1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,359 Speaker 1: This is Tony Pike Cincy three sixty about Cincinnati from Cincinnati, 2 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: sponsored in hard by Penn Station East Coast Subs. Hand 3 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: prepped it. I'm grilled subs, fresh cut fries in lemonade. 4 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: It's all about doing taste. Penn Station East Coast Subs 5 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: order on mine today. This is ESPN fifteen thirty, Cincinnati 6 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: Sports Station. 7 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 2: It is our number three since e three sixty thanks 8 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 2: to Penn Station. Let's dive right into it. Thursday our three. 9 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 2: We kick things off talking all things Bearcats with our 10 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 2: guy from Bearcat Journal dot com, Keegan Nickoson, joining us 11 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 2: right now. Hi Keegan, Hi Tony, how are you? Kegan? 12 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 2: I know we're going to talk about the Bearcats, but 13 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 2: I know, as devoted as you are to the Bearcats, 14 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 2: you're also a fan of the Indiana Hoosiers. And I 15 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 2: just wanted, if you wanted a second, to give you 16 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 2: a chance to take a small lap here on Austin 17 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: Elmore with what the Hoosiers did to the Buckeyes. 18 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, it's it's. 19 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,559 Speaker 4: Pretty usually Indiana's little brother, but I'm very. 20 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 3: Glad to say that it's now Ohio State. 21 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 4: It's I never expected to see with my own eyes. 22 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 4: Indiana just you know, out coughing and playing a more 23 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 4: physical brain of football than I'll have to stay. 24 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 3: And you know, Austin, there was a third and five 25 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 3: late in that game and Kurt signetd just said, you 26 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 3: know what, let's just throw it up to uh To. 27 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 3: I think it was Charlie Becker for a first down. 28 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 5: And win the game Charlieville, Tennessee, as Gus Johnson reminders, So. 29 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know you put them one on one in 30 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:41,759 Speaker 4: Indiana's gonna win now. 31 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 3: And that's what's the way called football is. Wow. 32 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 5: I've been so supportive of Keegan despite the shots taken 33 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 5: by Tony Pike. I didn't expect this, but I have 34 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 5: no choice but to sit here and take it. 35 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 3: Wow. 36 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 2: Uh Keigan. While the Hoosiers get ready for the college 37 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 2: football playoff, Bearcats are getting ready well for the Liberty Bowl. 38 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 2: They'll take on the Navy Midshipman. This is different, right 39 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 2: The bowl season is much different unless you are playing 40 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 2: in those bigger bowls. The question is not as much 41 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 2: about the game, but who's going to be available to 42 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 2: play in the game. Where do things stand right now? 43 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 2: For just an availability standpoint on the Bearcats and the 44 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 2: Liberty Bowl. 45 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't have a lot of firm answers on 46 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 3: who will and will not play. 47 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 4: I can only basically go off who's announced that they're 48 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 4: going to go in the portal. Christian Harrison's the biggest name. 49 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 4: I don't expect him to play in the portal he 50 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 4: announced it, or I don't expect him to play in 51 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 4: the bowl game. He announced that he was entering the 52 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 4: portal last night, which, obviously the big thing isn't the 53 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 4: bowl game. The big thing is he was projecting to 54 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 4: be one of your best defensive players next season, and 55 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 4: now that's a big hole that you have to fill. 56 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 3: He took the second most naps on. 57 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 4: Defense last year, behind only Matthew McDoom, and a lot 58 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 4: of that back end in the safeties was a lot 59 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:01,119 Speaker 4: of older. 60 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:02,919 Speaker 3: Guys who have exhausted their eligibility. 61 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 4: So now you're looking at Antwan Pique and Jakwan Sanks 62 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 4: basically playing the same position. They're going to be your 63 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 4: most seasoned and experience with talented guys, so they're gonna 64 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 4: have a lot of holes to fill. 65 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 3: But you know, I'm not sure about Tayden Barnes or 66 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 3: Kay Stokes, cal Woodburn, Tokari Anderson, guys like that. 67 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 4: Ethan Green. I think Ethan Green announced that he was playing, 68 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 4: So I think in the next couple of weeks, I 69 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 4: know we're gonna have media on Monday, we'll get some 70 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 4: more clarity on who's going to play in that Bowl 71 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 4: game and who who isn't. 72 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 2: Would you imagine or speculate to see if if Brendan 73 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 2: Saresby plays, I I don't. 74 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 3: Know, Like, like it's a it's an interesting thing. 