1 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 1: Upsets and underdogs. Don't miss a moment of the action. 2 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: Tune in over ninety six point seven KFN plus and 3 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: on the free iHeartRadio. 4 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 2: App thanks to Dave Smith Motors. 5 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 3: Did I just see. 6 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 4: A player, a front court player for Tennessee State, fifteen 7 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 4: seeded Tennessee State get thrown out of the game they're 8 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 4: taking on a two set Iowa State. There's seven and 9 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 4: a half minutes to go. Iowa State is up ninety 10 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 4: one to fifty five. At least that's the score I have. 11 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 4: We might be a little bit behind on our TV 12 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 4: in the in studio b here, but it was a 13 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 4: an extremely dangerous hard foul, again in a game where 14 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 4: and basically the Iowa State big man is wrapped up 15 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 4: and basically forced down with a blow to the neck area. 16 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 4: So it looked to me like said offender walked off 17 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 4: the court after the refs had a look at it 18 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 4: and went to the locker room, which, as far as 19 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 4: I'm concerned, based on what I saw from about twenty 20 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 4: seven different angles, is the right call. That's a cheap play, 21 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 4: and it's especially cheap in a game where you are, 22 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 4: you know, getting blown out. It comes off very much 23 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 4: as well, we can't beat you, but we're gonna try 24 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 4: to hurt you. Is a bad, bad play. That's Tennessee 25 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 4: State is the fifteen seed. Iowa State, one of the 26 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 4: top teams in the tournament, is a two seed. Is 27 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 4: the opponent trying to finish them off little more than 28 00:01:55,720 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 4: six minutes to go in that ballgame? Bretschean Bryant KFE 29 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 4: Text nine is open at six four six eight six. 30 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 4: Dan Wennesota wants knows your Vikings news about Harrison Smith 31 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 4: playing flight football? Could that be why he hasn't made 32 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 4: a decision yet. No, it's not about that decision. It's 33 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 4: about the fact that the Buffalo Bills have chosen not 34 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 4: to match the Vikings one year four point two million 35 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 4: dollars guaranteed offer to offensive lineman Ryan Vandermark, and that. 36 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 3: Means he's a Viking. 37 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 4: I think that's a good pick up, at least on paper, 38 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 4: at least until we find out that he's got like 39 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 4: eight concussions in his background, because we didn't have all 40 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 4: that information as we celebrated some of the offensive line 41 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 4: additions in free agency last year. But is there any 42 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 4: question that in theory this helps the team because we 43 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 4: do need a more accomplished swing tackle than we had. 44 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 4: We know we've ad injury issues for both Brian O'Neil 45 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 4: and most assuredly Christian Darisas. 46 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 3: So it's not as sexy as move, as sexy. 47 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 4: As move as you know what we're going to do 48 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 4: at the quarterback spot, et cetera. But it could be 49 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 4: one of those sneaky good moves if he's up to 50 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 4: the job, and I think is fairly highly regarded in 51 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 4: that sense. And we've said there's still work that needs 52 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:28,839 Speaker 4: to be done along this offensive line, there's not any 53 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 4: question about that. We still need a center, maybe the draft, 54 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 4: maybe a trade. Who's there's the open question about whether 55 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 4: Gernard is gonna end up staying here or not. We'll 56 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 4: get into all this with Ben Gesling at about five 57 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 4: o'clock this evening, six four six eighty six. Is the 58 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 4: bratch On Brian k fan text line as well. Dan 59 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 4: Wannesota writes, if tc over gets the draft and they 60 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 4: have to close schools and igh due to traffic and 61 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 4: proximity to set a facility, I for one will not protest. 62 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 4: Think of the kids sitting in that traffic. Dan, It's 63 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 4: for the kids. Craig from Boston does ask, I think 64 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 4: a salient question, why three days of missing school? I mean, 65 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 4: the draft is I think starts on a Thursday. I'm 66 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,799 Speaker 4: not mistaken. So they saying, well, we got the day ahead, 67 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 4: with all the prep and all the people coming in, 68 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 4: and see you got to miss three days. No one 69 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 4: will convince me this isn't prime first ballot Hall of 70 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 4: fame done as material, And the fact that so many 71 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 4: people are willing to go along with it and almost 72 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 4: yawn about it is further evidence that we're done. 73 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 3: That we've been. 74 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 4: Worn down to such a degree, beaten down to such 75 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 4: a degree that we didn't even think that's I think 76 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 4: it's that big of a deal. There was a time 77 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 4: where we I think we treasured public education, any education, 78 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 4: but certainly public education. 79 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,799 Speaker 3: More than we do today. I'm not even sure that it's. 80 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 4: That it's close compared to where it once was, but 81 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 4: that's sort of the situation that we're sadly. 82 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 3: We are in. 83 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 4: I'll keep an eye on some other big dance activity 84 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 4: the rest of the way, for sure. As I said, 85 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 4: there's been no real well, I guess the interesting development 86 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 4: would be that Alabama their lead on thirteen seed, Hofstra 87 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 4: is down to five. I've got sixty seven sixty two 88 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 4: with about six minutes to go in that game, so 89 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 4: we'll keep maybe keep an eye on that one. 90 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 3: That would be an interesting upset. 91 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 4: We've not really had anything all that dramatic, certainly not 92 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 4: as dramatic today as yesterday. The Miami of Ohio dream 93 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 4: might be dying, although it's far from over. They're down 94 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 4: thirteen to Tennessee with about seven minutes to go in 95 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 4: the first half. 96 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 3: As well. 97 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 4: One other thing I want to get into, completely unrelated 98 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 4: to the Big Dance and more related to professional basketball. 99 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 4: We have some time to do it. The story broke 100 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 4: that the best player, certainly an MVP candidate and the 101 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 4: best player on the Detroit Pistons is Kate Cunningham, is 102 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 4: sidelined because of what's described as a collapse lung. I 103 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 4: think we may have alluded to that yesterday, and it's 104 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 4: open ended on when he might come back. 105 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 3: It's in the. 106 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 4: History of the league some players that collapse lungs have 107 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 4: come back within a couple of weeks. I don't know 108 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 4: if all collapse lungs are equal. I have no idea 109 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 4: what the particulars are in this case, it's a it's 110 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 4: a big blow to the to a team that's had 111 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 4: a terrific season. 