2025-05-21- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

Podcast Summary: KSR - Hour 2
Release Date: May 21, 2025
Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts and Sports Talk 790 (WKRD-AM)
Title: KSR
Episode: 2025-05-21- KSR - Hour 2

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Introduction and Opening Remarks

Time Frame: [01:00] - [01:30]

Matt Jones kicks off the second hour of Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) with upbeat energy, welcoming listeners to another engaging segment of sports discussions and community interactions. He highlights the beautiful weather, setting a positive tone for the show.

Main Discussion: Tip Tax Legislation

Time Frame: [01:06] - [14:08]

Key Points:

• Legislation Proposal: The crew delves into a proposed bill concerning the taxation of tips. Matt Jones expresses skepticism about the practicality of limiting tips to the service industry with a cap of $25,000.

  "If they limit it to restaurants. Okay, well what about people who get tips that work at a hotel? Should they not be, should they not be part of it?" — Matt Jones [01:30]

• Challenges for Servers: Ryan Lemon raises concerns about servers' ability to secure mortgages due to the irregular nature of tip income, which is often not fully reported or taxable.

  "It's hard for servers to get a mortgage, like with Stockton Mortgage, because most of their income they make is on tips and they can't prove it." — Ryan Lemon [02:36]

• Economic Implications: The discussion touches on the long-term financial implications for servers and the balance between immediate cash benefits versus long-term financial stability.

  "If you don't report it, it won't go towards your Social Security a long time from now." — Matt Jones [10:57]

Sports Commentary

Time Frame: [03:01] - [35:54]

1. Baseball: Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
   Matt Jones shares his frustration over the Reds' loss to the Pirates, criticizing team decisions and player performances.

   "There is nothing worse than watching the Reds score no runs to the Pirates." — Matt Jones [03:26]

2. Basketball: Julius Randle and Oklahoma City Thunder
   The team discusses Julius Randle's performance and Oklahoma City's defensive prowess, questioning Minnesota's potential in the series.

   "I just think Minnesota. They just don't have enough ways to score." — Matt Jones [04:44]

3. Hockey: Carolina Hurricanes
   Matt expresses disappointment over the Hurricanes' poor performance in game one, highlighting scoring issues and overall team struggles.

   "Like just five to one. Like they couldn't score. It was a disaster from moment one." — Matt Jones [05:02]

4. WNBA: Caitlin Clark's Performance and Salary Concerns
   A significant portion is dedicated to Caitlin Clark's impressive gameplay juxtaposed with her surprisingly low WNBA salary. The hosts and callers critique the league's compensation model.

   "Well, the one person who must know is Mario. It's $78,000. Good grief." — Matt Jones [07:05]
   "That's why all these ladies go play overseas. They make more money." — Matt Jones [07:55]

   The discussion raises awareness about the financial disparities in women's professional sports and the necessity for better salaries and support.

Community and Listener Interactions

Time Frame: [10:00] - [44:07]

1. Caller Insights on Tip Taxation:
   A caller named Diane provides invaluable insights into the current challenges servers face regarding tip reporting and taxation, emphasizing the need for legislative changes.

   "I was talking about now, but let me finish about the taxes on tips." — Caller Diane [10:02]

2. UK Basketball Museum Debate:
   Bob from Jamestown passionately argues for the establishment of a UK basketball museum, lamenting the dispersal of memorabilia and the difficulty in consolidating historical artifacts.

   "It’s like, imagine if the hall of Fame just gave away all their baseball memorabilia and then you try again later to put it back together." — Bob [15:59]

3. Upcoming Events and Interviews:
   The hosts discuss upcoming interviews and events, including attendance at the CMA Fest, showcasing their enthusiasm for integrating music and sports into their programming.

   "We’re going to be there Sunday, June 8th or 9th, whatever it is." — Matt Jones [21:13]

4. Sesame Street Character Game:
   In a light-hearted segment, the hosts engage in a game to name Sesame Street characters, adding a fun and relatable element to the show.

   "Name a Sesame street character. Let's see who gets knocked out first." — Matt Jones [36:12]

Additional Discussions and Insights

Time Frame: [35:55] - [44:00]

1. Bill Belichick's Engagement:
   The hosts humorously discuss Bill Belichick's boat named "One Plus Eight Rings," reflecting on his personal life and the intertwining of his professional success with his engagement.

   "What do you think about the prenup situation?" — Matt Jones [28:27]

2. Media Relations and Team Finances:
   There’s a critique of Arkansas media's relationship with Coach Caliperi, emphasizing transparency and the challenges faced by the team in the transfer portal.

   "They signed on to him. Ryan, sesame street has been bought by Netflix." — Matt Jones [35:39]

3. WNBA Financial Viability:
   Discussions highlight the WNBA's financial struggles despite high ratings and impressive performances, questioning the sustainability of the league's business model.

   "If they still find a way to lose $50 million, and that's a problem with their business model." — Caller Tim [42:00]

Conclusion and Upcoming Content

Time Frame: [44:00] - [44:59]

Matt Jones wraps up the show by promoting upcoming interviews, particularly with Mark Pope, and reiterates ongoing segments like "Wings Day." He expresses excitement for future episodes and thanks the listeners for their engagement.

"We’ll see you later. This has been Kentucky Sports Radio." — Matt Jones [44:00]

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• "If you don't report it, it won't go towards your Social Security a long time from now." — Matt Jones [10:57]
• "She’s probably gonna dictate if whether or not. If you put that on Facebook or social media, just." — Caller [29:28]
• "I’m okay with it. I mean, I lived through it. It made me who I am today." — Ryan Lemon on being teased for his marriage [30:45]
• "This woman is one of the most famous athletes in America now and is one of the five or six best players in the league. She makes $78,000." — Matt Jones on Caitlin Clark's salary [07:19]

Key Takeaways

• Economic Challenges in Service Industry: The proposed tip tax legislation has significant implications for servers, particularly concerning their ability to secure mortgages and contribute to Social Security.

