2024-12-12- KSR - Hour 1

Summary

Episode Summary: KSR - Hour 1 (December 12, 2024)

Introduction and Housekeeping (00:00 – 04:31)

The episode kicks off with Matt Jones welcoming listeners to Kentucky Sports Radio, broadcasting live from the KS Bar & Grill in Lexington on a crisp, sunny day. Matt shares a lighthearted moment about a canceled trip by the South Laurel KSR club due to unforeseen snow, leading to humorous exchanges with co-hosts Doug Gottlieb and Drew Franklin.

"I was surprised. I got the call that they had canceled school, but I looked like all of southeastern Kentucky canceled. Like everybody canceled but looked like Middlesboro." — Doug Gottlieb [04:31]

Technical Glitches and On-Air Banter (05:46 – 09:07)

As the show progresses, Matt addresses an amusing technical issue where a commercial inadvertently included choking sounds, sparking a playful debate among the hosts about maintaining professionalism and avoiding such mishaps.

"Do you ever get the feeling the city walls closing in the concrete jungle suffocating your soul?" — Doug Gottlieb [03:40]

Game Recap: Kentucky vs. Colgate (09:10 – 26:03)

The heart of the episode centers on Kentucky's recent basketball matchup against Colgate. Matt provides a comprehensive recap, highlighting the team’s rocky start and impressive comeback led by key three-point shooters.

"We let them come back, let them take the lead. Luckily made four straight threes on four straight possessions with Jackson, Robinson, Trent, Noah, and then I believe Oway made the last one." — Matt Jones [05:28]

The discussion delves into player performances, strategic decisions by Coach Pope, and pivotal moments that shifted the game's momentum. Hosts commend the team's resilience and the critical plays that secured the victory.

"The two Jackson Robinson threes... energized both the team and the crowd." — Matt Jones [10:43]

Crowd Behavior Debate: Standing vs. Sitting (11:10 – 14:40)

A significant portion of the conversation revolves around fan conduct during games, specifically the encouragement to stand and actively support versus sitting and potentially dampening the atmosphere. Matt shares feedback from listeners who were admonished for standing, sparking a debate on fostering a more vibrant and supportive crowd.

"Are we pro stand up? Anti stand up during basketball games?" — Matt Jones [12:31]

The hosts advocate for a more energetic fan base, emphasizing that active participation can enhance the game's excitement and support the team more effectively.

"If you look at the best atmospheres in college basketball, it's all people standing up, moving around. Our crowd just sits there on their hands. It's kind of boring." — Doug Gottlieb [13:07]

Listener Interactions and Calls (26:03 – 55:12)

Engaging with their audience, the hosts take several listener calls that add depth and variety to the discussion:

1. David’s Experience (26:05 – 31:10): David shares his positive experience attending a game from the lower arena, highlighting a supportive environment that allowed fans to stand without confrontation.

   "I was there to have a good time." — Doug Gottlieb [49:07]

2. Clifton from Indiana (38:05 – 41:45): A caller named Clifton criticizes Indiana’s basketball program, citing historical issues like the infamous "Watford shot" as reasons to avoid future matchups with IU.

   "That's why they are no longer an elite basketball. Probably the fact that they still throw a holiday for a regular season shot against a team that knocked them out of the tournament that year." — Matt Jones [38:28]

3. Nate’s Enthusiasm (48:22 – 55:12): Nate discusses his excitement about attending games and his observations on fan behavior, reinforcing the show's theme on active participation.

   "I was the guy that was standing in the low arena last night... I was there to have a good time." — Doug Gottlieb [48:25]

These interactions foster a sense of community and provide diverse perspectives on fan engagement and team performance.

Upcoming Games and Team Analysis (55:05 – 52:19)

The hosts shift focus to future matchups, including previews of the UK vs. Louisville game and insights into other SEC teams' standings. They debate the current landscape of top-tier college basketball programs, considering both historical significance and present-day performance.

"I think the top five are the four historical powers in Connecticut at this point... Duke, Carolina, Kentucky, and Kansas." — Matt Jones [37:45]

Discussions include the necessity for key players like Lamont Butler to return, the impact of coaching strategies, and the anticipation of upcoming games that could shape the season's trajectory.

Closing Remarks and Final Thoughts (55:12 – End)

As the episode draws to a close, Matt and the crew share final thoughts on team dynamics and upcoming events. They reiterate the importance of fan support, preview upcoming games, and maintain an upbeat and inclusive atmosphere.

"We could open up a can of whoop ass. If they would lift, they'd be like stone cold, wouldn't we?" — Doug Gottlieb [49:34]

The hosts thank the listeners for their engagement, encourage continued support for the team, and sign off with optimism for the season ahead.

Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• "We need to take a timeout against hate." — Doug Gottlieb [00:00]
• "Are we pro stand up? Anti stand up during basketball games?" — Matt Jones [12:31]
• "If you look at the best atmospheres in college basketball, it's all people standing up, moving around." — Doug Gottlieb [13:07]
• "We let them come back, let them take the lead. Luckily made four straight threes..." — Matt Jones [05:28]
• "That's why they are no longer an elite basketball." — Matt Jones [38:28]

Conclusion

This episode of KSR offers a dynamic blend of game analysis, spirited debates on fan behavior, and engaging listener interactions. Matt Jones and the KSR crew provide insightful commentary on Kentucky's basketball performance, advocate for a more lively and supportive fan base, and maintain an inclusive and entertaining environment for their audience. Whether discussing strategic gameplay or addressing broader community issues, the hosts ensure a comprehensive and engaging listening experience for both regulars and newcomers alike.

