2025-08-19- KSR - Hour 1

Summary

Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) – August 19, 2025, Hour 1

Host: Matt Jones
Co-hosts: Drew Franklin, Shannon Dawson, Billy Reed
Podcast Theme: The KSR crew discusses the latest University of Kentucky sports news and shares personal stories, listener call-ins, and commentary on current events affecting the Bluegrass community.

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Episode Overview

Hour 1 of this KSR episode is a quintessential blend of UK football talk, crew banter on life transitions like becoming empty-nesters, a comedic dive into “hall pass” debates, and gripes (mixed with nostalgia) about local traditions. Heavy emphasis is placed on Kentucky football’s upcoming quarterback decision and the shifting nature of college football in the transfer portal era. The team also takes time to humorously consider life and relationships, listener calls, and memorable moments from their community involvement.

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Key Topics & Insights

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1. What’s Ahead: Big Interviews, KSBar Relaunch, and Football Season

• Matt is excited and a bit stressed about the “last KSBar owners meeting” and an afternoon interview with Congressman Andy Barr (“a big get” – 03:59).
• He teases major upcoming guests: "And next week, Andy Beshear is on." (04:13).
• KSBar reopening in 7 days, UK Football kickoff in 11 days—the crew is buzzing with anticipation (03:06).

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2. Banter: Hall Passes, Celebrity Crushes, and Relationship Dynamics [(04:20)–(07:10)]

• Playful debate about “hall passes” in relationships:
  • Drew jokes: "Tell her she could come in only if she agrees to wear the ‘govern me daddy’ shirt." (05:20)
  • The group laughs about spouses/partners choosing “accessible” celebrity crushes:

    "I had a friend...whose girlfriend picked a hall pass that lived down the street...It has to be one that's implausible." – Matt (06:25)

  • Shannon's oddball pick: "Mine is Melissa McCarthy. Unlikely I'm going to run into Melissa McCarthy, though." (06:44)
  • Ryans’s girlfriend’s hall pass is “oddly, Lindsey Graham,” which becomes a running joke.

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3. KSR Golf Scramble: Heat, Hijinks, and OVW Wrestlers [(07:10)–(08:58)]

• Recap of the sun-scorched Louisville golf scramble, featuring OVW wrestlers toughing it out “in silk shirts and jeans” (08:02).
• “They helped quench my thirst with a shot of hot vodka… out of a brown bag at the OVW hall!” quips Shannon (08:28).
• Warm appreciation for golfers, sponsors, and fans: “A lot of sunburns when they went home, but it was a good day.” – Matt (08:58)

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4. Celebrating Older Female Callers, Reflecting on Generational Changes [(09:20)–(12:13)]

• Positive callout to “Jenny,” a 70-year-old caller who impressed with her notes, “schoolteacher vibes,” and football optimism.
• Matt: "No one gets better, more sympathy than women over 65 – just because, you know, they've been through it. Right. They grew up when women were like second class citizens.” (11:22)
• Crew proposes a special call-in day just for women 65 and older: “Bunch of Grammy squammies calling...” jokes Billy, with Matt quickly ribbing him for making it weird (12:13).

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5. Life Transitions: Billy Faces Becoming an Empty-Nester [(13:03)–(16:12)]

• Billy’s son, Josiah, is preparing to move out for college. Billy gets sentimental, and the group encourages him to let KSR’s Mario film the experience:

  "What if I start bawling?" – Billy (13:03)
  “Then that's clicks!” – Matt (13:05)
  "In two nights, I'm by myself in this house." – Billy (14:12)

• Matt probes deeper—Billy, age 59, has “never lived alone” and fears facing true solitude for the first time.

  “A 59-year-old man looking in the mirror and being by himself… that's a show.” – Matt (15:28)

• Billy reflects: “Every day after the show, I'd call him up. We'd usually do lunch together...Those days are over.” (16:12)

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6. Living Alone vs. Living Together – The Great Room Debate [(20:07)–(23:14)]

• Prompted by a text about solo living, the hosts debate sleeping arrangements:
  • Matt: "If I was married though, I'd still like want my own room." (20:21)
  • Drew: "Yeah, like I have my own man cave...but my clothes aren’t even in there." (21:11)
• More jokes about space, personal quirks, and the pitfalls of open-concept living.

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7. The Quarterback Battle: Calzada vs. Bowley [(22:06)–(27:51)]

Main Discussion:

• Mark Stoops has publicly declared the starting quarterback spot a live competition between transfer Zach Calzada and prized freshman Cutter Bowley.
  • Shannon: "I'm surprised he leaned into it...I would be shocked if Cutter Bowley started outside of injury." (22:50)
  • Billy: "I think it's legit...Cutter is like, legit going to be [in contention]." (23:37)
  • Matt: "There's not one person who has watched practices who won't tell you Cutter has been better..." (23:43)
• The $2 million question: If Bowley truly out-plays Calzada (who is likely the highest-paid player on the team), will Stoops have the courage to start the freshman?
• Debate over coach’s motives: Is Stoops keeping Bowley and Calzada engaged, or is this genuine? The group is skeptical the “two quarterbacks” narrative ever becomes reality.

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8. Identifiability & Branding in the Transfer Portal Era [(34:24)–(39:46)]

• Shock that few fans could recognize Calzada—or even name six starters.
• Compare to basketball: “Jaden Quaintz is taking his driver's test, get-to-know-me videos, etc…." – Matt (39:44)
• Shannon: "I forget how little people pay attention to media day stuff like that... that's still a small part of the fan base." (35:00)
• Matt critiques UK football for not promoting personalities in the portal era, arguing this hinders fan engagement.

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9. Keeneland Ticket Debacle & Local Nostalgia [(29:29)–(48:07)]

• Ticket sales for Lexington's Keeneland horse racing meet are described as a "complete disaster" due to website crashes.
• Callers lament the “loss of charm” and local accessibility as Keeneland and the Derby have grown more international and exclusive (“I don’t ever know anyone there anymore” – Matt, 47:36).
• Proposals for “locals only” days and reflections on how spontaneity is no longer possible at the track.

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10. Listener Calls, UK Athletics Chatter

• Multiple callers:
  • Express hope for Cutter Bowley to bring the “juice” as UK’s “mini-Tua,” while the hosts remain skeptical and grounded (37:24).
  • Question when and why Stoops would risk Bowley as a starter, given Calzada’s experience and investment (49:57).
• Fun fact: Offensive lineman Shiyash Pete is, according to crowd response at a live event, perhaps now the most famous Kentucky player—a result of viral interviews and social media.

