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Matt Jones
Welcome to our two of Kentucky sports radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Now here's Matt Jones.
Ryan Lemond
Welcome back. Hour number two Kentucky Sports Radio, 859-280-2287. Ask anything Wednesday. Get on in and get your questions. We had one right before the break. That we will do. Hey, if you're, if you're in the Lexington area this week or weekend for graduation or around, come to KS Bar and see us. You know, when season ends, things slow down a little bit. So we always need your support. So come on by. Today's Wings day. Dollar wings. They got trivia tonight. We have our trivia folks coming in. So if you're in town for the, for graduation, which is, I know is coming, come on by. And come by anyway. We'd love to see you. Don't forget that we're out here even when Kentucky games are not going on. One person writes map. With all this going on, don't you think the Vatican has to at least give a call to Billy Donovan to see if he's interested?
Stockton Mortgage Representative
Well, rumor was he was shot.
Ryan Lemond
That was. I think you all both undersold that. I thought that was a really good line. Shannon, you didn't get a chuckle out of you. Yeah. You didn't like that line?
Matt Jones
It was all right. I, I get the joke. It's okay.
Ryan Lemond
I thought it was great. Whoever. 859321. That's a good joke. I don't care that they didn't give you a good lie. Like I laughed.
Drew Franklin
I wanted, I don't know, I was laughing.
Ryan Lemond
I want Ryan to laugh as much as he does when Shannon just says give me Peter. Like that makes Ryan laugh so much harder than a well crafted joke about Billy Donovan.
Matt Jones
Can I tell you, during the break, he said that line three more times off the air.
Ryan Lemond
Exactly. That's what I'm saying. I'm dealing with a child. He laughed the whole break. That's what he giggles at the entire, the entire time. It was not, by the way, Mark Grace that got the game winning hit. It was Luis Gonzalez. So he gave us a fact, Shannon, and it was not a correct fact.
Matt Jones
Right.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
Said it with confidence, though. So I believed him.
Matt Jones
That's true.
Ryan Lemond
He did say with confidence. And because he said it with confidence.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
I'm in Boston.
Ryan Lemond
You, you completely believed it. One person writes. Matt, do we have any update on the lottery winner from Georgetown? I haven't seen any. Drew, have you seen an update as he's even out of the pokey in Florida?
Drew Franklin
No. I mean, there was the fake story going around that we debunked yesterday or the day before about him blowing his money already, but I haven't Seen an update about if he saw if he's free or what's going on?
Ryan Lemond
Yeah, I don't know. That's a good question. We'll see if anybody has an update. I did get an update on the park meeting last night. There were hundreds of people at the meeting. No one showed up in favor of the, of the pickleball tennis court. Everyone was against. So I don't know what that means. I mean I saw that the mayor, Craig Greenberg put out a video today explaining its benefits. You do wonder though, Shannon, you're a Louisvillian. If you get a 300 to 0 community meeting, you do wonder what's going to happen. There are people arguing though. Hey, this park, the what where we're going to put the pickleball and the tennis was being unused. It was a parking lot and a dilapidated tennis facility. Why wouldn't you want to update it with an updated facility? Yeah, I don't know enough about it to say either way, but with hundreds of people showed out and no one was in favor of it. According to Brian the Internet, who went to the event then, Shannon, I don't, I don't know if that's a good sign for it.
Matt Jones
No, nobody wants it is what it sounds like to me. It was the number one story on the local news this morning and people out there chanting we are Keep Joe Crease. And chanting keep Joe Creason.
Ryan Lemond
That's what they were saying.
Matt Jones
Yeah, they were.
Ryan Lemond
How did it go? Keep Joe Creasing.
Matt Jones
Keep Joe Creasing. Keep. Yeah, we'll just keep going.
Ryan Lemond
By the way, who is Joe Crease? Does anyone know?
Drew Franklin
I actually googled that while you all were talking and it says he was a journalist who wrote for the Courier.
Ryan Lemond
Journal and they named a park after him.
Drew Franklin
According to Wikipedia.com that would be like.
Ryan Lemond
What Rick Bozich park in Brian the Intern park. Joe Sanka park in it. So they named it after just a guy that. Right. Wrote for the Courier and.
Drew Franklin
Oh, what it. Nevermind. I said something about whas. It said, did he die playing tennis with a WHAS radio personality? I'm reading this all on the fly.
Ryan Lemond
Wait a minute. He died.
Drew Franklin
I'll read it out loud so I get this right. Wikipedia.com Creason continued writing and working until his death, which occurred while playing tennis with WHAS radio personality Milton Metz.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
Way to honor him. That park. Maybe it's.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah.
Drew Franklin
He also started the movement to make the Kentucky Coffee Tree the first official state tree of Kentucky.
Ryan Lemond
Is that, Is that our. Is that our state tree? Is the Kentucky Coffee Tree.
Matt Jones
I think it is.
Ryan Lemond
So this dude, when did he die? Drew? Because I've never heard of this person. When did he die?
Drew Franklin
1974. Okay, so he was born in Benton, Kentucky. Shout out. Marshall County.
Ryan Lemond
Born in Marshall county, lived in Louisville, worked as a journalist, played 10, and was playing tennis when he passed away. He was enough. Popular enough that they named a park after him. And how ironic, Shannon, that the fight over is a tennis facility.
