WEBVTT 00:00:01.310 --> 00:00:05.410 Portions of this show are recorded. Strap in 00:00:05.410 --> 00:00:08.470 and be prepared. Room for error is much slimmer 00:00:08.470 --> 00:00:10.130 in basketball. You lose one player and it changes 00:00:10.130 --> 00:00:12.310 your entire team. It's not like that in football. 00:00:12.529 --> 00:00:14.710 It's just not. It's not. Interesting guests. 00:00:14.849 --> 00:00:17.629 Kelly Graves, Mike Parker, Coach Mark Waszkowski, 00:00:17.910 --> 00:00:20.230 Noah Eagle, Melissa Lombardi, Kenyon Barnard, 00:00:20.489 --> 00:00:23.070 Jonathan Stewart. Sharp opinions. Dana Altman 00:00:23.070 --> 00:00:27.969 probably earned a pass for a down year after 00:00:27.969 --> 00:00:31.960 almost 20 years. of what he's done for Oregon 00:00:31.960 --> 00:00:34.880 basketball. And some smiles. Guys, I was stuck 00:00:34.880 --> 00:00:36.420 in a car wash. Sounds like an R. Kelly song. 00:00:38.259 --> 00:00:41.039 It's not an R. Kelly song. It's Danny Havel. 00:00:41.259 --> 00:00:44.060 I can't remember, and I've been doing this for 00:00:44.060 --> 00:00:46.640 longer than you've been alive, which is really 00:00:46.640 --> 00:00:48.740 horrible that I have to say that, but it's the 00:00:48.740 --> 00:00:51.299 truth. Justin Grosswinder. It's like the saying 00:00:51.299 --> 00:00:53.460 in Alaska, that you don't have to be faster than 00:00:53.460 --> 00:00:54.960 the bear. You just have to be faster than your 00:00:54.960 --> 00:00:58.579 friend. Danny and Justin starts now on Fox Sports 00:00:58.579 --> 00:01:13.790 Eugene and Fox Sports Newport. And welcome high 00:01:13.790 --> 00:01:15.989 top the Delta Triad, the Crystal Palace, the 00:01:15.989 --> 00:01:18.450 Bigfoot Beverages Studios, broadcasting live 00:01:18.450 --> 00:01:20.769 on Fox Sports Eugene, Fox Sports Newport. This 00:01:20.769 --> 00:01:23.590 is the fastest 60 minutes in sports. It's the 00:01:23.590 --> 00:01:26.489 Danny and Justin radio program. Thanks for lending 00:01:26.489 --> 00:01:29.769 us your ears for the next hours, friends. You 00:01:29.769 --> 00:01:31.569 can follow us on Twitter and blue sky Danny and 00:01:31.569 --> 00:01:33.909 Justin also wherever you pod the whatever platform 00:01:33.909 --> 00:01:36.189 You get your music and your podcast from we're 00:01:36.189 --> 00:01:38.989 there Danny and Justin just search us like subscribe 00:01:38.989 --> 00:01:41.530 We might like you back if that's possible. There's 00:01:41.530 --> 00:01:43.430 a like button that we can send back to you We 00:01:43.430 --> 00:01:46.370 will send it back to you because we are we are 00:01:46.370 --> 00:01:48.750 all encompassing We are trying to take over the 00:01:48.750 --> 00:01:54.689 world one platform at a time I'm back. I'm Danny 00:01:55.000 --> 00:01:57.000 Call me doc right over there. It's my tag team 00:01:57.000 --> 00:01:59.739 partner justin grosswriter. They call him baby 00:01:59.739 --> 00:02:03.379 j What a boy. Well, welcome back. First of all, 00:02:03.379 --> 00:02:06.519 it's been a weird week. No show monday Right 00:02:06.519 --> 00:02:09.240 me and dom tuesday. Yep, steve and I yesterday. 00:02:09.560 --> 00:02:12.080 Yeah, and now you're back. So and i'm here tomorrow's 00:02:12.080 --> 00:02:14.419 friday like how about that and we race into the 00:02:14.419 --> 00:02:16.659 weekend in big bets tomorrow on the program today 00:02:16.659 --> 00:02:19.020 stitch head eric sorenson is going to join us 00:02:19.020 --> 00:02:22.500 from d1 baseball. He's uh had a up close and 00:02:22.500 --> 00:02:25.710 personal view of oregon state baseball not yet 00:02:25.710 --> 00:02:30.810 oregon as our ducks the ducks not our ducks whether 00:02:30.810 --> 00:02:34.250 your ducks as well have moved up their start 00:02:34.250 --> 00:02:36.870 times today and tomorrow against youngstown state 00:02:36.870 --> 00:02:41.810 a four game set and it will be 205 first pitches 00:02:41.810 --> 00:02:44.509 so in just a few moments from now the first pitch 00:02:44.509 --> 00:02:47.030 at pk and then tomorrow the same thing obviously 00:02:47.030 --> 00:02:48.810 because of the weather and it's going to get 00:02:48.810 --> 00:02:53.729 even more frigid weathery as we go into the evening 00:02:53.979 --> 00:02:56.960 So we'll talk a lot of baseball with Stitch Head, 00:02:57.199 --> 00:02:58.939 but there's lots of things to go around the Hornet. 00:02:58.939 --> 00:03:02.560 Of course, we'll have our Olympic update as there 00:03:02.560 --> 00:03:05.520 was some excitement today in Italy. We'll talk 00:03:05.520 --> 00:03:07.900 about that in the last part of the program as 00:03:07.900 --> 00:03:09.780 well as Oregon women's softball is down at the 00:03:09.780 --> 00:03:12.159 Mary Nutter. We'll give you an update on their 00:03:12.159 --> 00:03:15.419 progression today. Lots of basketball around 00:03:15.419 --> 00:03:19.379 the region, including Oregon women taking on 00:03:19.379 --> 00:03:22.319 the Huskers. the dreaded Cornhuskers tonight 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:27.400 at Matt Knight Arena, 6 p .m. tip. Ducks are 00:03:27.400 --> 00:03:29.539 looking to end a two -game slide. The Cornhuskers 00:03:29.539 --> 00:03:31.639 come into Thursday's game, that's tonight's game, 00:03:31.719 --> 00:03:34.419 having lost five straight and eight of their 00:03:34.419 --> 00:03:36.500 last ten. In the standings, Oregon's one game 00:03:36.500 --> 00:03:39.860 up on Nebraska in the Big Ten. Oregon's 18 -9. 00:03:39.919 --> 00:03:42.319 They've hung there after that tough loss against 00:03:42.319 --> 00:03:46.340 Washington on Sunday. Nebraska's 16 -10 and 5 00:03:46.340 --> 00:03:49.870 -10. Ducks are looking to improve their home 00:03:49.870 --> 00:03:51.849 record to 12 and four overall and then four and 00:03:51.849 --> 00:03:54.469 four in conference play What do you want to see 00:03:54.469 --> 00:03:56.990 out of the Oregon women tonight? I want to see 00:03:56.990 --> 00:04:02.009 some consistency No consistency wildly yeah inconsistent 00:04:02.009 --> 00:04:04.349 shooting wise that last game against Washington 00:04:04.349 --> 00:04:07.810 was just one of the games Yeah, weird game. I 00:04:07.810 --> 00:04:10.250 mean Katie fee. I mean all of the big players 00:04:10.250 --> 00:04:13.770 You know Katie Fiso and he said to Tay and such 00:04:13.770 --> 00:04:17.350 just had you just say yeah Off -night shooting 00:04:17.350 --> 00:04:19.329 and the thing is Justin you and I have watched 00:04:19.329 --> 00:04:22.290 this over and over again throughout the years 00:04:22.290 --> 00:04:25.069 Sometimes you'll have a star player or a lead 00:04:25.069 --> 00:04:27.250 player I don't say star player a lead player 00:04:27.250 --> 00:04:29.029 have an off -night, but then other people on 00:04:29.029 --> 00:04:31.529 the team pick them up It's very rare that you 00:04:31.529 --> 00:04:34.250 have basically your top three players all have 00:04:34.250 --> 00:04:36.709 off nights Yeah, it almost never happens But 00:04:36.709 --> 00:04:38.930 it's so weird just even looking at the box score 00:04:38.930 --> 00:04:41.509 of this game because yeah first quarter Washington 00:04:41.509 --> 00:04:45.980 22, Oregon 9 second quarter Oregon 19 points 00:04:45.980 --> 00:04:48.680 Washington five points, so you can't sit there 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:50.579 and say there was nothing good in this game They 00:04:50.579 --> 00:04:52.800 let they've killed Washington an entire quarter 00:04:52.800 --> 00:04:56.680 with five points so really really weird game 00:04:56.680 --> 00:04:59.980 Obviously up in Seattle, so I think you got to 00:04:59.980 --> 00:05:02.560 just turn the page on that one obviously There's 00:05:02.560 --> 00:05:03.680 been a lot of games like that where you kind 00:05:03.680 --> 00:05:05.959 of just have to learn your lessons And this is 00:05:05.959 --> 00:05:07.860 another team in the Big Ten it feels like with 00:05:07.860 --> 00:05:10.250 Nebraska that They're nothing crazy. They're 00:05:10.250 --> 00:05:12.810 below oregon in the big 10 standings, but they're 00:05:12.810 --> 00:05:15.069 16 and 10 overall like this is a good team The 00:05:15.069 --> 00:05:17.350 big 10 is deep. There's almost no gimmies in 00:05:17.350 --> 00:05:19.129 this conference. You've mentioned. They lost 00:05:19.129 --> 00:05:22.430 five in a row, so It's gonna be another Test 00:05:22.430 --> 00:05:24.889 for them, but I like their chances And I think 00:05:24.889 --> 00:05:27.170 that there's a decent shot that they can win 00:05:27.170 --> 00:05:29.750 the last four of these games And you always talk 00:05:29.750 --> 00:05:31.870 about getting those 20 wins. They're 18 right 00:05:31.870 --> 00:05:34.750 now Probably I need to win just two of these, 00:05:34.769 --> 00:05:36.910 but they're probably sitting in that eight nine 00:05:37.180 --> 00:05:39.579 spot right now that was the latest bracketology 00:05:39.579 --> 00:05:42.220 i saw on tuesday at least and we want to be the 00:05:42.220 --> 00:05:45.620 eight instead of the eight or seven no you don't 00:05:45.620 --> 00:05:49.060 want to be eight or nine because they play each 00:05:49.060 --> 00:05:50.920 other and that's right they play the one they 00:05:50.920 --> 00:05:53.319 play the one and they want to be seven or ten 00:05:53.839 --> 00:05:56.500 Exactly. Yeah, it's crazy how that works, right? 