2025-06-23- KSR - Hour 1

Summary

KSR Podcast Episode Summary - Hour 1 (June 23, 2025)

Presented by iHeartPodcasts and Sports Talk 790 (WKRD-AM), hosted by Matt Jones alongside Shannon, Ryan, and Drew, this episode of Kentucky Sports Radio delves into the latest sports happenings in Kentucky, personal anecdotes, community events, and engaging listener interactions.

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1. Extreme Heat and Personal Challenges

The episode opens with Matt Jones recounting his grueling 16-mile walk through Louisville amidst unprecedented heat. He shares the physical and mental toll of battling the blistering temperatures, humorously describing Louisville as "the hottest place" comparable to "pits of hell." Despite the heat advisory, Matt embarked on the walk, navigating routes through U of L and River Road without seeking charity or sponsorship.

Notable Quote:

• Matt Jones [01:46]: "I walked 16 miles. Oh my goodness, heat this weekend, Saturday."

2. Community Events and Local Festivals

Following Matt's expedition, the hosts shift focus to the vibrant atmosphere in Louisville, highlighting multiple concurrent festivals. The Pride festival, Juneteenth celebrations, and an art festival have energized the community, with Matt noting, "the city of Louisville was in a very happy mood." Shannon observes the diversity and enthusiasm among the participants, reflecting on conversations with fans sporting various attire and expressing a mix of optimism and pride.

Notable Quote:

• Shannon [03:12]: "Yes, an hour. Pride is probably enough on a day like that, you know?"

3. Sports Updates and Team Performances

a. Baseball Highlights

The conversation transitions to recent baseball games, focusing on the performances of the Reds and Cardinals. Matt discusses the Cardinals' challenging game where Ellie De La Cruz both struggled and made a pivotal home run despite extreme heat conditions.

Notable Quote:

• Matt Jones [05:03]: "Ellie De La Cruz puked and then hit a home run. I thought that was pretty impressive."

b. Yankees Activities

Matt shares insights into the Yankees' off-field activities, including Aaron Judge's team outing to Jeff Ruby's. The hosts speculate humorously about the costs and dynamics of the team gathering.

Notable Quote:

• Matt Jones [06:01]: "Aaron Judge took the whole Yankees team to Jeff Ruby's on him."

c. Kentucky Basketball and NBA Draft Prospects

A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to discussing Kentucky basketball prospects and the upcoming NBA draft. The hosts analyze players like Chase Burns, emphasizing his potential impact against the Yankees. They engage in a lively debate about mock drafts, predicting that players such as Jackson Robinson and Amari Williams will be selected, despite differing opinions on their prospects.

Notable Quotes:

• Shannon [27:29]: "I'm going to say he's right. And Robinson does go."
• Matt Jones [28:00]: "He's going to get drafted. Jackson Robinson because Jay Billis is way too confident about it."

4. Kentucky Football Season Expectations

The discussion shifts to Kentucky football, where Matt outlines his expectations for the season. He advocates for clear benchmarks, expressing a preference for the team to achieve at least a 5-7 record to ensure improvement and maintain support. The hosts debate the merits of setting realistic goals versus managing fan expectations.

Notable Quote:

• Matt Jones [34:17]: "The worst scenario for Kentucky is 5 and 7. That's enough success to convince them to keep going."

5. College World Series Incident

A tense moment from the College World Series is dissected, where a manager receives a two-game suspension after physically interacting with an umpire following a player's collapse. The hosts critique the manager's unprofessional behavior and discuss its implications for sportsmanship and team morale.

Notable Quote:

• Matt Jones [38:45]: "It is not about you, man. It's about the teams and they insert themselves and it's just what happens."

6. Listener Interactions and Theories

Listeners contribute to the conversation with theories and questions, including a conspiracy theory about coach Vince Mayo potentially undermining a rival team. The hosts engage with these inputs humorously, showcasing the interactive nature of the show.

Notable Quote:

• Caller [22:24]: "I think him and Mark are still good friends. And I think what's going to happen this year is he's gonna tank Louisville."

7. Player Highlights and Community Outreach

Matt highlights the positive community engagement by Kentucky players in Russell County, especially following tornado impacts. The outreach efforts, led by Coach Mark Pope, have been well-received, fostering a sense of unity and support within the affected communities.

Notable Quote:

• Matt Jones [31:08]: "They went to the two places most hit by the tornado... Everybody had a ball."

8. Concluding Thoughts and Future Prospects

As the episode draws to a close, the hosts reflect on the season's outlook across various sports. They express optimism about Kentucky basketball's potential and offer constructive criticism for football, emphasizing the importance of leadership and clear strategies moving forward.

Notable Quote:

• Matt Jones [44:07]: "I hope UK gets by it, too. We'll be right back."

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Transcript

[Matt Jones]

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[Shannon]

This is Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Now here's Matt Jones.

[Matt Jones]

Welcome everyone. It is Kentucky Sports Radio Monday, June 23rd. I'm Matt Jones here in Lexington, Kentucky. You can give us a shout. It's Clark's Puppet Shop phone line, 859-280-2287. Aviation Auto Glass Text Machine, 772-774-5254. In this edition sponsored by the TJ Smith Law Office called TJ will make them pay. It has been a big weekend of sports. It has been insanely hot. Shannon, you're the only one that was in Louisville. I think Louisville is the hottest place. I would say pits of hell. Mojave Desert, Louisville, this weekend in terms of heat.

[Shannon]

Yep. And for all those people back in January when it was three degrees going, I can't wait for summer. Well, it's here. You got your wish.

[Matt Jones]

I saw a map that said that on Saturday Louisville was the like second hottest major city in America.

[Ryan]

Was it really?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. I don't know if it's just because it was against the water or what. Now I was walking it. Dumb decision. I had fun. I mean, it was good for me, but dumb decision. I walked 16 miles. Oh my goodness, heat this weekend, Saturday.

