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How Julian Larry went from Quarterback to Point Guard · The Craig Way Show

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  Speaker 1: Back to Texas basketball. Actually, real quick, excuse me, General
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  Speaker 1: quarterback Diego Pavia has been granted an extra year of eligibility.
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  Speaker 1: So Pavia a motion for a preliminary injunction that would
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  Speaker 1: allow him to play football in twenty twenty five. That
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  Speaker 1: was granted. So Pavia, who, of course quarterback Vanderbilt to
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  Speaker 1: that upset victory over Alabama this season. We'll be back
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  Speaker 1: in twenty twenty five and we'll be coming to d KR.
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  Speaker 1: So Pavia bought the law and won it. So excited
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  Speaker 1: to see Diego Pavia. They take on Georgia Tech in
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  Speaker 1: They're a ball game against Haines King. That will be
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  Speaker 1: a fine game. Okay, back to some more sound from
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  Speaker 1: Texas Longhorn point guard Julian Larry. Believe it or not,
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  Speaker 1: and I'm sure Craig Way would know this, but Larry
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  Speaker 1: actually was the starting quarterback for Frisco lone Star when
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  Speaker 1: he was in high school. In fact, he was part
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  Speaker 1: of a a ten win team. He played with Marvin Mims,
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  Speaker 1: the Biller white Out NFL receiver. And so he was
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  Speaker 1: asked today or yesterday, excuse me about what kind of
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  Speaker 1: quarterback he was?
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  Speaker 2: Was a dual threat? Was he passed first.
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  Speaker 1: What kind of quarterback was Julian Larry, Texas Longhorn point guard,
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  Speaker 1: former Frisco lone star quarterback.
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  Speaker 2: I definitely was a dual threat.
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  Speaker 3: I would say maybe not as quick, but you know,
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  Speaker 3: a little little Lamar Jackson, little Michael Vick, you know,
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  Speaker 3: that was me on the field.
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  Speaker 2: But I had good receivers as well.
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  Speaker 3: I played with Marvin Mems he plays for the Denver
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  Speaker 3: Broncos right now. But we also have some really good
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  Speaker 3: guys on the defensive side of the ball too that
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  Speaker 3: are also in the NFL as well. It wasn't that
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  Speaker 3: year when I played quarterback, but the year before I
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  Speaker 3: played with Nick Bolton that starts with the Chiefs right now.
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  Speaker 3: And then we got a few more. Trey Taylor, I
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  Speaker 3: think he's with the Saints playing safety. So there's a
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  Speaker 3: few NFL guys that I've played with coming to that school.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, his last year ten wins. The year before that,
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  Speaker 1: he's mentioning it went twelve to two that season, the
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  Speaker 1: Frisco lone start undefeated in district, played district championship and
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  Speaker 1: got pretty far in Texas High school playoffs. Okay, so
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  Speaker 1: now that we know he's a dual threat quarterback when
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  Speaker 1: he's on the floor. Does he have the mentality of
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  Speaker 1: being a quarterback when playing point guard?
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  Speaker 2: It definitely has.
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  Speaker 3: Just being that guy that you know, the guys come
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  Speaker 3: back to, ask questions and really, you know, getting my
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  Speaker 3: other guys going. That's what I'm really good at, just
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  Speaker 3: getting guys going and you know, bringing guys along. So
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  Speaker 3: that's pretty much always been that for me and always
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  Speaker 3: been that role that I've been in pretty much everywhere
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  Speaker 3: I've been.
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  Speaker 1: So in the previous answer, he's you know, when I
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  Speaker 1: asked what kind of quarterback he was, he said, I
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  Speaker 1: believe what Lamar Jackson, Michael Fick. Now, if you call
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  Speaker 1: yourself Lamar Jackson, Michael Fick, why aren't you still playing quarterback?
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  Speaker 3: Well, I would say I played like him. I wouldn't say,
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  Speaker 3: you know, the level, the levels are a little different.
