2025-01-27- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

Podcast Summary: KSR - Hour 2 (January 27, 2025)

Overview

In the second hour of the January 27, 2025 episode of Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR), hosts Matt Jones, Ryan Lemond, Drew Franklin, and Shannon "The Dude" engage in a dynamic discussion covering a range of topics from NFL insights to Kentucky sports, player performances, and the burgeoning role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in technology. The episode is marked by lively debates, caller interactions, and candid opinions, providing listeners with an in-depth analysis of current sports events and trends.

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1. NFL Highlights and Analysis

The episode kicks off with an enthusiastic discussion about the recent performance of the Kansas City Chiefs. Matt Jones praises quarterback Patrick Mahomes' exceptional skills and the Chiefs' consistent success in high-stakes games.

• Matt Jones emphasizes Mahomes' prowess: “He’s inevitable. Mahomes is like, we’re watching the best. He’s the best.” ([05:35])

• Ryan Lemond adds to the acclaim, noting Mahomes' dominance: “I know Joe Burrow and the Bengals beat him in Kansas City, but you just don’t beat Mahomes. And in that situation, what, six out of seven times now he’s won that game. He’s just. He’s amazing.” ([05:35])

The hosts delve into the Chiefs' strategic dominance, particularly their ability to secure victories in one-possession games, boasting a streak of 18 wins in 19 such scenarios.

• Drew Franklin concurs with Matt’s observations: “Everything you’re saying is fact. That’s why we knew going into it the Chiefs were going to win that game.” ([06:13])

Matt also critiques the NFL's archaic methods for determining first downs, advocating for technological advancements to improve accuracy.

• Matt Jones states: “They have these massive games that come down to inches. And the way they decide first downs is one of the most archaic things I have ever seen in my life.” ([09:04])

2. Kentucky Sports: Basketball Focus

The conversation shifts to Kentucky basketball, with a caller providing feedback on Coach Mark Pope's performance and player Amari Williams.

• Caller Diane commends Coach Pope: “Mark Pope has way exceeded our expectations. It’s remarkable what he’s done.” ([12:05])

Matt responds by defending the coach while addressing the balance between support and criticism: “We have to stop being this case that someone... you can support someone and still criticize them.” ([13:33])

Discussion on Amari Williams highlights both his statistical contributions and areas needing improvement.

• Matt Jones expresses frustration: “Amari Williams has done a lot of good stuff... but he is still one of the most frustrating players I can remember here.” ([20:17])

• Drew Franklin offers a balanced view: “I called him my favorite player before the summer started. I’m holding true to that. But he’s very frustrating.” ([22:03])

3. NFL Operational Critique: The Chain Gang Debate

The hosts passionately debate the inefficiencies of the NFL’s chain gang and the potential integration of AI to streamline the process.

• Matt Jones criticizes the reliance on human observation: “They have the referee run out there like he’s trying to run in a straight line and he never runs in a straight line. Is this not absurd?” ([10:09])

• Ryan Lemond reinforces the need for technological solutions: “They have to look to a way to put a chip in it. That way they know for sure if it crosses a plane on the field.” ([10:17])

The discussion includes humorous remarks about the chain gang’s compensation, touching on possible skepticism about reported salaries.

• Shannon The Dude reveals surprising figures: “It’s $90 per hour. And it’s $187,673 on an average for a season.” ([19:04])

• Matt Jones remains skeptical: “I can see $90 an hour. I can’t see 180 games go on for so long.” ([19:27])

4. Emerging Technology: The Rise of AI

A significant portion of the hour is dedicated to discussing the rapid advancements in AI, particularly a Chinese company’s recent open-source AI development that threatens to surpass existing technologies.

• Matt Jones outlines the scenario: “They put out their AI thing. They made it open source... it's freaking everybody out because... this kid in China, just for free, maybe made something better.” ([28:14])

• Shannon The Dude voices concern over AI's unchecked growth: “It’s getting smarter on its own without a human having to program it to be smarter is what it sounds like. It’s learning.” ([31:08])

The hosts debate the potential consequences of AI evolving independently, with fears of job displacement and existential threats.

• Matt Jones summarizes the anxiety: “Like, you’re worried about aliens. Yeah, yeah, I’m worried about these computers just going, we don’t need these humans anymore.” ([31:22])

5. Listener Interactions and Community Engagement

Throughout the episode, the hosts interact with various callers, addressing their concerns and sharing personal anecdotes to foster a sense of community.

• Caller Teresa shares a positive experience: “I will tell you, he told me it was one of the best burgers he’s ever had. He had the beer, cheeseburger.” ([32:27])

• Matt Jones responds warmly, highlighting the camaraderie: “Happy 21st to your son and a very smart choice.” ([33:00])

The hosts also discuss social media dynamics, addressing the discrepancy between online criticism and in-person support.

• Matt Jones advises perspective: “Social media is full of jerks... it's not a good representation.” ([39:16])

6. Final Thoughts and Predictions

As the hour wraps up, the hosts make predictions regarding upcoming Kentucky football games, expressing cautious optimism mixed with skepticism based on recent performances.

• Matt Jones forecasts a key victory: “My prediction is our big win at home is we’re going to beat Auburn at home.” ([18:33])

• Ryan Lemond supports the prediction, acknowledging the tough competition: “There you go. So what? In another couple months, somebody else is going to invent something that’s even better than this.” ([31:40])

Conclusion

The second hour of KSR’s January 27, 2025 episode offers an engaging blend of sports analysis, technological discourse, and community interaction. The hosts provide insightful commentary on both local Kentucky sports and broader NFL dynamics while addressing listeners' questions and concerns. Their candid discussions on AI reflect a growing awareness of its implications, positioning KSR as a platform that not only entertains but also informs its audience on pertinent issues.