[Drew]

On purpose.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I planned it without looking at the weather. Like, I planned it like Monday. I knew I had the day off and I was like, I'm going to do. And I even figured out what my route was going to be. And then Friday I saw like what the weather was and I thought, okay, wear suntan lotion. It's going to be all right. Start earlier in the morning, start at 9. Still almost fell over.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

So Shannon, just. I'll give you the route.

[Shannon]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

All right. My house up to Douglas Loop. Okay. Over to like U of L. Pass Bellarmine, over to U of L. Down to the waterfront. Waterfront. All the way out River Road, turn onto Frankfort Avenue, Frankfurt Avenue, back to my house.

[Shannon]

What were you doing? What was going on that you wanted to take 16?

[Matt Jones]

Well, I just wanted to spend. I just wanted to. I was like I'm gonna do it, Drew. Leisurely.

[Drew]

Okay. So this wasn't for charity or anything?

[Matt Jones]

No, there was no one cheering me on.

[Shannon]

What's going on?

[Matt Jones]

It was gonna be. I was like, I'll go, and then, you know, I'll stop and I'll have breakfast somewhere. And then, you know, you get somewhere else and go bookstore and then somewhere else for lunch. And then, you know, bought that kind of thing. And it was all fine. I was actually kind of talking trash to myself, Ryan. Like, see, people think you can't do this heat. And then I got on River Road. Oh, Shannon, you know there's no shade on River Road.

[Shannon]

I'm aware.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. And it's down there next to the river, so that heat just collapses on it. And there was a moment I said, well, might have to call an Uber to get home from here. But I made myself do it. The walk up Frankfurt Avenue was hard. And then we got home. But it was 27,000 steps.

[Ryan]

They issue heat advisories for a reason.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I knew it was hot. They didn't even tell me you picked.

[Shannon]

The hottest day of the year to go on a six day trip.

[Matt Jones]

The advisory didn't bother me. I could tell what it was like.

[Drew]

Did you take proper steps? Did you hydrate before?

[Matt Jones]

I did a pretty good job hydrating. Were you wearing a hoodie? I was wearing a T shirt. I did a pretty good job hydrating.

[Ryan]

I, I. Along the way.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, Yeah, I would stop somewhere, have a, have a lemonade. Yeah, I got a cookie. Oh, it's good.

[Drew]

I usually see marathon runners stop and get a cookie and eliminate.

[Matt Jones]

Well, the.

[Ryan]

Most of the country's under a heat advisory for the next couple of days. Might as well just keep up with.

[Matt Jones]

It for the next week. I didn't even like getting my mail yesterday. I, I was down. I only did like 1700 steps. It was a much more. It was a much worse not doing anything day.

[Drew]

But we're on the front end of the weekend.

[Matt Jones]

But I did enjoy it. The city of Louisville was in, like, it felt like a very happy mood in terms of. There was. There were like multiple festivals. They had the Pride festival. They had the Juneteenth festival. There was like an art festival. So everybody was out. But most people, I don't think, stayed out as much as I did, Ryan. But there were a lot of people out.

[Ryan]

They go out in the morning, do their festival. Noon, I'm back home. I'm going home. I'm not fighting this heat anymore.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, a lot of people. I think there Was like. Like at the pride festival. I think people had pride, but only enough until they start sweating Shannon. Then they're like, that's plenty of pride. Now it's time to go back inside.

[Shannon]

Yeah, an hour. Pride is probably enough on a day like that, you know?

[Matt Jones]

Yes, but. But then I watched my Reds collapse.

[Ryan]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Cardinals on Saturday. That was the worst. But Ellie De La Cruz puked and then hit a home run.

[Ryan]

Why not?

[Matt Jones]

Made. Made you in that heat too. I mean, they were in St. Louis. That baseball stadium can get very. As you know, can get very hot.

[Ryan]

Oh, yeah. We were watching the game and those guys, I couldn't believe they were out there. They kept showing the heat inde the field.

[Matt Jones]

It was wild. And so he. He pukes and what does they call it, Shannon? Puke and rally. Is that what it is? Rallied and then hit a home run. I thought that was pretty impressive.

[Drew]

I noticed as they got exhausted, they would run over the dugout for a lemonade and a cookie so they could get back out there and get back to being athletes.

[Matt Jones]

Are you mocking the lemonade in a cookie?

[Drew]

It's a choice. I like it. No, it was fun. I kept up with your all Series too. I don't know if you all were doing.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, we lost two to one. Saturday was the bad one. Up five, two in the eighth. We blow it, you all win. I came back. Now, of course, the Yankees are this week.

[Ryan]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Sold my tickets for tonight. Huge, huge money.

[Ryan]

So they'll probably still have a big crowd even though they'll be.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, tonight will be huge. Aaron Judge ate it. Jeff Ruby's last night, the whole team. Aaron Judge took the whole Yankees team to Jeff Ruby's on him. Jeff, being the subtle guy that he is, did put it out on Twitter. Jets. He doesn't like the publicity.

[Drew]

No, I mean, if Aaron Judge brings.

[Ryan]

The Yankees, he's really came camera shy.

[Matt Jones]

It was interesting. He ended up in the picture. That was weird to me too.

[Shannon]

I would just like to bend the server. Could you imagine those tips?

[Matt Jones]

Oh, think about what that tip would be. First of all, how much do you think it cost to take the whole team?

[Shannon]

Yankees team, man roster.

[Matt Jones]

I see a 28 man roster. They said Aaron boom paid for the coaching staff. So he just had to pay for the 28 players on the team. How much is that meal?

[Drew]

Are they drinking? Probably not drinking.

[Matt Jones]

Probably not a lot. They play today. So you think that's 10,000, $15,000? Yeah.

[Drew]

You're still at about 200 ahead, I would think.

