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Speaker 1: you're looking for. Well, listen to this kick back and

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Speaker 1: get the latest on the Colts in the NFL. This

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Speaker 1: is The Last Word, the offseason home of the Colts

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Speaker 1: with Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor. Oh again everyone, and

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Speaker 1: welcome to the Last Word. We have brought to you

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Speaker 1: Jeffrey gore Man. I am joined by the voice of

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Speaker 1: the Colts Weekend and week Out, mister Matt Taylor. Maytay,

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Speaker 1: how are we doing well, Jeffrey. There's this this weird

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Speaker 1: gonna tell you what's coming up on tonight's show. We're

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Speaker 1: gonna preview the Cold's training camp, break down some burning

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Speaker 1: is gore Man. We're talking defensive secondary of the Colts.

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Speaker 1: Don't forget. On the twenty seventh of this month, camp

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Speaker 1: Stefan Gilmour Mattey a veteran, a guy that's a big

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Speaker 1: As you said, he can still play at an incredibly

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Speaker 1: see some of the younger guys kind of gravitating towards

427
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Speaker 1: you because of just your wealth of knowledge and experience

428
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Speaker 1: playing at a high level in this league. Yeah, I

429
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Speaker 1: have seen that during my short time here. And I

430
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Speaker 1: think it's just me being who I've always been, uh,

431
00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:30,359
Speaker 1: a player who's willing to share and share the game,

432
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Speaker 1: give knowledge, um when it's needed or when it's acts,

433
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Speaker 1: and make it myself available and that and that's in

434
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Speaker 1: a lot of different ways. And so um, it's good

435
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Speaker 1: to know that gods can come to you, um for

436
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Speaker 1: information regarding ball or or you know, things regarding life

437
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Speaker 1: in itself. You know, I have a lot of wisdom

438
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Speaker 1: to share. So uh, it's good man, and and and

439
00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,200
Speaker 1: obviously that's one of the reasons why I'm here, but

440
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Speaker 1: it'd be good and um, it's good to I guess

441
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Speaker 1: we called og sure better than the alternative that's Ronnie

442
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Speaker 1: McCloud with us called safety. What do you make of

443
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Speaker 1: this secondary I mean, Stefan Gilmore, Julian Blackman, what do

444
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Speaker 1: you make of just the talent that that's on hand

445
00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:16,440
Speaker 1: here in this defense? Very talented and competitive group and

446
00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,840
Speaker 1: humble group, which I love the most, even for a

447
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Speaker 1: guy like Stefan Gilmore that's played at an incredibly high level.

448
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Speaker 1: You wouldn't know it. He's not a look at me

449
00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:28,280
Speaker 1: type of a guy, exact personality. Guys who just wear

450
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Speaker 1: the hard hat, bringing the two box and looking to

451
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Speaker 1: get better and compete each and every day. And I

452
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Speaker 1: admire every man in that room. Been able to learn

453
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Speaker 1: a lot about each individual, which is good. And it's

454
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Speaker 1: a it's a unique bunch, you know, Kenny, I love him, Manum,

455
00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:52,840
Speaker 1: you know everything I've seen as far abottom undrafted journey

456
00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:55,159
Speaker 1: just like mine. And he's been able to play at

457
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Speaker 1: a high level over the years, which is very good

458
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Speaker 1: to see and still climbing. And you talked about you know,

459
00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:04,800
Speaker 1: uh jb and and and two young safeties who have

460
00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:08,680
Speaker 1: made an impact here and throughout the game. And it's

461
00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:11,879
Speaker 1: good just to be able to, you know, stand alongside

462
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Speaker 1: them now and uh Gilly and there's so many other

463
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Speaker 1: guys who have showed up man face on you know

464
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Speaker 1: him coming over. Um, I've been very impressed, uh for

465
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Speaker 1: what I've seen throughout OTAs. Uh. I can I can

466
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Speaker 1: talk about every guy, to be honest with you, but

467
00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:31,000
Speaker 1: it's a it's a very tight knit group, Um, and

468
00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:33,320
Speaker 1: a group that's gonna make a lot of plays for

469
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Speaker 1: this team this year. What's what's going through Nick Cross's mind?

