1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: Bumps, dunning strikes for shot, back to last second, saves 2 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 1: the Orange and Blue deliver drama every game. 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 2: And if that won't give you goosebumps, I don't mind what. 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, Cincinnati Soccer lives here, Yeah it does. Got 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 3: a game tonight, Got a game tonight fifteen thirty. Hell yeah, man, 6 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 3: there's a lot going on. Reds are about to play 7 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 3: in Glendale, Arizona against the White Sox. Gino and Ellie 8 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 3: went back to back yesterday, not in that order. 9 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 2: Misladolo is gonna make his spring debut for Cincinnati. We will, 10 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 2: of course keep you up to date, and an hour 11 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 2: will go to Indianapolis. The combine is underway. Bengals coordinators 12 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 2: talking today. Duke Topin talks yesterday, so did Zach Taylor. 13 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 2: Paul's gonna join us at four oh five. Paul Dayner 14 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: Junior five o'clock hour. Lindsay Rhodes, who you watched for 15 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 2: years if you love the NAT all watch for years 16 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 2: on the NFL network. She is with now our friends 17 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 2: to sumer sports dot com. She is in Indie. She 18 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 2: is going to join us, and I'm excited for that. 19 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 2: I've always been a big fan of her. Work. 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And spend some time on that a 30 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 2: little bit later on my thanks to Chad Brendle for 31 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 2: pinch hitting. The last two days, I crossed United Supermarkets 32 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 2: Arena off my bucket list and saw the Bearcats lose yesterday. 33 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 2: Last night in Lubbock. It was eighty one degrees. That 34 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 2: was awesome. The Bearcats made each of their first nine 35 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 2: field goal attempts. That was awesome. The arena is pretty cool. 36 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 2: If you're a UC fan, admitted you had an uneasy feeling. 37 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: About eight minutes into the game. UC had not missed 38 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 2: a shot. They made each of their first nine shots. 39 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 2: They were playing with great pace, they were getting good looks, 40 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 2: they were knocking down shots, they looked the part offensively, 41 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: and yet they were only up by five points, twenty 42 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 2: three to eighteen. Let's be honest, at that point, I 43 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 2: think you felt like, uh, oh, they're going to miss 44 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,679 Speaker 2: a shot at some point, and maybe what they have 45 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 2: been for most of the season offensively is gonna end 46 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 2: up what they are for the final whatever. It was 47 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 2: thirty thirty two minutes of the game last night, which 48 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: they made each of their first nine shots, and then 49 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 2: the rest of the game they made thirty percent of 50 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 2: their shots. They were crushed on the glass last night. 51 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 2: The best team in college basketball at offensive rebounding grabs 52 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:15,399 Speaker 2: an offensive rebound about forty four percent of the time. 53 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 2: They rebound about forty four percent of their misses. Last night. 54 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 2: Texas Tech missed twenty five shots, they rebounded twelve of them. 55 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 2: They out rebounded Cincinnati by sixteen. There was the game 56 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 2: Christian Anderson's performance. He was awesome last night. I don't 57 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 2: know that UC tried a lot of different things against him, 58 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 2: but frankly, I'm not sure it would have mattered. And 59 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: so you see loses to a good team, a good 60 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 2: team even without JT. Toppin tough plays to play, they 61 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 2: fall to Texas Tech. They split the two game Roadie 62 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 2: Kansas win that one on Saturday, which was awesome. Lose 63 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 2: last night, and there's nothing wrong with that. There's nothing 64 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 2: wrong with that. In a vacuum, losing that Tech Tech 65 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 2: is nothing to be ashamed of. The problem is there 66 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: was too much importance on last night's game. And I know, 67 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 2: and trust me, I've tried to do it, and I 68 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 2: would have done it had they won the game last night, 69 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 2: but the last week or so, and it will continue 70 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,279 Speaker 2: a lot of mental gymnastics among UC fans trying to 71 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 2: figure out, like how can they find their way into 72 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 2: the NCAA tournament. Let's be honest, man, if we were 73 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 2: to if we were to list the next four I'm sorry, 74 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 2: if we were to list first four out, UC would 75 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 2: not be among them, and then next four out, UC 76 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 2: would not be among them. So we're talking about like 77 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:50,679 Speaker 2: somewhere like team seventy seven to I don't know eighty five, 78 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 2: which means they were gonna have to and still have 79 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 2: to play themselves onto the bubble they're really not on 80 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 2: it right now, and then play themselves off the bubble 81 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 2: in the right direction. Perhaps last night's game would have 82 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 2: helped had they won. But the problem with last night 83 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 2: isn't that they lost. The problem with last night is 84 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 2: they went into it with twelve losses, including one just 85 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 2: terrible loss. It's one of the worst losses of any 86 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 2: teams in the Power for Power five, I guess losing 87 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 2: to Eastern Michigan at home by not an insignificant number 88 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 2: of points, that same Eastern Michigan team was getting blown 89 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 2: out by Miami last night. The RedHawks win a twenty 90 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 2: eighth consecutive game. I think we sort of underestimate how 91 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 2: hard it is to go from not in the field 92 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 2: at the stage in the season to in the field. 