75 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 4: Does he play in the bowl game, But that still 76 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 4: doesn't mean that he's coming back, at least to me. 77 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 4: If he plays in the ball game, I think that 78 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 4: could be more likely that he's gonna end up going 79 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 4: to the draft possibly. 80 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 3: So I don't know. I think I would be surprised 81 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 3: if you. 82 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 4: Played, just because of the optics of it. You don't 83 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 4: want to go out and give yourself a chance to 84 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 4: get hurt, especially if you're going to go to the portal. 85 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 4: But my thing on him is I would be very, 86 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 4: very surprised. But again, like I just mentioned, I would 87 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 4: expect to have an answer on that within a week. 88 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 2: For the game itself, I know we can get into 89 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 2: the game as it gets closer. How important coaches talk 90 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 2: about Bowld practices all the time. How important are those opportunities, 91 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 2: those extra opportunities in today's college football landscape to get 92 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 2: guys more practice. 93 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 4: I mean, I think you can speak to it way 94 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 4: better than I can, But I think it's big for 95 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 4: the young guys at the very least just to get 96 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 4: those important reps, especially if guys are leaving the program 97 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 4: and basically leaving starter holes. You're going to get that 98 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 4: experience and be able to have those practices. So I 99 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 4: think for the younger guys it's huge, and I think 100 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 4: there is a certain level of momentum and pride that 101 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,359 Speaker 4: you can take and being able to play in a 102 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 4: bowl game because a lot of teams they don't have 103 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 4: that opportunity. 104 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 3: So there's there's some pride. 105 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 4: There's some excitement about it. Definitely would rather be in 106 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 4: better a better scenario, a better situation. Maybe not, no 107 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,039 Speaker 4: disrespect to the Liberty Bowl. You know, Zach Klaris and 108 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 4: George wyn had. 109 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 3: A great game out there. 110 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 4: And Memphis, but you'd think the Pop Tarts Bowl. 111 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 3: Maybe I know you hated the Rate Bowl. You know, 112 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 3: Phoenix would be pretty cool. But you know, I think there's. 113 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 4: A good amount of excitement and pride about it, so 114 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 4: they should they should have as much fun with it 115 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 4: playing a sport that's basically meant for children as they 116 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 4: possibly could. 117 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 2: Lastly, on the Bowl game before we switch to basketball. 118 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 2: We don't have to dive into the ins and outs 119 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 2: of matchups to this point, but you do look at 120 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 2: the three three five, which has been susceptible against the run. 121 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 2: Dante Corleon not in the middle of that defense. How 122 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,479 Speaker 2: difficult of just a match up on paper? Does this 123 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 2: become based on what Navy does really really well? 124 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's a matchup from hell, if I'm 125 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 4: being completely honest. You can look in at the team 126 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 4: that I think might lead the nation in yards per 127 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 4: game with about two hundred and eighty two, and you know, 128 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 4: you see has been very successful for the run against 129 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 4: basically average or just above average running teams. So I 130 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 4: know Court Braswell coached an army, so he's very very 131 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 4: familiar with how to defend the triple option. And coach 132 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 4: Sadderfield said, and the conference call, I think it was 133 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 4: that they're going. 134 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 3: To lean on him very heavy. 135 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:34,679 Speaker 4: But I especially with you know, Dante Curleon is probably 136 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 4: not going to play. 137 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 3: Jake gold is probably not going to play. And that's 138 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 3: not off any inside information. 139 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 4: That's just looking at the situation and saying it doesn't 140 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 4: make sense for them too. 141 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 3: I think it's going to be a really, really tough matchup. 142 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,359 Speaker 4: And you know, Scott Sadafield has talked a lot about 143 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 4: time of possession and Navy's probably going to dominate that 144 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 4: and they're going to have to basically. 