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Speaker 1: This is Tony Pike since three sixty about Cincinnati from Cincinnati,

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Speaker 1: sponsored in part by Skyline Chili. Stop by Skyline Chili

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Speaker 1: It's Skyline time. This is ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports.

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Speaker 2: Station, the Cincinnati Sports Station. Thanks for joining us. Great

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Speaker 2: to have you along for the next three hours on

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Speaker 2: this the home of the Bengals, ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati

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Speaker 2: on the app at that microphone. Leave us a talkback.

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Speaker 2: We'll get to those talkbacks today at the top of

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Speaker 2: our number three. Yes, a little bit different today because

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Speaker 2: at the top of our number two one o'clock, the

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Speaker 2: Jared Calhoun press conference at the University of Cincinnati. We

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Speaker 2: will carry that for you live right here on the

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Speaker 2: ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station as the newest head coach,

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Speaker 2: the twenty ninth head coach in UC basketball history, will

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Speaker 2: be announced in just about an hour from now, so

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Speaker 2: we'll go there at one. Your talkbacks come in at

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Speaker 2: two o'clock. We've also got some Joe Flacco audio that

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Speaker 2: we're gonna get to from yesterday from earlier today his

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Speaker 2: press conference, as well as Joe Flacco is back as

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Speaker 2: the backup quarterback with the Cincinnati Bengals. And of course

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Speaker 2: today it's the eve of opening day here in the

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Speaker 2: Queen City. Red's Baseball Tomorrow. Austin and I are at

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Speaker 2: Smoke Justice tomorrow with Moeger from noon to three. We

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Speaker 2: are excited for that. We'll have giveaways for that, and

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Speaker 2: we have giveaways. Yes, we have some stuff to give away.

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Speaker 3: We know what we're giving away, we don't know yet,

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Speaker 3: but we will, so get there.

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Speaker 4: Here.

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Speaker 2: We had some pretty awesome yes, historically the prizes are

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Speaker 3: We had great concert tickets. We had some pretty sick autographed.

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Speaker 3: My favorite thing last year, we had the Homer Bayle

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Speaker 3: Duel No Hitter autographed. I guess it was like a

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Speaker 3: on display tomorrow. So get down to Smoke Justice as

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Speaker 3: early as possible to take in all the festivities. Tomorrow

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Speaker 3: is also a big day thanks to our our number

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Speaker 3: one sponsor here on Sincy three sixty four Skyline Chili.

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Speaker 3: Because tomorrow Austin is free Cony Day, Yes, Thursday, March

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Speaker 3: twenty sixth, paired up with Opening Day with it being

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Speaker 3: a major holiday here in Cincinnati. Skyline, of course, is

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Speaker 3: a big part of that celebration, so Opening Day is

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Speaker 3: also free Cony Day at Skyline Chili. You will get

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Speaker 3: a free cheese cony with any beverage purchase all day tomorrow.

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Speaker 3: Get your free conys at participating Skylines available at the

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Speaker 3: drive through carry out dine in is not available at

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Speaker 3: GABP or CVG. So lead off your Opening Day celebration

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Speaker 3: with a free cony Skyline Chili. And they got us

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Speaker 3: led off today. As I say, we let off with

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Speaker 2: One when I was eating my Skyline than normally what

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Speaker 3: You got roughed up a little bit today to the

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Speaker 2: Yeah, have your back. It was it was an interesting feeling,

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Speaker 2: you know. We got the Welcome to My world. They

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Speaker 3: Welcome to my world of being judged every time you're

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Speaker 3: eating something unbelievable.

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Speaker 3: Anyway, lay off us. We were starving everybody ate the

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Speaker 3: We are so looking for to opening day here in Cincinnati.

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Speaker 3: Tomorrow we'll talk about what happened in the final tune

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Speaker 3: up yesterday for the Cincinnati Reds. We know what the

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Speaker 2: number one, getting you tuned up for tomorrow. Some other

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Speaker 3: I think most towns wouldn't know describe this as opening day.

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Speaker 2: Garrett Cole, by the way, for the Yankees, is gonna

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Speaker 2: And the short list Austin already consisting of a name

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Speaker 2: you may know because of your Chicago Bulls, Billy Donovan,

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Speaker 2: He did say he'll be at Augusta no matter what

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Speaker 2: those It is the most I've watched that that's set

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Speaker 3: Sorry Williams in the house last night, yep, who's who

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Speaker 3: Great job with that too. Shout out to Matt Barry

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Speaker 2: We'll spend some time today on Joe Flacco, which we

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Speaker 2: earlier this morning at his press conference at pay Corpse Stadium.

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Speaker 2: We'll spend some time today in preview the Sweet Sixteen

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Speaker 2: because they continued their dominance in their run over the

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Speaker 2: Cincinnati Bearcats despite losing eleven of the fifteen games coming

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Speaker 2: into yesterday. Xavier walked off the Cincinnati Bearcats yesterday despite

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Speaker 2: another Quinton Coach's home run, his nineteenth of the year.

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Speaker 2: the Xavier Musketeers and finding their win as well. One

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Speaker 2: thing we didn't discuss as it relates to the Cincinnati

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Speaker 2: by one Joseph Vado. That's right.

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Speaker 3: A clock, that's correct, A clock that is seventeen feet

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Speaker 3: tall from Joey Vado to the Cincinnati Reds and to

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Speaker 2: Not a great day for Nathaniel Lowe yesterday. Two airs

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Speaker 2: Let's do that.

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Speaker 3: Let's start with the pitchers, Andrew Abbott, Graham Ashcraft, Brock Burke,

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Speaker 3: You missed that, okay.

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Speaker 2: Sonny Gray is their second starter. And then the young

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Speaker 3: Was he five nine ERA over seventeen eighty. Well, let's

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Speaker 3: gonna be good.

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Speaker 2: You have a pretty good season. You're gonna hit the

437
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Speaker 2: over by the way. And I know this is a

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Speaker 2: little far out, It's a Businessman Special next Wednesday. Tickets

439
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Speaker 2: as low as ten dollars right now to see Abbot

440
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Speaker 2: and Skins. There you go.

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Speaker 3: That's incredible. Everyone, quit your jobs and go to the ballpark.

442
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Speaker 3: Quit and go down. I keep saying every year that

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Speaker 3: I'm gonna like take a day off and go to

444
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Speaker 3: a day game because I love day games. I like

445
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Speaker 3: day games more than night games. I don't get to

446
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Speaker 3: go to the Sunday games because of the postgame show,

447
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Speaker 3: right and obviously I'm more working for most of the

448
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Speaker 3: twelve forty starts, so like, I love a Saturday afternoon,

449
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Speaker 3: but one of these days I Am just going to

450
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Speaker 3: be like, you know what, blow it off, not coming

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Speaker 3: to work today.

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Speaker 2: Head on down to the Old Ballpark, the Old ball

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Speaker 2: Orchard I like to call it. I like it. Let's

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Speaker 2: get a break, we'll come back, we'll grab a phone call.

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Speaker 2: We'll look at the rest of Major League Baseball as well.

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Speaker 2: Coming back our number one since E three to sixty

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Speaker 2: thanks to Skyline Chile on ESPN fifteen thirty, Cincinnati Sports

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Speaker 2: Station that.

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Speaker 1: Sound Natty's ESPN fifteen thirty.

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Speaker 2: Welcome back since E three sixty ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati

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Speaker 2: Sports Station. We have the Jared Calhoun press conference coming

462
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Speaker 2: up at one o'clock and if you missed it earlier,

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Speaker 2: that means our talkbacks go to our three. You'll also

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Speaker 2: hear from Joe Flacco in our number three what he

465
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Speaker 2: had to say earlier this morning about rejoining the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Speaker 2: Get to all of that. We'll get to more Major

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Speaker 2: League Baseball in just a moment. Let's grab a phone

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Speaker 2: callar too. John is calling in. What's going on? John?

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Speaker 6: Good afternoon, fellas. I'm not going to wish you happy

470
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Speaker 6: opening Day, Happy Opening Days tomorrow, and it should always

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Speaker 6: involve the Cincinnati Reds kicking it off. And I'm not

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Speaker 6: just being a brown nose because I'm calling a Cincinnati

473
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Speaker 6: radio station. That's the way tradition should be. I remember,

474
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Speaker 6: for ever, opening Day would be like on a Thursday

475
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Speaker 6: and the Reds would be playing. It always saw like

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Speaker 6: the Braves at like twelve forty and you knew the

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Speaker 6: season was starting. So I wish they'd go back to

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Speaker 6: that tradition. But who knows what baseball's want to do?

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Speaker 2: Is there a Is there a tension in Boston right

480
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Speaker 2: now knowing that this ball club has to go up

481
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Speaker 2: against Abbit, Singer and Louder and it is the thought

482
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Speaker 2: process just just steal one of these three. Is that

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Speaker 2: how they're viewing in Boston with the tension?

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Speaker 6: Oh for sure. I mean especially since they're going up

485
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Speaker 6: against the seventy five seventy six Reds. Yep, no, no,

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Speaker 6: that's true. No, Alex Bregman. Here in Boston. They decided

487
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Speaker 6: not to pick up or sign them for forty million dollars, which.

488
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Speaker 2: I think was a good move.

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Speaker 6: But there's tension with the Red Sox in general, there

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Speaker 6: always is. It's a weird market, guys, because here's a

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Speaker 6: team that's won four World championships in this century, which

492
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Speaker 6: is more than any other team, and yet they're really

493
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Speaker 6: down on the owners because the owners are kind of

494
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Speaker 6: shifted from being a big market team to a medium

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Speaker 6: market team, if that makes any sense. I mean, they

496
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Speaker 6: still bring in a ton of revenue. That ballpark is

497
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Speaker 6: a cash cow, and they bring in around seven hundred

498
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Speaker 6: million dollars a year, and they've got back the payroll

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Speaker 6: and they're not always in on free agents the way

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Speaker 6: the Bets or the Yankees as the Dodgers are, So

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Speaker 6: the fans are kind of frustrated with that, but they

502
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Speaker 6: do have a good squad that made the playoffs last year,

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Speaker 6: and guys in the American League it feels just like

504
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Speaker 6: the AFC last year, like there's no dominant team, so

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Speaker 6: if you get in, maybe you make a run at it. Whereas,

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Speaker 6: of course in the National League, the whole like the

507
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Speaker 6: year was to see if someone can knock off the Dodgers.

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Speaker 6: But the American League there's like ten eleven teams that

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Speaker 6: probably going to Opening Day saying, hey, we could sneak

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Speaker 6: in there and maybe make a run.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, it's it's an odd time. And again, I

512
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Speaker 2: do I feel like we're going to get into it

513
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Speaker 2: a little bit later. In the National League it's can

514
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Speaker 2: anyone dethrown the Dodgers In the American League? It feels

515
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Speaker 2: like who's going to play against the Dodgers. It feels

516
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Speaker 2: like just a host of teams based on on how

517
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Speaker 2: this plays out, that can end up being the American

518
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Speaker 2: League champions.

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Speaker 9: Yeah.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, sure.

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Speaker 6: And just to give you a little heads up on

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Speaker 6: the Red Sox, they have a really strong starting rotation,

523
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Speaker 6: but you'll have two starters in there. You're not going

524
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Speaker 6: to see Suarez, he's going to pitch against Houston in

525
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Speaker 6: Series number.

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Speaker 2: Two, but you'll see Sonny Gray.

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Speaker 6: Those are just veteran guys that you know should be

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Speaker 6: solid for them. Crochet is one of the five best

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Speaker 6: pitchers in baseball.

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Speaker 10: They're very, very.

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Speaker 6: Very high on Connolly early he looks like a complete stud.

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Speaker 4: And then you got Brian Bayello.

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Speaker 6: Who's the fifth starter, but he's up and down. You

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Speaker 6: know he'll he'll throw a couple of great games and

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Speaker 6: then a couple of poor games. But the guy you

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Speaker 6: got to watch for is our allest Chapman, whom you

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Speaker 6: guys know very well.

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Speaker 2: Yep, who's is he forty?

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Speaker 4: Is he forty two?

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Speaker 2: Who knows what his age is? He was so good

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Speaker 2: last year until.

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Speaker 6: Twenty years he was incredible. So you know, is a

543
00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:20,000
Speaker 6: thirty eight year old clothes are gonna recapture what he

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Speaker 6: did a year ago?

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Speaker 2: I doubt it.

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Speaker 6: And then Trevor Story had a really good year shortstop,

547
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Speaker 6: he played a lot. It's twenty five home run.

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Speaker 4: Those are the two players.

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Speaker 6: You have to look at for the Red Sox because

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Speaker 6: if they can do something closer they did a year

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Speaker 6: ago with a lot of the young talent they have

552
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Speaker 6: led by Roman Anthony, they'll be a good squad. But

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Speaker 6: it should be a fun weekend because I think your

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Speaker 6: team is going to be just fine. The pitching staff

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Speaker 6: can just get healthy. I'm high on the Reds. I

556
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Speaker 6: think they got a real chance to win that division.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, a lot of excitement around what this team can

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Speaker 2: be obviously going into the new season. John, thanks so

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00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:54,800
Speaker 2: much for your phone call. We appreciate you, all right, fellas.

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Speaker 6: I wish you're happy Opening Day tomorrow.

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Speaker 2: I like it. I like it. Thank you, John Rushing.

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Speaker 2: You know, the the Chapman side of things, it's thirty

563
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Speaker 2: eight years old, last year one one seventy r and

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Speaker 2: I remember at one point last year didn't he say

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Speaker 2: like he just figured out how to like aim pitches.

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Speaker 2: Wasn't that a thing he can't just been throwing for

567
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Speaker 2: years And I was like, right, I can aim these things.

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Speaker 3: I forget what the quote was, but it was I

569
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Speaker 3: think with his fastball specifically.

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Speaker 2: He was just like, oh, yeah, I started trying to

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Speaker 2: the catcher's glove. Yeah, started paying the corners a little

572
00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:33,080
Speaker 2: bit and instead of just throwing fastballs. That's so funny, unbelievable. Yeah.

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Speaker 2: Hopefully uh Chapman doesn't pitch in a situation tomorrow that

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Speaker 2: that's high leverage.

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Speaker 3: I'd like to see Chapman against Ellie da La Cruz. Oh,

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Speaker 3: that would be fun tie game. Yeah, bottom nine, Ellie

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Speaker 3: Clank went off the uh batter's eye out there sits

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Speaker 3: on the fastball off of the riverboat.

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Speaker 2: Come on.

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Speaker 11: You know.

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Speaker 3: Lance did a topic last night that a caller had

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Speaker 3: suggested the Red should start a new tradition where for

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Speaker 3: home runs we should like have the horn of like

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Speaker 3: a riverboat like that. Yeah, yeah, and I think we

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Speaker 3: should do that. Okay, I was a brilliant uh idea

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Speaker 3: by one of his listeners.

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Speaker 2: Good, I'm all for it.

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Speaker 3: I just whoever out there can make that happen. With

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Speaker 3: the reds. Let's get to working on it. Get the

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Speaker 3: riverboat figured out. Yeah, uh, miner Boat's fine. I liked everybody.

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Speaker 3: I know a lot of people don't like it, but

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Speaker 3: I think I just add that horn yep.

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Speaker 2: I think it'd be a fun thing with the one

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Speaker 2: thing missing, all the pyro, the fire everything.

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Speaker 3: Did you see that they're taking away the underneath the

596
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Speaker 3: smoke stacks? What they're making that like a private box thing?

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Speaker 3: Why my my heart is broken over this. I used

598
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Speaker 3: to love to go who.

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Speaker 2: Were the guys that stood out there like every game

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Speaker 2: when this team was rolling?

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Speaker 3: Oh gosh, back in like and eleven had like addressed

602
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Speaker 3: to the tea. Yeah those guys were man, but uh

603
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Speaker 3: rip to the out spot under the smoke stacks.

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Speaker 2: I didn't know that. Yeah, that's why that's why the

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Speaker 2: clock's in place. Now you need a new meetup spot. Yeah,

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Speaker 2: meet up under the power doc. Now you just meet

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Speaker 2: up under the clock, the Joey Votto clock. Uh, what's up, Mike?

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Speaker 2: How are you?

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Speaker 4: Hey? Thanks guys, looking forward to your broadcast tomorrow with

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Speaker 4: Moan you fun. God, I wish I could be there.

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Speaker 4: I'd give anything. I really wish I could. Uh, I

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Speaker 4: uh really wish, like John said that they bring back

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Speaker 4: that tradition of the redsk being the only you having

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Speaker 4: the solo game, honoring them being the first professional team.

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Speaker 4: That was such a big deal to me as a kid.

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Speaker 4: You know, you you strutted around downtown Cincinnati and thought, man,

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Speaker 4: this is this is our day. This is the first

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Speaker 4: Joe teams day.

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Speaker 12: You know.

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Speaker 4: It was a big pride thing and it was so

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Speaker 4: much fun. But Austin, you just jinxed Ellie with that.

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Speaker 4: Clients don't do that.

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Speaker 2: I don't believe it. I don't believe in jinx is.

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Speaker 2: Mike Oh, I don't either, But okay.

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Speaker 4: I thought it might be kind of fun sometimes I do,

626
00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:04,280
Speaker 4: especially at the free throw line. Joe Dude's ninety three

627
00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:09,080
Speaker 4: percent throwcher client, I hate that crap. Hey, listen. I

628
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Speaker 4: don't know if you heard Patrick this morning, but boy

629
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Speaker 4: had a great interview with Mel Kiper and he's on

630
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Speaker 4: a mission now to get Mel into the Hall of Fame.

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Speaker 4: And Mel was talking about his career. I didn't know

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Speaker 4: anything about it. He started in nineteen seventy eight, and

633
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Speaker 4: he got a lot of guff. They said this won't work.

634
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Speaker 4: Previewing the draft, it's a loser. ESPN said, forget it,

635
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Speaker 4: we ain't doing it. He's bought it for years until

636
00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:42,800
Speaker 4: it finally caught on in two thousand and and Dan

637
00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:44,680
Speaker 4: said it was funny because they'd go up to him

638
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Speaker 4: at ESPN and go, do you know about that supposed

639
00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:50,640
Speaker 4: fourth round pick out of Oregon State, that wide receiver

640
00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:54,560
Speaker 4: and he's on the cup. He would just break the

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Speaker 4: guy down right there, you know, as if it was

642
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Speaker 4: just a He's incredible in his dedication into the game.

643
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Speaker 4: I kind of used to blowing him off, thought he

644
00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:05,520
Speaker 4: was kind of hopey, but there's nothing really hopey about

645
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Speaker 4: them there. His passion is incredible.

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Speaker 3: If you remember, like the first time he really got

647
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Speaker 3: like in the Spotlight, he butted heads with Duke Tobin's dad,

648
00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:20,120
Speaker 3: Bill Topa right, they had drafted a player and Kuiper

649
00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,720
Speaker 3: just reamed him on the air, to the point where

650
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Speaker 3: Bill Tobin was asked about it, and Bill Tobin was like, well,

651
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Speaker 3: Kuiper's never put on a jockstrap, what does he know?

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Speaker 3: And next thing you know, Kuiper's career took off.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, that's a pretty good story. I never heard that.

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Speaker 4: That is really cool, dude. Thank you for that he

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Speaker 4: was well. Dan asked him about Simpson and Mendoza and

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Speaker 4: he said, look, it's real simple. Mendoza's four inches tall

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Speaker 4: and twenty five pounds heavier, and he knew what he

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Speaker 4: had to do to improve his game was when he

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Speaker 4: was a Cali got sacked forty one times. He knew

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Speaker 4: he had to correct that. He did correct that, and

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Speaker 4: he said the problem too was Ty Simpson when he

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Speaker 4: changed my mind. Ty Simpson only had fifteen starts. He's

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Speaker 4: he's convinced with Mendozi, like he said in the playoffs,

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Speaker 4: eight touchdowns, no picks, and he ran for one. That's

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Speaker 4: pretty strong. Yeah, so that's all I got. Guys, enjoy

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Speaker 4: it tomorrow. I can't wait to listen to what times

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Speaker 4: the show.

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Speaker 2: Starting on none noon?

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Speaker 4: Dude, Okay, what was I thinking? Never mind? Thanks guys, Mike.

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Speaker 2: The uh the season itself. Austin and John kind of

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Speaker 2: hit on this is Is there anyone, barring injuries and

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Speaker 2: anything crazy, who is the team best suited to upset

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Speaker 2: the Dodgers in the National League betting wise? It's the Mets.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I was gonna say the Mets are probably who

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Speaker 3: I would would bet on.

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Speaker 2: It is a substantial gap that the Dodgers are a

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Speaker 2: plus one twenty favorite to win the NL, Mets plus

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Speaker 2: seven hundred, Phillies plus eight hundred, and then the Cubs

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Speaker 2: and the Braves are plus nine hundred.

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Speaker 3: I think San Francisco has a chance. Okay, I think there's.

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Speaker 2: Just three thousand if you like that value, that's higher

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Speaker 2: than the Reds.

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Speaker 3: I think San Francisco is better than people think. But yeah,

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Speaker 3: I mean, I think it's really a two horse race

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Speaker 3: as far as the top of the National League is concerned.

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Speaker 2: In the American League, that and the Brewers when they win, like, yeah,

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Speaker 2: ninety six games.

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Speaker 3: But they'll falter in the playoffs agains. Of course, the

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Speaker 3: Brewers are the Lamar Jackson of MLB teams. It does

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Speaker 3: feel much more wide open in the American League. The

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Speaker 3: Yankees are a small betting favorite at plus four fifty.

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Speaker 3: Who would your guest be at number two from a

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Speaker 3: betting standpoint number two? Seattle, Yeah, Seattle plus five hundred,

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Speaker 3: and then you get the Jays, the Socks, the Tigers,

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Speaker 3: and the Orioles, followed by the Astros in that order.

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Speaker 3: Orioles are a sneaky team. They obviously got the Polar

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Speaker 3: Bear Pete Alonzo, which is a huge bat to add

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Speaker 3: to them. I don't know what their pitching status is,

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Speaker 3: but when you have Gunner Henderson and Pete Alonso in

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Speaker 3: the lineup, you're gonna score some runs.

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Speaker 13: Yeah.

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Speaker 3: It Boston I don't think is a pushover. I mean,

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Speaker 3: Toronto got Lee. They were just in a World Series,

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Speaker 3: right Detroit I think has gotten better this offseason. I

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Speaker 3: mean the American League race will be fun to watch.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it just feels like there is so much drama

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Speaker 2: to play out in the American League, and you could

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Speaker 2: very well see a scenario in the National League where

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Speaker 2: the Dodgers run away with this thing. But I think

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Speaker 2: the only thing that could limit that Austin Arizona should

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Speaker 2: be Okay, the Padres should still be a good team,

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Speaker 2: and as you mentioned, the Giants, those are all in

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Speaker 2: the division of the Dodgers, so maybe they can't just

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Speaker 2: fully run away with this thing.

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Speaker 3: Would love for somebody else to get the number one seed. Yeah,

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Speaker 3: would love for the path to the World Series to

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Speaker 3: go through another destination and make people pass that clock

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Speaker 3: out front.

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Speaker 14: On the way in.

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Speaker 2: That'd be nice.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, come see the clock, Come get clocked and check it.

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Speaker 2: On your way out. One more break, we'll finish up

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Speaker 2: our number one, and then we will carry for you

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Speaker 2: the Jared Calhoun introductory press conference that starts at one o'clock.

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Speaker 2: It comes up here in just a few moments on

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Speaker 2: ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station, wck lot Welcome back

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Speaker 2: since e three p sixty ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station.

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Speaker 2: Cheese Cony Day at participating locations, drive through, dine in,

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Speaker 2: carry out, whatever. Maybe it's not available at the ballpark

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Speaker 2: or at the airport, but any other Skylines you go

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Speaker 2: to tomorrow, buy any regular drink, you get a free

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Speaker 2: cony with it because you're celebrating opening day in style.

