1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: This is Tony Pike, Cincy three sixty about Cincinnati. From Cincinnati. 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: This is ESPN fifteen thirty, Cincinnati Sports Station. 3 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 2: Welcome back, our number two since e three to sixty, 4 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 2: ESBN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station. Thanks for joining us. 5 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 2: Talkbacks come up in just a little bit, and we've 6 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 2: got Pat Brennan who's going to join us at two o'clock. 7 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: We'll talk some more Hunter Green. But kicking things off 8 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 2: here our number two, the voice of the Bengals, the 9 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 2: Hall of Fame voice of the Cincinnati Bearcats as well, 10 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: our good friend Dan Horde is with us. Dam what's 11 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 2: going on, Tony? 12 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: I thought you were going to introduce me as the 13 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: voice of the hottest team in college Batman? Aren't they 14 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: for the last month? That's not an exaggeration. 15 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: How how fun has this been? You're you're you're watching 16 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 2: a team who's playing in the best conference in all 17 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 2: of college basketball. They're not just winning, they're dominating in 18 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,559 Speaker 2: a lot of these games. Outside of a road trip 19 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 2: to Texas Tech, who's playing really well, and they're playing 20 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:12,559 Speaker 2: such a different style. They've not just won, they've won convincingly. 21 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 2: How much fun has this been? To go along with. 22 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: Really fun and honestly a little bit bewildering. I mean, 23 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: at the end of these games, I look at Terry, 24 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: or I look at Terry and Mohan, we all kind 25 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: of think, did that really just happen? Did they win 26 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: by twenty again? Did they go on the road to 27 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: Kansas and win by sixteen? I mean, credit to Wes, 28 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: credit to the coaches, credit to the players. They are 29 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 1: at least keeping those NCAA tournament bubble hopes alive. 30 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 2: You mentioned credit to Wes, and I'll credit to players 31 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 2: as well. They lose fifty nine to fifty four at 32 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 2: home against West Virginia, coming off the loss at Houston, 33 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 2: and it felt like at the time they had just 34 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 2: dropped the three and seven in the Big twelve. You 35 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 2: had the West Miller post game press conference. He was 36 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 2: talking to fans inside the tunnel, and it felt like, Man, 37 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 2: if there's ever a moment that this is going to collapse, 38 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 2: this is it. This felt like a bottoming out. And 39 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: I credit the coaching staff. I credit the players. They've 40 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 2: done just the opposite. They've come out and played their 41 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 2: best basketball after one of their darkest moments of the season. 42 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: And I don't think you can give this team and 43 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: the coaching staff enough credit for that turnaround. 44 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: I agree. They bounced back from that game beat UCF 45 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: by twenty That's a locked team to go to the 46 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: NCAA Tournament. So that was a great win. Maybe it 47 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: didn't feel like it at the time, but UCF has 48 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: been excellent since then on the road to win by 49 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: twenty nine at Kansas State, and the list goes on 50 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: and on. So yeah, that West Virginia loss, the second 51 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: West Virginia loss, felt like kind of rock bottom. I 52 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 1: do think that maybe we are underestimating West Virginia a 53 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: little bit. They're not great. Nobody's going to say that 54 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: they are. They do have five quiet one wins, and 55 00:02:56,440 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: every time that those two games get brought up, it's like, ah, 56 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: houk in Cincinnati have possibly lost to West Virginia. Well, 57 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: you know, they won in a position to win both games. 58 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: Unfortunately they didn't win either. But West Virginia doesn't suck, 59 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: so we should probably acknowledge the fact that at least 60 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: that's a decent team. 61 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,239 Speaker 2: Kerk Crisa has missed a lot of time due to injury. 62 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 2: Tyler McKinley has been out with an injury Seana Bieve 63 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 2: have missed, has missed due to an injury. They have 64 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 2: not had the services of Jalen Haynes all season. I'm 65 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:31,959 Speaker 2: watching last night, and you think Zella and Tillery or 66 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 2: Zella and Harris so the first two off the bench. 