00:05:56.620 --> 00:05:58.860 But I think it's important for Oregon women's 00:05:58.860 --> 00:06:00.579 basketball to have a really nice stretch in these 00:06:00.579 --> 00:06:03.279 last four games Cornhuskers are one in six in 00:06:03.279 --> 00:06:06.079 true road games this season So they've they've 00:06:06.079 --> 00:06:08.279 got that going against them And by the way, we 00:06:08.279 --> 00:06:09.959 were talking about that Washington game for Kelly 00:06:09.959 --> 00:06:12.579 Graves squad when we get the big Kuna back on 00:06:12.579 --> 00:06:15.800 next time I want to ask him about How this team 00:06:15.800 --> 00:06:18.779 sometimes? Doesn't start flipping the light switch 00:06:18.779 --> 00:06:21.379 on until they get behind because they were down 00:06:21.379 --> 00:06:24.029 15 points in the first quarter And then they 00:06:24.029 --> 00:06:26.129 closed the first half against washington on a 00:06:26.129 --> 00:06:28.569 15 -0 run and they actually had the lead at the 00:06:28.569 --> 00:06:30.629 half 28 27 Yeah, I believe they had the lead 00:06:30.629 --> 00:06:32.569 in the third quarter a little bit too But they 00:06:32.569 --> 00:06:34.290 just could not hang on and it was one of those 00:06:34.290 --> 00:06:36.529 games that the final score Did not indicate how 00:06:36.529 --> 00:06:38.269 close it was at the end. I think but do you see 00:06:38.269 --> 00:06:40.129 what i'm saying though? It doesn't seem like 00:06:40.129 --> 00:06:43.769 this team all of a sudden Gets the urgency until 00:06:43.769 --> 00:06:45.569 they look up at the scoreboard and they're down 00:06:45.569 --> 00:06:47.509 by seven or ten points You know what that feels 00:06:47.509 --> 00:06:51.560 like to me danny what a young team There we go. 00:06:51.560 --> 00:06:55.819 So tonight let's pack the mac uh mka that's why 00:06:55.819 --> 00:07:00.439 the new mac mka 6 p .m. Tonight is the macaw 00:07:00.439 --> 00:07:08.379 the macaw I love that. Uh, well Pack the macaw 00:07:08.379 --> 00:07:11.660 6 p .m. Tonight corn huskers And the ducks as 00:07:11.660 --> 00:07:13.779 kelly graves got looks to end that two -game 00:07:13.779 --> 00:07:16.579 slide By the way ducks have been no stranger 00:07:16.579 --> 00:07:19.149 to close games this season they had a double 00:07:19.149 --> 00:07:21.829 overtime contest at Wisconsin just the second 00:07:21.829 --> 00:07:23.569 time this season the Ducks have gone to double 00:07:23.569 --> 00:07:25.430 overtime they have also played two other extra 00:07:25.430 --> 00:07:28.970 periods against of course Michigan and then Illinois 00:07:28.970 --> 00:07:32.209 so there we go so we'll see what that shakes 00:07:32.209 --> 00:07:35.350 out um there is golf by the way Oregon men's 00:07:35.350 --> 00:07:38.949 and women's golf have already started their season 00:07:39.370 --> 00:07:41.449 The Oregon women's golf team, of course, after 00:07:41.449 --> 00:07:44.629 that deep run just one away from making the finals 00:07:44.629 --> 00:07:47.509 in the match play for the NCAA championship. 00:07:47.569 --> 00:07:49.850 They put together their best round of the week 00:07:49.850 --> 00:07:53.790 earlier this week in the Therese Hessian Regional 00:07:53.790 --> 00:07:55.870 Challenge earned a top five finish in its first 00:07:55.870 --> 00:07:58.990 tournament at Palos Verdes Golf Club in California. 00:07:59.629 --> 00:08:03.230 Tong Anh finished two under. She's just a sophomore. 00:08:03.389 --> 00:08:05.529 Number three Ducks fired a one under 283 in the 00:08:05.529 --> 00:08:08.689 final round. UCLA won the team title at eight 00:08:08.689 --> 00:08:12.250 under. followed by Texas, Texas A &M and Florida. 00:08:12.670 --> 00:08:14.329 Oregon finished four strokes ahead of number 00:08:14.329 --> 00:08:17.389 two USC and number 18 South Carolina secure fifth 00:08:17.389 --> 00:08:21.649 place. And they will return to action. They're 00:08:21.649 --> 00:08:23.990 going to have a little bit of a break. The Chevron 00:08:23.990 --> 00:08:26.329 Challenge in Humboldt, Texas will be the 23rd 00:08:26.329 --> 00:08:28.870 and 24th. So that's coming up, I believe that's 00:08:28.870 --> 00:08:32.250 this weekend. And on the men's side, Aiden Kraft 00:08:32.250 --> 00:08:35.429 earned individual medalist honors at the Prestige. 00:08:35.649 --> 00:08:38.330 Today's final round was canceled in La Quinta. 00:08:39.070 --> 00:08:42.169 California due to high winds craft fire to 368 00:08:42.169 --> 00:08:44.110 leading the field by five strokes after the first 00:08:44.110 --> 00:08:46.549 two rounds played third round was canceled and 00:08:46.549 --> 00:08:48.750 So he won his second tournament of his career 00:08:48.750 --> 00:08:52.029 finishing five under after 36 holes head coach 00:08:52.029 --> 00:08:55.049 Casey Martin said This event was great for us 00:08:55.049 --> 00:08:56.929 and aiden displayed a ton of maturity during 00:08:56.929 --> 00:08:59.149 brutal conditions yesterday. He played beautifully 00:08:59.149 --> 00:09:02.929 Ducks men's are back in action. They will head 00:09:02.929 --> 00:09:06.179 to Bandon and play in the Bandon Dunes Championships, 00:09:06.259 --> 00:09:07.940 three -day tournament beginning March 8th, so 00:09:07.940 --> 00:09:10.519 a little bit longer of a layoff for Casey Martin's 00:09:10.519 --> 00:09:13.340 squad. Oregon State women's basketball, and then 00:09:13.340 --> 00:09:15.340 I want to get to Mick Cronin. I know you and 00:09:15.340 --> 00:09:17.960 Goose talked about this. Oregon State women's 00:09:17.960 --> 00:09:19.799 basketball has four extremely important games 00:09:19.799 --> 00:09:24.000 for the WCC tournament seeding. As they battle 00:09:24.000 --> 00:09:26.820 Portland, it's a game behind the Beavers for 00:09:26.820 --> 00:09:29.179 fourth in the WCC standings. And then Washington 00:09:29.179 --> 00:09:31.159 State, Beavers are a single game out of first 00:09:31.159 --> 00:09:35.549 and second. Gonzaga lost to LMU and they're tied 00:09:35.549 --> 00:09:38.649 with Santa Clara at 10 and 4. The Broncos though 00:09:38.649 --> 00:09:41.610 hold the tiebreaker over Oregon State so they've 00:09:41.610 --> 00:09:44.629 got 6 p .m. start tonight at Gill against Portland 00:09:44.629 --> 00:09:47.009 and then Saturday 1 p .m. at Gill against Washington 00:09:47.009 --> 00:09:50.029 State. Genevieve, Kennedy Shuler, Tiara Bolden 00:09:50.029 --> 00:09:53.490 are enjoying career years. They're one of two 00:09:53.490 --> 00:09:56.090 WCC teams, Beavers are, that have three players 00:09:56.090 --> 00:09:59.029 averaging 12 points a game and all three have 00:09:59.029 --> 00:10:02.269 scored at least 25 points once this season. I 00:10:02.269 --> 00:10:04.350 like their chances. They had a nice win against 00:10:04.350 --> 00:10:06.769 Pacific over the weekend. So I think this team, 00:10:07.129 --> 00:10:10.049 I don't know if they're necessarily, unfortunately, 00:10:10.289 --> 00:10:16.210 because the WCC in the grand scheme of things 00:10:16.210 --> 00:10:19.870 might not get the oomph from the NCAA tournament 00:10:19.870 --> 00:10:22.769 committee. So I think you got to finish either 00:10:22.769 --> 00:10:25.990 first or second in the regular season and then 00:10:25.990 --> 00:10:28.230 get to the championship game of the WCC tournament 00:10:28.230 --> 00:10:30.809 to get yourself kind of locked in to the NCAA 00:10:30.809 --> 00:10:33.789 tournament. Just I'm just talking reality here, 00:10:34.029 --> 00:10:35.669 and they've they've had a really nice season 00:10:35.669 --> 00:10:37.690 under Scott Rook But again some inconsistency 00:10:37.690 --> 00:10:39.870 is down the stretch that Santa Clara lost stung 00:10:39.870 --> 00:10:42.789 right so the the winner though It gets an automatic 00:10:42.789 --> 00:10:44.730 birth though. They do the first the regular season 00:10:44.730 --> 00:10:46.830 champ and then the regular season does as well 00:10:46.830 --> 00:10:48.809 No, I don't think they're no no the tournament 00:10:48.809 --> 00:10:50.690 champ is the only one that gets to know but if 00:10:50.690 --> 00:10:54.129 you win the regular season championship I Think 00:10:54.129 --> 00:10:56.730 the NCAA tournament looked at that and goes yeah 00:10:56.990 --> 00:10:58.669 That's what I'm saying. First or second. Is that 00:10:58.669 --> 00:11:00.909 what happened last year? Do you remember? I can't 00:11:00.909 --> 00:11:03.190 remember. Because Oregon State obviously won. 00:11:03.450 --> 00:11:05.750 I can't remember what I had for breakfast. I 00:11:05.750 --> 00:11:08.710 can't remember who won the WCC regular season 00:11:08.710 --> 00:11:12.129 title in women's basketball last year. The Danny 00:11:12.129 --> 00:11:14.070 and Justin radio program. Thanks for tuning in 00:11:14.070 --> 00:11:15.990 live from the Bigfoot Beverages Studios. The 00:11:15.990 --> 00:11:18.909 Oregon Man Clinics hotline at 541 -343 -5673. 00:11:19.350 --> 00:11:20.850 The old stitch head is going to make his first 00:11:20.850 --> 00:11:23.409 appearance from D1 baseball, Eric Sorensen. In 00:11:23.409 --> 00:11:25.230 just a moment we'll talk a lot of baseball. I 00:11:25.230 --> 00:11:29.250 want to talk to him as well about how or where 00:11:29.250 --> 00:11:33.389 the transfer portal has affected baseball? And 00:11:33.389 --> 00:11:38.269 is there a mitigation in players now taking a 00:11:38.269 --> 00:11:39.629 check from Major League Baseball because they 00:11:39.629 --> 00:11:42.309 can get paid to stay in college? That's a good 00:11:42.309 --> 00:11:45.120 question. Thank you. I just came up with that 00:11:45.120 --> 00:11:46.940 myself. So don't take that question from me. 00:11:47.879 --> 00:11:49.960 You're normally the one that asks the smart questions. 00:11:50.879 --> 00:11:52.799 I'm trying to catch up with you. I just want 00:11:52.799 --> 00:11:55.759 to do my job. All right, so you and Goose talked 00:11:55.759 --> 00:11:58.320 about Mick Cronin the other day. Mick Cronin 00:11:58.320 --> 00:12:00.419 went ballistic. Again, this is not the first 00:12:00.419 --> 00:12:02.500 time in his career. This is not the first time 00:12:02.500 --> 00:12:04.500 this year. This is not the first time in the 00:12:04.500 --> 00:12:08.019 last three weeks Mick Cronin has gone off. What 00:12:08.019 --> 00:12:10.100 was your thoughts on the student section chanting 00:12:10.100 --> 00:12:12.559 Booker's name? I could give a rat s***. about 00:12:12.559 --> 00:12:16.960 the other team's student section. I would like 00:12:16.960 --> 00:12:22.120 to give you a kudos for the worst question I've 00:12:22.120 --> 00:12:27.120 ever been asked. Did you like the preparation? 