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podcast. net. Third hour of clay and bucks starts now everyone. Thanks for being here with us. Thanks for joining or staying with depending on where you fall on that one.

We are still waiting and with every quick glance with every justiculation

I'm not sure if Clay or our staff in New York City is going to tell me we have a verdict and we're going to go live but you know we're waiting we're waiting and we do really hope that we will at least get the opportunity to share that with you live as it happens and analyze it live as soon as we all know.

But it could happen when we are off air, which would be so sad for all because we will have a lot to say on that one, but we'll definitely get to it the next day.

Maybe this hour, maybe tomorrow, who knows, the jury is out. The jury is out

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