Notable Quotes:

• Matt Jones: “He’s inevitable. Mahomes is like, we’re watching the best. He’s the best.” ([05:35])
• Ryan Lemond: “KSR will be all AI at some point?” ([27:35])
• Drew Franklin: “Amari Williams has done a lot of good stuff... but he is still one of the most frustrating players I can remember here.” ([20:17])
• Shannon The Dude: “It’s getting smarter on its own without a human having to program it to be smarter is what it sounds like. It’s learning.” ([31:17])

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This comprehensive summary encapsulates the key discussions and insights from the episode, providing a clear and engaging overview for listeners and those who may have missed the broadcast.

Transcript

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[Shannon The Dude]

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back our number two Kentucky Sports Radio. 8592-22-87-87 Text Machine 772-77-45254 all the guys here today, good text coming on the text machine, one person writes map. I think a $500,000 party, you could get a DJ that all the college students like. Say you're going to have free food and drink. Maybe they'd stay off the court. Drew say no, they wouldn't. But you know, I don't know. It's, that's a good, reasonable thing to say. Problem is if you, if you publicize that before Ryan, then the other team's going to be like, oh, they're already planning the post game party and I think it would make it tough.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, a little locker room banter there could backfire on you if you're trying to Plan a victory party after the game for you. Even play somebody.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, one person writes. Matt, what's the percentage chance you're worried we lose CAR for the year? You know, I. It's not high for the year, but I think Drew, he could be out again. This is no knowledge, this is no inside info, but I could see a being out a few weeks, maybe coming back a week or two before the SEC tournament. What do you think?

[Drew Franklin]

I wouldn't think the year. I mean, he just played 20 minutes against Alabama, 20 minutes before that. It's his last season of college basketball. That Pope comment wasn't very comforting. I don't expect to see him soon, but I think we'll see him eventually. I haven't heard anything in any direction. All I'm going off is Pope's tone after that game, but the fact that he just played a week ago and hasn't had any significant changes to it. It's just a lingering back issue that needs time. I'm hopeful we'll see him eventually.

[Matt Jones]

I hope we will, too. Now, we're gonna go the phone here in just a second. Let's go over yesterday. Now we get an Eagles chief Super bowl for the second time in the last three years. Eagles won easily. So, you know, not a whole lot to say about it except Shannon, when the game is over. I don't know. Why is it in Philly they like to climb light poles?

[Shannon The Dude]

I don't know.

[Matt Jones]

What is it? What is that about? Philly grease the polls down and people still do it. Why do they do that?

[Shannon The Dude]

Absolute worst people on the planet. Philadelphia Eagles.

[Matt Jones]

Whoa, whoa.

[Shannon The Dude]

I mean, you've heard me talk about how much I hate Philadelphia and especially the Eagles fans. It's a shame he didn't fall down.

[Matt Jones]

You're. You're a Green Bay fan. Why do you care so much about Philly? Like, why is that?

[Shannon The Dude]

I don't care about Philly. I hate Philly. I just think they're the worst fan base on the planet.

[Matt Jones]

Well, you clearly care about them.

[Shannon The Dude]

No, I don't.

[Matt Jones]

You have to. But you have to care to hate somebody. Like, if you don't care, you wouldn't hate them.

[Shannon The Dude]

I mean, I guess if you want to break it down like that. But regardless, to my point, Philadelphia Eagles fans are the worst. I didn't want to have to pull for Kansas City, but now I have no other option.

[Matt Jones]

Well, you know, I kind of. I mean, I like Kansas City. I. I've. I've. Bears are my favorite team, but in terms of the teams have Been good in recent years. I really like Mahomes. I just think he's so much fun to watch. I know people think he gets calls, but, you know, all great players got calls. And I also think they've made it to where now people just complain about anything that happens with him. You know, I mean, they're just like, whatever happens now, it was a bad call. I like him. I like watching him play. And the thing is, you just know Ryan. You just know at the end of the game. So when the game was tied, I knew he'd go down there and score. I thought he'd get a touchdown. He ended up only getting a field goal. And then Josh Allen, as great as he is, and he is great, he had a chance to do the exact same thing. And then he doesn't get it. And then the Chiefs get it. They need two first downs. Guess what? On third down, he goes and throws for two first downs. Like you just. He's inevitable. Mahomes is like, we're watching the best. He's the best. And I kind of appreciate. I didn't really appreciate it with Brady. I kind of didn't like Brady, but I do appreciate watching how good Mahomes is.

[Ryan Lemond]

I know Joe Burrow and the Bengals beat him in Kansas City, but you just don't beat Mahomes. And in that situation, what, six out of seven times now he's won that game. He's just. He's amazing. And I'm like you, man. And when he got the ball and the game was tied, I put the bet on Kansas City to score because I knew they were going to score.

[Matt Jones]

Knew they were going to score. I'm surprised they didn't score a touchdown. I mean, he has been the starter, Drew, for seven years. He's been a full time starter for seven years. They have made the AFC championship all seven years. And they've made the super bowl five of those seven years. That's amazing. Like, he's just absolutely astounding.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Everything you're saying is fact. That's why we knew going into it the Chiefs were going to win that game. I'm. I'm not a Chiefs hater. I do suffer from Chiefs in the super bowl exhaustion. But you just knew watching that game, even though Josh Allen was making plays when he had opportunities, it's just the Chiefs at home, when Mahomes has the ball, you know what's going to happen. They said, what was that stat? Like 16 and oh, and one possession games or something. It was ridiculous.

