1 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: Four forty six in the Queens City of Cincinnati. Chick 2 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: lugwigs seven hundred WLW. This is Sports Talk Shoeless. Joe 3 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: Waddell is today's producer. We're going all the way to 4 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: six o'clock and that's when Jason Williams takes over the airwaves. 5 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 2: Well it's March. In March does mean madness. 6 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: Good karma for the Miami RedHawks, bad karma for the 7 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: UC Bearcats and the Xavier Musketeers. XU falls at Villanova today, 8 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,880 Speaker 1: ninety one to seventy eight without Trey Carroll, who was 9 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 1: out with a hip injury, and in a game you 10 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: just heard right here on the Big One, you see, 11 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: just when you needed them, the Most melts down at 12 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: Texas Christian University losing to the TCU horn Frogs seventy 13 00:00:56,080 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: three to sixty three, just when you needed Baba Miller 14 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 1: and Mustapha cham the most. Baba plays thirty five minutes, 15 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: Mustafa plays twenty eight minutes and they combine for twelve points. 16 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 2: Unbelievable. 17 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: Today's loss sends U se to the ninth seed in 18 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: the Big Twelve up the upcoming Big Twelve tournament. And 19 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: you heard Dan Horde the voice of the Bearcats, say 20 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: you see, will play Tuesday at three pm in Kansas 21 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: City against it looks like Utah, it could be Kansas State. 22 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: They will play the last place team in the Big 23 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 1: Twelve in the first round. Had they won today, they 24 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: would have been elevated to a sixth seed and possibly 25 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: gotten a first round by But that's off the that's 26 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: off the ledger. Now they've got to run a gauntlet, 27 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: winning at least three games in the Big Twelfth tournament 28 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: to possibly get a bid to the NCAA Tournament. 29 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 2: Selection Sunday is next Sunday. 30 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: Meanwhile, I still haven't recovered from last night. In a 31 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: game that can only be described as epic, Miami completed 32 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: its unblemished regular season defeating Ohio University at the pact 33 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: Raucus Convocation Center in Athens, one ten to one zero 34 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: eight in overtime. Did you watch the game? I watched it. 35 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: I wore out my living room carpet pacing, had about 36 00:02:48,760 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: eight heart attacks, ninety ninth nervous breakdown, migrains headaches. Incredible. 37 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 2: What a game. 38 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: Miami becomes the third team in Division One history to 39 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: enter a conference tournament the MAC thirty one to zero, 40 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: joining Wichita State from twenty thirteen fourteen and the Kentucky 41 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: Wildcats twenty fourteen twenty fifteen team. 42 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 2: And that's according to ESPN research. 43 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: In the victory also gave Miami's program its one thousandth, 44 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 1: five hundredth all time win. Congratulations to the Miami RedHawks 45 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: and the Men of Steel head coach Travis Steele. 46 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 2: Ian Elmer. 47 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: Career high thirty two points, twelve rebounds, he was an 48 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: absolute monster. And then guard from Ohio University Jackson Pebaluski 49 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: career high thirty seven points. The dude could not miss. 50 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:07,839 Speaker 1: He played forty five minutes, all forty in regulation, all 51 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: five in the overtime, and he missed about an eight 52 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: foot floater in the lane at the gun in regulation 53 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: that would have won the game for the ou Bobcats. Instead, 54 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: the game goes to overtime tied at one hundred. 55 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 2: Just incredible. 56 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: And then Paveleski gets denied on a drive to the 57 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 1: basket with five seconds to go and then misses a 58 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: three point shot at the gun that banked off the glass, 59 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: bounced off the rim, and Miami survives one ten to 60 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: oneh eight in overtime. I was just absolutely drained watching 61 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: that game. Mark Adams, who lives in Springboro in doubles 62 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: as baseball coach at Miami University Middletown, called the game 63 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: with Eric Rothman on ESPN two. Eric with the play 64 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: by play, Mark Adams with the awesome color analysis. And 65 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:27,720 Speaker 1: here's what Mark Adams wrote on his Facebook page. Last 66 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 1: night was an amazing and historic experience. I will never forget. 67 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: Miami versus Ohio was epic. We witnessed history and a 68 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 1: tremendous accomplishment against an arch rival. Eric Rothman was my 69 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: teammate for me a twice in a lifetime thirty one 70 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: to zero moment. I was there in wichitaal in twenty 71 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: fourteen and again last night for the RedHawks in twenty 72 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 1: twenty six Such a thrill, what a game. I feel blessed. 73 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: I am proud of Aaron and our call of this 74 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 1: legendary game. I texted Mark Adams today and just told 75 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: him how fantastic call of the game last night and 76 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 1: thoroughly enjoyed it. And they just did a tremendous job. 77 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: And I love Mark Adams because he sticks up for 78 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: the mid majors, the Wichita States, the Miami RedHawks, the 79 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:35,239 Speaker 1: Northern Kentucky Nors, and the Right State Raiders. Mister mid major, 80 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 1: I love it. And speaking of the mid majors and 81 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: speaking of Northern Kentucky University, NKU plays Green Bay tomorrow 82 00:06:51,839 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: at three point thirty at Cordova Coliseum in Indianapolis, and 83 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: that winner will play Wright State on Monday night at 84 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: seven in Indianapolis, followed by Detroit Mercy and Robert Morris 85 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 1: in the Horizon League. So for if the Northern Kentucky 86 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: Nors can knock off Green Bay, they will head to 87 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: the Horizon League Championship semi final. Good luck to the 88 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: Norse tomorrow. Today's game just blows your mind. The way 89 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: the Bearcats played. They absolutely blew a golden opportunity to 90 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: impress the NCAA selection committee a week before selection Sunday, 91 00:07:55,720 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: ESPN bracketologist Joe Lenardi elevated the Bearcats the first four 92 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: out heading into today's game. Instead of playing their best basketball, 93 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: which they've been doing, winning. 