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Farron McClure isn't going anywhere. Hello and welcome to my podcast. Do me a favor

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So enough for that.

Let's get to the McLaurin signing because, folks, the deal is done and that's what you wanted

to hear.

So let's go into this.

First of all, there was optimism on Sunday that this was going to take place today. Because we're getting so close to the season. And at one point, I had been told earlier, you know, a couple weeks ago, I wrote a story about, like, why they were at this impasse. And there were four key areas. Well, at the time, I pretty much heard that at some point, Adam Peters has to give him a this is the final offer take it or leave it

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