2025-01-14- KSR - Hour 1

Summary

KSR Podcast Episode Summary: January 14, 2025 – Hour 1

Hosted by Matt Jones and the KSR Crew from iHeartPodcasts and Sports Talk 790 (WKRD-AM)

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1. Introduction and Game Preview

Timestamp: [02:52]

Matt Jones kicks off the episode from the KS Bar and Grill, highlighting the upcoming clash between Kentucky and Texas A&M. He emphasizes the significance of this game in SEC play, noting that Texas A&M enters the match as a six-point favorite. The team’s robust performance is under scrutiny, especially with key player Wade Taylor sidelined for the evening.

Matt Jones:
"Kentucky and A&M tonight Cats are a six-point favorite. Actually a pretty significant favorite tonight at home."
[02:52]

2. Impact of Wade Taylor’s Absence

Timestamp: [06:23]

The hosts delve into the implications of Wade Taylor not playing, discussing how his absence might influence Texas A&M’s gameplay. They highlight A&M’s offensive rebounding prowess, considering them the best offensive rebounding team in the country as per Mark Pope.

Matt Jones:
"Well, I mean hold serve would be pretty impressive... these are two back-to-back home games."
[05:50]

Ryan Lemond:
"Tom this morning said they're number one in the country or number one in the SEC. And offensive rebounding is their forte right now."
[16:13]

3. Team Dynamics and Coaching Strategies

Timestamp: [12:07]

The conversation shifts to Buzz Williams, the team’s coach, focusing on his meticulous time blocking strategy. The hosts discuss whether this approach is a sign of discipline or “neurotic and kind of weird,” reflecting on how it correlates with his coaching success.

Matt Jones:
"What Buzz Williams does is called time blocking or diagramming your day. It is supposedly correlated with being highly successful."
[19:12]

4. Willie’s Memorable Visit and Fan Interaction

Timestamp: [24:40]

A standout segment features the recent visit of Willie, a notable player, who left a lasting impression on both fans and the crew. The hosts share anecdotes about Willie’s genuine interactions, such as taking pictures with every attendee and his respectful demeanor towards opposing teams.

Matt Jones:
"You see a lot of like the talking heads... he is a really, really good dude who is different than other basketball players."
[23:42]

Ryan Lemond:
"He made her feel like she was the only person here."
[25:02]

5. Listener Questions and Feedback

Timestamp: [25:29]

Listeners engage with the hosts, posing questions about Buzz Williams’ personal style and the potential for coaches to transition into media roles. The discussion touches on the necessity for a Kentucky representative in SEC networks and reflects on past attempts like Antoine Walker and Tony Dill.

Listener David:
"Do you think Mark Pope can grow hair?"
[25:40]

Matt Jones:
"We need to find a Kentucky person for the SEC network."
[47:08]

6. Exclusive Interview with Georgia Amore

Timestamp: [29:02]

In a historic first, Georgia Amore, a standout women’s basketball star from Australia, joins the show live. Her presence marks a new milestone for KSR, being the first live in-season presentation of a player.

Matt Jones:
"Happy to be joined by, I believe the first time we've ever had a player here during the season live. Georgia Amore."
[29:02]

Key Discussion Points with Georgia Amore:

• Team Performance:
  Georgia discusses the team's impressive 14-1 record, dominating the SEC with wins margin of at least 16 points.

  Georgia Amore:
  "It's been so much fun... we're 12th in the nation right now."
  [32:27]

• Experience in Lexington:
  Coming from Melbourne, Australia, Georgia shares her cultural adjustments and the vibrant atmosphere at Historic Memorial Coliseum.

  Georgia Amore:
  "The atmosphere, everyone in their brother, sister, Auntie turned up, and it was loud and it was hot."
  [30:44]

• Coaching and Recruitment:
  She praises Coach Kenny Brooks for his authentic approach and effective recruitment strategies that have attracted top talent to the program.

  Georgia Amore:
  "He's just easy to. None of it feels fake... he connects with different personalities."
  [36:40]

• Draft Aspirations and Future:
  Georgia touches on the challenges of the women’s draft process, emphasizing the limited opportunities compared to the men's league.

  Georgia Amore:
  "It's very different to men's in terms of the draft process and obviously the money."
  [38:33]

7. Team Strategies and Player Highlights

Timestamp: [34:01]

The hosts analyze various team strategies, highlighting players like Deja Lawrence and the challenges posed by tall opponents. They discuss the importance of energy and versatility on the court, as demonstrated by Georgia’s relentless play style.

Matt Jones:
"You are so... you never stop moving. Is that like your style?"
[34:15]

Georgia Amore:
"If teams are going to try and take away one thing, then I'm going to try and make their life miserable in another aspect."
[34:45]

8. Closing Remarks and Future Episodes

Timestamp: [41:58]

As the episode wraps up, the hosts reflect on the team’s momentum and upcoming high-stakes games. They express optimism for Kentucky’s performance and tease future discussions on playoff implications and potential media roles for Kentucky coaches.

Matt Jones:
"Kentucky doesn’t have a game during the week, so we'll probably bring him on and bring him on then."
[47:08]

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Notable Quotes

• Matt Jones:
  "She is a really, really good dude who is different than other basketball players."
  [23:42]

• Georgia Amore:
  "It's been so much fun... we're 12th in the nation right now."
  [32:27]

• Ryan Lemond:
  "He's number one in the country or number one in the SEC. And offensive rebounding is their forte right now."
  [16:13]

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Conclusion

This episode of Kentucky Sports Radio offers an in-depth look into the Kentucky vs Texas A&M game, insights into the team's strategies, and an exclusive interview with Georgia Amore. The hosts provide comprehensive analysis on team dynamics, coaching styles, and player performances, all while engaging with listeners and addressing their questions. The episode underscores the excitement surrounding Kentucky’s basketball season and sets the stage for upcoming high-profile matches.

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For more insights and live discussions, tune into KSR Mon.-Fri. from 10 AM to Noon on Sports Talk 790 (WKRD-AM).

