2025-05-28- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

Podcast Summary: KSR - Hour 2 Release Date: May 28, 2025

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Hosts:

• Matt Jones
• Ryan Lemon
• Drew Franklin
• Stockton Mortgage Representative (Guest Speaker)

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1. Economic Concerns and Local Businesses

Discussion Highlights: The episode kicks off with Ryan Lemon addressing the rising cost of food, using personal anecdotes to illustrate his points about price hikes over the years. He contrasts this with the stable pricing at "Dollar Wings," a local favorite, highlighting how the restaurant has maintained its pricing despite economic pressures.

Notable Quotes:

• Ryan Lemon [02:15]: “Food is expensive nowadays. I'm not gonna lie. I went to get M&M's yesterday. It was $4 for a little pack.”
• Ryan Lemon [02:52]: “Dollar Wings are the same price they were when we opened seven years ago.”

Stockton Mortgage Representative Contribution: The representative interjects to promote new barbecue sauces now available at Dollar Wings, emphasizing free additions to meals, thereby reinforcing the value proposition of the restaurant.

• Stockton Mortgage Rep [02:28]: “You have the wing sauce and now you can have it on your table with your wings.”

2. Quality Variations in McDonald's Locations

Discussion Highlights: A significant portion of the conversation revolves around McDonald's consistency across different locations in Lexington. The hosts share personal experiences comparing various branches, praising some while criticizing others for inconsistent quality.

Notable Quotes:

• Ryan Lemon [06:08]: “McDonald's is going to start having more regular inspections to make sure all the McDonald's meet their standards.”
• Drew Franklin [09:25]: “There are two Taco Bells within a mile of my house. They are terrible.”

Insights: The hosts express appreciation for McDonald's efforts to standardize quality, noting the importance of the brand's reputation and customer expectations.

3. Kentucky Football Analysis and Concerns

Discussion Highlights: The hosts delve into the state of Kentucky football, focusing on the decline of the offensive line since Wilford took over in 2021. They critique the recruiting strategies and the lack of high-rated offensive linemen, which they believe has adversely affected the team's performance.

Notable Quotes:

• Caller Adam [10:21]: “The decline of the offensive line is the number one reason for Kentucky football's struggles.”
• Ryan Lemon [12:17]: “They have not signed a four-star offensive lineman since 2023.”

Stockton Mortgage Representative Contribution: He adds that despite challenges, there's optimism about the defense improving with younger, hungry players stepping up.

• Stockton Mortgage Rep [13:53]: “Our defense is going to be better. Going to have a lot of low-scoring games, maybe, because our defense will be better.”

4. Indy 500 Participant's Personal Story

Discussion Highlights: Ryan Lemon shares an intriguing story about Indy 500 participant Connor Daly, who admitted to having to urinate during the race due to prolonged caution laps. This candid revelation adds a personal and humanizing element to the high-stakes environment of professional racing.

Notable Quotes:

• Ryan Lemon [05:08]: “Connor Daly admitted he had to urinate on himself during the race, which he did twice.”
• Drew Franklin [06:25]: “I always wondered this, and I always assumed they wore Depends undergarments or something.”

5. Listener Engagement and Community Topics

Discussion Highlights: The hosts engage with listeners through calls, discussing various topics ranging from local events like trivia nights to personal anecdotes about hot sauce enthusiasts. They also touch upon Lexington being named one of the best places to retire, sparking a debate among hosts about the city's suitability for retirees.

Notable Quotes:

• Caller Joe [27:36]: “I make my own hot salsa with Carolina Reaper and ghost peppers. Let me know if you want to try it.”
• Ryan Lemon [28:48]: “Lexington was named by Forbes magazine one of the 10 best places to retire in America. Do you agree?”

Insights: The conversation reflects the community's diverse interests and the hosts' efforts to connect with listeners on both serious and lighthearted topics.

6. Future of Kentucky Football and Player Decisions

Discussion Highlights: A lively debate ensues regarding the future of Kentucky football, especially focusing on player decisions like Josiah Ortega's potential return. The hosts speculate on the impact of such decisions on the team's dynamics and performance in the upcoming seasons.

Notable Quotes:

• Ryan Lemon [35:08]: “Otega has till 11:59 PM tonight to decide. He's working out with the Brooklyn Nets right now.”
• Matt Jones [36:34]: “He's coming back for sure.”

Insights: The hosts express excitement and optimism about key players potentially returning, believing it will strengthen the team and boost morale.

7. Promotions and Sponsors

Discussion Highlights: Throughout the episode, the hosts give brief mentions to sponsors like T-Mobile and Stockton Mortgage. They seamlessly integrate these mentions into the conversation without disrupting the flow of content.

Notable Quotes:

• Matt Jones [01:27]: “Welcome to hour two of Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage.”
• T-Mobile Representative [00:00 & 17:26 & 34:15]: Repeats of promotional messages about T-Mobile's services and offers.

Note: As per instructions, advertisements and non-content sections have been excluded from the summary.

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Conclusion and Takeaways

Hour 2 of the KSR podcast offered a blend of local economic discussions, in-depth sports analysis, personal stories, and community engagement. The hosts maintained an engaging dialogue, enriched with listener interactions and expert insights, providing valuable content for both regular listeners and newcomers interested in Lexington's sports scene and community affairs.

Listeners can look forward to upcoming events like trivia nights and continue to engage with the hosts for the latest updates and discussions on Kentucky sports and local happenings.

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Transcript

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[Matt Jones]

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

[Ryan Lemon]

Welcome back our number two Kenny Sports Radio 859-280-2287 Text Machine 772-7745254 this man right here just said that when he heard me say dollar wings on Wednesday. His car just drove right here. Which is what it should do. It should not get a better deal. You know know food's expensive nowadays. I'm not gonna lie. I went went to somewhere. I went to get M&M's yesterday. It was $4. Oh for a little pack M&M's and I went Joe Biden, that what you said? Yeah, I remember he wasn't present anymore but I still was like let me tell you something. But but food is expensive so you're not. I mean to get a deal like a dollar wings. They're the same price they were when we opened. How much food is the same price there was when we opened seven years ago.

