1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: That the Reds are gonna play a game against the 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Guardians on Saturday. Right now, Chad Brendle's with us Bearkadjourtle 3 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: dot com on Twitter at Chad Brendle, host of the 4 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: BCJ podcast, and he's with us now, Hi, Chad, how's 5 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: it going. I'm doing great. Can you see beat Kansas 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: on Saturday? 7 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 2: I don't think so. I mean, Kansas beat Arizona without 8 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 2: Darren Peterson. So even if you take Peterson out of 9 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: the mix, Kansas is losing at fall Allen field House 10 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 2: is not something Kansas does very often. I don't think Cincinnati, 11 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 2: this Cincinnati team is the team to do it. And 12 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 2: if Peterson plays, he had twenty points in fourteen minutes 13 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 2: in the first half last night. Like he's the best 14 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 2: player in America. There's just some really weird stuff going 15 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 2: on with him that that takes away from the realization 16 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 2: that there's nobody scoring the basketball in the country better 17 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 2: than Darren Peterson. He's awesome. 18 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: What do you make of the weirdness involving him? 19 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 2: I don't know, Like, if you're protecting your draft stock, 20 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 2: just don't play right, Like, just shut it down. You've 21 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 2: shown all you mean is needed to show. I don't 22 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 2: understand the facade of he did not cramp up last night, Like, 23 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: let's be honest about the video that's out there. When 24 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 2: he checked himself out of the gate, he had what 25 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 2: I think twenty two points at that point in time. 26 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 2: It was early in the second half. They were up 27 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 2: a ton on a bad team, and he was like, 28 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 2: all right, I'm good, let's just call his fate a 29 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 2: fate on that. I don't know what to make of it, man, 30 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 2: I don't know that we've ever seen anything like it 31 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 2: because there's no logic or like reason behind what he's doing. 32 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,679 Speaker 2: It's very random and awkward and weird. 33 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: Uh it is, And by the way, I'm I'm all 34 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: those things as well. Can Can the Bearcats beat Texas 35 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: Tech without JT. Topping? 36 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 2: Potentially? Yeah, because that's not a deep team. Like I'm 37 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 2: very concerned about Texas Tech going forward. They've built that 38 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 2: team around JT. Topping and then Christian Anderson's hopping is gone. 39 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: They don't really have anybody else down low that can 40 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 2: even remotely replace what he was doing. Maybe Christian Anderson 41 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 2: just goes for forty every night the rest of the way, 42 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 2: which he's good enough to do. But that's a winnable game. 43 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 2: Will they win it? I had no idea, but that 44 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 2: is a winnable game, especially as they try to figure 45 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 2: out what is our identity without JT. 46 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:07,239 Speaker 1: Two weeks ago tonight, you see lost to West Virginia. 47 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: Wes Miller bared his soul after the game and was 48 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: very emotional in the postgame interview with Dan and Terry, 49 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: and I think that night a lot of folks started 50 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: to believe that that's that's it, right, that the walls 51 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: have closed in, and you know, Wes is reading the handwriting, 52 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: reading the writing on the wall. And this is a 53 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: coach who's who has seen his chances of saving his 54 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: job go out the window. They have not lost a 55 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: game since two weeks ago tonight. If I would have 56 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: said to you the what percentage of a chance does 57 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: Wes Miller have have coming back? What would your answer 58 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: have been? And if I ask you that now, what's 59 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: your answer? 60 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 2: It would have been probably ninety seven percent gone three percent? 61 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 2: Stay because there didn't appear to be a path to 62 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 2: nine nine or ten and eight or excuse me, whatever 63 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 2: that magic number is in conference to provide the belief 64 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 2: that this thing is back to moving in a positive direction. 65 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 2: Now you've won three in a row, and granted those 66 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 2: three teams were not good, and they were really bad 67 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 2: against hu Jah, like they managed to win, but that 68 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 2: was a game that was very difficult to watch, especially 69 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 2: as I was watching my daughter's volleyball team play their 70 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 2: fifth game in two days and probably their worst game 71 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 2: in five over those two days. I was in a 72 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 2: very agitated state watching that game. Fortunately the Bearcats came 73 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 2: back to win, but I mean, that's what it looks 74 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 2: like when they're not making three pointers at a seventy 75 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 2: percent clip like we saw against UCF and against Kansas State. 76 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 2: So there's a pass now that passed back to if 77 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 2: you remember a couple of months ago, I said, I 78 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:07,479 Speaker 2: need to see what it looks like if they missed 79 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 2: the tournament, as West Miller for sure gone, I need 80 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 2: to see what it looks like now there is a 81 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 2: chance they could be a nine or ten win Big 82 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 2: twelve team still not make the tournament, but put the 83 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 2: athletic department into the position where they have to make 84 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 2: a much tougher decision than if the team had you know, 85 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: tanked and looked really bad down the stretch. So I 86 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 2: don't know, probably still low fifteen twenty percent, but at 87 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 2: least there's a path that you have to talk about 88 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 2: now that they could attaint. 