JOINING
JOINING US ON THIS TUESDAY ENJOY GREAT DAY LIVE.
>>
>> IF
>> IF YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING GREAT DAY LIVE FOR ANY LENGTH
OF TIME, YOU KNOW THAT WHAT
YOU ARE DONE IS FOR HOME STUDIO.
TODAY NOT SO MUCH, I'M ENJOYING
THIS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.
SOMETIMES YOU BE RESOURCEFUL
AND GO TO.
SO, I'M IN JEFFERSONVILLE
INDIANA AND COACH WALLS WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL HEAD COACH IS
JOINING US FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISVILLE.
OF LOUISVILLE. IF ANYBODY KNOWS A THING OR TWO
ABOUT JUST TAKING THE SITUATION
AT HAND AND MAKING THE MOST OF
IT IT'S ABSOLUTELY YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> IS GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GLAD YOU ARE ABLE TO BE OUT
ENJOYING THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY.
>> I CAN'T THEM COMPLAINING.
BUT, SPEAKING OF TAKING WHAT IS
HANDED TO YOU AND JUST GOING
WITH IT.
WITH IT.
WITH IT. LET'S START WITH THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT WE ARE SEEING WITH
GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS AND
THINGS THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM
HAVE TO FOLLOW AND THEN OF
COURSE, HAVE APPLIES TO FANS.
WHERE ARE YOU IN THIS?
AND HOW TO BEING HANDLED?
>> FOR ALL OF US, IT'S BEEN A
CRAZY SPRING SUMMER AND FALL.
AS OF RIGHT NOW.
AND, IT DOESN'T REALLY WORK
WITH THAT.
WITH THAT. IT DOESN'T CHANGE THAT.
BUT, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING
THAT WE ARE ASKED TO DO.
WE ARE FOLLOWING ALL THE
GUIDELINES AND PROTOCOLS YOU
KNOW, MY HANDS SMELL LIKE
CLOROX.
CLOROX.
CLOROX. IT'S JUST THE WAY THAT IT GOES.
WE ARE WRITING DOWN EVERY
BASKETBALL THAT WE DO HERE TO
PRACTICE.
PRACTICE.
PRACTICE. WE COME BEHIND THE KIDS AFTER
PRACTICE AND BREAKDOWN THE
LOCKER ROOMS ANY PLACE THAT
THEY BEEN.
THEY BEEN. JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE KEEPING THEM AND
OURSELVES AS SAFE AS WE CAN.
SO, I'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH
WHAT OUR PLANS HAVE DONE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT YOUR NORMAL
COLLEGE EXPERIENCE THERE'S NO
QUESTION ABOUT IT.
I REALLY DO FEEL BAD FOR OUR
FRESHMAN ESPECIALLY WHO YOU
KNOW, IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME IN
COLLEGE IT'S THE FIRST TIME ON
A COLLEGE CAMPUS.
AND, I'M JUST TRYING TO TELL
THEM YOU KNOW, THIS IS ANYTHING
NEW.
NEW.
NEW. BUT
NEW. BUT YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE JUST
GONE EXTREMELY WELL.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HOPEFULLY
KICK THINGS OFF ON THE 25th OF
NOVEMBER.
NOVEMBER.
NOVEMBER. AND THEN, WE ARE STILL IN THE
PROCESS RIGHT NOW OF FIGURING
OUT EXACTLY HOW WE'RE GOING TO
DO OUR TICKETS AND YOU KNOW,
GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. WE
THERE. WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET
THIS TICKET IS GOING TO COME
BECAUSE, FOR US, IT'S GOING TO
BE AROUND 3000 PEOPLE THAT ARE
GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND
THE GAMES.
THE GAMES. FOR MOST OF THE WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL PROGRAMS THAT IS A
GREAT NUMBER.
GREAT NUMBER. FOR US, YOU KNOW IT IS ABOUT A
30% CUT.
30% CUT.
30% CUT. WE ARE CLOSE TO 10,000 NIGHT.