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[Matt Jones]

Well, welcome everyone. It is Kentucky Sports Radio Tuesday, January 14th. I'm Matt Jones here at the KS Bar and Grill where tonight Kentucky and Texas A and M will be playing in a another game. I think it's huge in SEC play you can give a shout the Clark's puppet Shop phone line 859-280-2287. A Vision Auto Glass text machine is 772-774-5254. In this edition sponsored by the TJ Smith Law Office. If you call TJ he'll make them pay. Kentucky and A M tonight Cats are a six point favorite. Actually a pretty significant favorite tonight at home. Georgia Amore, the women's basketball star from Australia will be in here at 10:30 this morning to be on the show. First time I was thinking about it, I'm not sure we've ever had a women's basketball player or maybe even a men's basketball player who has been on the show live in person ever during the season. I don't, you know, that's a new thing that just started last year. I don't, you know, the women's team was not good last year and the men's team there was the whole Cal thing. So I don't think we've ever had a basketball player come in. We've had them on the phone occasionally but had them come in and see us in season ever. Until today.

[Unknown]

Yeah, they used to have the rule no live interviews during the season and that has all changed now. So. Yeah, I'm trying to think. I think she may be the first. I don't remember even in one of the guys in here.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, she's Australian. She seems funny like in the interviews I've heard with her before and she's really good. Like if you haven't seen them play, I think they're like you know a restaurant you haven't discovered yet. I mean they're 14 and 1 and they just pound people. They've won their four first. They're four no in the SEC and they've won every game by at least 16 points. True.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I didn't get to watch them much at all in the non conference. It's like they kept playing at the same time as the men. But I've seen all of their SEC games and they've been so fun to watch. They had the one a few weeks ago where they got really hot shooting. She was a big part of that. Was fun. But even the Auburn game the other night got a little tight. But they end up winning by 16 at home.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean, she, she like gets the ball and she scoot. She's like. And she just goes through. She crossed a girl over. Like, I mean, I, I wouldn't taunt. I, I would feel bad taunting a young woman, but if it was a young dude, I would have taunted. I mean, she cried if you did you see the crossover? She crossed over a girl and she went flying 50ft in the wrong direction.

[Ryan Lemond]

I was just about to say is best point guard on campus.

[Matt Jones]

Well, yeah, why not? I mean, like, she's good. She's got a chance to be an All American.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, like 19 points.

[Matt Jones]

So. So she's going to be on here. And then of course, the game tonight. Our pregame show will start at 4:30. I know a lot of folks coming by tonight. This is a big game, you know, if you, if you believe in my tier system.

[Unknown]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Tier 1, Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, haven't played any of those teams yet. But that tier two, which is the one I think we're in, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, A and m. We're now 2 and oh in that tier, you win this one, you could be three. And oh, and we only have one other game in that tier. Right. I mean, we only have one other game and maybe if we were to win all the games in that tier, maybe then I even jump us up to the other tier. So you got a chance to be 3 and oh in that tier if you win at home tonight. And this is the only game in that tier left that we have at home because we go to Ole Miss.

[Unknown]

And this is a good opportunity. Like you said, you got Texas A and M at home. Wade Taylor looks like he's not playing.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, so he's out.

[Unknown]

Yeah, he's a. He was. Been a cat killer. Basically eliminated Cal from, you know, being our coach last year at the SEC tournament. I think with that win last year, he was so good.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, wow. You're. You're saying Wade. You think Wade Taylor ended Cal Perry's career. It was not KSR or Matt Jones, it was Wade Taylor.

[Unknown]

I'm going to pin it on Wade Taylor instead of Matt Jones and Jack Golke. Yeah, the two of them.

[Matt Jones]

You think did Them in.

[Unknown]

I think those are the two.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm going to agree with him. I remember walking to halftime in Nashville. I saw you in the back, you were talking to some ESPN guys and I said, this game is over. I don't care what anyone says because I watched Wade Taylor look at the crowd and tell everyone to sit down. And every UK fan sat down in that moment and I thought, he has all of us in his hand right now and he was destroying Kentucky.

[Matt Jones]

First of all, I think he's been in College since like 2010. He's been there a long time. So when, I mean, I don't want to see anybody hurt. But if he's not going to play tonight, that's good because we have a better chance. You know, they've had two games they went on without him. They went on the road to Oklahoma and beat him.

[Unknown]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

And then they played Alabama at on the road and that was a close game. I mean they lost, but that was a close game. They were in it the whole time. So they've still Ryan been good without him.

[Unknown]

And that's why I thought when they went and got that win at Oklahoma without him, I thought, okay, these guys are legit, they're for real. So this can be even without him, it'll be a tough game. These guys can play. I love the fact it's at home because these two games this week, you hold serve on both these games, you're sitting in a good position.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I mean hold serve would be pretty impressive. I mean you're playing the fourth ranked team in America and the 11th ranked team in America. So I mean these are two back to back home games. I mean there, there'd be entire conference seasons where we wouldn't play two games this good against teams at home. And now we got two in the.

[Ryan Lemond]

Same week almost both top 10. A&M came in at 11 yesterday. Taylor being out a big deal. He's one of the best guards in the conference. But this dude that stepped in for him, Phelps scored 24 and 34 in the two games Taylor didn't play. So it's almost like they just put in another Taylor. I mean Phelps has been incredible in the games.

[Matt Jones]

Without him, I feel like A and M just has these guys that just randomly come in and score. What? That one dude scored like 63 points against us in Rup that time. Elston Turner. Yes. That was the only time I've ever remembered during, during the post game show, the crowd at RUP giving a standing ovation to a guy from another Team Austin Turner came out and our fans stood up and clapped, which, you know, you don't see that in a lot of schools.

[Unknown]

I was there that game they respected. Yeah. What he was doing and they did. They gave him a standing ovation. And that was a good.

[Matt Jones]

That was a pretty good Cal team that lost at home. I can't remember which one it was, but like it was. Yeah.

[Unknown]

One of the early good teams.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. And we lost at home to them.