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11. Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• "The hottest place on planet Earth is the green on hole eight at Glen Oaks." – Matt (07:41)
• "You give sympathy to women over 65 because...they've been through it. They grew up when women were like second class citizens." – Matt (11:22)
• "A 59-year-old man looking in the mirror and being by himself…that's a show." – Matt (15:28)
• "If we ever meet Melissa McCarthy, there will be a lot of pressure, Shannon, because I feel like if we were to ever meet her, maybe that's accessible too…for Drew, it's awkward." – Matt (06:52)
• "There's no scenario where you can shuttle those two [QBs] back and forth and think it's going to work...When you have two, you have none." – Matt (26:15)
• "I wonder if we've lost the ‘everybody goes to Keeneland’ fun, now it is a different place." – Matt (47:32)
• "Doesn't matter if Calzada or Cutter's better—the Mark Stoops staff is a leaky staff…most of the leak is pro Cutter." – Matt (26:44)
• "If Cutter Bowley is our ‘mini-Tua,’ I think we're going bowling!" – Matt (37:55)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 03:06 – Show kick-off, upcoming events, guest previews
• 04:20–05:57 – Hall pass & celebrity crush debate
• 07:10–08:58 – KSR Golf Scramble recap, heat and hijinks
• 09:20–12:13 – Celebrating callers, especially women over 65
• 13:03–16:12 – Billy’s empty-nester anxiety, the group discusses living alone
• 22:06–27:51 – Mark Stoops’ quarterback comments & analysis
• 29:29–31:05 – Keeneland ticket sale fail, local access discussion
• 34:24–39:46 – Who even knows our starting quarterback? Portal Era branding
• 49:57–50:34 – Listener call about Stoops’ quarterback dilemma

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Tone & Style

Consistently conversational, self-deprecating, and packed with quick jokes. Hosts readily rib each other and aren’t shy about getting personal—or poking gentle fun at beloved Kentucky traditions. Serious football analysis is leavened with humor and skepticism; listeners are frequently invited to call in and share the stage.

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Conclusion

Hour 1 of this KSR episode is a ride through the anxieties and excitement of the sports calendar, the everyday lives of the crew, and the nuances of Kentucky fandom in a shifting era. With big questions looming—about quarterbacks, football marketing, and the resurrection of local traditions—the team sets the stage for an engaging season ahead, all while keeping the banter and bluegrass spirit alive.

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome, everyone. It is Kentucky Sports Radio, Tuesday, August 19th. I am Matt Jones here in our secondary studio which has natural light and is beautiful. You can give us shouting Clark's Pump and Shop phone line 859-280-2287. A Vision Auto Glass text machine is 772-774-5254. In this dish and sponsored by the TJ Smith Law Office, you call TJL. Make them pay. Seven days till the reopening of KS Bar. Eleven days until kickoff of the Kentucky football season. It's all right here, about to start. Today is a very busy day around these parts. We've got our final, like, KSF bar owners meeting today, which we've been. I've been preparing for. Then at three o', clock, Andy Barr is coming in for an interview for Interrupted with Matt Jones. How about that?

[Shannon Dawson]

It's a big get.

[Billy Reed]

He's a big KSR fan too, right?

[Matt Jones]

He's a UK fan. I don't know if he listens to this or not. I mean, he knows who we are.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And he's always been friendly with me and I, even I, you know, I thought about running against him one time.

[Billy Reed]

That's right.

[Matt Jones]

And he's always still been nice to me. So we'll see today and then next week. Andy Beshear is on.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah. Yoga girl's very jealous of that. She has a big crush on Andy Bashir.

[Matt Jones]

Well, she can't come here and she wants me to. Married man.

[Billy Reed]

Sneak her in.

[Matt Jones]

He's a married man like you are.

[Billy Reed]

She's not. I don't.

[Matt Jones]

So you're married to her, but she's not married to you?

[Billy Reed]

But she. She's already asked me to get her in when Andy comes to talk to you.

[Matt Jones]

What do you mean, get her in? She wants to just come and sit in the studio.

[Billy Reed]

She wants to meet him.

[Matt Jones]

Tell her I'll let her meet Andy Barr.

[Billy Reed]

Andy Beshear.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, me in the middle of any bar Exactly.

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[Matt Jones]

Listen, it's either nothing or Andy Barr. What does she want?

[Billy Reed]

She wants her some Andy Beshear. She's like, I think close to stalker stage of that.

[Matt Jones]

If you drew. If you're the woman of your. Your love also wanted Andy Beshear. Is that good? Bad?

[Shannon Dawson]

I guess there are worse celebrity crushes.

[Matt Jones]

I think I would want my. No offense to Andy Beshear. I would think I would want my girlfriend to want somebody hotter.

[Billy Reed]

She thinks he's really hot.

[Drew Franklin]

Tell her she could come in only if she agrees to wear the government govern me daddy shirt.

[Matt Jones]

See, I'm worried she would, though. I'm worried she would have. I have. I told you. I've become friends with the woman that started that and she's now kind of like that. I can't believe I did that. She's now kind of like, you know, it was Covid. Yeah. Wasn't thinking clearly. Clearly was a little bored. Yeah.

[Shannon Dawson]

I own two Andy Beshear T shirts from COVID One of them says, like, won't you be my good neighbor? Or something corny like that.

[Matt Jones]

You bought that?

[Shannon Dawson]

No, I didn't buy it.

[Matt Jones]

Do you have a government daddy?

[Shannon Dawson]

Oh, no. I wouldn't have accepted that. Those are weird times.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, I would just say to you, right. I think, you know, when you're. When you're dating or married to somebody, it is certainly the case that they have like a dream man.

[Billy Reed]

Yes. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

But I would just. Shannon, what mine to be. I would want my woman's to be like Brad Pitt.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Everybody gets a right.

[Matt Jones]

You don't want it to be accessible.

[Drew Franklin]

And he's the hall pass.

[Matt Jones]

You're disparaging the good looking man. Don't. Don't pick hall passes. I had a friend one time whose girlfriend picked a hall pass that lived down the street, and I was like, you can't do that. That is plausible, Drew. It has to be one that's implausible.

[Shannon Dawson]

They can't actually live down the hall.

