1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: Go twenty four from four o'clock. 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 2: This is ESPN fifteen thirty Moegger Sports headlines in just 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 2: a few minutes. But I don't want to make our 4 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 2: guest wait. So you see wins last night. Louisville wins 5 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 2: last night. Those two programs are going to play in 6 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 2: Cincinnati for the first time in a while, the Cardinals 7 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 2: coming to the Heritage Bank Center to take on the 8 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 2: Bearcats a week from Friday. Tip Off is going to 9 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 2: be at six thirty. This is obviously going to be 10 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 2: the third consecutive year that you see basketball plays at 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 2: the Arena downtown. This is an event put on by 12 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 2: BDG Sports, and our friend Brooks Downing from BDG Sports 13 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,279 Speaker 2: is with us to talk about the game and the 14 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 2: event itself. Brooks, It's awesome to have you. 15 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 1: How are you No, I'm doing great. 16 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 3: How are you doing? 17 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 1: I'm doing well. 18 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 2: Hopefully some momentum for this game because of the respective 19 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 2: results by the Bearcats and Cardinals last night. 20 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 3: I don't think there's any doubt. You know, it is 21 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 3: an early game. Obviously, November games are are just when 22 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 3: people are starting to turn their and of course, both 23 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 3: both football programs at the respective schools have been having 24 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 3: very good seasons. So a lot of folks are just 25 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 3: in that transition period which you and I call the 26 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 3: best time of the year with you know, football and 27 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,680 Speaker 3: basketball both playing coming off the World Series. If our 28 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 3: Reds could ever do anything, that would be awesome. But nonetheless, 29 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 3: I tell you those wins last night and the performances 30 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 3: Michael Brown junior for Louisville was unbelievable. Twenty points in 31 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 3: the first half finished when twenty nine just dominated the 32 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 3: game against the Wildcats. And then of course, you know 33 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 3: everybody's looking forward to to Sean Baya that he gets 34 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 3: into fold two there and you see and all that 35 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 3: he's gonna bring those two five stars. I mean, these 36 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 3: are two you know, superstars in the NBA on the rise. 37 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 3: Guys here in the in the very near future, we're 38 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 3: gonna be able to see them live and in person 39 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 3: next week going against each other. 40 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: It's gonna be awesome. 41 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 2: And you know, I'm older and off I've watched Cincinnati 42 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 2: and Louisville play as members of the Metro as members 43 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 2: of Conference usa IS members of the Big East Tech 44 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 2: for one year with Louisville as a member of the 45 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 2: American athletic conferences these programs should play. It's awesome that 46 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 2: you were able to put this game together. How did 47 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 2: it come about? 48 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 3: It's really to your point, it's one of the oldest 49 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 3: rivalries in the sport if you're thinking about it, and 50 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 3: how many times they've played each other, And it's pretty 51 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 3: funny how these different leagues they've been in, but they've 52 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 3: kind of you joined forces all these years, and now 53 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 3: they find themselves in two Power four leagues, in the 54 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 3: Big twelve and ACC respectively. But you know, these teams 55 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 3: these days, there's so many different pressures, obviously with the 56 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 3: transition of NIL and all the transfers and everything else 57 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 3: that's happening, and so teams are looking for quality games. 58 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 3: And I don't think there's any question that the Big 59 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 3: twelve and the ACC are looking to really enhance their 60 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 3: non conference schedules so that they can keep up with 61 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,239 Speaker 3: the competition level and the Big Ten and the SEC. 62 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 3: So with that said, they're looking for marquee opponents in 63 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 3: a regional environment, which I'd love as an operator to 64 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 3: be able to put a pair of teams like this 65 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 3: together that have played each other a number of times 66 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 3: in the past, have great history. Together are two very 67 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 3: successful programs and that are basically an hour apart down 68 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 3: the river. To bring them together for a two year 69 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 3: deal because the next year is going back to Louisville 70 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 3: and going to be played at Freedom Hall, the old 71 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,959 Speaker 3: arena there where the Cards used to play and Cincinnati's 72 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,919 Speaker 3: played on numerous occasions, So that'll be fun to get 73 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 3: a game back in there. But to be able to 74 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 3: do this in these two environments and really share the crowd, 75 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 3: it's going to give that postseason atmosphere. It's really going 76 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 3: to generate a ton of interest, and I tell you what, 77 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 3: it's going to be a heck of a game. 78 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: You've also added to it the fact that Pat Kelsey's 79 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: from here. 80 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 3: Absolutely your boy Joe Frederick tells me there's going to 81 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 3: be five thousand Kelsey family members in the arena some 82 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 3: next Friday night. Like the dude has significant roots there 83 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 3: and all he's ever done is one as a coach, 84 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 3: the guys eat up with it. He does an exceptional 85 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 3: job with it. You saw it last night. His game plan, 86 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 3: his recruiting, all of it's coming together at Louisville as 87 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 3: he rebuilds that program. And now you got Wes Wes. 88 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 3: Wes has been fighting and grinding to get the Bearcats 89 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 3: program back. I think they're very similar because if you 90 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 3: look at Wes's roots from North Carolina and all the 91 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 3: history that he knows of this game, he knows that program, 92 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 3: and now he's got starting to get the talent in 93 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 3: to buy into his system. I think we're going to 94 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 3: have a two you know, top twenty five matchup. Louisville's 95 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 3: going to be top ten. Both will come in undefeated. 96 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 3: I mean, what's not to like. 97 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: No, you can't beat it. 98 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 2: It's a Friday night, it's a little bit of an 99 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 2: early tip off, six point thirty, and so you know, 100 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 2: you could go to the game and then still have 101 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 2: hours in front of you on a Friday evening. I know, 102 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 2: obviously Cincinnati has played dating each of the last couple 103 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 2: of years. 104 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: Those events have gone pretty well. 105 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 3: Correct they sure. I mean, we've basically sold it out 106 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 3: last year, was near a sellout the year before, and 107 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 3: of course you saw the two teams play last night. 108 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 3: They went back to it home and home as we 109 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 3: pulled Louisville into this this year. 110 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 2: All right, tickets for a week from Friday, it's the 111 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 2: twenty first at six thirty. How do folks go about 112 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 2: getting them? 113 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 3: The easiest way to do it is ticketmaster dot com. 114 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 3: What's great about it, there's still plenty of really good 115 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 3: seats left because the tension, and we're used to this. 116 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 3: November sales are always a little slow, but it will 117 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 3: sell out and it's going. It jumped a ton today, 118 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 3: as you can imagine with both teams winning last night. 119 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 3: I think the excitements there. Ticketmaster dot com, get your 120 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 3: great seats and we'll see at the Heritage Bank Center. 121 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 2: It should be a lot of fun. I love the 122 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 2: fact that Cincinnati and Louisville are playing. Hopefully it's something 123 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 2: that continues, as does this event. Brooks, We thank you 124 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 2: for the time, man, thanks so much. Appreciate it MO anytime. 125 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,919 Speaker 2: That's our guy Brooks Downing BDG Sports. You see Louisville 126 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 2: next Friday, tip off at six thirty.