00:12:27.759 --> 00:12:29.320 You really think I care about the other team's 00:12:29.320 --> 00:12:31.019 student section? No, I don't think you care about 00:12:31.019 --> 00:12:31.500 the other team's student section. Are you raising 00:12:31.500 --> 00:12:32.700 your voice at me? No, I'm just talking to you. 00:12:32.720 --> 00:12:34.940 Yeah, you are. Yeah, you are. Come on, dude. 00:12:35.139 --> 00:12:37.179 No reason. Yes, you are. Everybody's standing 00:12:37.179 --> 00:12:39.580 here listening to you. Everybody. This is on 00:12:39.580 --> 00:12:42.059 camera. They can hear you. I answered the question. 00:12:42.279 --> 00:12:44.399 I could give a rat's ass about the other team's 00:12:44.399 --> 00:12:48.120 student section. I coach UCLA. I don't care about 00:12:48.120 --> 00:12:53.220 Michigan State students. Who cares? I think, 00:12:53.220 --> 00:12:58.200 okay. Who cares, Danny? I think, one, the question 00:12:58.200 --> 00:12:59.759 could have been phrased a little bit differently. 00:13:01.539 --> 00:13:04.720 Did the student section affect your team's play 00:13:04.720 --> 00:13:07.179 at all? In your estimation, did the student section 00:13:07.179 --> 00:13:11.009 affect the way that your team played? instead 00:13:11.009 --> 00:13:12.889 of the way that was phrased. Okay, I'm not gonna 00:13:12.889 --> 00:13:15.470 give any shade to Mick Cronin. He was being a 00:13:15.470 --> 00:13:18.570 jerk right there. And... He was not being the 00:13:18.570 --> 00:13:20.549 adult in the room. He could have answered the 00:13:20.549 --> 00:13:24.789 question with that first comment and then next 00:13:24.789 --> 00:13:27.610 question. That could have been it. And then he 00:13:27.610 --> 00:13:29.850 calls out the reporter and then says, giving 00:13:29.850 --> 00:13:32.470 you kudos for the worst question I've ever been 00:13:32.470 --> 00:13:34.090 asked in my career. I guarantee he's been asked 00:13:34.090 --> 00:13:37.649 worse questions. That was not a... That was not 00:13:37.649 --> 00:13:39.769 an out -of -bounds question to ask because of 00:13:39.769 --> 00:13:43.450 the atmosphere and because of the actions that 00:13:43.450 --> 00:13:45.450 he displayed on the court by yanking a player 00:13:45.450 --> 00:13:48.110 off the floor and basically sending him to the 00:13:48.110 --> 00:13:50.570 locker room. And it was a former Michigan State 00:13:50.570 --> 00:13:53.769 player who had a ton of family there and such. 00:13:55.509 --> 00:13:57.570 It's like, how does this affect the game? Those 00:13:57.570 --> 00:13:59.529 things, emotions, affect the game. I think it's 00:13:59.529 --> 00:14:02.159 a legitimate question. It could have been phrased 00:14:02.159 --> 00:14:05.019 a bit differently. It wasn't asked very specifically. 00:14:05.200 --> 00:14:07.059 I guess is is that what your point is? That's 00:14:07.059 --> 00:14:09.460 kind of my point. Yeah, I think that's fair. 00:14:09.519 --> 00:14:13.399 I also think that mick cronin Was a baby like 00:14:13.399 --> 00:14:15.600 there's no other way to put it I think that you 00:14:15.600 --> 00:14:17.240 have to be the adult in the room and one of the 00:14:17.240 --> 00:14:18.620 things that goose and I talked about yesterday 00:14:18.620 --> 00:14:21.019 was that that's like The kind of thing you're 00:14:21.019 --> 00:14:23.070 never going to get from dana altman He's always 00:14:23.070 --> 00:14:24.649 been the adult in the room. You're never gonna 00:14:24.649 --> 00:14:26.850 get any sort of reaction a lot of coaches I mean 00:14:26.850 --> 00:14:29.929 tom iso can get fired up mike sheshevsky Got 00:14:29.929 --> 00:14:32.470 fired up roy williams got fired bill self gets 00:14:32.470 --> 00:14:35.049 fired up a lot of great coaches kelvin samson 00:14:35.049 --> 00:14:36.509 gets fired up But there's a difference between 00:14:36.509 --> 00:14:39.429 being fired up and that you don't call out somebody 00:14:39.429 --> 00:14:42.009 who's doing a job And he didn't raise his voice 00:14:42.009 --> 00:14:44.809 at him. No, you can take him aside Afterwards 00:14:44.809 --> 00:14:47.309 and say and he called any dude at him by the 00:14:47.309 --> 00:14:49.529 way as well in there, dude It's just like come 00:14:49.529 --> 00:14:52.590 on. Let's Show some professionalism. There are 00:14:52.590 --> 00:14:55.289 professionals here. Right. Let's act like it. 00:14:55.350 --> 00:14:56.669 Everyone's just doing their job. You're trying 00:14:56.669 --> 00:14:59.129 to do your job, which is trying to win basketball 00:14:59.129 --> 00:15:02.149 games. And yeah, you got humbled by Michigan 00:15:02.149 --> 00:15:04.710 State. Michigan State's not the powerhouse it 00:15:04.710 --> 00:15:06.429 has been in the last few years. Michigan State's 00:15:06.429 --> 00:15:07.590 an up and down. You want to talk about up and 00:15:07.590 --> 00:15:08.889 down? We just talked about it a little bit ago. 00:15:09.230 --> 00:15:10.470 You want to talk about an up and down program 00:15:10.470 --> 00:15:12.090 right now? Michigan State, it's just like they're 00:15:12.090 --> 00:15:14.429 Jekyll and Hyde. You know what time is though. 00:15:15.129 --> 00:15:18.559 But they put it to UCLA. And this is not the 00:15:18.559 --> 00:15:21.519 first time UCLA got pounded a little bit. So 00:15:21.519 --> 00:15:23.080 I know McCrone is probably frustrated, but don't 00:15:23.080 --> 00:15:25.100 take it out on a reporter. It's also his job 00:15:25.100 --> 00:15:26.799 to go and answer questions. That's right. He 00:15:26.799 --> 00:15:29.259 knows what his job is, his requirement. So if 00:15:29.259 --> 00:15:31.740 he wants to answer him with two syllables or 00:15:31.740 --> 00:15:33.779 whatever, he can do that. He's still there and 00:15:33.779 --> 00:15:35.779 he answers the questions. I think what you said 00:15:35.779 --> 00:15:37.139 was a good point, that he could have answered 00:15:37.139 --> 00:15:40.000 the question the first time, the way he did, 00:15:40.100 --> 00:15:42.460 and it probably wouldn't have made a headline. 00:15:42.799 --> 00:15:44.100 It would have made a little bit of a soundbite. 00:15:44.100 --> 00:15:45.940 People would have thought, well, okay, you know, 00:15:46.100 --> 00:15:49.399 fine. But then he drew it out and he was taking 00:15:49.399 --> 00:15:52.799 out, it's called a... He made it personal. Well, 00:15:52.899 --> 00:15:54.360 and it's taking out his frustration on somebody 00:15:54.360 --> 00:15:56.240 else who had nothing to do with how his team 00:15:56.240 --> 00:15:58.700 played on the floor. So what I also just wanted 00:15:58.700 --> 00:16:01.139 to touch on real quick is the yanking of the 00:16:01.139 --> 00:16:03.659 one player who's obviously probably getting paid. 00:16:03.960 --> 00:16:05.840 And honestly, I don't have his name in front 00:16:05.840 --> 00:16:09.559 of me again. But it brought up this whole idea 00:16:09.559 --> 00:16:14.419 again of this question of... College athletes 00:16:14.419 --> 00:16:17.159 being employees and being treated like employees 00:16:17.159 --> 00:16:22.220 And if they're not performing on the floor Do 00:16:22.220 --> 00:16:24.320 you go to the extent of just saying I know I'm 00:16:24.320 --> 00:16:25.820 not gonna put you back in so you might as well 00:16:25.820 --> 00:16:28.620 Just go to the locker room But you don't see 00:16:28.620 --> 00:16:31.259 other people don't know okay what else was going 00:16:31.259 --> 00:16:33.700 on if there was some other conversation or going 00:16:33.700 --> 00:16:36.639 on and That player could have been a distraction 00:16:36.639 --> 00:16:38.500 if they were gonna be sitting on the bench I 00:16:38.500 --> 00:16:40.340 guess then the only thing we can do is to compare 00:16:40.340 --> 00:16:42.580 this to a real -life workplace environment if 00:16:42.580 --> 00:16:46.480 this was a kitchen and somebody Did someone off 00:16:46.480 --> 00:16:50.179 the line supposed to do you is it the same thing 00:16:50.179 --> 00:16:53.679 as like sending them home? Or like because it 00:16:53.679 --> 00:16:55.799 was embarrassing for him. Yeah, it was an embarrassing 00:16:55.799 --> 00:16:58.320 And I think that was a message that Mick Cronin 00:16:58.320 --> 00:16:59.860 was trying. I'm not gonna get Mick Cronin said 00:17:00.120 --> 00:17:03.059 My perception is that was the message Mick Cronin 00:17:03.059 --> 00:17:05.299 wanted to send, not just to that player, but 00:17:05.299 --> 00:17:07.819 to everybody on his team. So maybe there's some 00:17:07.819 --> 00:17:09.920 disarray that we're not aware of within the UCLA 00:17:09.920 --> 00:17:12.799 basketball program, that Mick Cronin, as the 00:17:12.799 --> 00:17:15.039 leader of that program, needs to get under control, 00:17:15.240 --> 00:17:17.119 because that's a bad look all the way around. 00:17:17.119 --> 00:17:18.940 But is that the same thing? Is it the same thing 00:17:18.940 --> 00:17:21.740 as sending your employee home because they made 00:17:21.740 --> 00:17:24.619 a mistake? It is, but to do it, but it's different. 00:17:24.779 --> 00:17:26.279 I don't have cameras on me. Because I think it's 00:17:26.279 --> 00:17:29.029 different too. It because of that. Yeah, I don't 00:17:29.029 --> 00:17:33.230 have cameras on me at my workplace, right? So 00:17:33.230 --> 00:17:36.049 I mean, I'm not gonna be publicly embarrassed 00:17:36.049 --> 00:17:40.490 or shamed by that and there again I just think 00:17:40.490 --> 00:17:43.309 it's about the delivery of the message that is 00:17:43.309 --> 00:17:48.250 is tripping Mick Cronin up is He could have said 00:17:48.250 --> 00:17:49.549 you're gonna go sit at the end of the bench. 