[Matt Jones]

They cannot be somebody who's in the building.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah. Like mine is Meliss McCarthy. It's unlikely that I unique one. Unlikely. I'm going to run into Melissa McCarthy, though.

[Matt Jones]

If we ever do, though, I'm going to make you turn it. There will be a lot of pressure. I'm going to Shannon because I feel like if we were to ever meet her, maybe that's accessible too. For Drew, I mean, it's awkward.

[Drew Franklin]

Then it's awkward on these podcasts. I mean, it could happen, you know, it could.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Ryan's girlfriend. It's actually oddly Lindsay Graham, which I think probably not excited. 859-280-2287. Text machine is 772-774-5254. We had a lot of fun at the KSR Golf Scramble. Once again, really hot. I don't know what it is the days we do those Louisville ones. God turns the sun up on top heat. It was a brutally hot day.

[Billy Reed]

And there are certain areas on that Glenos golf course where there is no ventilation.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know if you know this, Shannon. This is a scientific fact. The hottest place on planet earth is the green on hole eight at Glen Oaks. Why that par three? Because it's surrounded by trees, gets no air circulation. I mean, no.

[Billy Reed]

And that's where you had the OVW people.

[Matt Jones]

And for OVW has been there for like five straight years. I don't really. I heart must have something against ovw. They put Crixus and Freya the Slayer and those they are sitting there and when I get there, they are. First of all, they stay. They don't want to. They don't want to wear shorts.

[Drew Franklin]

They want to stay.

[Matt Jones]

They want to look tough. They want to stay. So they wear like silk shirts and jeans. And I always drew feel so sorry for them.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah. Yesterday they helped quench my thirst with a shot of hot vodka. So they were also providing refreshments out in the heat on their home.

[Matt Jones]

Never been good when I because I give them and the KSBAR people money for alcohol and I'm like, get something people will like and then they'll come in with like warm rum. I'm like, you realize it's 97 degrees out here.

[Shannon Dawson]

I think. I think we had hot vodka out of a brown bag at the OVW hall. A lot of great sponsors with drinks that they were among them. Just a little different.

[Matt Jones]

Well, but thank you for everybody that came. We had a lot of people. Everybody seemed to have fun. A lot of sunburns when they went home. But it was a good day. And now, like I said, 11 days until the start of football. And you may remember yesterday, what was it? Was it Ginny that called in and gave me heck?

[Billy Reed]

Yes, she did.

[Matt Jones]

Is that right?

[Billy Reed]

Took you to task a little bit.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. I mean, Jenny had things to say.

[Billy Reed]

She did.

[Matt Jones]

I was glad to hear she definitely had notes. I will say this, Jenny. 859-280-2287. I had to cut you off because we were at the break. I will let you fit. She said she had other points she did. If you want to call 859-280-2287. I'm glad to give you the chance to make your other points because I did have people write me and say that they liked Jenny's positivity, that she might be doing a better job than UK football at getting them drew excited for the season.

[Shannon Dawson]

She could be the head of marketing. She kind of. I bet she's a schoolteacher. She was very organized. She had notes. She was quick to hush you when you needed to be hushed. I was getting schoolteacher vibes for her. But I would like to hear more.

[Matt Jones]

You.

[Shannon Dawson]

You sat right down in your seat and shut up and listen.

[Matt Jones]

I'm not going to argue with. I mean, she said she was 70. When you get to be 65, is that when you can go on AARP? Now you're getting there.

[Billy Reed]

I should notice.

[Matt Jones]

Maybe.

[Billy Reed]

Maybe next month.

[Matt Jones]

But when you get to that point and you're a woman, I'm going to let you say what you want. A lot of men 65 and up, still angry, still mean, still haven't learned to just accept life. Then they get to like 85. I think they start to see their mortality and they calm down.

[Billy Reed]

The softest spot you have for callers are older ladies and grandmas and kids. No, not kids.

[Matt Jones]

No kids. What are you talking to Billy? That's not good with kids. I'm good.

[Drew Franklin]

I sit and talk to fair segment about screaming kids yesterday.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, but that they're not calling into the show. I, I don't like. It's the kids in the wild.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, okay.

[Matt Jones]

That I have issues with Fair. If a kid calls into the show. Fair.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Then that's. I see myself in the kids that call into the show. I never called into shows. But I would. Because I would have like, I would have called it. If this existed when I was a kid. I would have listened every day. I would have called.

[Billy Reed]

You've been Michael from Dallas.

[Matt Jones]

I would have. So yes, I. But. But no one gets better. More sympathy than women over 65. Just because, you know, they've been through it. Right. They grew up when women were like second class citizens. And so they've been through it. So I'm gonna be respectful to them even if they're putting me in my place.

[Shannon Dawson]

Sounds like we need to hear from more women 65 and older.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. That way you won't interrupt them.

[Matt Jones]

We could have a whole set of calls that women 65.

[Shannon Dawson]

I think it's a challenge.

[Matt Jones]

I tell you what we need. If we're Gonna do that. We need to set it up.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, it needs to be a set day.

[Matt Jones]

It needs to be a set day that women 65 and over, like, get themselves ready.

[Drew Franklin]

I'll be checking IDs, as you call tomorrow.

[Matt Jones]

No, no.

[Billy Reed]

Bunch of Grammy squammies calling.

[Matt Jones]

It weird.

[Caller]

Why?

[Matt Jones]

What is it about you that makes you always have to make it weird?

[Billy Reed]

Well, you know, I'm such a young man, you know, but that makes it weirder.

[Matt Jones]

The older you get, the less you can do this.

[Billy Reed]

I can't really say Grammy squamies anymore because I'm, like, in that age bracket now.

[Shannon Dawson]

He's still figuring out how to be 59. It's new to him.

[Matt Jones]

A lot of people said they felt bad for you, and they, like, they. You pulled at their heartstrings with the talking about Josiah leaving. I actually got a lot of texts about that last night.

[Billy Reed]

I did, too. Both parents are getting ready to go through it, or I've already gone through it. Like, last night I went home, and we're loading up his towels, and he's. Washcloths and socks and underwear. And, like, man, he's moving out. The kid is about to move out.

[Matt Jones]

Let Mario film you moving him in and the emotions you go through.

[Billy Reed]

What if I start balling?

[Matt Jones]

Then that's clicks.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, even better clickbait.