[Ryan Lemond]

Looking it up right here, he had 40. That was Willie Nerlands. Nerlands was still healthy.

[Matt Jones]

Had.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean, they're playing well before narrowing.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. So that would have been good team.

[Ryan Lemond]

14 of 19 from the field.

[Matt Jones]

I feel like A and M also has gotten some ones that. That frustrate me. There was that one last year in the tournament was a very frustrating game. I still am mad about the Isaac Humphreys technical because that was a great basketball game that they stole from us over a stupid technical that wasn't a technical. You may remember. I don't know how I remember this, but the Julius Mays year, which was that 2013 team. We went there in a game and beat them in a crazy game after they had beat us here. Like he had like 30 or something on the road.

[Ryan Lemond]

I can add to that. It went to overtime. And that was the first of five straight overtimes against a suit.

[Matt Jones]

Me.

[Ryan Lemond]

Four out of five, we played them in overtime. Maybe even the Humphreys game went overtime. There was a stretch where if A and M and Kentucky were playing, it was going extra. Even had two overtimes in one of the games.

[Matt Jones]

So. So anyway, always a good battle. Hopefully tonight though we get. Get the win.

[Unknown]

Get to see Buzz and he's three Pete, suit and his new hair and on the sideline.

[Matt Jones]

What do you think? You like Buzz? You like Buzz? What's his name? Buzz Williams.

[Unknown]

Buzz Williams. I actually. I do like him. What was that story came out last year we talked about? He. He itemizes his entire day from start to finish, exactly what he's doing that day.

[Matt Jones]

So he writes. Shannon. He writes out a journal every day.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Of what he's going to do every hour of the day. Is that cool or neurotic and kind of weird?

[Drew Franklin]

Neurotic and kind of weird.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Like outside of the. Like outside of these hours that I'm here, I don't know what I'm gonna do the next hour at any given day.

[Matt Jones]

Do you. I'm with you. No, I'll write down. I'm having lunch with my mom and then anything.

[Drew Franklin]

Could Happen and then, oh, this could be wild.

[Matt Jones]

You know, it depends on what kind of mood Larry's in as to how wild it gets. But. But yeah, like what do you think about writing down Drew? Every single thing you're gonna do? The whole.

[Ryan Lemond]

I've started doing this actually I can't recommend it. Not exact times, but little things. Like I had to bring Mario something. I have an app with not the notes app, but another one I wrote down yesterday by 10 o'clock, grab Mario's bag. And this was the one day I remembered it. I've forgotten over and over. So like I have like write the pre game show post. It's not hourly by hourly, but I have a checklist where I hit them kind of chronologically.

[Matt Jones]

I think a checklist though. I mean I.

[Drew Franklin]

That's just called an agenda.

[Matt Jones]

That's what I have in my book. That's not think. I think when you go like if I remember correctly he said like he'll go 11:30, run 12:30, eat lunch, 1:30. You know, that's a little too. That's what. That's what Buzz is doing. I think that's a little weird.

[Unknown]

Yeah. I even had like 2:00 read 30 pages of a book. Like it was very specific.

[Drew Franklin]

I think he had it down to the minute, like 206 to 225.

[Matt Jones]

I think he did have it to a minute. Then he wears the three piece suit. Yes, the vest. I'm a big believer that there's not a lot of people that can pull off the vest, but that if you can pull off the vest, it's a good look. Is Buzz Williams a guy who can pull. Because he'll go jack it off, vest only. He'll be vest out. Do you like the vest out?

[Unknown]

When I think of him, that's how I see him. Jack it off, vest only. He's one of maybe only a few people I think that I that can pull it off. You see a lot of like the talking heads like Damien Fishback I think had one on. These guys are trying to maybe bring back the vest a little bit.

[Matt Jones]

Then he also had no hair at all. And then like got all hair, which you don't see a lot. He like, you'll see people fill in. You don't see them just go blank to full head of hair. I can't. Has he gone back to bald or is he.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, he did an interview with, pardon my take like four years ago. And I gotta admit I did a full turnaround on my thoughts on Buzz Williams.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

This part I don't really believe. But he said he shaved his head when they first had kids and didn't have much money to save on haircuts.

[Matt Jones]

Stop it.

[Ryan Lemond]

Now he went on and got rich, and he was still bald. If that's true, that's pretty cool. But it's kind of hard to believe.

[Matt Jones]

So wait a minute. Hang on. He said he shaved his head because he didn't have money for haircuts.

[Ryan Lemond]

He said, I didn't want to waste money on haircuts.

[Matt Jones]

But then that sounds like an excuse. But how does he explain now having a full head of hair? Is he. Meaning. He always basically said, now I got.

[Ryan Lemond]

Money, you know, Come on.

[Matt Jones]

Now you got money? What? He bought hair?

[Ryan Lemond]

He's. No, I mean, he would just shave his head off instead of going. Getting haircuts.

[Matt Jones]

So he was not going bald.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, he would just buzz it because that was so easy to do and free.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

This is what he said on Pardon my Take. I find a hard time believing it, but that was.

[Matt Jones]

I thought he just got, like, a great transplant.

[Unknown]

He.

[Matt Jones]

You're the expert on. Yeah.

[Unknown]

He obviously saw how handsome I became after my hair transplant. He wanted to follow suit. So he probably went to Dr. Degenis, got the same thing.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. But I mean, he got a full head. Like, Brian Erlocker is the only other person I've seen do that. Go from like, no hair to full head of hair.

[Unknown]

I saw a picture of Shaka Smart the other day. He's got hair now. He was always bald, but he's got hair.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, Buzz also said he's kind of hard to believe that he would go to the final four when he was broke and didn't have a job and sleep on the lobby couches of the hotels just to meet coaches.

[Matt Jones]

Listen, you don't have to try that hard. Like. Like, there's a level of. I love the sort of rags to riches story, but. But I don't think they're going to let you sleep in the hotel. We've been to the final four hotels. They're nice hotels. They're not going to let Buzz Williams sleep in the lobby on the. On the couch.

