2025-01-03- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

Podcast Summary: KSR - Hour 2 Release Date: January 3, 2025
Host: Matt Jones and the KSR Crew

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Introduction and Setting the Scene

At the commencement of Hour 2, Matt Jones welcomes listeners back to Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) from the KS Bar and Grill. He introduces himself alongside co-hosts Ryan Lemond, Drew Franklin, and Shannon "The Dude" as they prepare for a lively discussion on recent sports events and listener interactions.

Game Highlights and Team Performance

Matt opens the discussion with a query about any notable arguments during a recent game on Tuesday. Ryan observes, “I didn't see any trouble at all. I think everyone behaved” ([02:00]). The conversation quickly shifts to impressive individual performances where both Winion Gabriel and Travis Ford made seven three-pointers in a single game, a feat Matt notes is unprecedented over multiple games ([02:08]).

Notable Quote:
Matt Jones: “Winion Gabriel had seven threes in a game. Travis Ford had seven threes in a game. Tony Delk had seven threes in a game…but nobody ever had them two games” ([02:08]).

Listener Questions and Discussions

A listener inquires about a tension between co-hosts Billy and Shannon regarding scheduling conflicts. Shannon candidly responds, “No. And I'm not going to. I'll take responsibility, but I'm not going to apologize” ([02:29]). The discussion delves into management issues, with Matt criticizing the general manager's handling of the situation ([02:47]).

Transfer Portal Rankings and Team Roster

The hosts analyze ESPN’s ranking of UK football's transfer class as the sixth best in America, contrasting it with CBS Sports' ninth place and On3’s 40th place ([03:36]). Ryan expresses skepticism about the rankings' impact on season ticket sales, while Matt finds value in recognizing the talent of incoming transfers from programs like Bowling Green and Miami of Ohio ([04:39]).

Notable Quote:
Matt Jones: “I think that's positive” ([04:39]).

Drew adds optimism, highlighting key recruits like Calzada from Nebraska and an edge rusher from USC, expressing hope that the offensive and defensive lines strengthen the team ([04:53]).

Team Dynamics and Player Relationships

A listener question arises about two players, Barry and Anthony Brown Stevens, leaving the team, which Matt attributes to issues within the wide receiver room and Anthony’s notable earnings possibly causing team resentment ([05:25] – [07:21]). The conversation touches on the challenges of managing high-earning players and maintaining team cohesion.

Notable Quote:
Matt Jones: “When you have a dude who's making a lot of money, maybe isn't the best teammate in the world, I mean, that tends to foster resentment” ([07:21]).

The Romeo Santos Incident

The discussion takes a humorous yet cautionary turn as Matt recounts a story about a woman whose husband divorced her after she volunteered to go on stage with Latin singer Romeo Santos. The hosts debate the implications of such stage interactions on personal relationships, highlighting the potential for misunderstandings and heartbreak.

Notable Quote:
Matt Jones: “He picks one. Well, apparently he picked one the other day, and it broke up a marriage” ([10:19]).

Interview with Kenny Brooks: Highlighting the Women’s Basketball Team

Kenny Brooks, presumably a coach or significant figure in the women’s basketball team, joins the conversation. Matt praises the team’s record-breaking performance with multiple players averaging high rebounds and three-pointers ([16:59]). Kenny discusses the team’s chemistry, the impact of new players, and the strategic advantages of having a tall and agile roster.

Notable Quote:
Kenny Brooks: “We have Clara Strack, who is going to be a budding superstar in this league... she's one of, if not the best point guard in the country” ([18:33]).

He elaborates on Georgia Amore's exceptional skills, emphasizing her role as a dominant scorer and facilitator despite being the shortest player on the court ([18:59]).

SEC Game Previews and Betting Tips

Matt transitions into a segment on upcoming SEC games, encouraging listeners to engage with DraftKings for betting opportunities. The hosts share their picks for various games, demonstrating keen interest and knowledge of the teams involved.

Notable Quote:
Matt Jones: “Every single one of these games, there's going to be good” ([36:03]).

Listener Engagement and Community Interaction

Throughout the episode, Matt and the crew engage with callers, offering advice on attending games, sharing personal experiences, and discussing the vibrant atmosphere surrounding UK sports events. One caller shares enthusiasm about attending women's basketball games, highlighting the relaxed and supportive environment compared to men's games ([38:14]).

Breaking News and Controversial Topics

Towards the end of the episode, Matt addresses a distressing local incident where police mistakenly entered the wrong home at midnight seeking a stolen weed eater, leading to a tragic shooting. The hosts express shock and concern over the poor decision-making and the severe consequences that ensued.

Notable Quote:
Matt Jones: “They had already arrested the guy who had done it. They were using the warrant just to go get the weed eater... What kind of decision is that?” ([27:13]).

NCAA Eligibility Proposal

In the final segment, the hosts discuss an NCAA proposal to extend player eligibility to five years starting the next year. Ryan expresses confusion over the necessity of this change, while Drew and Matt ponder its implications on team dynamics and player development.

Notable Quote:
Matt Jones: “The point of it is like, look, this is pro sports now. Let's just treat it as that” ([41:02]).

Closing Remarks

Matt wraps up the episode by reminding listeners about the upcoming pregame show and inviting them to join at the KS Bar and Grill for game day festivities. The crew emphasizes community engagement and the excitement surrounding the SEC season kickoff.

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Conclusion

Hour 2 of KSR delivers a comprehensive and engaging discussion on UK sports, team dynamics, player performances, and community interactions. Through insightful analysis, listener engagement, and candid conversations, Matt Jones and the KSR crew provide valuable perspectives for fans and newcomers alike.

Transcript

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[Shannon The Dude]

Nmlsconsumeraccess.Org welcome to hour two of Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Now here's Matt Jones.