94 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 2: Six out of seven coming. 95 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: In, instead of showing the kind of desperation needed this 96 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: time of year, the Bearcats played well below their capability 97 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: and well below their expectation, and there were times in 98 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:39,839 Speaker 1: the game where Dan Horde called this their performance ugly 99 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: and at one point when it got a little bit 100 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: out of hand here twelve points in the second half, 101 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: Dan said that the horn Frogs of TCU were carving 102 00:08:56,320 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: up U see like a Thanksgiving Day turkey. Nineteen turnovers 103 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 1: to six for TCU and the points off turnovers. TCU 104 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: took advantage a twenty four to seven scoring advantage. 105 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 2: Off those Ucs. Nineteen turnovers. 106 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 1: Unbelievable and just when you needed the Stars to really 107 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: come up big, they fell flat. 108 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 2: Bobba Miller four points. He played thirty five minutes, one 109 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 2: for four from the field, zero for two from three. 110 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 2: He made both his free throws. 111 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: He did have fourteen rebounds and three assists, but five turnovers, 112 00:09:51,120 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 1: four fouls. Mustafa twenty eight minutes, eight points, three turnovers. 113 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: The Bearcats had five turnovers in the first five minutes 114 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 1: of the game. That's not how you want to start. 115 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: It's tough enough to win any game in the Big Twelve. 116 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: It's a brutal conference. 117 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 2: And now you cannot win with nineteen turnovers. You just can't. 118 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: And the score was tied at twenty nine in the 119 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: closing seconds of the first half. 120 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 2: And I'm driving in from the Miamisburg War Room. 121 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: There's like eleven seconds on the clock, and I'm thinking 122 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: to myself, watch TCU hit a three at the buzzer 123 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 1: to go up by three at halftime, and they did 124 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: thirty two to twenty nine, And now you see is 125 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: one and nine with that record when trailing at halftime. 126 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: There was just no excuse. And I'm not blaming Wes 127 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 1: Miller here today. He tried every combination. I was happy 128 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: for Seanna Bayo finally getting in and hitting his first 129 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 1: three since the Arizona game. 130 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 2: How long ago was that? 131 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: But now UC's going to have to make hay here 132 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: in the Big Twelve tournament, ninth seed. They played Tuesday 133 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: at three o'clock against the last place team in the 134 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: Big Twelve. It looks like it's going to be Utah. 135 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 1: It could be Kansas State coming up after the top 136 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: of the hour news, We're going to talk to our 137 00:11:56,559 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: college basketball expert, my man Chris Sparks. When we return. 138 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:04,839 Speaker 1: We've got Reds, We've got Bengals. We're with you till 139 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: six o'clock tonight. This is Chick Ludwig Sports Talk, seven 140 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: hundred WLW. 141 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 2: Five oh eight in the Queen City of Cincinnati, Chick 142 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 2: Ludwig seven hundred w l W. 143 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: This is Sports Talk. Joe Waddell is today's per user. 144 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 1: We're going all the way to six o'clock and that's 145 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: when Jason Williams takes over the airwaves. Awesome to bring 146 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: in my college basketball expert, the one and only Chris 147 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: Sparks ESPN Chicago. He's out in Salt Lake City right now, 148 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: but man, he's keeping his thumb on everything that's going 149 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: on in college basketball. And Chris, welcome to seven hundred WLW. Man, 150 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: it's March and that means madness and we are ready 151 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: for really championship week this week. 152 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 3: Chick, it's the best time of the year in sports 153 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 3: and in life. My friend, it doesn't get any better 154 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:36,199 Speaker 3: than this. 155 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 1: You're absolutely right, And just when gosh, the Bearcats are 156 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: playing so well going into today at TCU. You want 157 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: your studs to play well, well, they didn't. They turned 158 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: the ball over nineteen times, got outscored twenty four to 159 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: seven points off turnovers. TCU wins, and now the Bearcats 160 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 1: face the gauntlet of in the in the Big Twelfth Tournament. 161 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:03,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know that. 162 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 3: Was really unfortunate to see. And you know, to me 163 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 3: that all comes down to maturity and discipline, and the 164 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 3: Bearcats certainly were lacking it today. I mean, it's really 165 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 3: disappointing to see, you know, with West Miller and what 166 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 3: he's done this year, I think he's had great highlights 167 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 3: and great accomplishments with these guys. But you know, there's 168 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 3: a certain level of accountabilities that you have to have 169 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 3: with your senior leaders, and the way you do that 170 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 3: is through culture. And one of the most difficult things 171 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 3: to do in this day and age of nil and 172 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 3: transfer portal is to maintain and establish the culture. And 173 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 3: I think, you know, we've seen over the past couple 174 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 3: of years and I think West is great. 175 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 2: I think he's the man for the job. 176 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 3: But like the amount of or lack of discipline that 177 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 3: we're seeing from the Bearcats is what is you know, 178 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 3: directly causing their inconsistencies on the court. 