2025-06-16- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

Podcast Summary: KSR - Hour 2 (June 16, 2025)

Hosts: Matt Jones, Drew Franklin, Shannon "The Dude"
Presented by: iHeartPodcasts and Sports Talk 790 (WKRD-AM)
Duration: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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1. Opening Remarks and Kentucky Reds Update

The episode kicks off with host Drew Franklin diving into the recent performance of the Kentucky Reds. Highlighting their resurgence, Drew emphasizes the team's climb to second place in the league since May 1st. Shannon joins the conversation, noting the Reds' first-place standing in their division but also mentions their record being just two games over .500.

• Drew Franklin [01:41]: "Ellie, I think since May 1st is like second in the league and on base plus slugging. He's hitting, he's running, he's fielding."

Matt Jones adds excitement about the team’s recent successes, particularly their victory over the Tigers, who are described as the best team in baseball.

• Matt Jones [02:12]: "Tigers best team in baseball."

Drew further elaborates on the Reds breaking two significant losing streaks, including their 39-game series loss streak and their inability to win a game after trailing in the seventh inning.

• Drew Franklin [02:13]: "They had lost 39 straight series...they just won a series against the best record in baseball."

2. Innovations in Sports Broadcasting: The Roku Channel

Transitioning to broadcasting, Drew introduces a segment about the Roku Channel's new initiative to stream baseball games every Sunday at noon. He praises the channel for its unique approach, which pairs announcers from opposing teams to provide balanced commentary.

• Drew Franklin [03:30]: "Every Sunday at noon, they have a game free that anyone can watch on the Roku Channel."

Shannon shares her realization of the Roku Channel’s offering after spotting a Reds advertisement in Times Square, which piqued her interest.

• Shannon The Dude [03:47]: "I learned of it 2 days ago because we were in Times Square and on the biggest screen in Times Square, they had a Reds logo."

Drew commends the Roku Channel for using knowledgeable announcers from both teams, enhancing the viewing experience by providing informed and unbiased commentary.

• Drew Franklin [04:10]: "They actually knew these teams. Is that not a good idea?"

Matt expresses enthusiasm about potentially tuning into Roku’s games to experience the dual-announcer setup.

• Matt Jones [05:56]: "I just thought it was a good idea. I may end up watching these Roku games to hear the two announcers from different teams."

3. Addressing Criminal Justice Scams

A significant portion of the discussion shifts to alarming reports about scams targeting individuals with fake sheriff's deputies posing as law enforcement to coerce payments for non-existent warrants, particularly related to jury duty.

Matt shares his personal encounter with such a scam, detailing how callers impersonated sheriff's deputies, creating an elaborate ruse to demand immediate payments to avoid arrest.

• Matt Jones [07:00]: "In a tragedy, someone killed a legislator in Minnesota...they wore a mask that completely changed his identity."

Drew and Ryan express disbelief over the sophistication of these scams, questioning how perpetrators manage to deceive individuals despite advanced surveillance and communication technologies.

• Ryan Lemon [09:18]: "Usually what is it like if you don't catch a criminal in the first 48 hours, your chances of catching that criminal go drastically down."

The hosts collectively emphasize the importance of public awareness and skepticism towards unsolicited calls demanding urgent payments, advising listeners to verify such claims directly with official departments.

• Drew Franklin [32:05]: "If a sheriff's deputy shows up and they need you a legal signature, I can see."

Shannon underscores the necessity of educating family members, especially young ones, about the signs of such scams to prevent accidental compliance.

• Shannon The Dude [42:19]: "Don't let your guard down. Don't start giving in now. There's going to be more scams coming."

4. Baseball Transfer Portal Rankings

Drew provides an update on Kentucky's baseball transfer portal, proudly announcing that their class is ranked number two in the country. The discussion touches on the impact of player transfers and the strategic recruitment efforts by Kentucky's coach Benjiyon, which have bolstered their roster strength.

• Drew Franklin [16:33]: "Our portal stuff is pretty, pretty amazing on a lot of sports."

Shannon and Matt concur, highlighting the early success and potential for maintaining their ranking despite the ongoing transfer activities.

• Shannon The Dude [17:10]: "They're fifth right now and say, like, was it eight additions second now."

Matt points out that some players have chosen to return, further strengthening the team's prospects for the upcoming season.

• Matt Jones [17:56]: "They do have several guys that have decided to come back. That kind of helps them and you get this good transfer portal class."

5. Listener Interaction and Contests

The show incorporates interactive segments where listeners call in with questions and participate in contests. One notable segment involves selecting finalists based on listeners' choices, with the group ultimately deciding to visit Eric's house in Independence, Kentucky, known for its extensive arcade pinball machine collection.

• Billy Rutledge [18:26]: "Our first option is Eric. He has a house in Independence, Kentucky... he has a full blown arcade, 18 pinball machines."

After deliberation, the hosts agree to meet Eric, anticipating an engaging experience surrounded by his unique collection.

• Drew Franklin [21:30]: "I'm picking Independence. Are we going with Independence?"

The segment adds a lighthearted and community-focused element to the show, fostering listener engagement and participation.

6. Stephen A. Smith's Solitaire Incident

A caller brings up the incident where sports commentator Stephen A. Smith was seen playing solitaire during an NBA Finals game, prompting a discussion on professionalism and attentiveness in live sports broadcasting.

• Caller [26:27]: "Has anyone else been bothered by the Murray game last Saturday? One of the announcers kept calling it Mari instead of Murray."

Shannon criticizes the act, highlighting that playing a mindless game like solitaire demonstrates a lack of engagement and respect for the sport being broadcasted.

• Shannon The Dude [26:55]: "Solitaire is like the most mindless of activities... it makes it look so much worse than it is being on his phone."

The hosts agree that such behavior is unprofessional and detracts from the quality of sports analysis expected from commentators.

• Matt Jones [28:35]: "You can get paid for playing solitaire now. Maybe he's trying to get paid."

7. Audience Calls and Community Stories

Throughout the episode, listeners share their personal experiences with scams and sports-related anecdotes. Matt recounts his near encounter with a jury duty scam, providing a cautionary tale to the audience.

• Matt Jones [29:03]: "I almost got arrested for not showing up for jury duty. They were so convincing."

Shannon and Ryan offer additional insights and support, reinforcing the collective awareness and resilience of the community against such fraudulent activities.