Matt Jones
Yeah. Joe Crease. And do you think he would really want pickleball, though? I mean, that's a four.
Ryan Lemond
Oh, no, if he's a true tennis player. No, if he's. If he's a true tennis player, then he would be aghast at the fact that there's a pickleball. But it's a pickleball. Slash tennis.
Matt Jones
See, this is where we need AI Joe Creasen to ask him, are you okay to come and get your blessing from beyond the grave to put pickleball.
Ryan Lemond
I really like. That's another thing. What if people did that where they use the AI version to try to enhance their arguments?
Matt Jones
Like, what if he's on there going, yeah, I'm perfectly fine with you making a pickleball course.
Ryan Lemond
That's. That's a really interesting point. It would be hard to argue with AI Joe Crease, wouldn't it?
Matt Jones
Yeah, he's like, I died here. My death is not in vain. I did not die.
Ryan Lemond
My park. You're trying to. You're chanting, keep me.
Matt Jones
Yeah, here I am.
Ryan Lemond
Interesting.
Drew Franklin
I really like the second sentence of his bio. It says he was born in Benton, Kentucky, which he called the only town in Kentucky where I was born.
Matt Jones
Well, I mean, I was born in, like, Indiana.
Drew Franklin
Sounds like a funny guy.
Ryan Lemond
Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait. It said. That was like, what he claimed about his.
Drew Franklin
Yeah, it's even got it in quotations. It's the second sentence in his bio.
Ryan Lemond
I was born in Kentucky, which is the only town that I was born.
Drew Franklin
Yep. Only town in Kentucky where I was born.
Ryan Lemond
That's amazing. You can see why he was such a great journalist. Right? Like, give you the facts in the sentence. That is funny. Well. Well, anyway, so they had the meeting. Apparently there's another meeting later this week. It feels like the momentum is against keeping Joker. No, it's for keeping Joe Creason. We'll see whether or not it ends up happening. I'm now fascinated by the fact he died playing tennis with Milton Metz in the. I wonder, was it in the park that now bears his name?
Matt Jones
Yep.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
That's why they named the park after him.
Ryan Lemond
So that's why they named the park after him.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
It's awesome. We're remembering a guy that has been kind of over 50 years. Died over 50 years ago. Bringing his name back up and really learning.
Ryan Lemond
By the way, do we know he did he died in the park where they named it after him, or no.
Drew Franklin
Yep. Yep.
Matt Jones
According to current journal antennas.
Ryan Lemond
So it wasn't named after him at the time. So did they name it after him because he died there?
Drew Franklin
Mm. According to the Internet that I'm reading here. Had died of a heart attack.
Ryan Lemond
So, Shannon, would you like to die somewhere so that they named a park after where you died?
Matt Jones
Kind of cool, right?
Ryan Lemond
They could change, like, if you died during Larger than Life, it would be started called Shannon the Dude in life or something. Would you want that?
Matt Jones
Yeah, we could change the name, like, you know, from the Godfather to Shannon.
Ryan Lemond
The Dudes, you know, that's exactly the same. That's exactly the same level of. Of honor, I think. All right, so this also says there's.
Drew Franklin
A sign in Benton that says Benton, Kentucky, the only town Joe Creason was born in.
Ryan Lemond
Must have been a big thing there. Stop it. That is not a town. That there is not a town.
Drew Franklin
It says. That's what it says.
Ryan Lemond
The people of Benton, Kentucky, have to confirm that there is not a sign in Benton, Kentucky, that says the only town Joe Creason was born in.
Drew Franklin
According to the Marshall County Daily. I trust it.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
He must have been a big reporter for the Courier.
Ryan Lemond
Why would that have been a sentence they would make a sign out of? Was that, like, a famous sentence that he ended up saying?
Matt Jones
You latched on to it? As soon as Drew read that, that's the first thing.
Ryan Lemond
But I thought it was like he said it as a joke. I didn't think it would be something the town would put on the outside of the town.
Drew Franklin
Must have been a big. I mean, it was the second sentence in his bio. He must have said it a lot. Really stuck.
Ryan Lemond
Well, now I want to keep Joe Creason because I want. I want this guy's memory to. To live, especially not to be replaced by pickleball, which is so stupid. All right, the guy that asked earlier, what do you think Coach K said? What's harder, building a program or maintaining a program? I was thinking during the break, Ryan, I think it depends on the sport. And again, football. Building the program is the hardest because it takes a long time. It may take less time now because the portal, but it still takes time. And maintaining a program maybe a little easier because you have depth, etc. I think in basketball, maintaining is the hardest because when you have, like, just look at what happened to Florida, right? When you have success as a team, individuals are, especially in the portal nil era, almost certainly going to want to go then benefit somewhere else, and it becomes harder to keep it together. Same thing happened here with Cal. I mean, as the years went on, more and more guys came. They obviously had their individual goals and desires. So I can see what Coach K saying, especially in the college basketball context, of why maintaining would be harder.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
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Ryan Lemond
But it's been a slow drop, meaning it's not like it just fell off the face of the earth. I think he has dropped it in part because they let things slip. You know, I think one of the things that's hard in any level of success is can you maintain the motivation that built your success. Like when you're especially driven to succeed and you have that success, it is hard to continue to every day keep grinding. And I if you listen to people that do things that require that. I've heard Howard Stern talk about this, David Letterman talk about this. When you're doing something that's daily to continue to put in the effort and the desire to keep it at the level you want is hard. I'm sure that's true about sports. You have to kind of bring it every day. You can't sit there and take stuff off. And I'm not saying Mark Stoops took stuff off, but I do think in the last couple years, I personally have questioned, is he still grinding at that level that maybe Drew he did when he first got here. And we're going to find out this year when they get on the field.