[Matt Jones]

Water took water.

[Ryan Lemon]

Water is more expensive. Well, in the tap, it's free. But like, you go buy it in a bottle, it's much more expensive.

[Matt Jones]

It's crazy.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

You may notice Monique has put the barbecue sauces, two of them, back on every table. The sweet barbecue sauce and the Carolina tangy bottles back on every table. That's new.

[Ryan Lemon]

Is that. Is that apropos of what we're talking about?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

You got the wing sauce and now you can have it on your table with your wings.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay. And it's free. It's free. So you're exactly right. So it costs the same as it did before.

[Drew Franklin]

I wasn't sure how he was tying that into the question.

[Ryan Lemon]

There's a. There's a science to following Ryan's brain. You just have to kind of loop around.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Free sauce for the dollar. Wings.

[Ryan Lemon]

Also trivia. The final qualifier for trivia is tomorrow night. I'm working on my questions. Make sure you tomorrow call and get your reservation. But. But also just come and be ready because this is the final one before we get to the. To the. To the big time champion at the end.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Has that day been set?

[Ryan Lemon]

It has not been set yet.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

It'll be because I plan on winning.

[Ryan Lemon]

You're in it.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Unfortunately, our team qualified.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah. Well, you should come tomorrow and see how you're going to do.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

I can bring the whole family. Got a bunch of family coming in for graduation.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh, now, so UK grad or high school graduations.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Tomorrow starts tomorrow.

[Ryan Lemon]

Here's a little word of advice. Stay away from downtown tomorrow.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Amen.

[Ryan Lemon]

Stay away. Stay away. Remember how bad it was for UK Worse. Now have a bunch of high school kids running around. It's. It's terrible. Tomorrow is one of the worst traffic days of the year in Lexington. So just keep that in mind in downtown. If you're out here, you're okay, but you get downtown.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

They stagger the graduation tomorrow. I think they're at 10, 2, and 6. But that transition when one ends and the other ones getting ready to begin.

[Ryan Lemon]

Time is Josiah graduate 10. That's right. You're not gonna be here tomorrow.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Correct?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah. So. Well, congratulations on that. Thank you. I would like to. I'm happy for you. I'm not happy for the fact you're wearing a Florida Panthers T shirt as game five is tonight against my Carolina Hurricanes. That feels rude.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

I think I'm a big Florida Panthers fan right now. You know they're playing the Hurricanes and.

[Ryan Lemon]

Didn'T you tell me that you had a lot of fun at a Carolina Hurricanes playoff game.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

It's the only one I've ever been to. It was awesome.

[Ryan Lemon]

So why are you wearing that shirt? I know it's just going to trigger me.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

I like to support a winner. And I think the Florida Panthers are, you know, defending champs, Defending cup champs. I got this from Ryan Collins, one of our former workers. Big Panther fan. Drew said he thinks he even worked for the Panthers at one point. Knows you're the Big Canes fans. We're trying to just poke you a little bit.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah. By the way, one thing Jerry said there about the accountability, I think that's a very valid point, Drew. Very valid point. If Mark Stoops, a preacher, preaches accountability, how do you give a raise when people were worse? Yeah, that's a fair point.

[Drew Franklin]

If they had given him the raise next spring after a good year, I still think it's a little early to give a guy raise, but okay, at least we saw something. He improved in his job in the one year since he's been back. It just went further south.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah. Ending 500 participant Connor Daly admitted that during his. During the Indy 500, because they had so many caution laps and because it took so long, he had to. And I know you all are eating, so I'll use the scientific term. He had to urinate on himself. And he did that during the race. He actually said he did it twice. Said it's the first time it's ever happened, and that he was embarrassed and worried that if he won when he got out, it would be what it would be. Do you. You know, we've always wondered if that happened. He now admitted that he did. And he said, you know, it made it uncomfortable for a lot of the drive. But he also said he did it not during caution. So when he was going 230 miles.

[Drew Franklin]

An hour, I mean, when it calls, you know, now I can understand. I wouldn't be as worried in the moment. Whatever I'm driving, letting it go, might even be comfortable. But I would worry about getting out of the car and having the mess. I would quickly pour the milk all over myself. I would demand that they hand me the milk through the window before I get out of the car.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

I always wondered this, and I always assumed they wore Depends undergarments or something, because you can't go that long and not go when a guy's got to go. A guy.

[Ryan Lemon]

You can't go three hours.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Oh, I can't. I can't go an hour. I usually pee in between the commercial break in this show, 11 o' clock break.

[Ryan Lemon]

Have you, have you thought about getting that checked out?

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Yeah, I'm just, I'm old. That just happens when you get old.

[Ryan Lemon]

But an hour is not very long.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

But for these guys to drive a car 500 miles, they got a PLO themselves.

[Ryan Lemon]

All right, well that's. Well, it's good to see that he's a professional. He confirmed that. I also saw a story. McDonald's is, is saying they are going to start going around and making minimum quality requirements for all their restaurants. That there's been a complaint that McDonald's, which the thing they used to always sell is wherever you go, you get the same thing that there are, is too much variance in quality from one McDonald's to the other. Here's the reason I'm bringing this up. This is a hundred percent correct. I've talked about this before, but I'm very. I want to be clear. The difference in McDonald's here in Lexington is stark from one place to other. Harrodsburg Road, McDonald's very good campus. McDonald's very bad lease town road. McDonald's once one of the sterling McDonald's in the country, way falling off worst.

[Drew Franklin]

Is that woman still in the drive through?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yes, worst. She's nice. But worst McDonald's of all time. McDonald's next to the interstate on Newtown pike. Solid.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Yeah, solid.

