2025-05-14- KSR - Hour 1

Summary

Podcast Summary: KSR - Hour 1 (May 14, 2025)

Hosted by Matt Jones and the KSR crew from iHeartPodcasts and Sports Talk 790 (WKRD-AM), this episode of Kentucky Sports Radio delves into a variety of topics ranging from NCAA basketball insights to local Lexington trivia and major league baseball controversies. The hosts engage with listeners, share expert opinions, and provide in-depth analysis on current sports events.

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NCAA Tournament Trivia Challenge [02:14 - 09:38]

The episode kicks off with an engaging trivia segment centered around Kentucky’s performance in the NCAA tournament. Shannon the Dude poses challenging questions to the hosts, testing their knowledge of recent and historical Kentucky basketball victories.

• Shannon the Dude: “Can you name for me, guys, the last eight teams Kentucky has beaten in the NCAA tournament? The last eight teams Kentucky has beaten in the NCAA tournament.” ([03:47])

Despite the difficulty, Ryan Lemon impressively recalls teams like Buffalo and Providence, while Drew Franklin and Mario struggle to keep up, leading to humorous exchanges about their sports knowledge gaps.

• Ryan Lemon: “Buffalo.” ([04:04])
• Shannon the Dude: “Buffalo is one of them. How about you, Drew?” ([04:05])

The trivia not only serves as a fun challenge but also highlights the passion and depth of knowledge among sports radio hosts and their dedication to Kentucky sports history.

Lexington's Oldest Fast Food Joint Debate [06:08 - 09:38]

Shannon the Dude transitions into a local trivia challenge, probing the hosts about the oldest fast-food restaurants in Lexington beyond the well-known McDonald's and Burger King.

• Shannon the Dude: “What are the 10 oldest fast food restaurants in America that have at least one location in Lexington?” ([06:29])

Participants attempt to recall brands like Arby’s, White Castle, and KFC. The discussion touches on the emergence of ghost kitchens and how traditional brands are adapting to modern delivery trends.

• Drew Franklin: “White Castle is the third oldest fast food chain in America.” ([07:24])
• Shannon the Dude: “Nathan's Famous is the oldest fast food place in America goes back to 1915.” ([09:03])

This segment underscores the hosts' connection to the local community and their interest in blending sports with everyday cultural elements like dining establishments.

Pete Rose Hall of Fame Controversy [22:10 - 29:05]

A heated debate ensues over the recent decision by Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to make Pete Rose eligible for the Hall of Fame posthumously. The hosts express strong opinions on the matter, comparing Rose’s situation to other MLB figures who have faced similar bans.

• Ryan Lemon: “It's ridiculous to have to wait till somebody to pass for like an honor.” ([23:03])
• Drew Franklin: “Why is it okay now that he bet on baseball? If you're going to say he's eligible now. Why is it okay now?” ([23:43])

Shannon the Dude critiques the timing and rationale behind the decision, questioning the consistency of MLB’s policies regarding Hall of Fame eligibility.

• Shannon the Dude: “If you believe that, I'm okay. I could understand if you change your policy, Drew, and say we're not going to ban anybody.” ([24:28])

The discussion delves into the integrity of sportsmanship and the criteria for enshrining athletes, highlighting ongoing tensions within baseball governance.

NCAA Revenue Sharing and NIL Agreements [30:04 - 37:56]

Shannon the Dude addresses the complex issue of NCAA revenue sharing and Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) agreements, especially in light of ongoing legal battles and potential legislative changes.

• Shannon the Dude: “This lawsuit goes back for all that money. Actually, Dante won't get any because he's so old, he wasn't even in the class.” ([35:43])
• Shannon the Dude: “The NCAA is saying, we're going to apply these rules going forward, but there's going to be some player that says that's not legal, and they're going to sue.” ([36:34])

The hosts break down the implications of recent court cases, discussing how current NIL agreements might be affected and the anticipated response from Congress. They speculate on the future landscape of college sports funding and athlete compensation.

• Ryan Lemon: “I have very little faith that that gets enforced. I think, I think they'll be able to double dip.” ([37:46])

This segment provides listeners with a nuanced understanding of the financial and legal challenges facing collegiate athletics today.

European Soccer and the Stadium of Light Experience [40:07 - 42:32]

Shannon the Dude shifts focus to European soccer, sharing personal experiences and excitement about a recent match at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.

• Shannon the Dude: “Sunderland is now going to the finals to get to move up. This was the scene yesterday, Ryan at the Stadium of Light.” ([40:47])
• Ryan Lemon: “He just screamed. That's all he did.” ([41:56])

The hosts vividly describe the electrifying atmosphere of European matches, contrasting it with American sports commentary styles. They highlight the passionate fan reactions and the cultural differences in how soccer is celebrated globally.

• Shannon the Dude: “People are losing their minds. That's what I like about sports.” ([42:03])

This lively discussion underscores the universal passion for sports and the unique experiences that come with international competitions.

Listener Interactions and Banter [19:09 - 45:59]

Throughout the episode, Matt Jones and the KSR crew engage with listener calls, addressing questions and comments that range from local preferences to broader sports debates. Notably, calls touch on favorite fast food spots, opinions on Pel Rose's Hall of Fame eligibility, and playful hypothetical scenarios like a fistfight between British and American teams.

• Listener Call: “What do they sell?” ([19:25])
• Drew Franklin: “Hot dogs.” ([19:26])

The hosts use these interactions to foster a community feel, blending humor with informative content, and maintaining an engaging rapport with their audience.

Final Thoughts and Closing Remarks [46:26 - 47:27]

As the episode wraps up, Shannon the Dude promotes local businesses like Lowe’s, emphasizing same-day delivery services, and reiterates key points discussed during the show. The hosts leave listeners with a mix of promotional content and a recap of the day’s engaging conversations.

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Notable Quotes:

• “We want to play the hardest schedule. We want to play the best teams. We want to win the most games. We want to have the best players. We want to have the highest in NIL. We want the coolest uniforms. We should be the best at everything.” – Mark Pope ([14:00])

• “It's a beautiful day outside.” – Shannon the Dude ([02:27])

• “If you believe that, I'm okay. I could understand if you change your policy, Drew, and say we're not going to ban anybody.” – Shannon the Dude ([24:28])

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Conclusion:

This episode of KSR offers a comprehensive blend of sports trivia, local insights, and spirited debates on significant sports controversies. Through lively discussions and active listener engagement, Matt Jones and the KSR crew provide an informative and entertaining listening experience for sports enthusiasts and local community members alike.

