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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Happy Halloween everybody.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
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So, some big news yesterday for the future of Yum
and its presence here in the Louisville community, and I
can I'm going to tell you what I envision the
visual John Alden when I saw this news that Yum.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Is here to stay.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
They're going to have a lot of their employees in
downtown Louisville, which again that's good news, But the visual
that I have was Craig Greenberg dunking on Tony Vannetti.
And look, I've not seen Craig Greenberg play basketball, but
I would imagine Mayor Greenberg as a guy that plays
above the rim, and he would dunk on Tony Venetti
realistically if the opportunity presented itself. But and I say
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that tongue in cheek, but I remember the story about
the donation that Young Brands made to their former headquarters.
They donated that building to JCPS, and it was they
didn't have to do that. I used as an example
to remind folks that whenever big corporations are just wealthy
people make a big donation, at times there's noise of well,
I mean that's nothing to them. Maybe not, but they
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didn't have to do it. I can't stand when people
don't actually appreciate the gift that someone gives based off
the fact that it's not it's not a lot of
money to them because they have a lot. You're not wrong,
but that's not the point. It's that they chose to
to do something nice, to be kind and give a gift.
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But Venetti insinuated it maybe just maybe that donation from
Young was so that when they bail and have no
presence left in Louisville. We don't crush him so much.
I mean, he pretty much went on to say that. Now, again,
I don't think he was claiming that he knows for
a fact that's gonna happen. In fact, he wasn't saying that.
But I'm sure others maybe thought the same thing. But
Mary Greenberg, a lot of folks here in Louisville worked
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hard to keep young here and they're gonna stick around,
and that's good. So they're officially moving their global headquarters
into the P and C Tower downtown Louisville, South First Street,
gonna bring five hundred and fifty employees to downtown Louisville.
And I mean that alone, as far as just visit
the visual of just knowing there's that many more people
down here, as far as traffic, the crowds that you
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see walking around during lunchtime hours. I mean, I think
each time I'm out around downtown at that time, I
feel like there's at least somewhat of a boost in
just the presence. I mean, whenever we started working in
downtown Louisville, how many years we've been in this building,
John is it three or two.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
I think it was the fall of twenty twenty two.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
That sounds right, So I think we're coming up on
three years in fact right about now. Actually, yeah, this
in our four Street Live studios and where we were.
As far as just the amount of people downtown Louisville
during the day during the.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
Week, I mean, it's it's it's and.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
A lot of that before there was a mandate I
think a year or so ago where people had to
go back to work. Remember they to go back to
their buildings. I think that was a lot to do.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
And look, there were some companies that during that time
since COVID they no longer were here, they shut down,
or they learned throughout a pandemic that oh we can
actually trim some costs by allowing our employees to work
from home. We don't need to have everybody here. So
some of that wasn't anybody's fault. It's just the product
of what a global pandemic can do. As far as
learning and making adjustments and realizing, hey, this, you know,
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silver lining. We learned some things that maybe we thought
were essential that aren't. But anyways, this is going to
be good for the city in a big, big way.
So they're committed to Louisville, and that's good. I mean,
I know there has been a lot of coverage, understandably
so as far as companies that have either shut down
pulled out of this city over the years. Obviously Papa
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John's is one of them that used to have a
lot of corporate presence and now that's all in Atlanta.
But when you look at this commitment for you to
stick around, you look at what Texas Roadhouse has become
as far as a global brand, and then also the
jobs that are going to be available. I mean, many
jobs have already been available at places like ge, but
there's been recent investments made just to make those even
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bigger employers for us here in the Louisville area. So
good news, no doubt. All right, let's get to a
quick update of traffic and weather. A lot more to
get into this morning, including the continuing effects that we're
going to see with this government shut down. We're at
day thirty, folks, So if you are able to out
of sight, out of mind, live in your own bubble,
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that'll become harder as this becomes more of a very
noticeable and a very real thing for a lot of folks. Also,
we'll talk a little soccer, a little footy, as they say.
Jeff Milby going to join us, coming up on the
other side. Right here our news radio eight forty whas
six sixteen on a Halloween Halloween edition. Halloween Morning, I
should say, Kentucky and it's morning news, coffee and company
with you, and we are feel about Thornton. So we're
(05:13):
now joined by a voice you used to hear at
this time on this station, mister Jeff Milby, Jeff and Radio.
A lot of people just come and go. One day
you're a part of people's morning commute, and then the
next day you're not. Before we dive in, tell us
how's life, How you been? What are you up to
these days?
Speaker 4 (05:29):
Hey, Nick, appreciate you having me on. First of all,
life's great, man. You know, we've got two little ones now,
a two year old and a seven month old, and
I'm working over at the soccer teams Louisville City and
Racing Louisville. Don't have to wake up this early, particularly
off it anymore.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
You miss it a lot. I'm sure right, you.
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Know, I really do. My alarm has been so sad
that it doesn't have to go off anymore. And you know,
but no, I do enjoy the sleep. I will say
that no offense to you. I'm not trying to stand
based now that you're on the morning shift, but but
I think things are great. I miss it over there,
you know. I miss all my friends that have made
over there. I do miss being on the radio. Some
(06:09):
that was that was always fun.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
We miss you, but life is good.
Speaker 4 (06:13):
Well I appreciate that, Nick.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
We miss your presence here at eight forty WHS for sure,
but also I know you're doing something that you really
enjoy and that's what we're here to talk about this morning.
So we've got the season finale for Racing Louisville and
a win on Sunday puts them in the playoffs. And
also lou City, I mean they here they go again
doing what they do, just being super successful. Hopefully the
soccer fans in this city realize how spoiled we are
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for a club to just kind of pop up ten
plus years ago, and they've been they've been really good
ever since then. But I guess we'll start with with
just what we've got at stake on Sunday. I mean,
it's pretty simple. A one game season. Essentially, you survive
and you move on. If not, it's over.
Speaker 4 (06:51):
Yeah. Look, Nick, it's the most important weekend of the
season for both teams, obviously with lou City being in
the playoffs, which we'll talk about in a second, and
Racing this is the most important game they've ever had.