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Speaker 2: Not sure what else. We got some other baseball things

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Speaker 2: to clean up. Pete crow Armstrong, we talked about his

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Speaker 2: extension six years, one hundred and fifteen million dollars for

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Speaker 2: the Chicago Cubs. How about Frank Thomas Austin suing the

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Speaker 2: Chicago White Sox.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean you want to talk about the difference

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Speaker 3: in relationships with legends to their organizations. He's delivering a clock,

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Speaker 3: He's not delivering a clock. He's trying to clean the

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Speaker 3: clock in the Chicago White Sox. He's suing them Nike

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Speaker 3: fanatics for using his name on their City Connect uniforms

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Speaker 3: that were sold, which I have long thought is stupid

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Speaker 3: to sell City Connect jerseys for players who don't wear them.

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Speaker 3: But that's just me. And apparently the NFL or the

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Speaker 3: MLBPA is the one who should be involved in this.

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Speaker 3: I don't know, but this is like the third or

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Speaker 3: fourth time Frank Thomas has sued the White Sox. Yeah,

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Speaker 3: so it's not a one was about an injury. There

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Speaker 3: was a contract issue. It's not good that relationship. A

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Speaker 3: little more detail on the Nick Lidolo news. Who's opening

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Speaker 3: the season on the injured list. It's the blister and

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Speaker 3: according to Terry Francona, he said, I think there's a

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Speaker 3: little bit of concern right now with the breaking ball

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Speaker 3: that he would go rip one off. Does he mean

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Speaker 3: ripping a blister off? I think that could be used

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Speaker 3: with both. Okay, ripping off a breaking ball, right, ripping off.

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Speaker 2: Because I'm like, if he said one of them, does

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Speaker 2: that mean there's multiple blisters. He also said, if we

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Speaker 2: tried to reach for something that we shouldn't, and he

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Speaker 2: throws it in or two, and then it could turn

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Speaker 2: into a month. We don't want him to miss any time,

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Speaker 2: but if he misses a couple starts, that's a heck

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Speaker 2: of a lot better than a month. So that's what

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Speaker 2: we're gonna do.

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Speaker 3: One of the words that was used, or phrases used

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Speaker 3: to describe Nick Lidolo was naturally moist. His fingers are

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Speaker 3: naturally moist, which I think I would I would describe

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Speaker 3: myself that way. Naturally moist, naturally moist. Okay, So okay,

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Speaker 3: some people just have sweaty paws, palms are sweaty. It happens,

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Speaker 3: it happens. Naturally moist, Okay. I might add that to

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Speaker 3: my Twitter bio.

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Speaker 2: Is there anything he can do about that?

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Speaker 3: I'm gonna be moist tomorrow. I'm struggling to remember where

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Speaker 3: I found that quote. I think it was Charlie naturally moist.

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Speaker 3: I don't want to attribute it to someone who you know,

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Speaker 3: someone else, but I don't.

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Speaker 2: I can't find it at the moment. Okay, Nicolodolo, naturally moist,

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Speaker 2: naturally moist. Okay. Now, one day ago, in the words

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Speaker 2: of Derek Johnson, Yes, it was Derek Johnsondolo's fingers are

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Speaker 2: naturally moist. Okay, it's gonna take a break. Wouldn't do

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Speaker 2: something wrong with that? No? No, uh in in uh

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Speaker 2: with In the NFL, they had stuff you can kind

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Speaker 2: of rub on your hands to eliminate some of the moisteness. Yeah,

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Speaker 2: I wonder if that's illegal in Major League based issue

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Speaker 2: is the slider. That's the issue. Yeah, breaking one off,

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Speaker 2: all right, But I mean you can't change lodolo slider. Also,

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Speaker 2: would he like get healthy? We'd have to ask. Maybe

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Speaker 2: we'll ask next time. We talked to Bob Manjean Like,

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Speaker 2: usually with blisters, these things callous up pretty heavily.

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Speaker 3: That I think is the issue with the naturally moist

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Speaker 3: because it's a naturally callous they don't callous.

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Speaker 2: All right. That's it for blister talk. When we return

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Speaker 2: a new head coach, the twenty ninth head coach at

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Speaker 2: the University of Cincinnati, Jared Calhoun, his introductory press conference

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Speaker 2: at UC kicks off our number two on ESPN for

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Speaker 2: moys thirty Cincinnati Sports, Naturally Moist.

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Speaker 9: Cincinnati.

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Speaker 1: The shot clock is this is Tony Pikes since E

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Speaker 1: sixty about Cincinnati. From Cincinnati, this is ESPN fifteen thirty,

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Speaker 1: Cincinnati Sports Station.

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Speaker 2: All right, welcome back our number two. ESPN fifteen thirty,

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Speaker 2: Cincinnati's sports station. Happy to have you along, Excited to

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Speaker 2: have you along as we get our number two underway.

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Speaker 2: As soon as things officially starting, Clifton will send you

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Speaker 2: there with the introductory press conference for Jared Calhoun. You'll

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Speaker 2: hear some remarks I'm sure from John Cunningham. Also, I

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Speaker 2: think it is worth noting Bob Huggins is in attendance.

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Speaker 2: They see I've seen videos of him floating around Fifth

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Speaker 2: Third Arena. Jared Calhoun yesterday said he spoke to Mick

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Speaker 2: Cronin for about an hour about this UC job. Corey Blunt,

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Speaker 2: Steve Logan in attendance. What I think is going to

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Speaker 2: be interesting in what I wait to kind of to

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Speaker 2: see here Austin. Are there players in attendance? I know

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Speaker 2: Jalen Haynes is in attendance, Big slime who missed all

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Speaker 2: year with a Keishan Tillery as well as there. That's

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Speaker 2: so that would be good news. Haynes Tillery, Mustapha Chom,

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Speaker 2: Gisel James. Those would be the four I would highlight

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Speaker 2: of players that I would want back on this team

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Speaker 2: going forward. But outside of that, I think you got

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Speaker 2: to add some some new players to this roster. But

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Speaker 2: good to see some players there. Also, good to see

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Speaker 2: Bob Huggins in attendance as well. For the Cincinnati Bearcats.

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Speaker 2: We uh, we'll send you there in just a moment. Again,

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Speaker 2: spend a lot of time talking to Mick Cronin. We

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Speaker 2: mentioned the also the idea of Joe Missoula and and

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Speaker 2: what he has meant and what Jered Calhoun has meant

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Speaker 2: to Joe Missoula.

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Speaker 16: Uh.

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Speaker 2: There have been quotes from a lot of folks. Jim

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Speaker 2: Tressel gave a quote as it related to UH to

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Speaker 2: Jered Kahuna. And then how about this Austin from the

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Speaker 2: Sports and Entertainment executive Maverick Carter. He said this, I've

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Speaker 2: known Jared since we were eleven years old, and the

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Speaker 2: only person that I've ever met that loves the game

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Speaker 2: and is committed to the game as much as him

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Speaker 2: is Lebron James. And it's a tie. It's pretty high

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Speaker 2: words right there. Yeah, but a guy who loves the

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Speaker 2: game of basketball and hopefully feels the same about the

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Speaker 2: Cincinnati Bearcats and his opportunity to come home. So mentioned

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Speaker 2: this yesterday about Jared Calhoun got his coaching career started.

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Speaker 2: He actually played in Cleveland for a couple of years

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Speaker 2: and then came to the University of Cincinnati, was on

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Speaker 2: staff under Bob Huggins, graduated from the University of Cincinnati,

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Speaker 2: spent time on Huggin's staff at West Virginia, made his

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Speaker 2: way to Walsh Youngstown State, and what he's done at

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Speaker 2: Utah State. So this is now happening live at fifth thirtyorree,

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Speaker 2: can we take you there right now?

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Speaker 14: Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to a special day here

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Speaker 14: at the University of Cincinnati as we introduce u sees

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Speaker 14: new men's basketball head coach, the reigning Mountain West Coach

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Speaker 14: of the Year, Jared Calhoun. Here's a quick rundown of

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Speaker 14: today's agenda. Athletic Director John Cunningham will share some remarks

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Speaker 14: and introduce coach Calhoun for a jersey presentation. After Jared speaks,

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Speaker 14: Senior Associate ad Zach Stipe will call on reporters for questions,

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Speaker 14: please raise your hand and use a microphone.

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Speaker 2: And then following the Q and a coach.

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Speaker 14: Calhoun, we'll have some other media obligations and John Cunningham

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Speaker 14: will be available to answer your questions to the right

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Speaker 14: of this stage. Finally, Men's basketball Alon nine and former

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Speaker 14: coaches are invited for a casual meet and greet in

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Speaker 14: the Lesus Club at two thirty and then a formal

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Speaker 14: alumni event will take place in the coming weeks. Now,

869
00:45:12,640 --> 00:45:16,120
Speaker 14: let's get to our new head coach. Way back in

870
00:45:16,200 --> 00:45:19,680
Speaker 14: two thousand and three, I got to know a hard

871
00:45:19,719 --> 00:45:24,160
Speaker 14: working twenty two year old kid who is just beginning

872
00:45:24,239 --> 00:45:28,040
Speaker 14: his coaching journey as a student assistant here at the

873
00:45:28,120 --> 00:45:33,319
Speaker 14: University of Cincinnati. I think everyone and anyone who met

874
00:45:33,400 --> 00:45:38,279
Speaker 14: Jared back then saw his work ethic, saw his love

875
00:45:38,280 --> 00:45:43,040
Speaker 14: of basketball, and knew that he was going places. How

876
00:45:43,120 --> 00:45:47,720
Speaker 14: cool is it that his coaching journey has come full

877
00:45:47,800 --> 00:45:52,799
Speaker 14: circle and brought him back to his alma mater. Now

878
00:45:52,840 --> 00:45:57,320
Speaker 14: to formally introduce the twenty ninth men's basketball head coach

879
00:45:57,880 --> 00:46:15,080
Speaker 14: in UC basketball history, please welcome Athletic Director John Cunningham.

880
00:46:15,160 --> 00:46:18,520
Speaker 17: Well, good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for being here today.

881
00:46:18,560 --> 00:46:22,000
Speaker 17: This is an exciting day for the University of Cincinnati,

882
00:46:22,360 --> 00:46:27,800
Speaker 17: for Bearcat basketball and this entire community. Before we get started,

883
00:46:28,040 --> 00:46:30,640
Speaker 17: I do want to take a moment just to recognize

884
00:46:30,680 --> 00:46:34,560
Speaker 17: and thank a few people. Coaching searches are never simple,

885
00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:39,360
Speaker 17: and this one was not. They require diligence, alignment, and

886
00:46:39,440 --> 00:46:41,120
Speaker 17: clearer vision for the future.

887
00:46:41,400 --> 00:46:43,680
Speaker 10: And I am especially grateful.

888
00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:48,719
Speaker 17: To Deputdads Brad Pike and John Daniel for your leadership,

889
00:46:49,160 --> 00:46:51,080
Speaker 17: your commitment, the many hours.

890
00:46:50,880 --> 00:46:52,160
Speaker 2: They put into this process.

891
00:46:53,000 --> 00:46:55,880
Speaker 17: I want to thank Laurie Ross and Lauren Compton for

892
00:46:55,920 --> 00:46:59,799
Speaker 17: their legal assistance throughout this process. And I also want

893
00:46:59,840 --> 00:47:04,440
Speaker 17: to think exact Stype and the media relations team, facilities team,

894
00:47:04,960 --> 00:47:09,000
Speaker 17: our UCATZ group, and everybody that's involved in putting this

895
00:47:09,160 --> 00:47:11,799
Speaker 17: actual presser on. It's not easy to do in a

896
00:47:11,880 --> 00:47:15,040
Speaker 17: very short period of time. Our staff work incredibly hard.

897
00:47:15,120 --> 00:47:17,759
Speaker 17: I'm very proud of the staff that we have here

898
00:47:17,800 --> 00:47:20,960
Speaker 17: at you see. I also want to thank doctor Pinto,

899
00:47:22,520 --> 00:47:26,440
Speaker 17: President of this university, our university Board of Trustees, and

900
00:47:26,520 --> 00:47:31,919
Speaker 17: university leadership for their continued support of Cincinnati Athletics, their

901
00:47:31,920 --> 00:47:35,680
Speaker 17: commitment to excellence in everything that we do in this

902
00:47:36,160 --> 00:47:38,320
Speaker 17: very competitive Big twelve environment.

903
00:47:38,480 --> 00:47:39,560
Speaker 2: Is felt every day.

904
00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:44,319
Speaker 17: Today is about finding the right leader at the right

905
00:47:44,360 --> 00:47:49,800
Speaker 17: time for this historic basketball program, this university, and this city.

906
00:47:50,680 --> 00:47:54,200
Speaker 17: Someone who understand what Cincinnati is all about. Someone who

907
00:47:54,280 --> 00:47:59,680
Speaker 17: understands the pride, the edge, the expectations, and the responsibility

908
00:47:59,840 --> 00:48:02,160
Speaker 17: of wearing the city's name across our chests.

909
00:48:03,520 --> 00:48:05,000
Speaker 10: Jared Calhoun is coming.

910
00:48:04,800 --> 00:48:08,000
Speaker 17: Home, back to the state of Ohio where he grew up,

911
00:48:08,719 --> 00:48:11,440
Speaker 17: and back to the city of Cincinnati, where his coaching

912
00:48:11,480 --> 00:48:16,799
Speaker 17: career began under coach Huggins. A graduate of this university,

913
00:48:17,360 --> 00:48:20,480
Speaker 17: Coach Calhoun knows firsthand what it means to be a

914
00:48:20,520 --> 00:48:23,719
Speaker 17: bear Cat. He understands the expectations that come with this

915
00:48:23,880 --> 00:48:26,840
Speaker 17: job to connect this city and this.

916
00:48:26,800 --> 00:48:29,120
Speaker 10: Fan base to this program.

917
00:48:29,640 --> 00:48:31,680
Speaker 17: The competition in the Big Twelve, as we.

918
00:48:31,640 --> 00:48:34,600
Speaker 18: All know, is fierce, night in and night out.

919
00:48:34,920 --> 00:48:37,160
Speaker 17: We play against some of the best teams in the country,

920
00:48:37,640 --> 00:48:40,400
Speaker 17: coached by some of the best coaches in the country.

921
00:48:40,480 --> 00:48:43,239
Speaker 17: And to succeed in this league, you need more than

922
00:48:43,320 --> 00:48:47,279
Speaker 17: just talent. You need an identity, you need discipline, and

923
00:48:47,320 --> 00:48:51,920
Speaker 17: you need a competitive edge and a schematic advantage. That's

924
00:48:52,040 --> 00:48:56,360
Speaker 17: exactly what coach Calhoun brings to the table. But beyond

925
00:48:56,480 --> 00:48:59,520
Speaker 17: systems and style. What stood out the most throughout our

926
00:48:59,520 --> 00:49:02,840
Speaker 17: process of getting to know him is his ability to

927
00:49:02,920 --> 00:49:07,600
Speaker 17: build a true program identity, not just a team for

928
00:49:07,640 --> 00:49:13,360
Speaker 17: a season, but a culture of long term success. The

929
00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:17,000
Speaker 17: expectations at the University of Cincinnati and our basketball program

930
00:49:17,080 --> 00:49:20,120
Speaker 17: are high. They always have been and they always will be.

931
00:49:20,400 --> 00:49:24,160
Speaker 17: We expect to compete for Big twelve championships. We expect

932
00:49:24,520 --> 00:49:28,920
Speaker 17: to compete nationally in the NCAA Tournament. We expect to

933
00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:32,759
Speaker 17: develop young men, to graduate young men, and prepare them

934
00:49:32,960 --> 00:49:37,080
Speaker 17: for success in life. That's why today is important for

935
00:49:37,120 --> 00:49:40,839
Speaker 17: our program. We have found a leader who fits Cincinnati,

936
00:49:41,600 --> 00:49:44,920
Speaker 17: who understands it, who values it, and who is ready

937
00:49:45,080 --> 00:49:48,520
Speaker 17: to fight for it every day. Coach Calhoun, we are

938
00:49:48,600 --> 00:49:52,640
Speaker 17: thrilled to welcome you and your family, your wife Sarah,

939
00:49:52,920 --> 00:49:58,040
Speaker 17: your children Jordan, Kennedy, Kendall and Quinn to the University

940
00:49:58,080 --> 00:50:01,920
Speaker 17: of Cincinnati family. We are excited for what's ahead and

941
00:50:01,960 --> 00:50:03,640
Speaker 17: we are all ready to get to work.

942
00:50:03,880 --> 00:50:04,600
Speaker 2: Coach Calhoun.

943
00:50:10,320 --> 00:50:23,000
Speaker 3: Yeah, presenting him with the jersey, now white jersey red

944
00:50:23,080 --> 00:50:23,760
Speaker 3: number three.

945
00:50:24,120 --> 00:50:25,240
Speaker 2: Here comes Coach Calhoun.

946
00:50:27,200 --> 00:50:31,160
Speaker 19: Thank you so much, John. I want to really thank

947
00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:36,160
Speaker 19: doctor Pinto. Was great meeting. You really look forward to

948
00:50:36,239 --> 00:50:39,600
Speaker 19: your leadership and spending some time with you in the

949
00:50:39,600 --> 00:50:42,279
Speaker 19: next couple of days. I want to thank our Board

950
00:50:42,280 --> 00:50:46,080
Speaker 19: of Governors. You guys are the best. I thought this

951
00:50:46,360 --> 00:50:52,080
Speaker 19: was the best process.

952
00:50:49,960 --> 00:50:51,640
Speaker 10: In my time in coaching.

953
00:50:51,840 --> 00:50:55,840
Speaker 19: I want to start by thanking my family the sacrifices

954
00:50:55,920 --> 00:51:01,800
Speaker 19: that they've made throughout my crazy basketball journey. They're really

955
00:51:01,840 --> 00:51:07,560
Speaker 19: sacrificing school here lately. We've been in Las Vegas, San Diego, Utah,

956
00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:10,160
Speaker 19: now Cincinnati in nine days and I think they've been

957
00:51:10,200 --> 00:51:14,040
Speaker 19: to one day of school, so they're not they're not

958
00:51:14,080 --> 00:51:16,880
Speaker 19: looking forward to school, but they've been part of this

959
00:51:17,040 --> 00:51:21,680
Speaker 19: journey and play a huge, huge part. I want to

960
00:51:21,719 --> 00:51:26,520
Speaker 19: thank my agent, Brett just This would not have happened

961
00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:31,280
Speaker 19: without his guidance. He's had the last five national championship coaches.

962
00:51:31,760 --> 00:51:35,440
Speaker 19: There is no better agent in college basketball. I'd also

963
00:51:35,560 --> 00:51:38,280
Speaker 19: like to thank Cavin Walsh that made the trip here today.

964
00:51:39,040 --> 00:51:44,160
Speaker 19: Brett's number two guy with WMME. My journey started right

965
00:51:44,200 --> 00:51:46,319
Speaker 19: in this gym. The gym looked a heck of a

966
00:51:46,360 --> 00:51:50,040
Speaker 19: lot different. I can tell you that I'll never forget,

967
00:51:50,719 --> 00:51:54,360
Speaker 19: you know, coming from Cleveland State University as a player.

968
00:51:54,840 --> 00:51:57,279
Speaker 19: We're getting ready for opening night, and it was a

969
00:51:57,320 --> 00:52:01,320
Speaker 19: practice and I was walking. I'm so confused by the gym.

970
00:52:01,360 --> 00:52:04,359
Speaker 19: But I was walking with coach Huggins and I asked him.

971
00:52:04,400 --> 00:52:07,319
Speaker 19: I said, Huggs, what's tomorrow going to look like? What's

972
00:52:07,360 --> 00:52:09,680
Speaker 19: this crowd going to look like? I just got done playing.

973
00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:13,319
Speaker 19: I'm a student assistant. I don't know anything. And he said,

974
00:52:13,400 --> 00:52:17,360
Speaker 19: Jared'll be thirteen thousand, one hundred and seventy six people

975
00:52:18,160 --> 00:52:21,440
Speaker 19: every night. They're here to see the Cincinnati Bearcats. It

976
00:52:21,480 --> 00:52:26,640
Speaker 19: doesn't matter if we play Akron tomorrow. Our team is

977
00:52:27,600 --> 00:52:29,520
Speaker 19: beloved by these fans.

978
00:52:30,239 --> 00:52:32,760
Speaker 10: And you know, that started my journey.

979
00:52:33,360 --> 00:52:37,080
Speaker 19: And this has been an amazing basketball journey. And I

980
00:52:37,120 --> 00:52:40,640
Speaker 19: really believe I told Terry Nelson and I told Corey

981
00:52:40,680 --> 00:52:43,680
Speaker 19: blunt Is today, I think the man above had this

982
00:52:43,880 --> 00:52:44,399
Speaker 19: mapped out.

983
00:52:45,120 --> 00:52:47,040
Speaker 10: Coming back here was in his plan.

984
00:52:48,239 --> 00:52:52,240
Speaker 19: It started, you know, at Cincinnati, learning from coach Huggins,

985
00:52:53,040 --> 00:52:57,000
Speaker 19: I think the best college basketball coach of all time,

986
00:52:57,640 --> 00:53:04,480
Speaker 19: the best practice coach I've ever seen. He empowered Andy Kennedy,

987
00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:06,600
Speaker 19: he empowered Dan Peters.

988
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:11,400
Speaker 10: He just empowered you. He made you believe that you

989
00:53:11,440 --> 00:53:12,480
Speaker 10: could do anything.

990
00:53:12,800 --> 00:53:16,440
Speaker 19: Then it was on to Walsh University with Jeff Young,

991
00:53:17,120 --> 00:53:20,560
Speaker 19: probably the greatest coach in Ohio that nobody talks about.

992
00:53:20,960 --> 00:53:25,399
Speaker 19: Won a national championship there and it was an incredible,

993
00:53:25,600 --> 00:53:31,480
Speaker 19: incredible three years from Walsh went back with coach Huggins

994
00:53:31,520 --> 00:53:34,520
Speaker 19: at West Virginia. I met him at a Burger King

995
00:53:34,600 --> 00:53:38,320
Speaker 19: in Youngstown, Ohio. He said, you want a job. I said, sure, Hugs,

996
00:53:38,320 --> 00:53:42,640
Speaker 19: I'd love to work with you again. True story. He says,

997
00:53:42,640 --> 00:53:44,279
Speaker 19: all right, I'm going to make you my director of

998
00:53:44,360 --> 00:53:47,560
Speaker 19: basketball ops. So I went there for four years, was

999
00:53:47,600 --> 00:53:50,120
Speaker 19: a director of basketball operations.

1000
00:53:49,920 --> 00:53:51,960
Speaker 10: And really learned how to run a program on a

1001
00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:54,400
Speaker 10: day to day basis. It was awesome.

1002
00:53:55,080 --> 00:53:57,520
Speaker 19: And then the opportunity to go to Fairmont State at

1003
00:53:57,520 --> 00:54:00,720
Speaker 19: Division two school took a sixty thousand dollars pay cut.

1004
00:54:01,280 --> 00:54:02,479
Speaker 10: We were going into the Big East.

1005
00:54:02,520 --> 00:54:05,160
Speaker 19: I wanted to be a Division two head coach, and

1006
00:54:05,719 --> 00:54:07,719
Speaker 19: once again I turned the Hugs and he said, if

1007
00:54:07,719 --> 00:54:10,080
Speaker 19: you want to run your own program, you don't get

1008
00:54:10,080 --> 00:54:11,240
Speaker 19: too many opportunities.

1009
00:54:11,280 --> 00:54:12,319
Speaker 10: You probably need to do this.

1010
00:54:12,920 --> 00:54:16,040
Speaker 19: So I went down the road and Paul Molinari joined me,

1011
00:54:16,160 --> 00:54:20,080
Speaker 19: May Taurus Robinson and Joe Missoula and off to the races.