179 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, you said the right word. They're inconsistent and real 180 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: when when you know they're nine to nine in the 181 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: Big twelve. But what's really costing them is their their 182 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: pre conference schedule to lose at home to an Eastern 183 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: Michigan man that is Ah, that's a scarlet letter for 184 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 1: the for the NCAA selection committee. 185 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, it really is. And they look at things like that. 186 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 3: You know, they also look at the trajectory of your 187 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 3: last eight to ten games and are you trending upwards 188 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 3: or downwards if you're on that bubble. And again going 189 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 3: back to you know, these kids they stay on campus 190 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 3: all summer. You know, they almost never leave. So you 191 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 3: have to be implementing and reinforcing what your cultural norms 192 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 3: and standards are so that no matter who's in there, 193 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 3: what players you have, that they're going to know that 194 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 3: what's tolerable on the court, what's tolerable off the court, 195 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 3: and the accountability to do it. And I think, you know, 196 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 3: the bear Cats are in such a tough position now 197 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 3: in the landscape of NIL where they don't have an 198 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 3: NIL budget of a Kansas or a Duke or an 199 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 3: Arizona because people pay for players that have that instilled 200 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 3: in them. In this day and age, you don't have 201 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 3: the four or five years to have a player stay 202 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 3: with you to continually, you know, discipline them and get 203 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 3: them to do what you want want to do on 204 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 3: the court within the confines of your system. And you know, 205 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 3: you see it happen in the Big Twelve with Baylor 206 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 3: as well. You know, Baylor doesn't have that good of 207 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 3: an Nile program, and look what's happened to them. You know, 208 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 3: the once national championships are on the bottom half of 209 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 3: the Big Twelve. So you know, I really feel for 210 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 3: the Bearcat fans in West Miller where he's just kind 211 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 3: of in this no man's land of having good players. 212 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 3: But you know, if anyone can offer them more money, 213 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 3: they're going to be gone or they're constantly you know, 214 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 3: testing the transfer portal. And then you know, talent is 215 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 3: always the most seductive siren out there, and a lot 216 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 3: of guys and coaches have gone after talented players that 217 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 3: maybe didn't have the other attributes that you need to 218 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 3: to win games. So it's just a real tough position 219 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:04,879 Speaker 3: to be in. And I would really hope that the 220 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:08,640 Speaker 3: Bearcat fan base steps up and supports that program from 221 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 3: an NIL standpoint the way that they deserve. 222 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 1: Totally agree there, Chris Sparks is with US. Chris Xavier 223 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: falls today at Villanova ninety one to seventy eight. X 224 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 1: U was fourteen and seventeen overall, six and fourteen in 225 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:28,959 Speaker 1: the Big East. Richard Patino, I think he's done a 226 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:33,679 Speaker 1: pretty good job, considering man, he had nothing when he 227 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: took over. 228 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. 229 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 3: No, I'm a big fan of Richard Patino. I think 230 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 3: he's the right man for the right job too. The 231 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 3: Big East is, you know, slowly welling up to be 232 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 3: what it used to be back in the day. I mean, 233 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 3: it is a perennial conference. And again, you know, we 234 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 3: know that Xavier has always gotten the support that they 235 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 3: need and it's always been a premier program. But in 236 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 3: the days of NIL, now you have to decide what 237 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 3: do you want to do because it's a direct one 238 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 3: to one result of if we want to compete with 239 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:06,639 Speaker 3: the Yukon of the world in the Big East and 240 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 3: you know all the other premier programs, the Villanova you 241 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 3: have to support and give the financial support, you know, 242 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:17,880 Speaker 3: to Richard Patino and the men's team there for them 243 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 3: to be able to do that. He's a great coach, 244 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 3: He's been proven wherever he goes. He can recruit the Midwest, 245 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 3: he can recruit the East, he can recruit overseas. But again, 246 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 3: you know, Musketeer fans like, what are you going to 247 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 3: do to step up? Like everyone can't always be an overachiever. 248 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 3: You know, it's the days of that are gone where 249 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 3: you know, you get the you know, some guys that 250 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 3: were overlooked as players, they might be mid level level 251 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 3: players and they come to a high major team and 252 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 3: you have the old coach on the floor that gets 253 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 3: them to play harder than what they ever have before. 254 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 2: Like those days are gone. 255 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 3: Like it literally is a one to one correlation between 256 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 3: how well and how successful you're going to be an 257 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 3: n C the Lake College Sports and the amount of 258 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 3: money you're pumping into the system. And it's a sad thing, 259 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 3: but it's just a reality. 260 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: Last night we witnessed just an epic basketball game at 261 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 1: the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio. Miami survives Owe You 262 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: one ten to one oh eight in overtime, and man, 263 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: it truly was epic. Thirty one and oh the third 264 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 1: team in Division I history to enter a conference tournament 265 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 1: with a thirty one and oh record, joining Wichitall State 266 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: and Kentucky back in the day. And what about the RedHawks. 