March 23, 2025

Breaking Barriers: Trailblazing Women in Sports and Business

Breaking Barriers: Trailblazing Women in Sports and Business
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Season 3

Sports culture comes alive in this electric episode of Pick'em Pros, recorded before an enthusiastic live audience at Kings in Raleigh. Celebrating International Women's Month, hosts Derrick and Diego Thompson bring together legends who have shattered glass ceilings alongside tomorrow's rising stars.

The show opens with the undeniable presence of sports pioneer Dolores "Dee" Todd, whose list of "firsts" leaves the audience awestruck—from being the ACC's first Black head coach to appearing on Kellogg's Corn Flakes boxes. With quiet dignity, Todd shares how she transformed women's basketball by securing live TV coverage ("they told me they didn't want to spend money to see women running up and down the court looking like men") and introducing three-person officiating crews. When asked about her proudest achievement, Todd points to her work expanding opportunities for women of color in athletic administration, growing representation from a single member to over 500.

The conversation shifts seamlessly between sports analysis and personal stories when Tyler Jones, former NC State player turned recruiter, provides a candid window into today's college recruitment landscape. "It's no longer about which school you like or where your parents went," Jones explains. "It's about who has the biggest checkbook." His advice to young athletes reveals a recruiter's true priorities: character and work ethic outweigh raw talent when building winning programs.

Perhaps the night's most touching moment comes when teenage golf phenom Olivia shares her journey as a sophomore athlete dropping five strokes from her game. When Dolores Todd tells her with absolute certainty, "You're going to be the best in the world," the room falls silent with the weight of a torch being passed.

Former Duke Athletics marketing director Kelly Marcolini adds another dimension, revealing how she created the now-iconic "Shots" tradition at Cameron Indoor Stadium and the behind-the-scenes work that makes college sports experiences unforgettable. Between segments, musical performances from Chucc Global keep the energy high, culminating in a performance of the Pick'em Pros anthem that brings the house down.

Whether you're drawn to stories of barrier-breaking achievements, insider takes on recruitment, or predictions about March Madness and the NBA playoffs, this episode delivers with heart and authenticity that only comes when sports lovers gather to celebrate the games that unite us.

🏆 Special Guests:
🏅 Delores “Dee” Todd – Trailblazing former ACC Assistant Commissioner
🏈 Tyler Jones – Former NC State player & current recruiter
⛳ Olivia Heggie – Rising collegiate golf star
📢 Kelly Marcolini – Former Associate Director of Marketing for Duke Athletics
🎶 Live music performance by Chucc Global
🎧 DJ EJ Da Wizz keeping the energy high all night!
Lexy's Bussin Baking - Draws the winner of the NCAA VIP Suite Tickets and shares her entrepreneurship journey!

Pick'em Pros is a father son duo who enjoy talking sports, debating and having fun while doing it!

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Chapters

00:00 - March Madness Update

04:45 - Delores Dee Todd - Trailblazer for Women in Sports

22:13 - Musical Performance by Chucc Global

26:36 - NFL Offseason Talk w/ Christopher Davis

33:22 - Tyler Jones - Former NC State Football Player & Recruiter

46:27 - Olivia Heggie - High School Golfer

59:26 - NBA Playoff Talk w/ ChrisFinal Four Predictions and Ticket Giveaway

01:11:14 - Kelly Marcolini - Former Associate Director of Marketing w/ Duke Athletics

01:27:15 - Pick'em Pros Anthem by Chucc Global

01:30:00 - Lexy Gomez - Young Entrepreneur Draws the Winning Ticket

01:37:00 - Time to Go by Chucc Global

Transcript
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All right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back.

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You know who it is.

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I am Derek Thompson, I'm Diego Thompson, and who are we?

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We're the Pick'em Pros.

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We are the Pick'em Pros coming at you, live from Raleigh, north Carolina, in Kings, in front of a great audience.

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What's up y'all?

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Thank you so much for coming out.

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This is episode 129.

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Been doing this for three years.

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We got a packed, sold-out crowd and everybody's clamoring to get these VIP tickets that we're going to give away tonight.

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So who's going to win?

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Who's going to win the tickets?

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Man, this is going to be great.

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We're going to be in the box.

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How was that box, diego?

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It was great.

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Great experience.

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Man, great experience.

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All you can eat, man.

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We had like four meals yesterday watching March Madness, so they had to roll us out of there.

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Diet went all the way out the window and, yeah, we had a great time.

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So we cannot wait to spend tomorrow afternoon with somebody here in in the audience and it's gonna be a great, great time.

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We've got duke.

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Who's duke playing diego taylor oh, you're gonna beat him, but it'll be fun to see.

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Really, are you sure about that?

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You're gonna beat him by at least 20, maybe even 30.

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Okay, all right for your sake?

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I hope so.

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And then we've got florida.

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Who's florida playing?

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They play uconn.

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That's gonna be good.

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We've got the current back-to-back champion facing the last team that went back-to-back, so that's going to be phenomenal.

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So we cannot wait to see that.

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But how you doing, man?

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Doing good.

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Duke won by 45, I think.

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So doing good.

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All right On the road to the natty All right, did a little something.

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That that was, uh, that was impressive.

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It was great to see cooper flag.

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We got to see him in person, so that was fantastic.

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But uh, oh man, florida, florida looks different.

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Hey, that that's something different.

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Right there, man you're not worried about florida hey look man, there's some grown men out there playing man we have more talent okay, you have more talent, we're gonna.

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We're gonna see.

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I would love to see that matchup, but they've got to get past houston though, because you know, houston is my squad they gotta get the border, gotta get past yukon okay, deuce, gotta get past baylor, that's not that's not the same thing, all right, okay, well, man, any.

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Uh, what was your analysis on the tournament so far, man?

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What's going on with the tournament?

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I think it's been a good tournament, been a few upsets, had Magnesi, drake, arkansas Arkansas is playing really well.

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Yeah, I think it's been a good tournament Okay.

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Yeah, yeah, man, I had St John's and, yeah, I took a dive with that one, dive with that one.

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So I had our.

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Yeah, yeah, you got, you got lucky on that one.

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But that's okay, all I need is Houston to come back at the end.

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That's all that matters.

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As long as you pick the national champion, which we all know I'm gonna do, then I'm good, I'm gonna win the, I'm gonna win the raffle.

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Got to get past Duke in the final four first.

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Okay, we're going, we are going to see, we're going to see, but we have a loaded show for you.

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We have some amazing guests today.

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Let me go ahead and just run down our guest list for you.

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So we have Mr Loris D Todd here in the building.

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Wow, we're going to introduce her in a minute properly.

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So she is a legend and we cannot wait for you to learn about all that she has done.

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So we can't wait to have her.

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We have Mr Tyler Jones from NC State Hands together for him.

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Yes, yes, star player out of NC State now is recruiting for state.

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We cannot wait to talk to him.

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We've got we always have our rising star.

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So we have Olivia here, live under par, put your hands together for her.

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Rising golf star, rising golf star, sophomore doing big things, winner of the under honored under armor tournament and many other things.

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So we can't wait to have her.

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She's a returning guest.

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So you know, you're big time.

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You're returning guest on pick'em pro.

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Yeah, you're doing big things there.

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We have oh, my goodness, we have the former director of uh marketing for duke athletics.

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Yes, yes, we have miss kelly in the building.

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Put your hands together, we got duke in the building.

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Yes, yes, we're so excited.

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And, uh, man, we have a special, uh, another special guest at the end who's actually going to draw.

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So this is international women's month and, uh, we want to acknowledge all of our women, celebrate them for all their accomplishments.

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So we have a star-studded lineup, especially of our women, here tonight, and we're going to end it with an inspirational story of a local high school entrepreneur who's doing big things.

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Lexi's Bussin' Bacon is here and she is actually going to pull the name of the winner.

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So I know you can't wait to have her.

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And then we've got Mr Chuck Global.

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Chuck Global's back in the building all the way from Pittsburgh, pennsylvania.

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He's going to drop a few tracks for us.

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So, great fire show, all right.

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Well, you ready to get into it?

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Man Ready, let's go.

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All right, let's go, let's get into it.

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So let me read.

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Hold on, let me read the bio here.

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All right, we have a lot to read here for Mr Dolores D Todd.

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So today we have an incredible honor of welcoming a true trailblazer in the world of athletics and sports administration.

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Dolores D Todd, throughout her groundbreaking career, has shattered barriers, broken records and paved the way for so many who came after her.

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Let's take a moment and recognize a few of her historic achievements.

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First black woman head coach at Northwestern University Put your hands together.

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First black head coach in any sport in ACC history, when she took over Georgia Tech's women's track and field team Okay.

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First female and black assistant commissioner of the ACC Alright.

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First woman ever appointed to the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee I got more.

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First African-American woman to appear on the Kellogg's Corn Flakes box y'all.

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Come on now.

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Come on Becoming a national symbol of athletic excellence.

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First female athletic director at North Carolina A&T.

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Yes, yes, yes, yes.

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So many.

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A mentor, advocate and champion for equality.

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Her influence in the world of sports is unmatched.

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Legacy continues to inspire many future generations.

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We have never had a standing ovation for someone to be introduced, but I think this is time.

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If you are able, please stand on your feet and welcome Mr Loris D Todd.

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Wow, wow, wow, wow, welcome.

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Yes, yes, it is great to have you here.

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We've had the pleasure of dining and breaking bread with you a few times, so not only are you an amazing cook, mentor, but you also recommend amazing food establishments.

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So we appreciate that.

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I get that from my son.

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Yes, yes.

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So I'm going to go ahead and start off here.

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Again, we have to acknowledge you being on the cover of Corn Flakes in 1980.

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I know that was tremendous, but just tell us how that moment shaped your visibility and influence.

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Just tell us a little more about how that happened.

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Okay, well, I have been fortunate enough to be lucky.

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I had been a high school track and field coach on the south side of Chicago and I had also done some modeling sort of on the side, and I was one of the five women that introduced fashion fair cosmetics and that was my big promo.

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So it was the year of the Olympics 1980, and which US ended up boycotting.

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But the Kellogg's people called and asked my agent.

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They said isn't that lady a coach?

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And they said yeah.

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And they said well, we want to put.

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And they said yeah, and they said well, we want to put her on the Kellogg's box.

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And that's how it happened.

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That's how it happened.

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Wow, good story.

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Yes, yes, yes.

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When I when I met your son, when he showed me that I was, I was just blown away and yeah, so so fortunate to to now now be in your presence and be able to share your story with many others.

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So it's something that everybody needs to know all that you have achieved.

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So, diego, I'm gonna kick it to you, man yeah well, can you tell us about how you brought women's college sports live TV?

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absolutely um, one of the things.

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When I was hired at the ACC.

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I was hired to actually build the brand for women's basketball, but along with that I had 23 other sports that I was responsible for, but basketball was my main one.

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So we were in Fayetteville, north Carolina, at the time.

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That was our first tournament that I did, and then we moved from there to Rock Hill and from Rock Hill we moved to Independence Arena in Charlotte.

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But going back to the Fayetteville one, it was just not a good situation and I kind of inherited it.

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But I had gone to a couple of the men's tournaments and saw all the things that they had that the women didn't have, and so I started calling friends of mine that were doctors, dentists, just to come and volunteer and just give us that presence at the tournament.

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So we ended up moving to Indian Independence.

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No, we moved to Rock Hill and we were not getting live TV, we were getting tape for the delay.

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So when you do take, delay is shown like two or three o'clock in the morning or whenever it was convenient women's basketball.

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And they listened to me and basically told me the producer said well, we don't want to spend all that money to see a bunch of women running up and down the floor looking like men.

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So I kept my eyes down because I knew if I looked up I'd probably cut them.

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And so I went on and I listened.

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So finally they said okay, I'll tell you what.

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We're going to give you one live game.

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It's going to be on a Monday night at six o'clock and that was going to be our game.

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Now Monday, coming out of Charlotte, going home Monday night six o'clock not real prime time, but, as fate would have it, the infamous Don Staley was playing for the University of Virginia and Virginia had been one and two in the nation that whole time.

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Long story short, we went into three overtimes and they couldn't start the Colonial Men's Basketball Championship.

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It was due to start at eight, but they couldn't break away from us.

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Start at eight, but they couldn't break away from us.

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So we ended up getting six live games because they realized just how big women's basketball was.

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So that was my take.

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Wow, that's fantastic, that's fantastic.

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How did you bring three officials to the women's college basketball game?

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I was at a game at University of North Carolina.

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I was sitting in the end zone and Marion Jones who I already knew who she was because I'm a track person she inbounded the ball and beat the ball to the receiver.

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I was like two people can't do this.

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The men already had three and they had a 35 second clock.

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We had two with a 30 second clock.

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So myself and my counterpart at the Southeastern Conference decided we would push the nation to move the three person officiating for women's basketball.

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We bought the proposal to all of the women commissioners and one of them said well, we're going to three person over my dead body, we don't want to spend that extra money.

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So Pat and I went back and the ACC and the SEC went with it and by the end of the first month the whole nation went to three person officiating crew for women's basketball and the lady who said that they would go over her dead body got up the next year and said you're now looking at a dead person.

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Wow.

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So while you again have done so much and have moved mountains and your leadership, you know you're clearly an amazing leader, but how has that evolved over just over your career, or are there any nuggets that you can share with our audience?

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As far as leadership, we have a lot of aspiring leaders here in the audience today.

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Well, I think to be a good leader you have to be a student of the sport, you have to be willing to help other people.

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I've always said that it's easier to reach out and reach back and bring somebody along with you, and to lead you have to be someone that someone would like to follow and you share and mentor them and give them you know all the things that they need and hopefully they will accept those.

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Okay, oh, wow, wow.

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Well, I tell you what.

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We have a question from the audience.

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We're going to go ahead and take their question, so thank you.

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Hello, I am Maria and I own a women's flag football league here in Raleigh, North Carolina Baller's Choice Sports, and I want to know what advice you would give to other women becoming leaders in sports as far as the challenges in the male-dominated industry.

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Thank you for that question.

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Actually, I am really a fan of flag football and I love to see women.

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Just if you have a sport that's emerging, like flag football, they need people like you who are willing to bring that along, and you just have to get out there and do the right thing.

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And sometimes it's not popular, but you have to do the right thing.

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So being a leader is not something I think you learn.

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You either have it or you don't.

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Yeah, All right, okay, and we have another question.

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Yes, Hi there.

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Hi.

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So coming from a university setting, I know that oftentimes we have athletic directors that are in place, but they also teach.

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So did you teach a course?

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No, actually, in Division I, for the most part particularly when you're in the major conferences like the ACC, sec, big Ten, so forth coaches do not have to teach and athletic directors maybe, at some of the lower level and that's not any offense, but some of the maybe the lower level Division I may have to teach, but right now most people don't have to teach.

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Thank you.

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Thank you All right.

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Okay, we'll take more from the audience a little later, but, diego, we'll kick it back to you.

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With over 50 years in athletics, which achievement or moment are you proud of most?

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Oh boy.

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That's tough?

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Wow, that's a loaded question.

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I don't know.

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I was the first African-American female to be the president of the then National Association of Collegiate Athletic Administrators.

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It was for women and this was back in 1996.

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And at the time I was the only female of color in that organization.

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My goal was to bring more African-American women or minority women into the organization there are now over 500, the organization there are now over 500, including the athletic director at Duke.

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She is now the new president of NACWR.

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It's now called Women Leaders in Sports, so it encompasses not only college but all levels and I have my shirt, yes, and so I think that's one of my big accomplishments.

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All right.

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So by being March Madness right now, everyone is heavily involved with or excited about college and, of course, with the ACC.

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Unfortunately, we only have Duke left.

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Although we like Duke, we only have Duke left in the ACC.

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But could you tell us about I've heard you talk about Jimmy V in the past and just how him and maybe some others have helped you break barriers and just how it takes more than just one, how you need other people to help you move mountains.

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Can you maybe perhaps share that story and just talk a little bit about those that have helped you achieve greatness?

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Well, absolutely.

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When I was introduced as the assistant commissioner for the Atlantic Coast Conference, it was here in Raleigh at NC State.

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The room was full of athletic directors and faculty reps.

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They were all white men.

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When they introduced me, the commissioner introduced me who happened to be the father of the current athletic director at NC State, boo Corrigan.

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His father, eugene Corrigan, was actually the one that hired me and when I came to the ACC he sat me down and he said Dee, before you, the ACC stood for all Caucasian conference.