[Ryan Lemon]

McDonald's on Richmond Road, hit or miss. McDonald's on For Sales Road, hit or miss. But I do, I do respect the idea, Ryan, that we have to get the McDonald's to one standard.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

You do expect when you go get McDonald's french fries to be those really good crispy, salty. Do you agree?

[Ryan Lemon]

Harrodsburg Roads, it's the best McDonald's oh, it's by far.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

I think it's the best in town.

[Ryan Lemon]

You think so?

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

At least Town Road is the worst in town.

[Ryan Lemon]

And it used to be good.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, it was good when I lived over there.

[Ryan Lemon]

It's not good anymore. It's. Well, I think that when you go to uk, I think the campus one is. It's bad.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

It's bad.

[Ryan Lemon]

It's bad. The campus one is. Is bad. But it's. Shannon, there shouldn't be this variance.

[Matt Jones]

You know, McDonald's was good at that. I thought that was like the one thing that they were good at.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, they said, the CEO acknowledged we have let this slip and they're going to start having more regular inspections to make sure all the McDonald's. And they said if your McDonald's is not up to their standard, they will pull the arches from you.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

So does that mean they're going to inspect the ice cream machine and the milkshake machine that is down and broken every single day?

[Ryan Lemon]

I think so. Because this is, you know, there's nothing worse than me pulling in, wanting to get one of these, these large Diet Cokes and it come out flat and all that. So I'm glad to see they're doing that.

[Drew Franklin]

They're not the only one with this problem. I drive past two Taco Bells to go to a different Taco Bell. I'm not kidding. There are two within a mile of my house. They are terrible. It's like they give you food from yesterday and I go all the way over to Richmond Road by the big Kroger to that one because it hasn't let me down yet. I literally can look out my window and pass a Taco Bell on my way to Taco Bell because it's gotten so bad.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

And that's the one on New Circle by Sam's Club.

[Ryan Lemon]

Totally understand calling him out. I would skip out if I went back when I used to live on Le Town Road. I was like, you know what? I'm boycotting you to drive all the way to Harrodsburg Road because you don't, you don't do. And I don't want to call out these places. But you know what? Those arches are a symbol.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Yeah. Live up to high standards.

[Ryan Lemon]

They are a symbol of something sacred, of high standards. And you need to not, not bring it down. Who's next? Shannon?

[Matt Jones]

Adam.

[Ryan Lemon]

Adam. Go ahead, Adam. Hey, Matt.

[Caller]

There's a lot of things that could point to the fall or decline of Kentucky football over the last couple years. Inconsistency at the OC quarterback. But I think the number one reason is the decline of the offensive line. And since Wilford took over in 2021, I mean, it's just gotten steadily worse. We've only had four and everybody talks about, well, he's a good recruiter, really. We have not signed a four star offensive lineman since 2023, which was under Yentzer. And the four that we have signed since 2021, Jagger Barton is the only one still on the team.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, that's a good. I mean, that's another point. You know, part of the case for Wolford was how good his recruiting was. But of those guys who's really panned out, the only ones. He's right. The only one still on the team is Jagger. And Jaggers had his struggles. So.

[Drew Franklin]

But Matt he gets. He gets to the building first. His first coach in the building. How late is everyone else that you get a hundred thousand dollar raise for being there?

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, that's a good question. I mean, I was just looking. Okay, so we pay. Vince is the highest paid tight end coach in America. Yes, I'm okay with that because I do think the roster completely falls apart. Events is gone. But I mean, that's high. I'll free that. That's high. We have like the. What is it? The 12th or 10th highest paid running back coach. Now, to be fair, we've had good running backs, but the guy that's there was not the running back coach for a lot of that. Right?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, he's special teams coach too.

[Ryan Lemon]

The guy who won't use an Australian punter after we won the. That's another thing that drives me crazy. Again, it's an example of stubbornness. We had the only Ray Guy Award winner in history doing Australian punting. 65% of all teams in college football are doing Australian punting. And ours, like guys like Australian punting. Stupid. I don't get it.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Do you know? Not at all. And to back up with that caller was saying football nerds will point to when Wolford was here the first time. Started to decline in the offensive line, the neck. He didn't play, didn't develop any depth. So that next year, even after he left, they got even worse. The two years he was in Alabama, they got worse because of what he did when he was here.

[Ryan Lemon]

So let's, let's not be 100% negative. Let's try to be positive for these young people out here, like you, sir, for our youth. Now I'm calling you your youth too. Just of all the gray beards, you're the youngest. All right, give me one thing to be optimistic about for UK football in 2025. Give me the case of like I am hosting. I'm replacing Christy Thomas for the day as the host of the UK official UK pregame show. And I gotta get everybody pumped up. What am I saying? Drew Franklin.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, boy. I would say there is a chance that Zach Calzada is one of the better quarterbacks of the Stoops era. We won't know until he takes a snap, but I mean, he did have the big win over Alabama when he was at 8am Those highlights are pretty impressive. That was several years ago and he's been in incarnate war, another stop since. But there is tape of him playing really good football in the sec. Literal VHS tape because it was Years ago. But there is proof that he can play in this.

[Ryan Lemon]

So you're. So I'm.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm putting. I'm gambling on the Calzada hype. Even though it's a complete unknown right now. I would at least go that direction. If I'm trying to talk.

[Ryan Lemon]

What about you?

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Right out of the, what, six starters or so we got back, four or five of them are on defense. So I think they can build on that and I think replace some guys that maybe were not giving their best effort last year on defense, I think they've got some younger, hungrier guys that are going to step in. So my optimistic point about the football team is the defense is going to be better. Going to be a lot of low scoring games, maybe, because I know we can score the points on the other side, but our defense will be better.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay. By the way, did you know that the Bills are the hard knocks team? So presumably Maxwell Hairston, Dionne Walker, Ray Davis may get some national. They may get some national take. All right, for me, if I'm gonna give a case for optimism, virtually all of the transfers they brought in, especially along the line of scrimmage, produced. These are not guys that, like, maybe it'll work. It has worked. Now, they did it on a smaller level, but you actually have guys who have succeeded as opposed to, well, they didn't succeed, but they will here. So if you want to sort of feel positive about it, we do have a lot of guys who, on one level below this have had success.