267 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 1: Just what an incredible year. 268 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 3: I can't tell you how happy I am for Travis 269 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:45,399 Speaker 3: Steel and what he's done there because I remember you 270 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 3: and I used to talk a lot when he was 271 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 3: a Xavier and it was a bit of a tough 272 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,200 Speaker 3: position for him to be in, going from assistant coach 273 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 3: to head coach, and your relationship has to change with 274 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 3: the players. It's always different and difficult. But you know 275 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,200 Speaker 3: what he's done with this team. You know, I watched 276 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 3: that game last night and it is an instant classic 277 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,679 Speaker 3: in the lexicon of not only buy me RedHawks Sports, 278 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 3: but I think you know Max Sports, Ohio Sports, and 279 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:15,400 Speaker 3: NC DOUBLEA Basketball. I will personally say that I think 280 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 3: Chris Pearl is an idiot for what he's been saying 281 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 3: about the RedHawks and Travis Steel. They are, without a doubt, 282 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 3: a legitimate team. You know, there's been a lot of 283 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:26,360 Speaker 3: talk out there that if they've played in the Big East, 284 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 3: they'd be dead last place. I wholeheartedly disagree with that. 285 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,920 Speaker 3: This is a well coached team. They're spacing is unbelievable. 286 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 3: They're understanding of timing and a position is fantastic. And 287 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 3: I don't care if they lose every game until the 288 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 3: you know, end of the conference tournament. They they are, 289 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 3: in my mind, a absolute NC DOUBLEA tournament team. I 290 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 3: would put them anywhere between an eight and a twelve seed. 291 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 3: I believe that they are the real deal and a 292 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 3: Sweet sixteen team at best. I think they could make 293 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 3: a good run and get to the Sweet sixteen. 294 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:02,080 Speaker 1: Chris Barks is with us, my college basketball expert, and Chris, 295 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 1: I really can't believe how the national media is attempting 296 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: to discount Miami because of its schedule. We both know 297 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: how difficult it is to win, especially on the road, 298 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 1: and Miami contacted eighty something. 299 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 2: Or more power schools. No one wants to play them. 300 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 1: And I remember being at ud Arena when Miami knocked 301 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: off Arizona and we saw the run that Wally Zurbiak 302 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:34,720 Speaker 1: went on in nineteen ninety nine. And nobody wants to 303 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: play the RedHawks, So what are they supposed to do? 304 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: All I know is that going into Kent State, going 305 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: into Toledo and Bowling Green, it's not easy. And they man, 306 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 1: they ran, they ran the gauntlet. 307 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 3: It's a legitimate concern. And I think with what Miami 308 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 3: has done this year, and this is the thing, you know, 309 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:58,919 Speaker 3: I started looking at following the RedHawks and what they 310 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:03,159 Speaker 3: were doing, and everybody's their schedule is not good. All right, 311 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 3: let's just call it what it is. It's not good 312 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 3: at all. But out of all the other mid major 313 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:11,119 Speaker 3: conferences that are out there in the country, all the 314 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 3: low major conferences everything, how many other teams have done that? Yeah, 315 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:18,159 Speaker 3: you know, like, how many other teams have done that? 316 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 3: Look it is even if you're playing that difficult or 317 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 3: i'm sorry, that easy of a schedule, how many other 318 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 3: teams have done it. It's barely ever been done before. 319 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 3: And so what they have done is impressive no matter 320 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 3: who they're playing, because you always have an off night, 321 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:33,880 Speaker 3: or you're in a road game and you know things 322 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:36,359 Speaker 3: don't go well or the referees don't blow the whistle 323 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 3: your way. I will say this though, I mean I 324 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 3: say this when I was coaching in college where we 325 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 3: would call all of these high major teams to say, hey, 326 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 3: can we play a game a home, a home or anything? 327 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,920 Speaker 3: And they all said no, except for if you want 328 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 3: to play Duke or North Carolina or Arizona. Those type 329 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 3: of teams. They'll pay you over one hundred thousand dollars 330 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 3: to come play at their place. Only they're not going 331 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 3: to come at Miami. They're not gonna come play at 332 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 3: Right State. And then they're gonna thump you you know that. 333 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 3: But you know, when I was coaching at Valpo, we 334 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 3: tried to get that all the time, and nobody would 335 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 3: play us, and we had to resort to every year 336 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 3: we essentially just picked whoever the number one team in 337 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,040 Speaker 3: the country was going to be. Next year, we scheduled 338 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:20,679 Speaker 3: two games there. So we played the Dukes in North Carolinas, 339 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 3: and we'd go there and it'd be good for a half, 340 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 3: but then we'd end up losing by twenty And so 341 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 3: it is a real conundrum that the teams like that, 342 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 3: the you know, the mid major teams that are good 343 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:33,880 Speaker 3: are in because nobody will schedule them. Now you can 344 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 3: do some of these preseason tournaments or Thanksgiving Christmas tournaments. 345 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 3: That's the way that you have to do it. And 346 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 3: that's gonna come with the backing of the Miami Athletic Department. 