Transcript

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome, everyone. It is Kentucky Sports Radio Thursday, December 12th. It is Virgin of Guadalupe Day in Mexico, and we are here in the United states at the KS Bar & Grill on a sunny but chilly day. You can give us a shout on the Clark's Pump and Shop phone line, 859-280-2287. Avision Auto Glass text machine is 772-774-5254 and this edition sponsored by the T.J. smith Law Office. Call DJL. Make them pay. I got Ryan and Drew Ryan. We were supposed to have the South Laurel KSR club, but South Laurel went and canceled school for snow, so they were not able to make the trip. So they're going to come next week. So I put on pants today. I mean, I always wear pants, but I put on jeans to look fancy. And now it's just you.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I was surprised. I got the call that they had canceled school, but I looked like all of southeastern Kentucky canceled. Like everybody canceled but looked like Middlesboro.

[Matt Jones]

Well, see, we're tough.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yeah, you guys are tough yeah, we live city school.

[Matt Jones]

We aren't snowflakes, so we don't cancel for snowflakes. Eastern Kentucky, they cancel the snow. And, you know, everybody gets. Everybody's like, well, why do you do it? If you go up in the hills and the hollers, you'd see why you do it, because you can't get the buses up there. Although, don't know that South Laurel Drew has a lot of hills and hollers, but maybe there's part of it. I don't know.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, we'll blame the board of education. We know our club wanted to get here. I'll be honest, I was very excited. I also wore pants. Got here a little earlier.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

But I'm hoping on the makeup date, we'll get to do it again.

[Matt Jones]

I even talked about South Laurel with Chris Doring on SEC this morning.

[Drew Franklin]

Everything was lined up perfectly.

[Doug Gottlieb]

South Laurel.

[Matt Jones]

Chris was like, hey, we were. I was like, listen, I gotta get focused for South Laurel, so. But that's okay.

[Drew Franklin]

We're soon.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Well, you can come out to KS Bar and Grill. You could. We open at 11. You can come sit with us, have lunch, give Mario a hug. He's. He's here for free hugs all day. And we're ready to celebrate Kentucky beat. Beat Colgate, which I want to talk about. But first, I want to talk about something else.

[Doug Gottlieb]

All right.

[Matt Jones]

During the post game show, you know, so for people who don't know, when we do this show, I hear the commercials in my ear from Louisville.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. So we hear the Louisville feed. We don't hear the statewide feed or the Lexington feed. So I don't always get to hear what you, the listener, get to hear. So if you're listening on WLAP.com, you're hearing different commercials.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

Than I hear in my ear. So I've been starting to get messages in the last week or so that they're like, matt, when you do the Red State barbecue ad, there is someone in the background that sounds like they're choking and that's clearing their throat. And I. You know, I was just like, whatever. People say that stuff all the time. They're trying to get at you. Well, last night, Drew, I was on the post game show, and I hear. On the post game show, I hear the Lexington commercials. And. And I heard it. And Ryan, it's me. Of course it's you. Who else would it be? Shannon. I mean, of course it's him. Like, I haven't even heard it.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I knew who you were going to.

[Matt Jones]

Say, here's what I want you to do. Go to the Shannon. Go to the podcast of the post game show last night. It's either the start of segment two or three. I think it's start a segment two. We play it on the air. And so go ahead and pull it up, because I want to play it on here as well. In the middle of the. Of the commercial, you just start clearing your throat of phlegm. So I'm sitting here going at Red State barbecue. You can get tangy, delicious barbecue. And you hear. And it's you. It's certainly you. And a, it's just in the commercial.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

But B, why did you do that?

[Doug Gottlieb]

I. Obviously, I didn't do it on purpose. I have no idea. I don't even remember doing it so.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I heard it, and it is. It is so right. And it's part of the inconsistency that Mario's been talking about. He. For people who don't know, when I tape my commercials after it's over, sometimes Ryan has one after and he. He puts the headset on early and then apparently just starts, like, vomiting while you're doing it, and it ends up on the air.

[Drew Franklin]

I have a little story to go with. I didn't know you were gonna bring this up, but I didn't know it was Ryan. I only heard about one minute of the post game show last night. I was writing. It's hard to listen and type your own thoughts, but I was sitting there in the dark and had the post game show on my little Alexa there, and I heard that, and I thought someone was in the room. It startled me. I jumped, and I was like, what the heck was that noise? But then I had to turn the show off. I didn't know you addressed it. So I heard that on my own, not knowing this is gonna be a draw. It's loud.

[Matt Jones]

It's really loud.

[Doug Gottlieb]

It started.

[Matt Jones]

It's like in the backgr, some would argue it sounds like the commercial itself is a commercial for your phlegm. And so now, I mean, red state. The good thing about red state is they kind of know that stuff. Like, that's part of the charm of the show. But the bad part is, Ryan, you. You've got to get this worked on you. You're flim. You're snoring. Like, we need to get this fixed.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Well, yeah, I'm an old man.

[Drew Franklin]

That's.

[Doug Gottlieb]

You know, stuff happens when you become an old man.

[Matt Jones]

You just start having snot everywhere, I think.

[Doug Gottlieb]

So Your body does crazy things. When you get older, you know.

[Matt Jones]

Into the microphone. Yeah, let's try to keep those things off the air.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I agreed there are a lot of.

[Drew Franklin]

Older people on radio. I don't know. They all do it into the microphone.

[Matt Jones]

It's true. I haven't heard everybody just doing that. Well, Shannon, when he finds it, will let us know. But in some ways, that commercial was a little bit like the game last night.

[Doug Gottlieb]

It was.

[Matt Jones]

Which was started amazing. 17. Nothing looked like this was going to be an absolute route. You remember I bet Colgate to cover the 30 and I thought, well, I'm going to lose this. And then all of a sudden start the second half, we're down by a point. We let them come back, let them take the lead. Luckily made four straight threes on four straight possessions with Jackson, Robinson, Trent, Noah, and then I believe Oway made the last one. And we're able to get a lead that we held for the rest of the game. But it was, it was probably the most lackadaisical game we've had this season. Drew.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, certainly. And a wild ride because everyone was making their toothpaste jokes and ready to win by 100 minutes into the game. And next thing you know, it's close. Well, three point shooting was the story for me. Brea was 4 for 4 in the first half, but the rest of the team was 0 for 11. And without Kobe Bria being hot early, who knows how it could have looked Then they have that run where they got their separation. But Pope always wants them to shoot at least 30 threes. And for four straight games they didn't. They finally did this game. They got back over 30%. They had shot like 27, 26, 28.