112 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 3: They had kind of. 113 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 4: Slumped a little bit the last couple of weeks, maybe 114 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 4: come back to the pack a bit, but they still 115 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 4: have been at the top or near the top of 116 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 4: the Eastern Conference standings for a long time this season. 117 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 4: And the other thing that's been brought up is if 118 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 4: he misses too much time, he's in danger of not 119 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 4: reaching that sixty five game threshold, that minimum threshold that 120 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 4: you have to reach to be considered for any postseason 121 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 4: honors in the league. 122 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 3: And there's been a lot of pushback on that. 123 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 4: It came up as well when Joker went down earlier, 124 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 4: a couple of other players who may not be able. 125 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 4: Even when Benyama it was in question, it still may 126 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 4: be in question whether he can will meet sixty five games. 127 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 4: And we're saying, well, wait a minute, these guys are 128 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 4: prime star players, prime postseason award material across the board, 129 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,679 Speaker 4: and this is a bad, bad look for the league. 130 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 4: I will say again, do not blame the National Basketball Association. 131 00:07:56,440 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 4: I think they are blameless. Lay the blame belongs. It 132 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 4: belongs on teams. And on other players who basically set 133 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 4: the wheels in motion in a way that the league 134 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 4: was left with I think very little choice but to 135 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 4: go to that draconian measure about a minimum number of games, 136 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 4: and it's unfortunate that's now affecting players. Kate Cunningham is 137 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 4: not a load management guy. Joker is not a load 138 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 4: management guy. These guys have legitimate injuries. They may pay 139 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 4: the price. But again, if you're mad at the league, 140 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 4: you're mad. 141 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 3: At the wrong entity. 142 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 4: You should be angry and bothered by the players, and 143 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 4: they know who their names are, who sort of set 144 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 4: this thing in motion. 145 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 3: I used to you know, I was a big Jimmy 146 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 3: Butler guy. 147 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 4: I was all in favor of the Wolves getting him, 148 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 4: TIBs coming going to get him, because Jimmy Butler at 149 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 4: his best is a terrific gamer. He's a terrific player. 150 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:04,199 Speaker 4: But Butler started to lose me in part because of 151 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 4: the number of games he missed and the feeling that 152 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 4: he even basically said, you know, I don't get serious 153 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 4: about anything till the second half of the season. And 154 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 4: the message that you convey with that to your ticket 155 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 4: buyer is embarrassing because there's no discount on the prices 156 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 4: just because you decide it doesn't matter till later. Teams 157 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 4: are still requiring its patrons, their patrons to pay prime 158 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 4: money almost no matter where you sit. So if you 159 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 4: want to be mad, go ahead, but don't be mad 160 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 4: at the league. The league did what it had to 161 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 4: do because players forced the hand of the National Basketball 162 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 4: Association and unfortunately, and again I would say to if 163 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 4: Kate Cunningham ends up being frustrated by this Joker, although 164 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 4: I don't think Joker gets frustrated at this kind of stuff. 165 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 4: I don't think he cares that much about postseason honors. 166 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 4: They should be mad, And add, you know, focus your 167 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:05,319 Speaker 4: anger and your frustration at your fellow players who set 168 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 4: this the wheels in motion. It's not difficult to go 169 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 4: back and locate the players who clearly load managed needlessly 170 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 4: just because they could, and to that extent, the fingerprints 171 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 4: from several teams are part of this too. Their fingerprints 172 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:24,439 Speaker 4: are on this decision because they made it too easy for. 173 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 3: Players to load manage. 174 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 4: The Wolves as a as an organization tried to push 175 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 4: back against that. They made it clear and have made 176 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 4: it clear, that's not what they believe in here and 177 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 4: it's to their credit. 178 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 3: I think that that's the approach they took. 179 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 4: But what that reminds you of is that they're clearly 180 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 4: they were trying to make a distinction between themselves and 181 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 4: what other teams were up to. And in all honesty, 182 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:51,599 Speaker 4: as they said, too many teams made it way too easy, 183 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 4: catered to the whims of players way too made it 184 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,199 Speaker 4: way too easy for them to just say, ah, just miss, 185 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 4: I'll tell I'll take another game off. What the hell's 186 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 4: the difference? And at some point the league goes, what's 187 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 4: a bad look? I mean, how we we have a 188 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 4: long regular season. We have to at least pretend it 189 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 4: matters because we're making people pay top dollar. So we 190 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 4: have to sort of force their hand on this and say, okay, 191 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 4: if you want to give up postseason honors, which by 192 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,440 Speaker 4: the way, can be can can be a financial loss, 193 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 4: go right ahead. And if it now seems quaint or 194 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 4: out of date or ill timed, because there's some players 195 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 4: now who aren't load management, players who are going to 196 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 4: be penalized for it, I'll say again, they did what 197 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,959 Speaker 4: they had to do, and those players and those teams 198 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 4: should be upset with the group of players who pretty 199 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 4: much made it left the NBA with no choice but 200 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:48,199 Speaker 4: to do what indeed it did. Bratchean Brian caffe In 201 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 4: text line is open at six four six eighty six 202 00:11:53,000 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 4: Lavelle in about fifteen minutes. 203 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 1: Kfan welcome some great shows to Mystic Lake Amphitheater. 