89 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 1: Let's say they go down that path and find a 90 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 1: way to win three of their last five and finish 91 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: five hundred in the Big twelve. And you talk about, 92 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: like the decision, the factors influencing the decision, what are they? 93 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 2: I know still and I know fans have a hard 94 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 2: time understanding this or grasping this, but I know there's 95 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 2: still a lot of people with a lot of influence 96 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 2: and a lot of money that really like west Miller, 97 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 2: And that would probably be the main thing, is those 98 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 2: people seeing a path to we can get you know, 99 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 2: we need another year and we can get this thing 100 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 2: where we want it to be. Do I you know, 101 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 2: I think that's a very tough It's going to be 102 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 2: a very difficult vision to sell to your fan base, 103 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 2: but I think that exists. And look, keeping coaches with 104 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 2: large buyouts is a lot easier than firing coaches and 105 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 2: paying buyouts. So there's the monetary factor, and really that's 106 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 2: what a lot of this comes down to, far more 107 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 2: often than not, is monetary decisions. If they're at nine 108 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 2: to nine. Do I think they probably still make a move. Yeah, probably, 109 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 2: but I'm far less certain if this is a five 110 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,799 Speaker 2: hundred big twelve team that a move is emminent. 111 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: What's the dumbest question you ever asked, Mick cronan. 112 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 2: So I don't think the question was dumb, but I 113 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 2: think I was very early in my career and I 114 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 2: praised it in a way that, looking back, was just 115 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 2: chumming the water for Mick cronin because I was asking 116 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 2: him probably something related to the offense and it not 117 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 2: being as good as people would like it to be. 118 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: Oh wait a minute, hang on, Chad Man, We've we've 119 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: got a goal. Hang on, Chad, my apologies, the country's business, Beckins. 120 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: We have won the gold medal in women's hockey two 121 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: to one over Canada. That's right, you sudden deaths over 122 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: time three on three hockey. The US women have won 123 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: the goal trickles in. It looked like it went right 124 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: through the Canadian goaltenders wickets, and the States has won 125 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: the women's hockey goal. The Canadian players are despondent. America 126 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: wins again. Chad. Now we have to refocus, go ahead 127 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: and answer the question, what is the dumbest question you 128 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: ever asked mc cronin. 129 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 2: So I started the question with Mick there are fans 130 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 2: that think, and Mick immediately I don't even think I 131 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 2: got the question out. Do you think I care what 132 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 2: fans think what Mike God's doing basketball game? I don't care. 133 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 2: Why would I care what a fan thinks about the 134 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 2: job of winning basketball games? So, you know, it's good 135 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 2: to know that I'm no longer in the running. I 136 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,319 Speaker 2: don't know if I asked him the stupidest question he's 137 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 2: ever been asked, but I know I was in the running, 138 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 2: and it's good to know that I'm no longer in 139 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 2: the running for dumbest question Mick cronan has ever been asked. 140 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 2: And that was a relief. 141 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I can understand. I'd be interested in hearing 142 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: what like his top ten worst questions are. Uh, the 143 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: U See baseball team the other night beat Auburn, And 144 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: there's growing interest in Jordan Bischel's team, as you might understand, 145 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: because you know they made the tournament last year. They 146 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 1: played a fun and entertaining brand of baseball. It feels 147 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: like they have a chance to be pretty good this year. 148 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: I put this on social media. Once upon a time, 149 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 1: many many, many many many years ago, we did a station, 150 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: very impromptu station outing to a UC baseball game. I 151 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: think we called her a tweet up, I'm not sure, 152 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: and it was well attended, and I've been asked like, 153 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,719 Speaker 1: would you do something similar this year? Would you want 154 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: to be a part of that? Could you be a 155 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 1: part of it? Would you just go ahead and organize it. 156 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 3: If the answer is yes, yes, I would love to 157 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 3: be a part of it, we would have to, you know, 158 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 3: make sure we take a date that aligns with my 159 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 3: commitment to the Apex fifteen black volleyball team. 160 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 2: But other than that, I think we could find, you know, 161 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 2: a game to go. Maybe find a local establishment close 162 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:54,839 Speaker 2: to the stadium, Maybe have a couple of pops before 163 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 2: the game, go to the game, do a little BC 164 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 2: J E Ben fifteen thirty you know deal And I 165 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 2: think it would be an awesome time because they are 166 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:13,559 Speaker 2: incredibly fun to watch. I absolutely love talking to Jordan Bischell. 167 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 2: I love his philosophy on coaching and how his teams 168 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 2: respond to him. And I've got some big news, mo. 169 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 2: We are starting next Thursday night at I think eight pm, 170 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 2: maybe eight thirty we're still ironing that out. We're gonna 171 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 2: have our own new live you See Baseball show on 172 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 2: Thursday nights on bety YouTube channel. 173 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 1: All right, very good. Well that's terrific. All right, so 174 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: you're in, You're on board, I'm on board. Okay, I'm 175 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: I haven't totally committed to this because I've I've sometimes 176 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: we do these and you hear from folks who are like, oh, yeah, 177 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: I would do that, and it's like, oh, where are 178 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 1: you so well, I haven't completely committed to doing this, 179 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:07,079 Speaker 1: but I'm I've been inched in the right direction, and 180 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: even more so because we have your support and participation. 181 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: So I'm here for it. Let's figure out a way collaboration. 182 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 2: I think a collaboration we could get a pretty good 183 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 2: group of people together to watch the Bearcats flat. 184 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 1: I'm all about collaboration. I'm all about collaboration, all right, Chad, Well, well, 185 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: it's it is very much on my radar. 186 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 2: Thank you as always, No, you have a wonderful show. 187 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: We'll do our best. Chad Brendle, Bearcat Journal dot Com 188 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: on Twitter at Chad Brendle. The United States wins the 189 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: women's hockey goal two to one in overtime. Perhaps the 190 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 1: men can follow suit. They've got to beat Slovakia in 191 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: the semi final tomorrow. It's coming up on four o'clock 192 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 1: on Moleger. This is ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports station.