Drew Franklin
And when you're building, you can kind of catch lightning in a bottle and have a great season and get it built. But then you got to be able to maintain that. So I lean. Maintaining might be a little more difficult, kind of depending on circumstances. But when you're building it, it's a good year to can really, really take you to another level. But then you got to work really hard to stay at that level, too.
Ryan Lemond
Success can either be like A drug that you just have to keep going for to keep feeling. Or it can be something that becomes like a placater that you're just like, I've had it. And you just enjoy the fruits of it and let things slip. And I think you have to be very careful not to do that. And I think both of these coaches we've talked about had that happen a little bit. And, you know, now they've got to go back to the mentality that they had when they started. Who's up next?
Matt Jones
Tristan.
Ryan Lemond
Tristan. Go ahead, Tristan. Hey, Matt, what's going on? Mario made it back safely. I just have a quick question that I can hang up and listen. Do you think that Mark Pope is kind of trying to copy what Florida did this year with so many versatile big men? Well, I don't know if he's copying Florida, but there's no doubt he's gotten a lot of versatile players who can switch and play every position. This, this roster, to me, and I appreciate the call, is exactly what Mark Pope wants. I just think I'm a little surprised he doesn't have a little more shooting. But he. Maybe he thinks, Ryan, that these dudes are going to all. They're better shooters than we realize. But the switching every position, everybody being able to dribble, everybody being able to handle the ball, that is very consistent with what he wants. It's how the warriors play. It's how most NBA teams play now. I think that's exactly what he wants.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
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Ryan Lemond
When you watch these teams in the playoffs, in the NBA, they're succeeding. It is always, it is fascinating to me to watch how almost all these teams have dudes who can just handle the ball, step out. They are. It's positionless basketball. That phrase. It's kind of how it is. Watch, watch these team. Watch all the teams left in the playoffs. Everyone on their team can shoot, dribble, pass. All of them, even the biggest, lankiest, they all can do it. And I think that's what Kentucky is going to have next year. Don't miss your chance to win big while supporting a great cause with commonwealth causes. Exciting raffles. The Queen of Hearts 505050 raffle takes place weekly on Thursdays. That's tomorrow. 50% of the jackpot goes to the winner, while the other half supports Commonwealth causes and which also supports nil. You play this right, Ryan, you can win up to $5. You've played it.
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Ryan Lemond
So this is why I like this show. I mean, there's many reasons I like it, but here's one of the reasons. Because you learn things you wouldn't have known either way. Alright, So I guess Mr. Creason died in 1974. He was a journalist here and I would, you know, even though I'm kind of peripherally in that field, would have. I don't know that I ever had heard his name. But now after everyone writing me, I'm fascinated by this guy. Multiple people, Ryan saying to me, matt, you would have loved this guy. He was your kind of writer. He would write a column featured around the state which would tell stories of small town people. He would tell stories about towns across Kentucky. They were often funny. And he looked at the state of Kentucky as a humorist who also loved the place. That sounds like my kind of guy, right?
Stockton Mortgage Representative
Sounds like a perfect guy that would fit in on this show. Talking About Kentucky and Kentucky towns, Kentucky people.
Ryan Lemond
He said he wrote a book called Joe Creason's Kentucky Shaded where he went to every county in Kentucky.
Matt Jones
Sounds familiar.
Ryan Lemond
Do you know somebody who did that?
Matt Jones
Yeah, like a modern day Joe Crease and Matt Jones.
Ryan Lemond
So I got to find Joe Cresson's Kentucky. If anybody has that book.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
It's awesome. This whole pickleball fighter. With pickleball, we've learned something that we, a man that's been forgotten over time died 50 years ago.
Ryan Lemond
They have a crease in lecture series at Kentucky at the University of Kentucky Drew that is named after him. You may be even. Did you go to a crease in lecture at some point?
Drew Franklin
I did not. But if I had known all of this, I would have made a point to. Corey Price sent us that he was voted the most popular. Was it student Ryan at UK when he was there?
Stockton Mortgage Representative
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Drew Franklin
Most popular guy on campus.
Ryan Lemond
That would have been what, like 1940?
Stockton Mortgage Representative
40, yeah.
Ryan Lemond
Corey.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
Corey Price tweeted it out. Name most popular man at UK in the class of 1940.
Ryan Lemond
See, what an interesting. And they. He was named. The park was named after him because he died in the park while playing tennis. So there you go.
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There it is. Text machine 772-7745 5254. Ask anything Wednesday before we get back to it. The real ID starts today. Shannon, chaos coming to the airports. Have we heard anything? Is it chaos out there?
Matt Jones
I'm sure that it is. I haven't seen any reports, but I'm sure that there's a long, long line just to get through. If you don't have your id, you have to like, fill out a form, which takes forever. So I'm sure there's a long line for that.
Ryan Lemond
That's to fill it out in person. Apparently you can't do it before.
Matt Jones
Yep.