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He said we just changed that, didn't we?

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And I said yes, and so, as I was introduced, I got a standing ovation, some of them reluctantly, but they stood anyway and gave me a standing ovation, some of them reluctantly, but they stood anyway and gave me a standing ovation and welcomed me to the conference.

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Well, jimmy V came up to me and he says listen, it's very important to us that you're successful, because your success is our success and if there's anything that any of us could do, please reach out and contact us, because we want you to be successful.

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So that was my first meeting of Jimmy V and he was a wonderful person, just a great guy, and that meant so much to me.

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Yes, yeah, yeah, I love hearing, hearing that.

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Thank you, thank you for sharing that, for sharing that.

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So I have one one last question for you.

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And so we've seen a lot of growth in women's sports and with WNBA and NCAA, and a lot of that is because of you.

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Could you tell us what excites you the most about what has happened in women's sports and is there anything that still needs to improve or what would you?

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And is there anything that still needs to improve or what would you like to call out that still needs to improve?

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Wow, it just makes me smile when I see so many women involved in sports at the higher level.

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One of the people that I'm really proud of is Dawn Staley.

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Oh yes.

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Dawn Staley.

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Dawn Staley was, oh yes, dawn Staley.

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Dawn Staley was like my favorite and when she was playing for Virginia.

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But I knew that she was going to be a good coach because we were at the final four.

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Virginia was in the final game.

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Her coach called timeout.

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She tells them what to do on the way back on the floor.

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Dawn is saying and you do, you go, here you go.

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Dawn was coaching then.

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So she is a brilliant basketball mind.

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I'm so proud of her and she's probably the one that I'm most proud of.

00:20:36.448 --> 00:20:38.092
Yeah, oh, that's fantastic.

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Oh, love that, love, yeah, and she's my idol.

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We were interviewed recently and I was asked OK, who, who would you want on the most out of anybody If you could have any, any current person in sports?

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And I said Don Staley.

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So I just want to add she would come to the women's final four and come up behind me and put her hands around my eyes and I would say, hmm, that must be somebody short like me, hands around my eyes and I would say that must be somebody short like me, that must be Don Staley, because we're about the same height.

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Yes, yes, all right.

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Well, it was a pleasure having you here.

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We love hearing the stories.

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I know many people in the audience are going to want to talk to you afterwards.

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There are going to be many pictures, so please stick around, because there's a lot of people that want to meet you here today.

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Thank you for having me.

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All right, all right, put your hands together for Miss Dolores D Todd.

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All right, welcome back, ladies and gentlemen.

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Ok, ready for our next guest?

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All right, our next guest is a little something different, ok.

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So with Pick'em Pros, not only are we bringing you the hottest sports, but we also are big into music.

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So, as you may have heard, in our last show we were joking and going back and forth about the Cardi album, so that got a lot of response on social media.

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But anyhow, have y'all heard the Pick'em Pro Anthem?

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So the creator and author of the Pick'em Pro Anthem is here in the building all the way from Pittsburgh, pennsylvania, but he's got a few tracks that he's going to perform for us.

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So, mr Chuck Global, why don't you go ahead and grace us with a little bit of music?

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Yes, yeah, all right, come on, crowd, let's go.

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Let's get hype.

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Shout out to y'all.

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Shout out to y'all.

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Clap it up for y'all.

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Clap it up for y'all.

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Real quick, there we go.

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Thank you for having me.

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We're going to have a good time.

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I'm ready when you are.

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All right.

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Put your hands up.

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Put your hands up.

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Put your hands up.

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I pick them like a pro global.

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Try ball Talk and pick a row.

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We going up the score Touchdown.

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This is now a field goal.

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We, the winning team champions.

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When you walk through the halls, you can place your bet with us because you know we going to win them all.

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I pick them like a pro global, trying ball talk or pick a row.

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We going up the score touchdown.

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This is not a field goal.

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We, the winning team champions.

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When you walk through the halls, you can place your bet with us because you know we going to win them all.

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We going to win them all.

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We're going to slow it down.

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This song's called Can't Call it.

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I got an album called Anyone.

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There.

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It's on all platforms, so if you like this song, you can find it out.

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Yeah, I need y'all to clap for me.

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Just put your yeah.

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There we go.

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We need a clap.

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Come on.

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Yeah, I'm going to kick something for y'all.

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Look, I don't know, I can't call it.

00:24:09.020 --> 00:24:10.025
What's the topic?

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I got vision, no optics and you can't stop this, nor the rain.

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I burn like cellophane.

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I'm building up my name.

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These dudes straight trash.

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Throw them in the drain.

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Rappers can't compete.

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There's a difference Between them and me.

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I'm getting to it, that's my only tendency.

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Throw them in the drain.

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Rappers can't compete.

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There's a difference between them and me.

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I'm getting to it, that's my only tendency.

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I'm Luca from the three euros stepping overseas.

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If you want something from me, my dog, I charge a fee Because there ain't stuff free in this world.

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All I got is my word and naked pics from your.

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I accumulate pay from risks that I take.

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I'm at the crap table 25 on hard eights.

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Yeah, I'm Versace, shaded, my dog with me in the nickel plated.

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Don't say what's up when I know you hate it.

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Same ones with me.

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Never traded, destined for Hollywood.

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Don't act.

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Famous Young global bloom around your playlist Rolling nah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm collecting my payments.

00:25:06.429 --> 00:25:10.008
Spanish mama's seat is on me, so fly.

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They want to have my baby.

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Got anything you want, anything you need.

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You can hit me up, as long as not for free.

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Yeah, I got to charge a fee.

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Look, it costs a fee just to be with the G-L-O-B-E.

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You know I'm hard body.

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In this life it don't come easy.

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You can't switch sides and come back.

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We call that treason.

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Gotta cut you off, cause in this life.

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Only God I'm pleasing, know I'm the best in this thing.

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I don't need a reason.

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It smell like teen spirit.

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It's picture day and I stay cheesing.

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You take one of mine, I take yours, but we never even extreme what I say.

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But I promise I always mean it, chalking up my losses, how I still end up undefeated, moving like a dynasty Young global.

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Just go repeat it.

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Dudes talk success all day, but they never seen it.

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Amazed how I move, cause where I'm from, they can't believe it.

00:26:03.926 --> 00:26:04.390
Yeah, ever seen it.

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Amazed how I move?

00:26:04.853 --> 00:26:05.818
Because where I'm from, they can't believe it.

00:26:05.818 --> 00:26:07.963
Yeah, that's just a little sound.

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Clap it up for y'all, yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Once again, I go by the name Chuck Global.

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We're going to keep it going.

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Let's give it up for Pick'em Pros.

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Let's give it up for Pick'em Pros real quick, okay, okay, I'll be back.

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All right.

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Thank you, chuck.

00:26:29.582 --> 00:26:30.203
Okay, I'll be back, all right.

00:26:30.203 --> 00:26:30.545
Thank you, chuck.

00:26:30.545 --> 00:26:31.268
Thank you, chuck, all right, all right.

00:26:31.268 --> 00:26:34.660
All right, yes, sir, bringing you, bringing you artists as well as these hot fire sports, takes all right.

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Y'all ready to get back to sports?

00:26:36.644 --> 00:26:38.690
All right, let's do it.

00:26:38.690 --> 00:26:39.151
Let's do it.

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So we have our nfl and nba analyst, mr christopher davis, that's to join us here.

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We're going to talk a little bit of NFL and then we're going to bring Tyler Jones on after that.

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So please put your hands together for Mr Christopher Davis.

00:27:20.772 --> 00:27:21.093
What's?

00:27:21.212 --> 00:27:23.913
up man, what's up, what's up All right.

00:27:23.913 --> 00:27:29.757
All right, christopher Davis, aka Cka C Payne, that's right, I need to call you by your real name.

00:27:29.896 --> 00:27:30.336
Exactly.

00:27:30.336 --> 00:27:31.817
Don't do appreciate a shout out.

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Shout out to you.

00:27:35.321 --> 00:27:36.869
Thank you so much.

00:27:36.869 --> 00:27:37.954
Appreciate you.

00:27:37.954 --> 00:27:40.201
All right, c Payne man.

00:27:40.201 --> 00:27:40.884
So let's, let's get into it.

00:27:40.884 --> 00:27:43.611
We've got to talk a little bit of NFL before we bring Tyler Jones on here.

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So first we're going to kick it to you and then we're going to go to Diego.

00:27:47.189 --> 00:27:50.788
All right, who needs an A in this draft?

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All right, in order to make the NFL playoffs, who's got to get an A to make the playoffs All?

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right.

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So I'm going to start with, you know, my friend's team over here, the new Orleans saints.

00:28:00.686 --> 00:28:13.342
Um, an A++ plus draft because, yeah, you know they need something like 2017 because, again, a lot of holes in that team, a bunch of aging players, a quarterback who's you know, night and day sometimes.

00:28:13.342 --> 00:28:20.164
So I definitely think, you know, I would say the Saints definitely need an A++ draft okay, saying, yeah, they definitely need an A++.

00:28:20.526 --> 00:28:23.412
I don't even know if an A++++ is gonna get them in.

00:28:23.412 --> 00:28:25.609
I was about to say, yeah, that's a lot what you said, a lot of work.

00:28:25.609 --> 00:28:27.406
Okay, what do you got to say, diego?

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Number one.

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I'm going to go with the Bengals.

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They paid T Higgins, they got a great offense, but their defense needs a lot of work.

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That was the reason why they lost as many games as they did.

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Okay, yes, they need some help everywhere.

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Corners, d-line everywhere, cowboys they also need a lot of help.

00:28:47.728 --> 00:28:49.789
They can do it, but they just need a lot of help.

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They don't got no running back.

00:28:51.030 --> 00:28:55.053
They only have Miles Sanders, and he's not that great.

00:28:55.053 --> 00:28:59.436
They got CeeDee CeeDee's good, but they just don't have enough right now.

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Okay, okay.

00:29:00.938 --> 00:29:02.381
Okay, those are good ones.

00:29:02.381 --> 00:29:03.183
Anybody else see pain?

00:29:03.545 --> 00:29:03.865
all right.

00:29:03.865 --> 00:29:07.144
So my other team is the team that you're picking as a wild card the raiders.

00:29:07.144 --> 00:29:10.049
I think that they need a great draft as well.

00:29:10.049 --> 00:29:14.105
Um, I know just, you know, they need fresh young talent.

00:29:14.105 --> 00:29:27.604
Pete carroll is a great coach, gino smith is a okay quarterback, so I definitely think that they're a team that needs a solid draft as well I like that one, I like that one, yeah, yeah that that is my dark horse pick right there the Raiders.

00:29:27.604 --> 00:29:28.582
Very dark horse, by the way.

00:29:28.582 --> 00:29:29.285
Yeah, that is.

00:29:30.623 --> 00:29:31.306
I own that.

00:29:31.306 --> 00:29:31.666
You're right.

00:29:31.666 --> 00:29:33.506
You're right about that, okay.

00:29:33.506 --> 00:29:43.606
Well, let's go to the Bengals here we were talking about them before they signed both T Higgins and Chase and Jamar Chase Burrow.

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He wanted to make sure they had both of those guys.

00:29:46.633 --> 00:29:55.165
But, diego, was that a mistake to sign both wide receivers to big contracts and not leave much else for the defense and rely so much on the draft?

00:29:55.660 --> 00:30:02.720
I definitely think it was, because now it doesn't allow them any space in the cap to be able to get players on defense.

00:30:02.720 --> 00:30:04.747
They got to rely on an eight plus draft.

00:30:04.747 --> 00:30:06.203
Make the playoffs, right, steelers.

00:30:06.203 --> 00:30:06.948
They got.

00:30:06.948 --> 00:30:07.971
They made the playoffs.

00:30:07.971 --> 00:30:11.125
They have a good team so they could easily finish third again.

00:30:11.125 --> 00:30:17.306
If they don't, they don't put up good numbers on defense, right, so yeah okay, what about you C-Pain?

00:30:17.405 --> 00:30:26.430
yeah, I think T Higgins again great wide receiver, but him getting paid more than Nico Collins and Terry McLaurin is a bit ity and I do think that he's going to.

00:30:26.430 --> 00:30:35.929
I understand what Jamar wants to do and keeping his two guys, but I know you do need that offensive side of the ball because that literally cost him game after game last season.

00:30:35.929 --> 00:30:39.269
So I hope it works out, but I don't think it will.

00:30:39.921 --> 00:30:40.884
No, Okay, All right.

00:30:40.884 --> 00:30:47.133
So yeah, I mean they've got a hit in the draft, but I also agree with you guys.

00:30:47.133 --> 00:30:48.063
I think it was a mistake.

00:30:48.063 --> 00:30:50.250
I would love to see T Higgins in Carolina.

00:30:51.582 --> 00:30:53.026
They should have just traded him to the Panthers.

00:30:53.026 --> 00:30:57.268
Yeah, that's for both sides True, but did he want to come to the Panthers?

00:30:57.268 --> 00:31:00.390
I think he did Play with a guy like Bryce Young, okay.

00:31:04.064 --> 00:31:05.828
The ultimate Carolina Panther homer.

00:31:07.000 --> 00:31:09.367
I'm not a homer, I'm just a reasonable fan.

00:31:09.548 --> 00:31:10.590
Ok, reasonable fan?

00:31:10.590 --> 00:31:14.131
Well, we're going to check to see if you're a reasonable fan or a homer.

00:31:14.131 --> 00:31:19.373
So both of you guys, Carolina Panthers all right, not pulling in the draft.

00:31:19.373 --> 00:31:22.869
Ok, you can't use the draft as a crutch, Tell me.

00:31:22.869 --> 00:31:26.128
Ok, because you already know what how I feel from last week.

00:31:26.128 --> 00:31:32.632
Okay, Rate the Carolina Panthers offseason so far without the draft.

00:31:32.632 --> 00:31:33.032
Diego.

00:31:34.101 --> 00:31:37.289
I would say a, c plus, b minus, if I'm being nice.

00:31:37.289 --> 00:31:41.770
Okay, I mean, they added some help to their defensive line, which was good.

00:31:41.770 --> 00:31:48.829
They got a new starting safety, got a little linebacker help, got Rico Dowdle from the Cowboys, new star run game.

00:31:48.829 --> 00:31:52.169
But Payne and JC just kind of messed it all up.

00:31:52.169 --> 00:31:54.640
Yeah, it was just a bad move.

00:31:54.640 --> 00:31:57.269
He's not that great of a corner to serve all that.

00:31:57.941 --> 00:32:01.002
He's a mid-corner, but we could have traded him.

00:32:01.002 --> 00:32:06.034
Got a number one receiver like DK Metcalf or Devontae Adams or whoever.

00:32:06.034 --> 00:32:08.085
Then maybe got another draft pick.

00:32:09.208 --> 00:32:09.911
That was just bad.

00:32:09.911 --> 00:32:12.248
Okay, so be clear.

00:32:12.248 --> 00:32:13.566
So what was it again?

00:32:13.566 --> 00:32:15.839
You said about three different grades.

00:32:16.040 --> 00:32:24.101
I said C-plus, C-minus graph c plus off season b minus I was being nice okay okay, all right.

00:32:24.161 --> 00:32:28.077
Okay, so that sounds like you kind of agree with what I said last week, but that's okay.

00:32:28.077 --> 00:32:31.817
You guys were kind of clutching your pearls when I, when I said it was an awful off season so far.

00:32:31.817 --> 00:32:32.980
Okay, that's crazy.

00:32:32.980 --> 00:32:34.010
How about you see pain all?

00:32:34.211 --> 00:32:41.515
right, I said a, b minus for me personally b minus yeah, I would say, look, it's not like I'm giving them like an a plus, like it wasn't great.

00:32:41.515 --> 00:32:43.599
I'm saying defensive line depth.

00:32:43.599 --> 00:32:51.619
Getting another running back to, like you know, take some carries off of chuba is good, but uh, we need wide receiver help and, uh, I did want a bigger name.

00:32:51.619 --> 00:32:53.624
On defense, I'm not gonna lie.

00:32:53.624 --> 00:32:58.451
And hearing noah williams say, hey, you know they want the patriots, wouldn't that that definitely hurt?

00:32:58.451 --> 00:33:02.820
So, uh, I do think that you know the draft we definitely need to hit on.

00:33:02.820 --> 00:33:05.386
But, yeah, it's a B minus.

00:33:05.386 --> 00:33:09.057
You know good depth pieces, but you know, not like a star splash.

