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Speaker 1: This is Fox Sports Countdown. We're setting you up for

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Speaker 1: the King of Sports box to The Countdown starts nine

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Speaker 1: line from the tiraq dot com Fox Sports Radio studios.

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Speaker 1: Here's Brian no, Rich Hornberger and Jared Smith.

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Speaker 2: Oh what's going on?

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Speaker 3: Good morning here, Happy Saturday, as we get you all

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Speaker 3: set for hoops here. But I do think, fella, this

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Speaker 3: good morning to you guys, Rich and Jared. I do

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Speaker 3: think the number one story right now is what happened

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Speaker 3: at the United Center. Huh there was a rock concert

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Speaker 3: featuring Disturbed pyrotechnics. It ruins or significantly damages the Bulls

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Speaker 3: six championship banner. Oh wow, yeah, who got fired on

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Speaker 3: that one?

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Speaker 4: You know?

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Speaker 3: Is this just some rock show stuff and you shrug

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Speaker 3: your shoulders or is it like, oh yeah, John, check

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Speaker 3: that out. Turns out the fire reached championship banner. It's

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Speaker 3: for shrewed up for the rest of the season banned.

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Speaker 2: Some crazy stuff going on over here in the rock world.

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Speaker 5: There's somebody somewhere who's responsible, or a couple of people,

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Speaker 5: right it's like the pyrotechnic who met with the system's operator,

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Speaker 5: you know, or the regional director to the physical plant directory,

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Speaker 5: whatever it is.

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Speaker 4: But somebody, somebody signed.

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Speaker 5: Off on a firework that went rogue, you know, hit

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Speaker 5: the banner and now they're gonna have to file for

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Speaker 5: replacement through the NBA. We'll see you. Now, here's the question.

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Speaker 5: Do you have another banner raising?

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Speaker 4: Do you? Dude?

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Speaker 2: Oh yeah?

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Speaker 4: Do you take a negative and making a positive way?

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Speaker 4: Oh yeah?

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Speaker 5: Back that entire team for another banner raising. Also, to

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Speaker 5: be fair, the.

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Speaker 6: Bulls have won thirteen games at home all year, probably

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Speaker 6: the hottest that's.

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Speaker 4: Been at the United Center all season. Sorry, I had

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Speaker 4: to go there. I had to go there.

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Speaker 3: Our guy Chris Purfetts got something for us here.

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Speaker 5: I'm going to assume they're trying to repair these things

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Speaker 5: because they are, you know, at this point historic artifacts.

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Speaker 7: Art.

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Speaker 2: But like I just why do you just not take

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Speaker 2: them down?

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Speaker 1: I mean maybe the show's like, no, we need to

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Speaker 1: have the Bulls banners up on disturb goes.

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Speaker 2: Like that's that's the.

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Speaker 4: Very important white like he're gonna fire in here.

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Speaker 2: Shouldn't we take those? No, it's it's fine, it's fine,

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Speaker 2: like the other way on this one.

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Speaker 3: Not how how many shows around the country with you know,

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Speaker 3: basketball arenas and how many banners are up top?

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Speaker 2: When have you heard of this happening?

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Speaker 3: You know, this is on It was disturbed three days

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Speaker 3: Grace and seven Dust, whoever was in charge of the pyrotechnics,

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Speaker 3: this is on them. I don't put this on the

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Speaker 3: bulls and hey, can we roll these up mechanically just

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Speaker 3: in case. I don't know, maybe it spurs on something

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Speaker 3: new world, But I put this on the Rock show completely,

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Speaker 3: Like we have concerts all the time and you never

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Speaker 3: hear of something like this happening.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, that's actually probably more likely. I know for a fact.

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Speaker 5: When I was a renter and you had to sign

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Speaker 5: a lease. Along with that, you sign renters insurance, you know,

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Speaker 5: just in case you did something stupid to the inside

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Speaker 5: covered you. It helped the landlord feel at ease. So

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Speaker 5: that's what you did, you know, And it makes perfect

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Speaker 5: like really impress your guests, and so you start setting

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Speaker 5: off fireworks in your kitchen and if the ceiling gets

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Speaker 5: burn that's on you, bud, you know, so, yeah, fairly

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Speaker 5: certain that whoever does pyrotechnics for seven dust is or whoever.

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Speaker 2: Man, I'll tell you what.

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Speaker 6: This is a lesson, right, you got to make sure

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Speaker 6: in the street. Right, this is like a fireworks lesson

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Speaker 6: for July fourth, Like it just you know, summer's coming,

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Speaker 2: Oh yeah, yeah, it is absolutely all right.

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Speaker 3: Before we get to all the college previews, a little

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Speaker 3: bit of reviewing here, because we've had some great, great games.

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Speaker 3: These conference tournaments in college hoops are in full swing.

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Speaker 3: And to me, what caught my attention the most was

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Speaker 3: the ACC last night. A little bit of good news

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Speaker 3: bad news. You had North Carolina getting smacked by the

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Speaker 3: with four seconds left. First one klang second one lane violation, Yes,

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Speaker 3: Jalen Withers.

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Speaker 2: I don't know what he was doing.

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Speaker 3: He like faked like he was going in the lane,

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Speaker 2: he was doing. That was like the hokey pokey right put.

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Speaker 3: Your right foot in what lane violation and it leads

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Speaker 3: other one was Clemson made this huge comeback against Louisville.

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Speaker 2: They were down by two toward the end.

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Speaker 3: Looked like a clear foul on the drive to the bucket,

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Speaker 3: no whistle whatsoever. The officiating in the ACC tournament has

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Speaker 3: been weird. I don't the Notre Dame game there was

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Speaker 3: It's just been strange wackiness in the ACC tournament.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, you know, And to comment on the UNC comeback,

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Speaker 5: so left four dead. Everybody assumed, even without you know,

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Speaker 5: gonna mop up the tar Heels, but they stormed back.

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Speaker 5: It's interesting in basketball you see this a lot, especially

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Speaker 5: that hump. I mean, actually, you see the college troops.

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Speaker 5: You see it in the pros too. You see it

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Speaker 5: see what we saw last night and now again lame

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Speaker 5: violation or not, it could have been anything that you know,

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Speaker 5: prevented the tar Heels from winning this game. But it's

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Speaker 5: an oddity that occurs all the time in basketball. It

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Speaker 5: and it's unfortunate because that free through throw, if they

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Speaker 6: Yeah, the Clemson one was a that was a bad call.

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Speaker 6: I remember the Notre Dame game you were talking about

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Speaker 4: Another bad call.

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Speaker 6: I think, unfortunately those calls get magnified because of the time.

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Speaker 4: That they happened.

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Speaker 6: But I watched these games religious, Like I went out

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Speaker 3: I so ill over my head and go to Circa.

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Speaker 6: I actually did go downtown, but I didn't do anything

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Speaker 4: We just went to a show. But these calls happened

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Speaker 6: They just get magnified because of the time and score

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Speaker 4: So these like I I know it.

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Speaker 6: It's it's tough to swallow for Clemson, and I had

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Speaker 4: I'm very upset about it as well.

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Speaker 6: But these calls, unfortunately, the way that the games are

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Speaker 6: a let's let's let's try to spin this.

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Speaker 4: To a positive.

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Speaker 6: Let's try to make this actionable for the NCAA Tournament

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Speaker 6: next week. I think the SEC is going to struggle

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Speaker 6: in the in the NCAA Tournament next week because the conference.

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Speaker 6: The freedom of movement is called very differently in the

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Speaker 6: tourney than I think it was called in the SEC

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Speaker 4: Did you watch the Auburn game yesterday?

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Speaker 6: That was a battle that looked like a football game

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Speaker 6: a football game, and it was not called very tight.

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Speaker 6: very low scoring game. Those fouls are gonna be called

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Speaker 6: in the NCAA Tournament next week, and I think that's

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Speaker 6: the conference has been rough, rough and pumble all year.

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Speaker 4: They haven't been calling a lot of that stuff.

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Speaker 6: They're gonna call it next week, and that's gonna change

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Speaker 6: the dynamic. Then it happens these calls, these teams, these

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Speaker 6: I don't even know what that kid was doing, what, Like,

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Speaker 6: It really does. But unfortunately this stuff happens all the

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Speaker 4: That are like this in a college basketball game.

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Speaker 3: It's a great point about the officiating because it reminds

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Speaker 3: me of a couple of things. If you keep it

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Speaker 3: Olympics roll around, it turns into football on hardwood. You know,

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Speaker 3: like a completely different game. It changes everything. And if

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Speaker 3: of these teams like Houston great defense, Tennessee plays great defense.

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Speaker 3: If they're not allowed to get away with the physical

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Speaker 3: that changes a lot. It reminds me of we'll go

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Speaker 3: to football here. Reminds me of the legion of boom

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Speaker 3: Oh Seattle Seahawks. They would just dare the officials to

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Speaker 3: make calls, and there were games where the officials are like, no,

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Speaker 3: it's cool, Yeah, just go ahead and like chuck them

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Speaker 3: seven yards downfield and they're like, okay, cool. And then

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Speaker 3: there were games that are like that was like five

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Speaker 3: and a hours half yards downfield. That's a flag, that's

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Speaker 3: a legal contact, and it changed everything.

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Speaker 2: So that's something to watch.

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Speaker 3: Jared's right, when the NCAA tournament rolls around next week,

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Speaker 3: watch watch the whistles, like how physical the play can

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Speaker 3: be or the lack of physicality, because it's gonna affect

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Speaker 5: Yeah, the NFL playoffs is the example. Brian. I'm glad

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Speaker 6: My colleague Ben Wilson is on the call tonight for ESPN,

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Speaker 5: for the season he just played. You're paying for the

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Speaker 5: potential that he's going to have many good seasons to follow. Well,

439
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Speaker 5: potential is expensive, and you know in the NFL draft,

440
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Speaker 5: that's the reason why these top picks are getting you know,

441
00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:22,120
Speaker 5: tens of millions of dollars in signing bonus, again, cheaper

442
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Speaker 5: than it is to pay a starting quarterback at the

443
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Speaker 5: level of a Josh Allen fifty mil per year or

444
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Speaker 5: a Dak Prescott who's been a second tier quarterback who's

445
00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:35,040
Speaker 5: dabbled with being in that first tier on a couple

446
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Speaker 5: of occasions forty.

447
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Speaker 4: Million a year.

448
00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:39,719
Speaker 5: You know, you have to pay a premium at a

449
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Speaker 5: certain point. So while Sam Darnold is still somewhat expensive,

450
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Speaker 5: it's only because you're paying for potential. Now Gino Smith,

451
00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:51,399
Speaker 5: he's kind of topped out. So if you're going to

452
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Speaker 5: roll with Gino Smith, you're going to have to make

453
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Speaker 5: accommodations around him. And guess what defensive coordinators know that,

454
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Speaker 5: And when you play in the same division for a

455
00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,560
Speaker 5: bunch of years, those coordinators get used to your style

456
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Speaker 5: of play. So you bring in a Donald I'm not

457
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Speaker 5: saying he has limitless potential, but he has different potential

458
00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:16,720
Speaker 5: and potentially a high higher ceiling than Gino Smith. You

459
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Speaker 5: add a new face at receiver. As Jared pointed out,

460
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Speaker 5: that felt more like a salary cap move than anything else.

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Speaker 5: Can we replace the talent with less money? And the

462
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Speaker 5: answer is, who knows. We'll see. Can can Cooper Cup

463
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Speaker 5: stay healthy? That's the big question, And if those things

464
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Speaker 5: fall to place where you have accurately appraised Sam Donald's potential,

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Speaker 5: and Cooper cup does stay healthy, and maybe they add

466
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Speaker 5: a player or two in the draft who can seed

467
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Speaker 5: this offense with more future help. All of a sudden,

468
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Speaker 5: the Seahawks a pretty dangerous team in an NFC West.

469
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Speaker 5: That's a little wonky right now.

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Speaker 6: I'll throw another wrench into it. The Seahawks got a

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Speaker 6: third round pick for Gino Smith. Here are some of

472
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Speaker 6: the third round picks in recent memory that have done

473
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Speaker 6: really well. How about Travis Kelce, how about Tyler Lockett,

474
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Speaker 6: who was drafted by this GM John Schneider in twenty fifteen.

475
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Speaker 4: How about Joe Thurney.

476
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Speaker 6: How about Cooper Cupp who's now on the seat. So

477
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Speaker 6: I think that's also part of this transaction. Not only

478
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Speaker 6: did the Seahawks replace a quarterback with let's just agree

479
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Speaker 6: that it's relatively the same production. You want to argue

480
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Speaker 6: maybe highs and lows might be different ages, but I

481
00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:33,680
Speaker 6: think overall it's still a as Rich said at the top

482
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Speaker 6: of the segment, second tier quarterback for a second tier quarterback,

483
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Speaker 6: I think the DK Metcalf move. Yeah, you lose some

484
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Speaker 6: explosiveness with Cooper Cup, but you gain I think a

485
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Speaker 6: little more veteran Moxie route running all of those things

486
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Speaker 6: that certainly matter. And then you also add a third

487
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Speaker 6: round pick, the ninety second overall pick, which you could

488
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Speaker 6: add another player. I mean, there's some really good players

489
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Speaker 6: and drafting the third round of the last few years,

490
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Speaker 6: Sara McLaurin, Mark Andrews, Devin Dubernet. Probably not a great example,

491
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Speaker 6: Quinn Muner's offensive guard for the Broncos. So I think

492
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Speaker 6: there's definitely some upside here with what Seattle's done. And also,

493
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Speaker 6: now you are giving Mike McDonald the keys. He had

494
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Speaker 6: great years first year, he's the Coach of the Year candidate.

495
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Speaker 6: Now you're really this is now his team. This is

496
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Speaker 6: now they're building the roster that they wanted to build

497
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Speaker 6: under this scheme with Kubiak as the offensive coordinator, and

498
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Speaker 6: it's going to be I'm excited. I honestly I think

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Speaker 6: Seattle I don't think they're going to be a Super

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Speaker 6: Bowl contender this year, but I do think that they

501
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Speaker 6: have a chance to get to the playoffs with this

502
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Speaker 6: roster because I do think they're at least building something

503
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Speaker 6: that has a chance to compete, not excited at all.

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Speaker 3: I think they have a better chance to come in

505
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Speaker 3: the to finish in the basement than be a playoff team.

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Speaker 3: I honestly believe that because the Niners were so banged

507
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Speaker 3: up last year, the Rams, the Rams almost beat Philly

508
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Speaker 3: in Philly in a snowstorm right the final drive, Alms

509
00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:59,359
Speaker 3: took down the Super Bowl champs and Arizona. Arizona's getting better.

510
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Speaker 3: They could impeted last year, made a couple of nice pickups.

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Speaker 3: I just I'm not wowed by the Seahawks at all.

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Speaker 6: What about their defense though, second year Mike McDonald, great

513
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Speaker 6: head coach, really good defensive schemer.

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Speaker 4: Like, what if their defense is better than it was

515
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Speaker 4: last year?

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Speaker 3: Hey, it could be, And that's the thing you never

517
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Speaker 3: know in the NFL. And I do like Mike McDonald.

518
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Speaker 3: He's done a good job there. We all know what

519
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Speaker 3: he did with the Ravens defensively, so yeah, his credentials

520
00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:25,760
Speaker 3: speak for themselves. It's just personnel wise, I'm not wowed

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Speaker 3: by this team. They're one of those weird teams where

522
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Speaker 3: they're gonna be nine and eight ish. Their window is

523
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Speaker 3: somewhere between, like I would say seven to nine wins.

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Speaker 2: They were ten and seven last year.

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Speaker 3: Maybe that's the ceiling I think is ten wins, but

526
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Speaker 3: the floor, I would not be shocked. I wouldn't be

527
00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:48,400
Speaker 3: stunned if this is a third or fourth place team.

528
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Speaker 3: And like what Rich said, this division a little bit wonky,

529
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Speaker 3: but it does have enough there where. If the Niners

530
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Speaker 3: have better health, all of a sudden, the Arizona Cardinals

531
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Speaker 3: take a step forward. I wouldn't be surprised if we

532
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Speaker 3: look at Seattle were like, oh man, look at the

533
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Speaker 3: Seattle Seahawks squad in the cellar. We'll see, but I'm

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Speaker 3: my attention here the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Speaker 2: They are under investigation.

545
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Speaker 3: Huh the NBA is looking into them resting all of

546
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Speaker 3: their starters in a game about a week ago against

547
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Speaker 3: the Blazers. This was March seventh, and Oka, see rested

548
00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:54,680
Speaker 3: all their starters. We're talking Shay Gil, Just Alexander, Jalen Williams,

549
00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:57,480
Speaker 3: chet Holmgren, Lou Dort, Isaiah Hartenstein.

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Speaker 2: They rested everybody.

551
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Speaker 3: They're rested Cason Wallace for good measure also, right, And

552
00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:04,600
Speaker 3: so the NBA is like, hey, we've got this league

553
00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:09,800
Speaker 3: player participation policy, we need to monitor whether these teams

554
00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:14,960
Speaker 3: are actually resting guys legally if you will. This is

555
00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:19,239
Speaker 3: a joke to me. How can you as a league like,

556
00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:22,680
Speaker 3: see a team rest all five starters and they're just

557
00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:28,400
Speaker 3: under investigation, Like, how long does this investigation tank take?

558
00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:32,760
Speaker 3: They clearly violated the rules, Like swing the hammer here.

559
00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:36,040
Speaker 3: If you don't want teams resting dudes that are healthy

560
00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:39,360
Speaker 3: left and right, then do something about it instead of

561
00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:43,320
Speaker 3: like waiting and waiting, and we're investigating this. The Jazz

562
00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:46,920
Speaker 3: did this earlier in the week. They rested Lowry marking it.

563
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Speaker 3: They got a one hundred thousand dollars fine because he

564
00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:54,800
Speaker 3: was he was resting for multiple games. And they're like Oh, yeah,

565
00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:57,120
Speaker 3: we should do something about that. You think that's gonna

566
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Speaker 3: deter the Jazz from resting healthy play trying to sort

567
00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:04,760
Speaker 3: of compete and tank at the same time, you know

568
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Speaker 3: what I mean.

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Speaker 2: Or the Sixers.

570
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Speaker 3: The Sixers are resting their healthy dudes trying to tank

571
00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,760
Speaker 3: and get better odds for a better draft pick. The

572
00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:15,560
Speaker 3: NBA is such a joke, man. I love the NBA,

573
00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:18,720
Speaker 3: watch it every day, but this reminds me of the NFL.

574
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Speaker 3: So a few years ago, there were teams that were

575
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Speaker 3: thinking about resting healthy players, non playoff teams at the

576
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Speaker 3: end of the regular season, and Goaddell came out and said,

577
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Speaker 3: if we find out that you're resting healthy players, we're

578
00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:35,800
Speaker 3: gonna find you. We're gonna take away draft pick. He's threats, threats, threats,

579
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Speaker 3: And you don't see that in the NFL. In the NBA,

580
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Speaker 3: you can rest all your starters and you're just under

581
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Speaker 3: investigation and then you might get fined, which is a

582
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Speaker 3: drop in the bucket. It's a complete joke, and it's

583
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Speaker 3: no wonder this stuff keeps happening.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm gonna say.

585
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Speaker 5: Two things, and they're in direct opposition with each other.

586
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Speaker 5: One this is brilliant. So if OKC can go out

587
00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:04,280
Speaker 5: and mop up the Portland Trailblazers without their starting six,

588
00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:09,280
Speaker 5: then go ahead and do that, because that means your

589
00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:13,200
Speaker 5: starters get the night off, your bench, depth players who

590
00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:16,400
Speaker 5: may come in handy later in a playoff run, and

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Speaker 5: it could be and should be a deep playoff run

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Speaker 5: for ok C. Well, then yeah, do that because from

593
00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:27,840
Speaker 5: a strategory standpoint, I mean, you gotta go for it,

594
00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:31,560
Speaker 5: channeling a little George she I, you know, you gotta,

595
00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:33,600
Speaker 5: you gotta do it. You get you gotta look at

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00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:35,960
Speaker 5: the chessboard and say like where can we win? Where

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00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:40,000
Speaker 5: can we rest? And and that makes sense. Here's where

598
00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:44,720
Speaker 5: it is so offensive and disagreeable when you do that. Yeah,

599
00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:47,000
Speaker 5: your fans are gonna be pumped at your playoff team. Yeah,

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00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:48,960
Speaker 5: your fans are gonna be thrilled with you because you

601
00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:52,320
Speaker 5: beat Portland. But you know who's not thrilled the people

602
00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,600
Speaker 5: who turned on the television expecting to see a presumptive

603
00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:59,320
Speaker 5: MVP on the court or a rising star like Holmgren.

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00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:01,640
Speaker 5: You know those guys are on the bench and why

605
00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:04,560
Speaker 5: because they're tired. Well guess what, so is that guy

606
00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:07,080
Speaker 5: who was on his feet for ten hours working in

607
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Speaker 5: a factory or taking out trash, you know what I mean.

608
00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:12,960
Speaker 5: So is the person who is literally cleaning up an

609
00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:17,200
Speaker 5: office because it's busy season at the tax firm and

610
00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:19,880
Speaker 5: they threw papers everywhere, you know what I mean, like

611
00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:23,400
Speaker 5: or even that tax accountant you know, white collar. You know,

612
00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:25,920
Speaker 5: you wear dress shoes all day long. You pretend you're

613
00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,600
Speaker 5: someone you're not because of corporate culture. Come home, you

614
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:32,320
Speaker 5: open up the refrigerator, you crack open a nice cold pop.

615
00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:35,400
Speaker 5: You sit down and you want to see shake Gildris

616
00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:38,400
Speaker 5: Alexander and he's not on the court. Now, Yeah, they

617
00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:41,680
Speaker 5: get to win over Portland, but you're screwing your fans.

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Speaker 4: And that's just talking about the people viewing it at home.

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Speaker 5: How about the folks who went to the game, took

620
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Speaker 5: their kids, saved up some of those pretty pennies over

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Speaker 5: the course of weeks and months so that they could

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Speaker 5: scrape together the funds to take their kids to a

623
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Speaker 5: professional basketball game, which those ticket prices and concession prices

624
00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:02,680
Speaker 5: are skyrock A plus, you got to talk about the

625
00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:05,960
Speaker 5: cost of parking if you want to be anywhere close

626
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,080
Speaker 5: to arena, which I don't know if you guys been

627
00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:10,000
Speaker 5: to a basketball arena. Not a lot of them in

628
00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:11,720
Speaker 5: a great part of town. So you want to part

629
00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:15,640
Speaker 5: close to the place, you know. So this is the

630
00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:19,520
Speaker 5: part of it that's so disagreeable. Is it strategically the

631
00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:21,920
Speaker 5: right thing to do? Yeah, of course it is. It

632
00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:25,480
Speaker 5: makes perfect sense. That's why teams do it. Is it acceptable?

633
00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:29,640
Speaker 5: Absolutely not. You should lay the hammer down on these

634
00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:30,600
Speaker 5: teams for doing it.

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Speaker 4: And that's the key.

636
00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:35,800
Speaker 6: We're in an era where we have a weaker commissioner,

637
00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:39,720
Speaker 6: where Adam Silver's not David Stern.

638
00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:43,080
Speaker 4: No, David Stern. This is handled very differently.

639
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Speaker 6: And you guys know me. I've been doing this for

640
00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:49,040
Speaker 6: years now with you guys. I can't stand the NBA.