[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is hour number two, Kentucky Sports Radio 859-280-2287 Text Machine 772-7745254 we are open here at the KS Bar and Grill for lunch. Matt, Ryan, Drew and Shannon. One person writes in and says, matt, did we have any sitting standing arguments at the game Tuesday? I didn't hear about any. Did it. Did you hear about any?

[Ryan Lemond]

No. And I was looking around. I did more crowd watching than I normally would, particularly in section 15. I didn't, I didn't see any trouble at all. I think everyone behaved.

[Matt Jones]

Winion Gabriel had seven threes in a game. Travis Ford had seven threes in a game. Tony Delk had seven threes in a game dot but nobody ever had them two games.

[Drew Franklin]

Two in the same players in the same game.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, in my Quick research. Delkin Ford went back to back days. They played two games in two days and Maui, same time.

[Matt Jones]

One person writes, what's up with Billy versus Shannon? Did Shannon apologize for not telling Billy he'd be gone? Did you apologize?

[Shannon The Dude]

No. And I'm not going to. I'll. I'll say what Billy said to you. I'll take responsibility, but I'm not going to apologize.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, but I mean, isn't there a part of you though, like you should tell your co host if you're not going to be there?

[Shannon The Dude]

Here's the thing. Billy is what the general manager. Turns out he's not good at managing anything in general. So I don't know why. Like he should know that I'm off.

[Matt Jones]

Right? That's not very nice at all. All right, so let's talk about a couple things. First of all, ESPN ranks UK football's transfer class, their portal class, as being the sixth best in America. We've had people go, oh, just a bunch of mid major, whatever. ESPN has a six. CBS Sports has us ninth. Now on three has us 40th, which is very different than sixth and ninth. But the way they do it is they take points away from who left versus who you get. We obviously had a bunch of people leave. What do you make of these rankings?

[Ryan Lemond]

I'll admit I wasn't quite ready for to see that. I might have even rolled my eyes slightly when I saw it's a top 10 portal class just because we did this last season and got very excited about it. I'm just not ready to be told how good these transfers are yet. I mean, it's better than not having one, I guess. And ESPN has to write something, but I don't know if it will sell a ton more season tickets or generate much excitement after how we did went through this just a year ago.

[Matt Jones]

Well, they probably won't finish sixth because a lot of these bigger programs will still get their guys after the playoffs and all that. But I have to tell you, I'm at least. I know exactly what you're saying, Drew. And I get it. I was like that with our freshman classes. Sometimes in basketball, like, it's hard to get excited about these freshman classes because we just keep having them. But it is at least nice to know that these dudes aren't chumps, right? Like, I mean, you know when you see when you're getting guys from Bowling Green and Miami of Ohio and New Mexico and Western Kentucky and you're like, are these dudes any good having the service at least Say, hey, they're talented enough to be considered top 10. I think that's positive.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm taking it as a positive. I mean, you know, Calzada, the running back from Nebraska and the edge rusher from usc, those are probably the three biggies, but I'm hoping this praise means these. The offensive lineman that they've got and the defensive linemen they've got in the transfer portal are maybe better than we think.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, the offensive line will have five new guys, so, you know, let's hope they're good. I mean, ultimately that's. That's kind of where it. Where it is, right?

[Ryan Lemond]

It really all comes down to that. I love the running back out of Nebraska. I think Calzada, he's got some playmaking in him. There's a receiver that's going to visit this weekend that I really like from Louisiana Tech. None of that matters if those five offensive linemen.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, no, it won't matter.

[Ryan Lemond]

So hard to grade them. So, like. Yeah, I don't want to just downplay the class. They got some good additions. I really like the running back more than any of them, but that line has to pan out.

[Matt Jones]

One person writes. Matt, what do you make of the fact that you said that the wide receiver coach in the team did not get along great, but two of our players went to Nebraska? I mean, I was a little bit surprised by that. I was more surprised by Dane than I was the other kid. The other kid, I think, you know, the other kid I think had some issues to where probably what got him to Nebraska is one coach took up for him maybe when other people wouldn't. I was surprised about Dane, you know, but the. What, you know, Nick. Nick Roush, I think, wrote yesterday that the problem was the culture of the wide receiver room. And while I think that was maybe a little much, I don't think he's wrong that the culture of the wide receiver room was not the best. And I don't think it's a coincidence that, like, almost. I mean, they'd like to have had Dane back, but honestly, pretty much everybody else is gone except Macklin, and I think they were all right with it and the coach is gone. So, you know, I. Maybe a little. Maybe I think Nick exaggerated a little bit, but I don't think he's crazy about what he said. So I was a little surprised two guys went to Nebraska. But Ryan, I'm, you know, I'm not surprised about Gilmore. Little surprised about key. I guess that's what I would say.

[Drew Franklin]

You know, you Know, there's a cup just, you know, two guys in the receiver room at a room of 12 can really make a big issue. And so if. If Barry on and Anthony Brown Stevens and these guys were making. Getting a lot of the money weren't doing in the works.

[Matt Jones]

I like how you say if. Clearly those. Clearly those are the two.

[Drew Franklin]

Those. Well, that thing is pretty well documented now. Those two guys kind of did what they wanted. You know, if they didn't want to show up, they didn't show up. If they wanted to work, then they decided to go to work.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. I mean, I think the Anthony Brown Stevens part should not be lost. He was making more money than Dane.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, right. More money than most people on the team.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, Anthony Brown Stevens, I think, was getting like the fifth or sixth most money on the team. Now, part of that probably was that his uncle is John Legend. Right. And so the idea of, like getting his uncle to do some of the stuff he did probably required that. So, I mean, I. It's a unique situation, but when you have a dude who's making a lot of money, maybe isn't the best teammate in the world, I mean, that tends to foster resentment, Drew. It probably just does, you know.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. You can understand on UK's in how it got that way. I mean, John Legend brought his own personal piano to play in Lexington, raised a fundraiser. If he wants his nephew getting a little extra money, I can see why they cave into that. But that can also mess up a locker room. And then Barry on. I don't think there's plenty of secrets out about him. They're no longer secret about not being all the way there at practice, maybe not being there practice, but he's still getting the most targets.