8. Closing Remarks and Promotions

As the episode winds down, the hosts briefly acknowledge promotional segments from sponsors like Estate Renovations, maintaining the show's informative and community-oriented tone.

• Matt Jones [34:46]: "Estate Renovations...mention KSR and get half off your design agreement. EstateRenos.com."

Drew Franklin closes the show with light-hearted banter and acknowledgments of the day's discussions, signaling the end of Hour 2.

• Drew Franklin [44:40]: "But he does live in Independence, Kentucky? Yeah, if you got us set up right."

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Notable Quotes:

• Drew Franklin [21:30]: "I'm picking Independence. Are we going with Independence?"

• Shannon The Dude [26:55]: "Solitaire is like the most mindless of activities... it makes it look so much worse than it is being on his phone."

• Matt Jones [29:03]: "I almost got arrested for not showing up for jury duty. They were so convincing."

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This episode of KSR provides a comprehensive overview of current sports standings, innovative broadcasting methods, critical discussions on public safety against scams, and vibrant community interactions. The hosts effectively blend sports analysis with listener engagement, offering valuable insights and fostering a sense of community among their audience.

Transcript

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[Ryan Lemon]

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[Drew Franklin]

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[Shannon The Dude]

I saw that summer Ellie you tweeted.

[Drew Franklin]

About Summer Ellie Summers. Ellie, I think since, since May 1st is like second in the league and on base plus slugging. He's, he's, he's hitting, he's running, he's fielding. He's Ellie in the Reds 17 last.

[Shannon The Dude]

10 they're in first in the division.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, I mean that's not really, that's not the goal. The goal is to, the goal is to have fun to the, the goal is to be the best you can. But they're two games over.500. They just won a series against the, the best record in baseball.

[Matt Jones]

Tigers best team in baseball.

[Drew Franklin]

But they broke two massive streaks. I think I told you this. They had lost 39 straight series where they lost the first game and they broke it this weekend. Then they had not won a game all year where they were losing. After the seventh inning, they were owing 30.

[Shannon The Dude]

Oh, that's terrible.

[Drew Franklin]

And they won yesterday after being down going so that. I feel like that's. Here we go. Choo choo.

[Shannon The Dude]

Well, I missed, I think eight shows. How many times did we go up and down with the Reds?

[Drew Franklin]

Seven of ten. Right.

[Matt Jones]

Swept the Guardians was right before the soda. Ten. He said, I'm done with the Reds.

[Drew Franklin]

I was. But now here's what I liked yesterday, Shannon. I think more sporting events should do this. I want to see if you all agree the game yesterday was on something that I didn't know existed. Problem with baseball is there on so many. Like it's. How do you even. It's on so many different things. To watch the Reds, I have to have like seven different things. But this was on something I didn't know existed. The Roku Channel. Did you know there was a channel called Roku Channel? I know that you know Roku, but did you know they have a channel.

[Matt Jones]

They carry sports, apparently.

[Drew Franklin]

Didn't know there's a Roku sports channel. Didn't know. And apparently they have a baseball game every Sunday at noon. Were any of you aware of that? Nope.

[Ryan Lemon]

No.

[Drew Franklin]

You aware of it, Shannon?

[Ryan Lemon]

No, I just watched it on the MLB every.

[Drew Franklin]

Every. Every Sunday at noon. They have a game free that anyone can watch on the Roku Channel. And I bet you no one listening to this knew that until yesterday.

[Shannon The Dude]

I Learned of it 2 days ago because we were in Times Square and on the biggest screen in Times Square, they had a Reds logo. And I was like, why is there a Reds ad in Times Square? It was for Roku.

[Drew Franklin]

So I.

[Shannon The Dude]

On the big screen.

[Drew Franklin]

I guess in some ways it works because I wouldn't have known there was a Roku sports channel if there wasn't that Reds game. But here's what I like about it. So I turned it on. It looks kind of cheap. Like, it looks like the graphics are from Atari. Like it's like the Reds play the Tiger double dribble. Like that's kind of what. But I will say this. They did something that I think TV networks should do. The announcers for the game play by play guy was the Tigers play by play guy. The color guy was the Reds color guy, Jeff Brantley. So it was the Tigers guy and the Reds guy. And they knew about the teams. And they would say when the pitcher was up, the Tigers guy would go, like, now he normally does this. And the Red and Jeff Brantley, the Reds guy would go, well for Ellie. That's what he wants him to do. And you were like, these people know about the teams. This guy's teaching me about the Tigers. If I'm a Detroit fan, I'm learning about the Reds. Shannon, that's what they ought to do on these national broadcasts rather than bringing people that don't know either team. They actually knew these teams. Is that not a good idea?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah. And for some of these play by play guys, I mean, what a cool opportunity to work with a guy from someone new.

[Drew Franklin]

Someone new? Yeah, I thought it was. I sat there, I was kind of making fun of the graphics because then they would be like ball to outfield. But I. But the announcing thing, Ryan, I think they should do that. In college basketball, we play Alabama. Have Tom Leach in the Alabama color guy. Or have the Alabama playbob Clay Got and Jack Givens.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Like they'll know more about it.

[Matt Jones]

So just for the. Yeah. That one high profile game of the.

[Drew Franklin]

Week, maybe one or two games or whatever. I just thought it was a unique change of pace that I had never seen done before. And it made perfect sense to me.

[Matt Jones]

Because if it's a there one Sunday afternoon game, you don't want to have homer radio announcers on there.

[Drew Franklin]

So you split them just. But rather than Roku hiring a bunch of people that don't know any of the teams and that do one game a week, do this, I just thought it was a good idea. I may end up watching these Roku games to hear the two announcers from different teams. All that's a good idea.

[Shannon The Dude]

It could be fun in a close game if we get a little bit of trash talk. I know they gotta be professionals. Just a little homerism.

[Drew Franklin]

I will say if you. Shannon, if you will look up if you can find this. I don't know if you can find it. The Detroit Tigers guy calling the Tigers home runs.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Versus calling the Ellie home run. He had different levels of excitement. Yes. When the. When the Tigers guy hit it, they were like, back, back. It is gone. And then when Ellie hit it, he was like, Ellie Cruz, long run, draw and it is out. Home run. He didn't quite have quite the same excitement. But you know that's okay, right? I still think that's all.

[Ryan Lemon]

I mean, if you had to call a local game, that's where you would be when Louisville did something good.