1012
00:54:21,440 --> 00:54:24,759
Speaker 19: Press conference came the next morning. We were supposed to

1013
00:54:24,840 --> 00:54:27,840
Speaker 19: have practice I'll never forget this, and the stage was

1014
00:54:27,880 --> 00:54:30,799
Speaker 19: still set up. I wanted to call coach Huggins and

1015
00:54:30,800 --> 00:54:31,960
Speaker 19: tell him, can I come back?

1016
00:54:32,320 --> 00:54:34,480
Speaker 10: What did I just do? What kind of mistake did

1017
00:54:34,520 --> 00:54:35,160
Speaker 10: I just make?

1018
00:54:35,239 --> 00:54:40,080
Speaker 19: But honestly, it was the greatest experience running your own

1019
00:54:40,120 --> 00:54:44,080
Speaker 19: program because nobody cared, nobody watched, nobody saw your mistake,

1020
00:54:44,160 --> 00:54:46,920
Speaker 19: so you're able to really tinker with your offense and

1021
00:54:46,960 --> 00:54:50,520
Speaker 19: your defense, and it was it was incredible. We played

1022
00:54:50,520 --> 00:54:54,200
Speaker 19: for the national championship and then off to Youngstown State,

1023
00:54:55,080 --> 00:54:57,480
Speaker 19: where I was hired by the guy by the name

1024
00:54:57,520 --> 00:55:00,200
Speaker 19: of Ron Strollo, just a tremendous ad but I was

1025
00:55:00,239 --> 00:55:06,160
Speaker 19: guided by Jim Tressel, just a tremendous president. After we

1026
00:55:06,239 --> 00:55:08,759
Speaker 19: lost the Division two game, he recruited me to go

1027
00:55:08,800 --> 00:55:10,840
Speaker 19: to Youngstown State, and.

1028
00:55:11,080 --> 00:55:14,640
Speaker 10: A lot of what we do program.

1029
00:55:14,160 --> 00:55:18,080
Speaker 19: Wise and belief wise was from Jim Trestle, the way

1030
00:55:18,120 --> 00:55:21,680
Speaker 19: he operated, the way he ran our university.

1031
00:55:21,800 --> 00:55:23,759
Speaker 10: It was it was just incredible.

1032
00:55:24,800 --> 00:55:27,279
Speaker 19: Was considered one of the worst Division one jobs in

1033
00:55:27,320 --> 00:55:31,040
Speaker 19: the country when we took it, and seven years later

1034
00:55:31,760 --> 00:55:33,920
Speaker 19: we had two of the best years back to back.

1035
00:55:34,320 --> 00:55:36,359
Speaker 19: And then it was off to Logan, Utah, a place

1036
00:55:36,480 --> 00:55:41,880
Speaker 19: that none of us knew about was hired by Diana Sabo.

1037
00:55:42,040 --> 00:55:44,920
Speaker 19: Probably one of the greatest interviews I ever had. I

1038
00:55:44,960 --> 00:55:49,560
Speaker 19: got to meet the players, it was it was very unique.

1039
00:55:49,719 --> 00:55:54,000
Speaker 19: The players were involved in the process of hiring a

1040
00:55:54,040 --> 00:55:56,120
Speaker 19: new coach, and as I was selling my vision, I.

1041
00:55:56,040 --> 00:55:56,759
Speaker 10: Didn't want to leave.

1042
00:55:57,480 --> 00:55:59,600
Speaker 19: I said, Wow, these kids really want to win. They're

1043
00:55:59,600 --> 00:56:01,600
Speaker 19: buying into what I'm talking about.

1044
00:56:02,160 --> 00:56:04,799
Speaker 10: And it was the greatest experience.

1045
00:56:05,960 --> 00:56:10,399
Speaker 19: But you know, all things kind of always led to Cincinnati,

1046
00:56:11,040 --> 00:56:13,360
Speaker 19: but the way we've built it at every stop, and

1047
00:56:13,520 --> 00:56:16,600
Speaker 19: especially the last two years at Utah State, and I

1048
00:56:16,680 --> 00:56:21,040
Speaker 19: was telling Terry Nelson this, we have a very unique system.

1049
00:56:21,080 --> 00:56:23,759
Speaker 19: We have a different style to play basketball. We're very

1050
00:56:23,800 --> 00:56:26,880
Speaker 19: precise on how we recruit, how we operate on a

1051
00:56:26,960 --> 00:56:30,400
Speaker 19: day to day basis. In the modern era of college basketball,

1052
00:56:30,840 --> 00:56:34,600
Speaker 19: I think you're seeing a lot of people just accumulate talent.

1053
00:56:34,800 --> 00:56:37,800
Speaker 10: We want to accumulate winners. In a Utah State.

1054
00:56:38,840 --> 00:56:41,279
Speaker 19: Two years ago, we went to the NCAA Tournament with eight.

1055
00:56:41,280 --> 00:56:42,320
Speaker 10: Hundred thousand dollars.

1056
00:56:42,360 --> 00:56:46,520
Speaker 19: We're the lowest at large team in America. This year

1057
00:56:46,560 --> 00:56:49,719
Speaker 19: we went and spent two point four million on a

1058
00:56:49,840 --> 00:56:54,600
Speaker 19: roster and we won regular season title. We won a

1059
00:56:54,680 --> 00:56:58,239
Speaker 19: tournament title, we won a first round NCAA game, and

1060
00:56:58,680 --> 00:57:01,880
Speaker 19: we took Arizona to the final four or five minutes

1061
00:57:03,200 --> 00:57:05,400
Speaker 19: here to say we don't need money by any means.

1062
00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:09,200
Speaker 10: Okay, we need a lot of it, and that's for sure.

1063
00:57:09,239 --> 00:57:12,480
Speaker 19: But I think what it shows you is our ability

1064
00:57:12,520 --> 00:57:14,120
Speaker 19: to evaluate the right people.

1065
00:57:14,960 --> 00:57:16,680
Speaker 10: You have to have the right people.

1066
00:57:16,760 --> 00:57:20,160
Speaker 19: The University of Cincinnati deserves a winner in men's basketball.

1067
00:57:21,200 --> 00:57:25,240
Speaker 19: This city deserves to be rocking and rolling again. People

1068
00:57:25,360 --> 00:57:29,520
Speaker 19: need to fear us in the state of Ohio. It's

1069
00:57:29,640 --> 00:57:32,280
Speaker 19: the best basketball job in the state of Ohio, and

1070
00:57:32,320 --> 00:57:36,360
Speaker 19: I think it truly is. So why did it I

1071
00:57:36,400 --> 00:57:40,760
Speaker 19: take Cincinnati. It's been a crazy two weeks and that's

1072
00:57:40,760 --> 00:57:44,760
Speaker 19: why I credit Cavin and Brett helping me navigate this.

1073
00:57:45,560 --> 00:57:49,440
Speaker 19: Big part was John Cunningham. Big part was Brad Pike,

1074
00:57:50,320 --> 00:57:57,960
Speaker 19: their vision, their energy, everything aligned with our family and

1075
00:57:58,000 --> 00:58:00,440
Speaker 19: wanting to get back to the great state of Ohio

1076
00:58:00,480 --> 00:58:03,600
Speaker 19: and put it Cincinnati back on the map. But we

1077
00:58:03,760 --> 00:58:06,040
Speaker 19: had other options, There's no doubt about it.

1078
00:58:06,480 --> 00:58:09,120
Speaker 10: But I just kept thinking of.

1079
00:58:09,160 --> 00:58:13,640
Speaker 19: Fifth Third Arena, the student section, the fans, all the

1080
00:58:13,680 --> 00:58:20,360
Speaker 19: friendships and being so close to home. But John really

1081
00:58:20,400 --> 00:58:23,320
Speaker 19: really sold it. To me, and there was one other guy.

1082
00:58:24,160 --> 00:58:27,120
Speaker 19: He's out in Los Angeles. He's become a very big

1083
00:58:27,160 --> 00:58:28,000
Speaker 19: mentor of mine.

1084
00:58:28,400 --> 00:58:29,680
Speaker 10: Over the last couple of years.

1085
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Speaker 2: He and I have.

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Speaker 19: Really really connected on a lot of things.

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Speaker 10: Mick Cronan.

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Speaker 19: Mick Cronan was tremendous.

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Speaker 10: Seems like he's.

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Speaker 19: Related to everybody in town. Kind of like Hugs in

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Speaker 19: West Virginia. These guys, no wonder they dominated so much.

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Speaker 10: You know, just mix.

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00:58:49,760 --> 00:58:53,880
Speaker 19: Vision and mix desire to get this program back, and

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00:58:53,920 --> 00:58:56,640
Speaker 19: you're the right guy at the right time, your style

1095
00:58:56,680 --> 00:58:57,120
Speaker 19: will work.

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Speaker 10: There was tremendous.

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Speaker 19: I really look forward to seeing all the former players

1098
00:59:02,840 --> 00:59:07,760
Speaker 19: I grew up idolizing. Mel Levitt, Steve Logan, Ruben Patterson.

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00:59:08,160 --> 00:59:11,520
Speaker 19: Those are my guys from Cleveland, right. That means a

1100
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Speaker 19: lot to me. Eric Martin, Nick Van Exel, Kenyon Martin,

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Speaker 19: Danny Fortson, Terry Nelson.

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Speaker 10: The list goes on and on. Everybody in here.

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Speaker 19: We all idolize these guys. They're going to play a

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Speaker 19: big part of this. John Meeker, how can I forget

1105
00:59:25,600 --> 00:59:29,520
Speaker 19: ac in there? One of the most popular Bearcats of

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Speaker 19: all time.

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Speaker 10: I can tell you that.

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Speaker 19: We are going to develop a mentorship program our former

1109
00:59:35,440 --> 00:59:37,800
Speaker 19: players will be part of this. We will have a

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00:59:37,920 --> 00:59:41,000
Speaker 19: character class. Our players will understand what it means to

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Speaker 19: put the Bearcat uniform on. That I can tell you

1112
00:59:46,400 --> 00:59:50,120
Speaker 19: because none of us are here without these players, and

1113
00:59:50,200 --> 00:59:53,360
Speaker 19: you see all these guys, and it's just it's kind

1114
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Speaker 19: of very surreal to be up here today. I'll be

1115
00:59:56,560 --> 01:00:00,680
Speaker 19: honest with you, a very humbled, honored that at Keishaan

1116
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Speaker 19: and the guys are here. Had a great meeting with

1117
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Speaker 19: him last night. Look forward to growing with these current

1118
01:00:07,880 --> 01:00:10,959
Speaker 19: guys and you know, and about a week it's gonna

1119
01:00:10,960 --> 01:00:14,360
Speaker 19: be portal season. So you guys are gonna hear a

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Speaker 19: lot of the rumors and a lot of different things

1121
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Speaker 19: about our team. But one thing is going to be certain.

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Speaker 19: When they put the Bearcat uniform on, They're gonna make

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Speaker 19: this city proud. They're gonna reflect you guys, the fans,

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Speaker 19: and we need to do this together. It's much bigger

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Speaker 19: than a coach one player. We all need to be

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Speaker 19: moving in the right direction. So I look forward to

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Speaker 19: meeting every one of you guys and women out here.

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Speaker 19: Thank you for coming. We don't take this opportunity lightly.

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Speaker 10: I told John and Brad that, And let's get to work.

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Speaker 2: Media.

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Speaker 17: Please raise your hands for questions and use the microphones.

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Speaker 20: Chad coach Chad Brendel Bearcott Journal dot Com. When you

1133
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Speaker 20: get to play a Big twelve team in the tournament,

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Speaker 20: how much did you look at that Arizona game or

1135
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Speaker 20: can you look back at it now and understand what

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Speaker 20: the league's about, what the conference takes and the challenges

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Speaker 20: I had.

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Speaker 19: Yeah, I mean, listen, every possession is a challenge in

1139
01:01:21,960 --> 01:01:27,360
Speaker 19: this league. The physicality, the coaching. It's a demanding basketball league.

1140
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Speaker 19: The first thing you have to do to have a

1141
01:01:28,880 --> 01:01:31,320
Speaker 19: successful team in this league is you've got to have depth.

1142
01:01:31,840 --> 01:01:33,480
Speaker 19: If you don't have the depth, your kids are going

1143
01:01:33,560 --> 01:01:36,560
Speaker 19: to wear out. Basketball is a long season. We want

1144
01:01:36,600 --> 01:01:39,440
Speaker 19: to develop a great bench. That to me is going

1145
01:01:39,520 --> 01:01:41,959
Speaker 19: to be critical. We have to have nine or ten,

1146
01:01:42,040 --> 01:01:45,280
Speaker 19: maybe eleven players in our rotation. I think what Tommy

1147
01:01:45,320 --> 01:01:47,920
Speaker 19: did was a little bit different. Obviously, every coach is

1148
01:01:47,960 --> 01:01:51,240
Speaker 19: going to build their roster. They're going to scheme differently,

1149
01:01:51,880 --> 01:01:55,920
Speaker 19: different brands of basketball. Right we have some unbelievable successful

1150
01:01:55,960 --> 01:01:58,080
Speaker 19: people in here today. There's a lot of different leaders,

1151
01:01:58,120 --> 01:02:01,000
Speaker 19: there's a lot of different styles to doing things.

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01:02:01,720 --> 01:02:04,040
Speaker 10: Our style and offense is going to be about fine

1153
01:02:04,120 --> 01:02:05,520
Speaker 10: create and keep advantages.

1154
01:02:05,840 --> 01:02:07,720
Speaker 19: We want to find an advantage, we want to create it,

1155
01:02:07,720 --> 01:02:09,800
Speaker 19: we want to keep it. We're going to create space

1156
01:02:09,840 --> 01:02:13,360
Speaker 19: for players. We want to play fast, but we want

1157
01:02:13,400 --> 01:02:18,720
Speaker 19: to play effishient. So seeing Tommy's team, he's very convicted

1158
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Speaker 19: in what he's doing with his size this year. I

1159
01:02:21,680 --> 01:02:26,440
Speaker 19: was really impressed with his front line. But every coach

1160
01:02:26,520 --> 01:02:28,520
Speaker 19: is going to coach a little bit different. You know,

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Speaker 19: I think you have to figure out what makes you

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01:02:30,840 --> 01:02:35,080
Speaker 19: tick and what works for you. And we've had one

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Speaker 19: of the best offenses in the country for a number

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Speaker 19: of years.

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Speaker 10: Nobody in the portal goes in there talking about defense.

1166
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Speaker 10: I can tell you that.

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Speaker 19: So right then and there, we're one up on most

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Speaker 19: of the teams in the country because when they look

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Speaker 19: at us, they see a very good brand of basketball

1170
01:02:50,480 --> 01:02:53,680
Speaker 19: where the ball goes in. But you know, we got

1171
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Speaker 19: to see what we retain, what we'll get in the portal.

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Speaker 19: But we're going to recruit to our system. We're not

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Speaker 19: going to just accumulate talent.

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Speaker 18: Joe and then Scott Joe Daneman with Fox nineteen here

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Speaker 18: in Cincinnati, Jared, when John introduced you, he said one

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Speaker 18: of the traits that stood out was your ability to

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Speaker 18: build a true program identity. You've done this for a

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01:03:16,880 --> 01:03:21,040
Speaker 18: while now, what would you describe as your program identity?

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Speaker 10: Yeah, I mean I think it's family.

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Speaker 19: I think it's a family atmosphere. You know, it starts

1181
01:03:27,720 --> 01:03:31,040
Speaker 19: with our players' families. I think on all the best teams,

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Speaker 19: if you ask Coach Huggins about his Final four team,

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Speaker 19: the unsung heroes of that team were the parents. We

1184
01:03:37,880 --> 01:03:41,040
Speaker 19: had unbelievable parents. Same thing with the ninety two team

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Speaker 19: with Eric and Terry and those guys. Right, So during

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Speaker 19: the recruiting process, you have to do an unbelievable job

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Speaker 19: at a very short period of time to make sure

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Speaker 19: that the guys you're bringing in really fit to how

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Speaker 19: you want to coach and how you want to run

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Speaker 19: your program.

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Speaker 10: So we're very simple. It's putting the team over me.

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Speaker 10: So's we over me.

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Speaker 19: There's a million ways to do that, but we want

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01:04:04,480 --> 01:04:07,919
Speaker 19: to make sure every single day we are we are

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Speaker 19: taking the steps in order to see that behavior not

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Speaker 19: only on the court, but in the classroom, you know,

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Speaker 19: in this community, right, I think you know the most

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Speaker 19: gratifying thing about all this, you know, we're we're landing

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Speaker 19: in Cincinnati, and I'm getting texts from parents of players

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Speaker 19: at Walsh and at Fairmont State and at Youngstown State.

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Speaker 19: You know, none of us are taking these wins with

1202
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Speaker 19: us when we go, right, it's memories, it's relationships, and

1203
01:04:36,680 --> 01:04:38,600
Speaker 19: that's what this program will be built on.

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Speaker 10: And I explained that to Terry, and I explained that to.

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Speaker 19: See Blunt like, we got to have that on a

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Speaker 19: daily basis.

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Speaker 21: Scott Springer, Cincinnati Enquirer. Sometimes when coaches move, they bring

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Speaker 21: some players with them. Are any aggies that might look

1209
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Speaker 21: good and black and red and one other thing? What

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Speaker 21: did it mean for that big fellow in the red

1211
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Speaker 21: hat to come hug you before you came up here?

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Speaker 19: Yeah, I mean listen today, the way the transfer portal works,

1213
01:05:06,800 --> 01:05:10,200
Speaker 19: it's not open yet. So when the portal opens, we're

1214
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Speaker 19: going to recruit a ton of guys. You know, at

1215
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Speaker 19: two forty five today, our journey will start not only

1216
01:05:16,320 --> 01:05:18,720
Speaker 19: with the portal, but the most important guys are the

1217
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Speaker 19: guys in your program.

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Speaker 4: Right.

1219
01:05:20,640 --> 01:05:24,040
Speaker 19: The guys that are here right now have building advantages

1220
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Speaker 19: of playing in the Big twelve. They understand what the

1221
01:05:26,440 --> 01:05:30,040
Speaker 19: Big twelve looks like, what the coaching styles are. So

1222
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Speaker 19: we're going to start with our current players because they're

1223
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Speaker 19: the most important guys, and then when the portal opens, we'll.

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Speaker 10: Look at that.

1225
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Speaker 19: But you've got to understand a lot of players nowadays

1226
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Speaker 19: understand they're picking a program not only for the university,

1227
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Speaker 19: but for the coach, the relationship.

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Speaker 10: The style.

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Speaker 19: So Utah State is a top thirty job in America.

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Speaker 10: It truly is.

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Speaker 19: You know, it's a place that has an incredible student body,

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Speaker 19: thirty eight hundred students every night. So you know, the

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Speaker 19: players that are there will have to decide that. But

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Speaker 19: I can tell you this, when we got the nine

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Speaker 19: seed after winning twenty eight games in a regular season title,

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Speaker 19: in a tournament title, you know, that was pretty telling,

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Speaker 19: you know.

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Speaker 10: And I think the game has changed.

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Speaker 19: I think college basketball has changed forever. We don't have

1240
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Speaker 19: one team outside of Iowa, which is a nine seed,

1241
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Speaker 19: and they're a Big ten school right in the sweet sixteen.

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Speaker 10: So I think kids.

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Speaker 19: Will die to play at the University of Cincinnati.

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Speaker 10: This is an incredible town with incredible.

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Speaker 19: Fan base, and I think we'll be able to attract

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Speaker 19: some of the best players in the country, whether that's

1247
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Speaker 19: through the portal, high school, retaining our current guys.

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Speaker 2: We have to look at everything all right. So that

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Speaker 2: is where things stand right now. Obviously, he will continue

1250
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Speaker 2: to take questions from the media. We'll take a break

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Speaker 2: when we come back. Let's give our thoughts on what

1252
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Speaker 2: we just heard from Jared Calhoun, the twenty ninth head

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Speaker 2: coach of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. We'll keep you

1254
01:07:05,000 --> 01:07:07,560
Speaker 2: up today with anything else that he may say during

1255
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Speaker 2: the press conference, but let's react as well when we

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Speaker 2: return on ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station.

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Speaker 5: If the Reds are going to have a more potent

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Speaker 5: offense than they did last season, a rookie could be

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Speaker 5: a major reason why. Sal Stewart joined the Reds late

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Speaker 5: last season, and he instantly showed some pop, clubbing five

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Speaker 5: homers in just fifty five at bats. Add that to

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Speaker 5: the twenty Stewart hid in the minor leagues before his

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Speaker 5: call up, and it's easy to see why there's so

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Speaker 5: much excitement around the twenty two year old. His position

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Speaker 5: is most likely to be for but he'll probably also

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Speaker 5: spend some time at third, and he has some experience

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Speaker 5: playing second base. Two And despite his cup of coffee

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Speaker 5: with the Reds last season, he still considered a rookie

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Speaker 5: and worth mentioning as a possible Rookie.

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Speaker 10: Of the Year.

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Speaker 5: Canidate me rookie first baseman Sal Stewart.

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Speaker 2: All right, welcome back since he three sixty ESPN fifteen thirty,

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Speaker 2: Cincinnati Sports Station. Back. After hearing from Jared Calhoun at

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Speaker 2: the University of Cincinnati, I will say this Austin he

1284
01:08:47,840 --> 01:08:51,800
Speaker 2: was introduced, Dan Horde started and then John Cunningham came up,

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Speaker 2: and John Cunningham did say that coaching searches are never simple,

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Speaker 2: and this one was not. That's the only thing I

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Speaker 2: think I disagree with from the presser. This one was

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Speaker 2: cut and dry.

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Speaker 3: It was probably not simple to wait and root for

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Speaker 3: the guy you want to lose.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's probably not great. Cool moment before the press

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Speaker 2: conference started and Chad Brendle has this on his his

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Speaker 2: ex where Bob Huggins is, Jared Calhoun is sitting down,

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Speaker 2: goes up and kind of gives Calhoun a headlock and

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Speaker 2: talks to him for a few moments. But really cool

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Speaker 2: to see that. Jared Calhoun talked about the impact of

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Speaker 2: Mick Cronin and now I understand Mick is still the

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Speaker 2: coach at UCLA. Jared Calhoun said, Mick is adamant about

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Speaker 2: getting this program back to the level it needs to

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Speaker 2: be and he thinks, Mick that Jared Calhoun is the

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Speaker 2: perfect guy to do that. Yeah, I respect that a lot.

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Speaker 2: That's really cool for Mick Crone.

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01:09:44,360 --> 01:09:46,120
Speaker 3: McK cronin and to play the role that he did

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Speaker 3: in getting Jared Calhoun here. I think that's it's first

1305
01:09:49,240 --> 01:09:49,960
Speaker 3: class by Mick.

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01:09:50,160 --> 01:09:52,160
Speaker 2: And it's a good luck to see Jalen Haynes and

1307
01:09:52,240 --> 01:10:00,280
Speaker 2: Keishan Tillery in attendance. I love what Calhoun said kind

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01:10:00,280 --> 01:10:03,040
Speaker 2: of just all things in many different ways, all things

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01:10:03,040 --> 01:10:05,960
Speaker 2: for him leading back to Cincinnati and there were other

1310
01:10:06,040 --> 01:10:08,080
Speaker 2: offers out there and he didn't go into the other offers,

1311
01:10:08,080 --> 01:10:13,040
Speaker 2: but all things kind of leading back to here and

1312
01:10:13,200 --> 01:10:17,080
Speaker 2: the idea of what is it a lot of teams

1313
01:10:17,120 --> 01:10:21,439
Speaker 2: accumulating talent. Jared Calhoun wants to accumulate winners to the

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01:10:21,560 --> 01:10:25,560
Speaker 2: University of Cincinnati. He wants to bring a winning basketball

1315
01:10:25,600 --> 01:10:28,320
Speaker 2: program back to Cincinnati. He said, quote, people need to

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Speaker 2: fear us in the state of Ohio.