[Matt Jones]

They have won. They have won 12 straight one possession games and 18 of their last 19.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's insane, man.

[Matt Jones]

Stupid. That is just absolutely stupid. You guys need to reset in Lexington real quick. You're getting some feedback. But it is just absolutely stupid how good he is. And you know, Shannon, I know everybody likes to hate on him and I know people, you know, do they make calls, but like, he still makes the plays every single time. And Andy Reid seems like a fun guy, doesn't he?

[Shannon The Dude]

Oh, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Seem like a dude.

[Shannon The Dude]

I love Andy Reid, but you're right. I mean, down the stretch, he's money. He just. Patrick Mahomes. There's nobody better when it comes to. Just in the clutch. Coming through.

[Matt Jones]

Now, two things about the game before I go to the phone number one, Shannon, Travis Kelsey. I. I don't understand Travis Kelsey, right? Like, I. I always thought he was a. And then a couple years ago his podcast came out, and if you ever hear his clips on the podcast, he sounds pretty smart on the podcast. His brother does too. And I thought, man, I always thought this dude was like a frat boy moron, but maybe he's smart. And then he started dating or dating Taylor Swift. And I was like, well, maybe he's like becoming an adult and then they win and he gets on the stage and he's like, get down to not get down tonight. And everybody's just looking at him like, what are you doing? You're 35 years old. I can't figure him out. Can you figure him out at all? Like, is he. Is he an idiot? Is he smart? What is he?

[Shannon The Dude]

I think he's just a complete goober. But is there anybody living a better life than him right now? I mean, three straight to the Super Bowl. Dayton, Taylor Swift.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, come on, $120 million podcast deal. Yeah.

[Shannon The Dude]

I mean, yeah, life.

[Matt Jones]

That's pretty good.

[Shannon The Dude]

Life is pretty good. If you're.

[Matt Jones]

That's a pretty good life. I would think if you're. If you're Travis Kelsey.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. You won't find any Travis Kelsey hate for me. Sometimes you just got tip your cap and say, that guy's. He's. He's winning at life. And in all directions. Travis Kelsey seems to be doing things right. Loving it. Used to sing Beastie Boys, which is a little corny. I guess last night he changed his song. But, I mean, he's in the super bowl again. He's maybe potentially going to marry one of the richest people on the planet. What do I have to say about him?

[Matt Jones]

Idiot. Though is he smarter? Is he an Idiot. I can't tell. I mean, I don't.

[Drew Franklin]

I don't think you can get to where he is in life and call him an idiot. You can't follow up that many times. Now. There's moments where you look at him and he's a goofball. But I don't think you get to be Travis Kelsey by being an idiot.

[Matt Jones]

You're probably right. Now, the other thing. And Ryan, I've said this for years. The game yesterday, another example. It's a fourth and one. They try to run a tush push. Josh Allen. Some people think he got it, some people think he didn't. But they ended up deciding because this middle aged man waddles onto the field. One of them's in one place, the other one's in the other place. They don't know which one to go with. They end up marketing short. And I continue, they bring out the chains and they measure it, which is the stupidest thing in mankind. And I say once again, we have all this technology in the world. If you watch soccer, we. You. If you watch soccer, if you watch tennis, they can put chips, right? Like there's a way to do it. And yet the NFL still refuses to do it. They have the referee run out there like he's trying to run in a straight line and he never runs in a straight line. Is this not absurd? They have these massive games that come down to inches. And the way they decide first downs is one of the most archaic things I have ever seen in my life.

[Ryan Lemond]

And that was a huge play. You're right. There's no way those officials saw where that ball was.

[Matt Jones]

They had no idea. They have no idea.

[Ryan Lemond]

Even the 15 cameras, you couldn't even see where the ball is supposed to be spotted. So, yeah, they have to look to a way to put a chip in it. That way they know for sure if it crosses a plane on the field. So we don't have to worry about these guys walking those chains out there and measuring it, which is crazy.

[Matt Jones]

I watched it over and over, Shannon, and I couldn't tell whether he did or not. You can't really see the ball for sure. And like, I think he probably got it, but you couldn't really tell. But it's just. What? Just put a chip in the ball? They do it in soccer. They do it in soccer and they determine whether or not it goes over the line. Why can't they do it in this?

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, to your credit, you've been screaming about this for years. Now they have the technology to do it. I don't understand why they just don't do it at this point.

[Matt Jones]

I feel like Adam Carolla, who always says about the goal post, why don't they just make them higher? Because sometimes the ball goes over the top and you don't know whether it's in. And he's always like, just make them a little bit higher. Yeah, same thing here. Just put the ball. Just put a chip in the ball. Like it's. We argue over the spot. It would just take that away and you wouldn't.

[Ryan Lemond]

That was a big play, too, man. That's big.

[Matt Jones]

And it. But they.

[Shannon The Dude]

But then somebody would be out of a job. The chain gang wouldn't have a job anymore.

[Matt Jones]

The chain. We don't need. Listen, I'm all for people keeping their jobs. I feel like those two. You know what? Those two people can find a different word.

[Shannon The Dude]

That's right.

[Drew Franklin]

The average age of the chain gang is like 78 anyway. Is there a rule that you have to be old? Have you ever seen a young, fit person run out? No, it's always someone's grandpa. And then it comes down to the true.

