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<v Speaker 2>welcome in to begin our number two to talk you

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<v Speaker 2>see football in advance of the Liberty Bowl versus Navy

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<v Speaker 2>and Memphis on Friday. That would be from Bearcat Journal

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<v Speaker 2>Chad Brendle.

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<v Speaker 3>How are you?

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<v Speaker 4>I am pretty much entirely in the mode where I'm

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<v Speaker 4>just waiting to get to Memphis on Thursday and eat guts'

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<v Speaker 4>his fried chicken. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Nice, nice, all right? Speaking of the bowl game.

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<v Speaker 2>The news of the day for the Bearcats, Evan Pryor,

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<v Speaker 2>the running back or average six point nine yards of

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<v Speaker 2>carried this year in rushing for over five hundred yards,

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<v Speaker 2>has entered the Transfer Portal.

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<v Speaker 3>Your reaction to the news of the day.

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<v Speaker 4>Cincinnati has to be really smart with their money that

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<v Speaker 4>they don't have a lot of it. I think Evan

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<v Speaker 4>Pryor was, and probably rightfully so, looking for a you know,

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<v Speaker 4>this last year, looking for a big pay day. And

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<v Speaker 4>I think he's probably a running back two for Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 4>at least the way that they want to run the football.

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<v Speaker 4>They prefer Corey kiner Tywee Walker type in that running

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<v Speaker 4>back one spot it's probably best for both parties if

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<v Speaker 4>they go their separate ways. But that's not to diminish

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<v Speaker 4>this was not Evan Pryor wasn't good enough. Cincinnati's moving on.

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<v Speaker 4>It's just in the new world of college football, financials

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<v Speaker 4>play into it, maybe more than any of us would

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<v Speaker 4>like them to. But that's a factor you have to,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, put into the the mix for how these

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<v Speaker 4>things play out.

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<v Speaker 5>When it comes to the money and be smart with

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<v Speaker 5>the money. How much of it do you think is

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<v Speaker 5>you know, saving up for having to invest in a

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<v Speaker 5>quarterback and the outrageous prices that college quarterbacks are going

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<v Speaker 5>for these days.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, there's some talk in a couple of articles

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<v Speaker 4>that have been coming out recently that you're talking like

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<v Speaker 4>a million and a half two million dollars for guys

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<v Speaker 4>that are backups. Wow, now they're probably good backups, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>like the kid at Ohio State who's almost won that

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<v Speaker 4>job the past two years. Try talking to a million

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<v Speaker 4>and a half two million dollars to get him to

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<v Speaker 4>get the kid from Notre Dame probably over a million

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<v Speaker 4>dollars that that was the backup there. I've heard. I've

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<v Speaker 4>heard anywhere from four to six million dollars for Brendan Soursby.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh my god.

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<v Speaker 4>So we thought that the market would would calm down, right, Like, okay,

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<v Speaker 4>revenue shares here, the cap is in place, but for

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<v Speaker 4>positions like quarterback, you can round up nil money. That's

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<v Speaker 4>that's actual nil money that you know. These getting kids

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<v Speaker 4>are QB one. They're marketable in those those markets. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>and that money is not flowing down at all. So

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<v Speaker 4>you guys save the money for a quarterback ofton.

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<v Speaker 2>So you Kegan, you guys, everybody at Bearcat Journal, you

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<v Speaker 2>guys are all over this and do it like nobody's

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<v Speaker 2>business keeping track of the portal?

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<v Speaker 3>What going into the bowl game?

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<v Speaker 2>How would you categorize the general shape of the roster

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<v Speaker 2>going into the bowl game based on everything that is transpired?

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<v Speaker 4>Uh, not terrible, but certainly not what you want against Navy,

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<v Speaker 4>Like in this era, the last thing you want to

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<v Speaker 4>see going into a bowl game as a service academy,

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<v Speaker 4>especially a good service academy. This is a good Navy team.