[Ryan]

Yeah. At least no, drink 200 ahead.

[Matt Jones]

So you think only like 5 to $7,000?

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Unless paying Shannon, I'm getting. Oh, yeah, I'm getting extra shrimp.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Some oysters, maybe.

[Drew]

They got wagu, though. That changes things.

[Ryan]

Pile it on that Mac and cheese with the lobster in it. That costs like $30. I'm getting that.

[Matt Jones]

So sold today in. Good. Thank you to whoever paid for him. You just got me a nice little trip. Then tomorrow I was going to sell. But the other. If you look at the last 10 years of, or at least five years of Reds baseball, Ellie was the number one. But the number two is this pitcher pitching Tuesday night, making his debut.

[Ryan]

Oh, really?

[Matt Jones]

Chase Burns. Okay. He's the. He's probably the biggest pitching prospect they've had since Hunter Green. He debuts against the Yankees, so I think about that. They dare debut him against the Yankees.

[Drew]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

Hey, kid. Glad to have you up here. Good luck. So I feel like you got to be. I was there for Ellie's first night there for Matt McClain's first night. Feel like I got to be there for Chase Burns first night.

[Drew]

Yeah, you got to go see one of the Yankees games. I get making a little bit of profit on. On the first one, but catch one of them, certainly, if it's got one of your future talents.

[Matt Jones]

If you were. If you were a manager, though, would you throw him in his first game?

[Shannon]

I like that Yankees strategy, because if you can go out there as a, you know, a rookie and not be intimidated by pitching against the Yankees, then you can go against anybody.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I'd say. I think that's probably fair, but it's a. That's a. That's a quite a stage to go putting bot.

[Ryan]

I think a lot of managers would do the tiptoe method. We're going to throw you against the Diamondbacks on a Wednesday night, you know, with the Rockies. Nope.

[Drew]

Maybe he went up and said, give.

[Matt Jones]

Me the Yankees, give me the Yankees. Aaron Judge, you want this?

[Drew]

Got to start against somebody. Why not go out with the bangs? You start off with the Yankees, you.

[Ryan]

Should go and say, at least you saw Aaron Judge play at least one time. That's kind of cool.

[Matt Jones]

No, I just. I think anytime it's exciting. When there's a dude I've been hearing about, like, he. Well, they drafted him, like there he was the second pick in the draft two years ago. So you've been hearing about him for two years.

[Ryan]

Last name's Burns.

[Matt Jones]

Burns.

[Ryan]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Burns. Yes. Chase Burns, second pick in the draft. So you got to go give Him a shot.

[Ryan]

Give him a shot. See how he does against the Yankees.

[Matt Jones]

Line him up like it was Paul Skeens in him.

[Ryan]

Was it really?

[Matt Jones]

I think so.

[Drew]

Being such a big game with his debut and then it being the Yankees. What kind of book do you pull out for that one? Is that a.

[Matt Jones]

This may be a sans book.

[Drew]

No book.

[Matt Jones]

No book.

[Shannon]

Not even a magazine.

[Matt Jones]

I might still take a magazine. Might still take a New York.

[Drew]

Just.

[Matt Jones]

Just in between innings, there is a lot of downtime.

[Ryan]

Does your seat generally have shade?

[Matt Jones]

No. Well, I mean, it'll be night game during the day. Like I went on Juneteenth. Brutal.

[Ryan]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

Right in the sun. Not. You don't even get an inning of break. It is right in the sun. You know, over the years, I've told you about the two bald brothers, twins that sit to the right of me.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Shannon. I didn't bring it up because I was a little worried. I hadn't seen him at a game all year. And I thought, either they haven't renewed their tickets or, I mean, they're at.

[Ryan]

The age they're older.

[Matt Jones]

You're like, well, I hope it's okay.

[Drew]

You think life happens.

[Shannon]

You not remember, they were born together, they die together.

[Matt Jones]

Well, the thing is, I've had tickets for five years. They've been there. We've never spoken, remember? They sit directly to my right, one row in front of. Never spoken. But I feel like they're part of my family. They're the only people that I see there all the time. Two brothers. They don't speak to each other. They sit in dead silence, watch the game together. They look exactly alike and they never speak. But I feel like it's almost drew some comfort that they're there. We go through the first month and a half of season. I haven't seen them. And I was sitting there thinking, you know, if they're dead, I wouldn't even know.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And it would make me sad. Game last week, there they were, and I wanted to give them a hug. And then I realized, Shannon, they don't know me.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And so they don't feel the same connection to me that I feel to them.

[Shannon]

I feel like you should at least go up and speak to them now that you know they're still alive. Like, hey, glad to see you still here with us.

[Matt Jones]

You know, it's great to have you back here after. I thought maybe you were gone.

[Drew]

No, they were just tired of the Ritz. The summer of LA was done for.

[Matt Jones]

Them for a while.

[Ryan]

They're back on Waiting to the heat advisory. Like, now, let's go to the game.

[Shannon]

Maybe selling those tickets, you know, making.

[Matt Jones]

Some money like you did last thing. I also was in this weekend or this more of a social mood. You know, normally we're. We're so busy during the week and we talk so much that, like, on weekends, I don't. I kind of, especially if ke's not playing, like, don't really want to interact. But I decided if I was going to walk, I was going to do all this. I interact with people, right? So if I saw you in Louisville and you had a Kentucky shirt or hat on, I would make conversation.

[Ryan]

Okay, just give him a go Cats. Would you talk to them?

[Matt Jones]

I might just say, you know, yeah, I might say go Cats. Or then just start a conversation if they wanted to, then we. Whatever. A couple of times they knew who I was. Sometimes they didn't. Here was the universal thing. I probably talked to 20 people over the course of the weekend. 20 and oh. On opinions, number one, everyone thinks we're, like, winning the national championship this year. I don't know if Mark Pope realizes, but he has created an atmosphere of we're going to be really good this year. Drew the optimism for basketball and is through the roof with my 20 random Kentucky fans.

