Coaching Lags Cause Slow Starts and Fan Disconnect

Key Quotes

"tolly ho was like an institution absolutely especially if you were of a certain generation if you went to college in the mid 90s through probably the 2000 2015 2012 right tolly ho was the one place you went and ate out on campus like people are used to that campus now being there's a lot of places but there was a time there were like three places tolly ho two keys lonas yeah right that was it that was all there was"

The speaker is reflecting on the cultural significance of Tolly Ho, a restaurant, for a specific generation of University of Kentucky students. This highlights how certain establishments can become more than just places to eat, evolving into important social and cultural landmarks for a community. The mention of limited dining options at the time further emphasizes Tolly Ho's central role.

"i mean i haven't talked to you much about it still want him to win at this point if he was going to lose i wish he would have lost the last game so we would have had him for this portal now that we've lost him for this week then go win because that's our advertisement yeah the more he succeeds now the more people want to play possibly play for him especially if they beat that indiana team then that's a great win so yeah at this point i'd like him to win"

The speaker is discussing the strategic implications of a player's success, particularly in the context of college sports recruitment and the transfer portal. The desire for the player to win now is framed as a form of "advertisement" for the program, suggesting that success attracts future talent. This illustrates how individual player performance can directly influence a team's broader recruiting strategy.

"but here's the thing that's crazy shannon i don't think i knew this did you know that before the games these coaches will tell you what they're going to do no these coaches tell you they tell you the trick plays they're going to run wow because they you promised not to tell the other team and the other team tells you the same thing so southern miss was telling us the trick play they were telling us what to look for when so like a trick play would come and myron would point and be like this is it because they'd be like watch out this is where we'll do a loopty loo boo boo boo and the play and the announcers know"

The speaker is revealing a surprising aspect of sports broadcasting: coaches often share their planned trick plays with announcers beforehand. This practice is based on a mutual trust that the information will not be revealed to the opposing team. The speaker highlights how this pre-game communication provides announcers with insider knowledge, allowing them to anticipate and explain specific plays during the broadcast.

"i got first of all those of you that listen and a lot of you did yeah i heard through a source at espn they were shocked how many people listen through the app nice like it you all showed up in the app thank you very much when it was over i got very nice feedback and then a week later a really nice note from my boss with that said i walked out of there about as proud as i've been of myself in a long time should have been not 'cause it was great i think by the end we were pretty good had some rough points i get it but i knew how hard i worked on it yeah and i knew that i hadn't like bombed"

The speaker is expressing deep personal pride and satisfaction after a challenging broadcasting experience, emphasizing the hard work and preparation involved. The positive feedback received, including a note from their boss and the unexpected listenership via an app, validates their effort. This quote underscores the speaker's feeling of accomplishment in overcoming a difficult task and performing well under pressure.

"i mean it's not well no i mean i don't think she's permanently going to have this okay but can she play pop it back in place i don't know give her a couple kenny brooks kenny brooks did the little uh shannon butt head dance did you see where yeah i don't feel like no one's noticed that but i mean everyone noticed him doing but that's what butthead used to do when he would dance he would take his fist and just go can can underhanded jab yeah you didn't get video on that mario that's what you didn't get video of do you think he makes that noise when he does it i hope he does i think he made it when eat it can fuck but when one team is struggling that team is succeeding tremendously yes uh i do have to note one of the craziest things i've ever seen in sports you all probably didn't spend a lot of time knowing this last night a m women played georgia women probably didn't care did you did not care with four minutes and 40 seconds left in the third quarter a m women led georgia women 48 to 31 right the game went to overtime so at a m's women were up 17 game ended up in overtime georgia won in overtime"

The speaker is recounting a remarkable sports event where a team, Texas A&M women's basketball, lost a significant lead and ultimately the game in overtime, despite being up by 17 points late in the third quarter. This narrative highlights an extraordinary collapse in performance, where the team failed to score a field goal for nearly 20 minutes of game time. The speaker expresses disbelief at this statistical anomaly, emphasizing how rare such a dramatic turnaround is in sports.

"i mean we've been down double digits in half of our games makes no sense how you and i bet you of those i bet you most of them are in the first half yes usually like midway through the first half we down double digits against st john's we came back last year we were down 20 plus to gonzaga we did come back but you can't keep giving yourself those holes you take out that second half against st john's i'd like to see what our point differential is in these other games these other six games because it's got to be bad it's got to be bad"

The speaker is expressing concern and confusion about the consistent pattern of the basketball team falling behind by double digits early in games. This trend, which has persisted for over a year and a half, is seen as a significant coaching issue. The speaker questions why the team appears unprepared at the start of games, especially given the coach's reputation for making adjustments, and suggests that the team's overall performance metrics would be poor if second-half comebacks were excluded.