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Don't forget about five or so on 213 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 4: the Plus Go for women's basketball, they make their return 214 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 4: to the tournament for the first time and I believe 215 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:56,200 Speaker 4: eight years against Green Bay and that's a game you 216 00:12:56,200 --> 00:13:00,040 Speaker 4: can hear via Garzi on as I said KF and 217 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 4: plus he says they've sold about ooh, I think he 218 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 4: said about ten thousand seats, which is pretty good. I mean, 219 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 4: because obviously attendance has been a massive issue, both the 220 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 4: men's and women's side, But I think the reasonable prices 221 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 4: and the Gopher ascension, the fact that we're hosting games 222 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 4: went a long way towards I think getting I should have. 223 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 4: I would think a pretty good walk up crowd as well, 224 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 4: and even bigger if they win this evening and then 225 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:31,680 Speaker 4: go on to play round two on Sunday. I'm assuming 226 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 4: against Ole Miss I didn't get a final score in 227 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 4: that game. 228 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 3: I'll look for it. 229 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 4: In just a minute, we were going to do on 230 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 4: the men's side of the Big Dance, a live listening 231 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 4: on what was a game that was starting to tighten up. 232 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 4: Hostra is a thirteen seed against four number four Alabama, 233 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:56,440 Speaker 4: but that's pretty much changed at this point two twelve 234 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 4: to go, Alabama has pulled away and leads by fourteen points. 235 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 4: There's no real drama there. Tennessee up on eleven seed 236 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 4: Miami of Ohio, the team that had entered its postseason 237 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 4: conference tournament undefeated but still not that highly ranked because 238 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 4: of their schedule. 239 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 3: They did win their playing. 240 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 4: Game, but they're down eighteen to Tennessee late in the 241 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 4: first half. Villanova Utah State is at the half and 242 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 4: Villanova an eight seed is up thirty nine to thirty seven. 243 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 4: I'm looking at some other games Big Ten in action 244 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 4: a little later hour and change from now nine seed 245 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 4: Iowa against Clemson. After that you got Rick Patino and 246 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 4: Saint John's as a five seed against Northern Iowa also 247 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 4: in the Big Ten. CLA plays at later on this 248 00:14:56,640 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 4: evening as well, Perdue as a two seed. Tasson Queen's tonight. 249 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 4: Trying to kind of stay somewhat Big Ten centric, and 250 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 4: I think really those are the major ones at. 251 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 3: This point. 252 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 4: One other pro basketball note, we were just talking about 253 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 4: the angst regarding deserving players who may be ineligible to 254 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 4: accept postseason awards because they may not reach the sixty 255 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 4: five game minimum threshold. An interesting piece by Johnny. I'm 256 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 4: sure we'll talk to him about it in more depth Monday, 257 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 4: although again by then a lot of other things could 258 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 4: have happened. But the moral of the story he's written 259 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 4: most recently goes back to the Rudigo Bert discussion, and 260 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 4: we spent some time on this yesterday. The status of 261 00:15:56,920 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 4: Rudy Gobert as being a player that he constantly seems 262 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 4: to be on the defensive with ex players current players 263 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 4: around the league, and dare I said, even maybe occasionally 264 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 4: his own teammates is astounding to me. And I understand 265 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 4: how he's a frustrating player offensively because of his limitations. 266 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 3: That part I get. 267 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 4: But as long as he's on your team, Wolves players 268 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 4: coaches have to make the best of what he has 269 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 4: to offer. If in the offseason you want to come 270 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 4: to the conclusion that he has become more of a 271 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 4: liability offensively than he is an asset defensively, you can 272 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 4: do that. You can then see if there's a way 273 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 4: you can move on him and say, well, it was 274 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 4: a good run here, but we're not going to go 275 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 4: any further with him, and therefore we're going to try 276 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 4: to be creative and find a way to get him 277 00:16:58,080 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 4: out of town. 278 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 3: That's fair, But. 279 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 4: To pout about what he can't do now, nobody wins, 280 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 4: because he's going to play, and he's certainly going to start. 281 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:13,439 Speaker 4: And Johnny's emphasis was on the offensive side of belief 282 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 4: that for the same reason, if he's going to be 283 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 4: on the court because of what he offers defensively, you 284 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 4: have to sort of redouble your efforts to get something 285 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 4: out of him offensively, and that means getting him the 286 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 4: ball in the right place. Given his limitations in terms 287 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 4: of what he can do, he doesn't really have any moves, 288 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:35,679 Speaker 4: he has no touch, so we all know it's got 289 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 4: to be basically around the basket for a dunk or 290 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 4: an alley oop largely, or get him in position where 291 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 4: at least he gets fouled. 292 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 3: Not a great free. 293 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 4: Throw shooter, but still you'll take your chances from time 294 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 4: to time with him at the line. 295 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 3: And I think part of the belief, part. 296 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 4: Of the reason is I had people texting saying, why 297 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 4: are we obsessed with bringing SloMo back? I think part 298 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,359 Speaker 4: of the reason has offered him in his piece a 299 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 4: belief that he knows how to play with Rudy, even 300 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:10,199 Speaker 4: though they had their moments in the past, that they 301 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,880 Speaker 4: that he understands how to feed him, how to make 302 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 4: him better. And you look at where this team is, 303 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 4: and you even look at the best of them a 304 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:24,439 Speaker 4: year ago defense offensively, if you can get something from Rudy, 305 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 4: not saying a lot, not saying you're expecting thirty, I'm 306 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 4: not even saying you're expecting twenty, but to have him 307 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 4: on the board, especially early in games, is an asset 308 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 4: take some of the pressure off elsewhere. Generally it's going 309 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 4: to be a high percentage shot, but it's he's there's 310 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:47,639 Speaker 4: there's not a single episode of Charles Barklay and Company 311 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 4: in which they can't find, especially Shack, a vehicle through 312 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 4: which or an excuse to take another shot at Rudy Gobert. 313 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 4: Some of it I think is inspired wired by Draymond. 314 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:04,639 Speaker 4: I really believe that's part of the deal. But in 315 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 4: Shack's case, it's clearly because Rudy made as much money 316 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 4: as he did, and Shaq thinks, if you're going to 317 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 4: make that kind of money, you have to be a 318 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 4: dominant offensive player, which Rudy is never going to be. 319 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 4: But all the analytics indicate he's still a dominant defensive player, 320 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 4: if not perhaps quite as good as he was when 321 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 4: he won the Defensive Player of the Year award a 322 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 4: couple of years ago. But he has to be part 323 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,479 Speaker 4: of the solution because he's got to play, and so 324 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 4: you can roll your eyes about him, and you can 325 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 4: throw towels like a couple of players did the other 326 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:36,640 Speaker 4: day when he missed either a dunk. 327 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 3: Or a layup. You can do that if you want, 328 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 3: but you're cutting your nose to spite your face. 329 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 4: You lose if you decide to double down on a 330 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:49,120 Speaker 4: frustration center on that about what Rudy can't do. Instead 331 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 4: us your imagination, use your creativity to get the best 332 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 4: out of what he might have to offer. And if 333 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:57,159 Speaker 4: you're not going to get greatness from him on a 334 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 4: given nine offensively, you have to still have to live 335 00:19:59,880 --> 00:20:01,679 Speaker 4: with and understand what he does on the other end 336 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 4: of the court. Off season, you want to go in 337 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 4: another direction, do it, but there ain't no trades now, 338 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 4: and you're not going to play without him because this 339 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:14,360 Speaker 4: defense is porous without him. It's not even borderline professional 340 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 4: when Rudy Gobert is not available. 