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Speaker 3: That was my favorite part, YEP of everything he said.

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01:10:34,840 --> 01:10:37,440
Speaker 3: He said that that people need to fear.

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01:10:37,280 --> 01:10:40,600
Speaker 2: Us, which is what for those that grew up on

1320
01:10:40,720 --> 01:10:43,519
Speaker 2: UC basketball, and god knows I hit on it a lot.

1321
01:10:44,280 --> 01:10:47,479
Speaker 2: That's what UC was when I was growing up. You

1322
01:10:47,560 --> 01:10:49,519
Speaker 2: might beat him, but it was going to be a dogfight.

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01:10:50,479 --> 01:10:53,520
Speaker 2: There was a fear attached to playing Cincinnati.

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Speaker 3: That and he also said that they're going to establish

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01:10:56,240 --> 01:11:00,040
Speaker 3: a character class. Yeah, that's cool and kind of that

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01:11:00,120 --> 01:11:03,320
Speaker 3: and explaining what it means to be a Cincinnati Bearcat

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01:11:03,360 --> 01:11:05,240
Speaker 3: and what it means to wear the uniform.

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01:11:05,280 --> 01:11:08,720
Speaker 2: I thought that was cool too. Yeah. All in all,

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01:11:08,720 --> 01:11:10,400
Speaker 2: I thought it was a home run of a press conference.

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Speaker 3: That dude did not look nervous at all. Nope, he

1331
01:11:14,160 --> 01:11:17,960
Speaker 3: didn't stutter over his words. He knew very much what

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01:11:18,120 --> 01:11:20,880
Speaker 3: he was going to say. He's still taking questions right now.

1333
01:11:22,640 --> 01:11:24,160
Speaker 3: I was just very impressed by him.

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01:11:24,040 --> 01:11:26,960
Speaker 2: Not only that, Like, and it's different because when West

1335
01:11:27,000 --> 01:11:29,679
Speaker 2: took the podium, he said a lot of good things

1336
01:11:30,240 --> 01:11:33,400
Speaker 2: all coaches do, and he talked about former players. The

1337
01:11:33,439 --> 01:11:37,559
Speaker 2: only difference Jared cow who knows these former players right now?

1338
01:11:37,640 --> 01:11:41,120
Speaker 2: He knows Steve Logan, Melvin Levitt, and Ruben Patterson from

1339
01:11:41,160 --> 01:11:45,000
Speaker 2: the Cleveland area and knows the greats of a Kenyan

1340
01:11:45,080 --> 01:11:46,519
Speaker 2: Martin and players like that.

1341
01:11:46,640 --> 01:11:49,400
Speaker 3: So just during the break as well, he told a

1342
01:11:49,439 --> 01:11:52,799
Speaker 3: story of he used to see Corey Evans when Corey

1343
01:11:52,920 --> 01:11:54,760
Speaker 3: was a scout and he was at Fairmont, and he

1344
01:11:54,760 --> 01:11:56,840
Speaker 3: said him and Joe Mizula would run into Corey Evans

1345
01:11:56,840 --> 01:11:58,920
Speaker 3: all the time out on the road. Yeah, so there's

1346
01:11:59,080 --> 01:12:02,320
Speaker 3: a relationship there with the current GM, which I think

1347
01:12:02,360 --> 01:12:04,720
Speaker 3: is interesting as well. The I think the word he

1348
01:12:04,800 --> 01:12:08,880
Speaker 3: used was precise when knowing the types of players he

1349
01:12:08,920 --> 01:12:10,320
Speaker 3: wants to fit his system.

1350
01:12:10,400 --> 01:12:10,599
Speaker 2: Yeah.

1351
01:12:10,800 --> 01:12:12,840
Speaker 3: I think it's also important to note, like, yes, he

1352
01:12:12,920 --> 01:12:16,799
Speaker 3: comes from the Huggins tree and that brand and identity

1353
01:12:16,840 --> 01:12:20,480
Speaker 3: of UC basketball, but that's not necessarily what the Calhoun

1354
01:12:21,200 --> 01:12:24,479
Speaker 3: brand of basketball is going to be. Defensively, there's been

1355
01:12:24,479 --> 01:12:27,360
Speaker 3: some questions and a search for identity I think is

1356
01:12:27,360 --> 01:12:30,400
Speaker 3: a fair way to say it. With Jared Calhoun's teams,

1357
01:12:30,840 --> 01:12:34,160
Speaker 3: and that's going to continue it, you see. But I

1358
01:12:34,520 --> 01:12:37,599
Speaker 3: think some people might expect, Okay, well, we're gonna get

1359
01:12:37,640 --> 01:12:41,720
Speaker 3: back to this tough, physical defensive mindset that that you

1360
01:12:41,840 --> 01:12:43,559
Speaker 3: see has played with in the past. I think it's

1361
01:12:43,560 --> 01:12:44,960
Speaker 3: gonna be a little bit more of the opposite. I

1362
01:12:44,960 --> 01:12:46,920
Speaker 3: think it's gonna be more of an offensive minded and

1363
01:12:46,960 --> 01:12:51,719
Speaker 3: they'll figure out the defense as it comes. But adude,

1364
01:12:51,720 --> 01:12:54,720
Speaker 3: that is very confident in his own skin and what

1365
01:12:54,880 --> 01:12:56,920
Speaker 3: he believes for his program.

1366
01:12:56,960 --> 01:13:01,240
Speaker 2: I mean, I I think that is well. But when

1367
01:13:01,240 --> 01:13:05,479
Speaker 2: I watched them against Arizona, they had some good defensive stops,

1368
01:13:05,520 --> 01:13:08,840
Speaker 2: they just didn't have the size to compete inside against

1369
01:13:08,880 --> 01:13:12,479
Speaker 2: Arizona like that. I thought they initially got the stops

1370
01:13:12,520 --> 01:13:16,720
Speaker 2: necessary in that game they lost. Arizona had twenty two

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01:13:16,760 --> 01:13:20,760
Speaker 2: offensive rebounds. Yeah, so you can't really do anything about

1372
01:13:20,760 --> 01:13:22,760
Speaker 2: the size. Well, and that's the thing.

1373
01:13:22,760 --> 01:13:24,840
Speaker 3: I don't know if you read what Rick Broing wrote

1374
01:13:24,960 --> 01:13:28,080
Speaker 3: about it last night, and he kind of explained that

1375
01:13:28,080 --> 01:13:33,120
Speaker 3: that defensive style lends itself to being beaten on the

1376
01:13:33,120 --> 01:13:36,639
Speaker 3: glass and NKU runs that currently and the guy who

1377
01:13:36,760 --> 01:13:41,320
Speaker 3: was basically Calhoun's defensive coordinator left him to go be

1378
01:13:41,400 --> 01:13:43,439
Speaker 3: the head coach at Tarlton State, and so you got

1379
01:13:43,479 --> 01:13:45,320
Speaker 3: to find a different way to run that defense as well.

1380
01:13:45,320 --> 01:13:48,960
Speaker 3: And historically since NK you established it and Calhoun got

1381
01:13:48,960 --> 01:13:51,479
Speaker 3: the guy from NKU and NKU, you know, built the

1382
01:13:51,479 --> 01:13:55,080
Speaker 3: whole defense, and they've just struggled to get boards. So

1383
01:13:55,479 --> 01:13:58,760
Speaker 3: if you can run that defense while now being in

1384
01:13:58,800 --> 01:14:02,160
Speaker 3: a place where you can get that size, yeah, maybe

1385
01:14:02,160 --> 01:14:03,120
Speaker 3: that makes a difference.

1386
01:14:03,560 --> 01:14:05,959
Speaker 2: He said something that I think a lot of Bearcat

1387
01:14:05,960 --> 01:14:10,080
Speaker 2: fans will cling to because this Bearcat team over the

1388
01:14:10,120 --> 01:14:12,360
Speaker 2: last couple of years in close games Austin, how would

1389
01:14:12,400 --> 01:14:21,320
Speaker 2: you describe the Bearcats in close games under West Miller abysmal, scared, awful, hesitant, Yes,

1390
01:14:21,560 --> 01:14:27,000
Speaker 2: Rosen I like hesitant. Jared Calhoun said, most games are

1391
01:14:27,040 --> 01:14:30,120
Speaker 2: won in the last two minutes. At Utah State, they

1392
01:14:30,120 --> 01:14:32,559
Speaker 2: were seventeen and four in the last two minutes when

1393
01:14:32,600 --> 01:14:36,599
Speaker 2: it's a minimum of a two possession game. So if

1394
01:14:36,600 --> 01:14:38,960
Speaker 2: it's in within two possessions, they won seventeen out of

1395
01:14:40,120 --> 01:14:42,599
Speaker 2: out of the twenty one games they played. That is

1396
01:14:43,160 --> 01:14:47,519
Speaker 2: that's impressive. That's needed, especially in the big twelve because

1397
01:14:47,520 --> 01:14:50,200
Speaker 2: there's just not margin fer air. Rarely are you going

1398
01:14:50,280 --> 01:14:53,960
Speaker 2: to have that many blowouts. You also mentioned Keishaan Tillery.

1399
01:14:54,479 --> 01:14:57,040
Speaker 2: He did say he met with Keishan Tillery last night,

1400
01:14:57,160 --> 01:15:00,360
Speaker 2: had a long conversation with him last night. Said he's

1401
01:15:00,360 --> 01:15:01,760
Speaker 2: going to start with the guys who are on the team.

1402
01:15:01,760 --> 01:15:02,320
Speaker 2: Mentioned earlier.

1403
01:15:02,400 --> 01:15:05,240
Speaker 3: Jalen Haynes was there as well, So I think that's

1404
01:15:05,280 --> 01:15:06,360
Speaker 3: a pretty good start.

1405
01:15:07,120 --> 01:15:10,720
Speaker 2: Yeah, he talked about the portal opening next week, but

1406
01:15:10,760 --> 01:15:13,800
Speaker 2: he said it starts at two forty five today. Talked

1407
01:15:13,840 --> 01:15:15,800
Speaker 2: about how he's going to get with his players and

1408
01:15:16,760 --> 01:15:21,559
Speaker 2: start building in that sense, So listen, I think there's

1409
01:15:21,560 --> 01:15:24,120
Speaker 2: a lot of times where you hear a new coach

1410
01:15:24,160 --> 01:15:26,280
Speaker 2: and his introductory press confort you're like, yeah, you just

1411
01:15:26,280 --> 01:15:29,280
Speaker 2: said all the right things. Very rarely do they not.

1412
01:15:30,840 --> 01:15:33,600
Speaker 2: This one kind of just felt differently though, Like you

1413
01:15:33,680 --> 01:15:36,559
Speaker 2: mentioned the confidence a little bit of or the way

1414
01:15:36,600 --> 01:15:43,240
Speaker 2: he carries himself. It's just a it's a different vibe

1415
01:15:43,280 --> 01:15:45,559
Speaker 2: around the program right now, and they've got to be

1416
01:15:45,600 --> 01:15:49,240
Speaker 2: able to take that bottle that up and now get

1417
01:15:49,240 --> 01:15:52,120
Speaker 2: this kicking into the offseason, and that's kind of where

1418
01:15:52,160 --> 01:15:52,920
Speaker 2: the next step goes.

1419
01:15:53,200 --> 01:15:55,840
Speaker 3: Also shout out to Bob Huggins, who reached into the

1420
01:15:55,880 --> 01:16:01,559
Speaker 3: closet today called out a Jordan long sleeve polo with

1421
01:16:01,680 --> 01:16:05,720
Speaker 3: the old school seapaul on it fire and had an

1422
01:16:05,720 --> 01:16:08,400
Speaker 3: Ohio against the world had on Yep, Huggins look pretty

1423
01:16:08,400 --> 01:16:08,840
Speaker 3: good today.

1424
01:16:08,960 --> 01:16:17,479
Speaker 2: Yes, fantastic stuff. We will, uh, we'll continue to to

1425
01:16:17,560 --> 01:16:19,920
Speaker 2: kind of talk of it and follow up with anything

1426
01:16:19,920 --> 01:16:23,920
Speaker 2: else that Jared Calhoun has to say. Well, we'll finish

1427
01:16:24,000 --> 01:16:26,559
Speaker 2: up our number two next.

1428
01:16:26,760 --> 01:16:28,120
Speaker 3: Yeah, I was just about to say we're having a

1429
01:16:28,160 --> 01:16:31,600
Speaker 3: couple more segments, but Bob Huggins as we speak, is

1430
01:16:31,600 --> 01:16:36,000
Speaker 3: getting a standing ovation from the crowd at at UC

1431
01:16:36,280 --> 01:16:40,080
Speaker 3: Dan Horde speaking now, and they just finished up the

1432
01:16:40,160 --> 01:16:43,879
Speaker 3: Jared Calhoun portion of that. And I think if everything

1433
01:16:43,960 --> 01:16:47,799
Speaker 3: goes to plan, if I think, I think Jared Calhoun

1434
01:16:47,880 --> 01:16:50,080
Speaker 3: is going to be on with Moe this afternoon, Nice

1435
01:16:50,600 --> 01:16:51,320
Speaker 3: on MO show.

1436
01:16:52,680 --> 01:16:55,040
Speaker 2: We'll take a break when we come back, we'll finish

1437
01:16:55,160 --> 01:16:59,000
Speaker 2: up our number two and we have some uh some

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01:16:59,040 --> 01:17:00,840
Speaker 2: more to get to it the top of our number

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01:17:00,840 --> 01:17:02,720
Speaker 2: three with your talkbacks to kick off the third and

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Speaker 2: final hour of this edition of Sincy three to sixty.

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Speaker 2: It continues next on ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports.

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Speaker 2: Welcome back it is since E three sixty ESPN fifteen thirty,

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Speaker 2: Cincinnati Sports Station. We will we'll get to your talkbacks

1448
01:17:42,080 --> 01:17:45,479
Speaker 2: at the start of our number three comes up in

1449
01:17:45,520 --> 01:17:47,240
Speaker 2: just a few moments. We'll also let you hear what

1450
01:17:47,320 --> 01:17:51,680
Speaker 2: Joe Flacco had to say the flag. What do you

1451
01:17:51,720 --> 01:17:55,719
Speaker 2: make of Joe Flackpay's return. I think it's a good thing. Yeah,

1452
01:17:55,880 --> 01:17:58,320
Speaker 2: I mean you'll hear it a little bit later on.

1453
01:17:58,400 --> 01:18:00,719
Speaker 2: I think he's a little bit miffed that he didn't

1454
01:18:00,720 --> 01:18:04,479
Speaker 2: get a legit shot to go and start somewhere. And

1455
01:18:04,720 --> 01:18:07,040
Speaker 2: I think he started to feel like, listen, if there's

1456
01:18:07,200 --> 01:18:11,639
Speaker 2: a place for me to be, this is it. And yeah,

1457
01:18:12,120 --> 01:18:13,960
Speaker 2: I think it's a good thing. What do you make

1458
01:18:14,000 --> 01:18:20,840
Speaker 2: from from the Josh Johnson tenure in Cincinnati. I think

1459
01:18:20,840 --> 01:18:22,800
Speaker 2: he's going to be on the team. I will remember him.

1460
01:18:22,800 --> 01:18:24,120
Speaker 2: I think he's going to be on the team. I

1461
01:18:24,120 --> 01:18:26,320
Speaker 2: think all he can do is help. So now you're

1462
01:18:26,360 --> 01:18:28,680
Speaker 2: saying that the quarterback room does not need to be

1463
01:18:28,720 --> 01:18:34,320
Speaker 2: addressed any further this offseason, correct, now that that's done, or.

1464
01:18:34,280 --> 01:18:36,599
Speaker 3: It's one of those things where you know, he gets

1465
01:18:36,960 --> 01:18:39,880
Speaker 3: dealt during training camp or something, a quarterback goes down

1466
01:18:39,960 --> 01:18:43,040
Speaker 3: and somebody needs and Bengals get that seventh round pick.

1467
01:18:43,439 --> 01:18:45,200
Speaker 2: Starting to play chess, Now, good to go.

1468
01:18:45,840 --> 01:18:47,280
Speaker 3: I do you feel for a friend of the show,

1469
01:18:47,280 --> 01:18:50,439
Speaker 3: Sean Clifford, who I know is working really hard and

1470
01:18:50,840 --> 01:18:53,160
Speaker 3: really wanted to prove that he could be a viable

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01:18:53,200 --> 01:18:55,880
Speaker 3: backup quarterback. He's he's not going to get that chance,

1472
01:18:56,479 --> 01:18:59,720
Speaker 3: at least not in Cincinnati. So hopefully that happens for him.

1473
01:18:59,800 --> 01:19:01,880
Speaker 3: He's still on the team. But you know, a lot

1474
01:19:01,880 --> 01:19:03,559
Speaker 3: can happen between now and the start of the season,

1475
01:19:03,600 --> 01:19:06,600
Speaker 3: but probably not gonna happen. Speaking of the Bengals, Ohio

1476
01:19:06,640 --> 01:19:10,920
Speaker 3: State Pro Day today, big one and there's a heavy

1477
01:19:11,360 --> 01:19:17,879
Speaker 3: Bengals contingent in Columbus Duke Tobin, Al Golden, Andrew Johnson,

1478
01:19:18,240 --> 01:19:22,600
Speaker 3: Josh Hinch, Trey la Bounty all at Ohio State today

1479
01:19:23,120 --> 01:19:24,840
Speaker 3: for the Ohio State Pro Day.

1480
01:19:25,080 --> 01:19:30,479
Speaker 2: All right, now, now that quarterback's off the table, March

1481
01:19:30,520 --> 01:19:34,320
Speaker 2: twenty fifth, the number one need for the Cincinnati Bengals

1482
01:19:34,360 --> 01:19:37,559
Speaker 2: as of today is what linebacker. Correct, they don't have

1483
01:19:37,600 --> 01:19:41,120
Speaker 2: good linebackers. They don't. None of their linebackers are very good.

1484
01:19:41,200 --> 01:19:46,479
Speaker 2: That's correct. They have to address linebacker. Do they do

1485
01:19:46,520 --> 01:19:49,080
Speaker 2: that in free agency or is that an after the

1486
01:19:49,160 --> 01:19:54,200
Speaker 2: draft thing between now and the draft to day? They

1487
01:19:54,200 --> 01:19:57,479
Speaker 2: will add one between now and the draft. And I

1488
01:19:57,520 --> 01:19:59,680
Speaker 2: don't think a trade is off the table at linebacker.

1489
01:20:00,520 --> 01:20:03,320
Speaker 2: Why why do you? I just I feel there's like,

1490
01:20:03,360 --> 01:20:07,920
Speaker 2: there's no conceivable way that you go into this season

1491
01:20:09,560 --> 01:20:13,439
Speaker 2: with the current linebacking room the way it is. What

1492
01:20:13,479 --> 01:20:15,720
Speaker 2: do you mean? Like, I just feel like they need

1493
01:20:15,760 --> 01:20:19,519
Speaker 2: a veteran on the linebacking corps and you're not gonna, Like,

1494
01:20:19,880 --> 01:20:23,120
Speaker 2: I'm not convinced you like, get Jake Golday in the

1495
01:20:23,120 --> 01:20:25,559
Speaker 2: second round. They watched him work out yesterday, But I

1496
01:20:25,600 --> 01:20:28,160
Speaker 2: still feel like you need a veteran presence in that room.

1497
01:20:28,360 --> 01:20:30,280
Speaker 3: I agree, but I don't know that they feel that way.

1498
01:20:31,720 --> 01:20:35,320
Speaker 3: I mean, it's very comparable to what they did with

1499
01:20:35,360 --> 01:20:39,240
Speaker 3: the safety position a year ago. Oh well, they'll get better.

1500
01:20:39,280 --> 01:20:42,360
Speaker 3: They played better down the last I know, That's what

1501
01:20:42,360 --> 01:20:45,559
Speaker 3: I'm saying. I don't believe that they will learn from

1502
01:20:45,560 --> 01:20:48,439
Speaker 3: their mistakes because they've done this over and over and

1503
01:20:48,479 --> 01:20:52,160
Speaker 3: over again over the course of their time, and you know,

1504
01:20:52,200 --> 01:20:54,479
Speaker 3: there's this maybe this false belief that they're going to

1505
01:20:54,560 --> 01:20:56,720
Speaker 3: get better, you know, and they played better over the

1506
01:20:56,800 --> 01:20:59,280
Speaker 3: last five weeks and Al Golden now knows what the

1507
01:20:59,720 --> 01:21:01,920
Speaker 3: you know, what their strengths are, and they know what

1508
01:21:01,960 --> 01:21:05,000
Speaker 3: to expect of them. And yeah, of course they're going

1509
01:21:05,080 --> 01:21:08,040
Speaker 3: to add to that room, whether it be a rookie.

1510
01:21:08,360 --> 01:21:11,160
Speaker 3: But I don't think that they're gonna What if they

1511
01:21:11,560 --> 01:21:14,679
Speaker 3: they think it's a problem. What if they went Golday

1512
01:21:14,720 --> 01:21:19,240
Speaker 3: and Bobby Wagner, Yeah, it'd be better. Absolutely. I would

1513
01:21:19,280 --> 01:21:21,040
Speaker 3: sign Bobby Wagner yesterday.

1514
01:21:21,160 --> 01:21:24,880
Speaker 2: Yeah, he's the fifteenth ranked best remaining free agent.

1515
01:21:25,080 --> 01:21:27,880
Speaker 3: And you know, in the Bobby Wagner has been around

1516
01:21:27,920 --> 01:21:31,280
Speaker 3: for a long time. He's made like a thousand tackles,

1517
01:21:31,439 --> 01:21:35,840
Speaker 3: and he I'm sure has multiple teams interested in him,

1518
01:21:36,240 --> 01:21:38,880
Speaker 3: and he might take the route where he waits up

1519
01:21:38,960 --> 01:21:41,960
Speaker 3: until around training camp and decides what the best fit

1520
01:21:42,160 --> 01:21:44,719
Speaker 3: is for him. That very well could happen.

1521
01:21:44,760 --> 01:21:47,360
Speaker 2: I mean, Wagner, at age thirty five last year had

1522
01:21:47,439 --> 01:21:50,200
Speaker 2: nine and a half tackles per game, sixth overall in

1523
01:21:50,200 --> 01:21:52,479
Speaker 2: the NFL, So he can still play, and he was

1524
01:21:52,479 --> 01:21:55,120
Speaker 2: on a bad team last year, so you know he

1525
01:21:55,160 --> 01:21:55,920
Speaker 2: can still play.

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01:21:56,280 --> 01:21:57,840
Speaker 3: I've said it a couple of times now if you

1527
01:21:57,920 --> 01:22:00,360
Speaker 3: haven't seen it. The Hard Knocks in season from this

1528
01:22:00,439 --> 01:22:05,880
Speaker 3: past year was the NFC East, and they did an entire,

1529
01:22:07,080 --> 01:22:10,040
Speaker 3: basically portion of one of the shows about Bobby Wagner

1530
01:22:10,439 --> 01:22:13,040
Speaker 3: and what makes him great and his preparation and his

1531
01:22:13,080 --> 01:22:16,000
Speaker 3: relationship with the other linebackers and how he's done it

1532
01:22:16,000 --> 01:22:19,160
Speaker 3: for such a long time. They desperately need that type

1533
01:22:19,160 --> 01:22:23,160
Speaker 3: of person in that room for those young guys. And

1534
01:22:23,240 --> 01:22:25,240
Speaker 3: you're not asking Bobby Wagner to come in and be

1535
01:22:25,320 --> 01:22:28,160
Speaker 3: Bobby Wagner from ten years ago. You just need a

1536
01:22:28,240 --> 01:22:33,840
Speaker 3: veteran presence that that knows what to do when he's

1537
01:22:33,880 --> 01:22:37,000
Speaker 3: on the field and can help mentor the younger guys.