[Matt Jones]

Right.

[Drew Franklin]

But I think it would be cool to have a game with like, you know, I just thought it was a neat idea. I wish I would see. We could see it.

[Ryan Lemon]

I just want to know, like, what's on this Roku channel. The other 22 hours out of the.

[Drew Franklin]

Day after it was over, I watched the post game show. I had to be the only person in America watching that post game show. And then it was Women of Surfing. That was the next show. Yeah. That I didn't watch it, but I just. Women of Surfing was next, so. But anyway, it's kind of neat. They. So in a tragedy, someone killed a legislator in Minnesota. And then, I mean, did you read this story? This is a wild story. Man dressed up as a police officer went to a legislator's house in Minnesota, knocked on the door as if he was a police officer, and then shot and killed her and tried to kill her husband or actually maybe did kill her husband and then went to another legislator's house, was at the door, they came, shot him both, then saw the police coming, ran and got away. Was was a 48 hours. They just caught him late last night. Wild story. But here's what I. My takeaway from it. The police saw him shoot the second one and didn't catch him. And he got away. Shannon, for 48 hours.

[Matt Jones]

Wow.

[Drew Franklin]

With conceivably the whole country looking for him.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's a crazy story.

[Drew Franklin]

That's crazy.

[Ryan Lemon]

Usually what is it like if you don't catch a criminal in the first 48 hours, your chances of catching that criminal go drastically down. So.

[Drew Franklin]

But I. It is amazing to me. I thought this when. When the Luigi guy got away.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

How in 2025 do people get away? How it would feel like to me they should be able to catch him like immediately. They pulled over the guy's wife. Did you see this? She was driving towards the border and they pulled her over and she had passports and like $100,000 in cash. She was clearly trying to get out of the country and she almost did. Is that not.

[Shannon The Dude]

And he wore that like mask that covered him completely. Now, it didn't look that human if you look close in the picture, but it completely like changed his identity, at.

[Drew Franklin]

Least for the shooter, like. And they ended up figuring out who it was. But do you think in 2025, Shannon, people can get away?

[Ryan Lemon]

No. No. I mean, I. I don't know what some of these criminals are thinking. Obviously not much. But I don't know that in their mind, I guess they are cocky enough to think that they're smart or smarter than everybody else out there. They can outsmart, you know, the police officers.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, they did. I mean, he did get away for.

[Ryan Lemon]

48 hours, but eventually they're going to.

[Drew Franklin]

48 hours more than I would think. So do you. So let's say somebody were to commit a high profile crime like that. Do you think in 2025 someone who commits a crime like that can get away?

[Ryan Lemon]

No.

[Drew Franklin]

Like for good?

[Ryan Lemon]

No. No.

[Drew Franklin]

You can run. No way.

[Ryan Lemon]

You can run for a while, but they're going to catch you eventually.

[Drew Franklin]

Do you think you could get away?

[Shannon The Dude]

No, not unless you're out of the country almost immediately.

[Drew Franklin]

So what is the way they would think they could get away? Like how would they think, okay, I'm going to do this and I'm going to get away. You can't get on a plane.

[Matt Jones]

Can't use your cell phone, Can't.

[Shannon The Dude]

I mean you have to get on a plane instantly before they have any idea even who it could remotely be.

[Drew Franklin]

They would have to. You'd have to get on a plane before. But then if you're in the air and you go to a country that the US has any relationship with, you'll get stopped there. So you probably can't get on a plane at all. You can't drive, can you, across the border.

[Shannon The Dude]

You can go to Mexico, but just don't go to the Pizza Hut and get soup like what's his face.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, but remember he, he left before he got charged with anything. You're talking about Eric C. Right?

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

So when he left, he wasn't wanted yet. He just never came back home. So you can't probably cross the border. I wouldn't think.

[Matt Jones]

So.

[Drew Franklin]

What do you do? You get on a boat.

[Ryan Lemon]

You would have to have like an underground bunker. Like I don't even like in the, I would say in the Amazon, but that's all swamp. So I, I was television.

[Drew Franklin]

Like I would watch a television show that talked about how people try to get away. Don't you think that would be an interesting show? I'm not saying you should. Like, I don't think we should encourage telling people how.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, there's a great show out there that exists called I Almost Got Away With It. I'm fascinated with it. I've seen.

[Drew Franklin]

What's that on?

[Ryan Lemon]

I think it's on like one of those like ID channels, you know, investigation.

[Drew Franklin]

Called I Almost Got Away With It.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh yeah, it's fascinating.

[Drew Franklin]

So how many people that commit major crimes. I mean I see like at the post office most wanted lists, but most of those are like financial crimes or they're drug trafficking. How many people that commit major crimes, like murders and they know who did it. It's different than unsolved. We don't know who did it. But you know who did it. Get away.

[Matt Jones]

They just can't catch it.

[Drew Franklin]

They just can't find them. Does that happen?

[Shannon The Dude]

Getting harder and harder.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Shannon The Dude]

And there's a camera everywhere.

[Drew Franklin]

If you think if they know who you are, they will, and they know you did it, they will get you. Anybody that is famous that got away.

[Shannon The Dude]

Maybe some like, years ago, but nowadays it seems hard to get one.

[Ryan Lemon]

DB Cooper, I guess like in what.

[Drew Franklin]

The 60s or 50s or something, just.

[Shannon The Dude]

Track you on camera.

[Drew Franklin]

I was shocked how long it took him. We talked about this a couple weeks ago. To find Osama bin Laden.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

You know, he was. He was in hiding for a long time.

[Matt Jones]

Years.

[Drew Franklin]

But they found. My point is, they found him basically in like, a shack in Pakistan, and they still found him. And they knew where he was for a while before they. Before they moved in. I just wonder, Shannon, like, these people who commit these kind of crimes, do they really think they're going to get away? Because I feel like nobody gets away.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, well, if you're willing to commit that type of crime or, you know, kill somebody, you're not in the right mindset to begin with. So in your own mind, you could probably think, oh, yeah, I can get away with it. I'm going to be the one person that can actually disappear off the face of the earth.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, I just wondered if maybe there are people who get away that we don't.

[Matt Jones]

No.

[Drew Franklin]

Get away.

[Matt Jones]

Now, that. Did they ever catch that police officer down in Louisiana that was on the run for, like, two weeks?

