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Matt Jones
Welcome everyone. It is Kentucky Sports Radio Tuesday, May 13th. I Matt Jones here at the KS Bar and Grill on what looks like it will be a nice day in Lexington, Kentucky. You can come and see us have lunch, give us a shout on the Clark's Pump and Shop phone line. I'm Shannon's still doing the, you know, not going to interrupt on the phone calls. We're one day in. So far so good. The one thing about it is a lot of people yes last time called in and talked about their age gaps. That was a big that Was a big topic. We'll see if that ends up happening today as well. Avion auto glass text machine is 772-774-5254. In this edition sponsored by the TJ Smith Law Office. You call TJ will make them pay. It's a big day today, Ryan. We are debuting at KS Bar a new catfish.
Ryan Lemond
A new catfish.
Matt Jones
A new catfish. We have upgraded our catfish. We've found a higher quality fish, like it's swimming in better waters. And it is going to debut. We're going to eat it in the second hour. So a high quality, higher quality catfish debuts today. And if you come, you can eat it, but we will be the first ones to taste it.
Ryan Lemond
You know, I, I said this a lot on the show. I'm a little bit of a catfish snob. But our catfish here is like really, really.
Matt Jones
What lake you got it from? You're about to get it from a big excited. Is that where catfish are there in lakes, right?
Ryan Lemond
Yeah. Ponds, Lakes.
Matt Jones
Yes.
Drew Franklin
Monique's out on the boat right now.
Matt Jones
That's right. We're out getting it. Few things here. First of all, we've got some folks here from Augusta, Kentucky. This is. These guys are seniors and juniors, Grayson, Hayden, Will and Nolan. They are here as part of a school project. The project is how to be a part of the best radio show in America. And they decided to come and Drew, we welcomed them here from Augusta.
Drew Franklin
Yeah. I gotta say I'm a little jealous. This just seems like a boys trip. My field trips, I mean they were fun. Going to nerdy museums and stuff. But these.
Matt Jones
Where'd you go? Field trips. We went to a coal camp.
Drew Franklin
That. That sounds about like something. I don't remember going to a coal camp. I know we. My big one was Chicago to the Shedd Aquarium.
Ryan Lemond
Oh my.
Matt Jones
Do you know what a coke. I know Ryan does. Do you know what a coal camp is, Mario? You have no idea what a coke. Back in the day when people worked in coal mines, they all lived in the same place. And it was like, it was like a town.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah.
Matt Jones
And everyone in the town worked for the coal mine, including like you got paid in script, which you then had to spend at the store there. So it was like. It wasn't a good thing to have happen. Like, but. But the whole town would be closed off part of the coal mine and we went to one of those places. By the time we went, it didn't.
Ryan Lemond
Like a ghost.
Matt Jones
It wasn't functioning anymore. But it was, it was fascinating. Even as a kid, it was Fascinating. Now I would have rather come here and watched a good sports show, but we did do that. Did you have a good field trip when you were.
Ryan Lemond
No, we went to the William and Clark Memorial in Vincennes, Indiana and a museum in Evansville, Indiana.
Matt Jones
William and Clark, Vincennes.
Ryan Lemond
Aren't they the explorers that explored the explore like.
Matt Jones
Like New Orleans?
Ryan Lemond
Well, they discovered Vincennes, Indiana. Apparently there's a big monument there.
Matt Jones
I think they were much happier about New Orleans. Lewis and.
Ryan Lemond
Lewis and Clark, that's who. Yeah.
Matt Jones
You thought it was William and Clark?
Ryan Lemond
Yeah.
Drew Franklin
Okay.
Matt Jones
I feel like I thought those are different people. I thought you would have known Lewis and Clark. I thought William and Clark was the secondary.
Ryan Lemond
Lewis and Clark, Yeah.
Matt Jones
Okay.
Drew Franklin
I feel like once a year we would just go look at the Jefferson Davis Monument. I feel like I've been there 30 times.
Matt Jones
That was just our little problematic to me.
Drew Franklin
Well, it was just in western Kentucky. I think there were some. Maybe some mounds in Henderson. Maybe like our Angel Mounds. Yeah, we would just do rotate those two.
Matt Jones
What are Angel Mounds?
Ryan Lemond
Indian burial grounds.
Matt Jones
I thought. I didn't know that. I've been to the Wycliffe Mounds.
Ryan Lemond
Was that.
Matt Jones
That was part of my. That was part of my. My trip for the book. Yeah, Wycliffe Mounds. It's. It is a massive Native American burial site. I think it's a federal historical site.
Ryan Lemond
Where is it in Kentucky?
Matt Jones
In Wycliffe. That's why they call it the Wickliffe Mounts. Yeah, it's out there next to Mississippi River. I got one of those four river counties down there. Ballard County.
Ryan Lemond
Yes.
Matt Jones
So.
Ryan Lemond
Well, the one in Indiana is on the river. On the Ohio river right there in Newburgh, Indiana.
Matt Jones
So you're learning everything. And we also have a man. What's your first name? Daniel. Who brought me the Joe Creason book. You know, he talks about Joe Creasen and he wrote a book of stories about Kentucky, Joe Creeson's Kentucky. He brought it to me and I'm going to read this. This will be. I am now 16 books towards my 52 in 20, 25 and I will put this one on the list.
Ryan Lemond
I know your report sounds crazy. I want to read it. After you read it.
Matt Jones
Do you know how long it would take you to get through that?
Ryan Lemond
But I like reading about Kentucky and the background stories. He says I like.
Matt Jones
You'll like it.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah, I want to read that when you're done.
Drew Franklin
I have it too. We could all do.
Ryan Lemond
Take me a month.
Drew Franklin
Yeah.
Matt Jones
Yeah. This must have been a very popular.
Ryan Lemond
Book when we knew nothing about it until last week.
