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welcome in to first take thank you so much for being with us dan ralofsky stephen a smith a happy new

year gentlemen mad dog also here with us wishing all of you a, Stephen A. Smith. Happy New Year. Gentlemen, Mad Dog also here with us,

wishing all of you a happy new year at home as well. Unfortunately, we begin with tragic news.

Notre Dame was set to play Georgia in a college football playoff quarterfinal at the Allstate

Sugar Bowl on Wednesday night, but the game was rescheduled for 4 p.m. Eastern today in the wake of

the attack on Bourbon Street that. Eastern today in the wake of the attack on

Bourbon Street that killed 15 people and injured dozens more, which the FBI is investigating

as an act of terrorism. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman is working through the emotions after such a

traumatic event, but also still preparing to win a critical game. Coach?

The first part of that team meeting was to mourn and to pray for our country and those that are affected. But as we ended that meeting, we had to redirect our focus towards preparing

for this game. And we had to utilize this time that we have

today and tomorrow morning to continue to prepare for this opportunity. What I told the team is,

is, you know, in the toughest moments, the culture of any program of a nation is revealed. and I have a lot of faith that's country

will rally around New Orleans and support all the victims and families that were affected

today. Yeah, and we co-sign on that our thoughts and prayers with all those affected by that

tragedy. Stephen A, I'll just start with you.

Your reaction to what happened in New Orleans to start the new year.

It's devastating.

And it just shows that no matter how far we've come as a nation, we've got a long way to go.

We've got some really sick individuals out there who want to see the world burn.

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