[Matt Jones]

So you want me to ball. The key is I don't want you to fake it. But, like, I think you. One of your strengths is through difficulty and happiness. You've gone through it in public. And when you do that, people who are going through the same things can relate to you, and they can. You know, I mean, I. I've talked a lot about when I. When. When I had the seizure on that show. I've had people. I've had hundreds of people talk to me about their kids have seizures. They have seizures. So even though it was hard for me to show that it helped people, this could be you. Because right now, all these people are going through this, right? People are moving into college right now all over the country. People are losing their children. People are becoming empty nesters where they'll never speak to a person again like you are. And I think it would be good for you to go through that because.

[Billy Reed]

You know, you're so.

[Matt Jones]

Are you. Are you. Are you okay with that?

[Billy Reed]

I'm okay with it, but I guarantee I'll cry. I almost cried last night, but I said, I'm not going to cry in front of him when we're trying to just get packing stuff together.

[Matt Jones]

You almost cried last night.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah, because it just kind of hit me like, you know, he's. He's going to be in two nights, I'm by myself in this house.

[Matt Jones]

It sounds like that's what you're really worried about. Like, are you. You really worried about being by yourself? Because Josiah's just going to be down street, so he's going to be all.

[Billy Reed]

Right, but he'll never come home anymore. He's going to have his girlfriend over there, his buddies, parties. He's not coming home till he needs to tell you to be fair.

[Matt Jones]

RSVP no for the dinner Saturday. So he's already. Shannon. He's already claiming like I'm not. Yeah, he's already like, I don't have to go to that stuff anymore.

[Billy Reed]

Really?

[Matt Jones]

He said no? Yeah. So.

[Billy Reed]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

You'Re going to start crying right now. But it's the being alone because you. But you haven't been alone in a long time.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

You know, did you live alone when you were younger? Have you ever lived alone?

[Billy Reed]

Never. I've always had a roommate.

[Matt Jones]

Never lived alone ever.

[Billy Reed]

No. Because even after the divorce this time Josiah was there with me, you know, so I've never really been alone.

[Matt Jones]

So you have never lived alone. Now, see that. I can see why that would be hard because you just went straight from your parents college to probably another marriage. Another marriage.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Shannon Dawson]

Reality show. I want to watch.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. This is. I can see a man 59 years old for the first time has to look in the mirror and be by himself.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

It's a show.

[Shannon Dawson]

I can see you, like going to the fridge and smelling the milk and drinking out of the carton now.

[Matt Jones]

And that's.

[Billy Reed]

I didn't think about that. That's an advantage.

[Shannon Dawson]

Going to be wandering around probably.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. You're going to wear pa. I can't. There's going to be a lot of things. Well, I. Listen, I'm. I've given you a hard time about. But I'm sure that is hard. I mean, I've lived. Lived alone since I was 21, basically straight. But if you've never done that.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And you're having to do it while you're also, you know, trying to keep your kidneys going. I understand. I can understand why that would be hard.

[Billy Reed]

Like I said, you know, every day after the show, I'd call him up. We'd usually do lunch together. Well, those days are over. You know, I got to eat lunch with you guys.

[Shannon Dawson]

You can still go to lunch with him. I mean, we can almost see campus from this window. He's right.

[Matt Jones]

But he's not. You're right, he's not going to. I mean if he's already RSVP no.

[Billy Reed]

What about Gavin?

[Matt Jones]

What did my other Gavin got gave me a maybe. I don't understand the maybe. By the way. You either can go or you can't.

[Shannon Dawson]

But the Lemon Boys would show up for free food.

[Matt Jones]

I got six maybes and I'm like.

[Billy Reed]

And Gavin's one of them.

[Matt Jones]

Gavin's a maybe. Josiah's a no. 859-280-2287 Jenny, I'll let you finish your point. If you would like to call plus open the phone lines 859-280-2287 we're going to talk about People got frustrated. At least some people online that I said Cutter had a chance to win the job. Well, yesterday Mark Stoop said the same thing. Does that mean anything or not? That's next. Here at KSI, you can make a difference in someone's life, including your own, with a job in home care. These jobs offer flexible schedules, health care, retirement options and free training. They also provide paid time off and opportunities for overtime. Visit oregonhomecarejobs.com to learn more and apply. That's oregonhomecarejobs.com.

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back Techie Sports Radio. If I'm not 280-2287 Text Machine 772-7745-2541 Person writes Matt, you said you've lived by yourself since you were 21. Do you think you could ever live with anyone? Yeah, I think if I was married though I'd still like want my own room.

[Drew Franklin]

Your own room?

[Matt Jones]

Well, no, I mean I'm not saying I wouldn't share a bed with, but I think I would want my own room. Yeah, I don't think that's crazy. Do married couples not have their own room?

[Billy Reed]

Yeah. Yeah, somehow. Like she'll have her office room. He'll have.

[Matt Jones]

I'm not even talking man cave. Like I want my own room with my own like clothes, sneakers, books. Books. Although I might put the books like in the. In the. But why is that crazy, Shannon, to have your own room? Do you share a bedroom with your girlfriend?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, but yeah, of course I do.

[Shannon Dawson]

You.

[Matt Jones]

I'm not saying not sleep together, but I'm saying don't you want a place for your own stuff.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, like, I have like my own man cave is what I call it. You know, like where you've got.

[Matt Jones]

Is that where you keep your clothes?

[Drew Franklin]

No.

[Matt Jones]

See, I mean. No.

[Billy Reed]

So you want your own closet area.

[Matt Jones]

Well, have you ever seen a woman's cloth? I mean, they're like, do you have space, Drew?

[Shannon Dawson]

It's part of living with somebody. And some people have tiny closets.

[Matt Jones]

I've only lived really with two. With. I lived with my parents and tall and that's it.

[Billy Reed]

So it's a complete opposite of me. I've never lived alone. You've never lived with somebody. So it's kind of hard. If we had like two months when.

[Matt Jones]

I was writing my book in New York where I lived with my then girlfriend.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

In her place. But that was so small and like. No.

[Billy Reed]

What was that cat's name?

[Matt Jones]

Mayberry. Mayberry. Mayberry.

[Shannon Dawson]

Man, Matt, teaching you how to live alone would be a great show. That's the expert.

[Matt Jones]

You're doing it for the first time, actually.