This is year five for them, and they've never finished
in the playoffs in previous seasons. They've never finished anywhere
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aside from ninth place in previous seasons, and a win
on Sunday would guarantee that they punched their ticket for
the playoffs for the first time ever, and would guarantee
they finish higher than ninth place for the first time ever.
And it would cap off what's been the best season
ever for Racing Louisville already in terms of success on
the field, in terms of wins season a single season
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record for wins this year nine for Racing so far,
single season record for points in the standings.
Speaker 5 (07:40):
It has been they've they've.
Speaker 4 (07:42):
Really you know, you and I were talking a lot
on your old sports show back in the spring, and
I was telling you about this team that it's a
team that is rising in its trajectory it's it's a
team that if you jump on board now as a fan,
you're gonna get some payoff watching this team grow and
develop and become a contender before your eyes. And this
is one of those moments. This weekend is one of
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those moments that can be so rewarding as a sports
fan to see this team turn the corner and seize
the moment and become the team that you know they're
capable of being. So Sunday, five o'clock Lynn Family Stadium,
it's fan appreciation Day. So the first one thousand fans
in the building, we'll get a free flag, a free
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Racing Louisville flag, and it's everything's on the line. I
mean literally, you said it a one game season, This
is effectively a playoff game for Racing Louisville if they
win their in and if they win, it would be
the biggest moment in Racing Louisville history, and it would
be one of those moments that even though it's not
a championship, it would feel like a championship. The players
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are going to be rushing on the field celebrating, the
fans are gonna be going crazy in the stands. It's
gonna have that moment, that significant feeling like you're a
part of something bigger than yourself, which is why we
love sports so much. So, I mean, there's so many
reasons to be on board with this Racing Louisville team,
but this this weekend is one of those moments that
you could remember as a sports fan for for the
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rest of your life. It is one of it's it's
it's possible. It's one of those those great, optimistic, hopeful
they could finally do it kind of moments, and I'm
just looking forward to it so much.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Nick, There's been a lot of benchmarks hit this season
with the club, but obviously getting to the postseason the
playoffs for the first time would be would be the
biggest and sports are always better when there's a lot
at stake, and that is certainly is what is going
to happen on Sunday at Lynn Family Stadium, Right. So
let's talk about Low City. Obviously, they've been consistently successful
since since they launched this team. Of course, having a
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good season once again, how would you compare this group
as far as the others that we've seen go all
the way?
Speaker 4 (09:43):
Well, this is year eleven for lou City Team eleven
for lou City, And I got to tell you, Nick,
I said this last year too, And anybody who listened
regularly listened last year when I was when I was
on a forty whas maybe saying, hey, this guy said
this last year. He's full He's full of But I
truly feel this. This year's team was the best team
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that they've ever had. They've just got to finish the
job and win the title and bring home the thing
at the end of the playoffs four games away. They
started this weekend Saturday night, seven o'clock against Detroit. But
this team won loss in league play all year long.
It's the first team in league in ten years, first
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team since twenty fifteen in the USL to finish the
season with one or fewer losses. That's the fewest losses
lou City's ever had, and they've done it defensively. They've
kind of changed their identity despite having a lot of
the same players as last year. That corps remains from
last year's team that was really successful too. Last year's
team was the number one overall seed, won the regular
season title, exact same result. This season, the number one
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overall seed and the regular season title, but they've done
it differently. Last year's team scored eighty six goals, which
was second most all time. This year's team, they've scored
significantly fewer, fifty six, which is still second in the
league this year, the second highest scoring team in the
league this year. But they've become the best defensive team
in the league this year. Last year they were middle
of the pack. They give up like forty something goals.
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This year they gave up just nineteen. They really tightened
it up defensively, and that was a decision by Danny Cruz,
the head coach. Preseason. He told everybody that would listen
on every media interview, on every broadcast call, on every
conversation I heard him have, he would say, we're going
to be a better defensive team this year because that's
what I think will lead to success in the playoffs.
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Because this team was upset last year in a big
shock in the second round, the earliest exit that they've
ever had in playoff history for Louisville City and everybody
on that team, everybody in that group, for Danny Cruz
and his players, in his entire coaching staff, were determined.
When the season started to not let that happen again,
and so the strategy was defense first, and they've been
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wildly successful with that strategy again. Number one overall seed,
home field advantage through the playoffs for lou City, including
the championship final if they get there, which would be
on November twenty second, that's a Saturday at noon. If
they can advance past these next three games and get there,
we would have the opportunity to host that championship game,
which is always an exciting opportunity. And it starts tomorrow Saturday,
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seven o'clock Lynn Family Stadium, Loucity dot com Slash Playoffs
for Racing go to racingloufc dot com Slash Fans for
the fan Appreciation Day tickets. It's a great team. This
is a great lou City team. Like I said, I
think arguably the best team they've ever had, and they
just got to finish the job. And it's another opportunity
I was talking about it with Racing Louisville, high stakes games,
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games with a lot on the line, playoff games. This
is when sports is at its best. Playoff sports are peak,
and we've got it for lou City, hopefully for the
next month or so. But they've got to take care
of business one game at a time, and they've got
Detroit the eight seed, coming in tomorrow night. So it
can't evisize enough anybody out there that's a sports fan,
I get. We got some great stuff going on with
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U of L football. Basketball is getting ready for both
UK and u of L. And you know there's a
lot of excitement, as it should be, but this is
this is peak sports. We got going on at Lynn
Family Stadium this weekend with both lou City and Racing Louisville.
Their seasons are on the line.
Speaker 1 (13:17):
Good stuff.
Speaker 2 (13:17):
Hopefully we see a big turnout and as you mentioned,
nothing better than sports whatever. There's a lot on the line,
and that is where we are with soccer.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
So good stuff.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Jeff is always appreciate your tom great to catch up
with you, and now you can go back to bed,
my friend.
Speaker 4 (13:29):
That's right, that's right. Always a pleasure to talk to you, Nick,
even bright and early like this, so early that it
is not yet bright in fact, yes, sure, thanks so much. Nick.
Really forew hit talking to you man.