Matt Jones
Yeah, well, so anyway, I'm looking forward. Thank you very much for that. So today, you know, I've got like a lot of little things. Trivia is tonight. I hope you get your team together. It's the next to last qualifier. You said your team's coming, but you're not, correct. Yes, we'll be here, but Mario and I will be here for trivia. Yesterday when the show was over, there were. There were two things that when I was out, people wanted to talk to me about. First, everyone has an opinion on the zipper merge. Everyone. Everyone has strong opinions on whether or not you can zipper merge people for it, people against it. There were people who were. One guy came up to me at Chipotle and he said the science of zipper merges. He said, the problem is that we don't do true zipper merges. Think about when you pull up a zipper, how each row connects. Right? And he said, the problem is you should be zipper merging the whole way. And we go to the front. And he was like, that's not how a zipper works. Which I thought was good point.
Drew Franklin
Only the selfish people go to the front.
Matt Jones
I didn't. Only people in a hurry go to the front. And then the second thing was everybody was agreeing with us, Drew, that Ryan is going to get married within the next few minutes. And so I saw two people that knew Ryan and said, Ryan will be married by Chris Christmas. And so I was glad to see that his friends agreed with us.
Drew Franklin
I don't know if Ryan loved it, but I like that discussion. I hate that it came at the end of the show because I felt like we had at least another segment out of that. Especially when this text started coming in from yoga gal. Because she didn't say no wedding. She said no destination weddings.
Matt Jones
Yeah.
Drew Franklin
I feel like she wants to go.
Matt Jones
To Aruba, which I think is fair, since they've never been and that would be weird.
Ryan Lemond
I just liked how the original question was, matt, will you ever get married or you have kids? Somehow got deflected on me and my.
Matt Jones
Relationship status because I don't talk about it and you do. And that's. That's what. That's why it happens. Now, would you rather Ryan talk about interesting good basketball things or troubling football things to start? You tell me which one you want.
Ryan Lemond
I think you got to start with good news, so I'm gonna go with basketball.
Matt Jones
Okay. I don't know, but it's not really news. But Mark Pope is going to hold his first Press conference with the media today at noon that just got announced. He is going to come on this show next. Well, we're gonna tape it Tuesday afternoon next week, and it will be airing next Wednesday. It's gonna be a long sit down, which we're gonna then turn into a like an hour show. It'd be like one of the two hours will be my conversation with. With Pope, but he's doing a press conference today. It starts right after this show as every piece of UK news breaks right at 12. That says to me, Drew, that Pope's roster is finished. Right. That he feels like. He said they weren't going to talk until the roster's finished. That tells me the roster is finished. What do you think we're going to hear today? This will be his first time talking in Mass to the media.
Drew Franklin
Yeah, I was going to try to make it over there. I don't. I don't think I'll have time. He actually shows up. When he says noon, it means noon past regimes. Noon at 12:30. And I could get there, but I will tune into the live stream. I really. Even though he puts out statements about each player, I just want to see what went into getting all these pieces, how he plans on putting them together. You know, I doubt he's going to reveal how the rotation will look this early, but I really just want to hear him go player by player and get an understanding of why I went after him and how he sees them fitting in here.
Ryan Lemond
You got to know he's got to be excited about the rosters. You know, a lot of it's going to be really positive coming from him today. You know, you're right. He said he would talk to you and talk to the media when his roster was completed. I felt like they were really going to go out and get one more guy.
Matt Jones
I still thought there was a chance they would. They must feel good about Ortega coming back. I think if he's good, if he's going to talk, I think they must feel pretty good about that. The draft lottery was last night. Not that that probably would have affected him, but so I. That's how I look at it. A couple questions. I would like someone. And since none of us are going to be there, let's give the questions we would like them to ask. I have one, like, kind of juicy question. I want to hear him say something about Travis Perry because they didn't release a statement when he left.
Ryan Lemond
They got to ask him.
Matt Jones
And I found that weird. I mean, I just did. I found that weird because Mark Pope seems like the kind of guy who would always release a statement, and that.
Drew Franklin
Was his first player. Called him out in the press conference last year.
Matt Jones
So I. It does. I do. I don't want. I'm not. I wouldn't want to ask him. Why didn't you say anything? But I would just kind of be interested in what he says about Travis Lee. I'm sure he'll take the high road, but. But I admit, Drew, I do wonder. There was no from Travis. Love you, bbn. And there was no from Pope. You know, I mean, we didn't even get it with that said from Travis Perry. Right? We didn't. We didn't. And I wonder. I do wonder about that. Do you?
Drew Franklin
Yeah. Someone will ask. I think that'll come up pretty quickly, but I don't think we'll get a great answer. It'll be the beautiful time here. We wish him luck, but don't be incredible down there. I do think it's weird, but I don't think we'll ever get a real answer, especially in a press conference setting like that. Someone will ask him. I'd be shocked if someone doesn't ask him, but I don't know that there will be a lot of meat on that bone in his answer. I think he'll be pretty vague and just wish him well.
Ryan Lemond
It should have happened, like, as soon as he announced he was leaving. Reese's statement then. You can't do it now after he's picked Ole Miss, a conference rival. But when Travis left, I was surprised that there wasn't something from just. Just a graphic.
Matt Jones
I was surprised from both.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah.
Drew Franklin
I'm much more surprised Travis didn't put something out. I mean, coaches usually do, but players 99 out of 100 do they always.
Matt Jones
Say, with that being said, like always, thank you, bbn. Thank you, bbn. It's been a wonderful time. God, you know, God's plan, like, they. They always do that, and they didn't do it, so. So I do think that that's interesting. I guess the other thing I would like somebody to ask is I want him to reassure me that these guys can shoot. Yeah, right. Because it seems like so much of what Mark. Mark Pope's offense is is shooting the 3. And on paper, this looks to be why. Significant step up athletically. Maybe a step back from a shooting perspective.
Ryan Lemond
I heard Jalen Lowe's dad was on the Sunday morning Sports Talk this weekend, and he said that I didn't know this, that he had a dislocated elbow like Right before the season started. He thinks that affected his shot all year last year, that he's a better shooter than the numbers will let you tell you. He is. That was kind of encouraging to hear.
