speaker 1: to need a big game from their quarterback, Brendan Soresby.
Speaker 1: He's completing sixty percent of his passes that should be
Speaker 1: higher one point fifty nine of two sixty five. He
Speaker 1: has thrown for twenty two hundred and eighteen yards, twenty
Speaker 1: two touchdowns and four interceptions. So this is a great
Speaker 1: matchup tonight. And like I mentioned, six teams in the
Speaker 1: Big Twelve are within one game of each other BYU
Speaker 1: six and one in the conference. You see at five
Speaker 1: and two in the conference. But it is awesome having
Speaker 1: Senior Night. You've got to give it up for the
Speaker 1: twenty two seniors, including three time team captains Gavin Gerhard
Speaker 1: from Xenior High School and Dante Corleone, the Godfather. Looking
Speaker 1: to bounce back from last Saturday's thirty to twenty four
Speaker 1: loss to the Arizona Wildcats. Tawie Walker strong runner, but
Speaker 1: Cincinnati hopes to get back its two most explosive offensive weapons,
Speaker 1: running back Evan Pryor seven point two yards per carry
Speaker 1: third in the Big Twelve, and wide receiver Caleb Goodie
Speaker 1: nineteen yards per catch. How about that priors missed the
Speaker 1: last two games. Goodie was injured prior to the Arizona contest.
Speaker 1: But Cincinnati here has a great opportunity to play spoiler
Speaker 1: and keep its Big Twelve Conference championship game hopes alive.
Speaker 1: Although there's slim against the BYU. Cougar's team tied for
Speaker 1: first in the Big Twelve with that six and one
Speaker 1: league mark at five and two, Ucs tied for third
Speaker 1: place with Houston, Utah and Zona State. So Brendan Sowersby
Speaker 1: needs a big game. Hopefully he's all right after getting
Speaker 1: nicked up last week against Arizona. Wasn't effective running the ball,
Speaker 1: So looking forward to the coverage here that starts just
Speaker 1: within minutes with Dan Horde, Tony Pike, and Moeger And
Speaker 1: no show would be complete without a little bit of
Speaker 1: this date in Red's history, but we're gonna make it
Speaker 1: this week in Red's history. On November eighteenth of nineteen
Speaker 1: seventy six, Reds pitcher Don Gullet signs as a free
Speaker 1: agent with the New York Yankees. November twenty one, nineteen
Speaker 1: sixty seven, the Reds trade outfielder Tommy Harper to the
Speaker 1: Cleveland Indians for pitcher George Culver and first baseman Fred Whitfield.
Speaker 1: And November twenty third, nineteen sixty eight, Reds traded one
Speaker 1: of my favorite players shortstop Leo Cheeicco cardiness to the
Speaker 1: Minnesota Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt. So I want to
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