641
00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:51,320
Speaker 6: I can't stand it. I can't stand watching it. I

642
00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,640
Speaker 6: used to love it when I was growing up and

643
00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:56,120
Speaker 6: the Knicks were great in the nineties. I was a

644
00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:59,760
Speaker 6: Knicks fan growing up, that's all. I remember those Knicks

645
00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:03,880
Speaker 6: Heat series, Nick Pacers late nineties, early two thousands, And

646
00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:06,040
Speaker 6: I don't want to be like the nostalgia guy, old

647
00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:09,600
Speaker 6: man yelling at the clouds. That was like you didn't

648
00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:11,920
Speaker 6: realize what was the line from the office, Like I

649
00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:13,239
Speaker 6: wish we could go back and.

650
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Speaker 4: Remember we were in the golden era. When we were

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Speaker 4: in the.

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Speaker 6: Golden era, like that was the golden era of the NBA.

653
00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:20,120
Speaker 6: I don't know how we get back to that. The

654
00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:23,319
Speaker 6: stars have so much power the bench players, the bench

655
00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:25,360
Speaker 6: players that start that were starting that game for okay,

656
00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:28,600
Speaker 6: see they're making more money than everybody else, the bench players.

657
00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:29,760
Speaker 4: It's crazy.

658
00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:32,000
Speaker 6: You go look at the contracts in the NHL, and

659
00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:33,840
Speaker 6: I know we talked about this with the four Nations,

660
00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:36,960
Speaker 6: Like the NBA All Star Game compared to the NHL

661
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,920
Speaker 6: All Star Game, Like those NHL guys are making ten

662
00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:42,600
Speaker 6: percent of the salaries and they're giving one hundred and

663
00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:46,279
Speaker 6: million more percent max effort, Like it's wild. I don't

664
00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:48,680
Speaker 6: know how we fix it because the players have a

665
00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:51,759
Speaker 6: ton of power within the unions and the commissioners not

666
00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:55,040
Speaker 6: a very stern I'll use that word, you know, pun

667
00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:58,160
Speaker 6: intended commissioner, and that that's an issue in the NBA

668
00:34:58,280 --> 00:34:58,640
Speaker 6: right now.

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00:34:59,000 --> 00:34:59,880
Speaker 2: It's a huge issue.

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00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,600
Speaker 3: I'll say real fast, Like that's one of the things

671
00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:05,479
Speaker 3: is get a commissioner that has a spine. That would

672
00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:08,640
Speaker 3: be the first thing here is listen, this would be

673
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:11,200
Speaker 3: like Rich's point, Okay, see if they rest all their

674
00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:13,040
Speaker 3: starters and maybe they get.

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00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:14,120
Speaker 2: A little fine.

676
00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:17,520
Speaker 3: Okay, it was worth it, you know, Like that's on

677
00:35:17,560 --> 00:35:20,080
Speaker 3: the NBA for allowing it. It'd be like if you

678
00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:23,120
Speaker 3: could go on the closest highway to wherever you live

679
00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:25,719
Speaker 3: and just drive one hundred and ten miles per hour

680
00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:30,120
Speaker 3: with no ticket in sight, like go for it. That's

681
00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:34,840
Speaker 3: on law enforcement to crack down, right, Like it's on

682
00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:39,200
Speaker 3: the NBA. If the NBA doesn't crack down. And Okayse says, hey,

683
00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:41,319
Speaker 3: we can drive one hundred and ten miles per hour

684
00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:44,800
Speaker 3: no ticket inside, baby, Like yeah, you're gonna go ahead

685
00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:48,399
Speaker 3: and do that. So it's an NBA issue and team

686
00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:49,120
Speaker 3: you're gonna keep.

687
00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:52,680
Speaker 6: Pushing the envelope until yes, someone cracks down.

688
00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:56,440
Speaker 5: I gotta I got a sixty dollars parking ticket because

689
00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:59,880
Speaker 5: I I didn't pay the meter walking into a far

690
00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:03,560
Speaker 5: market the other day here in California, you know. And

691
00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:07,399
Speaker 5: here's the deal, though, I I'm gonna pay it next time, right,

692
00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:09,680
Speaker 5: you know. That's that's the thing you have to do.

693
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Speaker 5: You have to hit. You have to hit a team

694
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696
00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:21,040
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Speaker 5: If we do this, our owner's gonna be pissed at us.

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Speaker 5: We can't sacrifice that.

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Speaker 2: No doubt, No doubt.

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Speaker 3: All right, Jared Smith, you have been hard at work

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Speaker 2: You have cooked up a parlay platter for us. What

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Speaker 2: do you have for us?

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Speaker 7: Sir?

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Speaker 4: I love it. And these three games are going to

735
00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:02,600
Speaker 4: be absolutely I think they're going.

736
00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:04,480
Speaker 6: To be rock fights, but we'll see. Hopefully we get

737
00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:06,640
Speaker 6: some entertainment out of it. And if we win, who

738
00:38:06,680 --> 00:38:09,040
Speaker 6: cares if it's a low scoring game because we win money.

739
00:38:09,360 --> 00:38:12,240
Speaker 6: Let's start with Auburn on the money line against Tennessee.

740
00:38:12,280 --> 00:38:15,440
Speaker 6: They're about a five point favorite against the Balls. This

741
00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:19,040
Speaker 6: is the SEC semifinal. Auburn won a rock fight back

742
00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:21,640
Speaker 6: in January. In Knoxville fifty three to fifty one.

743
00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:22,680
Speaker 4: We like the fade.

744
00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:26,760
Speaker 6: So if you ever see the WWE, Jericho had this list,

745
00:38:28,120 --> 00:38:32,880
Speaker 6: the list that's right. There are teams, there are coaches

746
00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:34,360
Speaker 6: that in March are.

747
00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:37,520
Speaker 4: On the list. Rick Barnes is one of those coaches.

748
00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:39,719
Speaker 6: We love to fade Rick Barnes in March, even though

749
00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:41,319
Speaker 6: they had a nice run last year but couldn't make

750
00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:43,720
Speaker 6: it over the hump of Dalton connect much less talented

751
00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:46,120
Speaker 6: balls team. This year, I think Auburn makes it to

752
00:38:46,239 --> 00:38:48,319
Speaker 6: the SEC Final. I don't know what's going to happen

753
00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,200
Speaker 6: in that game tomorrow, but I do think Auburn will

754
00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:51,680
Speaker 6: be playing in it. So let's put the Tigers on

755
00:38:51,719 --> 00:38:54,080
Speaker 6: the money line. Maryland on the money line against Michigan.

756
00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:57,959
Speaker 6: Michigan is on the list why they have no backcourt play.

757
00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:01,440
Speaker 6: When you face teams in March that can lock you

758
00:39:01,520 --> 00:39:04,720
Speaker 6: down defensively like Maryland can, and you don't have guards

759
00:39:04,719 --> 00:39:07,040
Speaker 6: to help you get out of those tough spots. Kind

760
00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:10,640
Speaker 6: of like these two teams played ten days ago when Maryland.

761
00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:12,600
Speaker 4: Forced sixteen turnovers.

762
00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:14,439
Speaker 6: Went into ann Auburn one. I think they win again.

763
00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:17,120
Speaker 6: They're another small favorite, about a five point favorite. Against

764
00:39:17,160 --> 00:39:19,480
Speaker 6: Michigan today. I think the Turps will be punching a

765
00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:22,960
Speaker 6: ticket to the Big Ten Championship game tomorrow. Finally the

766
00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:25,120
Speaker 6: Big East Final tonight at the Godden.

767
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Speaker 4: How can we not back Rick Patino.

768
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Speaker 6: We're gonna put Saint John's on the money line against Crayton.

769
00:39:30,239 --> 00:39:33,560
Speaker 6: This Saint John's team, guys, looks really good edge of

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00:39:33,600 --> 00:39:37,040
Speaker 6: four Lewis, They are stacked up front. I think Crayton

771
00:39:37,160 --> 00:39:39,400
Speaker 6: is a good, not great team, and I think the

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Speaker 6: Johnny's with the home cooking at the garden, get it

773
00:39:42,239 --> 00:39:43,319
Speaker 6: done tonight and.

774
00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:45,480
Speaker 4: Win the Big East Championship.

775
00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:49,680
Speaker 6: So Auburn, Maryland Saint John's on the money line plus one.

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Speaker 4: Eighty six over at bet MGM. How do we feel?

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00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:53,839
Speaker 4: All right?

778
00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:58,879
Speaker 5: So some love for the Player the Year candidate, Janni Broom. Yeah,

779
00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:01,200
Speaker 5: he looks good, Tiger. You know, they're really well balanced.

780
00:40:01,239 --> 00:40:03,799
Speaker 5: I like Bruce Pearl's team this year. I like that

781
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Speaker 5: Auburn pick especially.

782
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Speaker 3: You know, I'm just wondering if it's gonna be a

783
00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:12,280
Speaker 3: group effort platter when the tournament rolls around.

784
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Speaker 4: It better be you guys ready to roll next week?

785
00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:16,960
Speaker 5: You all right, let's do it all right next.

786
00:40:16,719 --> 00:40:19,960
Speaker 6: Week We're getting back into it group effort next time.

787
00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:23,000
Speaker 4: Yeah, I've caught the fever. Some would argue I've caught

788
00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:23,680
Speaker 4: the madness.

789
00:40:24,200 --> 00:40:25,440
Speaker 3: Let's show.

790
00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:28,200
Speaker 5: This week.

791
00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:31,080
Speaker 3: I could wait about the tunny time and it went away,

792
00:40:31,239 --> 00:40:32,440
Speaker 3: you know, coming up back?

793
00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:36,279
Speaker 2: Said the pack caught up to the favorites. Oh what

794
00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:36,880
Speaker 2: is going on?

795
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Speaker 3: Happy Saturday to you, so we get you all set

796
00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:44,160
Speaker 3: for hoops today. A lot of college basketball. Man, it's

797
00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:47,840
Speaker 3: a really good slate. These conference tournaments from winding down

798
00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:50,880
Speaker 3: here and one of the marquee matchups, we've got number

799
00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:54,799
Speaker 3: eight Tennessee at number three Auburn. I shouldn't say at

800
00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:57,040
Speaker 3: because these are obviously neutral courts, but.

801
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Speaker 2: Uh, how about this one.

802
00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:03,480
Speaker 3: You saw Auburn in an absolute rock fight, Jared, you

803
00:41:03,520 --> 00:41:05,359
Speaker 3: were talking about this the last time out.

804
00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:07,520
Speaker 2: They survived and advanced.

805
00:41:07,560 --> 00:41:10,800
Speaker 3: But it's one of these things to watch in the

806
00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:14,440
Speaker 3: SEC tournament. How physical the play will be in this

807
00:41:14,520 --> 00:41:18,319
Speaker 3: Tennessee Auburn game. The total is very low, and I'm

808
00:41:18,320 --> 00:41:20,759
Speaker 3: not sure they're going over it here. Like Tennessee is

809
00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:23,279
Speaker 3: a weird squad, are they not? This year where their

810
00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:26,000
Speaker 3: defense is really good and then out of nowhere, they'll

811
00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:29,640
Speaker 3: play a game where their offense is just clicking, or

812
00:41:29,719 --> 00:41:32,400
Speaker 3: their defense isn't great and they're giving up a decent

813
00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:33,080
Speaker 3: amount of points.

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Speaker 2: It's just weird.

815
00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:36,440
Speaker 3: There are a lot of variants with Tennessee in terms

816
00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:39,120
Speaker 3: of just the points scored game to game.

817
00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:41,080
Speaker 2: It's really strange.

818
00:41:41,719 --> 00:41:44,640
Speaker 3: But this one I want to see if Auburn still

819
00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:47,520
Speaker 3: has enough gas left in the tank, how much they

820
00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:50,080
Speaker 3: compete because they're gonna be one of the top seeds,

821
00:41:50,080 --> 00:41:52,719
Speaker 3: if not the top seed, and they don't have to

822
00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:55,839
Speaker 3: win this tournament. But they are led by a guy

823
00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:59,520
Speaker 3: in Bruce Pearl who doesn't exactly use It's okay, fellas,

824
00:42:00,040 --> 00:42:02,800
Speaker 3: we still have a one seed locked up. This dude

825
00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:06,000
Speaker 3: is compete, compete, compete, and I love that about him.

826
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Speaker 3: So I would expect Auburn to absolutely bring it today

827
00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:11,520
Speaker 3: and not Coast. They're not led by a guy who's

828
00:42:11,800 --> 00:42:13,200
Speaker 3: of the Coast variety.

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Speaker 5: No, No, there are certain coaches who I do think

830
00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:21,880
Speaker 5: will tactically take their foot off the accelerator at times

831
00:42:21,960 --> 00:42:25,160
Speaker 5: and explain to the players exactly what they're doing. You

832
00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:27,520
Speaker 5: need to have a lot of maturity in a locker room.

833
00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:31,840
Speaker 5: You don't typically see that at the collegiate level, especially

834
00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:35,359
Speaker 5: come this time. March is a special month. We all

835
00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:38,319
Speaker 5: know why. And if you take your foot off the

836
00:42:38,360 --> 00:42:42,080
Speaker 5: gas at all, man, you could miss some serious opportunities

837
00:42:42,080 --> 00:42:46,680
Speaker 5: to learn some hard lessons and while playing hard, or conversely,

838
00:42:47,520 --> 00:42:51,360
Speaker 5: do some more winning. And Auburn's done that all season long. Obviously,

839
00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:54,200
Speaker 5: the record speaks for itself. Locking up the number one

840
00:42:54,239 --> 00:42:59,680
Speaker 5: seed speaks for itself. This game, specifically against Tennessee. The

841
00:42:59,719 --> 00:43:03,160
Speaker 5: reason why we're all talking about how low the scoring

842
00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:07,480
Speaker 5: could be is because you have the top defense in

843
00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:10,520
Speaker 5: the SEC with Tennessee taking on a well balanced team

844
00:43:10,520 --> 00:43:12,640
Speaker 5: in Auburn. Well, when you say well balanced, what do

845
00:43:12,719 --> 00:43:14,960
Speaker 5: you mean. Well, they score well and they stop the

846
00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:18,960
Speaker 5: scoring well. Across the entire season, they've held opponents to

847
00:43:19,040 --> 00:43:22,960
Speaker 5: seventy points or less many many different times, and they've

848
00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:25,840
Speaker 5: averaged under seventy on the year in terms of scoring

849
00:43:25,880 --> 00:43:29,680
Speaker 5: defense scoring against Auburn. So this is gonna be another

850
00:43:29,719 --> 00:43:32,359
Speaker 5: one of those games where it does feel like it's

851
00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:35,640
Speaker 5: gonna be a slugfest. We're in conference a turny times,

852
00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:39,080
Speaker 5: so you know how those games are played. It's a

853
00:43:39,080 --> 00:43:41,640
Speaker 5: little more physical brand of basketball like we were talking

854
00:43:41,640 --> 00:43:46,719
Speaker 5: about come the March tournament. But this is going to

855
00:43:46,760 --> 00:43:49,120
Speaker 5: be a good preview to that. We're going to see

856
00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:53,120
Speaker 5: a lot get allowed in the paint, and I'm excited.

857
00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:56,440
Speaker 5: I like that type of basketball. I miss it in

858
00:43:56,480 --> 00:43:58,520
Speaker 5: a lot of ways when it used to be a

859
00:43:58,560 --> 00:44:00,839
Speaker 5: part of the NBA game. Do you feel that there's

860
00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:05,279
Speaker 5: more strategy involved where you know, you you can't, you know,

861
00:44:05,400 --> 00:44:07,799
Speaker 5: draw a foul every time you touch the basketball, like

862
00:44:07,840 --> 00:44:10,879
Speaker 5: you actually have to work to earn a foul. It's

863
00:44:10,920 --> 00:44:12,960
Speaker 5: a very different type of game. And I think this

864
00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:16,719
Speaker 5: is going to be a good throwback for those those

865
00:44:16,800 --> 00:44:20,399
Speaker 5: fans of nineties basketball in the NBA. If you want

866
00:44:20,440 --> 00:44:21,880
Speaker 5: to get a little taste of what it used to

867
00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:24,480
Speaker 5: look like, here you go. Because a lot of a

868
00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:25,840
Speaker 5: lot of points are going to get scored in the

869
00:44:25,840 --> 00:44:26,359
Speaker 5: paint too.

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Speaker 6: Would it surprise you that the Overs actually taking significant

871
00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:33,399
Speaker 6: money in this game? Oh interest from one thirty six

872
00:44:33,400 --> 00:44:36,319
Speaker 6: all the way up to one forty now. So these

873
00:44:36,320 --> 00:44:38,960
Speaker 6: two teams played back on January twenty fifth. As I

874
00:44:39,040 --> 00:44:41,279
Speaker 6: mentioned in the parlay platter segment, it was a rock

875
00:44:41,320 --> 00:44:44,440
Speaker 6: fight fifty three to fifty one final Auburn one at

876
00:44:44,600 --> 00:44:47,480
Speaker 6: by a nose at home. They didn't cover the spread,

877
00:44:47,560 --> 00:44:50,560
Speaker 6: game stayed well under the total of about one forty one.

878
00:44:51,280 --> 00:44:54,360
Speaker 4: So that's something I look for in these games.

879
00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:57,440
Speaker 6: You obviously can't do this next week, but when you

880
00:44:57,480 --> 00:44:59,839
Speaker 6: had these conference tournament games, you have prior data points

881
00:44:59,880 --> 00:45:01,759
Speaker 6: to go off of. And we'll talk about it a

882
00:45:01,760 --> 00:45:03,960
Speaker 6: little bit with Bama Florida, Like Bama Florida played ten

883
00:45:04,640 --> 00:45:08,040
Speaker 6: days ago, So why is if there's like a big

884
00:45:08,080 --> 00:45:10,160
Speaker 6: adjustment on a number from a game that happened ten

885
00:45:10,239 --> 00:45:12,799
Speaker 6: days ago, like what's changed in ten days unless there's

886
00:45:12,800 --> 00:45:15,319
Speaker 6: an injury of some sort to account for. But with

887
00:45:15,400 --> 00:45:18,719
Speaker 6: Tennessee and Florida, or Tennessee and Auburn, excuse me. It

888
00:45:18,840 --> 00:45:20,520
Speaker 6: was about as tight of a game as you can

889
00:45:20,560 --> 00:45:23,040
Speaker 6: ask for. It was tight, tighter than Grandma's cookie jar

890
00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:26,399
Speaker 6: like it just it was seven for forty two from three,

891
00:45:26,480 --> 00:45:28,799
Speaker 6: Like nobody could make a shot in that game. More

892
00:45:28,840 --> 00:45:33,160
Speaker 6: assists or almost as many, actually no more turnovers than

893
00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:37,160
Speaker 6: assists in the game. Twenty three turnovers, twenty one assists

894
00:45:37,160 --> 00:45:39,560
Speaker 6: in that game. Like it was an ugly game. I'm

895
00:45:39,600 --> 00:45:43,360
Speaker 6: assuming the adjustments will be made. I think Jani Broom

896
00:45:43,400 --> 00:45:47,080
Speaker 6: really and I know Cooper Flagg has had an unbelievable year,

897
00:45:47,160 --> 00:45:49,080
Speaker 6: is gonna be the number one picking in the NBA draft,

898
00:45:49,160 --> 00:45:50,960
Speaker 6: Like that's not even a doubt at this point.

899
00:45:51,440 --> 00:45:53,000
Speaker 4: But what Jeni Broom has.

900
00:45:52,880 --> 00:45:56,840
Speaker 6: Done in the SEC, I think is more impactful in

901
00:45:56,920 --> 00:46:01,040
Speaker 6: terms of night in, night out consists and see and

902
00:46:01,600 --> 00:46:04,000
Speaker 6: that's why he's, in my opinion, the would Aenn Award winner.

903
00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:06,080
Speaker 6: And I think the Cooper flag injury this week really

904
00:46:06,120 --> 00:46:09,880
Speaker 6: tip the scales in Broom's favor. But like, you can

905
00:46:09,960 --> 00:46:12,120
Speaker 6: run an entire offense through him, and he's not a

906
00:46:12,160 --> 00:46:14,600
Speaker 6: gifted shooter like a Matt Like think about that for

907
00:46:14,640 --> 00:46:15,120
Speaker 6: a second.

908
00:46:15,400 --> 00:46:17,560
Speaker 4: Not a good three point shooter, not a good outside shooter.

909
00:46:18,280 --> 00:46:20,360
Speaker 6: In today's game, to be able to still run an

910
00:46:20,400 --> 00:46:22,759
Speaker 6: offense through a big man is like ancient time.

911
00:46:22,840 --> 00:46:24,360
Speaker 4: That's like shack kind of stuff.

912
00:46:24,440 --> 00:46:26,760
Speaker 6: Like it's very rare to see that in today's college

913
00:46:26,800 --> 00:46:30,040
Speaker 6: basketball game, where it's so much three point shot, step

914
00:46:30,080 --> 00:46:33,919
Speaker 6: back three, like you know, more polished than brass these days.

915
00:46:33,920 --> 00:46:34,719
Speaker 4: So I think with Jane I.

916
00:46:34,719 --> 00:46:38,320
Speaker 6: Broom, you get a lot more of that muscle. And listen,

917
00:46:39,200 --> 00:46:41,759
Speaker 6: we're fading Rick Barnes people like, come on, I just

918
00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:43,600
Speaker 6: and if they figure out a way to pull out

919
00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:46,000
Speaker 6: this game, you tip your cap. Ziegler is a fantastic

920
00:46:46,040 --> 00:46:48,440
Speaker 6: point guard. May Shack and Lanier are really good wing men.

921
00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:51,200
Speaker 6: But I think Auburn. I think this is Auburn's year,

922
00:46:51,239 --> 00:46:53,000
Speaker 6: and I think they're gonna win the SEC Championship.

923
00:46:53,000 --> 00:46:54,839
Speaker 4: And I would not be shocked if they cut down

924
00:46:54,840 --> 00:46:56,640
Speaker 4: the nets. Where is the Final four this year? I

925
00:46:56,640 --> 00:46:57,320
Speaker 4: don't even know where it is.

926
00:46:57,360 --> 00:46:59,359
Speaker 6: Wherever it is, that's where Auburn's gonna be cutting down

927
00:46:59,360 --> 00:47:00,120
Speaker 6: the nets in a few weeks.

928
00:47:00,680 --> 00:47:02,960
Speaker 2: Hmmm, let's find out. I should know this.

929
00:47:03,040 --> 00:47:03,320
Speaker 5: I don't know.

930
00:47:03,400 --> 00:47:05,200
Speaker 6: Yeah, I should know this too. It didn't come to

931
00:47:05,239 --> 00:47:06,479
Speaker 6: my head when I was talking, just that.

932
00:47:09,719 --> 00:47:10,440
Speaker 2: We're supposed to.

933
00:47:10,440 --> 00:47:11,239
Speaker 4: Be the experts.

934
00:47:11,360 --> 00:47:13,080
Speaker 5: Yeah, I haven't put my tickets yet.

935
00:47:14,080 --> 00:47:16,920
Speaker 2: Yeah, it was. I can't even remember last season.

936
00:47:17,200 --> 00:47:18,879
Speaker 4: I don't even know where it is. I know it's

937
00:47:18,920 --> 00:47:20,360
Speaker 4: in Vegas. In a couple of years. You guys got

938
00:47:20,480 --> 00:47:23,480
Speaker 4: to come, can come to Vegas. That's gonna be a

939
00:47:23,480 --> 00:47:24,719
Speaker 4: final for you guys want to be at.

940
00:47:24,840 --> 00:47:27,120
Speaker 3: It's funny the ones that you do remember. You know,

941
00:47:27,160 --> 00:47:29,359
Speaker 3: it's like, oh, I'm in Vegas, I could go to that.