Speaker 1 (13:37):
Take care. That is Jeff Bilby, former former colleague of ours,
here at.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
News Radio eight forty whas now he's he's probably living
his dream, right. He's working for the races for soccer
holdings of course, racing Louisvilloo City. And as you could tell,
he's passionate about what he does. All right, quick toime out,
we've got traffic, weather updates on the way right here
on news Radio eight forty whas.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
Happy Halloween.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
It is six thirty five here at news Radio eight
forty whas coffee and company with you, and we are
fueled by Thornton's. So a big difference in six days
for Kentucky basketball fans. To be fair, and to be clear,
nobody has a win or a loss yet. The season
hasn't actually started for anybody, but there there does appear
to be Scott FitzGeralds some selective relevance to exhibition games.
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Sometimes they're very telling and they're great, and then sometimes
doesn't really matter.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
It's not a real game.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
So Kentucky beats number one Perdue in the exhibition game
last Friday, look good doing it, and then last night
they got bullied. I mean, that's a word that Mark
Pope used, and it's in the end, it's hard to
if you're a diehard fan and you're somebody that takes
this stuff real serious. It's impossible, regardless if it's an
exhibition or a regular season game, for you to watch
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your team and not have the emotional investment take over
to where you're super high or super low depending on
the result. Trust me, I totally get it. But it
will in the long run for all these teams playing
these exhibitions now against real competition, there's no scenario it's
gonna do anything but help you when you get to
the regular season. But also it can maybe bring some
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potential worries to the forefront that you could have about
your team. And for Kentucky didn't see many warts against Purdue.
But then last night when it comes to physicality, that's
how Mark Pope's teams really struggled last year. And it
sounds like Ed Cooley and Georgetown they just followed that
same blueprint and had some success.
Speaker 6 (15:27):
They did, and you heard Mark Pope a little bit
in the postgame talk about how they just struggled physically.
Now they were down a couple of a couple of players,
but still, if the expectations are in Kentucky, we can
be down a couple of players, but let's still take
this to the next level, we'll be okay, And that
was clear it wasn't. And that's interesting you brought that
up about the Exhibition Games. We kind of asked this
off the year because I know, watching folks banter back
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and forth on social media when Louisville lost to Kansas,
there were a lot of people piling on from a
certain school I will remain nameless. And then some ways,
you know, Louisville fans are like, hey, look, it's exhibition
we get it. And as we saw with Mquel Brown,
he rebounded joicely. Now granted it wasn't the competition level
of Kansas, but now the fact is, if you're a
Kentucky fan, you're waking up this morning, you go to
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the water cooler and let's just say that same Louisville
fan approaches you and goes, hey, what happened?
Speaker 1 (16:17):
What's your response?
Speaker 2 (16:18):
There is somebody listening right now, getting ready or on
their way to work, that knows they're going to encounter
the fan that they gave a hard time to on
Monday because Louisville got beat by Kansas on Friday. And
that's just how this works. I wouldn't have it any
other way. That We're Crazy is about college hoops, and
I tell you what, there's no better place, nothing compares
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to what you get in Louisville when it comes to
just experiencing the level of this rivalry because there's so
many on both sides. We coexist together here and for
Louisville they may be without case in Pryor, as we
discussed yesterday, when these two teams play each other in
less than two weeks, and also Kentucky, it's tough to know,
but Mark Pope did say a week or two when
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it comes to getting guys like Jalen Lowe and Denzel
Aberdeen back, Jayden Quayten's I still think it's a little
bit further away. But if in fact all three of
those guys two for Kentucky one for Louisville aren't aren't
aren't suiting up when they play, that'll that'll impact what
people are going to expect when those two teams play
each other. But I think Mark Pope last night said
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something that I genuinely believe is just him being who
he is, honest real, not gonna put anything out there
for shock value, not going to try to motivate his
team through messaging. I just think he's a very real
What you see is what you get. But he also
said something that I believe most coaches would say this
about their team, but not not maybe publicly. And as
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I say that, I do question why don't coaches say
it more publicly? And maybe he's maybe he's shifting the
tide here to where maybe coaches will just be more transparent,
more direct, because why not.
Speaker 1 (17:51):
Right.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
Also, these guys are pro they're making a lot of money.
But he said this quote, I think this team has potential,
but we're not run away good. We're just team great.
We can be a great team when we lean into
each other. We're just not going to go out and
dominate people because our individual talent is overwhelming. That is
not a shocking and I mean that's not a jaw
dropped to the floor. I can't believe he said that.
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But it can be construed as, Okay, I've got a
good team together, but nobody here is all that great.
And again, most teams are like that.
Speaker 4 (18:19):
Yep.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
But I just to me, it reminded me a little
bit of Kenny Paine, and I'm not comparing the two.
I think Mark Pope's already proven he's a much better coach,
and I still think this Kentucky team will have success
this year.
Speaker 1 (18:30):
But it's just it's it's, hey.
Speaker 2 (18:33):
You know, we're going to lose to teams if we
end up having just rely on having better players because
we don't have that level of talent. That's kind of
a way you could take it. But also it's also
just the truth that really with any team you need
to rely on each other. It's not a one man
type of situation. So I think if you look at
it level from a level headed perspective, he's right, this
team that has a lot of expectation. What makes them
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a preseason top ten team by most is because the
collection of players, but they don't have one guy that
I feel like, you you've got to you know, if
you're the opposing team, you just say, okay, there's nothing
we can do now. There is a guy to be
o Taga away. But last year you could see that
he could go off and have a big night and
Kentucky still be a team that could lose.
Speaker 1 (19:14):
Well, he and he poured in seventeen last night.
Speaker 6 (19:16):
And to your point, Otaker was talking a little bit
about why depth is so important right now and why
we made that point that Kentucky, even though you're down
two players, probably should have beat Georgetown last night away.
Speaker 2 (19:27):
I mean, George down the middle of the pack, Big
East team, Kentucky's a preseason top ten team, And.
Speaker 1 (19:31):
I get it. I get it.
Speaker 6 (19:32):
And this was Alway talking about when he when he
heads to the sidelines, what he's seen out of this
team this year.