[Matt Jones]

So we. We had the conversation yesterday about Stoops Wins. There was. Most people online seem to agree, six or seven. It was interesting to see. I think that's the number. I think most people online also, though said, you better win six. I mean, I think, is it Bowler bus next year?

[Drew Franklin]

It almost is. It's almost that feeling we used to have. Just praying and hoping just to get Bo eligible next year. I think maybe that year just trying to claw our way back to Beau eligible again.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. All right, so let me switch gears for a second. I'm gonna ask you all out here in the crowd, how many of you all have ever heard of Romeo Santos? Anybody ever heard of Romeo Santos?

[Drew Franklin]

Nobody?

[Matt Jones]

You heard of Romeo, have you, Mario? Romeo Santos. What about you? You ever heard Romeo? All right, so no one's Heard of Romeo Santos? I want you to look up, not right this minute, but later on tonight, go down the Internet rabbit hole about Romeo Santos. He's like a Latin singer.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Very handsome. Like, muscular. Kind of like a. You know, he's a singer for women. Women like him. Like, he's like, looks like me. Not really. I mean. I mean, take. You make the opposite. And that's kind of what Romeo Santosley. So he gets on stage and, you know, he. He's grinding. He's doing all the things that the. The lovers do. Right? And every. Every. What are you laughing at?

[Drew Franklin]

Grinding and doing the things that lovers do.

[Matt Jones]

Well, it's what lovers do. You wouldn't understand. So he. He. Every show, Drew, he picks a woman out of the audience. He says, who wants to come up and come on stage with Romeo? And he picks the woman out of the audience, and then basically he sings a song to her while sort of grinding and gyrating and pulsating and all of that.

[Drew Franklin]

And it's.

[Matt Jones]

It's a very, like. It's a thing. Well, you know, when he picks the women out of the audience, they volunteer. And I don't think he checks marriage certificates or anything like that. Yeah, right. He just sort of. He just does his thing.

[Drew Franklin]

Picks one at random.

[Matt Jones]

He picks one. Well, apparently he picked one the other day, and it broke up a marriage.

[Kenny Brooks]

Oh.

[Matt Jones]

He was at a concert and a woman went. Now, this story is crazy to me. A woman went to the concert with her husband.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

When it came time for the part where he picks the woman out of the crowd, she volunteered to go up on stage with her husband there. Okay, first of all, would you be okay with that if a. If. If your wife went on stage with Romeo while you were there?

[Drew Franklin]

I'm okay with it. You're the married one. Are you okay?

[Ryan Lemond]

I've seen enough of these videos. I know what he's talking about. That'd be. That'd be a no for me.

[Matt Jones]

Wait a minute. You're okay with it?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

You're totally fine with your wife going.

[Ryan Lemond]

Up, seeing these videos?

[Drew Franklin]

All right, so I haven't seen any of the videos.

[Matt Jones]

So anyway, she gyrates. I'm sorry. She shouldn't be. He shouldn't be doing this. Ma'am, I just want you to know, like, I. I don't. She. Then his. She gets down and dirty with him on stage. The husband ends up divorcing her.

[Drew Franklin]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

All right. Can I read you the statement that she made afterwards?

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

She makes a statement on Instagram. I don't want know where to start, but I want to share. This is how she starts the statement after her husband has left her. I don't know where to start, but I want to share how happy I feel for having achieved my long awaited dream. One that I imagined for years. Both awake and asleep. Both awake and asleep. She's dreaming and Shannon awake and asleep. For me, it's not just about admiring the artist, but about valuing the great human being that he is. I have followed him and admired him for a long time. Now I must acknowledge that this achievement came at the very high cost. The breakup of my 10 year marriage. Although at the time I didn't think about the consequences, I recognize that I let myself be carried away by nerves and excitement without considering how this could affect my family. I am heartbroken at the result.

[Ryan Lemond]

What did she think was gonna happen?

[Drew Franklin]

I think that should have been the lead.

[Matt Jones]

That's what I was gonna say.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Shouldn't her Instagram statement have led? Yes, there was no, she led about her dreams about Romeo and then said and oh yeah, I guess it ended my marriage. So that stinks.

[Ryan Lemond]

And this wasn't a hug and a dance. There wasn't much clothing on. There were some lips to lips.

[Matt Jones]

If you see the video, you would see what was happening.

[Ryan Lemond]

And apparently Romeo is on to the next city. And she's seen.

[Matt Jones]

And this is a yes, apparently everywhere. Thou Romeo in the next city. Okay. She not waiting on you. It's an unbelievable thing. And that statement. She has now deleted her Instagram because she took so much criticism from that statement. How about that statement?

[Drew Franklin]

Totally had it flip flopped. She had it totally wrong. If she felt, actually felt some sorry about it. That's. That's the lead. That's the lead paragraph.

[Matt Jones]

Her hopes and her dreams both awake and asleep.

[Drew Franklin]

So she's fantasizing about him and dreaming about him.

[Ryan Lemond]

If I hadn't divorced her when it happened, I would have divorced her after the Instagram.

[Matt Jones]

Any chance of reconciliation.

[Drew Franklin]

So did the husband just storm out at that moment when he's. She's up there with him.

[Matt Jones]

The husband left the show and she had to get a ride home.

[Ryan Lemond]

I've been seeing that the usher does this at his concerts now. And it's happened with wives and when their husbands were there. It's kind of becoming a thing at concerts where I. I don't know if they're intentionally ruining marriages, but there's other examples of this.

