2025-07-23- KSR - Hour 1

Summary

KSR Podcast Summary: July 23, 2025 – Hour 1

Host Information

• Title: KSR
• Hosts: Matt Jones, Shannon “The Dude” [Last Name], Drew Franklin, Ryan Lemond
• Network: iHeartPodcasts and Sports Talk 790 (WKRD-AM)
• Description: Matt Jones and the KSR crew provide the latest in UK news and sports commentary from Monday to Friday, 10 AM to noon.

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1. Introduction and Show Overview

At [02:51], Matt Jones officially welcomes listeners to Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) for Wednesday, July 23rd. He introduces the segment as an "Ask Anything Wednesday," encouraging listeners to call in with any sports-related questions via the number 859-280-2287. The show is sponsored by TJ Smith Law Office, with Drew Franklin humorously commenting on Matt's packed schedule.

Matt Jones [02:56]: "Welcome, everyone. It is Kentucky Sports Radio. Wednesday, July 23rd."

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2. Tour de France Mention

Shortly after, at [04:03], Matt briefly touches on the ongoing Tour de France, noting its significance and expressing personal excitement about watching specific stages, particularly the mountain climbs.

Matt Jones [04:03]: "This was also a big night at the Tour de France. So when I got home, I need to watch him go all the way up the mountain, too."

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3. Breakdown of the La Familia Basketball Game

The core of the episode revolves around a recent basketball game where La Familia suffered a narrow defeat with a score of 71-70. The discussion delves into various aspects of the game, highlighting key players, coaching decisions, and controversial moments.

a. Game Overview and Key Players

At [04:43], Matt provides a detailed account of the game's progression, mentioning La Familia's comeback from a significant first-half deficit. Critical moments include a crucial steal and missed free throws that ultimately decided the game's outcome.

Matt Jones [04:56]: "La familia goes down 71. What was it? 71? 70."

b. Coaching and Strategic Decisions

The hosts debate the effectiveness of Sean Woods' coaching strategies, particularly his lack of offensive plays and over-reliance on defensive stands. Shannon expresses frustration over the team's inability to execute under pressure.

Shannon The Dude [07:07]: "We should not have been close with war ready last night."

c. Referee and Shot Clock Controversies

A significant portion of the discussion centers on the controversial handling of the shot clock during the final possession. Matt and Drew analyze whether the shot clock should have been reset after a missed shot, leading to confusion and ultimately the loss.

Matt Jones [12:09]: "They had to have been planning it because he went down."

d. Player Performances and Future Implications

The conversation shifts to individual player performances, particularly Willie and Archie Goodwin. Shannon criticizes Willie for not taking crucial free throws, while Matt highlights the lack of offensive strategies. The team’s prospects in the tournament are discussed, with concerns about coaching and player development.

Shannon The Dude [07:25]: "They should have Dominated those."

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4. Potential Introduction of a New UFL Team in Kentucky

At around [34:02], the hosts explore the feasibility of introducing a new UFL (United Football League) team in Kentucky. They debate the market's readiness, referencing past attempts and the importance of local support and effective marketing.

Matt Jones [34:37]: "If you market it right, why not? Can it be a smashing success? Well, no, but could it be something that people enjoy and go to?"

Shannon remains skeptical, citing previous failures and the challenges of sustaining interest over multiple seasons.

Shannon The Dude [34:52]: "I don't think it would work. It feels like the third or fourth time in the last decade someone's tried something like this, but they haven't done."

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5. Ask Anything Wednesday: Listener Calls and Interactions

Throughout the episode, listeners call in with various sports-related questions and comments. Topics range from game strategies, player performances, to broader sports management issues. Notably, calls from listeners like Ozzy Osborne (posthumously) and discussions on the legacy of iconic sports figures add depth to the conversation.

Caller [28:36]: "Matt, what is the best TV show theme song that was much better than the show Simon and Simon."

The hosts engage in light-hearted debates over TV theme songs, showcasing their camaraderie and knowledge beyond sports.

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6. Reflection on Team Dynamics and Future Outlook

As the show progresses, Matt and his co-hosts reflect on the team's dynamics, player recruitment, and the potential impact of new coaching strategies. They emphasize the need for better offensive plays and the importance of star players stepping up during critical moments.

Matt Jones [14:03]: "So they needed a guy like that. Because honestly, if you look at it, we have like four guys who are still really pretty good at basketball."

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7. Conclusion and Upcoming Events

Towards the end of the main content at [17:07], Matt wraps up the discussion by mentioning upcoming events, such as the KSR Somerset Golf Scramble on September 8th, encouraging listeners to participate and engage with the community.

Matt Jones [27:44]: "The KSR Somerset golf scrambles now on sale. It's just a few days before I leave for South Africa has just gone on sale."

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Matt Jones [02:51]: "Welcome, everyone. It is Kentucky Sports Radio. Wednesday, July 23rd."
• Shannon The Dude [07:07]: "We should not have been close with war ready last night."
• Matt Jones [12:09]: "They had to have been planning it because he went down."
• Shannon The Dude [34:52]: "I don't think it would work. It feels like the third or fourth time in the last decade someone's tried something like this, but they haven't done."

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Final Thoughts

This episode of KSR offers an in-depth analysis of a pivotal basketball game, shedding light on team performance, coaching decisions, and the broader implications for the season. The hosts balance serious sports commentary with light-hearted interactions, engaging listeners through listener calls and community event promotions. As always, Matt Jones and the KSR crew provide valuable insights for sports enthusiasts in the UK.

Transcript

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[Ryan Lemond]

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome, everyone. It is Kentucky Sports Radio. Wednesday, July 23rd. I'm Matt Jones here in Lexington, Kentucky. It is an Ask in Anything Wednesday. You can give us a shout on the Clark's Puppet Shop phone line. That's 859-280-2287. You can ask any question and we will answer it. Yeah, we haven't had one of these in a few weeks. So catch up. Ab Vision Auto glass text machine is 772-774-5254. In this edition sponsored by the TJ Smith Law Office, you call TJ will make them pay. I have drew seven hours of radio today.

[Shannon The Dude]

A lot of talking.

[Drew Franklin]

Goodness.

