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about it at the beginning of the show. I know nobody tunes in to this show to hear about the JCPS back to school situation, but it did become a

national story a year ago. And I know there's a lot of people listening that have children in JCPS, or maybe they have grandchildren, nieces, nephews, maybe they are teachers, and you know, it impacts a lot of people when it's the biggest school district in this state and it's you know, it's not even close, to be honest with you, and with last year being so bad, clearly there was going to be a lot of eyeballs and attention on the back to on the first day back to school

this year, and I feel like, you know, less, I'm missing something. It's been very smooth considered, you know, if you compare it to last year, and yeah, four thirty, let's see here, maybe we do have an update. Yeah, it says school's let out at two ten and the latest dismissal for school was four twenty, so about forty five minutes roughly have has has it been since every

school has let out? It says that around four thirty more parents began reaching out about long lines at some schools for pickup, but they also said but several also said things were running smoothly where they were, And again that's good because last year, of course, you know, some kids didn't get dropped off until around ten pm. So I'm sure not everybody's made it home yet. And there's no scenario where any school system has the perfect day

when they all go back to school. But I think we're getting closer to be able to say job well done for JCPS. I think saying it now we might be speaking a little too soon. But you know, so far, so far, so good.

the amount of drivers that you need. Like, clearly, it's not been easy, but you know, there's a lot of people that have been working tirelessly to try to get this thing, you know, in a situation to where it's not a national story, you don't have as many parents complaining.

You're always gonna have some parents complaining. But by the looks of it, when I go to this this Facebook thread at wlky where they ask JCPS parents essentially you know, how's the day going, I'm scrolling here and again I continue to see mostly positive updates from parents, which is, you know, to be honest with you, a big surprise,

A big surprise for me. Now we did us some people on the text line when I when I was when I was talking earlier about how you know, even if you don't have anybody within the school system that you you know, your kid, your grandkids, you know, you're don you don't work in the school system. You know, just out of sight, out of mind, you wouldn't. Well, I'm glad you people puted this out on the text

line because you're right with you. When you have nobody involved in the school system and it's out of sight, out of mind, when you do realize.

But yeah, in the afternoons, I mean it's there's a lot more people out driving with buses and you know, I mean just think about this, like, think about all the people that work at JCPS throughout the city of Louisville that get off school at two something, three something for something like that is an insane amount of people that are just out on the road driving themselves from

work that in the summer. I mean not to say they're not out doing stuff I'm sure they're not all just sitting at home, but you know.

That is so big influx of car riders, which again is just gonna you know, with it being the first time they've probably had this many car writers, they're probably learning throughout these first couple of days as far as what's going to be the best strategy to get people in and out as smooth as possible. When it comes

to the car rider line. At my kids elementary school, they've changed that whole plan a few different times over the years, because you know, you're just trying your best to make it as smooth as possible to get kids into school on time and get you know, parents out of there to where they can go and you know, start their day or you know, end their day by picking up the kids from school.

the kids at times. So you know, I I remember feeling very bad for everybody involved about this, Not to say that they didn't deserve criticism, because again, like it's their job to get this stuff figured out, and they weren't doing their job well. But I think some of the issues that led to it just being a mess were I mean I kind of felt like, what do you want them to do? Right, Like, I mean I want to go there, But like I think, sometimes these jobs and these situation I'm just being created.

part two, if that makes sense. I mean, they can't be with them at school, but like, I think some of the reason that you see people not wanting to be in the education business anymore, if you want to call it that, but being in public education rather be being a teacher or working for a school in any role, is because like it's not a lucrative job by any means, and dealing with really really badly behaved kids, dangerous kids

even like that's like people are gonna do that. I mean, they're gonna un else they have to or unless they just love the job. And man, you gotta love it a lot if you're dealing with some of the things that that some of these these people have had to deal with. So anyways, so far, so good, all right for those just not joining us. Some good news on the Louisville basketball front for fans. Louisville Live is coming back.