145 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 3: Be perfect on offense in order to kind of keep 146 00:06:58,240 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 3: up with it. 147 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,799 Speaker 2: Switched to basketball. Last time we talked, we talked ahead 148 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 2: of the Skyline Chile Crosstown shootout Keegan, and now we're 149 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 2: talking after another UC loss on the road at the 150 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 2: Centas Center. I don't think the more talented basketball team 151 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 2: won the game. I think talent one through fifteen. UC 152 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 2: has more of it, yet they're on the wrong side 153 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 2: of the stat sheet again. What was your biggest initial 154 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 2: takeaway from the loss against Savior. 155 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 3: Biggest takeaway, I don't know. 156 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 4: I think just the inability to stop Trey Carroll would 157 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 4: probably be the biggest thing. I don't think he's an 158 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 4: exceptionally talented player. 159 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 3: I think he. 160 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 4: Played a very physical and very hard brand of basketball, 161 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 4: and at the end of the day, I think he 162 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,239 Speaker 4: wanted it more. He said that in this press conference 163 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 4: after the game. He said it came down to the 164 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 4: tougher team was going to win, and he thinks that 165 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 4: Zaber did. 166 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 3: That, and on the floor it looks like they did. 167 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 3: And then I think. 168 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 4: The Shana Bayev thing is interesting. I would like to 169 00:07:57,920 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 4: see him be more consistent. It looks like he's had 170 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 4: to create for himself a lot, and you know it's 171 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 4: at the moment not working out that he's not playing 172 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 4: very well, but it's just kind of sporadic scoring throughout 173 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 4: the game. 174 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 3: Boba Miller is a big thing for me see if 175 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 3: he can get going more consistently. 176 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 4: And obviously he's coming off an injury, so you're not 177 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,679 Speaker 4: expecting him to be full go after missing two games. 178 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 3: And like Wes Miller just said in his press conference. 179 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 4: He pulled down seventeen rebounds against Xavier, so he's playing 180 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 4: extremely hard. 181 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 3: I just think it was you didn't put two. 182 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 4: Halves together and you let Zader kind of take advantage, 183 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 4: and anytime that you could get some momentum or go 184 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 4: on a run, you just couldn't make the necessary plays 185 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 4: to extend that lead. 186 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 3: So when you see them take the lead with I 187 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 3: think it was just over two minutes left on that 188 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 3: Jalen celesting three, it's. 189 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,319 Speaker 4: Like, holy crap, you know they can win this game. 190 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 4: They were down I think thirteen pretty early in the 191 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 4: second half, and then they come back and take the lead. 192 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,839 Speaker 4: But you just had that feeling of I don't know 193 00:08:57,880 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 4: if they're going to be able to make the plays 194 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 4: to win this game, because they haven't really shown it 195 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:05,559 Speaker 4: in any of their games outside of Dayton maybe the first. 196 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 3: Half against Louisville. 197 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 4: So you know, at the end of the day, you 198 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 4: just have to make those changes, make the alterations, and 199 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 4: just try to make the philosophy changes in order to 200 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 4: do that. 201 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,319 Speaker 3: But I think it comes down to a confidence piece. 202 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 4: This team needs to string together some big wins, and they. 203 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 3: Have those opportunities coming up against Georgia and Clemson. 204 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 2: I mean, the question itself, anytime a guy's going to 205 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 2: go off for thirty points, why not double him? Why 206 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 2: not try to take the ball out of his hands? 207 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,200 Speaker 2: Is kind of what I've sat on for much of 208 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 2: the week since that game has happened. 209 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, absolutely, And I can't really tell you that and 210 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 4: Chad was actually talking about it a little bit ago. 211 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,439 Speaker 4: It looked like the same thing, Yaxel Lundeenberg. I think 212 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 4: I'm pronouncing that last thing right. It looked like the 213 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 4: same thing he. 214 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 3: Did in the second half of that exhibition game, and. 215 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 4: They kind of defended it the same exact way, and 216 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 4: there wasn't much of a double. They were fouling him 217 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 4: a lot, and they were just giving him good looks. 