Transcript

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[Shannon the Dude]

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[Drew Franklin]

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[Shannon the Dude]

Welcome everyone Kentucky Sports Radio Wednesday, May 14th. I am Matt Jones here at the KS Bar and Grill. It is Wednesday which means on a what a beautiful day outside, isn't it?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yes. Beautiful day outside.

[Shannon the Dude]

Beautiful day outside. Matt Jones, Ryan Lemon and Drew Franklin. We will be here all day. Come see us at the KS Bar and Grill. Mario is over there. He's got a new toy he's playing with camera that looks like I couldn't would not know how to use it. But I hope it's I hope it goes well. You can give us a shout. Remember I'm two days into not interrupting Killing it.

[Ryan Lemon]

You've done a great job. Let some calls go yesterday. I can't believe you let them go that long.

[Shannon the Dude]

You know, we're doing Ask Anything Thursday. Tomorrow. That'll be the.

[Ryan Lemon]

That'll be the test.

[Shannon the Dude]

That'll be the test, yeah. But I'll be in studio in Louisville, so maybe that'll make it easier. But you can give us a call. Love to hear from you. Clark's Puppet shop phone line 859-280-2287. A Vision Auto Glass text machine is 772-774-5254. In this edition, sponsored by the TJ Smith Law Office. If you call TJ he'll make them pay. Ryan, I got 14 topics on here, so we may not get to all of them. Last night we did trivia. You were not here, but there were. There were some good questions.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, I'm hearing from my sources they were hard questions last night.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, maybe. I mean, probably the average score was down a little, but the winners did very well. I thought I would test you with a couple to start.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay. All right.

[Shannon the Dude]

Are you ready?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah. I don't know any of them, so.

[Shannon the Dude]

This will maybe test your. Your memory a little bit.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay.

[Shannon the Dude]

Can you name for me, guys, the last eight teams Kentucky has beaten in the NCAA tournament? The last eight teams Kentucky has beaten in the NCAA tournament. Let's see how you can. Let's alternate. Ryan, you go first.

[Ryan Lemon]

Buffalo.

[Shannon the Dude]

Buffalo is one of them. How about you, Drew?

[Mario]

Why can I not even think of this season? Who did Kentucky play this season?

[Shannon the Dude]

All right, now that's embarrassing. I was there that. This is really embarrassing. We beat a good team, Illinois.

[Mario]

It just took me a second.

[Shannon the Dude]

My goodness. Like he is on the show, you know, and he can't get one of them.

[Mario]

I mean, I was in the building.

[Shannon the Dude]

Can you get one?

[Drew Franklin]

I'm trying to remember who they beat in the first round this year. It was a really bad team.

[Shannon the Dude]

All right, I'll skip you. You all are terrible at this. What about you?

[Ryan Lemon]

Providence.

[Shannon the Dude]

Providence. That's exactly right. Beat them in Greensboro. Now we're up to three. What about before that? Who was before or after that? This is. This is embarrassing. I thought you all would do it.

[Drew Franklin]

Be easier to say who they lost to there.

[Mario]

I wrote about it.

[Shannon the Dude]

You. Well, clearly you didn't pay a lot of attention.

[Ryan Lemon]

Wofford.

[Shannon the Dude]

What? Good. Nice job, Brian. At least. I can't believe of all the people on this show, you're the one that actually is remembering things.

[Mario]

Who did they play before?

[Shannon the Dude]

All right, so let Me just tell you so I don't listen. Like empty head. Go around. We beat Illinois before we beat Illinois. We beat Troy.

[Mario]

Troy, the Waffle House team?

[Shannon the Dude]

Yes. Then you beat Providence and then you have to go back to before COVID Yeah, right. Which is kind of amazing. Who did we. Who did Tyler Hero hit a shot?

[Mario]

Houston.

[Shannon the Dude]

Houston.

[Ryan Lemon]

Houston. I forgot that one.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, that's exactly right. And then before that, who did we beat?

[Ryan Lemon]

That been Shay's team. Shay and Knox. We going back.

[Shannon the Dude]

This was not Shay and Knox's team. This was the team with Tyler Hero. Kelvin Johnson.

[Mario]

Man, it just makes me sad. But it's been.

[Shannon the Dude]

It was Wofford.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

In the first round. This is the one I think Northern struggle struggled with. No. Abilene Christian.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh, I never would have got that one.

[Shannon the Dude]

And then you remember it in Boise, we beat Buffalo. Do you remember who we opened that up with in Boise? That's the eighth win.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh, no, I don't remember.

[Shannon the Dude]

Davidson. Oh, so Davidson, Buffalo, Abilene, Christian, Wofford, Houston, Providence and Troy.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's a. That's a good question because a lot of those schools are really.

[Shannon the Dude]

Corey Price got all eight of them.

[Ryan Lemon]

I'm sure he did.

[Mario]

Does he miss many of your Kentucky basketball?

[Shannon the Dude]

He'll miss like one or two answers out of eight. I have to tell you. A little disappointed in your all's answers on that, Ryan. I'll actually give you some credit.

[Ryan Lemon]

Thank you, sir.

[Shannon the Dude]

Wafford. But Drew not even remembering Illinois took him a little bit. All right, now here's a good question.

[Mario]

Covering it.

[Shannon the Dude]

Here's a good question. Okay, the 10 oldest fast food restaurants in America go back the farthest that have at least one location in Lexington. Okay, the 10 oldest fast food restaurants that have at least one location in Lexington. Now, little hint, some of these are a little obscure and actually only have one location. Now, two of the ten are McDonald's and Burger King. Okay, two of the ten are McDonald's and Burger King. But the others are not necessarily some of them. A couple of them are big, but none of them. So what would be the eight oldest besides McDonald's and Burger King, fast food joints in America that have a location here in Lexington.

[Mario]

Arby's.

[Shannon the Dude]

Arby's is not one of Wendy's. I just started this by going, these are not necessarily the most prominent. And you all are guessing the most prominent.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

White Castle.

[Shannon the Dude]

I don't feel like White Castle is a good one.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's a good one.

[Shannon the Dude]

Job. Shannon. White Castle is the third oldest fast food chain in America. Good guess, Shannon.