[Drew Franklin]

Shannon, I'm in.

[Ryan Lemon]

What's your positive?

[Matt Jones]

I want to double down on Drew's point, and I would just, you know, you're hyping somebody up. It. It's got to be about how you word it. So I just want to say we have the most experienced quarterback in college football.

[Ryan Lemon]

All right?

[Matt Jones]

This guy's been through it. He knows what it takes to win, and we've got him as our leader this year, and that's why we're going to win.

[Ryan Lemon]

All right. I like it. Is there four straight? Four straight, you know, things. And I think we've sold.

[Drew Franklin]

I'll add if you point out how bad you were last year. Like Ty Bryant, when he was on here, was very open about how bad the locker room is, and they're at least saying it's changed. I would note we were really terrible last year and we fixed that. Like, we won't have guys getting hot dogs mid game this year. You can count on that.

[Ryan Lemon]

All right. DraftKings, Timberwolves and Thunder tonight you bet five. Get $3 on your first bet with DraftKings. DraftKings sportsbook. Can the Thunder close out the series at home? They're an 8 1/2 point favorite.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

That's a lot of points. Thunder wins. I don't know if they can cover but Thunders definitely win.

[Ryan Lemon]

Thunder definitely win.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I feel a slight bounce back for Randall and Edwards because they were so bad. So they'll keep it close but they still lose. I'll say they cover.

[Ryan Lemon]

I'm going to say it's like all these games in this series, either the Thunder win by 25 or they lose a close game. I think they probably win by 25. I'll take the Thunder to move to the championship.

[Drew Franklin]

I should Note I'm over 5 on my last NBA bets. So no one take that as Thunder.

[Ryan Lemon]

Pacers is going to be the lowest ranked, lowest rated NBA finals. I mean in a long time. Like in a long time.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Halliburton's dad's back. Maybe they'll add some spice to it.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, he needs to go out and punch somebody in the face after.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, I mean it's gonna be. You gotta remember this is the first finals like, like no LeBron, no staff, no Giannis and, and you know, Shea Alexander, we love him. Tyrese Halliburton. Like the average fan doesn't know who either one of those guys is. I mean the average NBA fan does, but the average sports fan couldn't pick them out. I mean may have heard their name but like it's going to be a very low rated.

[Drew Franklin]

Halliburton was pretty amazing last night.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

He was incredible.

[Ryan Lemon]

He was great.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Triple double, no turnover.

[Ryan Lemon]

Triple doubles. Not most. Best triple double with no turnovers like ever in the history of.

[Drew Franklin]

He shut up. The overrated poll.

[Ryan Lemon]

We will take a break. Be right back.

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[Ryan Lemon]

Welcome back Tuckee Sports Radio. Now there's all these people riding me with their hometown McDonald's all right. So I'm gonna give you the ones that are getting a positive review. Corbin, McDonald's.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemon]

Positive. Winchester. McDonald's. Positive negatives. Multiple people angry about the one in Vanceburg.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

What's going on in Vanceburg?

[Ryan Lemon]

I don't know. I mean, I'm not. I'm not advocating one way. I'm just telling you that I've gotten three met. Vanceburg does not feel like a town. I should have gotten three messages. True. So I'm just. I don't know what's happening there. Also three messages saying we need to improve the ones in Richmond. So there's your advice. If you're in Corbin or if you're in Winchester, thumbs up. We spent the Advanceburg thumbs down.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

We spent the whole commercial break breaking down our local McDonald's and the pros and cons of all of them. It's important to people.

[Ryan Lemon]

One person writes. Matt, with Ortega making his decision tonight. What are the five biggest stay or go NBA draft decisions in Kentucky history? Number one, I think in terms of the fan base, like, waiting on edge, what is going to happen? Harrison Twins. I think the Harrison twins is the biggest. We. I mean, we went live on the air for a special show.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemon]

With the Harrison twins. I don't think we've ever done that for anybody else. I'm. I'm pretty certain Harrison Twins is one. I think Hamadu Diallo is a huge one. I mean, people may not remember it as much, but in that moment, that was a massive one. That again, kind of waited till the last minute and the last minute. You know, in the Cal era, very few of these guys came back. So when we waited, it usually was not for a positive result. Jamal McGlore.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Yeah. Mentioned that yesterday.

[Ryan Lemon]

Jamal McGlor is one of them. When you go back, he was one that people were kind of on edge about. Oh, Randolph Morris.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

The facts.

[Ryan Lemon]

Sure, the facts. Because Tubby found a fax in his desk, which is just the lie. I mean, I. The lioness lie that ever lied. Okay, so those are.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

That's a good four if we're going.

[Ryan Lemon]

To get a fifth. Can anybody think of a fifth one? That was particularly. Because, again, a lot with the Callum, they didn't come back. So I don't know.

[Drew Franklin]

I remember when Terrence Jones came back, it was a big deal and a surprise, but did it have the, like, anticipation? I don't remember how he announced.

[Ryan Lemon]

I think we all assumed he was leaving, and then all of a sudden he just said he was coming back. I don't know. I don't think there was, like, a big weight for it.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay, just remember that.

[Ryan Lemon]

I mean, with Willie, he just kind of said, I'm coming back. And there wasn't the.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Yeah, he did it early, too.

[Ryan Lemon]

Willie drama. So I don't know.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

I mean, I know it's just been a year ago, but Jackson Robinson, we kind of waited on pins and needles for him, knowing that he was kind of be the.