[Matt Jones]

Shot like 32, though it wasn't much better.

[Drew Franklin]

At least got back over 30 on their attempts and that number improved a little because they were in quite the funk, Brea included, for the last four games.

[Matt Jones]

Thankfully. You know, I thought that the big two biggest plays were the two Jackson Robinson threes. I mean, he was, he was 2 for 11 from 3, but the two that he hit were at big times. And then Trenton O with the big shot coming off the bench. That little run kind of won us the game.

[Doug Gottlieb]

It did. You know, they had, I think they even got a three point lead at that point in the second half. And when Jackson knocked down those back to back threes, it did seem to energize not just the team but the crowd. You heard him get loud through the.

[Matt Jones]

Crowd, got into it.

[Doug Gottlieb]

That really got into it.

[Matt Jones]

And we have to talk about the crowd for a minute.

[Doug Gottlieb]

All right.

[Matt Jones]

So I heard good things about the crowd. Pope. Pope, you know, he was excited about it.

[Doug Gottlieb]

He mentioned on his post game show.

[Matt Jones]

This was kind of interesting. So I'm sitting there, you know, I have an hour between the two shows.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I get a text message from a guy, a kid named Lawson. Lawson has shadowed us before. Lawson Cantley. I used to work with his. His mother. His mother's a lawyer in. In Louisville. Good friend of mine. I can't believe. You know, I have friends whose kids are now in college. Makes me feel old. But. But Lawson texted me and said I he was home. He's home for Christmas. And he said, I went to the game and these people in the lower arena kept yelling at me to sit down during the run. And then we. Our first caller to the post game show had the same complaint. Turns out he went with Lawson. Oh, but they were complaining. And then all of a sudden, I kept getting messages throughout the rest of postgame show. Yeah. People kept telling me to sit down, too. Do we need to have an intervention with the lower arena RUP fans that people can stand up during games? Are you pro stand up? Anti stand up during basketball games?

[Doug Gottlieb]

I'm pro stand up. Yeah. You know, you're there to support your team. And if you feel it deep in your soul to stand up and clap and yell, then you should be able to stand up and clap and shield, not have somebody yelling behind you to sit your butt down.

[Matt Jones]

So do you think the people behind should hush?

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yes. Yes.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm very pro standup myself. Outside of an exception. Maybe someone's handicapped.

[Matt Jones]

You know, try to work with them.

[Drew Franklin]

As best you can, but you should be allowed to stand up. And I've been the person behind someone who stood up the whole time. And it's. Maybe it was a little annoying, but I didn't have one single complaint because they're allowed to do that.

[Matt Jones]

Shannon. Pro stand up.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Stand up.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Doug Gottlieb]

If you look at the best atmospheres in college basketball, it's all people standing up, moving around. Our crowd just sits there on their hands. It's kind of boring.

[Matt Jones]

It's weird because on football, we don't do that. In football. I don't think our fans tell people to sit down. But I we our RUP arena, especially lower level.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

That's has got. You are not at a play. Okay? No one owes you to sit down. And we've got to change that culture. We RUPP Arena. And you saw this during that run last night. Can be A really great atmosphere.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

But we've got to stop this idea that you're there to be entertained. You are an active part of this environment. And so for Lawson, and I believe the other kid's name was Chuck, let Lawson and Chuck buck. Right. Like, let them do their thing. And I. And you've got to stop yelling at people to sit down.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I think. I don't know what it is about people that think that they have the right to dictate what other people do at a ball game. I mean.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, it is annoying. It is annoying if you're sitting there staring at somebody's butt.

[Doug Gottlieb]

But you can stand up, too.

[Matt Jones]

Yes, you can. And like, I agree with Drew. If somebody's, like, handicapped or some issue, then you do try to work with them. I'm totally fine with that. But in general, up, up on your feet. Jackets. Fans can't be beat. We used to say that in Middlesboro. Why can't we say it here?

[Drew Franklin]

I'm completely with you. You should be allowed to stand. I'll add that last night, I wasn't around any of the sitting, standing debates. But one of my biggest takeaways was the crowd was pretty sleepy last night. Now, part of that was you just blown a 17 oh lead. And they were disappointed because shots weren't being made. It was a lot was a reaction to.

[Matt Jones]

But then they went on that run.

[Drew Franklin]

But there was a lull there where you could hear a pin drop and rup. And that hadn't been the case this season.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, well, I mean, we weren't playing good. It's hard to get. It's hard to get the crowd excited when we're playing bad. Now, Shannon, you have the. The ad, right?

[Doug Gottlieb]

I have what you played last night on the post game.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, so here we go.

[Doug Gottlieb]

This is.

[Matt Jones]

This is the Red State ad with Ryan the Flim Doctor.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Come on, let's go. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Anytime you're ready, Shannon.

[Doug Gottlieb]

No, it's not me. Anytime the computer's ready.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, but I'm kind of waiting everywhere. Let me give you the latest. Select Kroger locations across Kentucky, southern Ohio, and southern Indiana. Same thing at Liquor Barn in Lexington, Danville and E Town, there is Jungle Gym. Do you hear that? No.

[Doug Gottlieb]

There you go.

[Matt Jones]

You heard it.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I heard it because it's you, and I don't remember it at all.

[Drew Franklin]

I thought someone was in my closet.

[Matt Jones]

When that happened last night.

[Doug Gottlieb]

It could be anybody.

[Matt Jones]

No. Okay. I don't think it's. I don't think it's Lawson and Chuck. I think Actually, it's you. Why would you spit up during my. My ad?

[Doug Gottlieb]

Obviously, I did not.

[Matt Jones]

Would you like to apologize to Red State Barbecue?