[Drew]

Yeah, I think that kind of speaks for the whole fan base. Even though we're only getting tiny snippets of these summer workouts. People are so fired up right now. They've done the couple of the satellite camps and even just watching them, you know, basically do nothing at those camps and interact with kids, it's getting the fans that are going to those so fired up.

[Matt Jones]

I didn't take his picture, but I saw the diversity of UK fans when I walked by the pride thing and there was a guy wearing the rainbow east of short shorts and a T shirt that said Pope is dumb. That's how I knew that everybody. But then the second thing, they all.

[Ryan]

Thought.

[Matt Jones]

Everyone thinks we're going 0 and 12. And I mean, not like, oh, are we going to be good? I'm worried about football. A, we stink. Ryan. The two viewpoints I've never seen at this maybe since what, Joker and Cal. You know, those first year or two of Cal and then Joker, I've never seen it. Everybody was just like, we are going to be awful. And out of the 20 people, two of the 20 had canceled their season tickets.

[Ryan]

You know, they. It is kind of like complete polar opposites. All the great optimism and now the pessimism about football. I almost wish the seasons were flipped. We had football second. Kind of have a great basketball season to ease the worry of a bad football season coming up.

[Matt Jones]

Finish on the bummer.

[Ryan]

Yeah, at least we have the, you know, great basketball season. So a football struggle, like it doesn't matter. We still want.

[Matt Jones]

I don't want that. I don't want that. I don't want to end with a bummer. But I mean, it's not a scientific study. It's 20 people I ran into at random cookie places or restaurants or, you know, coffee places. But the Kentucky optimism for basketball through the roof, pessimism for football down to the floor.

[Drew]

It does feel like the old days. Stoops did a great job of breaking out of this, but you know, Jared, we complaining about all the time. Like when madness hits, the excitement already flips. We can already feel it coming months, months way ahead of before we even get to that point.

[Matt Jones]

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[Matt Jones]

You know, it did make me have more respect for you, Shannon. I don't. I couldn't do 50. Was it hot when you did it?

[Shannon]

Yeah, it was August.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

But I did start at night, so that.

[Matt Jones]

You started at night.

[Shannon]

But it was almost tougher because, like, the last 10, 15 miles was so hot.

[Matt Jones]

It was. We did the show. It was very hot.

[Shannon]

You've already walked 35 miles and it's 90 degrees. Yeah, those last.

[Matt Jones]

I have a lot of respect for you doing that. Like, I don't know how. I started as a goofy challenge, and you did it and you. You crushed it. So. Text machine is 772-774-5254. One person writes, Matt, I saw you walking on downtown. I was going to say something, but then I didn't. But. But way to go. You look like you're in shape. Better shape than I was, but not.

[Ryan]

It's still pretty impressive to walk 16 miles in that heat.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, well, you know, especially for a.

[Ryan]

Man your age, you know.

[Matt Jones]

Wow.

[Drew]

Whoa.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. What was that about?

[Ryan]

Just. That's impressive.

[Matt Jones]

Man your age.

[Ryan]

It was impressive. Most men your age, I saw.

[Matt Jones]

Did you see Mario's face when you said that? He knew that was rude. You could. You could just see what he. What he did it. You know, over the years, I got a Shannon a funny message. A woman I. I haven't talked to since we dated in Law School, 2002, at Duke.

[Ryan]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

She sent me a message on Facebook that said, my best friend at work son is coming to play sports at Kentucky. If you happen to meet him, please be nice to him. His name is Jalen Lowe.

[Shannon]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

It's coming to play sports. Play sports at Kentucky. And I said. I wrote her back and said, I bet I'll run into him at some point. Pretty familiar with that. Yeah, he's going to be pretty good coming to play sports at Kentucky.

[Drew]

It is a small world situation.

[Matt Jones]

She works in Houston, Texas, works with her mom. Haven't talked to her since 2002. And that's the conversation we have.

[Drew]

Maybe this. What's this? What brings you all back together?

[Matt Jones]

She's married.

[Ryan]

I can't wait to watch.

[Matt Jones]

859-280-2287. Are you sad about the Pacers?

[Ryan]

I mean, really, the best team won. OKC was the best team all year. But the Pacers, the run they went on got everybody excited, especially for Pacers fans. Yeah, Pacers fans, man, that was awesome. They weren't supposed to be Cleveland. They weren't supposed to be the Knicks. They weren't supposed to compete against okc. Took it to Game seven and then your superstar gets hurt in the first quarter. I mean, I was proud of the Pacers.

[Matt Jones]

When Hal Burton makes that move and then they show it and it's clear he tore his Achilles. I'm not. I don't. I'm not even a Halliburton fan, but I felt bad for it. Terrible way to go. It's not just a terrible way to go because I think Okie Casey was a better team. They were going to win the series. I think they were going to win last night. But now he's probably out next year. Right. And so now you had all this thing where probably the fans could have been so excited going to the off season. Either way, probably were the favorites in the east next year. And then he's out for the year. That stinks.

[Drew]

Yeah. I was a neutral observer. That hurt watching him go down. And that slow mo replay. You could even see it snap. I mean, we all knew what happened.

[Matt Jones]

You knew immediately. Yeah.

[Drew]

Part of me thought though, even though it was very early in the game, the way he started, I think he might have stolen it from them in game seven.

[Matt Jones]

That's what they all get to delude themselves. Oh, we would have won if you weren't going to win. Oklahoma City was better.

[Ryan]

Yeah. Hit three.

[Drew]

Three on the crowd to shut up.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. And he also used some language that you should not be using in a public form. But OKC was going to win. What about our guys?

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Sga.