[Matt Jones]

In high school games, it's like, you cannot be on the chain gang unless you're also in aarp. Those are the rules. Aarp, Chain gang. That's it. Who's next?

[Shannon The Dude]

Charlene.

[Matt Jones]

Charlene, how are you?

[Caller]

Hey, how you doing, Matt and guys.

[Matt Jones]

Good, good. So.

[Caller]

So you know what Mark Pope has done? Like, he has way exceeded our expectations. It's remarkable what he's done. And I'm beginning to wonder if. If we, the bbn, may be part of the program because it's very disheartening. Think of all the players we have that until Mark Pope called them and asked him to come play here. Never thought they'd play at Kentucky. Now they're seeing how, oh, the BBN loves you when you're winning, but when you start choking, they're going to start criticizing you a little more gray.

[Matt Jones]

Well, let me pause for a second. First of all, I have heard almost no one. I'm not saying there's no one, but I've heard almost no one say anything like, Mark Pope shouldn't be the coach. Mark Pope can't do. Like, I haven't heard any of that criticism, though. I said this on the postgame show. We have to stop being this case that someone that, like, you cannot have any criticism without actually also supporting the person. I can support someone and still criticize them and still say, you know what? I think Lamont Butler's the most important person on the team, but he screwed up at the end of the game. Are we just supposed to. Even after a loss, Charlene say, man, we're great. Yeah, we lost, but, man, we're great? Like, that's not. No, sir.

[Caller]

No, sir. Not at all. But listen, when you say Colby Brayer can't play defense, can you say, he hasn't shown us a lick of defense yet, but who can go, okay, so you can help that kid learn how to play defense.

[Matt Jones]

All right, so let's let you. Would you don't like that? If I say he can't play defense, you want me to say he can't play a lick of defense? That's better.

[Caller]

No, no, no. That's not what I meant to say. I'm just saying I feel like everybody says he can't play defense, and maybe we're the problem. Maybe we heard his confidence. I think pretty much a lot of those guys probably listen to you on the radio.

[Matt Jones]

I don't think so.

[Caller]

You know, words matter. Words really matter. I don't think we should give them more grace and confidence.

[Matt Jones]

But what do you. Okay, you seem like a sweet person, and I genuinely want to ask you if I watch a player. Forget about Kobe Bryant, any player. And his weakness is a particular thing. Do you just. You just don't want me to say that?

[Caller]

No, I don't. No, no, no. I'm not saying that at all. Let me be clear. I'm not. Because I still have the same criticisms, right?

[Matt Jones]

It's like, what do you want me to do?

[Caller]

Why was Noah standing down there under the basket at the end of the game Saturday?

[Matt Jones]

Okay, so what do you want me. Okay, but that might have. But, Charlene, that might hurt Noah's feelings if he hears it. Like, I don't know what.

[Caller]

On some level, I'm not saying play defense. I'm saying he made a mistake. That's the difference.

[Matt Jones]

I appreciate the.

[Caller]

I'm not saying he can't play. I saying he made a mistake. I just kind of feel like we're playing without money to have as many wins as we have right now against the competition that we've had. And, yeah, it's a little disappointing, and we're all super nervous about seeing Lord Voldemort, but it's just.

[Matt Jones]

I understand. I appreciate the call. I'm gonna have to go to break. Okay, I got it. I appreciate the call. I'm not trying to cut you off, but we gotta go to break. I. This is Kentucky. Part of the deal here. You get all the praise in the world, then you're going to get that's part of the deal. And if as, as Mark Pope himself looked at me on the couch and said, the day we stop expecting greatness, we're not Kentucky, I. That's true. That doesn't mean you be rude. I don't think we're ever rude about players. But like people's weaknesses in their game, that's part of it. Like, that's part of the deal. That's part of why you come here. It's also part of why you get the nil money, you get the exposure. It's part of the deal. We'll take a break. Be right back. It's KSR. Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio Text Machine 772-774-5254 One person writes, Matt, if you put the chip in the ball, how would it know when the knee is down? Well, first of all, Shannon, I'm not a, I'm not a chip guy, right? But I would, I would assume, I don't know this, but I would assume they could freeze the video to see the knee down and then the chip would say at that instance where the ball was.

[Shannon The Dude]

Or how about this? We just put a chip in every NFL player's knee and then that way we'll know exactly.

[Matt Jones]

Elon's gonna have us all with chips in us at some point. I think that's probably going to be what happens. But I feel like Drew, I'm not a scientist like Mitch McConnell, but I would assume that like you could have it to where freeze frame the video, his knees down. Then the chip would say that's where the ball was at that instant. Right. Wouldn't that work?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, we can start slow. It doesn't have to be when the knees down. The ref can still spot the ball for starters. And then we'll just know where he spot. We can just cut out the running out there with the chain right away and then we'll focus more on was the spot right? Where was the knee down. But for starters, let's just throw those chains in the river and let. I'm sorry about the employment situation here, but 4 or 5 ish less people a game need to be running out on the field.

[Matt Jones]

It can't be a full time job anyway, right?

[Drew Franklin]

I mean they all appear to be in retirement as it is.

[Matt Jones]

So let's start too much. I could tell you. One person writes Matt, do we think that we will win one of these four games? Two against Tennessee, home, Auburn, Road Alabama? Yeah. Ryan will win one of them at least. Maybe even two. I mean, I don't think we'll win them all. And I think we'll lose probably. I think we'll lose to Alabama. I think we beat Tennessee at home and then probably lose Tennessee on the road and then the Auburn games a toss up. But, you know, we're four and one in Knoxville since COVID which is crazy if you think about it.