SO, WE ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE
TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN AND
HOPEFULLY HAVE EVERYONE
UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE
UNIQUE TIMES.
UNIQUE TIMES. >> AS I JUST STARTED SMILING
WHEN I SAID WHEN YOU SAID THAT.
BECAUSE, WHAT A TREMENDOUS
PROBLEM TO HAVE THE FACT IF THE
CUT INTO A THIRD BECAUSE,
THAT'S HOW MUCH SUPPORT YOUR
PROGRAM HAS.
PROGRAM HAS. THAT'S HOW MUCH YOU BUILT.
THIS COMMUNITY SUPPORTS YOUR
TEAM AND HAS. SPEAKING OF THE
TEAM, HOW IS IT LOOKING?
IS IS A DEEP TEAM?
>> WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
IT.
IT.
IT. WE
IT. WE DON'T HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF
PLAYERS.
PLAYERS.
PLAYERS. WE HAVE 12, THAT ARE ELIGIBLE
TO PLAY.
TO PLAY.
TO PLAY. BUT, ALSO CAN PLAY.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
WHAT IS IN FRONT OF US.
BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE
TAKING IT DAY BY DAY.
YOU KNOW, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN DAY IN
AND DAY OUT.
SO YOU GOT TO DO EVERYTHIG YOU
CAN TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
MAXIMIZING EACH DAY AND
ENJOYING IT.
ENJOYING IT. THAT'S WHAT OUR PLAYERS HAVE
DONE.
DONE.
DONE. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN CHANGED.
WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST
OF IT.
OF IT.
OF IT. >>
OF IT. >> CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT
MATCHUP WITH UCONN?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
YOU KNOW, WE WILL PLAY IT IS
MOHEGAN SUN.
MOHEGAN SUN. IT'S GOING TO BE A PART OF AN
ESPN GAME WE AREN'T SURE YET IF
THEY ARE GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO
HAVE THOSE BANDS OR NOT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE
GAMES WHERE YOU GO TO A NEUTRAL
SITE AND YOU PLAY WAS FINE.
IT'S NOT A GAME THAT I WOULD'VE
WANTED TO HAVE SCHEDULED FOR
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. ESPECIALLY YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR
ENTIRE FAN BASE THERE.
BUT, EXCITED FOR IT.
OUR PLAYERS ARE EXCITED.
IT'S DEFINITELY A SHORTENED
VERSION OF OUR NONCONFERENCE.
WE ONLY PLAY FIVE NONCONFRENCE
GAMES.
GAMES.
GAMES. WE
GAMES. WE NORMALLY PLAY ABOUT NINE OR
10.
10.
10. THEN,
10. THEN, WE HAVE UPPED OUR
SCHEDULE FROM 18 TO 25.
>> SO, WHEN YOU SAID THAT WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FAN BASE
AND HOW YOU CUT IT PLAYING WITH
THESE YOU KNOW UCONN AND YOUR
HISTORY WITH THEM.
HOW MUCH OF A FACTOR IS THAT
WHEN YOU FANS IN THE STANDS?
WE HAVE WATCHED IT FROM OUR
PROFESSIONAL TEAM TO OUR
COLLEGIATE AND EVEN OUR HIGH
SCHOOL AND CAN'T THEY HAVE
THOSE LACK THERE OF.
IS THAT A FACTOR FOR YOUR TEAM?
>> SO, OUR KIDS ARE EXCITED TO
PLAY.
PLAY.
PLAY. THEY WANT TO PLAY BASKETBALL SO
MUCH RIGHT NOW.
IT'S ONE THING THAT WE WORKED
SO HARD FOR IN THAT DEPARTMENT.
OUR MARKETING DEPARTMENT.
MYSELF, STAFF TRYING TO GET
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. TRYING TO GET MY FENCE TO COME.
BUT, GOING TO BE EXCITED FOR
THE FACT THAT WE DO BELIEVE
THAT WE ARE GOING TO EASILY SELL
THE 3000 WE ARE ALLOWED TO
HAVE.
HAVE.