[Matt Jones]

You got these two hours, then I have a podcast and then I have three hours of ESPN tonight. So at the end of tonight, I'm not going to want to say anything. Yeah.

[Shannon The Dude]

During the breaks, you just sit in the dark and not speak to anyone when you're down in your downtown day.

[Matt Jones]

I walked to a coffee shop and started reading and this, this person came up and they didn't know who I was, but they just wanted to talk. And I had to give one of the, like, hey, it's good to meet you because I just, I can't talk anymore.

[Shannon The Dude]

Quiet time.

[Matt Jones]

This is my quiet time. And it was also a big night at the Tour de France. So when I got home, I need to watch him go all the way up the mountain, too.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, that's a Paul Feinbaum type of day. The four hour show used to do some of those days.

[Matt Jones]

But he doesn't talk, though. He just sits there silently like. That's right.

[Shannon The Dude]

A lot of commercials.

[Matt Jones]

There's a lot of commercials. And he, I don't feel sorry for him at all. He doesn't, he doesn't speak. So he just sits there. And he's got the easiest job in the world, Shannon. He just sits there, lets callers talk for 10 minutes straight. He's got the easiest job.

[Ryan Lemond]

Figured it out. You know, he's getting paid that big salary and all he has to do is sit there like a puppet.

[Matt Jones]

He doesn't have to do anything. And so I listen good for him. That's the kind of world that you.

[Shannon The Dude]

Probably want to have, I've noticed. Sometimes I don't hear it often, but sometimes he'll just not even react to the caller. Like he'll actually intentionally have five seconds.

[Matt Jones]

You know, his brain is like gone somewhere Else, whatever, you know, so. 859280, 22, 87. So last night, another absurdly exciting TVT game, except this one ends in defeat. La familia goes down 71. What was it? 71? 70.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. The rule of 71 in complete and total existence. I, you know, FS2. I had to, like, get out the antenna to figure out where it was. Got it. But it was very exciting and tough break for La Familia. They're down most the first half. Then they go on a 16 oh run in the second half, get the lead. Looks like they're going to win. They get a steal. It was another game where everybody just would only shoot a three. At the end. There was another game of absurdity. Willie looks like he has a wide open dunk, gets fouled, fakes an injury, then Archie Goodwin ends up shooting the free throw, makes the first, misses the second. They get a rebound and shoot four threes, hit the fourth. Just chaos, Ryan. Chaos during the game and we end up losing.

[Drew Franklin]

First of all, I could not believe how anxious and nervous I was once they posted that Elam ending. I can't believe I got that anxious about the basketball game and then with the way it ended. First of all, they should mic every referee forever and ever after that. That referee's like, he ain't hurt.

[Matt Jones]

He ain't hurt. You just free throw.

[Drew Franklin]

You ain't hurt.

[Matt Jones]

Come on back. Yeah, he did say he ain't hurt, but he hurt. But. But how do you prove somebody's hurt, Shannon? You can't. Right?

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, I mean, I thought that was pretty obvious, but, I mean, Willie got up and made a beeline for the locker room.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, he did. Like, he went to the locker.

[Ryan Lemond]

They would have to drag him out of there kicking and screaming.

[Matt Jones]

Was it worth all that?

[Shannon The Dude]

No. I was more upset last night than I have been in actual NCAA tournament losses that you suffered. I woke up mad. Hey, we should not be this bad. There should not be a close game yet.

[Matt Jones]

What do you mean?

[Shannon The Dude]

We should not have been close with war ready last night. Okay. They're pretty good. Still 54% from the free throw line for the tournament.

[Matt Jones]

That's bad.

[Shannon The Dude]

That is horrible.

[Matt Jones]

But that's that terrible. There was no offense.

[Shannon The Dude]

There was no offense. I don't know if Sean woods needs to be on the hot seat.

[Matt Jones]

I do think I'm going to say he's got to be on the hot seat for the coaching. No offense to Sean Woods. He's got. They don't run anything.

[Shannon The Dude]

They should have Dominated those.

[Matt Jones]

They don't run anything ever. Ever. Archie Goodwin and Khalil Whitney and Andrew. Those are the three.

[Shannon The Dude]

And I love Willie. He should have shot the free throws. Sorry. In the moment, I was like, how does the rest.

[Matt Jones]

You're surprised that Willie, like, I mean, players usually think they can make the shots. Yeah.

[Shannon The Dude]

And Archie. I mean, no offense to Archie. It's been a good week for Archie, but he hadn't made a free throw since he's been in Lexington this week.

[Drew Franklin]

So the other team get to pick Archie. Is that how Archie ended up at the free throw?

[Matt Jones]

Probably.

[Shannon The Dude]

I wanted Willie. It was Willie's moment. Will you shoot him?

[Matt Jones]

But why didn't Willie.

[Shannon The Dude]

The assistant told him to sit.

[Matt Jones]

I want.

[Shannon The Dude]

I don't know who that assistant is. Get him out of here.

[Matt Jones]

They have so many coaches, Shannon. Like, we like this.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't know.

[Matt Jones]

They got as many coaches as. Who are these people?

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't know. But they were doing the college football thing. Take a dive, you know, give him the hand signal, get.

[Shannon The Dude]

So if the one that told Willie to dive lost the whole tournament for him, that moment ended it. Karma got him.

[Drew Franklin]

The basketball gods said, no, Basketball gods don't like that.

[Matt Jones]

They had to have been planning it because he went down.

[Ryan Lemond]

It was going on all game long. I mean, there's other audio of the ref going, no, he's just taking a dive every time he gets hit. Like it was going on throughout the game. That wasn't the first time that happened.

[Matt Jones]

But he took a dive after he got here. I mean, he did. That was. You're right. The old miss football thing.

[Shannon The Dude]

We're better than that. We're better than that. That they lost because they did. That really would have hit both.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm surprised Willie didn't want to take the free throw. Man, you're a competitor. This is your moment.

[Matt Jones]

But then you lose Willie, and on the other end, you can't get a rebound. Yeah, because they had five. They basically had five guards in.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, they couldn't even rebound. He should have came out of that locker room and got that rebound for him.