Matt Jones
Interesting. Although it is his dad. What's his dad gonna say? Like, is his dad gonna be like, he can't shoot? I mean, like, his dad is gonna. I'm on. I am on a little bit of a. Hey, family. Like, I. Bob, the Pope's brother's got us. Shut up. I was like, he was on. He was on. What is it? What's the. Dude, Shannon, that did the. The British got Piers Morgan. Yeah, yeah. He was on his show and he was like, I mean, my brother's not really woke. I mean, he might be a little woke and like, dude, like, what are you doing? And he. He was just sitting back, and he, like, he was sitting, like, with his crotch up, and he, like, not even sitting up straight. I'm like, your brother's the Pope. At least sit up straight. I do wonder sometimes about family members. I don't trust entirely what they say.
Drew Franklin
One good thing I heard from Jalen Lowe's dad this morning on Tom Leach's show is, did you know he was Jeff Brasso's point guard in high school?
Matt Jones
Jalen Lowe's dad was.
Drew Franklin
Yeah. That's kind of a little. We shout Brasso at him when he also.
Matt Jones
The Harrison twins gave a big compliment. They said that. They said they thought he was going to be great because they. I don't know how they know him. They. Was he from Texas? Texas, yeah, from Texas. And.
Drew Franklin
And Dear Fox knows him, too.
Matt Jones
Yeah.
Drew Franklin
So he actually, we mentioned his shooting low this weekend was one of the standouts at the G League camp. And even though it was only two scrimmages, he's playing against good competition and shot 43% from three. I think he's only two games, but.
Matt Jones
Of all the players coming in, I think he's going to be great. I think there's a decent chance I'm gonna go on record. Write it down.
Ryan Lemond
All right, let's go.
Matt Jones
He's gonna be our leading score next year. Even over Otega. That's our leading score next year.
Ryan Lemond
Well, if he can shoot a lot better than his numbers are, he's got the chance he can get to the basket.
Matt Jones
I don't think that's a crazy play.
Ryan Lemond
A lot of minutes. No.
Matt Jones
Like, if you were. If you were setting Vegas odds, Ortega would probably be first, but Jalen Rowe would probably be second. I don't. I Don't think that's a crazy, outlandish pick to say he'll be the leading scorer.
Drew Franklin
Yeah, I mean, he can absolutely get buckets. He'll have to dial back. As much as he was used at Pitt, he's known as a drive and kick guy, too. So if guys are shooting, he's going to have a high assist rate getting inside and throwing it back out.
Matt Jones
He was the dude we didn't have. I mean, he is a guy that at the end of the game can go get a shot. I mean, we were, we made a couple with Ortega, especially against Oklahoma. But in general, you know, I kept worrying we needed someone like that. I think he'll be that guy.
Ryan Lemond
Now you may have three with Aberdeen, Ortega and Low. Got three guys that can go get that shot.
Matt Jones
Yeah. So I'm excited about it. So we'll see what happens with the press conference. 859-280-2287. Text machine is 772-774-5254. We're going to take a break. Shannon, conspiracy theory. Shannon's got to come out. Next segment.
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
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Matt Jones
Was the NBA draft lottery rigged? I think you have to. You at least have to discuss it because it was a little odd. We'll take a break. Be right back. This is ksr.
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Matt Jones
Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio, 859-280-2287. Text Machine 772-774-5254. Again, we're going to let you sort of finish what you have to say today. Worked pretty well yesterday.
Ryan Lemond
You did pretty well yesterday.
Matt Jones
Yeah. Though I had some people write me, Shannon, and say don't let people finish what they say. Yeah. Because they don't have anything to say. But I thought yesterday was a pretty decent balance. I went back and listened, and so I thought it was pretty good.
Drew Franklin
So good calls.
Matt Jones
Yeah, we'll do it.
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
You learn a lot about them when you let them.
Matt Jones
You do learn. And some people you don't need to know as much about.
Ryan Lemond
Very true.
Matt Jones
Some people you want everything one person writes. Matt, the whole Travis Perry thing ticks me off. He's a Kentucky legend, and he should never have left here. I mean, I don't agree with that. He should have never left. It was. It was the best decision for him. I mean, you know, we talked about this during the year a little bit, I think. I think when you bring these Kentucky players to the campus, they better be really good, or else you set up for fans going, why isn't so and so playing? Right? And that is distracting for a team. It just is. It is distracting for a team to. It's distracting for the player ahead of Travis Perry, who. People go, why isn't Travis Perry in? And then when Perry's not playing, I think it is fair to say. Ryan, you tell me if this is fair to say that Travis Perry's dad was a coach and he has a very strong presence. Fair to say, yes. You look nervous.
Ryan Lemond
I don't know where you're going with this.
Matt Jones
Well, he has a very strong presence.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah.
Matt Jones
And he makes that presence felt. Is that fair?
Ryan Lemond
The coach? I guess.
Matt Jones
What? No. You know what I think is following you? The father.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah.
Matt Jones
Of Travis Perry.
Ryan Lemond
Yes. Right.
Matt Jones
Who was the coach.
Ryan Lemond
Yes.
Matt Jones
Also makes his presence felt. And. Yes.
Ryan Lemond
Yes.
Matt Jones
Okay.
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
And you've been to hell.
Matt Jones
Hostage. And as a Kentucky coach, that can be. Could that be a distraction?
Ryan Lemond
Definitely.
Matt Jones
Why are you sounding so nervous if you're agreeing with me?
Ryan Lemond
Well, because I. I don't think Ryan Perry is that kind of guy. I think he's a. He's a coach, but he's beloved and everybody likes him. I don't think.
Matt Jones
That doesn't mean he's not beloved. Everyone in this situation can be beloved. Mark Pope can be beloved. Travis Perry can be beloved. Coach Perry can be beloved. But it can lead to. It can lead to there being some distraction. Is that not fair?
Ryan Lemond
I mean, definitely it's fair.
Matt Jones
Okay, then. I don't know why you're nervous.
Ryan Lemond
I just don't know if that's the case here. I think it's fair, but I don't know if that's the case.
