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And if you got yourself a smart speaker, you ask the speaker to play the Infinity Sports Network. Oh yeah. We've talked about the Cowboys and the Giants. They're going to kick off in a little bit. Right before we went to break, we talked about Texas and their quarterback situation. Is Quinn Ewers going to start against Mississippi State? Is he coming back or is it going to be Arch Manning? We talked about a quitting ass college football player for USC and Bear Alexander. He didn't get his snap, so he's not going to play anymore.
Oh no. Derek Rose is retiring. At least he had a 16 year career before he decided to quit. He deserves it.
MVP. We talked about the Oakland A's. They played their final game in Oakland before they go to Sacramento and try to move to Las Vegas. And then congratulations to the White Sox for not yet owning the worst record in modern day baseball history. For some reason, the Chicago White Sox have now won three games in a row.
They have lost 120. If they lose one more game out of their remaining three, the Chicago White Sox will have the worst record. In baseball history, the modern era since 1900.
Yeah, I want to see him lose one more game. Get the record. I'm here for making history. I don't care if it is Shohei Ohtani in 5050. I don't care if I don't care if it's the White Sox being the worst team ever. I'm here for history, regardless of how it comes.
855-212-4227. Hey, how about this? We got more big football coming up. We got Army and Temple getting ready to get it on. And over the weekend, we got a big SEC matchup.
Thank you. Took long enough. SEC opener. We got Georgia. We got Alabama. Now, I've been in Georgia long enough. I'm a Bulldogs fan. Athens is right down the road. I've been to the stadium.
I've worked with the school, done broadcasts from the school. I love it. I love it. I love them.
I love everything except for them idiots who drive too fast at the school. It sucks. Terrible. Awful.
I could tell you one thing I don't like and what I did not like. I didn't like when they lost the SEC championship game to Alabama last year. Georgia Bulldogs are trying to win another championship.
Didn't even get a chance. Didn't even get an opportunity because of just that one loss. That one loss to Alabama. Kennington Smith is going to join us in about 15 minutes from the athletic to talk about Alabama.
And we know things are different. Unfortunately, Kirby Smart. When it comes down to, you know, beating Alabama. He's one in five. But Nick Saban is no longer there. It's Kalen DeBoer.
It's his show now. Jalen Milro. Ain't no conversations about whether or not he's going to be the starter. That was all for last year.
He is the starter now. The man has thrown eight touchdowns. Two zero interceptions.
But let's be real. When it comes to Alabama, who the hell have they beat? Western Kentucky. They didn't even give up a point. 63 to nothing.
Oh, my God. They beat South Florida 42 to 16. Wisconsin. The Badgers, they smoked them 42 to 10. Yeah, Jalen Milro was supposed to annihilate the competition. But now you're taking on the Bulldogs. Now you're taking on one of the best defenses in the entire country. Georgia has been playing some crap teams, too, except for Kentucky. It made Kentucky look like world beaters. 13 to 12.
I don't understand that one. But when you got a bunch of defensive backs led by Malachi Starks. Future first round draft pick in the NFL. When you haven't given up a touchdown. They're the only Division one school who has yet to give up a TV. And the Bulldogs are still good. You got to know that they want to beat Alabama. Doesn't matter if Saban is there or DeBoer or who's coaching the team. And you got to think they want to bounce back after that. It feels like a defeat, even though they won against Kentucky.
This is new. Nick Saban is going to sit around and watch on college game day. Going to be very new for him. And Kirby Smart says he and Nick Saban is gone.
But Kalen DeBoer, the guy who just went to a championship with Washington. He got my respect. His record speaks for itself. Everywhere he's been, he's been successful. I think he's very confident in what he does and his organizational methods. And I think it takes that in the situation he's in. In the situation he's in, you got to be pretty confident in your own skin to go in there and do things your way. Especially with the record they've had. And it seems like he's done that without any issue or problem.
I think the smartest thing he's done, he hasn't changed everything. Offensively, they have some similarities because they have the same quarterback. And they will probably see a lot more wrinkles that they haven't shown. But for the most part, they've kept some of the staples that they had last year because it probably makes the quarterback happy.
Yeah, come on. They played three games. What would they possibly change? Or what could they possibly show that they've changed in three games?
Kirby Smart is correct. Jalen Monroe stole the quarterback. You know, I told you about the man having already thrown for eight touchdowns.