[Shannon The Dude]

Even if William misses the free throws, he's still in the game.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, he's still in the game. And then, you know, they did a pretty good job guarding, but then they had one defensive breakdown, and that guy gets open. Like everybody else was taking contested shots. And I think they were missing so badly, that's why they were getting the rebounds, because. Because they weren't even close the shots. To be fair, it's hard to rebound A ball when it's like can go anywhere.

[Shannon The Dude]

You know what I was doing at home screaming foul. Give them to.

[Matt Jones]

You can't. Because if you foul.

[Shannon The Dude]

I want him to foul up three before we even got to the Willie free.

[Matt Jones]

But do you know, I don't think you know what the rule is. The rule is if you defile in that situation, you get one free throw in the ball.

[Shannon The Dude]

Well, give them a layup. They.

[Matt Jones]

You don't know.

[Shannon The Dude]

I would not. I would not have left the three point line. I would have all the twos you.

[Matt Jones]

Want, give them the layup, but you can't foul. That's. That's, that's true.

[Shannon The Dude]

That's a rule. I wanted him to just give them the path of the two before we even got to the Willie free throw.

[Matt Jones]

I told. I actually think it would be interesting if you just. Because everybody's brain is to score. If you just moved out of the way.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And let them get the layup, then.

[Shannon The Dude]

You have the ball. Only needed two points.

[Matt Jones]

You got to score. But still they could have gotten a rebound. It was just very frustrating. I hate that Archie had to miss that free throw. You know that there was. There's a video of him at the end of the game and. And he looks like he's going to cry. I mean he. I hate. He had such a good experience with this, with this week. And I actually think he's done an amazing job to have this fan base.

[Drew Franklin]

I agree.

[Matt Jones]

Like, I think this fan base loves him.

[Shannon The Dude]

Oh, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Don't you?

[Shannon The Dude]

I mean, we were pretty mad in the games, but that's what we do. We're a little crazy. Archie moments.

[Matt Jones]

But overall he and Khalil has been like an Archie A plus.

[Shannon The Dude]

He and Khalil, they could not have had a better experience. I'll speak for them just secondhand about the cry.

[Ryan Lemond]

If I lost a million dollars, I'd be crying too. I think that's why he was crying.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. I mean that was old team.

[Shannon The Dude]

They're going. They're advancing without him.

[Matt Jones]

They're advancing without him. That's tough, you know, and they're like a lot of the other favorites keep losing so like that team last night could win the whole thing.

[Drew Franklin]

You had Kentucky head sloth and we had a set where they're going to have to be home field advantage throughout the rest of the tournament. Even the final four, it was all set up for him.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Shannon The Dude]

The biggest losers the tournament. They were billing Kentucky, Louisville all summer.

[Matt Jones]

Wichita State lose and Syracuse lost. And Wichita State. So the four the four teams that sold the most tickets all got beat in the last two days. So, like, I don't. I think the theory was the game would be at Louisville. If it wasn't Louisville would be at Kentucky. If it wasn't at Kentucky, be at Syracuse. If it wasn't at Syracuse, it'd be at Wichita State. Now they've all lost. I don't know if any team lost to, oh, the Ohio State team.

[Ryan Lemond]

So now 32 people at the championship.

[Matt Jones]

They're going to have this game at, like, the YMCA somewhere because the. All of the hosts have. And I think maybe West Virginia is where they'll end up having it. But basically all of the. The teams that hosted have now lost. So I don't know that they have a place to even play the game.

[Shannon The Dude]

And that. Kentucky, Louisville, they were counting on that. That really was like a tournament atmosphere last year. That's. They've been marketing around that for a year, and neither team is even at that stage. Big loss for them.

[Drew Franklin]

So do you think Sean woods and the coaches had an argument about the shot clock resetting when it didn't hit the rim? And that last possession, I guess I.

[Matt Jones]

Didn'T totally follow that. Should the shot clock have gone away?

[Drew Franklin]

I looked to me like in the replay, it did not hit the rim.

[Matt Jones]

The first one did not.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Did the second one hit the rim?

[Drew Franklin]

I know they didn't reset the shot clock. I think on the first one.

[Matt Jones]

Well, the first one did not hit the rim.

[Ryan Lemond]

Right. But I think that second shot went up before the clock would have expired anyway.

[Matt Jones]

And I think the second shot hit the rim.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I did.

[Matt Jones]

So, I mean, I. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe somebody can tell me otherwise. I didn't understand. I saw everyone yelling about the shot clock, but I didn't really understand what they were yelling about. The first time was an airball, but I think they got the second one off very quickly after that and hit the Ram and hit the rim. And then I think it reset. But, I mean, I might be wrong about that. I don't know. I wasn't 100%. I was more just going, why can't we get a rebound?

[Shannon The Dude]

At that point, it was such a service.

[Matt Jones]

Let's say we win. Would you have been embarrassed if we won with the Willie flop?

[Shannon The Dude]

I'll be honest. You know, we're fans and we're not crazy. We're fanatics. I would have been all for it if it had worked. I'm very against it because we lost. Very disappointed had it worked. I Would have been patting them on the butt.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, I was prepared to say it was one of the great plays of all time.

[Shannon The Dude]

I wanted Willie to have that moment though. He played 18 at picketome that morning. He was calm. The gay Brewer vibes were still in him. Got him calm down. He would have made both free throws. Would have been a perfect ending.

[Matt Jones]

They're a player short. I mean, you know, I feel like I said, I can't believe we're breaking this down as a general manager. But they. They need. They needed Duron Lamb to be a good shooter. And Duran Lamb may just be past playing basketball struggle at this point.

[Drew Franklin]

He struggled.

[Matt Jones]

So they needed a guy like that. Because honestly, if you look at it, we have like four guys who are still really pretty good at basketball. You've got Archie Whitney, Andrew Harrison and Burns.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

The rest of the people. To me, I don't know what you. They don't now. Willie is still a force of nature. Like no one like Willie's in these games. But he's also. I think he told you all he hadn't seen a basketball in like eight months or something.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. So I mean, we kind of have like four guys that play basketball still.

[Shannon The Dude]

And I. KSR curse liggins yesterday. He didn't dress last night after we talked about him.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, Andrew's got. Andrew's still good.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Aaron kind of struggled though.

[Matt Jones]

Aaron struggled. Like it's funny, Andrew's. Andrew has passed his brother down.