93 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 2: What UC was trying to do last night was play 94 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 2: themselves into the fringes of the conversation. And maybe they 95 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 2: can still do that. But last night was lost number thirteen, 96 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 2: which means on Selection Sunday, barring the winning the Big 97 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 2: Twelve tournament on top of their final three games, they're 98 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 2: gonna have thirteen losses on Selection Sunday. It is really 99 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 2: hard to make a case when you have that many 100 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 2: losses on Selection Sunday. I don't care what happens between 101 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 2: now and the end of the regular season or in 102 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 2: the Big twelve tournament. But a loss last night that 103 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 2: felt like winning that game would have fueled at least 104 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 2: some least some chatter about their NCAA tournament bona fides. 105 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 2: Losing that game last night unfortunately felt like, at least 106 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 2: temporarily and maybe permanently, extinguished a lot of the conversation 107 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 2: about UC's NCAA tournament bona fides. They're fifteen and thirteen. 108 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 4: It just. 109 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 2: It's hard to say, and I don't like it, none 110 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:44,480 Speaker 2: of us do. But at no point this season since 111 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 2: the middle of December at least have we realistically talked 112 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,479 Speaker 2: about them in relation to the tournament. That was maybe 113 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 2: gonna change had they won the game last night. But 114 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 2: the goal moving forward should be to not have games 115 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 2: like last night's carry as much weight as last night's 116 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 2: game actually did. Eleven after three o'clock, Miami wins last night. 117 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 2: You know where I'm gonna go with this, right, Miami 118 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: wins the game got I don't want to say that uncomfortable. 119 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 2: I'm not sure anybody ever felt like the RedHawks were 120 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 2: going to lose the game. They win by ten. The 121 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 2: game was not really that close. But you know where 122 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 2: I'm gonna go, right Miami won and the Miami RedHawks 123 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 2: right now, this could change, But the Miami RedHawks right 124 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 2: now are the best team in all of Division one 125 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 2: men's college basketball at covering the point spread nineteen and 126 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 2: six this season against the number. No team in college 127 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 2: basketball is better. That is a seventy six percent cover percentage. 128 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 2: The team just behind Miami is sam Houston. They're eighteen 129 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 2: and six. They've covered seventy five percent of the time. 130 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 2: There is not a Power five or Power four school, 131 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 2: a high major that's what we use in college basketball, 132 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 2: who's anywhere close to Miami. The best high major in 133 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 2: the country against the spread is Arkansas. John Kellaperry's team 134 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 2: is eighteen and nine. So I read today that the 135 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 2: NCAA is brought back the mock bracket exercise, where they 136 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 2: invite members of the media to essentially drop a mock 137 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 2: bracket based on the same information that the committee itself 138 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 2: will use. Obviously, things will change between now and when 139 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 2: the committee meets because we're not yet to the end 140 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 2: of the regular season. But in the mock exercise, the 141 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 2: RedHawks were in as an at large now, obviously, Travis 142 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 2: Steele's team can change the conversation permanently by winning the 143 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 2: MAC Tournament no matter what happens between now and the 144 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 2: end of the season. My take, and I can't find 145 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 2: that many people who disagree might take all long for 146 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:57,839 Speaker 2: the last two or three weeks has been if the 147 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 2: RedHawks win all of their regular season game, the Committee 148 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 2: is not going to take a team with zero losses 149 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,599 Speaker 2: at the end of the regular season and keep them out. 150 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 2: I just say what you want about the schedule, say 151 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 2: what you want about the quality of victory, Q one 152 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 2: Q two net ranking. I find it really hard to 153 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 2: believe that if Miami pulls this off, they've got three 154 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 2: games to go, that if they pull this off, they 155 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 2: will be on the outside looking in on selection Sunday, 156 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 2: regardless of what happens in Cleveland. But I've gone down 157 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 2: this road a few different times, and I have no 158 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 2: real idea how much any committee member is going to 159 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 2: factor in a team's record against the spread. But if 160 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 2: the big criticism of Miami is the record, is the schedule, 161 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 2: and understandably so, you have to bring up their schedule. 162 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 2: Their schedule is why this is even a conversation to 163 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 2: begin with, they're elite against the one common opponent in 164 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 2: college basketball. Nineteen and s nineteen and six absolutely elites 165 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 2: against the common opponent in college basketball, which is the 166 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,439 Speaker 2: spread they cover. Again last night they were eight and 167 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 2: a half point favorites. They win by ten. So I 168 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,079 Speaker 2: don't know, man. I wish I was in that committee 169 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 2: room because I think it'd be a lot of fun. 170 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 2: But if I was, that's the drum that I would 171 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 2: keep beating, Like, all right, fine, say which one about 172 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 2: who they've played, Say which one about quality of victory. 