Matt Jones
Oh, well, then why are you agreeing with me?
Ryan Lemond
You were asking questions that I agree with. Is he a big personality? Yes.
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
Okay, you're leading the witness here.
Matt Jones
I was leading and he just. This is why you can't lead a witness. Because I ended up. He ended up saying exactly what I thought and then saying he didn't think it. Point being, I think it was best for Travis to go somewhere else and he got the money that he wanted and he'll get the playing time. So, Drew, I don't. Because he was a Kentucky legend. To me, the day your high school time ends, it's a meritocracy. If you can play, you play. If you can't play, you don't play, period. Where you went to school and all that shouldn't matter in my opinion.
Drew Franklin
And I. I mean, I still think he's a Kentucky legend. He's the all time leading score, broke a record that should be broken. But at the end of the day, if someone's going to give you more money, more playing time, that's a win for Travis Perry and it could be a win for Pope. They don't have to have the pressure of feeling like they have to play him. I mean, it's not, certainly not a loss because I don't think he's gonna play that much this time, this upcoming season anyway. I think this is the case where you look at each other and you shake hands and say, it was a fun year. I've got to go do what's best for me.
Ryan Lemond
You know, he got recruited over this year. He's going to get recruited over every year, and he knows that. It's just unfortunate. I think he got forced into a position this year he wasn't ready for. They had to play him because of injuries. He didn't shoot the ball as well as he usually does. And I think those two things combined. I wish he could have a do over, you know?
Matt Jones
Yeah. But Trent Noah got forced to play and you saw moments where you could have said, that can work.
Ryan Lemond
Yep.
Matt Jones
You didn't see it with Travis. At least I didn't now. That doesn't mean it's not going to work. But he was going to be like, would you have not recruited Aberdeen? You have to. You had to. So he's now third string. And do Kentucky fans lose their minds about losing the third string point guard? No, it's just the causes from here. But I'm sorry. I love having kids from Kentucky. It makes me feel good. But you know what's most important? We win. Right. It's like, to use a political analogy, I like James Carville. I see James Carville on TV and I Always see he's fighting with people on the far left and the people on the far left go, we need politicians who believe with us on this, this and this. And then James Carville sounds like me. He goes I want to win. And he's like, y' all can argue about that. I want to win. I'm the same way. I want to win. Do. Would I rather win with kids from Kentucky? Yes. But first Drew, we gotta win.
Drew Franklin
And who's to say this couldn't happen again? I don't want to put anything on an exact names but let's say one of the Kentucky kids on the current roster doesn't play at all next year and a school calls and says I'll triple your money and give you X amount of playing time. I would think that player should do it. You have to look out for yourself in this nil world where you're going to make more money in this four year window than you will probably ever in your life.
Matt Jones
The reports are that Travis Perry maybe made 6 to 700,000 at Ole Miss. He was probably going to make 200 to 250 here. He'd be foolish not to go there.
Ryan Lemond
Triple your money and you get more playing time.
Matt Jones
It'd be foolish. It'd be foolish not to go. All right, who's up first?
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
Johnny.
Matt Jones
Johnny. Go ahead, Johnny.
H
Hey Matt, I was just wondering, I know we you talked about it some last week with the athletics program going to like a private business.
Matt Jones
Yes.
H
Do you think that our other sports that aren't maybe as popular don't bring in as much money. There will be like a concerted marketing strategy to get those sports more exposure and more money and maybe even see something like a UK sports network.
Matt Jones
Yeah, well you can't have a UK sports network. Yeah, we can't have a UK sports network because all of our media rights are held with the sec. So our media rights outside of our and I appreciate the call, our basket, our basketball and football. Well, all of our broadcast rights on radio are held by jmi but all of our TV rights and all the other University of Kentucky rights are held by espn. So we're never going to be able to package those as one thing. They will always be part of espn. Yeah, I mean I'm sure they'd love to market the other sports. It's hard though. You know, people only have so much time, Ryan.
Ryan Lemond
Right.
Matt Jones
Like, you know, I'm sure there's a lot of people that would love to watch soccer, but you know what, that's during football season. And they got other things to watch. And I think it's hard to market these other sports. People care about what they care about. And in Kentucky, they care about basketball, football, women's basketball, and they've started to care a little bit about baseball. And that's just kind of how it is.
Ryan Lemond
And that that TV contract is the biggest revenue maker of the. For the program.
Matt Jones
It is the revenue maker for the program. I mean, that and football tickets are the revenue makers, Drew.
Drew Franklin
And you're right about it's hard to keep up with everything. I do it for a living and I can barely keep up with everything. I mean, there are people who love uk, went to UK and support UK baseball, but can struggle to tell you what's going on with them. Just because people have lives and you know, you're into basketball and football for so long, it's, it's hard to just stay engaged with every little thing that happens in UK athletics every day.
Matt Jones
I mean, we talked about this a lot yesterday. There are benefits to business and capitalism and then there are negatives. And what we're going to see in UK sports is the negative is going to start being hurting some of these other sports. It just is. I mean, I, it's just life. That's the way it's going to be. We'll take a break. Be right back. Ksr, TJ Smith, personal injury attorney. Call tj. He'll make them pay.
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Matt Jones
Welcome back Kentucky Sports Radio. 859-280-2287. Gonna go to the phone here in just a second. One person writes. Matt, my favorite part of the show is when you make Ryan uncomfortable. It's clear he doesn't like to talk about things. And that's when I know it's a real scoop. It's exactly right. That's a great read. Anytime you hear Ryan get quiet, that means it's real. That means. Because that means he doesn't want to say it because he knows it's true.
Ryan Lemond
Man, we had a. Weather's awesome today. Great weather outside.
Matt Jones
Talking about supposed to be. That's what I'm talking about. All right. Would you like. We didn't do the football thing. We'll do it. Second hour. Drew, would you like good news or bad news about the state of Kentucky? Outside of sports, which one would you like first?
Drew Franklin
Let's get the bad news out of the way, get back to a good show.
Matt Jones
Russell Springs, Kentucky man.