67 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 2: And if you would have said that at the beginning 68 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 2: of the year, you'd have been with then things have 69 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 2: had to gone south quickly. And yet they've had to 70 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: shrink the rotation. But with that they're playing some of 71 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 2: their best basketball. Is there something too having to only 72 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 2: play seven or eight guys consistently that's lending to some 73 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 2: of the success in your opinion. 74 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: One, but largely because the guys that you mentioned at 75 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,839 Speaker 1: the beginning didn't play well this year. I mean Kirk 76 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: Crisa coming back missing nearly all of last year with 77 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: not the guy that he used to be at Arizona 78 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: in particular when he let his conference and assist twice 79 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,119 Speaker 1: and even at West Virginia a few years ago where 80 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: he shot the lights out of the ball. I think 81 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: he was a forty four percent three point shooter. He 82 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: just was not that guy in the early portion of 83 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: this year, and Seanabayev was figuring it out. He didn't 84 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: play well at all. He shot twenty five percent from 85 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: outside the arc. He took bad shot after bad shot. 86 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 1: I was encouraged by what we saw from Sean the 87 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: last time he played a couple of games ago, where 88 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,359 Speaker 1: he was looking to be a facilitator. Take good shots. 89 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: They don't all have to be step backs. You're a 90 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: good shooter, but when you add degree of difficulty that's 91 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: not going to go well. Be a facilitator. Use your 92 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: height to see over the defense, take the open shots, 93 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: and you can be an excellent college player. But unfortunately 94 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,359 Speaker 1: early this year he was not, and his minutes were hurting, 95 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: not helping. 96 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 2: I look at a team and there's been a lot 97 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 2: of development questions, or at least I had heard the 98 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 2: from different people. And I look back after last night 99 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 2: and kind of watching the game, and I think to myself, 100 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 2: and Celestine has gotten better as the season has gone on. 101 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 2: Since here, Harris has gotten better. Boba Miller and Mustapha 102 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 2: Chom have improved so much. They're one of the best 103 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 2: front courts in all of college basketball right now with 104 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 2: what they can do playing inside out through their bigs. 105 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 2: Keischan Tillery as a true freshman has developed. Talk about 106 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 2: just the progression you've seen from your point of view 107 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 2: of these players that yes, maybe it took some time, 108 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 2: but you can't argue with the fact that these players 109 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 2: have gotten better as the season has gone on. 110 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: I think Boba Miller is the one to really single 111 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: out because this is his fourth college season. He's been 112 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: a good player, particularly last year at Florida Atlantic. He 113 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: was second team All Conference last year, but he's never 114 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: been this guy. He leads Cincinnati in scoring, rebounding, and 115 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 1: assist average. The last bear Cat to do that has 116 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 1: a statue outside the area. Oscar did it in nineteen sixty. 117 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: Nobody's led in all three categories since. He has become 118 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: a legitimate NBA prospect. The last time I looked at 119 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: an NBA mock draft, he's now being projected as a 120 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: second round pick. I think with his skill set he 121 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: can play in the NBA. He still needs to improve 122 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: his outside shooting, but he's a great ball handler. For six', 123 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 1: eleven he's averaging nearly six assists a game during this 124 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 1: seven game. Stretch so of all the guys that have made, 125 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 1: STRIDES i think the coaching staff deserves the most credit 126 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,919 Speaker 1: for Helping baba become what he's. Become what did you? 127 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 2: MAKE i was talking With moeger about this off air this. 128 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 2: Morning being there last, night it felt like one of 129 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 2: the best crowds since they've Reopened Sith Third. Arena certainly 130 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 2: the high and mighties were there last. NIGHT i Saw 131 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 2: Dave lapham was in attendance last. Night so the stars 132 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 2: are out for The bearcats right. Now but just talk 133 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 2: about the atmosphere that your front center to be a part. 134 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 2: Of last, Night it's A tuesday, night it's nine. Pm 135 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 2: it's a team still on the outside trying to get, 136 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 2: in AND i thought one of the best crowds we've 137 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 2: seen in recent. 