173 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 2: They're better than anybody in college basketball when it comes 174 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 2: to beating the spread. That should count, how much it does. 175 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 2: We will see fifteen after three o'clock at mowagar On Twitter. 176 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 2: You could tweet me anytime. We love tweets during the show. 177 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 2: We should read him at some point thanks to a 178 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 2: Delta Dental. 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You got 201 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 2: three locations, You got wilder, you got rich Wood, and 202 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 2: you have the brand new location in Hebron, which had 203 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 2: its grand opening a week and a half ago. I 204 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 2: went the day before the grand opening. It is spectacular. 205 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 2: One dollar wing Wednesdays at Long Necks. That sounds amazing 206 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 2: right now twenty two after three o'clock, you'll hear Al 207 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 2: Golden and Dan Pitcher. A little bit later on, Paul 208 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 2: Danner Junior is going to join us from the combine. 209 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 2: We'll grab some phone calls here as well. I don't 210 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:41,560 Speaker 2: know that we have to run through a whole bunch 211 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 2: of Duke Tobin audio because it's been played to death. 212 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 2: You heard it live on ESPN fifteen thirty number one. 213 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 2: In regards to Trey Hendrickson, I don't think any of 214 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 2: us expected him to tip his hand when it comes 215 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 2: to what the team's plan, what Trey is going to be. 216 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 2: There was an acknowledgment of how complex tag and trade 217 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 2: scenarios can be, and I'm not necessarily sure the Duke 218 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 2: is telling us in that regard anything that we didn't 219 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 2: already know. This feels like, and I could be wrong. 220 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 2: Happened many many, many, many, many many many many many 221 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 2: many many times. It feels like that the complexity of 222 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:26,559 Speaker 2: tagging and trading Trey Hendrickson is just above and beyond 223 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 2: the Bengals capabilities. That may sound harsh, but let's be honest, 224 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 2: this franchise has a recent history of sometimes not being 225 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 2: able to do what's easy in order to achieve a 226 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 2: level of cooperation with a player that you've been at 227 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 2: odds with for a while, and then get what you're 228 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 2: looking for in terms of compensation, and then get Trey's 229 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 2: representation to negotiate a deal to his liking. Like it 230 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 2: just it feels like there's so many variables and so 231 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 2: many moving parts that while he should try to tag 232 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 2: and Trey Trey Hendrickson, actually pulling it off feels beyond 233 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 2: their capability. There was at least an acknowledgment yesterday that 234 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 2: such a scenario would be complex. 235 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: Uh. 236 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 2: Duke Tobin made it sound like signing Dalton Reisner is 237 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 2: going to require a little bit more than a lot 238 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 2: of us would like. And you could understand why dalt. 239 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 2: Riisner's coming off a good season. He has expressed as 240 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 2: a desire to want to play in Cincinnati, but he's 241 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 2: coming off a year where his asking price probably went up, 242 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 2: his market value probably went up. He I'm sure wants, 243 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 2: you know, not just a pay raise, but one that 244 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 2: represents something close to what he would get on the 245 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 2: open market. I guess the question for the Dalton Reisner 246 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 2: situation is, and Duke was not going to be able 247 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 2: to answer this yesterday, if it's not so cut and 248 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 2: dry that they just get the Dalton Reisner thing done, 249 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 2: if it's not the layup that many of us made 250 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 2: it out to be. And I still think it's kind 251 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 2: of a layup. But whatever, what's planned be at guard? 252 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 2: What's planned be at guard? You finally we have a 253 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 2: good offensive line. At the end of the season last year, 254 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 2: the Bengals offensive line was performing at a really high level. 255 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 2: You finally have a good group. Now you got some 256 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 2: long term questions, Orlando Brown, et cetera. If you don't 257 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 2: bring back Dalton Reisner, how does that shake up the mix? 258 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 2: How does it impact the draft? And what's planned being 259 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 2: going to be at Dalton's position? And there was a 260 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 2: pretty open endorsement for players like bj Hill and Chris 261 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 2: Jenkins into a degree MT Kiinley Jackson yesterday as well, 262 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 2: And I guess all that's well and good. I don't 263 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 2: believe that endorsing those players should or will preclude them 264 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 2: from attacking that position group defensive tackle in free agency 265 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 2: and the draft. We will see uh twenty five after 266 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 2: three o'clock five point three seven four nine, fifteen thirty 267 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 2: is our phone number, Scott in Dayton. You're on ESPN 268 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 2: fifteen thirty. Scott. 269 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 4: How are you good? 270 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 2: How you doing wonderful? What's on your good? 271 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 4: You mentioned Miami and I have a bit of a 272 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 4: rooting interest. I played the plus four to ten line 273 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 4: to go to the regular season undefeated. 274 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 2: I got plus seven eighty. 