[Matt Jones]

If your wife says she's going to a Romeo Santos concert, sir men say I'm out.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm out.

[Ryan Lemond]

My last concert.

[Matt Jones]

Make sure their seat is in the back.

[Ryan Lemond]

We saw Luke Combs and if Luke Combs had pulled Abby on stage, there would have been. There would have been some fighting.

[Matt Jones]

Doesn't happen a lot of stur Simpson shows that I've seen. Who's up next?

[Shannon The Dude]

Troy.

[Matt Jones]

Troy. Go ahead, Troy.

[Caller]

Hey, Matt. How you guys doing?

[Matt Jones]

Doing good.

[Caller]

Well, first time I'm going to rip arena tomorrow for a ball game. Want some advice? My wife is a UK grad and we live in Indiana. And frankly, Matt, I am an IU fan, but I'm going to support my wife tomorrow. Nice of you, but just looking for any advice on what's the concessions to buy, where to park afterwards.

[Matt Jones]

Good luck. You know, that's the best I can say for that. As far as concessions to buy, everybody's gonna tell you to buy the ice cream.

[Drew Franklin]

Overrated. Don't. Don't waste your time standing in line.

[Matt Jones]

The lines way too long, in my opinion. You know, I think there's. There's some good barbecue they've got. The Cattlemen's association has good. Has good food there. I would say to you, if you want to have the full Kentucky experience, get there a little bit early. Feel the atmosphere when they do the videos at the beginning. That's always really cool. Go to the post game show. Your wife will enjoy that. I would say either come to the bar before the game or after the game here at KS Bar. I think that's the best Kentucky experience you can have. But I would say try to get there the first 10 or 15 minutes before the game, especially tomorrow with it being Florida and SEC game. That to me is the best part, that 10 minutes of excitement right before the game starts.

[Drew Franklin]

Totally agree. Yeah. Get in your seat early so you can see the videos and the starting lineup. And dude, don't wear red. Don't wear anything red.

[Matt Jones]

Don't wear red.

[Drew Franklin]

Nope, you don't.

[Caller]

I'm not wearing anything Kentucky, but I am wearing blue.

[Matt Jones]

All right, I appreciate the call. We'll take a break. Kenny Brooks will join us right after this. It's the Kentucky Sports radio. Well done, Shannon. 859-280-2287. I miss when Shannon doesn't do the. That was perfect. Those you all on podcast won't even hear what a good one that was. We are now joined on the phone by Kenny Brooks. Kenny, I have to tell you, man, I watched. I've watched the Louisville game, which was awesome, but last night your team looked like a well, oiled machine set the all time record with seven threes by two different players in a game. You have three different players averaging nine rebounds or more in a game. Only the fifth time that's ever happened in NCAA women's basketball play. You got to be thrilled with how this.

[Kenny Brooks]

Hey, Matt, how you doing, man? I, I really am. And obviously, when you put together a team like we did, 11 new players, they don't know each other. It's been a joy watching them come together. And obviously we're a lot better after the 13th game than we were the first game. But it's just been so much fun watching them how they just play for each other, celebrate each other's successes. And as a result, you know, you have really good play, good, really good basketball. And last night it was on display.

[Matt Jones]

I, you know, I talked to you at media day and I said, and you basically looked at me. I remember you said something like, we're gonna get it done here. And then you kind of gave me a. I don't know if it'll be this year, but it's gonna happen. Have they outperformed your expectations so far?

[Kenny Brooks]

No, they've done exactly what we thought. And obviously, you know, back then when I talked to you, we, we still, we were facing adversity because we had two kids who pretty much I penciled in as starters who were out for the year. So we had to really go back and readjust and reinvent ourselves and what we thought we were going to be to what we can be. And. But these kids have done anything and everything that I've asked them to do. They love playing for each other, they love working with each other. And the sky is still the limit even though we don't have those two players. But it's just really been a lot of fun. And when you have an all American point guard leading the way, you can do a lot of great things. And she covers up a lot. And it's just a joy and a privilege to have a coach on the floor.

[Matt Jones]

Well, let's talk about her. Georgia. Tell me. I've heard her name pronounced three different ways. Her last name. How do you pronounce her last name?

[Kenny Brooks]

It's Amor.

[Matt Jones]

Amore. Okay, so Georgia Amore. I want to give you A couple stats. Second the nation in assist, four straight 20 plus point games. Seven threes in the last game. You have created a very tall team. And she's the shortest girl on the woman on the court, and she just completely, like, it feels like controls the game and it feels like she's really coming to her own in the last few games. Maybe took her a couple games to get adjusted. Am I reading that right?

[Kenny Brooks]

Yeah, you are. And you know, you know, the last couple of years and like last year she was an All American, not an all American honorable mention, but one of the top 15 players in the country, could have gone to the WNBA draft, would have been a first round pick, decided to follow me here. And it doesn't matter who is on the court, how good they are, how tall they are, she's going to control the situation. And coming here to Kentucky, we knew it was going to be an adjustment because, you know, at Virginia Tech she was more of a facilitator and then a scorer and we knew we needed her to be more of a dominant scorer for us. And then she also had to learn her teammates and she had to learn where they wanted the basketball, how they were going to run. And you can really see her doing that in the last few games, just understanding. Last night they were making eye contact with each other and she was making plays that, you know, even after seeing her for five straight years, they still amaze me. So we're, we're very fortunate to have her. BBN is very fortunate to get her for one year to watch her because she's one of, if not the best point guard in the country.