1538
01:22:37,840 --> 01:22:41,519
Speaker 3: There are too many times last year when Barrett Carter

1539
01:22:41,680 --> 01:22:44,240
Speaker 3: was out of position, when the run fits didn't make

1540
01:22:44,280 --> 01:22:47,120
Speaker 3: any sense, when the eyes were in the wrong spot,

1541
01:22:47,360 --> 01:22:50,280
Speaker 3: when you came up a little too nosy at the

1542
01:22:50,320 --> 01:22:53,920
Speaker 3: line of scrimmage and you lost track of receiver you

1543
01:22:53,920 --> 01:22:56,320
Speaker 3: were supposed to have out of the backfield. So many

1544
01:22:56,360 --> 01:23:00,400
Speaker 3: times those mistakes happened, and I think I think it's

1545
01:23:00,479 --> 01:23:04,400
Speaker 3: asking a lot for a group of linebackers in their

1546
01:23:04,439 --> 01:23:07,080
Speaker 3: second year to just erase those mistakes.

1547
01:23:08,720 --> 01:23:11,400
Speaker 2: What do you think Bobby Wagner would cost? Have no idea.

1548
01:23:11,439 --> 01:23:14,719
Speaker 2: They just gave Flacco six Yeah, I mean it would

1549
01:23:14,720 --> 01:23:17,559
Speaker 2: be more than that. Last year Bobby Wagner's deal with

1550
01:23:18,080 --> 01:23:22,160
Speaker 2: the Commanders was eight million guaranteed. Probably close to that again,

1551
01:23:22,280 --> 01:23:24,479
Speaker 2: I would assume. I mean, I think anywhere from six

1552
01:23:24,479 --> 01:23:29,479
Speaker 2: to eight you get Bobby Wagner. Maybe. So right now,

1553
01:23:31,040 --> 01:23:37,000
Speaker 2: this is spot track. They have Bobby Wagner's projection in

1554
01:23:37,040 --> 01:23:41,559
Speaker 2: a one year five to seven million dollar range. So essentially,

1555
01:23:41,640 --> 01:23:48,439
Speaker 2: Joe Flacco, but at linebacker, seems like a valuable asset,

1556
01:23:48,520 --> 01:23:50,240
Speaker 2: not only what he can do on the field, still

1557
01:23:50,240 --> 01:23:51,560
Speaker 2: at his age, but what he can do off the

1558
01:23:51,560 --> 01:23:53,720
Speaker 2: field in that locker room as well. I'm trying to think.

1559
01:23:53,760 --> 01:23:55,000
Speaker 2: I'm looking at over the cap.

1560
01:23:55,080 --> 01:24:00,040
Speaker 3: I don't think they've added Flacco on here yet, but

1561
01:24:00,240 --> 01:24:04,439
Speaker 3: if they did, that would leave the Bengals. So they

1562
01:24:04,439 --> 01:24:08,680
Speaker 3: have According to over the cap, they have twenty two

1563
01:24:08,760 --> 01:24:11,679
Speaker 3: million dollars in cap space. You can lop off about

1564
01:24:11,760 --> 01:24:15,080
Speaker 3: ten to twelve of that for rookies and stuff like that,

1565
01:24:16,320 --> 01:24:19,519
Speaker 3: and so then take away that leaves you at twelve

1566
01:24:21,320 --> 01:24:24,840
Speaker 3: and then take away nine for Flacco.

1567
01:24:26,439 --> 01:24:27,120
Speaker 2: Leaves you at three.

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01:24:27,479 --> 01:24:31,679
Speaker 3: Okay, this is why I'm thinking, that's why you maybe

1569
01:24:31,680 --> 01:24:34,840
Speaker 3: do something with Joe Burrow's Cophit absolutely it would make

1570
01:24:34,840 --> 01:24:36,439
Speaker 3: a lot of sense. There you go, But they're not

1571
01:24:36,439 --> 01:24:36,960
Speaker 3: going to do that.

1572
01:24:37,240 --> 01:24:40,680
Speaker 2: Nope. That's the maddening part. It's like, hey, this is

1573
01:24:41,479 --> 01:24:44,200
Speaker 2: this would be available to help, but it just it's

1574
01:24:44,200 --> 01:24:48,679
Speaker 2: just not what they do, which is maddening. Tomorrow's opening

1575
01:24:48,760 --> 01:24:51,280
Speaker 2: day talked about that a lot, which means we're one

1576
01:24:51,360 --> 01:24:52,960
Speaker 2: day away from opening day. Do you know the last

1577
01:24:52,960 --> 01:24:55,880
Speaker 2: time in Cincinnati read War number one? Let's find out

1578
01:24:55,920 --> 01:24:59,400
Speaker 2: when we get back on ESPN fifteen thirty. Cincinnati Sports Station.

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01:25:01,040 --> 01:25:06,799
Speaker 1: Tony Pike Sincy three sixty continues now on ESPN fifteen thirty.

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01:25:09,920 --> 01:25:13,479
Speaker 2: Welcome back. Really quick minute here before we get to

1581
01:25:13,640 --> 01:25:15,840
Speaker 2: talkbacks to kick off our number three and some Joe

1582
01:25:15,840 --> 01:25:18,200
Speaker 2: Flacco audio in there as well. We'll check in with Mowager,

1583
01:25:18,240 --> 01:25:21,720
Speaker 2: who is at the Jared Calhoun press conference. Do you

1584
01:25:21,800 --> 01:25:24,839
Speaker 2: know the last time a Red War number one Austin?

1585
01:25:25,920 --> 01:25:29,720
Speaker 2: I don't. Nineteen thirty seven was that Fred Hutchinson. That

1586
01:25:29,840 --> 01:25:32,559
Speaker 2: was the last time, and that was good old d More,

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01:25:33,040 --> 01:25:36,439
Speaker 2: Oh d More yep, well, the number is retired for

1588
01:25:36,560 --> 01:25:39,680
Speaker 2: Fred Hutchinson. Right, a short list, the only thing they

1589
01:25:39,680 --> 01:25:45,000
Speaker 2: have a number one? George Granham, Jim Bottomley, Gilly Campbell,

1590
01:25:45,360 --> 01:25:48,240
Speaker 2: Agus Britton, what did you call me? And d More

1591
01:25:49,200 --> 01:25:52,040
Speaker 2: the only Reds, according to this to wear number one,

1592
01:25:53,600 --> 01:25:55,760
Speaker 2: last one being in nineteen thirty seven, I were on

1593
01:25:55,800 --> 01:25:59,519
Speaker 2: the air from the smoke Justice blocking a bridge away

1594
01:25:59,560 --> 01:26:02,320
Speaker 2: from the ball. That's correct. Tomorrow you know the last

1595
01:26:02,360 --> 01:26:07,639
Speaker 2: Red to wear number zero? Blandino, Blandino in twenty twenty one. Yeah,

1596
01:26:07,640 --> 01:26:09,559
Speaker 2: Dominic Smith in twenty twenty four.

1597
01:26:09,680 --> 01:26:12,639
Speaker 3: Oh, Dominic Smith. I forgot he had a cup of coffee.

1598
01:26:12,720 --> 01:26:16,040
Speaker 2: Yeah he did? There you go? Wow? Up next? Did

1599
01:26:16,080 --> 01:26:19,080
Speaker 2: I make up the Fred Hutchinson you might have. I

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01:26:19,120 --> 01:26:22,920
Speaker 2: don't see old hutch On here. I'm pretty sure his

1601
01:26:23,000 --> 01:26:26,519
Speaker 2: number is retired. We'll check into that Red More, but

1602
01:26:26,600 --> 01:26:29,120
Speaker 2: yes it is. I was right, all right? He was

1603
01:26:29,160 --> 01:26:31,000
Speaker 2: a manager. Okay, that's why.

1604
01:26:31,200 --> 01:26:34,040
Speaker 3: Okay, Fred Hutchinson, who just kept this tour players one

1605
01:26:34,120 --> 01:26:37,120
Speaker 3: hundred and forty three victories and a five forty four

1606
01:26:37,160 --> 01:26:41,000
Speaker 3: winning percentages of the Reds manager Red's won at least

1607
01:26:41,080 --> 01:26:43,479
Speaker 3: ninety games and three of us six seasons in nineteen

1608
01:26:43,560 --> 01:26:45,519
Speaker 3: sixty one, took the National League Pennant.

1609
01:26:45,560 --> 01:26:47,960
Speaker 2: All right, a shut out to hutch shut out to

1610
01:26:48,200 --> 01:26:51,720
Speaker 2: God rest his soul. Your talkbacks kick off our three next, Yes,

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01:26:51,800 --> 01:26:54,639
Speaker 2: I know my red surgery. Damn it. Cincinnati Sports Station,

1612
01:26:55,320 --> 01:26:55,640
Speaker 2: you'd me.

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01:26:57,320 --> 01:27:02,280
Speaker 1: This is Tony Pikes since Heaton, he's sixty about Cincinnati.

1614
01:27:02,560 --> 01:27:08,559
Speaker 1: From Cincinnati. This is ESPN fifteen thirty, Cincinnati Sports Station.

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01:27:10,720 --> 01:27:12,640
Speaker 2: All right, we've had Red's opening Day, We've had the

1616
01:27:12,720 --> 01:27:16,240
Speaker 2: Jared Calhoun press conference today. Let's uh, let's get to

1617
01:27:16,280 --> 01:27:19,720
Speaker 2: our our Wednesday edition of talkbacks as as we get

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01:27:19,720 --> 01:27:22,160
Speaker 2: our number three started right here on ESPN fifteen thirty

1619
01:27:22,160 --> 01:27:23,200
Speaker 2: Cincinnati Sports Station.

1620
01:27:23,840 --> 01:27:25,520
Speaker 13: It's that time for talkbacks.

1621
01:27:25,800 --> 01:27:30,759
Speaker 23: Press the microphone and record your message or Austin and tone,

1622
01:27:30,800 --> 01:27:36,680
Speaker 23: please keep it clean and.

1623
01:27:34,640 --> 01:27:37,200
Speaker 5: And a sprinkle sprinkle, drip, drip drip.

1624
01:27:37,760 --> 01:27:39,520
Speaker 2: It's that time for talkbacks.

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01:27:39,880 --> 01:27:46,120
Speaker 23: It's our favorite parter since three sixty So Austin, buddy,

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01:27:46,560 --> 01:27:49,040
Speaker 23: play those talkbacks on your screen and please dride out

1627
01:27:49,080 --> 01:27:50,160
Speaker 23: to sabotage.

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01:27:51,479 --> 01:27:55,240
Speaker 2: All right, here we go, Here we go Wednesday opening

1629
01:27:55,320 --> 01:27:56,479
Speaker 2: day for everybody.

1630
01:27:56,479 --> 01:27:59,280
Speaker 8: We are now one Fred Hutchison day away from Red

1631
01:27:59,320 --> 01:28:02,479
Speaker 8: Lakes Open and day real quick Bengals, glad to bring

1632
01:28:02,560 --> 01:28:06,160
Speaker 8: it back, Joe break Glass in case of emergency, Flaco

1633
01:28:06,800 --> 01:28:08,840
Speaker 8: Red Legs. Guys, want to get your thoughts on the

1634
01:28:08,960 --> 01:28:11,560
Speaker 8: Thingel Sweet and Low getting the main roster call or

1635
01:28:11,720 --> 01:28:14,640
Speaker 8: JJ have a nice Blae day, looking forward to the

1636
01:28:14,720 --> 01:28:18,200
Speaker 8: outing tomorrow and to quote the' Angelo Hawkins since the

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01:28:18,280 --> 01:28:19,520
Speaker 8: three sixties.

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01:28:19,120 --> 01:28:25,559
Speaker 2: Up and we won the smoke. Let's go okay.

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01:28:25,640 --> 01:28:27,599
Speaker 3: I mean that's a banger of a talking about very

1640
01:28:27,640 --> 01:28:32,080
Speaker 3: good uh I Ate Low. I think Nate Low is

1641
01:28:32,120 --> 01:28:35,720
Speaker 3: on the team to hit homers and to face right handers.

1642
01:28:36,080 --> 01:28:38,000
Speaker 3: He's a bench player. He knows he's not going to

1643
01:28:38,040 --> 01:28:40,679
Speaker 3: play every day. Do your job, just be a left

1644
01:28:40,680 --> 01:28:43,120
Speaker 3: handed power bat. I think that's the only reason he's

1645
01:28:43,120 --> 01:28:43,639
Speaker 3: on the team.

1646
01:28:43,680 --> 01:28:46,040
Speaker 24: Do your job, guys, think kahun in Kentucky. What's the

1647
01:28:46,080 --> 01:28:48,680
Speaker 24: point of JJ, butday not the opening day roster? I

1648
01:28:48,680 --> 01:28:51,040
Speaker 24: thought the win, you played your best player. This makes

1649
01:28:51,080 --> 01:28:53,519
Speaker 24: no sense the Hunter Green being hurt. You know if

1650
01:28:53,560 --> 01:28:55,360
Speaker 24: he comes back in July, ready it to be a

1651
01:28:55,400 --> 01:28:57,720
Speaker 24: blessing in disguise and be fresh like the Dodgers with

1652
01:28:57,800 --> 01:28:59,960
Speaker 24: Blakesdale last year. And then when it comes to the

1653
01:29:00,120 --> 01:29:04,519
Speaker 24: being those quarterbacks now Joey Flax back in the room.

1654
01:29:04,960 --> 01:29:07,639
Speaker 24: I feel like, say you draft a quarterback like Drew

1655
01:29:07,680 --> 01:29:10,439
Speaker 24: Aller late around and having learned from Joey Flack and borrow,

1656
01:29:10,520 --> 01:29:13,080
Speaker 24: but do we still got to pay Jermaine Johnson as

1657
01:29:13,160 --> 01:29:13,760
Speaker 24: back up too?

1658
01:29:14,040 --> 01:29:18,920
Speaker 3: Jermaine Johnson the former midfielder for the United States national team,

1659
01:29:19,560 --> 01:29:22,840
Speaker 3: or is that Jermaine Jones. I forget thin Johnson. They

1660
01:29:22,920 --> 01:29:25,360
Speaker 3: might draft one, and if they do, we'll probably see

1661
01:29:25,400 --> 01:29:26,439
Speaker 3: the end of Josh Johnson.

1662
01:29:26,520 --> 01:29:28,479
Speaker 2: Yep, yeah, that's Greg.

1663
01:29:28,800 --> 01:29:29,000
Speaker 4: Yeah.

1664
01:29:29,000 --> 01:29:32,200
Speaker 25: You know, I thought last year Marte showed a lot

1665
01:29:32,200 --> 01:29:35,439
Speaker 25: of promise in right field, so I haven't had a

1666
01:29:35,439 --> 01:29:38,439
Speaker 25: lot of attention to spring training. But my question is,

1667
01:29:39,160 --> 01:29:42,000
Speaker 25: it looks like he's not going to start. You guys

1668
01:29:42,040 --> 01:29:43,360
Speaker 25: know why.

1669
01:29:44,200 --> 01:29:46,880
Speaker 3: I think he's not going to start tomorrow because they

1670
01:29:46,880 --> 01:29:50,680
Speaker 3: face a left hander and in his career, Marte is

1671
01:29:50,920 --> 01:29:54,680
Speaker 3: horrible against left handers. And I think they're gonna put

1672
01:29:54,760 --> 01:29:57,040
Speaker 3: Dane Myers in the lineup, and he's been really good

1673
01:29:57,080 --> 01:30:00,680
Speaker 3: against left handers and as a better defender. But I

1674
01:30:00,720 --> 01:30:03,479
Speaker 3: think mostly every day, noel Vie Marte is going to

1675
01:30:03,520 --> 01:30:04,360
Speaker 3: start in right field.

1676
01:30:06,200 --> 01:30:08,040
Speaker 2: Tony, there you go, It's goodbye me.

1677
01:30:08,920 --> 01:30:11,560
Speaker 26: Hey, it's the Lord Happy Wednesday and the Lord technician.

1678
01:30:11,840 --> 01:30:14,960
Speaker 26: Way to go, Bengals, way to resign Joe Flacco. We

1679
01:30:15,120 --> 01:30:17,880
Speaker 26: really needed that. Now let's go out and get some

1680
01:30:17,920 --> 01:30:22,840
Speaker 26: more free agents and let's do some damage in the draft.

1681
01:30:23,160 --> 01:30:26,760
Speaker 26: I'm looking forward to this season. I think this will

1682
01:30:26,800 --> 01:30:27,439
Speaker 26: be our year.

1683
01:30:28,520 --> 01:30:33,599
Speaker 27: Foo Day Okay, okay, part time, piably get out, manage

1684
01:30:33,600 --> 01:30:33,880
Speaker 27: your boy.

1685
01:30:35,600 --> 01:30:38,120
Speaker 28: I can't wait to explain to people that.

1686
01:30:38,640 --> 01:30:41,880
Speaker 29: We got our guy in the same cycle as UNC

1687
01:30:42,120 --> 01:30:43,320
Speaker 29: and Kansas jobs.

1688
01:30:43,080 --> 01:30:45,480
Speaker 2: Were open and he took first.

1689
01:30:45,600 --> 01:30:47,080
Speaker 28: That's what I'm going to explain to people in a

1690
01:30:47,080 --> 01:30:50,960
Speaker 28: few years that forget the details. But tomorrow's opening day,

1691
01:30:51,200 --> 01:30:52,000
Speaker 28: I'm excited.

1692
01:30:52,800 --> 01:30:54,240
Speaker 2: I'm a little optimistic.

1693
01:30:54,320 --> 01:30:57,160
Speaker 29: I'm a little upset that Londolo and Green are hurt

1694
01:30:57,160 --> 01:30:58,280
Speaker 29: at the beginning of the season.

1695
01:30:58,320 --> 01:31:03,760
Speaker 2: But let's go Red Legs, baby m Yeah, and now

1696
01:31:03,920 --> 01:31:10,200
Speaker 2: with the call yep, I already played it. Thank you.

1697
01:31:10,320 --> 01:31:13,519
Speaker 27: Hey, guys, need your opinion. Tomorrow's opening day. Getting really excited.

1698
01:31:13,840 --> 01:31:16,360
Speaker 27: I think Vegas right now has them at eighty and

1699
01:31:16,360 --> 01:31:18,880
Speaker 27: a half. Wondering what you guys think of I know

1700
01:31:19,040 --> 01:31:20,240
Speaker 27: you gave your opinions before.

1701
01:31:20,840 --> 01:31:22,439
Speaker 2: Is it going to be over? I'm going to say

1702
01:31:22,479 --> 01:31:24,479
Speaker 2: over and the other thing is winning the division.

1703
01:31:24,560 --> 01:31:26,680
Speaker 27: What do you guys think who's going to win the

1704
01:31:26,680 --> 01:31:28,240
Speaker 27: division and why?

1705
01:31:29,280 --> 01:31:32,040
Speaker 2: I still think it's for me. It's the Cubs. I

1706
01:31:32,120 --> 01:31:35,080
Speaker 2: just think they have the most talent. I'm also over

1707
01:31:35,360 --> 01:31:38,920
Speaker 2: bullishly on eighty and a half of the Reds. I'm

1708
01:31:38,960 --> 01:31:41,519
Speaker 2: over eighty and a half. I think the Reds and

1709
01:31:41,640 --> 01:31:44,360
Speaker 2: Cubs will battle it out for the NL Central.

1710
01:31:46,000 --> 01:31:48,960
Speaker 30: Hey, guys, super excited for the Smoke Justice opening day

1711
01:31:49,000 --> 01:31:52,000
Speaker 30: show tomorrow and with you guys going through a lot

1712
01:31:52,000 --> 01:31:55,200
Speaker 30: of the preseason lines for you know, over under win totals,

1713
01:31:55,360 --> 01:31:57,760
Speaker 30: home run stuff of that nature tomorrow, I got one

1714
01:31:57,800 --> 01:31:59,760
Speaker 30: to add that I don't think many sportsbooks are going

1715
01:31:59,800 --> 01:32:03,840
Speaker 30: to have I got over under twenty three and a

1716
01:32:03,960 --> 01:32:05,320
Speaker 30: half games.

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01:32:05,080 --> 01:32:08,519
Speaker 15: Until Mark quote unquote quits on the entire set o.

1718
01:32:08,840 --> 01:32:10,840
Speaker 2: Let me know what you guys think, hammer the under

1719
01:32:10,920 --> 01:32:12,839
Speaker 2: that's going to be the under it by my first weekend.

1720
01:32:12,920 --> 01:32:15,880
Speaker 3: Yeah, by Monday, he'll be I quit on that. I

1721
01:32:16,000 --> 01:32:21,040
Speaker 3: quit on Uh, I quit on Sale Stewart being the Yeah,

1722
01:32:21,120 --> 01:32:21,800
Speaker 3: I quit on that.

1723
01:32:23,680 --> 01:32:27,920
Speaker 25: That's Greg double dippin'. You know, the fact that Brian

1724
01:32:28,240 --> 01:32:33,920
Speaker 25: is in the starting lineup over somebody like Marte is ridiculous.

1725
01:32:33,960 --> 01:32:36,599
Speaker 25: Just a horrible trade to get him.

1726
01:32:36,960 --> 01:32:37,720
Speaker 31: The Pirates just.

1727
01:32:37,680 --> 01:32:39,519
Speaker 2: Pulled one over on the Red deepend.

1728
01:32:39,600 --> 01:32:39,800
Speaker 11: Hey.

1729
01:32:39,920 --> 01:32:42,479
Speaker 25: I talked to Mo about this, and I said, hey, Mo,

1730
01:32:42,680 --> 01:32:45,920
Speaker 25: we're stuck with that guy and you know for a

1731
01:32:46,439 --> 01:32:49,519
Speaker 25: few years. Moe put in perspective, he said, we're stuck

1732
01:32:49,560 --> 01:32:52,000
Speaker 25: with him for the rest of the decade.

1733
01:32:52,280 --> 01:32:53,120
Speaker 2: Yeah.

1734
01:32:53,200 --> 01:32:55,719
Speaker 3: I mean, he's the best defensive third basement in baseball.

1735
01:32:55,760 --> 01:33:01,479
Speaker 3: It's not even close. So that's the reason why. Other

1736
01:33:01,560 --> 01:33:04,519
Speaker 3: than that, a guy that has a chronic back issue

1737
01:33:04,720 --> 01:33:07,720
Speaker 3: and hasn't offensively been much of a threat. Yep, the

1738
01:33:07,800 --> 01:33:12,960
Speaker 3: Reds feel bullish that they can fix him offensively bullish.

1739
01:33:13,080 --> 01:33:15,320
Speaker 3: And he had a pretty good spring at the plate.

1740
01:33:15,560 --> 01:33:18,800
Speaker 3: I mean, he wasn't a world beater, but can he

1741
01:33:18,920 --> 01:33:22,920
Speaker 3: hit two fifty? If he does, that would be I

1742
01:33:22,920 --> 01:33:25,280
Speaker 3: would be healed with that. I mean the bar is

1743
01:33:25,400 --> 01:33:26,400
Speaker 3: very low for him.

1744
01:33:26,479 --> 01:33:27,040
Speaker 2: Yeah.

1745
01:33:27,320 --> 01:33:29,840
Speaker 32: So I heard these words the other day, right, we

1746
01:33:29,880 --> 01:33:33,760
Speaker 32: can't have nice things. And I thought about Cincinnati's sports

1747
01:33:34,520 --> 01:33:39,880
Speaker 32: from the Reds with blisters and surgeries being swept by

1748
01:33:39,920 --> 01:33:44,759
Speaker 32: the Dodgers last year, to our quarterback getting injured and

1749
01:33:44,960 --> 01:33:47,679
Speaker 32: getting sacked and the last play of the Super Bowl

1750
01:33:47,840 --> 01:33:51,759
Speaker 32: to FC can't figure it out they pass the ball

1751
01:33:51,840 --> 01:33:57,040
Speaker 32: backwards when they're trying to score. We can't have nice things.

1752
01:33:57,960 --> 01:34:00,519
Speaker 2: Well, maybe this is the year that breaks the cycle.