[Drew Franklin]

The. We talking about the guy that they called all the people that escaped prison. Right.

[Matt Jones]

They did catch the, like, one last guy was still on the loose. They couldn't catch him, I think.

[Drew Franklin]

Did they get him?

[Matt Jones]

I don't know.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, now, that would be if you're just a guy who escaped prison because presumably he didn't have a plan.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, but it's only been like, what, a month? Like, they'll catch him.

[Drew Franklin]

I mean, if you went a month without getting caught, sure.

[Ryan Lemon]

But you're saying, like, do they just never get caught? They will get caught eventually.

[Drew Franklin]

That's how. What I feel. I feel like everybody will eventually you run out of. Solve the crime. Now there are unsolved crimes, but if they can solve the crime, I feel like they'll get you. But maybe I'm wrong. I don't know. That's. I'd like to see the TV show on it. The NBA Finals are here. It's your last chance to bet on the NBA until next season and DraftKings sportsbook is an official sports betting partner. The NBA Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app now. Lock in your bets. Bet $5 to get $3 in bonus bets. If your bet wins. 10. Don't miss your last chance to bet on the NBA this season. $5. New customers get $300 in bonus bets. It is DraftKings. The crown is yours. If you have a gaming problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER18/ Kentucky only LGBT supply bet must win to receive reward minimum minus 500 odds. Required bonus specs by 168 hours after issuance for additional term. Responsible gaming resource C, D, K&G co/audio 859-280-2287 we'll take your calls. Couple open lines, give us a shout.

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[Drew Franklin]

Welcome back Northern. Why did I say welcome back Northern Kentucky? Welcome back Kentucky Sports Radio. I guess. I guess people. You know how people are over Vince. Phone lines very slow today. 859-280-2287 I thought there would have been people. I guess that's when you're over it, you're over.

[Matt Jones]

Move on.

[Drew Franklin]

They're over it.

[Matt Jones]

Yep.

[Drew Franklin]

So that's the way it goes. They. They are over. By the way, before we get to Billy's thing, do you see our baseball transfer portal class is ranked number two in the country.

[Matt Jones]

Are they really?

[Drew Franklin]

You know, when the season ended, everybody goes. I had a lot of people write me and go, what's the deal with all the baseball players leaving? I guess they had plans. Probably told honestly some of them to leave because the number two ranked portal now they don't go down because a lot of these teams in the College World Series will start going and getting their classes. So. So we. But I mean, I can't imagine we fall out of the top 15, right?

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, they're fifth right now and say, like, was it eight additions second now.

[Drew Franklin]

And one maybe fifth and another.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, had several additions. As you mentioned. Part of it is Kentucky season in a little earlier. You got a head start, but it's still looking like a good overhaul so far. Plus you got some, some guys. I think you'll be able to keep and put together a good team next year.

[Drew Franklin]

Our portal stuff is pretty, pretty amazing on a lot of sports. I mean, we've done better overall in the football portal than you would think we would do. We had the number two ranked class in the basketball portal, did pretty good in the women's basketball portal. Now you got a high ranking in the baseball portal. Maybe Kentucky's just better at recruiting in the portal, Ryan, than they are in just regular world.

[Matt Jones]

Benjiyon definitely made a shift. That's what he wanted to do. Just kind of recruit out of the.

[Drew Franklin]

Would you just do that in baseball? Just go to the portal?

[Matt Jones]

I think you do. I think you just load up, replace.

[Drew Franklin]

The guys because you know who's good.

[Matt Jones]

Yep. You know, he. They do have several guys that have decided to come back. That kind of helps them and you get this good transfer portal class. So maybe they'll be loaded up. Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

All right, so we were doing the. We will come to your. KSR comes to you on. On Tuesday or excuse me, on Thursday. We had people call in from Northern Kentucky. Billy, you have found the five finalists. You're going to give us the five finalists and then we will pick where we are going to go on Thursday. So give us the, the, the choices.

[Billy Rutledge]

All right, number one, Eric has a house.

[Drew Franklin]

That's. That's a bad microphone. Is that the women's microphone?

[Billy Rutledge]

No, no, I don't hear you very well.

[Drew Franklin]

All right, go to Ryan's microphone. Go to Ryan's microphone. Because that's a bad.

[Billy Rutledge]

Always something.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Billy Rutledge]

Okay. So our first option is Eric. He has a house in Independence, Kentucky.

[Drew Franklin]

Where is Independence?

[Billy Rutledge]

Just south of Cincinnati.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Billy Rutledge]

So doable that he has a full blown arcade, 18 pinball machines.

[Drew Franklin]

What?

[Billy Rutledge]

And it's a nice place to hang so that Eric has a house, 18 pinball machines and a full blown arcade in his house. So a lot to do there. If you go.

[Matt Jones]

That is.

[Drew Franklin]

That is interesting. What do you think about 18 pinball machines?

[Shannon The Dude]

Seems like a lot like. I feel like 2, 3, 4 would be enough. Is it going to be allowed? Do we need tokens?

[Drew Franklin]

We win anything?

[Shannon The Dude]

Do I get little tickets where I can get.

[Drew Franklin]

Intriguing idea of 18. 18 pinball machines. All right, what's number two?

[Billy Rutledge]

Number two, stub has a condo in Newport, Kentucky, so you'll have no problem getting to the game. It's right across the street from the red stadium, so you might as well walk there. Matt will appreciate this. It is where Licking river and the Ohio river meet. And besides that, he can accommodate maybe 10 to 12 people. So if you'd like to bring.

[Shannon The Dude]

Bring a crew, that'd be.

[Drew Franklin]

I appreciate the offer from Stub. I'm a little worried about someone named Stubborn. What? I mean, that sounds like. It sounds like a criminal, doesn't it?

[Ryan Lemon]

You're already calling our fans.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm not saying he's a criminal. I'm just saying if you know anybody.

[Ryan Lemon]

Named Stub, you can't hold it against him, though. He's got it.

[Drew Franklin]

All right, fine. That's fine. That is very nice to be right across from the stadium. All right, what's number three?

[Billy Rutledge]

Corbin has a house in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He has not asked his wife yet, but he is still going through with this. It's 10 minutes away from the red stadium.

[Drew Franklin]

It's not asked his wife.

[Billy Rutledge]

He has not asked his wife any wife. And he has a 5 and an 11 year old kid that will be staring at Matt the entire show.