275 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 4: You were smarter than me. And so I'm watching the 276 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 4: game because I did put a little sprinkle on. Then 277 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 4: yesterday I got them at nine and a half. And 278 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 4: did you buy any chance watch that game not live? 279 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 2: Because I was at the UC game. 280 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 4: Oh of course, yeah, I didn't even think about that. 281 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 4: So they were up by twenty one at the half, 282 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 4: and let them get back in it somehow. And at 283 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 4: the end of the game they're bopping in between the 284 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 4: nine and a half or nine eleven twelve, you know, anyways, 285 00:16:59,360 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 4: there are by twelve. 286 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, And. 287 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 4: Towards the end of the game they fouled a three 288 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 4: point shot up by twelve. Thank goodness, he made two 289 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 4: of three. 290 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 6: But always a. 291 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 4: Slat is what they say when you're playing those points. 292 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,679 Speaker 2: So I was tracking the game last night. I saw 293 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 2: at one point they were up seventeen, they were up nineteen, 294 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:31,680 Speaker 2: and even when Eastern Michigan got it closer, you never 295 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 2: felt like the game was in doubt. I wasn't aware 296 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 2: until this morning how the game itself actually ended. But yeah, 297 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:41,920 Speaker 2: you know it's ah, that's the life of a gambler, Scott, 298 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:45,159 Speaker 2: as you well know. And I think there was a 299 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 2: I think there was a missed Miami free throw in there. 300 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 2: There were a couple of miss Miami free throws right, 301 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 2: which has been an issue, which has been an issue. 302 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 2: I think it was an issue in the second Buffalo 303 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 2: game where they're trying to put them away like and 304 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 2: like if the back door opens up. In college basketball, 305 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 2: the winning team missing some one and ones or missing 306 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,919 Speaker 2: some double bonus tries is often a factor. 307 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 4: I'm always texting with a friend of mine, could somebody 308 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 4: please close that back door for me? 309 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:18,680 Speaker 2: Yeah? Yeah, no, and and correct me if I'm wrong. 310 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 2: And it's not like I can't pull it up. So 311 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 2: Eastern Michigan they shoot three free throws, and again I 312 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:27,919 Speaker 2: saw it at eight and a half. I think it 313 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 2: closed at eight and a half. They had a guy 314 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 2: miss a free throw, and that would have that was 315 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 2: the first of the three. Correct. 316 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, he missed the first of this and then hit 317 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 4: the other two. 318 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:43,639 Speaker 2: Lucky, lucky. 319 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 4: That's that's right, Lucky. Correct. 320 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 2: Congratulations, all right. 321 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:53,719 Speaker 4: I thought i'd just start the conversation with that that 322 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 4: with that game in the sweat. 323 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:58,679 Speaker 2: I understand. I've been there many, many, many many times, Scott, 324 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,239 Speaker 2: Thank you, thank you, as I don't think anybody ever 325 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 2: felt like the outcome itself was was ever really in doubt. 326 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 2: Miami is up to twenty first in the latest AP 327 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 2: Top twenty five poll. The RedHawks play the second game 328 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:16,160 Speaker 2: of their Michigan swing on Friday at Western Michigan, then 329 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 2: home for Toledo and at Ohio University. And I've talked 330 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 2: to a fair amount of OU grads who have said 331 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 2: they're going up for that game. If Miami goes to 332 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 2: Athens undefeated, we will see they throttled them the game here, 333 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 2: So we will see three more to go's cap off 334 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:35,959 Speaker 2: a perfect regular season. Five win, three, seven, four, nine, 335 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 2: fifteen thirty is our number of sports headlines are next 336 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 2: on ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station. 337 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 4: Cincinnati's ESPN fifteen thirty. 338 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 2: Traffic from the. 339 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 5: UC Health Traffic Center at uce Health. They never missed 340 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 5: the beat. Your heart shouldn't either. If you have signs 341 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 5: of cardiac rhythm disorder, don't wait to be seen. 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Rads are playing the 354 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 2: White Sox South Stuart went deep his first dinger of spring. 355 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 2: It's one nothing Cincinnati, bottom of the second inning against 356 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 2: the Chicago White Sox Nicolodolo is in his second inning 357 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 2: of work. South Stewart went Yard Is the Terror? Is 358 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 2: a Reds game on television? No, I've never understood less 359 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 2: how to watch Red's games. I gotta be honest with you. 360 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 2: I have no idea if my carrier is gonna be 361 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 2: able to carry the games, if I have to buy 362 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 2: a subscription, if I'm finally cutting the cord. I don't 363 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,880 Speaker 2: know how to watch games in here. I could tell 364 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 2: you this though. I turned the television on and Channel 365 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 2: nine was on, and on Channel nine right now is 366 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 2: the Kelly Clarkson Show. I do not watch the Kelly 367 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 2: Clarkson Show with any regularity, but Channel nine was on, 368 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 2: and I turned the TV on when I got in 369 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 2: here to figure out how to watch the Reds game 370 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,439 Speaker 2: if it was on today, I guess it's not on, 371 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 2: so I guess it defaulted back to Channel nine. And 372 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 2: the woman that's on the Kelly Clarkson Show right now 373 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 2: on Channel nine, I believe I went to a seventh 374 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:51,439 