[Doug Gottlieb]

David Carroll. To Red State Barbecue. My apologies. I'm mad. Cut four more good spots.

[Matt Jones]

We're leaving this one. You. You're going to be the one that owes them.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I probably should go get some Red State Barbecue for dinner tonight.

[Matt Jones]

I think that's the best way to. I think that's the best way to pay them back, so. All right. Well, the Cats win the game. Anything that worries you about this game going forward?

[Drew Franklin]

I didn't see anything new that concerns me, but they need to get Lamont Butler back in a hurry.

[Matt Jones]

Sounds like he probably will play Saturday, but it depends on how he does.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, Perry just couldn't guard anybody. I mean, Brea still gets burned by quite a bit. They really need his defense back. They need his everything back. But I didn't. Nothing new popped up.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I kind of agree with that. 859-280-2287. Text machine is 772-7745254. We'll talk more about the game. Let the kids stand up and the adults. There's a picture of a one adult standing up during the game as well. Down low.

[Drew Franklin]

I interviewed him on my Rapid Reaction. We need thousands more of him.

[Matt Jones]

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[Doug Gottlieb]

I like this.

[Matt Jones]

You do?

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Do you know who it is?

[Doug Gottlieb]

Rem.

[Matt Jones]

That's right. Stand.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yep. Big, big song back in my day. Glory days. The glory days.

[Matt Jones]

Good. 859-280-2287 Text machine. 772-774-52541 Person writes. Matt, why do you have to stand to cheer? Can't you cheer and sit? You can, but it's not as exciting. It's the same reason I make these guys stand at the remotes. You can't help but command more energy when you're standing. When you're sitting, you're by its very nature not as Energetic. That's just the way it goes.

[Doug Gottlieb]

And you know, you're there to watch a game when your team scores. You're just natural instincts. A lot of timers just stand up and, yeah, you know, give them a little fist pump.

[Matt Jones]

One person writes, Matt, it's good to hear you finally change your tune on the Rupp crowd. You used to be far more apologetic for them and didn't trumpet the active participant theory. No, what I've said before was it's also up to the team to play well. It's hard to get excited, Drew, when you're playing poorly, as you could see last night. But I do think Kentucky, once Robinson made that first three that gave us the lead. I do think the crowd was kind of a big part of getting that to where it went from 2 to 11. I do think the crowd was part of that.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. And I'll add that Trent Noah making one of those threes got them off their feet.

[Matt Jones]

How about him? Played well.

[Doug Gottlieb]

You know, he got some good minutes. They called a timeout after he hit the 3, and Pope kept him out there on the floor. I mean, he was. Defense wasn't hurting you, you know, I think he added a little spark last night.

[Drew Franklin]

I liked Pope told the story that Noah got the ball right in front of him as soon as he checked in, and Pope told him to throw it into Amari. Noah could clearly hear Pope. He's standing right in front of him, and Noah took a three. Pope said, I actually love that, that he just brushed me off and wanted to get his shot up. Shows the daddy has confidence when he gets in.

[Matt Jones]

And I also love that Pope's cool with that. Like a lot of coaches might have the ego of, I told you to do this. Do it. He wants his players. That's one thing we always talk about the differences between Pope and Cal. That's one thing that they're. They want their players to kind of have ownership of their team and do what, you know, make decisions on the fly.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I'm glad he pulled the trigger to hit the shot because, you know, Jack Given said during the radio broadcast at that time, he's been shooting really, really well in practice.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, Givens, he called that in the pregame. He said, I think Noah will play, and he's been shooting well, shooting well, and he ended up getting that. How about Tom Hart with his mentions? Said, you know, who knew Mario would end up on espn? Said that Colgate needed to be more consistent to take it to the next level. And then he also noted about Sage yes, he said that you can't put the sage in the water. Ryan Tom back with the KSR references. It made me very happy.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Somebody sitting at this table may have been feeding him.

[Drew Franklin]

Tom did all the work. He went to the sage well twice.

[Doug Gottlieb]

He did.

[Drew Franklin]

He said they need to burn some stage some sage. Then he went back to it later and mentioned sage getting wet.

[Doug Gottlieb]

You can't burn sage when it gets wet or something.

[Drew Franklin]

That feels like one of the more KSR reference heavy broadcasts he's done. I don't know if he was bored or people were standing up in front of him, but he was going to the KSR well a lot sage.

[Matt Jones]

The sage being well that was that do think that's a really that was very specific and I like that he.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Did consistency once in the first half, once in the second half.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I think there are five or six throughout the night. I don't know if he ever got to cowboy hats, but I was rooting for it.

[Matt Jones]

Well, overall a nice win. Now Louisville barely beat UTEP last night. They struggled. They were down in the second half. Some Are you at all Drew worried about the Louisville game on Saturday?

[Drew Franklin]

The only game I've actually seen of Louisville was when they came back against West Virginia in the Bahamas and they were healthier. Perrier played well. So I still don't really know what they are. I'm very confident, maybe too confident. I kind of just feel like they can't lose, which is probably the wrong way to look at it. But I mean UTEP led a lot of that game. I was watching the score while I was at rups so that had to be a little concerning.

[Matt Jones]

I've watched them get blown out now twice. The Duke game was interesting because they played really well for a half and then played really poorly for a half. So you get to see they can't shoot, but they are tough.

[Drew Franklin]

That Chucky Hepburn guards, he's good.

[Matt Jones]

He's good and I think we do. That's why I want to make sure Lamont Butler plays after the game. Pope said they'd find out this morning if he was going to play. He also said that he thought Kirkhresa would be back in six weeks. He told a story, said that as Kerr was coming out of the haze of his surgery and he was a little bit. Well, I think Pope said he was still high from the medication, that he FaceTimed Pope just to tell him how much he loved him and the team, which he said. Pope said he almost went live on Instagram to show everyone Kerr being High. I actually thought that was kind of funny. I bet Kerr would have liked that.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I thought that was a great story. I loved hearing that. But, yeah, they. They definitely need him and Lamont back. And, you know, like you said, Lamont had a full practice yesterday. They're going to see how his body responds today and respond. We definitely need him. We need him.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, it's not the same team without him. It's just not. It doesn't. I know we won in the second half against Gonzaga without him, but long term, I think we have to have.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, yeah, definitely. The defense, especially last night, was evident when you got Colgate guys taking you off the dribble. That's when it was evident he needed to get back out there.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Who's up first? Shannon.