[Shannon The Dude]

No, no, no, no.

[Drew Franklin]

We got to keep Corbin out. Out.

[Shannon The Dude]

What if we go to Corbin's but we request that he doesn't ever tell his wife. We just show up and she finds out when we're there at 10.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay, no, wife doesn't know and 5 and 11 year old kids. All right, what's the fourth one?

[Billy Rutledge]

Matt is in Covington, Kentucky. He is downtown, so another walk to the game option. He's off of 7th street, though. Good location, next to a coffee shop and. And a bar that you can hit before the game.

[Drew Franklin]

All Right. And then what's the last.

[Billy Rutledge]

And our final option is Rick in Alexandria, Kentucky. He is 10 minutes away from barley corn play. A fan of the show, and he said he has a great bourbon collection that he'd like to show you. 25 minutes away from the red stadium.

[Drew Franklin]

So that's the farthest one.

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Drew Franklin]

All right, so early on. And now let ride in back in here for a second. Early on, I tend to lead toward the guy with the pinball collection, you know, 18 pinball machines.

[Matt Jones]

He won me at pinball machines. I didn't have to hear anything else.

[Drew Franklin]

Good at pinball. It feels like something you'd be good at.

[Matt Jones]

Well, like Pac man and Astro back in the day. I didn't do a lot of pinball stuff. I was more of the.

[Shannon The Dude]

Just went to an arcade on Saturday and played pinball.

[Drew Franklin]

I'd like to play a little more. You're not going. But if you were picking one, what would you be?

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh, the arcade pinball machines you have sold right there.

[Drew Franklin]

All right, I'm going to just go ahead and executive say it. What town is pinball machine guy in Independence? Independent. Is that. How far is that from the stadium?

[Matt Jones]

Not far.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, well, okay, but that's Independence, Kentucky is okay. That's. That's on the way. It's a little. Little south, but that's okay. I'm picking Independence. Are we going with Independence?

[Shannon The Dude]

Isn't that one of the places with two county seats? Isn't Independence one of two?

[Ryan Lemon]

That is very independent.

[Shannon The Dude]

Good point.

[Ryan Lemon]

Two of them. Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

He's codependent.

[Shannon The Dude]

Codependent Kentucky. I think that's my fun. Independence. Fact is, it's the only county with.

[Drew Franklin]

You know that. But I think you're right. I think I vaguely remember that from the book.

[Matt Jones]

All right, what county is there? They all kind of run together up there.

[Drew Franklin]

It's in two.

[Shannon The Dude]

Kenton, perhaps.

[Drew Franklin]

All right. Independence, Kentucky. What's his name?

[Matt Jones]

Eric.

[Drew Franklin]

Eric and Independence. Get his contact, give it to Ryan, and we will come to the house with an arcade in it. All right.

[Ryan Lemon]

So much fun. I kind of want to be there now. That's awesome.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, well, I know what Mario will do during the show. So there we go. Independence, Kentucky. And if. Well, I don't know if we can't invite people to his house without his permission, but we'll. We'll learn more about it this afternoon.

[Matt Jones]

We have to bring our own quarters to play the. The pinball machine.

[Drew Franklin]

I hope he does. I hope it's a money making thing for him. Big C. What's up.

[Caller]

How you doing guys? First time caller, longtime listener.

[Drew Franklin]

Who.

[Matt Jones]

What's he this this Morrow?

[Drew Franklin]

We'll boo him for going to U.

[Caller]

Of L, but shouldn't we kind of ask why? I mean he's an insider, right, of UK football. What's he know that we don't know?

[Drew Franklin]

Well, everything I've heard and this comes from people on the UK side, people on the Vince side, media members. I think everybody's kind of saying the same thing. He had kind of lost some of his authority in recruiting. He had kind of in the fallen a little bit on the chart of who was being listened to. He didn't like that. And then Louisville offered him a three year guaranteed deal. Kentucky was not going to do that. And Justin Roland said something which I can't. I mean I'm not saying Justin's wrong, but Justin seemed to suggest that Vince would get a percentage of the money he brings in for nil. That outrageous is it?

[Shannon The Dude]

I don't know. I wouldn't think so. But you know, but Justin would put out there if he didn't think it's true.

[Drew Franklin]

That's an interesting idea. I can't imagine that's true, but I think that's ultimately what it was. We'll be right back. TJ Smith, personal injury attorney. Call tj.

[Caller]

He'll make him pay.

[Ryan Lemon]

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

[Drew Franklin]

Welcome back Kentucky Sports Radio. 859-280-2287. Text machine is 772-774-5254. Independence is in Kenton County. It shares the county seat with Covington.

[Matt Jones]

You're right.

[Shannon The Dude]

See, I know what I'm talking about.

[Drew Franklin]

Sometimes half the county seat in independent pendants and the other if two courthouses.

[Shannon The Dude]

I don't know that much about it. I just recognize the name as one.

[Drew Franklin]

Of the two 1995 Shannon. Independence only had 10,000 people. In 2025 they say they have 33,000 people.

[Matt Jones]

Wow.

[Ryan Lemon]

A lot of growth has happened. I mean what are they added in.

[Drew Franklin]

There like all the suburbs of Cincinnati moving some more and more south. And so there was a Kentucky player from Independence, Ryan Lemon. Do you know who the Kentucky player that has not currently on the team but in let's say since 19. Listen, in my lifetime there's one Kentucky player from Independence, Kentucky. Can Ryan Lemon get the. Who is the Kentucky player from Independence, Kentucky?

[Matt Jones]

I'm going to go with Mark Krebs.

[Drew Franklin]

Mark Krebs is not from. I'll give you three guesses. This is not an easy One.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Wow. From Northern Kentucky.

[Drew Franklin]

From Independence.

[Matt Jones]

Todd Svoboda.

[Drew Franklin]

No. Number three. Oh, I will say close.

[Matt Jones]

Really?

[Shannon The Dude]

Hesitation in that? No.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, there was a hesitation and they know you're close.

[Drew Franklin]

Can you get now to use the hint, you are close with Todd Sabota.

[Matt Jones]

Todd May.

[Drew Franklin]

Who's that?

[Matt Jones]

I thought that was a guy played at UK in the 80s.

[Drew Franklin]

Todd McKinley.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, I wouldn't have got that. I wouldn't have got that.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, you were close. You got Todd. You got Todd. That's pretty good.