Congratulations, Ryan Williams, that young wide receiver they got. Jalen Monroe has also gone out and rushed for six. Is he going to be able to do that against Georgia's defense? I don't, I'm not sure.
I don't think so. Kirby Smart says, yeah, they've kept things as close to the same as possible. Meanwhile, Kalen DeBoer, he spoke to ESPN and he said that I don't care what's going on over there with the Bulldogs. I'm only thinking about us, Alabama. To me, it's all about us. It always needs to be that way and focusing on what we, what we do best, who we are, and just the work that goes into it. And I love the way our guys kind of carry the mantras. They carry the messaging.
I think they believe in it. And so again, we're attacking every day, making the most of every opportunity, each and every practice, each and every rep, but most importantly, we just got to be us. Yeah, you better be you. That's one thing I've always learned in life.
And that's actually a, it's some JR wisdom. Nobody could be you, but you. So many people always trying to run around and be somebody else, be someone who they are not. The only person you can be is you. Nobody else can be you. You got to figure out what you're like.
What are you going to do? Because nobody else can do it. They can imitate you, but nobody else can be you.
Nobody. So even though Kalen DeBoer has had now pretty much replaced Nick Saban, he can only be himself. And the fact that Nick Saban is gone, think about this. Alabama is going to be hosting this game. This is the first time since Nick Saban showed up in 2007. This is the first time that Alabama, that they're the underdog at home. Like this is, this is when, when, when push meets pull and, and, and come on, Georgia has to win this game.
Kirby Smart is one in five against them. This has to be the, the tide that turns things around. And let me tell you something, by the time we finish up with Saturday night, it's going to be very clear. It's going to be very clear. It's going to be very clear that we're going to win this game. We're going to win this game.
We're going to win this game. Who the cream of the crop is. Forget all the traditional or the new teams that have moved in. Forget what Tennessee is doing and forget what Texas is doing as a new member of the SEC. Forget that. We got Georgia and Alabama.
These are the star words here. These are the two teams punching each other in the mouth year after year after year. Georgia could never get past Alabama and then Georgia gets past Alabama and then Alabama gets them back and then Nick Saban quits.
Whoever wins this is going to be at the top of the totem pole. I'm sorry. I'm sorry to Texas. I'm sorry, Tennessee.
If Georgia loses this game, Oh my God, put a fork in them. People are going to look at what took place at against Kentucky and just go, well, Carson Beck, who? I already told you to look at Quinn Ewers and the concern is, well, what are you going to do to stay healthy enough to be on the field?
That's it. When it comes to Carson Beck, who people looked at and said, Oh, well Carson Beck, he's going to be a Heisman finalist. Well, do we need to go get Brock Bowers back from Las Vegas? This game is much more important to Georgia than it is to Alabama in a general sense, not, not from a fan perspective. Alabama is expected to go through a transitional year. The Georgia Bulldogs are expected to bounce back with that defense and in the polished Carson Beck leading the way. Georgia has to win this game. I'm going to favor Georgia to win this game, but I'll tell you this, nobody, come on now. Who's going to be surprised if Alabama wins? And if they do, I'm down on Georgia to win the national championship this year, because maybe I might need to go out there and play wide receiver. Maybe I need to help out Carson Beck because the defense for Georgia is always going to get the job done.
You're just never sure about what the offense is going to do, especially with some of the pieces that they now miss. It's a transition for a guy like Kalen DeBoer. He's going to get a little bit of grace following Nick Saban. You want to know how much so he's thanking his offensive linemen about helping his transition.
Listen to what he told the Tide radio network. You know, I hope all the fans just understand, you know, where we're at right now and how we got to this point. It's not a finished product, but we are making great progress because of guys like this that believed in this place back in January and February, stayed the course, brought others with them. And, you know, we're making that progress. We're improving each and every day.
And, you know, it's going to put us in a spot where, you know, we, we expect to step on the football field and be successful each and every Saturday. Oh man. Hickey, you got Alabama at home or you got the Bulldogs?
I have Bama at home winning this game. Oh man. Ouch.
And that will not be good for Kirby Smart. Oh no. Not be good for Georgia. We look at still the rest of their schedule.
Oh no. With games against Tennessee and Ole Miss. They got, they got to brew Texas on the road.