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<v Speaker 4>They don't deal with opt outs, they don't deal with

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<v Speaker 4>kids entering the transfer portal. Like the team that they

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<v Speaker 4>had all season is going to be the team that

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<v Speaker 4>you play. I think there's a chance you're gonna see

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<v Speaker 4>some true freshmen playing against Navy in the defensive secondary

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<v Speaker 4>that that redshirted that did not play a snap all season,

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<v Speaker 4>and you're gonna probably see a couple of them out

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<v Speaker 4>there against Navy. That is I classify that as less

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<v Speaker 4>than ideal. Yes, so you know, it's it's not great,

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<v Speaker 4>But I think offensively they should still be fine. Most

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<v Speaker 4>of the other offensive line is going to be there,

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<v Speaker 4>Joe Royer's playing. My understanding is Cyrus Allen and Jeff

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<v Speaker 4>Caldwell are going to play. Well. You know, Brady Lichtenberg

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<v Speaker 4>is gonna that nobody deserves a shot more than Brady

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<v Speaker 4>Lichtenberg and he's gonna have most of his weapons. So

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<v Speaker 4>offensively they should be fine. But the question is do

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<v Speaker 4>we get to the end of the game and you

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<v Speaker 4>look and Navy's had forty five minutes in time of

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<v Speaker 4>possession and Cincinnati's had like fourteen and a half.

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<v Speaker 5>Ye are there any like is there a positive to

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<v Speaker 5>having some of those young guys play because they are

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<v Speaker 5>likely to come back next year?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 5>Is it just one game and it doesn't matter that much? Like,

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<v Speaker 5>how is the stats viewing this game in terms of

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<v Speaker 5>like the development of those young players.

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<v Speaker 4>You're gonna get to see what you've got with quite

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<v Speaker 4>a few of them. You know, it's not a normal

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<v Speaker 4>game situation playing Navy, but you're gonna have seen them

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<v Speaker 4>for the fifteen Bowl practices. You're gonna get to see

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<v Speaker 4>what they look like in the game. You're gonna see

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<v Speaker 4>how they take to the coaching. You know that there

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<v Speaker 4>are definitely some advantages on defense with getting a look

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<v Speaker 4>at these young guys right as the portal opens, so

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<v Speaker 4>you're gonna get a better idea of what you have.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, there's some guys that I think you know,

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<v Speaker 4>like CJ. Krit at safety is a name that they

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<v Speaker 4>really love, and I think you know, after red shirting

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<v Speaker 4>all year, you're gon't get a chance to see what

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<v Speaker 4>you've gotten in CJ. Crit a little bit. You're gonna

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<v Speaker 4>get to look at at Daniel Jones at outside corner

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit more frequently. There's a red a guy

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<v Speaker 4>that red shirted this year named Patrick Williams, a corner

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<v Speaker 4>that they really like that you're gonna be able to

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<v Speaker 4>get a look at. So it's going to be beneficial

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<v Speaker 4>in you know, several of these instances where you don't

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<v Speaker 4>have to wait until spring, you know, to find out

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<v Speaker 4>what some of these guys are going to give you,

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<v Speaker 4>especially what are their practice habits, like how do they

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<v Speaker 4>handle going from you know, not playing a whole lot

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<v Speaker 4>to being thrown into the mix. So there is some

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<v Speaker 4>positive that can come from it. Again, the problem though,

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<v Speaker 4>is you're playing the triple option and Navy and I

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<v Speaker 4>don't know how much in the game you can take

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<v Speaker 4>from especially defensive backs that you're good to see how

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<v Speaker 4>they tackle, but not going to get to see a

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<v Speaker 4>whole lot of coverage, and you know, playing an advanced

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<v Speaker 4>like passing scheme by any stretch.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, basketball question for you went over Lipscomb last night.