[Drew Franklin]

But you're right, the two guys we. They would count on be a shooter. Duron and Aaron both kind of struggled the whole tournament.

[Shannon The Dude]

And Canner was much better last year. He was scoring a ton last year. I don't know if we just didn't go to him.

[Matt Jones]

Maybe he's just has fallen off. But I. People kept saying to me how good Caner was last year. I wasn't here.

[Shannon The Dude]

He's not like he was the whole team last year. He made Sistina. We're doing most of the scoring. That's why I wish they had gone to him a little more this year.

[Matt Jones]

Unless he just twins on the team last year.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, and they were good. But Sustain and Cantor were two of the best a year ago.

[Matt Jones]

Either way, it was a tough lot. I couldn't believe how into both of these. I love the tournament, though. It's just absolute chaos. And it looked like we had a good crowd there.

[Drew Franklin]

Didn't it look like a great crowd?

[Matt Jones]

Maybe a better crowd than Sunday. Right. I think. Is Mario okay?

[Shannon The Dude]

I noticed he's not Here.

[Matt Jones]

Mario's very. Mario was very upset. Shit. He texted last night and he was like, I think Mario likes our TBT team more than he likes our regular team.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. No one has ever taken the TBT more seriously than Mario.

[Matt Jones]

He and Twaney Beckham right now are in recovery.

[Ryan Lemond]

During this, he felt like, you know, we all felt when Leitner hit the shot on. On, you know, Kentucky in 92. I feel like that's how Mario is feeling right now today.

[Matt Jones]

Well, it's like, I really enjoy it now. I probably won't watch any of the rest of it with our. With our folks out of it. I don't know if Eberlin Drive and Sideline Cancer is going to get huge ratings, but I did. I did really enjoy this for an off season. July. I don't know how you couldn't love it.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, it's a little weird being this mad at Kentucky basketball on July 23, but I'll get over it and look forward to next year. Archie, already Committed on Twitter, said he can't go out like that. The Harrisons, I think Committed made an Instagram comment.

[Matt Jones]

Archie and the Harrisons, you've got the basis for a good team.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. You can build around that then.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, but you still. We got to get, like, we need.

[Shannon The Dude]

To go out and get Ashton Hagans.

[Matt Jones]

But what about, like a Kellen Grady?

[Shannon The Dude]

Well, he was on last year's team. He didn't play much.

[Matt Jones]

Why didn't he play? He played a little. He didn't score that much.

[Shannon The Dude]

I mean, last year he was just a year removed from playing.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

We got a spot for him on the floor. Staying.

[Shannon The Dude]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

I would feel like Ash, Kellen Grady would still be good.

[Shannon The Dude]

As much as I want Pope's guys to all make the league, I mean, you could have a Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr, Jackson, Robinson next year.

[Matt Jones]

Those guys aren't.

[Shannon The Dude]

The Pope era might actually be good for Los Angeles.

[Matt Jones]

Might be the best thing to ever.

[Shannon The Dude]

We might just get our team the summer after they lose, I guess.

[Matt Jones]

Are those guys on NBA deals? Is that why they couldn't play?

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, they're. They have training camps right now, but if they don't make a team, I don't know why they wouldn't be eligible.

[Matt Jones]

One day, Antonio Reeves could be the best player in the history of the tbt.

[Drew Franklin]

TBT is made for a guy like that.

[Matt Jones]

But he. He's. He's still got a future in the league, probably. Well. 859-280-2287 the it's ask anything Wednesday. I enjoyed the game. Thank you to those guys for keeping the entertainment going for me. I thought it was a lot of fun and I was on ESPN screaming in the last plays. I was n it on national radio La Familia's game. We'll take a break. Be right back.

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back, techy sports radio. All right, so apparently people are saying the shot clock should have gone off between the first and the second shot.

[Drew Franklin]

Really?

[Matt Jones]

But if that's the case, then they should have said it before he took the second shot because they can't wait till after the third shot and say the shot clock could have gone off before the second shot. Right.

[Shannon The Dude]

@ that point, it had already become so much chaos. I was just like, whatever. But whatever they want to do, sure.

[Matt Jones]

Text machine. 772-774-15254. One person writes. Matt, how big buyout did Mitch have in Sean woods contract? Yeah, I think we got a Shannon. Go back to Tyler Euless or like, I mean, they don't run any offense now, granted, I had it on mute because I was on espn so I couldn't hear what was going on. I could just see it.

[Ryan Lemond]

A lot of people say Cal didn't run any offense the whole time he.

[Matt Jones]

Was here, but, well, you did have free throws and shot clock. It's the Cal era again.

[Shannon The Dude]

I saw a good suggestion this morning. I don't know if he'd do it, but next year they should ask tubby to come back and coach him.

[Ryan Lemond]

That would be cool.

[Matt Jones]

I'll be really cool. There's no recruiting time out on the last play. Do we have have a timeout? I don't when it was when Archie got fouled so that we got two shots. Why did we not have a timeout? Or no, wait, I guess we got a steal right there. But the play before that, it was 68. 68. We had the ball and we didn't call timeout. Either way. I can't believe I made it on this lap. But it's still. It's still frustrating because I thought this would be fun. We'll play another game. Absolutely. It's a lot of fun.

[Drew Franklin]

I felt like Jesser would have made the difference.

[Matt Jones]

All right. Jesser would have gotten that rebound.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, you would have got the rebound.

[Ryan Lemond]

Jesser wouldn't have done anything. His stat line would have been zero.

[Matt Jones]

I get you want to talk about conspiracy theories. The conspiracy theories I've gotten in the last week, number one are Epstein, but number two are just.

[Shannon The Dude]

Unrelated.

[Matt Jones]

They are unrelated. They're unrelated as far as I know. But the amount of people that have theories as to why Jesser didn't play. I've heard everything from a contract dispute.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

To they wouldn't give him the right hotel. To he didn't sell enough tickets when he announced that he was coming.

[Shannon The Dude]

So scheduling was one.

[Matt Jones]

The official word was scheduling.

[Drew Franklin]

And he released a little video, said he had a hamstring.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. His thing was an injury. So which one you believe?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean, his people are saying Obama needs to be impeached. I mean, there's a lot of stuff that has come out on Jesser. Shannon, which of the Jesser stories do you believe?