00:17:49.549 --> 00:17:51.990 You're not gonna say a word I'm not putting you 00:17:51.990 --> 00:17:54.890 back in the game, but to publicly make that display 00:17:54.890 --> 00:17:58.279 of It's basically escorting the player off the 00:17:58.279 --> 00:18:01.900 floor towards the locker room Was I don't know 00:18:01.900 --> 00:18:04.720 how that player necessarily comes back from that 00:18:04.720 --> 00:18:09.279 within this program I Well psychology is everything 00:18:09.279 --> 00:18:12.299 You know and listen wins and loss mick cronin 00:18:12.299 --> 00:18:15.240 has has been a rising star in college basketball 00:18:15.240 --> 00:18:18.539 He grabbed this job at ucla every other stop 00:18:18.539 --> 00:18:20.440 he's been and he's been successful. He's been 00:18:20.440 --> 00:18:24.660 fairly successful at ucla But this is just a 00:18:24.660 --> 00:18:26.710 bad look But it still goes back to that employee 00:18:26.710 --> 00:18:31.150 -employer relationship that I think is now giving 00:18:31.150 --> 00:18:34.650 coaches more, in some respects, more power to 00:18:34.650 --> 00:18:36.690 do things like this. I don't think it's necessarily 00:18:36.690 --> 00:18:38.970 good luck. It is interesting. And I think that 00:18:38.970 --> 00:18:41.349 we have done a good job detailing these things, 00:18:41.349 --> 00:18:44.069 like we have for a lot of college sports. And 00:18:44.069 --> 00:18:46.130 let's detail some more. College baseball next 00:18:46.130 --> 00:18:48.690 with the old stitch at Eric Sorensen on the Danny 00:18:48.690 --> 00:18:52.900 and Justin radio program. Hang around. Danny 00:18:52.900 --> 00:18:56.380 Justin radio program rolls on for its weekend 00:18:56.380 --> 00:18:58.420 Eve already a Thursday here Thanks for tuning 00:18:58.420 --> 00:19:00.619 in Fox Sports Eugene Fox Sports Newport live 00:19:00.619 --> 00:19:02.579 from the Bigfoot beverages studios Let's head 00:19:02.579 --> 00:19:04.779 on over to the Oregon man clinics hotline at 00:19:04.779 --> 00:19:06.480 five four one three four three five six seven 00:19:06.480 --> 00:19:08.880 three Welcome in our good friend his first appearance 00:19:08.880 --> 00:19:11.700 on the program He was a regular last baseball 00:19:11.700 --> 00:19:13.640 season and so you know what we roped him back 00:19:13.640 --> 00:19:15.759 into it again It's our good friend the stitch 00:19:15.759 --> 00:19:18.599 head you can follow him on Twitter stitch underscore 00:19:18.599 --> 00:19:22.130 head And he is the great Eric Sorensen who's 00:19:22.130 --> 00:19:24.750 got that 6 '2 height with a 6 '8 wingspan. So 00:19:24.750 --> 00:19:27.009 he could play goalie with the best of them. How 00:19:27.009 --> 00:19:29.549 you doing, boss? That's it. Doing all right. 00:19:29.589 --> 00:19:32.549 It also helped me dunk a basketball in high school. 00:19:33.109 --> 00:19:35.089 So I'm kind of happy about that. It's one of 00:19:35.089 --> 00:19:35.990 my life's great accomplishments with that wingspan. 00:19:35.990 --> 00:19:40.710 Did you ever windmill a dunk? No, I mean, yeah, 00:19:40.730 --> 00:19:44.569 on an 8 -foot goal. Not on a 10 -foot. You just 00:19:44.569 --> 00:19:47.910 got your basic whiteboard. One hand slam dunk 00:19:47.910 --> 00:19:50.369 on it up for from me on a 10 -foot goal. Oh, 00:19:50.369 --> 00:19:52.309 that's fantastic about extension Did you get 00:19:52.309 --> 00:19:54.009 did it give you some good extension on your pitching? 00:19:54.619 --> 00:19:58.779 Great extension on pitching. I'm better at Frisbee 00:19:58.779 --> 00:20:01.660 than I am baseball, though. All right. Well, 00:20:01.660 --> 00:20:03.579 let's dive into it. I mean, the busy time of 00:20:03.579 --> 00:20:05.559 the year now starts and all the previews are 00:20:05.559 --> 00:20:07.680 done. Now everybody starts to play each other. 00:20:08.140 --> 00:20:10.559 So I want to start with this because it's kind 00:20:10.559 --> 00:20:12.920 of an overreaching question. And it's one that's 00:20:12.920 --> 00:20:14.960 been sticking in my brain. So I don't know if 00:20:14.960 --> 00:20:16.559 I'm going to start you out with a tough one, 00:20:16.559 --> 00:20:20.539 Stitch, or not. But here we go. So the portal, 00:20:20.759 --> 00:20:22.460 everyone's talking about the transfer portal 00:20:22.460 --> 00:20:26.019 and NIL money. and how it affects certain sports. 00:20:26.519 --> 00:20:29.240 In baseball, it's kind of unique because where 00:20:29.240 --> 00:20:33.119 kids might have had the lure of going and signing 00:20:33.119 --> 00:20:36.460 a pro contract and leaving their team early because 00:20:36.460 --> 00:20:40.200 of $150 ,000, $200 ,000 signing bonus and start 00:20:40.200 --> 00:20:41.839 working, they're trying to work their way up. 00:20:42.440 --> 00:20:45.539 Isn't there more players you see staying in collegiate 00:20:45.539 --> 00:20:49.000 baseball because they can get paid to stay and 00:20:49.000 --> 00:20:51.940 play in college? Oh, you mean as far as instead 00:20:51.940 --> 00:20:54.880 of going pro. Yeah, instead of going pro. Yeah. 00:20:54.880 --> 00:20:56.779 Yeah, I think you see I think you see a little 00:20:56.779 --> 00:21:00.099 bit more of that in in college baseball, certainly 00:21:00.099 --> 00:21:03.180 because college baseball, if you're a good college 00:21:03.180 --> 00:21:05.559 player and you're not necessarily you can still 00:21:05.559 --> 00:21:07.380 be a good college player, not necessarily be 00:21:07.380 --> 00:21:09.599 a pro prospect. I think you see that a little 00:21:09.599 --> 00:21:12.859 bit more in our sport. A good, solid guy that's 00:21:12.859 --> 00:21:15.240 that just plays, you know, errorless ball or 00:21:15.240 --> 00:21:17.180 something like that or just is a good glue guy 00:21:17.180 --> 00:21:20.700 for a team. You know, why not stick around and 00:21:20.700 --> 00:21:22.460 play another year of college instead of trying 00:21:22.460 --> 00:21:25.440 to, you know, go into the minors and try to make 00:21:25.440 --> 00:21:27.500 a team and, you know, you might not last that 00:21:27.500 --> 00:21:30.059 long if you're not that heralded of a prospect. 00:21:30.500 --> 00:21:33.819 So I think that's one of the good things about, 00:21:34.460 --> 00:21:36.700 one of the few good things about this whole NIL 00:21:36.700 --> 00:21:39.700 era and the transfer portal era. One of the few 00:21:39.700 --> 00:21:41.619 good things about it is that, yeah, you get guys 00:21:41.619 --> 00:21:43.440 that stick around a little bit more, and the 00:21:43.440 --> 00:21:45.460 quality of the game goes up a little bit, I think, 00:21:45.500 --> 00:21:48.720 from that alone. So, yeah, I think that makes 00:21:48.720 --> 00:21:51.240 perfect sense. Where's the strength in college 00:21:51.240 --> 00:21:53.420 baseball again this year? Is it still steeped 00:21:53.420 --> 00:21:56.859 in the SEC? Oh, yeah, I mean, it certainly is. 00:21:56.940 --> 00:22:00.720 I mean, there's pockets of others, like the Big 00:22:00.720 --> 00:22:02.819 12. I think they had eight teams in the NCAA 00:22:02.819 --> 00:22:04.859 tournament last year. They're kind of in line 00:22:04.859 --> 00:22:08.329 to do that again this year. The SEC... arguably 00:22:08.329 --> 00:22:11.450 was probably better than the SEC two years ago, 00:22:11.450 --> 00:22:14.710 I thought. But they're always gonna be good still. 00:22:15.349 --> 00:22:19.869 But yeah, unfortunately it goes to who has the 00:22:19.869 --> 00:22:23.210 most amount of money and who cares about it the 00:22:23.210 --> 00:22:25.950 most. And that's gonna be the people in the SEC 00:22:25.950 --> 00:22:28.930 are always gonna be good from now until the rest 00:22:28.930 --> 00:22:31.759 of our lives probably. And the Big Ten, obviously 00:22:31.759 --> 00:22:34.140 not one of the major conferences in comparison 00:22:34.140 --> 00:22:36.740 in baseball and college baseball, but it feels 00:22:36.740 --> 00:22:38.819 like those teams out west that have come in, 00:22:39.059 --> 00:22:41.079 obviously, UCLA, top ranked team in the country, 00:22:41.200 --> 00:22:44.460 Oregon coming in very well regarded as well. 00:22:44.720 --> 00:22:46.740 And USC and Washington are also solid programs. 00:22:47.019 --> 00:22:48.960 How do you think they've kind of remade that 00:22:48.960 --> 00:22:50.460 conference now that we've gotten to see a year 00:22:50.460 --> 00:22:54.140 of it? Oh, yeah. In fact, how you just look at 00:22:54.140 --> 00:22:56.910 this past opening weekend. Michigan State winning 00:22:56.910 --> 00:22:59.769 two of three at Louisville, Michigan. I saw them 00:22:59.769 --> 00:23:02.490 personally out there in Arizona, went three and 00:23:02.490 --> 00:23:06.430 one. Minnesota went unbeaten over the week. I 00:23:06.430 --> 00:23:09.309 think we're seeing these teams in the, whatever 00:23:09.309 --> 00:23:10.950 you want to call it, the traditional Big Ten 00:23:10.950 --> 00:23:13.869 or whatever. They're starting to come around 00:23:13.869 --> 00:23:16.849 too. I think last year the West teams dominated 00:23:16.849 --> 00:23:20.329 and that was kind of expected. I kind of expect 00:23:20.329 --> 00:23:22.430 them to do it again this year, especially with 00:23:22.430 --> 00:23:27.799 Oregon, UCLA and USC. I think this year, so far, 00:23:27.940 --> 00:23:30.240 I mean, it's a short, small sample, whatever, 00:23:30.940 --> 00:23:34.900 but yeah, I'm seeing Big Ten teams from the traditional 00:23:34.900 --> 00:23:38.160 footprint doing really well, and it's encouraging. 