341 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:18,199 Speaker 3: All right, let's do this. 342 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 4: Let's pause bottom of the hour break and as I said, 343 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 4: Ben Gestling will join at five. 344 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 3: Lavelle moved up to join us in just right now. 345 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 4: If you have questions for lavel six four six eighty six, 346 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 4: that's the Bradshawn, Brian Caffe and text line on a 347 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 4: Big Dance Friday, both on the men's and women's side. 348 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: Here in the Fair, there's nothing like live hockey experience 349 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: Minnesota Wild Action at Grand Casino Arena all season long, 350 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:58,160 Speaker 1: including Wild versus Canucks, on April second, and Wild versus 351 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: Sorry Seattle on April seventh. Secure your seats now at 352 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,360 Speaker 1: Wild dot com, slash tickets and join the excitement. 353 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:11,359 Speaker 4: One other big dance note before we welcome Lavell into 354 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:15,360 Speaker 4: the conversation, we were talking earlier about Iowa State its 355 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 4: dominant performance this afternoon against a fifteen seed. I don't 356 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 4: have the final score in front of me, but they 357 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 4: were pretty much in charge of this game against Tennessee 358 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 4: State start to finish. They did, however, lose Joshua Jefferson 359 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 4: with a left ankle injury. The last shot I saw 360 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 4: him was on crutches, either heading from the locker room 361 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 4: or to the locker room or He's a second team 362 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 4: All American by the Associated Press, lands awkwardly after going 363 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:47,919 Speaker 4: up for a layup only two and a half minutes 364 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 4: into the game. So although Iowa State had no difficulty today, 365 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,199 Speaker 4: that could be a major blow to their chances as 366 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 4: a two seed to advance. Lavelle e Neil the Third 367 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 4: now joins via the Connectico Water Systems hotline. Let me ask, 368 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 4: Let me start Louvel with a basketball A big dance 369 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:14,880 Speaker 4: question from John from Minneapolis. Are you ready, Lovel Leavelle, 370 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 4: is there a button that needs to be pushed. I'll 371 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 4: put them back on hold and see if there's a 372 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:26,439 Speaker 4: something missing here, because it's a fair question. It actually 373 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 4: came up yesterday as well. We got him, Lavelle, you 374 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 4: got us. 375 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 3: I'm here, Oh good at the bank. 376 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 4: I use the right bank, and maybe that doesn't work 377 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 4: today for some reason. We have you now on the 378 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 4: left bank. As we like to say in the technological business. 379 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 4: Here's your toss up basketball question. This is from John 380 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 4: out of Minneapolis. What's going on with men's basketball in 381 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 4: the state of Minnesota this year? The state of Iowa 382 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 4: has three universities in the tournament. Once again, the state 383 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 4: of Minnesota has no representation on the men's side. 384 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 3: When it comes to recruiting. 385 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 4: The UFM has no in state competition for the best 386 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 4: player in state of Minnesota. It seems like every year 387 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 4: the UFM is sitting at home watching the tournament on TV. 388 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,160 Speaker 3: What has to change? 389 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:10,159 Speaker 4: Wisconsin represented in more than one place, Iowa represented in 390 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:14,399 Speaker 4: more than one place. Minnesota crickets, What the hell is 391 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 4: going on here? 392 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 5: We make divisional programs other in Minnesota? 393 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:20,120 Speaker 3: Well not that many? 394 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:22,120 Speaker 5: Well two were right? 395 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 3: Yeah? 396 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 5: Wait, minute Minnesota and St. Thomas. 397 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 3: Now right, yeah St. Thomas, that's true. And did we 398 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 3: lose in. 399 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 5: The vigna n Saint Thomas got closed? Yeah, I guess 400 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 5: Alegenbi Yeah, I mean the the uh was that a Texter? 401 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 5: Whoever timed in? 402 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 3: I mean point john for Minneapolis. 403 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 5: Yeah. 404 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 4: Now, let's say, in fairness, I think I've seen some 405 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 4: encouraging signs with Nico in the first year, but in 406 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 4: terms of how competitive they were with really no players 407 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 4: and a lot of injuries. 408 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:54,679 Speaker 3: But he's got to prove that he can get the 409 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:55,679 Speaker 3: right talent here. 410 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,640 Speaker 4: He can definitely coach, right, we know that, but he's 411 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 4: got to have players, and he's got to have more 412 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:03,720 Speaker 4: players and and and you know, the the onus is 413 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 4: on him. You got to obviously give him time because 414 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 4: this was only your year one. But that's still the 415 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 4: challenge here is to sustain things so it doesn't feel 416 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 4: like we're starting over every year, right, because that's what 417 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,959 Speaker 4: it has tended to feel like the last several years. 