00:33:09.057 --> 00:33:11.753
You know signing, so we'll see what happens.

00:33:11.894 --> 00:33:15.089
All right, ok, all right, all right, ok, well, appreciate your analysis.

00:33:15.089 --> 00:33:23.904
So we're going to go ahead and bring Tyler Jones on here in a minute because, for one, want to give his take on some of the topics that were mentioned on the NFL.

00:33:23.904 --> 00:33:40.444
But then we have a number of questions to ask him about his collegiate career, his path to the NFL, and also recruiting and what it takes to be a star player at the collegiate level.

00:33:40.444 --> 00:33:46.221
So well, you're ready to have Tyler Jones, jones, jonas, all right, all right, ok, well, put your hands together for Mr Tyler Jones.

00:33:46.221 --> 00:33:56.612
All right.

00:33:59.038 --> 00:34:00.540
All right, we got Tyler in the building.

00:34:00.540 --> 00:34:01.143
How you doing, man.

00:34:01.511 --> 00:34:02.498
I'm good how you doing.

00:34:02.518 --> 00:34:03.826
Yes, good, good how you doing.

00:34:03.826 --> 00:34:04.269
Yes, good, good, good.

00:34:04.269 --> 00:34:13.496
So see, diego man, see, this is the size of those defensive linemen man that will be coming after you in a couple years.

00:34:13.496 --> 00:34:22.474
Man, yeah, See, you're not looking at it, All right, tyler.

00:34:22.474 --> 00:34:25.840
So, tyler man, you know we talked about a couple of things here.

00:34:25.840 --> 00:34:28.418
I know you follow the NFL heavily.

00:34:28.418 --> 00:34:32.780
How would you rate the Carolina Panthers offseason so far without the draft?

00:34:32.780 --> 00:34:33.702
Leaning on the draft?

00:34:34.371 --> 00:34:35.094
I kind of agree.

00:34:35.094 --> 00:34:38.719
I'd say probably about a B-minus Okay, c-plus Okay.

00:34:38.719 --> 00:34:41.672
I think they kind of did what they had to do with JC Horn.

00:34:41.672 --> 00:34:45.476
If you watch the cornerbacks that came out to him, they got paid.

00:34:45.476 --> 00:34:47.217
The numbers were kind of crazy.

00:34:47.217 --> 00:34:51.782
So they got ahead of the game with that one, but yeah.

00:34:52.202 --> 00:34:56.086
Okay, so that's the market, the market's, the market, the market's the market.

00:34:56.086 --> 00:35:01.077
All right, and I know you want to see the players get paid.

00:35:01.077 --> 00:35:04.222
Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely All right.

00:35:04.222 --> 00:35:05.884
Well, diego, you going to kick us off, man.

00:35:06.445 --> 00:35:06.704
Oh yeah.

00:35:11.311 --> 00:35:15.465
So what was your favorite memory playing at NC State?

00:35:15.465 --> 00:35:29.057
Go back, a lot of people would say you would think it would be the games, but for me it's more so hanging out in the locker room and kind of going back to the apartments and to the dorms and kind of hanging out and just kicking it with the guys being around, the guys being around the teammates and stuff like that.

00:35:29.057 --> 00:35:32.077
Those are probably some of the better memories you get while you're in school.

00:35:32.077 --> 00:35:44.056
And then, obviously, we had some pretty good fun games Top 15 matchup against Lamar Jackson after he won the Heisman that year Probably 2017, that was probably the best game I've probably been a part of.

00:35:44.117 --> 00:35:48.596
Oh, yeah, Wow wow, oh yeah, I bet that was something.

00:35:48.596 --> 00:35:50.536
We'll have a follow-up on that in a minute.

00:35:50.536 --> 00:35:50.978
Oh yeah.

00:35:52.351 --> 00:35:57.362
So you spent time in the NFL playing with the practice squads.

00:35:57.362 --> 00:36:02.201
What was the experience like, and how does the practice squad compare to being on an active roster?

00:36:02.811 --> 00:36:04.150
So I went back and forth.

00:36:04.150 --> 00:36:10.233
My first year I was full practice squad and then the last three I was between practice squad and being active gotcha um.

00:36:10.233 --> 00:36:15.813
So the different, biggest difference is it's um, obviously the pay, and then um.

00:36:16.054 --> 00:36:27.737
When you're on the practice squad, any other team can pick you up at any point in time okay um, so the team you're practicing with has the rights to your contract, but let's just say the Panthers wanted me to come in.

00:36:27.737 --> 00:36:31.536
Can you hear me now?

00:36:31.536 --> 00:36:32.458
Yeah, a little better.

00:36:32.458 --> 00:36:38.853
Let's just say the Panthers were in a need for an offensive lineman or something like that.

00:36:38.853 --> 00:36:41.530
They can pick me up off that team and I will immediately be able to go to that team.

00:36:41.550 --> 00:36:46.556
All right, it's pretty hectic, something like that they can pick me up off that team and I will be, you know immediately be able to go to that team.

00:36:46.577 --> 00:36:46.956
That's all right.

00:36:46.956 --> 00:36:48.599
Yeah, it's pretty hectic, yeah, yeah.

00:36:48.599 --> 00:36:50.820
So what was the biggest transition?

00:36:50.820 --> 00:36:55.485
I know you get asked this a lot, but the biggest transition from college to the NFL.

00:37:01.369 --> 00:37:01.750
I would say just so.

00:37:01.750 --> 00:37:04.032
The team that I went to was all the way in Colorado, which is two time zones away.

00:37:04.032 --> 00:37:11.181
Yes, I mean you kind of get used to being at school or being wherever you are in that town, kind of just adjusting to the new environment.

00:37:11.181 --> 00:37:13.202
And obviously some of those guys are up there.

00:37:13.202 --> 00:37:15.164
They have families, you know what I'm saying.

00:37:15.164 --> 00:37:23.557
They're paying mortgages, they have kids Mostly everybody on the college team.

00:37:23.557 --> 00:37:24.239
You're just going back to the dorms playing the game, watching TV.

00:37:24.239 --> 00:37:30.184
Right, you know you have time to hang out with everybody individually, but on that level you kind of realize that these are adults and this is their job.

00:37:30.184 --> 00:37:33.679
It's no longer just I'm playing football, just to play football.

00:37:33.679 --> 00:37:34.331
Ok.

00:37:34.632 --> 00:37:37.210
OK, yeah, I can definitely see that yeah.

00:37:38.090 --> 00:37:42.273
Who was the toughest player you ever had to play against, college or pro?

00:37:42.715 --> 00:37:45.677
In college, obviously I would say my best friend Bradley Chubb.

00:37:45.677 --> 00:37:48.599
Obviously it's just because we went against each other every day.

00:37:48.599 --> 00:37:55.585
But in the pros I would say Von Miller was obviously the most difficult person to go against.

00:37:55.585 --> 00:37:59.146
For sure, he's a different cat.

00:37:59.146 --> 00:38:02.414
Yes, a lot insurable, yeah.

00:38:03.135 --> 00:38:05.240
Oh yeah, Now Panther says, we know that all too well.

00:38:05.260 --> 00:38:06.362
Yeah, I'm sorry about that one.

00:38:06.362 --> 00:38:07.425
Sorry about that one.

00:38:09.010 --> 00:38:09.351
All right.

00:38:09.351 --> 00:38:12.916
So as a recruiter for NC State, what do you look for in high school athletes?

00:38:12.916 --> 00:38:14.817
What qualities make someone stand out?

00:38:16.934 --> 00:38:17.670
It's a lot, man.

00:38:17.670 --> 00:38:20.119
It kind of just depends on what you're looking for.

00:38:20.119 --> 00:38:25.670
There's different traits in every player and it kind of just depends on what you're looking for.

00:38:25.670 --> 00:38:27.793
There's different traits in every player and different traits in every position that you look for for that position or for that player.

00:38:27.793 --> 00:38:27.864
You know what I mean.

00:38:27.864 --> 00:38:35.159
The general thing that we look for is people who fit into the culture of the team, because you can bring somebody in who could be super talented.

00:38:35.159 --> 00:38:40.239
But if they have a terrible attitude, you know it spreads really quickly amongst the team.

00:38:40.239 --> 00:38:49.639
They're quick to bring people down with them, which brings down the temperature of the team, which causes you to lose games, which is kind of what we dealt with this past season.

00:38:49.639 --> 00:38:54.001
We had some bad apples in there and we couldn't shake it.

00:38:54.001 --> 00:38:55.996
So that's what I would say.

00:38:55.996 --> 00:38:56.297
Mostly.

00:38:56.297 --> 00:39:05.635
We're looking for people who are good people and people who will come in and do the work and not play around and just be here to joke and kid and stuff like that.

00:39:05.655 --> 00:39:06.336
I understand All right.

00:39:06.496 --> 00:39:07.239
Okay, okay.

00:39:07.239 --> 00:39:15.844
So so, tyler, my wife tells me that, uh, I, I would have made it to the NFL if I, if I had played football.

00:39:15.844 --> 00:39:20.295
So, let's, let's say I, you know, played football and you know star players.

00:39:20.295 --> 00:39:22.880
I've as, as everybody knows, I would have been a star player.

00:39:22.880 --> 00:39:25.465
So if you, since you're a recruiter, right.

00:39:25.465 --> 00:39:28.159
If you're recruiting a player of my, there we go.

00:39:28.159 --> 00:39:34.940
If you're recruiting a player of my talent, right.

00:39:34.940 --> 00:39:36.715
How would you get me to come to NC State?

00:39:38.210 --> 00:39:42.458
Well, first we would try to sell you on the fact you're from Raleigh correct or North Carolina.

00:39:43.010 --> 00:39:47.157
I'm originally from Chicago, but yes, but I've been here since high school.

00:39:47.157 --> 00:39:47.539
I've been here.

00:39:48.050 --> 00:39:51.000
Well, we would try to sell you on the fact that we would be in your backyard.

00:39:51.000 --> 00:39:54.179
Okay, Obviously, we would try to get you to stay close to home.

00:39:54.179 --> 00:40:01.719
We would sell you on the fact that you know we've put multiple offensive linemen or defensive linemen, or whatever you would have played.

00:40:01.838 --> 00:40:22.619
that's I'm assuming you would have been receiving okay about 200 pounds, 200 pounds less, yeah, burner and the fact that you know we put big guys in the league um, as of late we just found out, we were tied for first in the league um for putting defensive linemen, active defensive linemen in the NFL.

00:40:22.639 --> 00:40:23.440
Yeah, oh good.

00:40:23.570 --> 00:40:35.518
So that's what we'll try to push really hard and how to, how you will fit in our scheme and try to get you to see like there's more to life than you know, what you see your homeboys doing and what you see your friends doing.

00:40:35.518 --> 00:40:39.130
There's a bunch of stuff out there that you have access to if you come and do it right.

00:40:39.130 --> 00:40:40.637
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah.

00:40:40.717 --> 00:40:46.333
all right, I love that with the college football evolving so much, uh what?

00:40:46.333 --> 00:40:49.780
How is recruiting changed over the past years with nil?

00:40:50.541 --> 00:40:51.264
uh, man, it's.

00:40:51.264 --> 00:40:53.894
It's a whole different ball game now.

00:40:53.894 --> 00:40:59.632
Um, when I was coming out, or even, let's just say, about four or five years ago, it was different.

00:40:59.632 --> 00:41:07.125
Uh, now it's more about what can you do for me, or how much money can you put in my pocket soonest.

00:41:07.125 --> 00:41:14.489
It's no longer about, like, I'm going to the school because I like this school, or my parents went to this school, or I have a relationship with these coaches.

00:41:14.489 --> 00:41:20.077
It's about who's talked to me the most, who's winning the most and who has the biggest you know, biggest checkbook.

00:41:20.077 --> 00:41:28.639
It kind of ruins a lot of the the growth of some players, I think, because now there's no point in being patient.

00:41:28.639 --> 00:41:29.882
I can just go somewhere else.

00:41:30.452 --> 00:41:42.373
They'll pay me the same amount of money or more to come there so for young athletes who are moving to the next level, be it college or the nfl, what advice would you give them?

00:41:43.576 --> 00:41:46.663
I think I'll just come at it at this angle.

00:41:46.663 --> 00:41:56.394
A lot of people mess up when they get into schools or get into their college programs by not having time management and taking it serious.

00:41:56.394 --> 00:41:57.057
You know what I mean.

00:41:57.057 --> 00:42:04.157
In terms of sports, I would say time management and getting into the playbook is the biggest things that you can do coming in as a freshman.

00:42:04.157 --> 00:42:07.918
That's what's going to put you on the field the quickest.

00:42:07.918 --> 00:42:08.733
You can be talented.

00:42:08.733 --> 00:42:22.500
But if I can't trust you to do the right thing, then I'm not going to waste my time and put you on the field, because then you're going to get me fired and I'm going to have to go home and explain to my family why I can't pay the bills anymore.

00:42:22.860 --> 00:42:24.123
Absolutely, that's right.

00:42:24.123 --> 00:42:33.818
Right, so, tyler, we have one more question here and then we have some in the audience for you, but what's what's next for?

00:42:33.838 --> 00:42:34.099
Tyler Jones.

00:42:34.099 --> 00:42:35.021
So I'm doing recruiting.

00:42:35.021 --> 00:42:43.643
Right now I'm actually being trained up to be become our new NFL liaison kind of director of student welfare, right, just kind of.

00:42:43.643 --> 00:42:49.818
So that's what's coming next.

00:42:49.818 --> 00:42:51.998
And then, long term, I want to be a GM man.

00:42:51.998 --> 00:43:00.155
I want to run my own show, run my team, be able to kind of give the chances and opportunities that somebody gave to me to somebody else.

00:43:00.931 --> 00:43:01.594
I love that.

00:43:01.594 --> 00:43:02.297
I love that.

00:43:02.297 --> 00:43:13.835
Yes, yes, we definitely need you to be a GM because you know, when you're a GM then you know picking pros can be one of your go-tos to come in and help promote the team.

00:43:13.835 --> 00:43:17.251
Absolutely, absolutely, alright.

00:43:17.251 --> 00:43:18.655
We have a question from the audience.

00:43:18.777 --> 00:43:19.840
Yeah, full disclosure.

00:43:19.840 --> 00:43:23.682
I can neither confirm nor deny that I was put up to this.

00:43:23.682 --> 00:43:42.016
But with all the experience that you have in football and dealing with different stars and playing in different levels off the field and onto the court, if you had to have that debate on who's better, michael jordan or lebron james, who would who?

00:43:42.036 --> 00:43:42.717
would you pick?

00:43:42.878 --> 00:43:46.382
Great, I'm an avid LeBron James fan.

00:43:46.382 --> 00:43:48.505
Oh my God Wow.

00:43:49.751 --> 00:43:51.414
Yeah, appreciate you.

00:43:51.414 --> 00:43:53.300
Appreciate you for that Exactly.

00:43:53.300 --> 00:43:54.563
You're a real one.

00:43:54.563 --> 00:43:56.338
Thank you.

00:43:58.733 --> 00:43:59.235
Great question.

00:43:59.235 --> 00:44:00.121
That's what you're told right here.

00:44:00.121 --> 00:44:03.496
Yes, sir, Big LeBron James man.

00:44:04.393 --> 00:44:05.157
We have to give it to him.

00:44:05.157 --> 00:44:06.777
Yeah, he is the man.

00:44:06.777 --> 00:44:08.032
He's doing big things.

00:44:08.032 --> 00:44:09.358
All right, eddie.

00:44:09.358 --> 00:44:14.360
Okay, well, tyler man, you've been so gracious with your time.

00:44:14.360 --> 00:44:17.039
We really appreciate it, man, it's a pleasure.

00:44:17.039 --> 00:44:23.119
And, yeah, we can't wait to continue to watch you throughout your career and to be here alongside you, my man.

00:44:24.230 --> 00:44:25.072
Thank you so much, thank you for having me.

00:44:25.092 --> 00:44:25.313
All right.

00:44:25.313 --> 00:44:28.557
All right, ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for Tyler Jones.

00:44:28.557 --> 00:44:30.606
Appreciate you, thank you.

00:44:55.204 --> 00:44:56.746
Nice to meet you, man.

00:44:56.746 --> 00:45:02.409
All right, all right, man, that was phenomenal.

00:45:02.409 --> 00:45:11.894
It was great talking to Tyler Jones and man that's just learning the ins and outs, because there's so much that you know as fans, there's so much that we don't know.