[Ryan Lemon]

How about Crystal?

[Shannon the Dude]

Crystal is not one of them. Shannon, I'm gonna let you keep going since you got it. What do you got?

[Drew Franklin]

Hardee's.

[Shannon the Dude]

Hardee's.

[Mario]

Oh, nice.

[Shannon the Dude]

Not on the list.

[Ryan Lemon]

Wow.

[Shannon the Dude]

Wow. What else, sir?

[Ryan Lemon]

Pizza.

[Shannon the Dude]

Sir Pizza.

[Drew Franklin]

How about Pizza Hut?

[Shannon the Dude]

Pizza hut was 11th. That's very close. Pizza Hut was the first chain pizza. But it's not on the list because it's. But Pizza Hut was. Was. Was close.

[Drew Franklin]

Trying to remember when. Like, I think Taco Bell started in the Taco Bell.

[Shannon the Dude]

And those are much more recent.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

Well, again, Subway. Subway is the most recent. Like, like, like Subway was. Right. Yeah. You all are terrible. All right, I'm gonna go backwards. Sonic. Come on. They were on roller skates.

[Mario]

I was at Sonic five minutes ago.

[Shannon the Dude]

Sonic. Dunkin Donuts.

[Mario]

I wouldn't guess that.

[Shannon the Dude]

I wouldn't guess that one either. Chick Fil A. Which I wouldn't have guessed. Chick Fil A's.

[Mario]

They're old.

[Shannon the Dude]

They have. They have been around since the 50s.

[Drew Franklin]

What?

[Ryan Lemon]

No idea.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yes. Dairy Queen.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh, yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

Probably should have gotten that one. KFC has been around since 1930 and started here.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, that's an obvious one.

[Shannon the Dude]

That should have been an obvious one. Which we did not do well. White Castle, you got. Now, the two oldest are extremely hard. And only one person got one of these. And one. No one in here got the other.

[Ryan Lemon]

No kidding.

[Shannon the Dude]

A w. Yeah. Which has existed since 1918.

[Mario]

Wow.

[Shannon the Dude]

And then the oldest fast food place in America goes back to 1915. And we have one location. Nathan's Famous.

[Drew Franklin]

Wow.

[Ryan Lemon]

I don't even know where that is here.

[Shannon the Dude]

Isn't it just. I think it's just down the road here, isn't it? Isn't it on Harrodsburg Road? There's one. I looked it up. There's one. Nathan's Famous.

[Mario]

No, we had one.

[Shannon the Dude]

You ever been to a Nathan's Famous?

[Mario]

Never.

[Ryan Lemon]

Don't even. Like you said, don't even know where it is.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, I think it's. I think it's on Harrodsburg Road. So there you go. Those are the eight fast food places.

[Ryan Lemon]

Our two neighbors, Dairy Queen and Sonic, right here in our own parking lot.

[Shannon the Dude]

All they had to do, Shannon, was look outside the door and they could have seen two of the eight.

[Mario]

I ate at Sonic right before I walked in.

[Drew Franklin]

KFC was the most obvious.

[Shannon the Dude]

Luckily. I think it was good that you all did not play last night. I don't think it necessarily would have been successful.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

Can I give you one more chance?

[Ryan Lemon]

Since you really nailing it right now.

[Shannon the Dude]

I want you to give me in. In all of history, what are the five most watched daytime talk shows and daytime or syndicated game shows?

[Mario]

All right, take over.

[Shannon the Dude]

Go. Sh.

[Drew Franklin]

The Price is Right.

[Shannon the Dude]

Price is Right's number one. Most watched game show of all time. What's number two?

[Drew Franklin]

All. We're going all game shows here.

[Shannon the Dude]

God. You do the game shows first.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay. Wheel of Fortune.

[Shannon the Dude]

Wheel of Fortune's number three.

[Drew Franklin]

Family Feud.

[Shannon the Dude]

Family Feuds number four.

[Drew Franklin]

Jeopardy.

[Shannon the Dude]

Jeopardy's number two. Can he go A clean sweep?

[Ryan Lemon]

Come on, Shannon.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, who wants to be a millionaire?

[Shannon the Dude]

Well, the problem is that's a nighttime show.

[Drew Franklin]

I thought. Well, it used to be daytime. It used to be, yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

But the daytime wasn't watched. Nearly is like the night time.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, God. One more.

[Ryan Lemon]

Tell the Truth.

[Shannon the Dude]

Hollywood Squares back to, like, 60s. Close. That was sixth. Let's make a Deal. Okay, so now give me the top five talk shows most watched of all time.

[Drew Franklin]

Jerry Springer.

[Shannon the Dude]

Jerry Springer is number three.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oprah.

[Shannon the Dude]

Oprah is number one. Mory is not on the list.

[Ryan Lemon]

Phil Donahue.

[Shannon the Dude]

Phil Donahue is number six. I was surprised. I thought that would be five.

[Ryan Lemon]

I would have guessed that one.

[Drew Franklin]

Sally. Jesse Raphael.

[Shannon the Dude]

No, you're missing two, four and five. Ellen is number four.

[Mario]

Ricky Lake.

[Shannon the Dude]

Ricky Lake. It's not on. Dr. Oz. Dr. Oz is not on. Dr. Phil is on there.

[Mario]

That's number two.

[Shannon the Dude]

Now that's number five. Still on the View. The View. There you go.

[Mario]

I'm better at daytime TV that I doesn't watch the games I attended.

[Shannon the Dude]

That's great. That's KSR in a nutshell. You are much better at daytime talk shows than the sports sports we actually cover and the city we live in.

[Drew Franklin]

We're the View of sports radio.

[Shannon the Dude]

We really are. You are the Joy Behar rides the Whoopi Goldberg. That's right.

[Ryan Lemon]

So it does kind of calculate what we're all about. Can't remember who we played in the NCAA tournament, like, a couple months ago.

[Shannon the Dude]

Just a couple months ago. This wasn't that long ago.

[Mario]

I wrote several stories about those games, too. I'm embarrassed.