418 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, especially with Ben Johnson coming in and having to 419 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 5: deal with up evil. Then you know, the transfer per 420 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 5: kick to the n and il kicked in and he 421 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 5: was trying to keep players and lose those players, and 422 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,680 Speaker 5: uh Nico knows what the what the landscape is. Now 423 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 5: at least we know that he has the coaching chops 424 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 5: to succeed. Now he's got to prove that he can, 425 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 5: you know, part of its recruiting, part of its quortaling, 426 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:45,399 Speaker 5: and the third part of his retention. You know that 427 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 5: I think a good coach has to be has to 428 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 5: be good at all three of those. It's funny because 429 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:52,719 Speaker 5: I was over here in some of your conversation with Garzi, 430 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 5: and I read a story about this like three years ago, 431 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 5: about the college programs, and you get fired up about 432 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 5: some of the schools that get the one and done kids. 433 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 5: And you know, a j debantsa may leave by U 434 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:06,880 Speaker 5: after a year, and you know, but these teams are 435 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 5: loaded with like the one and done. But you know, 436 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:13,439 Speaker 5: there's also the belief that in order to sustain and 437 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 5: have a good couge program, you got to grow old, 438 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 5: you know. And the teams that have players who have 439 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 5: had a bunch of games under their belt and at 440 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 5: decent levels of competition, those are the ones that end up, 441 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 5: you know, making runs. And that points to what the 442 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:30,919 Speaker 5: go for women are trying to achieve right now and 443 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:34,440 Speaker 5: never returned to the big dance. So that's what Nico. 444 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 5: The detention part I think has just as much importance 445 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 5: as the other two factors in order to build a sustaining, 446 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 5: a sustainable program. So Nigos got to go there. But 447 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 5: I'm confident I think it was one of the best 448 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 5: highest call was made in his tenure at Minnesota. I 449 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 5: said that last year when the when he hired the guy, 450 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:58,720 Speaker 5: and I it's been fortified all through the regular season. 451 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 5: It was a tough year, but I think they're aboutstag naicely. 452 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:04,880 Speaker 5: I think the other coaches in the Big ten also 453 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 5: feel the same way about Nico. 454 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 4: I want to talk a little bit more about the 455 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 4: ad in just a minute, but I want to save that. 456 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:13,959 Speaker 4: I should mention because I had a text earlier from 457 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 4: seven to one pint five guy or Gal wanting to 458 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 4: know if we can listen if they could listen to 459 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:22,360 Speaker 4: the Gopher women anywhere up or down the dial. It's 460 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:25,640 Speaker 4: actually Darren from nap Wisconsin. And Darren there's two ways 461 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 4: you can do it. The easy way is via the 462 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:33,360 Speaker 4: iHeartRadio app, which is one hundred percent free, and then 463 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 4: just tap into KFA N plus and you can get 464 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:40,360 Speaker 4: it regardless of You don't have to worry about frequency. 465 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:42,640 Speaker 4: You don't have to worry about power signal now if 466 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:46,439 Speaker 4: you want, if you're closer, it is available on ninety 467 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 4: six point seven on the FM dial, but that might 468 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 4: not be a powerful enough signal for a lot of people. 469 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 4: So the easiest way is to get the app and 470 00:26:56,400 --> 00:27:00,680 Speaker 4: just type in KFE and plus or Gopher women basketball 471 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,360 Speaker 4: and it should come up and all the action will 472 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:07,160 Speaker 4: be available to you, probably starting about five o'clock. Pregame 473 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 4: show may have already begun. Actually, according to Guards, he 474 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 4: was going to start about four thirty, and so you 475 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:15,680 Speaker 4: could you could switch back and forth between US and 476 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:22,120 Speaker 4: and that game. He is from nap Wisconsin k n app, 477 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 4: which is pretty close to the Dells. 478 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:27,200 Speaker 5: I think, oh really, yeah, I don't think. I don't 479 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:29,639 Speaker 5: think you guys would have an affiliate out there, would you? 480 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 3: Probably unlikely. 481 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 4: That's why you need the app, because then it doesn't 482 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:35,680 Speaker 4: matter where you are. You could be in Timbuck too, 483 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 4: and you could probably still get it via the app. 484 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 3: Right, that's the beauty of it, at least that's the. 485 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 5: Way I used that frequently. I used app extensively. Well, 486 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 5: I was just done and Fort Myers a couple of 487 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 5: weeks ago. 488 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:49,680 Speaker 4: I know you did, which was much appreciated. Speaking of that, 489 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 4: I need this text translated. This is from Clayton and Rochester. 490 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 4: Dan Lavelle was on with Nordo earlier this week talking 491 00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 4: about what he saw twin spring training. It sounds like 492 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 4: he was most impressed with Pablo Lopez's confidence level related 493 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 4: to personal hygiene and is not his and his non 494 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 4: throwing hand. 495 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 3: What's he talking about? What were you talking about? 496 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:15,439 Speaker 5: That is man? That is like cherry picking at its finest. There, lattie. 497 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:17,680 Speaker 5: One thing got him semi around and you want pule 498 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:20,200 Speaker 5: that onto it. No, we were I was in the 499 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 5: press box one day when Pablo was sitting there, end 500 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 5: up having a nice conversation about you know, Paul schemes 501 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 5: and and started talking about coming back from surgery because 502 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 5: it was at that point he was like a day 503 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:33,639 Speaker 5: away from being cleared to allow the sweat with his 504 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:37,199 Speaker 5: right arm because he couldn't allow anything, uh in that 505 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 5: elbow area right after surgery. He was still wearing the 506 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:42,680 Speaker 5: big contraption. I was like, man, because I talked to 507 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 5: I was I was talking about covering players like Buxton 508 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 5: when they had showing surgeries and how life changing life 509 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 5: offfinging it is to have to wear a contraption for 510 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 5: like several weeks rafter surgery, because if you're right hand 511 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 5: you have to start doing everything left handed, to which 512 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 5: Pablo replied, yes, I still wipe left handed after my 513 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 5: first time Josh surgery. So that's where that came from. 514 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 3: You can't make that up. Oh my goodness. 515 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 4: Well, like you said, what our listeners grab onto and 516 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 4: gravitate towards. It's there's no low. I mean there's every 517 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 4: time you say, well, how low can you go? They 518 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 4: go a little bit lower. 519 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 3: You know what I'm saying. 520 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 5: Well, I mean it's it's true. It's it's a fact 521 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 5: of Life's yeah, on the grips with the realization I 522 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 5: do think differently with different limbs in different arms. 523 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 3: You're not wrong about that. 524 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 4: I like I said, I never thought it would kind 525 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 4: of come to that, But you're one, uh not wrong. 526 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 4: Let me ask you about the Well, remind me to 527 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 4: get back to the A D and some changes made 528 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 4: in the hockey programs. But I want to get to 529 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 4: these numbers which I thought were interesting. 530 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 3: If they are accurate. 