• Financial Disparities in Women's Sports: Despite outstanding performances, female athletes like Caitlin Clark face financial undervaluation in professional leagues, prompting discussions about equity and sustainability.

• Community Engagement and Preservation: There is a strong call for preserving sports history through dedicated museums, emphasizing the importance of maintaining and honoring athletic legacies.

• Integration of Sports and Culture: The podcast seamlessly blends sports discussions with cultural elements like music events and nostalgic segments, catering to a diverse listener base.

• Transparency and Media Relations: The hosts advocate for better transparency within sports organizations, highlighting issues like limited access to coaches and financial mismanagement.

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This summary encapsulates the breadth of conversations and insights shared during the episode, providing a comprehensive overview for listeners and non-listeners alike. The inclusion of direct quotes with timestamps adds authenticity and context to the discussions.

Transcript

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome to hour two of Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Now here's Matt Jones.

Welcome back. It is hour number two, Kentucky Sports Radio. Now the sun is out. Looks like it's gonna be a beautiful day. 859-280-2287. It is wings day. $wings. Come on out for lunch. Already got some folks here. My man's already gotten his order. How about that? And 1103, food's already out, ready to rock. Ryan Lemon, Drew Franklin, Matt Jones and Shannon the dude. One person writes. Matt, you. I think you're wrong on the way on the tips. It should be limited to the service industry plus only $25,000. Well, we'll see. I mean maybe if that's. I again, I'm probably for it. I just think it's important. Like when we, when we talk about issues, like it's easy to say you're for something. You got to see how it'll play out in practicality, like what's actually going to happen. And I think the, the tips thing is interesting. If they limit it to restaurants. Okay, well what about people who get tips that work at a hotel? Should they not be, should they not be part of it? What about landscape mowing, lawn? Should they be part of it? Well, if not, why? And then once you open it up to that stuff, the abuse thing I think becomes think about a realtor. What if they just say, all right, my payment to you for a realtor is $100 and the rest is my tip for you doing such a good job.

[Ryan Lemon]

I'd say let's go, let's do it.

[Matt Jones]

I know you would. That gives you. That gives you kind of a perverse incentive. Right. So I think that's just the thing you have to think about.

[Drew Franklin]

I thought of it. Seems every job is asking you for a tip. So.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean you go to. There's. It comes up in a lot of things. What were you going to say?

[Ryan Lemon]

I got another angle I wanted to ask you about. It's hard for servers to get a mortgage, like with Stockton Mortgage, because most of their income they make is on tips and they can't prove it.

[Matt Jones]

That's right.

[Ryan Lemon]

I guess if it's taxable income, they could prove it trying to get a mortgage.

[Matt Jones]

That's a very good point. That would. But again, in the moment, are people going to think about when they have to get a mortgage down the line or are they going to think, I can have more cash in my pocket right now? They're going to say I want more cash in my pocket right now. Right. I mean that's at least what I would do.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah. They've usually got plenty of cash, but there's no way to show it, prove it when it comes to trying to apply for a mortgage.

[Matt Jones]

So I mean I still am probably for it. I just think it's a. I was surprised. It was unanimous. You can't, they can't get 100 senators to agree on anything. And they, they did that, which is even Rand Paul. You know, I mean I was, I was just, I was just a little surprised. Last night before we go to the phones, I watched four games of sports at the same time.

[Ryan Lemon]

Did you?

[Matt Jones]

Yes. And all four of them went not the way I wanted them to go. Okay. First of all, the Reds Lost the Pirates 1 Nothing. There's nothing worse than watching the Red score no runs to the Pirates. It was raining, it was disgusting. There were kids throwing candy, what do you call it? Cotton candy in their face. And everybody was getting wet and we still lost one to nothing. The pitchers pitched really well for the Reds, but you know when you don't score a run, you don't score a run. I'm already mad at Terry Francona. All right, we got our two hottest hitting guys on the team are left handed pitchers right handed. Into the game, Will Benson and Gavin Lux are sitting there. They can check the check in. That's a basketball term, but they can. What are you saying? Baseball.

[Ryan Lemon]

Sub in, sub in, pinch hit.

[Matt Jones]

They can pinch It. Exactly. And they don't put them in and they leave Connor Joe, who I didn't even know was on the team until last night. They made him hit and he. He was terrible. And we end up win a blues will. It will be like 400 in the last seven games. So we lost. So that made me mad. Plus it looked miserable in Pittsburgh. Look miserable. There were like 18 people at the game. So that was that. Then the basketball. I was kind of rooting for Julius Randle and them and Oklahoma City. I kind of think Drew, they're just going to run through the whole series. Like I just. I don't think Minnesota. They just don't have enough ways to score. And Oklahoma City's defense is so good.

[Drew Franklin]

I thought Minnesota was giving him a series. Then after I saw that defense last night, I kind of. Maybe not.

[Matt Jones]

If you tell me Julius Randle has 20 points and a half.

[Drew Franklin]

He was.

[Matt Jones]

And they still lose by 26 points. That's not a very good sign. Right?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Oklahoma City just has so many guys that can defend that they're throwing at Edwards right now. He didn't have a great game.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, he was awesome in the first half and then Shea was awesome in the second half.

[Matt Jones]

So then. So that was. So now I'm over to hockey. My Hurricanes got demolished in game one. Like just destroyed. Not just five to one. Like they couldn't. They couldn't score. It was. It was a disaster from moment one. I didn't enjoy that. And then the game I ended up watching the most is I watched Caitlin Clark, who's a lot of fun to watch. Yeah, I have to say, a lot of fun to watch. They lost. You know, I was in Europe during the whole Caitlin Clark's thing last summer, so I didn't really get to see it. Really fun to watch that. But they lost to. To Ryan Howard and Brittany Griner, who play together in. In Atlanta.

[Ryan Lemon]

You know, I don't. Caitlyn Clark has a lot of haters, but she is fantastic. She is.

[Matt Jones]

She have a lot of haters. It feels like. Who hates her?