Speaker 2: grade dance with not Kelly Clarkson. The woman she's talking 375 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 2: to right now. I'm almost certain during the next break 376 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 2: I'm gonna find her on Facebook and confirm That's why 377 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 2: I sound distracted. She's wearing a green dress, She's got big, 378 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 2: thick glasses. Her name is Danielle, and I am almost 379 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 2: at the bottom of the screen. As I'm watching it, it 380 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 2: flashed up her name. I believe. I believe I went 381 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:14,439 Speaker 2: to a dance with her in the seventh grade. What 382 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 2: else do we have that is wholly uninteresting? College basketball Tonight, 383 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 2: Xavier is playing Providence in a game that was scheduled 384 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:23,199 Speaker 2: for last night, but they had a blizzard on the 385 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 2: East Coast and so instead the game is going to 386 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 2: be a tonight at seven thirty on fifty five krc 387 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 2: NKU is on the road against Cleveland State. The Norris 388 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 2: won the first matchup against the Vikings. That game is 389 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 2: going to be heard tonight on Fox Sports thirteen sixty. 390 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:42,440 Speaker 2: Tip off at seven pm. Tonight on ESPN fifteen thirty, 391 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:45,120 Speaker 2: we have the Mark Pope Radio Show as the head 392 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:47,919 Speaker 2: coach of the Wildcats talks about last night's Kentucky victory 393 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:51,679 Speaker 2: over South Carolina. Soccer Tonight, it's another game in the 394 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:55,120 Speaker 2: Konka CAF Champions Cup for FC Cincinnati as they take 395 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:59,360 Speaker 2: on O and MFC at seven pm. You can hear 396 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 2: that game after the Mark Pope Radio show on ESPN 397 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 2: fifteen thirty and Hockey this evening the Cincinnati Cyclones skate 398 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 2: against Toledo. It's two dollars Beer night Downtown. Puck drops 399 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 2: at seven thirty. Legitimately one of the weirdest things that 400 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 2: I like looking over at the screen and I went, 401 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 2: I think I recognize her. It's been many, many, many, many, 402 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 2: many many many years and then boom, So I got 403 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 2: to figure that out. Also, you're welcome the Channel nine 404 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 2: for me promoting the fact that you carry the the 405 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 2: Kelly Clarkson Show. Paul Danner Junior from the Scouting Combine 406 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 2: in just about thirty minutes, Lindsey Rhodes from Summer Sports, 407 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 2: spent years on the NFL network, is going to join 408 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:46,680 Speaker 2: us from India as well. Coming up in five twenty. 409 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 2: We'll hear Al Golden and Dan Pitcher today. They spoke. 410 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 2: We are speaking today with Zach and Duke talking yesterday. 411 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,719 Speaker 2: It sounds like we're being mean to the Bengals when 412 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 2: we say that a complex trade involving Trey Hendrickson is 413 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 2: probably beyond their capabilities. But it probably is. Like last 414 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 2: year they couldn't do the simple The simple was get 415 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:15,880 Speaker 2: some guys to play defense. They didn't do it. Their 416 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 2: defense in twenty twenty four was atrocious. They spent the 417 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 2: offseason not even really getting anybody. That's an oversimplification, but 418 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:26,120 Speaker 2: it's kind of true. And they let the t Higgins 419 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:29,680 Speaker 2: and Jamar Chase things just drag longer than they needed to, 420 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 2: and the Trey Hendrickson thing, yet not having a resolution, 421 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 2: they haven't been able to accomplish the simple and suddenly, 422 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 2: and it would be cool if they could do this. Suddenly, 423 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 2: we're asking them to get a tag in trade deal 424 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 2: done involving Trey Hendrickson and like figure out a way 425 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:53,920 Speaker 2: to work through all the different issues that they would 426 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 2: have to work through in order to get that done. 427 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 2: It just that doesn't even totally account for the bad 428 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 2: feelings that are there between trades people and the Bengals. 429 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 2: Just it sounds great, talked about it a bunch last week. 430 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 2: Sounds great. Tag him and trade him and get something 431 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 2: for him. Tag him and trade him and get something 432 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 2: that can help you win this year for him. Tag 433 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 2: him and trade him and let all those Trey Hendrickson 434 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:24,639 Speaker 2: suitors come to you. Sounds amazingly simple, But when you 435 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,639 Speaker 2: dive into all the complexities, you understand that it's not 436 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 2: Do you trust the Bengals to do things that aren't 437 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 2: easy right now? I don't know how you do. You're 438 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 2: giving them a benefit of the doubt that most of 439 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 2: us are not willing to give them. If they could 440 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,959 Speaker 2: pull it off, it'd be awesome. Do we really expect 441 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:47,239 Speaker 2: him to? Probably not? Twenty away from four o'clock, all right, 442 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 2: Xavier's on the road tonight against Providence. There's conjecture about 443 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 2: Richard Patino coaching Providence next year, and NKU plays on 444 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 2: the road to night against Cleveland State. Rick Boring says 445 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 2: he's in a dark hotel room in Cleveland. I don't 446 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,120 Speaker 2: know why he has to be in a dark hotel room. 447 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 2: We'll find out. And talking about both those teams when 448 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:07,400 Speaker 2: we come back on ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station 449 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 2: Cincinnati's ESPN fifteen thirty. 450 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 5: Traffic from the UC Health Traffic Center at UCE Health. 451 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 5: They never miss a beat. Your heart shouldn't either. If 452 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 5: you have signs of cardiac rhythm disorder. 