[Ryan Lemon]

You know what? I like that one. I like Jackson Robinson as the fifth one because I was refreshing my phone in Italy, trying to find out if he was coming back.

[Drew Franklin]

Didn't you do wait. Announce the next day after the deadline? Like, he did his paperwork and everything, but then he still waited to make it public.

[Ryan Lemon]

You're right.

[Drew Franklin]

So if we're. We needed a star at that point. We had so many unknowns about Pope, we really wanted to make sure he had a guy who could play.

[Ryan Lemon]

So if you're going to rank these, what, Jackson Robinson fifth. Maybe Hamadu fourth. McGlore, third. Randolph Morris, second.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

I like that list.

[Ryan Lemon]

Twins first.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

I like that list a lot. Yeah. Yeah. It's gonna be hard to bump one of those top five off the list right there because there were other guys, like, you know, Antoine Walker and Ron Mercer and these guys that left early, but you kind of knew they were going. You know, there wasn't really that drama. They're gonna come back or go.

[Ryan Lemon]

I will be shocked if somebody can give me one that was bigger than the Harrison twins. I mean, the Harrison twins was one of those where all of Lexington was waiting to hear. Right. So I. I think you're gonna have a hard time.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

You got the voiceover guy for I Heart to make special zingers for him.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, yeah. We got the dude with the voice to say, first they split a zygote, now they're splitting defenders. The Harrison twins are back.

[Drew Franklin]

And even though Diallo's return, that team didn't have a ton of success that we wanted. That whole day was very anxious for Kentucky fans. Yeah, I hit refresh on my computer every second for.

[Ryan Lemon]

Felt like 12 hours because we didn't know how good Tyler Herro was going to be. And if. And you got to remember, Tyler Herro ended up being a lot better than we thought. We thought if we didn't have Diallo, we might not be good at all.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemon]

And then Tyler hero ended up being a lot better than. Than we. We imagine. Who's up next? Shannon?

[Matt Jones]

Peanut.

[Ryan Lemon]

Peanut. Go ahead, Peanut.

[Caller]

All right.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Hey, guys.

[Ryan Lemon]

How's it going? Good.

[Caller]

I was wondering, I saw the recruiting class ranking out the other day Monday. I think Kentucky dropped from second to six. How would they drop so four spots.

[Ryan Lemon]

And well, because they're now including in the recruiting rankings. They're now including transfers and some guys, you know came back to college or transferred and that's how the other schools rose. There were some guys like, like Houston when the kid, the point guard decided to come back, that, that kind of changed the list. So that, that's why I got you.

[Caller]

I saw Arkansas was second.

[Ryan Lemon]

I don't know about that. I mean Carter not. The only thing that changed for them is Carter Knox came back. I'm not really sure how that, Carter's fine. But I, I, I would say Kentucky's group is as good, if not better than Arkansas. That's, we'll see. But I kind of think that's, that's.

[Caller]

What I was wondering.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, I appreciate the call but we also have Otaga and Garrison back as well.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Florida is a team that loaded up again, man. Those guys had tested the water and came back. Condon came back and they got boogie flan.

[Ryan Lemon]

Now do you know what to do is doing?

[Drew Franklin]

No. I was even searching on Twitter for him yesterday. It seems he's staying. He put like on Instagram earlier this week just pictures of him in Arkansas uniform and no context. But I haven't seen any official announcement.

[Ryan Lemon]

I feel like you would know Mario, do you know what a dude's doing? You think he's what stays in the draft? Mario's got sources.

[Drew Franklin]

He does.

[Ryan Lemon]

Mario has a new podcast out. You need to, you need to check it out. It's with the self proclaimed, what's his name? The doctor of black love. Dude. I'm listening to that on my way to McCreary County. We'll be right back. It's KSR. TJ Smith, personal injury attorney. Call TJ. He'll make him pay.

[Matt Jones]

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

[Ryan Lemon]

Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio. 859-280-2287. Wings Day here, folks coming in from all over. A lot of people are picking Terrence Jones for that. So I, maybe that was closer than I remember because a lot of answers for Terrence Jones. A lot of answers for Oscar too. But like, I mean maybe I, maybe it was just me. I knew Oscar was going to come back. I don't think that was ever. Really. Well, I was in doubt but then it kind of switched. Antonio Reeves, that's not a bad one because he Maybe tried to go back to Illinois State, which is really random, but I think that would. That was something that he considered.

[Drew Franklin]

He seemed to have a foot out the door, but the something with the transcripts or academics wasn't working. I went back and looked at the archives for Terrence Jones. The day before the deadline, he tweeted early in the morning that he's 50 50, and he woke up from a long night of tossing and turning. So he put that out there. We probably did wait till the last minute.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

And then he tweeted later. He tweeted later that night that he was coming back.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah. Maybe we should put that one over Jackson, because he was a big deal. Because, like, we kind of thought that's the last piece to winning a title. And that ended up being true.

[Drew Franklin]

In his tweet, he said, I'm coming back to win number eight here at uk. My man. He called his shot.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yes, he did. Good. That's good stuff. We did our fourth episode of the Matt Jones show, and it was with me and Drew and Billy, and we do a new thing where Billy has to pick the top 10 news stories, and then Drew and I comment on them.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

How'd that go?

[Ryan Lemon]

I. You know, I mean, I'm biased because I was in it, but I think it's really, really good. I think Drew and I just riffing on the news is pretty good. Billy reading news stories is hilarious because what Billy thinks is news is funny. And then, like, for a guy doing the news, he doesn't always have all the facts. And I think people will really like it. It's the Matt Jones Show. Download it. Starting next week, it's going to be called Interrupted by Matt Jones.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

So none. They weren't necessarily sports stories.