470
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Speaker 1: Take yourself, if you can go back eleven years as

471
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Speaker 1: a rookie and you're trying to to prove yourself, You're

472
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Speaker 1: trying to acclimate to a new league, how to be

473
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Speaker 1: a professional. You know, football is your life. Now you're

474
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Speaker 1: moving to a different city. Uh, what's going through his mind?

475
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Speaker 1: And how can you help him with all that? Yeah?

476
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Speaker 1: Nick and I actually go back a little bit. He

477
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Speaker 1: went to my same high school, so he went to

478
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Speaker 1: the to the Capitol High School back in PG County, Maryland.

479
00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,879
Speaker 1: And we've been in contact with one another for you know,

480
00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:09,880
Speaker 1: some time, and it's it's been amazing just to see

481
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Speaker 1: his journey from high school to Maryland and now being

482
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Speaker 1: in the locker room with him. That just shows you

483
00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:21,440
Speaker 1: my age as well. But he's a guy who's stepped

484
00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:27,320
Speaker 1: in and quickly, you know, Um adapted to everything that

485
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Speaker 1: the league demands of you. You can see he's he's

486
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Speaker 1: at prou how he comes to work. UM doesn't say much,

487
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Speaker 1: but it's a great learner, a great listener, and it's

488
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Speaker 1: very coachable. Um and honestly hasn't missed a beat. So

489
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Speaker 1: I'm very excited for nick man and where you know

490
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Speaker 1: his career is gonna go. I mean he's he's athletic

491
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Speaker 1: as as he as it gets, you know what I'm saying,

492
00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:54,960
Speaker 1: being two fifteen running forty three. But he understands the

493
00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,280
Speaker 1: game has great football iq um and applause it and

494
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Speaker 1: you see it, you know on the day. Man. So

495
00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:02,680
Speaker 1: you know, every time I can, I can get with

496
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Speaker 1: him to share him, give him some game. Um. You know,

497
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Speaker 1: I know he's gonna take that and run with it.

498
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Speaker 1: But uh, from first impression, man, I'm like, he looks

499
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Speaker 1: like he's at least you know, three to five year pro. Sure. Yeah,

500
00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:17,479
Speaker 1: he's an impressive guy, There's no question about it. As

501
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Speaker 1: are you all right after the mini camp is over?

502
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Speaker 1: What does the rest of your summer look like? How

503
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Speaker 1: are you gonna balance getting away time with family but

504
00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,000
Speaker 1: also no one you got to hit the ground running

505
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Speaker 1: and training camp. Yeah for me, it's you know, the

506
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Speaker 1: wife knows how it goes. Man, It's it's back to work,

507
00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:37,359
Speaker 1: to be honest. Uh, you know, working out uh throughout

508
00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:40,280
Speaker 1: the throughout the week, five days a week, and uh,

509
00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,160
Speaker 1: really putting the emphasis on the field work, but also

510
00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:45,320
Speaker 1: you know, taking some time to get away, make sure,

511
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Speaker 1: you know, I spend these these last days we like

512
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Speaker 1: to call it with my wife. We got an anniversary

513
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Speaker 1: coming up next month, so we're going to get away.

