WEBVTT - Lance McAlister with Brooks Downing -- 11/14/25

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<v Speaker 1>And Louisville.

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<v Speaker 2>They've met on the basketball court the hardwood one hundred times. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>buckle up for number one oh one. One week from

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<v Speaker 2>tonight they square off of the Hoops Classic at Heritage

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<v Speaker 2>Banks Center. Six point thirty tip BDG Sports put it

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<v Speaker 2>all together, that's what they do premier matchups. Let's find

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<v Speaker 2>out more and welcome at our guy from bd BDG Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be Brooks, Downing Brooks. How are we doing

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<v Speaker 2>doing great, Lance, how are you doing? I'm fantastic, man,

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<v Speaker 2>oh man. I mean these teams they've matched up and

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<v Speaker 2>squared off over the years in the Missouri Valley and

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<v Speaker 2>the Metro and Conference USA and the Big East and

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<v Speaker 2>the American Man, how exciting it must have been to

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<v Speaker 2>get these two back together this.

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<v Speaker 3>Time, Like, like, why were we been having to do this? Right?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, that's play one hundred times? Why would they stop?

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<v Speaker 3>So this was really a no brainer and a tip

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<v Speaker 3>of the hats of the coaches. West has been up

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<v Speaker 3>for anything, and that's awesome if he rebuilds that aircat program,

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<v Speaker 3>and then Pat Kelsey, you know, hey, this is a

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<v Speaker 3>coming home party for him. So this was about the

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<v Speaker 3>easiest thing we had to convince him of ever.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, that's a great point because in this

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<v Speaker 2>day and age, you got it. You can have the idea,

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<v Speaker 2>but you got to have coaches who are interested in willing.

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<v Speaker 2>And I've heard Pat talk to me. Pat grew up

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<v Speaker 2>going to then Riverfront Coliseum. He knows that place like

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<v Speaker 2>the back of his hand.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh. Absolutely, I mean, you're right. It's so hard to

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<v Speaker 3>schedule these days, and there's so many different factors and

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<v Speaker 3>the conferences and the transitions and then the net rankings,

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<v Speaker 3>and you're looking at all this data and trying to

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<v Speaker 3>figure out. But at some point you go, hey, it's

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<v Speaker 3>Louisville and Cincinnati, you're an hour apart. You don't have

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<v Speaker 3>to charter a plane. You know, this is easy to do,

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<v Speaker 3>and you make it a two year deal and next

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<v Speaker 3>thing you know, it all falls into place. But it

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<v Speaker 3>is a hassle. Our group we schedule probably someone in

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<v Speaker 3>the neighborhood of seventy five to one hundred and twenty

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<v Speaker 3>five games a year, all in November December, and this

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<v Speaker 3>was one of the easier ones we had, and we're

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<v Speaker 3>able to get done this past year. Myself, Glynn Fisters,

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<v Speaker 3>some of our friends there in Cincinnati all pitching in

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<v Speaker 3>and jumping in because it's a natural rivalry that needs

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<v Speaker 3>to stay relevant and needs to stay current. And I'm

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<v Speaker 3>so excited about next Friday Night because not only are

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<v Speaker 3>they probably both going to be ranked now both undefeated,

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<v Speaker 3>Louisville's gonna be top ten, and then you've got just

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<v Speaker 3>that Friday night excitement that goes into the weekend right

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<v Speaker 3>before the holiday. This thing's gonna pack out. I can't

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<v Speaker 3>wait to see here at His Bank Center.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and here's what I really love. You know, there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot going on this time of year, holidays are

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<v Speaker 2>coming up, but you can't beat an attention grabbing matchup

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<v Speaker 2>in November that's gonna feel like a March match up.

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<v Speaker 3>That's exactly right, because a lot of times it's one

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<v Speaker 3>thing to go out. And I applaud Cincinnati for keeping

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<v Speaker 3>the Dayton Series going that we got those two teams

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<v Speaker 3>together a couple of years ago right there at HBC

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<v Speaker 3>if you remember, yep, and they kept it going. Obviously

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<v Speaker 3>they played just the other day. But it's to have

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<v Speaker 3>an environment that's a neutral site that's going to have

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<v Speaker 3>a pretty split crowd because Louisville's you know, their fan

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<v Speaker 3>base is rejuvenated now with Pat Kelsey, they're coming up.