[Ryan Lemon]

Just there were no one was Trump some political, some weird some. And then we get off track. It was a good balance, but it was not like. It's not us making serious arguments. It's us just discussing various things. I don't want to spoil it, but it is a. I think every. If you liked fade this, you will like this probably equally is not more.

[Drew Franklin]

I mentioned this before we did it, but it's almost. It's almost like a game show. It's almost a sport because I don't know what's gonna be said. There's some stories I knew nothing about, but the mic's on. You got to give your initial thoughts. So it. So it turned into some wacky opinions and jokes about everything going on.

[Ryan Lemon]

It was. There were some good wacky. Wacky opinions. So it was. It was a lot of fun.

[Drew Franklin]

So Billy did a good job getting.

[Ryan Lemon]

Billy did do a good job. He didn't have a lot of notice, so he did a good job doing it. Who's up next?

[Matt Jones]

Joe.

[Ryan Lemon]

Joe. Go ahead, Joe.

[Caller]

Hey, I guess I. I guess I. This is kind of on the spot, but at the same time for me, I guess I know you have ear wings. I guess you feel like stuff. And if. If you ever want me to come by the bar and I make my own hot salsa, if you want me to bring it for somebody to try, just let me know and.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay. Well, yeah, I mean, if you want to bring it back, I'd love to try the hot sauce. I mean, we can't sell it here because we don't know you, but, I mean, we would. But I'll try somebody's hot sauce.

[Caller]

Yeah, like, I guess, like, because I use like Carolina reaper, like reaper and ghost peppers. So I know it's hot, but at the same time, I hit a lot of people that.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, it sounds like it. Like it sounds good. Well, yeah. Bring it by sometime. I appreciate it, sir. There you go. I mean, I. I'll try most people's hot sauce.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

You like hot sauce?

[Drew Franklin]

Carolina reaper, Ghost pepper.

[Ryan Lemon]

Lexington was named by Forbes magazine one of the 10 best places to retire in America. Do you agree with that? Do you think Lexington is one of the 10 best places to retire in America? Conceivably, you could retire here, you know, depending on how things go anytime.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

I've always thought Lexington was a great place to live and a great place to raise a family. I've never thought of it as a great place to retire, though. Are the.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, apparently, you know, cost of living is less here than other cities of this size around the country. Generally speaking.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

All right.

[Ryan Lemon]

Health care good here compared to. Because of the University of Kentucky r.

[Matt Jones]

Health care isn't too good.

[Ryan Lemon]

We found health care is not at the top of the list of best health care, but there. But in theory, it could be he's.

[Drew Franklin]

Got time before he retires to get that.

[Ryan Lemon]

You. It sounds like you don't agree. You've lived here for 30 years. You don't think it's a good place to retire.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

I guess I've never thought of it being a retirement place. I always said, like I said, great place to live.

[Ryan Lemon]

Where are you going to retire?

[Drew Franklin]

Florida.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Florida.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

But do you probably Orlando.

[Ryan Lemon]

Go to the most expensive city in the. You're going to go live in Orlando when you retire. That sounds like it would be hell.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm going to go live at the Villages where everybody rides around on golf carts.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh, did you see that video of the Villages where they were having a dance?

[Drew Franklin]

No.

[Ryan Lemon]

And all these old people were taking their clothes off and stuff.

[Drew Franklin]

I know. It gets wild there.

[Ryan Lemon]

There's stories about it, ma' am. You can laugh. Go at some point. Google Villages Dance party it is.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Can you send me that address?

[Ryan Lemon]

It is a spectac. No, I mean, it's. You would be the youngest person there.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Oh, wow.

[Ryan Lemon]

And they are. There's a band playing and they are getting down. Like, I mean, they are. There's bumping, there's grinding, there's. There's. There's a lot happening. I could. I actually could see you there.

[Drew Franklin]

You're gonna speed up Ryan's retirement.

[Ryan Lemon]

It's a really expensive place to live.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Yeah, I'll probably. Maybe be on the coast, probably out of the Orlando area.

[Ryan Lemon]

I would say the coast might be even more expensive. If you're talking about plate, I would say the Florida coast is not a cheap place to retire.

[Drew Franklin]

Are you gonna own or go to, like, a community? Because insurance there is outrageous.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

It is very high. I think I'm gonna start Tampa Sports Radio, and we're going to all Tampa Sports and.

[Ryan Lemon]

But, you know, Tampa is probably more expensive than Lexington. I mean, a lot.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Oh, yeah, definitely.

[Drew Franklin]

So sounds like you don't want to retire in Lexington.

[Ryan Lemon]

Why. Why don't you want to be here? You want to be where the sun is.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Yeah. I always, you know, thought that would be the thing to be. I guess I've just never thought of Lexington as a great retirement place, so.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, according to Forbes magazine says it is. According to Forbes magazine, it is. Who's up next?

[Matt Jones]

Let's go to Alan.

[Ryan Lemon]

Alan, Go ahead, Alan. Hey, good morning, guys. Good morning. I would have loved to see Jody Meeks come back one more year. Yeah, I mean, if Jody Meeks is on that John Wall team, that team never loses a game. I. You know, I think it would have been awesome. I mean, if you're Jody Meeks, you're probably thinking, look, I can start my NBA career. Is Cal gonna favor his guys over me? I mean, I think there was an. You know, I think that was something that would happen sometimes with Cal, so. But yes, if he had been on that team, I don't think that team would have lost a game. I agree. Appreciate the call. Do you agree with that? If Jody Meeks comes and plays with Wall, Cousins, and Patterson, is that, like, the best Kentucky team of all time?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Because their only flaw was three point shooting. That's what sent him home. And if you've got Meeks out there with Cousins in wall beside him, I, I mean I think it's lights out for everybody.