[Matt Jones]

She's, she is really fun to watch and I encourage. And your whole team is fun to watch. I mean, I know a lot of fans are watching, but I encourage even more to. They are. Your team is really good and really fun. Let's talk about the fans. Talia, I believe her first name is pronounced Talia Goodman. That's Jeff Goodman's daughter, covers women's basketball for. On three, she listed the five best atmosphere she's seen in women's college basketball so far this year. And number three was your Kentucky game against Louisville, which I thought was really an awesome statement. How have you felt so far about BBN support and getting and being around this fan base?

[Kenny Brooks]

BBN has been everything. It's been. Everything is advertised. And not, not only in the, in the, in the venue which is Memorial, which is, you know, beautiful. It's great for women's basketball games, but man, just walking around Lexington, just the knowledge of the fan base. You know, sometimes I try to go incognito and put a hat on and some glasses and not having your understanding, not happening. And. But it's a beautiful thing. But I think the thing that really impresses me the most is the knowledge of the fan base, you know, they really understand basketball. They understand good basketball and they've been extremely supportive. And you know, I said it in my presser, this is a sleeping giant. And it's all I needed to do was be awakened. And once we get BBN really, really behind us and understanding who we are, I think it's really going to help a good team become great.

[Matt Jones]

You guys have, I mean, one of the tallest teams I've ever seen. It feels like you, it feels like you tower over everybody. Is that just the sort of uniqueness of this roster or is that kind of how you try to build rosters in general?

[Kenny Brooks]

You know, last year, with the last few years, I had a 6 foot 6 all American and we really had a lot of success, you know, running the basketball through her. And, and if you, if you're going to be one of the elite teams, you got to have some tall players. And. But the one difference this year, we're very tall. But they're all like unicorns, Matt. They, they're not the typical 6 foot 5 kid who can't move. They're also agile, so it allows me to be versatile. We can switch. We have Clara Strack, who is going to be, who's a budding superstar in this league, who can switch off onto a guard and guard them. And even though she isn't as quick as the guard, she's switching so long and they all contest shots at the rim and they do a great job of doing that and they do a great job of rebounding. As you mentioned, we have three kids who are averaging more than nine rebounds a basketball game. So it's very unorthodox. It's a little bit different than the typical SEC women's basketball teams or rosters. But I think that's what we really wanted. We didn't want to be just like everyone else. And I think that's going to present challenges for a lot of people.

[Matt Jones]

Last thing, obviously, South Carolina has been a juggernaut the last couple years. LSU's won a title. The SEC is obviously great. Those two teams have kind of stood out. But the rest of the league, it's gone up and down depending on which programs are doing well. I'm not asking you to predict where you're going to finish, but as you keep going through SEC play, do you feel like you will be able to compete with all of these teams going forward?

[Kenny Brooks]

The only thing I will predict is that we will get better every game. And that's a very coach answer, Katie.

[Matt Jones]

That's A very. That's a very coach answer.

[Kenny Brooks]

Hey, look, you know, this league is a juggernaut. And you know, when you've added two teams like Texas and Oklahoma, along with, you know, like a Vanderbilt team who is playing extremely well, Ole Miss has always done well. There's so many. And every night is going to be. It's going to be a challenge. So the only thing I can tell you is that we will get better every game and we'll go out there and we'll do our best. And if we do that, then I think we can compete in this league for a lot of.

[Matt Jones]

Definitely can compete. They're a lot of fun to watch. Drew and I have been watching every game. I'm going to be out there at your Auburn game coming up in a couple of weeks. I look forward to it. Kenny Brooks, thank you very much. Good luck with the rest of the year.

[Kenny Brooks]

Appreciate you, Matt. Thank you.

[Matt Jones]

There you go. Kenny Brooks. We'll take a break and be right back. This is Kentucky Sports Radio. T.J. smith, personal injury attorney. Call T.J. he'll make him pay.

[Shannon The Dude]

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

[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio. All right, we are here at KS Bar. Thank you all very much. We'll be open all day tonight. Come on out before the game tomorrow. Remember, we're going to the pregame show. Tomorrow starts at 8:30 in the morning. So get up, get your alarm, turn us on. 8:30 wlap and 8:40 wh s and then this bar will open at 9 for, for the game. We'll be serving breakfast. I'm going to be up all night cooking. I've got. Yeah, okay. You know, I do a gravy and like chicken and waffles.

[Ryan Lemond]

You know what goes into your gravy?

[Matt Jones]

Oh, I put like flour.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

There's a check and then gravy. And you put it all together and it works out. So I'll be, I'll be up cooking tonight if you're looking for me. And then tomorrow we'll, we'll have breakfast. You can have breakfast before you go to the game so that you feel all full and, you know, full.

[Drew Franklin]

We should have told that guy, don't waste your money on concessions at Rupp Arena. Come here. First is really good.

[Matt Jones]

I don't mean to be mean about sessions at RUP but like, don't eat it. Rup. Eat either. Eat either here or somewhere. Like there's so many good restaurants. Like, why, why spend your money on rup. Food. No offense, get you get a soda or a Slurpee or something there, but you don't need to get food.

[Ryan Lemond]

I like rough. It's not exactly a headquarters of cuisine. I think I've had Chick Fil a every game this this season.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Only so I said in terms of the men making seven threes in a game, two different players. No one's ever done it. We've only had twice where two different players have made six threes in a game. Corey Price picks out. Would you like to guess you got one of them. Jamal Mashburn and Travis Ford.

[Drew Franklin]

That's what Drew said. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Against Indiana. They did it. Can you name the other duo to have six threes in a game? And I'm just going to go ahead and tell you there's no chance you're going to get this, but take a guess.

[Drew Franklin]

We started.

[Ryan Lemond]

Tag me the tweets. Already saw it. I'll let you play, Ryan.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, I mean, I would guess the easy ones. Jody Meeks and somebody.

[Matt Jones]

I just said there's no way you're going to guess it. So guess something off the radar.

[Drew Franklin]

Watch. I think is. Is it Jody Meeks and like somebody obscure?