[Ryan Lemond]

I really don't care about any of them, to be honest with you. But probably a contract dispute.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I think here's if I were to guess just from reading the tea leaves, I think Jesser was promised money, assuming Jesser would sell tickets. Jesser announces he's coming, doesn't sell tickets. So they're like, well, we're not going to pay you that money. And then he's like, well, then I'm not going to play. That's kind of how I read it. Do you agree with that?

[Shannon The Dude]

That that seems logical. We've heard a little bit. Everything could also be the timing was the day before he was supposed to do KSR with Shannon. Could it be he was ducking that interview me and you were gone.

[Matt Jones]

Shannon was going to bring the heat to Jesser.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's right. He didn't want any part of this. He didn't want.

[Matt Jones]

But the thing is, you're in Kentucky. Like we're going to sell the tickets because of the twins. Archie Lamb, Willie. Right. It's not going to be Jesser that's going to sell the tickets here. Brief, John. It's Ask Anything Wednesday. John, the United football team that's going to be moving here, what do you think their name should be and do you think it's going to be in.

[Drew Franklin]

The Louisville area or Lexington area?

[Matt Jones]

All right. Well, I mean, I actually just save that. I'm going to do that in the next segment. So I'll answer. Let. Let's save that. I appreciate the call. That was going to be my next topic. Allen. Go ahead, Allen. Gentlemen, if Patino had never left for Boston, A, would he still be the coach today? And B, how many titles do you think he would have won? Well, no, I appreciate the call. I don't think he would have coached anywhere for 30 years. You also have to remember there's a decent chance the Katina Powell stuff happens here. That's actually a good question, is if Patino stayed that whole time, would we have had the scandal, do you think? All the things that happened at Louisville.

[Shannon The Dude]

I think one of the scandals is more likely than the other scandals. I think the restaurant scandal is More likely than chance.

[Matt Jones]

It would have been Frank and Dinos.

[Drew Franklin]

KS Bar.

[Matt Jones]

Stop it. We don't allow those things to happen at ksbar. We make sure. Well, first of all, they don't have heat. Secretive booths.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah. Those hot top chairs.

[Matt Jones]

That'd be Giuseppe's though.

[Shannon The Dude]

Giuseppe with the saxophone.

[Matt Jones]

I could have seen Patino. Yeah. At Giuseppe's back in the background, throwing the keys.

[Drew Franklin]

Lock up when you're down.

[Matt Jones]

It would be interesting to figure out who would be each person in this scenario. We gotta be careful. I don't know.

[Shannon The Dude]

I'd like to be a good fiction novel.

[Matt Jones]

It really would. What if the scandal happened here? I think it would have had to have been. At Giuseppe's is the most. It's the restaurant most like Porcinis in Lexington now. It's out there a little bit, but that's even better. Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, that's right.

[Shannon The Dude]

It's too dark out there.

[Matt Jones]

It's. Yes.

[Shannon The Dude]

And then the saxophone.

[Matt Jones]

All the roses on the table. That's right.

[Shannon The Dude]

Tablecloth.

[Matt Jones]

I like Giuseppe's. It gets forgotten.

[Drew Franklin]

It does.

[Matt Jones]

Lexington. It's out there because it's. Because you got. And it's hard to find parking sometimes.

[Shannon The Dude]

I was a little disappointed. I took my parents there. I was very excited. They were familiar with the commercial. It was a birthday good meal. I like Giuseppe's, but we sat so far away, I couldn't hear the saxophone. And that was like the whole reason we're there.

[Matt Jones]

The saxophone would have set the mood. It's exactly why we definitely set the mood.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't forget about. I hear about it every morning. Tom Leach talks it up every morning on the Leech Report.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, do they advertise?

[Shannon The Dude]

Tom Leach is so good at reading radio ads. Like when he's talking about Giuseppe's.

[Matt Jones]

It makes you want to go like.

[Shannon The Dude]

I'm like sitting there eating with Tom Leach.

[Matt Jones]

He's.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's Karen cipher.

[Matt Jones]

Well, they wouldn't.

[Shannon The Dude]

I wish I had the skills that Tom has.

[Matt Jones]

Who's locking up? Who's Vinnie in this story? Kitely.

[Drew Franklin]

We all think of a name.

[Matt Jones]

We gotta be careful. Yeah.

[Shannon The Dude]

Some of mine.

[Matt Jones]

Let's. As far as how many would he have won? Let's say he did coach all this time, which he wouldn't have. Oh, he would have won. He'd be Shashevsky, like, right.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, he would have had a Shashevsky career. Probably four or five titles.

[Drew Franklin]

They were on the verge of winning like four out of the next seven or something like that. They were just incredibly rolling right there.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, you got to assume he could have won 98, maybe 90. But the point is, like, he'd have just kept it going.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

You know, and like you would have been in contention most years.

[Drew Franklin]

Sure.

[Matt Jones]

And you give him all those years, it's going to be like Krzyzewski, he's going to end up finding ways to win. So. Yeah, I think that's true.

[Shannon The Dude]

And the more he would have been one and the more people want to, would have wanted to play here, but it just kept going and going.

[Matt Jones]

Like, what if he never goes to Louisville? What path do they go down? Yeah, that would be. It is, it is a really good question. 859-280-2287. We will talk about the new pro sports team potentially coming to Kentucky. This is Kentucky Sports Radio. TJ Smith, personal injury attorney. Call tj. He'll make him pay.

[Ryan Lemond]

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

[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. Tuckee Sports Radio. 859280. 2287 Ask Anything Wednesday. Couple open lines. Give us a shout. The KSR Somerset golf scrambles now on sale. I just retweeted the link. It's the last one to go on sale. Somerset. It'll be on September 8th. Always a fun one. It's probably the one where we get to interact with people the most. So September 8, the Somerset Golf scramble. It's just a few days before I leave for South Africa has just gone on sale. I just retweeted it. Or you can go to the KSR the show Twitter account. I'm sure Drew will have it up on the website later today. But get in and get that on the questions, ask anything Wednesday, one person. This is Ozzy Osborne, by the way. Obviously Ozzy passed away. Shannon, I mean, I, I defer to you on all things Ozzy Osborne. Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

One of the most iconic legendary names in rock and roll history. You know, you think about all the countless hits and so give me.