Speaker 5 (19:37):
I'm picking up on certain players, nuancers and certain guys
like to be put in these type of spots, you know,
I'm seeing how guys thrive in certain positions. And I mean,
everyone knew that the team was deep, but now like
that I was on the side, I could really see it.
We could play twelve guys like that's I feel like
that's unheard of in college basketballs.
Speaker 6 (19:55):
It just seems like if that was the case, they
would have beat Georgetown even in exhibition played last night.
But again, and there are people that get paid more
than we get paid to make those decisions. My question
is for basketball fans across the spectrum, is these scrimmages,
these big time scrimmage just go on beyond closed doors.
Now we're getting to see them. So how does that
make you feel as a fan? I mean, realistically, look
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at yourself.
Speaker 2 (20:16):
Both teams have two opposite examples to kind of feel
really good or maybe be a little bit worried.
Speaker 6 (20:22):
Yeah, exactly, And is that kind of how Louisville fan
felt after the Kansas game? But then when you watch
buck Now, it seemed like the ship was righted again.
So I'd like to get the vibe on the average fan.
What do you feel about these big name marquee games.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
I think for Kentucky you would feel okay, at least
now we've seen that this team can get pushed around. Yeah,
you also have to consider that they were shorthanded. For Louisville,
you saw a team really go out and just kind
of expose where Louisville struggles. But then you saw the
next night, out of course against a much lesser opponent,
that they can also get hot and completely change a game.
If you're making fifty percent of your threes and you're
breaking the school record, that's a good recipe to beat anybody.
Speaker 1 (20:56):
Well, and then how did Perdue fan feel? Yeah, that
was kind of a shot to they're the real losers
here for being honest.
Speaker 6 (21:03):
I mean, you lose. You were expected to win that
game and you come out and lose. So interesting times
in college athletics, for sure.
Speaker 1 (21:09):
All right, let's get to a quick update of traffic
and weather.
Speaker 2 (21:11):
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RYPLC sou Distracted Driver dot com. So, if you are
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someone that is a YouTube TV customer, and I'm one
of those one of those people, we don't have access
right now to any of the ESPN stations. And of
course there's other stations impacted as well because of the
dispute with Google, which owns YouTube TV, as well as Disney,
who owns all of these networks, ABC, ESPN, You've got NAT, GONATGO,
(21:59):
wil FX FXX free Form, so a lot of stations
no longer available to you. And I'm this is the
first time I've been in a situation where and I'm
sure there has been other instances where I didn't have
access to a channel that I pay for because of
a disputed but it hasn't been a channel that I
know that I'm gonna watch because I don't really I
don't really watch any live TV. In fact, more often
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than not, if I'm watching television, it's it's something on
one of the streaming platforms like a Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime,
Apple TV, or it's sports. So when I am watching,
it's usually one of the ESPN stations, and now I
won't have access to that, so I got to figure
something out. So this is really just an invitation for
me to to sample the market, see what other streaming
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platforms offer as far as pricing and convenience and whatnot.
So not that I am going to be get been
out of shape as if I'm completely upset about YouTube TV,
because I've been a loyal customer and I have been
loyal to them, but it was really just because of convenience.
Now that I've got to try something else. If I
like that, I'll probably abandon YouTube TV and I may
(23:03):
never come back, and if I don't, they'll be just fine.
But yeah, this is this is one of the things
that has now become the new it's a new challenge
that we that we deal with in the streaming world. Right,
I guess there are still folks that did not cut
the cord, right, They still rely on I guess locally
here would be Spectrum TV, but many have cut the
chord and it is rapidly exploded as just I shouldn't
(23:27):
say the new way, because again, maybe I'm in my
own bubble here, but I can just say as far
as people I know, family members, friends, even colleagues, nearly
all of them are using streaming in one way or
another to watch live TV. And there's a lot of
options that you have, and I guess I'll be reaching
out to them to get their thoughts on whatever it
(23:47):
is they use and see which one might make the
most sense for me. All Right, real quick, John, you're
not gonna be You're not gonna be able to experience
this just yet because you're a little one. She's not
quite at the candy eating age, right, not quite, No,
So you'll get there one day. The dad tax where
you inspect the candy for safety, but also you take
a little bit off the top. I mean, it's been
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a thing for me for quite some time, I'm looking
forward to with my kids. And look, maybe people still
get a little bit, you know, maybe they maybe they
give you know, little Daisy a little Halloween gift bag
or something, and maybe they're just not thinking about the
candy aspect, and then you can benefit from that. But yeah,
tonight I'll be looking through the candy to make sure
nobody left something crazy in my kids bags. But also
I'll be selective. I'm not going to take all the
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good stuff. But the dad tax is, I mean, it's
just it's part of it. So ninety percent of parents
say they sort through their kids candy before letting them
meet it, mostly of course, checking for safety, but half
admit they help themselves to a few pieces in the process.
I'd say it's more than half. But thirty percent impose
a candy tax, taking treats as payment for escorting their
kids on Halloween night. It's only fair, it's business. It's
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an arrangement that is as old as times. So kids,
I don't know how many young folks were reaching this morning,
as far as children, and but if we are reaching,
you just know, you know, just like we gotta pay
Uncle Sam every year. You gotta pay mom and dad
for the for the for the trip around the neighborhood,
or the trip to the trunk retreat. Because that's just
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it's taxes. It's life. You'll learn as you get older,
taxes are always gonna be there and you got to
pay them.
Speaker 3 (25:17):
Do your kids like chocolate even though you don't, Oh yeah,
that's probably benefit to them when it comes to the
tax then.
Speaker 1 (25:22):
For sure.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
My daughter loves chocolate, my son not as much, but
uh yeah, more so than more so than as old man, I.
Speaker 1 (25:28):
Don't dislike chocolate. It just I could go without it
and be just fine. Okay, all right, let's get to a.
Speaker 2 (25:33):
Quick update of traficking weather. We've also got a lot
more to get into. I believe ELLENPD spokesman d White
Mitchell gonna join us in studio like he always does
on Friday.