[Matt Jones]

Todd Lanter.

[Drew Franklin]

So if anybody knows any facts about independence, let me know. One person writes. Matt, what do you think about Stephen A. Smith getting caught playing solitaire during the NBA Finals game? Do you think that is a bad look for him? Yeah. So people didn't see the game's going on and he's playing solitaire with the game going on. And it led a lot of Stephen A. Critics to say clearly he doesn't pay attention to the game. What do you think?

[Shannon The Dude]

It's pretty bad. Look, you know, people have been on their phones at games before. It's not the end of the world. I don't think it affects how he, how he can give his analysis. But it did look ridiculous, the image of him holding up solitaire while the action's going on in front of him. You're a guy who takes a book to a Reds game. So.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, you've done this show and the, and the post game show on tv.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's the difference.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm not.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, what I said. That is the difference.

[Drew Franklin]

That's the difference. Now I'm not gonna act like I haven't been at a game and gotten bored and looked at a web page like at a website or something or on my phone scrolling social media. I mean, I'm not gonna act like it. I think that I, I would be surprised if anyone that's ever been to a game has not been on social media or something during the game. I think the solitaire thing though makes it look worse because solitaire is the most mindless of activities. Shannon. Solitaire is like, I, my brain is so uninterested in what is happening, I'm going to sit there and play cards. So I actually think it's the fact that he played solitaire that makes it look so much worse than it is being on his phone.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, it's a time commitment to.

[Drew Franklin]

Right.

[Ryan Lemon]

I mean, you don't play solitaire full game. In a timeout, it's going to be 1520.

[Drew Franklin]

The game is going on while he's doing.

[Ryan Lemon]

I guarantee if his New York Knicks were playing, he wouldn't be playing solitaire. So, yeah, I think it is a bad look that he has to come on the air and talk about this, and he's not even watching the game.

[Drew Franklin]

Bot Ryan, Bad luck.

[Matt Jones]

Bad luck. You know, it's not the Jazz and the Pelicans. It's the NBA Finals. You got to talk about it. Your career depends on it. But maybe, you know, I see these commercials all the time. You can get paid for playing solitaire now. Maybe he's, you know, trying to get paid.

[Ryan Lemon]

Do you think he needs.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I don't understand. What do you mean? They get paid to play solitaire?

[Matt Jones]

Oh, you haven't seen that on your algorithm. You get solitaire cash.

[Drew Franklin]

That's. Here's what that is. You. That is a Ponzi scheme that you are going to follow, fall for.

[Matt Jones]

They can make up to 200 a week playing solitary.

[Drew Franklin]

You cannot make $200 a week playing solitaire. There you do you fall for every scam?

[Matt Jones]

I haven't done that one yet, but it does sound pretty appealing, and it's plagued.

[Drew Franklin]

You've fallen for a scam recently, haven't you?

[Matt Jones]

It's been a minute. I'm due for one.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, there's one going around.

[Drew Franklin]

There comes a point where when you.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, I almost got arrested, I thought.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay, here we go. I almost got arrested.

[Matt Jones]

What have you got about that?

[Drew Franklin]

Like, he just said, I almost got arrested. Like, that was shit. And that was just a throwaway. Okay, so tell me how you almost got arrested.

[Matt Jones]

So I'm pulling into a zeki train to go to work this one afternoon, and I got a call.

[Drew Franklin]

Is this recent?

[Matt Jones]

Yes. Okay, I've got to tell you about it. And I got a call from a sheriff's deputy who wanted to know why I've not been showing up for jury duty. I'm like, I didn't know I had jury duty. He said, yes, you signed a document back in February where you agreed to show up for jury duty. And now we have a warrant out for your arrest, which carries a fine.

[Drew Franklin]

You have a warrant out for your.

[Matt Jones]

Arrest for not showing up for jury duty. So then the sheriff's deputy put me on phone with his supervisor, Sergeant Green.

[Drew Franklin]

I think, to say his name. I think that helps.

[Matt Jones]

But they're making it, like, really, really official.

[Drew Franklin]

Why? It's not real. Oh, wait a minute. Oh, this was the scale?

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay, so keep going.

[Matt Jones]

So then they say, you know, you have to come down here to the courthouse, right? Now to clear this up, or there will be. You will be arrested later today. I'm like, oh, well, I'm going into work.

[Drew Franklin]

First of all, was this an unknown number?

[Matt Jones]

Private numbers.

[Drew Franklin]

Private. Why did you answer?

[Matt Jones]

Well, like, I get calls from Dante sometimes from his. When he's a work phone. It's Pride. Says, private number.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay, so go ahead.

[Matt Jones]

So I answered the phone. So they, you know, they drug it out for, like, 10 minutes. And like, you know, I said, I need to go tell my boss, because when you can't hang up, you hang up. We consider that you're fleeing, and we will come after you. Ryan, right there, that was the first red flag.

[Drew Franklin]

Do you think that the police say, don't hang up.

[Matt Jones]

First red flag.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay?

[Matt Jones]

Then they say, you have to come down here and you have to pay a fine.

[Drew Franklin]

And where did they say to come down?

[Matt Jones]

Come down to the sheriff's deputy's office. I said, where is the sheriff's deputy's office? They gave me an address close to Transy. I'm like, red flag number two. I don't think the sheriff's deputy's office is over by Transy.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

And then they said, well, you can pay for it over the phone.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, that should have been right there.

[Matt Jones]

I know.

[Drew Franklin]

What police officer do you think says you can pay for things over the phone?

[Matt Jones]

So that's why I said. I said, that's not how this works. Said, I'm going to call the sheriff's department myself. This is the sheriff's part you're talking to. You're. I said, your name is Sergeant Green. Click. So I called the sheriff's department. I said, it's before I even got the story out. It's a scam. They're calling people. It's a scam. But. But they really had. It is an elaborate scheme where, you know, I'm talking to a trooper. I mean, a sheriff's deputy. Then I'm talking to the. And they knew. They knew a lot. They knew.

[Drew Franklin]

What'd they know?

[Ryan Lemon]

They knew your name, my name.

[Drew Franklin]

What else did they say?

[Matt Jones]

We came to your house at. Well, I won't give the address. We came to your house at blank, blank, blank, blank, blank, and you signed it. And I'm thinking to myself, but you.

[Drew Franklin]

Should have known whether you did that.