1753
01:34:01,960 --> 01:34:02,760
Speaker 2: Good afternoon.

1754
01:34:04,040 --> 01:34:09,720
Speaker 31: Could you, gentlemen, explain to me why the rule is

1755
01:34:09,760 --> 01:34:12,240
Speaker 31: that a fumble out of bounds is not a turnover?

1756
01:34:16,080 --> 01:34:20,240
Speaker 2: Just the rule. No, it's kind of you know, this

1757
01:34:20,320 --> 01:34:20,880
Speaker 2: is what it is.

1758
01:34:20,960 --> 01:34:25,400
Speaker 3: You had possession of the ball, touch back, Yeah, fumble

1759
01:34:25,400 --> 01:34:27,160
Speaker 3: out of the back of the end zone. I love

1760
01:34:27,200 --> 01:34:29,679
Speaker 3: that rule. I know I'm in the minority. I think

1761
01:34:29,680 --> 01:34:31,840
Speaker 3: you should be punished for fumbling the ball through the

1762
01:34:31,920 --> 01:34:36,960
Speaker 3: end zone. But why is that the rule?

1763
01:34:37,800 --> 01:34:39,280
Speaker 2: Couldn't tell you. I don't know.

1764
01:34:41,640 --> 01:34:45,120
Speaker 31: Hey, fellas kN from the lecture, looks like I'm not

1765
01:34:45,200 --> 01:34:46,360
Speaker 31: going to be able to make.

1766
01:34:46,240 --> 01:34:48,360
Speaker 2: It to Smoke Justice tomorrow.

1767
01:34:48,600 --> 01:34:53,559
Speaker 31: My knee just as not cooperating, and I don't believe

1768
01:34:53,600 --> 01:34:57,720
Speaker 31: I can walk that far. I hate to miss it.

1769
01:34:58,160 --> 01:35:02,040
Speaker 31: I'll miss you guys. Hope hopefully I can make it

1770
01:35:02,080 --> 01:35:03,800
Speaker 31: back there again next year.

1771
01:35:04,000 --> 01:35:06,639
Speaker 2: So go Rids.

1772
01:35:07,680 --> 01:35:10,519
Speaker 3: Yeah, we'll miss you, Ken. Yeah, hopefully we'll run into

1773
01:35:10,520 --> 01:35:12,160
Speaker 3: you down there some point this summer.

1774
01:35:13,320 --> 01:35:17,120
Speaker 33: Wow, very cool. I uh was about a block away

1775
01:35:17,160 --> 01:35:18,840
Speaker 33: from the stadium. As you guys know, I'm on the

1776
01:35:18,920 --> 01:35:21,519
Speaker 33: road all day long, in and out of downtown. But

1777
01:35:21,840 --> 01:35:23,280
Speaker 33: I was a block away from the stadium when you

1778
01:35:23,280 --> 01:35:24,240
Speaker 33: started talking about the clock.

1779
01:35:24,280 --> 01:35:25,479
Speaker 2: I had no idea.

1780
01:35:25,560 --> 01:35:27,920
Speaker 33: I knew nothing about it until you mentioned it. So

1781
01:35:28,080 --> 01:35:30,320
Speaker 33: as I drove by, I took a look, and you're right,

1782
01:35:30,400 --> 01:35:32,880
Speaker 33: it does look like it fits. It looks like it's

1783
01:35:32,920 --> 01:35:34,280
Speaker 33: been there since the beginning.

1784
01:35:35,120 --> 01:35:35,360
Speaker 5: I don't know.

1785
01:35:35,360 --> 01:35:36,840
Speaker 2: It's pretty cool. I'm not sure why MO has a

1786
01:35:36,840 --> 01:35:39,880
Speaker 2: problem with it. Very cool, A historic field of the clock.

1787
01:35:40,160 --> 01:35:43,040
Speaker 3: Yeah, Like like when you think when I think of

1788
01:35:43,080 --> 01:35:47,280
Speaker 3: Cincinnati Reds baseball, I don't think of the modern era

1789
01:35:47,439 --> 01:35:50,280
Speaker 3: because they haven't been very good. I think of the history.

1790
01:35:50,360 --> 01:35:52,200
Speaker 3: I think of Crosley Field. I think in a big

1791
01:35:52,200 --> 01:35:57,200
Speaker 3: red machine. I think of the palace of the fans,

1792
01:35:57,560 --> 01:35:59,840
Speaker 3: and that to me just feels like something out of

1793
01:35:59,840 --> 01:36:03,439
Speaker 3: that era and a reminder of the long history of

1794
01:36:03,840 --> 01:36:04,880
Speaker 3: baseball in this town.

1795
01:36:07,200 --> 01:36:09,800
Speaker 34: Hopefully about his clock bangs at the top of every hour.

1796
01:36:10,760 --> 01:36:13,559
Speaker 2: I like that, Dang, I like that. That would be cool.

1797
01:36:13,840 --> 01:36:16,120
Speaker 2: That would be good next time I see Joey and say,

1798
01:36:16,120 --> 01:36:21,000
Speaker 2: hey man, nice clock. Two things. One, are you saying

1799
01:36:21,080 --> 01:36:23,479
Speaker 2: that in right field the bar that.

1800
01:36:23,439 --> 01:36:28,120
Speaker 35: People could just hang out at, No no, and also Mike,

1801
01:36:28,439 --> 01:36:30,880
Speaker 35: for you, it probably is nine if you're in California.

1802
01:36:31,760 --> 01:36:34,920
Speaker 3: Well that's true, Yeah, it would be nine o'clock. MIC's

1803
01:36:34,920 --> 01:36:37,400
Speaker 3: now not the bar area, not the bowtop under the

1804
01:36:37,479 --> 01:36:39,680
Speaker 3: smoke stacks. The bow tie bar is still good, but

1805
01:36:39,720 --> 01:36:42,840
Speaker 3: it's under the smokestacks, which I believe is being converted

1806
01:36:42,880 --> 01:36:45,680
Speaker 3: into a like a sweet like structure.

1807
01:36:51,600 --> 01:36:57,400
Speaker 2: It's g J B D. And I had to report

1808
01:36:58,360 --> 01:37:07,960
Speaker 2: to Louisville today. I bet a three thirty what thank

1809
01:37:08,000 --> 01:37:11,080
Speaker 2: you JJ Hey boys, John Michael out here in Fairfield.

1810
01:37:11,080 --> 01:37:15,760
Speaker 2: The other John Michael. Oh, that guy's name was Chuck. Yeah, smokestacks.

1811
01:37:16,880 --> 01:37:18,200
Speaker 29: I was a kid back then, and I'd go get

1812
01:37:18,200 --> 01:37:20,200
Speaker 29: autographs at the garage at like two pm and he

1813
01:37:20,200 --> 01:37:22,400
Speaker 29: would be there, like so he was just at the

1814
01:37:22,400 --> 01:37:23,760
Speaker 29: Red Stadium all day every day.

1815
01:37:23,880 --> 01:37:27,040
Speaker 2: Yeah, he was electric. Chuck. If you're out there, man,

1816
01:37:27,080 --> 01:37:30,240
Speaker 2: we love you. We miss you. Yeah, those stick from

1817
01:37:30,240 --> 01:37:33,360
Speaker 2: the ding. He retired from our job. I miss him,

1818
01:37:33,479 --> 01:37:34,479
Speaker 2: you know, shout out.

1819
01:37:35,000 --> 01:37:38,800
Speaker 3: I can't believe I forgot to mention this. But on

1820
01:37:38,960 --> 01:37:41,240
Speaker 3: Thursday night I went down to hang out with Moe

1821
01:37:41,280 --> 01:37:44,679
Speaker 3: at the Grail and watched some college basketball, and wouldn't

1822
01:37:44,680 --> 01:37:45,799
Speaker 3: you know, Stick.

1823
01:37:45,880 --> 01:37:47,320
Speaker 2: Foo was there nice.

1824
01:37:47,200 --> 01:37:48,960
Speaker 3: And I got the chat with Stick for a while.

1825
01:37:49,080 --> 01:37:52,360
Speaker 3: Stick was doing the first to fifteens. Oh smart, God

1826
01:37:52,600 --> 01:37:54,800
Speaker 3: had he had a book and everything? He was like

1827
01:37:54,840 --> 01:37:57,439
Speaker 3: a It looked like something illegal was going on, you know,

1828
01:37:57,560 --> 01:37:59,880
Speaker 3: speaking of former talkbackers.

1829
01:38:00,640 --> 01:38:05,760
Speaker 2: Came home yesterday and Walker has a shirt on and

1830
01:38:05,800 --> 01:38:09,960
Speaker 2: it says the Voice is my favorite talkbacker. And the

1831
01:38:10,040 --> 01:38:12,920
Speaker 2: Voice gave that to Walker for his first birthday. Yeah,

1832
01:38:12,960 --> 01:38:14,880
Speaker 2: and I think that maybe the last time we've heard

1833
01:38:14,880 --> 01:38:16,200
Speaker 2: the Voice on this show. Yeah.

1834
01:38:16,520 --> 01:38:19,400
Speaker 3: I've seen the Voice out and about, but I have

1835
01:38:19,560 --> 01:38:20,360
Speaker 3: not heard from him.

1836
01:38:20,439 --> 01:38:20,719
Speaker 2: Yep.

1837
01:38:20,920 --> 01:38:23,760
Speaker 3: And Foo said, you know, I got to be honest,

1838
01:38:23,760 --> 01:38:27,040
Speaker 3: I don't listen to your show anymore. Man as he retired,

1839
01:38:27,080 --> 01:38:28,640
Speaker 3: and he doesn't. You know, I tell you can get

1840
01:38:28,640 --> 01:38:30,120
Speaker 3: the iHeart Radio out. Yeah, no kidding.

1841
01:38:33,120 --> 01:38:35,559
Speaker 2: And there's a deep drive the left center field. That

1842
01:38:35,640 --> 01:38:37,000
Speaker 2: thing's way back and gone.

1843
01:38:37,560 --> 01:38:40,519
Speaker 6: Steamboat Suarez puts the Reds on top one and up

1844
01:38:40,560 --> 01:38:42,200
Speaker 6: and here in the second inning.

1845
01:38:44,160 --> 01:38:47,920
Speaker 2: Can you imagine, yep, good acting gentlemen.

1846
01:38:48,920 --> 01:38:54,040
Speaker 36: Perhaps the Red stadium there could take the sound effect

1847
01:38:54,120 --> 01:38:58,080
Speaker 36: of a ticking clock and add that to the sound effects.

1848
01:38:58,080 --> 01:39:02,160
Speaker 36: As the game draws near and their opponents are losing.

1849
01:39:03,640 --> 01:39:06,439
Speaker 36: You know, let's keep playing off that clock all season long.

1850
01:39:06,680 --> 01:39:10,760
Speaker 36: Make it part of the Reds lure. Okay, come with

1851
01:39:10,760 --> 01:39:13,360
Speaker 36: a few more ideals. Probably all the fans could probably

1852
01:39:13,400 --> 01:39:14,400
Speaker 36: chipping on that one.

1853
01:39:14,760 --> 01:39:18,960
Speaker 3: So ninth inning Reds are trying to close out a win. Yep,

1854
01:39:19,200 --> 01:39:25,960
Speaker 3: you get the first out, dick, yep, second out.

1855
01:39:26,720 --> 01:39:30,800
Speaker 2: I like this, dick. Okay, yep, i'd like.

1856
01:39:30,800 --> 01:39:35,000
Speaker 16: Hey, guys, naturally moist is just fascinating. So that's me

1857
01:39:35,120 --> 01:39:39,320
Speaker 16: brothers a former English professor. I'm just stuck on that now.

1858
01:39:39,320 --> 01:39:40,960
Speaker 16: But we have a couple of kids in the house.

1859
01:39:41,000 --> 01:39:44,200
Speaker 16: I say kids, they're you know, nineteen twenty one years old,

1860
01:39:44,240 --> 01:39:47,559
Speaker 16: and that word is for boating among that generation. I

1861
01:39:47,600 --> 01:39:51,400
Speaker 16: do not know why. I don't why, but moist just

1862
01:39:51,479 --> 01:39:52,280
Speaker 16: send them.

1863
01:39:52,120 --> 01:39:55,880
Speaker 2: Over the edge. Yeah, any other callers having sex?

1864
01:39:56,160 --> 01:39:59,000
Speaker 3: I got some text when I said that in the

1865
01:39:59,000 --> 01:40:03,120
Speaker 3: first hour of people that stood firmly against my use

1866
01:40:03,160 --> 01:40:04,000
Speaker 3: of the word moist.

1867
01:40:05,840 --> 01:40:09,320
Speaker 2: Team, it's up. How you doing, guys? What's up?

1868
01:40:10,040 --> 01:40:15,920
Speaker 37: Is Naturally Moist? First time caller, longtime listener. Just want

1869
01:40:15,960 --> 01:40:17,880
Speaker 37: you guys to know that I appreciate you guys just

1870
01:40:18,000 --> 01:40:22,000
Speaker 37: mowing mountain using my name today. More brings more attention.

1871
01:40:22,439 --> 01:40:22,920
Speaker 2: I know that.

1872
01:40:22,960 --> 01:40:27,360
Speaker 37: Noisy to the issue of being naturally moist all the time.

1873
01:40:28,080 --> 01:40:30,120
Speaker 2: I hope you guys have a great day.

1874
01:40:30,840 --> 01:40:33,200
Speaker 37: Stay moist, naturally moist.

1875
01:40:33,479 --> 01:40:39,200
Speaker 38: Stay moist. Yeah, I think it's a great higher for you.

1876
01:40:39,320 --> 01:40:42,880
Speaker 38: See I mean, you see basketball. I think it's going

1877
01:40:42,960 --> 01:40:46,800
Speaker 38: to be back on the map the Xavier you see game.

1878
01:40:46,880 --> 01:40:49,280
Speaker 38: I mean, I can't confirm it, but I mean there's

1879
01:40:49,400 --> 01:40:55,200
Speaker 38: rumor Xavier had Quirk bats vassline on the hats of

1880
01:40:55,240 --> 01:41:00,599
Speaker 38: the pictures. And uh yeah, mel Kiper's enters man, he's

1881
01:41:00,720 --> 01:41:05,000
Speaker 38: pumpkin pie every morning. He watches Dallas every Friday night.

1882
01:41:05,800 --> 01:41:09,200
Speaker 3: Yeah, there's something weird about his pizza too. I don't

1883
01:41:09,240 --> 01:41:12,280
Speaker 3: remember what it is, but like he he doesn't eat

1884
01:41:12,479 --> 01:41:13,880
Speaker 3: pizza with sauce or something.

1885
01:41:14,200 --> 01:41:15,559
Speaker 2: Oh, I forget what it is.

1886
01:41:16,280 --> 01:41:20,920
Speaker 13: Hello, this is former President Ronald Reagan. And well, here

1887
01:41:21,000 --> 01:41:25,560
Speaker 13: are my top three things that are naturally moist on me. Okay,

1888
01:41:25,840 --> 01:41:30,840
Speaker 13: Number one my armpits, Number two my socks, and number

1889
01:41:30,920 --> 01:41:34,960
Speaker 13: three moist of all my tears of joy over the

1890
01:41:35,080 --> 01:41:36,040
Speaker 13: Jared Cali.

1891
01:41:37,360 --> 01:41:40,640
Speaker 2: I know some folks that their under arms are an issue.

1892
01:41:41,600 --> 01:41:45,720
Speaker 2: I know, folks. Is Sean Miller naturally moisty? Yes? Yes

1893
01:41:45,720 --> 01:41:48,599
Speaker 2: he is. Yes, Hey guys twenty from lovelin here.

1894
01:41:48,640 --> 01:41:50,080
Speaker 39: I'm not sure if you guys are gonna get back

1895
01:41:50,080 --> 01:41:53,960
Speaker 39: to the talkbacks today, but I think I figure out

1896
01:41:53,960 --> 01:41:57,200
Speaker 39: what the issue is with University of Cincinnati and how

1897
01:41:57,200 --> 01:42:00,479
Speaker 39: they're viewed across the city. So thumbs up to you

1898
01:42:00,520 --> 01:42:03,600
Speaker 39: guys and somehow WIW for carrying the press conference of

1899
01:42:03,640 --> 01:42:07,679
Speaker 39: our new basketball coach. The thumbs down to the network.

1900
01:42:08,560 --> 01:42:12,080
Speaker 39: No TV coverage at all, and they showed the entire

1901
01:42:12,280 --> 01:42:14,840
Speaker 39: Tommy Tubberville press conference when he was hired.

1902
01:42:16,640 --> 01:42:19,519
Speaker 2: What network is he talking about? I don't know ESPN.

1903
01:42:20,320 --> 01:42:23,120
Speaker 3: It was on ESPN plus. I know that the whole

1904
01:42:23,120 --> 01:42:25,679
Speaker 3: thing is on ESPN plus. I know Fox nineteen carried

1905
01:42:25,720 --> 01:42:28,559
Speaker 3: part of it, so I don't know what network he's

1906
01:42:28,600 --> 01:42:29,160
Speaker 3: talking about.

1907
01:42:30,160 --> 01:42:34,640
Speaker 17: Did Chad just introduce himself as coach Chad Brindill?

1908
01:42:34,680 --> 01:42:37,680
Speaker 2: I think so. Yeah. I got Joe Danaman's like, hey,

1909
01:42:37,760 --> 01:42:39,400
Speaker 2: Joe Danaman, Fox nineteen.

1910
01:42:39,360 --> 01:42:42,519
Speaker 3: As if you know Daniman didn't have pelts on the wall.

1911
01:42:42,720 --> 01:42:47,439
Speaker 3: You know, former Ohio sportscaster the year Here guy.

1912
01:42:46,840 --> 01:42:50,439
Speaker 40: TP automatic, It's Jim from Anderson gmple. Questions for you,

1913
01:42:50,960 --> 01:42:54,200
Speaker 40: what would your Reds walkout song be? In thoughts on

1914
01:42:54,280 --> 01:42:57,479
Speaker 40: Calhoun's presser. Personally loved it.

1915
01:42:57,880 --> 01:42:58,439
Speaker 2: Thought he was.

1916
01:42:58,400 --> 01:43:01,599
Speaker 40: Calm, confident, ready to get going on. Unfortunately, we've seen

1917
01:43:01,640 --> 01:43:04,559
Speaker 40: several press conferences for head coaches over the last five

1918
01:43:04,640 --> 01:43:07,160
Speaker 40: ten years better than the last one, which was like

1919
01:43:07,280 --> 01:43:09,920
Speaker 40: a little kid on Christmas morning opening up a gift,

1920
01:43:10,240 --> 01:43:12,120
Speaker 40: a bunch of wonderful pieces, but can't figure out how

1921
01:43:12,160 --> 01:43:13,920
Speaker 40: to put them together. Have a good one, guys.

1922
01:43:16,040 --> 01:43:19,760
Speaker 2: We gave our We gave our thoughts on the press

1923
01:43:19,760 --> 01:43:24,280
Speaker 2: conference walk up song, give me Johnny Cash, God's gonna

1924
01:43:24,280 --> 01:43:27,719
Speaker 2: cut you down, sooner or later, gonna cut you down.

1925
01:43:28,200 --> 01:43:32,559
Speaker 3: That's a great one. I might have that somewhere because

1926
01:43:32,560 --> 01:43:34,080
Speaker 3: I think we did this once before.

1927
01:43:34,320 --> 01:43:39,679
Speaker 2: Or Taco putting on the writs.

1928
01:43:39,360 --> 01:43:43,919
Speaker 3: This is what I had for you from previously, now

1929
01:43:44,080 --> 01:43:51,560
Speaker 3: bad a, oh yeah, yeah, the designated hitting number fifty's it.

1930
01:43:52,320 --> 01:43:58,040
Speaker 3: Add a pike, that's it, and then we get the

1931
01:43:58,080 --> 01:44:00,880
Speaker 3: old good afternoon, good evening, and good night. On three pitches,

1932
01:44:00,960 --> 01:44:02,960
Speaker 3: we'll send you back to the dugout. For me, it

1933
01:44:03,000 --> 01:44:05,479
Speaker 3: would be drop the World by Lil Wayne. I can't

1934
01:44:05,479 --> 01:44:08,360
Speaker 3: play that okay on the air. But he starts off

1935
01:44:08,400 --> 01:44:10,519
Speaker 3: by saying I got ice in my veins, blood my eyes,

1936
01:44:10,560 --> 01:44:12,200
Speaker 3: hate my heart, and love on my mind. I see

1937
01:44:12,280 --> 01:44:14,120
Speaker 3: nights full of pain, days of the same. You keep

1938
01:44:14,160 --> 01:44:16,400
Speaker 3: the sunshine and save me the rain. You want to

1939
01:44:16,400 --> 01:44:20,879
Speaker 3: know you could become a crowd favorite day one. Connie Smith, Cincinnati, Ohio.

1940
01:44:21,000 --> 01:44:23,040
Speaker 3: Oh yeah, that would be freezing up to the play.

1941
01:44:23,240 --> 01:44:25,439
Speaker 3: I do want there's part of me that wants like

1942
01:44:25,840 --> 01:44:26,760
Speaker 3: a sing along song.

1943
01:44:26,800 --> 01:44:31,559
Speaker 12: Yeah, hey, guys, Mark from the Grove MICUs. I know

1944
01:44:31,680 --> 01:44:34,400
Speaker 12: I've been asking you guys this for years. For some reason,

1945
01:44:34,479 --> 01:44:38,320
Speaker 12: I can never remember what it is. But if you

1946
01:44:38,400 --> 01:44:41,120
Speaker 12: guys know, or if you guys can ask Mo at

1947
01:44:41,120 --> 01:44:44,600
Speaker 12: the end of the show what his irvin is is,

1948
01:44:44,680 --> 01:44:45,639
Speaker 12: that way I can get you.

1949
01:44:45,600 --> 01:44:46,679
Speaker 16: Guys a drink tomorrow.

1950
01:44:47,240 --> 01:44:48,559
Speaker 39: I would really appreciate it.

1951
01:44:48,640 --> 01:44:50,840
Speaker 12: Like I said, I know I've asked this countless years,

1952
01:44:50,840 --> 01:44:53,400
Speaker 12: but for some reason, he's the only one I can't remember.

1953
01:44:54,680 --> 01:44:55,960
Speaker 2: All Right, we'll see what he likes.

1954
01:44:56,240 --> 01:45:00,360
Speaker 3: By the way, I love when people do this, and

1955
01:45:00,439 --> 01:45:03,200
Speaker 3: I think it's a really kind gesture and I appreciate

1956
01:45:03,240 --> 01:45:06,960
Speaker 3: the thought. Please don't buy me bourbon because I don't

1957
01:45:07,000 --> 01:45:08,760
Speaker 3: like bourbon and I won't drink it.

1958
01:45:08,960 --> 01:45:10,360
Speaker 2: No, you're just a funny.

1959
01:45:10,600 --> 01:45:13,839
Speaker 3: I've moved past it. Yeah, I don't want to waste

1960
01:45:13,840 --> 01:45:17,240
Speaker 3: your money. Yeah, so you can give me a NOD

1961
01:45:17,280 --> 01:45:19,240
Speaker 3: as you hand Tony and Mo their bourbon's.

1962
01:45:19,240 --> 01:45:22,479
Speaker 2: I would be happy with that. Please don't buy me a.

1963
01:45:22,400 --> 01:45:26,400
Speaker 41: Bourbon to more, Austin, this is your friend, Bonnie Easy

1964
01:45:26,760 --> 01:45:27,920
Speaker 41: Dog calling in just.

1965
01:45:29,920 --> 01:45:30,400
Speaker 2: Desperate.

1966
01:45:30,560 --> 01:45:35,679
Speaker 41: Really, Austin, you've got connections in the industry now, I mean.

1967
01:45:35,560 --> 01:45:36,920
Speaker 2: You know people that know people.