[Doug Gottlieb]

David.

[Matt Jones]

David. How are you, David?

[Doug Gottlieb]

Good.

[Matt Jones]

I'm on my way to Murray, and.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I did not foresee having to watch for mules and drunk people in rush hour traffic.

[Matt Jones]

That made national news yesterday. 2. He's been around the story. Drew told national news, but go ahead.

[Doug Gottlieb]

One thing about the game, it's nice.

[Drew Franklin]

To see O way finally hit a.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Big three, because it feels like he's missed about 500 of them this year.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, it was nice to see away hit one. He. I mean, not only has he missed him the last few games, he's been way off. I mean, like, not even close. It was nice to see Brea getting a rhythm, but I thought the away one was big because he was looking to me like he was starting to, like, try to guide the ball in the basket. And when you do that, Drew, it's really hard to get your rhythm back because you're kind of not doing what you normally do.

[Drew Franklin]

No. He had another open corner three, the one that he's been missing lately. Missed that one, but he got two to go in. Otherwise, I think he had like five rebounds, five assists, zero turnovers. He had a pretty good game overall.

[Matt Jones]

I appreciate the call. Can I say something real quick about our team?

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I think we overpass a little bit.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I heard you say that last night in the post game.

[Matt Jones]

I think we over. I mean, I am all for sharing the ball, but I think we give up too many open. Looks like Brea, he passed open a couple shots like you're the best shooter on the team. I don't. I don't understand why he gives up shots. I mean, I get it, but at the same time, we need him to shoot a little bit more. And then when we drive in for a layup, I'm all for occasionally tossing the lob to Amari and Garrison. But we do that a lot, Drew, and it sometimes leads to turnovers. Like if you got a layup, it was again brea one time take the layup, right?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. They are very unselfish. We've even seen them have an open layup and throw it out for a three. It's worked a couple times. When it doesn't, it sure seems very silly. I like it when it's working, but it has led to some bad turnovers. Mario Williams tried to force a pass last night that never stood a chance. But when he does thread that needle, it is pretty good. So I guess a little give and take there.

[Matt Jones]

There is a little bit of a give and take. But I do think we over. I mean, that's a nice problem to have, but I do think we sometimes overpass.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Last night was the first time. I think it was kind of obvious that, yeah, they. We passed open some open looks to try to force something in down low. Maybe. Maybe they were trying to get Amare on track and Brandon on track a little bit.

[Matt Jones]

Well, they did. I think Amare scored the first two baskets of the game. So that was good. Tomorrow, remember, we are at Beer Nose in New Albany, right?

[Drew Franklin]

Yes. Charleston Crossing.

[Matt Jones]

Charleston Crossing. Why did you just stare straight ahead?

[Doug Gottlieb]

I thought Shannon was getting ready to say where we were, but he was thinking. He just said one minute.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Doug Gottlieb]

3002, Charleston Crossing. I'll say it. New Albany, 2002.

[Matt Jones]

3002, Charleston Crossing. New Albany. It's our UK UofL preview show. It's at the pizza place. It's always good. It's a great chance to get ready for the Louisville game in their backyard. It's also our oldest remote. We've been doing it now. This will be our 11th year, actually our 12th year, I think of doing this show. So that is tomorrow. Hope to see you all in Louisville. We'll take a break. Be right back. It's Kentucky Sports Radio. How are you? All good. T.J. smith, personal injury attorney. Call T.J. he'll make him pay.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Now more of Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Here's Matt Jones.

[Matt Jones]

By the way, the story now has gone international as the Daily Mail has picked up the story of the baby just sitting on the steps at the Kentucky Gonzaga game. Do we ever hear who that baby was?

[Drew Franklin]

Even yesterday, after we brought it up on the show, I did some searching.

[Matt Jones]

On Twitter and you all seen the picture of the baby just hanging out, smoking a cigarette on. On the steps of the Kentucky Gonzaga game. Just lighting one up there.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I thought you were gonna say the International was the guy on the mule being chased by the.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, yeah, that one will too. But. But just. Just go. Yeah, it's.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Nobody's claimed it. I guess you don't want to claim that.

[Drew Franklin]

I mean, it's an infant. Infant?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. I mean, it's like a baby. It's. It looks like. It looks like Maggie Simpson just sitting there on the. On the thing. All right, so we got some folks here from Henderson.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

This woman here is from Versailles. It's her birthday.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Her birthday.

[Matt Jones]

Happy birthday. This. This guy right here just brought us. This is a. A Coke bottle. This is rc. First of all, this is a Tubby smith Coke from 1998. Six pack. But then this is an RC bottle from 1974 that has the Kentucky basketball logo on it. This RC bottle is 50 years old.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

50 years old. What would happen if you drank this? What happens to Coke after 50 years?

[Doug Gottlieb]

I don't know if I want to find out, but that was.

[Matt Jones]

That's very cool. I'm gonna. 50 year old coke bottle and then the Tubby Smith. Look how young Tubby looks.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Tubby looks like a baby.

[Matt Jones]

He looks like a little young guy here 50 years ago.

[Doug Gottlieb]

He brought me a copy of the St. Louis Post Dispatch from 1998 when Mark McGuire hit home run number seven.

[Matt Jones]

That's cool. You should get that, Frank.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I'm going to get that.

[Matt Jones]

That's actually very. That's very nice of you to do, by the way. That's all right. Can I give you a little, before we go to the phones again, a little food. A food update.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

First of all, right, down the street from here yesterday, did you all see the circus right down the street here from KS Bar. Do you know, Ryan, what halal food is?