531 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 4: This has to do with the World Baseball Classic and 532 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 4: the champion, you know, the final of the game, the 533 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 4: gold medal game. The WBC Championship game comfortably out drew 534 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 4: in terms of ratings games one to six of the 535 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 4: twenty twenty five NBA Finals and beat the series average. Now, 536 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 4: this ball guy acknowledges some of that might have been 537 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:26,280 Speaker 4: thunder Pacers didn't capture the imagination of the nation, even 538 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:29,400 Speaker 4: though it was a very good basketball matchup. But this 539 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 4: rider points out that the WC Final also out drew 540 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 4: Game four of the twenty twenty four NBA Finals and 541 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 4: was only five hundred thousand viewers, shy of beating the 542 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 4: series average. So the conclusion for this ball rider Matt 543 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 4: McCarthy is baseball has clearly established itself as the number 544 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 4: two sport in the country, again behind football, And he 545 00:30:55,720 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 4: says there's no longer any debate at this point. 546 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 3: Pretty controversial. Is he right? 547 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 4: Is he wanting to believe something that's not quite true? 548 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:07,120 Speaker 4: Or what do you think? 549 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 5: I didn't know that baseball fall in the third? What 550 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:14,040 Speaker 5: did that happen? Well? 551 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 4: I think for a while it definitely had overall in 552 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:20,920 Speaker 4: terms of some of the numbers, but I. 553 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 5: Mean basketball has grown. The TV deal definitely reflects that. Yeah, 554 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:28,280 Speaker 5: in the first year ever level years seventy seven billion 555 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:34,080 Speaker 5: dollars television bananza. That definitely hills Zach, baseball fell behind football. 556 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 5: What about twenty five years ago? 557 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 3: That sounds about right, yep. 558 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:43,040 Speaker 5: So I don't know if the WBC should be used 559 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 5: as the catalyst is the reasoning for popularity in baseball surgeing. 560 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 5: I do think in recent years, with the Pitt Clock 561 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 5: and you know, the phenomenon Shohiltani has drawn eyes to 562 00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 5: the to the sport worldwide. Ques I wrote about the 563 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:02,760 Speaker 5: WBC for my three two pitch and I pointed out 564 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 5: that attendance for the WBC was one point six million fans. 565 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 5: That may outdraw the Twins this year, you know. So 566 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:13,680 Speaker 5: so yeah, it's it's working, it's trending in the right direction. 567 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 5: But I wouldn't use that to point to Mains League 568 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:24,880 Speaker 5: Baseball selling as number two or wherever. I think baseball 569 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:27,160 Speaker 5: needs to do its own I think MBE needs to 570 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 5: do its own growth growing to prove it itself. I 571 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 5: wouldn't use the WBC just proves that Latin America loves 572 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:41,040 Speaker 5: baseball passionately. The Japan and Korea loves baseball passionately. We 573 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:43,800 Speaker 5: can find ways to field teams for the Czech Republic. 574 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 5: If you didn't know this, you know Micha Nor's son 575 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:50,120 Speaker 5: was a center field for Italy, by the way, and 576 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 5: Joe Vabbertson was the infielder for the Czech Republic. So uh, 577 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:59,720 Speaker 5: they're finding ways to field teams. I think the especial 578 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:03,320 Speaker 5: miss in the Italian dugout was a master stroke. I'm 579 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 5: surprised that they have a guy spitting a pizza in 580 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 5: there at some point as well, but I was entertaining. 581 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 5: I love watching how the fans responded to their players. 582 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:16,320 Speaker 5: There's definitely something to grow on, something baseball can definitely 583 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:18,560 Speaker 5: take a take advantage of it. But I think I 584 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:21,480 Speaker 5: want to not necessarily use the WBC to point that 585 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 5: things are better at MLB. MLB still has some growth. 586 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:28,000 Speaker 5: Wouldn't happen as soon as you get their financial house 587 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 5: in order, yeah, and figure out a CBA going forward, 588 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 5: and owners understanding that they need to do a better 589 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 5: job of splitting their own local television revenue. There's some 590 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:41,680 Speaker 5: things I think that would lead to more growth, faster 591 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 5: rising franchise values and better television deals as soon as 592 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:47,760 Speaker 5: they get their craft together at house. 593 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 3: Let's talk a little bit. 594 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 4: Let's go back to a little university talk had to 595 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:54,720 Speaker 4: do with this case with the athletic director. I referred 596 00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:57,680 Speaker 4: to him yesterday as a smiling assassin Mark Coyle, because 597 00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:01,120 Speaker 4: he's fired a lot of coaches, or again and mutual. 598 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:05,960 Speaker 4: You know, we can argue about whether it was mutual coach, 599 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 4: well here you can. But what I mentioned yesterday was 600 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 4: there's that old cliche about are you are you better off? 601 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 4: What's the best approach when you're the ad giving a 602 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:25,720 Speaker 4: coach who has been good but is struggling an extra 603 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:29,440 Speaker 4: year to figure it out, or do you not want 604 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 4: to basically wait around to do that? And so you 605 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:35,759 Speaker 4: become very proactive at the point where you think you 606 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:39,200 Speaker 4: need to. And obviously you could that was the case 607 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:41,359 Speaker 4: with Whylan. I think a lot of people we talked 608 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:44,640 Speaker 4: about at the time that maybe she deserved another year. 609 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:47,400 Speaker 4: He decided she didn't. Ben Johnson was in that position. 610 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:50,040 Speaker 4: You could say both hockey coaches were in that position. 611 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:52,719 Speaker 4: The key to it, as we know, though, is what 612 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:56,239 Speaker 4: how good you do on the replacement? Because if you 613 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:59,520 Speaker 4: do well on the replacement, you're gonna be off the 614 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 4: hook even if you made the original higher right. That's 615 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:06,799 Speaker 4: the bit is you get extra shots at it, but 616 00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:08,880 Speaker 4: you better get it right the second time. If you 617 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:10,520 Speaker 4: didn't get it right the first, you better get it 618 00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:12,840 Speaker 4: the second. In the case of women's basketball, it certainly 619 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:13,640 Speaker 4: looks like he did. 620 00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 3: In the case of men. 621 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:17,960 Speaker 4: As we talked about earlier signs they think are promising, 622 00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:20,640 Speaker 4: it's yet to be seen when it comes to hockey, 623 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:22,160 Speaker 4: both on the men's side and the women's side. 624 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:26,919 Speaker 5: Yeah, and I will say that out further. I think 625 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 5: the PJ plug Hien has been okay, that's a good 626 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 5: better a lot of previous coaches before him. But mind 627 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 5: concerned with PJ is not the floor, it's the ceiling. Yes, 628 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:39,279 Speaker 5: and I think that's something has to be watched. I 629 00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:41,160 Speaker 5: think the other pressure point for most of the play 630 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:47,680 Speaker 5: directors in the game today is also the importance of boosters, owners, 631 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:53,439 Speaker 5: nil collectives and all that that that helps. It's part 632 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:57,919 Speaker 5: of the lifeblood of a college organization that she has 633 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:00,279 Speaker 5: to be cognizant of. I don't hear much about Mark 634 00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:02,920 Speaker 5: Hall going out Glenn hand and boosters or trying to 635 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 5: raise money for the school. I'm sure he's trying to 636 00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:06,560 Speaker 5: do it, but he doesn't come across as a guy 637 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:09,720 Speaker 5: who who who's a big sales guy in that regard. 