[Billy Reed]

And I can teach him how to live with somebody.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know that you do it. Well, we've had a number of issues. 859-280-2287. All right, let's talk about Mark Stoops yesterday says this is a competition. Now, Cutter Bowley and Calzada surprised other schools have picked their quarterback in the last day or two, and we seem to open it back up.

[Shannon Dawson]

I mean, I still don't think it's a battle. I'm surprised he leaned into it at all, though. But I think he said Zach and Cutter are battling right now. I mean, I would be. Still think I'd be shocked if Cutter Bowley started outside of an injury. But I was surprised Stoops leaned into it because, I mean, they're starting week one prep in a few days. Camps ending now.

[Matt Jones]

It's.

[Shannon Dawson]

It's go time. And I'm surprised he waited to say it. It may be one of his last speaking moments before week one begins.

[Matt Jones]

You think that. You think it is a battle? I mean, it is an odd time to say it. Literally all the other schools that have been battling, like in the last day or two said, okay, this is our guy. And we seem to be flipping it back up.

[Billy Reed]

I think even goes back to the spring we kept, you know, during the spring we were hearing that Cutter did all the right things in the film room, on the field, off the field, got better. Then when fall camp started, you know, the word started leaking out. Said, hey, Man.

[Matt Jones]

But do you think it's real?

[Billy Reed]

I saw some people who thought it was game and ship on Stoops part 11 days away from the first game.

[Matt Jones]

He likes to do that though, by the way. He does like to fake say that.

[Billy Reed]

He does.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, we might play two quarterbacks and then it never happened. So you, you actually think though it's real?

[Billy Reed]

I think it's legit. It kind of goes along with everything I've been hearing since fall camp started that Cutter is like legit going to be.

[Matt Jones]

Maybe there's not one person who has watched the game practices who will not tell you Cutter has been better. Now, there's caveats to that, right? Which is sometimes cutters going up against second string defense and Zach's going up against first. And so there's caveats to all that. But people all do say that Drew, and we don't see them. So it's hard to know. We don't have the equivalent of NFL preseason games where you get to see him on the field. But let me ask you this. Let's say you pay $2 million for a quarterback, but the backups better. Do you just say, well, we eat that 2 million we you got.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, man, you play the best guy. I just every Bowie deserves all the praise he's getting because he has looked much better. But I just, I still feel like Calzada. It's not like Calzada has been bad. It's just been like cutters had like an oh wow moment. It's not even about money in practice. We've heard. I mean, Calzada has been the one all of camp. There's hadn't been a day where it's like, let's go 5050 and give Bowie.

[Matt Jones]

So then why would he say that?

[Shannon Dawson]

I don't know. That's what I'm saying. I'm surprised he did say it. It could be the case at this point with the season starting, this is where your practices are going to be. Bolly or Calzada, nonstop. Could be a way to keep Bowley engaged. Or it keep. Could be a way to keep Calzada going hard. Just make him not feel comfortable that he still needs to be given his best as the season approaches. Or a way for Bowley, like, hey.

[Matt Jones]

I mean there's a lot of. What do you think it is?

[Shannon Dawson]

That. That he's just trying to keep him.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, so he's done nothing. So you think it's real? I think you think there's a chance that Cutter Bowley is the quarterback.

[Billy Reed]

I'M with Drew. I don't think he's going to start.

[Matt Jones]

No. Okay.

[Billy Reed]

Calzada still starts. Cutter will be on the field though. I think the. I think he will be.

[Matt Jones]

That one I have a hard time believing because we hear that every year and they never play that guy. I mean Gavin Wimsett would play at the goal line on third and one, but it's not like they gave him series.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, he's a running style like Bo isn't like a running quarterback.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. So I just. I would be surprised they do that. Here's what I think he's setting up. I think he's setting up that if we get to halfway through the third quarter and it's 107 Toledo Shannon, that he might put Cutter bowling.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, God. See, that would be the scenario. I would not want to put him in. Like if we're. Me either, we're way down. Maybe I could see, you know, there'd be a justification for doing that. But if it's a close game, I don't think you can just yank your starter. I mean, you gotta believe.

[Matt Jones]

Well, if you. The moment you yank Kyle Zada, he's done, right. He's probably done for the year.

[Drew Franklin]

So do you wanna do.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, I just, I. I don't know a scenario. There's no scenario where you can kind shuttle those two back and forth and you think it's going to work. Well, when you have that old adage, when you have two, you have none, I think is 100% accurate.

[Billy Reed]

I think you're right. You pull him in the third quarter of the first game of the season against Toledo. That's a bad look.

[Drew Franklin]

What I would like to know is causado just playing down to second string caliber or is Cutter bowling?

[Matt Jones]

We don't know. Cause we don't know.

[Drew Franklin]

I mean, this is one of the twos happening.

[Matt Jones]

This is one of the things that's hard. Like when. When people criticize us or anybody for speaking, we don't get to see it. And by the way, most colleges, most colleges will let their reporters see more than Kentucky does. But none of them let them see all everything. So Drew, it's just. I mean on some level we're guessing, but I can tell you this. The Mark Stoops staff is a leaky staff. It's not. It's not. It's not like the Mark Pope staff, which nothing gets out unless they want them people to know. Right. Most of the leak is pro cutter. It's not. I think you made an important point. It's not anti Calzada. Nobody says he stinks, but it is like, dude, cutters the guy or not. Maybe not cutters the guy, but Cutter's very pretty. Doing well.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, I mean his night and day difference and what we got to see in game situations. A year ago. I've been to two practices. I mean, Cutter deserves all the praise. I just. If you start praying him too much. It sounded like Calzada is not getting the job done. And I haven't heard anything that Calzada is underperforming. It's just kind of like, wow, our QB2 is really good.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. 859-280-2287. We got some folks on the line. We'll take a call as I want to talk about basketball. Trent Noah got like the best compliment you could get from Mark Stoops yesterday or Mark Pope yesterday.

[Billy Reed]

Maybe Mark Stoops is bragging on him too.

[Matt Jones]

No, I mean he got Trent Noah got a. A big thumbs up from. From Mark Pope. And Jenny, I gave you the floor.

[Billy Reed]

Come on.

[Matt Jones]

And she didn't call. That's one thing. Maybe she just can't handle the pressure.

[Shannon Dawson]

Oh, is that a call out?

[Matt Jones]

Well, I'm just saying I'm getting. You got the floor and then you don't do it. We'll be right back. TJ Smith, personal injury attorney. Call tj.