[Doug Gottlieb]

Do not know what that is.

[Matt Jones]

Drew and I really like halal.

[Doug Gottlieb]

What is it?

[Drew Franklin]

Love it.

[Matt Jones]

It's. Well, it's like. It's halal food. I don't know how to describe it. What nation does it come from? Do you know, Drew?

[Drew Franklin]

I guess it's kind of. It's not Indian kind of.

[Matt Jones]

Well, whatever. Somebody will tell us. It's like Arabic. Yeah, it's like. That's it. It's Arabic. It's like. It's like Muslim, Arab, Arabic would be the way to say, but it's like chicken and rice. Chicken cooked a certain way and it has like a white sauce on it. Don't forget the lamb. They're big on lamb. Big on Lamb. And basically you get it in New York on the street a lot.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Drew introduced me years ago when we were doing the US Open. Halal, guys. Which is a cart. Which back then was a cart in front of rocker Rockefeller Center.

[Drew Franklin]

53Rd and 6.

[Matt Jones]

53Rd and 6, actually.

[Drew Franklin]

Right where that shooting was. Like, exactly.

[Matt Jones]

Yes, almost exactly where that shooting was. He's right. And we used to go all the time, Drew and I. Now they have restaurants. There's one in Nashville. They're everywhere. Okay, so it's. It's. It's very much expanded. Well, there's a halal. It's not Halal, guys, but it's a different place. It's called, like, I don't know, Halal in your face or something. Right over here. It's just right down the street. And yesterday they gave away free food.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Oh, my.

[Matt Jones]

They said on Wednesday, all the food is free.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

Which I don't know how restaurants do that. As someone that works at, like, you live on the margin, I don't know how they're giving, but more power to them. I drove by yesterday. You would have thought Taylor Swift was playing. The line was. I mean, the line was like three blocks long of people. Of people waiting to eat. You know, it goes to show you give somebody something free and they will do anything. The line was down the road. It was from, like noon to 5. It was free.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

And I never seen anything like it. It had to have cost them a zillion dollars, Drew, to give away all that free food.

[Drew Franklin]

They probably know they'll make it right back on me and you eating lunch there for.

[Matt Jones]

I will eat there.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm going to be regular. I didn't have the food yet.

[Matt Jones]

That's the only part.

[Drew Franklin]

That garage. It's all right. There's a few customer spots in there.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, gotcha. Well, I couldn't believe it. Second thing, Skyline for the UK U of L game. Have you seen what they're doing between now and Saturday?

[Doug Gottlieb]

Saw that.

[Matt Jones]

For the UK UofL game, you can get a skyline with blue noodles or red noodles, which is crazy to me. Right? Blue noodles or red noodles. I feel like I have to go and get the blue noodles.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I agree.

[Matt Jones]

Would you eat a blue noodle?

[Doug Gottlieb]

Oh, yeah. I would eat it. Yeah. But I'm like you. I feel like I kind of have to go and get blue noodle skyline.

[Matt Jones]

You don't think that's weird? Because, I mean, noodles are not naturally blue.

[Doug Gottlieb]

No, but I'm sure they still taste like a noodle.

[Matt Jones]

You think so?

[Doug Gottlieb]

They just blue color.

[Drew Franklin]

Just a little coloring in there won't hurt you. I'd go for it. Not the red ones. Certainly not. But the blue ones.

[Matt Jones]

So you have until Saturday. Blue noodles. But you missed the free food down the road from the Halal, whatever the name of that place.

[Doug Gottlieb]

That's crazy because you just told us yesterday Fresh is big boy. The line there. Then you said there's a line over here.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Who hates the same day Fresh's closes. Out with the old, in with the new here in Lexington. Who's up next?

[Doug Gottlieb]

Bill.

[Matt Jones]

Bill, Go ahead, Bill. Yeah.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Hi Matt.

[Drew Franklin]

First time caller, full time listener.

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Drew Franklin]

I got a quick comment about the crowds at Rupperina. Of course, that's nothing new. Those of us have been around for a long time know that that hasn't changed. I was a member of the pet band back in the Patino era and if you remember, they had the students on the side behind the bench and they also had the band right at center court. And we constantly got told that if we didn't sit down that they were going to move us. And now you see the band and the students are now in the end zone.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, it's ridiculous. It's ridiculous to not allow the people to stand. You know, they basically moved the kids into the end zone, which I think was a money grab that I didn't like. But it is what it is. That'll probably never change. But you know, it's what I get if people don't want to stand. But you can't yell at the kids not to. And even not kids, it's adults let people because we got to get the energy up in there. But it's been good this year, Drew. This probably been the best it's been in some pre since pre Covid. Would you agree?

[Drew Franklin]

It's been unreal in there. That Georgia State game the day after Thanksgiving felt like one of the best atmospheres I've seen in rup, which is crazy for a non conference game like that. But so many people in for the holidays were excited to go see the new era.

[Matt Jones]

And when the SEC basketball comes, I appreciate the call. We're going to need our crowd for every game. I saw a stat yesterday. If you look at the teams that were predicted 12th through 16th in the SEC. So the bottom five teams in the SEC so far this year, ryan, they are 42 and 4.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Well, yeah, Missouri probably is one of them.

[Matt Jones]

LSU, Missouri, Oklahoma, Vandy, LSU and I don't remember who the other one was but South Carolina, they ended 42 and 4.

[Doug Gottlieb]

And that's the bottom tier of the Sec.

[Matt Jones]

42. And you don't even look at. I mean, note, only one team in the SEC has three losses. One that's crazy. In the entire conference. That's unbelievable.

[Doug Gottlieb]

It is unbelievable. And you think the bottom tier. Guys, like I think LSU is undefeated. Vanny's got one loss. Missouri just beat number one Kansas.