638 00:36:11,239 --> 00:36:14,239 Speaker 5: That's another area where the University of Minnesota has to grow. 639 00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:14,919 Speaker 2: Uh. 640 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:17,680 Speaker 5: Football wise, there's still too many few empty, two many 641 00:36:17,719 --> 00:36:19,480 Speaker 5: anty seats in the stands. With some of these Gopher 642 00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:22,440 Speaker 5: games that I care that I care to see, I 643 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:25,280 Speaker 5: think the guy do something as far as maybe giving 644 00:36:25,560 --> 00:36:27,680 Speaker 5: takes away the high school kids to get that place 645 00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 5: full and loud. Now you got and you can argue. 646 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:33,759 Speaker 5: And when I'm pointing this out in my three two 647 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:37,840 Speaker 5: pitch and another item, the Minnesota Gopher Gopher bet hockey 648 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:41,399 Speaker 5: job maybe the number one job in con hockey. If 649 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:43,200 Speaker 5: it's not, it's in the top five for sure. 650 00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:44,279 Speaker 3: In terms of. 651 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:51,520 Speaker 5: Prestige, location, talent pool, nice arena, you're in it. You're 652 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:54,759 Speaker 5: you're not in Blacksburg or Lubbock or some outposts. You're 653 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:58,080 Speaker 5: in a towards Sez is a good media market. It's 654 00:36:58,120 --> 00:36:59,920 Speaker 5: got a lot of things going for it that has 655 00:36:59,960 --> 00:37:03,960 Speaker 5: to be taken advantage of. So he's been able to 656 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,080 Speaker 5: have this pick of the litter for a new coach 657 00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:10,560 Speaker 5: men and women monts of those the program fell off 658 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:13,320 Speaker 5: since he last went to the championship game and blew 659 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:16,520 Speaker 5: a league in the third period. Brad Frost is an 660 00:37:16,520 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 5: A plus A one guy, just a great human being. 661 00:37:20,040 --> 00:37:22,359 Speaker 5: But you know, I heard three four years ago. You know, 662 00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:24,080 Speaker 5: the fan base is like, when are we gonna win 663 00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 5: in our championship? Has been ten years, you know, So 664 00:37:26,840 --> 00:37:28,560 Speaker 5: I'm sure that caught up with him in the end. 665 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:33,640 Speaker 5: So Coil has a big challenge in his hands still 666 00:37:33,719 --> 00:37:36,480 Speaker 5: these two jobs. But he to me, it's kind of 667 00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:38,000 Speaker 5: hard to screw this one up because you should be 668 00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:39,080 Speaker 5: able to get the best of the best. 669 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:40,080 Speaker 3: A Chiefs brother, you should. 670 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:43,319 Speaker 4: Yeah, there's no question about that, and I think you 671 00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:48,359 Speaker 4: know it's I would still also argue that I know 672 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:52,719 Speaker 4: hockey is much College hockey is much deeper than it 673 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:53,719 Speaker 4: once was. 674 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:54,080 Speaker 1: Right. 675 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:58,120 Speaker 4: The number of programs that are agreeod definitely has broadened. 676 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:01,480 Speaker 4: But there's still a part of me that says that 677 00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:06,320 Speaker 4: if you are at the University of Minnesota, you can't 678 00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:09,960 Speaker 4: there's no excuse for even one season in which you 679 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:12,959 Speaker 4: have fewer victories than you've had in any season since 680 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:14,520 Speaker 4: I think like nineteen seventy one. 681 00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:17,400 Speaker 3: Seventy two. That's just you know, stand up. 682 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:20,640 Speaker 4: There's just there's levels of it where you of acceptance, 683 00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:22,400 Speaker 4: where you go, okay, all right, it's kind of a 684 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:25,000 Speaker 4: rebuilding or whatever. But there's something that tells me you 685 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:29,000 Speaker 4: should never have a record that dreadful, right, that it 686 00:38:29,080 --> 00:38:32,440 Speaker 4: goes back over you know, almost sixty years that I 687 00:38:32,480 --> 00:38:34,480 Speaker 4: think that is what made him a little bit on 688 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:35,560 Speaker 4: the vulnerable side. 689 00:38:36,360 --> 00:38:39,719 Speaker 5: Oh absolutely absolutely, And he dropped off and it went 690 00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:41,800 Speaker 5: from him having an embarrassment of riches. I mean, the 691 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:45,359 Speaker 5: fact that he couldn't win with Maddy Nys and Brock 692 00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:47,839 Speaker 5: favor of some of the other loaded teams he had 693 00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:50,560 Speaker 5: was a little disappointing. But how our herd is, how 694 00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:54,400 Speaker 5: far it's falling off sstant has been been disturbing. Apparently 695 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:57,360 Speaker 5: he's got a decent class coming in next year. The 696 00:38:57,400 --> 00:38:59,360 Speaker 5: other factor into this, and we're seen it in college 697 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:04,320 Speaker 5: basketball with n CUBLEA teams being able to bring players 698 00:39:04,360 --> 00:39:07,920 Speaker 5: from Europe Pool are kind of affiliated with professional teams. 699 00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:10,399 Speaker 5: As long as they don't earn a certain amount of money, 700 00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:12,120 Speaker 5: they come over and play inn C double A. We 701 00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:15,160 Speaker 5: see that happening in college hockey. You know, these Canadian 702 00:39:15,239 --> 00:39:18,560 Speaker 5: geared players now to come play in n C Double A, 703 00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:21,920 Speaker 5: and that opens up another pot of talent to choose 704 00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:24,680 Speaker 5: from as well. So whoever thisss Moscow has to be 705 00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:30,160 Speaker 5: a depth in mining that area for talent. So the 706 00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:34,640 Speaker 5: Gopher hockey program is too big to fail just because 707 00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:38,560 Speaker 5: of all the reasons I laid out before earlier. And 708 00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:41,319 Speaker 5: that's why Call cannot mess this one up. This would 709 00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:44,400 Speaker 5: be this would be a fireable offensive. Call messes up 710 00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:45,360 Speaker 5: these Highers with hockey. 711 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:49,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean again, I think he's been vindicated on 712 00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:53,480 Speaker 4: the women's side and men's in basketball. Yeah, at least again, 713 00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:57,719 Speaker 4: it's silly incomplete on Nico. He's got to take it 714 00:39:57,760 --> 00:40:01,280 Speaker 4: further than he has. But the ear start is encouraging, 715 00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:04,120 Speaker 4: and the case on the women's side, it looks like 716 00:40:04,239 --> 00:40:06,080 Speaker 4: it is, at least for the moment, been turned right 717 00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:07,880 Speaker 4: because I think they got some good recruiting coming. 718 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:08,359 Speaker 3: In next year. 719 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:11,560 Speaker 4: And they're legitimate team this year, you know, I mean 720 00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:13,440 Speaker 4: they're I'm not saying they're gonna win the title, but 721 00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:16,960 Speaker 4: they're in good position and didn't exactly It wasn't like 722 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:17,920 Speaker 4: they were a bubble. 723 00:40:17,640 --> 00:40:18,239 Speaker 3: Team, right. 724 00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:21,399 Speaker 4: They they were solidly in this thing as a top 725 00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:25,080 Speaker 4: four seed, which is why they are indeed hosting will 726 00:40:25,120 --> 00:40:29,200 Speaker 4: you have to go Sunday that the Gophers win tonight 727 00:40:29,360 --> 00:40:32,880 Speaker 4: or this afternoon into the evening, will you go to 728 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:36,320 Speaker 4: the their Sunday game, which would help them advance to 729 00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:37,919 Speaker 4: the to the next level. 