347 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:48,199 Speaker 3: They have to support Travis Steel in this program to 348 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 3: be able to go to these tournaments, you know, the 349 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 3: Battle for Atlantises, the Maui Classics, the you know, these 350 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 3: Thanksgiving Christmas time tournaments where you're forced to play other 351 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 3: teams that are just as as good as you or 352 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:04,479 Speaker 3: can help you with that. And so if there's one little, 353 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:06,479 Speaker 3: you know, cheek in the armor that I would say, 354 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 3: with Travis Steel in his coaching schedule, didn't look at 355 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 3: or maybe they just couldn't make it work for some reason, 356 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 3: was that you have to get yourself into these holiday 357 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:19,120 Speaker 3: tournaments where the competition is going to be a little 358 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 3: bit better. Nevertheless, what they have accomplished so far is impressive, 359 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 3: and I think it's something that Miami and their athletic 360 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,360 Speaker 3: department really need to capitalize on. You only get one 361 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 3: chance to do this. It helps with enrollment, it helps 362 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 3: with exposure, it helps with marketing, and it helps with fundraising, 363 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 3: which is everything in college sports these days. 364 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 2: No doubt. 365 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: Last night Ian Elmer set thirty two points, a career 366 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 1: high twelve boards. The guy was an absolute monster and 367 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 1: tremendous balance scoring by the Red Hawks. And then you 368 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 1: look at the Ohio University Bobcats. Jackson Pavelevski was in 369 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: an absolute zone thirty career high thirty seven points and. 370 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 2: He's in the middle of the lane with. 371 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 1: A floater at the gun in regulation and it bounces 372 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: to the left off the rim. 373 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:15,360 Speaker 2: I mean, my heart about stopped. 374 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:18,400 Speaker 3: Well, and which just goes to show it makes what 375 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 3: Miami has done this year even more impressive, right, because 376 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 3: you know, the Bobcats are what a middle to lower 377 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 3: tier MAC team this season, and when you're a team 378 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 3: like Miami, you get everybody's best when you go on 379 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 3: the road or any game. We all saw what the 380 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:36,920 Speaker 3: atmosphere was like at the arena there, We saw how 381 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 3: those players played. So the fact that again that they 382 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 3: went undefeated when they're getting everybody's best every night is 383 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 3: just more impressive. You know, Jeff Bowles is a great coach, 384 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 3: and I think Ohio has a lot to you know, 385 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 3: be proud of with the way they played. I will 386 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 3: say that I didn't really like what the RedHawks players 387 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,640 Speaker 3: did afterwards, going and yelling at the crowd. I thought 388 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 3: that that was kind of sophomore. But nevertheless, I see 389 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 3: why they did it with everything that the Ohio University 390 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,880 Speaker 3: fans were giving them, and again, just what a great 391 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 3: rivalry and light that it's shining on MAC basketball, which 392 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 3: has just always been such great basketball to watch. 393 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, first win in Athens since twenty eleven just incredible. 394 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: Have you ever seen a game Chris Sparks where there 395 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:33,199 Speaker 1: were five dead ball fouls, three technicals on players? I 396 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:36,399 Speaker 1: remember talking to Speedy Morris at LaSalle on a trip 397 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:40,360 Speaker 1: to Philadelphia, and he said players should not get technical fouls, 398 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: leave that to the coach. 399 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 2: Three of them and then two what flagrant ones? 400 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:48,679 Speaker 1: And Travis Steel said he's never seen anything like that, 401 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: and I certainly haven't. 402 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:58,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean again, high pressure game. You know, I 403 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 3: think in situation like that, just to be honest with you, 404 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 3: a Friday night game between you know, a five hundred 405 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 3: level team in the Bobcats and then of course the 406 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 3: MAC level game, you're not going to get the best 407 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 3: officials to sign to your game. And I think that 408 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 3: just showed a real inexperience on that crew to not 409 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:26,680 Speaker 3: have the foresight to see or control the game. I mean, 410 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 3: one thing you always want as an official is to 411 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 3: let the players decide it, to let the players decide it, 412 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:35,920 Speaker 3: and when things like that are happening, it just kind 413 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 3: of shows that you haven't been there before, and more 414 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 3: so you really don't know what to do. 415 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 2: You're not you don't know. 416 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,360 Speaker 3: What to focus on to allow the players to play 417 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 3: the game safely but competitively and let them decide who 418 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:50,400 Speaker 3: wins the game, not the officials. 419 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, it lasted almost three hours with all the clock 420 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 1: stoppages and the overtime, and it just drove you crazy 421 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 1: with with all the monitor play. 422 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:07,400 Speaker 2: And yeah, but in the end it was totally epic. 423 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 1: And like Eric Rothman who called the game on ESPN 424 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 1: two with Mark Adams, he said, I didn't want this 425 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 1: game to end, man, it just was that good. 426 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's an instant classic for sure, and I think again, 427 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 3: it just harkens back and it's kind of sad that, 428 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 3: you know, the RedHawks did such a good job of 429 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 3: maintaining their continuity and their players in their program that 430 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:34,159 Speaker 3: that's what you get is rivalries like that on a 431 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 3: consistent year to year basis, when you have players that 432 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 3: stay at the course and stay with the team. And hopefully, 433 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 3: you know, this summer, I'm just hoping and praying that 434 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 3: the NCAA gets a bit of a spine and starts 435 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 3: listening to some people and starts advocating for their member institutions. 