HAVE. AND, I GOT NO DOUBT THAT I 3000
WILL BE REALLY LOUD AND INTO
THE GAME.
THE GAME.
THE GAME. BUT, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE
SAME.
SAME.
SAME. WHEN YOU COME INTO THAT ARENA
AND YOU'VE GOT 10 OR 12,000 AND
THEREFORE A WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
GAME, IT IS A GREAT ATMOSPHERE
AND AN ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR KIDS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AND I SAY, KUDOS.
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE. THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
ATHLETICS HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS
JOB WITH ALL THE SPORTING
EVENTS THAT ARE IN PERSON
ENSURING THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE
ON A MENTAL HEALTH LEVEL, I
MEAN, YOU SAID EARLY ON THAT WE
ARE JUST MAKING THE BEST OF IT.
IS THAT THE ATTITUDE OF YOUR
TEAM?
TEAM?
TEAM? HOW
TEAM? HOW ARE THEY DOING?
ESPECIALLY AS YOUNG PEOPLE.
>> THEY ARE DOING GREAT.
THAT IS ONE THING THAT WE TALK
ABOUT EVERY DAY.
WE HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT.
YOU ALSO HAVE TO REALIZE HOW
FORTUNATE YOU ARE.
BECAUSE AS BAD AS IT IS,
THERE'S A LOT WORSE GOING ON.
OUR KIDS ARE MAKING THE BEST OF
IT.
IT.
IT. THEY
IT. THEY SUPPORT EACH OTHER.
MY STAFF IS HERE.
WE HAVE A GREAT SUPPORT STAFF.
AS YOU SAID, EVERYBODY IN THE
DEPARTMENT HERE IS DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE
SURE STUDENT ATHLETES ARE
MAKING THE BEST OF THIS
BECAUSE, IT IS A CHALLENGE.
THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
YOU GO HOME AT NIGHT AND YOU'RE
JUST TRYING TO BE PREPARED FOR
THE NEXT CURVEBALL THAT IS
COMING YOUR WAY.
AND INSTEAD OF GETTING UPSET,
YOU JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A
WAY TO MAKE IT WORK.
AND GOT ANYBODY WHO'S WATCHING
THIS RIGHT NOW.
YOU HAVE TO CHUCKLE TO YOURSELF
ABOUT THE NEXT CURVEBALL
BECAUSE NOW WE ARE EXPECTING
CURVEBALLS.
CURVEBALLS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES IT
EASIER NOT BUT EVERY SINGLE DAY
THINGS ARE BEING THROWN AWAY.
YOU BEEN A FRIEND FOR A LONG
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. WE
TIME. WE APPRECIATE THAT.
CAN WE GET A LITTLE PERSONAL
HOW'S YOUR FAMILY DOING?
>> EVERYBODY'S DOING GREAT.
WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
MY TWO OLDEST.
KAYLEE AND JACOB DOWN IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
CAROLINA.
CAROLINA. THEY ARE BOTH IN SCHOOL DOING
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. MY
WELL. MY DAUGHTER JUST FINISHED HER
FRESHMAN YEAR AND PLAYED
VOLLEYBALL.
VOLLEYBALL. SO, I WAS EXCITED FOR HER TO BE
ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THAT.
MY SON IS INTO TENNIS.
HE IS AN EIGHTH GRADER.
SO, THEY ARE STILL ABLE TO DO
ACTIVITIES WHICH IS GREAT.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AT HOME
HERE, WITH A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD AND
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD WHO ARE DOING
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. YOU KNOW, THEY ARE REALLY
ENJOYING IT.
ENJOYING IT. I CAN SAY, PROBABLY THE THING
THAT THEY ARE MOST EXCITED
ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS THE FACT THAT
WE WON'T HAVE ANY MORE CAMPAIGN
COMMERCIALS.
COMMERCIALS. SO, THAT WAS ONE OF THE
EXCITING THINGS THIS MORNING.
WHEN THEY WOKE UP THEY WERE
LIKE A REDUNDANT THESE
COMMERCIALS?
COMMERCIALS? LIKE YES.