[Ryan Lemon]

I mean as good as that team was, you do have to remember major minutes were played on that team by Darnell Dotson and Ramon Harris. And nothing against those guys but like they had to play major minutes on that team. And if you replace one of those guys with Joe, if you play, if you replace Darnell Dotson with Jody Meeks because Ramon was pretty good at defense. So if you replace Darnell with Jody Meeks, like you got a team that's.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

A squad and that's why, you know, there was a lot of anticipation about Jody Meeks. The callers, you know, not, that's not a bad choice for our list we're trying to come up with.

[Ryan Lemon]

Because he didn't pick, he didn't stay. So it's kind of a bummer of a choice.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

It was a bummer of a choice.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

I don't know if it would have helped him. He was a second round pick kind of late, had like a 15 year career. But it absolutely would have helped Kentucky.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, no doubt. Cornbread Hamp. The seltzers are out. They're going to be sold right here in this parking lot during Rail Bird. If you're at Rail Birds, you can come over, come to the bar, get, get some drinks or food and get cornbread seltzer. They also will be at the golf course Friday. Yes. Another reason, another reason for everybody to just, you know, chill.

[Drew Franklin]

I had several while grilling on Saturday. Feeling real good when those ribs were ready dot com.

[Ryan Lemon]

They got the gummies, they got the seltzers. By the way, on the scramble. If it rains and we're still going, but we may move up the start to 12:15. So make sure you're there by 12.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemon]

Because we may move up the start because the rain supposed to be worse later in the night. So gotcha. But we're going either way. But cornbread hemp.com check out the seltzers. Check out Cornbread Hemp and use my code, ksr. We'll take a break, come back final segment on Wednesday here at Kentucky Sports Radio.

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[Ryan Lemon]

Welcome back. Final segment here, Kentucky Sports Radio 859-280-2287. Matt Jones, Ryan Lemon and Drew Franklin. Otega way has till 11:59pm tonight to decide. He is working out with the Brooklyn Nets at. Well, actually right now. Started at 11 o' clock.

[Drew Franklin]

Get it out of the way.

[Ryan Lemon]

So. So he'll work it. He'll work out and then he'll make the decision. I'm surprised that none of you all are even a little bit concerned. You believe the rumors that he's been hearing? Good stuff or you. That's just. You don't believe that at all.

[Drew Franklin]

It's PR move to drum up interest, get a good win when comes back for Pope in Kentucky.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's happened before. I. That has. There have been times that this, not this staff, but the previous staff would have a recruiting thing that they knew they were going to get that they would say a couple days before, act like it might be somebody else. So it gets a lot of attention that that has happened. So that's, that's plausible.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

You know, you want him obviously to come back, but you also want him to have good success during these tryouts to help him for next year.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, but how much is that gonna really matter? I mean, by next year, he'll be a different player for better or worse. I mean, right? I. I can't. I can't imagine there's gonna be a team that goes next year. You know, we'd be interested in o way we haven't talked to him in a year, but last year he looked really good.

[Drew Franklin]

I just at least get you on the radar. You meet him, you have conversations with him. Like I said, what else he's got to do? If somebody wants to fly him to Brooklyn workout, he should absolutely do that. There's nothing going on in Lexington.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Face meetings when you get a meet and find out about the guy. Maybe.

[Drew Franklin]

Ryan, you like free T shirts. They get the gear.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Free swag.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay, Shannon, these dudes are good. Think there's no chance you that. That he doesn't come back? You.

[Matt Jones]

There's no chance that he doesn't come back. He's. He's coming back for sure.

[Drew Franklin]

All right, you guys it's too much money.

[Ryan Lemon]

A lot. A lot of it is. It is a lot of money. I will say it is a lot of money.

[Matt Jones]

You got to play the long game too. I mean, Brooklyn could be the team next year that ends up drafting him. So why would you not work out with him if you have the chance to?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, I. I agree. Okay, let's say he comes back. Roster's done till you go into June, July, August. Feeling, hey, I'm excited. We're going to be good next year.

[Drew Franklin]

I have a lot of excitement if he comes back. I already do. I think they'd be good if he didn't come back. But once they finalize it and he's on the roster, I am very excited for next year.

[Ryan Lemon]

I think it's cool for the fan base too, to have two guys that they know very well coming back. You know, I just. Unfortunately, in today's college basketball, that hasn't happened a lot. But with Garrison in OA and, well, even Noah, right?

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemon]

And Chandler. Yeah. Four guys. So they're gonna have big.

[Drew Franklin]

Chandler, you're coming.

[Ryan Lemon]

They're gonna have four dudes who the fans not only know but have really grown to embrace. I think that will help a lot with the. The season too, you ask.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

We're gonna be excited in August, September. I'm excited right now. I mean, I think this team is gonna get built the win. I expect a great season next year with this team.

[Drew Franklin]

We also don't have all the worries and uncertainties people had of Pope last year. True. I mean, he may. Who knows what he'll be long term, but the way he immediately won that Duke game, the Gonzaga game, there's none of this that we had before where those, you know, you're losing the champions class.

[Ryan Lemon]

Is he our best player?

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

He may not be leading the score, but he may be the best player.

[Ryan Lemon]

So you. You don't think he'll be the best player?

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

I think. Yeah, I think you do think.

[Ryan Lemon]

You don't think he'd be the leading score?

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Correct.

[Ryan Lemon]

What about you?

[Drew Franklin]

I think if Quaint's rehab goes well, it'll be hard to be better than him. I think he can be special if he's fully healthy.

[Ryan Lemon]

Will he be our leading scorer?

[Drew Franklin]

I think OA will still lead the team scoring. What he did last year was pretty nuts. Having double figures in all. But what is one or two games?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, I think Jalen Lowe is going to be our leading score. I think he's going to. He's going to take a lot of shots. I think at the end of games, it's probably going to be in his hand a lot. I don't know if that's going to make him the best player or not. I think the more likely scenario is, oh, wait, because was. Oh, we are leading score.

[Drew Franklin]

Last year.