[Ryan Lemond]

And they're. They seem to beat us at RUP kind of. You kind of been trading. We went down there and they went up here. Drew and I were talking during the break there. There's a game coming where they're going to shoot lights out again and they're going to beat a good team. It's coming. It's going to be against one of these teams. I hope so.

[Matt Jones]

It's coming.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

My prediction is our big win at home is we're going to beat Auburn at home. That's my prediction. Write that down. Shannon.

[Shannon The Dude]

Got it.

[Matt Jones]

We're beating Auburn. That's going to be. That's going to be the one. Auburn is going to be ranked number one or number two, and we're going to beat him at home. That's going to happen. Now, I still think we're going to have another bad loss coming at Oklahoma or something like that, or at Missouri, but we're winning. We're beating Auburn at home. Who's next?

[Shannon The Dude]

Hang on. I got the salary for the chain gang members. Would you like to take a guess how much?

[Matt Jones]

Whatever it is, it's too much. I'm going to say they make $100 a game.

[Shannon The Dude]

It's 90 per hour. And it's $187,673 on an average for a season.

[Matt Jones]

No, if they make $90 an hour, they don't make 187. They're not getting paid annually. They're only doing 20 games a year.

[Shannon The Dude]

AI is never wrong.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I'm gonna go to the booth on them making 100. I can see $90 an hour. I can't see 180 games go on for so long.

[Shannon The Dude]

They're trying to make the chain gang more money.

[Matt Jones]

I'm not buying that. Not just like an hour. Still a lot, but yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

The AFC championship is decided by a guy that makes $100 an hour. Billion dollar sport here. Terry, run out here with your chain and tell us who's got the ball.

[Matt Jones]

Who's next?

[Drew Franklin]

Here's your hundred dollars, Diane.

[Matt Jones]

Diane, Go ahead, Diane.

[Caller]

First time caller.

[Matt Jones]

Who are. What's up.

[Caller]

Diane, I want to know is William really wanted to play basketball for Kentucky? Because to me, he wants to play catch up, up and down the floor when the team is already at either end. He's always dragging behind.

[Matt Jones]

Who are we. Who are you saying? Who are you asking about?

[Caller]

Is his last name William?

[Matt Jones]

Oh, you're talking about Amari. Yes. Yes. Amari. Yes. Amari Williams.

[Caller]

Now, I've noticed that. And his attitude sometimes not too good. And did Vanderbilt refuse to let Kentucky's team take the clover for warmups?

[Matt Jones]

Two good questions. I appreciate the call. First of all, I said on the postgame show, Ryan, I don't mean to be mean. Amari Williams has done a lot of good stuff. And the numbers are against what I'm saying. And I'm a numbers guy, okay? So I always choose the numbers over the naked eye. So I will freely grant you that the numbers say Amare is one of the top rebounders in the country. And I know I'm going against the numbers, so I'm saying I'm being a hypocrite. He is still one of the most frustrating players I can remember here. I feel like I watch plays and I go, what are you doing? He jumped up at the end to challenge a layup, but he didn't even put up his hands. He just jumped. He just jumped up in the air. I have no idea. And then he drops so many basketball. He drops so many basketballs. And I don't know why he frustrates me so much, but, Ryan, he does, if I'm being honest, he really does. And I know he's trying hard. He's. I'm sure he's a wonderful kid, but do you get. Do you see what I'm saying?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, the numbers on his rebounding are great, but they don't include the rebounds that he should have got that. That he didn't get. You know, that's. What do they.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know how they come up with the numbers. Do you know? I mean, you say that with confidence, but do you know how these rebounding efficiency numbers are correlated?

[Ryan Lemond]

No idea.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. I knew he was saying that Drew confidently. And you may be right, Ryan, that I don't know what they include. But, I mean, you guys, am I wrong? Like, does he frustrate you all? Like, he frustrates me?

[Drew Franklin]

I called him my favorite player before the summer started. I'm holding true to that. But he's very frustrating, and I think I know the exact play you're talking about. I believe Vandy Even took the lead late in the game with it. He was in position to block a layup right where he needed to be. And then the dude just jumped, and he didn't really make any effort to stop him. And the guy laid it in and it was like, well, if you're. If you're right there, do something. I mean, it wasn't really in foul trouble. He just watched. I can't remember the Vandy player, but it was a big bucket. Amari was right there. It was like he did nothing.

[Matt Jones]

And now the next play, he then got a block. Shannon, the next play, but that play. So it's weird. Like, he makes plays. It's not like he doesn't do anything. But, you know, when he dropped that. I know you like, he's not dropping it on purpose, but when he had that rebound when Butler missed that layup and it fell right in his hands, and if he just catches it, he gets a wide open dunk and he just drops it out of bounds.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'd be strong with the ball.

[Matt Jones]

It's. It's tough. Hey, this isn't the little. I can't believe this commercial. It's not the little itty bitty teeny tiny bowl. It's the Super Bowl.

[Shannon The Dude]

That's right. So super.

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[Shannon The Dude]

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

[Matt Jones]

You have me dancing here during that one. That was. That was what Kelsey saying, wasn't it?

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, I think so.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I think it was. All right. So, Drew, the second question that woman had was about the shoot around. I. I saw Jack Pilgrim's thing on it, but I didn't see the update. So tell me what, did we have a shoot around? Did we not? And if we didn't, was it Vandy's fault? What happened?