[Matt Jones]

How about March 6, 2021? Davion Mintz and BJ Boston.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, I never would have come up with that one. Wow.

[Matt Jones]

How long would it have taken you to got to get that?

[Drew Franklin]

Dude, you probably could have told me the. The year and I probably still can come up with those two guys.

[Matt Jones]

Davion Mint and Boston.

[Ryan Lemond]

Save that one for a trivia night.

[Matt Jones]

That's. No one's getting that except Corey. I. We do have to talk about this story again. In London, in Laurel County. I don't know if you guys are following this, but I didn't think the story could get any worse until I saw the update. Okay, so. So if you. If you remember, a man was in his home, the police came in with the warrant, ended up shooting him. He died. It turns out the warrant was for a different house.

[Drew Franklin]

Correct?

[Matt Jones]

It was for a house down the road. It was not for his house. Now, according to the reports, he did. They did knock. So it wasn't a no knock warrant. They did knock. But they come in, they shoot him. Okay. Then we find out that the thing they were coming with the warrant for was a stolen weed eater. Okay, that's bad. And that's bad. Secondly, we find out it's at midnight. They come looking for a stolen weed eater at midnight. Not exactly a prime time to go looking for weed eaters. Then we find out the weed eater was the county judge executive's weed eater. So that makes you think, oh, maybe there was a little encouragement. But the fact I found out yesterday, it goes from poor decision to horrific decision. They had already arrested the guy who had done it.

[Drew Franklin]

He was already in jail.

[Matt Jones]

He was already in jail. They already had the guy in jail. They were using the warrant just to go get the weed eater, not to get him to get the weed eater. They went to this man's house at midnight to allegedly get a stolen weed eater that the person that allegedly took it was already in jail. And in the middle, in the aftermath, someone gets killed. What in the world, what kind of decision is that? You can't wait until the morning to go get the weed eater. It has to be gotten at midnight. I couldn't believe that when I read that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Do we even need a warrant for. Why are we chasing down weed eaters at midnight?

[Matt Jones]

Well, I mean, they're chasing it down because. Probably because the county judge executive wanted his weed eater back, but he didn't need it at midnight.

[Ryan Lemond]

Resources of whatever it takes to go knock down the door at midnight for a weed eater.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

I don't think he was going to mow his grass in a December morning. The next morning, no urgency at all to go get that weed eater got.

[Matt Jones]

Killed who had nothing to do with it, at least allegedly. But even if he took it, you don't kill a man over a weed eater in his own home, in his. At midnight, even if he took it, you know, but it wasn't even the guy who took it, it was somebody else.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

There needs to be consequences for anyone that played a role in this.

[Matt Jones]

Mean not only did they get the house wrong, which is a tragic mistake, but I don't think they got the house wrong intentionally. But even, even if that was that dude had been given the stolen weed eater, let's say they had a criminal mastermind to sell black market weed eaters. You don't need to go into their house at midnight going looking for a weed eater.

[Drew Franklin]

Armed guards busting in your house at midnight for a weed eater.

[Matt Jones]

It's unbelievable.

[Drew Franklin]

It is. It really is.

[Matt Jones]

It's. There are a lot of bad stories that come out, but that's one that I just can't believe.

[Ryan Lemond]

Right for Christmas, a man at home, maybe sleep.

[Matt Jones]

Unbelievable story. Who's up next?

[Shannon The Dude]

Kathy.

[Matt Jones]

Kathy. Go ahead, Kathy.

[Marcia]

I have a question regarding the scenario of the couple that went to the Italian or, or Mexican singer, whatever. What are your thoughts if that, if it had been switched. It was a female. And she had pulled. And her date had been pulled up or her husband had been pulled up.

[Matt Jones]

I don't think she would have liked it. Do you? So you're saying, like, Sabrina Carpenter and she asked the husband to come on stage? I can't imagine. Again, I'm not married, but when I think of the relationships I've had, not sure most of my serious relationships would have enjoyed me going on stage and dancing with Sabrina Carpenter. Or pick the female singer. Madonna or whoever. I just. I don't think that would have been something they would have liked.

[Marcia]

All right. Just curious.

[Matt Jones]

Appreciate the call. Do you.

[Drew Franklin]

I saw the video. It was a little more than just dancing up on stage.

[Matt Jones]

What about you? What about you? What about your current girlfriend or past wives if, like, Janet Jackson brought you on stage? Do you see? I knew. I picked Janet Jackson because I knew his face would be like that. Shannon. Because he's got a thing for Janet Jackson.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Let's say Janet. Okay, this is a good question. Let's say.

[Drew Franklin]

I want to answer it honestly.

[Matt Jones]

Let's say it's you and yoga girl.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Janet Jackson's playing here at rpa.

[Drew Franklin]

Yep.

[Matt Jones]

I pull some strings, I get you on the front row.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Janet. Ms. Jackson, if you're nasty. All right. She calls you up on stage, you go. And then she starts doing to you what Romeo did to this woman. What happens next?

[Drew Franklin]

I'm sure, honestly, I would go for it. I would. I would go up on the stage.

[Matt Jones]

What do you mean you would go?

[Drew Franklin]

I would dance with her. I would follow Janet Jackson's lead, and we would have a. But I know yoga girl would probably be very upset.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. All right. You know.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

She's gonna get upset.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And you're doing it anyway.

[Drew Franklin]

I think these times in our lives don't come very often. And if it was she likes Brad Pitt, if Brad Pitt pulled her up on stage, did it, I would have to just suck it up and be okay with it.

[Matt Jones]

So you're. You. You're acting like it's like a hall pass.

[Drew Franklin]

A hall pass, yes.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, so then it's over. Let's say she gets mad.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. And she probably would.