730 00:40:38,520 --> 00:40:43,319 Speaker 5: Nettics has been tab to uh follow because he hand up, 731 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:47,520 Speaker 5: you know, because of man and women power issues. The 732 00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:49,319 Speaker 5: comments have been asked kind of filling here and there, 733 00:40:49,600 --> 00:40:51,839 Speaker 5: and Chip kind of fell into basketball. So I think 734 00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:54,920 Speaker 5: Chip's gonna be a guy a Sunday when, if, and 735 00:40:54,960 --> 00:40:57,920 Speaker 5: when the Gophers win. Yeah, my story, my confor today 736 00:40:58,040 --> 00:41:02,879 Speaker 5: was on Jennegeier, the lead scorer for Green Bay, who 737 00:41:02,920 --> 00:41:06,560 Speaker 5: was from Centennial and from Circle Pines, and it's a 738 00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:09,319 Speaker 5: great it's a good story about her going somewhere and 739 00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:12,040 Speaker 5: finding herself and coming back, you know as the Horizon 740 00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:15,200 Speaker 5: Player of the Year. But in all reality, the Gophers 741 00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:17,920 Speaker 5: she wouldn't have won by twenty points, you know, just 742 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:20,759 Speaker 5: because they have too much depth and they played and 743 00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:23,719 Speaker 5: they played doberman like defense and it's gonna be a 744 00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:27,720 Speaker 5: little bit a little tough for the Phoenix to to handle. 745 00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:32,279 Speaker 5: But yeah, so I expect the Gophers to be playing 746 00:41:32,320 --> 00:41:36,040 Speaker 5: on Sunday. It's a great, great finish to a year 747 00:41:36,040 --> 00:41:36,359 Speaker 5: for them. 748 00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:39,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, one hundred percent, and like I said, a very 749 00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:40,520 Speaker 3: good opportunity. Guards. 750 00:41:40,560 --> 00:41:44,680 Speaker 4: He was saying that they had sold for tonight's game 751 00:41:45,719 --> 00:41:49,520 Speaker 4: upwards of ten thousand, which again for the for University 752 00:41:49,719 --> 00:41:53,200 Speaker 4: in Minnesota women's basketball right now, you know, because it's 753 00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:55,239 Speaker 4: been in the doldrums in that regard. That's tremendous and 754 00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:58,200 Speaker 4: they were smart, they being I don't think the team, 755 00:41:58,280 --> 00:42:00,120 Speaker 4: the university does this, but I think this is and 756 00:42:00,120 --> 00:42:03,319 Speaker 4: steveral a generated. The ticket prices are not absurd by 757 00:42:03,320 --> 00:42:07,480 Speaker 4: current standards, which is also attracting people who are maybe 758 00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:08,399 Speaker 4: casual fans, say. 759 00:42:08,320 --> 00:42:09,480 Speaker 3: Oh, let's go check this thing out. 760 00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:12,120 Speaker 5: This might be kind of fun, and that game's coming 761 00:42:12,160 --> 00:42:14,839 Speaker 5: on in minutes, ladies and gentlemen. So here's what you do. 762 00:42:14,880 --> 00:42:17,360 Speaker 5: You said, you set record to the DVR or whatever 763 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:19,880 Speaker 5: you call your recording device. You listen to the rest 764 00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:23,040 Speaker 5: of Bumper to bumper, it goes off, and then you 765 00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:23,960 Speaker 5: catch up with the go for. 766 00:42:24,080 --> 00:42:26,279 Speaker 4: G Yeah, well you can also, I will not be 767 00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:28,120 Speaker 4: offended if you want to listen to Guardzie as well. 768 00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:30,480 Speaker 4: That's another way to indeed, go for sure. 769 00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:33,960 Speaker 5: Uh, that's true, the Delta tones, the Deltan tones of 770 00:42:34,120 --> 00:42:39,760 Speaker 5: Justin Gardson like a rocket. He's taking the basketball announcing circle. 771 00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:40,239 Speaker 3: That's it. 772 00:42:40,280 --> 00:42:42,640 Speaker 4: He's taking the time by storm. There's no question about that. 773 00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:43,720 Speaker 3: Real quick. 774 00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:47,479 Speaker 4: Vikings add another, Well, they don't add they bring back 775 00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:51,359 Speaker 4: Carson Wentz. So what does this tell us here? You've 776 00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:54,799 Speaker 4: got now, you've got you know, three quarterbacks. I don't 777 00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:57,759 Speaker 4: know where whether Brozemer is even under contract. I'd be 778 00:42:57,760 --> 00:43:01,080 Speaker 4: surprised if he's back, but it certainly sounds lavelle like 779 00:43:01,160 --> 00:43:05,000 Speaker 4: we're going veteran heavy outside of course of what JJ 780 00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:08,320 Speaker 4: McCarthy represents. What what what did you take out of 781 00:43:08,360 --> 00:43:10,279 Speaker 4: the news that Wentz is coming back as well? 782 00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:14,320 Speaker 5: The uh there's a big time flashing above Twin City's 783 00:43:14,320 --> 00:43:16,920 Speaker 5: Performance Center that said, boy, did we screwed this up 784 00:43:16,920 --> 00:43:19,560 Speaker 5: a year ago? That's that's what I got out of this, 785 00:43:19,640 --> 00:43:23,000 Speaker 5: is that, uh, based on hell, everything that happened as 786 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:25,840 Speaker 5: soon as Darnald went to Seattle and Daniel Jones with 787 00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:29,000 Speaker 5: to Indianapolis was uh downhill for the Vikings in terms 788 00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:31,160 Speaker 5: of the quarterback room. And they'll be damned that they're 789 00:43:31,160 --> 00:43:33,160 Speaker 5: gonna let that even have a hint of that try 790 00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:36,520 Speaker 5: to repeat itself in twenty twenty six. So they've got 791 00:43:36,600 --> 00:43:39,400 Speaker 5: Kylin Murray who's been accomplished, but there's some work. I 792 00:43:39,640 --> 00:43:42,280 Speaker 5: wrote a note on Sunday's paper saying that it's great, 793 00:43:42,320 --> 00:43:44,279 Speaker 5: you know that he's put up some numbers a as 794 00:43:44,280 --> 00:43:46,960 Speaker 5: a mobile guy, but eventually went I went from the 795 00:43:47,040 --> 00:43:49,520 Speaker 5: within the pocket and that's gonna be Chael's greatest challenge 796 00:43:49,560 --> 00:43:52,200 Speaker 5: with this talented guy. But now they got a veteran 797 00:43:52,239 --> 00:43:55,359 Speaker 5: guy and Carson Wentz, who I hope he's recovered from 798 00:43:55,400 --> 00:43:57,600 Speaker 5: his shoulder surgery. But remember that he looked like he 799 00:43:57,640 --> 00:43:59,560 Speaker 5: was about to die, and it's last time we saw 800 00:43:59,600 --> 00:44:02,160 Speaker 5: what we thought that Gurney was coming out for him. 801 00:44:02,239 --> 00:44:03,080 Speaker 5: Let's not forget that. 802 00:44:03,280 --> 00:44:04,759 Speaker 3: Yeah, So I just. 803 00:44:04,719 --> 00:44:07,240 Speaker 5: Hope he's one hundred and he can lets my experience 804 00:44:07,280 --> 00:44:10,759 Speaker 5: in the quarterback room and you know, and we'll see 805 00:44:10,760 --> 00:44:14,160 Speaker 5: what happens a Brosborn. Maybe he'll be a candidate for 806 00:44:14,360 --> 00:44:16,839 Speaker 5: the practice squad, or if they try to move him there, 807 00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:20,160 Speaker 5: someone may try to claim him. But the Vikings are 808 00:44:20,600 --> 00:44:23,520 Speaker 5: pulling out all the stops to make sure that the 809 00:44:23,520 --> 00:44:26,640 Speaker 5: wrongs of twenty twenty five are not repeated. 810 00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:30,000 Speaker 3: What's the Sunday calm, did you say so? 811 00:44:30,320 --> 00:44:33,200 Speaker 5: I let it with my advice for further grow from 812 00:44:33,239 --> 00:44:36,200 Speaker 5: at WBC, and I wrote a note about Kyler Murray 813 00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:39,480 Speaker 5: and about I think I don't know who you know 814 00:44:40,080 --> 00:44:41,799 Speaker 5: hou's in mind for either one of the men's or 815 00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:46,560 Speaker 5: women's shops, But you got to have a conversation with Rubleski, 816 00:44:46,880 --> 00:44:50,840 Speaker 5: the coach from the women's go medal winning team in Italy. 817 00:44:51,160 --> 00:44:53,080 Speaker 5: You have a conversation with him about either one of 818 00:44:53,120 --> 00:44:55,640 Speaker 5: those jobs, because you know, he had to put together 819 00:44:55,680 --> 00:45:00,560 Speaker 5: a winning team with multi professionals, but players who were 820 00:45:00,600 --> 00:45:02,880 Speaker 5: so good that the cos players ended up taking leading 821 00:45:03,000 --> 00:45:06,560 Speaker 5: roles and the coaches kind of make sure the professional 822 00:45:06,600 --> 00:45:08,600 Speaker 5: players understand that this is our best way to win 823 00:45:08,680 --> 00:45:12,000 Speaker 5: with these gals leading away and the vestans had to 824 00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:16,400 Speaker 5: play like a supporting roles. You know that takes a structure, 825 00:45:16,920 --> 00:45:20,000 Speaker 5: organization and communication to mean. So there's I think it's 826 00:45:20,040 --> 00:45:22,799 Speaker 5: worth at least a conversation with call about one of 827 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:24,560 Speaker 5: those gigs at the University of Minnesota. 828 00:45:24,760 --> 00:45:25,800 Speaker 3: Have a wonderful weekend. 829 00:45:25,840 --> 00:45:28,680 Speaker 5: We'll chat next week, all right, you two take care. 830 00:45:28,760 --> 00:45:29,520 Speaker 3: Thanks Lomo, and. 831 00:45:29,480 --> 00:45:32,880 Speaker 4: Thank you for his flexibility from a time standpoint. He 832 00:45:33,520 --> 00:45:35,359 Speaker 4: generally joins us at five to thirty. We moved him 833 00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:38,160 Speaker 4: up because Ben Gesling had to be moved down. In fact, 834 00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:41,279 Speaker 4: after a very short pause, we'll check in with Ben 835 00:45:41,760 --> 00:45:44,960 Speaker 4: Vikings made a move today. They added a player that 836 00:45:45,080 --> 00:45:47,920 Speaker 4: I think might well help them. I say that advisedly 837 00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:49,680 Speaker 4: because I think we felt the same way in free 838 00:45:49,719 --> 00:45:53,719 Speaker 4: agency a year ago. I think proof that you never 839 00:45:53,800 --> 00:45:56,200 Speaker 4: really know, but at least on paper, it sounds like 840 00:45:56,360 --> 00:46:00,200 Speaker 4: a solid move that makes some sense. We'll talk about 841 00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:03,960 Speaker 4: that and anything else on Ben Gesling's mind when we 842 00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:04,239 Speaker 4: return