[Ryan Lemon]

I guess maybe the other players, other fans of other teams.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I feel like she's pretty popular. I mean she's probably the most popular women's player.

[Ryan Lemon]

Little girls love her.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Who. She's the most popular women's basketball player ever, isn't she?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Who would be more than started who?

[Matt Jones]

Lisa Les. Yeah. But I don't know if. I mean not as many people knew who she was. I mean again, my mom would know who Caitlin Clark is like, I don't know if she would have known who Lisa Leslie was in her day.

[Drew Franklin]

That stat that she's one game away from the 20 points, 10 assists already. She's number two all time, and number one played like 400 something games, and she's played like 40. That is crazy.

[Matt Jones]

The thing that I can't believe. So I looked this up during the game, and if you know the answer, don't say it. But if you do know or if you don't know, then you can guess. I want you to guess. Do you know how much Caitlin Clark makes? But don't say it if you know.

[Ryan Lemon]

No, I don't know.

[Matt Jones]

Do you know?

[Drew Franklin]

I don't know.

[Matt Jones]

Shannon, do you know?

No.

Do you know, Mario? All right, I want you all four to guess. What does Caitlin Clark make a year in Sally? There are 40 WNBA games, and she was the number one pick in the draft. So, you know, there's a rookie scale. Mario, what do you think she makes a year? 80,000.

[Drew Franklin]

I'll say 170,000.

[Matt Jones]

What do you think?

[Ryan Lemon]

I was gonna go 1.5, 1.5 million.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, 250,000.

Well, the one person who must know is. Is, Mario. It's $78,000. Good grief.

[Ryan Lemon]

Wow. That's it.

[Matt Jones]

$78,000. This woman is one of the most famous athletes in America now and is one of. If she may not be the best, but she's one of the five or six best players in the. In the league. She makes $78,000. I was shocked. I mean, I thought it would be like 201.5 million. A little off.

[Drew Franklin]

That's over the salary cap for teams. It really is. The max is a 200,000, something like 220.

[Ryan Lemon]

So that's why all these ladies go play overseas. They make more money over.

[Matt Jones]

That's why Brittney Griner and those women ended up in Russia, because in Russia, they were playing like, half a million dollars a year for the women to come play a couple months in Russia. So there's like, these Russian oligarchs that run teams, and they would pay these American women, like, tons of money to come play. Now they've stopped doing that, obviously, because Brittney Griner got arrested. So now they're like, I'm not going there.

But why isn't she getting the league max then? If it's 220, why is she.

Because there's a rookie scale. Like, you know, the rookies make less.

She'll get that next year then.

Well, it's like A four or five year deal before she does. She'll eventually get it. But when you think about the fact that every arena she plays in she sells out and it's mostly cause of her $78,000. Drew to me is insane and I've seen it.

[Drew Franklin]

Wasn't it just recently she like paid the fine for a teammate and they still have pretty significant fines. I feel like WNBA fines should be much lower knowing their salaries. But she clearly making most of her money on endorsements if she's able to have the wealth that she does because it's not coming from that rookie deal.

[Matt Jones]

I feel like though those women are getting completely screwed by that.

[Ryan Lemon]

Completely.

[Matt Jones]

I mean I'm sure when they signed it like attendance was bad and all that, but now all these games are getting record ratings and they're still getting 70. That was just an amazing.

In a rookie deal for five years, I mean what kind of deal is that for four years, even two years.

Saying yeah, it's insane to me that that's the amount of money.

[Drew Franklin]

They're like the old Boston Celtics players working on farms in the summer.

[Matt Jones]

They do have other jobs. All these women do other things in the off season because they have to.

Caitlin Clark on a door dash, maybe.

[Ryan Lemon]

I wonder what she made at Iowa her last year in Iowa. She probably made a ton of money there.

[Matt Jones]

Well, that's one of the reason these women are going to stay in college for four years. If they're really good, they will make more in college.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Than they will make in the wnba. Right. I, George Amore, I am certain made more money this year than she will make in the first year of the wnba. I'm sure that's true.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. If they don't have endorsements, that's an alright salary for someone. But a professional athlete with all his eyeballs on them, you think it'd be.

[Matt Jones]

More so just it was interesting to me in watching that game last night. Who's next?

Diane?

Diane. Go ahead, Diane.

[Caller]

Hello everybody. Back to the deal about paying taxes on tip. I was a career server and I wanted to clarify several things I think would be interesting to our public. First of all, Matt's comment about the minimum wage. If you work a slow day and you make $5, they have to pay minimum wage. That is true. Over a period of a week.

[Matt Jones]

That's true. You're right about that.

[Caller]

You have one very slow day and you make nothing or two even you're screwed at the end of the week. Okay. Because most of the time that's not going to happen. Very rarely. Secondly, people need to pay taxes on tips so they can pay into Social Security.

[Matt Jones]

You're exactly that. She makes a very good point. This is like your point about. Hang on a second, ma' am, let me know. Hang on, just hang on. Let me pace the show. And I'm glad to let you talk.

[Caller]

That's where I don't want you to interrupt me.

[Matt Jones]

I'm sorry. Your point about getting taxable money for a mortgage, same thing's true about Social Security. If you don't report it, it won't go towards your Social Security a long time from now. However, the natural inclination is for somebody to go, well, I need the money now. I'll worry about social later. So, I mean, I. Very few people sit drew and think about what's going to happen to them in 25, 30 years. Right?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, it's changed a little since I was serving. There's more cash. But at the end of the night when you'd clock out, it would say, what did you make? And say you made 200. Like, yeah, I've made about 80. But you don't think long term or.

[Matt Jones]

It's harder now because the credit. Yeah, credit cards go ahead.

[Drew Franklin]

And I never did that, by the way.

[Caller]

Well, then the. And the two things that are kind of connected when you are a server and you check out at the end of the night, they're going to have a total of credit card tips and they're going to have how much you had in cash. Now you have sales, so you have to pay the full credit card tip. You have to report.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, but not anymore. Not anymore. This is the point of this bill. This bill would. This bill would let you take the credit card tips and not be charged tax on it.