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Busy 462 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 2: night of college basketball tonight. Xavier's playing a game that 463 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 2: was supposed to be played last night against Providence, and 464 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 2: NKU is getting set to take on Cleveland State. You 465 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:06,120 Speaker 2: can hear Norse Hoops on Fox Sports thirteen sixteen tonight 466 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:09,880 Speaker 2: at seven o'clock with Jim Kelch and Rick Brewing. Rick 467 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 2: covers Xavior for Musketeer Report dot Com and he calls 468 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 2: NKU games, so he's gonna be a very busy man tonight. 469 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:18,600 Speaker 2: He tells us he's sitting in a dark hotel room 470 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,879 Speaker 2: in Cleveland. Why Why are the Norse staying in a 471 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 2: hotel that has no lights in the rooms? 472 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:26,679 Speaker 6: So that's what's wrong with you? Why do you have 473 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:27,160 Speaker 6: to be like. 474 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 1: This a lot of man, Yeah, I mean it's it 475 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 1: was that was a conversation about whether or not we 476 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:38,360 Speaker 1: were going to stream this this conversation over the internet 477 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:40,920 Speaker 1: in like a zoom format. So I was like, I 478 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,159 Speaker 1: don't know, you know, if there's the proper lighting in 479 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 1: this hotel. 480 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 6: Room for that? 481 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 2: Gotcha? 482 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: Okay, there are there are lots, there are working lights 483 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:48,720 Speaker 1: in the Cleveland Marriott. 484 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 2: Sure it's it's Cleveland. 485 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 4: Hell. 486 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 2: I don't know, man, far be it from me. I 487 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 2: just it was brought up to me that you're sitting 488 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,120 Speaker 2: in a dark hotel room. Either the lights are off 489 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,160 Speaker 2: and that's weird, or there are no lights and that's 490 00:27:59,160 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 2: weird too. 491 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:02,919 Speaker 6: It's a gray and dark city. I will give you 492 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:03,479 Speaker 6: that all right. 493 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:05,920 Speaker 2: By the way, you're not the first guest to answer 494 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 2: my first question by asking what's wrong with me? Either, 495 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 2: So just f y, I should Xavier beat Providence tonight? 496 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:16,640 Speaker 6: I don't know about should. 497 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:19,119 Speaker 1: In fact, the predictive metrics would tell you Providence is 498 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:21,360 Speaker 1: the favorite to win that game. But I would say 499 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 1: is the first time around it looked like a pretty 500 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:26,159 Speaker 1: good matchup for Xavier. You know, they were able to 501 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: it's the two fastest playing teams in the conference, so 502 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:30,840 Speaker 1: it allowed Zavier to get out in transition and play 503 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 1: fast the way they like to play on the offensive end, 504 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 1: and they were hitting the threes, which Providence gives up. 505 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: But they were also able to get the ball inside 506 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 1: more often than they typically do and score in the paint, 507 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 1: and that's an issue Providence has too. They're just not 508 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 1: a very good defensive team and they continue to struggle 509 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: in that way since the first meeting between these two teams. 510 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 1: So it seems like it's a good matchup for Xavier. 511 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 1: But the first game against Butler looked like a really 512 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 1: good matchup for Xavier at the Cinta Center, and then 513 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 1: I thinkle Fieldhouse it didn't go their wayfl way behind 514 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 1: and had to call it the way. 515 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 6: Back and didn't win. So we'll see how it goes. 516 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:06,960 Speaker 1: They don't have a large margin for air in any 517 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: game in Big East play, but I do think it 518 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: sets up well for them to be competitive. 519 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:11,440 Speaker 4: For sure. 520 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 2: Is Richard Patino going to coach Providence next year? 521 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 6: And I don't think so. No. 522 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:22,400 Speaker 1: Now, I do think it's easy for people to just 523 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 1: push this off and yell at Jeff Goodman because no 524 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 1: one likes Jeff Goodman anymore. And all of that, I 525 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 1: do believe he's hearing something. Some of it may be 526 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: based on outdated info, But at the end of the day, 527 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: I think what ultimately stands out to me about the 528 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,959 Speaker 1: situation is Xavier pretty much controls it. Richard Patino has 529 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: a pretty big buyout after only being here for one season, 530 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: and I mean, I don't think Providence is going to 531 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 1: afford to pay a full buyout for him, also pay 532 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: Kim English's buyout to go away and pay your new 533 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 1: coach's salary and Richard Patino and. 534 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 6: Give him an il money. I mean, that's just a 535 00:29:57,760 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 6: crazy way to go up about business. 536 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 1: And and by the way, you know, like Xavier, Well, 537 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: I think Xavier is excited about Richard Patino, and I 538 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: think we've talked about on the show how he's done 539 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: a good job. Xavier is going to finish under five 540 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 1: hundred this year, and they play in the same conference 541 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 1: as Providence. So I don't know that that's the easiest 542 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:14,200 Speaker 1: sell in the world to say, like, hey, we've got 543 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: to spend like thirty million dollars to turn this thing 544 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:20,200 Speaker 1: around this year with a guy who just went under. 545 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 6: Five hundred in the conference. 