00:23:38.279 --> 00:23:39.940 I mean, Nebraska's gonna be pretty good again, 00:23:40.000 --> 00:23:42.279 too. I saw them as well this past weekend. I 00:23:42.279 --> 00:23:45.359 think the Big Ten in general is climbing a lot 00:23:45.359 --> 00:23:47.720 just in this, and we're seeing that already just 00:23:47.720 --> 00:23:50.189 in this first few days of the season. Jumping 00:23:50.189 --> 00:23:52.430 from the Big Ten in Oregon to the other side 00:23:52.430 --> 00:23:54.269 of the pond with the Beavers. I know you got 00:23:54.269 --> 00:23:56.390 a chance to see the Beavers play a really good 00:23:56.390 --> 00:23:58.609 game against Stanford with a walk -off hit by 00:23:58.609 --> 00:24:00.470 Josh Proctor. What were your initial impressions 00:24:00.470 --> 00:24:03.200 of seeing the Beavers in person? It's kind of 00:24:03.200 --> 00:24:05.480 interesting because there wasn't a lot of offense 00:24:05.480 --> 00:24:09.140 in that game. And both Stanford and Oregon State, 00:24:09.240 --> 00:24:12.000 I think, are capable of putting up good size 00:24:12.000 --> 00:24:14.039 numbers. But yeah, I was impressed with Eric 00:24:14.039 --> 00:24:17.660 Segura, the starter for Oregon State. And even 00:24:17.660 --> 00:24:19.759 the guys that came in after, Isaac Yeager and 00:24:19.759 --> 00:24:21.680 Wyatt Queen got into a little trouble early and 00:24:21.680 --> 00:24:24.410 gave up the two runs for Stanford. It was just 00:24:24.410 --> 00:24:26.809 kind of like, okay, well, I didn't see Dax Whitney 00:24:26.809 --> 00:24:29.490 pitch, but I'm seeing some pretty good pitching, 00:24:29.609 --> 00:24:32.049 you know, besides him, which is encouraging for 00:24:32.049 --> 00:24:36.069 Oregon State. And I wasn't there for the walk 00:24:36.069 --> 00:24:40.210 off home run on Monday by Bryce Hubbard, but 00:24:40.210 --> 00:24:42.710 I know that it was. Well, first of all, it's 00:24:42.710 --> 00:24:45.230 just an electric atmosphere that we can talk 00:24:45.230 --> 00:24:46.950 about the crowds. I saw down there all right 00:24:46.950 --> 00:24:50.529 all day But yeah to see eric hubbard or i'm sure 00:24:50.529 --> 00:24:53.430 that bryce hubbard to see him Uh on on twitter, 00:24:53.450 --> 00:24:55.609 so I saw the replay of that and that was just 00:24:55.609 --> 00:24:58.269 exciting So yeah, I think it's just kind of another 00:24:58.269 --> 00:25:00.730 good oregon state team again I don't think there's 00:25:00.730 --> 00:25:02.910 going to be a whole bunch of fall off from them 00:25:02.910 --> 00:25:05.950 this year stitch head org eric sorensen with 00:25:05.950 --> 00:25:08.069 us here on the danny and justin radio program 00:25:08.069 --> 00:25:11.789 from d1 baseball and eric It's so interesting 00:25:11.789 --> 00:25:13.809 you have two walk -off hits in a row and I think 00:25:13.809 --> 00:25:15.970 that the identity of your team is something that 00:25:15.970 --> 00:25:19.470 it can be built and You see teams sometimes the 00:25:19.470 --> 00:25:21.069 early narrative becomes they can't get the big 00:25:21.069 --> 00:25:22.769 two out hit They can't get that walk -off hit 00:25:22.769 --> 00:25:25.349 and then some teams they do it Do you think that's 00:25:25.349 --> 00:25:27.309 the case where if a team has some early success 00:25:27.309 --> 00:25:29.529 that that's something that can be built upon 00:25:29.529 --> 00:25:32.849 going forward? Oh, yeah. Yeah, I mean that's 00:25:32.849 --> 00:25:35.410 certainly that that's kind of the staple of our 00:25:35.410 --> 00:25:38.670 sport it seems like sometimes I know they they 00:25:38.670 --> 00:25:41.190 say that momentum is tomorrow's starting pitcher, 00:25:41.190 --> 00:25:43.150 I guess, or whatever. But, you know, hitting 00:25:43.150 --> 00:25:46.089 is contagious. There's all these added, all these 00:25:46.089 --> 00:25:48.150 little things that we have. Which we love. But 00:25:48.150 --> 00:25:52.029 which we love. Yeah, of course. But now I project 00:25:52.029 --> 00:25:54.630 good things from, I mean, it was a good showing 00:25:54.630 --> 00:25:57.910 for Oregon State for the opening weekend. Good 00:25:57.910 --> 00:26:00.569 showing for Oregon for that matter, too, as far 00:26:00.569 --> 00:26:03.170 as maybe not quite the competition that OSU faced, 00:26:03.170 --> 00:26:05.940 but they still came through solid. Yeah, this 00:26:05.940 --> 00:26:08.059 is gonna be a hell of a season, I think, for 00:26:08.059 --> 00:26:09.640 both of those teams. Too bad they're not in the 00:26:09.640 --> 00:26:11.299 same conference and can't play each other, right? 00:26:11.559 --> 00:26:13.440 Well, but they do get to play each other twice 00:26:13.440 --> 00:26:16.220 this season. One at PK Park, which is great, 00:26:16.220 --> 00:26:18.420 one at PK Park, and the other one they just added 00:26:18.420 --> 00:26:20.680 to the schedule in the middle of April up in 00:26:20.680 --> 00:26:24.140 Portland at the brand -new Hop Stadium, a single 00:26:24.140 --> 00:26:26.460 -eight long season in Portland. So that should 00:26:26.460 --> 00:26:28.319 be a great matchup as well. That should be outstanding. 00:26:28.460 --> 00:26:30.539 Yeah, it should. So let's talk about scheduling 00:26:30.539 --> 00:26:32.240 a little bit for both teams. You just touched 00:26:32.240 --> 00:26:34.960 on it a little bit. Oregon State with... with 00:26:34.960 --> 00:26:38.099 a tough opening weekend down in Arizona, and 00:26:38.099 --> 00:26:40.440 now they turn around, head to Texas. Baylor, 00:26:40.559 --> 00:26:43.059 Southern Miss, Purdue on the docket, and then 00:26:43.059 --> 00:26:46.059 they stay down there for the Frisco College baseball 00:26:46.059 --> 00:26:48.839 class at Houston, Alabama, Iowa, and then before 00:26:48.839 --> 00:26:51.420 they come back and take on Oregon. And then Oregon 00:26:51.420 --> 00:26:54.279 starts out with George Mason, Youngstown State, 00:26:54.339 --> 00:26:58.140 and then they play... On the d1 baseball TV stream, 00:26:58.140 --> 00:27:00.660 Arizona. There we go. Little little plug there 00:27:00.660 --> 00:27:02.940 for you, Arizona You see Irvine and Vanderbilt. 00:27:02.940 --> 00:27:05.059 So talk about early season scheduling Can it 00:27:05.059 --> 00:27:08.579 be overthought or do you want to see teams playing 00:27:08.579 --> 00:27:11.000 elite competition? Because there's a lot of schools 00:27:11.000 --> 00:27:13.960 of thought in this stitch. Yeah Yeah, and it's 00:27:13.960 --> 00:27:16.240 interesting some teams some coaches have different 00:27:16.240 --> 00:27:18.519 thoughts about it because like like Dave Esker 00:27:18.519 --> 00:27:21.420 at Stanford when they got done with their weekend 00:27:21.420 --> 00:27:23.900 that went two and two had two losses on the last 00:27:23.900 --> 00:27:26.880 plays of games, but what looks pretty good elsewhere. 00:27:27.220 --> 00:27:29.039 And he was like, you know, we could have scheduled 00:27:29.039 --> 00:27:32.099 somebody and just gone 4 -0. But that, you know, 00:27:32.500 --> 00:27:34.279 in essence, he meant, you know, a tomato can 00:27:34.279 --> 00:27:36.779 team that didn't give him any problems or any 00:27:36.779 --> 00:27:38.880 kind of challenge. He said, but we didn't want 00:27:38.880 --> 00:27:40.420 that. We wanted to, you know, we wanted to challenge 00:27:40.420 --> 00:27:43.099 ourselves every weekend of the season. So kind 00:27:43.099 --> 00:27:45.220 of different philosophies as far as coaches, 00:27:45.380 --> 00:27:47.759 you know, just in their thinking on scheduling. 00:27:48.160 --> 00:27:51.680 But I love what Oregon State has done the last 00:27:51.680 --> 00:27:53.579 few years where they start off down there in 00:27:53.579 --> 00:27:57.579 Surprise, Arizona. play really good teams. It 00:27:57.579 --> 00:27:59.339 just kind of gets the blood flowing a little 00:27:59.339 --> 00:28:01.740 bit early on. And of course, Oregon State kind 00:28:01.740 --> 00:28:05.079 of has to schedule better early on because of 00:28:05.079 --> 00:28:07.680 their independent status and some of the teams 00:28:07.680 --> 00:28:09.400 that they play later on aren't going to be as 00:28:09.400 --> 00:28:11.480 strong. So I'm glad they're doing this for the 00:28:11.480 --> 00:28:15.119 first three weekends. And Oregon actually, and 00:28:15.119 --> 00:28:17.720 I see that they, again, they played solid. They 00:28:17.720 --> 00:28:19.839 had no problems with George Mason, but they also 00:28:19.839 --> 00:28:22.680 just played clean. It wasn't that they beat them 00:28:22.680 --> 00:28:26.099 by one or two runs. So And I look forward to 00:28:26.099 --> 00:28:28.140 that. I'm actually going to be at that at that 00:28:28.140 --> 00:28:30.599 Vegas tournament against when they're playing 00:28:30.599 --> 00:28:33.099 Arizona, UC Irvine and Vanderbilt. So I really 00:28:33.099 --> 00:28:37.200 look forward to that. And so there's two different 00:28:37.200 --> 00:28:40.480 thoughts there, but I think it's out of necessity. 00:28:41.059 --> 00:28:43.339 Oregon State has to has to schedule a little 00:28:43.339 --> 00:28:45.710 bit tougher this time of year. The great stitch 00:28:45.710 --> 00:28:47.609 at Eric Sorensen joining us on the Danny and 00:28:47.609 --> 00:28:49.430 Justin radio program as we wind through the beginning 00:28:49.430 --> 00:28:51.349 of this season. Oregon and Oregon State back 00:28:51.349 --> 00:28:53.569 on the diamond this weekend. Oregon at home against 00:28:53.569 --> 00:28:57.470 Youngstown State while Oregon State is in Texas 00:28:57.470 --> 00:28:59.289 to take on Baylor, Southern Miss, and Purdue 00:28:59.289 --> 00:29:01.349 in the Ron Rock Classic. So let's talk a little 00:29:01.349 --> 00:29:04.490 bit more specifically about off the field on 00:29:04.490 --> 00:29:07.210 the field. And I say it that way is because Matt 00:29:07.210 --> 00:29:09.750 Flohr is the new pitching coach at Oregon as 00:29:09.750 --> 00:29:13.410 Blake Hoxing heads to Oklahoma State. So would 00:29:13.410 --> 00:29:17.180 it be fair to say that the pitching coach is 00:29:17.180 --> 00:29:19.859 probably the second most important position on 00:29:19.859 --> 00:29:22.220 the bench beyond the head coach in a college 00:29:22.220 --> 00:29:24.960 baseball environment? Yeah, most of the time 00:29:24.960 --> 00:29:27.420 that's the case. It's usually the pitching coach 00:29:27.420 --> 00:29:30.680 sometimes sometimes in a case of like John Savage 00:29:30.680 --> 00:29:33.700 at UCLA. He's his own pitching coach, so that 00:29:33.700 --> 00:29:36.220 kind of takes care of itself, but. Yeah, I mean, 00:29:36.619 --> 00:29:38.859 I know that floor. I've I've known the name. 00:29:39.059 --> 00:29:41.619 I've known him from being at San Diego for a 00:29:41.619 --> 00:29:44.000 number of years under Rich Hill and got a good 00:29:44.000 --> 00:29:46.000 reputation. And I'll tell you this much, guys. 00:29:46.319 --> 00:29:48.160 Yeah, I'm just kind of looking at the stat sheet. 