Yeah. If they, if they can't beat Alabama, it pretty much last week or the week before taking on Kentucky, that showing didn't evoke any type of confidence in anybody. And then having time to prepare and then bouncing back and losing to Alabama. Like if this is what you're going to do against Kentucky and in Alabama, the rest of the schedule, as you said, they, they're going to get lit up probably on the scoreboard. Maybe not lit up because the defense is amazing, but they're going to have a difficult time keeping up with the offense, man. Do you think, you think this season is going to be a disaster for the Bulldogs, huh?
No, no, no, no, no, no. No, I think they still win most of those games probably outside of Texas. Yeah.
They're going to go to the college football playoff and lose though, man. Come on. Man. Come on.
Well, it depends how the bracket breaks. I mean, You need a quarterback. You need to score points when it matters. You can only do so much in defense game after game after game after game. That you're not wrong about.
And they right now, outside of Carson Beck, do not have a lot of playmakers at running back at receiver at tight end. It's concerning. You think it's too late for me to, well, it's too late for me to transfer into a school, right? I can't, I can't do that stuff. What, what are you pulling a bear Alexander right now?
The opposite. No, no, you're quitting midway through the year. No, I'm not quitting. I'm just saying I can't, is it too late for me to play and help? Oh, I'd have to enroll, like go to another school.
She can root for another team. That's not Georgia. Oh no, I'm not.
That's, I was going to say, damn turning in the colors. I'm trying to think if I would, if I were to rate my, my schools that I root for, it's the Bulldogs. Let's see who's after that. I don't think they're number one, huh? Yeah. Yeah. Bulldogs. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Bulldogs.
They treat me good in Tallahassee. I'm like, I like FSU. Yeah.
Maybe that's probably it. One and two. And no other team. I can't roof anybody after Penn state.
You got a next favorite team? No, I do not. Oh, okay. But are you a family Penn state? Yeah. My niece is there. Yeah. And don't care. Well, you know, two people that went there.
You and her. Yeah. I know a lot of people who went to a lot of schools. Okay. I don't even like tech. I don't even like tech. Georgia tech is right down the block. Don't care. Don't care about the nerds. Why are you calling them nerds? Is that a technical school? It is. Listen, I could never get into Georgia tech.
Stefan Marbury went. Good for him. Maybe that's why he's eating the Vaseline at the end.
Why? Because he's a genius. Geniuses eat Vaseline. That's it.
They're smarter than everybody else. You mean to tell me it wasn't the three-point shot in the dunks? No, I don't think so. Okay. All right. Yeah. Yeah. I don't root for no other school. Yeah. Just Georgia Bulldogs all the way.
Everybody else eat dust. It's the JR sport pre-show here with you on the infinity sports network. We're going to take a break. When we come back on the other side, let's get the opinion of Kennington Smith. He covers Alabama for the athletic. We'll get his thoughts on this big matchup.
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Learn more at depend.com. You're listening to the JR sport brief sport brief show here with you on the infinity sports network coast to coast. Yeah. We got a Thursday night football matchup. That's underway between the New York giants and the Dallas Cowboys. We're waiting for a big college football matchup as well on Saturday night as Alabama hosts the Georgia Bulldogs to talk about Alabama. This matchup SCC opener joining us right now is someone who covers all things Alabama football for the athletic. It's Kennington Smith.
Kennington. Great to have you back. How are you? I'm good. How are you? I'm excellent.
Thank you for taking the time. I guess first things out the box here. This is the first time Alabama is, is an underdog at home since Nick Saban showed up. What are your initial thoughts on this matchup and Kaelin DeBoer and Kirby smart going at it?
Yeah, I mean this is in my mind basically a pickup. I'm honestly surprised if it was a point spread put on this game, but when I look at it, I mean these are just two supernovas in college football going to head to head. These are the two teams that recruit at the highest level. They play in the best conference and usually when these teams get together, there is something significant significant on the line. They're either meeting in the SCC championship with player authentication or they're meeting in the national championship game. So it's a little hard to see the meet this early in the season with not as much as state compared to the past matchups, but I would look at this as you know the two most talented rosters in college football going at it and all of the sub layers of their rivalry and Kirby Smart and Kaelin DeBoer and they save and everything that lies underneath just makes it that much more interesting. Kennington Smith is here with us covers Alabama for the athletic.