Ryan Lemond
So I do wonder what the nation's airports are like today. The real ID starts today. We've been talking about this. Apparently it was passed in 2003 by Congress and then it took, you know, years to get it to where states were ready for it. And then we in Kentucky pushed it off until I think 2019 or 2020, and then we've had a couple years to do it and a lot of people, myself included, have not. So, I mean, I can report live from the airport tomorrow, but Shannon, today I haven't heard if it's. If it's bad or not out there.
Matt Jones
Yeah, I wouldn't want to be anywhere near an airport for like at Least the next couple of months, just till they get this all sorted out.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah, well, hopefully they'll have a thing. It's clear the Newark stuff continues to be wild. The. The stories about what happened when those two minutes went off the air. I mean, the planes, they lost contact with the planes. They had no way to communicate with them. They had no way to know where they were.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
Scary.
Ryan Lemond
The planes had no ways to let. No, like, communicate with the thing. They were just sort of flying around in circles. And I guess there's a protocol for when that happens. They basically tell you to maintain your line, and that's what planes did. And then it came back on. But, Drew, can you imagine the panic in those 90 seconds or two minutes? Because you don't know if it's going to be like that for a long time or not, you know, and you can.
Drew Franklin
That's not something you can play around with. The slightest error can lead to a horrible, horrible, horrible tragedy. They just got to get this fixed. We were talking about bringing the AI in earlier. Maybe you can bring it in to help a little bit with humans around it, but this is an absolutely disastrous situation. It's going to affect a lot of people.
Ryan Lemond
April, like 30th or whatever was when it happened. So if you were flying in or around Newark those days, say an extra prayer tonight of. Thank you. Who's up next?
Matt Jones
Jeremy.
Ryan Lemond
Jeremy, Go ahead, Jeremy.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
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Ryan Lemond
Like spoilers. I haven't seen it. I watched the first couple of episodes of the season. I still got to catch up on it. Drew, Ryan, have you finished it? Either one of you yet?
Drew Franklin
I need to see. I think I'm too behind. I've seen most of the season. I've enjoyed the season, but I haven't seen the finale that he's talking.
Ryan Lemond
Ryan, have you seen it? I know you love the show, too.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
I've only missed the finale. I haven't seen the finale yet.
Ryan Lemond
And do you like the season so far?
Stockton Mortgage Representative
It's probably my least favorite of the four seasons for sure. It just seems to not be. Is crazy funny. It's kind of. I don't want to spoil anything, but it's. I agree.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
I mean, I don't. I don't think it's anything like the other three seasons.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah, well, I had seen it.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
I'm kind of disappointed.
Ryan Lemond
Well, I appreciate the call. I will. I'll check it out. I do love that show. I have seen the baby Billy stuff everywhere, but. But I. I don't see a lot of Baby.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
A lot of Baby Billy this season. A lot.
Drew Franklin
Well, about all of them, really.
Ryan Lemond
Are there parts I don't want to see? Are you serious?
Drew Franklin
Well, yeah, there are parts of him that you probably would rather not see, but they throw it right at you.
Ryan Lemond
They're going to be there either way. All right, well, tell me about Stockton Mortgage.
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Ryan Lemond
It is. It's Stockton Mortgage. We're going to take a break, come back. It is ask anything Wednesday here in Scottsdale, Arizona. And we'll take your calls. Also, little basketball still chatter to come. We'll be right back.
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Ryan Lemond
People are telling me the airport lines are pretty normal. So people are saying they think if they've not even started, Shannon like enforcing it. Wow. I don't know. You know, it was part of the federal bill that they moved all this to regional offices, which is why this all happened. But, you know, I don't know. I don't have one. So I hope my passport, I hope I don't lose it. That's my. My key worry. Kentucky has three new football players, Ryan, in the last 24 hours.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
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Ryan Lemond
Two offensive linemen. Yeah. An offensive lineman from James Madison, an offensive lineman from somewhere else, Ball State, and then a wide receiver from smu. I know nothing about any of these guys. No clue whether or not they're good. So what do we make of these three new players? Positive side, negative sign. Who knows?
Drew Franklin
Sign respectfully to the three of them. It's kind of man. These are depth pieces. They've barely recorded any stats or much playing time at their. Their first stop. So this looks like they're just filling out the roster. You know, have second, third, who know practice squad. I don't know that any of these three additions will have much of an impact, good or bad, next year. It seems they're just trying to get the team built.
Ryan Lemond
How do you even end up with a player, Ryan, who was a, like, depth piece at James Madison. Like, how does that even happen that you end up with him on the team?
Stockton Mortgage Representative
Maybe it's the. The coaching connection with. Maybe with Vince or Mark. Maybe there's some kind of connection they made. It's a parent connection. Maybe they recruited him out of high school. I don't know what it is, but I think Drew's right. I think these are just. You needed some depth in the receiver room, so you bring another receiver. You need some depth in the O line room, bring another O lineman. I think they're just trying to maybe replenish some guys that left the team, the program.
Drew Franklin
The receiver was the top recruit. I think he started Oregon, but he had one catch all year last year. I mean, it's. Maybe you turn them into something on down the road, but it seems like these are guys they're adding to the roster just to be able to have practices.
Ryan Lemond
Okay, so I shouldn't care one way or the other is what you're saying about this group.
Drew Franklin
I don't think we'll see any of these guys playing on the field next year, maybe on down the road. But this. These seem like guys you're tucking away.