00:29:48.259 --> 00:29:50.240 Three of the starting pitchers did not give up 00:29:50.240 --> 00:29:52.759 a single earned run, so Matt Flore must be doing 00:29:52.759 --> 00:29:55.420 okay so far in Eugene. That's my point with him. 00:29:55.799 --> 00:29:57.680 But yeah, he's got a good reputation about him, 00:29:57.680 --> 00:30:00.079 so I'm excited to see what he can do for Coach 00:30:00.079 --> 00:30:02.539 Waskowski and that staff this year. All right, 00:30:02.539 --> 00:30:04.519 I'm going to put a kid on your radar right now 00:30:04.519 --> 00:30:06.220 if you haven't already put him on your radar. 00:30:06.440 --> 00:30:12.500 All right, Angel Lyah. Is a freshman came out 00:30:12.500 --> 00:30:16.200 of the weekend 7 of 13. He's batting 538 a 1 00:30:16.200 --> 00:30:19.759 .0 7 7 slugging percentage He pounded a couple 00:30:19.759 --> 00:30:23.700 of home runs for RBI's a double as well in that 00:30:23.700 --> 00:30:27.400 This kid and he's got a glove as well. He can 00:30:27.400 --> 00:30:30.619 flash the leather put him on your radar for for 00:30:30.619 --> 00:30:33.099 the University of Oregon Here's okay. I'm gonna 00:30:33.099 --> 00:30:35.200 tell you a little bit. Oh, by the way, first 00:30:35.200 --> 00:30:37.920 off. I love the linebacker number He has 53. 00:30:37.920 --> 00:30:41.690 I love that But here's here. I'll stop you a 00:30:41.690 --> 00:30:46.470 little bit. I knew from Angel I I knew of him 00:30:46.470 --> 00:30:49.529 and I saw him play and they have this this kind 00:30:49.529 --> 00:30:51.950 of high school All -Star tournament every summer 00:30:51.950 --> 00:30:54.130 in Long Beach called the area code games where 00:30:54.130 --> 00:30:56.170 the best high school players from all around 00:30:56.170 --> 00:30:59.450 the country play for six days for scouts and 00:30:59.450 --> 00:31:01.569 college coaches. And I actually saw him play 00:31:01.569 --> 00:31:03.410 two years ago when he was in that before his 00:31:03.410 --> 00:31:06.890 senior year. So I did have him on my radar already, 00:31:07.069 --> 00:31:08.950 but yes, I did read that he had two home runs 00:31:08.950 --> 00:31:11.589 in one game. Yeah, this is a guy that comes in 00:31:11.589 --> 00:31:14.009 and he's not weak in the knees. He's not wobbly 00:31:14.009 --> 00:31:17.390 at all as a first year guy. So that's an impressive 00:31:17.390 --> 00:31:20.529 start. I hope he can keep it up. But yes, I was 00:31:20.529 --> 00:31:22.789 aware of what he did this past weekend and look 00:31:22.789 --> 00:31:25.210 forward to seeing more from him this year. Eric 00:31:25.210 --> 00:31:29.430 is there any story or player or team out there 00:31:29.430 --> 00:31:31.109 that you know, we're so early on in the season 00:31:31.109 --> 00:31:33.549 We're kind of getting to know the landscape of 00:31:33.549 --> 00:31:35.190 college baseball Is there something out there 00:31:35.190 --> 00:31:36.990 that you think that people really need to be 00:31:36.990 --> 00:31:40.690 paying attention to? Well, first of all, I okay 00:31:40.690 --> 00:31:43.829 I'm gonna space on the dudes name But there's 00:31:43.829 --> 00:31:46.470 the guy for for Baylor and Oregon State's about 00:31:46.470 --> 00:31:48.829 to play them this week guy for Baylor that hit 00:31:48.829 --> 00:31:51.269 three grand slams in one Oh, that's right. Yeah 00:31:51.549 --> 00:31:54.670 tying, tying a national record that was set by 00:31:54.670 --> 00:31:58.049 Jim LaFountain of Louisville back in 1976. I 00:31:58.049 --> 00:32:01.390 remember his name, but not the guy. That's him. 00:32:01.710 --> 00:32:04.769 Yeah. So that was coming out of the gate. That's 00:32:04.769 --> 00:32:08.069 a, that's a pretty good first story of, of college 00:32:08.069 --> 00:32:11.930 baseball. But yeah, it just, yeah, that was off 00:32:11.930 --> 00:32:13.690 to it. That got off to a great start and it'll 00:32:13.690 --> 00:32:16.240 be interesting to see how Oregon State handles 00:32:16.240 --> 00:32:17.960 him and the rest of Baylor Baylor looks like 00:32:17.960 --> 00:32:20.339 a team that that might be a bit of a surprise 00:32:20.339 --> 00:32:23.200 this year, too So yeah, there's my early story 00:32:23.200 --> 00:32:25.420 for this college baseball season. All right. 00:32:25.420 --> 00:32:29.720 He loves whiskey. He Does not like anything that's 00:32:29.720 --> 00:32:32.079 superstitious So he doesn't mind he doesn't mind 00:32:32.079 --> 00:32:34.819 saying a guy's got a no -hitter into the into 00:32:34.819 --> 00:32:37.279 the seventh inning or eighth inning Yeah, and 00:32:37.279 --> 00:32:40.359 he is a college baseball Junkie and addict. It's 00:32:40.359 --> 00:32:42.119 the great Eric Sorensen stitch head. Thanks. 00:32:42.279 --> 00:32:44.460 It's a long season buddy We're gonna be happy 00:32:44.460 --> 00:32:46.420 to have you along for the ride again this year 00:32:46.420 --> 00:32:48.779 Really appreciate your insight and your dedication 00:32:48.779 --> 00:32:51.400 to this sport for everybody throughout the country 00:32:51.400 --> 00:32:54.240 sure, man I appreciate you right back and let's 00:32:54.240 --> 00:32:55.799 talk again after I get the chance to see the 00:32:55.799 --> 00:32:58.079 Ducks here in two weeks Absolutely. Take care 00:32:58.079 --> 00:33:00.539 buddy. All right. Thank you. There he goes the 00:33:00.539 --> 00:33:03.960 great stitch head Eric Sorensen. I Mean when 00:33:03.960 --> 00:33:05.559 you got a guy that you can just bounce stuff 00:33:05.559 --> 00:33:09.039 off of like I mean I knew he probably knew who 00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:13.160 Julio was. He knows everyone. All right. Sorry. 00:33:13.259 --> 00:33:15.680 Pardon me. I'm still still working on the case. 00:33:16.259 --> 00:33:19.579 No, no, we are not. We'll wind up the show here 00:33:19.579 --> 00:33:22.700 might even bring in intern Dom into the old fun 00:33:22.700 --> 00:33:25.640 and frivolity Olympic minute as well. All right. 00:33:25.640 --> 00:33:27.240 All right. Coming up on the Danny Justin radio 00:33:27.240 --> 00:33:32.799 program. If you missed any of the interview with 00:33:32.799 --> 00:33:34.960 Eric Sorensen, otherwise known as Stitch Head, 00:33:35.000 --> 00:33:39.599 if you follow him on Twitter, Stitch, S -T -I 00:33:39.599 --> 00:33:43.160 -T -C -H underscore head. It's a great follow, 00:33:43.220 --> 00:33:46.299 by the way, as is D1 Baseball, as he's a part 00:33:46.299 --> 00:33:49.880 of that, the organizing crew of that Bible for 00:33:49.880 --> 00:33:51.880 college baseball throughout the country. You 00:33:51.880 --> 00:33:53.759 can go back to the podcast, which is going to 00:33:53.759 --> 00:33:56.900 be uploaded in a little bit as intern Dom will, 00:33:57.460 --> 00:34:01.019 his little fingers will just tap away, upload, 00:34:01.119 --> 00:34:03.970 download, edit, boom, it's up on the. on the 00:34:03.970 --> 00:34:05.930 pod you can follow us Danny and Justin on wherever 00:34:05.930 --> 00:34:08.630 you podcast. Thanks for tuning in friends here 00:34:08.630 --> 00:34:12.769 for a Thursday my first show of the week because 00:34:12.769 --> 00:34:15.750 we were off on Monday and then you and Dom we're 00:34:15.750 --> 00:34:18.530 doing things on Tuesday and then you and Goose 00:34:18.530 --> 00:34:21.889 yesterday. Goose is going to be on Memorex tomorrow 00:34:21.889 --> 00:34:25.070 for Big Bets. He's not going to be live in the 00:34:25.070 --> 00:34:27.519 studio. It's always unfortunate. We always enjoy 00:34:27.519 --> 00:34:30.900 a good Danny Justin and memes So he was he asked 00:34:30.900 --> 00:34:32.500 me says you want me to call in because he's going 00:34:32.500 --> 00:34:34.900 to the Newport Seafood and Wine Festival Which 00:34:34.900 --> 00:34:36.780 you just heard if you were listening to the program 00:34:36.780 --> 00:34:38.739 and all of our friends out there and Fox Sports 00:34:38.739 --> 00:34:44.079 Newport. Hello So he's heading out there to sample 00:34:44.079 --> 00:34:47.920 He's taking Kim his beautiful bride who I'm still 00:34:47.920 --> 00:34:53.469 haven't met so She's very lovely And very real. 00:34:54.510 --> 00:34:56.309 Very lovely and very real. Is that what you just 00:34:56.309 --> 00:34:59.869 said? Yeah. Okay. So speaking of big bets, I 00:34:59.869 --> 00:35:01.530 sent this to you, but you apparently didn't get 00:35:01.530 --> 00:35:03.829 to it on Tuesday. I didn't get to a lot of things 00:35:03.829 --> 00:35:06.409 on Tuesday. It was really, it was maybe the fastest 00:35:06.409 --> 00:35:10.210 60 minutes we have ever had. Okay. The fastest 00:35:10.210 --> 00:35:12.329 60 minutes in a fast 60 minutes? Is that what 00:35:12.329 --> 00:35:13.929 you're saying? I prepared for an hour and 20 00:35:13.929 --> 00:35:18.090 minute show. So here's the thing, is that freaking 00:35:18.090 --> 00:35:21.650 goose again goes four and one. But so does intern 00:35:21.650 --> 00:35:27.010 blaze I Went two and three you went two and three. 00:35:27.010 --> 00:35:30.090 I always go two and three. So we're now mired 00:35:30.090 --> 00:35:34.329 Every single time you have I had one three and 00:35:34.329 --> 00:35:36.250 two week Then I had that horrific one and four 00:35:36.250 --> 00:35:39.429 week which pulled you even with me So we're both 00:35:39.429 --> 00:35:41.789 languishing at 10 and 15 were five games under 00:35:41.789 --> 00:35:45.349 the Mendoza line the 500 line Goose is sprinted 00:35:45.349 --> 00:35:49.159 out to an 18 and 7 record. He is Unbelievable. 00:35:49.179 --> 00:35:52.960 He has eight games in front of us. A lot of basketball 00:35:52.960 --> 00:35:58.400 left. There are not zeros on the clock yet. But 00:35:58.400 --> 00:36:01.179 Chris, the listener, Steve Mim's best friend, 00:36:01.219 --> 00:36:04.440 Goose's best friend who has a chair next to him 00:36:04.440 --> 00:36:07.000 at the Viking Inn in Junction City, he also went 00:36:07.000 --> 00:36:11.940 4 -1. So we had three people go 4 -1. However, 00:36:12.760 --> 00:36:16.079 Blaze saves the day for the hosts as he picked 00:36:16.079 --> 00:36:22.780 1 -37. for the tiebreaker total points between 00:36:22.780 --> 00:36:26.199 Michigan State and Wisconsin, so he won the tiebreaker. 