They're gonna bring it back after last year not having it, uh and it's gonna be for the first time ever at the KFCM Center, which I'm I'm assuming there's there's a lot of benefits to having it in your home arena. I think you're gonna have to stage the place creatively, uh to you know, to to to have a good looking crowd. But maybe I'm wrong, Maybe I'm underestimating fans and their eagerness to get out and and see this team.

It won't be a game and there's no competition, but it's really a pep rally, a pep rally on steroids where you get to, you know, see these players be introduced. They entertain as best they can with you know, I mean, you see dancing, you see you know, it's just a party.

And I know that those fans that watched this team in the Bahamas, I know a lot of them are probably more eager to go to Louisville Live now than they were before because not that they weren't excited but before the Bahamas trip, but I would say they're even more excited now after how this team looked. So maybe they just close off the upper area and you sell out the lower bowl of the And if that's the case,

it's going to look great in there. And it really is all about look And that's why I love when they did it at for Street at Churchill Downs. I did not see it at Slugger and I didn't hear that it was great there. But you know, I don't know that for certain, because again I wasn't there, But it looks so cool at Churchill, looks so cool here at Force Street where we are, and I'm assuming there's again my just a guess here. They don't have to

pay money to go rent out the UMP Center. They would have to pay money to Force Street, they'd have to pay money to Churchill, they'd have to pay money elsewhere.

And not to say that they're running out of money, but it's quite clear every university's athletic department is going to have to be very very careful how they spend money, because again you need to start saving and start bringing in more, because soon you will be on the hook to pay twenty two million annually two year student athletes, which again that's not gonna be easy for anybody to do.

So maybe they'll eventually go back to doing it elsewhere down the road, but it being at the UM Center could be pretty cool, and it'll go Tickets go on sale in September. The date is October the fourth, though, and it'll set up for a nice week and Louisville will be hosting SMU and football that Saturday, so I would imagine that'll be a big weekend of visitors for really all sports, not just Pat Kelsey and his crew,

but I'm sure you'll have Jeff Walls. Of course, they're going to be a part of the Louisville Live event as well. They always are and they always put on a show. So I'm glad they're bringing it back. And for what this event is for, meaning, it's a pep rally to get people excited about the upcoming season. It's like the official tip off. I mean, things are already in a good place as far as energy, enthusiasm, morale, but you know, maybe it hits an even new level

once we get to October the fourth. Really really looking forward to it, all right. Somebody had asked earlier on the text line why Rick Patino was so against doing an event like this, and I've never known the answer at all to that, and only he could speak to it. But they did what was I believe called Matine Madness with Louisville Basketball when Rick was either in his first or second year something like that. I mean, this was we're talking twenty plus years ago, so there probably isn't

any references to it, you know, on the internet. But they did it at the Exposition Center and Patino showed up in a limousine, and I remember being there sitting front row. I was a young kid. I was there with my father and my sister, and I believe my uncle, who really is, is the reason, one of the big reasons why, you know, my father became such a diehard Louisville fan, and of course, you know, it led to me and now my son's all into it, so like it's a family thing for us. But my uncle Wayne

is a big part of that. And I remember we were there and I'm thinking, man, this is cool as can be, Like these players are getting introduced. I mean, it's a big show. But apparently it was not well attended. And I guess Rick was bothered by that, because you got to keep in mind he had been a part of big Blue Madness. I would assume, like I imagine

they still did that when Rick was there. I don't know when that thing started, but I would imagine when Rick was at Kentucky, you know, that thing was probably at its peak. And then to have the first ever one for Louisville and it be done at the Exposition Center or the Convention Center.