514
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Speaker 1: That'll be our our summer highlight trip. Uh so I'm

515
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Speaker 1: looking forward to that and yeah, just catching up with

516
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Speaker 1: the family one last time before Um you know what

517
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Speaker 1: I'm saying. I just kind of like see you later. Yeah,

518
00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:09,160
Speaker 1: you know, in a sense. But the grind doesn't stop,

519
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Speaker 1: and um, you know, I make sure I have my

520
00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:14,320
Speaker 1: fun too going into training camp. I mean it's sort

521
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Speaker 1: of a mixed emotion, right, I mean you have the butterflies,

522
00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,639
Speaker 1: even at this stage, you still get the butterflies, But

523
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Speaker 1: it's also like, I don't know if is there any

524
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Speaker 1: level of dread to it too, because of how intense

525
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Speaker 1: it is for a month or so. Oh yeah, there's

526
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Speaker 1: always there's there's definitely dread. Um, you know, I think

527
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Speaker 1: that many How do you make sure you don't just

528
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Speaker 1: like start looking at the clock and you know, excelling

529
00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:40,600
Speaker 1: out the days on the calendar. It's not healthy either.

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Speaker 1: You gotta stay in a moment, man, you gotta really

531
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Speaker 1: live in a moment so that that's all it is,

532
00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:48,360
Speaker 1: is like, just take take things day to day. Um,

533
00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:52,080
Speaker 1: and you know it'll be here before we know it,

534
00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:54,240
Speaker 1: trust me, So oh yeah it will. I think I

535
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Speaker 1: started dreading camp maybe after like years, maybe six or something.

536
00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:03,719
Speaker 1: Once you get up there years, man, you're like, all right,

537
00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:05,800
Speaker 1: just get through the grass. I get through the first

538
00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:08,680
Speaker 1: couple of weeks. It's its own season. Yeah, but don't

539
00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:10,119
Speaker 1: look for the light at the end of the tunnel

540
00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:12,120
Speaker 1: when you come back. You know what I'm saying, chrise,

541
00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,479
Speaker 1: Gods are trying to make the team. Guys are here

542
00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:17,040
Speaker 1: to compete, and you know we're trying to build something special.

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00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:19,159
Speaker 1: So I know what the task is at hand at

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Speaker 1: the end of the day when I when I come back,

545
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Speaker 1: it's on. It's great to meet you. Thanks so much

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00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:25,080
Speaker 1: for the time. Best of luck this summer, have fun

547
00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:27,240
Speaker 1: and we'll see a training camp all right, man, Thank you.

548
00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:31,360
Speaker 1: Great presence on the field, better presence in the locker room. Perhaps,

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00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:34,040
Speaker 1: I mean people are drawn to Rodney McLoud. You've talked

550
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Speaker 1: to people around the league about what he means to

551
00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,280
Speaker 1: that Eagles defense throughout the years and being an undrafted

552
00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:41,640
Speaker 1: free agent and working his way up to a big

553
00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,240
Speaker 1: contract like he did. I like those kind of guys

554
00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:46,600
Speaker 1: because they work hard, may take. They know that they

555
00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,040
Speaker 1: can't be around forever, so they're gonna do what it

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00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,119
Speaker 1: takes to make sure that they stick around. That's what

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00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:53,720
Speaker 1: Rodney McLoud is to me. Yeah, yeah, you're not heading

558
00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,600
Speaker 1: into your eleventh season of the NFL on accident, right,

559
00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,280
Speaker 1: That just doesn't happen, especially for an undrafted free agent

560
00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:02,400
Speaker 1: coming out. But a great interview. I loved his honesty

561
00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:05,399
Speaker 1: there about at the end about having some dread about

562
00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:08,719
Speaker 1: training camp is so natural because it's such a long season.

563
00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:11,520
Speaker 1: It's such a grind. You're away from your family and

564
00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:14,880
Speaker 1: your friends, and you know, football just consumes you. But hey,

565
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Speaker 1: once it comes, you just have to embrace it because

566
00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:20,120
Speaker 1: there's no other way around it. As we know. Obviously

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Speaker 1: we take that interview before the Curry Willis news, so

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00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:26,080
Speaker 1: we should note that. But it's interesting, and we talked

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Speaker 1: about at the top of the show in segment one,

570
00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:30,399
Speaker 1: that battle for the starting safety job. It's going to

571
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Speaker 1: boil down between he and Nick Cross. Those two guys

572
00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:36,760
Speaker 1: went to the same high school. Jeffrey, how about that

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Speaker 1: Nick Cross and Rodney McLeod, even though their generations apart,

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Speaker 1: if you will, I don't know what the difference is,

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00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:46,640
Speaker 1: but both guys went to DeMatha Catholic High School in Maryland.