Speaker 1 (25:39):
So stick around. There's radio eight forty whs
Happy Halloween everybody.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
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Speaker 2 (00:38):
So, some big news yesterday for the future of Yum
and its presence here in the Louisville community, and I
can I'm going to tell you what I envision the
visual John Alden when I saw this news that Yum.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Is here to stay.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
They're going to have a lot of their employees in
downtown Louisville, which again that's good news, But the visual
that I have was Craig Greenberg dunking on Tony Vannetti.
And look, I've not seen Craig Greenberg play basketball, but
I would imagine Mayor Greenberg as a guy that plays
above the rim, and he would dunk on Tony Venetti
realistically if the opportunity presented itself. But and I say
(01:16):
that tongue in cheek, but I remember the story about
the donation that Young Brands made to their former headquarters.
They donated that building to JCPS, and it was they
didn't have to do that. I used as an example
to remind folks that whenever big corporations are just wealthy
people make a big donation, at times there's noise of well,
I mean that's nothing to them. Maybe not, but they
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didn't have to do it. I can't stand when people
don't actually appreciate the gift that someone gives based off
the fact that it's not it's not a lot of
money to them because they have a lot. You're not wrong,
but that's not the point. It's that they chose to
to do something nice, to be kind and give a gift.
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But Venetti insinuated it maybe just maybe that donation from
Young was so that when they bail and have no
presence left in Louisville. We don't crush him so much.
I mean, he pretty much went on to say that. Now, again,
I don't think he was claiming that he knows for
a fact that's gonna happen. In fact, he wasn't saying that.
But I'm sure others maybe thought the same thing. But
Mary Greenberg, a lot of folks here in Louisville worked
(02:21):
hard to keep young here and they're gonna stick around,
and that's good. So they're officially moving their global headquarters
into the P and C Tower downtown Louisville, South First Street,
gonna bring five hundred and fifty employees to downtown Louisville.
And I mean that alone, as far as just visit
the visual of just knowing there's that many more people
down here, as far as traffic, the crowds that you
(02:42):
see walking around during lunchtime hours. I mean, I think
each time I'm out around downtown at that time, I
feel like there's at least somewhat of a boost in
just the presence. I mean, whenever we started working in
downtown Louisville, how many years we've been in this building,
John is it three or two.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
I think it was the fall of twenty twenty two.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
That sounds right, So I think we're coming up on
three years in fact right about now. Actually, yeah, this
in our four Street Live studios and where we were.
As far as just the amount of people downtown Louisville
during the day during the.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
Week, I mean, it's it's it's and.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
A lot of that before there was a mandate I
think a year or so ago where people had to
go back to work. Remember they to go back to
their buildings. I think that was a lot to do.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
And look, there were some companies that during that time
since COVID they no longer were here, they shut down,
or they learned throughout a pandemic that oh we can
actually trim some costs by allowing our employees to work
from home. We don't need to have everybody here. So
some of that wasn't anybody's fault. It's just the product
of what a global pandemic can do. As far as
learning and making adjustments and realizing, hey, this, you know,
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silver lining. We learned some things that maybe we thought
were essential that aren't. But anyways, this is going to
be good for the city in a big, big way.
So they're committed to Louisville, and that's good. I mean,
I know there has been a lot of coverage, understandably
so as far as companies that have either shut down
pulled out of this city over the years. Obviously Papa
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John's is one of them that used to have a
lot of corporate presence and now that's all in Atlanta.
But when you look at this commitment for you to
stick around, you look at what Texas Roadhouse has become
as far as a global brand, and then also the
jobs that are going to be available. I mean, many
jobs have already been available at places like ge, but
there's been recent investments made just to make those even
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bigger employers for us here in the Louisville area. So
good news, no doubt. All right, let's get to a
quick update of traffic and weather. A lot more to
get into this morning, including the continuing effects that we're
going to see with this government shut down. We're at
day thirty, folks, So if you are able to out
of sight, out of mind, live in your own bubble,
(04:53):
that'll become harder as this becomes more of a very
noticeable and a very real thing for a lot of folks. Also,
we'll talk a little soccer, a little footy, as they say.
Jeff Milby going to join us, coming up on the
other side. Right here our news radio eight forty whas
six sixteen on a Halloween Halloween edition. Halloween Morning, I
should say, Kentucky and it's morning news, coffee and company
with you, and we are feel about Thornton. So we're
(05:13):
now joined by a voice you used to hear at
this time on this station, mister Jeff Milby, Jeff and Radio.
A lot of people just come and go. One day
you're a part of people's morning commute, and then the
next day you're not. Before we dive in, tell us
how's life, How you been? What are you up to
these days?
Speaker 4 (05:29):
Hey, Nick, appreciate you having me on. First of all,
life's great, man. You know, we've got two little ones now,
a two year old and a seven month old, and
I'm working over at the soccer teams Louisville City and
Racing Louisville. Don't have to wake up this early, particularly
off it anymore.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
You miss it a lot. I'm sure right, you.
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Know, I really do. My alarm has been so sad
that it doesn't have to go off anymore. And you know,
but no, I do enjoy the sleep. I will say
that no offense to you. I'm not trying to stand
based now that you're on the morning shift, but but
I think things are great. I miss it over there,
you know. I miss all my friends that have made
over there. I do miss being on the radio. Some
(06:09):
that was that was always fun.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
We miss you, but life is good.
Speaker 4 (06:13):
Well I appreciate that, Nick.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
We miss your presence here at eight forty WHS for sure,
but also I know you're doing something that you really
enjoy and that's what we're here to talk about this morning.
So we've got the season finale for Racing Louisville and
a win on Sunday puts them in the playoffs. And
also lou City, I mean they here they go again
doing what they do, just being super successful. Hopefully the
soccer fans in this city realize how spoiled we are
(06:35):
for a club to just kind of pop up ten
plus years ago, and they've been they've been really good
ever since then. But I guess we'll start with with
just what we've got at stake on Sunday. I mean,
it's pretty simple. A one game season. Essentially, you survive
and you move on. If not, it's over.
Speaker 4 (06:51):
Yeah. Look, Nick, it's the most important weekend of the
season for both teams, obviously with lou City being in
the playoffs, which we'll talk about in a second, and
Racing this is the most important game they've ever had.