[Matt Jones]

You got crazy train. Give me some of the. More.

[Ryan Lemond]

No more tears.

[Matt Jones]

That's right. I know that.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean the list. I mean, trying to think of like the big.

[Matt Jones]

So many you can't name.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, I'm trying to think of the ones you would know, like mama, I'm coming home.

[Matt Jones]

No, that one.

[Ryan Lemond]

Flying high again, Mr. Crow.

[Matt Jones]

Yes, I know that one.

[Ryan Lemond]

Paranoid.

[Matt Jones]

Paranoid. Know that one. Okay, so I know, man. Yeah, I know that one.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

So I, to a certain group, for me, I'm, I know him more from the reality show. Right. As crazy as that scene, you know.

[Shannon The Dude]

I definitely do know him from yelling at Sharon. Sharon, that's the Aussie I know.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Which was, like, one of the most. I think it sort of started the whole family reality show drama that later led to, like, Kardashians and all that stuff. I mean, Ozzy was like, the first one of them.

[Drew Franklin]

It was the first one introduced him to a whole new generation of people, you know, by that reality show.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. And it made all of them stars. It did like him. Sharon got a talk show. Kelly.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

What was the other one's name? Jack. Jack.

[Drew Franklin]

Whatever happened to Jack?

[Matt Jones]

I don't know. So, I mean, a lot of. So rest in peace to Ozzy. 77, was that right?

[Ryan Lemond]

76. Yeah. Just did 76 two weeks ago.

[Matt Jones]

That's crazy. Well, rest in peace. All right, so questions on Ask Anything Wednesday, one person writes. Matt, I'd like to know, of each of you, if you could be a singer and have one person's voice, who would you choose? I think I would want a voice that, like, would be a talent with women. Like, one that was, like. They'd go, oh, Michael Buble, you want.

[Shannon The Dude]

To be a criminal?

[Matt Jones]

I think I would go John Legend.

[Shannon The Dude]

Oh, that's a great one.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

John Legend. I feel like you get his piano skills. Yeah. If you got John Legend's voice coming out of me, first of all, it would be surprising. And secondly, I think it would. It would play well.

[Shannon The Dude]

What about you, man? That's a great answer. Love John Legend.

[Matt Jones]

Plus, I would know Vince, didn't he? Weren't they friends?

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Shannon The Dude]

I'm gonna go a different direction. I'll go Freddie Mercury.

[Matt Jones]

Freddie Mercury.

[Shannon The Dude]

Just trying to think of some unique. Very talented.

[Matt Jones]

Very unique. Yeah. Freddie Mercury.

[Shannon The Dude]

Probably didn't see that one coming.

[Matt Jones]

You know what? I didn't see that one.

[Shannon The Dude]

And honestly, when I went to open my mouth, I wasn't sure where I was going, and that came out. So Freddie Mercury.

[Matt Jones]

Freddie Mercury, what about you?

[Drew Franklin]

Obviously, I'm going with Darius Rucker, but my.

[Matt Jones]

He's not particularly great singer.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, I think he's the best singer.

[Shannon The Dude]

All the people.

[Drew Franklin]

Soulful. Yeah. Whisper.

[Matt Jones]

Is it soulful?

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, my goodness. It's Mr. Soulful.

[Shannon The Dude]

Didn't he just refund people because he can't sing?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, he's having some health problems. Prayers go out. Prayer up to Darius Rucker.

[Matt Jones]

Ryan's picking someone who literally just had to refund for not being able to sing. Okay. All right. What's your other one?

[Drew Franklin]

Harry Connick Jr. Was the first guy.

[Matt Jones]

Harry Connick Jr. Is a good one. Because women of a certain age.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, they love Harry Connick Jr. Yeah. Okay. What about you, Shannon?

[Ryan Lemond]

Chris Cornell.

[Matt Jones]

Great one.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

That was going to be yours. One person writes. Matt, have you watched the Hunter Biden interview? Yes, I watched some of it. Wow, man.

[Drew Franklin]

Good way to put it. Wow.

[Matt Jones]

Wow. I don't even know what to say. Like, if I was Hunter Biden, you know, and I don't say this to be rude because like, people, like, drug addiction is a tough thing and he clearly has had that problem. But, like, you've caused enough trouble. You know what I mean? Like, if you're. One thing I really respect about his dad is that he stuck with that kid. I say kid, he's older than I am, but like, he's constant trouble and then does a three hour insane interview where he's talking about like crack and George Clooney and like, I just, I don't know why he can't just go. Why does he just want to, like, go off into reclusion?

[Shannon The Dude]

I didn't watch the whole thing, but I was scrolling. Scrolling? Yeah, I was scrolling the apps and I just saw Hunter Biden explains the difference between crack and cocaine. And I thought. Did anyone ask?

[Matt Jones]

No.

[Shannon The Dude]

Why is this here?

[Matt Jones]

Why? I don't understand. Like, there's. Oh, throughout history we've talked about. There are famous people who have family members who just constantly cause them trouble. Yeah, right. Bill Clinton's brother, Roger. Jimmy Carter's brother. What was his name? Billy.

[Drew Franklin]

Billy.

[Matt Jones]

Hunter's Biden feels like the Obama kids and the Bush kids are pretty normal. Right. But why don't, why not just stop? You know.

[Drew Franklin]

Part of it is really sad.

[Matt Jones]

It's very sad. But like, don't keep making it sadder by continuing to. He doesn't have to do these interviews now.

[Drew Franklin]

And he's obviously got the support around him and just whatever reason wants that moment in the spotlight, you think that, that 15 seconds, I don't know, keeps going after it.

[Matt Jones]

I just. If I was Hunter Biden, I just go off on somewhere and just, you know, but that's me. Maybe. Maybe he feels like he has things to say. All right, so the ufl, which used to be the xfl, which used to be the usfl, but it is now the UFL is getting rid of four teams and adding four teams. And the report is that Kentucky is going to have a team.

[Drew Franklin]

Right?

[Matt Jones]

They. It could either be based in Louisville or Lexington or I've. I've been told maybe both. Half the games in Louisville, half the games in Lexington, Really? Do you think this can work? The season starts right as college basketball ends and goes through like early June, April, May, basically. Do you think that can work?