436 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 3: And you know, just the last thing I'll say about 437 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 3: the NIL and the whole landscape of this is that 438 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:00,200 Speaker 3: people don't realize, like everybody's saying that all well, you know, 439 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 3: NCUBA makes so much money. You know, it's billions of 440 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:05,719 Speaker 3: dollars in TV contracts, et cetera, et cetera. Well, they 441 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 3: don't realize that every year USA today and know there 442 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 3: are a couple other entities put out the revenue for 443 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 3: these teams. There's really only thirteen programs out of about 444 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 3: three hundred and seventy five that actually make money. Every year, 445 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 3: they all lose money, and so they need to protect 446 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 3: the players and the sport. They also need to protect 447 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:28,920 Speaker 3: the legacy and the institution of what NCAA basketball or 448 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 3: sports really is. It's about developing the individual for life. 449 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 3: You know, point zero zero zero nine percent of people 450 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 3: will make professional sports a career. And so the focus 451 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 3: needs to be on the student athlete. Again, with every 452 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 3: opportunity to have an agent make money, et cetera, et cetera, 453 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 3: on the side, like if you want Jeff Wiler to 454 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 3: sponsor you or whatever, that's fine, but the focus needs 455 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 3: to come back to the whole student athlete. 456 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 2: And it's gotten away from that. And I'll leave you 457 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 2: with this. 458 00:29:56,600 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 1: Twenty one minutes, twenty one points, freshman from Lakoda East 459 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 1: High School, Trey Perry. I'm loving this guy for Miami. 460 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 1: Coming off the bench the third string point guard. Guards 461 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 1: are just so important this time of. 462 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 2: Year, it is. 463 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 3: And you can just look at the Bearcats again. Why 464 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 3: you know how important guards were to their game and 465 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:20,240 Speaker 3: how they played the other night, and you know, I 466 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 3: think again, another thing that I like that Travis has 467 00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 3: done at Miami is he you know, he's recruited local talent. 468 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:29,280 Speaker 3: He wants to recruit local talent. He knows how good 469 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:32,239 Speaker 3: a high school basketball there is in Cincinnati, and you know, 470 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 3: now's the time to capitalize. Like, if you want these 471 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:36,959 Speaker 3: guys to come there, if you want to get the 472 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 3: better players, if you want to keep it rolling there 473 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 3: at Miami, you guys need to open up your pocketbooks 474 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 3: a little bit and help the athletic program out. 475 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 2: Love and honor, Chris Sparks. 476 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 1: Really appreciate your time tonight and always my good friend, 477 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 1: Thank you so much. 478 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:55,760 Speaker 3: Good to talk to you. 479 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:57,479 Speaker 2: Jack all right, appreciate it. 480 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 1: After the bottom of the hour, news man, we're wide open, 481 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 1: but we will talk some Bengals and some Reds and 482 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:07,719 Speaker 1: take your calls about college basketball. 483 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 2: Is there a. 484 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 1: Miami fan out there, an Ohio you fan. Were you 485 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:14,480 Speaker 1: at the convo last night? I'd love to hear from you. 486 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 1: Because I've got my coffee, I've got my computer. All 487 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 1: I need is you at five one, three, seven, four nine, 488 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:24,160 Speaker 1: seven thousand, one, eight hundred the Big One Chick Ludwig 489 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 1: Sports Talk seven hundred WLW five point forty in the 490 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 1: Queen City of Cincinnati, Chick Ludwig Sports Talk. Russ Jackson 491 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 1: has taken the baton from Joe Waddell as tonight's producer. 492 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 1: Always great having Russ in studio with us, or, as 493 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:48,280 Speaker 1: Dan Carroll would say, running the big board in the 494 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:51,800 Speaker 1: control room. And at six o'clock, it will not be 495 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 1: Jason Williams, it will be Dan Carroll taking you from 496 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 1: six to nine tonight. Well, it is Championship Week coming 497 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:06,240 Speaker 1: up in college basketball, and Selection Sunday is next Sunday, 498 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:12,480 Speaker 1: and we spring forward tonight with our clocks, and I'm 499 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 1: looking forward to it because I umpire girls fast pitch softball, 500 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 1: and I like it when the game ends and it's 501 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: still light out. So once the rain stops, hopefully we'll 502 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 1: get some games in. But this is a huge week 503 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: in sports because of Championship Week in college basketball. 504 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 4: And. 505 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:43,920 Speaker 1: NFL free agency starts. Technically it starts the new year 506 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 1: of the NFL. Starts at four pm on March eleven, 507 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:56,320 Speaker 1: and that is Wednesday. However, there is a legal tampering 508 00:32:56,440 --> 00:33:05,080 Speaker 1: period that starts the ninth, which is Monday. So I'm 509 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 1: expecting because Duke Tobin, de facto general manager of the Bengals, 510 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 1: has used the word attack all off season, I expect 511 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:28,480 Speaker 1: the Bengals to sign a few defensive players, hopefully impact players, 512 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: this week. And the Baltimore Ravens now have Max Crosby 513 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:47,080 Speaker 1: defensive end extraordinary. In a trade from the Las Vegas Raiders, 514 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:54,240 Speaker 1: the one team that would never send first round picks 515 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:59,600 Speaker 1: for a non quarterback, the Baltimore Ravens. 516 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 2: Got them. 517 00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:09,080 Speaker 1: And not only did they trade one first rounder to 518 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:14,520 Speaker 1: get Max Crosby, they thought that was so cool they 519 00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:18,759 Speaker 1: did it twice. They're giving up two first rounders for 520 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:26,440 Speaker 1: Max Crosby, so that should help the Baltimore Ravens. Now, 521 00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:30,640 Speaker 1: what are the Bengals going to do? That's what we 522 00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:39,160 Speaker 1: can't wait to find out. And I'm certainly glad that 523 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:53,000 Speaker 1: people do the draft, pick the players and not a machine. 