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  Speaker 3: But just the love for basketball, you know, my love
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  Speaker 3: for basketball and just how much time I put it
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  Speaker 3: and how much work I put into it. You know,
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  Speaker 3: that's what really had set me apart in those two
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  Speaker 3: and had really just helped me make my choice.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, okay, So does being a former high school quarterback
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  Speaker 1: help him to the floor.
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  Speaker 3: Better right, Being a quarterback's definitely helped out just for
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  Speaker 3: like passing angles as well, because you know, like football,
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  Speaker 3: the ball can't hit the ground, but basketball the ball
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  Speaker 3: gets a chance to hit the ground. So really just
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  Speaker 3: learning those passing angles, like in the air to where
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  Speaker 3: only my guy can get it for a layup, or
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  Speaker 3: like this pass can lead him into a layup, or
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  Speaker 3: this pass or this super quick swing will give my
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  Speaker 3: guy a wide open shot. So really just helping out
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  Speaker 3: with those passing angles and where.
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  Speaker 2: To put the ball at.
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  Speaker 1: It does sound cliche, but I do think Jewles does
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  Speaker 1: see the floor differently. I mean, he had a no
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  Speaker 1: look pass against Pine Bluff on Saturday. I think it
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  Speaker 1: was to sarah on Yemma where he was on the
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  Speaker 1: right side of the court half court, just whip in
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  Speaker 1: a bullet to on Yema who went in for the layup,
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  Speaker 1: no look past. Fantastic, fantastic vision. He's been fun to
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  Speaker 1: watch so also, you know he's not afraid to throw
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  Speaker 1: up an lu that may work out.
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  Speaker 2: It may now.
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  Speaker 1: There's been a couple of times this season where he's
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  Speaker 1: been looking for Kendall Weaver or Kloom or somebody and
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  Speaker 1: it's turned out of bouncing Rodney Terry on the Texas
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  Speaker 1: bench not happy, but Larry does have impressive vision. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: So two games up to go in non conference played
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  Speaker 1: for Texas. Had some big wins NC State, Syracuse Saint
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  Speaker 1: Joe's has some tough losses a Whio State ukun. So
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  Speaker 1: what has Larry and this team learned about themselves so
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  Speaker 1: far through non conference play?
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  Speaker 3: I would say that I'm learning that we're starting to
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  Speaker 3: come together on the offense, and we're a really good
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  Speaker 3: running team, like really really good when we're running. So
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  Speaker 3: I would just say, like a key for us is
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  Speaker 3: just getting stops. And you know, as we've continued to
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  Speaker 3: play like we were continuing to see like we have
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  Speaker 3: really good individual on ball defenders, So really just each
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  Speaker 3: other on that end as well, like when to help,
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  Speaker 3: when to not help, and you know that'll just help
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  Speaker 3: us get those clean rebounds and get out in transition.
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  Speaker 1: Yesterday the women's game last night, Joey Larry was there.
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  Speaker 1: He's usually come to a handful of game so far,
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  Speaker 1: I think, usually with his teammate Jason Kent, also from
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  Speaker 1: India State, but I thought he was also with Nick Cody,
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  Speaker 1: the freshman six foot eight freshman from Dallas, Texas, had
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  Speaker 1: a season ending injury in his high school season last
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  Speaker 1: year his senior year season, missed it, came back and
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  Speaker 1: had his best game of his short Texas career against
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  Speaker 1: Arkansas Pine and Bluff eight to ten shooting, had twenty
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  Speaker 1: points two rebounds overall. What is Julian Larry's impression of
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  Speaker 1: the freshman Nick Cody.