[Drew Franklin]

It's only going to work if they get some Kentucky guys and Louisville guys on it. I mean, we saw the Horsemen that were here and what was the Louisville indoor football team? They loaded up with, like, local guys.

[Ryan Lemond]

Louisville Fire.

[Drew Franklin]

Louisville Fire. They loaded up with some local guys so people would go watch them play. We went to watch La Familia because it was our local guys with guys we knew. I think the UFL could work if they get the right roster.

[Matt Jones]

What do you think?

[Shannon The Dude]

I don't think it would work. I would really get into it. I mean, I'm still mad about a game last night played between 30 year olds that didn't really matter. I mean, I would get into it, but I just don't even know if the UFL is really going to work. It feels like the third or fourth time in the last decade someone's tried something like this, but they haven't done.

[Matt Jones]

It here in a long time.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, I just mean the league overall. There's been two seasons in the last year they dipped in attention across the board. So I just. I just don't think the overall thing.

[Matt Jones]

Optimistic about it. Why not? This is a place that loves sports.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

This is a place where sports drives the conversation as much as anywhere in the country. It's a time of year where you've just come off the hive. Basketball, you got the derby and all that stuff going on. If they market it right, why not? I mean, can it be a smashing success? Well, no, but could it be something that people enjoy and go to?

[Drew Franklin]

Gave us, the Horsemen, gave us something to do here in this town during the summers. I think they would look at what do you feel the same way?

[Matt Jones]

And if you do, half of them in Lexington and half of them in Louisville, we'll call them the Kentucky Whatevers.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean, we had arena football like you said, here in Louisville. It didn't work for a reason. Nobody cared. The most exciting thing that ever happened in a Louisville Fire football game was Tony Vanetti choking on a hot dog. I mean, that was, you know, nobody cared.

[Matt Jones]

That's true. But I think Lexington is actually more apt to support it than Louis.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think people would be excited at first, but I think that excitement would wear off. Everybody would go to it. You know, anything that's new, people love. Then you got to talk about the long term, you know, sustainability of it.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I'm, I'm I'm staying more positive. I think it can work. I don't think it's, like, certain to work. They would have to do it the right way and they would have to market it. I agree. They'd probably need to have Kentucky guys and Louisville guys that first year.

[Drew Franklin]

Maybe get how mummy or somebody to be the coach.

[Matt Jones]

How. Perfect example. Get a how mummy to be a coach. That would be a really smart thing.

[Shannon The Dude]

Or Mark Stoops. Bob is one of the coaches. Bob's one of the head coaches in the league.

[Matt Jones]

That's true.

[Shannon The Dude]

Bob, he could retire and just do what Bob's doing. They could be rivals.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I hope it works. I think anything that brings sports here would help somewhat. Brent, Go ahead, Brent. Brent. All right. No, Brent, let's go. Okay, man. Anytime you're ready.

[Shannon The Dude]

Hey, my bad.

[Matt Jones]

I'm working.

[Shannon The Dude]

Hey, so I got a couple things real quick.

[Matt Jones]

So I'm for a lot of new.

[Shannon The Dude]

Listeners like me who are younger, I think I've kind of been curious if you guys would ever want to do.

[Matt Jones]

Like a offseason, like, off season episode, like a YouTube video where you went over, like, the KSR history, like when everybody joined or kind of things like.

[Shannon The Dude]

That to kind of just get up.

[Matt Jones]

To speed on everyone's favorite radio show and that kind of stuff. It's a great idea. We ought to do it. The question would just be how we would do it. But, you know, there are. We add new people every year, so I think it's a good idea. And that'd be the kind of thing we could keep for a long time. So we may try to do that. Brent. All right. Sweet. Yeah, I think it'd be cool, like a VUSA or sl. But also I have another thing real quick. Go for it.

[Shannon The Dude]

So maybe I'm stupid, but I kind of feel like if you're. If you're spending, like, almost more than almost every other player, like team in.

[Matt Jones]

Basketball, wouldn't there be like an asterisk.

[Shannon The Dude]

Or something next to a title being like, oh, yeah. They only won because they got, like.

[Matt Jones]

Who spent the most money. Who spent the most money last year in the NBA? Hey, I don't know that exactly. Like, we don't know. At the end of the day, you just look at who won. Do you know who spent the most money in baseball in 2012? Probably the probably, but maybe not. You don't know. I just feel like it's different with.

[Shannon The Dude]

The revenue split because with NBA you're.

[Matt Jones]

Spending all on basketball because it's the basketball league. If you're saying, well, let me put it a different way. Who spent the most money. Who spent the most money on college basketball last year? I don't know exactly. I don't think people. I just don't think people know. And I appreciate the call brand. I think like, yeah, at the end of the day, this has been my opinion about nil from the beginning. When the game starts, we don't talk about it. Right. Nobody follows it. What college basketball coach makes the most money? Anybody know.

[Drew Franklin]

Cal's up there.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, I mean, Cal's been passed.

[Matt Jones]

I guess that would be passed. And it's not John Shire.

[Shannon The Dude]

Who would that be?

[Matt Jones]

So I don't know. I actually don't know the answer. Maybe Danny Hurley. Maybe it's Bill Self. I'm not sure. But my point is like it is off season talk, but I think once the games start, people just forget about that stuff. The answer to who paid the most money last year for a team was Kansas State.

[Drew Franklin]

That's right. What did they do?

[Shannon The Dude]

That's the big thing. You can't just attach numbers. These guys because so many of them are overvalued and they don't pan out like we saw Kansas State Indian. The teams spent the most did nothing last year. So I'm not Arkansas.

[Matt Jones]

I do think that it sets expectations, but to me, once the games start, the games are the games. And so I actually don't think it would make it an asterisk or anything like that. Hey, bourbon lovers. What?

[Shannon The Dude]

I said hi.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, is this for you?

[Shannon The Dude]

No, you said hey bourbon lovers.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Hey bourbon lovers. Commonwealth causes back with their July bourbon raffle $20,000 worth of a bourbon collection. They do this? How do they do this?

[Drew Franklin]

I don't know. It's amazing.

[Matt Jones]

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[Drew Franklin]

Oh that's a good one.