218 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 3: So they've seen. 219 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 4: It before, and you think that there would be that 220 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 4: kind of recall of just being able to adjust and 221 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 4: make that change and put the ball in somebody else's hand. 222 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 4: But that wasn't here. And you've seen it with Quincy 223 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 4: Olivererry in the shootout two years ago, and I think 224 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 4: he scored like a two hundred points or something. That's 225 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:23,959 Speaker 4: what it felt like. And I'm not sure, and I 226 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 4: think that those are the necessary changes that they have 227 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 4: to make and just kind of I don't want to 228 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 4: say easy adjustments. I'm not a college basketball coach. There's 229 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 4: obviously a ton of moving parts. But when a guy 230 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 4: is scoring as much as he did, I think it 231 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:39,559 Speaker 4: was like twelve points in the first five minutes of 232 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 4: the second half, something like that. I think he scored 233 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 4: the first eight. Kind of just throwing everything at him 234 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 4: and forcing someone else to's score might be a good. 235 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 2: Plan going forward. You now get the extended break after 236 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 2: the shootout, but you mentioned it is a tough matchup 237 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 2: against a very good Georgia team. Georgia has one loss 238 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 2: in the season ninety seven ninety four to Clemson. How 239 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 2: do you how do you take another brutal loss and 240 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 2: your third loss already of the non conference and look 241 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 2: ahead as you mentioned Georgia and Clemson before you even 242 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:16,959 Speaker 2: get to talk about Big twelve play. How how massive 243 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 2: does Saturday become now for not only this team but 244 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 2: Wes Miller. 245 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's huge. And like I mentioned, you 246 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 3: have to find confidence in some. 247 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 4: Way, and Wes is reiterating again today that they're in 248 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 4: the process of becoming a great team, and he still 249 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 4: thinks thinks that they are. I just need to see 250 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 4: more consistency from guys like the Mustafa Cham, Guys like 251 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 4: Shanabaye of Wes says that they can run the offense 252 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 4: through Mustafa Cham and kind of play inside out, and 253 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:50,559 Speaker 4: it just looks like the the touches that he's getting 254 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 4: in the paint are kind. 255 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:53,559 Speaker 3: Of just automatically going up and it doesn't. 256 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 4: Look like great quality shots. But and then he's not 257 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 4: passing it out very much. So I don't know where 258 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 4: that's coming from. But you know, they need a confidence build, 259 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 4: and this isn't a great time to need a confidence 260 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 4: voter because Georgia is a legitimately really really good team. 261 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 4: They lead the nation and scoring in ninety nine point 262 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 4: nine points per game, and it's not like they're slaps 263 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,839 Speaker 4: on defense. They're forty fifth in the country according to 264 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 4: Ken Pom. So it's going to be a really, really 265 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 4: tough one and obviously it's going to be in front 266 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 4: of a hormtown crowd because the game's in Atlanta, so 267 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 4: a lot of stuff stacking up against some of these 268 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:30,959 Speaker 4: next few games. As Clemson is playing in Greenville against UC, 269 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 4: so that's going to be a Clemson home, hometown home 270 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 4: crowd again. So yeah, it's it's not a good time 271 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 4: to need a confidence volter for. 272 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 2: UC regardless of the team, and rightfully so needing that 273 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 2: confidence builder. Let's just be honest. You get, how how 274 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 2: much does Wes Miller need this? 275 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:48,440 Speaker 3: A lot? 276 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 4: I don't see them starting with two wins that were 277 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 4: first four in Big twelve play just because you get 278 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 4: Houston and then I think you get a West Virginia 279 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 4: team on the road early. I think you have to 280 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 4: play another road game as well. I can't remember at 281 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,719 Speaker 4: the top of my head. So you you've got to 282 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 4: get one of these at the very least, and you've 283 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 4: got to just prove to your guys that you can 284 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 4: be a good team. And they they did that against 285 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 4: Dayton Dayton's and not world beaters by any means that 286 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 4: their a quality program. But if you go on and 287 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 4: lose the Georgia and Clemson and then you're looking at 288 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 4: a Big twelve gauntlet, which is you've struggled with in 289 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:31,080 Speaker 4: the past two