00:45:11.894 --> 00:45:20.059
You know and you know, we understand, why sometimes athletes get aggravated when fans talk, because there's so much that we don't know.

00:45:20.059 --> 00:45:23.621
So it's nice to learn from their perspective what really goes on behind the scenes.

00:45:23.621 --> 00:45:24.934
Yeah, it's great to hear.

00:45:25.275 --> 00:45:35.333
All right, well, we are going to introduce our next guest in just a moment, but before we do that, we want to let you know that we have many, many shows here at Kings.

00:45:35.333 --> 00:45:37.775
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00:45:37.775 --> 00:45:43.192
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00:45:43.192 --> 00:45:50.454
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00:45:50.454 --> 00:45:57.918
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00:45:57.918 --> 00:46:00.661
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00:46:01.021 --> 00:46:12.126
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00:46:12.126 --> 00:46:15.967
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00:46:15.967 --> 00:46:18.211
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00:46:18.211 --> 00:46:19.780
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00:46:19.780 --> 00:46:24.871
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00:46:24.871 --> 00:46:26.315
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00:46:26.494 --> 00:46:30.744
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00:46:30.744 --> 00:46:34.177
Oh, are you ready for our next guest?

00:46:34.177 --> 00:46:36.420
All right, come on now.

00:46:36.420 --> 00:46:37.603
Come on show some love.

00:46:37.603 --> 00:46:44.103
All right, we have second time on pick'em pros, so you know you're doing big things when you're on here for a second time.

00:46:44.103 --> 00:46:52.539
We have our upcoming golfer, a sophomore out of Southeastern Raleigh All right, she is doing so many things.

00:46:52.539 --> 00:46:55.496
The winner of the Under Armour Tournament and many other tournaments.

00:46:55.496 --> 00:46:59.489
She's going to tell us about her summer and all the things that are coming up next season.

00:46:59.489 --> 00:47:04.222
Put your hands together for Live Under Par Olivia.

00:47:16.210 --> 00:47:17.032
You'll get it tomorrow.

00:47:19.559 --> 00:47:21.233
Alright, what's going on Liv?

00:47:21.335 --> 00:47:22.771
Hey, what's up, alright.

00:47:22.931 --> 00:47:23.994
alright, we got you back.

00:47:24.215 --> 00:47:25.137
Yes, yes.

00:47:25.318 --> 00:47:26.001
Yes, yes.

00:47:26.001 --> 00:47:35.036
So we have a number of questions for you today, but I believe you you've had a pretty busy, just busy season, even busy day, weren't you coming from from somewhere?

00:47:35.137 --> 00:47:36.181
else to come on over here.

00:47:36.181 --> 00:47:38.269
Yes, I was at a church event earlier today.

00:47:38.269 --> 00:47:47.679
I got an award for being recognized for doing extraordinary things, because it's not like you see people of color playing golf, so that was like a big big thing, especially young girls.

00:47:48.110 --> 00:47:50.818
Love it, love it, love it, love it, love it, love it.

00:47:50.818 --> 00:47:55.382
So tell us, liv, just tell us about your plans.

00:47:55.382 --> 00:47:58.460
So you're a sophomore, you'll be wild, the time is flying.

00:47:58.460 --> 00:48:05.974
You'll be a junior next year, in high school, all right, and you are going to be, I know, in many camps.

00:48:05.974 --> 00:48:07.579
And then you have the season coming up.

00:48:07.579 --> 00:48:11.335
It's a season, I believe, for women is in the fall for golf.

00:48:11.335 --> 00:48:14.202
So just tell us about your summer and then this upcoming season.

00:48:14.202 --> 00:48:15.112
What are you going to do?

00:48:15.432 --> 00:48:19.371
So, first and foremost, I'm going to be in way more tournaments than I was last year.

00:48:19.371 --> 00:48:25.420
I'll be participating in Tiger events as well as drip golf, a little bit of Peggy Kirkville from time to time.

00:48:25.420 --> 00:48:29.385
I'll also be going to the UNC Chapel Hill Golf Camp, so I'll be staying there overnight.

00:48:29.385 --> 00:48:35.344
So I'm super excited about that, because that'll be my first overnight trip like golf-wise without my parents or anything.

00:48:35.344 --> 00:48:36.143
Oh, without the parents.

00:48:36.143 --> 00:48:37.505
Yeah, all right, it's really, really fun.

00:48:37.545 --> 00:48:44.947
So I can't wait, and Can't wait, and especially to like talk with the coaches, because this summer sophomore summer for athletes in general is like really, really big.

00:48:51.012 --> 00:48:53.619
That's when we can start talking to coaches, and so it's just an exciting process to figure out where you're going to go.

00:48:53.619 --> 00:48:54.021
Oh, that's fantastic.

00:48:54.021 --> 00:48:54.925
That's fantastic, all right, all right.

00:48:54.925 --> 00:48:56.389
Yeah, I know, I know your parents are very proud.

00:48:56.650 --> 00:49:05.034
Yes, Do you have any like pre-tournament routine or superstitions before you play, do you have any pre-tournament routine or superstitions before you play?

00:49:05.054 --> 00:49:08.856
I have a pre-tournament routine, not so much superstitions.

00:49:08.856 --> 00:49:12.838
The reason why is because I'll use Rory McIlroy, for example.

00:49:12.838 --> 00:49:18.262
With him he's like oh, if I don't compete on a Tuesday I'm going to do bad, but I compete really well on Mondays.

00:49:18.262 --> 00:49:19.342
So I really don't believe in that.

00:49:19.342 --> 00:49:20.643
I really fall back on more.

00:49:20.643 --> 00:49:25.885
So me staying consistent and practicing more.

00:49:25.885 --> 00:49:38.594
So I know, if I've been practicing and I'm consistent, I'm staying on top of my things, I won't have any, I'll be OK, it's nothing to worry about.

00:49:38.594 --> 00:49:41.889
But for pre-practice routines, just stretch in the morning, have a good meal, have a good protein.

00:49:48.889 --> 00:49:51.679
Of course, praying in the morning for me that's like a a big thing, always saying a prayer before and after, so, yeah, so, um, that's about it.

00:49:51.679 --> 00:49:52.021
That's about it.

00:49:52.021 --> 00:49:52.161
Really.

00:49:52.161 --> 00:49:52.561
Love that, love that.

00:49:52.561 --> 00:49:54.108
Yeah, I need to incorporate, need to incorporate some of that into my pre?

00:49:54.108 --> 00:49:54.548
Uh, pre-golf routine.

00:49:54.548 --> 00:49:55.672
Uh, especially the prayer part.

00:49:56.032 --> 00:50:01.273
Yeah, that's really important to have like faith to fall back on, because I know a lot of athletes, especially in golf.

00:50:01.273 --> 00:50:05.340
I don't know why, but you're not a fan of that, so it's to each his own.

00:50:05.340 --> 00:50:09.592
But yeah, you can't do anything with God, so love love all right.

00:50:10.713 --> 00:50:13.360
What was your proudest moment on the golf course so far?

00:50:13.740 --> 00:50:16.994
my proudest moment on the golf course is when I won.

00:50:16.994 --> 00:50:21.403
Um well, when I was announced the winner of my conference last year.

00:50:21.403 --> 00:50:27.822
Uh well, last season, because I worked really, really, really hard last season to make a big difference from freshman year.

00:50:27.822 --> 00:50:29.898
Freshman year I felt like I could have done way better.

00:50:29.898 --> 00:50:31.344
I didn't go to states.

00:50:31.344 --> 00:50:35.054
I expected to go to states, I expected to be in the top 10 and everything like that.

00:50:35.054 --> 00:50:40.824
But this season I placed seventh at regionals and then I went to states and I'm in the top 50.

00:50:40.824 --> 00:50:44.255
And then I went to States and I'm in the top 50.

00:50:44.255 --> 00:50:44.898
I made the top 50 at States.

00:50:44.898 --> 00:50:45.440
So I did really big things.

00:50:45.440 --> 00:50:50.016
And then I dropped five strokes for my game, which is really really big, cause it takes a lot of work to do that, cause it's not easy.

00:50:50.016 --> 00:50:52.242
So I did really really good.

00:50:52.242 --> 00:50:59.971
I stayed in the thirties consistently last season and on senior night I shot a 78, which is pretty big, because nobody else shot a 78.

00:50:59.971 --> 00:51:01.012
So I whooped everybody.

00:51:01.012 --> 00:51:01.913
So I was so happy about that.

00:51:01.932 --> 00:51:03.173
It's pretty big because nobody else shot a 78.

00:51:03.173 --> 00:51:04.735
So I whooped everybody, so I was so happy about that.

00:51:04.735 --> 00:51:06.557
Oh wow, oh man, that is great, that's great.

00:51:06.557 --> 00:51:08.059
Yeah, 78.

00:51:08.059 --> 00:51:10.681
Add a little bit to that, and that's about my score.

00:51:10.681 --> 00:51:12.764
All right, love that, love that.

00:51:12.864 --> 00:51:14.766
Add a lot to that, add a lot to that.

00:51:20.590 --> 00:51:22.019
So golf requires a lot of patience, as we all know.

00:51:22.019 --> 00:51:22.623
We all know requires a lot.

00:51:22.623 --> 00:51:27.036
So you know, when I'm having a bad day on the golf course, my solution is to throw the clubs in the lake.

00:51:27.036 --> 00:51:29.202
But that's me.

00:51:29.202 --> 00:51:30.130
That might not be the best.

00:51:30.130 --> 00:51:33.278
So for you, someone of your caliber, caliber right.

00:51:33.278 --> 00:51:37.679
If you're having, you know, some challenges on the golf course, just how do you manage that?

00:51:37.679 --> 00:51:38.701
How, how do you reset?

00:51:39.050 --> 00:51:44.572
Well, recently I've been working on like taking deep breaths and just going back to, like, your basic routines.

00:51:44.572 --> 00:51:50.599
I feel like a lot of golfers as anybody who golfs um, when you make a bad shot, you're thinking, oh, what did I do wrong?

00:51:50.599 --> 00:51:53.070
Blah, blah, blah, and then therefore, it just creates more problems.

00:51:53.070 --> 00:52:16.382
So I just focus on going back to the basic routine and everything like that, trying to keep it positive, because it could go negative really, really, really quick, and especially for golf, because it could go negative really, really, really quick, and especially for golf, because it's a mental game, like it's really a mental game and if you're not good mentally, it ain't gonna be a good round for you at all, not at all, but just staying positive, having faith, that is, you're gonna get through it.

00:52:16.402 --> 00:52:17.503
You're gonna get through it.

00:52:17.523 --> 00:52:19.833
Yeah, diego, stay positive out there, man.

00:52:19.833 --> 00:52:29.976
Yeah, so, speaking of speaking of Diego, so he's going to be teaming up with you in our TNT Golf Classic next week.

00:52:30.297 --> 00:52:31.199
Yes, we are.

00:52:31.481 --> 00:52:42.739
Yes, so we're going to have the Pick'em Pros team, which you will be headlining, but Diego's going to be on there, so what are your chances of winning?

00:52:42.949 --> 00:52:43.893
We're going to do good.

00:52:43.893 --> 00:52:46.601
I mean, I feel like the main focus is to have fun.

00:52:47.090 --> 00:52:54.244
OK but with me and another good friend of mine he's going to be on the team, and another good friend of mine, amir, she's going to be on the team.

00:52:54.244 --> 00:53:03.599
So we'll be OK, it'll be a fun thing, but we're definitely going to take it seriously, because the Duffers have been talking a lot of smack OK, so they think they're going to beat me, but it's okay to have hopes and dreams and stuff.

00:53:03.599 --> 00:53:06.161
You know it's all good, it's all good.

00:53:06.161 --> 00:53:09.164
So yeah, but we're going to have fun regardless.

00:53:09.204 --> 00:53:25.793
You know that's all that matters, that's right, that's right, and you know you might be watching right now.

00:53:25.793 --> 00:53:27.217
But the golf, and you know see, you know I I don't fight fair, okay.

00:53:27.217 --> 00:53:29.565
So I went and brought some reinforcements in so I've got live under par.

00:53:29.565 --> 00:53:36.278
So, david, you've got no chance against us, so we'll see you on the course next week yes all right.

00:53:36.278 --> 00:53:45.911
So um you I you know you mentioned rory um mackleroy is he the golfer that you uh uh like the most, or who's your favorite um?

00:53:45.992 --> 00:53:47.956
he's, he's okay, like he's a good player.

00:53:47.956 --> 00:53:55.061
Don't get me wrong I mostly look up to renee powell, and this from way back when women were just getting into golf.

00:53:55.061 --> 00:54:03.577
I look up to her the most because of what she had to go through, how she didn't let certain stuff get in her way and she kept her composure and didn't lash out.

00:54:03.577 --> 00:54:12.713
So, um, I really look up to her because me, being a female in golf, I've gone through similar and going through similar things that she's doing.

00:54:12.713 --> 00:54:22.036
So that just shows me that keeping your composure not necessarily speaking out, but just like working with the flow eventually would just pay off.

00:54:22.096 --> 00:54:26.963
So I really look up to her the most okay, all right, love it, love it, we'll check her out.

00:54:28.847 --> 00:54:33.556
Yep, last for you would you have a favorite course you played on?

00:54:34.177 --> 00:54:36.663
um, my favorite course will be carolina country club.

00:54:36.663 --> 00:54:38.454
I'm obsessed with their practice range.

00:54:38.454 --> 00:54:39.898
It's like really, really, really nice.

00:54:39.898 --> 00:54:42.735
And then there's a lot of like good junior kids out there and so it's just like great energy and everything.

00:54:42.735 --> 00:54:43.577
So it's like really, really, really nice.

00:54:43.577 --> 00:54:45.864
And then there's a lot of like good junior kids out there and so it's just like great energy and everything.

00:54:45.864 --> 00:54:47.990
So it's really really, really nice and the course is beautiful.

00:54:48.331 --> 00:54:58.141
So especially when, like, the sun is setting too, it's gorgeous scene okay, okay, yes, so coming from a golfer, yeah, always, I love that question, diego, because you know amateurs.

00:54:58.141 --> 00:55:01.438
Uh, you know I, all courses are beautiful to us.

00:55:01.438 --> 00:55:03.967
So, yeah, you see all types of courses.

00:55:03.967 --> 00:55:07.177
Yeah, yeah, definitely, um, so what?

00:55:07.177 --> 00:55:15.239
Uh, one last thing, kind of to piggyback on that what course have you not played that you know you would just love to love to play what?

00:55:15.239 --> 00:55:16.702
What would be your dream course to play?

00:55:17.130 --> 00:55:18.434
pinehurst number two.

00:55:18.434 --> 00:55:25.746
I've seen it like I've played the cradle and everything, because states was at pinehurst number six, so like we saw all the pinehursters that were like in that area.

00:55:25.746 --> 00:55:29.155
Okay, pinehurst number two, it seems like a beautiful chorus.

00:55:29.155 --> 00:55:31.460
I heard their greens are like really fast.

00:55:31.460 --> 00:55:35.659
But it's, it's, I've been there, I just haven't played it yet okay, I will one day.

00:55:35.679 --> 00:55:36.423
Oh yeah, you will.

00:55:36.423 --> 00:55:41.036
Oh yeah, yes, yes, you're, you'll definitely be playing on television, for sure.

00:55:41.036 --> 00:55:44.222
All right, right, lexi, what's going on?

00:55:44.222 --> 00:55:45.623
I'm her sister.

00:55:45.623 --> 00:55:49.199
Oh, I'm sorry, you look, just what's your name.

00:55:49.882 --> 00:55:50.563
I'm Maribel.

00:55:50.905 --> 00:55:51.365
Maribel.

00:55:51.365 --> 00:55:52.911
Hey, thank you for being here.

00:55:52.911 --> 00:55:55.755
You have a question for Olivia, All right.

00:55:55.876 --> 00:55:56.496
Hi Olivia.

00:55:56.496 --> 00:56:01.817
What inspires you to have other girls become athletes?

00:56:01.817 --> 00:56:08.960
Because I've been wanting to become a volleyball player and I'm kind of doubting if I'll make a team or not what inspired me?

00:56:08.980 --> 00:56:09.742
that's a good question.

00:56:09.742 --> 00:56:22.637
Um, to be honest, seeing and this might sound weird, but not seeing a lot of girls in sports, so it kind of like gives me hope that I can do that and push through.