[Ryan Lemond]

And then he. I believe he said after the final four, he would then write every coach a letter that he met asking for an opportunity. I think Buzz might have a little bit.

[Matt Jones]

I can believe that. I can guarantee you. They did not let him sleep on the hotel lobby at the final four. They did not let him do that.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm on your side. I'm just Telling you the message he's portraying.

[Unknown]

I think that's another story. He hand writes thank you notes and stuff all the time. Like, he sets it in his journal, sit down for 30 minutes and write my notes.

[Matt Jones]

So you pro or con? But I'm pro. The thing I do like that he did was when he beat West Virginia at Virginia Tech and all of those people were yelling at him. Right. And he went in front of the student section and did what? Like the West Virginia waltz or something after he won, like, he came out and he by himself just like, waltzed in front of the. In front of the student section. I do like that level of trash talk. I do think that's funny. Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Ron and I met somebody one time. We won't say his name to tell on him, but he kind of told us the buzz might be pretty full of it. Is the one thing with all these stories that I keep in the back.

[Matt Jones]

Of my mind, well, tonight we need to get a victory. I think Texas A and M, according to Mark Pope, he believes Texas A and M is the best offensive rebounding team in the country. I feel like every team we play is. I mean, Mississippi State was really good at it, although we held a pretty good job against them. Florida obviously killed us on the glass. Are you worried about the. According to Mark Pope, best offensive rebounding team in the country?

[Unknown]

I think the numbers maybe back that up. I think I heard Tom this morning say they're number one in the country or number one in the sec. And offensive rebounding, like, that's their forte right now.

[Matt Jones]

So box out.

[Unknown]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Drew Franklin]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Ryan Lemond]

I think around like that one.

[Matt Jones]

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio. I want to give the UK women enough. They're Prop 15 one, not 14 one. I missed one. Don't want give them. Got to give them all the wins.

[Unknown]

Like you said. Thorneau in the SEC already, man, you know that's a tough when you're playing in the SEC and there are men or women. This year you're doing something.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, yeah, that's exactly right. They still got some of the harder teams to come, but I think they'll do great. George Amore has actually walked in here, so we'll have her on here in just a second. What person writes Matt? What Buzz Williams does is called time blocking or diagramming your day. It is supposedly correlated with being highly successful. I'm surprised none of you do it. Well, we don't. Not at all.

[Drew Franklin]

And we're highly successful. We don't do it.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, so you don't have to do it to be highly successful.

[Ryan Lemond]

My thing with putting the exact times is if I got behind, I would stress myself out like I'm an hour. I was supposed to already do this.

[Matt Jones]

Now you're just adding stress to your life. Yeah. One person writes, matt, you're on the show. That's good. Does that mean the contract is done? No, but we're making very good progress. I was there at the building last night for four hours and I tell you who I didn't see, Shannon, who.

[Drew Franklin]

Was not there yesterday because Shannon now gets here at 6:30 in the morning and I don't get to hang out all night long here at the radio station.

[Matt Jones]

Well, but it was good. I got to eat all the free snacks. That was nice. Yeah. You know, I mean, if we're gonna be doing all this, I gotta have a trail mix and all that, so. So it was good.

[Unknown]

I'm happy for you to have your trail mix. But how are you looking for a show tomorrow and the rest?

[Matt Jones]

No, no, we're good. We got a little bit of time here. We've moved to a phase where now probably be another week or two. So, you know, you at least got me let's see. My mom's birthday is next Tuesday, so you got me at least through this.

[Unknown]

Oh, got one more week.

[Matt Jones]

Well, no, I think. I think we're moving in a positive.

[Unknown]

So it went well for four hours. Wow.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Well, you know, like, any conversation with me in a situation like that, it's not all. The whole thing's not great. It's exactly right. Ebbs and flows, they're bumps. You go up, you go down, but you end up in a pretty good, positive place. Right.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's a bit of a bumpy ride.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

You get to the same destination, one person writes.

[Matt Jones]

Matt, I loved Willie yesterday. I thought it was one of the best interviews you all have done. He said some things, though, that I don't think anybody focused on, like saying we had to do nil differently when I was there. Yeah, that was a. You know, Mario could have put that one up on social media, and he didn't. That was an interesting conversation. It was an interesting part of the. Part of the thing.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think if you watch the full video that Mario put on YouTube when Willie says that, my eyeballs get about as big as they've ever been. I looked like a South park character because I didn't know we said that out loud.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. I mean, you know, Mario, like. Like, we got some criticism for putting the cow clip online with Willie. They were like, oh, you just want hits. If we wanted hits. There were two Mario clips he could have put up that would have had a lot more hits. What was that one? And then was when he called Cal soft.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Mario saved him. Not putting that one up. Complacent. So, like, I thought that was kind of interesting.

[Unknown]

It was. He was being, you know, honest and telling us things that we. Behind the scenes about Cal. I was hanging on every word when he was talking about.

[Matt Jones]

But what he said has been said a lot.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

That he is not exactly the same in terms of how he goes. Goes at it. Everybody also seemed to really like his interaction with the young woman here. And, you know, we talked. We whispered and talked about it just a little bit, but that was one of the sweeter things Drew that I've seen. And, Willie, let me tell you, when the show ended, there were probably, I don't know, 15, 18 tables worth of people here. Willie stood and took a picture with every single person in here. He was here longer than I was. He stayed here and he went. And every single person that was here, he took a picture with them. He took a picture with our staff that was here. Like, if he sounds like a really good guy. It's because he is. Like, that's not fake. He is. He is a really, really good dude who is different than other basketball players. And that's not to criticize other basketball players. They can be really good dudes in their own way. But he is a different kind of guy, and I really appreciate that about him.

[Ryan Lemond]

My favorite part of that, I had to stay here and work late. Ryan, you saw me. You all left. I was here another 20, close to 30 minutes. Willie was still here sitting with her. And my favorite part is when other people would come up and ask for a picture, he would pat her on the back, say, I'll be right back. Like, I'm not leaving this. I'm coming back to this conversation. Gotta take a quick photo. Like, he made her feel like she was the only person here.