524 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 1: This week, the Bengals seven round twenty twenty six NFL 525 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:06,919 Speaker 1: Draft mock draft. According to Pro Football Focus, their mock 526 00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:15,320 Speaker 1: draft simulator. After the NFL combine, so Pro Football Focus 527 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:23,880 Speaker 1: with their mock draft simulator for the Cincinnati Bengals, Round one, 528 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:30,960 Speaker 1: pick ten, wide receiver Carneal Tait of Ohio State. Keep 529 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:35,439 Speaker 1: in mind, now the Bengals need defense. Okay, I could 530 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 1: see them taking an offensive tackle Orlando Brown. You're starting 531 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:46,840 Speaker 1: left offensive tackle enters the final year of his contract 532 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:52,359 Speaker 1: with Cincinnati. Will they extend him? I would imagine they 533 00:35:52,360 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 1: will try, even if they don't to need an offensive 534 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 1: tackle the following year twenty twenty seven. Anyway, that mock 535 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:13,040 Speaker 1: draft simulator Pro Football Focus has the Bengals taking wide 536 00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:18,120 Speaker 1: receiver Carneal Tate headed to the Bengals with the tenth 537 00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:22,440 Speaker 1: overall pick out of Ohio State. Round two, pick forty one. 538 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:26,399 Speaker 1: How about this with the simulator, wide receiver Chris Bell 539 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:33,120 Speaker 1: from Louisville. Finally in round three, pick seventy two, edge 540 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:40,879 Speaker 1: rusher Malachi Lawrence of UCF Central Florida. Round four, pick 541 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:50,640 Speaker 1: one ten, defensive lineman Tim Keenan the third from Alabama. 542 00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:54,239 Speaker 1: The Bengals do not have a fifth round pick, it 543 00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:58,879 Speaker 1: was traded away, so round six, pick one eighty eight, 544 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:07,240 Speaker 1: safety Bishop Fitzgerald from USC and then finally round six, 545 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:12,120 Speaker 1: pick one ninety eight, running back Desmond Reid from pitt 546 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:17,719 Speaker 1: How would you, as a Bengals fan feel if that 547 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:21,920 Speaker 1: was the Bengals draft, if they drafted according to the simulator, 548 00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 1: I'm not ruling out a wide receiver, but later in 549 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:38,280 Speaker 1: the draft, if all the studs David Bailey Baine from 550 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:45,600 Speaker 1: Miami of Florida and Caleb Downs from Ohio State the safety, 551 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:49,799 Speaker 1: if they're all gone, I would not be against an 552 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:54,359 Speaker 1: offensive tackle in the first round. But then I am 553 00:37:54,400 --> 00:38:01,960 Speaker 1: going defense, defense, and more defense for this team. Isn't 554 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:05,840 Speaker 1: there a similar player to a Geno Atkins out there 555 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:14,200 Speaker 1: in the fourth to fifth or sixth round? That will 556 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:18,760 Speaker 1: be very interesting? Man High alert this week High alert 557 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:26,239 Speaker 1: with Championship Week in the NCAA Basketball and NFL free agency. 558 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 1: Reds in action today the final six to two loss 559 00:38:39,719 --> 00:38:47,800 Speaker 1: to the Kansas City Royals. Nick Lodolo started and leadoff 560 00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:53,600 Speaker 1: batter Jonathan India, former Red Rookie of the Year with 561 00:38:53,719 --> 00:38:57,399 Speaker 1: Cincinnati once upon a Time. On a two and two 562 00:38:57,520 --> 00:39:04,760 Speaker 1: count against Nicklodolo launched a home run to left field 563 00:39:05,719 --> 00:39:08,680 Speaker 1: three hundred and ninety two feet with an exit velocity 564 00:39:08,719 --> 00:39:15,960 Speaker 1: of one hundred and eight miles an hour. Lodolo on 565 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:19,520 Speaker 1: a two and two pitch, fired a ninety four point 566 00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:23,480 Speaker 1: three mile an hour sinker and Jonathan India took it. 567 00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:28,879 Speaker 1: The took it deep to left field. The Reds tied 568 00:39:28,920 --> 00:39:35,720 Speaker 1: it in the fourth against pitcher Aaron Sanchez. Spencer Steer 569 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:39,799 Speaker 1: my guy, my favorite player. We all love Ellie de 570 00:39:39,920 --> 00:39:45,960 Speaker 1: la Cruz, but I like Spencer Steer because he's all launch, pale, 571 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:52,000 Speaker 1: hard hat, head down, grinder, eight hours, work for eight hours, 572 00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:58,880 Speaker 1: pay quiet, my guy. Spencer Steer doubles and then he 573 00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:09,160 Speaker 1: scored on Christian and Carnassion strands RBI double. So glad 574 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:15,920 Speaker 1: to see Cees come up with a big hit. But 575 00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:20,839 Speaker 1: then in the sixth inning, with Kansas City batting, Caleb Ferguson, 576 00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:26,280 Speaker 1: lefty newcomer to the Reds got lit up five hits, 577 00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:31,319 Speaker 1: five runs, all earned a couple of walks ERA of 578 00:40:31,440 --> 00:40:38,480 Speaker 1: twenty seven point zero zero. Hey, luckily, folks, it's just spring. 579 00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:46,600 Speaker 1: This past week in three games, the red scored fifty runs. 580 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:55,280 Speaker 1: The bats are there. The pitching, yes, it's definite concern 581 00:40:55,680 --> 00:41:00,400 Speaker 1: over Hunter Green stiffness in his right elbow. 582 00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:02,160 Speaker 3: MRI. 583 00:41:03,440 --> 00:41:06,520 Speaker 1: I haven't seen any kind of results yet, but he's 584 00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:13,040 Speaker 1: going to be shut down for a while. So we're 585 00:41:13,080 --> 00:41:17,840 Speaker 1: wondering about the fifth starter. Well we could be Chase 586 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:25,879 Speaker 1: Burns and Ret Louder. See how it all shakes out. 587 00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:34,920 Speaker 1: Let's go out to the frones. Brian is in Montgomery, Brian, 588 00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:37,040 Speaker 1: are you there? 589 00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:42,320 Speaker 2: Come here? Hi? Brian? Hey, what do you think about 590 00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:42,879 Speaker 2: you see? 591 00:41:43,560 --> 00:41:46,200 Speaker 3: Invaders? Chances I'm making post season. 592 00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:48,719 Speaker 2: Not very good. 593 00:41:51,080 --> 00:41:54,480 Speaker 1: Xavier now is fourteen and seventeen, six and fourteen in 594 00:41:54,520 --> 00:41:57,200 Speaker 1: the Big East. They're going to have to win the 595 00:41:57,280 --> 00:42:02,920 Speaker 1: conference tournament. Don't see that happening, you see you see. 596 00:42:03,120 --> 00:42:06,960 Speaker 1: I don't know if you were listening earlier, but yeah, 597 00:42:07,040 --> 00:42:12,799 Speaker 1: Joe Lenardi of Bracketology bumped u SE up to the 598 00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:16,799 Speaker 1: first four out. I mean a month ago they were 599 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:21,360 Speaker 1: like dead, all of a sudden with their win streak 600 00:42:22,239 --> 00:42:25,719 Speaker 1: and playing so much better, all of a sudden, they're 601 00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:28,200 Speaker 1: right there on the cusp, right there on the bubble. 602 00:42:28,680 --> 00:42:35,320 Speaker 1: And today what a disappointment. Nineteen turnovers. 