00:56:22.637 --> 00:56:29.226
But also like seeing seeing women that are also in sports as well, like now, how they push through and how they could show like, hey, you know, we could still do this.

00:56:29.226 --> 00:56:30.873
It doesn't matter if we're like a female or not.

00:56:30.873 --> 00:56:37.744
We could still push through and succeed and just be great Hi.

00:56:41.231 --> 00:56:42.914
So impressed with you.

00:56:42.914 --> 00:56:46.483
Thank you, I have had the biggest smile on my face watching you.

00:56:46.483 --> 00:56:52.440
I started the women's golf tournament for the ACC probably back in the 90s.

00:56:52.440 --> 00:57:06.739
We only had four teams and I know for a fact that women's golf, or girls golf there are not enough people playing golf to handle all of the schools that have added it, so scholarships should be coming to you by the million.

00:57:06.739 --> 00:57:11.760
Yeah, you are one of the most impressive young ladies I have seen in a long time.

00:57:11.780 --> 00:57:12.021
Thank you.

00:57:12.041 --> 00:57:28.679
Thank you, and I just want to tell you this I have made this statement to a room with Jackie Joyner Kersey, who is the best in the world, with Dawn Staley, who's one of the best basketball.

00:57:28.679 --> 00:57:33.052
I'm going to make it to you You're going to be the best in the world.

00:57:33.052 --> 00:57:34.875
Thank you, thank you, wow.

00:57:36.759 --> 00:57:43.976
Wow, we dropped the mic on that one.

00:57:43.976 --> 00:57:46.434
Just end the show.

00:57:46.434 --> 00:57:53.177
Show us over, ladies and gentlemen, wow, wow, yeah, I got, I got chills on that.

00:57:53.458 --> 00:57:53.798
Yeah.

00:57:53.920 --> 00:57:55.143
Yeah, that's wonderful.

00:57:55.143 --> 00:57:57.532
Yes, thank you so much, miss Todd, for sharing that.

00:57:57.532 --> 00:58:02.438
And yeah, we are extremely, extremely, extremely proud of you.

00:58:02.438 --> 00:58:06.344
So, thank you, we will continue to watch your career.

00:58:06.344 --> 00:58:07.505
Your handle on Instagram.

00:58:07.505 --> 00:58:10.114
Everybody follow Liv on IG.

00:58:10.114 --> 00:58:20.382
Her handle is on the screen at Liv, underscore under par Follow her and let's cheer her on support so she can continue to be the best in the world.

00:58:20.789 --> 00:58:23.451
Thank you, put your hands together for Olivia.

00:58:23.451 --> 00:58:25.431
Thank you guys, All right.

00:58:25.931 --> 00:58:26.353
Thank you.

00:58:26.353 --> 00:58:30.335
All right, wow, wow man.

00:59:01.269 --> 00:59:01.851
Beautiful, beautiful show.

00:59:01.851 --> 00:59:02.996
Thank you all again for being here.

00:59:02.996 --> 00:59:04.793
We really appreciate your support.

00:59:04.793 --> 00:59:10.380
It's great to see everybody here and I want to give a special shout out to those in the crowd here.

00:59:10.380 --> 00:59:13.536
Special shout out to the Gridiron Gang football team.

00:59:13.536 --> 00:59:16.143
Yes, make some noise.

00:59:16.143 --> 00:59:17.893
Yes, yes, we are.

00:59:17.893 --> 00:59:24.240
We are sponsoring the team and and Z is going to be on our show in April.

00:59:24.240 --> 00:59:25.896
He's going to be on our show in April.

00:59:25.896 --> 00:59:28.518
So, yes, cannot wait to have you on.

00:59:28.518 --> 00:59:30.590
We're going to follow you all year long.

00:59:30.590 --> 00:59:35.621
We also want to give a shout-out to a couple folks that have come down from Ravenscroft.

00:59:35.621 --> 00:59:40.543
All right, let's give a big shout-out to Alex and shout-out to Harry.

00:59:40.543 --> 00:59:44.858
Big shout-out, thank you, oh and Noah and Noah and Noah.

00:59:44.858 --> 00:59:48.257
So, alex, harry and Noah, thank you so much for coming out.

00:59:48.257 --> 00:59:49.320
We really appreciate you.

00:59:49.320 --> 00:59:50.063
Thank you so much.

00:59:50.063 --> 01:00:01.422
All right, ok, so we are going to bring Christopher Davis back on in just a moment, but again, we want to advertise our upcoming shows here at Kings.

01:00:01.422 --> 01:00:07.114
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01:00:07.134 --> 01:00:07.998
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We're already lining up the guests.

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We already have four of our guests, okay, so we cannot wait for that.

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It's going to be an amazing, an amazing night.

01:00:18.253 --> 01:00:20.940
Okay, and one of our guests we're going to go.

01:00:20.940 --> 01:00:23.429
I already told you one, z from Gridiron Gang.

01:00:23.429 --> 01:00:26.940
We also have another guest that I want to tell you about.

01:00:26.940 --> 01:00:33.079
All right, we are going to have Mr Devin from Power Slap.

01:00:33.079 --> 01:00:35.023
Devin Jenkins of Power Slap.

01:00:35.023 --> 01:00:36.452
Has anybody heard of Power Slap?

01:00:36.452 --> 01:00:48.277
Power Slap is one of the fastest growing sports OK, one of the fastest growing sports in the world right now, and he is driving up from Atlanta to educate us on Power Slap.

01:00:48.277 --> 01:01:04.619
He is a dude that you do not want to mess with, alright, so we cannot wait to hear him talk about the game, his training, how they go about Power Slap, and we're probably going to have two tickets to the Super Bowl for anybody that can come up and withstand a slap from Devin.

01:01:04.619 --> 01:01:11.759
So get your jaws ready.

01:01:11.759 --> 01:01:17.336
Do some exercises to get ready if you want to go to the Super Bowl, all right.

01:01:17.336 --> 01:01:21.021
All right, we're messing around.

01:01:21.021 --> 01:01:24.617
All right, Christopher Davis, why don't you come on and join us?

01:01:24.617 --> 01:01:26.195
Let's talk a little bit of basketball.

01:01:26.195 --> 01:01:29.389
Let's go, let's go.

01:01:32.713 --> 01:01:33.313
All right.

01:01:39.389 --> 01:01:40.355
Okay, this is going to be fun.

01:01:40.355 --> 01:01:44.797
Now you're going to see a little more of our banter when we're in studio, because we got some things to mess with Chris.

01:01:44.797 --> 01:01:58.346
So I'm going to talk a little bit of NBA before we then bring Kelly on to talk about her career as a associate director of marketing with Duke athletics and then, of course, get into March madness and give our final four picks.

01:01:58.346 --> 01:02:02.117
All right, but Diego, man, kick us off here.

01:02:02.117 --> 01:02:04.623
Man, nba, where the playoffs are around the corner.

01:02:04.623 --> 01:02:07.472
Ok, they're finally playing hard and getting ready.

01:02:07.472 --> 01:02:12.380
Ok, we slept through the first half of the NBA season and now it's time to actually play ball.

01:02:12.380 --> 01:02:18.974
So, diego, who is your sleeper team or teams going into the playoffs here?

01:02:19.460 --> 01:02:20.666
I got a few sleeper teams.

01:02:20.666 --> 01:02:22.967
My first sleeper team is the Golden State Warriors.

01:02:22.967 --> 01:02:24.626
They're the sixth seed right now.

01:02:24.626 --> 01:02:26.565
Steph Curry just got hurt.

01:02:26.565 --> 01:02:30.769
He might be out for a week or two, but he'll be back, will he?

01:02:30.769 --> 01:02:31.431
Yes, he will.

01:02:31.451 --> 01:02:34.007
He'll be back Then he'll be ready to make a big playoff run.

01:02:34.007 --> 01:02:37.342
So, warriors, that's the first team We've ready to make a big playoff run.

01:02:37.342 --> 01:02:38.985
Warriors, that's the first team Also got playoff Jimmy too.

01:02:38.985 --> 01:02:41.226
Okay, jimmy, jimmy, jimmy, jimmy, okay.

01:02:41.226 --> 01:02:42.668
We got the Memphis Grizzlies.

01:02:42.668 --> 01:02:46.692
Memphis Grizzlies got a young team led by John Morant.

01:02:46.692 --> 01:02:50.755
Okay, mac Eady, we got a bunch of other good rookies Desmond Bain.

01:02:50.936 --> 01:02:51.137
Yeah.

01:02:53.021 --> 01:02:55.262
They got a nice team.

01:02:55.262 --> 01:02:57.704
I think the Bucs could win a round or two.

01:02:57.704 --> 01:03:00.286
Okay, because of Giannis and Dame.

01:03:00.286 --> 01:03:02.387
They got some star power and experience.

01:03:02.387 --> 01:03:04.110
I think they could make a little run.

01:03:04.150 --> 01:03:06.030
Okay, all right, I like that.

01:03:06.030 --> 01:03:07.492
I like it, especially the Grizzlies.

01:03:07.492 --> 01:03:13.036
I'd say, out of all, that might be my favorite one, I like the Grizzlies sleeper team.

01:03:13.036 --> 01:03:14.521
Okay, what about?

01:03:14.541 --> 01:03:14.961
you pain gotcha.

01:03:14.961 --> 01:03:22.728
Well, I would say, in the east I would definitely lean towards the pacers actually, and wow having what?

01:03:22.728 --> 01:03:27.025
That's a sleeper, this is a sleeper with tyrese, halberd, and how the offense has.

01:03:27.025 --> 01:03:30.592
I mean, I'm just saying conference finals run last year.

01:03:30.592 --> 01:03:37.831
We can see it, let's see, you know, I mean, if they get a good matchup, and especially with you know, tibbs, one of them guys, okay, wow.

01:03:38.793 --> 01:03:39.815
Yeah, You're shocked.

01:03:39.815 --> 01:03:44.543
Nobody wants to see the Pacers I'm trying to fix my face the Indiana Pacers.

01:03:44.543 --> 01:03:46.630
Okay, for one, the ESPN is still.

01:03:46.630 --> 01:03:53.945
They're still laying people off because they lost so much money covering by the Indiana Pacers making the Eastern Conference Finals.

01:03:54.005 --> 01:03:57.652
Oh, so you're saying it's a point that they're not going to, they're just going to make sure that they get them out.

01:03:57.952 --> 01:03:58.994
Wow, Wow.

01:03:58.994 --> 01:04:02.068
And then Indiana man.

01:04:02.068 --> 01:04:05.639
Yeah, like I said, I'm just blown away by that pick, it's that sleeper team.

01:04:05.882 --> 01:04:09.467
It's not like I said, like no, that is very asleep, unfortunately.

01:04:09.487 --> 01:04:09.989
Hey, Mike, it's Swepp.

01:04:12.471 --> 01:04:16.954
But hey, now, if they make some noise now, you're going to have to give it to us.

01:04:16.954 --> 01:04:17.576
I got dibs.

01:04:17.576 --> 01:04:18.777
Yeah, you got to give it to us.

01:04:18.860 --> 01:04:21.989
The other team I was also leaning towards is the Grizzlies.

01:04:21.989 --> 01:04:31.302
I would say that you know, john Morant, it is leaning more to being Jaron Jackson's team, but John Morant, we've still seen him performing in the playoffs, so that's going to be very interesting.

01:04:31.302 --> 01:04:36.628
I don't know how I feel about the Wolves and, like you, know them in the play-in and like trusting.

01:04:36.628 --> 01:04:41.315
Ant, and I feel like Ant's going to show up, but the rest of that team I don't necessarily know.

01:04:43.860 --> 01:04:48.932
So let me step off the ledge and, like, go for like two last crazy teams that, like, don't leave you out of shock, okay, all right, yeah, yeah, yeah, I like that.

01:04:48.932 --> 01:04:52.726
I like that.

01:04:52.726 --> 01:04:53.146
Teams.

01:04:53.146 --> 01:04:56.831
Chris, this is our time to mess with you, as we like to do.

01:04:56.831 --> 01:05:01.385
Okay, because you, you've been a laker homer, all right, you're on lebron.

01:05:01.385 --> 01:05:12.163
A lot of people here are jordan fans, so you know we got that whole thing lebron, jordan, okay, but that's okay, you're, you're a lebron guy, and because lebron, you're a lakers guy no, that's not true.

01:05:12.182 --> 01:05:13.023
That's not true.

01:05:13.023 --> 01:05:13.525
That's false.

01:05:13.525 --> 01:05:14.565
Completely the other way around.

01:05:14.565 --> 01:05:17.489
So growing up, I was a Kobe fan.

01:05:17.489 --> 01:05:19.393
Kobe retired, 3-1 happens.

01:05:19.393 --> 01:05:21.496
Lebron became one of my favorite players.

01:05:21.496 --> 01:05:24.661
He comes to my favorite team.

01:05:24.661 --> 01:05:25.021
I'm cool.

01:05:25.021 --> 01:05:27.943
We've literally been on the show where I was like dang, when's this old man going to retire?

01:05:27.943 --> 01:05:29.666
Then we get Luka, and now I'm happy again.

01:05:29.666 --> 01:05:30.606
So you feel me.

01:05:30.606 --> 01:05:33.630
I feel like I'm team first, always.

01:05:33.811 --> 01:05:34.672
Okay, team first.

01:05:34.672 --> 01:05:40.001
Okay, so your favorite player just happens to show up on your favorite team Yep, and now it's all perfect, yep.

01:05:40.260 --> 01:05:41.644
And now you got Luka Yep.

01:05:41.644 --> 01:05:42.427
Okay.

01:05:42.427 --> 01:05:44.271
Embarrassment of riches Okay.

01:05:44.271 --> 01:05:59.338
But with all of that said okay, because we don't think you're saying it with your chest, because you keep saying, oh, lakers, western Conference semifinals, western Conference finals, lakers, western Conference semifinals, western Conference finals.

01:05:59.338 --> 01:06:03.130
But we know that, round by round, you are going to continue to pick the Lakers when it comes down to it.

01:06:03.130 --> 01:06:13.686
So why don't you, once and for all, in front of our live audience here at Kings in Raleigh, north Carolina, why don't you be a man and say the Lakers are going to win the NBA championship this year?

01:06:13.686 --> 01:06:15.090
Say it with your chest.

01:06:16.021 --> 01:06:21.903
I am fully willing to say that the lakers are not going to win that nba championship.

01:06:21.903 --> 01:06:22.766
I don't believe it.

01:06:22.766 --> 01:06:23.907
I don't believe it.

01:06:23.907 --> 01:06:26.661
Okay, do you see how okay c plays?

01:06:26.661 --> 01:06:34.541
Yeah, like that's all I'm saying, like I don't listen as much as a big fan of the team I am, I am very realistic.

01:06:34.541 --> 01:06:42.978
Do we have the guys to keep up with a team that talented when we are very top heavy with three very solid, great players, right, but again very top heavy?

01:06:42.978 --> 01:06:48.960
Sometimes our bench doesn't decide to show up and okc has literally the mvp and a bunch of other really great players.

01:06:48.960 --> 01:06:52.088
So I would say that would be my conference finals pick.

01:06:52.088 --> 01:06:55.561
I would say okc in six, but I would.

01:06:55.561 --> 01:06:56.184
I'm not.

01:06:56.184 --> 01:06:57.969
I'm not believing in my Lakers, I'm sorry.

01:06:57.989 --> 01:06:58.070
OK.

01:06:58.070 --> 01:07:00.527
So Diego, let's bring you in on this.

01:07:00.527 --> 01:07:12.206
All right, so when the Western Conference Finals happens and it's OKC versus the Lakers, diego, who is Chris going to pick?

01:07:12.365 --> 01:07:15.490
once that happens, he's going to pick LeBron and the Lakers.

01:07:15.731 --> 01:07:17.018
Thank you, thank you.

01:07:17.018 --> 01:07:20.364
All right, listen, that's not happening same thing with lamar jackson.

01:07:20.744 --> 01:07:22.068
Same thing with lamar jackson.

01:07:22.068 --> 01:07:25.282
You said no, lamar's out of it, lamar's out of it.

01:07:25.282 --> 01:07:28.150
And then the second lamar finally had another good game.

01:07:28.150 --> 01:07:30.563
You were back saying lamar was gonna be mvp.

01:07:30.804 --> 01:07:44.407
You can't help yourself I can't, you can't help it, I can't and I'm honestly and I said during the mvp, right, I said, josh, because of the two he beat Detroit and Kansas City I was like, hey, he got it, like there was nothing we could do at that point.