546 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: I just I think it was always a non starter 547 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 1: because of his biout. 548 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 2: And Xavier understanding Richard Patino's ties to Providence. Is Providence 549 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:29,959 Speaker 2: a step up from Xavier. 550 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 1: I don't know that it's a step up, but I 551 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 1: will say, like this past season, they spent more money 552 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:41,600 Speaker 1: in NIL and it is his alma mater, so I 553 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:44,280 Speaker 1: think he would be willing to listen to them potentially 554 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: if the circumstances were different, or if Xavier wasn't upping 555 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 1: their NIL significantly going forward, which everything I've heard they 556 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 1: they intend to do. They intend to take a significant 557 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: jump that'll be almost double what they spent last year 558 00:30:57,840 --> 00:31:02,120 Speaker 1: in this year's upcoming transfer portal, So those are you know, 559 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 1: if those circumstances were different, maybe he would be more 560 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 1: interested in looking for his first way out of town. 561 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 1: But based on what I've heard to this point, I 562 00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: think both parties, Richard Prishino and Xavier are excited about 563 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 1: what's ahead this coming spring and going into next year, 564 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 1: and they're excited about their future together. I just can't 565 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 1: imagine under any circumstances they're looking to move on after 566 00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:22,200 Speaker 1: one year. 567 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 2: Yeah. No, it was. It was eyebrow raising and interesting 568 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 2: to talk about for sure. Rick Boring Musketeer Report dot 569 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 2: Com has the call tonight NKU against against Cleveland State. 570 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 2: The Norse are nine and nine and in conference play, 571 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 2: and I think everybody was feeling really good after the 572 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:42,200 Speaker 2: three consecutive wins, the victory over Purdue for Wayne, and 573 00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 2: then things could not have gone worse offensively for the 574 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:46,479 Speaker 2: Norse against Youngstown State. What happened? 575 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, unfortunately for this group MO we've we've 576 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 1: talked about the inconsistency sometimes and their best players don't 577 00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:00,240 Speaker 1: always seem to show up and play the same way 578 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 1: as they're capable of playing. I mean, they have these 579 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:05,440 Speaker 1: these nights where they scored twenty five to thirty points and. 580 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:08,560 Speaker 6: Then these other nights where you know, they're inconsistent. 581 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:10,360 Speaker 1: And maybe that's why they ended up in the Horizon 582 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:13,600 Speaker 1: League instead of the Big East or a higher level potentially. 583 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 1: But that's what really got to them in the Youngstown 584 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:19,440 Speaker 1: State game. They just started that game and couldn't score 585 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 1: at all, even when they got good looks. They missed layoups, 586 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: they missed wide open threes. They ended the first half 587 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:27,600 Speaker 1: with just fifteen points. I mean, when when you hold 588 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 1: the opposing team to thirty five points in the first 589 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:33,520 Speaker 1: half and you're down by twenty, that's that's I mean, 590 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 1: that's just something went majorly wrong. And you know, they 591 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 1: fought their way back, they made it competitive, they had 592 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 1: multiple chances down the stretch to get back in and 593 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 1: tie that game, and and just couldn't get over the 594 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 1: hump late, which is understandable when you have a twenty 595 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:48,600 Speaker 1: point deficit at halftime. But yeah, I mean, now you're 596 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 1: looking at likely going on the road in the postseason 597 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:54,959 Speaker 1: for the first round, and it's really like you're playing 598 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 1: for who's going to be your matchup at this point, 599 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:01,400 Speaker 1: and I think, in my opinion, you'd rather not travel 600 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:02,240 Speaker 1: to Green Bay. 601 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:04,520 Speaker 6: Would that be what I'd be rooting against. 602 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:07,760 Speaker 1: But I'm not sure with this year, the way that 603 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 1: the Horizon League has played out and the way it's 604 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:13,920 Speaker 1: been so competitive and the standings have been so jumbled up, 605 00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 1: I'm not sure that there's a huge difference between most 606 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 1: of these teams in the middle of the league. 607 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:21,600 Speaker 2: The bracket for the Horizon League tournament looks like the 608 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 2: family tree of somebody who has a lot of illegitimate kids. 609 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:27,600 Speaker 2: When they came up with that format, what substances were 610 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:28,320 Speaker 2: being consumed. 611 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:33,960 Speaker 1: I've been told to not say as much about the 612 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 1: league office and the Horizon League Tournament and where it's held, 613 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,720 Speaker 1: so I'll just tell you I don't know how they 614 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 1: came up with that idea, but I do think it's 615 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:44,360 Speaker 1: going to be interesting to see what happens, like the 616 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 1: four to five if that's who ends up in that 617 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:49,240 Speaker 1: playing game on Sunday night for the right to play 618 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:51,480 Speaker 1: the one seed. The one seed will have been waiting 619 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:54,320 Speaker 1: since the previous Wednesday. Yeah, so it will be off 620 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:57,000 Speaker 1: for almost a week to play and that four or 621 00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:59,240 Speaker 1: five game. Like, again, I don't think there's a ton 622 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 1: of separation or anyone in the conference this year. So 623 00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 1: that four or five team coming off a Sunday night 624 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:08,239 Speaker 1: win going into the semi finals there, I think they've 625 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:10,000 Speaker 1: got a little bit of momentum and a little bit 626 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:11,279 Speaker 1: of an advantage on Monday night. 