It is a pick him. I think it is going to be close having said that wouldn't the implications of a loss be worse on Georgia than it would be for Alabama, especially with the new coach team and transition etc. Yeah, I think so. I mean when we've been talking about these two schools and I take this back to before last season there were legitimate questions of if Georgia had overtaken Alabama as kind of the standard bearer in the sport and when they met in December last three SEC championships it was an opportunity for either Georgia to make that statement or for Alabama to reassert themselves and obviously Alabama won but with saving retiring it has changed the perception of both of these teams. Georgia has seemingly risen to the front with the best coach in college football. Alabama has taken a step back because they don't have the greatest coach of all time anymore. So this is again another opportunity for Georgia to assert their dominance. I write a new chapter in the story of this rivalry and being the team that was preseason number one being the team with the more experienced head coaching coaching staff to go on to Alabama and lose in this first game of killing the board I think would have pretty negative implications on the dynamics of this rivalry and that's what makes this opportunity so exciting for Alabama.
You mentioned that they're in under the mark for the first time in 2007 at home. What type of moment would that be for killing the boys first SEC game to secure a win like that over Georgia and all of a sudden you think about Alabama's trajectory in a much different way. And well Kennington we know that this is the the first real test here for for Alabama but what are some of the initial impressions of Kalen DeBoer?
Yeah I mean he is a pretty laid back guy honestly he's he's kind of opposite from next saving in a lot of ways a little bit more easy going he's kind of like you know really just like a dad you know somebody who's just liking to tell dad jokes and wear a bald cap and he just happens to be a really good he just happens to be a really smart offensive mind so he's definitely changed the culture in a way that makes it a little bit more relaxed I would say we're starting to see the players and the coaches kind of show a little bit more their personality and it's all going well so far but obviously we'll see what happens when they win and if they lose their first game. Kennington Smith is here with us covers Alabama for the athletic. Kennington are you getting abducted by aliens it sounds like your phone is drifting away are you okay? Yeah I'm good I'm good you can't hear me? No it sounds like you're getting further and further away as we continue chatting it up here. Kennington Smith here with us from the athletic to continue. Kennington you're still there? Yeah can you hear me? Okay yeah I think I think you sound a little bit bit close I thought you were getting abducted for aliens for a second.
Oh no I'm good I'm good. Awesome now having said that when we take a look at Kalen DeBoer one thing that we know has not changed is Jalen Milro there were so many questions last year and he eventually took the starter's job he's a man on fire right now how have you seen him develop as a QB as composed or opposed to what we saw last year? I definitely think that you're seeing a lot more anticipation throws I think you're saying his rhythm gets better I think you see the accuracy improve one thing about Jalen Milro though is he's always going to be able to throw the ball deep and he has the most touchdowns of 20 plus yards of any quarterback in the country so that element is still a part of his game we're starting to see him used in the run game a lot more which just kind of felt like three yards last year that Alabama left on the table we're seeing Kalen DeBoer himself kind of lean into that so Milro's winning the ball a lot more he's starting to pass with a lot more confidence and that's a potentially scary combination and it'll be interesting to see how Georgia plays and consider that they've already seen him in the SEC Championship last December so that chess match is going to be one of the biggest storylines of the game. Well as the season continues on whether especially if they win this game what are the expectations going to be for Alabama will they change we know the the SEC has a new look Texas is sitting at the top Tennessee is lighting it up would the expectations change from the fan base if they knock off Georgia? I don't think so because I think the expectation at least within Alabama fan base is still for them to contend for national championships so I don't think the expectations have honestly changed under Kalen DeBoer I think the question is how is he going to live up to the standards and the expectations that have been set so I don't think there's any type of shifting expectations I think honestly if anything a win is just going to validate the decision to hire Kalen DeBoer and kind of put to bed any questions of is it still the same Alabama that's what Alabama's kind of playing for on Saturday outside of the obvious on field implications is answering the question of is Alabama still the same without Nick Saban or is he just Nick Saban's players as somebody else just kind of managing that talent and there's a huge opportunity for Alabama to answer that question on Saturday. Kennington Smith is here from The Athletic you mentioned Nick Saban we know he's going to be sitting outside on college game day instead of preparing and being on the sideline what are your thoughts on his timing and his exit you know I mean just this week we see Matt Sluka leaving UNLV we got Bear Alexander saying hey I'm not getting my playing time I quit isn't this kind of lead towards why Nick Saban walked away in the first place?