1968
01:45:37,280 --> 01:45:40,559
Speaker 41: Can you get me a former NKU grad, like some

1969
01:45:40,720 --> 01:45:42,960
Speaker 41: kind of player. I need a player, Austin. I need

1970
01:45:42,960 --> 01:45:44,839
Speaker 41: an X factor this year at the three on three?

1971
01:45:45,120 --> 01:45:46,800
Speaker 41: Will you just keep it in the back of your mind.

1972
01:45:46,800 --> 01:45:48,880
Speaker 41: Wouldn't it be funny if if Tony lost the team

1973
01:45:48,920 --> 01:45:50,639
Speaker 41: Bondi and Easy this year, would you help me out?

1974
01:45:50,960 --> 01:45:51,160
Speaker 2: Yeah?

1975
01:45:51,280 --> 01:45:51,479
Speaker 41: Thank you?

1976
01:45:51,520 --> 01:45:53,439
Speaker 2: Thought he was gonna ask you to be the third

1977
01:45:53,479 --> 01:45:53,880
Speaker 2: this year?

1978
01:45:54,080 --> 01:45:57,760
Speaker 3: You uh, you should reach out to Jalen billups all right.

1979
01:45:58,640 --> 01:46:02,200
Speaker 3: J Bills under Score twenty one, tell him I censia.

1980
01:46:02,360 --> 01:46:05,640
Speaker 3: I don't know if he we and he and I

1981
01:46:05,760 --> 01:46:09,160
Speaker 3: still coming on each other's tweets every once in a while.

1982
01:46:09,320 --> 01:46:12,559
Speaker 3: Jay Bills Underscore twenty one. That dude could flat out

1983
01:46:12,600 --> 01:46:13,120
Speaker 3: phil Itelph.

1984
01:46:13,520 --> 01:46:15,439
Speaker 2: Jay Bills is susan An Evendel Rec League.

1985
01:46:15,560 --> 01:46:18,360
Speaker 3: Jalen billups. Yeah, yeah, he just beat us in the

1986
01:46:18,360 --> 01:46:20,920
Speaker 3: finals of the rec League. Go get Jay Bills. Tell him,

1987
01:46:20,920 --> 01:46:23,639
Speaker 3: I Censia that dude can flat out play.

1988
01:46:24,360 --> 01:46:28,360
Speaker 42: I was just wondering, didn't the Bank was linebackers improved

1989
01:46:28,400 --> 01:46:30,320
Speaker 42: the last six seven games of the season.

1990
01:46:30,400 --> 01:46:31,680
Speaker 10: I thought they improved a little bit.

1991
01:46:32,000 --> 01:46:33,680
Speaker 32: I know we still need one, but what didn't he

1992
01:46:33,720 --> 01:46:36,519
Speaker 32: think there was some pro Banks boys have a great day.

1993
01:46:36,560 --> 01:46:37,400
Speaker 10: Go catch you can't.

1994
01:46:37,560 --> 01:46:40,480
Speaker 3: I have said this the whole time. The some improvement

1995
01:46:40,640 --> 01:46:46,120
Speaker 3: to me was that they tackled better. That is not enough.

1996
01:46:47,680 --> 01:46:52,760
Speaker 28: You're listening to ESPN fifteen thirty your home for non

1997
01:46:52,840 --> 01:46:58,880
Speaker 28: stop Jared Calhoun propaganda. It's just a love fest down there.

1998
01:47:00,439 --> 01:47:06,880
Speaker 28: Hey Austin, who am I coach Calhoun? I love him.

1999
01:47:07,240 --> 01:47:12,280
Speaker 28: It's a new day in Clifton. I got one word,

2000
01:47:12,360 --> 01:47:16,599
Speaker 28: Jack Brindles moist. Oh naturally moist?

2001
01:47:16,880 --> 01:47:21,120
Speaker 43: Yep, thank you, Tony, Austin George in the Valley. Hey, man,

2002
01:47:21,160 --> 01:47:24,120
Speaker 43: if they're paying Joe Flacco six million dollars even said

2003
01:47:24,200 --> 01:47:26,479
Speaker 43: nine at one point, I'm guessing that's what you know, incentives.

2004
01:47:26,479 --> 01:47:28,519
Speaker 43: He may be able to hit, but if they're paying

2005
01:47:28,600 --> 01:47:31,400
Speaker 43: him that much, they're almost betting on Joe Burrow getting hit.

2006
01:47:31,520 --> 01:47:34,439
Speaker 43: They're like, this is more important than a linebacker because

2007
01:47:34,520 --> 01:47:37,680
Speaker 43: we're almost sure at some point we're gonna have to

2008
01:47:37,720 --> 01:47:40,200
Speaker 43: deal with the Joe Burrow injury. If that's the case,

2009
01:47:40,240 --> 01:47:41,840
Speaker 43: we're all in trouble. I mean, I mean, I guess

2010
01:47:41,880 --> 01:47:44,040
Speaker 43: we all feel the same. But Jesus man, I'm go

2011
01:47:44,200 --> 01:47:44,880
Speaker 43: Flyers tonight.

2012
01:47:45,400 --> 01:47:47,519
Speaker 2: I don't think that's it. I think it's more just

2013
01:47:47,600 --> 01:47:50,920
Speaker 2: the the safety net that's there. And I also think

2014
01:47:50,920 --> 01:47:53,719
Speaker 2: there's a value to him on the sidelines and in

2015
01:47:53,479 --> 01:47:56,880
Speaker 2: the meeting rooms with Joe during the week. I think

2016
01:47:56,880 --> 01:47:58,200
Speaker 2: that is extremely valuable.

2017
01:48:00,160 --> 01:48:04,320
Speaker 34: Gary del High, didn't the Bengals just sign Josh Johnson

2018
01:48:04,400 --> 01:48:08,400
Speaker 34: like last week or something? Quarterback string quarterback on the Bengals.

2019
01:48:08,439 --> 01:48:10,960
Speaker 34: I'm sure he'd want to go play for his twentieth

2020
01:48:11,280 --> 01:48:13,800
Speaker 34: NFL team maybe somebody else, so I think he'd be cut.

2021
01:48:13,840 --> 01:48:15,240
Speaker 2: Maybe you mentioned this today I didn't.

2022
01:48:15,000 --> 01:48:15,960
Speaker 6: Get a chance to listen.

2023
01:48:16,400 --> 01:48:19,000
Speaker 34: Also a good idea, I think anyway, Nicolo Dolas should

2024
01:48:19,000 --> 01:48:20,679
Speaker 34: maybe put a little bit of basilina in his pocket

2025
01:48:20,720 --> 01:48:23,200
Speaker 34: when he goes out and pitches next time. Stop a

2026
01:48:23,200 --> 01:48:25,240
Speaker 34: lot of that friction and blisters on his finger. Nobody

2027
01:48:25,280 --> 01:48:25,599
Speaker 34: will care.

2028
01:48:25,720 --> 01:48:29,439
Speaker 3: Right, Well, how do you then grip the baseball? You

2029
01:48:29,760 --> 01:48:32,640
Speaker 3: got basoline on your fingers. Can't have enough good quarterbacks?

2030
01:48:33,160 --> 01:48:34,200
Speaker 2: Uh yeah?

2031
01:48:34,240 --> 01:48:36,800
Speaker 3: And I think at that time and Flacco kind of

2032
01:48:36,800 --> 01:48:39,280
Speaker 3: alluded to this like he had had conversations with Zach,

2033
01:48:39,960 --> 01:48:41,760
Speaker 3: but Joe didn't really know what he wanted to do.

2034
01:48:42,439 --> 01:48:44,320
Speaker 3: And so the Bengals are like, Okay, well we're gonna

2035
01:48:44,320 --> 01:48:46,760
Speaker 3: get this short up. In the event that that we

2036
01:48:46,800 --> 01:48:49,600
Speaker 3: don't land him, we're gonna get Josh Johnson. It was

2037
01:48:49,640 --> 01:48:53,880
Speaker 3: a good forward thinking move by the Bengals and now

2038
01:48:53,920 --> 01:48:55,960
Speaker 3: they can move on from him if they want to

2039
01:48:56,240 --> 01:48:59,960
Speaker 3: without it being an issue. By the way, go check

2040
01:49:00,080 --> 01:49:03,360
Speaker 3: out at moeger at Audielmore. Moe went to the.

2041
01:49:03,320 --> 01:49:10,680
Speaker 42: Clock lay down here in Sonny Famouth, Austin, Tony. What

2042
01:49:10,800 --> 01:49:12,800
Speaker 42: a great day to be a Bearcats fan.

2043
01:49:13,120 --> 01:49:13,760
Speaker 2: I'll tell you what.

2044
01:49:13,920 --> 01:49:17,280
Speaker 42: I'm so happy here in that press conference, mister Calhoun

2045
01:49:17,960 --> 01:49:21,879
Speaker 42: had me naturally Moist, which coincidentally was my wife's nickname

2046
01:49:21,920 --> 01:49:22,559
Speaker 42: back in college.

2047
01:49:22,600 --> 01:49:25,760
Speaker 2: Whoa and go figure, go red Legs, open date? WHOA

2048
01:49:26,120 --> 01:49:29,360
Speaker 2: do it? WHOA? Naturally moist? WHOA?

2049
01:49:29,600 --> 01:49:31,880
Speaker 29: Quick note on Marty he threw to the wrong bass

2050
01:49:32,000 --> 01:49:34,120
Speaker 29: last night in the bottom of the seventh inning was allowed

2051
01:49:34,120 --> 01:49:37,040
Speaker 29: two runs to score. I know it's a meaningless exhibition game.

2052
01:49:37,400 --> 01:49:40,360
Speaker 29: When Cowboy lit him up one side and down the

2053
01:49:40,400 --> 01:49:42,400
Speaker 29: other for about five minutes on the.

2054
01:49:42,320 --> 01:49:45,719
Speaker 3: Broah, I missed that. I did not know that. Okay, okay,

2055
01:49:45,800 --> 01:49:49,160
Speaker 3: that's good information now, Charlie. I think it was reported

2056
01:49:49,160 --> 01:49:54,000
Speaker 3: that that about midway through camp, the Reds brought Marty

2057
01:49:54,080 --> 01:49:56,640
Speaker 3: in for like a come to Jesus meeting. I was like,

2058
01:49:56,760 --> 01:49:59,680
Speaker 3: hey man, you're not doing what we expected you to do.

2059
01:50:00,360 --> 01:50:02,439
Speaker 3: And he got better in the second half of camp,

2060
01:50:03,080 --> 01:50:04,800
Speaker 3: but you can't be doing dumb stuff like that.

2061
01:50:04,920 --> 01:50:09,160
Speaker 41: Nope, Austin, would you consider yourself a Bearcat basketball fan?

2062
01:50:10,120 --> 01:50:13,720
Speaker 41: Is it sacriligious to be an Ohio State football fan

2063
01:50:13,720 --> 01:50:17,200
Speaker 41: but also be a secretive you see Bearcats basketball fan.

2064
01:50:17,840 --> 01:50:21,559
Speaker 3: It is not sacrilegious to Ohio steep Ohio State people.

2065
01:50:21,680 --> 01:50:24,439
Speaker 3: It would be sacrilegious to Cincinnati people because they hate

2066
01:50:24,439 --> 01:50:28,040
Speaker 3: Ohio State. Ohio State people actually root for Cincinnati to

2067
01:50:28,080 --> 01:50:33,120
Speaker 3: do well. I root for Cincinnati to do well. When

2068
01:50:33,120 --> 01:50:35,360
Speaker 3: the Bearcats are good, that's good for me, that's good

2069
01:50:35,360 --> 01:50:38,840
Speaker 3: for us, So I want them to do well. Would

2070
01:50:38,840 --> 01:50:44,200
Speaker 3: I consider myself a fan. No, I would say, I'm objective,

2071
01:50:44,320 --> 01:50:45,559
Speaker 3: but I want them to do well.

2072
01:50:47,600 --> 01:50:53,320
Speaker 44: Question austin particular, you mentioned you like day games. I'm wondering,

2073
01:50:53,360 --> 01:50:56,160
Speaker 44: though I've heard you mention, and I'm this way myself.

2074
01:50:56,240 --> 01:50:59,400
Speaker 44: Like summertime, it's nice and all, but when it's really hot,

2075
01:51:00,280 --> 01:51:01,679
Speaker 44: I kind of disco my belates.

2076
01:51:01,720 --> 01:51:03,400
Speaker 2: I'm wondering why you prefer.

2077
01:51:03,439 --> 01:51:08,200
Speaker 44: Day games and it's very sunny. Are you making sure

2078
01:51:08,200 --> 01:51:08,960
Speaker 44: to hang on the shade?

2079
01:51:08,960 --> 01:51:09,639
Speaker 2: What's your strategy?

2080
01:51:09,680 --> 01:51:09,800
Speaker 41: Man?

2081
01:51:09,840 --> 01:51:10,799
Speaker 44: Why do you like day games?

2082
01:51:11,880 --> 01:51:15,040
Speaker 3: Depends depends on the weather, but I just like the

2083
01:51:15,600 --> 01:51:18,200
Speaker 3: feel and the look and the environment of a day game.

2084
01:51:19,880 --> 01:51:23,440
Speaker 2: You call him big moat the moisturizing.

2085
01:51:26,240 --> 01:51:26,719
Speaker 31: Than Tony.

2086
01:51:26,760 --> 01:51:31,960
Speaker 2: He just kurt from loving. Question on the naturally moist topic.

2087
01:51:32,920 --> 01:51:36,200
Speaker 45: I know you can get bowtops injected under your arm

2088
01:51:36,240 --> 01:51:39,719
Speaker 45: puss if you're like naturally sweaty. Has anybody thought about

2089
01:51:39,720 --> 01:51:45,400
Speaker 45: maybe getting some injections of botox for Missonola, see if

2090
01:51:45,400 --> 01:51:49,120
Speaker 45: we could solve a problem. Maybe I'll give Tim Krumbcheck

2091
01:51:49,160 --> 01:51:49,439
Speaker 45: a call.

2092
01:51:49,640 --> 01:51:52,640
Speaker 3: You know, this is a good point question. I have

2093
01:51:52,760 --> 01:51:56,719
Speaker 3: one of my best friends. He had a major issue

2094
01:51:56,720 --> 01:52:00,439
Speaker 3: with sweating. He was literally naturally moist and he is

2095
01:52:00,520 --> 01:52:04,879
Speaker 3: on a medication. He takes pills for this to prevent

2096
01:52:04,960 --> 01:52:09,559
Speaker 3: that excessive sweating. Perhaps there's something like that, maybe that

2097
01:52:09,680 --> 01:52:12,880
Speaker 3: Nicolodolo could use. Perhaps I'm sure he'd probably then take

2098
01:52:12,920 --> 01:52:15,080
Speaker 3: a p test and get suspended for eighty games, knowing

2099
01:52:15,120 --> 01:52:15,639
Speaker 3: this league.

2100
01:52:15,680 --> 01:52:17,599
Speaker 2: But hey, what's up?

2101
01:52:17,640 --> 01:52:21,040
Speaker 35: Tonya A s Twine from the Heights. I just want

2102
01:52:21,080 --> 01:52:24,320
Speaker 35: to second you on Jalen Billups. I went to school

2103
01:52:24,320 --> 01:52:27,200
Speaker 35: with that guy high school at Shroter High School before

2104
01:52:27,200 --> 01:52:29,160
Speaker 35: you went to Norder Kentucky University.

2105
01:52:29,600 --> 01:52:32,240
Speaker 2: That guy is a doll.

2106
01:52:32,840 --> 01:52:35,479
Speaker 35: If you need somebody on your team, he's the guy

2107
01:52:35,520 --> 01:52:36,639
Speaker 35: to have on your team.

2108
01:52:36,760 --> 01:52:39,880
Speaker 2: Man, Well, here's the deal. Good luck. Because after they

2109
01:52:39,920 --> 01:52:42,360
Speaker 2: beat us in the finals of the even Deel Rec League,

2110
01:52:43,120 --> 01:52:44,840
Speaker 2: I passed along my info and asked him if he

2111
01:52:44,880 --> 01:52:47,720
Speaker 2: would like to play for the squad on Memorial Day.

2112
01:52:48,000 --> 01:52:51,759
Speaker 2: Unbelievable we've had. Did you really? Yes, you're a bad

2113
01:52:51,840 --> 01:52:55,640
Speaker 2: guy today trying to make the team better. You just

2114
01:52:55,680 --> 01:52:58,760
Speaker 2: did it today. No, yes you did when we lost. No, No,

2115
01:52:58,840 --> 01:53:00,439
Speaker 2: he was already in the works. Prove it.

2116
01:53:00,840 --> 01:53:03,479
Speaker 3: This was in the works. I don't believe you think so.

2117
01:53:03,680 --> 01:53:07,120
Speaker 3: I think you did it. I brought it up now

2118
01:53:07,320 --> 01:53:08,200
Speaker 3: you just said.

2119
01:53:07,960 --> 01:53:10,240
Speaker 2: Wait, a minute. Jalen bullups he played with the nut

2120
01:53:10,280 --> 01:53:12,240
Speaker 2: because I didn't know his No. Yeah, I just asked

2121
01:53:12,280 --> 01:53:13,720
Speaker 2: him to play Memorial Dad. I didn't even know his

2122
01:53:13,800 --> 01:53:15,639
Speaker 2: name at that point. You're full of it. I googled

2123
01:53:15,680 --> 01:53:17,839
Speaker 2: his name, like there he is. Jenn Billage is confused.

2124
01:53:18,400 --> 01:53:18,559
Speaker 21: Eight.

2125
01:53:18,680 --> 01:53:21,960
Speaker 2: Yeah, dude, he's a monster. Yeah, all right, we're doing

2126
01:53:22,040 --> 01:53:24,760
Speaker 2: dominated all right here? What a few minutes. What Joe

2127
01:53:24,800 --> 01:53:25,959
Speaker 2: Flacco had to say.

2128
01:53:26,120 --> 01:53:28,000
Speaker 3: Balling and easy. You should also reach out to John

2129
01:53:28,000 --> 01:53:29,360
Speaker 3: Brandon see if he'll coach your team.

2130
01:53:29,800 --> 01:53:32,200
Speaker 2: ESPN fifteen thirty, Cincinnati Sports Station.

2131
01:53:32,720 --> 01:53:36,680
Speaker 1: Nope, he doesn't know everything about sports, but he can bess.

2132
01:53:36,280 --> 01:53:36,800
Speaker 19: Late through it.

2133
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Speaker 1: Loweggar jay A three h five on ESPN fifteen thirty.

2134
01:53:44,439 --> 01:53:47,599
Speaker 2: Welcome back. Since he three sixty rolled along Opening day

2135
01:53:47,640 --> 01:53:50,920
Speaker 2: e ESPN fifteen thirty, Cincinnati Sports Station. There's been a

2136
01:53:50,920 --> 01:53:53,639
Speaker 2: new head coach at the University of Cincinnati announced today

2137
01:53:53,640 --> 01:53:55,960
Speaker 2: in Jared Calhoun. We've talked about said opening day, and

2138
01:53:56,000 --> 01:53:58,639
Speaker 2: we'll do so a lot tomorrow at Smoke Justice with Austin,

2139
01:53:58,640 --> 01:54:02,960
Speaker 2: myself and Moe from noon to three. But yesterday Bengals

2140
01:54:03,000 --> 01:54:06,040
Speaker 2: made a move. Joe Flacco is back as the backup

2141
01:54:06,120 --> 01:54:09,960
Speaker 2: to Joe Burrow. Joe Flacco had a press conference earlier today.

2142
01:54:10,000 --> 01:54:13,640
Speaker 2: Here is a little of what Joe Flacco had to

2143
01:54:13,640 --> 01:54:14,639
Speaker 2: say earlier this morning.

2144
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Speaker 46: Well, I think a lot of things play out throughout

2145
01:54:17,120 --> 01:54:19,559
Speaker 46: the course of an offseason, but ultimately, like you know,

2146
01:54:19,600 --> 01:54:24,519
Speaker 46: you just remember the players on the team and the

2147
01:54:24,560 --> 01:54:30,240
Speaker 46: coaches and the staff, and you know, just the the

2148
01:54:30,280 --> 01:54:32,640
Speaker 46: thoughts that you had hanging out with all these guys.

2149
01:54:36,160 --> 01:54:38,280
Speaker 46: You know, I just enjoyed being here and I felt

2150
01:54:38,320 --> 01:54:40,640
Speaker 46: like it was a good fit and I feel like

2151
01:54:40,640 --> 01:54:43,960
Speaker 46: I can help this team in any role possible. And

2152
01:54:44,320 --> 01:54:47,680
Speaker 46: just you know, just see what happens.

2153
01:54:47,480 --> 01:54:50,120
Speaker 25: Every time you asked, Zach's talking about how much they

2154
01:54:50,160 --> 01:54:50,840
Speaker 25: wanted you back.

2155
01:54:51,120 --> 01:54:53,280
Speaker 2: How did you feel wanted back?

2156
01:54:53,640 --> 01:54:56,120
Speaker 46: Yeah, I think that's to go to the last question.

2157
01:54:56,200 --> 01:54:58,440
Speaker 46: Even like that kind of plays a part in it.

2158
01:54:58,800 --> 01:55:04,160
Speaker 46: You know, when you feel wanted, it definitely gives you. Yeah,

2159
01:55:04,240 --> 01:55:06,320
Speaker 46: definitely gives you a good feeling and makes it easier

2160
01:55:06,360 --> 01:55:09,200
Speaker 46: to a little bit easier to make that decision. But yeah,

2161
01:55:09,480 --> 01:55:12,480
Speaker 46: like I said, I really enjoyed being around this staff,

2162
01:55:12,560 --> 01:55:15,200
Speaker 46: So you know, just in talking with those guys definitely

2163
01:55:15,200 --> 01:55:16,080
Speaker 46: made it feel good for me.

2164
01:55:16,560 --> 01:55:19,720
Speaker 19: Sometimes veterans will kind of wait it out, avoid the

2165
01:55:19,760 --> 01:55:20,800
Speaker 19: grind of camp and all that.

2166
01:55:20,880 --> 01:55:24,280
Speaker 46: Was important for you to do it now, Well, yeah,

2167
01:55:24,320 --> 01:55:26,800
Speaker 46: I mean I had conversations with Zach about that, just

2168
01:55:26,840 --> 01:55:30,880
Speaker 46: like waiting versus signing and everything like that. I don't

2169
01:55:30,880 --> 01:55:33,760
Speaker 46: think I'm gonna need to kill myself this offseason. Training

2170
01:55:33,800 --> 01:55:35,520
Speaker 46: camp is what it is. I mean training camps, not

2171
01:55:35,560 --> 01:55:38,400
Speaker 46: even training camp anymore. It's not like I need to

2172
01:55:38,520 --> 01:55:43,960
Speaker 46: avoid that. Not to say that there isn't perks of that,

2173
01:55:44,080 --> 01:55:47,080
Speaker 46: but you know, listen, being around the guys and playing

2174
01:55:47,080 --> 01:55:49,800
Speaker 46: football is what I like to do and it's important

2175
01:55:49,840 --> 01:55:51,920
Speaker 46: to me, you know, to be to be out there

2176
01:55:52,000 --> 01:55:52,360
Speaker 46: doing that.

2177
01:55:52,520 --> 01:55:54,960
Speaker 47: What about being around the teammates, what you learned about

2178
01:55:54,960 --> 01:55:58,320
Speaker 47: the culture here and the unique experience of you know,

2179
01:55:58,360 --> 01:56:02,240
Speaker 47: playing behind Joe, playing with learning everything that goes into

2180
01:56:02,280 --> 01:56:02,760
Speaker 47: this culture.

2181
01:56:02,880 --> 01:56:04,800
Speaker 10: Yeah, listen, I think it was just a.