603 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:38,800 Speaker 3: Can't have that many turns on the road against CCU, 604 00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:40,040 Speaker 3: and that's a big game. 605 00:42:40,080 --> 00:42:43,839 Speaker 1: From your seat, it was, It absolutely was, and you 606 00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:47,280 Speaker 1: want your best players to be playing great right now. 607 00:42:47,640 --> 00:42:52,320 Speaker 1: Then we saw Baba Miller and Mustafa Chom combine for 608 00:42:52,520 --> 00:42:57,600 Speaker 1: twelve points today and Baba played thirty five minutes, Mustafa 609 00:42:57,680 --> 00:43:02,440 Speaker 1: played twenty eight. And yes, Baba did have fourteen rebounds, 610 00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:03,960 Speaker 1: but only four points. 611 00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:06,080 Speaker 2: And he had five turnovers, so. 612 00:43:07,360 --> 00:43:11,600 Speaker 1: The the bear Cats were a turnover machine today. 613 00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:14,759 Speaker 3: What do you think of their chances against Utah in 614 00:43:14,800 --> 00:43:17,360 Speaker 3: the first round of the Big They can win that. 615 00:43:17,800 --> 00:43:19,399 Speaker 2: They could, they can win. They can win a couple 616 00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:19,840 Speaker 2: of games. 617 00:43:21,600 --> 00:43:24,560 Speaker 3: Okay, losing Freak Carroll, that didn't help him. 618 00:43:24,920 --> 00:43:28,399 Speaker 1: You're you're absolutely right, he's got a hip injury. Uh, 619 00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:32,560 Speaker 1: Xavier loses today ninety one to seventy eight. Oh, he's 620 00:43:32,600 --> 00:43:36,200 Speaker 1: to me, he's the heart and soul of that team that. 621 00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:38,880 Speaker 2: Had the Big Love it really really is. 622 00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:42,799 Speaker 3: I mean, Miami Ohio, they got there. They're going to 623 00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:43,520 Speaker 3: the dance. 624 00:43:43,719 --> 00:43:51,640 Speaker 2: The better they absolutely better be. And I just yeah, 625 00:43:51,800 --> 00:43:59,400 Speaker 2: I just can't you Dad, and you see yeah, and uh. 626 00:44:00,360 --> 00:44:05,600 Speaker 1: Kahuk Northern Kentucky, Wright State, they might be playing again 627 00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:11,799 Speaker 1: on Monday night. We'll see Northern Kentucky plays Green Bay 628 00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:16,880 Speaker 1: tomorrow and that winner plays seven o'clock in Indianapolis against 629 00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:21,160 Speaker 1: Wright State on Monday night in the Horizon League Semifinals. 630 00:44:22,719 --> 00:44:24,680 Speaker 2: Appreciate the call. 631 00:44:24,880 --> 00:44:27,200 Speaker 1: Hey, we are going to take a break and then 632 00:44:27,239 --> 00:44:30,560 Speaker 1: we'll come back and wrap things up. Great to have 633 00:44:30,680 --> 00:44:35,160 Speaker 1: Russ Jackson here taking over as the producer from Joe Waddell. 634 00:44:35,560 --> 00:44:40,919 Speaker 1: You're listening to Sports Talk on seven hundred WLW. Seven 635 00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:45,520 Speaker 1: hundred WLW. Dan Carroll takes over the airwaves at six o'clock. 636 00:44:45,560 --> 00:44:47,960 Speaker 1: You'll take you till nine, and then it's Donna d 637 00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:54,760 Speaker 1: from nine until midnight. Tonight, Xavior falls at Villanova ninety 638 00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:57,960 Speaker 1: one to seventy eight with Tray Carroll out with a 639 00:44:58,040 --> 00:45:01,440 Speaker 1: hip injury. And then a game that was on the 640 00:45:01,440 --> 00:45:05,400 Speaker 1: Big One seven hundred WLW this afternoon, you see melts 641 00:45:05,520 --> 00:45:10,080 Speaker 1: down at TCU falling to the horn Frogs seventy three 642 00:45:10,480 --> 00:45:11,640 Speaker 1: to sixty three. 643 00:45:13,960 --> 00:45:15,279 Speaker 2: I listened to the game. 644 00:45:16,920 --> 00:45:20,880 Speaker 1: With Dan Horde and Terry Nelson and producer Russ Jackson 645 00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:24,600 Speaker 1: was catching some of it on TV and Russ you 646 00:45:25,280 --> 00:45:30,960 Speaker 1: you were watching and listening to the broadcast and what 647 00:45:31,120 --> 00:45:34,400 Speaker 1: did the commentators say about the Bearcats. 648 00:45:34,800 --> 00:45:37,920 Speaker 4: Well, obviously talked about the turnovers, but they really blamed 649 00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:38,880 Speaker 4: the terms of the fact. 650 00:45:39,160 --> 00:45:41,359 Speaker 2: They essentially called the Bearcats soft in the game. 651 00:45:41,400 --> 00:45:45,040 Speaker 4: Greg Anthony said, the Bearcats could not handle the toughness 652 00:45:45,080 --> 00:45:45,719 Speaker 4: of TCU. 653 00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:50,799 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's that's what's so disappointing at this point in 654 00:45:50,840 --> 00:45:54,279 Speaker 1: the season, when you this was like a must win 655 00:45:55,000 --> 00:46:00,040 Speaker 1: and then the way they played very very disappointing. And 656 00:45:59,840 --> 00:46:03,919 Speaker 1: it's mind boggling, really, because you have to show desperation 657 00:46:04,520 --> 00:46:07,000 Speaker 1: at this time of year, and we saw that last 658 00:46:07,080 --> 00:46:09,000 Speaker 1: night with Miami and Ohio. 659 00:46:09,080 --> 00:46:12,239 Speaker 2: You that's right, that's right. 660 00:46:12,280 --> 00:46:14,160 Speaker 4: And you did not see out from the bear Cuts today. 661 00:46:14,239 --> 00:46:16,000 Speaker 2: No, no, you didn't. You didn't. 662 00:46:16,120 --> 00:46:19,960 Speaker 1: And we were also talking off the hair Russ just 663 00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:23,640 Speaker 1: how awesome it must be to be on campus to 664 00:46:23,640 --> 00:46:28,000 Speaker 1: be a Miami University student this year. Can you imagine 665 00:46:28,440 --> 00:46:33,080 Speaker 1: your team being undefeated thirty one and zero. I can't 666 00:46:33,120 --> 00:46:34,799 Speaker 1: even wrap my mind around it. 667 00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:38,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, the think about to think about the fact. 668 00:46:38,280 --> 00:46:38,600 Speaker 2: Though. 669 00:46:38,960 --> 00:46:41,279 Speaker 4: What still boggles my mind is that we're still having 670 00:46:41,360 --> 00:46:43,800 Speaker 4: the conversation and you had it with your guest earlier. 671 00:46:44,120 --> 00:46:46,080 Speaker 4: Still having to have the conversation about whether or not 672 00:46:46,160 --> 00:46:47,840 Speaker 4: they make the tournament. Oh my god, it just seems 673 00:46:47,840 --> 00:46:50,680 Speaker 4: that's third to even consider that a thirty one in 674 00:46:50,760 --> 00:46:52,280 Speaker 4: O team might not make the tournament. 675 00:46:52,320 --> 00:46:54,920 Speaker 1: That's exactly right, And the national media wants to keep 676 00:46:55,160 --> 00:46:59,920 Speaker 1: like discounting Miami because of their schedule when no one 677 00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:03,440 Speaker 1: one wants to play them, what are they supposed to do? 678 00:47:03,800 --> 00:47:06,759 Speaker 4: I wish I've heard a number of guys that said 679 00:47:06,800 --> 00:47:11,640 Speaker 4: that before, when they talk about, you know, at every level, football, basketball, whatever, 680 00:47:12,400 --> 00:47:13,960 Speaker 4: you can only play the schedule in front of you. 681 00:47:14,040 --> 00:47:16,319 Speaker 2: It's not your fault. I mean, you could be lucky. 682 00:47:16,320 --> 00:47:16,880 Speaker 2: There are times. 683 00:47:16,880 --> 00:47:19,680 Speaker 4: There are years when let's take Ohio State for example, football, 684 00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:22,239 Speaker 4: some of their non conference teams turn out to not 685 00:47:22,320 --> 00:47:24,360 Speaker 4: be as good as when they scheduled the games. 686 00:47:24,719 --> 00:47:26,680 Speaker 2: Yes, you're absolutely right. 687 00:47:26,760 --> 00:47:30,560 Speaker 1: And all I know because I covered Wright State for 688 00:47:30,800 --> 00:47:34,719 Speaker 1: ten seasons, played a lot of MAX schools. And you 689 00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:37,480 Speaker 1: go into Toledo, you go into Bowling Green, you go 690 00:47:37,520 --> 00:47:42,360 Speaker 1: into the convo in Athens. Those are tough places to 691 00:47:42,680 --> 00:47:45,920 Speaker 1: can't stay, tough places to win at and to see 692 00:47:45,960 --> 00:47:50,920 Speaker 1: Miami run the table, hats off to them. Just a 693 00:47:50,920 --> 00:47:57,880 Speaker 1: phenomenal accomplishment, no doubt. Hey, this has been an awful 694 00:47:57,920 --> 00:47:59,480 Speaker 1: lot of fun. It was a sprint an hour and 695 00:47:59,520 --> 00:48:03,080 Speaker 1: a half. Rent, but really appreciate all the loyal listeners 696 00:48:03,080 --> 00:48:05,000 Speaker 1: out there, all the chick magnets coming out of the 697 00:48:05,000 --> 00:48:11,920 Speaker 1: woodwork and listening and appreciate our guest Chris Sparks and 698 00:48:12,040 --> 00:48:15,640 Speaker 1: our producers tonight Joe Waddell and Russ Jackson. And until 699 00:48:15,680 --> 00:48:19,560 Speaker 1: next time, this is the Chickster chick Ludwig saying thanks 700 00:48:19,600 --> 00:48:21,719 Speaker 1: for listening to the home of the Reds and the 701 00:48:21,800 --> 00:48:26,000 Speaker 1: best Bengals coverage News Radio seven hundred WLW