[Shannon the Dude]

All right, so then the other big story besides my trivia last night. Mark Pope did his press conference yesterday. So I. There were, like, three things that stuck out to me. First of all, he. He says that the roster is likely complete, but they might add a person here or there, depending on what happens with the settlement. So basically, as I read it is they have 13 players, but if the settlement here in June allows them to get 15, they might go get one or two more.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, he wouldn't just definitively say they're done with the roster, like he was leaving that door open. And I think it's because of that reason you just said.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, I mean, if. As part of the settlement, if Congress makes it into legislation, which right now, Congress can't even get the budget passed. So I don't know if that's gonna happen. But if they do get to legislation, it would include 15 basketball players. So Drew, I do think he was leaving an opening for. If that happens.

[Mario]

Yeah, he called it. There could be some movement. I didn't. I didn't read that as anyone leaving or anything, but that he could add some guys to store on the end of the bench for on down the road.

[Shannon the Dude]

So we'll see about that. Second, he did give a nice comment about Travis Perry. Said it broke his heart when he left. What did you make of that?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, he said it was. He was devastated when Travis Perry left, and I heard that comment. He really said some nice things. Some. Some things that I think we probably all felt at the same as Coach Pope did, that we kind of hated you.

[Shannon the Dude]

Devastated.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, I was disappointed.

[Shannon the Dude]

Get out of bed.

[Ryan Lemon]

It was. It was tough. I had to, you know, put on my number 11 Lyon county jersey and mose on here to.

[Shannon the Dude]

I was disappointed to see him go, but I didn't know you were devastated by.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, I guess the rest of the comments, like, you know, hey, we think he's a really good player. We think he's really going to be success. And.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, so I thought that was nice to see. Drew. Still surprised. That didn't get said at the time, but it was good now that he was able to. Able to say that.

[Mario]

And not that anyone thought there was a way Pope pushed him or wanted him or was okay with it. He made it very clear that was 100% on. Travis just wanted to leave and that they wanted to keep him.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, I thought that was nice. And then he made a quote about, let's see, I want to find it because I want to get it right. Well, all right, here was Pope about the overall program. We want to play the hardest schedule. We want to play the best teams. We want to win the most games. We want to have the best players. We want to have the highest in nil. We want the coolest uniforms. We should be the best at everything. I think if you were to sum up how fans want UK basketball to be, that is about the best summary of a quote you can get. Would you agree?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, absolutely. When we say now, like, pump, like, yeah, yeah, yeah. We want the best schedule. We ain't scared to play anybody. Load them up. Let's go. Let's go play. We want to be the coolest team. We want to wear the best uniforms. I love he threw that out there, too. We want him to look the best.

[Shannon the Dude]

Was interesting because it's very. There are some parts of that Drew that are different than the last guy.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

We want to have the hardest schedule. Right. That's not. I mean, to be fair to Cal, they didn't play easy schedules, but I don't think he would have said that necessarily. We want to win the most games. That's. Even though they won a lot. Cal's thing was be ready for March. Right? That was his big thing. We want to have the highest nil. If you remember, Cal said, we don't need nil. Right. We can do this on our own.

[Mario]

And we wore the same uniform for way too long with all our throwbacks. It took until just a couple years ago to finally wear any of them.

[Shannon the Dude]

So I actually just thought that was very interesting. He kind of. You know what Cal used to say about the gold standard? Mark Pope is articulating a gold standard that basically says, I don't care what it is in college basketball, we want to be the best at it.

[Mario]

Yeah, that one really took off. I mean, Pope spoke for over 30 minutes yesterday. We have content on top of content on top of content for the website, but that one is the one that got the most attention. I think Mario made a graphic that went viral. That one got the fans fired up saying, we just want to be the best at absolutely everything. There's been people criticizing Kentucky for spending too much money. Pope's like, no, we want to have the most money. I love be the best of the best of the best.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah. I mean, you want to have the most. It's like the Dodgers owner in baseball. They're like, you're spinning way more than everybody else. And he goes, because we want to win. I mean, I think that's a similar view here.

[Ryan Lemon]

It did resonate with fans, and it got me excited. Just that one quote right there. Like, man, this. This is the guy. This is why he's here. This is why we love our coach.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah. So, you know, I think he seemed like he handed the press conference. Well, I did have a listener write in. He said the word beautiful 16 times.

[Mario]

I might actually go over on that. He always says it a lot. We were halfway through the press conference, and I text our Group chat. Like, this is going to be an all time record.

[Shannon the Dude]

To do something, Shannon, about the beautifuls, do we need to like have a buzzer? Because it's, it's, it's a lot now.

[Mario]

It's special. There was probably 30 specials yesterday.

[Drew Franklin]

Everybody's got their own, like crutch words they use in life.

[Shannon the Dude]

Is there any word we say as much as beautiful? Like if you. I mean, I mean, beautiful's also a weird. Like I'm trying to think, how many times do I say beautiful in a week? I'm not sure I ever say.

[Drew Franklin]

I think you may have said it this morning. So it's a beautiful day.

[Shannon the Dude]

Okay. Yeah. If I'm gonna say beautiful, I would probably say it in the context of day or maybe woman. Yeah, I'm not like Travis Perry is beautiful. Like, I don't usually say that Trent.

[Mario]

Noah has a beautiful body.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, I would. I don't think I would say Trent Noah has a beautiful body, but Mark Pope does.

[Mario]

And everything is special. At some point, one of these players aren't going to be special. So I feel like we're kind of.

[Shannon the Dude]

The boy crying that someone's not special. 859-280-2287. We are here at KS Bar, beautiful KS Bar and Grill. This is Kentucky Sports Radio.

[Matt Jones]

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[Shannon the Dude]

Welcome back, Teche Sports Radio. 859-280-2287. Text machine is 772-774-5254. One person writes map. Nathan's Famous is my favorite fast food place. Can't believe you all don't know it. I mean, I've heard of it, but I. What do they sell?

[Drew Franklin]

Hot dogs.

[Ryan Lemon]

Hot dogs.

[Drew Franklin]

Famous hot dogs.

[Shannon the Dude]

Are they good?

[Drew Franklin]

I've never had them like any Other hot dogs? I've had them. Yeah. I had them up in. I was in New York City at some. I think.

[Shannon the Dude]

Was that the Coney Island?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, thank you. That's the name. I couldn't think of it. Coney Island, Yes.

[Mario]

That's the famous hot dog eating contest.

[Shannon the Dude]

I didn't know they. First of all, I didn't know they had a location here. Secondly, I've never had them, so. But it is the oldest fast food place.

[Ryan Lemon]

So explain to me the location in Lexington is Frisch's Big Boy.