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  Speaker 3: I would say he's most efficient in the short roll
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  Speaker 3: or either either in the short roll or getting downhill,
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  Speaker 3: because I'll say he's a good playmaker once he gets
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  Speaker 3: it in there as well as he showed, but also
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  Speaker 3: transition because he's really good at running as well. He's
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  Speaker 3: a gazelle out there are running. So really just hitting
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  Speaker 3: him in his spots in that middle of the floor
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  Speaker 3: in those short rolls, and hitting him ahead and transition
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  Speaker 3: and just finding him on cuts as well, because he's
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  Speaker 3: really good at cutting, like finding different holes and spots
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  Speaker 3: within the defense. And I mean just really with the
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  Speaker 3: older guys that we have, like Ken and Art, they
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  Speaker 3: could really help him out with some of those some
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  Speaker 3: of those things.
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  Speaker 1: Obviously, Larry transfer from Indiana State. You know, he's from Dallas,
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  Speaker 1: from the Texas area, but you know, playing in the state,
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  Speaker 1: now playing here at Texas. What has the transition been
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  Speaker 1: like from Indiana State back to Austin.
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  Speaker 2: It's definitely been fun.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, I knew I was going to come in
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  Speaker 3: and play with a bunch of super talented guys, so
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  Speaker 3: I knew like that was gonna be one thing. But
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  Speaker 3: really just just how we brought it together. That was
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  Speaker 3: really my main piece offensively and defensively, and I'm I
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  Speaker 3: feel like it's been coming together really well and we're
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  Speaker 3: really showing it over these last few games, just with
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  Speaker 3: our ball movement and our defensive connectivity, and we just
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  Speaker 3: have to continue to stay consistent with.
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  Speaker 1: That last question for Julian Larry, he was asked about
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  Speaker 1: the upcoming SEC play one of his thoughts and looking
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  Speaker 1: at the rankings in terms of college basketball so far
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  Speaker 1: through December's get closer to the new year, SEC is dominating.
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  Speaker 1: You have Tennessee and Auburn at one and two, Kentucky
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  Speaker 1: for Bama and Florida six and seven. You have A
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  Speaker 1: and M at twelve, Oklahoma tend to know they're at fourteen,
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  Speaker 1: ole Miss at seventeen, half the conference top twenty five,
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  Speaker 1: and then you have Arkansas, Missouri just outside the top
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  Speaker 1: twenty five, receiving votes at twenty seven and twenty eight,
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  Speaker 1: and you still have Texas getting some votes there, just
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  Speaker 1: seven votes and the last eight people actually excuse me,
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  Speaker 1: just three vote three votes overall. So what does Jew
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  Speaker 1: and Larry make so far of their upcoming sec folks
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  Speaker 1: who have been playing so well so far this season
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  Speaker 1: to start?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it's definitely fun. Definitely fun. That's what
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  Speaker 3: you come to Texas for to play the best. So
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  Speaker 3: I mean it's not really like Darling looking at it
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  Speaker 3: is like like you can't wait to get out there
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  Speaker 3: and play against those type of teams because you know,
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  Speaker 3: those high level basketball games is what we're here playing for.
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  Speaker 1: And what strikes you about the style of play really
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  Speaker 1: some high scoring team run through uh.
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  Speaker 3: And just that fast pace of play and just knowing
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  Speaker 3: like it's a thinking man's game. So I mean, it's
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  Speaker 3: gonna be down to the most minute details to you know,
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  Speaker 3: win these games. So that's what really sets to the
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  Speaker 3: part is the pace of play and just those you know,
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  Speaker 3: minor details that you have to execute to win these games.
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  Speaker 1: It's gonna be a very tough start for Texas As
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  Speaker 1: they begin conference play. First game Texas A and M.
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  Speaker 1: That's right, the A and M. Maggis that will be Saturday.
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  Speaker 1: To believe, the Saturday, January fourth, the Cotton Holdings Lone
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  Speaker 1: Star showdown in College Station seven o'clock tip. That place
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  Speaker 1: will be rocket. Okay, we'renna be back to wrap up
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  Speaker 1: Wednesday's program here on AM thirteen hundred The Zone