Tom Hart

Would I say no to the NBA or NFL?

No, I'd go do it.

But I love going to the places I go because that was my dream as a kid.

There's so much opportunity now involved, specifically in the SEC, but throughout college football, that people kind of filter down to it.

And it's a job instead of a passion.

And there's nothing wrong with that.

A lot of people have jobs that they're not truly passionate about.

But it's all I'm going to put on this face and make this...

performance as opposed to having this passion for real.

And that kind of annoys me sometimes when I'm sitting at home watching a game that I would love to be at and hear these people that are just kind of faking it or going through the motions or just reading off the game notes because they're just showing up to get a check.

Maybe that's a buffer that you need, though.

Maybe that's a buffer that you need.

Like if some stranger comes up to you in the Kroger produce aisle, if you ever spend time there, and they start talking about, let's say, politics, and they're on the totally opposite side.

Because honestly, when you meet people –

in public, they generally want to tell you just what they feel.

Asking about Kentucky basketball is different.

Yes, and I'm okay with that.

But they usually ask just to tell you their opinion.

Well, it is sometimes hard.

But I'd like to tell myself, like, when I'm in –