This is year five for them, and they've never finished
in the playoffs in previous seasons. They've never finished anywhere
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aside from ninth place in previous seasons, and a win
on Sunday would guarantee that they punched their ticket for
the playoffs for the first time ever, and would guarantee
they finish higher than ninth place for the first time ever.
And it would cap off what's been the best season
ever for Racing Louisville already in terms of success on
the field, in terms of wins season a single season
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record for wins this year nine for Racing so far,
single season record for points in the standings.
Speaker 5 (07:40):
It has been they've they've.
Speaker 4 (07:42):
Really you know, you and I were talking a lot
on your old sports show back in the spring, and
I was telling you about this team that it's a
team that is rising in its trajectory it's it's a
team that if you jump on board now as a fan,
you're gonna get some payoff watching this team grow and
develop and become a contender before your eyes. And this
is one of those moments. This weekend is one of
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those moments that can be so rewarding as a sports
fan to see this team turn the corner and seize
the moment and become the team that you know they're
capable of being. So Sunday, five o'clock Lynn Family Stadium,
it's fan appreciation Day. So the first one thousand fans
in the building, we'll get a free flag, a free
(08:25):
Racing Louisville flag, and it's everything's on the line. I
mean literally, you said it a one game season, This
is effectively a playoff game for Racing Louisville if they
win their in and if they win, it would be
the biggest moment in Racing Louisville history, and it would
be one of those moments that even though it's not
a championship, it would feel like a championship. The players
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are going to be rushing on the field celebrating, the
fans are gonna be going crazy in the stands. It's
gonna have that moment, that significant feeling like you're a
part of something bigger than yourself, which is why we
love sports so much. So, I mean, there's so many
reasons to be on board with this Racing Louisville team,
but this this weekend is one of those moments that
you could remember as a sports fan for for the
(09:07):
rest of your life. It is one of it's it's
it's possible. It's one of those those great, optimistic, hopeful
they could finally do it kind of moments, and I'm
just looking forward to it so much.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Nick, There's been a lot of benchmarks hit this season
with the club, but obviously getting to the postseason the
playoffs for the first time would be would be the
biggest and sports are always better when there's a lot
at stake, and that is certainly is what is going
to happen on Sunday at Lynn Family Stadium, Right. So
let's talk about Low City. Obviously, they've been consistently successful
since since they launched this team. Of course, having a
(09:37):
good season once again, how would you compare this group
as far as the others that we've seen go all
the way?
Speaker 4 (09:43):
Well, this is year eleven for lou City Team eleven
for lou City, And I got to tell you, Nick,
I said this last year too, And anybody who listened
regularly listened last year when I was when I was
on a forty whas maybe saying, hey, this guy said
this last year. He's full He's full of But I
truly feel this. This year's team was the best team
(10:03):
that they've ever had. They've just got to finish the
job and win the title and bring home the thing
at the end of the playoffs four games away. They
started this weekend Saturday night, seven o'clock against Detroit. But
this team won loss in league play all year long.
It's the first team in league in ten years, first
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team since twenty fifteen in the USL to finish the
season with one or fewer losses. That's the fewest losses
lou City's ever had, and they've done it defensively. They've
kind of changed their identity despite having a lot of
the same players as last year. That corps remains from
last year's team that was really successful too. Last year's
team was the number one overall seed, won the regular
season title, exact same result. This season, the number one
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overall seed and the regular season title, but they've done
it differently. Last year's team scored eighty six goals, which
was second most all time. This year's team, they've scored
significantly fewer, fifty six, which is still second in the
league this year, the second highest scoring team in the
league this year. But they've become the best defensive team
in the league this year. Last year they were middle
of the pack. They give up like forty something goals.
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This year they gave up just nineteen. They really tightened
it up defensively, and that was a decision by Danny Cruz,
the head coach. Preseason. He told everybody that would listen
on every media interview, on every broadcast call, on every
conversation I heard him have, he would say, we're going
to be a better defensive team this year because that's
what I think will lead to success in the playoffs.
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Because this team was upset last year in a big
shock in the second round, the earliest exit that they've
ever had in playoff history for Louisville City and everybody
on that team, everybody in that group, for Danny Cruz
and his players, in his entire coaching staff, were determined.
When the season started to not let that happen again,
and so the strategy was defense first, and they've been
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wildly successful with that strategy again. Number one overall seed,
home field advantage through the playoffs for lou City, including
the championship final if they get there, which would be
on November twenty second, that's a Saturday at noon. If
they can advance past these next three games and get there,
we would have the opportunity to host that championship game,
which is always an exciting opportunity. And it starts tomorrow Saturday,
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seven o'clock Lynn Family Stadium, Loucity dot com Slash Playoffs
for Racing go to racingloufc dot com Slash Fans for
the fan Appreciation Day tickets. It's a great team. This
is a great lou City team. Like I said, I
think arguably the best team they've ever had, and they
just got to finish the job. And it's another opportunity
I was talking about it with Racing Louisville, high stakes games,
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games with a lot on the line, playoff games. This
is when sports is at its best. Playoff sports are peak,
and we've got it for lou City, hopefully for the
next month or so. But they've got to take care
of business one game at a time, and they've got
Detroit the eight seed, coming in tomorrow night. So it
can't evisize enough anybody out there that's a sports fan,
I get. We got some great stuff going on with
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U of L football. Basketball is getting ready for both
UK and u of L. And you know there's a
lot of excitement, as it should be, but this is
this is peak sports. We got going on at Lynn
Family Stadium this weekend with both lou City and Racing Louisville.
Their seasons are on the line.
Speaker 1 (13:17):
Good stuff.
Speaker 2 (13:17):
Hopefully we see a big turnout and as you mentioned,
nothing better than sports whatever. There's a lot on the line,
and that is where we are with soccer.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
So good stuff.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Jeff is always appreciate your tom great to catch up
with you, and now you can go back to bed,
my friend.
Speaker 4 (13:29):
That's right, that's right. Always a pleasure to talk to you, Nick,
even bright and early like this, so early that it
is not yet bright in fact, yes, sure, thanks so much. Nick.