seasons. I don't know where the wins 290 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 4: come from. I don't I don't know where the streets 291 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 4: come from. To kind of build that confidence, if I. 292 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,199 Speaker 2: Were to say, okay, tell me, tell me why, tell 293 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 2: me what you've seen from this team, that I can say, Okay, 294 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 2: they're going to get better. I want to I want 295 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 2: to believe what Wes Miller is saying. I want to 296 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 2: believe that that these losses are going to help them 297 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 2: in the future. But have you seen stuff in the 298 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 2: non conference at this point that leads you to believe 299 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 2: that they can find a way to compete in the 300 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 2: Big twelve or it's it again. It's one thing to 301 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:00,319 Speaker 2: want to believe it. You also have to see the 302 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 2: indications of that with the team. Have you seen things 303 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 2: that this team can build upon to be more successful? 304 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 4: Not really. I think if Boba Miller can return to 305 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 4: form with how he was playing before Louisville, which Wes 306 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 4: Miller said with some of the best basketballers ever played 307 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 4: in his life, I think there's some promise there, but 308 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 4: I also think that the issues are kind of deeper seated, 309 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 4: so I don't really see it. I think this is 310 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 4: a team that is not good at three point shooting, 311 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 4: that basically relies on three point shooting to score, and 312 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 4: that's just never a great plan. 313 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 3: So's it's a struggle right now. It's going to be 314 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 3: a struggle. 315 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 4: So I haven't really seen it that The rebounding is there. 316 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 3: Sometimes, but it's inconsistent. 317 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 4: Right and you just don't see and I don't want 318 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 4: to bring up Nick Cronin, but you don't see that 319 00:14:55,520 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 4: kind of play hard and you have no other choice attitude, And. 320 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 3: I think it's hurting them right now, so I don't 321 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 3: really see it. I don't see the consistency, and it 322 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 3: feels like you needs. 323 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 4: Shanna Byers mis stuff of Tom and Balba Miller all 324 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 4: to come along in order to kind of see that 325 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 4: build up, and it's going to be hard for that 326 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 4: to happen. 327 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 2: That is Keegan nickoson Bearcat journal dot com. How many 328 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 2: days do you plan on getting down to Memphis in 329 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 2: advance to take in the sites and the sounds of 330 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 2: the city. You're going to Graceland or are you playing 331 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 2: on spending a week down there? What does that look like? 332 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 4: I think I'm just in a camp outside of the 333 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 4: booming metropolis of Liberty Stadium and I'll take a ten 334 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 4: out there and get down there three days early, smart, 335 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 4: just to make sure I'm the first one in the 336 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 4: press box. 337 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 3: Smart. 338 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 2: Until then, Bearcats against the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday. 339 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 3: That is next. 340 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 2: That is Keegan nickoson Keegan, what's the easiest way to 341 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 2: follow along with your bearcat content on Bearcat Journal? 342 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 4: Follow me at kan nikis some pretty two on X 343 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 4: and then make sure you subscribe to barcut Journal. 344 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 3: Going to have a bunch of stuff up for Georgia 345 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 3: here soon, and then we'll have transfer portal coverage for 346 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 3: the football team coming over the next few weeks. 347 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 2: Is your brother also an Indiana fan? 348 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 3: No, absolutely not. He's a Bearcats fan. Smart, We die smart. 349 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 5: It's the wrong answer, Keegan, is it is? 350 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 4: He? Is he smart? 351 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 3: Yes? 352 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 2: Absolutely, through thick and thin, fight to the finish, never 353 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 2: give in. Kee got your back. Crazy after Keegan came 354 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 2: at the Buckeyes. This is a this is a crazy 355 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 2: way to start and stop here. Ken's got to stick together. 356 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 2: Oh boy, Yeah, that's what Chari Moore is saying right now. Uh, 357 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 2: thank you, thank you time. It's Keegan, Nickas and barcat 358 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 2: Journal dot com. What do you said? We read and 359 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 2: react here when we get back off. 360 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 5: I'm in favor of it. I already got the first 361 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 5: one dialed up. 362 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 2: ESPN fifteen thirty, Cincinnati Sports Day.