[Caller]

Well, I'm talking about now, but let me finish about the taxes on tips. But with cash tip, by law, you're only required to pay tax. You're only required to report 10% of it. Even though we are now basically a cashless society, the best way to help a server is tip, pay cash for your bill. Then anything you tip them, they only have to pay 10%. They only have to report 10% of it. Then the last thing I'll say is Ryan's comment about the mortgage thing and getting a mortgage. When you're a server, the biggest challenge is no matter how many hours a week you work, that type of work is always considered part time. And you have to work a minimum of two years consistently part time work before they will use your income toward a mortgage.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, well, I appreciate the call. That's exactly right. And not again. This is not, I'm not here to argue with the thing. I'm just pointing out what is going to, what has happened. And there will be, you know, there will be ramifications. People ask sometimes, Matt, how do you get through all the, the noise in, in news to find out what's important? And I think that's a really fair question because so much of politics now is, I like this person, I hate this person. I like this person, I hate this person. And it becomes like, about the people and not the policy. Right now, Congress is debating this budget which will decide probably the next 10 years of our future as to taxes and many, many things. And most people don't even know they're like voting on them before they've even read them. It's, it's amazing. Like, and this tax thing is part of it. I just, but this is something that will obviously affect people, like, right immediately. And I just want, the only reason.

[Ryan Lemon]

I brought it up, she had some good points. I think she thought it was non interrupt day.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, she was appreciating your call.

[Matt Jones]

I know. I felt like I was being scolded, Shannon, but I needed to go ahead and let her finish, you know?

Yeah, yeah. When old women call in, I know. That's your soft spot.

First, she's not old. Why do you guys say that people are old? You're the one that always, you don't know that she's old.

She could sounded old.

See, I'm the one that's considered to be mean. And Shannon says things like that. No, I, I, I do. That is my soft spot. Older women. I feel like you calling her old for. Yeah, I didn't say, I said older. I said older than me. That's, that's not the same as, as who's next.

All right, let's go to speaking of old people, Bob and Jamestown.

Oh, goodness. 859-280-2287. Bob, you got a minute? I'm gonna have to go to break. Well, I want to give you 30 seconds. Is it time for a dedicated UK basketball museum? Craft center is pretty much the museum now, but I think we need something like back when they had it in Rub arena, or at least I could say something with you. Here's something I don't say a lot. Bob and Jamestown. I agree with you. I do think we need a UK basketball museum. I also think that we, it's going to make it very hard to happen because we gave all that stuff away. I mean, it's one of the great, in my opinion, tragedies of UK basketball is when they closed that museum, whoever was working at UK at the time said, we don't want this stuff. So remember, it was. It was a. Was. It was a private foundation, right? And they. Once they closed it down, they didn't have anything to do with it, and they offered the university the stuff back and the university said no, and so they just gave it away. So there are private people all over Kentucky that have these pieces of UK basketball history. And it kind of drives me crazy. And I know some of them and I think they treat it with respect. But now it's all over the place and you're missing. I mean, imagine if the hall of Fame just gave away all their baseball memorabilia and then you try again later to put it back together. It's like an egg. You can't put it back together. You know, it was.

[Ryan Lemon]

It was very sad how that all played out there at the end. But Kentucky UK definitely needs some sort of museum showcase. I mean, Oscar. Oscar Combs has got some great stuff locked in, like a storage unit.

[Matt Jones]

Oscar Combs has stuff. I've talked about how the heavy hitter has stuff. I mean, there. And Bob, what do you have? You don't have any. What do you have, Bob? Oh, man, I got all kinds of stuff. What do you have? I've been floor UK Basketball Museum. I've got a T shirt with my picture on it with all. When they had the 100th anniversary, all those players came back. The museum. You honestly think a picture of you needs to be in the museum? No, no, no, Matt. Anyway, we need to get that. We need to get all the stuff back and have another dedicated. Listen to him. This is what I get. He makes one good point and then he's like, I got a T shirt of me in it.

[Ryan Lemon]

What's that? The UK Basketball Museum.

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back Techie Sports Radio, 859-280-2287. We just got a message from the Jalen Lowe folks. They're going to postpone the interview until next week. So there you go.

[Ryan Lemon]

I'm anxious to hear from him. I mean, there's a lot of expectations on his shoulders. He's going to be the guy driving the car next next year and I really don't know a lot about him yet.

[Matt Jones]

One person, right? Matt. I listened to the Matt Jones podcast after I accidentally started the other one which wasn't as good. Yeah, the other guy got a boost. Yes, he did. What you think? I really enjoyed you talking to Bomani. I like you in the long form interviews. You do need to change the name of it though. I think I do. I think I'm going to give myself through the weekend. I think I'm going to call it Interrupted with Matt Jones. There's already three Matt's planing, so I don't think I can do that. You like that one, right? Interrupted with Matt Jones. What do you think?

[Drew Franklin]

I think that's the one. I liked Matt's planning, but if there are others, we don't want more confusion like we had yesterday.

[Matt Jones]

We did have a lot of confusion yesterday, but we still had significant numbers of people that like Kind of shockingly high numbers. So, like, there'll be two more this week, next week. Drew doesn't know this. He's going to be on for an episode.

[Drew Franklin]

All right.

[Ryan Lemon]

Hey, heads up.

[Matt Jones]

So, just so you know, where are.

[Drew Franklin]

You in the theme song?

[Matt Jones]

Well, the problem is there's no theme song. Unless somebody writes it specifically for me, I can't use it on the podcast. So I. You know, I'm gonna. Maybe somebody will write one that catches my fancy and we can do. But I can't. You know, there's not gonna be anything I can put on that people will know that that is allowed on the podcast, at least right now.

[Drew Franklin]

If only we knew a musician who's plugged into this right now.

[Matt Jones]

I've offered to have Shannon do it, and he hasn't written anything.

[Ryan Lemon]

You're releasing a new song?