[Drew Franklin]

I. On the radio broadcast, they alluded to there not being a Shoot around. But then Jimmy Dykes replied to Jack's tweet. Cause Jack was just tweeting what he heard on the radio broadcast. I'm not mistaken. And Jimmy said, that's not true. So seems to be conflicting short answers. I don't know the answer, but it almost sounded like Vandy gave UK the option because of scheduling and UK just passed cause they want to change on it. They definitely didn't do one, but they might have had a slight reason why that Jack or Tom said on radio.

[Matt Jones]

They didn't do a shooter.

[Drew Franklin]

So they didn't do a shoot around that we at least know.

[Shannon The Dude]

So what happened was Vandy changed their shooter, their own shoot around time, and then gave Kentucky the option to do it either before or after. And then they declined to do it.

[Drew Franklin]

They already had their routine set, I guess.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

So do they get to just change the time? Like do you just. I mean, it's your change your reservation. Sure, but that doesn't seem very nice. Reminds me of that Seinfeld thing where he has a reservation to rent a car and he goes and gets it. And she said. And he's like. And she's like, we don't have your reservation. He said, well, I made it. And she said, well, yes, but that doesn't guarantee you the car. And he's like, what's the point of a reservation? Anyone can take a reservation. You actually have to reserve the car if they reserve you a time. If you don't get that time. Shannon, that seems a little nefarious from your dorky nerdy commodore.

[Shannon The Dude]

I mean, they could have done it before, they could have done it after. What are we like scheduling? Down to the minute. Everything that Kentucky's doing?

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Shannon The Dude]

Or we just talk. Who was it that did that? We said like down to the minute. Oh, it's Buzz.

[Ryan Lemond]

Buzz?

[Shannon The Dude]

Buzz Williams.

[Matt Jones]

He schedules what he's going to do every minute.

[Shannon The Dude]

Is that Mark Pope also?

[Matt Jones]

I mean, I don't know. I mean, I don't know that it makes the hugest difference in the world.

[Drew Franklin]

But Vandy's got to come here. Payback.

[Ryan Lemond]

There you go.

[Drew Franklin]

Sorry, we locked the doors.

[Matt Jones]

Their shooter out is at 2:30am in Winchester. Sorry. Shoot around is.

[Drew Franklin]

Sorry, sorry. Mandy Clark, schedule change.

[Matt Jones]

Rogers Clark high school. School, 2:30am that's your shooter out.

[Shannon The Dude]

They don't need one.

[Matt Jones]

You'll get it. Well, that's okay. Hey, I want to update you 3 on. You know, I like to keep you. I like to keep you up on the news, Ryan. This feels like a story that you need to be kept up on.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay, I'm anxious.

[Matt Jones]

What do you know? What do you know about AI? Like, if I. If Ryan were asked by a student, hopefully that would never happen. But if Ryan were asked by student. Uncle Ryan, tell me what you know about AI, what would you say?

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, mj, it's artificial intelligence and it is completely taking over the world. It can write stories, it can make up videos, and before I die, it's going to be doing everything that we are living for. All of our jobs, it's going to.

[Matt Jones]

Take over everything that we're living for. Like our whole basis of existence will be gone. Is that what you're saying?

[Ryan Lemond]

KSR will be all AI at some point?

[Shannon The Dude]

The air.

[Matt Jones]

Well, he sounds awesome, isn't he? Okay. All right. So Ryan, in your current life, how do you use AI?

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't think I use it at all.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. All right, so it's you. You think it's going to take over your entire existence, but it still hasn't even made up anything you do yet, correct?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes. I'm AI free at the moment.

[Matt Jones]

So over the weekend, Ryan, again, I have no idea what I'm talking about. Okay. I only know slightly more than Ryan, but I don't. Did you hear about the story that happened over the weekend that rock the.

[Ryan Lemond]

AI world, Ryan, they were bought out. Somebody bought out the other person who was bought out. The.

[Matt Jones]

You don't know what you have. What do you mean they were bought out?

[Ryan Lemond]

I heard a news story. No, the Chinese, I think, came up with a technology that's better than all the other technology.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. That's a little different than they were bought out, but yes. Okay, so. So these companies, Nvidia and all these companies have been spending billions upon billions of dollars to create AI. And like, our part of the reason our stock market has risen to record highs is all these people are putting money in AI. AI, AI. Right. And then this Chinese company, what was that? What's their name, Drew? Deep, Deep Sea Deep Seat comes along and Shannon, I don't know the details, but they basically over the weekend put out their AI thing. They made it open source, which means anybody can get it. You can just take it. Right. It's like not protected. And some people think it's better than anything. The chat, GPTs and all have put out that for free. They put out this software that's better than all this software these companies have spent all this money on. And it's freaking everybody out because everybody has thrown money into AI and they're like, wait a minute, this kid in China, just for free, maybe made something better. And the stock market, I don't know if you've looked at it like it's tanking all those tech Scott stocks because they're like, oh, no. What if AI just became free for everybody?

[Shannon The Dude]

Well, first of all, I don't want to look at the stocks if you say they're going down like that.

[Matt Jones]

But, well, not just the tech ones. I don't know if the stock market in general is going down, but like Nvidia sort of those big is already.