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Speaker 1: Pretty cool factory. Yeah, football factory there at the Math

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00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:52,640
Speaker 1: that I know that. So it's kind of a weird

578
00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:55,120
Speaker 1: connection that they have. But I love it because this

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00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:57,960
Speaker 1: young man, this beast, Nick Cross, can learn so much

580
00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,560
Speaker 1: from the Rodney mclouds and Rodney McLeod. You learn so

581
00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:02,840
Speaker 1: much from Nick Cross because it works both ways. So

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Speaker 1: the veteran and the rookie coming in can't wait. Good

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Speaker 1: stuff on that interview Mayta. We talked about it earlier.

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Speaker 1: Say I want to get a little cat Steven's going

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Speaker 1: famed season. The Colts are about to embark on. Twenty

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Speaker 1: twenty two. Home game tickets are on sale now. Single

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Speaker 1: seven two nine seven seven zero zero zero. For the

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Speaker 1: rest of the home games at Lucas Oil Stadium this season,

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Speaker 1: get your tickets by heading the Colts dot com slash tickets,

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Speaker 1: or simply go to ticketmaster dot com. Matt Taylor, Voice

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Speaker 1: of the Colts, the best in the business. He's getting

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Speaker 1: ready for a season to be chirping embarking on the mic.

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00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:47,000
Speaker 1: Can't wait. It's going to be a huge success this year.

652
00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:50,720
Speaker 1: The Colts are a good football team front to back, offense, defense,

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Speaker 1: and special teams. Let's talk about one of the good

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Speaker 1: ones in that roster. On that roster rather, I'm talking

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Speaker 1: about Kenny Moore, the second. He led all NFL cornerbacks

656
00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:02,480
Speaker 1: in tackles last season by eclipsing one hundred tackles for

657
00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:06,040
Speaker 1: the season. He became the first Colts cornerback and just

658
00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:10,240
Speaker 1: the third defensive back since nineteen ninety four to reach

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Speaker 1: that plateau in a single season. Kenny Moore the second,

660
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Speaker 1: one of the best in the game. He's a Pro

661
00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:18,960
Speaker 1: Bowler for the first time in his career last year.

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00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:22,800
Speaker 1: But before Kenny Moore, before he went to the Pro Bowl.

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Speaker 1: Mate this Forum Credit Union question of the week is

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Speaker 1: a good one. Who was the last Colts cornerback named

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Speaker 1: to the Pro Bowl? Think about this. I'm gonna give

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Speaker 1: you a little hint. We're gonna go back seven years.

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Speaker 1: He was considered elite. I'll give you a little another

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Speaker 1: little hint. He came from Miami. Oh okay, I was

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Speaker 1: gonna say Darius a Butler, but he came from Yukon.

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Speaker 1: That's right, So it's gotta be If he came from Miami,

671
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Speaker 1: it's gotta be Vonte Davis. Vonte Davis is that man,

672
00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:56,120
Speaker 1: that's right, and don't forget he is. He had the

673
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Speaker 1: bloodlines going in the NFL with his brother, the big

674
00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:01,800
Speaker 1: tight end and say San Francisco for years. Right. So

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Speaker 1: Vonte Davis was the last coach cornerback named to the

676
00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:07,080
Speaker 1: Pro Bowl. That was in two thousand and fifteen. But

677
00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:09,440
Speaker 1: I think that trend ends this year because of the

678
00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:12,320
Speaker 1: talent that Kus Bradley has behind him, especially in the

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Speaker 1: defensive backfield. And Kenny Moore simply is one of the

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Speaker 1: best to play the game. I talked to him a

681
00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:19,560
Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago when he was in the Colts complex.