[Shannon the Dude]

They said it says it's in. In Hamburg. I said Harrodsburg Road. It says it's in Hamburg. I guess it's one of those ghost kitchens. Do you know about what ghost kitchens?

[Ryan Lemon]

You guys are explaining it to me. I'm not.

[Shannon the Dude]

There are restaurants here in town that sell food on doordash for restaurants that are not them. So it's like, do you know what Ms. Mr. Beast burgers are?

[Ryan Lemon]

I've never had one, but I think I know what you're talking about.

[Shannon the Dude]

Kids like them, right? Because it's Mr. Beast guy.

[Ryan Lemon]

Correct.

[Shannon the Dude]

But there's not a Mr. Beast restaurant. They used to sell them out of this Fresh's Big Boy right over here before it closed.

[Ryan Lemon]

The one on Harrisburg Road.

[Shannon the Dude]

And I think it kept it up open for a long time. So when you go. If you go on Doordash and you order, there are some places you can order that actually don't have a physical location in Lexington, but a kitchen at a different restaurant sells. So. So presumably like, you know, we could be an in and out burger, something. If there isn't one. I see there isn't one here.

[Ryan Lemon]

So the Nathan's Hot Dog stand in Lexington basically is just doordash out of location.

[Shannon the Dude]

But apparently people are telling me it's the. It's the ghost place of Frisch's. Like, you can't actually.

[Mario]

They go to Sam's Club and get the Nathan's hot dog pack. Because they sell it there and then they just serve it out of Big Boy's kitchen. They don't tell you where it's coming from.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, I had no idea. Pretty common, I've heard. Especially like in towns like Lexington. They're everywhere. One person writes, matt, you guys say dudes way too much. You say dudes as much as they say beautiful. I don't think that's true. Like I said, I say dudes.

[Drew Franklin]

We got some dudes.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, I'll say we need dudes, but I don't. I mean, I Don't think I say it about every. I think every day I'm like, sub dudes. I'm like, we're dude cow bug dudes.

[Drew Franklin]

Only when you say name is probably the only time.

[Shannon the Dude]

Well, that's true. Shannon the dude. I guess we do say maybe they.

[Mario]

Don'T know that Shannon's nickname. He just thinks you're addressing Shannon as the dude.

[Shannon the Dude]

One person writes matt's. You say you appreciate the call a lot. That's fair. Yeah, it's fair. Another person says Matt. Is it still the summer of Ellie? No, it is the melancholy spring of Valley. Although he did it at home run last night. That was. That was big. But the Reds, I mean, they stink so bad. Like, they're just terrible.

[Ryan Lemon]

What do they lost? Like seven out of eight, eight out of nine? Something like that.

[Shannon the Dude]

They're 20 out of 20.

[Ryan Lemon]

Is that what it is?

[Shannon the Dude]

And they're playing the White Sox, who I didn't even know were still allowed to have a team. And they lost last night. That's tonight. They're doing the Pete Rose thing. Which gets me to the second point before I go the phones. Pete Rose. The major league baseball commissioner, Rob Manfred says that Pete Rose is now eligible for the hall of Fame. A lot of people are upset. Said, why'd you wait till he died? Manfred said, basically it's a lifetime ban and when your life ends that it goes away. I think that's probably complete nonsense. Can since Shoeless Joe Jackson's been dead for 60 years and they just now let him in yesterday, so. Or let him be eligible yesterday. I know this is important to you and Shannon specifically, so do you want to rant about Pete Rose?

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, I'm just like you and everybody else. It's ridiculous to have to wait till somebody to pass for like an honor.

[Shannon the Dude]

Ridiculous. I'm just telling you that I think it's ridiculous. He's using that as an excuse, but go ahead.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, I mean, the man when he was a player, no indication that he cheated at all. All the things that happened when he was a manager. So why could he always felt like. Why couldn't he be enshrined in Cooperstown.

[Shannon the Dude]

Just as a player?

[Ryan Lemon]

And you can put an asterisk on the plaque or whatever you want to, but it just makes no sense that the leading hit guy, the leading home run guy, one of the best pitchers of our generation, are all not in the hall of Fame. For as a player.

[Drew Franklin]

I ranted about this on the pre show for two segments. But my thing is, okay, if you're going to say he's eligible now. Why is it okay now that he bet on baseball? You know what I'm saying? Like, if you want to stay consistent with that, he should know.

[Shannon the Dude]

You don't buy the. It's a lifetime ban and he's not alive.

[Drew Franklin]

No. Why is it okay now to put him in now that he's passed away? I think it's a slap to Pete Rose's face to do this eight months after the guy dies. You could have given him some flowers while he was alive. It clearly meant a lot to him to be into the Baseball hall of Fame. And you wait eight months after he dies and says now he's.

[Mario]

He's good.

[Shannon the Dude]

Well, I thought. I've always thought these. I've said for a long time, I think these dudes should be in the hall of Fame. It's not a morality contest. Right. Like, it's whether or not you're good at baseball. So. But Barry Bond should be in. Pete Roach being Shoeless Joe Jackson should be in. Kurt. Chilling. You just. Roger Clemens. You name the person with that said he did do the number one thing you can't do. And there is a sense that people act like Pete Rose is the only one that's been punished for this. They've demanded, like, three NBA players for it for life just recently. Just recently. So I don't mind the band for life. I do sort of agree with Shannon, though, like, to wait till eight months after he dies and then do it.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. He should never be in then.

[Shannon the Dude]

If you believe that, I'm okay. I could understand if you change your policy, Drew, and say we're not going to ban anybody. They might be banned from baseball, but not from the hall of Fame. But to do the whole. Well, his life's over now, so now you can do it to me. Seems a little lame.

[Mario]

Yeah. I think a lot of people even predicted this when Pete Rose died. It's like, now. Watch. They'll finally change it now that he's gone. And here it didn't even take a full year for them to change it and make him eligible. Now we got to see if they'll actually vote him in.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, well, I don't think they'll vote.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah. I don't think the voters do the worst. Yeah, they're not going to vote. I mean, they haven't voted Bonds in, and they still haven't voted Clemens in.

[Ryan Lemon]

Baseball writers hold themselves to a pretty high standard.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah. I mean, so it's. You're the Baseball hall of Fame. Acts like. Yeah, it's trying to elect. Come on. And there's a lot of people in there, you know, that did a lot of bad things.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh, yeah.