[Shannon The Dude]

Getting so good and so quickly too. So I'm, I'm just afraid of what it's going to be able to do. Like if this one's even better than what we've seen already. We knew it was going to advance, but seems like it's on the fast track to, to get there quickly.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I don't know anything about it. I've given you all I know. But it apparently. And Ryan, I'm shocked at how much you knew. How did you know what you knew?

[Ryan Lemond]

I just heard a report, a news report on it this morning, and it was like the lead story, like, so I really must be a big deal if they're. This technology is now kind of oversee superseding everything else that's already been developed.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. Here's what's scary about it, Shane. And they say the AI is so smart that it is coming up with its future gains. You see what I'm saying? Like, rather than waiting for people to invent and make it better, it's inventing everything to make it better. Like it's, like it's making itself bigger every time.

[Shannon The Dude]

So what?

[Matt Jones]

I don't even know what that means, but it does. It sounds a little scary, right?

[Shannon The Dude]

It's getting smarter on its own without a human having to program it to be smarter is what it sounds like. It's learning.

[Matt Jones]

It's learning on its own. That's the best way to put it. Yes. It's learning on its own.

[Drew Franklin]

And they're claiming they built all this for like $5 million.

[Matt Jones]

They say they did the whole thing for $6 million, which seems, which we're calling.

[Drew Franklin]

So calling their bluff for now. It'll be a bad thing if they're we.

[Matt Jones]

Who's we?

[Drew Franklin]

America and Nvidia.

[Ryan Lemond]

So what? In another couple months, somebody else is going to invent something that's even better than this.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, it's going to invent itself. It does it. It's going to invent itself in the back I don't know what I'm talking about. Just for the record, people who. People who have scientific backgrounds have got to be rolling their eyes. I have no idea what I'm talking about, but I am telling you that like the. The for free. Now, apparently there's something that's better than everything.

[Shannon The Dude]

We can't go backwards. Either is the problem too. Like, once the. The two I know it's gonna eat.

[Matt Jones]

Us at some point. Like, you're worried about aliens. Yeah, yeah, I'm worried about these computers just going, we don't need these humans anymore. Why in the world are they here?

[Shannon The Dude]

Yep. That's the end of us.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. All right. With that, who's next on the phone?

[Shannon The Dude]

Teresa.

[Matt Jones]

Teresa, is that three straight female callers? That's got to be a record. Theresa, go ahead, Teresa.

[Caller]

I'm really impressed. I can't believe it's all these ladies calling in. Hey, good morning. Random call calling from the Highlands in Louisville, Kentucky. My son turned 21 last Thursday, so his birthday is actually 1234. And he said, mom, where are you going to take me to eat? And I said, we are going to KSR bar. He had never been, and I will tell you, he told me it was one of the best burgers he's ever had. He had the beer, cheeseburger. Just had to share.

[Matt Jones]

That's good. That's good. Well, that's very nice of you. Happy 21st to your son and a very smart choice. Teresa. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. The. The beer, cheeseburger, very good. You don't eat more than one a week, your heart will explode.

[Drew Franklin]

First.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, it's be more than one a day. Then you know you're not gonna make it to see the AI kill us. But it is very good. Just know it's. It's like a lot of food and it's, you know, sort of artery clogging so much about nobody. When you order the beer, cheeseburger, you don't think you're getting light food. Shannon, you kind of know what you're getting. Ryan, tell me about Stockton Mortgage.

[Ryan Lemond]

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[Matt Jones]

The text machine Matt Nothing has ever happened on KSR that surprised me more than Ryan knowing something about the news story you brought up about that. It was a little surprising. I'm kind of proud of you, Ryan. You like when, when do you listen to the news?

[Ryan Lemond]

As I'm getting up in the morning, I turn on the, the pre show and there's always a little news hit before the pre show starts. Before I get naked and get naked.

[Matt Jones]

All your news from the news hit.

[Ryan Lemond]

Before the pre show and then the pre show. Yeah, they kind of get me updated that first 15 seconds, 15 minutes, I'm ready to go.

[Drew Franklin]

So really wasn't there like a major news recently? He legitimately heard from the pre show like something big. What was that just a month ago?

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't remember what it was.

[Matt Jones]

He was like, Trump won. I found out the pre show. That really was.

[Shannon The Dude]

That's what it was.

[Ryan Lemond]

I went to bed before the results were announced. The pre show told me that next.

[Matt Jones]

Morning you didn't even feel the need when you woke up to find out. No, I will say this. I give you credit, like one of the things I do love about you. You, you have a life that's so simple and pure that we have a presidential race and the next morning, Shannon, it doesn't even occur to him to figure out who won.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yep. He's like, no matter who won, son's gonna rise. I'm gonna get up, I'm gonna go do Ryan. I don't care. You know what?

[Matt Jones]

Rather than turning on the news to find out if Trump won, I'll just listen to Shannon and Billy.

[Shannon The Dude]

They'll tell me.

[Ryan Lemond]

They'll probably tell me.

[Matt Jones]

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[Shannon The Dude]

No, I didn't see it.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean, I assume the video is correct. Honestly, I don't know. But there was a video. Hey, I don't think it was. Why would you put AI video of the Millwood Art center flooding? But it was. It was a. It looked awful. And I thought to myself, they're gonna need servpro to clean that up. It was like a valve burst or something in the. You know. Have you ever been to that mill with Arts? Yeah, Drew and I've been there. What? They always had that party during Derby. Isn't that when we always go?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Phillies and Stallions.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, Phillies and Stallions. That's right. One person writes, Matt, not surprised Vanderbilt did not let us in. They're the Commodores. Not the Commodores.