[Drew Franklin]

He'll make him pay. Now more of Kentucky sports radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Here's Matt Jones.

[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. Techy Sports Radio. 859-2802-2872 Little things here from the world last night at 10 o' clock on NBC. Apparently they did a show about the eastern Kentucky flooding.

[Billy Reed]

I wish I'd have known that.

[Matt Jones]

I wish I had known that too. I would have watched it. I don't know if anybody watched it. Tell me if it was good. 772-774-5254. Apparently they like did a whole special on it, which I think is actually very cool of them to do, assuming it was not a neg. I don't know how you could negatively portray a flood, but I mean, you can't possibly portray it. But, you know, as long as they weren't patronizing to the people, which I don't think they would have been. So somebody saw it. Let me know if it's good. Maybe it's on. Peacock could watch it. People are up in arms. Keeneland today put their fall meat tickets on sale and apparently Shannon complete disaster. Website crashed. Nobody can get on. The Internet is furious.

[Drew Franklin]

You know, horse people Fascinated when, like sites crashed. Like, you know, you're about to sell tickets, you know, thousands.

[Matt Jones]

I couldn't keep a site working for 15 years.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, I was a little.

[Matt Jones]

It's hard because, like, it's hard because you buy. You buy a website and you buy essentially traffic like, or not buy traffic, but you buy ability to handle traffic, Shannon. Yeah, but then you have moments where there's like, you really only need it two or three times a year. And it's not like, at least when I had a site, it wasn't like you could just say, okay, turn up our volume for a day, but if.

[Drew Franklin]

It'S keen, it might be worth having.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean, that's a huge corporation. But, Drew, you always do that. Did you. Did it not work for you?

[Shannon Dawson]

I'm a victim again. I never have luck with the Keeneland sales. The process isn't the best, but this time was worse than usual. I had like tickets in my cart. When it went on sale at 9, ready to go, they disappeared. So they delayed it till 10am and then at 10am they've now delayed it until tomorrow. So it's been 9am today forever. And I've been there, though.

[Matt Jones]

I've been there. I mean, we won the national championship in 2012. Me and hubby were up all night because our. Just every time we put our site back up, it crash, crash, crash, crash. And like, this is a huge night. We won the national championship. People want to see content and it would just crash, crash, crash. We couldn't get. We couldn't. There was no level that we could afford to buy from our provider that could hold those moments, those recruiting moments. Like, you just. You couldn't. So ultimately we ended up having to buy our own server, which cost a lot of money and it was like a whole thing, but we just could not keep it up during those moments.

[Billy Reed]

So what is it with Keeneland? This falls or something special going on and people are flooded in with tickets.

[Matt Jones]

Today, or is this happening when it went on sale? Was today? I guess.

[Shannon Dawson]

I wouldn't think traffic would be any crazier than it normally is.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I wouldn't think so. Handle it person writes Matt. My wife and I lived live together. I would assume so. And have separate bedrooms. It's the only way it works. Otherwise she takes up all the space. That's exactly right. I'll also note the whole act of. Okay, Shannon, you ready for a controversial non married guy opinion?

[Drew Franklin]

Let's go.

[Matt Jones]

I get it. And I get. Especially when you're dating and like first married. But the act of sleeping together. I don't know how we confuse that with the act of being married. Like sleeping in the same bed. You know, you buy a big bed so you can have space.

[Drew Franklin]

What are you gonna do, put her in the closet?

[Matt Jones]

Well, first of all, I'm six four.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. I get a king size bed. What's the problem?

[Matt Jones]

Well, it's still. I like. I like to sleep diagonal.

[Drew Franklin]

Diagonal. Well, make her sleep diagonal.

[Matt Jones]

And then you're an ex at that.

[Drew Franklin]

Point you can say parallel.

[Shannon Dawson]

I'm just saying you're going to be an ex with all these theories you have about how to live together.

[Matt Jones]

Saying it's odd that we've combined the act of sleeping with being married. I understand the other acts that occur in a bed, but why are. Why is sleeping the thing we don't say you have to shower together.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, that's an option.

[Matt Jones]

There's double chores and sometimes maybe you want. But why have we said sleeping is the thing that you all have to do together?

[Billy Reed]

Especially if your husband is a bad snorer.

[Matt Jones]

Like exactly like you snore.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Some people like twitch or kick. What?

[Shannon Dawson]

I'm just laughing. I'd say the answer is most people have one bedroom when you know they're married and living together.

[Matt Jones]

Fair point. That's. That. That. That is a. That is now if you have the option.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, that'd be a good luxury.

[Matt Jones]

That's a fair point. Most people probably have one bedroom and that I just. You know. Anyway. Mark. Go ahead, Mark.

[Caller]

Hey, Matt, join the show. I'm from Hognesville. So all those guys in river county would love to see Cutter play. But I know Cazada should start. But first time he throws two interceptions, Cutter should be brought in.

[Matt Jones]

Well, we'll see. I appreciate the call. Adam Luckett apparently wrote on KSR KS board that Cutter will start. He takes 90% of the reps in practice. But if things don't go well. I'm sorry. Takes 90% of the. The reps in practice. But if. If things don't go well, Cutter may be in to put a spark.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Does that seem right to you?

[Billy Reed]

Yeah, I. And I can see that too. You know, you struggle out right out of the gate. You want to spark. Maybe that Cutter could bring you coming off the bench.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, I agree that if it's not working for Calzada, this is more than ever under stoops time here. We can he be quicker to go to the second option. And just going into week one they didn't do anything in camp to suggest that Bowley could steal it before the first game. It's been Calzada leading the team and running the show since day one of camp.

[Matt Jones]

How many of our fans. Shannon, what percentage do you think would recognize Calzada by face?

[Drew Franklin]

Honestly, 10%, maybe.

[Matt Jones]

What do you think?

[Shannon Dawson]

I'll go under. I don't. I don't like very many at all.

[Matt Jones]

Let me go ahead and tell you. I wouldn't have until media day.

[Billy Reed]

That's it. I had no idea until he walked up.

[Matt Jones]

When they. When he walked up, as they were bringing him up, I assumed by his build that that's who it was.

[Billy Reed]

But you were his number on his jersey.

[Drew Franklin]

Assumed it, but you didn't know it.

[Matt Jones]

But I didn't know it.