Yeah I think so and I think it was he just kind of understood it with time he saw the landscape he saw where he was going and that just wasn't something that he wanted to be a part of it's kind of like a common saying is as soon as I'm done as soon as I'm not having fun with it I'm done with it and that's just kind of what Saban was like he looked at the landscape he saw where it was going he saw the challenge especially at a school like alabama's I mean UNLV that was one or two players imagine a team full of five star athletes on alabama all kind of vying for that type of positioning and he saw the future and he just said to himself you know what I don't think I'm gonna have much fun with it so I'm gonna pass it off to somebody who might be better equipped to handle it and I'm going to enjoy retirement. Well we know he'll be outside the stadium has his presence loomed at all we know he has the office but has his presence loomed at all over the program? Not really I mean he's done a pretty good job of kind of keeping everything at bay he's been in the facility a couple times to get treatment with a medical team and he's been used as a resource whenever the coaches call on him but he's not around day to day he's not really casting a large shadow over the football program and I think it's been a pretty seamless handoff I think alabama understands that they can call on him whenever and I think he will answer at any given time but there's really not a need for him to kind of kind of hovering over day to day so he's doing his thing and alabama's doing theirs and there's going to be opportunities they can kind of come in the middle like they're doing this weekend but that's that's really the the extent of it so pretty seamless transition and I think you look at how others have gone in years past and other marching programs and it hasn't gone especially with this one so I think everybody in alabama has a lot of credit. We talked about Jalen Milro earlier in the show I mentioned Ryan Williams who are some other folks or individuals that the country as they tune into this game who are some other players in alabama that people are going to find out more about?
Yeah I think we start on the defensive line Tim Keenan number 96 and as we know when these two great programs get together it's really going to be decided in the trenches so Tim Keenan 96 or Alabama who's been a huge part of what they've been doing in the first few weeks I think he's going to have a big role if Alabama's going to win so watch out for him I would say watch out for Alabama's running backs Justice Haynes and Jam Milner 22 and 26 they're going to have to be a huge part of what's going on in Alabama to win and really anybody in Alabama secondary so watch out for the defensive backs because I think whoever is going to take the most explosive plays is going to end up winning the game so those are some some areas that people might not know about on the surface but pay attention on Saturday and those are going to be the players kind of affecting the game. Hey Kennington I appreciate you coming through to chat us up about it you said it's going to be a pick them where can people follow you your news your comments are you writing your articles fill us in. Yeah on twitter at skinny kenny underscore f-k-i-n-n-y-k-e-n-n-y underscore the athletic.com or the athletic on your mobile apps searching my name kennington smith or anything related to alabama. Hey Kennington I appreciate you enjoy the game okay we'll catch you on down the line.
All right for sure thank you. No doubt about it that Kennington Smith covers all things Alabama for the athletic he sees this as a as a pick them game between Alabama and the Bulldogs. Hickey is going Alabama at home I'm going Georgia you know Bulldogs on the road uh Marco Balletti you gotta you gotta I don't want to say dog in the fight you got a horse in the fight who you picking?
Uh I would take Alabama no it's not like I'm anything in here but I would take Alabama at home. Damn ouch all right all right two on one okay. I'm a little scared though that I agree with Hickey. Hickey's pickies are not necessarily uh known to be the best if you will. Oh so maybe that means I'm in good shape.
You're probably in very good shape I'm well I'm actually I'm second guessing myself as I say it. You believe this guy J.R. coming in here trashing me? It is what he is what he Hickey is is he accurate or is he telling a lie?
Um you you can say he is accurate what he says I would say it's more of a coincidence. Uh Hickey's pickies suck come on we could say it it's all right you know it I know it we all know it. So Hickey if you were going to give somebody betting advice you would say bet against you?
Uh that has been known to be uh unfortunately pretty profitable. I think the key word is fade. Okay note taken. Not great.
Marco's about to retire next week he's heard all Hickey's pickies bet against him. He went from angry to yeah you're right right on in screw it I can't do it. I feel better about Saturday now I feel better. Okay there you go J there's some positivity for you. Yeah I know what else is positive it's raining it's been raining for about I don't know 48 hours now so what else I'm gonna be positive they could have played the Mets and the uh the Braves they could have just put them in raincoats outside right?