Ryan Lemond
Yes.
Matt Jones
Was arrested for biting the ear off a Cat. He bit the ear off a cat. When the police asked him why, his answer was the cat bit me first. I'm not kidding. His answer was the cat bit me first and I got angry and then I bit the ear off a cat. Russell Springs. I don't know what's happening there. We've done many shows there, but you got to keep your guys from eating. Biting the ears off cats.
Drew Franklin
I read the story on KYT this morning. I believe he bit both ears off. So, I mean, he did it once and then went back some more.
Matt Jones
He can't say.
Drew Franklin
I'll double check that. But Shannon Utah talks about it, too. Wasn't it both ears?
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
I didn't hear both, but I think one ear is enough.
Matt Jones
I feel like one ears plenty.
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
Yeah.
Matt Jones
I feel like. And if you do it a second time, that psychopath behavior. Yeah, like, you know, one. One ear, maybe you just got angry. But the second ear, I mean, even.
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
Mike Tyson stopped at one.
Matt Jones
Yeah, Mike Tyson did stop at one. He didn't go to the second year.
Drew Franklin
And this isn't a nibble like he. The year was removed off. Yeah, that's. I don't want to live among people.
Ryan Lemond
Why do these stories happen in Kentucky? Why can't it be?
Matt Jones
I think we know the answer to that. All right, but how about some good news?
Ryan Lemond
All right, let's have some Good news.
Matt Jones
In 2020, they ranked the list of most obese states in America, and Kentucky was the third most obese state in America. But in 2024, they updated it. We are now only the eighth most obese state.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah.
Matt Jones
We have risen five states in the last four years. I don't know why. Be interesting. You think it, but everybody else has access to Ozempic, too. But remember, Bowling Green is the number one city in America for Ozempic. Again, why? We still don't know. But how about that? We've gone from. We have passed not only Mississippi, Louisiana, but we've passed Iowa, Nebraska. I was fatter than us now, so that's really good news.
Drew Franklin
I'm proud of us. A lot of us just walk around our shirts off, showing off this new bod.
Matt Jones
A lot of us do. Whether or not we should is a different.
Drew Franklin
Good job, Kentucky. Everyone out there that's slimmed down a little bit, I'm proud of you.
Matt Jones
That's right. So even if it's yes, we may occasionally bite the ear off a cat, but we don't swallow it as much anymore because we're staying.
Drew Franklin
We're staying thin to go back to that real quick. I looked up the story. It says ears, so I take that as two. But one thing I didn't know is deputies found him hiding under the blankets on his bed. Yeah, he just ran in the bedroom like they would.
Matt Jones
He decided to hide, and he went under his blankets. Like, I think the police are not gonna look under my hope that guy gets help.
Drew Franklin
But. But on the weight loss thing, I do think Ozempa. Ozempic probably plays a big role with the. The Bowling Green hotbed for it.
Ryan Lemond
That cat things. Really hairy situation.
Matt Jones
You know, you sat there for, like three or four minutes trying to come up with that, and that was the best you did.
Ryan Lemond
I almost went with.
Matt Jones
No, no, it's good. Who's up next?
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
I was gonna. I kind of want to hear what this other joke was.
Matt Jones
What was your second one? It's gonna be worse because this is the one you didn't choose.
Ryan Lemond
Well, when Drew said he hit under the COVID I thought that man probably thought he had a perfect hiding place.
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
Oh, good lord. I don't know why it's on you, Shane.
Matt Jones
You wanted to hear that one?
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
My bad. My bad. Cody.
Matt Jones
Cody. Go ahead. Cody. Cody.
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
All right.
Matt Jones
Yeah. No, you're. You're. Cody. I'm mad. Go ahead.
H
Yeah, this is. This is Cody here.
Matt Jones
Okay.
H
I'm calling in me and Mark Bowers here. But anyways, I'm. I'm the head coach of the Muhlenberg County High School fishing team. We wanted to call in, oh, this morning.
Matt Jones
So you're the head coach of the fishing team?
H
Yep.
Matt Jones
Okay.
H
We just.
Matt Jones
Pretty good, right? I think I remember over the years that you all are one of the better fishing teams.
H
Matt, this is Mark Bowers, Mutumburg county, also. They just won their seventh state championship and third in a row.
Matt Jones
Third in a row of congratulations. What makes Muhlenberg County High School fishing so successful?
H
It's the hard work and dedication we put in. Just like practice. Anything else that, you know, you do, the more practice you put in. Effort. We put the time and effort in.
Matt Jones
That's awesome. Well. Well, congratulations. That sounds like a dynasty. And you just had the state championship or it's about to come.
H
No, it just happened last Friday and Saturday on Lake Cumberland.
Matt Jones
Oh, on Lake Cumberland. So you all had to go on the road, right?
H
Yes, sir.
Matt Jones
Well, congratulations.
H
It had been at Kentucky Lake, Matt, but they moved it after we won our second, and then they moved it to Lake Cumberland, and we won our third executive, so.
Matt Jones
Well, congratulations. I think we had talked on this show about. I appreciate the Call that you got that. There would seem to be a home like advantage, Drew, because you would know where the fish are. And Muhlenberg county showed they can go on the road and still fish with the best of them.
Drew Franklin
Got a big dynasty going on also. They're the new catfish at KS Bar. But people don't know this, but the Muhlenberg County High school provides our catfish.
Matt Jones
We just took their way.
Drew Franklin
We should actually consider that maybe an nil opportunity. Go out and find us some fish. We'll fry it up.
Matt Jones
So whichever team wins, we take their fish and then that's what we cook.
Drew Franklin
Everybody wins.
Matt Jones
That would be kind of nice.
Drew Franklin
Kentucky proud.
Ryan Lemond
I have a hundred questions about this. Like they only catching bass or do they catch crappie? There's a catch.
Matt Jones
We had them on the phone. We should ask.
Drew Franklin
I was a little thrown off by the two people there. Were they passing a phone back and.
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
They were the other one in.
Matt Jones
Did he say it was the catfish title? That would presume that it was. Or is it just fishing?