942
00:47:29,680 --> 00:47:33,359
Speaker 3: You're definitely gonna remember that. Yeah, it looks like it's

943
00:47:33,360 --> 00:47:36,239
Speaker 3: going to be San Antonio this year and that's why

944
00:47:36,280 --> 00:47:37,000
Speaker 3: we don't remember.

945
00:47:37,640 --> 00:47:42,600
Speaker 4: Yeah, exactly remember the Alamo shot us. I've played there

946
00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:44,760
Speaker 4: in the Almo Bowl.

947
00:47:45,120 --> 00:47:48,680
Speaker 5: Uh yeah, Texas A and m as A, Penn State.

948
00:47:48,560 --> 00:47:50,520
Speaker 4: NAGA, you remember that game.

949
00:47:49,960 --> 00:47:56,759
Speaker 5: I also broadcasted the first ever uh what was it?

950
00:47:56,880 --> 00:48:00,840
Speaker 5: Oh gosh, it was a now defunked league of Spring

951
00:48:00,920 --> 00:48:06,160
Speaker 5: pro football that Charlie Ebersaw was ahead of. Oh, the AAF,

952
00:48:06,960 --> 00:48:10,720
Speaker 5: the Alliance of American Football, and it had this enormous

953
00:48:10,760 --> 00:48:14,240
Speaker 5: launch in San Antonio. The San Diego team, the Fleet,

954
00:48:14,280 --> 00:48:16,920
Speaker 5: who I was on the call for, went down to

955
00:48:16,960 --> 00:48:19,000
Speaker 5: San Antonio to play against the team there. I forget

956
00:48:19,040 --> 00:48:20,799
Speaker 5: the name of it, and I remember there was so

957
00:48:20,920 --> 00:48:24,200
Speaker 5: much pomp and circumstance. You know, it might have been

958
00:48:24,239 --> 00:48:26,560
Speaker 5: a Fox game, It could have been on a different network,

959
00:48:26,880 --> 00:48:28,719
Speaker 5: and you know they had some of the network big

960
00:48:28,760 --> 00:48:31,280
Speaker 5: wigs out there like it was supposed to be the thing.

961
00:48:31,640 --> 00:48:36,200
Speaker 5: It lasted exactly eight games, but yeah, the the al

962
00:48:36,280 --> 00:48:39,640
Speaker 5: Mobile al Moldome, I should say, it's one of those

963
00:48:40,040 --> 00:48:44,520
Speaker 5: venues where, man, it's crazy that you can fill a

964
00:48:44,560 --> 00:48:48,960
Speaker 5: place that big for basketball, you know what I mean,

965
00:48:49,000 --> 00:48:51,400
Speaker 5: Like you can put a court on the field, but

966
00:48:51,560 --> 00:48:54,359
Speaker 5: the final four it's special, man, and if you ever

967
00:48:54,360 --> 00:48:55,680
Speaker 5: get an opportunity.

968
00:48:55,160 --> 00:48:58,799
Speaker 3: To go go yeah agreed, Yeah, yeah, no, no, it does.

969
00:48:58,880 --> 00:49:02,480
Speaker 3: It takes those shooters little while. Yeah, yeah, it's the

970
00:49:02,520 --> 00:49:06,320
Speaker 3: backdrop is so different. You know, I have a question,

971
00:49:06,560 --> 00:49:09,319
Speaker 3: and I know where Jared is leaning, but I think

972
00:49:09,320 --> 00:49:11,160
Speaker 3: it's a question that needs to be thrown out there

973
00:49:11,160 --> 00:49:15,000
Speaker 3: because this whole season it's been Auburn and Duke. They've

974
00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:18,560
Speaker 3: been the class of the college basketball season. But the

975
00:49:18,640 --> 00:49:21,760
Speaker 3: question that comes to mind is has the pack caught

976
00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:25,439
Speaker 3: up a little bit, not to the point where let's

977
00:49:25,600 --> 00:49:29,080
Speaker 3: say the Daytona five hundred. It's restrictor plate racing, you know,

978
00:49:29,320 --> 00:49:33,120
Speaker 3: so the front two cars are ahead, then it looks like, man,

979
00:49:33,160 --> 00:49:35,640
Speaker 3: they're about to lap the field. And then you wait

980
00:49:35,680 --> 00:49:37,719
Speaker 3: a little bit and you're like, oh no, they're about

981
00:49:37,760 --> 00:49:40,000
Speaker 3: to get passed over here. Like That's what I'm wondering

982
00:49:40,040 --> 00:49:43,040
Speaker 3: with Auburn and Duke. Of course, the Cooper flag injury,

983
00:49:43,480 --> 00:49:45,640
Speaker 3: that's something keep in mind with the tournament right around

984
00:49:45,640 --> 00:49:48,880
Speaker 3: the corner and then Auburn, where I don't want to

985
00:49:48,920 --> 00:49:52,759
Speaker 3: overreact to it, but two straight losses. You know, you

986
00:49:52,920 --> 00:49:56,080
Speaker 3: lose on the road at Texas A and M, then

987
00:49:56,120 --> 00:49:59,000
Speaker 3: you lose at home to Alabama. And you could chalk

988
00:49:59,040 --> 00:50:02,840
Speaker 3: that up to, hey, it's the final regular season game.

989
00:50:03,200 --> 00:50:06,160
Speaker 3: They didn't bring their a game. Alabama's a talented team.

990
00:50:06,200 --> 00:50:10,600
Speaker 3: You could try to like talk yourself into just dismissing it.

991
00:50:10,719 --> 00:50:13,719
Speaker 3: But I mean they are a marked team. And the

992
00:50:13,800 --> 00:50:16,600
Speaker 3: other part of this is the physicality in the tournament.

993
00:50:17,000 --> 00:50:19,600
Speaker 3: If there are gonna be more whistles that that can

994
00:50:19,719 --> 00:50:23,759
Speaker 3: hurt a physical team like Auburn. And so it's just

995
00:50:23,800 --> 00:50:26,200
Speaker 3: a question to throw out there, not to the point

996
00:50:26,200 --> 00:50:29,320
Speaker 3: where you're picking I don't know one of these teams

997
00:50:29,320 --> 00:50:32,200
Speaker 3: from the second tier to win it all, Like I'm

998
00:50:32,200 --> 00:50:34,640
Speaker 3: going all in on the Johnnies or whatever, right, Like,

999
00:50:34,840 --> 00:50:38,000
Speaker 3: you might not be picking someone other than Auburn or Duke.

1000
00:50:38,080 --> 00:50:41,640
Speaker 3: But has the field, has that second tier caught up

1001
00:50:41,640 --> 00:50:43,600
Speaker 3: to them a little bit more where they're in better

1002
00:50:43,760 --> 00:50:44,960
Speaker 3: range to surpass them.

1003
00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:48,400
Speaker 4: I think it has good question. I think it's possible.

1004
00:50:48,520 --> 00:50:52,839
Speaker 5: And also I would say this, all of these late

1005
00:50:52,920 --> 00:50:58,000
Speaker 5: season efforts especially, you better put some bulletproof film out there,

1006
00:50:58,400 --> 00:51:00,520
Speaker 5: because these are good coaches. Now when you get to

1007
00:51:00,560 --> 00:51:03,480
Speaker 5: the tournament, these are coaches who can pick you apart.

1008
00:51:03,920 --> 00:51:07,280
Speaker 5: So if you have a couple of whoopsies, moments where

1009
00:51:07,400 --> 00:51:09,399
Speaker 5: you tip your hand a little bit, you don't play

1010
00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:13,480
Speaker 5: your best, or you showcase a weakness during a half

1011
00:51:13,600 --> 00:51:15,880
Speaker 5: or part of a half of basketball. There's gonna be

1012
00:51:15,920 --> 00:51:19,320
Speaker 5: some coach, some team that you run into during March

1013
00:51:19,640 --> 00:51:23,080
Speaker 5: that's gonna find you out. And so that's another reason

1014
00:51:23,120 --> 00:51:25,640
Speaker 5: why you don't want to get into coastmode. If you're

1015
00:51:25,719 --> 00:51:28,680
Speaker 5: Auburn against Tennessee, you want to put the best possible

1016
00:51:28,719 --> 00:51:31,919
Speaker 5: film you can in the can because you will get

1017
00:51:31,960 --> 00:51:35,520
Speaker 5: picked apart by some of these expert eyes who are

1018
00:51:35,560 --> 00:51:37,719
Speaker 5: going to be pouring over the film and doing their

1019
00:51:37,760 --> 00:51:41,000
Speaker 5: hard work and due diligence before they face you. You know, look,

1020
00:51:41,480 --> 00:51:44,799
Speaker 5: a team like Florida comes to mind. You know, the

1021
00:51:44,880 --> 00:51:48,560
Speaker 5: Gators have quietly, very quietly had a very nice season

1022
00:51:48,640 --> 00:51:51,680
Speaker 5: this season. And Seamus actually has talked about this a

1023
00:51:51,680 --> 00:51:54,560
Speaker 5: lot when we have our betting expert joined the show.

1024
00:51:55,560 --> 00:51:58,799
Speaker 5: It's one of those it's one of those teams that

1025
00:51:58,920 --> 00:52:03,280
Speaker 5: you could seely making a run. Bama. They always seem

1026
00:52:05,200 --> 00:52:08,000
Speaker 5: well rounded enough to make a deep run. I mean,

1027
00:52:08,040 --> 00:52:11,120
Speaker 5: there Auburn and Duke are the class of this crop.

1028
00:52:11,280 --> 00:52:14,200
Speaker 5: But there's there's no doubt in my mind that there's

1029
00:52:14,400 --> 00:52:17,560
Speaker 5: there's room for a second tier team to upset.

1030
00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:19,760
Speaker 4: Yeah, I agree.

1031
00:52:19,920 --> 00:52:24,600
Speaker 6: I think Auburn is tougher mentally than everyone in the field.

1032
00:52:25,120 --> 00:52:28,560
Speaker 4: I honestly do believe that. I think Saint John's really dangerous, guys,

1033
00:52:28,600 --> 00:52:30,160
Speaker 4: I really do. I don't know what like.

1034
00:52:30,400 --> 00:52:33,600
Speaker 6: Have you guys watched Rick Patino's interviews over the last

1035
00:52:33,600 --> 00:52:36,279
Speaker 6: few weeks, and I haven't paid that close attention to

1036
00:52:36,320 --> 00:52:39,040
Speaker 6: Saint John's until very recently because there's just so many

1037
00:52:39,080 --> 00:52:41,279
Speaker 6: teams that were doing football, and then, you know, as

1038
00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:43,200
Speaker 6: I've kind of made this transition to basketball over the

1039
00:52:43,280 --> 00:52:45,920
Speaker 6: last six weeks, I've gotten up this. It's like drinking

1040
00:52:45,920 --> 00:52:47,960
Speaker 6: from a fire hose. It's very difficult. I'm doing it

1041
00:52:48,000 --> 00:52:49,600
Speaker 6: for all of you people because I love you all.

1042
00:52:49,880 --> 00:52:54,000
Speaker 6: But Saint John's is really starting to catch my attention.

1043
00:52:54,239 --> 00:52:56,880
Speaker 6: And I think it's more because here's the thing about

1044
00:52:56,880 --> 00:52:57,680
Speaker 6: March Madness.

1045
00:52:58,080 --> 00:52:59,000
Speaker 4: We can talk.

1046
00:52:58,920 --> 00:53:01,839
Speaker 6: Numbers, stats and all this analytical stuff that I love

1047
00:53:01,880 --> 00:53:04,520
Speaker 6: to bring to the table. I think you throw all

1048
00:53:04,560 --> 00:53:06,800
Speaker 6: that nonsense. It's it's it's all wu wu stuff.

1049
00:53:06,800 --> 00:53:08,840
Speaker 4: Once we get to the tournament. Here's what separates that.

1050
00:53:09,360 --> 00:53:11,640
Speaker 4: Here's what separates the good from the great in the tournament.

1051
00:53:11,960 --> 00:53:15,920
Speaker 6: Do you have the stones to overcome the survive and

1052
00:53:16,000 --> 00:53:17,080
Speaker 6: advance mentality?

1053
00:53:17,600 --> 00:53:20,759
Speaker 4: Are you mentally tough enough to.

1054
00:53:20,480 --> 00:53:23,399
Speaker 6: Overcome a bad stretch and not let it turn into

1055
00:53:23,400 --> 00:53:26,600
Speaker 6: a bad forty minutes Because everyone goes on runs in

1056
00:53:26,640 --> 00:53:29,520
Speaker 6: these games. But the teams that are the most mentally

1057
00:53:29,560 --> 00:53:32,440
Speaker 6: tough can overcome and they can win in different ways.

1058
00:53:32,880 --> 00:53:34,880
Speaker 6: Auburn is that kind of team. I've seen Auburn win

1059
00:53:34,920 --> 00:53:36,640
Speaker 6: a game in the nineties. I've seen him win a

1060
00:53:36,680 --> 00:53:38,319
Speaker 6: game in the sixties. So im win a game in

1061
00:53:38,320 --> 00:53:39,400
Speaker 6: the fifties against Tennessee.

1062
00:53:39,440 --> 00:53:39,600
Speaker 5: Right.

1063
00:53:40,200 --> 00:53:43,200
Speaker 6: Saint John's has that vibe too. Saint John's isn't a

1064
00:53:43,280 --> 00:53:46,840
Speaker 6: gifted three point shooting team, but they have that moxie

1065
00:53:46,960 --> 00:53:49,200
Speaker 6: to them where they can make a big shot in

1066
00:53:49,239 --> 00:53:52,120
Speaker 6: the big moment. Go watch the highlights of the all

1067
00:53:52,200 --> 00:53:55,840
Speaker 6: of the Marquette game last Saturday against you know, in

1068
00:53:55,920 --> 00:53:57,960
Speaker 6: overtime when they made that steal late and they were

1069
00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:02,160
Speaker 6: a dog in that game. Like that's it's like intestinal fortitude.

1070
00:54:02,200 --> 00:54:04,399
Speaker 6: And I think Rick Patino looks like he's turned back

1071
00:54:04,400 --> 00:54:06,680
Speaker 6: to clock ten years. Is he like sleeping with a vampire.

1072
00:54:06,880 --> 00:54:09,040
Speaker 6: I don't know what's going on with him, but he

1073
00:54:09,120 --> 00:54:11,520
Speaker 6: looks like he has more vibrant energy. So I think

1074
00:54:11,520 --> 00:54:14,600
Speaker 6: there are a couple teams out there that have that

1075
00:54:14,840 --> 00:54:18,000
Speaker 6: IT factor to them. I think Saint John's is absolutely

1076
00:54:18,040 --> 00:54:19,920
Speaker 6: one of them. Here's the problem with teams like Florida

1077
00:54:20,040 --> 00:54:22,880
Speaker 6: and Alabama actually more Alabama than anyone else. They're so

1078
00:54:23,080 --> 00:54:26,000
Speaker 6: heavily relying on the three. If they go cold, they're done.

1079
00:54:26,080 --> 00:54:27,640
Speaker 6: I think Florida is a very dangerous team.

1080
00:54:27,800 --> 00:54:28,040
Speaker 4: I do.

1081
00:54:28,200 --> 00:54:30,479
Speaker 6: I think Florida has the bigs, and I think they've

1082
00:54:30,480 --> 00:54:33,560
Speaker 6: got the backcourt to make a run. I love Elijah Martin,

1083
00:54:33,560 --> 00:54:35,200
Speaker 6: we saw him with that FAU team a couple of

1084
00:54:35,239 --> 00:54:37,799
Speaker 6: years ago. Walter Clayton is an All American and they've

1085
00:54:37,800 --> 00:54:42,160
Speaker 6: got two big Condon is an absolute rock star. I

1086
00:54:42,600 --> 00:54:44,480
Speaker 6: think Florida is a very dangerous tam. I think Florida

1087
00:54:44,480 --> 00:54:46,000
Speaker 6: and Saint John's are the two teams that I put

1088
00:54:46,000 --> 00:54:48,080
Speaker 6: in that category. And Houston's very dangerous too. They just

1089
00:54:48,120 --> 00:54:50,160
Speaker 6: haven't quite gotten over the hump yet. But this is

1090
00:54:50,200 --> 00:54:52,839
Speaker 6: a very good offensive team for Houston that might be

1091
00:54:52,880 --> 00:54:53,920
Speaker 6: able to make some shots.

1092
00:54:54,520 --> 00:54:54,920
Speaker 5: You know what.

1093
00:54:55,000 --> 00:54:57,120
Speaker 3: I'll close with this and it's gonna lead to a

1094
00:54:57,120 --> 00:54:59,600
Speaker 3: full blown discussion, which kind of stinks. But we could

1095
00:54:59,600 --> 00:55:02,160
Speaker 3: pick it up later, right, But those two teams that

1096
00:55:02,200 --> 00:55:07,200
Speaker 3: you mentioned, Jared, Saint John's and Florida, if those somehow

1097
00:55:07,400 --> 00:55:10,160
Speaker 3: they played each other, like what type of game is it?

1098
00:55:10,480 --> 00:55:12,200
Speaker 3: And even if they don't play in each other, just

1099
00:55:12,280 --> 00:55:15,000
Speaker 3: keep this in mind because we talked about the whistle.

1100
00:55:15,160 --> 00:55:19,719
Speaker 3: Come tournament time, a very physical, tough team like Saint

1101
00:55:19,800 --> 00:55:23,360
Speaker 3: John's and I love their toughness, what if it's a

1102
00:55:23,400 --> 00:55:27,080
Speaker 3: whistle that's you know, happening often whereas that's a little

1103
00:55:27,120 --> 00:55:29,840
Speaker 3: too physical on that box out, that's a foul, you

1104
00:55:29,880 --> 00:55:32,080
Speaker 3: know what I mean? Like if they're not allowed to

1105
00:55:32,160 --> 00:55:35,480
Speaker 3: get away with the physical style that they're used to,

1106
00:55:35,680 --> 00:55:37,680
Speaker 3: that's a big problem. Because that's the big question about

1107
00:55:37,719 --> 00:55:41,160
Speaker 3: Saint John's. Can they make enough shots? That's it, Like

1108
00:55:41,200 --> 00:55:43,759
Speaker 3: can they make enough shots? So if they're matched up

1109
00:55:43,800 --> 00:55:46,959
Speaker 3: against Florida and they're not able to play the same

1110
00:55:47,040 --> 00:55:51,239
Speaker 3: type of physical brand of basketball, and it's a game

1111
00:55:51,280 --> 00:55:54,560
Speaker 3: where Florida is hitting shots or a team like Florida

1112
00:55:54,600 --> 00:55:57,480
Speaker 3: is hitting shots and Saint John's can't be as physical

1113
00:55:57,480 --> 00:55:59,040
Speaker 3: as they're used to and.

1114
00:55:58,920 --> 00:55:59,880
Speaker 2: They've got to hit those.

1115
00:56:00,719 --> 00:56:03,360
Speaker 3: It's all of a sudden going from like a febag

1116
00:56:03,400 --> 00:56:06,399
Speaker 3: game where it's very physical to an NBA game where

1117
00:56:06,400 --> 00:56:09,440
Speaker 3: it's not as physical, it's a lot more free flowing.

1118
00:56:09,600 --> 00:56:13,120
Speaker 3: So if it's a free flowing type game, that's where

1119
00:56:13,160 --> 00:56:15,680
Speaker 3: I questioned, Saint John's really good. I love them, don't

1120
00:56:15,680 --> 00:56:17,279
Speaker 3: get me wrong, Rick Patino, I love what you said

1121
00:56:17,280 --> 00:56:20,920
Speaker 3: about him. But if it's a different style of game

1122
00:56:21,640 --> 00:56:24,200
Speaker 3: and there's a little bit more movement, we're hitting shots

1123
00:56:24,239 --> 00:56:28,799
Speaker 3: from outside, Like, I don't know if Saint John's has

1124
00:56:28,920 --> 00:56:31,480
Speaker 3: enough in that type of scenario. And the thing is

1125
00:56:31,880 --> 00:56:35,000
Speaker 3: that scenario might play out a couple of times depending

1126
00:56:35,040 --> 00:56:37,960
Speaker 3: on how far they advance. It's like, how long can

1127
00:56:38,000 --> 00:56:40,600
Speaker 3: they stay in the tournament playing those type of games?

1128
00:56:41,200 --> 00:56:43,080
Speaker 3: And we might get our answer. We could pick that

1129
00:56:43,160 --> 00:56:44,880
Speaker 3: back up. We definitely should.

1130
00:56:44,880 --> 00:56:46,560
Speaker 6: I think we should pick it up next Saturday when

1131
00:56:46,560 --> 00:56:47,839
Speaker 6: they're playing in the round of thirty two.

1132
00:56:47,920 --> 00:56:51,360
Speaker 2: Yeah, a perfect time to pick it up.

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1145
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1146
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Speaker 2: All right, let's do this.

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Speaker 3: Oh okay, we'll get Seamus in a bit. Seamus is

1166
00:58:39,560 --> 00:58:42,880
Speaker 3: dotting the i's crossing the t's jams in Vegas is special.

1167
00:58:43,080 --> 00:58:43,560
Speaker 4: He told me.

1168
00:58:43,640 --> 00:58:44,240
Speaker 5: He really was.

1169
00:58:44,440 --> 00:58:46,240
Speaker 4: Yeah, he's you texted me this week. He was at

1170
00:58:46,240 --> 00:58:47,080
Speaker 4: some of the games this week.

1171
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Speaker 6: So it's it ain't it's not exactly breakfast time yet

1172
00:58:50,760 --> 00:58:51,880
Speaker 6: for a lot of people in Vegas.

1173
00:58:55,000 --> 00:58:56,360
Speaker 4: That's usually around eleven inch.

1174
00:58:56,480 --> 00:59:01,040
Speaker 3: They kind of get up for brunch, right, Yeah, I

1175
00:59:01,200 --> 00:59:05,080
Speaker 3: just remember I remember you and Biloxi rich where I'm

1176
00:59:05,160 --> 00:59:06,440
Speaker 3: ze what it what?

1177
00:59:08,040 --> 00:59:10,400
Speaker 6: It was a classic Fox Sports Radio moment, right That was.

1178
00:59:10,360 --> 00:59:12,080
Speaker 4: One of my visits was more like one PM.

1179
00:59:12,160 --> 00:59:17,200
Speaker 5: My fondest memories of all time was sitting in my

1180
00:59:17,360 --> 00:59:20,280
Speaker 5: hotel room at Gosh where we were staying. It was

1181
00:59:20,320 --> 00:59:24,320
Speaker 5: it was like this night the Baux Ravage. We're headed

1182
00:59:24,600 --> 00:59:27,120
Speaker 5: so we have a bet MGM. They have their sports

1183
00:59:27,120 --> 00:59:32,160
Speaker 5: book downstairs. I'm eating a delicious breakfast. I'm literally peppering

1184
00:59:32,200 --> 00:59:35,080
Speaker 5: my eggs as the phone as the phone.

1185
00:59:34,880 --> 00:59:37,040
Speaker 4: Rings, and I'm just like, hey, what's up, bo?

1186
00:59:37,800 --> 00:59:41,880
Speaker 5: Yeah, no, we're good, having a little breakfast. He was like, Oh,

1187
00:59:42,040 --> 00:59:44,920
Speaker 5: come again, what's that. Oh we're on the air right now.

1188
00:59:45,360 --> 00:59:48,480
Speaker 5: Well that's a shame because this just room service just

1189
00:59:48,560 --> 00:59:49,360
Speaker 5: dropped this off.

1190
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Speaker 6: That was one of my favorite That was I think

1191
00:59:52,400 --> 00:59:54,800
Speaker 6: I was our first year doing the show together. It

1192
00:59:54,840 --> 00:59:57,760
Speaker 6: was it was it was the championship weekend for the

1193
00:59:58,040 --> 00:59:59,840
Speaker 6: it was conference championship weekend.