Let's go some guys are tough Mets would have played no problem. Where's that wheelbarrow? Oh for what to throw me over Niagara Falls?
Why not you use it in the game though? A wheel a wheelbarrow? Well if you got that much rain you never know you get the guys in the outfield sliding right across be fun.
You're right they just they just need bigger cleats that's it they need bigger studs in the cleats that solve everything they could play in the rain and make them play on Monday it's silly that makes sense but it's still silly. It's the J.R. Sportbreeze Show here with you on the Infinity Sports Network 855-212-4227. Thank you again to Kennington for joining us to talk about all things Alabama. When we come back on the other side the phone line's open if you want to give me a holler.
We talked about the Oakland A's being done and somebody else who might be done. It's a woman a woman who plays basketball I'll tell you who she is on the other side of the break and no it's not that one from Indiana it's somebody else I'll tell you who. You're listening to the J.R. Sportbreeze.
It's the J.R. Sportbreeze Show here with you on the Infinity Sports Network. Dallas Cowboys just getting on the board scoring a touchdown to now go up 7-3 against the New York Giants. Dak Prescott like a man on fire. Rico Dattel gets a little pass takes it 15 yards for a score 7-3. The Dallas Cowboys now lead the New York Giants. Dak Prescott has already completed 9 of 10 passes for a touchdown.
If you're gonna stay hot like this get a little closer to even that record up and not falling to 1-3. Thank you so much to our guest in the last break Kennington Smith joining us to talk about some Alabama football as they get ready to take on the Georgia Bulldogs. If you want to call me it's 855-212-4227.
It's 855-212-4227. I did tell you and we'll talk about this again told you that the Oakland A's their season their time in Oakland has come to a close. Kaitlyn Clark her time her rookie season with Indiana it has come to a close and there's somebody else whose career might come to a close might have come to a close. I'm going to tell you about that in a second but first I want to do this. I want to tell you about the dependable player of the week sponsored by depend and the prostate cancer foundation reminding you that health is a long game and screening for prostate cancer is easier than ever.
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Let's see how long that lasts. Speaking of dependable the lady who might be done career might be done playing basketball and it should be sorry. Diana Taurasi 42 years old her Phoenix Mercury were eliminated from the WNBA postseason last night at the hands of the Minnesota links. Minnesota beat Phoenix 101 to 88. Diana Taurasi finished the night with 10 points four rebounds and three assists. She had 21 points in the opener of the series. WNBA in the playoffs the opening round they only play two out of three and they lost the first two so they're done and so Diana Taurasi she might be done. After 20 years in the WNBA she was selected as the number one overall pick in 2004 out of UConn. She played in Phoenix her entire career. She's a three-time champ a two-time finals MVP.
She got an MVP in 2009. She is an 11-time all-star and then there's one more accolade that I want to share with you that is just ridiculous but before I do that you know what let's listen to Diana Taurasi from last week she says that she has days where she still feels that she could play at the highest of the highest of the highest levels. You know I just got into the locker room when I was talking to BG and I'm like you know there's still days where I'm like I can still do this I still want to play basketball and then there's you know the flip side but there are days where I'm crawling out of bed you know and that's I guess a struggle you have when you get to this point in your career. You know you have to do so much to be able to get back on the court you know and it's bittersweet in a lot of ways. Yeah I mean she's one of the greatest basketball players ever there's no doubt about that but when you I say this all the time when you openly talk this much about retirement it's time to go hang them up. I mean we've heard Lebron James talk about retirement not when he lost I guess he needed a little bit of a distraction but we knew this guy wasn't gonna quit. I mean for years he talked I want to play with my son and we very well might get that like we will but I mean damn here we have it Diana Taurasi with an opportunity to walk away I think she's done and I told you about that that one other accolade that she had come here listen listen very carefully she has six gold medals they just had her on the Olympic team and I guess one of the other reasons that I'm not all that enthusiastic you know the sad about the departure likely departure Diana Taurasi and she did a lot yapping about Kaitlyn Clark what are we doing? Kaitlyn Clark is better than you I think we knew that from when she was in college we needed to see this through a regular season in the WNBA to figure it out. Diana Taurasi you've had your time you said it hurts to get out of the bed day at some days and get things together just stay home and she's played a lot of basketball not just in the WNBA she played in Turkey played in the Olympics and how you do something for your entire life then what else are you gonna do you're 