138 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: Years twelvey and twelve in, attendance that is. Capacity it's 139 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: the first time this year that every seat has been. 140 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: Sold you, know it felt like The glory days last, 141 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: night whatever era you want to, Name Bob, Huggins Mick, cronin. 142 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: Etc the place was. Rocking they lifted the team up 143 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: in those few moments where they needed a little bit 144 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: of a. Boost the pregame ceremonies for Dayde thomas were. 145 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: Spectacular you, know people understand That Day Day thomases are 146 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: becoming more and more. Obsolete you don't have guys that 147 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: stick around for three years like he. Has maybe Dispell 148 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: james will make it four years next. Year BUT i 149 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: thought it was great the way that they went crazy 150 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: for day day before the, game AND i know it 151 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: meant a lot to him and to Coach. 152 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 2: MILLER i thought it was Unique Wes miller just being 153 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 2: nervous because he wanted that so much for day Day, 154 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 2: THOMAS i, know coach after the game kind of played 155 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 2: it off and they're playing one game at a, time 156 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 2: and that's the right mentality to. Have have you looked 157 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 2: ahead at? All obviously this doesn't become any more of 158 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 2: a conversation if they don't get to win On saturday AT, 159 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 2: tcu it's Another quad one. Opportunity do you have a 160 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 2: number in? Mind do you have a set goal in 161 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 2: mind on a number or a win amount that makes 162 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 2: this team AN ncaa tournament team in your, OPINION i feel. 163 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: LIKE i look at this twenty four hours a day. 164 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: Coming i'm looking at every bracketologist. Too, NATURALLY i favor 165 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:37,680 Speaker 1: the bracketologist who his kindest americat, so whoever Has cincinnati, 166 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: highest and like the next four out that becomes my 167 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: guy for twenty four hours until it. CHANGES i think 168 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,559 Speaker 1: minimally they need to win their next. Three, okay so 169 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: BET tcu get another quad, one beat whoever they'll face 170 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: in the first round of The big twelve, tournament and 171 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 1: again if they BEAT, pcu then they would get a 172 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: first Round i'm buying The big Twelve. Tournament so now 173 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: we're talking about A wednesday game against a team that's 174 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: going to be similar to, them A, byu A West, 175 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: virginia A, ucf somebody in that. Category so that's not 176 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:14,959 Speaker 1: going to do. It but if they win that, game 177 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: then the game after that you're talking, about in all 178 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:23,559 Speaker 1: Likelihood arizona Or houston Or Texas. Tech so if It's, 179 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: ARIZONA i think that would do. It. Sure if It's, 180 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,199 Speaker 1: HOUSTON i don't. Know it would certainly help a. LOT 181 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: i don't know that that would make them a tournament. 182 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:36,199 Speaker 1: Team if It's Iowa state Or Texas, TECH i really 183 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: Are i'm not sure it would do. It so it's 184 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: going to kind of depend first on winning those next 185 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: two and then who they would play in that Second 186 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: big Twelve tournament. 187 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 2: Game it's, certainly as you mentioned, though it's a team right. 188 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 2: NOW i would venture to say not a lot of 189 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 2: tournament teams would want to see come up against them 190 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 2: the way that The Cincinnati bearcats are playing basketball right. 191 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 2: Now i'd be remiss not to ask you as well 192 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 2: as we have a few minutes here With Dan, horde 193 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,439 Speaker 2: what The bengals have done over the past week or. 194 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 2: So it was called a layup by a lot of, 195 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:11,839 Speaker 2: People but The Dalton riisner, Deal dan, You, NOW i 196 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:14,959 Speaker 2: think for years now we've talked about offensive, line got 197 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 2: to address offensive, line got to address offensive. Line it 198 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 2: feels like at this point offensive line is. Good it's 199 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 2: said you can always add you can always add. DEPTH 200 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 2: i get, that but you've got to feel good if 201 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 2: you're The Cincinnati bengals about the first, job and that's 202 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 2: Protecting Joe. Burrow and it seems like they've done that 203 