1194
01:00:00,760 --> 01:00:05,440
Speaker 5: Yeah, well no, it cracked me up. And then as

1195
01:00:05,480 --> 01:00:07,920
Speaker 5: I'm walking up, I have my to go package with

1196
01:00:08,000 --> 01:00:09,040
Speaker 5: my exit.

1197
01:00:11,200 --> 01:00:14,320
Speaker 3: And I'll never forget Rich's first line, Well, you ruined

1198
01:00:14,320 --> 01:00:17,040
Speaker 3: a perfectly good breakfast time zone.

1199
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Speaker 4: I'll get you man, all right.

1200
01:00:20,240 --> 01:00:22,560
Speaker 2: Our main man is with us. Now let's dive into this.

1201
01:00:23,880 --> 01:00:26,640
Speaker 2: Follow the money, real good money, all right.

1202
01:00:26,840 --> 01:00:29,400
Speaker 3: Seamus McGee is with us here, team lead of sports

1203
01:00:29,440 --> 01:00:34,080
Speaker 3: Trading at bet MGM. Good morning to you, Seamus. You're

1204
01:00:34,120 --> 01:00:38,560
Speaker 3: in Vegas. Huh My inside source Jared Smith let me

1205
01:00:38,600 --> 01:00:40,880
Speaker 3: know this. So you're in Vegas right now? How are

1206
01:00:40,960 --> 01:00:41,560
Speaker 3: things going?

1207
01:00:42,920 --> 01:00:45,400
Speaker 7: Hey, guys, get be back. Yeah, boots on the ground

1208
01:00:45,400 --> 01:00:50,240
Speaker 7: here for weekend. It's been a good week so far.

1209
01:00:50,360 --> 01:00:50,920
Speaker 7: Happy to be.

1210
01:00:50,920 --> 01:00:52,560
Speaker 2: Here, very nice.

1211
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Speaker 3: Well betting wise, betting wise, what college game do you

1212
01:00:55,920 --> 01:00:59,040
Speaker 3: have circled the most here today?

1213
01:00:59,760 --> 01:01:03,400
Speaker 7: It's Yeah, it's a weird slate today. A lot of

1214
01:01:03,440 --> 01:01:09,040
Speaker 7: really good games, especially just like yesterday. But I am

1215
01:01:09,080 --> 01:01:13,840
Speaker 7: probably gonna go penniless myself dating Michigan State this year. No,

1216
01:01:14,240 --> 01:01:18,840
Speaker 7: I am probably gonna be back on shaving them again today.

1217
01:01:19,920 --> 01:01:20,120
Speaker 5: Yeah.

1218
01:01:20,160 --> 01:01:22,280
Speaker 4: I don't know what to make in Michigan State.

1219
01:01:22,320 --> 01:01:24,640
Speaker 6: Like everyone wants to jump on the Zoe train, which

1220
01:01:24,680 --> 01:01:26,680
Speaker 6: I get, but man, they just can't make shots. But

1221
01:01:26,680 --> 01:01:29,720
Speaker 6: they were making them yesterday for sure. Let's let's talk

1222
01:01:29,720 --> 01:01:32,160
Speaker 6: about the SEC. I think that's the pearl of Conference

1223
01:01:32,200 --> 01:01:34,920
Speaker 6: Championship week these games. First of all, the games have

1224
01:01:35,000 --> 01:01:38,360
Speaker 6: been off the fricking charts. Overtime, double overtime in A

1225
01:01:38,440 --> 01:01:41,040
Speaker 6: and M and Texas the other day. But we get

1226
01:01:41,040 --> 01:01:43,520
Speaker 6: this Tennessee Auburn matchup early it looks like Auburn is

1227
01:01:43,560 --> 01:01:46,600
Speaker 6: taking some money. Is that a spot where you think

1228
01:01:46,640 --> 01:01:48,400
Speaker 6: it's maybe moved a little bit too much. I was

1229
01:01:48,440 --> 01:01:50,240
Speaker 6: actually shocked. The overtook a lot of money too in

1230
01:01:50,280 --> 01:01:51,640
Speaker 6: this Auburn Tennessee game.

1231
01:01:53,800 --> 01:01:56,480
Speaker 7: This Auburn team sometimes I don't know if we can

1232
01:01:56,840 --> 01:01:59,600
Speaker 7: if there's numbers that shorten up for him. We take

1233
01:01:59,680 --> 01:02:03,760
Speaker 7: Auburn money every game they play. It's gonna be interesting

1234
01:02:03,760 --> 01:02:06,400
Speaker 7: to others. Fault. We're gonna need Tennessee, which is kind

1235
01:02:06,400 --> 01:02:09,000
Speaker 7: of weird because we usually take a lot of Tennessee

1236
01:02:09,000 --> 01:02:11,680
Speaker 7: money as well. So we'll see how it shakes out.

1237
01:02:11,720 --> 01:02:13,560
Speaker 7: I think we're gonna end up needing Tennessee plus five

1238
01:02:13,560 --> 01:02:14,160
Speaker 7: and a half here.

1239
01:02:14,920 --> 01:02:19,320
Speaker 5: What about this? This this Florida Alabama game. I mean,

1240
01:02:19,440 --> 01:02:22,640
Speaker 5: I love the Gators. I think you do two seamous.

1241
01:02:22,720 --> 01:02:24,720
Speaker 5: You've alluded to that in the past. Both have an

1242
01:02:24,760 --> 01:02:27,640
Speaker 5: opportunity or or, I should say, are in the mix for

1243
01:02:27,720 --> 01:02:31,080
Speaker 5: a number one seed heading in Who do you think

1244
01:02:31,240 --> 01:02:33,560
Speaker 5: who do you think you're leaning towards in this one?

1245
01:02:33,680 --> 01:02:38,840
Speaker 5: I last I looked, it was was Bama. No, it was, yeah,

1246
01:02:38,840 --> 01:02:41,160
Speaker 5: it was Florida was favored in this one right three

1247
01:02:41,200 --> 01:02:41,680
Speaker 5: and a half?

1248
01:02:42,720 --> 01:02:45,880
Speaker 7: Yeah, Florida Myers three and a half, and I'll stick

1249
01:02:45,920 --> 01:02:48,560
Speaker 7: with Florida and Todd Golden. I just think this team

1250
01:02:48,640 --> 01:02:52,640
Speaker 7: is really legit this year. And I had the over

1251
01:02:52,720 --> 01:02:55,480
Speaker 7: in Dama Kentucky last night. I couldn't believe I didn't

1252
01:02:55,480 --> 01:02:57,640
Speaker 7: got one hundred any points on the teams for ninety

1253
01:02:57,720 --> 01:03:01,200
Speaker 7: nine points. Yeah, so I think maybe, I know, it's

1254
01:03:01,280 --> 01:03:03,880
Speaker 7: like Alabama. They hit a lot of shots last night.

1255
01:03:03,880 --> 01:03:05,560
Speaker 7: We'll see if they can keep it up today.

1256
01:03:05,680 --> 01:03:09,600
Speaker 1: But I still like, Flora, does that?

1257
01:03:10,280 --> 01:03:13,560
Speaker 3: Does that affect your next handicap Shamus right where you're

1258
01:03:13,560 --> 01:03:15,640
Speaker 3: on the over one night and you're like, they scored

1259
01:03:15,760 --> 01:03:19,080
Speaker 3: ninety nine and the over didn't get home? What do

1260
01:03:19,120 --> 01:03:21,480
Speaker 3: you think about one seventy five and a half in

1261
01:03:21,520 --> 01:03:22,680
Speaker 3: the Bama Florida game.

1262
01:03:24,760 --> 01:03:29,800
Speaker 7: Bam is tricky because they can score ninety you know

1263
01:03:29,920 --> 01:03:31,919
Speaker 7: most days, the way they play, the pace at which

1264
01:03:31,960 --> 01:03:34,320
Speaker 7: they play. They got a lot of guys who can

1265
01:03:34,360 --> 01:03:36,240
Speaker 7: make shots. So it's not like this is, you know,

1266
01:03:36,920 --> 01:03:41,520
Speaker 7: Michigan State shooting forty one percent from three, which they

1267
01:03:41,520 --> 01:03:47,160
Speaker 7: haven't done all year, and they did yesterday. So I still,

1268
01:03:47,480 --> 01:03:49,680
Speaker 7: you know, I can see the overhitting in this game

1269
01:03:49,720 --> 01:03:50,080
Speaker 7: for sure.

1270
01:03:51,640 --> 01:03:54,320
Speaker 6: Yeah, I think I'm on the over in Alabama Florida.

1271
01:03:54,400 --> 01:03:56,000
Speaker 6: This is I think is a really important game. I

1272
01:03:56,040 --> 01:03:57,400
Speaker 6: think the winner of that game is going to get

1273
01:03:57,400 --> 01:03:59,720
Speaker 6: the one seed. So I think that game is going

1274
01:03:59,800 --> 01:04:01,840
Speaker 6: to have a lot of a lot of umph to it,

1275
01:04:01,920 --> 01:04:03,560
Speaker 6: and I think both teams are going to be pushing

1276
01:04:04,440 --> 01:04:07,560
Speaker 6: Arizona and Houston's fascinating. I think it was a tight

1277
01:04:07,600 --> 01:04:09,560
Speaker 6: game in Tucson a few weeks ago. I think it

1278
01:04:09,600 --> 01:04:13,560
Speaker 6: was back in early February. Houston to me like the

1279
01:04:13,600 --> 01:04:16,560
Speaker 6: angle for me for Houston, shame is they haven't won

1280
01:04:16,600 --> 01:04:20,000
Speaker 6: the Big Twelve tournament yet in their two year stint

1281
01:04:20,040 --> 01:04:22,640
Speaker 6: in the conference. I think that gets them over the

1282
01:04:22,720 --> 01:04:25,560
Speaker 6: hump today. But the number is pretty heavy and if

1283
01:04:25,560 --> 01:04:28,080
Speaker 6: Arizona shows up, Caleb Love shows up, they can absolutely

1284
01:04:28,120 --> 01:04:30,720
Speaker 6: win this game. What's your take on Arizona Houston? Looks

1285
01:04:30,720 --> 01:04:32,360
Speaker 6: like the numbers having around seven right now.

1286
01:04:33,560 --> 01:04:35,720
Speaker 7: I can't trust Caleb Love as far as I can

1287
01:04:35,760 --> 01:04:38,920
Speaker 7: throw them. He had a great game yesterday, but you

1288
01:04:38,960 --> 01:04:40,560
Speaker 7: never know what you're gonna get with this guy. It's

1289
01:04:40,560 --> 01:04:42,840
Speaker 7: either gonna be two of twenty from the field or

1290
01:04:42,880 --> 01:04:46,120
Speaker 7: he hit six threes. So and one things for sure,

1291
01:04:46,200 --> 01:04:49,360
Speaker 7: you're gonna get a rock solid Houston every time you

1292
01:04:49,400 --> 01:04:52,400
Speaker 7: bet them, So I'm fine with the number here on Houston.

1293
01:04:53,320 --> 01:04:56,520
Speaker 5: I really like Duke. I know that that sounds like

1294
01:04:56,880 --> 01:05:00,840
Speaker 5: nauseating to a huge, huge segment of our list population,

1295
01:05:01,480 --> 01:05:04,040
Speaker 5: but I think this is a team that, even without

1296
01:05:04,040 --> 01:05:06,760
Speaker 5: the help of one of their stars, is still a

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Speaker 5: really complete team. Their favored six and a half over,

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Speaker 5: I believe, was the last I looked over Louisville in

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Speaker 5: the ACC tournament today. I like, I like Duke's side

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Speaker 5: in this. Talk me off the ledge if you're willing to.

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Speaker 7: It's funny. You know, people are saying UNC shouldn't get

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Speaker 7: into the tournament because they couldn't beat Duke without Cooper Flag.

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01:05:28,120 --> 01:05:31,600
Speaker 7: This is still a roster woaded with five star kids.

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01:05:31,960 --> 01:05:34,280
Speaker 7: It's not like they're just nobody's here on this team.

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01:05:34,360 --> 01:05:36,160
Speaker 7: Conking Up is going to be a top fifteen pick.

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01:05:36,560 --> 01:05:38,800
Speaker 7: Walk is going to be a top as a first rounder.

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Speaker 7: So I with that said, I really do like Pat

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Speaker 7: Kelsey and Louisville. This year. They did the Stanford game,

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Speaker 7: they were down and out for it looked like the

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Speaker 7: whole game, and then in a minute they just flip

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Speaker 7: a switch and go on a crazy run. So I

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Speaker 7: don't hate a little Louisville money here.

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Speaker 3: Okay, okay, right, Like it its highly opinionated. I love

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Speaker 3: this shamous Okay, well, perfect segue to the Shamus Special.

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Speaker 3: What's the best best bet you have on the card

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Speaker 3: here today?

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Speaker 7: I gotta stick with my fate of Mission State today.

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Speaker 7: Wisconsin as a team I have liked all months. They've

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Speaker 7: played like one of the best teams in the country

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Speaker 7: for the better part of two months. They shot very

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Speaker 7: well yesterday. They make their shots, they hit free froze.

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Speaker 7: They're a good dog to bet on. So I'm going

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Speaker 7: to take the Wisconsin moneyline.

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Speaker 6: Michigan State Wow plus money Shamous special.

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Speaker 4: Is that a first?

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Speaker 6: I think that might be a first for this shame

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Speaker 6: That plus money Shamous special.

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Speaker 2: It's nice, very nice, right there? Scared money don't make money?

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Speaker 4: Oh right?

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Speaker 2: But did you coin that phrase? Am I correct about that?

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Speaker 2: Came from you?

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Speaker 5: Oh?

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Speaker 7: Yeah, that was all me. I'm definitely the first guy

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Speaker 7: to say that.

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Speaker 1: That was me.

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Speaker 2: That's what I thought, That's what I had written in

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Speaker 2: my notes.

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Speaker 3: All right, Seamous man, good stuff is always have fun

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Speaker 3: in Vegas and we'll catch you very soon.

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Speaker 7: Thanks to you guys.

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Speaker 5: There.

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Speaker 3: live bets, and so much more. Okay, so we'll get

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Speaker 3: back to the hoops here momentarily. But this Micah Parsons

1351
01:07:40,080 --> 01:07:45,600
Speaker 3: DeMarcus Lawrence beef is fantastic, So the cliffs notes version.

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01:07:46,280 --> 01:07:49,680
Speaker 3: DeMarcus Lawrence was with the Dallas Cowboys. He signed with

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01:07:49,760 --> 01:07:55,480
Speaker 3: the Seattle Seahawks, and in the meantime while leaving Dallas,

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01:07:55,720 --> 01:07:59,280
Speaker 3: he dropped like the people's elbow on the Dallas Cowboys

1355
01:07:59,320 --> 01:08:03,000
Speaker 3: organization as a whole, and a little bit of shade.

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01:08:02,600 --> 01:08:04,280
Speaker 2: Being thrown at Micah Parsons.

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Speaker 3: This was one of the comments that DeMarcus Lawrence made about, uh,

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Speaker 3: the Super.

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01:08:09,760 --> 01:08:14,440
Speaker 2: Bowl being not exactly within sight there in Dallas. Check

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01:08:14,520 --> 01:08:15,560
Speaker 2: this out change.

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Speaker 5: The scenery is always good, you know. But Dallas is

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01:08:18,520 --> 01:08:20,719
Speaker 5: my home made my home there, you know, my family

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01:08:20,760 --> 01:08:22,680
Speaker 5: lives there, if I ever going to be there, but

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01:08:23,040 --> 01:08:24,599
Speaker 5: I know for sure I'm not gonna win a super

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01:08:24,640 --> 01:08:25,440
Speaker 5: Bowl there.

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Speaker 3: Giddy, I was that was in Seattle, whereas odds are

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Speaker 3: what way better?

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Speaker 4: Way?

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Speaker 2: Terans come on, man.

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Speaker 3: And then he went after Micah Parsons and basically said, hey,

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Speaker 3: if you spent less time tweeting and more time, yeah,

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Speaker 3: yes you went there as well. It's like, dude, were

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01:08:50,120 --> 01:08:52,320
Speaker 3: you not on the same team. I just I don't

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01:08:52,360 --> 01:08:55,080
Speaker 3: understand what's yeah.

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Speaker 2: And Micah basically came back and said, Hey, this.

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01:08:56,600 --> 01:09:00,400
Speaker 3: Is what jealousy and envy look like, or reject and

1377
01:09:00,560 --> 01:09:02,960
Speaker 3: envy look like. And so it's just been it's been

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01:09:03,000 --> 01:09:05,679
Speaker 3: a war of words right here. But I don't know, man,

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01:09:05,760 --> 01:09:10,760
Speaker 3: I it's like it's a little bit like dating. He

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01:09:10,840 --> 01:09:16,680
Speaker 3: went from a C to a C and he's like

1381
01:09:17,120 --> 01:09:18,200
Speaker 3: talking to his ex like.

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Speaker 2: See you later, look at me now, baby, And it's like,

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01:09:22,120 --> 01:09:24,280
Speaker 2: you really didn't upgrade at all, demark because what are

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01:09:24,280 --> 01:09:25,160
Speaker 2: you talking about?

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Speaker 4: You know.

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01:09:26,120 --> 01:09:29,400
Speaker 5: It's it's amazing when you're in the locker room to

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01:09:29,479 --> 01:09:34,479
Speaker 5: see how people motivate themselves. It really is. And it's

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01:09:34,520 --> 01:09:38,200
Speaker 5: a variety of different ways. Some people are motivated by

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01:09:38,240 --> 01:09:41,679
Speaker 5: hard coaching, and it's up to a coach many times

1390
01:09:41,680 --> 01:09:44,960
Speaker 5: to figure out which players need a good swift kick

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01:09:44,960 --> 01:09:47,959
Speaker 5: in the butt to get the motor revd up. Sometimes

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01:09:47,960 --> 01:09:51,639
Speaker 5: players are self motivated, where whatever it is that royals

1393
01:09:51,680 --> 01:09:55,679
Speaker 5: inside of them to be better, that fires burning hot,

1394
01:09:56,160 --> 01:10:03,280
Speaker 5: and some guys they need to manufacture and this feels

1395
01:10:03,360 --> 01:10:06,240
Speaker 5: like it falls under that category. Sometimes you've got to

1396
01:10:06,360 --> 01:10:10,960
Speaker 5: have a villain to chase down in order to feel

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01:10:11,120 --> 01:10:13,880
Speaker 5: like it's worth it, like it's worth your time, it's

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01:10:13,880 --> 01:10:16,920
Speaker 5: worth your while, So that that might have been there.

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Speaker 4: There may be more to this beef from.

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Speaker 5: A psychological standpoint than than we're really privy to. And

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01:10:23,120 --> 01:10:26,920
Speaker 5: it might even be happening subconsciously, Like you know, Lawrence

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01:10:27,000 --> 01:10:29,599
Speaker 5: might have said the quiet part's out loud. You know,

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01:10:29,680 --> 01:10:32,160
Speaker 5: these are the things he thinks, but it's it's not

1404
01:10:32,200 --> 01:10:35,360
Speaker 5: necessarily what he always shares, and so as a result,

1405
01:10:35,400 --> 01:10:38,519
Speaker 5: it's created a beef and as a result, the motivation

1406
01:10:38,720 --> 01:10:40,760
Speaker 5: is going to be there, and it always would have been.

1407
01:10:41,280 --> 01:10:44,719
Speaker 5: But but yeah, it's it's interesting to see how people

1408
01:10:44,760 --> 01:10:49,320
Speaker 5: are motivated, because sometimes you you need to have that

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01:10:49,320 --> 01:10:54,160
Speaker 5: that that person, that opposition at all times, the reason

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01:10:54,240 --> 01:10:56,559
Speaker 5: that you're waking up and doing all the hard work

1411
01:10:56,600 --> 01:10:59,200
Speaker 5: every day so that you can prove them all wrong

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01:10:59,439 --> 01:10:59,920
Speaker 5: kind of thing.

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Speaker 6: I could not agree with you more. And I can't

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01:11:03,240 --> 01:11:06,439
Speaker 6: speak from the NFL perspective. But for example, in my

1415
01:11:06,640 --> 01:11:09,519
Speaker 6: little niche corner of the sports betting industry, there's a

1416
01:11:09,520 --> 01:11:14,479
Speaker 6: lot of these beefs. It's very competitive, and one person

1417
01:11:14,800 --> 01:11:18,360
Speaker 6: says something publicly that's a little bit eh, and then

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01:11:18,439 --> 01:11:20,080
Speaker 6: that other person comes back, and then all of a

1419
01:11:20,120 --> 01:11:24,720
Speaker 6: sudden it becomes this thing. And I can relate to

1420
01:11:24,840 --> 01:11:27,160
Speaker 6: that corner of it. Here's the part that I can't relate.

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01:11:27,800 --> 01:11:31,960
Speaker 6: If I haven't won anything, I don't feel comfortable, Like

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01:11:32,400 --> 01:11:35,519
Speaker 6: if de Marcus Lawrence the Cowboys that they have not

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01:11:35,560 --> 01:11:37,800
Speaker 6: won a playoff game and the Marcus Lawrence's stay with

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01:11:37,840 --> 01:11:40,680
Speaker 6: the team. I think Seattle's actually won well, not only

1425
01:11:40,720 --> 01:11:42,280
Speaker 6: playoff game, but I think they won a super Bowl.

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01:11:42,720 --> 01:11:43,120
Speaker 5: They want to.

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01:11:43,200 --> 01:11:45,800
Speaker 3: I think they won a couple. I think they won three. Yeah,

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01:11:45,800 --> 01:11:47,680
Speaker 3: but it was all wild card stuff. They never got

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01:11:47,720 --> 01:11:48,960
Speaker 3: past the divisional round.

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Speaker 6: But they also want they won a super Bowl, like

1431
01:11:51,000 --> 01:11:52,920
Speaker 6: ten years ago, Like it wasn't very long ago they

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01:11:52,960 --> 01:11:57,200
Speaker 6: won a super Bowl. I wouldn't say it in the

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01:11:57,360 --> 01:11:59,559
Speaker 6: in the context that he said it because he's going

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01:11:59,600 --> 01:12:00,920
Speaker 6: from a user to a team.

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Speaker 4: That hasn't really won much recently, so it's it's a weird.

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01:12:04,080 --> 01:12:05,720
Speaker 4: It's weird. But I agree with Rich.

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01:12:05,840 --> 01:12:09,960
Speaker 6: I think the the dynamics of the locker room stuff

1438
01:12:10,160 --> 01:12:12,000
Speaker 6: is probably more at play here. And I bet if

1439
01:12:12,000 --> 01:12:14,280
Speaker 6: these guys ever actually met face to face, Like that's

1440
01:12:14,280 --> 01:12:16,200
Speaker 6: the thing about social media and all these beefs on.

1441
01:12:16,160 --> 01:12:17,920
Speaker 4: Twitter, x whatever you want to call it.

1442
01:12:18,640 --> 01:12:21,519
Speaker 6: If you meet someone face to face, usually you're not

1443
01:12:21,560 --> 01:12:24,600
Speaker 6: saying these things. It's you're you're hiding behind kind of

1444
01:12:24,640 --> 01:12:27,559
Speaker 6: this keyboard warrior mentality. And then you actually get in

1445
01:12:27,600 --> 01:12:30,280
Speaker 6: person with that human and you look them in the eyes,

1446
01:12:30,360 --> 01:12:34,000
Speaker 6: and usually it's not as heated. And that would be

1447
01:12:34,040 --> 01:12:35,839
Speaker 6: I'll be fast, And I don't think Dallas plays Seattle

1448
01:12:35,840 --> 01:12:37,559
Speaker 6: this year, but that would be I hope they do.