Ryan Lemond
I didn't hear catfish, but maybe he said that.
Matt Jones
Yeah. Okay, well, either way we'll, we'll congrats to Muhlenberg County. Who's next?
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
Dustin.
Matt Jones
Dustin. Go ahead, Dustin.
H
Mark Stoops, big fan of him. His entire career that he's been here. Yes, I understand, I understand the schedule is terrible, but if he goes 5 and 7 with 18 points a game, a back of the end offense in the sec, it's time to move on. But if he can somehow let Bush Hammond do a little bit of something, have a middle of the road offense, I get it. But this stuff, a stall ball and let defense take the field, I just can't do it anymore.
Matt Jones
Yeah, well, let's talk about that for just a minute. That was going to be my football conversation. So somebody sent me this morning, Ryan, a email they had about the applications for season ticket renewal for UK football. And for those of you that are season ticket holders, you know when your turn comes up in the line, they will show you all the seats that are available and you can upgrade to better seats. And obviously some of them cost more and some of them don't. This person had gotten their email last week and they showed me and Ryan the amount of seats that were open was staggering. The person said they've been doing this a long time and there are always some open, but never anywhere close to this. And including lots of seats that to me look expensive, have come open and you sit there and you look at the, at the, at the sheet and it was a lot of seats in really good sections. Are you worried about attendance, Slash? Because, I mean, that has a major effect on revenue at a time that we are adding $22 million to our budget. Are you worried about that?
Ryan Lemond
I honestly am. I mean, I'm worried about attendance. I'm worried about our team next year. I mean, they haven't won a home football game, what, two years? They all for their last eight in SEC home games. I think people are just kind of put off by the things they've seen the last couple years and are not going to spend that kind of money to go watch another product that may not be as good even this year.
Matt Jones
But, I mean, is there anything you think they can do or is it just like, that's what it's going to be next year? Because I. I looked at it and I'm telling you, I looked at it and I was shocked at how many seats were available. Like, shocked.
Drew Franklin
I think that's what it's going to be. I'm normally overly optimistic with Kentucky football. I mean, I've booked hotels in Atlanta in the last few years, thinking that could happen. And I think it's going to be ugly. And it doesn't help that, you know, you want to drum up instruments, getting excitement, and they're like our guy that just bit the cats here. They're under the blankets over there being quiet, not putting out anything. There's very little marketing to get anyone excited because, you know, Stoops has said he don't want to create headlines or set a high bar. I think that's shooting themselves in the foot. Then you add, you know, we've seen people complain about parking and ticket prices had gone up. That was a big issue when that first came out. I just think it's. It's going to be.
Matt Jones
Do you think it's going to be like. Like, let's say game one? You know, over the years, even when we've stunk, game one is close to full because people are excited. Is game one going to be full?
Drew Franklin
Close to full? I think a lot of people will still just buy ticket. You'd be able to get. There's. I hate to say there's no, not really a point getting season tickets in a year when there's not much interest. You can get them day of for nothing. I think people will still go and make days out of it early on, but as the year goes on, nobody wants to make that commitment for a whole year because they. I think everyone sees the writing on the wall of what the record could be this year.
Matt Jones
I mean, you could see a scenario, Ryan, where that third game gives you your real indication, right? Everybody shows up for the first game because it's the first game. Then they play Ole Miss in the second game. People be. But then that third game where they play Eastern Michigan after they've just been there for two straight weeks, if the product against Ole Miss is poor, you could see a scenario where in that third game, it's not a great situation.
Ryan Lemond
Yeah, I think Drew's right. I think that first game there'll be a good crowd. You know, we'll talk ourselves into it this summer. We're going to be good and be better. But the Toledo is tough, man. You can't, you can't lose that game. And then I'll miss that second game. You're right. If you start the season rough like that, the crowd's going to check out. They're kind of hanging by a thread right now, and I think they're going to check out if they don't play well.
Matt Jones
If you want a positive though, Shannon, good seats are still available. There you go. If you want to be a first time season ticket holder, now's your chance to probably get the best season tickets you ever thought you could get this year.
Drew Franklin
Beating Ole Miss is a. Is a tough assignment, but they cannot have what they did with South Carolina Week 2 last year. We just got smoked. You cannot get destroyed.
Matt Jones
You can. It's going to be very, very important. Hey, you wouldn't skip halftime adjustments, right?
Ryan Lemond
No.
Matt Jones
So don't sk your skin check. We were at the Kentucky Skin Cancer center and they have your back, your arms, your face, your neck, all of it. We all got facials and that was great. But I also saw people who came to the show getting checked for skin cancer and that's a great thing for them and hopefully you could do that as well. Go to the Kentucky Skin Cancer Center. They have it in Bowling Green, Owensboro, Powderly, which I didn't know was a town, but I do now. Franklin. It's the way to make sure if you have any skin cancer issues, you could get them taken care of early or just get yourself pampered a little bit with the facial, etc. Go to the Kentucky Skin Cancer center today. All around Western Kentucky. I really enjoyed that. Did you. Did you like when they did all the stuff?
Ryan Lemond
I can't wait to get another one. That was awesome. I'd never had one before. Had you?
Matt Jones
Not like that one with the little micros?
Ryan Lemond
The little machine did you feel like you were glowing?
Matt Jones
Did you feel, did you like look.
Drew Franklin
In the mirror and see?
Matt Jones
When I got home, people were like, you're glowing. And I said, well, thank you very much. We'll take a break. Be right back. It's ksr.
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Matt Jones
Welcome back. Tuckee sports radio text machine. 772-7745254. One person tells me powderly, Kentucky is where Roscoe P. Coltrane is from. Really? From the Dukes of Hat.
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
James Best.
Matt Jones
James Best. Way to know the name. Shannon. I'm impressed. How in the world did you know that?
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
I was a big fan of that show and then you know, he was on the Andy Griffiths show a couple.
