1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Twenty. This is ESPN fifteen thirty. It's the ESPN fifteen 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: thirty Ernst and Associate's Final four show. We are presented 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: today by DUI, Maatt dot Com and dr live from 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: the Airport Paint and Body Broadcast area here in Indianapolis, 5 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: broadcasting from Radio Row making the rounds. The head coach 6 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: of the UC Bearcats, Lucky Him, gets to talk with 7 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: me for the second time in nine days. Jared Calhoun 8 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: is with us, looking good in that Jordan Brand Bearcat pullover. 9 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: It's awesome to have you. I know you have a 10 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 1: lot going on. I can't imagine what the last nine 11 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: to ten days have been like. And when I talked 12 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: to you last week, I asked you to kind of 13 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,319 Speaker 1: go through what that period was like, from the end 14 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: of your season at Utah State in the NCAA tournament, 15 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: standing up in the podium, being announced as the head 16 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: coach at you see will do something similar encapsulate for 17 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: me what the last nine or ten days have been like. 18 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 2: You know, Mo, I think what you got to do 19 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 2: is just kind of prioritize each day really what you're 20 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 2: trying to accomplish. 21 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 3: You know, my assistant Ashley has been awesome. 22 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 2: You know, great office manager, keeping me organized, getting me 23 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 2: acclimated with everybody at the university. You know, we're a 24 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 2: few days away from this portal opening, so that'll be 25 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 2: a challenge in itself, but we're excited about it. My 26 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 2: family flew out today. You know, we didn't find a 27 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 2: place to live. So if anybody listens this and has 28 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 2: a place, have them call. But it's just been a lot, 29 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 2: but it's been exciting. 30 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: You had a few things at the very top of 31 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,199 Speaker 1: that to do list, and I'm sure that list hasn't 32 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: shrunken all that much. But give me an idea of 33 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: some things that you've you felt like, you know what, 34 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: we can check that box in. 35 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 3: The first week. Yeah, I mean the first thing you 36 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 3: got to do is meet with the players. You know, I. 37 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 2: Really have taken a different approach with this job. Really 38 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 2: want guys that want to be here. I think that's 39 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 2: the biggest part about building a program, right, It's all 40 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 2: about relationships. It's got to be a trust and to me, 41 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 2: we got to have guys that are dying to put 42 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 2: the bearcat hormone and it means something. So obviously, meeting 43 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 2: with the guys, meeting with some of the donors, whether 44 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 2: it's you know, in person or over the phone, getting 45 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 2: our staff, you know, ready to go, and then scheduling. 46 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 2: You know, I think scheduling is a big part of 47 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 2: each team's success. We've got to make sure the non 48 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 2: league we're doing our part putting our guys in a 49 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 2: really good position to be successful. 50 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: I'm not even sure you can answer this, but you 51 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 1: talk about scheduling, how many commitments are already there? How 52 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:31,799 Speaker 1: much flexibility do you have year one? 53 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, I can answer it. We have six. 54 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 2: You'd be the first for me to publicly say that, 55 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 2: but we've got six games, all really really good games. 56 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 2: You know, we're gonna be in Orlando for Thanksgiving, so 57 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 2: those teams will be announced. 58 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 3: I don't think I can announce those. 59 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 2: But they're all powerful. Is going to be a phenomenal turner. 60 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 2: We played in it two years ago, so very familiar 61 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 2: with those guys. They do a great job around Thanksgiving. 62 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 2: And then obviously we've got Clemson and Xavier in Dayton 63 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: in Louisville. So six really really difficult games. So we've 64 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 2: got to be very strategic with the rest of the schedule. 65 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: An event like this this weekend, do you watch it 66 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: like a fan. Do you have the notebook out trying 67 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: to grab some stuff? Do you watch it critically? 68 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 3: What's it like? You know, got a little bit of interest? 69 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean Illinois, Tyler Underwood and I have become 70 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 2: very close. 71 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:25,359 Speaker 3: That's Bratt's son. 72 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 2: I think he's got one of the better offensive minds 73 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 2: in college basketball that nobody knows about because he's an assistant. 74 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 2: They will if they win the national championship, or they 75 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 2: should know now seize the game very similar. The only 76 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 2: guy I've ever talked to outside of him that I 77 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 2: love talking offense with is Joe Mizzula. So I think 78 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 2: Tyler's got a great basketball mind. No, Brad really really well. 79 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 2: And then obviously, you know, we played against Arizona, so 80 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 2: I think that game is going to be very interesting. 81 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 2: With the size two totally different teams. Depth that will 82 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 2: play a big part of that. I think in the 83 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 2: Illinois game, what Illinois does to you know, kind of 84 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 2: guard read right, like, that's going to be a big 85 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 2: you know, do you plan one on one, do you 86 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 2: bring help from the weak side, do you come off 87 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 2: the pass? And then what does Yukon do in the 88 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 2: pick and roll with Wagler. It's going to be a 89 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 2: chess match, right, And I do like seeing that. What 90 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 2: kind of adjustments the coaches make? 91 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: Final four happens, portal opens up and I guess, on 92 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: one hand, you can just grab guys accumulate talent. That's 93 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: not really building a roster. So do you have a checklist? 