[Ryan]

Yep.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Didn't start at. Besides Quad A Green. Came here as a backup and became only the fourth player in history to win the mvp, win the scoring title and win the championship in the same year. The other ones will Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Shaquille o' Neal, Michael Jordan and him. That's pretty good.

[Ryan]

Pretty good.

[Matt Jones]

When you couldn't start over Quad A Green when you first got here.

[Ryan]

It's amazing. The year he had will go down one of the best ever in NBA history. He just did it. He did everything. And they're such a young team. He's the old guy on the team. He drugged them to the victory.

[Matt Jones]

And then Case Wallace, who John Caliperi would not make the point guard. Cause we had Severe Wheeler on the team. Starts is the fifth or sixth man for a championship team. I mean, think about those two guys. What their careers were when they started here. And now they're the two that have a title. I'm not gonna say Shannon. That makes me frustrated at senior Caliperi. But it is also a testament to those guys.

[Drew]

There are two big examples of the side of the one and done era where we just got a little example of them at Kentucky and then they went on to do greater things. Wallace had a great game last night. 10 points off the bench when they were pulling away. He had his own little 50 run. Even though I'm pretty neutral in the NBA, I was very excited. Both those guys got a ring. And now Shea, is he the best Kentucky player to ever be in the NBA?

[Matt Jones]

We had this conversation last week. Right now he's probably at Issel, but it's like Issel Davis and him.

[Drew]

That's like the best season that you can have.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. He was unbelievable. And you know, I did not. I think nobody saw it coming, what he's become. I didn't even really think he'd be a star. So he's way exceeded my expectations. I will say. I was saying Ryan Casey Walsh should have been the point guard all year long. We'll look back at that year and say they should have given the ball to him.

[Ryan]

Sure.

[Matt Jones]

Should have given the ball to him because he, he was always good and he was always that team's best player.

[Ryan]

And couple times he got the play point guard at Kentucky, like when severe was out, the injury were good. Really good.

[Matt Jones]

And then he went right back. And this isn't a criticism to Severe, but Kayson Wallace is an NBA really good player and they just wouldn't do it here.

[Ryan]

You know, he had some big steals. You know, he's become a good defender.

[Matt Jones]

He was a good defender here. That was the one thing he could do was guard.

[Ryan]

Yep.

[Shannon]

So I think there's a good chance we have the same conversation when Reed shepherd wins a championship with Houston or when Rob Dillingham. We're going to, you know, get off.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

He couldn't. He couldn't even play. It's very frustrating. Jonathan. Go ahead. Jonathan. Hey, Matt. How's it going? Good. What's up? Hey. I have a conspiracy theory about Vince Mayo. I. I think him and Mark are still good friends. And I think what's going to happen this year is he's gonna tank Louisville. And I think at the UK UofL game, they roll out a wooden horse at halftime and him and Kenny Payne jump out. I wish that were true. I think he's all in. I watched the press conference. I appreciate the call. He's all in. He's already calling us the school down the road.

[Ryan]

Right.

[Drew]

He worked. He fixed his L to.

[Matt Jones]

He's doing said I've been working on it. I keep getting pictures of him at Jeff Ruby's. Man's eating there every night. Listen, Vince, there, there are other restaurants. Like, Louisville's a good food city.

[Ryan]

Maybe you should take him out and show him some different restaurants.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I'm sure I'll see him sometime, but I think right now, I think the Louisville people probably are like, hey, just, you don't need to be fixed with Matt anytime soon.

[Drew]

I thought he might have been on your walk with you.

[Matt Jones]

No, I almost walked by Jeff Ruby's. Almost was like, let's go see if he's in there.

[Ryan]

He probably was. Odds are pretty high.

[Matt Jones]

He probably was. But no, he's, he's all in on them now. And we had the D commitment, right? Yes, we had the. Our number one player who he had brought decommitted. You got to think he probably ends up over there.

[Ryan]

I think so.

[Matt Jones]

So it goes. We'll take a break. Be right back. Ksr, TJ Smith, personal injury attorney. Call tj. He'll make him pay.

[Shannon]

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[Ryan]

Europeans are melting?

[Matt Jones]

Well, I don't know, like, completely. But there's a, there's a big soccer tournament in America right now, the FIFA Club World Cup.

[Ryan]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

So all the teams that won Shannon, all the various leagues in the, in the world are here playing each other right now. Some of the games are in Cincinnati. Oh, are they really in Nashville? But everybody. But there's been a bunch of upsets. The teams from South America have been beating the teams from Europe even though the teams from Europe are better. And it's making the Europeans mad. But it's because it's so hot and it's. The Europeans can't handle it.

[Shannon]

Does it not get hot in Europe?

[Matt Jones]

I've never been. Not like it does here. No. I mean, it's a different level of hot here. Especially, you know, in Spain and Germany or, excuse me, Spain and Greece. It can get pretty hot. But when you get to England and Germany, it doesn't get as hot as it does here. So there was a German team played in Cincinnati, and they had their bench sit in the locker room during the first half because they said it was too hot shaded for them to sit on the bench. I'm not kidding. Look it up. This Dortmund team, they are in Cincinnati and they're. If you read the newspapers in Germany, they're complaining because they play again in Cincinnati Wednesday, and they're like, I can't do it. Can I do a. He may do a German accent. Is too hot.

[Drew]

That's very good.

[Shannon]

Bunch of wimps.

[Matt Jones]

Cincinnati is too hot.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And I. We don't like it. They're good.

[Shannon]

They're lucky we didn't have it in Arizona. Trouble.

[Matt Jones]

And then, like, the English teams, they played somewhere and it was 85 degrees, and they were complaining it was intolerable at 85.

[Ryan]

At 85, the South American guys on the other side of theater last.

[Matt Jones]

And the South American guys are playing great, and they're beating them because, Drew, they're not as hot as the Europeans. So they're like, what? Cincinnati? Come to Rio. It's a little different.