00:36:26.739 --> 00:36:31.980 Chris had 133, Goose had 135, the total, what 00:36:31.980 --> 00:36:36.920 was the total? 163. So he came closest. And Chris? 00:36:37.260 --> 00:36:39.019 Yeah. Do you remember that he switched his pick? 00:36:39.099 --> 00:36:46.280 He did. Sorry Chris. We remember. And... I picked 00:36:46.280 --> 00:36:49.019 157 so I was actually the closest you had a hundred 00:36:49.019 --> 00:36:51.260 and five points I know listen there was a I went 00:36:51.260 --> 00:36:52.880 with the traditional big ten basketball game 00:36:52.880 --> 00:36:55.420 I went with the game that Oregon and Minnesota 00:36:55.420 --> 00:37:01.059 had Let me update you on Oregon softball and 00:37:01.059 --> 00:37:03.860 Oregon baseball they're playing right now at 00:37:03.860 --> 00:37:08.019 the Mary Nutter in a Cathedral City, California 00:37:08.019 --> 00:37:11.900 the Lady Ducks have lost their first game to 00:37:11.900 --> 00:37:15.099 Auburn 10 -5 We'll give you a full recap on that 00:37:15.099 --> 00:37:18.760 game tomorrow. And right now in the top of the 00:37:18.760 --> 00:37:20.679 fifth, they're the home team against Texas A 00:37:20.679 --> 00:37:23.960 &M. It's all knotted up at 1 -1. And was it Elon 00:37:23.960 --> 00:37:26.000 Butler who just hit a home run to tie it up for 00:37:26.000 --> 00:37:28.800 the Ducks solo shot? And they're batting. Texas 00:37:28.800 --> 00:37:31.460 A &M is in the top of the fifth. Oregon men, 00:37:31.599 --> 00:37:34.940 now they moved up the start times for the series 00:37:34.940 --> 00:37:38.539 for today and tomorrow against Youngstown State. 00:37:39.159 --> 00:37:42.309 Oregon 4 -1 in the bottom of the second. ending 00:37:42.309 --> 00:37:46.010 right now as they move those first pitches up 00:37:46.010 --> 00:37:48.550 to 205 for today and tomorrow. So if you're planning 00:37:48.550 --> 00:37:50.630 on going out to PK tomorrow for the single set 00:37:50.630 --> 00:37:54.750 game against the Youngstown State, do you know 00:37:54.750 --> 00:37:58.170 the mascot? Penguins I look you know what you 00:37:58.170 --> 00:38:03.190 you knew I was gonna ask you so I Pointed I didn't 00:38:03.190 --> 00:38:05.309 even ask you if you looked it up, but I knew 00:38:05.309 --> 00:38:08.309 you had looked at the Youngstown State Penguins 00:38:08.309 --> 00:38:13.349 How many penguins do you see rolling around the 00:38:13.349 --> 00:38:16.570 streets in Ohio? Do you know where in Ohio cuz 00:38:16.570 --> 00:38:20.170 I've lived in Ohio? No Didn't you look that up 00:38:20.170 --> 00:38:21.909 when you were looking at what their mascot was? 00:38:22.329 --> 00:38:24.949 I did not I'm pretty sure it's northern. I'm 00:38:24.949 --> 00:38:26.750 sure it's outside of the Cleveland area somewhere 00:38:26.750 --> 00:38:28.750 pretty sure Well, I was near Cincinnati kind 00:38:28.750 --> 00:38:30.989 of near the Kentucky border. No, that's where 00:38:30.989 --> 00:38:35.469 I was Okay, so there we are so we'll update those 00:38:35.469 --> 00:38:37.050 one more time maybe before the end of the show 00:38:37.050 --> 00:38:39.829 by the way big bets again tomorrow I think we're 00:38:39.829 --> 00:38:42.010 gonna have both Dom and blaze in the studio. 00:38:42.010 --> 00:38:45.489 So both the interns will be picking and Justin 00:38:45.489 --> 00:38:47.190 you're picking the games this week, baby Jay, 00:38:47.309 --> 00:38:49.510 right? Yes, I am. Okay, and I'm excited about 00:38:49.510 --> 00:38:52.010 it. I'm gonna hopefully get some home cooking 00:38:52.300 --> 00:38:54.599 We're watching the Olympics here in the studio 00:38:54.599 --> 00:38:56.519 from the Bigfoot Beverages Studio on Fox Sports 00:38:56.519 --> 00:38:59.039 Eugene, Fox Sports Newport. So let's do our Olympic 00:38:59.039 --> 00:39:06.579 update. All right. It was a big day for the U 00:39:06.579 --> 00:39:10.739 .S. of a women's hockey wins gold in overtime 00:39:10.739 --> 00:39:14.239 over Canada, two to one. And here's how it sounded. 00:39:29.179 --> 00:39:32.039 Megan Keller with the overtime goals. She snuck 00:39:32.039 --> 00:39:35.699 it through the five hole, as they say. And the 00:39:35.699 --> 00:39:38.880 U .S. defeats Canada for gold. Canada takes silver. 00:39:39.539 --> 00:39:42.239 And these two teams have been going at it in 00:39:42.239 --> 00:39:44.360 the Olympics for many, many years and many years 00:39:44.360 --> 00:39:47.320 to come. It's the third Olympic gold for women's 00:39:47.320 --> 00:39:50.559 hockey. Women's curling made it to the semifinals. 00:39:50.860 --> 00:39:55.880 Men's hockey also into the semifinals. Is it? 00:39:55.900 --> 00:39:58.780 No, they play for gold. What am I telling for 00:39:58.780 --> 00:40:01.639 gold going for gold the Olympic medal count? 00:40:02.340 --> 00:40:04.440 Looks like this actually let me give you a little 00:40:04.440 --> 00:40:06.840 bit more US gave up the tying goal to Sweden 00:40:06.840 --> 00:40:09.619 with 91 seconds left in the quarterfinal game 00:40:09.619 --> 00:40:12.920 they are in the semifinals as US beat Sweden 00:40:12.920 --> 00:40:16.420 2 to 1 that was in hockey Jordan Stoltz takes 00:40:16.420 --> 00:40:22.260 the 1500 meters But it's not gold It's silver. 00:40:22.500 --> 00:40:24.880 He was going for his fourth Olympic gold medal. 00:40:24.960 --> 00:40:27.639 His streak ends. He finishes with three golds, 00:40:27.760 --> 00:40:30.059 one silver at the games. And here's the Olympic 00:40:30.059 --> 00:40:33.940 count. Norway with 16 golds, 34 overall medals. 00:40:34.260 --> 00:40:37.519 United States, nine golds, 27 overall. Italy, 00:40:37.639 --> 00:40:40.480 nine golds, 26 overall. France, six golds, 19 00:40:40.480 --> 00:40:43.860 overall. And the Netherlands, six golds and 16 00:40:43.860 --> 00:40:46.840 overall. And there's your Olympic update. Thanks, 00:40:46.940 --> 00:40:51.530 Dom. as we will continue with that through the 00:40:51.530 --> 00:40:55.250 Olympics, which I think run through this Sunday. 00:40:55.690 --> 00:40:58.630 So our last Olympic update on the air, well, 00:40:58.630 --> 00:41:01.969 we'll do one Monday to kind of recap the entire 00:41:01.969 --> 00:41:06.710 games, the Olympiad in Italy. So what else we 00:41:06.710 --> 00:41:09.409 got going on? We got tonight, we got basketball, 00:41:09.750 --> 00:41:14.090 Oregon women taking on Nebraska, 6 p .m. start 00:41:14.090 --> 00:41:22.070 at MKA and... It will be only the third time 00:41:22.070 --> 00:41:25.769 these two teams have met as, of course, Big Ten 00:41:25.769 --> 00:41:28.630 members. They've both won one game. The Ducks 00:41:28.630 --> 00:41:31.730 are 2 -1 overall, though, against Nebraska, including 00:41:31.730 --> 00:41:36.730 1 -0 in Eugene. Oregon is going for their 26th 00:41:36.730 --> 00:41:39.469 win in the last 27 home games against unranked 00:41:39.469 --> 00:41:42.489 opponents as Nebraska comes in to this at 16 00:41:42.489 --> 00:41:45.840 -10 and 5 -10. And Justin, you and I talked in 00:41:45.840 --> 00:41:48.099 the first segment about what we want to see out 00:41:48.099 --> 00:41:51.880 of Kelly Graves' squad tonight. And for Oregon, 00:41:51.880 --> 00:41:55.260 to me, I would like to see a fast start. I would 00:41:55.260 --> 00:42:01.619 like to see Oregon jump out to a 12 -6, 15 -7 00:42:01.619 --> 00:42:04.119 lead and then just kind of step on the gas a 00:42:04.119 --> 00:42:06.920 little bit more. There have been few games in 00:42:06.920 --> 00:42:08.960 the last month and a half, and you can correct 00:42:08.960 --> 00:42:11.389 me on this, Justin. Few games in the last month 00:42:11.389 --> 00:42:13.230 and a half that I can remember where Oregon kind 00:42:13.230 --> 00:42:15.349 of raced out to a big lead and held on to it 00:42:15.349 --> 00:42:18.949 for the entirety of the rest of the game. They 00:42:18.949 --> 00:42:20.829 built a big lead against Illinois, let that one 00:42:20.829 --> 00:42:23.469 slip away, but they ended up with the win. They 00:42:23.469 --> 00:42:25.090 had other leads in games, but they haven't seemed 00:42:25.090 --> 00:42:27.889 to be able to sustain and extend those. Am I 00:42:27.889 --> 00:42:29.949 wrong in that? No, I think there's some truth 00:42:29.949 --> 00:42:31.590 to that. I think there's some truth to that for 00:42:31.590 --> 00:42:33.389 sure. And as I said in the first segment, it's 00:42:33.389 --> 00:42:36.090 a young team. I mean, it's a team that keep forgetting 00:42:36.090 --> 00:42:38.869 that, don't we? We do. And they've had it's because 00:42:38.869 --> 00:42:41.670 they've had some Big moments against good teams 00:42:41.670 --> 00:42:43.590 haven't quite pulled off some of those games 00:42:43.590 --> 00:42:46.469 michigan michigan state This team could already 00:42:46.469 --> 00:42:48.789 be 20 wins. I know they could I think it's a 00:42:48.789 --> 00:42:51.190 really good team I think what they lack is that 00:42:51.190 --> 00:42:53.230 is that seasoning like they just feel like they 00:42:53.230 --> 00:42:56.130 don't have the quite the savviness that a veteran 00:42:56.130 --> 00:42:59.570 team will when They need a bucket and you somehow 00:42:59.570 --> 00:43:01.650 have that player that's gonna go and get that 00:43:01.650 --> 00:43:04.929 bucket You know like they they at times it seems 00:43:04.929 --> 00:43:08.309 like Let emotions get the I don't want to get 00:43:08.309 --> 00:43:11.130 the best of them, but they They've heard them. 00:43:11.170 --> 00:43:12.949 They're very momentum based. I guess is what 00:43:12.949 --> 00:43:14.630 I would say They're streaky and it seems like 00:43:14.630 --> 00:43:17.130 that happens even in games where they're hot 00:43:17.130 --> 00:43:19.170 or they're just completely cold And that's what 00:43:19.170 --> 00:43:21.369 happened against Washington. So we'll be keeping 00:43:21.369 --> 00:43:23.409 our eye on that We'll obviously talk about that 00:43:23.409 --> 00:43:25.570 tomorrow on this program by the way as we end 00:43:25.570 --> 00:43:28.460 the fifth inning Oregon and Texas A &M at the 00:43:28.460 --> 00:43:30.619 Mary Nutter softball. They're all tied up at 00:43:30.619 --> 00:43:32.760 one bottom of the third now at Oregon at the 00:43:32.760 --> 00:43:35.619 bat. It's 4 -1 Ducks in that first game of a 00:43:35.619 --> 00:43:38.719 four game set against the Penguins of Youngstown 00:43:38.719 --> 00:43:40.860 State. Has anybody looked up where Youngstown 00:43:40.860 --> 00:43:44.519 State is? It is in Youngstown, Ohio. Okay. Surprise, 00:43:44.599 --> 00:43:47.500 surprise. That just like, that tells me nothing. 