01:07:44.407 --> 01:07:51.327
I mean, the man scored six touchdowns in a game, like literally there was nothing I could do like to stop him from being MVP this year.

01:07:53.710 --> 01:08:00.202
And you know, score sure Now I am picking the Ravens to win the Super Bowl and Lamar being Super.

01:08:00.222 --> 01:08:00.382
Bowl MVP.

01:08:00.382 --> 01:08:01.643
That one's going to happen, all right, yeah, that's right.

01:08:01.643 --> 01:08:03.103
Just like Diego with Bryce Young.

01:08:03.103 --> 01:08:04.085
That's right, that's right.

01:08:04.144 --> 01:08:05.826
That's different, bryce Young's a lot better.

01:08:06.706 --> 01:08:07.387
Better than who.

01:08:07.387 --> 01:08:08.128
Better than who.

01:08:08.128 --> 01:08:08.849
Better than who.

01:08:08.849 --> 01:08:12.552
See, okay, no, no, no, you got to sit on that, wait.

01:08:12.552 --> 01:08:12.831
Okay.

01:08:12.831 --> 01:08:17.657
Now, this is what I forgot to say, because you floored me so much with that Indiana Pacers take.

01:08:17.657 --> 01:08:23.471
All right, I was going to say that we have a no drug policy here at Pick'em Pros, all right.

01:08:23.471 --> 01:08:33.529
So I was about to submit you to get drug tested, all right, but now I need to submit my own son to get drug tested, talking about Bryce Young being better.

01:08:33.529 --> 01:08:36.768
So both of you, both of you report to the back, so we can.

01:08:36.768 --> 01:08:39.944
We can get our test results, and I'm gonna have to get some new co-hosts.

01:08:39.944 --> 01:08:45.826
All right, y'all are tripping, ok, so let's move on to.

01:08:45.826 --> 01:08:51.543
Let's go ahead and make our conference championship picks, and then we're going to bring Miss Kelly on.

01:08:51.543 --> 01:08:55.953
So, diego, who you got in the conference championship.

01:08:56.434 --> 01:08:57.336
Conference championship.

01:08:57.336 --> 01:09:00.667
I got the Oklahoma City Thunder versus the Golden State Warriors.

01:09:00.667 --> 01:09:04.189
And I got the Celtics versus the Cavs.

01:09:04.529 --> 01:09:07.988
Celtics yeah, you see me looking at the Celtics.

01:09:07.988 --> 01:09:09.904
Celtics versus the Cavs.

01:09:09.904 --> 01:09:11.630
Okay, All right.

01:09:11.819 --> 01:09:14.389
Yeah, and I got the Thunder beating the Warriors, unfortunately.

01:09:14.389 --> 01:09:15.966
Okay, I just think it's the Thunder's year.

01:09:15.966 --> 01:09:18.104
I don't know if the Warriors will be healthy by then.

01:09:18.144 --> 01:09:19.247
Oh, because Steph can hurt.

01:09:19.247 --> 01:09:21.431
Okay Okay, thunder.

01:09:21.431 --> 01:09:23.485
Okay Okay, your mom might have a problem with that.

01:09:23.859 --> 01:09:25.247
I mean it's just he's 37.

01:09:25.247 --> 01:09:27.448
I mean it's natural.

01:09:27.448 --> 01:09:32.106
But then I think the Celtics are going to beat the Cavs also.

01:09:32.427 --> 01:09:34.832
The Cavs say the Celtics are going to beat the Cavs.

01:09:34.912 --> 01:09:40.447
Yes, there's going to be a Cavs-OKC final, celtics-okc finals.

01:09:40.619 --> 01:09:41.886
Celtics-OKC finals.

01:09:41.886 --> 01:09:46.747
Ok, celtics-okc final, chris, do you say Celtics-OKC as well?

01:09:46.747 --> 01:09:47.563
Yes, I do.

01:09:47.563 --> 01:09:51.543
Right, right, as of right now, until the Western Conference finals come.

01:09:51.543 --> 01:09:53.001
Then you're going to switch your pick to the Lakers.

01:09:53.001 --> 01:10:00.140
We'll see, I'm so picky.

01:10:00.140 --> 01:10:01.242
Celtics OKC, though, go on, okay, all right.

01:10:01.242 --> 01:10:06.671
Well, I also have the OKC Thunder making the NBA finals all right, but facing them.

01:10:06.831 --> 01:10:21.851
I've got the Cleveland Cavaliers meeting the Boston Celtics and moving on to the NBA finals, and I'm looking directly at one of our April guests, who is a Boston Celtics aficionado, who's going to come on and join us.

01:10:21.851 --> 01:10:23.885
So I'm seeing him give me the thumbs down.

01:10:23.885 --> 01:10:25.323
So we can't wait for that.

01:10:25.323 --> 01:10:27.911
But that's who I've got on that one, all right.

01:10:27.911 --> 01:10:31.109
Well, chris man, thank you, as always.

01:10:31.109 --> 01:10:40.802
We can't wait to get back in the studio and do a deeper dive, get your deeper analysis, but we appreciate everything that you do for us, man, and we'll see you back in the studio.

01:10:40.802 --> 01:10:41.985
Yes, sir, all right.

01:10:41.985 --> 01:10:43.167
Shout out to Chris.

01:10:43.167 --> 01:10:44.671
Thank you, my man.

01:10:44.671 --> 01:10:47.061
All right, put your hands together for Christopher Davis.

01:10:47.061 --> 01:10:47.693
Thank you, chris.

01:10:47.693 --> 01:10:47.762
Thank you Chris.

01:10:47.762 --> 01:10:47.873
Thank you, chris.

01:10:47.873 --> 01:10:48.024
Thank you, chris.

01:10:48.024 --> 01:10:48.176
Thank you Chris.

01:10:53.466 --> 01:10:54.307
Thank you, chris.

01:10:54.307 --> 01:10:55.369
This is not fair.

01:10:55.369 --> 01:10:57.734
We're going to win the team champions.

01:10:57.734 --> 01:11:01.279
When you walk through the hall, you can play some big bucks because you know we're going to win the hall.

01:11:01.279 --> 01:11:02.296
No, I'm going to interview you.

01:11:02.296 --> 01:11:07.872
We're going to have to go touchdown.

01:11:07.872 --> 01:11:08.653
This is not fair.

01:11:08.653 --> 01:11:11.189
We're going to win the team champions.

01:11:11.189 --> 01:11:17.059
When you walk through the hall, you can play some big bucks because you know we're going to win the hall.

01:11:17.661 --> 01:11:22.112
All right, all right, ladies and gentlemen, man, this is a fire, fire show.

01:11:22.112 --> 01:11:35.886
We cannot wait to bring our next guest on All right Again with our theme of this month, with International Women's Month, here we are so happy to have Miss Kelly Marcolini.

01:11:35.886 --> 01:11:41.595
She was the former associate director of marketing for Duke Athletics.

01:11:41.595 --> 01:11:45.125
She is also, if you have been in Cameron, all right.

01:11:45.125 --> 01:11:52.404
And, as the game as it gets, crunch time, okay, and it's time for them to close it out, what song do they play?

01:11:52.404 --> 01:11:57.786
They play one of Diego's favorite song Shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, shots.

01:11:57.786 --> 01:12:00.969
All right, and she is responsible for bringing that to us.

01:12:00.969 --> 01:12:06.273
So, ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for Kelly Marcolini.

01:12:06.273 --> 01:12:18.649
Yes, yes, yes, hey, hey.

01:12:18.788 --> 01:12:20.243
Hello, I'll share more of that story later.

01:12:20.564 --> 01:12:24.890
Yes, yes, we cannot wait to hear more of that story, for sure, yes.

01:12:24.890 --> 01:12:26.587
So thank you for being here.

01:12:26.587 --> 01:12:32.466
We have been wanting to get you here for a long time and now we finally have you here.

01:12:32.466 --> 01:12:36.207
We had to do it justice, so we had to do it in front of a live audience.

01:12:36.427 --> 01:12:37.430
Yes, there's a lot of people here.

01:12:37.451 --> 01:12:39.136
We had to do it justice, so we had to do it in front of a live audience.

01:12:39.157 --> 01:12:39.819
Yes, there's a lot of people here.

01:12:39.819 --> 01:12:42.685
Yes, yes, yes, great To be more behind the scenes normally yes.

01:12:42.725 --> 01:12:57.615
So yeah, thank you for being here, and just, let's just start off by you just telling us how, how or who you inspired you to get into sports and pursue the great career that you have established in sports.

01:12:58.380 --> 01:13:05.744
Yes, so my mom was an associate commissioner for the CIAA, so I grew up going to conference tournaments and all that I mean.

01:13:05.744 --> 01:13:10.626
My mom has pictures of me with cheerleaders when I was two years old and they just took me on.

01:13:10.626 --> 01:13:28.893
So I grew up in the culture of athletics, loved it and pretty much knew, almost from the time I was thinking about a career that I wanted to be in athletics and all my internships, everything was always in athletics and then was in it for overall after college about 10 years.

01:13:30.640 --> 01:13:32.148
Yeah, yeah, definitely grew up.

01:13:32.148 --> 01:13:33.493
You grew up in sports for real.

01:13:33.493 --> 01:13:34.015
Yes in it, absolutely.

01:13:34.015 --> 01:13:34.679
Grew up in sports for real.

01:13:34.679 --> 01:13:35.621
Yes in it, absolutely.

01:13:42.920 --> 01:13:45.003
How is it working for a brand as iconic and with so much aura as the Duke Blue Devil.

01:13:45.024 --> 01:13:47.226
Yes, the standard is high.

01:13:47.226 --> 01:13:48.850
The standard is excellence.

01:13:48.850 --> 01:13:51.373
It's not good, it's not great, it is excellent.

01:13:51.373 --> 01:14:07.475
No matter what the game is, no matter what sport you are working with, that is the standard, and so I think any of your big time programs are going to have that level of expectation, not just for their athletes, but for all their support staff as well.

01:14:07.475 --> 01:14:08.363
So that's what I would say is you are bringing your A game every day.

01:14:09.305 --> 01:14:17.105
Yeah, yeah, I mean just being on campus at Duke was definitely a standard of excellence, just just walking around there.

01:14:17.105 --> 01:14:24.051
When we were at the game yesterday, the women's game was on and I believe they played Lehigh they did.

01:14:24.360 --> 01:14:34.889
And it was halfway through the third quarter and Lehigh had 12 points, yes, and I was like, wow, yes, there is a talent gap, for sure.

01:14:34.889 --> 01:14:44.939
But putting that aside, the level of effort that you have to put together, I don't care how much of a talent gap it is to hold a team to 12 points halfway through the third quarter.

01:14:44.939 --> 01:14:50.801
You are going all out there, and that just definitely tell there's a standard of excellence there, yeah, yeah.

01:14:50.801 --> 01:15:06.283
So tell us about, just kind of take us through your career path to get to the associate director of marketing at Duke Athletics and maybe tell us about some of the sacrifices that you had to make to get to that point, as I know there are many.

01:15:07.427 --> 01:15:08.170
Yes, there are many.

01:15:08.170 --> 01:15:22.711
So in college I was a double major in marketing and management, did not specialize in sports, because you just never know what life is going to hand you, which I'm very thankful I did but did internships with a minor league baseball team.

01:15:22.711 --> 01:15:31.046
I actually went back and interned with the CIAA and worked their basketball tournaments while still enrolled in college, and so that was a lot of fun to work both of those things.

01:15:31.046 --> 01:15:45.015
And then after that graduated in 10, that was still in the Great Recession I worked unpaid for a year to get a full-time job working pretty much minimum wage.

01:15:45.015 --> 01:15:48.387
So that is a level of sacrifice that not many people are willing to do.

01:15:48.387 --> 01:15:57.472
But I was working at Wake Forest for about three seasons and then moved over, you know, down the road to Durham and was at Duke from 2012 to 2019.

01:15:57.493 --> 01:16:00.880
Moved over, you know, down the road to Durham and was at Duke from 2012 to 2019.

01:16:00.880 --> 01:16:04.301
Wow, okay, yeah, yeah.

01:16:04.301 --> 01:16:06.105
Some serious, serious sacrifices, some some that I don't know are even allowed anymore.

01:16:06.126 --> 01:16:07.310
That one it thankfully is not allowed.

01:16:07.310 --> 01:16:11.447
I am very thankful for all those that are coming into athletics now that they do not have to do that.

01:16:11.447 --> 01:16:12.489
It was not fun.

01:16:12.689 --> 01:16:13.070
Yes.

01:16:13.212 --> 01:16:13.471
Yes.

01:16:13.471 --> 01:16:16.826
What are some of your favorite moments at Cameron Stadium?

01:16:17.466 --> 01:16:21.382
Oh well, shots was a great one the first time we did that.

01:16:21.382 --> 01:16:29.652
I tried to find the video of us the first time it hit and there was a video of us going crazy for it, but I could not find it.

01:16:29.652 --> 01:16:38.971
The welcome back celebration in 2015 was a highlight and I think, the other big thing that I was so honored to be a part of.

01:16:38.971 --> 01:16:56.149
Elizabeth Williams, an amazing player Her jersey was retired and I did the entire ceremony, and so being able to plan that with her and with her family and the coaching staff, and then also have that like execution moment to see a banner raised in Cameron for her, was just really amazing.

01:16:56.569 --> 01:16:59.375
Oh, wow, that is something, yes, yes.

01:16:59.375 --> 01:17:25.167
So going back to you mentioned it earlier, you know the, the song shots and just that time, maybe just tell us about, just maybe, the format of I mean, there's so much that goes into planning, I'm sure a game, and then that, that moment, and then that moment when you get the crowd hype, can you tell us maybe what that segment is called at the end of the game and tell us a little more about that?

01:17:25.729 --> 01:17:25.869
Yep.

01:17:25.869 --> 01:17:35.451
So to kind of even roll it back a little bit, a fun fact about Cameron is that there was no music outside of the band during the game until 2012.

01:17:35.451 --> 01:17:45.145
Until my supervisor at the time and we started wanting to, you know, make some moves, update some things, and the band is great, but there are times we call them hot timeouts.

01:17:45.145 --> 01:17:48.298
Um, when you're on a roll, the other team calls a hot timeout.

01:17:48.338 --> 01:17:57.171
You want that energy to stay at that high level yeah, okay so we had started playing with some things and, um, as so happens, she was on maternity leave.

01:17:57.171 --> 01:18:10.934
It was me, an intern and another person in our video department Shout out to Mike Capetto and Kendall Butters and we were just thinking about different songs and as a joke, I said we should do shots and then my intern goes.

01:18:10.934 --> 01:18:17.327
I actually think that's a good idea, and Mike Capetto is like let's make a video with it and see how it does.

01:18:17.327 --> 01:18:18.988
And so it was really well.

01:18:18.988 --> 01:18:20.390
You know, it said it as a joke.

01:18:20.390 --> 01:18:29.613
It was really a great group effort and teamwork to make that moment happened, and the first time that hit, I mean the place went bananas.

01:18:29.613 --> 01:18:30.301
Yes.

01:18:30.421 --> 01:18:31.002
And then there is.

01:18:31.002 --> 01:18:35.131
You can see me and Kendall literally losing our minds at the table.

01:18:35.131 --> 01:18:36.963
For that it was really special.

01:18:36.963 --> 01:18:39.685
It was so much fun, oh wow, wow.

01:18:40.728 --> 01:18:42.934
So you know, tell us about, you know, we know.

01:18:42.934 --> 01:18:48.186
Ms Todd shared some amazing stories with us and just the theme of the night has been amazing.

01:18:48.186 --> 01:18:52.583
Can you tell us about some of the difficulties that you faced in?

01:18:52.583 --> 01:18:54.807
You know, being a woman in athletics?

01:18:55.789 --> 01:18:57.613
Yes, I mean definitely.

01:18:57.613 --> 01:19:00.103
I'm thankful for all the trailblazers ahead of my time.

01:19:00.103 --> 01:19:01.506
That made it easier for me even.

01:19:01.506 --> 01:19:14.880
But you know there are different, you know styles of coaches that you will encounter and some are more, I'll guess, be generous and say old school in their thinking, and you know they will treat you differently.

01:19:14.880 --> 01:19:28.131
And so I would always advise to not let that get you down and to use it as a chip on your shoulder to show them that you're going to, you're going to do everything, you're going to kill it and everything and like shame on them for downing you.