[Matt Jones]

And let me also tell all of you, get your sleep in during the holiday because January 4th we have a home game against Florida to start the SEC schedule and it's at 11am because that's a day. I don't know why we're playing at 11:00am Is it. Why are we playing January 4th? Yeah, I don't know. But anyway, the game is 11:00am we got to be ready for that one. It's too early in the morning. I don't like that time slot. But that's a game we gotta win because it's a home. You gotta hold serve at home.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

And that will be a big one. Early in the morning.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, they're very good. Really. With last night's game behind us, only Brown is left on the schedule. Is one. You can go in and just say, we know we're going to win that this has flown by already and we're about to hit Louisville. Then we're hitting Ohio State, then hitting that gauntlet.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Sec.

[Matt Jones]

Who's up next?

[Doug Gottlieb]

Clifton.

[Matt Jones]

Clifton. Go ahead, Clifton. Hey, Matt, I live in Indiana and I wanted to call in and give.

[Doug Gottlieb]

You an exhibit A as to why we should never play IU basketball again. I'm driving around this morning in my.

[Matt Jones]

Car and the radio show I'm listening to brings up that yesterday evidently was.

[Doug Gottlieb]

The anniversary of the Watts shot.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, they're ridiculous. They're ridiculous. With the Watford shots are Indiana fans. They. The way they act about the Watford shot is why they are no longer an elite basketball. Probably the fact that they still throw a holiday for a regular season shot against a team that knocked them out of the tournament that year is why they are no longer one of. I wouldn't even say they are a top 10 program anymore. And to me that's exhibit A. Why? I don't.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I totally agree. And a reporter asked one of the.

[Matt Jones]

Current players if he remembered the shot and he couldn't name the player that took the shot and they thought it was a travesty. But then also they added that evidently Tom Crean and his wife were out to dinner last night. Tom Crane and his wife. Now, I like Tom Crean. But Tom Crean and his wife have a celebratory dinner every year on the anniversary of the Watford shot. Like, yeah, come on, man.

[Drew Franklin]

Like, is she like, tom, I'm putting on the watch shot outfit tonight?

[Matt Jones]

No, I mean, she. She probably goes and dresses is up nice for him. Tom wears his special boxers and it's like, it's the Watford shot night. I don't get that. I really don't. I appreciate the call. If you like. Who are the top 10 programs in college basketball right now? UConn. Because of how much they've won. Duke, Carolina, Kentucky and Kansas are grandfathered in because they're the four best. Who would you say are the other five to. If you're saying what are the top programs when you consider relevance, history, all that. Who is it?

[Drew Franklin]

I'd say Gonzaga's. Gonzaga.

[Matt Jones]

They're. They're one of them. So let's put them six. Who else? Michigan State. Still one. They're.

[Drew Franklin]

They're holding on barely. They got a few more years to do something or we're going to have to have the conversation about they're not in it anymore.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I'd put Villanova ahead of them, actually, right now at this point.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Even without Jay Wright.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yeah. I mean, they've proven what they think.

[Matt Jones]

I would take them out because I don't think Jay Wright is the same. Would you put Arizona in there if.

[Drew Franklin]

We'Re taking these out and doing what's relevant? Yes. What's recent? I might even put like a Houston in there for doing real recent. But that's not a bad one.

[Matt Jones]

It's not a bad one. Would you put Tennessee in there? Auburn, Alabama, they have all been better.

[Drew Franklin]

Than Villanova and Michigan State in the last few.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Tennessee still not been to a Final Four.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I don't know. I think it's hard. I mean, to me, definitively, the top five are the four historical powers in Connecticut at this point, I think you got to put Duke, Carolina, Kentucky and Kansas just because there's a panache with those programs. And then I think you throw in Yukon because the winds.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And then to me, that's the five. What's interesting is I might go to 20 before I'd get Indiana.

[Doug Gottlieb]

And when we started, we started this show 13, 14 years ago, they were top five or six.

[Matt Jones]

Indiana, to me, is behind. If you're talking about. People will tune in to watch them. They're behind Kentucky with Cal at Arkansas. They're behind Arkansas. I think they're behind Tennessee, Auburn and Alabama. Right.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I just. I don't think that they. They don't matter. Which is why I don't understand. I don't want to play them. I'd rather do home and homes with the Yukons of the world. The Kansas is the Houston. I mean, who cares? I know you old heads.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, if they will get good, it's fun to have more.

[Matt Jones]

But they're not going to get good. We've been here and they're going to get.

[Drew Franklin]

Then we got to ditch them.

[Matt Jones]

But if they're not going to get.

[Drew Franklin]

If they figured out it's a good. I put Purdue ahead of them on that list.

[Matt Jones]

Purdue is ahead of them. Yeah.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Somebody one time said they were Vienna sausage.

[Matt Jones]

Vienna sausage. Really good. 50 years ago. But now we have extra.

[Drew Franklin]

I would eat those for dinner.

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[Doug Gottlieb]

Yeah, there aren't many bad ones for Petty.

[Matt Jones]

There's really not. Tom Petty's got probably the greatest depth of non country songs I like. Shannon. Of anybody. I can't think of anybody that has a wider variety, like a wider number of songs that I like.

[Doug Gottlieb]

He's kind of right in your wheelhouse too. Yeah, he's got that, that vibe too. Even though it's not country, it's, it's.

[Matt Jones]

It'S not country, but it's like. It walks the line country, but like Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, you know, Tyler, there's like a handful of people that I could say I like 20 songs of, and Tom Petty's probably one of them.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I like this because he says Indiana boys on the Indiana Knights. That's what.

[Matt Jones]

That's a great reason to like it. 859-280-2287 Real quick, couple of hires. Do they work Belichick?

[Doug Gottlieb]

I don't know if it'll work immediately, but I think they can have some success with him.

[Matt Jones]

I'm going, no, it's not going to work, but it's going to be fun to watch. They're bringing Mike Lombardi, who is as gm, as the Patriots, to be the GM of the team.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm one of the few people that was on the side of. I wouldn't even want to make Kentucky. He's just too old. He hadn't done college. What do you. He's not going to win one in two or three years. So how long is he really going to stay?

