WEBVTT - Bengals Roundtable Show: Lance and Rocky with Chad Brendel -- 11/26/25

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<v Speaker 1>The Bengals like ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station six

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<v Speaker 1>Lambs per cattlest Rocky Boyman. The Roundtable show continues from

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<v Speaker 1>log next day, hebron brought to you insparked by ever

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<v Speaker 1>dry waterproving it's not dry till let's ever dry. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk some UC football. We do a little bit earlier

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<v Speaker 1>because our weekly guest has a basketball game he must

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<v Speaker 1>be paying attention to, and we move him to six

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<v Speaker 1>thirty now to talk a little UC football. Drop in

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<v Speaker 1>some basketball. Bearcats headed to Fort Worth to take on TCU.

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<v Speaker 1>Three game losing skit has certainly changed a bit of

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<v Speaker 1>the vibe from a seven game winning streak. Let's welcome

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<v Speaker 1>in Chad Brendle from Bearcat Journal Bearcat Journal dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, you you brought up a great point on

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast I've been thinking about all week and in one.

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<v Speaker 1>Nippert was electric on Saturday night. But a concern. They

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<v Speaker 1>have clearly closed the talent gap over the last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of years with other Big twelve teams, but as you

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<v Speaker 1>alluded to so much so the last couple of weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>their talent has been pretty much on par with the opposition,

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<v Speaker 1>and yet they've been unable to beat that opposition.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they've been unable to execute. And that's the next step, right,

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<v Speaker 2>Like you got to get on an equal talent level

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<v Speaker 2>because you certainly, look you've all had more talent. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>let's not make any mistakes here when talking about the

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<v Speaker 2>last three games, you fall was a more talented roster

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<v Speaker 2>top to bottom. I didn't get that feeling with Arizona

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<v Speaker 2>on BYU. I felt like Cincinnati was every bit they

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<v Speaker 2>equal of those two teams. But guess what, those two

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<v Speaker 2>teams played clean football, you see, did not? I mean, ultimately,

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<v Speaker 2>to me, it's as simple as that they played clean

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<v Speaker 2>football during that seven game winning streak. They weren't turning

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<v Speaker 2>it over, they were executing in the red zone. Special

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<v Speaker 2>teams was excellent. Defense was doing the bend but don't break,

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<v Speaker 2>letting teams get into the red zone, but holding them

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<v Speaker 2>to field goals. Like they were clean. And the last

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<v Speaker 2>three weeks they've been pig ten from peanuts.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, no doubt, yeah yeah, So chat, let me ask

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<v Speaker 3>you this. So, I mean, obviously they start off hot,

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<v Speaker 3>they've lost three straight. What happens, God forbid, they lose

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<v Speaker 3>this game. What is the what is the eulogy of

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<v Speaker 3>the season. Is it a successful season? Is it something

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<v Speaker 3>to build on? Is it a disappointment? What do we

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<v Speaker 3>think about Sadderfield? Where are we at with that?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think it's it's a disappointment. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's missed opportunities. That would be the story of twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five is the door was open and you ran

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<v Speaker 2>into the door like that. That's all I can think

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<v Speaker 2>about at this point in terms of you had a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to put yourself. I don't think they're better than

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<v Speaker 2>talent wise than Texas Tech. I don't think they're better

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<v Speaker 2>talent wise than Utah. But you had a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>play yourself into the conference championship game, even after the

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<v Speaker 2>Utah lost, You had a chance to put yourself in

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<v Speaker 2>a position, even if you didn't make it, that you

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<v Speaker 2>tie for second right and the tie breakers play out

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<v Speaker 2>however they may, and and you find yourself talking about, look,

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<v Speaker 2>you know we were right there, like we are. This

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<v Speaker 2>program is now in position to compete for championships in

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<v Speaker 2>the Big Twelve, even with three conference losses. You know

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to be you know, tied for fifth, which

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<v Speaker 2>is a respectable position. In year three, moving from the

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<v Speaker 2>American to the Big twelve, you lose. Now you're eighth, ninth,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're in the middle of the pack and one

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<v Speaker 2>in two. Look a low farther off yep from nine

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<v Speaker 2>than it does from five. So the vision becomes cloudy.

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<v Speaker 2>The progress, the steady progress forward, was their progress in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty five. Sure was it enough progress? No? So,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we talked about this at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 2>the season. Five people are still going to be all

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<v Speaker 2>over Scott's sadderfield from the fan base eight and four.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't give them a whole lot of amma, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't give them a whole lot to fire at

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<v Speaker 2>because you had a successful season. You went six and

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<v Speaker 2>three in the conference and things look good. So this

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<v Speaker 2>is a really, really important game for the future of

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<v Speaker 2>the Scott Badderfield era at Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 1>TCU's got a quarterback in Josh Hoover who can sling it.

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<v Speaker 1>I think top ten of the country in yards per

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<v Speaker 1>game and touchdowns. Give us a big picture look at

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<v Speaker 1>that TCU club.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's not just Suber. They've got two excellent wide

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<v Speaker 2>receivers that have been you know, get the ball to

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<v Speaker 2>those guys in space and let them make plays, and

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<v Speaker 2>they have done so. Push the ball downfield to those

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<v Speaker 2>guys in single coverage and they will make plays. That

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<v Speaker 2>has been maybe the biggest problem for Cincinnati's defense is

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<v Speaker 2>isolation on the sideline, pushing the ball down the field

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<v Speaker 2>and it either results in a catch or pass interference.