[Unknown]

And I think it was awesome. What you had just talked about how Mark Pope pulled the chair to sit by the guy in the wheelchair at Georgia. Willie pulled a chair out and sat there and talked to her for, like, Drew said, 30 minutes after the show. Yeah, it was. It was an awesome special moment to see that girl's face light up. When Olivia. When her daughter.

[Matt Jones]

You did a great job of capturing the whole thing, too. It was actually very nice.

[Ryan Lemond]

The. I have one question. What the heck? You got a wife now. That was the highlight.

[Unknown]

That was funny.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean, we all got a little teary eyed when she walked in.

[Matt Jones]

What the heck?

[Ryan Lemond]

You got a wife now. That was the highlight.

[Matt Jones]

Who's up first? Shannon.

[Drew Franklin]

Let's start with David.

[Matt Jones]

David. Go ahead, David.

[Unknown]

Hey, you guys think Mark Pope can grow hair?

[Matt Jones]

I don't know. I mean, he had a great buzz cut when we were in. When he was in college. He did.

[Unknown]

And when he first got here, he had a mop of hair, yellow hair.

[Matt Jones]

I think he does. I think he just likes to, you know, he works. He's like, he works hard. He doesn't have time to mess with the hair.

[Unknown]

Okay. Hey, I got a quick comment and a question. So the story about him pulling the chair out is awesome. I mean, I'm not comparing to God of Jesus. It does remind me of the story, the Paralytic, where they brought, you know, the paralytic, and they lowered him down. Like, he just comes to people's level. And I think people really appreciate that about the man.

[Matt Jones]

Totally agree with you. You know, I mean, let's. I appreciate the call. Let's look at the two basketball hires that. That Mitch. That Mitch made. I mean, we've talked about Mark Pope, Kenny Brooks. I mean, first of all, I don't know, will I get George's take when she gets on here? Seems like the smoothest dude in the world. Like, like he seems like, am I right about that? Like the clothes, the, you know, the goatee is, is trimmed perfectly. Every time when he talks, like he's not like me, his voice doesn't go. He's very like bam. The whole time. I just feel like. And then, you know, the, the young women on the team, they're like doing dances on Tick Tock. They all seem smooth. Like, it feel like there's like kind of a class with him and you throw those two coaches in and I feel like Mitch just knocked it out of the park. Right.

[Ryan Lemond]

I was a little worried about Kenny Brooks at Big Blue Madness. Not as coaching, but you're following Matthew Mitchell. I guess Kyra had a few years there, but, you know, Madness was Matthew Mitchell's.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, he'd come out and dance.

[Ryan Lemond]

I kind of wonder, you know, Kenny, this is a tough spot. That slow walk out was about the coolest thing I've ever seen someone do.

[Matt Jones]

First of all, he walked really slow. Like, he took his time. Like he, he walked like I'm going to. I'm.

[Ryan Lemond]

He had on the ovo tight fitting jacket fit him just.

[Matt Jones]

It's like, you know, when the Rock walks in in the wwe, he takes his time. He doesn't feel the need to hurry. He took his time and he walked out. And I thought that was one of the highlights of the whole event.

[Unknown]

It was. He was smooth, confident, like, yeah, here I come. Get ready. Kenny Brooks area about to get underway.

[Ryan Lemond]

Quiet swag.

[Matt Jones]

And even though he seems like a classy dude, but he also feels like to me, he subtly talks trash sometimes. Like it's kind of, it's kind of saying yes. It's kind of low key. Like, I feel like I don't know this, but there's going to be a coach either this year or next that he's going to get into it with. And they'll get upset, but he'll stay calm the whole time. I'm just, I'm predicting that. I want you to put that on the red. There's going to be some coach this year where it's kind of a little spicy going back.

[Ryan Lemond]

Like I could see him walking back to the Kentucky bench kind of in slow motion with all the chaos behind him as he just walks that off.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. You know how the South Carolina coach, Dawn said, you know how she and Cal or she and Matthew Mitchell had their little thing.

[Unknown]

So you think Kitty's gonna.

[Matt Jones]

I don't think it'd be with her, but there's gonna be. I could see Kim Muli. I could see that being the one that maybe he's a little bit like. All right, come on now. That's gonna be my prediction. Georgia Amore from the UK women's team will join us right after this.

[Unknown]

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[Drew Franklin]

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back Kee Sports Radio. Happy to be joined by, I believe the first time we've ever had a player here during the season live. I can't. I don't. Because the rules didn't used to allow it. And now that's you, Georgia Amore. Georgia, thank you very much for joining us.

[Georgia Amore]

Thank you. It's an honor.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I don't know if it's an honor, but it's an honor for us because you are, you guys are killing it. 14, 15, 115 and 1 to start the season, destroying the SEC. What's it been like so far here in your year in Lexington?

[Georgia Amore]

Yeah, I mean, it's been so much fun. Obviously. It's always fun when you obliterate teams the way we have been. But I think that's been, you know, kind of a perfect setup season wise. You know, we have a little feeler for the SEC with the teams we've played and they have been challenging teams like you look at, even last night, Vanderbilt, who we ended up beating pretty big, played LSU very close. So it, it goes to show that SEC is just very, very strong. And you know, our latter part of our schedule is going to be very difficult. But the way that, you know, a rebuild team, I put that in.

[Matt Jones]

Cordell, I'm not calling you all a rebuild team. I mean, you guys are ranked 12th in the country. Beat Louisville at home. Talia Goodman wrote that she thought the Kentucky Louisville atmosphere was one of the two or three best atmospheres she had been to in college basketball this year. What was it like for you?

[Georgia Amore]

Yeah, it was unreal. And you know, they talk about rivalries and I had never seen quite one like that before. You know, we being a new team, granted, you don't know what you're going to expect. And we've played non conference schedules and it's always hard to get people out to those games. But randomly we play lsu. I meant Louisville in the middle of our non conference schedule.

