WEBVTT - 12-4-25 Roundtable Show with Chad Brendel

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<v Speaker 2>There, Let's keep it moving. Second hour of two about

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<v Speaker 2>got UC football to get into. Man, we've got a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of things to get into. UC wise Bowl Game

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<v Speaker 2>of portal departures, Brendan Soresby, a twenty two member recruiting class,

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<v Speaker 2>the shootout to get to as well. Who better to

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<v Speaker 2>do all that than the man from Bearcatjournal dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be Chad Brendle.

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<v Speaker 3>How are you? I'm doing well, gentlemen. How are you

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<v Speaker 3>on this delightful, freezing cold Thursday evening?

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<v Speaker 2>We are well, and a warm destination would be ideal,

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<v Speaker 2>and that will be my segue into the bowl. Explain

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<v Speaker 2>the bull paint the bowl picture for us right now

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<v Speaker 2>be our travel guide of potential scenarios and destinations as

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<v Speaker 2>you understand it.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it's really hard to figure out because Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 3>did themselves no favors. But when you look at like

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<v Speaker 3>the pecking order of how these are decided, they were

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<v Speaker 3>in a place to be pretty high up the pecking order.

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<v Speaker 3>Plus you factor in Utah and Arizona and Arizona State

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<v Speaker 3>are still connected to pack twelve bowls. It's like wow,

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<v Speaker 3>like pop cards at like Alamo, Like there's some some

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<v Speaker 3>really good options that were on the table. And then

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<v Speaker 3>you finish the way that they finished and they tie

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<v Speaker 3>instead of you know, tying for fifth or whatever, they

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<v Speaker 3>tie for seventh, and you're with a group of four

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<v Speaker 3>teams that Iowa State, Kansas State, Kansas State actually denied

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<v Speaker 3>a bowl game, which is so weird with their situation,

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<v Speaker 3>but I don't know, like that there's a chance they

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<v Speaker 3>could be picked last in this process. So you went

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<v Speaker 3>from hopefully like a really good destination to I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it sounds like the most momentum right now.

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<v Speaker 3>It is Phoenix for the Rate Bowl, which is really

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<v Speaker 3>far away in the day after Christmas, so not a

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<v Speaker 3>great travel situation if that's how this thing plays out.

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<v Speaker 3>But that's what happens when you don't take care of

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<v Speaker 3>your business at the end of the season, is you

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<v Speaker 3>lose premium position and you're trying to figure out what

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<v Speaker 3>the heck we're going to do.

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<v Speaker 4>Next, all right, which then that leads into signing day

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, towards the end of the season things

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<v Speaker 4>not working out.

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<v Speaker 2>Well.

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<v Speaker 4>How much did that affect this year's recruiting class and

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<v Speaker 4>how's it look?

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<v Speaker 3>Didn't really affect anything. They actually did something rocky they

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<v Speaker 3>have not been able to do over these past two classes.

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<v Speaker 3>They have a really good team in place identifying talent.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you know, over the past couple of years,

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<v Speaker 3>they've lost like nine guys to SEC's SEC and Big

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<v Speaker 3>ten schools. Right around signing day this year they held

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<v Speaker 3>off a couple of SEC schools for guys. They held

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<v Speaker 3>onto their number one commit right down at the wire,

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<v Speaker 3>Lance Dawson, who Anderson fans are gonna get to know

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<v Speaker 3>tonight because he plays for Avon. That's become a nice

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<v Speaker 3>little UC pipeline over the past couple of years. So

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<v Speaker 3>actually they were able to do a lot better on

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<v Speaker 3>that front than they've done in the past couple of years. Rocky,

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<v Speaker 3>So at least the momentum there that you know, hopefully

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<v Speaker 3>you're bringing in a lot more talent.

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<v Speaker 2>Had any surprises early on among the portal departures.

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<v Speaker 3>No guys that haven't worked their way up the roster,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the one Caimani Burns, I think is you

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<v Speaker 3>look at that one and you say, how didn't that

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<v Speaker 3>one work out? But when Dante Corleone got hurt, the

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<v Speaker 3>door was opened for Camanie Burns to really kind of

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<v Speaker 3>solidify himself as the next guy in line at defensive tackle.