[Drew Franklin]

I liked it.

[Ryan Lemond]

Shannon liked it.

[Matt Jones]

I thought that was a funny joke. Stupid, but it made me laugh. One person says, matt, that woman is correct. Our fan base can be too harsh. If you don't believe me, just look at the. Your comments on Twitter from people under your posts and on Facebook on post. Yeah, but, Drew, you can't use that as the standard. Right? Because people are. I've said this a lot. They're the worst version of themselves online. Whatever your worst trait is when you're online, you bring it out more. So if you're hateful, you'll be more hateful online. If you're like me and you're argumentative, you'll be more argumentative online. Take whatever trade it is you have. You'll be a worse version of that online, but also, like, it's not a good representation, you know? That's partially why I'm not 100% sure what happened Saturday night at the game against Arkansas. Because if you look online, you'll assume everybody's gonna boo Cow. But, like, maybe that won't be how it is in real life. You know, at the end of the Cal era, if you just read the comments under my post, you would think everyone in big Blue Nation was mad at me and thought I was running Cow off. And they love cow. And then when Pope had the thing, like, and I believed it, I was like, I guess the fan base and I are just not connecting anymore. And then we went to the press conference, and they said my name, and I got a nice reaction. I was like, oh, online is not real. So, like, I hope the players realize if they are online and see it, that the comments you see online, it feels like a lot of people, but it's usually like the same 40 or 50 people. And it is not Drew, I think representative of the fan base a whole at all. Just think about one game at KS Bar. How many people are in that bar are more people than comment on any post of mine on Twitter. So, like, you have to just have a perspective.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Social media is full of jerks. And once you just put in your brain that there are people on social media just out there to get a reaction, they don't even believe some of the stuff they say. They are leaving a comment to either anger the person they're replying to or generate people replying to them. There's a viral thing right now of a recruit where a Kentucky fan DM'd them and the mom's upset. Kentucky fans did this. All right, that is one anonymous person photo. I mean, that shouldn't happen then.

[Matt Jones]

It's awful.

[Drew Franklin]

But that is not say a peep about the rest of Kentucky fans. That's just one jerk on the Internet. And unfortunately, the Internet's got more than one of them.

[Matt Jones]

And if your standard is, did one person in a fan base say something bad? That'll be every fan base. Because every fan base has a jerk. Every. Everything has a jerk. Like, that's just. That's just kind of life. And as somebody told me a long time ago, and you've probably heard me say this 50 times, anytime somebody's really nasty online, they're not a happy person. Because, Shannon, as you have and I've talked about. Think about the times you've been happy in your life. Did you want to go online and say something nasty to somebody?

[Shannon The Dude]

No, not at all.

[Matt Jones]

No. If your life is fulfilled, the last thing you'd want to do is go be nasty to someone online. So generally speaking, what I try to remember is when someone's a jerk online, it's because they're not a very happy person in general. And. And this is how they're expressing it. And you just go, man, I hope things get better for that person. Because people, you know, and that includes famous people, famous people that are trolls online, they're probably unhappy in their life as well. Who's next?

[Shannon The Dude]

Let's go to Brian.

[Matt Jones]

Brian, go ahead, Brian. Hello, can you hear me? Yes, go ahead. Hello? Yes, go ahead. You got to turn your radio down. Turn your radio down. And just. And no. And no. Bluetooth. Just normal conversation. All right, go ahead. Okay. Is that better? Yes. Okay. One thing about that game, we were down two points. Lamont Butler's trying to pass a little small bounce pass to Amari Williams that got knocked away back to him. Well, let's try that again, and then we get it stolen. For first of all, if we're down two points, why are we throwing the ball to Amari at the top of the key? Well, I agree with you that he shouldn't have done it. Now, the reason they probably were doing it is they run a lot of their offense through Amari at the top of the key. He does a little handoffs. He did. I mean, they. That's a big part of what they do. But once the pass didn't go through the first time. I'm with you. I don't know why I felt like he needed to force it the second time. Yeah. I mean, if you got it back, you were fortunate to get it back the first time. Back it back out. Let's do something else. I mean, why are we going to the same. You know, it just didn't make sense to me, and I was ready to punch the TV at that point. Yeah, me too. My guess, and I appreciate the call. My guess, Ryan, is Pope had a play out of the timeout. Remember, we were coming out of a timeout, Pope had a play out of a timeout, and they wanted to run the play, and it required Amari to get the ball there, and they just didn't improvise. If it ended up getting cut off.

[Ryan Lemond]

That'S exactly, I think, the way it played out. But the. Butler's got to be just smarter at that point. You know, he made two kind of lackadaisical passes back to back in that situation. That and those. That was a costly turnover, too, man.

[Matt Jones]

Costly turnover, Huge turnover. I mean, those two turnovers, the one where Butler was dribbling and then that one, they were massive. And then away tried to make a play, he lost it. And then ultimately, that was probably the game. We didn't mention, too, by the way, Drew, that free throw where we had four guys on the free throw line and they had one, and they ended up getting the ball. They got the out of bounds. But, I mean, like, that was an example just of the effort at the end of the game.

[Drew Franklin]

Loose balls, that rebound. Of all the things that Kentucky hasn't done well this year, the effort on stuff like that is what drives me the crazy.

[Matt Jones]

It's, well, we play Tennessee tomorrow. No rest for the weary time to get back to it. Thank you all very much. We will see you later. We are in studio again tomorrow. Pregame show there. We'll have Tuesday. This has been Kentucky Sports Radio.