682
00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:21,960
Speaker 1: I said, the season that you had last year, it's

683
00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:24,040
Speaker 1: gonna be bigger and better this year. And he said, man,

684
00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:26,160
Speaker 1: oh man, he goes. I found out what I have

685
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Speaker 1: to do in the offseason to get better each in season,

686
00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:30,919
Speaker 1: and I love it and can't wait. So these guys

687
00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:32,640
Speaker 1: are growing up right in front of our eyes and

688
00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:35,479
Speaker 1: taking care of themselves in the off season, getting ready

689
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Speaker 1: to play at the high level that Kenny Moore is

690
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Speaker 1: used to. I can't wait. Man, July twenty seven at

691
00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:42,759
Speaker 1: Graham Park out in Westfield. Get all the information you

692
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Speaker 1: can at Colts dot com. Matey, appreciate the help. Let's

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Speaker 1: close out this show right now thanks to our friends

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Speaker 1: at Forum Credit Union helping members live their financial dreams.

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Speaker 1: It's time now bust out the grab bag. It's time

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Speaker 1: for the NFL brad Bag and a sort of look

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Speaker 1: at what's going on on in the NFL. This big

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Speaker 1: old NFL grab bag is brought to you by our

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Speaker 1: friends at Meyer Meyer, the official supercenter of your Indianapolis

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Speaker 1: Colts and proud sponsor of hundreds of local sports teams

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Speaker 1: across the Midwest. Let's go to Carolina. After months of negotiations,

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Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield is now a member of the Carolina Panthers

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Speaker 1: after they set the Browns a twenty twenty four conditional

704
00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:26,880
Speaker 1: draft pick for him this week. According to multiple reports,

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Speaker 1: the Panthers haven't counted Sam Darneld out. I think I

706
00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:32,840
Speaker 1: know what's going to happen here. I think Baker Mayfield

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Speaker 1: is the better quarterback of the two. That's just my opinion.

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Speaker 1: I think he's gonna win the job over Sam Darneld.

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Speaker 1: What do you think may take and think about this

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Speaker 1: Panthers team? Does Addie Baker Mayfield make him a playoff

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Speaker 1: team in twenty twenty two. Oh man, I don't. It

712
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Speaker 1: just depends. I mean, if they get the twenty twenty

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Speaker 1: version of Baker Mayfield, they have a shot. If they

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Speaker 1: get last year's version of Baker Mayfield, then it's gonna

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Speaker 1: be a struggle for him. And also think about this,

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Speaker 1: you know when I saw this first come down the wire,

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Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield's gonna have to prove himself because the Panthers

718
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Speaker 1: offensive coordinator has been macadoo. And remember a couple of

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00:36:08,239 --> 00:36:10,920
Speaker 1: years ago when Mayfield came out, he was not a

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Speaker 1: fan of Baker Mayfield in the draft. And you know

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Speaker 1: McAdoo publicly rated him like the sixth best quarterback in

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Speaker 1: the draft that year, which for a guy like Baker Mayfield,

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Speaker 1: we know how competitive he is, how fiery is he

724
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Speaker 1: doesn't forget stuff like that. So those two are gonna

725
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Speaker 1: have to come together. It could go one of two ways.

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Speaker 1: The Panthers could have their long term answer quarterback and

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Speaker 1: they move on and they have success, or it could

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Speaker 1: not work out and then boom, the search continues for

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Speaker 1: Carolina and their quarterback situation. They're probably having a head

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Speaker 1: coaching search next offseason as well, So this is sort

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Speaker 1: of a fork in the road for both Baker Mayfield

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Speaker 1: and Matt Rule, the head coach of the Carolina Pants.