42 lady come on open up a basketball can do something Hickey give her some advice what does she do I don't know something right I mean number one just live off your stardom be an analyst maybe go do some tv no no no she's gonna just she's gonna do a pop she's gonna start a podcast with Cheryl Swoopes right I wonder what their topic is gonna be the anti Kaitlyn Clark show is that what it is oh she went 12 or 13 let's diagnose her one miss and how bad it was it might be the case damn coaching you still get a little bit of both of that I don't know if I would want to coach with how much effort that is how much time commitment yeah just go do something I don't know what she does figure it out can't play sports forever I mean Tom Brady quit eventually right he quit it LeBron James ain't gonna play forever and come on great good on you for having a great career now go away thank you Diana Taurasi as a basketball fan signed basketball fan JR anyway now she's not the only person that got eliminated last night yeah Kaitlyn Clark lost Indiana lost we talked about it last night here on the air they got the boot but then after the game I was going by then I wasn't on the air Alyssa Thomas from the Connecticut Sun as a part of her press conference and this is following Kaitlyn Clark and it's not because it's her fault just people on the internet are asses just all over the place Alyssa Thomas talked about playing in in Indianapolis and some of the responses that her and her teammates get not just from people in the stands but just in general on the internet they played this game in Connecticut I want you to take a listen to what Alyssa Thomas had to say about how the fans and the hate and all the negativity needs to stop we don't want fans that are going to degrade us and call us racial names I mean we already see what's happening in the world and and what we have to deal with in that aspect and you know we come to play basketball for our job and it's fun but we don't want to go to work every day and and have social media blown up over over things like that it's it's it's uncalled for and something needs to be done whether it's you know them checking their fans or this league checking there's there's no time for it anymore WNBA did put out a statement saying hey you know we disavow this and this and this and this but what an idiot's going to be an idiot an idiot with a keyboard is going to be an idiot a jackass in the basement just being a jerk is going to be one and yeah there's a lot of racism that still exists in the world it is highly unfortunate but we got plenty of idiots too come on now we had a kid and I say a kid we had a kid in detroit who was a classmate of dan campbell's daughter share their address on the internet to harass them like you want to tell me how how much of an idiot he is now hickey this is something else shouldn't the parents be be punished for this shouldn't the parents be held accountable somehow for the the kids activities like that's crazy that's interesting i never thought about that i get this it's a minor it's a minor like what did you teach your kid you should have you should hold some type of responsibility i'm not saying lock the parents up but like the kid should get every community service and punishment for everybody i think you're right i think that's very fair it's a kid like that a kid just learns this behavior themselves like you learn to be a jackass or are you allowed to be a jackass or do you learn to be a jackass on your parents i like which one is it like it's unimaginable to me you know what i'm gonna do i'm gonna share this guy like that the thought doesn't go through the the kid's head that that his classmate could be seriously harmed like that thought didn't cross his head the thought didn't cross his mind that oh my god if i share the address dan campbell could be seriously hurt like how does that not cross are you stupid or are you just ignorant to life like and hickey i don't expect you to have an answer because you're not stupid how does this even come across somebody's brain or are you that intentional of being an ass that you want to harm someone and scare them which one is it both are unimaginable both are i mean i'm assuming because you're young maybe you not a joke but i mean i'm sure you don't you don't think maybe how dangerous this could be maybe you think i don't know i don't know are you like feeling ding dong dish i don't really know what you're thinking most but here's the crazy most people do and so what makes you different what makes these these few outliers different where this thought doesn't cross their mind that you know maybe i shouldn't put someone's address a famous person my classmate someone that i even the fact that you know them you would think that you would hesitate just a little bit more you know but i don't know i don't know we we have entered into the world of accountability everybody could hide behind a keyboard and a phone and and just think things don't matter ip addresses matter you know might be connected to something but it's connected to you such a wild world that we live in damn how about just treat each other with respect would you like it if somebody did it to you if the answer is no i wouldn't like it then don't do it it's really that simple it's called the golden rule and supersedes jr wisdom it's the jr sport re-show here on the infinity sports network don't move