1449
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Speaker 4: That'd be really fun.

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01:12:39,200 --> 01:12:41,000
Speaker 3: I could tell you real fast, because I don't have

1451
01:12:41,080 --> 01:12:42,639
Speaker 3: that memorized off the top of my head.

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01:12:42,680 --> 01:12:45,400
Speaker 2: But let me see here. How about them Cowboys.

1453
01:12:45,439 --> 01:12:49,400
Speaker 3: They've got they've got the NFC North and then there

1454
01:12:49,400 --> 01:12:53,680
Speaker 3: are other games. Nope, No, Unfortunately, Dallas, if they met

1455
01:12:53,720 --> 01:12:57,000
Speaker 3: the Cardinals.

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Speaker 6: That would require Dallas and Seattle to make the playoff,

1457
01:13:00,200 --> 01:13:03,160
Speaker 6: and I think you know, my my parlay platters in

1458
01:13:03,320 --> 01:13:05,600
Speaker 6: in the fall with all of our underdogs probably had

1459
01:13:05,640 --> 01:13:08,360
Speaker 6: a better chance of hitting than that.

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01:13:07,600 --> 01:13:10,479
Speaker 3: That would require both our trusted producer Bo Benson had

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01:13:10,520 --> 01:13:11,439
Speaker 3: something on this here.

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Speaker 8: Isn't this the second time now that Michaeh. Parsons has

1463
01:13:14,479 --> 01:13:16,240
Speaker 8: feuded with a teammate, Because didn't you have an issue

1464
01:13:16,240 --> 01:13:18,400
Speaker 8: with Malik Hooker a year or so ago?

1465
01:13:19,280 --> 01:13:22,800
Speaker 5: Bo, remind us, because you're good at those Twitter beefs

1466
01:13:22,920 --> 01:13:23,879
Speaker 5: a Malie.

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01:13:23,720 --> 01:13:26,120
Speaker 8: Hooker was like, hey, can you practice harder and not

1468
01:13:26,640 --> 01:13:27,639
Speaker 8: podcast so much?

1469
01:13:28,640 --> 01:13:29,519
Speaker 4: Maybe this is just a.

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Speaker 8: Well, was just an issue with Michael Parsons.

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Speaker 5: The culture and and Bo you know this. We all

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01:13:37,720 --> 01:13:40,519
Speaker 5: know this because we read it, we see it, we

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01:13:40,560 --> 01:13:44,200
Speaker 5: live it. With Jerry Jones being the ringleader in Dallas.

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01:13:44,439 --> 01:13:49,040
Speaker 5: He takes care of his stars. That's the reason why

1475
01:13:49,160 --> 01:13:52,000
Speaker 5: free agents want to go to Dallas. That's the reason

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01:13:52,000 --> 01:13:55,680
Speaker 5: why players are retained by the Jones family and they

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01:13:55,720 --> 01:13:58,200
Speaker 5: stay in Dallas many times it's.

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01:13:58,080 --> 01:13:59,799
Speaker 4: Because he takes care of his stars.

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01:13:59,840 --> 01:14:03,960
Speaker 5: And you know Zeke, you know, got that huge contract

1480
01:14:04,040 --> 01:14:07,439
Speaker 5: that he sort of faded on and Dak he got

1481
01:14:07,439 --> 01:14:09,720
Speaker 5: re upped, and the big question was, well, you know,

1482
01:14:09,880 --> 01:14:13,519
Speaker 5: Jerry boy, he's playing hardball, and well he eventually caved,

1483
01:14:13,600 --> 01:14:17,080
Speaker 5: and Micah Parsons is one of the favorite Suns right now,

1484
01:14:17,400 --> 01:14:20,599
Speaker 5: and it's warm under that wing. You know, even if

1485
01:14:20,880 --> 01:14:25,040
Speaker 5: ownership many times is oppositional to players in the NFL.

1486
01:14:25,160 --> 01:14:28,599
Speaker 5: You know these union league fights that carry out, especially

1487
01:14:28,720 --> 01:14:33,160
Speaker 5: during CBA years. Jerry Jones, he favors his stars, and

1488
01:14:33,240 --> 01:14:35,960
Speaker 5: so I bet you there's a little jealousy on that roster.

1489
01:14:36,320 --> 01:14:39,600
Speaker 5: How many things come Micah Parsons way versus many of

1490
01:14:39,600 --> 01:14:40,479
Speaker 5: the other players way.

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01:14:41,479 --> 01:14:45,120
Speaker 3: You know, it does remind me of Russell Wilson in

1492
01:14:45,280 --> 01:14:48,360
Speaker 3: Seattle a little bit, right, Yeah, because remember there was

1493
01:14:48,400 --> 01:14:50,680
Speaker 3: a lot of stuff coming out there, and Russ was

1494
01:14:50,680 --> 01:14:53,320
Speaker 3: in these commercials early on, and there were a lot

1495
01:14:53,360 --> 01:14:57,000
Speaker 3: of defensive players that would speak out against Russ and

1496
01:14:57,000 --> 01:14:58,719
Speaker 3: I'm like, what are you guys doing?

1497
01:14:59,120 --> 01:14:59,600
Speaker 4: Why would you.

1498
01:14:59,600 --> 01:15:00,880
Speaker 2: Speak out against this guy?

1499
01:15:01,160 --> 01:15:03,719
Speaker 3: And then years went by and you're like, oh, that's

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01:15:03,800 --> 01:15:05,640
Speaker 3: why you're.

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01:15:04,920 --> 01:15:07,160
Speaker 2: Speaking out against I get it a little bit now.

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01:15:07,200 --> 01:15:08,160
Speaker 2: So I don't know.

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01:15:08,200 --> 01:15:11,479
Speaker 3: Maybe there's something similar with the Markt with Michaeh Parsons.

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01:15:11,520 --> 01:15:14,479
Speaker 3: I don't know, but I do know this with DeMarcus

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01:15:14,560 --> 01:15:17,840
Speaker 3: Lawrence tweeting, maybe if you spent less time tweeting and

1506
01:15:17,920 --> 01:15:20,200
Speaker 3: more time winning, I wouldn't have left.

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01:15:20,520 --> 01:15:22,240
Speaker 2: That is such a clown comment.

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01:15:22,640 --> 01:15:25,960
Speaker 3: You're on the same team, dude, Do you really think

1509
01:15:26,000 --> 01:15:29,200
Speaker 3: tweeting was the reason you weren't winning? Or was it

1510
01:15:29,200 --> 01:15:32,280
Speaker 3: that I don't know, Dak got hurt last season right

1511
01:15:32,320 --> 01:15:33,040
Speaker 3: like it was?

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01:15:33,080 --> 01:15:34,160
Speaker 2: Really it was more so.

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01:15:34,720 --> 01:15:37,760
Speaker 3: Micah tweeted, come on, dude, what are we doing here?

1514
01:15:37,920 --> 01:15:40,400
Speaker 3: Like some of those comments just make no sense. Or

1515
01:15:40,400 --> 01:15:43,200
Speaker 3: we've got rich Orenberger Penn State All American that makes sense.

1516
01:15:44,000 --> 01:15:47,599
Speaker 3: You've Gotjart Smith FSR betting analyst that makes sense as well.

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01:15:47,640 --> 01:15:49,439
Speaker 3: I'm Brian, though I don't know if I makes sense,

1518
01:15:49,479 --> 01:15:50,040
Speaker 3: but I yes.

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Speaker 5: You do.

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01:15:50,920 --> 01:15:52,559
Speaker 4: Well, We're not gonna do it, DeMarcus Lawrence.

1521
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Speaker 6: Michael Parsons tweet beet here, we love it.

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Speaker 2: Thank you, it's very nice.

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Speaker 2: All right, let's do this.

1548
01:17:13,960 --> 01:17:14,640
Speaker 1: Prop it up.

1549
01:17:15,160 --> 01:17:20,000
Speaker 3: Player plays prop bet market.

1550
01:17:20,240 --> 01:17:20,720
Speaker 2: It's like.

1551
01:17:22,200 --> 01:17:24,760
Speaker 3: Slip it into your favorite pair of pjs. You know

1552
01:17:24,800 --> 01:17:26,719
Speaker 3: what I'm saying, It's just lovely.

1553
01:17:27,080 --> 01:17:29,360
Speaker 2: All right, we start with you, Jared, what do you license?

1554
01:17:29,479 --> 01:17:30,400
Speaker 4: Smooth? I love it.

1555
01:17:30,880 --> 01:17:34,080
Speaker 6: We're gonna go Alex Condon over twelve and a half points.

1556
01:17:34,080 --> 01:17:37,160
Speaker 6: I'm actually surprised the numbers this low for two reasons. One,

1557
01:17:37,400 --> 01:17:39,960
Speaker 6: the total in this Bama Florida game is off the

1558
01:17:40,000 --> 01:17:42,120
Speaker 6: freaking charts one seventy five and a half, so we

1559
01:17:42,160 --> 01:17:44,240
Speaker 6: think it's gonna be ice scoring game that obviously means

1560
01:17:44,280 --> 01:17:47,679
Speaker 6: more points. Two, these teams just played ten days ago

1561
01:17:47,720 --> 01:17:49,400
Speaker 6: and Condon played one of his best games of the

1562
01:17:49,479 --> 01:17:54,200
Speaker 6: year twenty seven points. And Bamas defense is soft, very soft,

1563
01:17:54,320 --> 01:17:57,040
Speaker 6: about as soft as those silk fijs that Brian was

1564
01:17:57,080 --> 01:18:00,519
Speaker 6: just referring to. They're allowing fifty three percent of shots

1565
01:18:00,560 --> 01:18:03,800
Speaker 6: from inside the arc to be made. That is two

1566
01:18:03,920 --> 01:18:07,719
Speaker 6: hundred and forty fourth in the country. They are Charman

1567
01:18:07,920 --> 01:18:11,439
Speaker 6: ultrasoft in paint. Smells like a twenty ten kind of

1568
01:18:11,479 --> 01:18:13,800
Speaker 6: game for Condon. The rebound prop for Alex is eight

1569
01:18:13,840 --> 01:18:15,040
Speaker 6: and a half plus money of the over.

1570
01:18:15,240 --> 01:18:16,400
Speaker 4: I'd be fine with that as well.

1571
01:18:16,439 --> 01:18:18,280
Speaker 6: But we're gonna go points points points over twelve and

1572
01:18:18,320 --> 01:18:21,160
Speaker 6: a half for Alex Condon, big man for the Gators.

1573
01:18:21,439 --> 01:18:24,200
Speaker 5: All right, my prop it up goes to pro basketball.

1574
01:18:24,960 --> 01:18:27,799
Speaker 5: Sean Moran is having his moment.

1575
01:18:28,040 --> 01:18:28,760
Speaker 4: He does this.

1576
01:18:29,400 --> 01:18:32,519
Speaker 5: Once or twice a regular season. He is on fuego

1577
01:18:32,680 --> 01:18:36,040
Speaker 5: right now. Over the last five games, he's scored over

1578
01:18:36,560 --> 01:18:39,439
Speaker 5: the point total he's looking at for tonight's game against

1579
01:18:39,439 --> 01:18:39,880
Speaker 5: the Heat.

1580
01:18:40,240 --> 01:18:41,559
Speaker 4: All five games, he's.

1581
01:18:41,400 --> 01:18:45,280
Speaker 5: Averaged thirty two point eight points per game. Over the

1582
01:18:45,360 --> 01:18:49,600
Speaker 5: last five games, he is only scheduled total points to

1583
01:18:49,640 --> 01:18:52,800
Speaker 5: score twenty four. I'm taking the over. He's coming off

1584
01:18:52,800 --> 01:18:57,000
Speaker 5: an absolute ripper last night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He

1585
01:18:57,080 --> 01:19:00,840
Speaker 5: scored forty four. I'm expecting big things tonight from Shah.

1586
01:19:00,920 --> 01:19:02,800
Speaker 5: I think he drops more than twenty four. So I'm

1587
01:19:02,800 --> 01:19:04,439
Speaker 5: taking over the twenty four points there.

1588
01:19:04,479 --> 01:19:07,559
Speaker 2: WHI John Ran Love you working in the NBA.

1589
01:19:07,840 --> 01:19:10,920
Speaker 5: I you know what I I do well with props

1590
01:19:10,920 --> 01:19:11,920
Speaker 5: in them yet. Yeah.

1591
01:19:12,439 --> 01:19:15,200
Speaker 4: So everyone's got a niche do you? Being rich? Money's money.

1592
01:19:15,200 --> 01:19:16,240
Speaker 4: I don't care how you make it.

1593
01:19:16,360 --> 01:19:19,920
Speaker 2: I'll stay right, that's right, unless it's the drug trade.

1594
01:19:22,960 --> 01:19:26,760
Speaker 4: Nothing illegal people, the legalities.

1595
01:19:27,439 --> 01:19:30,160
Speaker 3: I'm gonna go with Caleb Love So he's off a

1596
01:19:30,200 --> 01:19:33,080
Speaker 3: great game, shot the lights out let's fade them. You know,

1597
01:19:33,160 --> 01:19:36,959
Speaker 3: it's fadom today against Houston. I'm gonna go under fourteen

1598
01:19:37,000 --> 01:19:40,000
Speaker 3: and a half points. It's such a low total for him.

1599
01:19:40,200 --> 01:19:43,280
Speaker 3: It's again it's the risk Lati varians. Caleb Love could

1600
01:19:43,880 --> 01:19:47,559
Speaker 3: he could still stay on fire and shoot the lights

1601
01:19:47,560 --> 01:19:49,160
Speaker 3: out and make me look like an idiot. But I'm

1602
01:19:49,160 --> 01:19:52,880
Speaker 3: betting that doesn't happen against the Houston team. That makes

1603
01:19:52,880 --> 01:19:53,800
Speaker 3: life miserable.

1604
01:19:54,160 --> 01:19:56,519
Speaker 2: And man, that's the thing with Caleb Love.

1605
01:19:57,240 --> 01:20:00,360
Speaker 3: Once he's on a heater, like the bad shooting and

1606
01:20:00,360 --> 01:20:02,840
Speaker 3: the bad game is right around the corner. I think

1607
01:20:02,840 --> 01:20:04,240
Speaker 3: it's gonna be today against Houston.

1608
01:20:04,280 --> 01:20:06,360
Speaker 4: I'll take the under fourteen and a half for Kaylin.

1609
01:20:06,640 --> 01:20:09,120
Speaker 4: Well By, you scored ninety six the.

1610
01:20:09,080 --> 01:20:12,360
Speaker 6: Other day and then they scored fifty four yesterday against Houston,

1611
01:20:12,439 --> 01:20:14,320
Speaker 6: so BYU can't score.

1612
01:20:14,320 --> 01:20:18,519
Speaker 3: It's like, oh boy, wow, that's that's telling right there.

1613
01:20:18,720 --> 01:20:21,280
Speaker 2: I come it up next. It's the matchup of the day.

1614
01:20:22,800 --> 01:20:23,720
Speaker 2: Oh what is going on?

1615
01:20:23,760 --> 01:20:24,160
Speaker 5: Everybody?

1616
01:20:24,240 --> 01:20:27,280
Speaker 3: Hope your Saturday is off to a fantastic start.

1617
01:20:28,320 --> 01:20:30,680
Speaker 2: I think it's the matchup of the day. Well, you

1618
01:20:30,800 --> 01:20:34,840
Speaker 2: might have pushback. It's either Tennessee Auburn or it's Alabama. Florida.

1619
01:20:35,920 --> 01:20:40,840
Speaker 3: So maybe Bama Florida isn't the headliner, but it's a

1620
01:20:40,880 --> 01:20:45,479
Speaker 3: strong like warm up band, it's nothing else, right Like,

1621
01:20:45,520 --> 01:20:48,519
Speaker 3: if it's not the headliner, this is a solid It's

1622
01:20:48,520 --> 01:20:51,840
Speaker 3: like the UFC where there are co headliners. Maybe that's

1623
01:20:51,880 --> 01:20:55,000
Speaker 3: the way to go with it. Alabama and Florida co headliner.

1624
01:20:55,720 --> 01:20:57,920
Speaker 3: But I'm really looking forward to this game. Florida favored

1625
01:20:57,920 --> 01:21:01,360
Speaker 3: by three and a half totally is one seventy five

1626
01:21:01,439 --> 01:21:05,240
Speaker 3: and a half, which is a lot in college basketball.

1627
01:21:05,320 --> 01:21:08,720
Speaker 3: But I think there's a better chance we see defense

1628
01:21:08,760 --> 01:21:11,960
Speaker 3: optional in this game and a bit more of a

1629
01:21:12,000 --> 01:21:14,240
Speaker 3: track meet. That is a tough beat. If you were

1630
01:21:14,280 --> 01:21:18,639
Speaker 3: on the over in the Florida Kentucky game, I'm sorry.

1631
01:21:18,680 --> 01:21:22,400
Speaker 3: In the Alabama Kentucky game, Alabama scores ninety nine and

1632
01:21:22,439 --> 01:21:23,519
Speaker 3: you don't hit the over.

1633
01:21:23,800 --> 01:21:25,639
Speaker 2: That that's rough right there.

1634
01:21:25,680 --> 01:21:29,160
Speaker 3: But Alabama a lot of firepower and not a whole

1635
01:21:29,240 --> 01:21:29,920
Speaker 3: lot of defense.

1636
01:21:29,960 --> 01:21:32,120
Speaker 2: So I see a track meet in this one, you rich.

1637
01:21:32,360 --> 01:21:33,320
Speaker 4: Yeah, I could see that.

1638
01:21:33,439 --> 01:21:38,000
Speaker 5: Although the Gators are more well balanced than Bama, Bama

1639
01:21:38,040 --> 01:21:39,920
Speaker 5: does like to push the tempo, and I think the

1640
01:21:40,000 --> 01:21:45,120
Speaker 5: Gators will oblige them because they've got this Clinton Junior,

1641
01:21:45,520 --> 01:21:48,800
Speaker 5: who is just a sharpshooter from deep, so even in transition,

1642
01:21:49,280 --> 01:21:52,479
Speaker 5: he'll pull up and shoot a jumper from you know, shoot,

1643
01:21:52,600 --> 01:21:55,080
Speaker 5: I mean well beyond the three point line, and he

1644
01:21:55,240 --> 01:21:59,559
Speaker 5: is lethal. The Gators just to concentrate on them, because

1645
01:21:59,560 --> 01:22:02,200
Speaker 5: I really do think they're one of the more special

1646
01:22:02,280 --> 01:22:05,120
Speaker 5: teams in the field this year. I think they have

1647
01:22:05,160 --> 01:22:09,280
Speaker 5: a real chance at vuying for a national championship this year.

1648
01:22:09,640 --> 01:22:13,320
Speaker 5: They're the most complete team in basketball outside very few.

1649
01:22:13,920 --> 01:22:18,960
Speaker 5: They have a great balance offense and defense, front court

1650
01:22:19,160 --> 01:22:24,000
Speaker 5: versus backcourt. I think they have a roster that's really

1651
01:22:24,040 --> 01:22:25,920
Speaker 5: well suited for what they like to be and what

1652
01:22:25,920 --> 01:22:27,880
Speaker 5: they like to do, which is sort of be a

1653
01:22:27,880 --> 01:22:31,400
Speaker 5: little amoebic, meaning that they can change to their environment

1654
01:22:31,800 --> 01:22:33,920
Speaker 5: and they can you know, stretch you out and hit

1655
01:22:33,960 --> 01:22:38,080
Speaker 5: perimeter shots and also attack the rim. So I'm expecting

1656
01:22:38,200 --> 01:22:40,920
Speaker 5: good things for the Gators in the tournament, but for

1657
01:22:41,000 --> 01:22:43,960
Speaker 5: this game in particular, I like their side on this one.

1658
01:22:44,040 --> 01:22:46,400
Speaker 5: You might hear that again in just a little bit.

1659
01:22:47,400 --> 01:22:48,559
Speaker 4: I think you misspoke, Brian.

1660
01:22:48,560 --> 01:22:50,240
Speaker 6: I think the game of the day is main Brian

1661
01:22:50,320 --> 01:22:51,880
Speaker 6: in the America East Championship.

1662
01:22:51,880 --> 01:22:53,720
Speaker 4: I mean I'm watching it right now.

1663
01:22:54,040 --> 01:22:57,720
Speaker 3: Hey, Hey, I bet if you're bet to get the

1664
01:22:57,720 --> 01:23:00,200
Speaker 3: most heavily, that's the game of the day.

1665
01:23:01,200 --> 01:23:03,479
Speaker 6: By the way, so this is an annual tradition, the

1666
01:23:03,560 --> 01:23:08,200
Speaker 6: Saturday of conference championship weekend. The IVY League always plays early. Right,

1667
01:23:08,240 --> 01:23:10,200
Speaker 6: it's eleven am out in the East Coast. I'm watching

1668
01:23:10,240 --> 01:23:12,439
Speaker 6: Princeton and Yale. Right, Yale's up four nothing in the

1669
01:23:12,479 --> 01:23:14,960
Speaker 6: first two minutes. And the America East Championship is always

1670
01:23:14,960 --> 01:23:16,959
Speaker 6: eleven am Eastern every Saturday.

1671
01:23:17,120 --> 01:23:19,800
Speaker 4: This confident it's final Saturday of I guess.

1672
01:23:19,840 --> 01:23:22,599
Speaker 6: I guess we'll call it technically the regular season because

1673
01:23:22,720 --> 01:23:24,720
Speaker 6: really the tournament starts next week, although this is kind

1674
01:23:24,720 --> 01:23:28,160
Speaker 6: of like the half postseason. But yeah, Maine and Bryant

1675
01:23:28,200 --> 01:23:30,000
Speaker 6: Khan the game of the day, guys, come on. No,

1676
01:23:31,000 --> 01:23:36,240
Speaker 6: Florida obviously has the credentials to win the national championship.

1677
01:23:36,280 --> 01:23:39,000
Speaker 6: So does Alabama. Here's the problem. I don't know which

1678
01:23:39,000 --> 01:23:41,840
Speaker 6: Alabama team's gonna show up every night. I think I

1679
01:23:42,120 --> 01:23:44,080
Speaker 6: know which Florida team's going to show up every night.

1680
01:23:44,320 --> 01:23:46,800
Speaker 6: Fantastic grim protecting team. You mentioned Clayton. I had a

1681
01:23:46,960 --> 01:23:49,519
Speaker 6: terrible beat on Walter Clayton yesterday over eighteen and a

1682
01:23:49,560 --> 01:23:52,080
Speaker 6: half points. He had seventeen in the first half. Then

1683
01:23:52,120 --> 01:23:54,919
Speaker 6: he left in the second half with a hamstring tightness,

1684
01:23:55,320 --> 01:23:59,000
Speaker 6: came back, got fouled late, went one of two from

1685
01:23:59,040 --> 01:24:00,519
Speaker 6: the line at eighteen.

1686
01:24:01,880 --> 01:24:03,679
Speaker 4: Rough beat. That was a roughiet, Brian.

1687
01:24:03,720 --> 01:24:05,040
Speaker 6: I know you've had a lot of those in the

1688
01:24:05,080 --> 01:24:06,439
Speaker 6: prop market over the years.

1689
01:24:06,960 --> 01:24:09,240
Speaker 2: This show, I feel like that's where Jack Pott.

1690
01:24:09,600 --> 01:24:14,000
Speaker 3: Jackpot just puts the pause over his guys, just like, oh, no, here,

1691
01:24:14,080 --> 01:24:14,599
Speaker 3: it is here.