Really forew hit talking to you man.
Speaker 1 (13:37):
Take care. That is Jeff Bilby, former former colleague of ours,
here at.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
News Radio eight forty whas now he's he's probably living
his dream, right. He's working for the races for soccer
holdings of course, racing Louisvilloo City. And as you could tell,
he's passionate about what he does. All right, quick toime out,
we've got traffic, weather updates on the way right here
on news Radio eight forty whas.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
Happy Halloween.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
It is six thirty five here at news Radio eight
forty whas coffee and company with you, and we are
fueled by Thornton's. So a big difference in six days
for Kentucky basketball fans. To be fair, and to be clear,
nobody has a win or a loss yet. The season
hasn't actually started for anybody, but there there does appear
to be Scott FitzGeralds some selective relevance to exhibition games.
(14:22):
Sometimes they're very telling and they're great, and then sometimes
doesn't really matter.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
It's not a real game.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
So Kentucky beats number one Perdue in the exhibition game
last Friday, look good doing it, and then last night
they got bullied. I mean, that's a word that Mark
Pope used, and it's in the end, it's hard to
if you're a diehard fan and you're somebody that takes
this stuff real serious. It's impossible, regardless if it's an
exhibition or a regular season game, for you to watch
(14:50):
your team and not have the emotional investment take over
to where you're super high or super low depending on
the result. Trust me, I totally get it. But it
will in the long run for all these teams playing
these exhibitions now against real competition, there's no scenario it's
gonna do anything but help you when you get to
the regular season. But also it can maybe bring some
(15:11):
potential worries to the forefront that you could have about
your team. And for Kentucky didn't see many warts against Purdue.
But then last night when it comes to physicality, that's
how Mark Pope's teams really struggled last year. And it
sounds like Ed Cooley and Georgetown they just followed that
same blueprint and had some success.
Speaker 6 (15:27):
They did, and you heard Mark Pope a little bit
in the postgame talk about how they just struggled physically.
Now they were down a couple of a couple of players,
but still, if the expectations are in Kentucky, we can
be down a couple of players, but let's still take
this to the next level, we'll be okay, And that
was clear it wasn't. And that's interesting you brought that
up about the Exhibition Games. We kind of asked this
off the year because I know, watching folks banter back
(15:50):
and forth on social media when Louisville lost to Kansas,
there were a lot of people piling on from a
certain school I will remain nameless. And then some ways,
you know, Louisville fans are like, hey, look, it's exhibition
we get it. And as we saw with Mquel Brown,
he rebounded joicely. Now granted it wasn't the competition level
of Kansas, but now the fact is, if you're a
Kentucky fan, you're waking up this morning, you go to
(16:11):
the water cooler and let's just say that same Louisville
fan approaches you and goes, hey, what happened?
Speaker 1 (16:17):
What's your response?
Speaker 2 (16:18):
There is somebody listening right now, getting ready or on
their way to work, that knows they're going to encounter
the fan that they gave a hard time to on
Monday because Louisville got beat by Kansas on Friday. And
that's just how this works. I wouldn't have it any
other way. That We're Crazy is about college hoops, and
I tell you what, there's no better place, nothing compares
(16:39):
to what you get in Louisville when it comes to
just experiencing the level of this rivalry because there's so
many on both sides. We coexist together here and for
Louisville they may be without case in Pryor, as we
discussed yesterday, when these two teams play each other in
less than two weeks, and also Kentucky, it's tough to know,
but Mark Pope did say a week or two when
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it comes to getting guys like Jalen Lowe and Denzel
Aberdeen back, Jayden Quayten's I still think it's a little
bit further away. But if in fact all three of
those guys two for Kentucky one for Louisville aren't aren't
aren't suiting up when they play, that'll that'll impact what
people are going to expect when those two teams play
each other. But I think Mark Pope last night said
(17:21):
something that I genuinely believe is just him being who
he is, honest real, not gonna put anything out there
for shock value, not going to try to motivate his
team through messaging. I just think he's a very real
What you see is what you get. But he also
said something that I believe most coaches would say this
about their team, but not not maybe publicly. And as
(17:41):
I say that, I do question why don't coaches say
it more publicly? And maybe he's maybe he's shifting the
tide here to where maybe coaches will just be more transparent,
more direct, because why not.
Speaker 1 (17:51):
Right.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
Also, these guys are pro they're making a lot of money.
But he said this quote, I think this team has potential,
but we're not run away good. We're just team great.
We can be a great team when we lean into
each other. We're just not going to go out and
dominate people because our individual talent is overwhelming. That is
not a shocking and I mean that's not a jaw
dropped to the floor. I can't believe he said that.
(18:12):
But it can be construed as, Okay, I've got a
good team together, but nobody here is all that great.
And again, most teams are like that.
Speaker 4 (18:19):
Yep.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
But I just to me, it reminded me a little
bit of Kenny Paine, and I'm not comparing the two.
I think Mark Pope's already proven he's a much better coach,
and I still think this Kentucky team will have success
this year.
Speaker 1 (18:30):
But it's just it's it's, hey.
Speaker 2 (18:33):
You know, we're going to lose to teams if we
end up having just rely on having better players because
we don't have that level of talent. That's kind of
a way you could take it. But also it's also
just the truth that really with any team you need
to rely on each other. It's not a one man
type of situation. So I think if you look at
it level from a level headed perspective, he's right, this
team that has a lot of expectation. What makes them
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a preseason top ten team by most is because the
collection of players, but they don't have one guy that
I feel like, you you've got to you know, if
you're the opposing team, you just say, okay, there's nothing
we can do now. There is a guy to be
o Taga away. But last year you could see that
he could go off and have a big night and
Kentucky still be a team that could lose.
Speaker 1 (19:14):
Well, he and he poured in seventeen last night.
Speaker 6 (19:16):
And to your point, Otaker was talking a little bit
about why depth is so important right now and why
we made that point that Kentucky, even though you're down
two players, probably should have beat Georgetown last night away.
Speaker 2 (19:27):
I mean, George down the middle of the pack, Big
East team, Kentucky's a preseason top ten team, And.