[Matt Jones]

Find the Simon and Simon theme Shin okay, It's got like, I don't even remember the show. It was like two brothers, right? And they did stuff with each other.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know what they heard of it before. Never heard of Simon and Simon. No, I just remember it has, like, the beat of the song. You know, they don't do TV theme songs as much anymore, but Successions is really good.

[Shannon The Dude]

Successions.

[Matt Jones]

White Lotus is really good right here. Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Listen to that, Shannon. That's like a good. You could put. I could see Alice Blueground playing this. Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

I would throw in. How about Magnum PI Oh, Magnum PI.

[Matt Jones]

Is a really good one. Yeah. But Magna P has a show. People know. Most people don't even know Simon and Simon.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, Simon.

[Shannon The Dude]

Simon's got that major dad actor in it.

[Matt Jones]

It does. Good call. It's a good call. Most famous TV theme songs, probably what? Andy Griffith. Friends.

[Drew Franklin]

Friends, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Jefferson's.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Shannon The Dude]

As someone in the middle of a Sopranos rewatch, that still hits me every time. I don't hit really good. I still watch it through.

[Matt Jones]

But like, I think the ones that have words, though, it makes it to where people remember them more. Although I guess Andy Griffith's just whistling.

[Drew Franklin]

That's what I was gonna say.

[Matt Jones]

The.

[Drew Franklin]

The older shows always had words to it. The newer theme song, just. Brady Bunch, Brady Bunch.

[Matt Jones]

That's the way was it all became the Brady Bunch Friends.

[Drew Franklin]

Sanford and Son.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. They don't listen to me. They don't listen to me. I literally said Friends and Sanford. And so. And then the next two answers by them are Friends and Sanford run through shows. One person goes, Matt, when does KS Bar open? We do now have a date, August 26th. So we will open the Tuesday before the first game of the year.

[Drew Franklin]

Nice.

[Matt Jones]

August 26th is our reopening date. So we'll do the show there from there that week. So August 26th. Bobby, go ahead, Bobby. Hey, Matt.

[Drew Franklin]

First time caller who I got a.

[Matt Jones]

Statement and a question. Go for it. All right, so y' all were talking about.

[Shannon The Dude]

I was working the other day, so.

[Matt Jones]

I wasn't able to call in, but y' all were talking about changing the.

[Drew Franklin]

Name from La Familia. How about Dim Bluegrass Boys?

[Matt Jones]

I'm good with it. I appreciate the call. I like that. I like that. I've gotten some bad names and the.

[Ryan Lemond]

People riding, including that one.

[Matt Jones]

What's wrong with that one? Yeah, like D. I get it.

[Ryan Lemond]

You don't have to tell me.

[Shannon The Dude]

It's like them, but.

[Matt Jones]

It's like them, but it's cooler. Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Dim.

[Ryan Lemond]

I didn't get it till you explained it to there.

[Shannon The Dude]

And I bet the boys has a Z7s boys has a Z.

[Matt Jones]

That's the kind of team Jesser would have played for. Yeah, he would have made his schedule work for Dim Bluegrass Boys. Jerry, go ahead. Jerry, if you're going to complain, I'm going to hang up.

[Shannon The Dude]

I'm not complaining.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. See, what I was going to say is you, you talk about the complaint you live around for. This is complaining. I told. I knew I was complaining. You. I said don't complain.

[Shannon The Dude]

I'm not complaining.

[Matt Jones]

Complain.

[Ryan Lemond]

No, no.

[Shannon The Dude]

I was thinking I was having discussion. Remember Stoops first got here, that you.

[Matt Jones]

And I went round and round about.

[Shannon The Dude]

Whether or not he was going to.

[Matt Jones]

Be successful or not. And I said he was because of a lot of things they were doing. Yeah. And.

[Shannon The Dude]

I'm back. I'm not about to complain. I'm about to say that it seemed like something changed about.

[Matt Jones]

Appreciate the call. I mean, this is. That's complaining. And it's also not a question on Ask Anything Wednesday that's complaining about Mark Stoops and I listen, there's plenty of time for that. But this is Ask Anything Wednesday.

[Shannon The Dude]

I think we all knew the complaint was coming. You could fill the complaint around the corner.

[Matt Jones]

It was, you could feel it bottling, you know, bubbling up. Jordan, go ahead. Jordan. Hey, two quick things. First, what happened with Ashton Hagens at the end of the 2020 season? And second, would you ever consider moving the show to 11 to 1? It just seems like a lot of official news breaks at noon. Be cool to get a lot of action. Well, it's far as first start on the second one. I would rather do the show from 11 to 1 so that people could come on their lunch breaks. The problem is, and I appreciate the call, Clear Channel now. I heart, they had Rush Limbaugh there for years and now they have Clay and Buck. And that is a show that cannot be moved. That's the only show on iHeart that you have to take as an iHeart station. Used to be Rush Limbaugh. Now it's Clay and Buck. So like on wlap, they have to air Clay and Buck from. It's required by the national company. And so we can't be on. I'm sure they'd love to have it. I think they have always wanted me to do 10 to 1, but they cannot move Clay and Buck because those are sacred clay and Buck cows. And so we have to be 10 to 12 or we have to start at 3. So I would rather do 10. How would you describe what happened with Ashton Hagens?

[Shannon The Dude]

Playing it back in my head, I remember he didn't go to Florida. That was the last game of the year.

[Matt Jones]

There was a video with him with cash in a car.

[Shannon The Dude]

Cal said he's leaving for personal reasons. This is one of those cows probably either suspending or something happened and he's gonna cover for him, not give us the full story. If I'm not mistaken, he said, Ashton's out for personal reasons. But the whole. There was a. Twitter had seen that Snapchat.

[Matt Jones]

There was a Snapchat video of him, like, with a bunch of cash in his hand. And I don't think it's ever been said because Covid came and everybody just moved on. I don't think it's ever been said what happened. And I still don't really know what happened. Do you?

[Shannon The Dude]

No. But the timing of that. You wonder if Snapchat was a part of it, but would you miss a road trip over a Snapchat? I wouldn't think so.

[Matt Jones]

I think it was just Snapchat. He had a ton of cash and I think maybe it made people worried. That's kind of how I think it ended up going. When I listen to the news, here's what I want to know.

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