Tom Hart

And the concourse was closed off, so you had to walk through the bombatorium to get to the arena.

And I just remember I was probably...

middle school, walking through the concourse, and you could feel the band playing from the concourse.

Yeah, yeah, I know what you're talking about, yeah.

Like, this is big, like, this place is buzzing, and it was probably 30 minutes for a tip, and I'll never forget that feeling, and I love it when I get that feeling, you know, when I go into work, like,

Yes, but it hasn't always been that way.

Before you guys probably got to know me and you and I got to know each other, I did a couple Kentucky games where I didn't get off to a great start.

I think I've shared this story with you before, but...

My Calipari history goes way back to his Memphis days, but my Kentucky history doesn't have that much depth.

And I was in there to do a game pre-Christmas non-conference game.

You would know what year this was, but Bam was on the team.

And I pronounced Adebayo four different ways.

I knew the right way.

I couldn't figure it out.

You said Adebayo, right?

You said Adebayo.

Well, listen, I wasn't the only one to screw it up.

It's not exactly Smith, but I screwed it up.

Yeah.

And then finally, at halftime, I was like, Tom, you got to get this right.