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<v Speaker 2>Very few of those plays have resulted in an incompletion.

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<v Speaker 2>Hoover's going to test you now, hopefully. Sonny Diyce calls

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Randa, and David Randa says, yeah, you should probably

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<v Speaker 2>run the ball fifty eight percent of the time against

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati because Baylor did you see a huge favor in

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<v Speaker 2>that game. Cincinnati says they're going to defend you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Scott Saderfield says they'll defend TCU in a similar way

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<v Speaker 2>that they defended Baylor. I mean, I said after the

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<v Speaker 2>Baylor game, like I fired Dave Randa for not throwing

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<v Speaker 2>the ball forty times a game. That didn't make any

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<v Speaker 2>sense to me. I think TCU is going to throw

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<v Speaker 2>the ball a ton, and it's it's the question is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be it is supposed to be scattered showers

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<v Speaker 2>and storms in the forecast for Dallas Fort Worth on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>So maybe that slows down the TCU offense a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>but uh, Cincinnati's pass defense against that offense is worry some.

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<v Speaker 2>Now Hoover will turn it over. The question is does

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<v Speaker 2>anybody in Cincinnati's defensive backfield want to catch a ball?

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<v Speaker 2>Because they haven't done much of that this year either.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, I wasn't gonna ask this next question, but

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<v Speaker 1>then you started talking about TCU being able to get

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<v Speaker 1>the ball to their guys and letting them make plays.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're gonna make me ask you about Joe Royer

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<v Speaker 1>and how in the last four games he has five

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<v Speaker 1>catches And I feel like I'm beating a dead horse.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know I'm not the only one, but make it,

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<v Speaker 1>make I get he commands a lot of attention. But

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<v Speaker 1>how does Joe Royer get five catches and limited targets

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<v Speaker 1>over the last four games?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's not just the five catches, it's the targets,

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<v Speaker 2>Lance and it's yeah, it's every week, We're going to

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<v Speaker 2>find a way to get Joe the ball, Like we

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<v Speaker 2>got to figure it out. We've got an NFL tight

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<v Speaker 2>end we're gonna find a way to get him the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you know, one of his two catches was

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<v Speaker 2>a four yard checkdown on third and eleven. Like they

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<v Speaker 2>were at one point in that game. Lance, they were

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<v Speaker 2>one of ten on third downs, most of them, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>third and five, third and six, third and seven. You

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<v Speaker 2>can't scheme up Joe Royer for seven yards, like you

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<v Speaker 2>can't get the ball to your NFL tight end in

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<v Speaker 2>a situation where you're in the game against the number

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<v Speaker 2>eleven team in the country, you're struggling to get third downs. Look,

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<v Speaker 2>I get it, teams are paying a lot of attention

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<v Speaker 2>to Joe Royer. That becomes the coaching staff and the

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback saying Joe Royer is going to get the football.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm going back. I'm going to date myself here again.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going back to Marvin Lewis I see better than

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<v Speaker 2>I hear quit telling me we know, and we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to get the ball to Joe Royer. And then Saturday

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<v Speaker 2>comes and goes and I look down at the stat

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<v Speaker 2>sheet and it says Joe Royer two catches, two targets,

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<v Speaker 2>eleven yards. That can't can't happen, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, you're on the scene for basketball tonight, so let

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<v Speaker 1>me squeeze in one of those before we let you

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<v Speaker 1>run and a player I'm intrigued by a Jordi Rodrigue

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<v Speaker 1>is his playing time. It fluctuated and he got twenty

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<v Speaker 1>three minutes the other night was productive with those. What's

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<v Speaker 1>your early read through this stage of the season on

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<v Speaker 1>what Jordi Rodriguez might be able to do for his team.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, he's going to play a ton because bobon Miller's out,

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<v Speaker 2>Jalen Celestine's out. So guess what, Jordi, here you go,

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<v Speaker 2>here's your opportunity. You're probably gonna play thirty minutes tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five to thirty minutes tonight. I am a big

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<v Speaker 2>fan of Jordi Rodriguez, Like, look, I know what the

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<v Speaker 2>euro guys, the physicality of the game takes them a

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<v Speaker 2>little time to adjust to. But his effort is great,

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<v Speaker 2>his energy is great. He knows how to play offense,

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<v Speaker 2>he can shoot the basketball, he can pass Like I

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<v Speaker 2>just think upside in terms of what this looks like

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<v Speaker 2>in a month. You need to get Jordi Reef Rodriguez

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<v Speaker 2>as much time as possible to let him acclimate to

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<v Speaker 2>the game in the States, and the more you do that,

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<v Speaker 2>the more I think he is going to be a factor.

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<v Speaker 2>And his ability just to shoot the ball alone, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's done it on the international level. He's played for

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<v Speaker 2>you know, some of the Spain teams that have won

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<v Speaker 2>FIBA championships. The guy knows how to win. Let him play,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're gonna have to tonight. So I'm excited to

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<v Speaker 2>see what he can do because I think you know,

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<v Speaker 2>when you watch him play, he plays like you expect

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<v Speaker 2>somebody at Cincinnati to play. And I'm excited to see

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<v Speaker 2>what he can do going forward.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, I am telling you're going to go for.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought you were going to say, you might have

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Happy Thanksgiving and thank you for making time tonight, gentlemen.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate it. And Happy Thanksgiving to you guys as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Hope you guys have a great holiday. Sounds good.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks you n There you go, Chad, I know Bearcat Journal,

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