[Matt Jones]

What about Rich Rodriguez going back to West Virginia? They say you can't go home again. Can you go home?

[Doug Gottlieb]

That shocked me. I mean, he had great success there, though. He still revered, but they hated him.

[Matt Jones]

Because they said he backstabbed him and left. And now he's coming back. That's crazy, isn't it?

[Drew Franklin]

I went to a West Virginia game, they were top three, and he was the coach and that city was on fire. They were worshiping him at the time.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean, they had a shot. They had a shot to make the national championship game with him. They lost and didn't get to do it. But I think they lost a pit. Maybe, but that's. I think. I think they lost a pit like 13 to nine. And next year they're playing on nine. 13, they play each other, which is kind of funny, but. Yeah, I mean, can you do that? Can you. Can you go home again?

[Doug Gottlieb]

He probably shouldn't because I don't know if he can duplicate what he had at West Virginia the first time.

[Matt Jones]

Both those hires, kind of surprising to me, to be honest with you. Who's up next?

[Doug Gottlieb]

Let's go to Nate.

[Matt Jones]

Nate, Go ahead, Nate.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Hey, what's up, Matt?

[Matt Jones]

What's going on?

[Doug Gottlieb]

I'm the guy that was standing in.

[Matt Jones]

The low arena last night. Oh, you were the dude in the picture that was standing, screaming, and it was your first game, if I'm correct. Right.

[Doug Gottlieb]

But no, I've been there before.

[Matt Jones]

But Those seats are the best seats I'd ever had. I'd actually had some up arena tickets.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Gave to me and I was sitting.

[Matt Jones]

There and I was like, man, I.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Will be closer to the game. And I got on Ticketmaster, started scrolling through and saw those two seats were available.

[Matt Jones]

Where I end up being.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I bit the bullet bottom and got down there amongst the Lord arena crowd.

[Matt Jones]

So what was it like? Did they tell you to sit down?

[Doug Gottlieb]

No, nobody said anything. I had a.

[Matt Jones]

Had a old man a couple rows.

[Doug Gottlieb]

In front of me. That was encouraging it, but I was just.

[Matt Jones]

I didn't care what anybody thought.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I was there to have a good time.

[Matt Jones]

And I can remember being a kid.

[Doug Gottlieb]

And going to Monday Night Raw back when Stone closing the Rock.

[Matt Jones]

Those guys are there. Yeah.

[Doug Gottlieb]

I'm thinking if the Kentucky crowd would act like this.

[Matt Jones]

That's right.

[Doug Gottlieb]

It would be insane.

[Matt Jones]

We could. We could open up a can of whoop ass. If they would lift, they'd be like stone cold, wouldn't we? Yes. Oh, hell yeah.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Yeah, we would.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Doug Gottlieb]

And I just. We were struggling last night after we got up 17 nothing and they, you.

[Matt Jones]

Know, they started making shots.

[Doug Gottlieb]

And then once we started going and.

[Matt Jones]

Going on that little run, it was like, you have to get a good.

[Doug Gottlieb]

That's all I done last night.

[Matt Jones]

I was happy to get. Maybe I was part of the reason why we. I think you were. I think you are the reason we won so. Well, I appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed the bougie seats for a night and hopefully we can get you down there for a big game. I love it. I'd love that. Appreciate. Appreciate the call. By the way, this young guy right here, it's his birthday today from Naples, Florida. 14 years old. Do you remember what you were like when you were 14 years old? I don't actually want to know what you were like when you were 14 years old. I think I have a pretty good guess and I don't.

[Doug Gottlieb]

Probably the same as now.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, probably very similar. That's exactly right. Same bodily noises, same inability to say the right things. You know what? Just leave your. Leave it right there.

[Doug Gottlieb]

1980, I had a big, massive afro hair.

[Matt Jones]

That's something. That's different.

[Doug Gottlieb]

The ladies loved it.

[Matt Jones]

Also something different.

[Doug Gottlieb]

They pulled it all out.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Doug Gottlieb]

All butterfly collars, bell bottom jeans.

[Matt Jones]

Those are two things that I have seen change just a little bit. Drew.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. I'm glad Ryan didn't take the bait there and tell us about what he was doing as a 14 year old, but do we need to break into the Chi Chi's birthday song.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, we ought it, we ought to sing for you, by the way. The UK volleyball team is playing in the Sweet 16 at 1:00. So the UK volleyball team plays Missouri at 1:00 today in the Sweet 16. That's the team they beat at the end of the regular season to win the SEC. So they've played them. They play at 1 o'clock. If they win, they go to the Elite Eight and play the number one team in the country. That game, we're going to have it on here. But for those of you that aren't here, I think it's on ESPN2.

[Drew Franklin]

Correct.

[Matt Jones]

Either way. So this, it's the first game of the Sweet 16. Kentucky is likely favored. The game is in Pittsburgh and they play Missouri. Drew with the chance to once again make the Elite 8. It would be, I think, Craig Skinner's fifth Elite 8, which is kind of an amazing thing for a guy that to be at Kentucky.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I'll be watching them. Rooting them on the SEC was good to him in the regular season. Got to stay hot. When they won the championship a few years ago, I remember like pulling over on the side of the road and watching on my phone, really getting into that run. I'm hoping they can.

[Matt Jones]

That was a great atmosphere here at the bar. Remember that night? Yeah. When we won the championship. So, you know, they, if they can win today, they have a setup for a team that if they could beat them, they have a shot to win the whole thing. So that is at 1:00 this afternoon. We're going to take a break. The football schedule for next year came out. It's a beast. We'll talk about it right after this. This is Kentucky Sports Radio. Odoo is business management made so simple.

[Doug Gottlieb]

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[Doug Gottlieb]

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[Doug Gottlieb]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Doug Gottlieb]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Doug Gottlieb]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Doug Gottlieb]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Doug Gottlieb]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Doug Gottlieb]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Doug Gottlieb]

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