1692
01:24:14,880 --> 01:24:16,080
Speaker 2: It's gonna happen right here.

1693
01:24:16,200 --> 01:24:16,400
Speaker 7: Yeah.

1694
01:24:16,479 --> 01:24:18,280
Speaker 6: That was one of the reasons why I needed a

1695
01:24:18,320 --> 01:24:21,080
Speaker 6: break from the screens last night was that Walter Clayton over.

1696
01:24:21,240 --> 01:24:24,559
Speaker 6: I was also on the Bama Kentucky first half over

1697
01:24:24,720 --> 01:24:27,160
Speaker 6: eighty five and a half, which landed eighty five. So

1698
01:24:27,360 --> 01:24:31,400
Speaker 6: I had two hollacious beats with Alabama and Florida yesterday,

1699
01:24:31,479 --> 01:24:34,920
Speaker 6: both in different games. So but we get right back

1700
01:24:34,960 --> 01:24:37,160
Speaker 6: on the pommel horse. We're going right back to this over,

1701
01:24:37,280 --> 01:24:39,160
Speaker 6: and I think that's the way to play this game.

1702
01:24:39,200 --> 01:24:42,040
Speaker 6: So this over has gotten bet up considerably. I had

1703
01:24:42,040 --> 01:24:44,519
Speaker 6: a friend that's out east said he saw this thing

1704
01:24:44,560 --> 01:24:47,519
Speaker 6: open one seventy, like right at the jump. Like I

1705
01:24:47,640 --> 01:24:50,160
Speaker 6: wasn't around last night when the number opened at right

1706
01:24:50,240 --> 01:24:52,120
Speaker 6: around one seventy and a half, and we've seen it

1707
01:24:52,200 --> 01:24:54,200
Speaker 6: bet up considerably now one seventy five and a half.

1708
01:24:54,240 --> 01:24:56,920
Speaker 6: I think we're approaching the ceiling right now at one

1709
01:24:56,960 --> 01:24:59,160
Speaker 6: seventy five and a half. But I still think there's

1710
01:24:59,640 --> 01:25:01,400
Speaker 6: just it's a little bit of wiggle room to the

1711
01:25:01,520 --> 01:25:05,320
Speaker 6: upside with these two teams, because again, if Bama makes threes,

1712
01:25:05,840 --> 01:25:08,960
Speaker 6: you can't name a number high enough. For example, these

1713
01:25:09,080 --> 01:25:12,320
Speaker 6: teams played ten days ago, the total was one seventy

1714
01:25:12,360 --> 01:25:14,599
Speaker 6: eight and a half. The final score was ninety nine

1715
01:25:14,600 --> 01:25:17,320
Speaker 6: to ninety four. Like I've seen NBA games this year

1716
01:25:17,360 --> 01:25:19,719
Speaker 6: that haven't gotten to that total. So I think, again,

1717
01:25:19,760 --> 01:25:23,200
Speaker 6: if Bama makes their threes and if they limit turnovers,

1718
01:25:23,400 --> 01:25:25,720
Speaker 6: they were nine of twenty five from three in that game.

1719
01:25:25,760 --> 01:25:28,559
Speaker 6: They only had six turnovers, Like if you have more,

1720
01:25:28,640 --> 01:25:31,480
Speaker 6: if Bama has more threes than turnovers tonight.

1721
01:25:31,479 --> 01:25:33,840
Speaker 4: This game's going over. I think that's like the simple

1722
01:25:33,920 --> 01:25:37,000
Speaker 4: equation for me. We're Florida. I know they're gonna be consistent.

1723
01:25:37,120 --> 01:25:38,880
Speaker 6: Condon, we think he's gonna have a good game. Remember

1724
01:25:38,920 --> 01:25:40,559
Speaker 6: he had twenty seven and ten in the last game.

1725
01:25:40,600 --> 01:25:42,920
Speaker 6: We went over on points. I think over on rebounds

1726
01:25:43,000 --> 01:25:45,080
Speaker 6: is fine more shots, more rebounds, even though for a

1727
01:25:45,120 --> 01:25:46,680
Speaker 6: rebound a halfpen you have to miss the shots. And

1728
01:25:46,680 --> 01:25:48,680
Speaker 6: if we want the over, we want points. But I

1729
01:25:48,720 --> 01:25:50,360
Speaker 6: think getting to the line is huge. He was seven

1730
01:25:50,439 --> 01:25:52,720
Speaker 6: of nine at the line. Florida shot twenty nine free

1731
01:25:52,800 --> 01:25:56,240
Speaker 6: throws in that game. Ten days ago Bama shot twenty five.

1732
01:25:56,400 --> 01:25:56,679
Speaker 4: Again.

1733
01:25:57,320 --> 01:25:59,800
Speaker 6: If you get over twenty free throw attempts for each

1734
01:26:00,479 --> 01:26:02,880
Speaker 6: in a game, probably going over. And I just think

1735
01:26:02,920 --> 01:26:04,439
Speaker 6: the pace of this game, You're gonna see a lot

1736
01:26:04,479 --> 01:26:06,320
Speaker 6: of early offense. You're not gonna see a lot of

1737
01:26:06,400 --> 01:26:09,559
Speaker 6: late shot clock kind of you know, stagnant. It's gonna

1738
01:26:09,560 --> 01:26:12,080
Speaker 6: be get it across half court, get the shot up

1739
01:26:12,120 --> 01:26:14,080
Speaker 6: for Clayton and Condon. I think the pick and roll

1740
01:26:14,160 --> 01:26:16,200
Speaker 6: is gonna be huge. Bama's and tieror defense is terrible.

1741
01:26:16,240 --> 01:26:19,400
Speaker 6: This is gonna be a fantastic watch. Auburn Tennessee might

1742
01:26:19,479 --> 01:26:21,080
Speaker 6: not be a good watch. I think this game is

1743
01:26:21,080 --> 01:26:22,920
Speaker 6: gonna be a really fun game to watch.

1744
01:26:23,800 --> 01:26:27,760
Speaker 3: I think that's my question is who's the next team?

1745
01:26:28,160 --> 01:26:32,559
Speaker 3: Meaning if you put Auburn and Duke as the top tier,

1746
01:26:33,160 --> 01:26:35,519
Speaker 3: who's the next team that you like the most?

1747
01:26:36,320 --> 01:26:37,599
Speaker 2: And for me, it's Florida.

1748
01:26:37,840 --> 01:26:40,000
Speaker 3: Agree, If you start looking at some of the other

1749
01:26:40,080 --> 01:26:46,759
Speaker 3: teams in this second tier, Houston, Bama, Saint John's, maybe Spardy,

1750
01:26:47,080 --> 01:26:49,120
Speaker 3: whoever you want to go with in that second tier,

1751
01:26:50,000 --> 01:26:51,840
Speaker 3: I would just compare Florida. Think of it like this,

1752
01:26:52,120 --> 01:26:54,080
Speaker 3: A simple way to think of it. If you look

1753
01:26:54,120 --> 01:26:57,200
Speaker 3: at Houston, just look at records. Houston and Saint John's

1754
01:26:57,200 --> 01:27:00,000
Speaker 3: are both twenty nine and four. Florida is twenty eight

1755
01:27:00,240 --> 01:27:05,240
Speaker 3: and four in a premiere Conference, right and I look

1756
01:27:05,280 --> 01:27:09,440
Speaker 3: at the ways these teams have to beat you, and Florida.

1757
01:27:09,160 --> 01:27:12,760
Speaker 2: Has different ways. They have more ways to beat you.

1758
01:27:13,080 --> 01:27:17,680
Speaker 3: Houston defense, you know Saint John's physicality, But what if

1759
01:27:17,720 --> 01:27:19,720
Speaker 3: it's an offensive game, what if there are a lot

1760
01:27:19,800 --> 01:27:22,639
Speaker 3: more whistles? What if you know this is a perimeter

1761
01:27:22,880 --> 01:27:25,360
Speaker 3: shooting type game. Is Houston gonna be able to make

1762
01:27:25,439 --> 01:27:27,200
Speaker 3: enough shots? The Saint John's gonna be able to make

1763
01:27:27,280 --> 01:27:30,400
Speaker 3: enough shots. Florida can play enough defense, and they can

1764
01:27:30,560 --> 01:27:33,240
Speaker 3: certainly make enough shots. I really like what this Florida

1765
01:27:33,280 --> 01:27:36,120
Speaker 3: team brings to the table. They would be my favorite

1766
01:27:36,479 --> 01:27:39,439
Speaker 3: of the second tier teams. I think Florida can make

1767
01:27:39,439 --> 01:27:41,160
Speaker 3: a deep run. I wouldnt be surprised they win the

1768
01:27:41,200 --> 01:27:42,320
Speaker 3: whole thing, wouldn't shock me.

1769
01:27:42,400 --> 01:27:42,640
Speaker 4: At all.

1770
01:27:43,000 --> 01:27:46,599
Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, I mean when you think about where BAM

1771
01:27:46,800 --> 01:27:50,120
Speaker 5: is at mentally heading into this matchup, losing in buzzer

1772
01:27:50,160 --> 01:27:54,720
Speaker 5: beater fashion to Tennessee last outing, you want to get

1773
01:27:54,760 --> 01:27:57,840
Speaker 5: that taste out of your mouth quick, especially if you're

1774
01:27:57,880 --> 01:28:03,439
Speaker 5: looking to make a run this postseason. But Florida, I

1775
01:28:03,600 --> 01:28:06,720
Speaker 5: feel like, let's talk about what Alabama would need to

1776
01:28:06,840 --> 01:28:09,840
Speaker 5: do to Florida in order to win. And what I

1777
01:28:10,160 --> 01:28:13,479
Speaker 5: frankly think that the best teams are capable of doing

1778
01:28:13,640 --> 01:28:16,640
Speaker 5: is dragging a team into deep water and forcing them

1779
01:28:16,720 --> 01:28:19,680
Speaker 5: to tread water with you. And how do you do that? Well,

1780
01:28:19,800 --> 01:28:22,559
Speaker 5: you focus on what you're great at. Well, what's Alabama

1781
01:28:22,600 --> 01:28:27,240
Speaker 5: great at? Transition and tempo defense or offense, So getting

1782
01:28:27,280 --> 01:28:33,280
Speaker 5: those defensive rebounds, hitting an outlet, stressing the transition defense

1783
01:28:33,360 --> 01:28:37,160
Speaker 5: of the Gators, and scoring in transition. That's the other

1784
01:28:37,280 --> 01:28:39,920
Speaker 5: part of this. That's the reason why it feels easier

1785
01:28:40,000 --> 01:28:43,400
Speaker 5: to back Florida in this game because they're more consistent

1786
01:28:43,520 --> 01:28:48,160
Speaker 5: performers and they don't rely as much on seeing shots

1787
01:28:48,240 --> 01:28:52,080
Speaker 5: fall in transition, which can be you know, like teams

1788
01:28:52,120 --> 01:28:54,439
Speaker 5: who are great perimeter shooters, it can be a little

1789
01:28:54,479 --> 01:28:57,560
Speaker 5: bit touch and go at times. But if Alabama is

1790
01:28:57,760 --> 01:29:02,960
Speaker 5: stressing the Florida Gators full court defense in transition, Well,

1791
01:29:03,000 --> 01:29:05,760
Speaker 5: then you're forcing the Gators to tread with you as

1792
01:29:05,800 --> 01:29:08,800
Speaker 5: opposed to setting up what they want to do. And

1793
01:29:08,880 --> 01:29:10,880
Speaker 5: when you have a team backpedaling, you got a great

1794
01:29:10,960 --> 01:29:13,200
Speaker 5: chance to win. And this is a close spread. You know,

1795
01:29:13,280 --> 01:29:16,759
Speaker 5: we're not talking about, you know, something approaching double digits.

1796
01:29:16,840 --> 01:29:22,080
Speaker 5: This is what Gators are dogged or Bama is Bama

1797
01:29:22,160 --> 01:29:25,360
Speaker 5: favorite in this one. The Gators Bama's right three and

1798
01:29:25,360 --> 01:29:30,000
Speaker 5: a half Florida Florida's so they're only dogged by three

1799
01:29:30,040 --> 01:29:32,920
Speaker 5: and a half points here. We're not talking about an

1800
01:29:33,080 --> 01:29:37,280
Speaker 5: overwhelming task here because they're they're pretty well matched, pretty

1801
01:29:37,280 --> 01:29:40,120
Speaker 5: well suited for each other. So I could see this

1802
01:29:40,320 --> 01:29:43,000
Speaker 5: going either way. It just feels easier to back Florida

1803
01:29:43,520 --> 01:29:46,840
Speaker 5: with how consistent and well balanced they've been this season

1804
01:29:46,920 --> 01:29:47,280
Speaker 5: so far.

1805
01:29:47,880 --> 01:29:51,160
Speaker 6: Yeah, I'll go back to Brian's original point two about Houston.

1806
01:29:51,400 --> 01:29:54,559
Speaker 6: I do think this Houston team is better offensively than

1807
01:29:54,600 --> 01:29:56,960
Speaker 6: they were in prior years. Like, this was a Houston

1808
01:29:57,000 --> 01:30:01,080
Speaker 6: team that last year was basically middle of the road

1809
01:30:01,240 --> 01:30:04,160
Speaker 6: average in shooting, and now they're above average, like like

1810
01:30:04,240 --> 01:30:06,840
Speaker 6: they're almost forty percent from three like that's that's top

1811
01:30:06,880 --> 01:30:08,960
Speaker 6: five in the country. Their two point percentages are a

1812
01:30:09,000 --> 01:30:12,720
Speaker 6: little bit lower. The question is Juan Roberts, their big man,

1813
01:30:13,120 --> 01:30:16,439
Speaker 6: got hurt in the Big twelve Conference tournament. Didn't play yesterday,

1814
01:30:17,479 --> 01:30:20,679
Speaker 6: probably isn't gonna play tonight. I actually haven't heard about Roberts.

1815
01:30:20,720 --> 01:30:22,880
Speaker 6: That would be a good nugget to get to before

1816
01:30:22,920 --> 01:30:24,920
Speaker 6: I give out my pick on that game in about

1817
01:30:24,920 --> 01:30:25,479
Speaker 6: thirty minutes.

1818
01:30:25,760 --> 01:30:28,280
Speaker 4: But gotta do a little nigging.

1819
01:30:29,200 --> 01:30:32,519
Speaker 6: But I do think Houston is better suited to make

1820
01:30:32,560 --> 01:30:35,280
Speaker 6: a run to the Final four than prior years. Let's

1821
01:30:35,360 --> 01:30:38,559
Speaker 6: do the tiers right now, Duke and Auburn. But also

1822
01:30:38,760 --> 01:30:42,240
Speaker 6: there's an asterisk next to Duke. What's Cooper Flag's injury status.

1823
01:30:42,320 --> 01:30:44,559
Speaker 6: Obviously they're a very different team with him than without him.

1824
01:30:44,680 --> 01:30:46,479
Speaker 6: Let's just operate in a vacuum and say he plays

1825
01:30:46,560 --> 01:30:49,120
Speaker 6: next week, he's healthy, and it's all all systems go.

1826
01:30:49,800 --> 01:30:52,479
Speaker 6: Duke and Auburn are obviously in that's in that top tier.

1827
01:30:52,880 --> 01:30:56,960
Speaker 6: They're in first class. I think business class. Houston, Florida.

1828
01:30:57,680 --> 01:31:00,320
Speaker 6: I would maybe throw Saint John's in business class. I'm

1829
01:31:00,320 --> 01:31:02,439
Speaker 6: not gonna lie. I think it's more coaching and toughness

1830
01:31:02,520 --> 01:31:04,759
Speaker 6: that I like about Saint John's not necessarily skilled.

1831
01:31:05,000 --> 01:31:06,120
Speaker 4: They're a very skilled.

1832
01:31:05,840 --> 01:31:08,120
Speaker 6: Team, but they're I think the I think with I

1833
01:31:08,160 --> 01:31:12,599
Speaker 6: think Saint John's and Auburn are in the mental acuity category,

1834
01:31:12,720 --> 01:31:14,720
Speaker 6: like off the charts good, and I think that's what

1835
01:31:14,840 --> 01:31:16,800
Speaker 6: put Saint John's maybe in that category. And he got

1836
01:31:16,800 --> 01:31:19,320
Speaker 6: a lot of teams in coach that are maybe like

1837
01:31:19,400 --> 01:31:22,280
Speaker 6: economy plus, like I put Bama. Bama makes their three,

1838
01:31:22,400 --> 01:31:25,080
Speaker 6: like Bama is always on the upgrade list, Like Bama

1839
01:31:25,160 --> 01:31:27,559
Speaker 6: could be in first class in a minute if they

1840
01:31:27,640 --> 01:31:30,800
Speaker 6: make their threes, but there's just they're not quite silver

1841
01:31:30,920 --> 01:31:33,040
Speaker 6: medallion status just yet, like they're kind.

1842
01:31:32,960 --> 01:31:34,400
Speaker 4: Of waiting to get that upgrade.

1843
01:31:35,000 --> 01:31:37,920
Speaker 6: I put Tennessee on the list of fades obviously because

1844
01:31:37,960 --> 01:31:41,080
Speaker 6: of Rick Barnes. I'll be honest, I think Gonzaga might

1845
01:31:41,120 --> 01:31:43,600
Speaker 6: have a sneaky little run in them. I'm I'm a

1846
01:31:43,680 --> 01:31:46,640
Speaker 6: little bit I'm a little bit intrigued by this Gonzaga

1847
01:31:46,680 --> 01:31:49,719
Speaker 6: team because no one's talking about them, and we're in Prioris.

1848
01:31:49,720 --> 01:31:52,679
Speaker 6: They've always been in the top seed category. They're they're

1849
01:31:52,680 --> 01:31:53,920
Speaker 6: a top ten team in Ken Palm.

1850
01:31:54,000 --> 01:31:54,280
Speaker 1: This year.

1851
01:31:54,360 --> 01:31:56,160
Speaker 6: They just won the West Coast Conference. They finally got

1852
01:31:56,160 --> 01:31:58,400
Speaker 6: the Saint Mary's monkey off their back. They're probably gonna

1853
01:31:58,439 --> 01:32:00,639
Speaker 6: be a seventh seed, which means gonna get a two

1854
01:32:00,680 --> 01:32:02,920
Speaker 6: seed in the second round. Man, if they play Tennessee

1855
01:32:03,000 --> 01:32:06,519
Speaker 6: in the second round, give me Gonzaga in that game.

1856
01:32:06,560 --> 01:32:07,640
Speaker 6: I don't care what the number is.

1857
01:32:08,280 --> 01:32:11,280
Speaker 3: Well, hey, man, that's the thing that's the beauty and

1858
01:32:11,479 --> 01:32:15,519
Speaker 3: the not the madness, but the annoyance of the tournament,

1859
01:32:15,920 --> 01:32:19,760
Speaker 3: right is you can you can handicap these games and

1860
01:32:19,880 --> 01:32:22,760
Speaker 3: have all of this data to point at where you're like,

1861
01:32:23,240 --> 01:32:25,760
Speaker 3: this pick makes all the sense in the world. And

1862
01:32:25,800 --> 01:32:28,720
Speaker 3: then it's like, hey, these are young kids, and it's

1863
01:32:28,760 --> 01:32:30,880
Speaker 3: a forty minute game and there's a three point line

1864
01:32:31,160 --> 01:32:34,080
Speaker 3: and you know, and it's like who's hot and who

1865
01:32:34,240 --> 01:32:39,080
Speaker 3: is ice cold? In any particular game, it's like good luck. Right,

1866
01:32:39,200 --> 01:32:42,599
Speaker 3: So I'm not disagreeing with anything you said, Jared. It's

1867
01:32:42,720 --> 01:32:45,560
Speaker 3: like you could you could look at a team like

1868
01:32:45,600 --> 01:32:47,759
Speaker 3: Houston and all the things that you said about Houston

1869
01:32:47,800 --> 01:32:51,040
Speaker 3: are correct, but it's that one game where their offense

1870
01:32:51,120 --> 01:32:55,080
Speaker 3: isn't firing very well and the whistles come early and often,

1871
01:32:55,320 --> 01:32:57,559
Speaker 3: and their defense isn't as physical, and you're like, okay,

1872
01:32:57,680 --> 01:33:01,360
Speaker 3: by Houston. It's like, whoa, So that's the thing, man,

1873
01:33:01,439 --> 01:33:04,920
Speaker 3: That's the beauty and the annoyance of the tournament from

1874
01:33:04,960 --> 01:33:08,280
Speaker 3: a betting perspective is when you're like, this makes all

1875
01:33:08,360 --> 01:33:10,200
Speaker 3: the sense in the world because we've seen it all

1876
01:33:10,320 --> 01:33:12,760
Speaker 3: season long, and then you get the exact opposite. You're like,

1877
01:33:12,760 --> 01:33:14,560
Speaker 3: why do I even do this? Why why do I

1878
01:33:14,640 --> 01:33:18,639
Speaker 3: even research anything? That's why they call it madness.

1879
01:33:19,160 --> 01:33:20,560
Speaker 4: No, truly, it truly is.

1880
01:33:20,720 --> 01:33:24,960
Speaker 5: And I like that comparison, or I guess analog that

1881
01:33:25,040 --> 01:33:29,439
Speaker 5: you're using taking teams and putting them in coach or

1882
01:33:29,520 --> 01:33:33,439
Speaker 5: first class or economy or economy plus or when they're

1883
01:33:33,479 --> 01:33:36,400
Speaker 5: boarding the plane even like what boarding group are they? Yes,

1884
01:33:37,640 --> 01:33:41,000
Speaker 5: like all those things, because it really does feel like,

1885
01:33:41,600 --> 01:33:45,560
Speaker 5: as you know, these bracketologists are breaking it down and

1886
01:33:45,720 --> 01:33:49,400
Speaker 5: these statisticians, like the tor Wis of the world. You know,

1887
01:33:49,560 --> 01:33:52,559
Speaker 5: they're breaking it down and then us, you know, whether

1888
01:33:52,600 --> 01:33:55,479
Speaker 5: it be from just a sports opinionist standpoint or a

1889
01:33:55,560 --> 01:33:59,320
Speaker 5: betting expert standpoint, you look at all these teams and

1890
01:33:59,400 --> 01:34:02,479
Speaker 5: that's what you you try to group them into tiers

1891
01:34:02,640 --> 01:34:06,240
Speaker 5: almost like buckets or boarding classes, where you say, all, right,

1892
01:34:07,560 --> 01:34:11,879
Speaker 5: where exactly do they belong or are they even supposed

1893
01:34:11,920 --> 01:34:14,400
Speaker 5: to be in the fuselage. Maybe one of these teams

1894
01:34:14,520 --> 01:34:16,519
Speaker 5: is supposed to be left to the terminal, you know.

1895
01:34:16,720 --> 01:34:20,200
Speaker 5: So it's it's gonna be really interesting to see the

1896
01:34:20,360 --> 01:34:23,600
Speaker 5: opening two rounds of this year's tournament. I think it

1897
01:34:23,680 --> 01:34:27,559
Speaker 5: always is. I've said it before, and I hope I'm wrong.

1898
01:34:27,720 --> 01:34:30,479
Speaker 5: I feel like it's gonna be very chalky, just because

1899
01:34:30,479 --> 01:34:32,479
Speaker 5: of the time in the era we're in where teams

1900
01:34:32,520 --> 01:34:35,920
Speaker 5: get to spend money. But we'll see that's again that's

1901
01:34:35,960 --> 01:34:37,320
Speaker 5: the reason why they call it madness.