[Drew]

I saw a video of a fan. I think he might have been down in Florida. He was somewhere in America complaining about the heat, but he had the temperature that they'll, you know, automatically put on a video. And it said, like, 78. Yeah, he was going crazy gonna make it.

[Matt Jones]

There's a game in Nashville where one of the British teams was playing, and all these pale Brits were like, you know. And I think it's kind of funny watching them all be upset. But the German team stuck in Cincinnati. They are so angry right now.

[Ryan]

What a bunch of wimps. Go to the dugout. Go into the locker room for half. Don't even watch your team because you're too hot to sit on the bench. What a bunch of wimps.

[Matt Jones]

The draft, by the way, is Wednesday.

[Drew]

It's almost here.

[Matt Jones]

Do you all realize that the NBA draft is Wednesday?

[Ryan]

Well, they plugged in enough in the last couple days on the NBA playoffs, so.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. So who's getting drafted? Kobe, Braya.

[Ryan]

Yeah, I think it looks like he's going to be.

[Matt Jones]

It looks like he's going to get drafted.

[Drew]

I would be surprised if he's not drafted at this point.

[Matt Jones]

So I think he's going to get drafted. Jackson, Robinson. J. Bill says yes. Most of the mock drafts don't have him in it, but J. Bill says, I guarantee you somebody picks.

[Drew]

Him the way he Said it was such confidence he had talked. Made me wonder if he had talked to a team or heard more than. Because he. Like you said, in most of the mocks, he's not mentioned, but Billis was all about it.

[Matt Jones]

And then Amari Williams is kind of projected right at the end.

[Drew]

Yeah, I'm gonna say yes on Amari.

[Matt Jones]

You're going to say yes on Amari.

[Drew]

It's going to the Knicks.

[Matt Jones]

So Bray, is everybody. Yes. Yes. Amari, you're going to say yes?

[Drew]

Yes.

[Ryan]

Yes.

[Shannon]

I say yes.

[Matt Jones]

I'm going to say no, but it's because I'm going to say yes on Jackson Robinson because Jay Billis is way too confident about it. What are you going to say?

[Ryan]

Well, I'm going to say yes because I feel like if Jackson Robinson hadn't gotten hurt, he would have gotten drafted. So I think they're going to draft him on that.

[Drew]

I will fade Jay Billis and say no.

[Matt Jones]

So look in the camera. Tell him, Jay Bilis, he's wrong.

[Drew]

Jay Billis, you're wrong. You're wrong often.

[Matt Jones]

Wow, that was hard. Shannon, you going with your friend Jay Billis? Are you going on your own?

[Shannon]

Yeah, my bff, J. Billis, he knows his basketball. I'm going to say he's right. And Robinson does go. So I got all three going.

[Matt Jones]

So I'd say you get all three. The reason I bring this up, let's say we get all three. Arkansas is only good. Get one.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

A dude's going to get drafted.

[Ryan]

Sure.

[Matt Jones]

Which I count him as us anyway. And we're getting four.

[Drew]

They're getting zero.

[Matt Jones]

So really we're getting four. It would be. I mean, it will be a height of irony if Mark Pope gets more people drafted in his first year than. Than John Calperi. That is something that no one on earth would have predicted. No one would have predicted.

[Drew]

That mean. Not that there was a ton of complaining about Pope last year after that press conference and the excitement, but the. One of the big negatives was like, well, the NBA draft won't matter anymore. We won't have guys to fall in the NBA. Nobody will get picked. And here we are with more Kentucky players to talk about than Arkansas.

[Matt Jones]

Could I have gotten on more Kentucky players get. Get picked in Arkansas.

[Ryan]

Especially when Arkansas had Boogie Flan going into the season.

[Matt Jones]

He was playing the Trayvon Brazil guy. You had Johnny Davis that he. He said what he would get him drafted. A dude. Big Z. Carter, Knox. Carter, Knox.

[Drew]

Billy Richard.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

D.J. wagner. I mean, they had eight potential guys to get drafted and he may end one and we may end up with three.

[Ryan]

And Brea may get drafted before a do.

[Matt Jones]

Even that do probably goes before him. But what if Bray gets drafted before I do? It's possible.

[Drew]

It's going to be close.

[Matt Jones]

That'll be close.

[Drew]

Some of the mocks have Brea right next to a do at the beginning of the second round. It. I mean, no one expected this. And heck, next recruiting class, Pope might end up with more five stars and higher rated players than Cal in the. In the 2026 class, too. He's doing well.

[Shannon]

There going to be the greatest night. One player again.

[Matt Jones]

One person writes, matt, that German accent may be your best one. You should do it more. It's hard to do that one.

[Drew]

It does seem like it takes a lot of energy. You got very red.

[Ryan]

You're a better Wukosh accent than.

[Drew]

Yeah, well, I'm the Interrupted by Matt Jones show. A few weeks ago you debate debuted an Australian one. I'd never heard the French one.

[Matt Jones]

Excuse me. Very good, Bob in Jamestown. Go ahead, Bob. There's a big weekend in Russell County. My friend Pam and Terry Stevens Kentucky Derby horse Chunk of Gold came in, place second in the Ohio Derby. And then Mark Pope brought his Russell County. Oh, yeah. Mark Polk came down and I mean it was awesome. He brought the team down, opened it up the gym and Russell Springs there for everybody, all the, the fans, the children. I mean they. Everybody had a ball. I saw a lot of those videos and I appreciate the call, Bob. I saw a lot of videos of the UK player. You know, they went to Russell county and to London.