01:19:28.131 --> 01:19:30.786
So that's what I would say is to not let those haters get you down.

01:19:30.786 --> 01:19:38.210
But it's hard in the moments when you've been running so hard and just because of your gender, somebody is going to not give you a shot.

01:19:38.210 --> 01:19:40.922
So but don't let them get you, that's right, that's right.

01:19:40.943 --> 01:19:43.050
Keep pushing, keep pushing, love that.

01:19:43.740 --> 01:19:46.029
Who are some of your favorite Duke players of all time?

01:19:47.881 --> 01:19:52.212
Oh, probably my favorite of all time I'm going to go Shane Battier.

01:19:52.212 --> 01:20:02.813
I just think, like you know, the model Duke player, a leader on the court, leader off the court, you know, just an amazing player, amazing human.

01:20:02.813 --> 01:20:06.149
So I think he would probably be my favorite of all time.

01:20:06.149 --> 01:20:08.885
And then I mean there's others.

01:20:08.885 --> 01:20:12.865
I mean you have to do Grant Hill, I mean have to do a Christian Laitner.

01:20:12.865 --> 01:20:14.610
I mean he's the dog on the court.

01:20:15.280 --> 01:20:16.842
I mean, he's the dog on the court.

01:20:16.842 --> 01:20:17.262
Oh, good, good.

01:20:17.262 --> 01:20:24.891
So what advice would you give to someone that is wanting to get into the business of sports?

01:20:26.333 --> 01:20:32.984
Great question Do internships Always say yes to anything that they ask you to do, within reason?

01:20:32.984 --> 01:20:33.385
Of course?

01:20:33.385 --> 01:20:40.944
You know talking about above board things, of course, but just take every opportunity to show them your work ethic.

01:20:40.944 --> 01:20:45.641
You know, show up early, leave late, be there to help, all the things.

01:20:45.641 --> 01:20:48.051
Don't look at any tasks below you.

01:20:48.051 --> 01:20:51.322
You know we had interns that didn't want to learn how to roll t-shirts.

01:20:51.322 --> 01:20:52.505
Well, do you know what we need?

01:20:52.505 --> 01:20:54.390
A lot of rolled t-shirts during games.

01:20:54.430 --> 01:21:13.247
So, you know, those are the ones that also get the extra opportunities when we need help in a basketball game, or we call those people that have been there and so take those opportunities when they're presented yeah, great advice, thank you do you think both the duke men and women will win the national championship?

01:21:13.949 --> 01:21:15.261
I hope, so I picked them both.

01:21:15.261 --> 01:21:17.246
Um, I mean for women's.

01:21:17.246 --> 01:21:23.868
I think this is the best chance that we've had since I was with the team in 2012, 2013.

01:21:23.868 --> 01:21:26.134
So I really hope they pull it out.

01:21:26.134 --> 01:21:27.641
Kara's doing an amazing job.

01:21:27.641 --> 01:21:30.689
Yeah, I mean the men look so good.

01:21:30.689 --> 01:21:38.773
I was, you know I think we were, all you know inhaling when we saw Cooper go down in the ACC tournament and to see him play so great.

01:21:38.773 --> 01:21:42.417
So we're happy to have him back and I think they're going to make a run.

01:21:42.417 --> 01:21:45.627
I'm hoping, yes, all right.

01:21:45.646 --> 01:21:46.990
We have a question from the audience.

01:21:47.230 --> 01:21:47.471
Yes.

01:21:49.340 --> 01:21:53.769
So I'm not sure if you've heard, but Derek has said that Cooper.

01:21:53.788 --> 01:21:56.922
Flagg is going to be the face of the NBA.

01:21:56.922 --> 01:21:58.909
How do you feel about that comment?

01:21:58.909 --> 01:22:05.713
I think the NBA would be very happy to have Cooper Flagg as the face, as an up and rising star.

01:22:05.713 --> 01:22:10.661
You know, similar to Shane, a good leader on and off the court, kind of has that great role model fit.

01:22:10.661 --> 01:22:13.225
So I think the NBA would be very excited for that.

01:22:13.786 --> 01:22:15.128
Oh, absolutely Absolutely.

01:22:15.128 --> 01:22:18.113
And he has that dog in him, you can see it.

01:22:18.113 --> 01:22:23.050
Yeah, he definitely has the game, so can't wait to see him grow.

01:22:23.189 --> 01:22:25.802
Now, I did bring a couple of souvenirs to show.

01:22:25.944 --> 01:22:28.050
Wow, okay, yes, please so.

01:22:28.752 --> 01:22:41.988
I am also wearing my Duke men's basketball 2015 pullover, but I also worked with men's lacrosse while I was with Duke Athletics and was thankfully there to be a part of two championship teams, so I actually won my championship.

01:22:41.988 --> 01:22:43.600
Oh, yes, attendance.

01:22:43.600 --> 01:22:51.729
So you can see that, along with the net that I was able to cut, oh, nice yes.

01:22:51.729 --> 01:22:56.451
So some sacrifices.

01:22:56.451 --> 01:23:01.068
There was a lot of tears and hard work that went into these games Absolutely yes, a lot In these seasons.

01:23:02.320 --> 01:23:05.250
But you know you do get some really great experiences on the back end.

01:23:05.250 --> 01:23:08.587
So it is fun, but you do sacrifice, that's right.

01:23:08.728 --> 01:23:09.850
Yes, definitely do.

01:23:09.850 --> 01:23:12.847
Wow, well, thank you for bringing that and showing us.

01:23:12.847 --> 01:23:18.095
Yes, yes, well, congratulations to you for all that you have done.

01:23:18.095 --> 01:23:32.573
We are wishing you the best in your next chapter as you continue to move throughout Duke University and beyond, and it's an honor to have you here on our show and we look forward to talking to you again.

01:23:32.573 --> 01:23:37.932
And also, we're not going to put you on the spot, but everybody that's been on here, we're going to hit you up.

01:23:37.932 --> 01:23:47.947
We've got a begging segment, all right, where we're going to beg and see who you can get to be on Pick'em Pros, but the catch is going to be you've got to help.

01:23:47.947 --> 01:23:51.141
You've got to help get them on, but we're not going to put you on the spot.

01:23:51.141 --> 01:23:54.828
You don't have to say just yet, but we'll talk about that off camera.

01:23:54.887 --> 01:23:55.628
All right.

01:23:55.649 --> 01:23:59.435
Thank you for having me All right, put your hands together for Kelly Marcolini.

01:23:59.435 --> 01:24:00.961
Yes, thank you so much.

01:24:00.961 --> 01:24:34.568
Beautiful, all right, man, this is a special, special night.

01:24:34.568 --> 01:24:37.087
We are almost at a close.

01:24:37.087 --> 01:24:38.010
We've got a few things.

01:24:38.010 --> 01:24:42.511
We've got the y'all still want us to give away the tickets to the game.

01:24:42.511 --> 01:24:44.722
Anybody want to go?

01:24:44.722 --> 01:24:45.484
You do want to go?

01:24:45.484 --> 01:24:47.850
Okay, all right, all right, just a check.

01:24:47.850 --> 01:24:52.782
Just wanted to check on that Again.

01:24:52.782 --> 01:24:55.390
We will be at Kings again.

01:24:55.390 --> 01:24:57.351
April 26th is our next show.

01:24:57.351 --> 01:24:59.804
Tickets going on sale Tuesday 7 pm.

01:24:59.804 --> 01:25:00.887
Tuesday 7 pm.

01:25:00.887 --> 01:25:02.979
So you want to make sure you copy your tickets.

01:25:02.979 --> 01:25:05.764
Diego, who do you have in the final four?

01:25:05.764 --> 01:25:06.185
Who you got?

01:25:06.185 --> 01:25:08.247
I got Duke, of course.

01:25:08.247 --> 01:25:09.484
Men on women.

01:25:09.484 --> 01:25:10.087
Which one you doing?

01:25:10.087 --> 01:25:11.766
Men, okay, men.

01:25:12.127 --> 01:25:14.032
I gotta have Duke in there, okay, duke.

01:25:14.032 --> 01:25:16.659
Yeah, I got Houston Florida.

01:25:16.659 --> 01:25:18.631
Now I got Michigan state.

01:25:19.395 --> 01:25:24.671
Oh wow, okay, michigan state I'm not, not that high on auburn, okay, yeah, yeah me, neither me, neither.

01:25:24.671 --> 01:25:27.505
Okay, all right guy with 50 inch earth.

01:25:27.505 --> 01:25:28.587
Okay, all right.

01:25:28.587 --> 01:25:29.229
Now what?

01:25:29.229 --> 01:25:30.131
What about other women?

01:25:30.131 --> 01:25:31.000
Who do you have in the women who's?

01:25:31.020 --> 01:25:31.541
your final four.

01:25:31.541 --> 01:25:47.685
I got notre dame, okay, um, I got south carolina usc, yeah, and let's see, uh, let's see state uh yeah, yeah, state okay all right, okay, good, good, and who do you have winning it all?

01:25:47.966 --> 01:25:56.710
I got, I got usc, uh, yeah, yeah, okay, oh, usc, okay, I was thinking south carolina usc, juju, yep, okayuju, okay, all right, we will see.

01:25:56.710 --> 01:25:58.814
We'll definitely see what happens there.

01:25:58.814 --> 01:26:02.567
Well, one other plug we want to mention.

01:26:02.567 --> 01:26:06.733
You may have noticed a lot of our new swag here Pick'em Pro swag.

01:26:06.733 --> 01:26:08.386
All right, where's Ben at?

01:26:08.386 --> 01:26:10.528
Ben in the crowd, ben, jeanette.

01:26:10.528 --> 01:26:13.462
Ben is the creator of a lot of our new swag.

01:26:13.462 --> 01:26:14.627
Hold on, let me take this over here.

01:26:14.627 --> 01:26:16.270
A lot of our new swag.

01:26:16.270 --> 01:26:17.150
Hold on, let me take this over here.

01:26:17.150 --> 01:26:17.771
A lot of our new swag.

01:26:17.771 --> 01:26:18.372
This one here is Pick'em Pros.

01:26:18.372 --> 01:26:20.716
As you see here, ben designed this one.

01:26:20.716 --> 01:26:26.065
We've got a lot of great swag coming out, so that also drops on Tuesday.

01:26:26.146 --> 01:26:40.690
So when you get your ticket, when you get your ticket to be at our show April 26th, upon confirmation, you will get a coupon to then go ahead and get your swag and we will be launching all of our new gear coming out.

01:26:40.690 --> 01:26:43.146
So check that out, make sure you check it out.

01:26:43.146 --> 01:26:46.663
All right, all right.

01:26:46.663 --> 01:26:52.368
So y'all ready for us to draw this raffle?

01:26:52.368 --> 01:26:54.653
Who's going to win?

01:26:54.653 --> 01:26:59.770
Well, again, like Cardi, we're going to put it off a little bit.

01:26:59.770 --> 01:27:00.940
We're gonna make you wait now.

01:27:00.940 --> 01:27:03.847
Cardi cardi made you wait five years for his album.

01:27:03.847 --> 01:27:09.167
We're not gonna quite make you wait that long, all right, but we're gonna make you wait just a little bit.

01:27:09.167 --> 01:27:10.631
Just a little bit, all right.

01:27:11.032 --> 01:27:15.577
So to get hype, because I don't I don't know if I feel the right energy to get these tickets.

01:27:15.577 --> 01:27:21.869
These tickets are worth well, I mean these in the suite, right, all you need is two games VIP parking pass.

01:27:21.869 --> 01:27:23.524
It's worth at least $1,000.

01:27:23.524 --> 01:27:25.180
Oh yeah, right, at least Okay.

01:27:25.180 --> 01:27:27.810
So I'm going to need a little more energy for this.

01:27:27.810 --> 01:27:32.561
So, in order to get y'all there, all right, I think we need to hear the Pick'em Pros anthem.

01:27:32.561 --> 01:27:34.363
What do you think you get y'all ready?

01:27:34.363 --> 01:27:39.747
All right, let's hear the Pick'em Pros anthem.

01:27:39.747 --> 01:27:47.311
So we're going to have the creator of the Pick'em Pros anthem and the beat given to you by the future Grammy Award winning, tavares Davis.

01:27:47.311 --> 01:27:52.076
Let's go ahead and drop this Pick'em Pros anthem, yes sir, give it up for y'all.

01:27:52.155 --> 01:27:53.396
Once again, let's clap it up.

01:27:53.796 --> 01:27:54.978
Yes, give it up.

01:27:54.978 --> 01:27:56.020
Give it up.

01:27:56.020 --> 01:27:59.783
Give it up.

01:28:00.284 --> 01:28:00.645
Give it up.

01:28:01.085 --> 01:28:01.466
Yeah, yeah.

01:28:01.466 --> 01:28:04.628
Yeah, tavares couldn't be here tonight, but he's around.

01:28:04.628 --> 01:28:08.252
I pick him like a pro Global trying ball Talk and pick and roll.

01:28:08.252 --> 01:28:09.894
We going up the score.

01:28:09.894 --> 01:28:10.474
Touchdown.

01:28:10.474 --> 01:28:11.676
This is not a field goal.

01:28:11.676 --> 01:28:15.480
We, the winning team Champions.

01:28:15.480 --> 01:28:18.447
When you walk through the halls, come play your bet with us because you know we're going to win them all.

01:28:18.447 --> 01:28:21.753
I pick them like a pro Global trying ball talk and pick a row.

01:28:21.753 --> 01:28:24.006
We're going to up the score Touchdown.

01:28:24.006 --> 01:28:25.150
This is not a field goal.

01:28:25.150 --> 01:28:27.239
We, the winning team champions.

01:28:27.239 --> 01:28:31.990
When you, you can play your bet with us because you know we're going to win them all.

01:28:32.311 --> 01:28:35.043
Look, yeah, this is a major play.

01:28:35.043 --> 01:28:36.747
We do it big in a major way.

01:28:36.747 --> 01:28:38.411
Diego, be having the pick of the day.

01:28:38.411 --> 01:28:40.134
Here we come, don't care if you ready.

01:28:40.134 --> 01:28:41.826
With them, boys, the gold is heavy.

01:28:41.826 --> 01:28:43.546
Top picks like cheese, no shredding.

01:28:43.546 --> 01:28:45.207
Number one is where we headed.

01:28:45.579 --> 01:28:46.926
I'm a grizzly, a bear like Desmond.

01:28:46.926 --> 01:28:48.546
I'm a stealer, a saint, no ready.

01:28:48.546 --> 01:28:50.305
Getting big is our profession.

01:28:50.305 --> 01:28:51.962
Do it big is now or never.

01:28:51.962 --> 01:28:53.663
I got like I'm moving, clever.

01:28:53.663 --> 01:28:56.226
We be hitting no difference of levels, never stopping.

01:28:56.226 --> 01:28:57.068
We're hitting the pedal.

01:28:57.068 --> 01:28:57.868
Do it now.

01:28:57.868 --> 01:28:58.810
We riding on schedule.

01:28:58.810 --> 01:29:08.822
I pick them like a pro global trying ball, talk a pick and roll, we go up the skull.

01:29:08.822 --> 01:29:09.063
Touchdown.

01:29:09.063 --> 01:29:09.886
This is not field goal.

01:29:09.886 --> 01:29:10.306
We, the winning team.

01:29:10.306 --> 01:29:10.608
Champions.

01:29:10.608 --> 01:29:14.381
When you walk through the halls, come and play your bet with us because you know, yeah, I pick them like a pro global.

01:29:14.381 --> 01:29:15.845
Try ball, talk a pick and roll.

01:29:15.845 --> 01:29:18.032
Uh, uh, let's go Touchdown.

01:29:18.032 --> 01:29:19.225
This is my field goal.

01:29:19.225 --> 01:29:26.101
Yeah, champions, when you walk through the halls, come and play your bet with us, because you know we're going to win them all.

01:29:26.101 --> 01:29:36.144
Yeah, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce.

01:29:36.144 --> 01:29:38.430
Yeah, it's the one in circle, pick'em Pros.

01:29:38.430 --> 01:29:40.024
Come on, clap it up for y'all.

01:29:40.024 --> 01:29:45.002
Clap it up for Pick'em Pros, clap it up for Kings for letting us do our thing tonight.

01:29:45.082 --> 01:29:51.224
I think we got one more we gonna do that at the end time to go, yes, sir, yes, sir, close it out.