And I think Louisville basketball is a program that has a lot to show off when it comes to history facilities, with the young center, passionate fan base, I mean, you should utilize what you have and really put on a show with events like this to you know, I mean, all it can do is help you show off to potential fans and of course potential potential players, players who

visit things like that. I mean the images and the videos that surfaced following the Louisville Lives that took place at four Street, the ones at Churchill, I mean, those things are I mean, they look amazing and you can never have too much of that stuff that makes you know, makes you look good. All right, again, it's coffee and Company. We are feel about Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety. Appreciate you guys hanging out with us. Here on a

Thursday afternoon. Been busy throughout the show today, which I think is a good thing. Time flies when you know when you're having fun. We did in the four o'clock hour kind of doing a live look in as the men's The United States men's basketball team had a big comeback.

I mean they were getting they were getting hammered, literally getting blown out by Serbia jokicch I didn't see his stat line, but obviously he's a multi time MVP, and you know, one of the best players on the planet and his team was given Team USA the absolute business. And to see the Team USA was able to come back and win it was kind of awesome. It It was an unfamiliar situation for me watching the United States men's basketball team, you know, need a big time comeback

to kind of keep the gold medal hope alive. Usually when you watch them play, they're dominating. I mean, I mean, I can't think of many games I've watched where it's getting close late and you felt like they may lose. Well, if you watched the majority of the if you watch the majority of the second half, you felt like they were going to lose. I mean even towards the very end, he wasn't completely you know, wouldn't come letely wrapped up.

It took some free throws down the line, down the stretch there from Steph Curry to to kind of give you a little bit more comfort. But I mean, to the very end, it was it looked like it was going to be a potential loss and they were able to, uh, they were able to come back and get it done, which you know, that's the expectation, that's what you know, that's what that's what you should do. Hopefully that hopefully that uh, let me see what I'm trying to see what the rest of the schedule is for them.

in Olympic play. But he had nineteen points and really ignited that second half push to to kind of put them put them over there, put them over the top. Lebron James only his fourth triple double and Olympic only the fourth triple double in Olympic history. Sixteen points, twelve boards, ten assists, So yeah, it was nice to see them them come from behind. But it was Steph Curry who had you know who did Steph Curry things? Thirty six points.

He made nine of fourteen from three, and again his two free throws down the stretch really really sealed the victory. I mean, you don't want to be in that position, but that was fun.

games are blowouts, and this one was not. It was a blowout up for a good chunk of the game, but the United States team was on the wrong side of it until they rallied and came from behind.

He got a contract that had a lot of money guaranteed that you don't see anybody else in his position, meaning a guy drafted at that spot get that much of a guarantee. And he did. You know why, because

his dad is Lebron James. Well, Bryce is the younger brother of Bronnie, and he has skyrocketed to become a top one hundred recruit in the latest ON three rankings, and that has become, you know, a big talking point because it's as egregious as Ronnie James being a five star McDonald's All American with really not any reason behind it. So Bryce has jumped up to number one hundred overall by ON three in the twenty twenty five class after participating on the Nike EYBL circuit. He plays for I

guess the club that's called Strife for Greatness. Again, he's been elevated now to the number one hundred player and he's a four star kid.

to more traffic? Like what do you get out of it, you know what I mean, Like, there's there's some belief that Jonathan Givoni, who works for ESPN, who really started the whole Bronni James thing, right like last summer he had him in his lock his his mock draft in the lottery, and that led to people thinking, oh, wow, Lebron's son must really kind of be coming on because at that point, you're only watching him in highlights in high school, right, Like it's tough to know you hadn't

been able to see him playing in college, and you haven't been able to I mean just you know, you don't know. You're just thinking, okay, with the kid, must be pretty good. He's Lebron James's son, and he's you know, got the size and athleticism. Well, then you see Bronnie James against other McDonald's Americans, and then of course you watch him at USC and clearly he was not a high He wasn't a very impactful player. Doesn't mean he'll never be successful at some at some level in the NBA,

but like it was quite clear. So Jonathan Givoni really kind of created the bron James is going to be a was is going to be a notable, uh you know, draft you know, draftable player and whatnot. Whereas he probably benefited that I mean meaning Gravoni probably benefited from doing that by maybe getting some access to Lebron. Maybe I don't know. I don't want to allege that he got paid to do it. But you know, like, this kid is in the twenty twenty five class, so he's going