[Matt Jones]

Wait a Minute we gotta work on this with you. Louisville.

[Georgia Amore]

That's Louisville. I'm Australian. I've been taught. I can't.

[Matt Jones]

But you can't say Louisville.

[Georgia Amore]

No, because I don't choke. Louisville.

[Ryan Lemond]

Just did it. That was it.

[Matt Jones]

But she just did it. So, like. So, like.

[Georgia Amore]

But I mean, I not sound like an idiot every time I say it.

[Matt Jones]

All right, fair enough, but go ahead.

[Georgia Amore]

But, like, that atmosphere, everyone in their. Their brother, sister, Auntie turned up, and it was loud and it was hot. I was having hot flashes. But it was. It was a really fun environment to.

[Matt Jones]

Be a part of, Auntie. I like that. So you're from Australia? Melbourne.

[Georgia Amore]

Is that right?

[Matt Jones]

So you spent your first three years all in Blacksburg?

[Georgia Amore]

Four years.

[Matt Jones]

Four years.

[Georgia Amore]

Actually, four and a half, because I came early because I'm international student.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Georgia Amore]

So I did, like, a half a semester of not playing, but I studied, which was great, but it was miserable.

[Matt Jones]

Well, so let me start. We. Drew and I've been to Blacksburg. We spent a weekend there once. Quite a weekend, actually. Had to be a culture shock, right? Australia to Blacksburg.

[Georgia Amore]

It's. It's a very small school, and obviously, like, it is a college town. I mean, Kentucky has that feel. I mean, like, the University of Kentucky has that feel, but there's a lot more to do. And it's a bit, like, wider, and there's a variety of different people here. But Blacksburg was very much the people who have graduated and want to reminisce on the years and students.

[Matt Jones]

But there's some Australians here because of the horse industry.

[Georgia Amore]

And my family, I grew up on the horse industry, so I knew exactly what all this was about. And my mom actually came here before I came here to, like, look at Keeneland, and everything tore, like, a lot of the horse farms, so when they come back, they're gonna sure do that. But this, to me, feels very reminiscent of the town that I'm from.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, gotcha. So have you. Have you enjoyed your time here?

[Georgia Amore]

Yeah, I mean, it's gone so quick. I can't believe it's even halfway through the season. But I came in here in July, and I was like, okay, yeah, one more year. And I've just blinked and it's almost gone quick. But it's been a lot of fun.

[Matt Jones]

So you get all these girls all from different schools, you know, I think only one was left from the last two from the last group. So really, you're all meeting each other together. Has it been great? I mean, has it been a good bonding experience?

[Georgia Amore]

Yeah, I think, you know, everyone's come here, and maybe at their previous school, they didn't play as much, or maybe they just wanted a bigger competition. And everyone has come really determined, and it shows because we are 12th in the nation right now. And I think that every single game we play, we're trying to prove a point, which is why we have great out. You know, we never take a game for granted. And, you know, theoretically, like, you probably should never take a game for granted. But being new and knowing that this is, for me, like, my last year, like, it's changed the perspective of every single game you play, you know?

[Matt Jones]

You know, you come here, like, you. I mean, you. I guess it's all trust in Kenny, right? I mean, he was your coach in college. When he. When you heard he was coming to Lexington, were you like, well, I'm definitely doing that. Yeah.

[Georgia Amore]

I mean, it was a great opportunity, and I knew I had one more year of eligibility, and I had draft aspirations last year. And then I was like, I can develop so much more under him in a new place, a new conference show, like, show that we can get a team together and be successful. You know, I mean, he's put so much effort and dedication to me. It's kind of fitting that for the last year I go with him, and we try and turn this program around. And we have so far, which has been brilliant.

[Matt Jones]

You've been on a Final Four team, so you know what that's like. Does this team have the ability?

[Georgia Amore]

I think so. I mean, the ceiling. Like, there's no ceiling to this team. And you look at the. The variety of us, you know, you have six, five, six, four, six, three girls who don't play like they should be in the block, you know, that probably want to run the lanes and shoot three.

[Matt Jones]

But does it annoy you? They're so tall. Because you're the shortest one on the team. Are you like, all you girl? You girls all so tall?

[Georgia Amore]

It annoys me that I probably bring down the average high.

[Matt Jones]

Definitely. Probably.

[Georgia Amore]

Like, Kentucky's average is 5, 10. Yeah. Well, it's because of me.

[Matt Jones]

It is because of you. You bring it. But you are. I'm just. You know, I watched a lot in the Matthew Mitchell years because they were good and I loved watching Ryan Howard, but in the last year or two, didn't watch as much, if I'm being honest. I've watched two thirds of your All's games. I love them. Spent Sunday afternoons. Turn them on. And you are one of the most fun players I've ever seen because you just. And you are so. You never stop moving. Is that, like, your style?

[Georgia Amore]

Yeah, I mean, it's always been that I play with a lot of energy, but as you said, I am on the shorter side, so it kind of is. If teams are going to try and take away one thing, then I'm going to try and make their life miserable in another aspect. So if you want to pick me up full court, that's fine. I have the speed. If you want to try me, that's fine. No one wants to get as low as I get when I turn a corner. So it's just finding different ways to.

[Matt Jones]

You know, you talk trash, too. And I like, you know, we know Max. He's Australian. He likes to talk trash. Again, I think it's probably a little bit of an Australian thing. I see you out there yapping.

[Georgia Amore]

Yes. It's hard not to when you have a team like this, you know.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. But do you feel like you need to have that role of, like you're going to be the confident one?

[Georgia Amore]

Yeah, I mean. I mean, you were talking about Coach Brooks before and how he just exudes, like, the confidence and the swag walk, and obviously that follows through top down. So if I have the utmost confidence, people are going to have trust. And it's kind of a calming presence. You know, his confidence and his. You want to call it swag is calming for me. So if I'm calming like that on the court for the girls, it's. Anything can happen.

[Matt Jones]

What makes Kenny such a good recruiter? I mean, first of all, one of your best players was hurt preseason. You all could have another. Another player. And then you guys got a ton of great recruits coming in. I know you're not going to be here, but I know, you know, they're coming. What makes him get so many young women to want to come play?