[Matt Jones]

I know I did, but I can see Gavin, like, being there, house sitting.

[Drew Franklin]

You think your son signs your name for jury?

[Matt Jones]

Dude, if a sheriff's deputy shows up and they need you a legal signature, I can. I can see.

[Drew Franklin]

And he can sign Your name.

[Matt Jones]

I can see him doing it.

[Drew Franklin]

So you think your son. You don't tell your son. Don't sign my name to documents that the sheriff comes by.

[Matt Jones]

I need to have that conversation with him. But I.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, your son didn't do it.

[Matt Jones]

No, he didn't do it.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

But I did. It didn't cross my mind that probably he did.

[Drew Franklin]

I mean, I.

[Shannon The Dude]

Met Shaking.

[Drew Franklin]

I love you, but like, they had.

[Matt Jones]

Me convinced about 10 minutes.

[Drew Franklin]

Protect you forever.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I missed jury duty for two days that week.

[Drew Franklin]

I wore like, you just. You fall for things.

[Matt Jones]

I did. Why?

[Shannon The Dude]

Well, close for you to actually pay.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, I wasn't going to pay, but I was close to driving down there.

[Drew Franklin]

You were going to drive to Trancy?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

What would have tipped you off that it wasn't the sheriff's office when it was someone's house?

[Matt Jones]

I really thought they had like some substation down their substation that I didn't know about. Substation at indies on 3rd street or something down there. It was crazy. I mean, they were so convincing. It was really. And I can see why people fall for it all the time.

[Drew Franklin]

Shannon.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, Ryan, Come on, man. Seem to remember. Didn't Ryan actually have a warrant out for his arrest years ago and we talked about this on the show, or am I just making that up? Ryan.

[Shannon The Dude]

This might have been something Ryan told you on spring break.

[Ryan Lemon]

Maybe so. Okay. Because I thought.

[Matt Jones]

I don't remember that one.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, man, I work.

[Matt Jones]

I like, miss jury duty. Gonna get arrested or pay a fine.

[Ryan Lemon]

There's a scam going around now trying to get people to pay, like tolls and stuff and saying.

[Drew Franklin]

I get that one all the time. You just have to ignore it. I mean, yeah, I. One time, the closest I came to one of those is someone called me and said I had a tax. Like I had not paid something in tax. Yeah, like $300 or something. And I was like, you know, I'm disorganized.

[Matt Jones]

I probably didn't pay.

[Drew Franklin]

I could see myself having not done it. And I said. But I was like, I'm not paying over the phone. I was like, send me a document. They're like, this will be over the phone. If you don't do it on the phone, it'd be $600. And then I remembered something somebody said to me a long time ago, which is the IRS doesn't will never call you to pay over the phone. And I was like. And so I hung up. But they did get me for a minute. But I wouldn't have thought that it was like on 3rd street, the sheriff's office.

[Matt Jones]

Well, they had me. I was ready to fly down there to take care. Here's the thing, though. If I paid over the phone, I would get reimbursed when I came back to the state, came down to the station.

[Drew Franklin]

You would get reimbursed. They want you to pay over the phone, and then if you went to the station, they give you the money back.

[Matt Jones]

If I could clear it up, if I could get it all cleared up, clear it up, I would get reimbursed. Like, that's not how this works.

[Drew Franklin]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Drew Franklin]

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[Drew Franklin]

I'm already getting a lot of people telling me they've had the same thing happen.

[Matt Jones]

Not showing up for jury duty, the exact same scam. Man, I'm telling you, it's so good. They switch guys on you. In the middle of the conversation, the sheriff's deputy switched to his sergeant.

[Shannon The Dude]

Oh, they go good cop, bad cop.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, yeah. They gave me their badge numbers.

[Drew Franklin]

Wow. They gave you your badge. Did you look them up?

[Matt Jones]

No, but I was in the car.

[Drew Franklin]

Because they said a number.

[Matt Jones]

You thought I wrote it all. I was in the parking lot. I wrote everything down.

[Drew Franklin]

Everyone. Poor Ryan. Can I just give him a hug? He's going to end up giving everything of his away. Exactly. We'll be right back.

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[Drew Franklin]

See T mobile.com all right, few things. First of all, Troy McKinley. Not Todd McKinley.

[Matt Jones]

Troy McKinley.

[Drew Franklin]

My bad. Sorry. Troy. I think he was a police officer here in Lexington.

[Matt Jones]

I think he was for a long time.

[Drew Franklin]

Two, you did have an arrest warrant. You skipped a court date. I remember that. Shannon's right. Yeah, because you realized it when we were like in Danville or something. And then you thought you were going to get some. Didn't some police officer come tell you?

[Matt Jones]

Somebody at our show in Danville.

[Drew Franklin]

That's right. Somebody in Danville said you have arrest warrant out for you.

[Matt Jones]

I saw it on the docket this morning.

[Drew Franklin]

See, I knew Shannon was right.

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Good memory, Good memory.

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[Matt Jones]

Maybe the sheriff's deputy was a Louisville fan.

[Drew Franklin]

Nobody. Another person writes, my wife got scammed out of $1700 with the same thing.

[Matt Jones]

1700? Mine was like 2000. Like 2100. I think they're going like it was 2000 a day.

[Ryan Lemon]

Inflation scam.

[Drew Franklin]

Inflation scam, inflation.

[Matt Jones]

Well, like I told you during the break, they Were very respectful. They called me sir. So they were very respectful criminals.

[Drew Franklin]

One person writes, Matt, just so you know, the scam artists have a registry. And when they see someone close who nearly falls for it and then gets off, they will try again soon. Tell Ryan not to tell Ryan to be careful.

[Matt Jones]

Gotcha. I'm on it.

[Drew Franklin]

Just don't answer your phone. Tell Dante to call you from a different number. You know, there's only one. There's only one person I've ever known that called me from a number that didn't show up.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, Vince Barrel. Really? What does it say on your screen?

[Drew Franklin]

No caller id.

[Matt Jones]

No caller ID Every time.

[Drew Franklin]

He's the only one. So when I saw no caller id, I knew it was him.

[Matt Jones]

Well, the only time it ever shows up for me is when Dante calls from an office number, says private number. One said private number.

[Drew Franklin]

And I don't even know how he did it. He was the only person. He's still like still now. It always says no caller. Usually I would not answer and then try him back because I like I don't answer if I don't know the number.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, don't they say like likely scam now or likely and Ryan, it just goes.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, it's not, I mean, just likely. It's not. Certainly. Go ahead, Harold.