[Mario]

So in the committee or in the hall of Fame, I think part of.

[Shannon the Dude]

It was they just didn't like Pete Rose. P. Rose apparently was a very hard person to get along with. And I think they didn't want to give him the satisfaction of winning.

[Drew Franklin]

Still one of the greatest.

[Shannon the Dude]

Oh, no question.

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[Shannon the Dude]

Call T.J. he'll make him pay.

[Drew Franklin]

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[Shannon the Dude]

You know. Yeah. So tonight they're doing a Pete Rose ceremony at the Reds. I think it's first, maybe second time they've done something like that. And they're giving everybody a jersey. If you go. I'm not going, but I'm gonna probably sell the tickets this afternoon. Afternoon. Hopefully get a premium on them as they get. We'll see. What. What happened?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, we were talking during the break. I thought I was pretty generous of the Reds. Kind of a cool thing to give everybody a jersey to come.

[Shannon the Dude]

It gets people to come to the game.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, it'll be packed.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

I mean, they'll be buying those $20 nachos.

[Shannon the Dude]

It's a Wednesday game against the White Sox. They didn't put it for Friday night versus the Yankees. They put it Wednesday versus the White.

[Mario]

So they'll make it back on pretzels and beer real quick.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, I think. I think it makes sense. What person writes, Matt, you can't compare Rose's situation to Bonds and Clemens. Rose never cheated while playing. Unlike the steroid guys. I feel like I say this all the time. The steroid guys. It wasn't illegal when they did it. Yeah, like they're banning dudes for stuff. They didn't even test for it. I don't know how you can get. I don't. I mean, clearly Bonds was on steroids. So was Clemens. So were probably a lot of guys. First of all, there are dudes that were in. On steroids who are in the hall of Fame. But the other thing is, it wasn't illegal. They didn't test for it. So how you gonna get mad? I mean, it may have been technically illegal, but they did not test for it. So what do you want? I mean, they, you know, throwing spitballs was illegal, but it was. What is it? You ain't illegal unless you get caught. They never. They never found a test of these guys, of it being sterile. I don't know how you can ban somebody when they never even were found guilty. Even if we know they did it in America, you still got to find them guilty. I would think, Drew, you probably go.

[Mario]

Back to the beginning of time in baseball and someone was doing something to get an advantage that they weren't supposed to do. And the hall of Fame is probably full of those people.

[Shannon the Dude]

Ton of them. And then Shoeless Joe Jackson, they let him in yesterday, too. It's been 60 years he. Since he's been dead in many. And I can't believe I'm saying this. A lot of you all will be shocked I'm saying this. Kurt Shillings the worst. Kurt Schilling is banned just for being a jerk and just for being like a MAGA guy online. And again, I think Kurt Schilling is a jerk and I think his political commentary is awful. But it has nothing to do with whether or not you're in the hall of Fame, in my opinion. Like, it shouldn't.

[Mario]

Let's look at the stats in the record and go off that should have nothing. Someone else judge their character.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, the character part.

[Drew Franklin]

Once you get into that, probably nobody belongs in the hall of Fame. If you're going to go buy that.

[Shannon the Dude]

It's not the nice guy. It's not the. You know. Who do you want to date? Your daughter? Hall of Fame?

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, you know the guys Bonds and McGuire and Sosa, they hit all the home runs. They on steroids, probably. But you know what? So were the pitchers who were throwing the baseball. They were still able to.

[Shannon the Dude]

Roger Clemens was double the size. Yeah. Finished this. What's crazy about Bonds and Clemens is they were both really good when they were young and skinny.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yes. Yes.

[Shannon the Dude]

Like, they both were awesome. But they would have been in the hall of Fame before that.

[Mario]

Can they put them in just before they took the steroids count that era.

[Shannon the Dude]

Bonds with their early pictures, that story. Did we talk about this? I don't know if we did. I saw a video. Shannon, you'll appreciate this as a Braves fan.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

Maddox, Glavin, Smoltz and Avery and Pedro Martinez. Okay. Those four. Four. All for the best pitchers, maybe for hall of Famers. They pitched to Tony Gwynn and Barry Bonds in the course of their career. I want to say, let's say 750 times, those two guys.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

Over the course of the 750 times combined, those four pitchers struck those two guys out four times. Wow.

[Ryan Lemon]

Insane. I know. Tony Gwynn never struck out.

[Shannon the Dude]

Is that not amazing?

[Ryan Lemon]

That's insane. So they still.

[Shannon the Dude]

Tony Gwynn was One.

[Ryan Lemon]

Unbelievable.

[Shannon the Dude]

Barry Bonds was three.

[Ryan Lemon]

Unbelievable.

[Mario]

The Tony Gwynn strikeout stats by themselves are nuts. Are nuts. There's a guy this year that like through two months had more than Gwen had his entire.

[Shannon the Dude]

It's unbelievable. All right, who's up first?

[Drew Franklin]

Ben.

[Shannon the Dude]

Ben. Go ahead, Ben. Morning, guys. So we were talking yesterday about like the pressure of having Kentucky boys come beyond the basketball team kind of with a belief now that maybe it's just best we don't recruit Kentucky players if just because like there's just too much pressure and like I feel bad for whatever Perry and all that. I just. That's just my thought. I've been thinking about the last couple hours, so I just want to hear you. It's an interesting question. All right, so I appreciate the call. Do you think there's always been this belief amongst our fan base to some extent we should have these Kentucky guys? Do you think there's an argument of the opposite, that we need to be careful recruiting those guys because it puts so much pressure on them and then so much pressure on the coaching staff.

[Ryan Lemon]

Maybe at certain times.

[Shannon the Dude]

By the way, that's what Cal thought. Yeah, that's exactly what Cal.

[Mario]

He got a little tired of the dump play. Dante Allen, definitely.

[Shannon the Dude]

But go ahead.

[Ryan Lemon]

I think there are times where, yeah. Def. Maybe it kind of factors in. But like right now Jasper Johnson is going to be a superstar. Malachi Marino is. He was recruited by everybody. These Kentucky's producing better level talent now. Trent Noah ended up being a great player last year. So I think you can't overlook these guys now.

[Shannon the Dude]

Is there a. Though they better be like. Because nobody's going to argue you shouldn't have got Jasper Johnson or Malachi.