[Shannon Dawson]

You thought it was Nick?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I thought it was his brother.

[Shannon Dawson]

I sometimes doing it for a living and constantly involved in it. I forget how. How little people even, like, pay attention to like a media day stuff like that. Like, I just think everybody's watching the interviews. That's still a small part of the fan base that.

[Matt Jones]

Well, that's why the Shia Pete thing was so big, because you know that the. Our interview with him is now up to like 800,000 views on TikTok.

[Billy Reed]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

And I went back and looked, and you go look at the official UK interview. They're like, it like five. So the Shiash Pete thing. Well, yesterday they had a. UK football. Had an event down at like Kentucky Downs or something, and apparently it was Tom Leach and Mark Stoops and they were talking about all the players on the team. And so they were talking about Calzada and then the running backs and et cetera. And then at some point, Tom Leach says Shiash Pete and the place goes for the only time goes into applause, really. Like, he's. He's the most known per. It's like Cutter Bowley might be the most known just because he's from Kentucky and all that, but of the guys that are going to play, I think there's a really strong argument that Shiash Pete, the offensive lineman, is the most known person on the team. Well, isn't that weird?

[Billy Reed]

It is weird, but he's such a monster and he's a good talker and he's an American Indian. You know, he's got all these things that make him an interesting figure. We want to know more about him, Shannon.

[Matt Jones]

It makes him a figure. Why did you say it like that?

[Billy Reed]

My voice cracked. I'm going through puberty.

[Shannon Dawson]

Popular.

[Matt Jones]

He is figure. Samuel, Go ahead. Samuel. Samuel. Anytime you're ready. Go ahead.

[Caller]

Yeah, go ahead. Can you hear me?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Caller]

I got one thing here. I think. I hope Calzada pans out. Really, I hope I do. But I think Cutter Bowley is going to be more in the spark. He's going to bring the juice, guys. Why do you think that's going to be the two he's going to be Tua? Well, I ain't gonna go far. I think he's gonna be. He's gonna be Mini Tua. He's gonna be Kentucky's Tua.

[Matt Jones]

But why do you say that? I mean, why? What?

[Billy Reed]

For what?

[Matt Jones]

Based on what?

[Caller]

He's just a bad cat, man. He's going to bring the juice.

[Matt Jones]

All right, well, there you go. Appreciate the call. Mini Tua. You think, you think, you think at some point this year we're going to be calling cutter Bowley Mini Tua?

[Shannon Dawson]

Unlikely. But I like the optimism.

[Billy Reed]

Cutter is 6 5, I think, isn't he?

[Matt Jones]

I don't know. He's about my height, so I'd say 64 or something like that.

[Billy Reed]

He's a big, big fella.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. No, he is big. I don't know about Mini To A.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, to had a pretty good college career.

[Matt Jones]

He's Mini To. Then I think he's starting at some.

[Shannon Dawson]

Point and I think we're going bowling.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, bowling.

[Shannon Dawson]

I thought it was very telling yesterday when the entire room admitted they couldn't name six starters.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, entire room.

[Shannon Dawson]

So when I'm thinking about people recognizing Calzada, I couldn't believe.

[Matt Jones]

Do you think if Calzada walked into that scramble. Scramble, which presumably those are people who paid KSR listeners who care enough to come to a scramble, play golf, pay money, etc. Do you think if he had walked in there, people would have been like, our quarterback just walked in?

[Shannon Dawson]

Not if he was in a golf polo.

[Billy Reed]

Nope. Only if he was.

[Matt Jones]

Thought he was playing in the tournament or he was our quarterback playing in the tournament. I think people. Shannon would have thought he's playing in the tournament.

[Drew Franklin]

I would have like, oh, there's the fourth guy in your group. Yeah, whoever that is.

[Matt Jones]

But now that does this will. That'll change after game one.

[Billy Reed]

But that's what we talked about. Is that a mistake by UK by not making.

[Matt Jones]

There's no mistake. If they win, it won't matter. But UK this idea in the off season, that not talking about the team and not teaching people about it was smart, I think is crazy to me. It's crazy. That's a crazy mindset. And it's even more important that you do it in this transfer portal era where you just don't know. Guys, contrast that to UK basketball and how they're all doing videos and they're all, you know, they're all we. Jaden Quaint is taking his driver's test and we're learning all the that, you know, we're yellow. Did a get to know me video yesterday and you know, what do most people know? You know, the one thing everybody did bring up was a picture of them jumping. Well, okay, was that ideal? Probably not. But they should have leaned into that. At least tell us. We don't even know. Most people don't even know which two guys were jumping. Right. One of them was Rayner. But who was the other one?

[Shannon Dawson]

Still can't tell you.

[Matt Jones]

I still don't know who the other one was. It's just now, again, if we win, none of that matters. But I think that was a mistake. If you've ever dominated a trivia night or you know every word to the preamble like Ryan Lemon, then the National CIVICS B is to is Thursday, August 21st. That's tomorrow. Or Thursday, two days from now, 4 to 6pm at the Kentucky State Fair. They'll have them up. All these kids will be on the spot to see who knows all the civic minded constitution and democracy facts should be exciting and it'll be more fun than a tilt a whirl. It's brought to you by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Understanding government and getting you involved in community matters is important. Go to the National Civics. Be Thursday, the Kentucky State Fair. We got to talk about the Kentucky State Fair because Shannon loves it though.

[Drew Franklin]

I've already been there three times. I'm serious. I'm going back and forth time this Friday.

[Matt Jones]

You love it. We'll take a break. Be right back. Ksr.

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[Matt Jones]

You saw this guy, didn't you? The other night?

[Drew Franklin]

He was awesome. He still sounds great. Nice guy.

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Was he nice? I saw you took your dad. Does your dad really like him?

[Drew Franklin]

I was geeking out. My dad was like a Little kid.

[Matt Jones]

He's like, that's awesome. I love.

[Drew Franklin]

I got all your albums, karaoke, your songs. I listen to you in my garage. Like, dad, calm down. Calm down.

[Matt Jones]

That's cool, though. She was excited. My mom's like that with. She's going to see Leanne Morgan.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I feel like if I could make my mom meet Leanne Morgan, I. That would be like Christmas gifts for the next five years. She loves Leah more. My mom's always been like, I don't like standup comedy. People get up there and just tell jokes and try to make you laugh. And I'm like, yes, exactly what they do. And she's always insisted she wouldn't like it. And then finally, I saw a clip of Leanne Morgan. I was like, mom, I promise you, you would like this person. She's from Morristown, Tennessee, which is 30 minutes from where our family's from.