[Ryan Lemon]

He was. Yeah, I, I think Jalen Lowe, that's just gonna. That's now Quaintance is the best NBA talent, sure. By far. But Shannon, do you think. Who do you think's the best player on next year?

[Matt Jones]

I think it's oa. I think, you know, that he's going to be the guy that they build this team around. And last year he was the most consistent player that they had. I mean, he scored double digits almost every year.

[Ryan Lemon]

I don't want people sleeping on Jalen Lowe. I think Jalen Lowe is going to be really, really good. When I saw Jalen Lowe play a couple times when he was really good and when he was really good, he was the best dude on the floor by far. Now he could be really bad too. Like, he could. He could. He could take terrible shots and he could. But when he's. If Pope can do just what he said on this show, which is get him to play. I don't like to use the phrase under control because I think sometimes those guys need to be, you know, themselves, but just to decide what's a good shot and what's not a good shot. I think he's got a chance to.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Be really special and, you know, he's going to get a lot of minutes. So they need him to stay healthy. They're kind of a little thin at point guard actually, with depth. So with all the minutes he's going to play, he's got to stay on the floor and stay healthy.

[Drew Franklin]

One of the things he does best is drive and kick back outside. And if they have guys that are knocking down shots, if Jasper pans out, oh, way gets a little better, Williams, if they're surrounding him with good perimeter shooters, I think he'll have a very high assist rate.

[Ryan Lemon]

Most improved player on the team next year is going to be Colin Chandler. I think Colin Chandler is going to be really good. I think Colin Chandler is probably our sixth or seventh man and comes in and, and you know, I think he's going to. I think he's got a really good future. I hope he gets to his future here. I'm a little worried that it's going to be crowded next year, but I think he's. He is going to. He's too athletic. Like, he is really athletic.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Pope, he told you during the interview. Players in his system generally take a big leap in year two.

[Ryan Lemon]

I can see.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

So I think he's thinking about that with Brandon Garrison and Colin Chandler. Trent and Otega.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah. Who's next?

[Matt Jones]

Going to. Trey.

[Ryan Lemon]

Trey. Go ahead, Trey.

[Drew Franklin]

Matt, what's going on? Good morning.

[Ryan Lemon]

The greatest fan base in the nation.

[Drew Franklin]

Hey, I just want to say we shouldn't be losing too much sleep over this away decision.

[Ryan Lemon]

We got the most athletic team coming.

[Drew Franklin]

In since maybe the dawn of time.

[Ryan Lemon]

I mean, it's going to be a five. Wow. I think, you know, the 2015 team is pretty athletic. And, you know, Walt Cousins, pretty athletic.

[Drew Franklin]

Fox, Monk.

[Ryan Lemon]

Fox. Fox. Pretty athletic, you know.

[Drew Franklin]

Good point, Matt.

[Caller]

But Everybody's overlooking this Mr. Yellow guy.

[Ryan Lemon]

I'm telling you, he's the Croatian sensation. It's going to be a great year. Let me ask you a question.

[Drew Franklin]

He's got some myths on him.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

He's going to.

[Ryan Lemon]

Let me ask you a question. I'm asking this question because I do not know the answer. I don't know if this is where the world comes into sports. Marco Rubio announced yesterday that he is telling embassies to suspend all student visas from international students starting now. He didn't say how long it would be, but if he does that, do we know. I appreciate the call. What happens with these. That's tough with these foreign players. I. I don't know the answer to this, but I saw that story, and I would presume for a guy like Yellow Bitch who's not here yet because you have to get a visa pretty close to when you're going. I don't know exactly. You don't. You don't know? Yeah, I. I kind of not sure if he can, like, unless that policy changes.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, this smells funny because Marco Rubio is a Florida fan.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, but.

[Drew Franklin]

But is he doing this because he doesn't want us to have yellow?

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, I would wonder about Marco. Marco Rubio is. Last year's Florida team had, like, guys from seven countries. So. Yeah. So I don't know. I saw that story and I immediately thought about Yellow Vic, because Yellow Bitch is not here yet. And so I would assume he needs to get a visa. And if they're saying no, visas are going to be processed, at least for right now, I do wonder about that.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

And you don't know how long this ban will be in place?

[Ryan Lemon]

I mean, it might be a week, might be a year. I mean, I don't know. But. So just something to watch, because I. He's not here yet.

[Drew Franklin]

So does Kentucky still employ the person that got Big Z over here and into class in the middle of the semester? As long as we have that person on staff, we'll get it figured out.

[Ryan Lemon]

Start school in like, October.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, they're like it was after midterms. Yeah. Okay. He's on the team now.

[Ryan Lemon]

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[Drew Franklin]

Oh, that's about as exclusive as you can get.

[Ryan Lemon]

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[Drew Franklin]

That's the one I'm chasing. I've got three of six.

[Ryan Lemon]

Someone wins.

[Drew Franklin]

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[Ryan Lemon]

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[Drew Franklin]

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[Ryan Lemon]

Well, you can find them@commonwealth causes.org the drawing is tomorrow, but you got to get your ticket [e-mail] and a proceed. Part of the proceeds goes to club Blue Nil, probably to help pay for Ortega away to come back if he ends up making the decision. So, you know, you might win bourbon and you might make it to where Otega away returns for another year.

[Drew Franklin]

It's a win win for everybody if you win.

[Ryan Lemon]

Congrats to Josiah.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Thank you. I'm sure there may be some tears when I get my big toast my daddy toast at lunch tomorrow.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh, that's gonna be sweet, but like when he goes across the stage and.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

They oh, no, I'm the guy in the good dad in the crowd that's hooping and hollering.

[Ryan Lemon]

So when they say don't cheer.

[Stockton Mortgage Representative]

Oh, I'm cheering.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's what I assumed. All right, well, thank you. Congratulations. Drew and I will be here tomorrow with Shannon and we will see you at the KS Bar trivia tomorrow night. This has been Kentucky sports radio.