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Speaker 1: I like both of those cats too, I do. I

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Speaker 1: like Baker Mayfield, I like sam Garo, especially coming out

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Speaker 1: of USC. I like Boltimo and wishing him the best

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Speaker 1: of luck. Who knows what happens. Glad you're not in

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00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:00,359
Speaker 1: our conference. Do what you guys got to do. Keep

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Speaker 1: us entertained in Carolina. Mattey speaking of keeping us entertained

739
00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:06,839
Speaker 1: for years upon years upon years upon years, that would

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Speaker 1: be Soldier Field and the Chicago Bears. So apparently, the

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Speaker 1: Bears have entered an agreement to purchase land for a

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Speaker 1: potential new stadium in Arlington Heights, which sits just northwest

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Speaker 1: of O'Hare International and about thirty miles from the current

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00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:25,040
Speaker 1: Soldier Field in downtown Chicago. The team wants their own

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Speaker 1: stadium outright, and to build an entertainment district attached to

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Speaker 1: that district, something that is incurreagably possible at Soldier Field.

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Speaker 1: Chicago Mayor Lory Lightfoot making a push to keep the

748
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Speaker 1: Bears in the city, though she has a committee that

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Speaker 1: is apparently set to recommend that the city explore the

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Speaker 1: feasibility of renovating and even adding a dome to Soldier

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Speaker 1: Field such a project. Such a project could cost anywhere

752
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Speaker 1: between four hundred million mayte and one point five billion.

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Speaker 1: So I ask you this, is it like Wrigley Field?

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Speaker 1: Is it like you know, Fenway and stuff like that

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Speaker 1: in baseball? Soldier's keeping right, That's what I'm saying, because

756
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Speaker 1: here's the thing. May say, we talked about it right there.

757
00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:06,640
Speaker 1: They need to build an entertainment district because with this,

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00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:09,759
Speaker 1: with new stadiums or dome stadiums for that matter, you

759
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Speaker 1: get Super Bowl. Chicago is not going to host a

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Speaker 1: super Bowl in Soldier Field anytime soon. They get a

761
00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:18,200
Speaker 1: new stadium or they dome Soldier Field. Perhaps that happens,

762
00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:20,640
Speaker 1: and I'm talking about big money. What do you say,

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Speaker 1: should they just wipe it out and say, hey, we're

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Speaker 1: gonna do this thing right, We're gonna be in the

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Speaker 1: mix every five years for a Super Bowl with our

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Speaker 1: new place at Arlington Heights or is Soldier Field one

767
00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:33,160
Speaker 1: of those? And at Chicago. You know mystique about it

768
00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:34,960
Speaker 1: that says, hey, if you're gonna come in here in

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Speaker 1: a DEBTA winner and beat our football team, good luck,

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00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:40,319
Speaker 1: it's called Soldier Field. What do you think. Yeah, I mean,

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Speaker 1: based on everything you said, Soldier Field, it's one of

772
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Speaker 1: the few venues Jeffrey, I've been doing this eleven years

773
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Speaker 1: Soldier Field. Because of the pandemic, we were gonna go

774
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:51,640
Speaker 1: to Chicago in twenty twenty, but because of the pandemic,

775
00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:54,520
Speaker 1: that trip outside of the football team for the Colts

776
00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:57,480
Speaker 1: got wiped out. So Soldier Field is a place I've

777
00:38:57,560 --> 00:39:00,320
Speaker 1: never been to. I've heard that it's hard get in

778
00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:02,120
Speaker 1: and out of there. It's right in the water, so

779
00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:05,840
Speaker 1: traffic is hard. It's the oldest stadium in in the NFL,

780
00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:09,239
Speaker 1: and I read it's the smallest stadium in terms of capacity,

781
00:39:09,719 --> 00:39:13,320
Speaker 1: which is alarming considering it's in a huge market like Chicago.