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 2: by getting The riisner deal. 204 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: Done when is the rest of the world going to acknowledge? That, 205 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 1: YES i think die Hard bengals fans And i'm not 206 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: even sure about Casual bengals. FANS i think die Hard 207 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: bengals fans recognize how well the offensive line played in 208 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 1: the second half of last, season and it's actually even 209 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: more than that if you go back to The Green bay. 210 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 1: Game so we're talking final twelve games of the. Year 211 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: this is not a small sample. Size this is a 212 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: big chunk of the. SEASON i BELIEVE pff had them 213 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: graded as the sixth best pass blocking offensive line over 214 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: the final twelve games of the. Year that's, real that's 215 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: not a. Mirage Dalton reisner made a big. Difference And 216 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 1: i'm not sure there we're giving enough credit To Scott 217 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: peters BECAUSE i think at the beginning of the year 218 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: his unorthodox coaching methods may have caused a slight step back, 219 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: early but once they were learned and, EMBRACED i think 220 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: it paid big dividends in the long. Run AND i 221 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: did a sit down To Dalton reisner before his news 222 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 1: conference a couple of days, ago asked him About Scott, 223 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 1: peters and he, said please send What i'm about to 224 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: say To Scott. PETERS i want him to hear. That 225 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: and he basically, said the guy has changed my. Career 226 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: he's that. Good so having all five, back Seeing Amarus 227 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: mims emerge as one of the best tackles in THE, 228 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: nfl having the other four guys be at least, solid 229 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: Maybe Dylan fairchild's going to be much more than solid 230 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: as his career goes. Forward and having a coach that 231 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:13,199 Speaker 1: these guys really believe. IN i am bullish on The 232 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: bengals offensive. 233 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 3: Line on the other side of that, too they found 234 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 3: something in the running game towards the end of the 235 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 3: season as well that they. Unlocked but when it comes To, 236 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 3: riisder have you ever seen a press conference like? That, 237 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 3: Dan i've never seen somebody happier to, sign you, know 238 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 3: a five million dollar. Deal you would have thought he 239 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 3: signed a seven hundred and fifty million dollar. 240 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: Deal he was a sheer. Delight. Dalton riisener has emerged 241 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: as a favorite of mine AND i told him On, 242 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 1: tuesday when you are finished, playing and hopefully that's many 243 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 1: years from, now you could be a superstar in. Broadcasting 244 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 1: and he basically, said you, Know i'm good with. That 245 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: he liked the sound of, That, so you, know he 246 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 1: kind of reminds me Of Andrew whitworth in terms of how, 247 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: articulate how articulate he, is how honest he. Is he's, 248 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: Fine he's got it all as a. Broadcaster, now it 249 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: helps if you're a Potential hall Of famer Like Andrew 250 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: whitworth to get that first. OPPORTUNITY A Dalton reisner certainly 251 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: won't start in primetime if he gets into, broadcasting BUT 252 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: i could definitely see him having a future in this. 253 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 3: Profession why do you think offensive linemen are such good. 254 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 3: Broadcasters you've got to be smart to play offensive. Line 255 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 3: it is so complicated. 256 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: On every play THAT i think those guys typically are 257 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: among the smartest on the. Team AND i think they've 258 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: got a good, perspective you, know the life in the. 259 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 1: Trenches you kind of have, to you, know deal with 260 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: the nonsense that goes with every game if you're playing that, 261 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 1: position AND i think that that tends to produce some 262 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: really good. 263 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 2: Broadcasters Trey hendrickson was not franchise tagged, yesterday which brings 264 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 2: to an end his tenure as A Cincinnati. Bengal to, 265 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 2: many he'll go down as the best free agent signing 266 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 2: that this organization has ever. Had he put together some 267 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 2: of amazing. Seasons where do you turn now Post Trey 268 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 2: hendrickson for This bengals defense and what needs to be 269 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 2: addressed in the. 270 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 1: Offseason, well you've got thirty million to spend, Now so 271 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: that's good thirty million that you would have had to 272 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: Spend onrey is now available to spend on, others AND 273 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: i think they are going to spend at all their 274 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 1: seventh in available cap. Space they don't have to worry, 275 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: about you, know mega deals For, jamar For tea and For. 276 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: Trey they can use this on beefing up that, defense 277 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: and that is what they are bound and determined to. 278 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: Do So i'm not sure if they are going, to you, 279 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 1: know try to sign one of the best pass rushers 280 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: or try to sign a couple that are you, know 281 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: a slight tear. Down i've kind of favor the second. 282 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: Strategy i'm looking for depth and maybe get a potential 283 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: star with the tenth pick and the. 284 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 2: Draft the tenth pick that that to me is where this, 285 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,359 Speaker 2: starts and there should be a plethora of them. Available 286 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 2: are you in the favor of best player available when 287 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 2: it comes to number ten because there are so many 288 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 2: needs it feels like that this team has on the 289 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 2: defensive side of the. Ball are you just pro best 290 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 2: player available at number? 291 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: TEN i am best player available on defense at number. 292 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: TEN i do not want an offensive. LINEMAN i do 293 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: not want a tight end or something like. That NOTE 294 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: i MEAN i love them love, them BUT i don't 295 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: want love at. TEN i want. Defense SO i want 296 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: the shortest armed defensive lineman that's available on the board 297 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: at number, ten and hopefully that guy Is Ruben. Bain 298 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 1: Ruben bain to me Is Terrell suggs with slightly shorter. 299 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: ARMS i think he is going to be A Pro bowl, 300 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: player AND i am hoping that enough teams are scared 301 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: off by thirty and seven eighths that we are seeing 302 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: him holding up A bengals jersey the day after the 303 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: first round of the. 304 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 3: Draft when you think of the combine as a, whole 305 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 3: when you were there and talk to a bunch of different, 306 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 3: people what was personally your biggest takeaway from maybe what 307 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 3: The bengals plan is for the draft as a, whole 308 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 3: or maybe what their thoughts are going into free. Agency 309 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 3: what was your biggest takeaway from everybody you talked to 310 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 3: at the draft at the, COMBINE. 311 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: I think the various experts THAT i talked to while 312 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: WHILE i was In indie kind of all agree that 313 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: The bengals offseason mission is pretty, simple and we know 314 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: what it. Is just turn the defense into something that's, 315 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: decent doesn't have to be top five doesn't have to Be. 316 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: Seattle as good as this offense, is it just has 317 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: to be, decent and they've got the chips to do. 318 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: It with the money they have to spend and the 319 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: tenth pick not only a first round but basically in every, 320 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 1: round they should be able to add real talent to this. 321 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: Defense they've got a few building. Blocks the corners are. 322 00:16:56,320 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: GOOD i still believe in the potential Of. SHAMARSTON i 323 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: thought before he got hurt in week one he was 324 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,879 Speaker 1: going to have an excellent rookie. Year Miles murphy now 325 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: looks like a potential building. Block but they've got to 326 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: add a lot of talent, still and they've got the 327 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:10,159 Speaker 1: chips to do. 328 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 2: It that Is Dan, hord the voice of The, bengals 329 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 2: the voice of The Cincinnati. Bearcats, dan so much appreciative 330 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 2: of your. Time enjoy this ride with The Cincinnati, bearcats 331 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 2: AND i hope we're talking about this continuing for at 332 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:22,680 Speaker 2: least two or three. 333 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 1: More Thanks, dan you, bet thanks for having me. On appreciate. 334 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 2: You that Is Dan. Horde this is since he three. 335 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,879 Speaker 2: Sixty by the, way as mentioned, Before Pat brennan will 336 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 2: join us at two. O'clock we'll try to get all Things, 337 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 2: Hunter green And red's update From. Goodyear Pat brennan is 338 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 2: out there as, Well so we got a lot to 339 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 2: take care of between now and. 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