Matt Jones
Yeah, he was on the Andy Griffith show. You're right. One person writes, Matt, let's say all of your co hosts and KSR people were had been drinking. Which one would you trust most to put on the air? Oh, that's a good question. All right, so I'm gonna assume you three, Mario and Billy have all been include Billy. Who would I put on the air? I think I would trust Mario the most because he would just giggle and point which wouldn't necessarily be good radio. But I don't think he would say something offensive like you don't really curse very much either. Very rarely you don't really say anything. So I would trust you the most.
Drew Franklin
He gets really curious and asks questions more than he's.
Comedy Up Broadway Announcer
Yeah, you just, you just don't stop talking.
Matt Jones
You just don't shut up. That's exactly right. You just talk non stop. But that's not bad for you can.
Drew Franklin
Do a two hour show.
Matt Jones
I would say second would be Drew because he's used to it.
Drew Franklin
I would just talk about Gilly and how nice he is.
Matt Jones
And then I would say Shannon is probably third. I would not trust Billy and I definitely would not trust Ron Ryan goes from person I probably trust the most with the show to person I trust the least with the show.
Ryan Lemond
I. I agree when drinking, I put myself last. Also, I'm putting two Mimosa Billy and Chatty Patty Mario down there with me, though. I don't want those guys on the radio.
Matt Jones
But Mario doesn't say anything bad. He just doesn't shut up, which is so weird because he's the quietest of us in real life.
Drew Franklin
He would talk through the commercial breaks.
Matt Jones
Oh, he's all over. The amount of people that have written in during the break and told me that they didn't renew their season tickets.
Drew Franklin
I don't get nearly as many texts as you and I've gotten now.
Ryan Lemond
Had the prices gone up also?
Matt Jones
I think just barely, if at all.
Drew Franklin
Okay, well, there's one less game they have.
Matt Jones
Yeah, that's right.
Ryan Lemond
That's right.
Matt Jones
It's the. It's. There's one less game.
Ryan Lemond
Same price.
Matt Jones
Same.
Ryan Lemond
One less game.
Matt Jones
Same price, one less game.
Drew Franklin
It seems there's a lot of complaining about RV parking. I don't know if it's price or if they've changed, but a lot of people that would bus in and do the whole big setup and make a weekend out of it. I've heard from a lot of them too.
Matt Jones
You know, at the end of the day, Joker, I mean, I think I think it was 50, 50, him going any either way. And then the Vandy game, the attendance ended it that fair. And the performance, we lost 40 to nothing. You know, you do wonder if thing if the wheels fall off this year if you get a similar result in terms of, you know, I mean, I hate to say this because I want to be optimistic. I still think. I do think the football team is going to be better. Is the record going to be significantly better? I don't know. But I do think the team's going to be better. But I do think the program is entering that phase. My example would be imagine Cows last year if we didn't have Reed Shepard and Rob Dillingham coming into the year. Imagine that level because that they brought energy, right? Like they brought like, oh, there's a kid. And then the first game or two when Reed was like, oh, Reed's for real. Then the team kind of got some energy. That's kind of what I. Let's imagine that team was D.J. wagner, Justin Edwards, Aaron Bradshaw, Antonio Reeves is the centerpieces that's kind of what I feel like is happening here.
Ryan Lemond
I think it's a great comparison, actually. I mean, we, I keep saying it. They lost 16 starters from last year's team that didn't win a home SEC game. And this year, your home SEC games are Texas, Florida, Tennessee and Ole Miss.
Matt Jones
Easy.
Drew Franklin
And it hurts them. There's so many new pieces and they needed new pieces, but it's hard to get excited about them when no one has a clue what they'll actually look like until they get on the field.
Matt Jones
Well, Jackson collectively and, and I'm fine saying this. I said, look, I support Mark Stoops. I want it to work. I like Mark Stoops and but I'm gonna call it as I see it, but I do like him. And I do think, you know, I, I, I do like it. With that said, objectively speaking, they do a terrible job of marketing this. The fact that we didn't know how cool Maxwell Harrison was until the draft is that's a UK should look in the mirror and go, Matt, amongst all these stars at the NFL draft, including Shador Sanders and all these guys, Maxwell Hairston, who was picked at the bottom of the first round, objectively won the night. He was on the Good Morning America, he was on the Today show. He was in this city. And none of us knew that about him. That's a failure in marketing. He should have been the face of the program. Right. He should have been the guy that had everybody excited because he had such a great personality and he was. And it didn't happen. And Ryan, that to me is a failure in connecting with your fans.
Ryan Lemond
And they knew come into the season he was going to be, you know, all SEC Carroll player because he had a great year last year.
Matt Jones
But if the nation connected with him and we didn't in the state.
Drew Franklin
Yeah, yeah, we were learning with everyone else.
Matt Jones
That's a problem. That's a problem. I mean like the idea that this dude, I mean, literally there were tiktoks from like all these people who don't even care about football being like, what is, what an amazing, you know, the fact that we didn't know that is a failure in marketing your product. It just is.
Drew Franklin
And this year the, the whole roster is unknown. I mean, there's some guys that are back, but the last few years you least had a Dane and a Barry on and some returning pieces to get excited about, like the brand new quarterback from Incarnate Word, Dante Dowdell, who should be a good running back, but we don't know the receiving rooms. Hardly. Gilmore's back. There's. There's really not a lot of guys where you're like, well, I'm excited to go out there and watch him because I know he's this. There's just so many unknowns on the Rock.
Matt Jones
Never been a team, certainly since the Joker era, but maybe even before that, our fans will know less about.
Ryan Lemond
Agreed.
Matt Jones
I mean, and they're not gonna know, right? So I'm not surprised, unfortunately, that that's what it is with the season tickets. All right, we're gonna take a break. We are here at KS Bar and Grill. New catfish coming.
Ryan Lemond
Can't wait.
Drew Franklin
I'm hungry.
Matt Jones
And come on out and see us. We'll take a break. Be right back. Kentucky Sports Radio.