2182
01:56:06,560 --> 01:56:12,160
Speaker 46: Close knit group of guys, and I think, you know,

2183
01:56:12,320 --> 01:56:16,360
Speaker 46: anytime you're in a locker room like that, then it

2184
01:56:16,360 --> 01:56:20,720
Speaker 46: can hit you in a certain way. And that's kind

2185
01:56:20,720 --> 01:56:21,200
Speaker 46: of how this.

2186
01:56:21,160 --> 01:56:22,120
Speaker 10: Past year was for me.

2187
01:56:22,200 --> 01:56:24,680
Speaker 46: I mean, I think I was probably in the type

2188
01:56:24,720 --> 01:56:26,440
Speaker 46: of I was probably in the headspace to be able

2189
01:56:26,480 --> 01:56:29,360
Speaker 46: to kind of accept that a little bit just because

2190
01:56:29,400 --> 01:56:32,680
Speaker 46: of how crazy last year kind of was for me.

2191
01:56:33,360 --> 01:56:35,360
Speaker 46: So you kind of just start to open yourself up

2192
01:56:35,360 --> 01:56:37,240
Speaker 46: to certain things. And I think it just happened to

2193
01:56:37,280 --> 01:56:39,960
Speaker 46: be a great timing and a great group of guys

2194
01:56:40,000 --> 01:56:42,800
Speaker 46: to kind of resonate with me and make me feel

2195
01:56:42,800 --> 01:56:43,640
Speaker 46: good about the situation.

2196
01:56:43,800 --> 01:56:46,480
Speaker 47: So to that point, how much of this is also

2197
01:56:46,520 --> 01:56:49,560
Speaker 47: about you want to enjoy the end of your career

2198
01:56:49,600 --> 01:56:50,880
Speaker 47: and enjoy the experience.

2199
01:56:50,920 --> 01:56:52,440
Speaker 2: It's not just a job.

2200
01:56:52,520 --> 01:56:55,320
Speaker 47: Obviously, it is a job, It's not just that to you.

2201
01:56:55,320 --> 01:56:56,120
Speaker 2: You want to enjoy.

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01:56:56,200 --> 01:56:58,200
Speaker 46: I think when you I think in my experience, just

2203
01:56:58,240 --> 01:57:01,960
Speaker 46: having played for this many year years now, you go

2204
01:57:02,080 --> 01:57:05,120
Speaker 46: through some kind of transition somewhere along the way where

2205
01:57:05,160 --> 01:57:08,880
Speaker 46: you kind of go back to realizing how unique this

2206
01:57:09,080 --> 01:57:11,920
Speaker 46: is that we get to do this. I think we

2207
01:57:11,960 --> 01:57:15,840
Speaker 46: all grew up with that idea. Like growing up as

2208
01:57:15,840 --> 01:57:18,120
Speaker 46: a kid that wanted to be a professional football player,

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01:57:18,680 --> 01:57:20,560
Speaker 46: you had a certain view in your mind of what

2210
01:57:20,640 --> 01:57:22,880
Speaker 46: that was and it was pretty special. And and I

2211
01:57:22,920 --> 01:57:26,520
Speaker 46: think when you get there and it is your job,

2212
01:57:26,600 --> 01:57:28,440
Speaker 46: there is a piece of it that becomes a job,

2213
01:57:28,520 --> 01:57:31,080
Speaker 46: you know, And then I think the longer you do it,

2214
01:57:31,120 --> 01:57:35,000
Speaker 46: you kind of transition back into being that you know

2215
01:57:35,160 --> 01:57:38,280
Speaker 46: kid and realizing like, oh, you know, wait a sec,

2216
01:57:38,360 --> 01:57:41,280
Speaker 46: this is pretty cool, this is pretty special. And I

2217
01:57:41,280 --> 01:57:42,800
Speaker 46: think that I've been able to kind of hit that

2218
01:57:42,880 --> 01:57:46,640
Speaker 46: the last few years here, and it's kind of you know,

2219
01:57:46,960 --> 01:57:49,360
Speaker 46: it hits you a little bit, and it has kind

2220
01:57:49,360 --> 01:57:53,040
Speaker 46: of reinvigorated some of those feelings of what it means

2221
01:57:53,080 --> 01:57:55,280
Speaker 46: to be in this league and be on a football team.

2222
01:57:55,360 --> 01:57:57,000
Speaker 2: Did you expect to be back here when you went?

2223
01:58:00,360 --> 01:58:02,160
Speaker 46: I always I think I was telling people like I

2224
01:58:02,160 --> 01:58:04,040
Speaker 46: could see a world where I signed back here. But

2225
01:58:04,320 --> 01:58:05,600
Speaker 46: I don't know if I expected it.

2226
01:58:06,360 --> 01:58:07,800
Speaker 5: Why do you think the world worked that way?

2227
01:58:08,320 --> 01:58:08,560
Speaker 16: You know?

2228
01:58:08,640 --> 01:58:09,080
Speaker 2: Who knows?

2229
01:58:10,440 --> 01:58:13,360
Speaker 46: All I can say is that I feel good about

2230
01:58:13,680 --> 01:58:17,360
Speaker 46: the fact that I am here, And yeah, who knows

2231
01:58:17,400 --> 01:58:17,920
Speaker 46: what the reason?

2232
01:58:18,080 --> 01:58:20,400
Speaker 2: Did you think? All right? So that is a little

2233
01:58:20,440 --> 01:58:22,240
Speaker 2: bit of what Joe Flacco had to say about his

2234
01:58:22,360 --> 01:58:25,400
Speaker 2: time not only getting back to Cincy, but also being

2235
01:58:25,400 --> 01:58:27,000
Speaker 2: a little bit overlooked by a lot of other teams

2236
01:58:27,040 --> 01:58:30,720
Speaker 2: in the National Football League. Still some good football ahead

2237
01:58:30,760 --> 01:58:32,840
Speaker 2: for Joe Flacco. We'll take a break of touch and go,

2238
01:58:32,880 --> 01:58:35,040
Speaker 2: and then we'll welcome back Mulllegar for Quick Kits on

2239
01:58:35,240 --> 01:58:40,720
Speaker 2: ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station. Do you enjoy staying active, Bob?

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01:58:40,880 --> 01:58:44,200
Speaker 2: We are just a bit behind. We'll make that up

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01:58:44,240 --> 01:58:46,760
Speaker 2: now with a touch and go. When we come back,

2242
01:58:47,160 --> 01:58:49,240
Speaker 2: we'll check in and see what Mulllegger's got going up

2243
01:58:49,680 --> 01:58:52,880
Speaker 2: for today. On the eve of opening decks, he'll join

2244
01:58:52,960 --> 01:58:55,120
Speaker 2: us for quick kits on killing time out there by

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01:58:55,160 --> 01:58:57,880
Speaker 2: that clock, Cincinnati Sports Station.

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01:59:01,840 --> 01:59:05,400
Speaker 5: From the Stacey Heating Temp Star Weather Center. Here's your forecast.

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01:59:05,640 --> 01:59:08,200
Speaker 11: The warm up continues today with a few more clouds,

2248
01:59:08,280 --> 01:59:11,880
Speaker 11: highs near sixty eight degrees overnight, keeping it mild as

2249
01:59:11,880 --> 01:59:14,720
Speaker 11: we fall to fifty six Thursday morning, and there will

2250
01:59:14,720 --> 01:59:16,880
Speaker 11: be scattered rain to start the day, but it's out

2251
01:59:16,880 --> 01:59:18,680
Speaker 11: of here by the time the parade starts, with a

2252
01:59:18,720 --> 01:59:23,240
Speaker 11: temperature near seventy, then near record warmth Thursday afternoon with

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01:59:23,280 --> 01:59:26,200
Speaker 11: a heid near eighty one. That's the forecast. I'm nine

2254
01:59:26,240 --> 01:59:29,840
Speaker 11: first warning met religious Mark Stitts. This report is sponsored

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01:59:29,840 --> 01:59:32,840
Speaker 11: by all State. Some people just know you can save money.

2256
01:59:32,880 --> 01:59:33,040
Speaker 2: Huh.

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01:59:34,520 --> 01:59:37,840
Speaker 1: Now it's time for quick hits on Tony Pikes.

2258
01:59:37,920 --> 01:59:42,000
Speaker 2: Since he was looking for Mo, well, I believe we've

2259
01:59:42,000 --> 01:59:45,280
Speaker 2: got Mo on location today because it is opening day.

2260
01:59:45,440 --> 01:59:48,839
Speaker 2: Even most had quite the afternoon already the Jared Calhoun

2261
01:59:48,920 --> 01:59:52,000
Speaker 2: press conference. He stopped to make sure that the new

2262
01:59:52,080 --> 01:59:56,440
Speaker 2: clock at GABP actually matches up with the correct world clock.

2263
01:59:56,920 --> 02:00:00,400
Speaker 2: So he's done that, and now time check up on

2264
02:00:00,440 --> 02:00:04,200
Speaker 2: the ship. Now he's set up. No, what's going on?

2265
02:00:04,240 --> 02:00:05,040
Speaker 2: What are you doing today?

2266
02:00:05,840 --> 02:00:09,400
Speaker 5: I'm at the Cincinnati Lagger House right across the street

2267
02:00:09,400 --> 02:00:13,000
Speaker 5: from the ballpark. You know, I love Christmas. Who doesn't

2268
02:00:13,040 --> 02:00:13,800
Speaker 5: love Christmas?

2269
02:00:13,880 --> 02:00:14,160
Speaker 2: Right?

2270
02:00:14,200 --> 02:00:17,880
Speaker 5: But my favorite night is Christmas Eve. You know, the

2271
02:00:17,960 --> 02:00:20,760
Speaker 5: presents are wrapped, the tree is up, hay is in

2272
02:00:20,800 --> 02:00:25,400
Speaker 5: the barn, so to speak. You're you're just loaded with anticipation.

2273
02:00:25,880 --> 02:00:27,920
Speaker 5: Maybe you're loaded with something to drink. I don't know.

2274
02:00:28,600 --> 02:00:31,320
Speaker 5: That's what today is for me, especially you get good weather.

2275
02:00:31,480 --> 02:00:34,240
Speaker 5: The weather is broken for the better. There's like people.

2276
02:00:34,520 --> 02:00:36,600
Speaker 5: One of my favorite things about opening days the day

2277
02:00:36,600 --> 02:00:39,720
Speaker 5: before when you come downtown and there's just people like

2278
02:00:40,080 --> 02:00:44,600
Speaker 5: milling about the ballpark entrance for no reason. They can't

2279
02:00:44,600 --> 02:00:47,320
Speaker 5: see anything, there's nothing going on, but like folks just

2280
02:00:47,360 --> 02:00:50,160
Speaker 5: want to be there. So I invite them and I

2281
02:00:50,200 --> 02:00:52,240
Speaker 5: invite everybody else to come on down to the Cincinnati

2282
02:00:52,240 --> 02:00:55,520
Speaker 5: Logger House. It's it's my happy hour. We do this

2283
02:00:55,600 --> 02:00:58,520
Speaker 5: every single year. We've got five dollar drafts, We've got

2284
02:00:58,560 --> 02:01:01,760
Speaker 5: five dollars well drinks. We've got five dollar house wines,

2285
02:01:02,040 --> 02:01:05,720
Speaker 5: we've got appetizer specials, we've got the freshly brewed first

2286
02:01:05,720 --> 02:01:08,440
Speaker 5: pitch logger. We are here from three to six doing

2287
02:01:08,480 --> 02:01:11,440
Speaker 5: our show. On top of all that, I think we've

2288
02:01:11,440 --> 02:01:13,120
Speaker 5: put together a pretty good show.

2289
02:01:13,160 --> 02:01:13,480
Speaker 2: Today.

2290
02:01:14,760 --> 02:01:18,080
Speaker 5: I just went to UC and interviewed Jared Calhoun and

2291
02:01:18,120 --> 02:01:22,360
Speaker 5: Tony I am ready, Yes, I'm in, I'm in, I'm

2292
02:01:22,400 --> 02:01:26,440
Speaker 5: in Jared Calhoun. You'll hear that interview at three twenty.

2293
02:01:26,720 --> 02:01:29,960
Speaker 5: Also spend some time chatting with John Cunningham. You'll hear

2294
02:01:30,000 --> 02:01:32,160
Speaker 5: my interview with him in the five o'clock hour. A

2295
02:01:32,280 --> 02:01:34,800
Speaker 5: John Morosi of MLB Network, who is going to be

2296
02:01:34,840 --> 02:01:37,200
Speaker 5: in Cincinnati for Opening Day. He's gonna join me at

2297
02:01:37,240 --> 02:01:41,160
Speaker 5: three thirty, sam Ley cure Red's TV at four five,

2298
02:01:41,600 --> 02:01:44,120
Speaker 5: and the Great Tommy Thraw in the five o'clock hour.

2299
02:01:44,240 --> 02:01:46,960
Speaker 5: I have also, you know, our friend John John's doing

2300
02:01:47,000 --> 02:01:50,680
Speaker 5: his show literally like twenty feet away from where I am,

2301
02:01:50,960 --> 02:01:52,880
Speaker 5: and he has all these people that stop by. One

2302
02:01:52,920 --> 02:01:57,040
Speaker 5: of them is that mailman. I have been told that

2303
02:01:57,160 --> 02:02:00,200
Speaker 5: dude's gonna be on my show. I'll be honest with you.

2304
02:02:00,040 --> 02:02:00,720
Speaker 2: You've been.

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02:02:03,560 --> 02:02:07,040
Speaker 5: I've been told. I am not necessarily sure how that's

2306
02:02:07,080 --> 02:02:10,200
Speaker 5: going to go, but I'm I'm excited. Maybe this will

2307
02:02:10,200 --> 02:02:12,080
Speaker 5: be Mowen friends today. I don't know, but we have

2308
02:02:12,120 --> 02:02:14,000
Speaker 5: a lot going on. The weather is beautiful, so come

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02:02:14,000 --> 02:02:15,600
Speaker 5: on down to the Cincinnati lockerhouse.

2310
02:02:15,640 --> 02:02:17,320
Speaker 2: Have you ever done a John John impression?

2311
02:02:18,480 --> 02:02:21,560
Speaker 5: A John John impression? Yeah, not to talented. I don't

2312
02:02:21,600 --> 02:02:22,320
Speaker 5: have a good enough voice.

2313
02:02:24,560 --> 02:02:27,200
Speaker 2: It feels like every every press conference a new coach

2314
02:02:27,280 --> 02:02:30,000
Speaker 2: makes you you're gonna say all the right things. Why

2315
02:02:30,000 --> 02:02:31,920
Speaker 2: did today feel different with Jared Calhoun?

2316
02:02:32,520 --> 02:02:34,840
Speaker 5: Because this doesn't feel like just another job for him.

2317
02:02:35,160 --> 02:02:37,400
Speaker 5: And I hate the term dream job.

2318
02:02:37,960 --> 02:02:38,160
Speaker 10: You know.

2319
02:02:39,240 --> 02:02:41,640
Speaker 5: I don't go into these things thinking, well, he's going

2320
02:02:41,680 --> 02:02:43,760
Speaker 5: to be the next the coach for the next twenty years.

2321
02:02:44,440 --> 02:02:49,240
Speaker 5: But like I genuinely grasped that this is a big

2322
02:02:49,280 --> 02:02:52,120
Speaker 5: deal for him, not just because it's a step up,

2323
02:02:52,240 --> 02:02:54,960
Speaker 5: not just because it's a higher paying job, not just

2324
02:02:55,000 --> 02:02:57,440
Speaker 5: because it's a big twelve job, like him being the

2325
02:02:57,480 --> 02:03:02,760
Speaker 5: coach here and I think being embraced you'll hear I

2326
02:03:02,760 --> 02:03:04,520
Speaker 5: asked him about this at the top of the interview,

2327
02:03:04,960 --> 02:03:09,240
Speaker 5: where this is no knock on Wes Miller or John

2328
02:03:09,280 --> 02:03:12,480
Speaker 5: Brandon or Mit Cronin for that matter. But it feels like,

2329
02:03:12,520 --> 02:03:14,280
Speaker 5: for the first time that I can remember, it really

2330
02:03:14,280 --> 02:03:17,000
Speaker 5: feels like they're hiring from within the family. And maybe

2331
02:03:17,040 --> 02:03:19,640
Speaker 5: that doesn't matter, and if they go thirteen and nineteen

2332
02:03:19,680 --> 02:03:23,840
Speaker 5: every year, it won't matter. But like Jared Calhoun isn't

2333
02:03:23,840 --> 02:03:25,240
Speaker 5: going to have to be told about the history of

2334
02:03:25,240 --> 02:03:28,720
Speaker 5: Bearcap basketball, and he's also not gonna have anybody who's

2335
02:03:28,760 --> 02:03:31,040
Speaker 5: not helpful to him. You know, I put this on

2336
02:03:31,080 --> 02:03:34,880
Speaker 5: social media last night and I'll name drop here right.

2337
02:03:34,880 --> 02:03:37,360
Speaker 5: I talked about this at the press conference with Corey

2338
02:03:37,400 --> 02:03:40,240
Speaker 5: Blunt and I said, when Wes got the job and

2339
02:03:40,240 --> 02:03:42,880
Speaker 5: when John Brannon got the job, there was more talk

2340
02:03:43,000 --> 02:03:46,240
Speaker 5: about who didn't get it and maybe whose feelings were

2341
02:03:46,320 --> 02:03:49,360
Speaker 5: hurt because of who didn't get it. And maybe that

2342
02:03:49,520 --> 02:03:53,760
Speaker 5: wasn't an impediment to those coaches, but it wasn't helpful.

2343
02:03:54,120 --> 02:03:56,400
Speaker 5: I feel like the runway is clear for Jared Calhoun,

2344
02:03:56,440 --> 02:03:58,720
Speaker 5: and I also feel like the timing works. I think

2345
02:03:58,760 --> 02:04:01,200
Speaker 5: it helps that he has a GM place and you'll

2346
02:04:01,240 --> 02:04:04,440
Speaker 5: hear me ask Jared about that. But like I think

2347
02:04:04,480 --> 02:04:08,320
Speaker 5: for years there has been a sense of that the

2348
02:04:08,400 --> 02:04:11,480
Speaker 5: players don't know what it's about, what it's all about

2349
02:04:11,480 --> 02:04:14,000
Speaker 5: to be a bearcat, because maybe the coaches don't. I

2350
02:04:14,000 --> 02:04:15,720
Speaker 5: don't think that's going to be a problem moving forward.

2351
02:04:15,840 --> 02:04:17,920
Speaker 2: Shout out to Mick Cronin as well, who is obviously

2352
02:04:18,000 --> 02:04:22,720
Speaker 2: very instrumental in all of this. No Nick Ldolo to

2353
02:04:22,760 --> 02:04:26,280
Speaker 2: start the season along with Hunter Green. Can this rotation

2354
02:04:26,640 --> 02:04:28,800
Speaker 2: early on in this season the way it is currently

2355
02:04:28,840 --> 02:04:29,800
Speaker 2: constructed hold up?

2356
02:04:31,000 --> 02:04:33,360
Speaker 5: It's a great question. I think it's going to put

2357
02:04:33,360 --> 02:04:36,360
Speaker 5: a heavy emphasis on the bullpen, and I wish they

2358
02:04:36,360 --> 02:04:39,320
Speaker 5: had Caleb Ferguson. But Sam Mall did throw the ball

2359
02:04:39,360 --> 02:04:43,400
Speaker 5: well during the Cactus League. To me, that was always

2360
02:04:43,400 --> 02:04:47,120
Speaker 5: going to be the real interesting early season test, this

2361
02:04:47,200 --> 02:04:51,280
Speaker 5: bullpen that Nick Krawl prioritized. You know, early in the season,

2362
02:04:51,360 --> 02:04:53,760
Speaker 5: pitchers aren't going as deep into games, and now you

2363
02:04:53,800 --> 02:04:58,040
Speaker 5: don't have arguably your top two starters. Can the way

2364
02:04:58,080 --> 02:05:01,560
Speaker 5: they've constructed the bullpen and paying dividends. And the guy

2365
02:05:01,600 --> 02:05:04,000
Speaker 5: that I'm most interested in he wasn't great during the

2366
02:05:04,000 --> 02:05:07,000
Speaker 5: Cactus League, is Connor Phillips, because I think a lot

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Speaker 5: of us watched Connor Phillips at the end of the

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Speaker 5: season and thought he's gonna close one day. You did

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Speaker 5: not watch him pitch in March and think he's gonna

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Speaker 5: close here soon. But it's such a tough way to

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Speaker 5: start the season. And I know there's exasperation with Hunter Green,

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Speaker 5: and there's some exasperation with Nick Lodolo and his moist fingers,

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Speaker 5: but starting the season without your two top bullets, yeah,

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Speaker 5: is less than ideal. It's gonna be an early season,

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Speaker 5: interesting early season test for that bullpen.

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Speaker 2: At what point do you think Al Golden would approach

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Speaker 2: perhaps Duke Toba or Zach Taylor about seeing if Joe

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Speaker 2: Flacco can maybe get reps at middle linebacker. I assume for.

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Speaker 5: Six million dollars, that's what they were gonna ask him

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Speaker 5: to do.

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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Speaker 5: Never, Look, I'm glad Joe Flacco is back, and I

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Speaker 5: think we all agree, like last year, if you're a

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Speaker 5: Bengals fan, how did you not become a Joe Flacco fan? Like,

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Speaker 5: loved everything about him. Glad he's back. Never call this

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Speaker 5: team cheap. They're paying a guy they hope never plays

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Speaker 5: six million dollars, so he's not playing. I mean, you know,

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Speaker 5: I know, first of all, how many like press availabilities

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Speaker 5: are there for a backup quarterback as many as Duke

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Speaker 5: Tobyn wants. I can't believe, Like as I look over

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Speaker 5: to the venue formerly known as Paul Brown Stadium, I

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Speaker 5: can't believe there's not like a big banner of Joe

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Speaker 5: Flacco out there.

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Speaker 3: I think you're gonna have one of those planes that

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Speaker 3: flies around with like a shout out to Flacco tomorrow

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Speaker 3: on Opening Day.

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Speaker 5: Maybe I I'm glad Joe Flacco is back. Who plays

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Speaker 5: Linebacker's good question? Unfortunately, Barren Carter and Demetrious Night, it's

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Speaker 5: such a dangerous, perilous approach, man.

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Speaker 2: It is. Austin said, it's it's the approach They made

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Speaker 2: it safety last year and it didn't pan out one

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Speaker 2: hundred percent.

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Speaker 5: And you hear like, oh, you know they they they

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Speaker 5: at the end of the season and they played better.

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Speaker 5: So did safety play. So did last year. So to

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Speaker 5: the twenty twenty four defense as a whole, Nobody is

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Speaker 5: against those guys being on the team. Nobody is opposed

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Speaker 5: to the notion that those guys will be better and

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Speaker 5: be helpful this year. But how do you go into

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Speaker 5: the season without a safety net and how do you

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Speaker 5: not give those guys an established player at that position

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Speaker 5: that they can attach themselves to all throughout the offseason,

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Speaker 5: all throughout the OTAs. They haven't done that yet, and

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Speaker 5: it is what they have done. Who they have added great,

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Speaker 5: but what they're doing at linebacker is astounding to Moe.

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Speaker 2: Can't wait to have you join us tomorrow at noon. Also,

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Speaker 2: you just want to meet under the clock. Is that

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Speaker 2: you want to start with that and meet under the clock.

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Speaker 5: The landmark.

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Speaker 2: Okay, we'll go to the walk that that is.

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Speaker 5: That is the new landmark. My dad, God Rest his soul.

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Speaker 5: We used to find certain landmarks to meet at both ballparks.

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Speaker 5: Now it's the clock. It's great.

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Speaker 2: This Mowager is next, and that one Maleman at some

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Speaker 2: point as well. Listen in to The Mowager Show next

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Speaker 2: on ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station MOTE. We'll see

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Speaker 2: you tomorrow.

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Speaker 5: Can't wait see you guys.

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Speaker 2: Have a great rest of your afternoon. Thanks for listening

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Speaker 2: on ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station