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<v Speaker 3>And he didn't fully take advantage of it, and by

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<v Speaker 3>the end of the year he got passed by Isaiah Rodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>I think over the last three games he had five snaps,

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<v Speaker 3>And when a guy had five snaps over three games

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<v Speaker 3>the end of the season, the writing is kind of

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<v Speaker 3>on the wall. So nothing that we've seen yet, but

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<v Speaker 3>you know, who knows what the next couple weeks are

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<v Speaker 3>going to bring.

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<v Speaker 2>Brendan Sorosby had a really good season this year. Quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 2>in college football are like ace pitchers in baseball. They're

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<v Speaker 2>going to get a lot of money. They're very coveted.

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<v Speaker 2>You know the report from Rick Neuheisel yesterday that, according

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<v Speaker 2>to him, multiple offers of four million. What's to be

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<v Speaker 2>made of how precarious is the uh the status of

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<v Speaker 2>Brendan Sorosby is a UC quarterback going forward?

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<v Speaker 3>It's gregarious. I mean that is that is a whole

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<v Speaker 3>lot of money. And I just don't know in Cincinnati's situation,

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<v Speaker 3>if they're in a place to pay a quarterback that

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<v Speaker 3>kind of money, you know, how much of the rest

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<v Speaker 3>of your roster?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, are you.

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<v Speaker 3>Putting in jeopardy by paying a quarterback that much? So

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know, Like I know, you know, they've they've

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<v Speaker 3>had two years with Sowresby. Things have been good, but

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<v Speaker 3>they have not maybe reached the level that that either

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<v Speaker 3>side had desired. So it's going to be very interesting

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<v Speaker 3>to see how this plays out, because you're right that

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<v Speaker 3>the quarterback position and especially you know, let's not forget

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<v Speaker 3>you've still got a decision on potentially playing in the

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<v Speaker 3>NFL yep so, NFL Cincinnati or go somewhere that's going

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<v Speaker 3>to give you some generational wealth.

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<v Speaker 2>Meanwhile, your roster, Yeah, Meanwhile, you've got to replenish you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Roy or Dante Corleo, guys like that on your

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<v Speaker 2>I mean we're into talking like baseball salaries or NFL

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<v Speaker 2>salary caps of can you improve the rest of your

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<v Speaker 2>team if you devote you know, thirty million to Kyle Schwarber.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's it's insane, but that's where we are.

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<v Speaker 3>It's insane, and there's no there's no guidelines, there's no

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<v Speaker 3>limitations on this thing. It is kind of still the

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<v Speaker 3>wild wild left, if you will. And I saw something

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<v Speaker 3>today that now they're talking about a twenty percent luxury

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<v Speaker 3>tax that could be put into place that would allow

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<v Speaker 3>teams essentially you know what that means. That means teams

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<v Speaker 3>can go over the cap and then a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>teams with a you know, a load of money de

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<v Speaker 3>sent yep. So who knows where this is going? Man,

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<v Speaker 3>It's it's kind of disheartening because, yeah, you can you

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<v Speaker 3>can see in real time fans losing their love for

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<v Speaker 3>college sports. Yep, and that stinks.

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<v Speaker 4>I I agree, thanks, Yeah, I said this channel on

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<v Speaker 4>my show this week. It's you know, take the college

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<v Speaker 4>football playoff and it's like, here we are is the

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<v Speaker 4>end of the season. Has been a great season in

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<v Speaker 4>the time when it's supposed to be great, and everybody's

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<v Speaker 4>dialed in. It's a mess. You got coaches leaving and

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<v Speaker 4>no one can figure that out. The college football playoff,

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<v Speaker 4>no one can figure that out. It's just a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of frustration at a time when we should be really

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<v Speaker 4>excited and enjoying this. It's you wonder how long it

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<v Speaker 4>can last?