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<v Speaker 3>Cincinnati is going to show up because you also have

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<v Speaker 3>two marquee players in this deal that everybody wants to watch.

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<v Speaker 3>This mckel brown junior that went for twenty nine against

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<v Speaker 3>Kentucky the other night in that big win, and then

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<v Speaker 3>obviously Sean Baiev for Cincinnati the other five star. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>these are two pros that you're going to be entertained

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<v Speaker 3>by two top ranked teams, coaches that you know, like,

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<v Speaker 3>what's not to like about this?

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<v Speaker 1>And Brooks? This is a two year series, correct?

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<v Speaker 3>Correct? It goes back to Louisville next year. The plan

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<v Speaker 3>is to play it at Freedom Hall, where the Cards

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<v Speaker 3>used to play before they open the Young Center. Be

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<v Speaker 3>the first time back in that historic building. And of

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<v Speaker 3>course Cincinnati fans know that well because in all those

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<v Speaker 3>one hundred games they played at a ton of them

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<v Speaker 3>there at Freedom Haul.

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<v Speaker 2>For those listening who want tickets, want to be there

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<v Speaker 2>one week from tonight for the hoops class and get

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<v Speaker 2>Heritage Bank Center six thirty tip. How do they go

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<v Speaker 2>about getting tickets?

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<v Speaker 3>Log on? Simple to do either Heritage Bankcenter dot com

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<v Speaker 3>or even easier Ticketmaster dot com and you can take

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<v Speaker 3>out your seats. We still have plenty of good seats.

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<v Speaker 3>What happens this time of year, Lance, is people a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit slow to transition to basketball, and then all

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<v Speaker 3>of a sudden you have a big game that pops

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<v Speaker 3>up and ticket sales late will come in hard and strong.

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<v Speaker 3>But there's a lot of really good seats left right now.

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<v Speaker 3>If you go on again, ticketmaster dot com games at

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<v Speaker 3>six thirty pm next Friday night, November twenty first, at

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<v Speaker 3>the Heritage Bank Center.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh I love the six thirty start time. You can

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<v Speaker 2>hang out downtown at the banks, you can go to

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<v Speaker 2>the game. After the game, you get the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>the evening and hang out at the Banks and have fun.

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<v Speaker 2>A full night of basketball and find you can't beat.

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<v Speaker 3>That checks every Lance Council box.

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<v Speaker 1>No doubt about it. Hey, Brooke City is great.

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<v Speaker 2>Here in your voice, congrats on all the success and

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<v Speaker 2>reeling in this big one to present to the city

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<v Speaker 2>on a week from tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>We're fired up about it. In great catching up with.

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<v Speaker 3>You, well, thanks for having me on. I'll hope see

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<v Speaker 3>you down.

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<v Speaker 2>There all right, take care, all right, there you go,

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<v Speaker 2>Brooks Downing b d G Sports one week from tonight

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<v Speaker 2>Hoops Classic Classic Heritage Bank Center, six thirty tip between

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<v Speaker 2>now and then, Let's see Louisville number twelve in the

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<v Speaker 2>country right now is home to Ohio tomorrow and West

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<v Speaker 2>and the Bearcats are home on Sunday against Mount Saint Mary's.

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<v Speaker 2>That is a six o'clock tip if I remember correctly,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, week from tonight, number one one, and think

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<v Speaker 2>of that Missouri Valley Metro Conference, USA Big East, the

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<v Speaker 2>American I mean, heck is a kid. I was there

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<v Speaker 2>at Heritage Bank Center then the Riverfront Coliseum watching Pat

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<v Speaker 2>Cummings and the Bearcats, and and you see in Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>back at that time, and they're getting together again. One

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<v Speaker 2>week from tonight, we'll get together with Scott Springer. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>talk a little UC basketball and football. He's also checking

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