Ryan Lemond
On the Duke chart. Basketball. Duke basketball. Signed a new transfer. And I looked at him, Drew, and it was a transfer from Rice. And I thought, oh, he must have been good if Duke wants him. He averaged 1.5 points a game at Rice. And you go, how does that kid end up at Duke? A kid who didn't even really play for Rice, that you wonder? I just. It's amazing to me that that happens. I mean, even the kid we got is our 13th man. At least average six and a half points at Miami boho. You average 1.5 points at rice. How do you end up at Duke?
Drew Franklin
Yeah, his name's iffy, too. I like the name. If he kind of an Iffy if he add to them. But maybe I don't know Duke's roster that well, but, you know, could be the same. You're seeing a football. I mean, you know, schools aren't targeting High school as much. You don't have a lot of incoming freshmen as you. As you used to before the portal area. So it might be just like we got to have somebody to put away on the end of the bench that's not demanding a lot of money or playing time.
Ryan Lemond
Shannon, a bad decision, at least for the sport. Even if it's a good decision for the horse, they decide not to run Sovereignty in the Preakness. You know, I mean, look, I don't know the horse's health. I get it if. If you're worried about it, but to me, I know there are purists out there that say you can't change the schedule, the Triple Crown, because it is what it is. It is what it's been. They. You cannot have a Triple Crown where the Derby winner voluntarily skips the Preakness just because if you do, and somebody that knows more than horse racing about me, more about horse racing than me can tell me which is right, but you either, like, have to say, being in the Derby, it's contingent. You do the Preakness. Unless your horse is. Is hurt or you need to push the Preakness back.
Matt Jones
I'm with you because.
Ryan Lemond
Because you and I'm fine with pushing the Preakness back. And everybody goes, well, it was supposed to be hard to win the Triple Crown. Okay, fine, it is supposed to be hard. But you know what? Times change. We can't have it to where one of the three marquee races of the year doesn't have any horses that were in the Derby. You just can't do that.
Matt Jones
I'm a very, very casual fan. I would watch the Preakness if Sovereignty were running in it. Now that he's not running in it, I really have no interest in watching it at all. But what we're talking about here is, is load management for horses now.
Ryan Lemond
But I'm okay with it if that's what it takes, because these horses, like, if you need to give them more time. But would you agree if that's going to happen, you got to change the races. Change.
Matt Jones
Change the date. I don't care. I mean, the more important thing is for me that the Derby winner runs in the race.
Ryan Lemond
Yes. More so than the date and journalism. Ryan, who were the two best horses by far in that race if they were going to do it again at the Preakness? Wouldn't you watch it?
Stockton Mortgage Representative
To see the sport needs it. Had this huge ratings day on the Kentucky Derby, 140,000 people there at Churchill Downs. Now they're going to not have that signature moment of sovereignty, maybe winning the Preakness. The sport needs it. So I've heard this argument for 30 years. Just move the Preakness one week back. Move the Belmont one week back.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah, you move them back and you stretch it out.
Matt Jones
Yeah.
Ryan Lemond
You get horse racing. A longer stretch. Life, Right? So you go one week back to the Preakness, and then one, maybe even two weeks back to the Belmont. A five week sport becomes a seven or eight week sport. And you can maybe actually give rivalries. I mean, Ryan, you remember when I was a kid, you had that Sunday Silence easygoer, right? They raced in all three races. I think they were 12 in all three races.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
Affirmed in Aladar.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah, exactly. You don't. Even with Triple Crown winners, like who was American Pharaoh's rival? Does anybody remember? I mean, who knows, right? Because they don't race in all of them. But if you made it to where Journalism and Sovereignty got to go against each other again, I think you could even have it to where, even if Journalism won, Drew, you might watch the third one to see who breaks the tie. But you can't. But you can't do it. If you make it to where physically, it hurts the horses and they don't want to do it.
Drew Franklin
And I'm like Shannon and probably thousands of others, I won't even consider watching the Preakness. Maybe if I'm home and I'm scrolling through channels, but I would have made a point to be in front of the TV knowing that there's a chance for a horse runner for the Triple Crown, but it's just going to absolutely destroy the Preaknesses ratings.
Ryan Lemond
They apparently, they're all going to race in the Belmont. But at that point, Shannon, people won't care.
Matt Jones
Nobody cares.
Ryan Lemond
The Preakness. So they've got to find a way to make it work. They have to. It's there. I know they're a traditionalist. Will be like, oh, it's not what we did with Seattle Slew and what we did with Man O War. Well, you know what? So what? Times change. It's what will be best for a sport. Clearly at its peak, horse racing can still captivate America. It does it every year at the Derby. Why not make it to where it captivates America a couple of other times?
Matt Jones
Right. You just had the largest ratings for the Derby and how long you could take that momentum and carry it into the next race. But now I don't think anybody's gonna care.
Ryan Lemond
I don't even know who's in the Preakness. There might be like, there might not be one horse Preakness that was even in the Derby. So who cares? But that's, that's, that's obviously the. Not the decision of the powers that. That, that be. Who's up next?
Matt Jones
Bob and Jamestown.
Ryan Lemond
Bob in Jamestown. 859-280-2287.
G
Go ahead, Matt. Joe Crease and was a legend in Kentucky. He like you were talking about. He got all around the state and like I said, he was a really personable guy. And back when Barry Bingham was owning the Courier Journal. Never Pulitzer prizes. That's what probably one of the keys to it anyway.