01:29:51.224 --> 01:30:10.617
Alright, alright, alright, ladies and gentlemen, we are gonna bring up our another, another amazing, amazing woman in business here who is going to actually pull the, the name of who is going to win.

01:30:10.617 --> 01:30:12.143
So we couldn't do it All right.

01:30:12.143 --> 01:30:20.086
So we wanted to make sure it was fair on the up and up, because we know some people may question, uh, the, the legitimacy of this drawing.

01:30:20.086 --> 01:30:26.063
So we have to bring a third party in to uh to go ahead and and pull this for us all right.

01:30:26.063 --> 01:30:32.518
So, without further ado, we are going to bring to you from lexi's bus and bacon.

01:30:32.518 --> 01:30:47.069
Lexi gomez.

01:30:47.069 --> 01:30:48.711
Lexi Gomez.

01:30:53.253 --> 01:30:54.975
All right, all right, here we go, here we go.

01:30:54.975 --> 01:30:57.796
So, lexi, how you doing.

01:30:58.056 --> 01:31:00.738
I'm good, I'm a little nervous.

01:31:09.239 --> 01:31:10.582
Yeah, you are just fine.

01:31:10.582 --> 01:31:11.364
So, no, we are so proud of you.

01:31:11.364 --> 01:31:13.850
We met you recently out and about you and your beautiful family.

01:31:13.850 --> 01:31:23.024
We're out, you know, putting that work in and promoting your business Lexi's Bussin' Bacon business Lexi's Bustin' Bacon.

01:31:23.024 --> 01:31:30.502
We understand that you have amazing cookies, treats, all types of desserts and delicious treats that are going to make me bigger, all right, but we know that I've had the pleasure of tasting them.

01:31:30.502 --> 01:31:38.332
They are delicious, but why don't you tell us about just how you started and where you're going with Lexi's Bustin' Baking?

01:31:38.600 --> 01:31:42.390
Yeah, so I started Lexi's Bustin' Baking back when I was 14.

01:31:42.390 --> 01:31:43.212
I'm 18 now.

01:31:43.212 --> 01:31:47.210
I started it to help out my family during some hard times.

01:31:47.210 --> 01:31:50.905
We're in a much better place now, thanks to the business.

01:31:50.905 --> 01:31:52.088
Yes, yes.

01:31:52.328 --> 01:32:00.729
Yeah, thank you, but really I got to give all glory to God, though, because without him it wouldn't have been possible.

01:32:00.729 --> 01:32:04.716
That's right, yeah, yeah.

01:32:04.716 --> 01:32:08.570
But I really I always enjoyed baking since I was little.

01:32:08.570 --> 01:32:13.907
When I was little, I would always watch the you know the cooking and the baking shows, and my dad he's a chef.

01:32:13.907 --> 01:32:17.224
He went to culinary school and I'd always watch him in the kitchen.

01:32:17.224 --> 01:32:22.212
See, I can help, and it was always an interest to me, so I finally I messed around in the kitchen.

01:32:22.212 --> 01:32:23.622
I took all the ingredients.

01:32:23.622 --> 01:32:25.228
They'll come home like where's the flour?

01:32:25.228 --> 01:32:30.226
I used it all, but, yeah, I would.

01:32:30.226 --> 01:32:40.247
I loved messing around with you know ingredients and creating new things, and I turned it into a business because I, you know, I wanted to do something that I love.

01:32:40.367 --> 01:32:41.109
Yeah, yeah.

01:32:41.801 --> 01:32:45.331
I tried working that 9 to 5 job, but it wasn't for me.

01:32:45.579 --> 01:32:47.347
Yeah, and you're truly doing it.

01:32:47.347 --> 01:32:50.009
You're doing something you love and doing a great job and it shows.

01:32:50.009 --> 01:32:51.024
It shows.

01:32:51.024 --> 01:32:54.319
Yes, yes, diego man, I think you took some of the treats.

01:32:54.319 --> 01:32:55.626
I tasted it, but I didn't get to taste them all.

01:32:55.626 --> 01:32:56.690
Yeah, and I think you took some of the treats.

01:32:56.690 --> 01:32:58.078
I tasted it, but I didn't get to taste them all.

01:32:58.078 --> 01:32:58.460
It was really good.

01:32:58.460 --> 01:33:00.345
Yeah, yeah, you stepped in and, you know, did that.

01:33:00.345 --> 01:33:04.490
So, yeah, so I see you have a little something there you want to show.

01:33:05.081 --> 01:33:06.685
So this is my new product.

01:33:06.685 --> 01:33:07.569
These are my minis.

01:33:07.569 --> 01:33:16.104
My cookies are usually five ounces so they're pretty big bakery style cookies, all right, but I launched the minis because I noticed people.

01:33:16.104 --> 01:33:17.945
They like variety, you know.

01:33:17.966 --> 01:33:18.166
Yes.

01:33:18.525 --> 01:33:24.791
So this gives them a good opportunity to try them all and still enjoy the thickness of the cookie, but in a mini version.

01:33:24.791 --> 01:33:30.615
So here I got some brookie cookies, some pistachio, cranberry, red velvet.

01:33:30.756 --> 01:33:33.520
Oh man, look at that variety, wow, wow and.

01:33:33.560 --> 01:33:35.788
I'm hoping to actually get these in the stores in the future.

01:33:41.899 --> 01:33:42.581
So you'll see these on the shelves?

01:33:42.581 --> 01:33:42.881
Ok, yes, we will.

01:33:42.881 --> 01:33:43.823
We will see them on the shelves, that is right.

01:33:43.823 --> 01:33:44.264
That is right, yes, yes.

01:33:44.264 --> 01:33:52.640
Well, I think our audience we're going to make sure that some lucky people in our audience get to get one of the samples here, so we'll make sure we give that out after the show.

01:33:52.640 --> 01:33:59.104
But, yeah, so your IG is here on the screen Lexi's Bustin' Bacon.

01:33:59.104 --> 01:34:05.926
Make sure you follow Lexi Gomez, make sure you follow them, make sure you order and let's get her in the stores, y'all.

01:34:05.926 --> 01:34:07.467
Yeah, let's get her in the stores.

01:34:07.887 --> 01:34:11.630
Thank you, all right, so we have a raffle here.

01:34:11.630 --> 01:34:12.829
Okay, we're going to go ahead.

01:34:12.829 --> 01:34:15.470
We're not going to put it off any longer.

01:34:15.470 --> 01:34:31.257
All right, so we have two huge games tomorrow at the Lenovo Center VIP parking, two games in the suite, beautiful view, food, different menu for each game.

01:34:31.257 --> 01:34:43.963
All right, so don't eat anything in the morning.

01:34:43.963 --> 01:34:46.654
Come ready to eat and you'll be straight for the whole day, all right, so we're going to shuffle this thing up.

01:34:46.654 --> 01:34:54.890
We're going to shuffle this thing up here, all right, okay, and we're going to give it to you to go ahead and put your hand in there.

01:34:54.909 --> 01:34:56.135
Pull out the name One, two, three.

01:34:56.796 --> 01:34:57.659
All right, got it.

01:34:57.659 --> 01:34:59.688
Go ahead and read that in the microphone.

01:35:00.159 --> 01:35:01.506
Ashley Mozingo.

01:35:03.734 --> 01:35:07.823
All right, now you have to be present to win, so okay.

01:35:07.844 --> 01:35:08.666
Ashley Mozingo.

01:35:10.050 --> 01:35:12.943
Okay, no, all right, let's go to the next one.

01:35:12.943 --> 01:35:17.292
All right, oh, all right.

01:35:26.265 --> 01:35:32.083
Oh, the suspense, suspense all right, larkisha charlton, oh, kiss your word.

01:35:32.083 --> 01:35:41.332
Oh, come on up, keisha, come on, come on, keisha, come on, keisha.

01:35:41.332 --> 01:35:43.716
Oh, oh, oh man, you know what?

01:35:43.716 --> 01:35:44.777
This is very fitting.

01:35:44.777 --> 01:35:47.667
Yeah, let's bring the mic over there, let's give it to Mike.

01:35:47.667 --> 01:35:49.842
Wow, this is very fitting.

01:35:49.842 --> 01:35:56.340
Okay for you to win, because I get everybody here big supporter, everybody here loves Picker Pros.

01:35:56.340 --> 01:36:01.380
But I mean you, wow, you know what you have, and I'm just thinking of all the things you got.

01:36:01.380 --> 01:36:03.247
I mean you've got the gear all right.

01:36:03.247 --> 01:36:05.207
So you definitely are a big fan if you have the gear.

01:36:05.207 --> 01:36:08.565
But no, you opened up the office.

01:36:08.565 --> 01:36:11.873
Let us present to a room full of people in the conference room.

01:36:11.873 --> 01:36:15.390
You constantly put our flyers up and do everything.

01:36:15.390 --> 01:36:20.725
So, wow, it is wow, wow, so congratulations.

01:36:20.725 --> 01:36:25.190
So the question is so, first of all got a couple questions.

01:36:25.190 --> 01:36:27.673
I don't know if I want to ask you this to put you on the spot.

01:36:28.295 --> 01:36:29.777
Please don't put me on the spot, okay.

01:36:31.262 --> 01:36:32.265
You know what?

01:36:32.265 --> 01:36:33.730
I had too much love for you.

01:36:33.730 --> 01:36:36.944
No, I'm not going to put you on the spot.

01:36:36.944 --> 01:36:37.145
Just how?

01:36:37.145 --> 01:36:39.810
So just explain your excitement for winning this A wonderful.

01:36:40.030 --> 01:36:40.932
Very excited.

01:36:41.199 --> 01:36:43.685
I had no idea my name would be All right.

01:36:47.140 --> 01:36:49.645
Well, wow, congratulations to you.

01:36:49.645 --> 01:36:52.368
We are going to have an amazing time tomorrow.

01:36:52.368 --> 01:36:54.493
So the first game is 1215.

01:36:54.493 --> 01:36:56.399
All right, first game is 1215.

01:36:56.399 --> 01:37:03.791
And then the second game is two and a half hours after that, but it's all back to back, so we'll stay there for both games and have an amazing time.

01:37:03.791 --> 01:37:06.284
And you cannot park any closer to the building.

01:37:06.284 --> 01:37:11.682
You literally just park until you almost run into the building and then just walk in, so it's like parking at the house.

01:37:11.682 --> 01:37:14.069
All right, we will see you tomorrow.

01:37:14.069 --> 01:37:22.643
Absolutely, all tomorrow, absolutely, congratulations, oh, wow.

01:37:22.643 --> 01:37:24.564
Well, hey, on that note.

01:37:24.564 --> 01:37:29.511
So, lexi, why don't you stay and rock with us here to go out?

01:37:29.511 --> 01:37:34.155
We got Chuck Global is going to close us out with oh man, I love this track on time to go.

01:37:34.155 --> 01:37:37.412
Go ahead and close us out, chuck, chuck global.

01:37:37.412 --> 01:37:41.408
Let's get this energy up and celebrate this beautiful night that we have had here on pick and pros.

01:37:41.588 --> 01:37:52.202
Before we go, take, take us out in style, chuck we're gonna take you out going back for that nostalgic feel and, um, you don't have to go home, but you have to get out of here.

01:37:52.282 --> 01:37:55.608
So let's play this song well, the dj gonna keep spinning till 10.

01:37:55.967 --> 01:38:06.432
but okay yeah let's go, whoa, bounce, bounce, put your hands up, put your hands up, put your hands up, put your hands up, put your hands up.

01:38:06.432 --> 01:38:13.606
Whoa, yes, I need you to ride out and vibe with me.

01:38:13.606 --> 01:38:17.193
Look, look, look, look, look, look.

01:38:17.193 --> 01:38:19.221
Oh man, I gotta get it in the worst way.

01:38:19.221 --> 01:38:21.844
I'm talking gold around my neck, like I'm in first place.

01:38:21.844 --> 01:38:26.948
I'm talking, I mean, it's like it's first day and all my homies got my back like a vertebrae.

01:38:26.948 --> 01:38:33.801
These knuckleheads going global with my shirt say she let me for her first day and I ain't going back and forth.

01:38:33.801 --> 01:38:37.367
This ain't first take If getting money, we ain't worried about her heartbreak.

01:38:37.367 --> 01:38:45.707
Look, she don't want no other guy Feeling like, yay, i'ma touch her, sipping on my wet, rolling up the.

01:38:45.707 --> 01:38:46.171
Married to the game.

01:38:46.171 --> 01:38:48.283
I don't want no bride Whoa, whoa.

01:38:48.283 --> 01:38:52.167
She don't want no other guy Feeling like, yay, i'ma touch her sky.

01:38:52.167 --> 01:38:56.407
Yeah, sipping on my wet, rollin' up his eye, married to the game.

01:38:56.407 --> 01:38:58.010
I don't want a bride Whoa.

01:38:58.010 --> 01:39:00.673
Look, I think it's about time to go.

01:39:00.673 --> 01:39:02.608
I think it's about time to go.

01:39:02.608 --> 01:39:03.871
I think it's about time to go.

01:39:03.871 --> 01:39:05.806
I think it's about time to go.

01:39:05.806 --> 01:39:07.768
I think it's about time to go.

01:39:07.768 --> 01:39:10.954
I think it's about time to go.

01:39:10.954 --> 01:39:12.927
I think it's about time to go.

01:39:12.927 --> 01:39:16.130
I think it's about time to go.

01:39:16.130 --> 01:39:17.347
I think it's about to go.

01:39:17.347 --> 01:39:18.293
I think it's about time to go.

01:39:18.293 --> 01:39:19.037
I think it's about wait.

01:39:19.059 --> 01:39:20.242
Oh look, I took your girl.

01:39:20.242 --> 01:39:21.304
She is not mine.

01:39:21.304 --> 01:39:27.244
Yeah, we in the room and it sounded like high fives, hey, so you know I'm a winner, I'm the top prize.

01:39:27.244 --> 01:39:28.667
Global, be the winner.

01:39:28.667 --> 01:39:34.006
You got nine lives, yeah, well, uh, global, be the greatest.

01:39:34.006 --> 01:39:35.307
Other dudes the lamest.

01:39:35.307 --> 01:39:36.430
You know that I'm a vibe.

01:39:36.430 --> 01:39:40.564
She want to be contagious To them bleachers and put you in them stages.

01:39:40.564 --> 01:39:48.043
Other guy Feeling like, yay, I'm going to touch the sky, sipping on my wet, rolling up the Zy Married to the game.

01:39:48.043 --> 01:39:50.903
I don't want a bride Whoa, whoa, she don't want no.

01:39:50.903 --> 01:39:58.372
Other guy Feeling like, yay, I'm sipping on my wet, rolling up the Mary to the game.

01:39:58.372 --> 01:39:59.434
I don't want to brag.

01:39:59.434 --> 01:40:01.064
Clap it up for y'all.

01:40:01.064 --> 01:40:01.967
Y'all are beautiful.

01:40:01.967 --> 01:40:02.872
Thank you for having me.

01:40:03.521 --> 01:40:06.426
Yeah, yeah, yeah, and thank you, chuck, I love that.

01:40:06.426 --> 01:40:08.403
That's got that for real.

01:40:08.403 --> 01:40:09.806
Kind of old school feel.

01:40:09.806 --> 01:40:10.528
You know what I mean.

01:40:10.528 --> 01:40:12.632
Love that, love that man, love that.

01:40:12.632 --> 01:40:14.041
So, yes, check out Chuck Global.

01:40:14.041 --> 01:40:14.881
So, yes, check out Chuck Global.

01:40:14.881 --> 01:40:16.144
We'll IG, check him out, follow him.

01:40:16.144 --> 01:40:17.064
All right, y'all.

01:40:17.064 --> 01:40:18.405
Like you said, it's time to go.

01:40:18.405 --> 01:40:20.708
Dj's going to spin until 10 o'clock.

01:40:20.708 --> 01:40:23.572
Network is so much excellence here in the room.

01:40:23.572 --> 01:40:27.136
Let's chill, mingle, all right, but we're going to close it out.

01:40:27.136 --> 01:40:33.648
So, lexi, you're going to close it out with us.

01:40:33.648 --> 01:40:44.740
So Diego coined this, just like my shirt, to go pick them pros and we're going to close this thing out, all right.

01:40:44.740 --> 01:40:48.854
All right, y'all ready, all right, let's go.

01:40:48.854 --> 01:40:49.295
Time to go.

01:40:49.295 --> 01:42:09.699
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