[Ryan]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

They went to the two places most hit by the tornado. And I had people write me who went. I saw the videos. They ended up. They did the camp, but then I think they just opened the doors and let people come and get pictures and autographs. And I heard universal praise, obviously for Mark, but also how good the players were. Jaden Quaintance especially. I just had people say, seemed like the nicest kid in the world. I have people all weekend on the text machine were sending pictures of their kids with the various players. You know, that's. That's what you want. I mean, like it look what an awesome thing for them to do this weekend in two places that I think it was really appreciated.

[Ryan]

Yeah. To reach out to these areas that needed a little boost, a little something to make them feel good about what's happened recently. So, yeah, very, very good honor. And this is what this summer is when you start hearing about some of the Players personality. Like about this time last year, Kirk Kreis is the guy that was. Everybody was talking about. Was very personable. So it's good to hear about Jaden Quadens because I knew really nothing about him outside of his basketball ability.

[Drew]

A guy on KS board was at the one in Russell county and he was kind of doing updates throughout and he was talking about how close the team is. Like they're all buddies and cutting up already. Look very close. But the thing that stood out, he. He said this is already modi about his team.

[Matt Jones]

Really.

[Drew]

She said when he speaks, everyone listens and him and away. It's very clear they're already leading.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, he was a leader in Alabama too, so told you that.

[Ryan]

Remember when you interviewed him, he said he is the leader in the locker room. He's the one everybody gravitates towards. He's the guy that's good.

[Drew]

There was one negative though. I think this one happened at North Laurel's camp. Brandon Garrison lost in knockout to a nine year old.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, no.

[Drew]

I don't know what that means in the future, but we can't be losing the nine year old.

[Shannon]

I don't have starting anymore after hearing that story.

[Matt Jones]

He's not gonna start.

[Drew]

All right.

[Matt Jones]

No, Cody, Go ahead, Cody.

[Drew]

Hey, Matt.

[Caller]

I had a basketball and a football question for you. Okay, I'll start with basketball. I think a lot of the fan base is at least optimistic in us winning a championship in say, the next five years. We can at least agree it's possible. So what advice would you have for Pope? That he doesn't do what Cal does and wins a championship early, but then goes another decade without anything. And then my football question is, is it really all that bad if we kind of fall apart this year? Not fall apart, but have the season we're expecting. And that forces Mitch to make a hire because, yeah, it's a great. Three of his hires have been red hot.

[Matt Jones]

Both of their. Both of their questions are good. So let's start with the basketball. Obviously. I want. I appreciate the call. You can't. Titles don't grow on trees. Win it, you know. Did it hurt Tubby that he won a title in his first year and that was the expectation? Sure. But guess what? He won a title. Right. Did it hurt Cal that they were so good the first few years? Maybe. But he fell apart with or without those early titles. When. If you have a chance, as I always hear people say in other sports, the amount of time you have to win a title is small. When you get it, you Got to.

[Ryan]

Take advantage of it.

[Matt Jones]

Second thing is, in football, I want this team to win six games, seven, whatever. But six specifically, I want to see us make a bowl. I'd like to see Mark Stoops working. If it's not going to work, if the six wins are not going to come and it's seven, then I'd rather it be three or four. I want it to be an easy. The worst scenario for Kentucky is 5 and 7. Yeah, that's the worst scenario. That's enough success to convince them to keep going. And I know 5 and 7 doesn't sound successful, but you probably to do that, have a good win.

[Ryan]

Got to beat somebody good.

[Matt Jones]

You're going to beat somebody good. If you've gone 5 and 7, you improve from last year, you improve from last year. But the fans will not be won over at 5 and 7. So the worst record you can have is 5 and 7. That's the worst. It's kind of like cows. Last year I didn't want us to lose to Oakland. I wanted us to go to the Final Four. But what would have been worse would have been beating Oakland and losing to NC State in the second game because you could have talked yourself into statement, made the Final Four and we would have been right back floating to where we were. By losing Oakland, it made it clear what needed to happen. That's how I am this year. Number one, I want us to win six. I want Mark to succeed. I want it to crush it. But if that's not going to happen, then I'd rather it be three or four than five because five is no man's land. Do you agree?

[Drew]

Oh, yeah. Just make it obvious. I hope it goes well. Heck, you know, I have as many stoops frustrations as everyone else. I fire off my own motivated jokes about once a week. But I really want him to do well. But if it's not going to end well and you're not going to get to a bowl game, just rip the band aid off and make it ugly. So it's a clear decision.

[Ryan]

The whole buyout thing we talked about last week, though, I think makes it a little more tougher decision for Mitch than we realize. I didn't realize that's what it was laid out.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. But there may come a point maybe you have to. That you. You have to a 592-80-228 said we're going to pick our place, that we're our next place to go in the game that I've created.

[Ryan]

Okay, good.

[Matt Jones]

So I'll tell you about the game and all of that, but we'll be right back.

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[Matt Jones]

Oh, good song choice, Shannon Lynn. Len, right?

[Shannon]

I'm surprised you know that one. One hit wonder from the 90s.

[Matt Jones]

I remember I loved it. Steal my sunshine. Yeah, I remember. This is when I was in college. 859-280-2287. Speaking of places, it was hot. College World Series. Hot on the field. Also hot with the manager.

[Ryan]

Yes, it was.

[Matt Jones]

Manager comes out, goes, hey man, what's happening over here? Next thing you know, he's kicked out. One of his chubby friends falls over. Then the first base coach gets kicked out. Then it's two game suspension. Everybody loses their mind. First of all, shitty. You gotten kicked out.

[Ryan]

I don't know what he said, but if he said one of the magic words, that's. That's why I assume what happened.

[Matt Jones]

Can't kick him out. Second game, World Series.

[Ryan]

The first First Inn.

[Matt Jones]

Can't kick him out.

[Ryan]

What if he says one of the magic words?

[Matt Jones]

I don't care.

[Drew]

How many times did he say it?

[Ryan]

Yeah, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

First of all, I looked at his lips. I didn't see a Magic word.

[Ryan]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

But let's say he did you eat it. It's first inning.