[Caller]

Yes, first time caller who.

[Matt Jones]

Thank you.

[Caller]

And has anyone else been bothered by the Murray game last Saturday? One of the announcers kept calling it Mari instead of Murray. Seems like someone should have corrected.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, did they really? They called him Mari State.

[Caller]

One guy would say Murray, the other guy would say Mari. And I kept telling to the talking service, are you thinking about Mari Wills?

[Drew Franklin]

But yeah, I didn't. I had it on mute. I had the game on, but had it on mute. So I didn't see that. Well, you know, play Arkansas today. Today. Appreciate the call. Be nice to. To get one beat. Beat Cal and the Hogs there, right?

[Shannon The Dude]

2:00. They're plus 3:40 on the money line over at DraftKings. I'll be tuned in saying go Racers all day.

[Drew Franklin]

You see Louisville, when they played Oregon State, the catcher tried to throw the ball and he lost it. You see that Shannon, the catcher, and he was like, where'd the ball go? That was. You ever seen that before?

[Matt Jones]

I've seen it before. Yeah. They tried to, you know that quick release get it up to the their throwing hand and mishandle it.

[Drew Franklin]

But then he like he did, like he didn't even realize that he hadn't thrown it. He was just kind of Looking around.

[Matt Jones]

Like, where in the heck did it go?

[Drew Franklin]

Cindy. Go ahead, Cindy.

[Caller]

Hey, this is Cindy. I'm one of the proud members of ladies of ksr. We'll call.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, well, thank you.

[Caller]

Santa Maria island today, looking out at the beautiful Gulf of Mexico, and I have a question for you. I know Vince is gone. Let's move on. What is your prediction for the UK basketball SEC record based on the level of knowledge you have today?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, they haven't released the full schedule yet. I appreciate the call. So I don't know where we play home and away yet. Just off the top of my head, I'm going to say 14 and 4.

[Matt Jones]

That's a good guess. That's what I was going to say.

[Drew Franklin]

What do you think?

[Shannon The Dude]

I was going to say they'll lose three or four. I don't want to be the same. I'll say. Getting pretty confident with three. I'll say 15 to three.

[Drew Franklin]

15 and three.

[Shannon The Dude]

They're going to contend they'll be in the conversation to win the regular season this year for the first time.

[Drew Franklin]

I don't think we lose a home game. I think we win all the home games, and I think we win basically what we go five and four on the road.

[Matt Jones]

They'll probably have us play Florida twice. You think of Florida supposed to be.

[Drew Franklin]

It's already happened. I think they are. They're saying that, by the way, there is a sheriff's office on Third Street.

[Matt Jones]

See, I wasn't surprised. I thought there's some, like, remote office there.

[Shannon The Dude]

Don't let your guard down. Don't start giving in now. There's going to be more scams coming.

[Matt Jones]

They had me until they said I had to pay over the phone.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, I mean, that's how they have to get you, though.

[Matt Jones]

They reel you in. They slowly reel you in.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, you start to go, well, I mean, maybe I am arrested. Yeah, maybe Gavin know you. You literally convince yourself. Gavin signed your name for an.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, I can see a police officer show up to my door.

[Drew Franklin]

Here, I'll sign Ryan, sign it for him. I'll tell him Gavin is smarter than that. Gavin would not have done that.

[Shannon The Dude]

For jury duty, you have to do a lot more than just sign a piece of paper.

[Drew Franklin]

Your son is smarter than that.

[Matt Jones]

Not if his police officer shows up at the door. He's like, oh, okay, whatever you say, sir. Yes, sir.

[Drew Franklin]

Son. That he has rights. Yeah, you have rights.

[Matt Jones]

You have rights.

[Drew Franklin]

Don't know their rights. Teach. Your son is right.

[Matt Jones]

But if I disconnected that call, they were going to. Thought I Was fleeing and evading, and they're going to come after me.

[Drew Franklin]

Stupid thing I've ever heard. Kyle. Go ahead, Kyle. Hey.

[Caller]

I was raised in Independence, Kentucky, and I was going to correct you. That was Troy McKinley, not Todd McKinley. But I'm sure everyone knows the story. In 1981, he went to Simon Kenton and the school actually blew up and a student passed away. And Simon Kenton ended up winning the state basketball tournament that year. And I believe Troy won Mr. Basketball that way in 1981.

[Drew Franklin]

First of all, I didn't know that. Wait a minute. Hang on. The school blew up? Yeah. What do you mean, yeah? It was a boiler.

[Caller]

Yeah, it was a boiler system in 1981, and it blew up. And I believe it blew out the wall. And there was a student there and it. And he passed away.

[Drew Franklin]

I did not know that. That's not something I did not know that. Well, I appreciate the call. Well, since we're going to Independence, that's good to know. I did not know that.

[Matt Jones]

I heard that story. I didn't know it was the same year that Troy McKinley and them won the state title.

[Drew Franklin]

See, there you go. That's part of why going around like this is nice. We're going to learn about Independence. You know, Northern Kentucky, I've said, is the part of the state I know the least because I can't differentiate. The only thing I know is Villa Hills because that's where Tall lives. But besides that, I don't really know the rest of it. By the way, the guy's name's Eric, right?

[Matt Jones]

The guy that won?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Yes, it is.

[Drew Franklin]

It's not Eric Dieters. The guy that ran for governor. Apparently, he lives in.

[Shannon The Dude]

Let's go to his house.

[Drew Franklin]

We're not going to his.

[Matt Jones]

I don't have a last name.

[Shannon The Dude]

Listen, that's a guy that would have 18 pinball machines.

[Matt Jones]

Don't be Eric. We can call him.

[Shannon The Dude]

We can go back to Corbin's with.

[Drew Franklin]

The wife who doesn't know. He's like. He's threatened my life. So I cannot go to Eric Dieter's house.

[Matt Jones]

I'll find out.

[Drew Franklin]

But he does live in Independence, Kentucky? Yeah, if you got us set up right.

[Matt Jones]

I didn't do this.

[Drew Franklin]

Where you would end up getting to this Eric Dieter's house.

[Matt Jones]

Blame Billy.

[Drew Franklin]

We'll be back tomorrow. This has been Kentucky Sports Radio.