[Matt Jones]

You want me to. You want me to, like, write one specifically with lyrics for you? Interrupted?

Yeah, I think that would be good. Like, you know, the song could be called Interrupted. Y. I can use it on the show. And you also can use it in your things. Like, it doesn't have to be about Matt Jones, but just the title's Interrupted, and then you write what you feel. Okay. All right. Does that sound like something.

[Ryan Lemon]

I think it sounds a great idea.

[Matt Jones]

Sounds like something to me. ESPN is sending Myron and I to the CMA Fest for our show.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, man.

[Matt Jones]

Which is crazy. Has never been to a country music concert. He has never been to Nashville, and they're sending us to the CMA Fest to do the Matt Myron show in two weeks. I've never been to CMA Fest. I. I've. I've heard it's, like, wild. Is that true?

[Drew Franklin]

I went to CMA Fest while the Preds had a home game in the finals in Broadway. It felt like the actual concrete was bouncing when you walked on. I'm not kidding. There were so many people. You could literally feel the ground move underneath your feet. Just shoulder to shoulder, everywhere.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, they're trying to book all these bro country singers, which I might have to act like. Oh, Hi. Hey. Parker McCollum. Nice to talk to you today. But. But I am excited to go to CMA Fest. I don't know why they're taking us there. I really don't. But we're going to be there Sunday, June 8th or 9th, whatever it is.

[Drew Franklin]

Not sticking to sports.

[Matt Jones]

It seems on espn they were fine. They want us to do it. So I said, sure.

[Ryan Lemon]

You gonna break out the cowboy hat?

[Matt Jones]

Oh, for sure. This is definitely I mean, if there was ever a time to bring up the cowboy. But you've been so you say it's fun.

[Drew Franklin]

I mean, like I said, the preds had a game going on, so it's probably double the crowd. But it is very crowded.

[Matt Jones]

We have scheduled. We are interviewing Shaboozi. Yeah, there you go.

[Drew Franklin]

What are you gonna ask Jabuzi?

[Matt Jones]

I don't know what's going on. Jabuzi, what have you been up to?

[Ryan Lemon]

He's been in the club getting tipsy.

[Matt Jones]

That's not him.

[Ryan Lemon]

Ship, who's he? Is everybody in the club getting tipsy?

[Drew Franklin]

Nobody in the club. Yeah, he stole it from Jaquan.

[Matt Jones]

Wait a minute, that's.

[Drew Franklin]

Ask him why he stole it from Jquan.

[Matt Jones]

I thought the song was. Never mind. Who's up next?

I want to hear yours.

I thought everybody in the club getting tips was a different person.

[Drew Franklin]

It's Jquan and Shaboozi. Stole it, made it country.

[Ryan Lemon]

It's a country song now.

[Matt Jones]

I haven't heard the country song.

I've heard it, but I thought it. I thought it was something else. Anyway, who's next?

Shannon? Luke.

Luke. Go ahead, Luke. 859-280-2287 hey Matt, just wanted to give a shout out.

[Caller]

We had some friends from UK who got married this past weekend in Phoenix. Alec and Jordan. Pretty sure they're on their honeymoon right now with the plus size park hoppers in Disney on the teacups. But also just wanted to say one more thing there. Just kind of curious on the UK performing in the transfer portal.

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Caller]

I really don't understand how we're going to lose a nine time SEC champ in Lexington legend Stone Cold Willow to Cincinnati. Just really like to hear your thoughts on that.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Stone Cold Willow, who famously nearly injured Nerlands Noel before he got injured is leaving. I wish Stone Cold the best you were. Been buddies with him forever. He's leaving Lexington.

[Drew Franklin]

I will say I saw him last November and he gave me a big hug, said he's leaving. I've seen him several times since including two weekends ago. So I don't know if he's still leaving, but he's right where we left him.

[Matt Jones]

It's like the John Cena goodbye tour.

[Drew Franklin]

I went out downtown two weeks ago and Willow is one of the first people I saw on the sidewalk. So I don't know if he's actually gone yet.

[Matt Jones]

By the way, there was a report yesterday Kentucky Smith spent the most money in the transfer portal. You good with that?

[Ryan Lemon]

Good with that. I'M with Mark Pope. We should spend the best. We should, you know, be at top of all the categories because we are Kentucky.

[Matt Jones]

Do you want us to always, like, spend the most.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yes. Yes.

[Matt Jones]

So, no. No saving of money.

[Ryan Lemon]

I'm like, drew, it ain't my money.

[Drew Franklin]

What are we saving it for?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, no, I. I mean, I. I generally agree with you. This is the song I thought was everybody in the club getting 10?

[Drew Franklin]

This is the original.

[Matt Jones]

This is Jquan and then Shaboozies.

[Drew Franklin]

I thought was he countryed it up.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Well, I can't wait to interview him about it. We'll take a break. Be right back. It's Kentucky Sports Radio.

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Like, this is. This is. Yeah, I know this song. I don't like it, but there's a party downtown. That's good. That's good. So I'm interviewing him.

[Drew Franklin]

No, My baby won a Birkin.

[Matt Jones]

So Shannon, the. The. We're there Sunday morning. Drew has the list of people that are playing. Like, we're going to be, like, close to the stage. So these are going to be the people you're going to hear in the background while we do Matt.

[Drew Franklin]

There's a lot of people playing, so I'm just going to name the ones.

[Matt Jones]

That stay during my time. Yeah, yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Our. Our friend of the program, J.D. shelburne, is 11:30 while you're on the air.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

He'll be on the spotlight stage. Dasha. Are you familiar with Dasha? She's got a great song called Austin get stuck in your head.

[Matt Jones]

Is she different than Keisha?

[Drew Franklin]

She's like the country Keisha. Okay, look up Austin. Daryl Worley is I love Darryl. He's a 1205.

[Matt Jones]

Have you forgotten?

Have you?

Yeah, I love that song.

I do. About our Pentagon. I love that song.

[Drew Franklin]

He's on the doc. Dr. Pepper stage.