782
00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:16,000
Speaker 1: I just think teams are looking at what the Rams did.

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00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:19,080
Speaker 1: Build a stadium in a campus around it with hotels

784
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Speaker 1: and bars and retail. All that equals more ticket revenue,

785
00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:26,319
Speaker 1: more sponsorship revenue. If it's me, I think you start

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Speaker 1: over and you grow for the future multiple decades of

787
00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:32,279
Speaker 1: success in terms of more money coming in, and you

788
00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:35,360
Speaker 1: have a chance to host Super Bowls and league events

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Speaker 1: that you can't have at Soldier Field. Hey, I'm a traditionalist,

790
00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:41,399
Speaker 1: like a lot of us are. I love Soldier Field.

791
00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:43,200
Speaker 1: I love the snow coming down. I love when the

792
00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:45,520
Speaker 1: rain's happening and watching that and a great you know,

793
00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:49,040
Speaker 1: the ghosts of Chicago Bears pass are all around. But hey,

794
00:39:49,080 --> 00:39:52,320
Speaker 1: we're in twenty twenty two, landering twenty thirty in the NFL,

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Speaker 1: and that means have a great place to play, have

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Speaker 1: an entertainment district attached to it, and host Super Bowls.

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Speaker 1: That's where you make the most money. Our city goes

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Speaker 1: like that. So as much as I love Soldier Field, mate,

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Speaker 1: I think it will be on its way out, and

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Speaker 1: I think the Bears will be playing in a new

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Speaker 1: stadium in the next decade or so. That's just my feeling.

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Speaker 1: But it's not the money, mate, It's the money, man,

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Speaker 1: you know what I mean? Oh yeah, it ain't the money.

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Speaker 1: It's the money. Just ask USC and UCLA if it's

805
00:40:20,719 --> 00:40:22,920
Speaker 1: about the money. Yeah, who is? By the way, we

806
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Speaker 1: never talked too much college football here at offseason, But

807
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Speaker 1: is I you still in the Big ten? I mean, well,

808
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Speaker 1: what are we talking about here? Is? I mean? Who

809
00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:32,880
Speaker 1: are they now a Pac twelve team or are they? What?

810
00:40:33,239 --> 00:40:35,319
Speaker 1: Where are we going? As Michigan and Michigan State. Are

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Speaker 1: they still Big ten teams? What do we got, mate?

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Speaker 1: Somebody said, with with UCLA joining the Big Ten, they said,

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Speaker 1: well these you gets to play in the Rose Bowl now,

814
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Speaker 1: which I said, that's that's fantastic. Let's go. I'm gonna

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Speaker 1: book my air fare right now, sign me up. That's funny,

816
00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:53,239
Speaker 1: that is true. But first times this nineteen sixty eight. Yeah,

817
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Speaker 1: I'm working out. Geez, we're gonna talk about that coming up,

818
00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:57,520
Speaker 1: we are. We're gonna find some time to talk about

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Speaker 1: the realignments of some of these conferences. I don't know

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Speaker 1: who's playing who. I don't know where they're playing. I

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00:41:02,200 --> 00:41:04,160
Speaker 1: don't know what time their games are. I don't know.

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Speaker 1: College football landscape has changed dramatically, but thank goodness, we're

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Speaker 1: in the pro game. So Mattay, I appreciate the health

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Speaker 1: as always, love talking Colts football and you can find

825
00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:16,840
Speaker 1: out more on Colts dot com and of course download

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Speaker 1: the Colts app. There's podcast Go lower Colts audio networkers

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Speaker 1: out there. All your information at Colts dot com and

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Speaker 1: don't forget we're getting oiled up and ready training camp

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Speaker 1: starting on July twenty seventh at Grand Park, for York Polts,

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Speaker 1: for Matt Taylor. I am Jeffrey Goreman. This is ninety

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Speaker 1: three five and one oh seven five the Fan Coming up.

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