to be a senior next year. And there's not been near the hype for for Bryce as there was Bronni because most don't believe that that the two are I mean, or the same level of player. And yet now here we go again, another guy getting a lot of hype and the only reason behind it is because of his last name and who his dad is. But I'm now wondering, Okay,

what do we like, what do we get out of this? Like, especially knowing that the majority of the conversation about Lebron and his son Bronni has been like this is this

is insane, it's ridiculous, it's nepotism. Would I would actually think that those that ranked players would learn from that and think, yeah, we probably should be a little bit more careful and not get enamored by who's who's the parents of these players and really only rank them and evaluate them based off of, you know, what they do on the court and what their true potential is as basketball players. All right, let's get to our first break

here in the five o'clock hour. We'll keep it rolling along, taking you up till six o'clock. So hang out, snick around right here on Sports Talk seven to ninety. So, with the economy being you know what it is, there's a lot of people who are relying on second jobs or just a side hustle that's not technically a job that is even part time, but it's just something you do to make money. And there's a new breakdown here from Forbes that tells us the top ten most popular

side hustles in the United States. Any yes, is John what some of these would be?

certain places. But I never, like, I mean, I've I if I'm using Uber or Lyft, it's ninety nine percent of the time when I'm traveling, you know what I mean, It's not when I've turned.

to hold enough people. But yeah, I mean I'm not surprised to see that as number one. But number two is a YouTube content creator. So, like I do have a good understanding of Internet monetization, how you can how you can make money on the Internet with you know, advertising revenue, or you can share a code for some for somebody that you know follows your channel to purchase something and you get you get like a small commission of that. But to see that that's number two, Like

is there not? Are there that many people that are doing that?

how they view money. But you know, you need to have like a good amount of followers and traffic to where it turns into where it's probably like because there's a lot of time that goes into that, you know what I mean, Like, if you're doing I just feel like you'd have to put a lot of time into your YouTube content creation for it to be monetizable. And and at that point it comes down to, Okay, if this is a side hustle, is it getting in the

way of like my real job, you know what I mean? So, but look, it's it's something, you know, I mean, I'm not surprised to see some type of content creation is some of it. But it's just there's you know, I guess I'm a little out of touch as far as the ways you can truly, you know, make a buck or two doing that personal trainers, number three, number four as a virtual assistant, got to be honest with you, I don't sure what that is. And then number five

as a life coach. Do you know any life coaches? John, I don't know any.

to say you're qualified to coach someone in life. I'm sorry, I just think that that's like we should get a different term for the job, in my opinion, because I wouldn't be able to take myself serious if I said I'm a life coach, because look, we're all figuring life out as we go, ladies and gentlemen. There's things that are gonna hit you that you know, a coach ain't been in this situation before, right, And everybody's life is different.

So if you're a life coach, like, how do I know you can coach my life?

me on Instagram, I'm a life coach. I don't know, man, Like, nobody's perfect, and I'm sure anybody who's a life coach would acknowledge that. But I just to be able to say that, like I am, like I'm because the life coach definition here from the from the Dictionary online here, it says a person who counsels and encourages clients on matters having to do with careers or personal challenges. Sounds like a therapist, yeah, without without the degree, without the certification.

them what I don't really think. But I also just I'm uncomfortable because I'm like, who are you coaching in life? It's and you know, I think just what I would envision someone who's never been a life coach or have never leaned on the services of a life coach, I feel like you have to be very motivational and inspiring, and you know, you got to be able to preach, I guess, and you have to have a lot of I would assume you have to have a lot of life experiences, Like that's why you should have to be.