[Matt Jones]

I like Darrell Worley a lot, actually. Now I'm. That makes me happy.

[Drew Franklin]

Gabby Barrett. I feel like that's a person, clearly, because I'm looking at her, but she's seeing something.

[Matt Jones]

You're married to her, right?

[Drew Franklin]

No, that's Abby. Gabby Barrett. I feel like she has a big song. Maybe not.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

1255. My guy, Mason Ramsey.

[Matt Jones]

Wait a minute. That's the kid that yodels, right?

[Drew Franklin]

I don't know. I don't know how old he is now. It might be weird. I was a big fan when he first came out.

[Matt Jones]

He's the kid that yodeled at Walmart, right?

[Drew Franklin]

I think so, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, but you talk about American Dream, you yodel at Walmart and you end up playing the CMA fest.

[Drew Franklin]

So you got to talk to Mason Ramsey. Let me go down a little farther. Cole Swindell for another friend of the program.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. You tried to fight him once.

[Drew Franklin]

No, I didn't try to fight him. He was just very weird. Okay. Tell Cole I said hello. Former timber of interaction. Have lots of those. After your show, though, it starts getting good, obviously, as the day goes on. Zach Topp is there that night.

[Matt Jones]

What time?

[Drew Franklin]

Zach Top, he's at night. 8 o' clock. You and Myron can go have a few beers.

[Matt Jones]

Is he there at 8:00 clock?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

All right. I'm going to that.

[Drew Franklin]

8:30.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. So he's there Sunday night.

[Drew Franklin]

Sunday night.

[Matt Jones]

So you'll be done with your work. Myron and I are going to hang out and then we're going to go.

[Drew Franklin]

See, there's a big gap between your show and Zach Top where I don't know most of these people.

[Matt Jones]

That's okay. Now you got me excited. If I get Darryl Worley and Zach Top, it's worth the trip. Also, Dirks Bentley, his wife's very nice.

[Drew Franklin]

And it ends with Luke Bryant. If you want to go see some Zach Top, That's a good get, though. He and Mason Ramsey stand out on that list.

[Matt Jones]

We talked yesterday about the engagement of Bill Belichick and Jordan Hudson. It looks to be. It looks to be real now. What do you think about this edition? Did you hear about his boat?

[Ryan Lemon]

No.

[Matt Jones]

You know, his boat was called Eight Rings because he's won eight rings. Two is a defensive coordinator of the Giants and then six is the head coach of the Patriots. He called it Eight Rings, Someone Shannon has painted. They have changed the name of the boat to one plus eight rings for her state championship cheerleading ring and her engagement ring. And her engagement. That would be two. He has changed the name of his boat. Oh. To add her ring to the. To the number. Is that not amazing, man?

[Ryan Lemon]

It is. Every.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, everything that comes out becomes more and more crazy, and I love it. And so it is. It's now called One Plus.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm looking at it. I'm looking at a video of it.

[Ryan Lemon]

One plus eight rings.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, my goodness.

[Matt Jones]

There's no end to this.

[Drew Franklin]

Twice. If you need help.

[Matt Jones]

You act like, though, you all wouldn't do this if it was. I mean, you. I've watched. I don't know that I Can think of anything for any of you that's quite this extreme, but there's no doubt in my mind Ryan does similar things. He just doesn't tell us. And, you know, but one plus eight rings is pretty something else.

[Drew Franklin]

What does he not or what does she not have control over at this point? Does Bill have, like, a room he can go to?

[Matt Jones]

Do you think she demand. Do you think he. He demanded or a prenup? Like, what do you think the prenup situation.

[Drew Franklin]

She would have wadded it up and thrown in his face.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. This is love. What are you talking about?

[Ryan Lemon]

He is doing whatever she says.

[Matt Jones]

So you think. No. You think there'll be no prenup?

[Ryan Lemon]

No, I think she'll talk him out of it. Sounds like she's got complete control of that man right now.

[Matt Jones]

Wow. I love it.

[Drew Franklin]

One plus eight rings.

[Matt Jones]

One plus eight rings.

[Drew Franklin]

Who's next?

[Matt Jones]

Who's next? Shannon?

Derek, Derek.

Go ahead, Derek.

[Caller]

Hey, guys. What's up?

[Matt Jones]

How you doing?

[Caller]

I had a comment about pretty good. I had a comment about you. Then you would put your kids on social media, But I got an equation that you probably not even consider okay to have those kids. You're probably gonna have a wife. And you ever heard happy wife, happy life? She's probably gonna dictate if. Whether or not. If you put that on Facebook or social media, just. Just FYI.

[Matt Jones]

But she could put it on her account. I don't have to put it on my account. See what I'm saying? Like that. I think that would be. That. That would be the way I would do it.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I have a joint account, but.

[Matt Jones]

I'm not gonna have a joint account. No, I do think when people have a joint account all. When I see a joint Facebook account, that tells me all I need to know about the man. Like, that tells me. Tells me who runs the relationship. I mean, that is a very, very clear and obvious indicator.

What if it's his idea? Maybe he wants it.

Yeah, that. No, that's not why. That's not what happened, but go ahead.

[Caller]

I'm surprised other guys have chimed in on that, especially the married guys.

[Matt Jones]

There's only one here, Drew.

Yeah, the only one.

[Drew Franklin]

Has a lot.

[Caller]

Of experiences being married.

[Matt Jones]

All right. Appreciate the call. Go ahead. He's experienced. Ryan, do you. Does it. Somebody was saying yesterday that they thought you sounded angry when Shannon made fun of you for your marriages not working. Are you okay with those with that comment? Comedy?

[Ryan Lemon]

I'm okay with it. I mean, I lived through it. It made me who I am today. I'm proud of who myself. Laugh at myself.

[Matt Jones]

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[Matt Jones]

I do like Darrell Worley. This song was a little ridiculous but. But he's got other ones too. I can't remember, but they're good. And don't you tell me not to worry about Bin Laden. Have you forgotten?