1902
01:34:37,800 --> 01:34:41,240
Speaker 4: I love it. Yeah, you definitely have to throw away

1903
01:34:42,040 --> 01:34:42,400
Speaker 4: some of them.

1904
01:34:42,479 --> 01:34:44,800
Speaker 6: I'm like, you're not gonna hear me next week when

1905
01:34:44,800 --> 01:34:46,160
Speaker 6: we're talking about like we'll be in the round of

1906
01:34:46,240 --> 01:34:48,479
Speaker 6: thirty two, we'll already have a data point under our

1907
01:34:48,520 --> 01:34:51,000
Speaker 6: belt of the sixt you know, round of sixty four games.

1908
01:34:51,000 --> 01:34:52,800
Speaker 6: When we do our show next Saturday and we kind

1909
01:34:52,800 --> 01:34:54,080
Speaker 6: of get you set for who's gonna go to the

1910
01:34:54,080 --> 01:34:57,200
Speaker 6: sweet sixteen, it's gonna sound very different compared to what

1911
01:34:57,280 --> 01:34:59,320
Speaker 6: you hear during a college football regular season, where there's

1912
01:34:59,439 --> 01:35:03,160
Speaker 6: just so much information that I feel like is relevant

1913
01:35:03,240 --> 01:35:06,519
Speaker 6: to the games, and to Brian's point, it's not as

1914
01:35:06,600 --> 01:35:09,519
Speaker 6: relevant in these games because of the one and done

1915
01:35:09,640 --> 01:35:12,280
Speaker 6: nature of this sport and because of the back and forth.

1916
01:35:12,680 --> 01:35:16,960
Speaker 6: Like you watch these games, these teams sometimes play right

1917
01:35:17,040 --> 01:35:20,080
Speaker 6: on script and then it just disappears like it's like gone.

1918
01:35:20,160 --> 01:35:22,920
Speaker 6: It's it's like you see these runs back and forth.

1919
01:35:23,400 --> 01:35:25,240
Speaker 6: And I had a friend that asked me, So, I

1920
01:35:25,280 --> 01:35:29,440
Speaker 6: had a friend who's not really into gambling, loves college basketball,

1921
01:35:29,600 --> 01:35:31,400
Speaker 6: not into gambling, and he asked me, He's like, what

1922
01:35:31,560 --> 01:35:32,600
Speaker 6: is the appeal of.

1923
01:35:32,680 --> 01:35:33,479
Speaker 4: Betting this sport?

1924
01:35:33,840 --> 01:35:37,720
Speaker 6: Because it's so helter skelter anyways, that like, usually the

1925
01:35:37,760 --> 01:35:39,720
Speaker 6: reason you get into gambling is because you want a

1926
01:35:39,760 --> 01:35:41,679
Speaker 6: little more action, right, You want a little more excitement

1927
01:35:42,280 --> 01:35:44,120
Speaker 6: you don't really need And I'm not obviously we love

1928
01:35:44,200 --> 01:35:46,560
Speaker 6: betting on these games. You don't really need it. For

1929
01:35:46,680 --> 01:35:49,639
Speaker 6: march Man, It's like just the sport and the nature

1930
01:35:49,720 --> 01:35:52,639
Speaker 6: of the sport itself gives you that excitement. And that's

1931
01:35:52,680 --> 01:35:55,960
Speaker 6: what makes this tournament so great. But I still think

1932
01:35:56,000 --> 01:35:58,439
Speaker 6: it all comes down to will more than skill. I

1933
01:35:58,600 --> 01:36:03,560
Speaker 6: really think your ability to block out that negativity that

1934
01:36:03,680 --> 01:36:05,439
Speaker 6: creeps into your mind when you're having one of those

1935
01:36:05,520 --> 01:36:08,400
Speaker 6: bad stretches, I think is what separates good teams from

1936
01:36:08,439 --> 01:36:11,040
Speaker 6: great teams in this tournament. And that's why I think

1937
01:36:11,120 --> 01:36:14,360
Speaker 6: Auburn and Saint John's. I would love to see those

1938
01:36:14,400 --> 01:36:16,880
Speaker 6: two teams play each other. I think that would be

1939
01:36:17,160 --> 01:36:18,519
Speaker 6: And maybe it's a final four game.

1940
01:36:18,560 --> 01:36:18,840
Speaker 4: I don't know.

1941
01:36:18,920 --> 01:36:20,920
Speaker 6: Maybe it's a one verse two matchup in a regional final.

1942
01:36:20,960 --> 01:36:22,960
Speaker 6: Auburn's the one, Saint John's is the two. We'll see

1943
01:36:23,040 --> 01:36:25,639
Speaker 6: what the bracket look looks like. I think those if

1944
01:36:25,640 --> 01:36:29,280
Speaker 6: I had to pick the two mentally toughest teams in

1945
01:36:29,439 --> 01:36:32,639
Speaker 6: college basketball, those are the teams that I think could

1946
01:36:32,680 --> 01:36:35,080
Speaker 6: go down twenty all on a run and still feel

1947
01:36:35,120 --> 01:36:36,840
Speaker 6: like they can come back and win the game because

1948
01:36:36,880 --> 01:36:38,960
Speaker 6: they just don't have that quit to them. And that's

1949
01:36:39,000 --> 01:36:42,280
Speaker 6: what makes those two teams fascinating from a handicapping standpoint

1950
01:36:42,360 --> 01:36:43,040
Speaker 6: in this tournament.

1951
01:36:43,560 --> 01:36:46,400
Speaker 3: I do love the airplane thing. You could keep going

1952
01:36:46,479 --> 01:36:49,000
Speaker 3: and going with that. Oh, it's like we're not big

1953
01:36:49,120 --> 01:36:51,960
Speaker 3: on Tennessee. Like the Rick Barnes track record. It's like

1954
01:36:52,040 --> 01:36:54,240
Speaker 3: Tennessee said bomb and they got thrown in.

1955
01:36:55,600 --> 01:36:58,080
Speaker 4: Rick Barnes is like sitting in the back. You know

1956
01:36:58,400 --> 01:37:01,800
Speaker 4: the sea can't decline. He's got in middle seat.

1957
01:37:02,640 --> 01:37:05,000
Speaker 5: You're seeing it with folded arms and folded legs like

1958
01:37:05,120 --> 01:37:08,360
Speaker 5: going up the conveyor belt into the luggage.

1959
01:37:08,040 --> 01:37:12,719
Speaker 3: Under the poor Rick Barnes, Well, hey, man, he's until

1960
01:37:12,760 --> 01:37:15,240
Speaker 3: he wins big. That's the way he's gonna be talked about.

1961
01:37:15,479 --> 01:37:17,960
Speaker 3: Oh when he's earned that. He's earned that, there's no

1962
01:37:18,080 --> 01:37:20,639
Speaker 3: doubt about that. All Right, We've got Rich Hornberger, Penn

1963
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1964
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1965
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1973
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1974
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1988
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1989
01:38:44,360 --> 01:38:46,719
Speaker 3: a team a little bit further down in the rankings,

1990
01:38:47,080 --> 01:38:50,920
Speaker 3: but they've got some firepower. How about those Wisconsin Badgers

1991
01:38:51,240 --> 01:38:56,040
Speaker 3: huh taken on Sparti today in the Big Ten tournament.

1992
01:38:56,920 --> 01:39:00,200
Speaker 3: And look, this is one of these squads where it's

1993
01:39:00,240 --> 01:39:03,320
Speaker 3: funny going into the tournament. We're gonna talk Auburn duke

1994
01:39:03,680 --> 01:39:07,120
Speaker 3: and then that next tier right there, Jared, you're doing

1995
01:39:07,160 --> 01:39:10,960
Speaker 3: the whole airplane. You know, business class is this, you know,

1996
01:39:11,160 --> 01:39:14,320
Speaker 3: the last row in the middle section right where the

1997
01:39:14,400 --> 01:39:17,720
Speaker 3: toilets are, you know. So we're gonna have all these

1998
01:39:17,800 --> 01:39:21,200
Speaker 3: teams in different sections, and I feel like we're gonna

1999
01:39:21,200 --> 01:39:23,080
Speaker 3: spend a lot of time talking about the top tier

2000
01:39:23,200 --> 01:39:26,640
Speaker 3: and the second tier. But a team like Wisconsin is

2001
01:39:26,760 --> 01:39:30,200
Speaker 3: not Like the second tier can't be twenty teams, you know,

2002
01:39:30,360 --> 01:39:32,920
Speaker 3: it's gotta be limited to a certain amount of teams.

2003
01:39:33,320 --> 01:39:34,519
Speaker 2: So Wisconsin would.

2004
01:39:34,320 --> 01:39:40,559
Speaker 3: Be a third you know, a typed Yeah, like they're

2005
01:39:40,560 --> 01:39:43,200
Speaker 3: a third tier something like that. But man, with John

2006
01:39:43,280 --> 01:39:45,439
Speaker 3: Tanjay and you saw what that offense did the last

2007
01:39:45,520 --> 01:39:48,840
Speaker 3: game out, I'm curious what happens. Is this an Illinois

2008
01:39:48,880 --> 01:39:52,080
Speaker 3: type situation? Illinois scored over one hundred points and the

2009
01:39:52,240 --> 01:39:56,160
Speaker 3: next night they couldn't score. And it's like you saw Wisconsin.

2010
01:39:56,439 --> 01:39:59,400
Speaker 3: They put up a lot of points offensive firepower. Now

2011
01:39:59,439 --> 01:40:02,519
Speaker 3: against can they maintain that They've done a really good

2012
01:40:02,640 --> 01:40:06,559
Speaker 3: job consistently giving you offense throughout the season. But another

2013
01:40:06,680 --> 01:40:08,240
Speaker 3: test today against Michigan State?

2014
01:40:08,600 --> 01:40:08,800
Speaker 7: Yeah?

2015
01:40:09,120 --> 01:40:12,920
Speaker 5: Yeah, you know, And wasn't Seamus said he's fading Michigan

2016
01:40:13,040 --> 01:40:13,479
Speaker 5: State today?

2017
01:40:13,560 --> 01:40:15,000
Speaker 4: Yeah he's on Wisconsin. Yeah.

2018
01:40:15,439 --> 01:40:19,439
Speaker 5: So I look, here's the thing. Who you are late

2019
01:40:19,520 --> 01:40:20,880
Speaker 5: in this season is who you are?

2020
01:40:21,240 --> 01:40:21,800
Speaker 4: You know what I mean?

2021
01:40:22,280 --> 01:40:25,560
Speaker 5: Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on you know what side the

2022
01:40:25,680 --> 01:40:29,479
Speaker 5: coins landing on more often down the stretch. So I

2023
01:40:30,520 --> 01:40:33,760
Speaker 5: tend to agree with Seamus. I feel like Wisco has

2024
01:40:34,160 --> 01:40:36,920
Speaker 5: has shown us who they are. But again, like any

2025
01:40:37,080 --> 01:40:40,880
Speaker 5: other team who's relying on offense and scoring, if you

2026
01:40:41,000 --> 01:40:44,360
Speaker 5: have a cold night, you know from perimeter or even

2027
01:40:44,400 --> 01:40:48,200
Speaker 5: at mid range, where you you score the the most

2028
01:40:48,280 --> 01:40:51,120
Speaker 5: of your baskets. I mean, that's all it takes. And

2029
01:40:51,280 --> 01:40:56,320
Speaker 5: so basketball, especially college basketball, especially as we get whittled

2030
01:40:56,320 --> 01:40:58,320
Speaker 5: down to the end of the regular season into conference

2031
01:40:58,400 --> 01:41:02,479
Speaker 5: tournament time into tournament, I'm it's it really comes down

2032
01:41:02,520 --> 01:41:04,840
Speaker 5: to two things. Can you handle the stress of the

2033
01:41:04,920 --> 01:41:07,519
Speaker 5: moment down the stretch of the season or into the

2034
01:41:07,560 --> 01:41:11,240
Speaker 5: conference tournament. And also what are the refs going to do?

2035
01:41:11,680 --> 01:41:13,599
Speaker 5: You know, are they gonna let defense play a little

2036
01:41:13,640 --> 01:41:15,720
Speaker 5: bit harder? Are you gonna be able to hang if

2037
01:41:15,760 --> 01:41:19,160
Speaker 5: you're a team that is a more reliant on scoring,

2038
01:41:19,479 --> 01:41:22,280
Speaker 5: It's gonna be an interesting matchup today. And I think

2039
01:41:22,360 --> 01:41:24,959
Speaker 5: I agree with Shamus. I'm on the Badgers.

2040
01:41:25,439 --> 01:41:28,200
Speaker 6: Yeah, I just took some Wisconsin plus three and a half. Also,

2041
01:41:29,880 --> 01:41:31,800
Speaker 6: I just think it's a shooting game like this, This

2042
01:41:31,960 --> 01:41:34,040
Speaker 6: feels like an offensive game. I was actually surprised the

2043
01:41:34,120 --> 01:41:37,080
Speaker 6: total was relatively low, in the one forties. You know this,

2044
01:41:37,320 --> 01:41:41,360
Speaker 6: this game feels like someone's touching eighty. It's kind of

2045
01:41:41,439 --> 01:41:43,200
Speaker 6: like my golf score wouldn't be shocked if it's in

2046
01:41:43,240 --> 01:41:44,639
Speaker 6: the high nineties. I'm not gonna lie.

2047
01:41:46,000 --> 01:41:46,160
Speaker 1: Man.

2048
01:41:46,200 --> 01:41:49,759
Speaker 6: Mean, Wisconsin dropped the bucks sixteen on Iowa back in January,

2049
01:41:49,800 --> 01:41:54,040
Speaker 6: like u uh, Like Wisconsin yesterday was unconscious against Ucla.

2050
01:41:54,520 --> 01:41:56,920
Speaker 6: Like it was an unconscious performance. Here's some of the

2051
01:41:56,960 --> 01:42:02,080
Speaker 6: Wisconsin score lines from Big Ten play against high octane offenses.

2052
01:42:02,120 --> 01:42:04,720
Speaker 6: They dropped ninety four at Purdue, they dropped ninety five

2053
01:42:04,760 --> 01:42:07,439
Speaker 6: against Illinois home eighty six yesterday against I would say

2054
01:42:07,439 --> 01:42:09,600
Speaker 6: a really good UCLA defense usually lays defense in the

2055
01:42:09,640 --> 01:42:12,000
Speaker 6: top twenty nationally, and they're a very slow tempo. For

2056
01:42:12,080 --> 01:42:14,519
Speaker 6: Wisconsin to do that against UCLA, it's like whoa.

2057
01:42:15,120 --> 01:42:15,280
Speaker 5: Now.

2058
01:42:15,479 --> 01:42:18,439
Speaker 6: The game at East Lansing a month ago, or actually

2059
01:42:18,560 --> 01:42:20,679
Speaker 6: was like two and a half weeks ago, was relatively

2060
01:42:20,720 --> 01:42:22,840
Speaker 6: low scoring. Wisconsin did not shoot it well in that game,

2061
01:42:22,920 --> 01:42:25,280
Speaker 6: five for thirty two from three, but they took thirty

2062
01:42:25,360 --> 01:42:31,000
Speaker 6: two fricking threes. If they take thirty two threes tonight, yeah,

2063
01:42:31,560 --> 01:42:34,920
Speaker 6: I think eighty is a is a a low total

2064
01:42:35,000 --> 01:42:36,559
Speaker 6: for them. You know, they're probably gonna.

2065
01:42:36,360 --> 01:42:37,479
Speaker 4: Get into the eighties.

2066
01:42:37,920 --> 01:42:41,360
Speaker 6: Michigan State's weird man, Like I I think the Izo thing,

2067
01:42:42,160 --> 01:42:45,120
Speaker 6: And don't get me wrong, he's a legendary coach, first

2068
01:42:45,120 --> 01:42:46,519
Speaker 6: ballot Hall of Famber type of coach.

2069
01:42:47,000 --> 01:42:51,439
Speaker 4: They haven't made it past the sweet sixteen in six years, so.

2070
01:42:52,080 --> 01:42:54,439
Speaker 6: I understand that there's a lot of buzz around this

2071
01:42:54,640 --> 01:42:57,680
Speaker 6: team because they're playing really good basketball right now. But

2072
01:42:58,040 --> 01:43:01,920
Speaker 6: I think the whole Izo credibility thing, like we just

2073
01:43:02,080 --> 01:43:04,240
Speaker 6: need to tone it down just a little bit because

2074
01:43:04,280 --> 01:43:06,200
Speaker 6: they haven't made a really good run in a while,

2075
01:43:06,240 --> 01:43:07,600
Speaker 6: and it's not like they have been talented. They've been

2076
01:43:07,680 --> 01:43:10,000
Speaker 6: very talented all of those years. So I think, like

2077
01:43:10,120 --> 01:43:12,680
Speaker 6: the march Iso thing, like it just we just need

2078
01:43:12,760 --> 01:43:15,320
Speaker 6: to temper it a little bit. I think Wisconsin, if

2079
01:43:15,320 --> 01:43:18,120
Speaker 6: they defend, like they might be better on paper because

2080
01:43:18,160 --> 01:43:20,240
Speaker 6: of just Tanjay and and kind of the bigs that

2081
01:43:20,280 --> 01:43:22,479
Speaker 6: they can bring you, Like, I think they're very multiple.

2082
01:43:23,240 --> 01:43:26,320
Speaker 6: Blackwell's a stud to like kraw And and Winter, Like,

2083
01:43:26,360 --> 01:43:28,680
Speaker 6: these are bigs that can step out and shoot, like

2084
01:43:29,160 --> 01:43:32,040
Speaker 6: Stephen Crow's a seven foot are shooting forty percent from three,

2085
01:43:32,200 --> 01:43:35,120
Speaker 6: Nolan Winter six to eleven, shooting thirty seven percent from three, Like,

2086
01:43:35,200 --> 01:43:36,240
Speaker 6: how do you defend that?

2087
01:43:36,760 --> 01:43:38,840
Speaker 4: If Wisconsin's on their game, I think they win this

2088
01:43:38,920 --> 01:43:39,519
Speaker 4: one out right.

2089
01:43:40,920 --> 01:43:42,000
Speaker 2: Yeah, the Iszo thing.

2090
01:43:42,200 --> 01:43:45,320
Speaker 3: I don't want to just detract anything, so I want

2091
01:43:45,360 --> 01:43:48,000
Speaker 3: to get to the Louisville duke thing. But just a

2092
01:43:48,080 --> 01:43:52,360
Speaker 3: quick thought is to me Izzo, his resume is very

2093
01:43:52,439 --> 01:43:57,840
Speaker 3: similar to John Calipari, and he gets like maybe five

2094
01:43:57,960 --> 01:43:59,920
Speaker 3: percent of the backlash that coach Cal has got.

2095
01:44:00,120 --> 01:44:03,080
Speaker 2: And over the years, you know what I mean, Like, listen,

2096
01:44:03,120 --> 01:44:03,519
Speaker 2: I get it.

2097
01:44:03,640 --> 01:44:06,200
Speaker 3: Cal has had a who's who of NBA talent and

2098
01:44:06,320 --> 01:44:11,599
Speaker 3: he won a title at UK. Listen, tom Izzo has

2099
01:44:11,600 --> 01:44:13,519
Speaker 3: had a lot of talent at Michigan State. Granted not

2100
01:44:13,600 --> 01:44:15,760
Speaker 3: the same talent, but he has one title and a

2101
01:44:15,840 --> 01:44:19,280
Speaker 3: bunch of Final Four appearances, and he gets like a

2102
01:44:19,760 --> 01:44:25,280
Speaker 3: fraction of mill Like, he gets inches of backlash compared

2103
01:44:25,320 --> 01:44:28,840
Speaker 3: to coach cal who, Like, I think we might have

2104
01:44:28,880 --> 01:44:30,360
Speaker 3: talked about this on the show. I can't remember if

2105
01:44:30,400 --> 01:44:33,599
Speaker 3: it was Saturday or Sunday, but like cal went back

2106
01:44:34,040 --> 01:44:39,479
Speaker 3: to Lexington coaching Arkansas and got booed in what world

2107
01:44:39,800 --> 01:44:43,000
Speaker 3: would tom Izzo be coaching another team go back to

2108
01:44:43,080 --> 01:44:46,080
Speaker 3: East Lansing and they boo him. There's no chance that

2109
01:44:46,160 --> 01:44:49,080
Speaker 3: would happen. So but to your point, Jaredy's got to

2110
01:44:49,160 --> 01:44:51,320
Speaker 3: have more success in the tournament, and he's got a

2111
01:44:51,360 --> 01:44:53,760
Speaker 3: top ten team this season. You got to see him

2112
01:44:53,760 --> 01:44:56,840
Speaker 3: get at least to the sweet sixteen and beyond at

2113
01:44:56,880 --> 01:44:57,679
Speaker 3: the very least.

2114
01:44:57,760 --> 01:44:59,679
Speaker 2: Right there, how about Louisville and Duke.

2115
01:45:00,040 --> 01:45:03,120
Speaker 3: I'm curious what you think about this game, because Duke,

2116
01:45:03,320 --> 01:45:07,200
Speaker 3: they almost completely collapsed last time out against North Carolina

2117
01:45:07,320 --> 01:45:10,080
Speaker 3: last night. Weird lane violation at the end. They easily

2118
01:45:10,120 --> 01:45:12,280
Speaker 3: could have lost that game and blown a big lead

2119
01:45:12,720 --> 01:45:16,439
Speaker 3: without Cooper flag. Does this How big of a game

2120
01:45:16,560 --> 01:45:19,360
Speaker 3: is this that you subscribe to? This is like these

2121
01:45:19,400 --> 01:45:22,800
Speaker 3: are like waffles here these college basketball teams where it's

2122
01:45:23,160 --> 01:45:26,040
Speaker 3: very okay you lost to Louisville today. Let's say about

2123
01:45:26,040 --> 01:45:29,759
Speaker 3: who cares tournament rolls around Thursday or Friday whenever Duke plays,

2124
01:45:30,240 --> 01:45:32,080
Speaker 3: No big deal or do you look at it and say,

2125
01:45:32,479 --> 01:45:35,000
Speaker 3: hey man, you almost collapsed against North Carolina. Kind of

2126
01:45:35,040 --> 01:45:38,519
Speaker 3: important that you show up minus your star against Louisville today.

2127
01:45:38,880 --> 01:45:40,560
Speaker 2: Let's see something from Conka.

2128
01:45:40,280 --> 01:45:43,400
Speaker 3: Nipple and the rest of the Duchies over there, Like

2129
01:45:43,720 --> 01:45:46,920
Speaker 3: I listen, I don't chalk these games up to ah

2130
01:45:47,000 --> 01:45:50,040
Speaker 3: who you know, rest everybody, rest, all the starters just

2131
01:45:50,160 --> 01:45:52,920
Speaker 3: mount up on Thursday or Friday. I think these games

2132
01:45:53,000 --> 01:45:56,160
Speaker 3: are connected to a degree, and I think that's the

2133
01:45:56,280 --> 01:45:57,559
Speaker 3: case for Duke here today.