627 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:14,879 Speaker 2: I remember being in the fourth grade and we had 628 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:17,640 Speaker 2: a teacher who showed us what a tournament bracket was, 629 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:20,440 Speaker 2: and it occurred to me many many, many, many, many 630 00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 2: many many years later. This guy was like like running 631 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:26,360 Speaker 2: the schools, like NCAA, tournament office pool. This would have 632 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 2: been nineteen eighty seven. Key Smart beat Syracuse for Indiana 633 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:33,760 Speaker 2: wins Bob Night his last national championship. If the bracket 634 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:36,000 Speaker 2: for the Horizon League Tournament this year would have been 635 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,200 Speaker 2: what the teacher showed me, I think I would have 636 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:42,000 Speaker 2: lost total interest in all sports. 637 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 6: That's fair. 638 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 1: The funny thing is when you started that story, I 639 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:46,040 Speaker 1: thought you were going to say that your teacher had 640 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:47,279 Speaker 1: a bunch of illegitimate kids. 641 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 2: Uh, he may have, you know, for the lack of it, 642 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:52,279 Speaker 2: I don't know. We never got that deep, but it 643 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:56,239 Speaker 2: does it. I'm still not even sure I understand who 644 00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:58,719 Speaker 2: plays when, and we haven't even seen the teams yet, 645 00:34:58,719 --> 00:35:01,320 Speaker 2: but I'm sure you'll off for a measure of clarity 646 00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:04,280 Speaker 2: when we talk next week. Thank you as always. 647 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 6: Yeah, tune into the pregame show. Me and Jim Kelt 648 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:08,640 Speaker 6: will try to break it all down for you. 649 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:10,560 Speaker 2: What you should do is add like a segment to 650 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:14,120 Speaker 2: your postgame show and like just add a segment where 651 00:35:14,120 --> 00:35:16,920 Speaker 2: you kind of see the teams based on where they 652 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:19,279 Speaker 2: are in the standings at that moment, and then sort 653 00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:22,520 Speaker 2: of unfold some of the scenarios in your postgame show. 654 00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:24,480 Speaker 2: Just maybe run that past gym for me. 655 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:27,640 Speaker 6: Okay, we're going to get home at about three am 656 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:28,120 Speaker 6: as it is. 657 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:30,399 Speaker 1: I don't think we need to extend the postgame show 658 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:31,880 Speaker 1: any longer than we already have it. 659 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:36,560 Speaker 2: Thank you all right, Well just an idea. Just throw 660 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 2: it at gym and see what he says. Thank you 661 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:39,960 Speaker 2: as always. 662 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:41,040 Speaker 6: All right, thanks mom. 663 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:44,800 Speaker 2: That's uh. Seriously, go to Horizon League dot org and 664 00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:48,919 Speaker 2: look at it's the Barbersol free plug for the shaving cream. 665 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 2: The Barbasol Horizon League Tournament. The ten and eleven seed 666 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:57,000 Speaker 2: play against each other in the playing game, and then 667 00:35:57,080 --> 00:35:59,759 Speaker 2: they advanced to the first round, where they would play 668 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:02,600 Speaker 2: the the one seed. Then there's all the one, two, three, four. 669 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:06,840 Speaker 2: There's five games on campus sites. The second round only 670 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,960 Speaker 2: includes one game. It's the second worst first round winner 671 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:13,239 Speaker 2: against the worst first round winner those two teams. The 672 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:15,799 Speaker 2: winner of that game advances to play the best first 673 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:18,800 Speaker 2: round winner. The other semi final would be the second 674 00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:21,399 Speaker 2: best first round winner and the third best first round 675 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:26,520 Speaker 2: It's confusing, Like I get, we have like odd number 676 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:28,600 Speaker 2: of teams in the league. This shouldn't be that hard 677 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:32,719 Speaker 2: to figure out. Horizon League making things more complex than 678 00:36:32,719 --> 00:36:34,480 Speaker 2: they need to It's like if you put the Cincinnati 679 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:37,920 Speaker 2: Bengals in charge of a conference tournament, this is what 680 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:43,120 Speaker 2: it would look like. Five point three seven, four nine, 681 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:45,279 Speaker 2: fifteen thirty. By the way I've gone on Facebook, it 682 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:49,799 Speaker 2: is confirmed. That's that's my It's my girl from the 683 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:52,319 Speaker 2: seventh grade was just on the Kelly Clarkson Show. I 684 00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:54,800 Speaker 2: just went to her Facebook to tell her the story, 685 00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:57,080 Speaker 2: and then I'm like, you know, does she care? Woman 686 00:36:57,120 --> 00:36:59,200 Speaker 2: hasn't talked to me in like thirty five years. She 687 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:01,759 Speaker 2: needs to be bothered. I met probably like most people, 688 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:05,879 Speaker 2: probably not. You know who's at the Combine is Paul 689 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 2: Danner Junior, covering the Bengals for the Athletic and obviously 690 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:12,719 Speaker 2: the Growler podcast. He is going to join us at 691 00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:15,520 Speaker 2: four oh five. I was off yesterday and I was 692 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:18,840 Speaker 2: hanging out in Lubbock and I'm consuming all of the 693 00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:23,360 Speaker 2: Combine content and it made me smile to see that 694 00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:26,480 Speaker 2: Jay Morrison was back on the beat covering the Bengals 695 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:29,400 Speaker 2: for Bengals Talk dot Com. Jay obviously lost his wife 696 00:37:29,880 --> 00:37:32,239 Speaker 2: toward the very end of the football season, and as 697 00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:36,640 Speaker 2: you might understand, took some time to himself, and understandably 698 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:38,799 Speaker 2: so was great to see Jay back on the beat, 699 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:41,799 Speaker 2: and I know his peers in the Bengals beat would 700 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:44,600 Speaker 2: concur it's coming up on four o'clock. This is ESPN 701 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:48,160 Speaker 2: fifteen thirty. The flag football is exc