Ryan Lemond
Something Shannon I might be interested in. And then his phone goes off. Imagine, you know, it's like, it's a. It's like the one time he might be saying something that I'm fast. Okay, go ahead, try again.
G
Okay, this is a question for Major League Baseball. Did you know there was an umpire clothing requirement and did you know that require one of those requirements? Umpire clothing requirements, Major League Baseball.
Ryan Lemond
What is the requirement? What's the requirement, Bob?
G
They have to wear black underwear in case of a wardrobe malfunction when their pants split. They want black underwear.
Ryan Lemond
All right, so first of all, how.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
Do you did not know that.
Ryan Lemond
How do you know, Bob, the color of the underwear of umpires.
G
That's the Major League baseball sets those standards for their clothing around googling the color. I knew Joe. I knew Joe Nux. All legendary red player talked about his underwear. Yeah, they would talk about.
Ryan Lemond
You were like, joe, what color underwear do you wear?
G
No, no, Joe wasn't an umpire. He was a.
Ryan Lemond
So you and Joe sat around and talk about. No, no, no, no.
G
But that was just a little sideshow of the big show, Matt. Anyway, did you know what this unusually cold weather we're experiencing right now.
Ryan Lemond
You get one. You get one ridiculous fact today. All right, I appreciate the call. You know, let's do that.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
If that's true.
Ryan Lemond
We think that's true. Let's start with this.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
I'm gonna say yes.
Ryan Lemond
You think that's true, Drew, do you think it's true that umpires have to wear black underwear?
Drew Franklin
It's true. But I have a question. Don't umpires wear gray pants? Why wouldn't they wear gray underwear? If it's before. If you're splitting your pants, you don't want it to stand out.
Ryan Lemond
You said it's true. Like you know it's true or you're just.
Drew Franklin
Yeah, I looked it up as he was Talking because I didn't believe him.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
You know, it had to happen. An umpire split their pants and his white skivvies were showing through his pants. So they made this move to everybody had to wear black underwear.
Ryan Lemond
What I don't understand Shannon is what makes him call and say that? I don't know what makes. It's.
Matt Jones
He woke up this morning with that on his mind.
Ryan Lemond
Bob is like a fortune cookie that comes out with the worst facts and every day he just decides what's going to come out today. How about we talk about umpires underwear? Not. Not any. Because he starts with Joe Creason, which at least is on topic and then we end with that.
Matt Jones
Well, he did teach me something today. I didn't know that umpires had to wear black underwear.
Ryan Lemond
I guess forget it. Somebody is pointing out this is ask anything Wednesday. So. But although he didn't ask anything, it was a fact. He just came with the fact. The NBA's 82 game grind is done. The NBA playoffs, by the way, have been amazing. Did you see the road team? Drew has won every game so far. Yeah, the road team is 5 and oh. Including three games where the team was down 20 and came back and won Indiana. I can't remember what the stat was. The Pacers. There was some stat that said in the playoffs teams that are down eight with a minute to go were something like three and 17, like 1762 or something like that. And two of those three, Ryan, are the Pacers in the two games.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
Yeah, last night. I mean that's crazy.
Ryan Lemond
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Ryan Lemond
Welcome back, Techie Sports Radio, 859-280-2287. So people are writing about the triple crowd thing. One person says, matt, you don't mess with the Triple Crown races. If the Dubbie horse can't go, that's the way it is. Yeah, but you could, that can't be the, the worst reason to do anything in life. The worst reason is, well, that's the way it is. And the second worst reason is because that's always the way we've done it. Like, that's the stupidest thing to do. You have to adjust to the realities of the world. And if the reality is these horse trainers are not going to run the Derby winner and the previous, then you got to adjust the reality. You can't just go, well, in 1963. Like, that's dumb. You're just smacking yourself in the face as an industry. If you do that, you're just being dumb. You can't sit there and say, let's. Going backwards in time is never a good reason to do anything. So, and I'm being told, Ryan, that it wasn't even always the case that these were the dates of the races. They got changed once. So if they were changed in the past, why can't they be changed again?
Stockton Mortgage Representative
It's best for the sport. There's no doubt about it. I think horses are just getting soft these days. They're like our young teenagers.
Ryan Lemond
But that's a stupid. Like, you're saying it as a joke. But there's people that believe what you're saying. There are people that believe, oh, we're pampering these horses. We know why we're pampering these horses because they were dying a few years ago. And let's be real, you want to kill the sport, have more horses die, Drew. Like, that's, that'll kill the sport. That'll make it to where governments ban it is if we keep doing that. So we just have to adjust to the realities of the world, right?
Drew Franklin
Yeah. And I still haven't heard a good case for why it has to be two weeks and three weeks off. I mean, pampering the horses, that doesn't really. I don't really.
Ryan Lemond
What is the good case? Like, Shannon, what's the good case for two weeks?
Matt Jones
You meet the case. Like to push it back?
Ryan Lemond
No, the case to keep. What is the case? To watch. But that's a stupid reason to do it.
Matt Jones
But, I mean, that's the reason.
Ryan Lemond
But it's a stupid reason.
Matt Jones
Okay, it could be stupid, but I'm telling you, that's the reason. They haven't changed it. Speakers.