[Matt Jones]

Then what happens? Are you writing an Instagram post like this?

[Drew Franklin]

No, I am not. I am sucking up and trying to make up for every wrong that I had done.

[Matt Jones]

But you're still doing it.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm still doing it.

[Shannon The Dude]

You said you'd be okay if she did it too, though.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I. I'd have to be. I'D have to be okay if Brad Pitt pulled her up on stage. I mean, I. I love her, but I trust her enough that she just leave it on the stage.

[Matt Jones]

You're acknowledging you're gonna go grind with Janet Jackson.

[Drew Franklin]

That's all it is. It doesn't go any further than that. It's just grinding on stage.

[Matt Jones]

Gr Find up on stage at a.

[Shannon The Dude]

Concert, but she's kissing you.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, they kissed.

[Drew Franklin]

Romeo and that girl are kissing.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, that's the exercise.

[Matt Jones]

So let's say. Let's say Janet. And Janet starts going, hey, boy, look how hot this man is. He pulls on those plugs and like, things are. Like things start getting hot and heavy.

[Ryan Lemond]

You think about her when you're asleep and you're awake, just like the. The Romeo lady.

[Drew Franklin]

I. I would probably, just for the moment, go along with it. For the moment. You know, it's all for the show. You know, I do a lot of crazy stuff here.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, it's for the show.

[Drew Franklin]

The show.

[Matt Jones]

How does that help the show?

[Drew Franklin]

Well, you know, the crowd wants that. The crowd out.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, you mean the Janet Jackson show.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, you're doing it for her.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, Great.

[Drew Franklin]

Content for us for a week.

[Ryan Lemond]

What if it's Darius Rucker, not Janet Jackson?

[Drew Franklin]

I'll probably still dick grinding with him.

[Ryan Lemond]

It actually sounds like you're taking Matt.

[Matt Jones]

He would grind with Darius. I know he would.

[Ryan Lemond]

It sounds like Ryan's asking for forgiveness, not permission.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. You know, it sounds like you and this lady at the Romeo concert don't have that much difference.

[Drew Franklin]

I would think yoga girl and my relationship is strong enough. We could survive a grinding incident with Janet Jackson.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I don't know that we'll ever find out. But you might find out tonight when she hears this. Whether or not that's gonna happen, which.

[Ryan Lemond]

Might already be done.

[Matt Jones]

We might be seeing an apology. Instagram this evening. Bbn. If you're exercising more, being healthier and saving more money, then you also might need to get some physical therapy. You might pull something that you haven't used in a while, just like Ryan did. Janet Jackson, core physical therapy has been Kentucky and his leader in physical therapy for more than 30 years. Go to court.com and stay pain free with court.com. i think you got yourself in trouble.

[Drew Franklin]

I just got hot. I gotta take my jacket off. I got hot.

[Matt Jones]

All right, Just stay away from me. We'll be right back. This KSR welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio. This segment sponsored by Don Franklin Auto. Thank you all very much. Don Franklin. Some great vehicles all over the state, 20 plus locations. Any kind of vehicle you want at a price you can afford. We were just there in Glasgow last week. We'll be in another one here soon. Go to donfranklinauto.com for any of your vehicle needs. SEC play starts tomorrow. As such, there's a lot of big games. This is going to be a gauntlet. Every single game, there will be big SEC games. You can go to DraftKings and make your bet. Bet $2, bet $5, win $200. Bonus bets if you win. Let's make our Draft King selections. Let me go through these SEC games to start quickly. Give me your winner. Because all of these games, every single one of these games is going to be good. This is going to be true of every SEC game this year. They're all going to be good. Anyone can beat anybody. George is at Ole Miss. Drew.

[Ryan Lemond]

Ole Miss.

[Drew Franklin]

Ole Miss.

[Matt Jones]

Ole Miss at home. I get that. Gets the victory. South Carolina's at Mississippi State.

[Ryan Lemond]

Mississippi State.

[Drew Franklin]

Mississippi State, Mississippi State.

[Matt Jones]

Missouri's at Auburn. I think we all take Auburn, right? Vandy's at lsu. Shannon, do you get a victory?

[Shannon The Dude]

I think so. This is a good Vandy team. I think they win tomorrow.

[Matt Jones]

It's pretty good. LSU team. I'm gonna take lsu. I might be picking home teams a lot this year, Drew.

[Drew Franklin]

Yep.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I'm going LSU also.

[Matt Jones]

All right. Texas is at Texas A and M. These teams haven't played in a decade.

[Drew Franklin]

And that's their first SEC game for Texas. Wow. It's at A and M. Yeah. I'm going A and M. I'm gonna.

[Matt Jones]

Go A M. All right, the big ones. Oklahoma is at Alabama. Oklahoma is undefeated playing against Alabama. Does Oklahoma's undefeated streak is.

[Ryan Lemond]

Does Alabama wins easily?

[Drew Franklin]

I think Alabama is still one of the best teams in the country.

[Matt Jones]

I'm gonna take Alabama. And then right after our game, John Caliperi goes into Rick Barnes, who has at times owned him, Although Cal's been pretty good in Knoxville, even though he wasn't as good at home. Arkansas at Tennessee.

[Drew Franklin]

This is the only road team I'm picking. Rick Barnes has John Perry.

[Matt Jones]

Arkansas at Tennessee.

[Drew Franklin]

I thought it was at Arkansas. No, I'm picking Tennessee.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think Arkansas is better, and I gave him credit earlier, but I think they get killed in this one.

[Matt Jones]

They're ranked now.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I'm aware. And I think they're good, but I think Tennessee wins big.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. I mean, Rick Barnes has kind of owned Cal even when Cal had really good team.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

So I kind of think. I think Tennessee. Tennessee rolls them, but we'll see.

[Ryan Lemond]

If it were in Arkansas might pick Arkansas. I just think that's a big task.