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<v Speaker 3>You really do? I mean, there have to be something done, Yep,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know. What Like, I've seen some stuff. I like,

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<v Speaker 3>I've seen some stuff that makes me go, you have

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<v Speaker 3>don't care about the kids? Well, it's all what's convenient

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<v Speaker 3>for the administrators. What's convenient for the coaches? You know,

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<v Speaker 3>you're talking about like the perfect example the conferences, they

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<v Speaker 3>move this signing day to January twod Okay, the sixteenth

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<v Speaker 3>is when or the not signing day, but the portal.

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<v Speaker 3>The sixteenth is when that closes. Almost everybody will have

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<v Speaker 3>started classes by them, and you have essentially like two

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<v Speaker 3>weeks to get enrolled and start school. There's going to

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<v Speaker 3>be a bunch of kids that are going to go

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<v Speaker 3>in the portal, that are going to take their time,

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<v Speaker 3>make an educated decision, and then they're not going to

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<v Speaker 3>be able to get into the school that they picked

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<v Speaker 3>until June. How is that good for the kids? Yep,

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<v Speaker 3>it's good for the coaches, great, But the sport is

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<v Speaker 3>not supposed to be about the coaches. But here we are.

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<v Speaker 2>Final question directed to tomorrow night the spotlight on the

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<v Speaker 2>crossdown shootout. How do you feel about the Bearcats entering

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<v Speaker 2>this matchup?

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<v Speaker 3>I felt a lot better two weeks ago. This is

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<v Speaker 3>a sense of like, here's the problem I have with

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<v Speaker 3>Cincinnati right now. This is a new team. We knew that,

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<v Speaker 3>we talked about that that was you know, the They're

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<v Speaker 3>going to come in and don't expect a lot right

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<v Speaker 3>away because it's going to take time to gel. It's

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<v Speaker 3>gonna take time to get up the speed. We're twenty

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<v Speaker 3>five percent of the way through the season. Does anybody

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<v Speaker 3>feel like the curve is going up? No for Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 3>right now? Nope, No, And that's the problem because like

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<v Speaker 3>you look at.

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<v Speaker 2>At Xavier, their curve is going up steadily improved.

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<v Speaker 3>Yep. They had a terrible start. Patina figured some things out,

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<v Speaker 3>he changed the lineup, he changed the way they play,

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<v Speaker 3>and they're playing better. And I don't know that you

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<v Speaker 3>can look at anything that Cincinnati's done outside of that

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<v Speaker 3>first half against Louisville that you could realistically say, I

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<v Speaker 3>think the arrow is pointing up for these guys, and

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<v Speaker 3>that's not a good sign going into a place that

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<v Speaker 3>they haven't won. When did you leave South Bend, Lance, Well,

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<v Speaker 3>it wasn't that long ago.

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<v Speaker 2>I left South Bend in ninety two. It's been since

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<v Speaker 2>what two thousand and one since they won at Xavier, correct, two.

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<v Speaker 3>Thousand and one, since they've wonted the Sentas Center. And

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<v Speaker 3>I've said this multiple times over the past like month

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<v Speaker 3>and a half. If they don't win this year at

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<v Speaker 3>Centtas center, they're probably never.

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<v Speaker 2>Gonna I'm happy. We thank you for your time tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell everybody you guys are cranking out tremendous. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>all over the signing day layout, all that is offered

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<v Speaker 2>through Bearcat journal dot com.

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<v Speaker 3>We've been all over signing Day. We've got some stuff

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<v Speaker 3>with Carter Wilson, who's the director of high school recruiting,

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<v Speaker 3>the assistant general manager that's going up today. Keegan's been

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<v Speaker 3>Keyhan and Austen have been killing it on you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the the game previews and getting ready for the shootout.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh Dave had a compassioned hour. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 3>you've had a chance, Felicia last night yet, but an

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<v Speaker 3>impassion hour about where the fan base is at. Uh So,

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<v Speaker 3>we've got a lot of really good stuff right now

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<v Speaker 3>in Bearcat Journal, and I implore you all to try

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<v Speaker 3>it out.

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<v Speaker 2>I would second that. Thank you, sir. We'll talk next week.

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<v Speaker 3>Appreciate you, gentlemen. Have a great night.