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Podcast Summary: KSR - Hour 1 (May 13, 2025)
Introduction KSR, hosted by Matt Jones alongside the crew from iHeartPodcasts and Sports Talk 790 (WKRD-AM), delivered its latest edition on May 13, 2025. Broadcasting daily from 10 AM to noon, the show remains a cornerstone for UK sports enthusiasts, providing in-depth analysis, engaging conversations, and the latest updates in the realm of Kentucky sports.
Matt Jones opened the show from the KS Bar and Grill in Lexington, hinting at exciting new developments.
[02:05] Matt Jones: "Today, Ryan, we are debuting at KS Bar a new catfish."
Ryan Lemond expressed enthusiasm about the upgrade:
[02:53] Ryan Lemond: "A new catfish. Our catfish here is like really, really high quality."
The introduction of the premium catfish at the bar set a convivial tone for the episode, emphasizing community engagement and local culinary delights.
The show welcomed four young listeners from Augusta, Kentucky—Grayson, Hayden, Will, and Nolan—who participated as part of a school project aimed at understanding radio show dynamics.
Drew Franklin humorously remarked on the boys' trip:
[03:54] Drew Franklin: "This just seems like a boys trip. My field trips were to nerdy museums and stuff, but these..."
The interaction highlighted the show's commitment to involving young fans and fostering a connection between the station and the local youth.
Matt Jones and Ryan Lemond delved into the specifics of the new catfish offering, discussing its origin and quality. Matt shared insights about the catfish sources:
[05:30] Matt Jones: "We've got catfish from Angel Mounds, a massive Native American burial site in Kentucky."
This segment emphasized the blend of local heritage with contemporary offerings, showcasing the station's deep roots in the community.
Matt recounted a listener's perspective on traffic management:
[07:55] Matt Jones: "He said the problem is we don't do true zipper merges... That's not how a zipper works."
The crew appreciated the constructive critique, as Drew humorously added:
[07:57] Drew Franklin: "Only the selfish people go to the front."
Shifting gears, the conversation turned personal as listeners speculated about Ryan Lemond's future:
[08:16] Drew Franklin: "Everybody was agreeing with us that Ryan is going to get married within the next few minutes."
Shannon humorously noted her preference for destination weddings, adding light-hearted banter to the discussion.
A significant portion of the discussion focused on Mark Pope's upcoming press conference regarding the UK basketball roster. Matt expressed optimism about the roster completion:
[09:48] Matt Jones: "That says to me, Drew, that Pope's roster is finished."
Drew shared his anticipation and desire for insights into Pope's player selection strategy:
[10:08] Drew Franklin: "I really just want to hear him go player by player and get an understanding of why he went after him."
The hosts anticipated positive news, especially concerning the return of key players like Ortega and the addition of promising talents such as Jalen Rowe.
A heated segment emerged around the departure of Travis Perry from the UK team. Matt voiced his disapproval:
[17:47] Matt Jones: "Matt, the whole Travis Perry thing ticks me off. He's a Kentucky legend, and he should never have left here."
Drew offered a balanced perspective, acknowledging Perry's legacy while emphasizing the importance of personal advancement:
[21:06] Drew Franklin: "It's a win for Travis Perry and it could be a win for Pope. They don't have to have the pressure of feeling like they have to play him."
The conversation underscored the complexities athletes face in balancing loyalty with career growth, especially in the evolving NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) landscape.
A listener raised concerns about an unusually high number of available season tickets, prompting a discussion on the future attendance of UK football games.
Matt shared a listener’s observation:
[33:13] Matt Jones: "They showed me and Ryan the amount of seats that were open was staggering."
Ryan voiced his worries about declining attendance:
[34:29] Ryan Lemond: "I honestly am worried about attendance. Our team hasn't won a home football game in two years."
Drew echoed these concerns, forecasting a challenging season ahead:
[35:05] Drew Franklin: "I think it's going to be ugly. It doesn't help that we've seen people complain about parking and ticket prices."
The hosts concluded that the lackluster performance and poor marketing could further dampen fan engagement, emphasizing the need for a turnaround to restore enthusiasm.
Throughout the episode, the hosts engaged in humorous exchanges and responded to listeners' quirky comments. Notably, a call from Cody, the head coach of the Muhlenberg County High School fishing team, celebrating their third consecutive state championship, added a fun element to the show.
Matt congratulated the team:
[31:07] Matt Jones: "That's awesome. Congratulations to Muhlenberg County!"
Drew humorously linked the success to the KS Bar's new catfish:
[32:02] Drew Franklin: "We should actually consider that maybe an NIL opportunity. Go out and find us some fish. We'll fry it up."
These interactions showcased the show's versatility, blending serious sports discussions with community-driven stories and humor.
As the show neared its conclusion, the hosts reflected on the challenges facing UK sports, particularly football and basketball, emphasizing the need for strategic marketing and community engagement to rejuvenate fan interest.
Matt criticized the basketball program's marketing efforts:
[43:33] Matt Jones: "That's a failure in marketing your product. It just is."
The episode wrapped up with a call to action for listeners to engage with local events and support UK sports teams, reinforcing the station's commitment to fostering a strong sports community.
[07:55] Matt Jones: "People have strong opinions on whether or not you can zipper merge... That's not how a zipper works."
[08:16] Drew Franklin: "Everybody was agreeing with us that Ryan is going to get married within the next few minutes."
[17:47] Matt Jones: "Travis Perry's dad was a coach and he has a very strong presence."
[21:06] Drew Franklin: "If he's going to get more money, more playing time, that's a win for Travis Perry and it could be a win for Pope."
[33:13] Matt Jones: "The amount of seats that were open was staggering."
[43:33] Matt Jones: "He should have been the face of the program. Right. He should have been the guy that had everybody excited because he had such a great personality."
This episode of KSR seamlessly blended in-depth sports analysis with community stories and light-hearted banter, maintaining its reputation as a comprehensive source for UK sports news and discussions. From unveiling new offerings at the KS Bar and Grill to tackling pressing issues like season ticket sales and player movements, the show provided listeners with a thorough overview of the current sports landscape in Kentucky. The hosts' engaging conversations and listener interactions ensured a dynamic and informative listening experience for both regulars and newcomers alike.