[Ryan Lemon]

So are they going to be scheduled guests or just can't be walked by? You're going to grab them as they come by.

[Matt Jones]

Shaboozy is scheduled because Myron requested him because Myron said he didn't want to be the only black person there so he requested Shaboozi and asked if he could come. So that's the big get.

[Drew Franklin]

Are you gonna tell his names?

[Matt Jones]

You're gonna tell Darrell Worley that you haven't forgotten?

I haven't forgotten Daryl Worley. I genuinely really like Darryl Worley and I have a couple stories I can talk to him about. So I'm excited about that. Let's go over a couple of news things before we go. They just decided to not ban the Tush push, good or bad.

[Ryan Lemon]

I. I'm okay with it, but I thought they were going to ban it. Just seemed like there was such a rallying cry in the NFL to get rid of it. But I'm not. I'm okay with it.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm okay with keeping it the rule. Just because they found a good way.

[Matt Jones]

To get a boring play. Unfortunately. Thank you, fellas. It's just a boring play. Otherwise I'd be fine with it. It's just a little boring.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

But nevertheless, they're keeping it. Boogie Flan commits to Florida. Some people say this might make Florida a contender for preseason number one. Would you say Florida is a power program now under Todd Golden? I mean, obviously they want a title. Do you think they're going to be consistently really good again?

[Drew Franklin]

They got some guys coming back. I feel like he's going to make a huge jump playing for Todd Golden. I mean, we saw how good Walter Clayton was playing for him. I think Boogie Flan is going to be.

[Matt Jones]

Is that going to be a bad look for Cal? Yes. If. If Boogie Flynn goes in conference and becomes very good.

[Ryan Lemon]

I gotta admit, this kind of surprised me. I mean, you know, Arkansas allegedly has all that money, and yet he's gonna leave after. You know, he was hurt. He wanted to come back and kind of, you know, he wasn't.

[Matt Jones]

He wasn't gonna get picked in the first round. I mean, ultimately, that's. You know, he came back for many reasons, but the biggest reason was he wasn't good. And Arkansas was good, better without him than they were with him. So he's coming back because he has to. But I actually agree with Drew. I think. I think he's going to be good next year. I think Todd golden has shown that dudes like that, he can make it work.

[Drew Franklin]

I think he's going to be really good. And it's going to be awkward for Arkansas fans if any of their three guards don't. DJ doesn't make a big jump or if one of the freshmen don't play well. They're going to be looking across the conference like, why didn't we keep him instead? Because I think it was a decision by Cal to roll with the other.

[Matt Jones]

Three, which gets me to my third thing. Arkansas fans, Arkansas media, I've noticed, starting to complain that Caliperi won't talk to the media, has no access, and nobody knows what's going on. I mean, I hate to say I told you so, Drew, but I think we kind of told them so.

[Drew Franklin]

We heard a little bit that middle of the year part of it is they're frustrated because they were losing. I think they forgot pretty quickly once they went on that run late in the season. But there was a time early last year where they were like, just Cal even live in Fayetteville. Like, no one ever sees this guy. And that's just, like.

[Matt Jones]

That's what you. That's what you get when you sign on to him. Ryan. Sesame street has been bought by Netflix. There had been some talk it might go away because Trump might cut funding to pbs. Netflix has bought it, and now Sesame Street. Sesame street will live on. On Netflix. Do you like that?

[Ryan Lemon]

Makes me feel good. Really. You know, because that's what we all grew up on. I grew up on it every day watching Sesame Street.

[Drew Franklin]

Women.

[Ryan Lemon]

We only got, like, three channels.

[Matt Jones]

All right, let's play a game here between you three. All right, it is. Name a Sesame street character. Let's see who. Who gets knocked out first. Ryan.

[Ryan Lemon]

Cookie Monster.

[Drew Franklin]

Drew. Oscar, the Grouch.

[Matt Jones]

Shannon.

Elmo.

Elmo.

[Ryan Lemon]

Ryan, Big Bird.

[Matt Jones]

Drew.

[Drew Franklin]

Bert.

[Matt Jones]

Bert. Shannon.

Ernie.

[Ryan Lemon]

Ryan, Count Dracula.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay, what was the big thing? Snuffle of this?

[Matt Jones]

I'm gonna give you credit for Snuffleupagus. Well done, Shannon.

Trying to think of who's even left now. Kermit. Was Kermit a part of that?

Kermit was a Muppet. That's different. All right, so you're out. So now it's down to you two Sesame street characters.

[Ryan Lemon]

Ryan, Julio. Is that Javier, Jose. What was the Hispanic New? The new Hispanic one.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I mean, you can't just keep guessing his Spanish. Do we know it? Do we? Do we know.

[Ryan Lemon]

I can't remember his exact name.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, so it's. All right. So, Drew, if you get one, you win.

[Drew Franklin]

I've hit a wall.

[Matt Jones]

No more.

[Drew Franklin]

As far as I could.

[Matt Jones]

You got no more.

[Drew Franklin]

Zero.

[Ryan Lemon]

Do you know what?

[Matt Jones]

I think we named them all. Oh, I know one.

Okay.

Oh, no, no. He was a Muppet, I think. Was Grover on there?

Grover? Yeah, Grover. Sesame Street. Okay, so there would have been one more.

[Ryan Lemon]

So, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

So you two tie for first, there's got to be more we're missing.

[Drew Franklin]

I feel like Grover was a very said count, right?

[Ryan Lemon]

I know, too.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, go for it.

[Ryan Lemon]

Bert and Ernie.

[Matt Jones]

We already said those.

They said, thanks for listening.

[Drew Franklin]

I didn't know you guys said, like, second round picks.

[Matt Jones]

I like how confident he was.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, he's so excited.

[Matt Jones]

And we had already said. Bert, Mario, did you watch Sesame Street? Do you know any? All right, finally, HBO Max is putting out a documentary, two hour documentary on the life and times of Pee Wee Herman.

I'll watch.