2134
01:45:58,080 --> 01:46:00,519
Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, and I'm glad you brought up Continent

2135
01:46:00,640 --> 01:46:04,519
Speaker 5: Baal because he is their second leading scorer. He is

2136
01:46:04,640 --> 01:46:07,720
Speaker 5: he is a great player as well. And I think

2137
01:46:07,840 --> 01:46:10,639
Speaker 5: again hearkening back to the conversation we had with Jamis

2138
01:46:10,720 --> 01:46:13,800
Speaker 5: McGee earlier today, you know, he mentioned the fact that

2139
01:46:13,920 --> 01:46:16,920
Speaker 5: without Cooper Flag, this is still one of the preeminent

2140
01:46:17,200 --> 01:46:21,479
Speaker 5: teams in the country because of outloaded their rosters, you know,

2141
01:46:21,680 --> 01:46:26,720
Speaker 5: just piled with five star players. And that's that's what

2142
01:46:27,040 --> 01:46:29,920
Speaker 5: teams like Duke will typically be able to do. And

2143
01:46:30,439 --> 01:46:36,400
Speaker 5: you know, teams with more national attention and an intrigue

2144
01:46:36,439 --> 01:46:40,640
Speaker 5: and interest and specifically money backing them, like Duke basketball

2145
01:46:40,760 --> 01:46:44,599
Speaker 5: has in this NIL era. But yeah, I do think

2146
01:46:45,000 --> 01:46:47,360
Speaker 5: to the point you were making, Brian, you need to

2147
01:46:47,520 --> 01:46:49,840
Speaker 5: have a little bit of a statement here. It's not

2148
01:46:50,400 --> 01:46:53,599
Speaker 5: obscenely important. I think they're still going to rip through

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Speaker 5: the tournament. The early rounds of the tournament, with relative ease.

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Speaker 5: But if you could get tripped up by un C,

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01:47:02,640 --> 01:47:04,679
Speaker 5: you could get tripped up in the round of thirty

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01:47:04,720 --> 01:47:07,839
Speaker 5: two and you could survive a close one that because

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Speaker 5: that's where I think I would slate the tar Heels

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01:47:10,800 --> 01:47:14,680
Speaker 5: as maxing out or tapping out if they were to

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Speaker 5: make it.

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01:47:15,920 --> 01:47:16,320
Speaker 7: So I.

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Speaker 5: Think this is a real game. I think for those

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Speaker 5: duke players, if I'm their coach, the message I'm sending

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01:47:24,720 --> 01:47:27,960
Speaker 5: to the locker room is that's not acceptable. We all

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Speaker 5: know it's not acceptable. We got to go out there

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Speaker 5: and play acceptable basketball. And so with that message, you're

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01:47:34,520 --> 01:47:36,599
Speaker 5: gonna go out there and you're gonna be buttoned up,

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01:47:36,640 --> 01:47:41,679
Speaker 5: you're gonna do everything right. And unfortunately for Lolville, it's

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01:47:41,800 --> 01:47:44,320
Speaker 5: kind of like being the next piece of lumber on

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Speaker 5: your way to the sawmill. It's a little bit of

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01:47:46,800 --> 01:47:50,280
Speaker 5: staring down your faith, hearing the noises from inside the

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01:47:50,400 --> 01:47:53,960
Speaker 5: shed and knowing it's the unavoidable. There's nothing you could

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Speaker 5: do about it.

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Speaker 4: Louisvil has gotten very fortunate. At the last two games.

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Speaker 6: I should have lost to Stanford, they were down big,

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01:47:59,040 --> 01:48:01,200
Speaker 6: should have been tied that Clemson game, right, we talked

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01:48:01,200 --> 01:48:03,360
Speaker 6: about at the top of the show, that controversial call

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01:48:04,000 --> 01:48:07,960
Speaker 6: late Clemson. You know, to be fair, Chase, I think

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Speaker 6: Chase Hunter has to make both free throws to tie

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Speaker 6: the game. But still like that that game, Like Louisville

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01:48:14,320 --> 01:48:16,840
Speaker 6: had one game where they were down big came back

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Speaker 6: to win up big almost blew it.

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Speaker 4: And now what do we see with Duke. Here's my

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Speaker 4: take on Duke. This is a maybe it's a hot take.

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Speaker 6: We love hot takes here on the show, and this

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01:48:28,560 --> 01:48:31,320
Speaker 6: has nothing to do with Cooper Flag and how I

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Speaker 6: feel about him as a person or as a player.

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Speaker 6: But I think the best thing that could have happened

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Speaker 6: to Duke this week is.

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Speaker 4: To win this tournament without him.

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Speaker 6: Best possible case scenario is for the other players on

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01:48:42,400 --> 01:48:45,560
Speaker 6: Duke's roster, especially Ca Nipple, who if you watch this

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01:48:45,680 --> 01:48:49,200
Speaker 6: kid play kan k Nipple is like he checks every box,

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01:48:49,320 --> 01:48:53,240
Speaker 6: he does it all. He is a fantastic shooter defender,

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01:48:53,680 --> 01:48:55,960
Speaker 6: He does the little things. He's gritty, he's a freshman,

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01:48:56,200 --> 01:48:59,960
Speaker 6: he's a diaper andy baby. But I think Duke winning

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01:49:00,160 --> 01:49:03,160
Speaker 6: this tournament without Cooper Flag and he'll come you wrong.

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01:49:03,200 --> 01:49:05,439
Speaker 6: The acc is not you know, the behemoths. It's not

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01:49:05,520 --> 01:49:09,200
Speaker 6: like Godzilla against MOFMA but it is still really good

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01:49:09,280 --> 01:49:12,280
Speaker 6: basketball teams. It's still you know, top notch players, even

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Speaker 6: though they're not having as good of a year as

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Speaker 6: they've typically had in that conference.

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Speaker 4: But if Duke wants to reach the heights that they.

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Speaker 6: Want to reach Final four National Championship, you're gonna have

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01:49:23,160 --> 01:49:25,360
Speaker 6: to win a game over the six games you have

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Speaker 6: to win to get to the title. When Cooper Flag

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01:49:27,920 --> 01:49:30,240
Speaker 6: has an off night, it's gonna happen at some point.

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01:49:30,320 --> 01:49:31,640
Speaker 6: And I know he's been great the whole year, but

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01:49:31,720 --> 01:49:34,200
Speaker 6: it will happen at some point in that stretch. He's

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01:49:34,200 --> 01:49:35,680
Speaker 6: gonna have a bad game. Teams are gonna key in

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01:49:35,720 --> 01:49:38,639
Speaker 6: on him. Good defenses will make another guy beat them.

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01:49:39,360 --> 01:49:41,880
Speaker 6: That's where this confidence level for Duke, where they can

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01:49:41,960 --> 01:49:44,200
Speaker 6: win a tournament three straight nights, back to back to

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Speaker 6: back without their best player. I think that's the best

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Speaker 6: case scenario for the Blue Devils.

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Speaker 3: ball at you here. You know, football always on the brain.

2223
01:50:23,320 --> 01:50:25,519
Speaker 3: And I thought of you, guys because I read something

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01:50:25,640 --> 01:50:29,240
Speaker 3: from Mike Florio on Pro Football Talk this morning and

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01:50:29,320 --> 01:50:32,759
Speaker 3: I'm like, I've been yelling this for years, and especially

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01:50:32,880 --> 01:50:36,080
Speaker 3: with this particular team. So he posted a story about

2227
01:50:36,120 --> 01:50:40,720
Speaker 3: Cooper cup signing with the Seahawks, right, and his thought was,

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01:50:41,040 --> 01:50:44,000
Speaker 3: there are plenty of other big name receivers on the

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01:50:44,080 --> 01:50:47,320
Speaker 3: wrong side of thirty that are waiting to find a home.

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01:50:47,600 --> 01:50:51,519
Speaker 3: There's Amari Cooper's Tofon Diggs, keenan Al and Brandon Cooks.

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01:50:51,880 --> 01:50:54,960
Speaker 3: There's Tyler Lockett, the former Seahawk, and then he names

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01:50:55,040 --> 01:50:59,599
Speaker 3: some other names that are under thirty years old as well,

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01:50:59,680 --> 01:51:02,439
Speaker 3: and they're still waiting for homes. And this line caught

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01:51:02,520 --> 01:51:06,360
Speaker 3: my attention. Mike Florio wrote the fact that so many

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01:51:06,479 --> 01:51:08,880
Speaker 3: receivers are available at this point is a sign that

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01:51:08,960 --> 01:51:12,720
Speaker 3: the position is becoming in some respects like running back

2237
01:51:13,000 --> 01:51:17,840
Speaker 3: every year, Young, cheap, healthy and productive options are available

2238
01:51:18,240 --> 01:51:21,800
Speaker 3: in the draft class, and I immediately thought of the

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01:51:21,880 --> 01:51:22,919
Speaker 3: Cincinnati Bengals.

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01:51:23,560 --> 01:51:25,400
Speaker 2: It's like they're going.

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01:51:25,240 --> 01:51:28,959
Speaker 3: The opposite way and they're trying to pay a premium

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01:51:29,080 --> 01:51:33,439
Speaker 3: and they're reportedly close to closing deals with Jamar Chase

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01:51:33,600 --> 01:51:34,599
Speaker 3: and T Higgins.

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01:51:35,520 --> 01:51:36,600
Speaker 2: I don't understand it.

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01:51:36,800 --> 01:51:39,120
Speaker 3: I understand why you would keep Jamar Chase, but to

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01:51:39,280 --> 01:51:44,560
Speaker 3: sign both guys at a premium while you're probably losing Hendrickson,

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01:51:44,680 --> 01:51:47,800
Speaker 3: it just doesn't make sense to me. But that thought

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01:51:48,720 --> 01:51:52,640
Speaker 3: of wide receiver resembling running back in the way in

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01:51:52,760 --> 01:51:55,320
Speaker 3: the case that there are a lot of good wide

2250
01:51:55,360 --> 01:51:58,280
Speaker 3: receivers in these draft classes, why are you paying a

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01:51:58,360 --> 01:52:01,360
Speaker 3: premium for T Higgins if you also have Jamar Chase

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01:52:01,439 --> 01:52:04,320
Speaker 3: and you're the Bengals. I think it's a bad approach,

2253
01:52:04,920 --> 01:52:07,040
Speaker 3: But it looks like they're a step closer to making

2254
01:52:07,080 --> 01:52:08,080
Speaker 3: that a reality here.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, I agree. I do think it's a bad approach.

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01:52:10,880 --> 01:52:15,920
Speaker 5: I think I think teams should be more focused on

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01:52:16,200 --> 01:52:20,720
Speaker 5: cobbling together a more fortified front seven on defense and

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01:52:20,880 --> 01:52:26,120
Speaker 5: an offensive line that can withstand the tasks of surviving

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01:52:26,200 --> 01:52:29,160
Speaker 5: a full season and playing great football because time and

2260
01:52:29,240 --> 01:52:32,679
Speaker 5: time again, what we're proving is it is a passing league.

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01:52:33,000 --> 01:52:36,479
Speaker 5: You know, we see it every year. The gaudy numbers

2262
01:52:36,479 --> 01:52:39,759
Speaker 5: that offenses are putting up, the passing yardage that quarterbacks

2263
01:52:39,760 --> 01:52:42,439
Speaker 5: are putting up now dwarfs that of the passers of

2264
01:52:42,640 --> 01:52:45,840
Speaker 5: just ten years ago. But it's a line of scrimmage game.

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01:52:46,400 --> 01:52:49,320
Speaker 5: You have to own and dominate at the line of scrimmage.

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01:52:49,479 --> 01:52:51,720
Speaker 5: And the teams who typically go the furthest As a

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01:52:51,760 --> 01:52:53,480
Speaker 5: matter of fact, a great example.

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Speaker 4: The Philadelphia Eagles.

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01:52:54,880 --> 01:52:57,599
Speaker 5: You could have arguably ranked them as the best offensive

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01:52:57,640 --> 01:53:01,280
Speaker 5: line the entire season. That defensive front is fierce. They

2271
01:53:01,360 --> 01:53:04,240
Speaker 5: stop the run well, they rushed the passer well, they

2272
01:53:04,360 --> 01:53:08,599
Speaker 5: create havoc. And so when I see team spending big, numbered,

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01:53:09,080 --> 01:53:13,519
Speaker 5: big dollars, those those numbers on receivers, even on running backs.

2274
01:53:13,680 --> 01:53:17,160
Speaker 4: You know, not not always, but but sometimes.

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01:53:16,880 --> 01:53:20,840
Speaker 5: I'll say to myself, why why get yourself an offensive line,

2276
01:53:20,960 --> 01:53:24,640
Speaker 5: get yourself a pass rusher or an edge setter in

2277
01:53:24,760 --> 01:53:28,639
Speaker 5: the run game. On defense, like you got, you gotta

2278
01:53:28,720 --> 01:53:31,000
Speaker 5: four to five the front otherwise you're not gonna have

2279
01:53:31,040 --> 01:53:34,760
Speaker 5: a chance. And like you said, great receivers, good receivers

2280
01:53:34,880 --> 01:53:37,120
Speaker 5: are kind of disposable in this league because you can

2281
01:53:37,200 --> 01:53:39,880
Speaker 5: find them falling out of bed. It's just what it is.

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01:53:40,000 --> 01:53:40,120
Speaker 4: Now.

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01:53:40,840 --> 01:53:43,800
Speaker 6: I'll just close with us really quickly. Our boy Ben

2284
01:53:43,880 --> 01:53:46,080
Speaker 6: Johnson goes to Chicago and what does he do. He

2285
01:53:46,120 --> 01:53:48,640
Speaker 6: signs Jonah Jackson, They trade for Joe. They traded for

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01:53:48,720 --> 01:53:51,160
Speaker 6: Jonah Jackson, traded for Joe Tony and then signed Drew

2287
01:53:51,200 --> 01:53:54,200
Speaker 6: Dollmond the center. And Ben Johnson said, I think yesterday

2288
01:53:54,439 --> 01:53:56,479
Speaker 6: that Drew Dalmond's gonna be the quarterback of the old line.

2289
01:53:57,439 --> 01:53:59,280
Speaker 6: Just do exactly what you did with the Lions, and

2290
01:53:59,320 --> 01:54:00,800
Speaker 6: I think Chicago is going to be right back in

2291
01:54:00,880 --> 01:54:02,920
Speaker 6: it next year. So yeah, O line First, it all

2292
01:54:03,000 --> 01:54:06,599
Speaker 6: starts in the trenches, right ranch, It always does, does

2293
01:54:07,360 --> 01:54:07,560
Speaker 6: you know.

2294
01:54:08,520 --> 01:54:10,960
Speaker 3: I'll say this real fast. Where we talked about this

2295
01:54:11,120 --> 01:54:13,639
Speaker 3: last week and I compared it to the Chiefs. It's

2296
01:54:13,680 --> 01:54:17,160
Speaker 3: actually a step further. Imagine if the Chiefs got rid

2297
01:54:17,240 --> 01:54:21,920
Speaker 3: of Chris Jones and they signed Tyreek Hill to a

2298
01:54:22,040 --> 01:54:26,640
Speaker 3: premium deal and then they signed another receiver to like

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01:54:27,200 --> 01:54:29,280
Speaker 3: like your number two receiver to a top of the

2300
01:54:29,360 --> 01:54:33,160
Speaker 3: market deal. Yeah, it just doesn't make sense, right, Like,

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01:54:33,720 --> 01:54:35,680
Speaker 3: you don't have to do it exactly like the Chiefs.

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01:54:35,760 --> 01:54:37,760
Speaker 3: But where would the Chiefs be if they committed to

2303
01:54:37,920 --> 01:54:41,000
Speaker 3: Tyreek Hill and didn't have Chris Jones. I don't know

2304
01:54:41,080 --> 01:54:43,000
Speaker 3: that they would have won two super Bowls in a row.

2305
01:54:44,040 --> 01:54:47,560
Speaker 3: I really don't like Mahomes is special. Joe Burrow is special.

2306
01:54:47,880 --> 01:54:52,000
Speaker 3: I think you can skimp around those quarterbacks wide receiver

2307
01:54:52,160 --> 01:54:55,600
Speaker 3: wise and put some money into the defense. But the

2308
01:54:55,600 --> 01:54:58,200
Speaker 3: Bengals don't look like they're doing that. Hey, shortly after

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01:54:58,240 --> 01:55:01,000
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Speaker 4: Oh shout out Arnie to you.

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Speaker 3: Sounded like he was on the show for a second

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Speaker 3: right there. It was zeemless, very well done. Yes, we'll

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Speaker 2: it's Piston season.

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Speaker 2: Let's do it.

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Speaker 1: Rapid fire.

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01:57:07,800 --> 01:57:09,240
Speaker 2: All right, Jared, we start with you.

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01:57:09,400 --> 01:57:11,800
Speaker 4: What do you like? Let's go to DC where we

2350
01:57:11,880 --> 01:57:13,080
Speaker 4: are fading VCU.

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01:57:13,200 --> 01:57:15,320
Speaker 6: We're taking Loyola Chicago plus nine and a half eight

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01:57:15,360 --> 01:57:18,600
Speaker 6: ten semi final. First matchup was very tight for thirty minutes,

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01:57:18,640 --> 01:57:21,880
Speaker 6: and that VCU pressure eventually got to the Ramblers. The

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01:57:22,000 --> 01:57:24,160
Speaker 6: Rams are very tough on short prep, but I think

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01:57:24,200 --> 01:57:26,600
Speaker 6: the Ramblers actually have the depth to overcome it this time.

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01:57:26,800 --> 01:57:29,560
Speaker 6: They had fourteen turnovers in the first matchup. Let's keep

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01:57:29,600 --> 01:57:32,160
Speaker 6: it under that number today, gentlemen. I'll take Loyola plus

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01:57:32,240 --> 01:57:35,800
Speaker 6: nine and a half Houston Arizona under one thirty five

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01:57:35,840 --> 01:57:36,200
Speaker 6: and a half.

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Speaker 4: He loves me.

2361
01:57:37,200 --> 01:57:40,080
Speaker 6: He loves me not Caleb love five for eight from

2362
01:57:40,120 --> 01:57:43,360
Speaker 6: three yesterday. He loves me one for eight from three

2363
01:57:43,520 --> 01:57:45,839
Speaker 6: in the first matchup between these two teams back in February.

2364
01:57:46,040 --> 01:57:48,800
Speaker 6: He loves me not BYU ninety six points against Iowa

2365
01:57:48,840 --> 01:57:51,720
Speaker 6: State two days ago. He loves me fifty four yesterday

2366
01:57:51,880 --> 01:57:53,160
Speaker 6: against his Houston defense.

2367
01:57:53,320 --> 01:57:53,920
Speaker 4: He loves me not.

2368
01:57:54,080 --> 01:57:57,120
Speaker 6: Cougar's are eleade on defense, slow tempo under one thirty

2369
01:57:57,160 --> 01:57:59,040
Speaker 6: five and a half Florida Bama. You know we're betting

2370
01:57:59,040 --> 01:57:59,640
Speaker 6: the over in this game.

2371
01:57:59,680 --> 01:57:59,840
Speaker 1: Guys.

2372
01:58:00,040 --> 01:58:02,360
Speaker 6: Played ten days ago in Tuscaloosa, the total was one

2373
01:58:02,440 --> 01:58:04,680
Speaker 6: seventy eight and a half. It's one seventy five and

2374
01:58:04,680 --> 01:58:08,840
Speaker 6: a half today, three point shot early offense over one

2375
01:58:08,960 --> 01:58:10,760
Speaker 6: seventy five and a half Florida and Fama.

2376
01:58:10,800 --> 01:58:12,800
Speaker 4: I think it's going to be a shootout in the SEC.

2377
01:58:13,280 --> 01:58:13,800
Speaker 4: I agree with you.

2378
01:58:13,880 --> 01:58:16,560
Speaker 5: I could see it being a tract meet between Bama

2379
01:58:16,720 --> 01:58:19,840
Speaker 5: and Florida, but I still have Florida minus three and

2380
01:58:19,880 --> 01:58:21,760
Speaker 5: a half in this one. I think they're the better

2381
01:58:21,960 --> 01:58:26,360
Speaker 5: balanced team, and that's gonna be a theme here balanced favorites.

2382
01:58:26,120 --> 01:58:29,040
Speaker 4: As I work my way through rapid fire. Louisville is

2383
01:58:29,120 --> 01:58:29,960
Speaker 4: facing Duke.

2384
01:58:30,080 --> 01:58:33,160
Speaker 5: Duke favored by six and a half, even without Cooper Flagg.

2385
01:58:33,280 --> 01:58:36,000
Speaker 5: This is a very well balanced Duke team. They need

2386
01:58:36,120 --> 01:58:39,280
Speaker 5: a win, especially after getting a near defeat to you

2387
01:58:39,440 --> 01:58:41,839
Speaker 5: and see. They were able to topple the tar Heels

2388
01:58:41,960 --> 01:58:44,520
Speaker 5: late only by two points. I think they're going to

2389
01:58:44,600 --> 01:58:48,320
Speaker 5: lay one on Louisville today. So I got Duke six

2390
01:58:48,360 --> 01:58:53,120
Speaker 5: and a half. Okay, Tennessee Auburn again. Auburn just the

2391
01:58:53,320 --> 01:58:56,840
Speaker 5: better balanced team. Look, shoot or shoot and you can

2392
01:58:57,000 --> 01:59:00,520
Speaker 5: anything can happen in these situations. But I like Auburn

2393
01:59:00,600 --> 01:59:03,080
Speaker 5: that they have the standing player of the year in

2394
01:59:03,200 --> 01:59:06,880
Speaker 5: my opinion. In Jenni Broom, give me the Tigers minus

2395
01:59:06,960 --> 01:59:08,880
Speaker 5: five and a half in this one against the Balls.

2396
01:59:09,880 --> 01:59:11,160
Speaker 2: Okay, shout out.

2397
01:59:11,280 --> 01:59:16,040
Speaker 3: Arnie Spanier sent me a nugget here about Bryce Drew,

2398
01:59:16,600 --> 01:59:19,760
Speaker 3: the Grand Canyon head coach Bryce Drew, since he took

2399
01:59:19,840 --> 01:59:23,240
Speaker 3: over twenty two and five against the spread in the

2400
01:59:23,320 --> 01:59:24,000
Speaker 3: month of March.

2401
01:59:24,840 --> 01:59:26,600
Speaker 2: I double checked it's the month of March.

2402
01:59:26,880 --> 01:59:29,640
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm taking Grand Canyon minus four and a half

2403
01:59:29,720 --> 01:59:31,120
Speaker 3: against Utah Valley.

2404
01:59:31,280 --> 01:59:31,960
Speaker 4: I'll be there tonight.

2405
01:59:32,120 --> 01:59:32,280
Speaker 7: We go.

2406
01:59:32,360 --> 01:59:34,720
Speaker 2: There's the first one. Now I'm on my own for

2407
01:59:34,840 --> 01:59:35,480
Speaker 2: my other picks.

2408
01:59:36,640 --> 01:59:37,880
Speaker 5: Goodness, good luck.

2409
01:59:38,520 --> 01:59:39,360
Speaker 2: Give me Akron.

2410
01:59:39,600 --> 01:59:41,760
Speaker 3: You know I'm gonna kick myself if I don't take this.

2411
01:59:42,280 --> 01:59:43,480
Speaker 2: It's picked up by one point.

2412
01:59:43,560 --> 01:59:46,080
Speaker 3: But I'm gonna take their team total over eighty two

2413
01:59:46,160 --> 01:59:49,800
Speaker 3: and a half against Miami Miami of Ohio today, I'm

2414
01:59:49,840 --> 01:59:50,080
Speaker 3: on that.

2415
01:59:51,080 --> 01:59:53,040
Speaker 2: And then give me early fireworks.

2416
01:59:53,080 --> 01:59:56,040
Speaker 3: Give me Alabama Florida over eighty three and a half

2417
01:59:56,080 --> 01:59:56,800
Speaker 3: in the first half.

2418
01:59:57,200 --> 01:59:57,440
Speaker 4: Nice.

2419
01:59:57,880 --> 01:59:59,840
Speaker 3: I think we see a track meete in this one.

2420
02:00:00,120 --> 02:00:02,040
Speaker 3: I wanted to take the Squack final, couldn't fit it

2421
02:00:02,120 --> 02:00:02,400
Speaker 3: in there.