Ryan Lemond
Well, I mean, if it's not a better reason than that, then it's stupid. I mean, tradition matters. It matters to me. Like, I. But it's not the only reason to do anything. And so imagine if the Preakness was Memorial Day weekend. Okay? Why would. Wouldn't that be a huge event on Memorial Day? Yes, it would have the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend be the Preakness. And then what if you did the Belmont around the Fourth of July? You have now incorporated these races into Americana, haven't you? Why wouldn't you do that?
Matt Jones
Making horse racing great again.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah. And if Trump wants to ride the ponies at the beginning, then let him. Whatever. Who cares? I don't know if he can fit on the horse or not, but if he can, it would be if you did the Preakness at Memorial Day and the Belmont on the Fourth of July. It could become. You could make those races like the Derby, where everybody was a part of family gatherings. Isn't that better than now when. Two weeks after the Derby. Does anyone even know? Like, no one knows.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
I'm just throwing this out there while we're talking about. It isn't like the Indianapolis 500, Memorial Day weekend. Maybe they don't want to run it.
Ryan Lemond
But that's on Sunday. So race the race. The Preakness on Saturday. How about that?
Stockton Mortgage Representative
Yeah, would work.
Matt Jones
Never knew you had such strong horse racing thoughts.
Stockton Mortgage Representative
I don't.
Ryan Lemond
I just. I just. I hate when people's reason for something is, well, that's the way we've always done it. Because, you know, the sport is not the same. Like, it's not as good as it used to be. It's not as big. So maybe we should change things and not just do it because it's how we.
Matt Jones
But that's why I want The UK UFO game on a Saturday because it's the way we always did it.
Ryan Lemond
But we didn't even always do it like that. We've played it at different times. I mean, I think it'd be better for it to be on a Saturday for many reasons. But the answer is not just because it's how we've always done it. It's just because it would be better for the fans. Who's next?
Matt Jones
Adam.
Ryan Lemond
Adam. Go ahead, Adam.
H
Hey, guys. Matt, I had to laugh out loud when you were talking about the parks, and just the thought of them naming that little park next to your house the Rich Bozicks park, would just be hilarious.
Ryan Lemond
What if I fall down on that park? Will you get them to name it the Matt Jones Park? Drew, if I were to fall over busted your butt?
Matt Jones
I think that's close enough.
Ryan Lemond
I've heard gotten hurt in that park before, so yeah, I think that probably should be right. But go ahead.
H
Had a comment and question my comment talking about yesterday's topic. I would absolutely love to hear Kaywood Leopard call a game. And they will, actually. They'll. If you put in like I want to hear K would call the last final seconds of a 2012 national championship, they'll print out or they'll give you a dialogue and a transcript of what he would say, like in his voice. Like, that's. That's pretty cool.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah, see, I'd love to hear it. If they ever get to the point where they can do it, I guess they're worried about there being, you know, name, image, likeness of using the sound. But, yeah, I mean, I appreciate the call. I had a lot of people write me and they would agree. What? Agree. Agree with him that. That they want to hear it. What was the thing you just sent me, Drew, about what happened in court? What was that about?
Drew Franklin
A guy in Arizona got killed four years ago in a road rage incident. Someone murdered him. But in court this week, they used an AI video of him to talk to the man who murdered him. He said. He said to Gabriel, the man who shot me. It's a shame we encountered each other that day. In those circumstances, in another life, we probably could have been friends. But they played a video in court of what they thought, what AI thought he would have said. I think they used other videos of him, maybe some other stuff he has out there. And they came up with that and played it for the man who murdered him.
Ryan Lemond
Wow. I can't believe a judge allowed that.
Drew Franklin
The story even says the judge thought positively of it. It doesn't really go into detail what that meant but it said had a positive response.
Ryan Lemond
That's I'm really surprised allowed that into. Yeah, I have to think about that one in court. Wow. Well with that mind blowing incident, come out Wednesday at KS Bar. KSR bowling is tonight as well. We will see you tomorrow morning. Have a good day. It's Kentucky Sports Radio.
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KSR Podcast Episode Summary: May 7, 2025 - Hour 2
Presented by iHeartPodcasts and Sports Talk 790 (WKRD-AM)
In the second hour of the May 7, 2025 episode of KSR, hosts Matt Jones, Ryan Lemond, and Drew Franklin delve into a variety of topics ranging from local Kentucky news and sports to national headlines. The episode seamlessly interweaves listener interactions, in-depth discussions, and insightful analyses, providing listeners with a comprehensive overview of current events and sports dynamics.
A significant portion of the episode centers around Joe Creason, a revered Kentucky journalist, and the recent controversy surrounding the naming of a park in his honor.
Background on Joe Creason:
Controversy Highlight:
Ryan Lemond brings up a recent community meeting where residents voiced unanimous opposition to updating a local park to include pickleball courts.
Ryan Lemond (04:55): "There were hundreds of people at the meeting. No one showed up in favor of the pickleball tennis court. Everyone was against."
The opposition stems from traditionalists who prefer maintaining the park’s legacy tied to Creason rather than introducing new sports facilities like pickleball.
Matt Jones (06:15): "Nobody wants it is what it sounds like to me."
Community Sentiment:
Attendees chanted "Keep Joe Creason" during the meeting, emphasizing their desire to preserve the park's historical significance.
Matt Jones (06:26): "They were chanting keep Joe Crease... Keep Joe Creasing."