It obviously got more lax the more that we, you know, further got into it. But people just assume that the driver is responsible for what's in the bag, and they're not. Yeah, they just they're taking it from the restaurant to the house.

while and realize, yeah, that really isn't worth it. I'm going to try to find something else as like a side hustle, but also like, I guess people are still utilizing those services, but for me, like I've only done it a couple of times, and I just can never

justify what it cost. And it's not the fault of the delivery driver by any means, but like I now, more often than not, if I see somebody discussing one of those food delivery services, whether it be Uber Eats, grub Hub, Postmates, what are some other ones those like the main.

to our last break here. We'll come back on the other side. Finished strong here on a Thursday afternoon. I got another football practice to go to tonight. John, I'm getting excited. Moos has got his first game coming up on the Sadaturday, his first flag football game.

up a Thursday ED issue of the show. First week back for me from vacation, and Manna, it went by fast. I mean, it's not over yet. We still have tomorrow, but I feel like this week has absolutely flown by, which is a good thing. I mean means the weekend's getting closer, means football season will be here sooner rather than later, which is which is certainly a good thing.

And earlier today they had another one of their open practices and Tyler Griever, who does a great job for WDRB, he was on site getting some clips, some highlights for his newscast, and he shared some takeaways from the practice. And I think this is really really encouraging to hear, and that is that Colin Lacy continue use to be to be getting more and more acclimated. You know, I don't want to say that he had a bad spring because I don't really I don't really think that that's

that would be. I mean, I wouldn't know that, and I didn't hear anybody say that. But for him to be a guy that is returning to college football with more receiving yards last season than anybody else in the country, you know that that that comes with big expectation as well as knowing that when he hit the portal, I mean, everybody wanted him, and you know, I think he ended up picking Louisville over Texas A and M and one other big school, and that means there's a lot of

money involved for him. So you know, he's he's continuing to get more and more comfortable. It looks like there's some highlights that that Tyler posted over there on his Twitter page, which you know, I mean, it's just highlights, it's just little clips.

because those two guys were phenomenal. I mean again, Louisville is the only program that had two running backs drafted last year in the NFL Draft, and it was those two guys, and I wouldn't be shocked if both of them end up having you know, a few few years, maybe four years in the NFL. I mean, especially Garindo. I think Grendo is is kind of a you know, I think you could be a potential gym in the NFL when you consider his speed, his size, and just

to me, he's a tough guy to tackle. With Jordan, you know, a little bit a little bit different, but you know, after seeing when he when he was healthy last year, how good he was, I wouldn't be shocked if he has you know, a few a few years in the NFL where he's a guy getting some healthy carries. So those guys don't need to be that which is a good thing because you have I think a quarterback that can they can they can essentially be better than

the one you had. Last year, right with Tyler Shuck, I think he will be able to utilize weapons like Chris Bell, Colin Lacey, ja Corey Brooks from Alabama. Like, I think the offense is getting a little bit slept on because yes, all the transfers are question marks, Shuck included because of the injuries as well. But when you consider the fact that they now have the tight end position to utilize that they didn't have previously, that's a

big difference. And these guys don't you know, with that with if Shuck can really find you know, if you can get Colin Lacey in space, and maybe Chris Bell becomes a guy that has real good chemistry with Shuck and he's a guy that maybe didn't have a ton of catches, but man, each catch he has is for thirty forty yards. I mean, that's a little bit that's asking a little bit much. But just long story short, these guys don't need to be Grindo and Jordan. However,

I actually think they're pretty good. And Maurice Turner's been here a while and it's never really clicked for him to where he's been kind of one of the main guys. But you know, he's he's got some talent, and he's definitely bulked up this offseason. I mean, he continues to get first string running by reps. But Donald Cheney, I mean, this is a guy who was good at Miami. I mean, this isn't a guy who left Miami because he wasn't

getting on the field. Now, I will say there's no doubt the freshman they had last year running back that really showed why you know, he was a five star recruit. I mean, I'd say that was one of the reasons why Donald Cheney decided to move on. But you know, it's a guy who at Miami, you know he was He wasn't just some guy who was buried on the depth chart that never played. It's a guy who you know, he rushed for eight hundred and fifty two yards and six scorers in twenty.

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