[Ryan Lemon]

Right.

[Shannon the Dude]

Is there an argument though? If you're going to give a reach for somebody, do you give a re. I. I've always taken the belief if you're going to take the 150th ranked player, then take the 160th and he's from Kentucky. But do you. Is there any possibility that that's the opposite?

[Mario]

I still believe you should get them if they. If they're worth it. But I mean, it's obvious there's a pressure that's not on everyone else and a pressure to play him and the fans want it more. I mean they just have to know that when they sign up that it's coming because there's nothing you can do about it. But I wouldn't skip over a guy just because that exists.

[Shannon the Dude]

It's. It'll be interesting with These two guys because Travis Perry and Trent Noah. I think Noah will play his whole career. Just a prediction. I could end up being wrong about that, but I think he will. But I also think Trent Noah knew what was going to happen when he got here. Right? I think, I think he knew he was the 13th man when he signed. Travis Perry signed with Cal. He was at the Pope press conference. He started some games and I do think that maybe changed all of those things, his expectations a little bit.

[Ryan Lemon]

I think so. Like I said yesterday, I wish Travis have a do over because he was just forced to play when he maybe wasn't ready yet. I still think he can be a really good player down the road. He just wasn't ready to play SEC guards, point guard in the SEC last.

[Shannon the Dude]

Year, especially starting mid. Yeah, he probably wasn't. Who's up next?

[Drew Franklin]

Brennan.

[Shannon the Dude]

Brennan. Go ahead, Brennan. Hey, I just had a few questions about the revenue sharing court case. That's that they're deciding right now. Okay. One could. What happens to all the nil agreements once they finally decide that? Do all of those go away? Right now all the nil agreements as of this moment are one year agreements. Right? So like they just go away because they're over. I think what's going to happen in the future is that some of that's going to change and some of these agreements are going to be longer and it'll be a little different. But like if you're asking are there agreements that occur right now that'll be void, I do, I think the answer to that is no. These schools have known this is coming. I think they've signed agreements to make sure that they will work for the coming year. Gotcha. Okay. And second, once they do decide, once that case is over, could it be appealed, you know, further?

[Mario]

Well, this is not this whole thing.

[Shannon the Dude]

No, probably not. Because this is what's called a class action lawsuit and they are in the settlement proceedings. Right. So both parties agree this is what they want. They just have to get the judge to approve it. So if the judge approves it, there's nobody to appeal it because both sides agree the issue is again, law is complicated and nerdy, but. But the issue is this, this lawsuit is going to settle the claims for everyone that has ever played college basketball football in the past. And the NCAA want and the wants this to become the rules for the future. But what is almost certain to happen is the next year of players, somebody's gonna sue and say, yeah, you may want that, but I wasn't part of that Settlement, So it doesn't apply to me. And they're probably gonna be right, which is why Congress has to pass the legislation. Because if Congress doesn't pass the legislation, and that's why I don't really believe in Trump's commission, it's not going to be legal without congressional legislation. And that's why you see Nick said, that's why you see Tommy Tuberville and these guys, Ted Cruz, Cory Booker, trying to get something passed. And they need to get it passed before recruiting starts for real in the late summer and fall. And we'll see, sir, whether or not it happens. Gotcha. Okay, thanks. Does that make sense now? I can tell by your face it doesn't make sense. When he takes a deep breath like that, that means he had no idea what I was talking like. He just. First of all, I say I know exactly what that deep breath meant. You tuned out.

[Ryan Lemon]

I'm trying to understand it. It's just way complicated.

[Shannon the Dude]

I'm gonna try real easy.

[Ryan Lemon]

All right.

[Shannon the Dude]

There've been a lot. Dante played football back in the day.

[Ryan Lemon]

He did.

[Shannon the Dude]

He didn't get any money.

[Ryan Lemon]

He didn't get any money.

[Shannon the Dude]

This lawsuit goes back for all that money. Actually, Dante won't get any because he's so old, he wasn't even in the class. But this takes all the players that were exploited in the past. If they. If the judge agrees to this settlement, they'll get a check for X amount of money, and then they're done.

[Ryan Lemon]

Done.

[Shannon the Dude]

Going forward. The NCAA is saying, we're going to apply these rules going forward, but there's going to be some player that says that's not legal, and they're going to sue. And in my humble legal opinion, they're going to win. And so the NCAA knows that. And so they're trying to get Congress to pass a law that says, hey, these parameters we agreed to, let's make that the law going forward. And I think it's probably gonna happen, but it needs to happen quickly. And nothing in Congress happens quickly.

[Ryan Lemon]

So, like the. All these presidents sign contracts, like some sort of legal binding.

[Shannon the Dude]

They already do. It's just some of them don't get enforced. But what's gonna happen is the university has $22 million. I'm recruiting Mario. Must say, Mario, out of this $22 million, I'm giving you $500,000. You at the University of Kentucky are going to sign a deal with this LLC we just created that Mitch and them create a couple weeks ago, and it says if you play here for two years. I'll give you $500,000 a year. It'll just be a contract. You'll be an independent contractor like my wrestlers are in ovw. And then that's that. And then we'll go to somebody else. But there'll be a cap of $22 million. Now if KS Bar wants to sign Mario to a hundred thousand dollar deal, I'm still allowed to do that. But under the new rules. What I can't do in theory is say, Mario, if you are in high school and come to Kentucky, KS Bar will give you $100,000. That now will be banned. In theory, whether or not that will be enforced, we'll have to wait and see.

[Mario]

I have very little faith that that gets enforced. I think, I think they'll be able to double dip.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Mario]

With the, the money from the university out of 22 million. And then businesses will still be paying.

[Shannon the Dude]

I think a lot of people, I think a lot of people agree with you about that, but that's the idea.

[Mario]

Yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

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[Shannon the Dude]

Just a matter which school does it first. And I think Louisville's gonna be the first welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio 859-280-2287. One person writes, Matt, I love to listen in the spring because I get to hear birds chirping in the background like it's the masters. That's true. When we open up this gate, you get to hear birds outside.

[Mario]

They're louder than usual. You know, I'm the bird whisperer on the show. I usually corral them, get them outside. I feel like we've got an army in there. Patio.

[Shannon the Dude]

Can I play something exciting?

[Ryan Lemon]

I'm ready to hear.