Speaker 1 (19:31):
I get it. I get it.
Speaker 6 (19:32):
And this was Alway talking about when he when he
heads to the sidelines, what he's seen out of this
team this year.
Speaker 5 (19:37):
I'm picking up on certain players, nuancers and certain guys
like to be put in these type of spots, you know,
I'm seeing how guys thrive in certain positions. And I mean,
everyone knew that the team was deep, but now like
that I was on the side, I could really see it.
We could play twelve guys like that's I feel like
that's unheard of in college basketballs.
Speaker 6 (19:55):
It just seems like if that was the case, they
would have beat Georgetown even in exhibition played last night.
But again, and there are people that get paid more
than we get paid to make those decisions. My question
is for basketball fans across the spectrum, is these scrimmages,
these big time scrimmage just go on beyond closed doors.
Now we're getting to see them. So how does that
make you feel as a fan? I mean, realistically, look
(20:15):
at yourself.
Speaker 2 (20:16):
Both teams have two opposite examples to kind of feel
really good or maybe be a little bit worried.
Speaker 6 (20:22):
Yeah, exactly, And is that kind of how Louisville fan
felt after the Kansas game? But then when you watch
buck Now, it seemed like the ship was righted again.
So I'd like to get the vibe on the average fan.
What do you feel about these big name marquee games.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
I think for Kentucky you would feel okay, at least
now we've seen that this team can get pushed around. Yeah,
you also have to consider that they were shorthanded. For Louisville,
you saw a team really go out and just kind
of expose where Louisville struggles. But then you saw the
next night, out of course against a much lesser opponent,
that they can also get hot and completely change a game.
If you're making fifty percent of your threes and you're
breaking the school record, that's a good recipe to beat anybody.
Speaker 1 (20:56):
Well, and then how did Perdue fan feel? Yeah, that
was kind of a shot to they're the real losers
here for being honest.
Speaker 6 (21:03):
I mean, you lose. You were expected to win that
game and you come out and lose. So interesting times
in college athletics, for sure.
Speaker 1 (21:09):
All right, let's get to a quick update of traffic
and weather.
Speaker 2 (21:11):
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who owns all of these networks, ABC, ESPN, You've got NAT, GONATGO,
(21:59):
wil FX FXX free Form, so a lot of stations
no longer available to you. And I'm this is the
first time I've been in a situation where and I'm
sure there has been other instances where I didn't have
access to a channel that I pay for because of
a disputed but it hasn't been a channel that I
know that I'm gonna watch because I don't really I
don't really watch any live TV. In fact, more often
(22:22):
than not, if I'm watching television, it's it's something on
one of the streaming platforms like a Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime,
Apple TV, or it's sports. So when I am watching,
it's usually one of the ESPN stations, and now I
won't have access to that, so I got to figure
something out. So this is really just an invitation for
me to to sample the market, see what other streaming
(22:43):
platforms offer as far as pricing and convenience and whatnot.
So not that I am going to be get been
out of shape as if I'm completely upset about YouTube TV,
because I've been a loyal customer and I have been
loyal to them, but it was really just because of convenience.
Now that I've got to try something else. If I
like that, I'll probably abandon YouTube TV and I may
(23:03):
never come back, and if I don't, they'll be just fine.
But yeah, this is this is one of the things
that has now become the new it's a new challenge
that we that we deal with in the streaming world. Right,
I guess there are still folks that did not cut
the cord, right, They still rely on I guess locally
here would be Spectrum TV, but many have cut the
chord and it is rapidly exploded as just I shouldn't
(23:27):
say the new way, because again, maybe I'm in my
own bubble here, but I can just say as far
as people I know, family members, friends, even colleagues, nearly
all of them are using streaming in one way or
another to watch live TV. And there's a lot of
options that you have, and I guess I'll be reaching
out to them to get their thoughts on whatever it
(23:47):
is they use and see which one might make the
most sense for me. All Right, real quick, John, you're
not gonna be You're not gonna be able to experience
this just yet because you're a little one. She's not
quite at the candy eating age, right, not quite, No,
So you'll get there one day. The dad tax where
you inspect the candy for safety, but also you take
a little bit off the top. I mean, it's been
(24:10):
a thing for me for quite some time, I'm looking
forward to with my kids. And look, maybe people still
get a little bit, you know, maybe they maybe they
give you know, little Daisy a little Halloween gift bag
or something, and maybe they're just not thinking about the
candy aspect, and then you can benefit from that. But yeah,
tonight I'll be looking through the candy to make sure
nobody left something crazy in my kids bags. But also
I'll be selective. I'm not going to take all the
(24:31):
good stuff. But the dad tax is, I mean, it's
just it's part of it. So ninety percent of parents
say they sort through their kids candy before letting them
meet it, mostly of course, checking for safety, but half
admit they help themselves to a few pieces in the process.
I'd say it's more than half. But thirty percent impose
a candy tax, taking treats as payment for escorting their
kids on Halloween night. It's only fair, it's business. It's
(24:52):
an arrangement that is as old as times. So kids,
I don't know how many young folks were reaching this morning,
as far as children, and but if we are reaching,
you just know, you know, just like we gotta pay
Uncle Sam every year. You gotta pay mom and dad
for the for the for the trip around the neighborhood,
or the trip to the trunk retreat. Because that's just
(25:13):
it's taxes. It's life. You'll learn as you get older,
taxes are always gonna be there and you got to
pay them.
Speaker 3 (25:17):
Do your kids like chocolate even though you don't, Oh yeah,
that's probably benefit to them when it comes to the
tax then.
Speaker 1 (25:22):
For sure.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
My daughter loves chocolate, my son not as much, but
uh yeah, more so than more so than as old man, I.
Speaker 1 (25:28):
Don't dislike chocolate. It just I could go without it
and be just fine. Okay, all right, let's get to a.
Speaker 2 (25:33):
Quick update of traficking weather. We've also got a lot
more to get into. I believe ELLENPD spokesman d White
Mitchell gonna join us in studio like he always does
on Friday.
Speaker 1 (25:39):
So stick around. There's radio eight forty whs
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