94 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 1: Are there certain positions you're looking to fill? How's it 95 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 1: going to work? 96 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 4: Yeah? 97 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 2: I mean, I think the biggest thing we have to do, 98 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 2: mo Is is understand the most important guys in the 99 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 2: porter of the guys we get. So we have to 100 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 2: be very thorough, not just on the tape evaluation. Can 101 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 2: they pass, can they catch? Can they shoot? What do 102 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 2: they do defensively? What are their leverages? We have a 103 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 2: whole analytical breakdown of every player will look at but 104 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 2: what do they value? 105 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 3: Right to me? 106 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 2: The character pieces the whole thing. What type of relationships 107 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 2: do they have with their team mates? What type of 108 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 2: teammate they are? They those are the things you got 109 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 2: to really figure out fast because the next forty days 110 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 2: will determine what the next year looks like for Cincinnati basketball, 111 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,919 Speaker 2: as crazy as that sounds. So we got to do 112 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 2: a really good job we've done it now four or 113 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 2: five years in a row. 114 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 3: In the portal. 115 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 2: You can't rush. I think a lot of people makes 116 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 2: mistakes early and late. Right, even with the payment right, 117 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 2: a lot of people pay a lot of money early 118 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 2: for players and then late when they get desperate. We're 119 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 2: not going to do that. We're going to be very 120 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 2: thorough and get the right guys. 121 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: I think in an ideal world, you would be the 122 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 1: coach at u See right now, but you would have 123 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 1: advanced to the sweet sixteen at Utah State. That said, 124 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: has the timing of you getting the job when you 125 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: did made it easier to attack the portal. 126 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, honestly, I haven't thought about Tampa. But that's a 127 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 2: good that's a good point, you know. I was kind 128 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 2: of yeah. I mean, I think you're right. You know, 129 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 2: there's kids that aren't in the portal that will end 130 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 2: up going in. There's a lot of kids that publicly 131 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 2: have said they're going in. So those are the guys 132 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 2: you got to look at and evaluate the tape and 133 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 2: you know, try to try to do your homework on 134 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,600 Speaker 2: those guys. But yeah, I think you know, we have 135 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: a good plan. We got to execute that plan when 136 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 2: they get on campus. I think people will feel it. 137 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 2: They'll understand the excitement that our fan base has right 138 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 2: now for everything that's going on. You know, sometimes change 139 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: is really hard. You know, change is hard. It's hard 140 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 2: on families, it's hard on fan bases. But sometimes change 141 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 2: can be a great thing, you know. And we're really 142 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 2: looking forward to the opportunity to represent Cincinnati at the 143 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 2: at the highest level, get back in the NCAA turn 144 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 2: and make deep runs. And as you joked off air, 145 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 2: like you don't want to go to the final four 146 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 2: until we go. 147 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 3: I mean, that's a very bold statement. 148 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 2: I used to have people tell me we at Youngstown State, 149 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 2: I'm not I'm not going to the tournament game until 150 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 2: you get us there, you know, say you know so 151 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 2: I can feel it. You know how passionate you are 152 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 2: for the Bearcats, and you know I see that all 153 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 2: over town right now. 154 00:06:58,040 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: If you get me to a final four, I will 155 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: commission the statue outside fifth third Arena. 156 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 3: Jared Calhoun. That's a deal. That's a deal. 157 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 2: I like, it's make that deal right now, coach, thanks 158 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 2: so much, thanks for having me. 159 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 4: You got it. 160 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: Jared Calhoun making the rounds here at the Radio Row 161 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: broadcast area at the final four head coach of the 162 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: UC Bearcats, two interviews in nine days kind of him 163 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: to stop. I the head coach at Ohio State, Jake 164 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: Diebler is here. We'll chat with him in the four 165 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: o'clock hour. I mentioned to Tony and Austin west Miller 166 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: was here before Wes. As you might understand, did not 167 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: necessarily want to do an on air interview, but I 168 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: did enjoy talking with him. He said a lot of 169 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: great things about U. Se said some really nice things 170 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: about Jared Calhoun, and so I'm rooting for Wes to 171 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: have success at Charlotte. 172 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 3: Was good to see him. 173 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: It is twenty eight minutes after three o'clock. We're broadcasting 174 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 1: from Indianapolis. Today's broadcast is sponsored by Wrangler. 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Now as a Bearcat fan, Trey 183 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: Carroll is always going to be the guy who dropped 184 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: thirty on UC in the Skyline Chile Crosstown Shootout, but 185 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: he had an excellent season at Xavier. He plays in 186 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: the NABC All Star Game tonight. He was here yesterday. 187 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: Thoroughly enjoyed talking with him. Easy guy to root for. 188 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,439 Speaker 1: If if you missed that conversation, if you're a Xavier fan, 189 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 1: I think you're gonna love it. 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