[Shannon the Dude]

I hope this translates on the radio. Watch the video. Okay, so you know, I love the environments of European soccer.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yes, you do.

[Shannon the Dude]

Okay, so they. And you know, they take teams and they get promoted and relegated. Right? They go up and they go down.

[Ryan Lemon]

Right?

[Shannon the Dude]

Right now in Britain, they're playing the games that decide who gets to go up.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay, Sunder.

[Shannon the Dude]

Sir. Turn. Keep it down. Just a minute. If you're going to see. Just. Okay. Sunderland was playing Coventry City. Okay.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay.

[Shannon the Dude]

Sunderland plays in the Stadium of Light. I've been to the Stadium of Light. It is when it's lit up, it is beautiful.

[Ryan Lemon]

It's a beautiful state, right, Mark?

[Shannon the Dude]

It's beautiful. It is a stadium of life.

[Mario]

Is it special?

[Shannon the Dude]

Not gonna say that, but it's very nice. They were playing yesterday. It is tied to. The winner moves on. There are 30 seconds left. Oh, God. Kicks a corner kick. They score a goal. Sunderland is now going to the finals to get to move up. This was the scene yesterday, Ryan at the Stadium of Light.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay.

[Shannon the Dude]

Lefeb takes the corner. I don't know.

[Ryan Lemon]

What if one player on that place deserves it?

[Shannon the Dude]

It's how big that has been. Immense. Over the two legs we have lived off.

[Ryan Lemon]

Here we are s.

[Shannon the Dude]

Oh, my goodness. Unbelievable. I've never seen scenes like it here at the Stadium of Life. I've never seen scenes like it. How do you love that? I love it at the Stadium of Light. Love every second. He just screamed. That's all he did.

[Drew Franklin]

Scream like his hair was on fire.

[Shannon the Dude]

Oh, it was awesome.

[Ryan Lemon]

I have no idea who either one of those teams are, but I loved every second of that. That was in fantastic.

[Shannon the Dude]

In fantastic. That's right. It was the stadium of What? You need to see the video. You want to talk about a stadium losing their minds? I mean, Shannon, you see the video there. People are going insane. All the players take their shirts off. Everyone. I mean, people are losing their minds. That's what I like about sports. I would have loved to last night have been to the stadium lights. I saw ESPN had it as number two play in the top 10 yesterday as well.

[Mario]

American commentary doesn't have enough high pitched screening. We've got some great, great, great commentators. I like a good Mike Breen bang in the NBA, but we need some people that just absolutely lose their minds when things happens in games. I love hearing that in European soccer. Yeah, I know what they said. They were just squealing fake.

[Ryan Lemon]

Rock Hopper said that was screaming leech.

[Shannon the Dude]

That definitely was screaming leech. Okay, one other thing. And then we're gonna, we're gonna go to a little basketball. Some good news for some guys in the draft for uk. There's a tick tock right now that's going viral. Who would win in a fight? A hundred British people or a hundred Americans? Since we're talking about the Stadium of Light, put a hundred Americans or 100 British into a fist fight, who would win? I thought a lot, I thought too much about this for a grown man. Who do you think would win?

[Ryan Lemon]

Picking the Americans, of course.

[Shannon the Dude]

Why?

[Ryan Lemon]

Our colors don't run.

[Shannon the Dude]

That's a stupid answer. But why? What? But like, do you have any reason beyond America?

[Ryan Lemon]

I think, I think our American guys can kind of be a little more sneaky and cheat and win in a fight. A fist fight.

[Shannon the Dude]

Sneaky and cheat.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yes.

[Shannon the Dude]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

It's a great answer. Really. National pride too. We, we cheat and are sneaky more. What about you?

[Mario]

You know, we already won a good war against them.

[Shannon the Dude]

That's true.

[Mario]

We have the lead.

[Shannon the Dude]

We're up 10 in the series. 12. I think we're up to for that reason.

[Mario]

I think I'm going the other way. I think the pressure is on them. We come in with an arrogance. You know, we wear those shirts world the champs and all that. We think we're the best at everything. And then in their sports, their fans are fighting in the crowd. I feel like they fight a lot there. So I think we lose game three in this segment. I'm, I'm betting it's a must win.

[Shannon the Dude]

Situation when you're down two.

[Mario]

Oh, that's right. That's my exact point.

[Shannon the Dude]

Shannon, what about you?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I was going to say the same thing about the war. I mean, I feel like we already had this fight. We won. So I. We win again, I think.

[Shannon the Dude]

Okay, so you're like, why not? We would.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, we had never lost.

[Shannon the Dude]

Here's the thing. The key part of this is fist fight. They don't have guns, right? They don't. They, they're called. They don't have gun. If it's a gunfight. Nobody's beaten America in a gunfight. We are, we are gunrific. But I don't know how many people have been to Britain and seen how many fist fights they have. They fight all the time. It's like Clay county. Everybody fights, you know. Now if it's a hundred Appalachians, I'm taking a mayor money on different story.

[Mario]

I'm taking one seed.

[Shannon the Dude]

You give me a hundred people from Clay County, Brits don't stand a chance winner. But you just take random Americans and random Brits, they fight more, they go to pubs. Part of the culture. They got a lot of rowdies. They're a lot more working class, most of them, than a lot of America is. So you just take a hundred random people. I'm taking the British. But you take a hundred Appalachians. Yeah, that's a different situation.

[Drew Franklin]

So which one?

[Shannon the Dude]

I'm taking 100 British, over 100 random Americans. But if I get to pick the Americans and I get to pick the British, then I'm taking the American.

[Mario]

If it's like assemble your avengers team of Americans.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yes.

[Mario]

Okay.

[Shannon the Dude]

If I get to pick, you know, if I get to pick like 20 people from Appalachia, 20 people from the.

[Mario]

City, you get a region where they do lottery, right?

[Shannon the Dude]

Like you give me 20 people from New York, you give me 20 people from the deep South. That's a different situation. But you know, I get 20 people from out here in the streets of Lexington and they're going up against people from Liverpool. Forget it. We got no chance.

[Mario]

Silicon Valley, we're in trouble. We're done.

[Shannon the Dude]

If I get what Ben Shapiro. I mean, I got, I got no chance. If I get like it. Come on. But you give me 100 people from Clay County, I'll take us all day long. That's right. 859-280-2287. We're gonna take a break. We'll be right back. This is Kentucky Sports Radio.

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