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Speaker 2: Low to college basketball weekend. Locally, Miami host bowling Greens

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Speaker 4: Mo?

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Speaker 3: It's an honor to be here, man.

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Speaker 5: I always wants you to know with that Cincinnati versus

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Speaker 5: I actually got to go to training today, talk to

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Speaker 5: Pat Noonon said that today is at his news conference,

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Speaker 2: Now, we think so, and we've talked about this a lot.

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Speaker 3: I think a lot of that's in the attack, right.

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Speaker 5: And it's a lot easier to develop some of those

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Speaker 5: Yeah, it's I mean, like to use a basketball analogy,

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Speaker 5: They just have to be more aware of one another

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Speaker 2: For sure, only one team can win an MLS Cup.

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Speaker 3: Did that Do you feel like they've moved on?

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Speaker 3: I think of those two.

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Speaker 2: I think of that night and I just remember thinking, like,

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Speaker 2: I just think, you know, running concurrent to the NFL,

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Speaker 3: Whatever I want to write that book, I get it.

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Speaker 5: Here's my thirty second elevator pitch to someone from Cincinnati.

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Speaker 3: It'll be out May twenty six, right in time to

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Speaker 2: We're jealous of a lot of things here for a

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Speaker 5: I'm afraid we were competing against each other that one,

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Speaker 5: Right, Places like Cincinnati Kansas City got to fight with

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Speaker 3: And it did.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so yeahs Marvin Lewis was still our coach, so

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Speaker 2: it was.

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Speaker 3: A little bit different.

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Speaker 5: Hey man, it's a what's gonna happen with Burrow? I mean,

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Speaker 5: is he gonna get it? You know?

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Speaker 2: Like, uh we you know, if they're if they're better

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Speaker 2: If the year go sideways again, then he's gonna want out.

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Speaker 2: I wouldn't stun anybody. Nobody wants to hear that. I

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Speaker 2: will get people mad at me for saying right.

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Speaker 3: Decided of me to bring up. I gotta be careful here,

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Speaker 3: you know.

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Speaker 5: I think he's incredible and uh, I mean I think

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Speaker 5: the best.

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Speaker 3: Those are the best rivalry. That's like the best rivalry

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Speaker 2: I like organic rivalries that are born out of commonalty

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Speaker 2: and great games. And that's what happened with the Bengals

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Speaker 2: and Chiefs. So hopefully it's revitalized down the road because

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Speaker 2: both teams were obviously down this year. Enjoy the match tomorrow,

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Speaker 2: have a great call.

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Speaker 5: Hey, thanks thanks for having me on the show. And

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Speaker 5: that offer stands come to town for the World Cup.

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Speaker 5: Let me know, and just just one last plug. You know,

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Speaker 5: Apple TV, you're not free. It's not MLS Season Pass anymore.

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Speaker 3: It's on TV.

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Speaker 5: Yes, obviously it's can be a great atmosphere there and

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Speaker 5: and a lot of good storylines in this game as well.

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Speaker 5: Lot the guy that broke Nick Haglin's ribs coming back into.

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Speaker 3: The building, too.

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Speaker 5: Oh yeah, that's right, since they played each other. And yeah,

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Speaker 5: I'm a little interested to hear what kind of reception

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Speaker 2: I just hope he stays away from Nick. Nick's had

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Speaker 3: He's surprised if his teammates have a little something to

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Speaker 3: say for him too. I don't know.

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Speaker 2: Nick can go over here and Nick's teammates can enforce

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Speaker 2: because we finally got Nick healthy and keep him healthy.

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Speaker 2: You know, he's a Cincinnati guy, so way he's he

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Speaker 2: to me, he represents the club as well as anybody. Yeah, no,

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Speaker 2: in the city, as well as anybody. I can't thank

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Speaker 2: you enough. Come next time you're in town. Now you

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Speaker 2: have to come up and visit in studio. I love

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Speaker 2: to man, this is a great studio. You gotta get

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Speaker 2: set up here. It's not bad. It's it has its

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Speaker 2: it has its charm, yes, no question about it.

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Speaker 3: It is. We are way late, Taran, I'm sorry.

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Speaker 2: Four from five o'clock natebe Katie Tomorrow mls the game

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Speaker 2: on Apple TV. He has the call with Devin Curve.

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Speaker 2: Four forty five is the kick a little bit earlier

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Speaker 2: than usual?

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Speaker 3: There you go.

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