I kind of think that's gonna be good, I have to say, because, you know, you got this man. He was like a really good comedian. He does this one character which then becomes his life. Like, he was like a comedian. He was in the Groundlings, like the people that went and did Saturday Night Live and all that. He was part of that group. He did one character as a joke one time, got a TV show from it, and it became his life. And for the rest of his life, they didn't call him Paul Reubens. They called it. Everybody called him Peewee. They'd scream at him on the street, Peewee. Then, of course, he had that time that he did that thing in that thing when things were happening, and that that made it kind of bad. They canceled his show. And then he had to live the rest of his life as this man that everyone called Peewee and knew that he had done with his peewee some things in the. In the thing. So, I mean, he did have some big adventures. I think that'll be an interesting documentary, don't you?

[Ryan Lemon]

Young girl and I have been counting down the days. I believe it's Tomorrow comes out tomorrow. We will absolutely watch it. I'm really excited to see it.

[Matt Jones]

You've been counting down.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

You got a peewee countdown.

Hang on just a second. I just wondered if you were going to watch it. You're telling me you're counting down the days?

[Ryan Lemon]

We were sitting there watching it when we saw the trailer come on. And then like May 22, like, okay.

[Matt Jones]

We'Re watching that day. It's coming out.

[Ryan Lemon]

I think so.

[Matt Jones]

He's got a driver race board on his refrigerator. He's counting down the days.

A hard time talking to you all into watch. My man has an alarm clock situated for when it comes on. Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

I can't compete with that. I'll definitely watch it. Do the to do the little dance. I watched another peewee documentary on Netflix last night. The new Brett Favre. One's out. That's got A little, little bit about his peewee in it too. I recommend watching that one. Shannon, that's your boy.

[Matt Jones]

Little bit of a crew. I think it's going to be really good. Like, I think he has a very fascinating life. It would be as if you took, I mean a modern day equivalent would be as if you took a, a person. Like I don't know when, when Will Forte was on Saturday Night Live and he did one skit where he acts like a child and then that becomes his whole life and, and, and he, that's all he ever does. I think that's interesting.

[Ryan Lemon]

Watched a lot of Peewee Playhouse because of my, my Gavin was young and Yoga girl's son was young. That was kind of what was popular during that day. A lot of sexual innuendos.

[Matt Jones]

There's a lot of. It's very adult.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yes, it is.

[Matt Jones]

If you watch it, another person like this is Larry the Cable Guy. I didn't know for years and years that that was a character. I mean, I knew he was like being exaggerated, but I didn't know. He's not like that at all. He's just a guy. And then he played this character and. Does anyone know his real name?

[Ryan Lemon]

No.

[Matt Jones]

Do you know his real name?

[Drew Franklin]

No, but he's like stuck in it.

[Matt Jones]

Do you know his real, like. And the thing is now he has to spend his whole life going and like, and it's. And he's not even. I don't even know if he's even seen Southern.

[Drew Franklin]

I've seen him at like golf tournaments, no cameras around. But he still has to be Larry the Cable Guy.

[Matt Jones]

Imagine if every time you had to go out, you had to go and that wasn't who you were. I mean, he's made a lot of money, so I'm sure he's fine. But like that's, I think that's interesting, don't you?

[Ryan Lemon]

I know nothing about him other than Larry the Cable Guy. If he was a comedian, standup guy before that, I know nothing.

[Matt Jones]

His name is Daniel.

His name's Daniel. His name's Daniel and he goes by Lar. And he has like, if you listen to him before he did the Larry the Cable Guy thing, he just has a normal voice. He's just a person.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, kind of along the same line. Jim Varney from here in Lexington, perfect example, did Earnest and all of a sudden that's all he was, was Ernest.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, Everybody just want him to go.

[Ryan Lemon]

And I think if I know, if I know the story right, he did it first for a car commercial. In Tennessee?

[Matt Jones]

No, for. In Lexington.

[Ryan Lemon]

In Lexington.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. It was for a Lexington car commercial. And he ended up making a career out of a character he created for a car commercial. Yep. I just. That stuff is interesting to me. All right, who's up next?

Tim.

Tim. Go ahead, Tim.

[Caller]

What's going on, guys? A couple things here. The WNBA lost $50 million last year, and they pay these women exactly what they can afford to pay them for four months of work.

[Matt Jones]

See, that seems ridiculous to me, because if. If the wnba, which at times last year was getting higher ratings than virtually every other sport, especially when Caitlin Clark played, if they can't. If they still find a way to lose $50 million, and that's a problem with their business model, because they've. I mean, they're.

[Caller]

Follow the league, and I can name 10 players. I can probably name 10 players.

[Matt Jones]

But you're not. To be honest with you, you're not the. You're not the. You know, you're not the target demographic. You know, they're not. They're not. They're not trying to get you. They're trying to get younger people and women.

[Caller]

I get it. Matt, have you ever thought about, like, you. You've excelled at what you've been doing for the last 20 years, and now when we're talking about the museum stuff, like, maybe it's time for Matt Jones to do something that elevates him into maybe not just a personality level, but just something like building a museum for Kentucky athletics or Kentucky basketball or writing a book that captures what it's like for a farmer to be shooting basketball baskets on the side of a cliff in 1984. You ever think about that? Like, maybe not one of your best talents to serve?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, well, yes. I mean, I do sometimes think. I appreciate the call that, you know, there are more things to do, but at the same time, you also have to know what you're good at. And I've written books. I'll write some more books. I don't know if I don't. I don't have the money to put up a museum. That's.

[Drew Franklin]

We're in our museum right now. This is it.

[Matt Jones]

This is kind of a little bit like a museum, but, you know. Yeah. Do I sit and think about, oh, are there other things I should be doing? Sure. But ultimately, the point of life is to be happy and enjoy yourself. And I really enjoy. I'm in a better place than I've been in 15 years. So I. I got. You can't help but be happy about that.

[Drew Franklin]

Plus, Also how are you gonna do museum? You can't hang anything up, just everything beyond the ground. People pay $20 to just walk around.

[Matt Jones]

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[Ryan Lemon]

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