Hosts' Perspectives:
Drew Franklin highlights the irony of the controversy, given Creason’s passion for tennis.
Drew Franklin (07:14): "He died playing tennis with Milton Metz."
The discussion extends to whether modern additions like pickleball honor or dilute Creason’s legacy.
Ryan Lemond (08:15): "Do you think he would really want pickleball, though?"
The hosts engage in a thoughtful analysis of the challenges involved in building and maintaining successful sports programs, drawing parallels with coaching strategies.
Building vs. Maintaining:
Ryan Lemond reflects on Coach K’s philosophy, positing that building a program is often more challenging than maintaining it.
Ryan Lemond (12:30): "Building the program is the hardest because it takes a long time."
Matt Jones adds that sustaining motivation and consistent effort is pivotal for long-term success.
Matt Jones (13:10): "I seriously have questioned, is he still grinding at that level."
Case Studies:
The discussion references Mark Stoops’ tenure with the UK program, questioning the sustainability of its success.
Ryan Lemond (13:10): "Can you maintain the motivation that built your success?"
A heated debate unfolds regarding the scheduling and traditional structure of the Triple Crown races in horse racing.
Current Issue:
The recent decision to have the Derby winner skip the Preakness has sparked controversy among purists and fans.
Ryan Lemond (30:26): "You can't have a Triple Crown where the Derby winner voluntarily skips the Preakness."
Proposed Changes:
Hosts suggest rescheduling the races to better accommodate the horses' health and modern racing demands.
Ryan Lemond (30:44): "You could make the Preakness a Memorial Day weekend event."
Impact on the Sport:
The potential shift could enhance viewership and integrate the races more seamlessly into national holidays, revitalizing interest.
Ryan Lemond (33:09): "Make horse racing great again."
The episode touches upon the nationwide rollout of the Real ID, discussing the anticipated chaos at airports due to implementation issues.
Current Status:
Real ID requirements began on the day of the podcast, leading to long lines and confusion at airports.
Matt Jones (21:48): "There’s a long line for that."
Potential Consequences:
Hosts express concerns over security protocols and the efficiency of the new system, citing recent communication failures with aircraft.
Drew Franklin (23:28): "That's an absolutely disastrous situation. It's going to affect a lot of people."
Throughout the episode, listeners contribute to the conversation with various inquiries and comments, enriching the discussion with diverse perspectives.
MLB Umpire Clothing Requirements:
A listener named Bob initiates a quirky discussion about MLB umpires being required to wear black underwear to prevent wardrobe malfunctions.
Bob (35:03): "They have to wear black underwear in case of a wardrobe malfunction when their pants split."
The hosts verify the information, leading to a humorous exchange about the practicality and necessity of such regulations.
Drew Franklin (36:37): "Yeah, I looked it up as he was talking because I didn't believe him."
Righteous Gemstones Finale Reaction:
Another listener shares disappointment over the final season of "Righteous Gemstones," noting it didn't meet expectations.
Stockton Mortgage Representative (24:00): "It's probably my least favorite of the four seasons for sure."
AI in Legal Proceedings:
The discussion shifts to a groundbreaking court case where AI-generated video was used to represent a deceased victim during sentencing.
Drew Franklin (45:31): "They used an AI video of him to talk to the man who murdered him."
Hosts express surprise and concern over the ethical implications of AI in the justice system.
The hosts provide updates on various sports topics, including Kentucky football player acquisitions and NBA playoff performances.
Kentucky Football:
Recent additions to the UK football team are discussed, with debates on their potential impact.
Ryan Lemond (26:50): "Kentucky has three new football players in the last 24 hours."
NBA Playoffs:
Excitement builds around the underdog road teams excelling in the playoffs, with particular emphasis on the Indiana Pacers' remarkable comebacks.
Ryan Lemond (37:12): "The road team is 5 and 0, including three games where the team was down 20 and came back and won."
As the episode wraps up, the hosts reflect on the day's discussions, expressing appreciation for the engaging topics and listener participation.
Ryan Lemond (39:21): "I like this show because you learn things you wouldn't have known either way."
They also tease upcoming events and encourage listeners to stay tuned for more insightful conversations on Kentucky Sports Radio.
Ryan Lemond (04:55): "There were hundreds of people at the meeting. No one showed up in favor of the pickleball tennis court. Everyone was against."
Matt Jones (06:15): "Nobody wants it is what it sounds like to me."
Drew Franklin (07:14): "He died playing tennis with Milton Metz."
Ryan Lemond (12:30): "Building the program is the hardest because it takes a long time."
Ryan Lemond (30:26): "You can't have a Triple Crown where the Derby winner voluntarily skips the Preakness."
Bob (35:03): "They have to wear black underwear in case of a wardrobe malfunction when their pants split."
Drew Franklin (45:31): "They used an AI video of him to talk to the man who murdered him."
Ryan Lemond (39:21): "I like this show because you learn things you wouldn't have known either way."
The May 7, 2025 episode of KSR offers a rich tapestry of discussions that cater to sports enthusiasts and local news followers alike. From honoring local legends and debating the future of traditional sports to addressing modern-day challenges like Real ID implementation and the ethical use of AI, the hosts provide a balanced and engaging narrative. Listener interactions add depth and diversity to the conversation, making this episode a compelling listen for those keen on staying informed about Kentucky's vibrant sports and community landscape.