[Georgia Amore]

I mean, he's just easy to. It's. None of it feels fake. Like you can talk to someone. You're like, okay, they're trying to sell a dream and try and sell this. But when you talk to him, it's just very real, very natural. And, you know, I think a lot of it. And he says it, too. He has three daughters, and he's coached women's basketball for a long time, and he's been in the men's portion as well. But I think that the way that he just understands different people for who they are, you know, maybe the personalities they have. He does a very good job at, you know, kind of molding himself To. To connect with you. Like, he doesn't have. I don't think he has any issues or any troubles, really. Trying to connect with different personalities. Like, you could be the last on the team, the quietest on the team. Like, he's going to find a way to get to you and to reach you.

[Matt Jones]

Feels like there are a lot of personalities on your team.

[Georgia Amore]

Oh, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, like, it's a. It's a big personality team, isn't it? Do you guys ever, like, ever any conflict at all or none at all?

[Georgia Amore]

I mean, if you want to talk conflict, like, we can. We can have really good banter. Like, Deja Lawrence will say things in a joking way that is like. Like, you mean that from the bottom of your heart. But the way you said that is so funny that we're just gonna laugh and ignore the fact that you might be.

[Matt Jones]

There was some truth. See, I love taking a stab. There's a. Great. Now, do you all. Do you coming from Australia? We have, well, I guess Virginia Tech. The people there had country accents too. But I. We just listen to us and go, what are you all saying?

[Georgia Amore]

No, but I listen to Cassidy Rowe and I'm like, what are you saying?

[Matt Jones]

Well, she's from deep in the mountain, right? She's from Virgie.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Georgia Amore]

She's so southern that it almost sounds like Australian. Like, the way that she slurs everything together.

[Matt Jones]

I'm like, she is now. All right, I have to ask you, what did you think of the woman that did the break dancing ray gun legend? I'm with you.

[Georgia Amore]

I've heard so many conspiracy theories and that, you know, she just wanted a free trip to Paris or her husband was like the chair of the. The breakdown. I have no idea. But look, any attention is good attention, isn't it?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. So were people in Australia mad at her? Like, they. Like some people thought it made her. Made him look bad. I thought it was kind of awesome.

[Georgia Amore]

I thought it was a. Like, it explains Australia perfectly. Sometimes you just got to go out there and just do it. And I don't know a better word to use than a piss take.

[Matt Jones]

Like, I don't know what that means, but I'll take.

[Georgia Amore]

You could Google it later. But it's just. I mean, she had fun and she made good news and put Australia on the map.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. All right, so next for you, when this is over, I mean, you're gonna get draft. Are you excited to get to the next level? Are you gonna. Is Caitlin Clark. Gotta look out.

[Georgia Amore]

Caitlin Clark is one of one. She's incredible at but like the, the W is as exciting to be in conversations but it's also daunting because as for women, it's very different to men in terms of like the draft process and obviously.

[Matt Jones]

But how so explain to. Well, the money obviously. How else is it different?

[Georgia Amore]

I mean first of all women, you just can't do like one and dones like I think that every single year like the, the. The draft is not the men's is like you can kind of tell like one through whatever who's gonna go where because it's best available. Women's is mock draft after mock draft. Everyone's tossed up around and it's just until it happens, you never really know for sure.

[Matt Jones]

And I don't think people realize unless.

[Georgia Amore]

You are like the kids Caitlin Clarks or the Paige Beckers.

[Matt Jones]

There are a lot fewer teams. Yeah. So because. So it's actually a very difficult league to get in. There's only like 12, 14 teams, something like that. But yeah, but it's going to be a little bit. So there's actually not a ton of jobs. Right. Or maybe it's 16, but it's not nearly as many as I think people think.

[Georgia Amore]

Yeah, I mean it's definitely low capacity and you know at any time you can be dropped or you can be picked up by another team. I had a girl that I played against and she ended up up getting drafted to Indiana and then popped over to Connecticut. Was in Phoenix like in one season, like was just on 10 day contracts just bouncing around. So it's very different to. To men's. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

All right, so you guys have five games coming up against top 25 teams, including you're hosting LSU, you're hosting Tennessee. It's been the largest season ticket sales of games 10 Kentucky's had. You know, I don't know if it's ever but certainly in a long, long time I keep feeling like that energy in there is getting better and better. Are you excited for this next month coming ahead?

[Georgia Amore]

Yeah, it's going to be, it's going to be a whole lot of fun and as you said, like the people are coming around is getting more and more energetic every game we play, you know, Mississippi State, the first game of our SEC conference, there was an electric in there and then we go away, we play some away games and then we have a contingency of top teams coming into historic Memorial Coliseum. So it's going to be fun to bring a whole lot of people around Historic Memorial College.

[Unknown]

She's got it.

[Matt Jones]

You've been trained. We do that. I. I am a part owner of a wrestling company, and I call our arena Historic Davis Arena. It just seems to add something. It does.

[Georgia Amore]

It makes it grand. You step in there and you're like, I'm in here.

[Matt Jones]

You're in. You're not just in memorial costume. You're in historic Memorial.

[Georgia Amore]

It's just an aura about it. It's just.

[Matt Jones]

Well, good. Well, Georgia, I. I say this all the time. This team is fun to watch across the board. One of the more fun teams to watch, I can remember. You, however, are as fun to. To watch as anyone. I mean, the way you play, the way you get your team involved. I'm trying to think men's player at Kentucky. Remind. Maybe like a quicker Travis Ford. Maybe That's. That's pretty good comparison because you're faster than he is.

[Unknown]

They can shoot like crazy.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I like that. That she's. She's probably. Yeah, Tyler. Us. I like that. But it's. It's a lot of fun to watch you. I hope you'll come back maybe right before March. And good luck with everything.

[Georgia Amore]

I appreciate it, guys. Thanks for having me.

[Matt Jones]

And you have a. What class do you have to get to?