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<v Speaker 2>Now the Big Twelve with Houston on Saturday, they play

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<v Speaker 2>eighteen Big Twelve games. If I were to give you

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<v Speaker 2>an over under on Big Twelve wins for UC, if

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<v Speaker 2>I just off the top of my head said seven

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<v Speaker 2>and a half, how would you feel about that number?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, if it was before Gizzl James came back, and

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<v Speaker 4>they have looked, especially offensively, significantly better with Gigsel James

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<v Speaker 4>on the floor, I would have laughed, taken under and

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<v Speaker 4>ran to the bank with whatever you allowed me to bet. Now, now,

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<v Speaker 4>I'd say, now that's probably in the right realm. Seven

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<v Speaker 4>to eight. I mean, I'd still the offense has just

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<v Speaker 4>been so inconsistent that I don't have a great feeling

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<v Speaker 4>that they get into that eight, nine, ten win range.

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<v Speaker 4>Yet it has been better, but it was so bad

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<v Speaker 4>for the first ten games that that has not left

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<v Speaker 4>my brain. So here's the other problem. Lance. They played

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<v Speaker 4>two seasons in the Big twelve. They won seven games

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<v Speaker 4>both times, one of them with a twenty game schedule.

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<v Speaker 4>Now they're going back to an eighteen game schedule. I'd

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<v Speaker 4>still probably take under, but at least I feel a

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<v Speaker 4>little bit better about things than I did two weeks ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Yet I want you to know you missed a golden

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity in the last ninety seconds to drop in a

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<v Speaker 2>six to seven and people would have gone crazy.

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<v Speaker 4>I could have, but they wore that out at the

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<v Speaker 4>game last night. They had six to seven games at.

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<v Speaker 3>The Gamelan Yes classic.

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<v Speaker 4>I have a teenage daughter. I'm over oh.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, But for the kids, all right, map out the itinerary.

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<v Speaker 2>When do you hit the road, it will it be

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<v Speaker 4>So we I hit the road Thursday morning, hopefully by

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<v Speaker 4>dinner Thursday night, I'm at Gussa's Fried Chicken. That's the plans.

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<v Speaker 4>Keegan and I will both be in Memphis, and then Keegan,

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<v Speaker 4>because he's just a warrior, is gonna go back to

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<v Speaker 4>the I got an airbnb for both of us. He's

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<v Speaker 4>gonna go back and sleep until like three four o'clock

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<v Speaker 4>in the morning, and then he's gonna get up and

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<v Speaker 4>drive back to Cincinnati for the Houston game.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh oh my god. Yeah, cruel and unusual. How about that?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, you know I did that a lot of

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<v Speaker 4>that stuff back in when I was his age. Anymore,

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<v Speaker 4>I'm gonna stop in Nashville, watch the game in Nashville,

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<v Speaker 4>and I'll catch up later.

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<v Speaker 3>I understood.

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<v Speaker 5>To clarify, you're going to ride chicken place instead of

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<v Speaker 5>a barbecue place in Memphis?

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<v Speaker 3>Is that right?

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<v Speaker 4>Often Gusses Fried Chicken is the best fried chicken I've

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<v Speaker 4>ever had.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, I'm just wondering, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, it's so good. It's become a national chain,

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<v Speaker 4>like they're all over the place now, but one of

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<v Speaker 4>the original locations is in downtown Memphis. You now, people

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<v Speaker 4>win Like Cincinnatians. When they leave Cincinnati and then they

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<v Speaker 4>come back, they go to Skyline. Yes, like before they

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<v Speaker 4>go home, before they do anything, they go to Skyline.

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<v Speaker 4>That is me with Gusus Fried Chicken. Straight off the expressway,

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<v Speaker 4>straight to Guss's Fried Chicken. I almost got an airbnd.

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<v Speaker 4>That was a block from Gusses. Like that probably a

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<v Speaker 4>bad idea. Yeah, no, that's probably a bad idea. So

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<v Speaker 4>I didn't do that. But yes, the fried chicken, the sides,

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<v Speaker 4>Everything at Gusses is awesome. That's my go to spot

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<v Speaker 4>in Memphis.

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<v Speaker 3>The barbecue is good.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm more of a Texas barbecue guy than a Memphis

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<v Speaker 4>barbecue guy.

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