00:43:47.599 --> 00:43:49.440 Give me another big landmark since I don't know 00:43:49.440 --> 00:43:54.159 where Youngstown, Ohio is. Pardon me. It's southeast 00:43:54.159 --> 00:43:56.619 of Cleveland. Say closer. Yeah, I think that's 00:43:56.619 --> 00:43:58.420 what I said between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. 00:43:59.199 --> 00:44:01.900 Oh Southeast interest. Yeah. All right. Okay. 00:44:02.039 --> 00:44:04.420 Well, you know who was east of Akron, you know, 00:44:04.460 --> 00:44:06.679 who was the athletic director there for years 00:44:06.679 --> 00:44:10.539 and years No, another famous Ohioan Jim Trussell. 00:44:10.619 --> 00:44:13.320 Oh, I've heard after he left Ohio State. He was 00:44:13.320 --> 00:44:16.900 and that's where Trussell came from when he went 00:44:16.900 --> 00:44:19.639 to Ohio State was Youngstown State and he won 00:44:19.639 --> 00:44:21.380 national championships there and then it was 00:44:21.380 --> 00:44:24.309 the ad for a long time at Youngstown State. There 00:44:24.309 --> 00:44:26.010 you go. Nice little trivia question for you. 00:44:26.269 --> 00:44:28.530 Now speaking of other things off the floor and 00:44:28.530 --> 00:44:31.849 off the field in college athletics, there's some 00:44:31.849 --> 00:44:34.289 more kerfuffle down in the state of Georgia. 00:44:35.369 --> 00:44:38.369 And the Bulldogs, I don't know if that's part 00:44:38.369 --> 00:44:41.309 of the recruiting deal, is just like, if you've 00:44:41.309 --> 00:44:44.250 got a lead foot, come to Georgia. Come to Athens 00:44:44.250 --> 00:44:47.110 because we will welcome you with open arms. The 00:44:47.110 --> 00:44:50.409 police department might not, but we will because 00:44:50.409 --> 00:44:55.730 yet again, more players have been cited for Basically 00:44:55.730 --> 00:44:57.530 reckless. I don't know if it's reckless driving 00:44:57.530 --> 00:44:59.510 was one of the official charges But what was 00:44:59.510 --> 00:45:02.309 the official charges are misdemeanor charges 00:45:02.309 --> 00:45:05.050 of speeding at? Maximum limits and they didn't 00:45:05.050 --> 00:45:06.809 list all of them is just as other traffic related 00:45:06.809 --> 00:45:07.989 charges. Can you stop right there for a second? 00:45:08.030 --> 00:45:09.750 I read that the first time and it's like what 00:45:09.750 --> 00:45:12.469 is the maximum limit? Like that makes your car 00:45:12.469 --> 00:45:14.090 can't go any faster. Literally what I was thinking 00:45:14.090 --> 00:45:16.130 is that you literally can't go any faster, which 00:45:16.130 --> 00:45:18.690 is unbelievable How is there even a stretch of 00:45:18.690 --> 00:45:23.820 road that you can get to that speed? I've been 00:45:23.820 --> 00:45:26.000 completely reckless obviously which is but they 00:45:26.000 --> 00:45:28.940 don't list the the actual miles per hour speed 00:45:28.940 --> 00:45:31.219 that they were I could not find an actual miles 00:45:31.219 --> 00:45:34.179 per hour so this is not an isolated incident 00:45:34.179 --> 00:45:37.980 there have been in fact there was a Fatal crash. 00:45:37.980 --> 00:45:41.300 It was just a few years ago involving some Georgia 00:45:41.300 --> 00:45:44.130 players if I'm not mistaken That in it there 00:45:44.130 --> 00:45:46.710 was a off -the -field lawsuit. There was a lot 00:45:46.710 --> 00:45:49.469 of stuff flying around and alleged, you know 00:45:49.469 --> 00:45:54.150 There was a player kicked off the team because 00:45:54.150 --> 00:45:58.869 they had two misdemeanor counts of It was not 00:45:58.869 --> 00:46:01.630 only just it was him and his mother They got 00:46:01.630 --> 00:46:04.349 basically arrested for 17 criminal charges include 00:46:04.349 --> 00:46:07.690 two felonies after fleeing the police that exceeds 00:46:07.690 --> 00:46:10.440 speeds of 150 miles per hour Can we just can 00:46:10.440 --> 00:46:12.639 we just say what how does this happen so much 00:46:12.639 --> 00:46:15.019 at one university? Well, I just don't I don't 00:46:15.019 --> 00:46:17.000 get any sense. There's lack of accountability 00:46:17.000 --> 00:46:19.719 It seems like within the program and again That's 00:46:19.719 --> 00:46:22.019 where I just point right back and I hate to keep 00:46:22.019 --> 00:46:24.300 pointing it back this way But you don't hear 00:46:24.300 --> 00:46:26.159 about these things in Eugene you don't hear about 00:46:26.159 --> 00:46:29.619 these things in Corvallis now There was one off 00:46:29.619 --> 00:46:32.119 field that is still going through the process 00:46:32.119 --> 00:46:34.780 of a now former player for the University of 00:46:34.780 --> 00:46:38.030 Oregon Oregon State are not infallible No, they're 00:46:38.030 --> 00:46:41.409 no no no not perfect, but this is like multiple. 00:46:41.690 --> 00:46:43.469 Oh did I didn't hear the word of the week yet? 00:46:43.530 --> 00:46:45.670 We had memes yesterday So is that you can work 00:46:45.670 --> 00:46:48.110 it in but infallible will be your word of the 00:46:48.110 --> 00:46:50.269 week for this week, okay? Well, let's give it 00:46:50.269 --> 00:46:52.170 its rightful. Do and let's do it right tomorrow, 00:46:52.230 --> 00:46:56.750 okay? We got a production meeting about this 00:46:56.750 --> 00:46:58.469 when I'm not here Would you guys please stay 00:46:58.469 --> 00:47:00.630 on schedule on what we're supposed to do? Thank 00:47:00.630 --> 00:47:03.510 my problems see I see Dom I can chide my co -hosts 00:47:03.510 --> 00:47:08.539 too. That's all right So I guess the accountability 00:47:08.539 --> 00:47:11.480 portion of that is where I think the university 00:47:11.480 --> 00:47:14.900 administration Needs to step in and it starts 00:47:14.900 --> 00:47:16.559 with the football program it starts with Kirby 00:47:16.559 --> 00:47:19.139 smart it absolutely starts with Kirby smart because 00:47:19.139 --> 00:47:21.800 he's the one that's making decisions there and 00:47:21.800 --> 00:47:23.900 Doesn't it just feel like there isn't any accountability 00:47:23.900 --> 00:47:25.980 if it's the same story year after year after 00:47:25.980 --> 00:47:28.699 year I mean we're talking all the way back to 00:47:28.699 --> 00:47:31.400 Jordan Davidson or not Jordan Davidson Jordan 00:47:31.400 --> 00:47:33.739 David is that the defensive lineman for the Eagles? 00:47:33.920 --> 00:47:36.579 I think that's his name. Yeah, so I don't want 00:47:36.579 --> 00:47:38.900 to throw Jordan Davis in this at all. No outstanding 00:47:38.900 --> 00:47:42.420 young man. Yes, but it's been a trend for Georgia 00:47:42.420 --> 00:47:45.699 football For it seems four or five years. Are 00:47:45.699 --> 00:47:48.400 they just bored down there? Do they not do do 00:47:48.400 --> 00:47:50.400 they not know how to play video games? I don't 00:47:50.400 --> 00:47:53.019 know. We know it wasn't Dan Lanning because he 00:47:53.019 --> 00:47:56.340 left and it's still going on Yeah, there you 00:47:56.340 --> 00:47:59.360 go. All right Well to be determined see how it 00:47:59.360 --> 00:48:01.300 all shakes out for those two young men. Thank 00:48:01.300 --> 00:48:07.110 goodness that nobody got hurt Oh, a joke! I got 00:48:07.110 --> 00:48:09.130 fired from the bank today. A woman asked me to 00:48:09.130 --> 00:48:11.630 check her balance, so I pushed her. Dad jokes! 00:48:14.090 --> 00:48:17.750 Why can't pigs play soccer? Ah, something about 00:48:17.750 --> 00:48:20.309 their feet, hooves? I don't know. Can't pigs 00:48:20.309 --> 00:48:23.489 play soccer? Got anything? I would go with the 00:48:23.489 --> 00:48:26.150 feet also. It's gotta be the... Nah, they hog 00:48:26.150 --> 00:48:29.750 the ball. Alright, I like it. I like it. It wasn't 00:48:29.750 --> 00:48:32.030 too obvious. They hog the ball. Maybe I should 00:48:32.030 --> 00:48:33.969 have gotten it. You know, Mims would have gotten 00:48:33.969 --> 00:48:36.150 it. Well, because, you know, I've got to cover 00:48:36.150 --> 00:48:38.909 stuff. I think Mims has very good eyesight. He 00:48:38.909 --> 00:48:41.289 can see some of these that are written here on 00:48:41.289 --> 00:48:43.730 the wall. I'm pretty sure he can. He has better 00:48:43.730 --> 00:48:46.289 eyesight than I do. Does he? What's your eyesight 00:48:46.289 --> 00:48:48.650 with your glasses on? With my glasses on? Not 00:48:48.650 --> 00:48:52.630 20 -20. I'll tell you that. It's more like 20 00:48:52.630 --> 00:48:54.269 -30. I don't know. Whichever the way that it's 00:48:54.269 --> 00:48:57.329 bad. Okay, what about with them off? Off? My 00:48:57.329 --> 00:49:01.639 prescription is like minus... 250 or something 00:49:01.639 --> 00:49:03.900 like that. It's pretty bad. It's pretty bad tomorrow 00:49:03.900 --> 00:49:06.099 on the program Friday big bets. Everyone's gonna 00:49:06.099 --> 00:49:09.260 be here It's gonna be a party Hopefully you can 00:49:09.260 --> 00:49:10.900 join us put a smile on your face someone else's 00:49:10.900 --> 00:49:12.920 they deserve it. So do you God bless? Thanks 00:49:12.920 --> 00:49:15.079 for listening for intern Dom for my partner, 00:49:15.099 --> 00:49:17.300 baby, Jay. I'm doc peace