[Matt Jones]

Every game from now on, every little block of games, there's going to be an upset like there's just. There's going to be an upset like every single one one of these games, there's going to be enough.

[Drew Franklin]

Yep. Somebody's going to win a big road.

[Matt Jones]

Game that we don't expect.

[Drew Franklin]

We don't expect.

[Ryan Lemond]

You got the a. Do homecoming for Tennessee to Arkansas. Tennessee.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, that's right. He is going. He is going home. Who's up next?

[Shannon The Dude]

Marcia.

[Matt Jones]

Marcia, go ahead. Marcia.

[Tom]

I'm so glad that you had Kenny Brooks on. I wanted to, you know, I bought tickets, season tickets, before the season started. I thought, well, I'll do my part to help pay for that 82 million dollar renovation. Even though I thought I won't go to that many games, you know, come driving from Louisville. But it's so exciting. I've been to every one of them.

[Matt Jones]

Have you really?

[Tom]

I want you. Yes. I enjoy it. I'm getting into it. I don't feel as pressured. You know, when I'm at the men's game, I feel like I'm working the whole time.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Tom]

I'm more relaxed at the women's game. But it depends. And I want you to know, last night when we were getting ready to go in, somebody said, are you Marsha? He said, I recognize that voice.

[Matt Jones]

That's right. Oh, gee, Marcia, thank you very much. Appreciate the call. By the way, some breaking news this morning. Shannon, go ahead.

[Shannon The Dude]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

The NCAA is considering a proposal that starting next year, all players would have five years of eligibility.

[Drew Franklin]

It's been that way for the last couple years. Might as well continue it, it seems like.

[Matt Jones]

What do you think about that? Would that affect anyone on the team?

[Ryan Lemond]

Now, I got to be honest. I do this for a living. I still don't know who's got years left. Who doesn't think about 2020? I don't have a clue.

[Matt Jones]

The question, Junior. There are people who are fifth year seniors because of COVID but if you started in 2021, you wouldn't have had a Covid year. So do we have any true seniors on this team? Like true seniors, or are they all Covid?

[Drew Franklin]

They're all super seniors. Yeah. Every one of them.

[Matt Jones]

Butler's a super sen. Yeah. Car is. Robinson is. Well, Chris is getting another year, though.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Yeah. All the. The super senior might be a regular senior.

[Matt Jones]

Amari might be. So, I mean, just that first of all, huge deal. Yeah, huge deal. I would say a bigger deal in basketball because you're going to see dudes who play in a fifth year of college is better for them than going to the pro. Sure, there's going to be. There's going to be a bunch of dudes. Amari's a super senior, so may not affect us on this year's team, but now, like, you're going to see a lot of dudes play five years. I think if that ends up happening.

[Ryan Lemond]

Call me crazy, but I thought a degree took four years. So they said you get four years.

[Matt Jones]

Five.

[Ryan Lemond]

But I'm not playing basketball. I'm just saying I thought it was built around you could get your undergraduate in four years. So it's four years.

[Drew Franklin]

So does that mean.

[Ryan Lemond]

I just don't understand the point of this.

[Drew Franklin]

Do I have an extra year of eligibility? I got one more year.

[Matt Jones]

The point of it is. Well, I don't know that there's a point. I mean, what we. I think. I think. Well, I mean, I think it's my point. I think the argument is like, look, this is pro sports now. Let's just treat it as that. I mean, I think that's what the point of it.

[Shannon The Dude]

Why even go to school then? They shouldn't even have to go to school.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I mean, I'm about to play.

[Drew Franklin]

His eighth year, so a dude could go to a junior college, play two years, not counting his eligibility.

[Matt Jones]

But I think what they're going to do there, though, is it'll be five years total, no matter what. Okay, so even if you get hurt. Five years. Sorry, you don't get it. There's no quote, unquote, red shirt year. You have five years, period. End of story. If you get hurt. Sorry, five years. That's what they're going to do.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay, that makes a little more sense. Yeah, but I mean, I know this goes back to Covid and eventually get sorted out, but for the last few years, this is just been. All right, whatever. He's my dad, went to school.

[Matt Jones]

I think. I think the thought is, like, you know, sometimes they give people breaks. They're grad transfers. They're this. I think the NCAA is just going to do a five years, everybody. That's it. Period. Do what you want, but you have five years. I think that's what they're going to end up doing. Who's next?

[Shannon The Dude]

Tom.

[Matt Jones]

Tom. Go ahead, Tom.

[J]

Hey, Matt. Hey. You missed the key part of the story about that guy getting shot down there.

[Matt Jones]

Okay?

[J]

He pointed a. He pointed a loaded gun at the police.

[Matt Jones]

I understand that. But he was in his house, right? Like, I mean, he was. Don't get me wrong. Don't get me wrong. I'm not taking up for him shooting him. I'm saying to you that situation should have been avoided, should have never happened.

[J]

You're right about that. But what? The easiest way in the world to get shot is to point a loaded gun.

[Matt Jones]

I get it, I get it. But then there's also. But in the middle of the night, you may or may not know if the people or the police are or not. Like, I don't even have a gun, sir. Like I'm not taking up for pointing a gun. I don't even own a gun. But I'm saying to you, part of being a policeman is avoiding situations where stuff like that, that can happen. And I'm not even blaming the police. Whoever sent them there at midnight to get a weed eater. That was a mistake.

[J]

All that's correct. You're correct in everything you said. But don't yet. The guy was right. He could be right. But in this case he was dead. Right?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Well, you may be right about that. I understand what you're saying. I'm not making anybody the bad guy. But that situation should have been avoided. 8:30 in the morning tomorrow, right here for the pregame show, 9 we open KS Bar. Thank you all very much. This has been Kentucky Sports Radio.