[Unknown]

Yeah, save me a seat.

[Matt Jones]

She's going to linguistics. Don't you worry about it. She would never miss front row.

[Ryan Lemond]

Right?

[Georgia Amore]

You know what? I actually am a pretty good student. Graduated with 3.5.

[Unknown]

Nice.

[Georgia Amore]

Yes, you heard that right. I've graduated. I do have a degree.

[Matt Jones]

Nice. Well, do not skip linguistics.

[Unknown]

No, we're gonna.

[Matt Jones]

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[Matt Jones]

How great was she?

[Unknown]

She was awesome.

[Matt Jones]

She really was.

[Unknown]

She was fantastic. She's got like that magnetic personality. You're just drawn to her at the same time. She's got some swagger, got a little swag.

[Matt Jones]

Everybody on the text machine. It's like you got to have her back. So we will, we'll wait till one of the big games and we'll, we'll bring her back Here, assuming they would let her. I think Cammie at UK for helping make that happen. She, you know, I suggested that to her and she was totally in. So she's. Georgia could do this. I could see her, you know, I could see her doing the. The media thing. I mean, she's got. It's gonna be a player for a while first, but I could see it.

[Ryan Lemond]

I actually feel bad sitting here because I assume our listeners would want to hear more of her than me. She was so good. She had a great personality. I've kind of forgot I was on the show.

[Matt Jones]

Had to go to class. We'd have kept going, but, you know, with Willie and her back to back, that's. That's been really good. I was thinking about Willie, you know, on the SEC network, if you've been watching, I think they actually now have a really good set of former players doing commentary. Like, I think Ron Slay is really good. I think Damian Fishback's really good. I think the Dame Bradshaw is good. Pat Bradley, Patrick Young, I actually think all those guys are good. But there's one thing, Miss, Listen, there's no Kentucky person. Like, we're the biggest basketball people in the. On the conference in there. No Kentucky people. But I'm not really sure who the Kentucky person would be, to be honest with you. I mean, probably. I mean, Jack does the official games, right? Rex was really good. But, like, Rex makes people mad because of the political stuff. But I actually think Rex is pretty good. But we don't really have anybody. And I'm sitting there thinking with Willie, like, you know, Willie might be a guy one day who could do that.

[Unknown]

You know, I've had this exact same conversation before. You know, they tried Antoine Walker for a while.

[Matt Jones]

That didn't really work.

[Unknown]

They tried even Tony Dill for Tony.

[Matt Jones]

Just doesn't get into it enough. Although I think he says good stuff. He just doesn't get into it as much.

[Unknown]

So we were trying to spitball. Looks like Travis Ford is trying to tiptoe into that business.

[Matt Jones]

I think Travis was good doing the games. I'm not sure if he's a studio guy. Studio guy. You gotta have personality. You gotta have big personality. And I was. And I just was yesterday with Willie, I was like, if he got in the groove, Drew, I could see him. Because we need a Kentucky guy. I mean, Ron Slay. Ron Slay is going to be a star at it. And I know people remember when he played, he was very annoying. You didn't like Ron Slay? He is of all but He's. There's a big personality there and that's a big. And that's a big part of it. But we need a Kentucky guy. I don't know who it's going to be, but we need to find one.

[Ryan Lemond]

We do. And you're right, Slay's been good. But every time I see him I just think about that stupid headband that he would pull all the way down on his forehead. And all those teams that had like six Smiths on the team, they're also good when he was around.

[Matt Jones]

But you know, here's a little secret. He. I know what he. But he was one of those dudes. If he had been on our team, we would have loved. Of course, like he's Kerr. But he was really good. Like people forget how good he was. And he would wear. I always say he'd take the headband and then put it around his neck. You remember that he would like pull it and he'd have it around his.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, Chisholm did that too. Both those would just wear the headband guys.

[Matt Jones]

They would all wear. Wear those.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think with the Kentucky guys, a lot of our favorites went to the NBA and got rich and don't need to do it.

[Matt Jones]

Totally agree with you. That's part of the problem is that a lot of them have so like have so much money they don't need to be on television enough.

[Ryan Lemond]

They don't have to reach out to SEC and try to get a job.

[Matt Jones]

You're exactly right. Who's next?

[Drew Franklin]

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[Matt Jones]

Brian. Go ahead, Brian. How good would Boogie be in that position? I got a couple other question. Would be really good if he could control himself. There's a line that you can't cross and Boogie would just have to make sure he didn't cross it. So I don't know if he could do that. I think he'd be good, but go ahead. So couple questions. With the success of baseball, men and women's basketball and the fans love for both of those, for all those coaches, do you think Coach Stoops feels any additional pressure for a successful season? Also, how beneficial would it be in the eyes of BBN for him to come back on the show and approachable? He will. He's. He's. He is recovering from an ankle surgery. I expect him to be on next week. We're going to try to do it this week, but it just hasn't worked out. I would expect next week, you know, next week. Kentucky doesn't have a game during the week, so we'll probably bring him on and bring him on then. I appreciate the call. There's no doubt that when the other programs are doing well, it puts pressure on. Sure, right. I mean, when Cal was struggling and Stoops won 10 games, there's no doubt that was part of the tension between them. Is that is, is that I think you go back in the day when, when, when Cal got here and then Joker struggling, that puts, I mean, there's no doubt when one of the programs or two of them are doing well, it puts pressure on the other.

[Unknown]

I agree with you. I don't think there's any doubt at all. You know, especially if you're one of the coaches in your high, high profile program, you want the spotlight as much as the other guy. So yeah, I think coach Dupes probably sees what's going on with the other program. Like, man, I want to get back to that. We got to do something. Let's get back.

[Matt Jones]

There's some jealousy that happens when one of them gets a lot of nil donation money and the other one doesn't. But you know what people are going to give to what they think is working.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. And I think that's human nature. I think most people in that spot would look across campus and if the other program, including baseball, women's men's basketball, I think if they're killing it and fans are just building them up and so excited you couldn't help but feel it a little bit.

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