LIKE YES.
LIKE YES. >> DIDN'T WE ALL SAID AT THE
SAME TIME?
SAME TIME? I THINK WE WERE RIGHT THERE
WITH THEM.
WITH THEM. THAT'S OVER.
THAT'S OVER. BUT, YOU, ALL THAT GOES INTO
YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE.
AND I KNOW IT BLENDS OVER.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LOVE WHAT
THEY DO FOR A LIVING.
IT'S JUST ALL-ENCOMPASSING AND,
IT IS A PART OF OUR PERSONAL
LIVES.
LIVES.
LIVES. WE
LIVES. WE TAKE THINGS PERSONALLY.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO JUST
HAVING THAT TIME TO STEP AWAY
FROM EVERYTHING.
FROM EVERYTHING. WHAT DO YOU DO?
WHAT DO YOU DO JUST TO KIND OF
WEATHER IT IS TO BALANCE
YOURSELF WHATEVER THAT IS FOR
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? >>
YOU? >> FIRST OFFER ME, THE BIGGEST
THING IS, IT'S BEEN EIGHT
MONTHS.
MONTHS.
MONTHS. IF YOU GO BACK TO MARCH, AND
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO BE AT HOME,
AND HAVE BREAKFAST AND DINNER.
JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS HIT.
SO, IN THE PROCESS AND THAT I'M
IN.
IN.
IN. I'M
IN. I'M NORMALLY GONE AT LEAST A
WEEK EACH MONTH.
IF NOT TWO OR THREE WEEKS WHEN
IT COMES TO SEPTEMBER AND JULY.
SO, I HAVE JUST CHERISHED AND
JUST REALLY TAKEN IN EVERY
OPPORTUNITY THAT I'VE HAD TO
SPEND WITH MY FAMILY.
IVE BEEN ABLE TO WATCH MY GIRLS
FINISH UP SCHOOL.
LAST AT HOME.
I WENT FROM HELPING TO DO
HOMESCHOOLING TO BEING TOLD BY
MY TWO KIDS TO JUST FIX LUNCH.
BECAUSE, I WASN'T YOU KNOW JUST
THE TEACHER.
THE TEACHER. BUT NOW, WE TRY TO DO A BUNCH
OF STUFF AS A FAMILY.
WE LOVE TO BE OUTSIDE.
THEY BREAK THE LEAVES.
AND, I JUST ENJOY THOSE THINGS.
SO, JUST SPENDING TIME WITH
FAMILY, PARENTS, BROTHERS,
SISTERS.
SISTERS.
SISTERS. IT'S BEEN GREAT.
I MEAN JUST TRYING TO MAKE THIS
THE BEST OF IT.
>> WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT
FOR MONTHS.
FOR MONTHS. THIS IS BEEN HARD IT HAS BEEN
CHALLENGING AT BEST BECAUSE IT
HAS BEEN DEVASTATING FOR SO
MANY.
MANY.
MANY. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY
BLESSINGS THAT COME OUT OF
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. IS
THAT. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT
TO SAY?
TO SAY?
TO SAY? AND EVENTS ARE OUT THERE.
>> WELL IT'S JUST THANKING
EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
IT'S BEEN AMAZING THE EMAILS,
THE TEXT MESSAGES.
WE TRY TO PUT AS MUCH ON SOCIAL
MEDIA AS WE CAN.
YOU KNOW, JUST KEEPING OUR FAN
BASE UP-TO-DATE WITH WHAT IS
GOING ON.
GOING ON.
GOING ON. BUT WE APPRECIATE THEIR
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE GREAT
THINGS THAT THEY SENDING, TEXT
MESSAGES AND EMAILS BECAUSE
IT'S REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO
SHARE THOSE WITH OUR PLAYERS.
SO, JUST BE PATIENT.
WE ARE ALL GOING TO GET THROUGH
THIS TOGETHER.
THIS TOGETHER. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING
THE TIME.
THE TIME.
THE TIME. I THINK I'M A PLAYGROUND TO
PLAY ON.