[Ryan]

I read online that somebody thought it was he wanted to get kicked out to motivate his team.

[Matt Jones]

He clearly based on the comments after the game. I don't know where you saw that. They're not kicking you out in the first score was one to nothing.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Shannon. He did not do it on purpose. And then the one guy walks over there falls down.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And then get and blames the first of all he fell on his own. He did absolutely completely felony zone.

[Shannon]

And they game suspension gave him a.

[Matt Jones]

Two game suspension because he said he bumped the upper that's on his own weight. They that you cannot help. That chubby little can't keep his balance.

[Shannon]

His poor form on the umpires, you got to have some restraint. Especially first inning championship.

[Matt Jones]

College World Series championship.

[Shannon]

As the umpire you have to take it a little bit there you.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. And apparently he was only asking what was the warning for? Like he wasn't even arguing. And then when he was like he the manager was a little in his post game press conference. He's like he looked at me and shoot. A grown man. You can't shoe a grown man. Well, okay, slow down grown man. Like maybe he just didn't want to talk to you. Either way, you can't kick him out. Can't keep these. The groups of people in society that have the highest opinions of themselves versus least ability to hear a different opinion are college coaches and referees. And then you put them in the same place.

[Ryan]

Recipe for disaster.

[Matt Jones]

It is just little man syndrome. And the question is who gets to be the littlest man? And in this case I think the umpire was a littler man than the manager.

[Drew]

The ump was by far the smallest man. I did enjoy the manager after the game saying, I can't be responsible for another grown man's athleticism. Talk about how it was funny. He's like, I didn't bump him.

[Matt Jones]

It's not my problem.

[Drew]

He can't stand on his own two feet.

[Matt Jones]

He goes, I always think you should take responsibility for your actions. And I will. But I can't be responsible for another grown man. It's athleticism that was kind of fun.

[Ryan]

And ESPN put it in slow motion. You see him fall and bump. Fumble and stumble around too, man.

[Shannon]

Like he did like a flip over backwards.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. He was like Ric Flair flopping around on the ground. Yeah. Come on, man.

[Drew]

The coach said it best with that. And he said he was embarrassed because he fell down in front of 25, 000 people. And he took it out on me. And that's what happened.

[Matt Jones]

That's exactly what happened. He was embarrassed. Plus, there's a little bit of. It's LSU and it's Coastal Carolina. Like, I'm not saying help them, but don't take away their manager. Right. As soon as they get there, the Chanticleers.

[Ryan]

It was crazy. That happened right off the ball game. That's why when it first happened, I saw that online, that he did that on purpose. He got kicked out on purpose to motivate his team.

[Matt Jones]

Not the last year. It was only one to nothing, like the game had just started. There's no way that was on purpose. That ump is these. These umpires and referees. It is not about you. The only person who makes themselves more about something that's not about them is Stephen A. Smith at the NBA Finals. But these refs, these nights, not about you, man. It's about the teams and they insert themselves and it's. That's what happens. Greg. Go ahead, Greg.

[Caller]

Hey, guys, I want to be as optimistic as anybody about this basketball season, but I remember in the spring, all the talk was that we desperately needed one more shooter and we lost out on a few guys. Did we ever get a shooter? And if we didn't, how's that going to impact this season?

[Matt Jones]

Well, I mean, they ended up. It depends on whether or not you think Aberdeen is a shooter. Right. So when they wanted that shooter, that person that is, to use the phrase, a shooter, they didn't get, they lost the kid from Sam Houston State that Ryan guaranteed was coming, but then they got Aberdeen. Now, is he. The question is just how good a shooter will he be? Well, he's. He's not Kobe Braya, and he's probably not even the kid from Sam Houston State, but he's good. So the question is between Aberdeen, Chandler, Noah, Cam Williams, you know, and all that, do you have guys good enough to shoot? And we'll just have to wait and see. So I appreciate the call. There is no Kobe Brayer coming in, but I do think they have 10 guys that can make a three.

[Drew]

And we all wanted a shooter. We wanted someone you think of as a true sniper, like Kobe Braya. But part of that was also Kentucky fans just wanted an absolute perfect roster.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, we want every play.

[Drew]

Yeah. I mean, we were already pretty set even before Aberdeen.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew]

But it's like, oh, one more thing. Let's get a guy that shoots 45.

[Matt Jones]

3.

[Drew]

You didn't get exactly that. But Aberdeen can Shoot it. And then, of course, he has other things he brings.

[Matt Jones]

Like at a Vegas buffet. Like, 80% of the food would be fine. But you want all of it.

[Drew]

Yeah, we want the best of the best.

[Matt Jones]

We want all of it. Liam, go ahead. Liam.

[Caller]

Got some points. Optimism about Kentucky football. Shockingly.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Caller]

Calzada, he beat Alabama. I mean, that's a good start. He was the first team all. Southland Conference qb. Who else was first team off? Set off on conference? Cam Ward at Incarnate World. Is that Calzada? The next Cam Ward?

[Matt Jones]

Look at that. It's two. Two pretty good points coming. I like it. Keep them coming.

[Caller]

And is Mark Stoops motivated enough to get us over the hump this year?

[Matt Jones]

All right, so the motivated thing. How much time we got, Shannon?

[Shannon]

30 seconds.

[Matt Jones]

All right, we said this. We said this last Friday. I'm all in on the motivated thing. I know it started as a joke. I know it started as a joke mocking Mark Stoops. Now they got to lean into it.

[Ryan]

Agreed.

[Matt Jones]

Lean into it. That picture that the one dud made with him smoking the cigarette and having the bourbon, it's cool. Like, I know it was used to make fun of him, but it's actually kind of cool. UK needs to lean into it. Motivated. Mark Stoops might be all we have this year. So I'm for it. And I hope UK gets by it, too. We'll be right back.