[Billy Reed]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

She talks like, all the. All the stubble fields in. In. In Hancock County. Just. Just watch her. And now my mom sends me clips, like, everything she does. You know, she put out a TV show. My mom didn't love it, but she didn't want me to tell anybody. I guess I just did because she didn't want to hurt Leanne Morgan's career. So she's coming to, like, Corbin in.

[Billy Reed]

Two weeks, and your mom's going.

[Matt Jones]

My mom's never been more excited about it, really, ever. She just loves Leanne Morgan.

[Billy Reed]

You gotta arrange a little meet and greet for her.

[Matt Jones]

So, like, that's how your dad was with Sammy Kershaw?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. After my mom, after I just introduced myself as the guy from iHeartRadio, and my dad says, I got all your albums. I go. He goes, I bet you don't. He's like, I put out five albums in the last 10 years. Radio won't even play it.

[Matt Jones]

I was like, oh, so you got. You took a stray. I like it.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm not even a country dj. Sorry.

[Matt Jones]

That's right. One person says a lot of people are doing the sleep divorce thing these days. It's pretty common that way. Couples who snore won't be miserable and resent their partners, you know? You snore bad, Ryan. So I'm not saying. I'm just saying maybe that would have been.

[Billy Reed]

That's where cornbread hemp is awesome. The spouse. The other other can go to sleep first. That's the whole key.

[Matt Jones]

Are you getting any better with that?

[Billy Reed]

Not that I'm aware.

[Matt Jones]

Good. Kevin, Go ahead. Kevin.

[Caller]

Matt, it's, you know, I want to preface this by saying, I think it's a great thing for the city of Lexington that Keeneland, the specter of Keeneland's grown is international acclaim, etc. But as a local, it's very frustrating year in and year out. It's getting worse and worse. And I think that the culmination of that was today with the crashing. I mean, I'm just trying to brainstorm ideas. Do we do a locals day? Can they do, you know, a lot of certain. Great question tickets to people who live locally?

[Matt Jones]

I.

[Caller]

But it's.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. I mean, maybe that would be a good idea. Say, 50, 60, whatever percent are. You have to have a Kentucky ID or something to buy, because you're right. I think. I think the charm of Keeneland is. Is. Is. Is losing a little bit because of what you're saying. It's become world. It's the same thing that happened to the Derby, and they, you know, they tried to do it. Well, let's do Oaks, and then it's Therby, and then it's five. Oh, Tuesday, et cetera. And I think Louisville, in some ways, has lost the Derby to the international crowd, even though, you know, I appreciate the call. This is very similar to when you. The people in Barcelona who are shooting water guns at people saying, get out of our city. I do wonder, though, if we've kind of lost the. Everybody goes to Keeneland. It's fun. You see all. It's all different types of people now. It is a different place. We always joke about when we go. I don't ever know anyone there.

[Billy Reed]

Anyone I know. It's amazing. You walk in one of those rooms.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, it's no one. Nobody. I don't know anybody. So, like, I think it's. It is changing, but at the same time, it's successful, brings people the city.

[Shannon Dawson]

So I've missed three straight meets, and for me, that's pretty uncharacteristic. And a lot of that has been. It's hard to get tickets and plan ahead. It. It was so nice when on a Friday afternoon, just be like, out there, you know, it's a nice day. Let's drop everything going out to keeneland and pay $5 at the door. But those days are long gone.

[Matt Jones]

They're long.

[Shannon Dawson]

You just like going to a concert or event. Heck, it's, you know, August. You got to be prepared weeks and months in advance.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Johnny Versace, Go ahead.

[Caller]

Hey, Matt. Was played at a golf tournament yesterday. I mean, really enjoyed it. I played golf my whole life. I played in Hundreds of scrambles. And you guys do such a great job with that and I know the fans and everybody really appreciate it.

[Matt Jones]

Well, thank you very much. I always enjoy it and it's great to. To see all the people. We got one more in Somerset I think in September, but go ahead.

[Caller]

Yeah. So we tied for the lowest score.

[Matt Jones]

What was it?

[Caller]

And this is something you may want. 17 under.

[Matt Jones]

See, I actually thought it too. Wow. So 17 tied. Okay. Yeah.

[Caller]

I mean I actually. Yeah, I've played in a lot of times and that wouldn't have tied for the lead on many years, but we lost in a scorecard playoff to the lone UOFL fan. So you may want to work that into some of the rules later on.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, there was one U of L fan there. I should have made it to where they lost. I'm sorry. That's bad. Poor, poor farmer. We. We. We'll. We'll get them back. But thank you for playing, Johnny. I appreciate it. I'm surprised 17:1 because the course was there for the taking.

[Shannon Dawson]

I didn't think anything of it when my group left, but when Billy text me late last night at 17:1, I was playing back some putts in my head that we could have been at least in the mix. 20 something.

[Matt Jones]

We shot 11. I didn't even feel like we played very well.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, we part the two easiest holes on the course and still shot 13. So maybe I started dreaming dreams after I learned 17 won it.

[Billy Reed]

There was a former UFL basketball player on the 1980 National Championship team that played in the scramble today. Robert Bingham, I think was his last.

[Matt Jones]

Name played on that 1980 title team for Louisville.

[Billy Reed]

He was in the scramble yesterday.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, there were. There were some people who leaked and let Louisville fans in there. That's the way it goes. Let's go to Jeff. Go ahead, Jeff.

[Caller]

I can't understand why in the world that students would consider starting Bowley if he's our. Truly our future, why he wouldn't start bowling.

[Matt Jones]

Why wouldn't.

[Caller]

No, I don't. I don't know why he would think about starting him until our office. Well, I can prove they can hold up.

[Matt Jones]

I mean that. That's a maybe.

[Caller]

Calzada supposed to be mobile. Yeah, I was mobile quarterback, so I figured he'd give us a better chance.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, fair point. I'm appreciate the call. But clearly you didn't bring Calzada in here to sit. Right? I mean he's. He's probably the highest paid player on the team. So you didn't bring him in here.

[Shannon Dawson]

To sit and he just has the experience that Bowley can't match right now. I mean, the dude's got a win over Alabama on his resume.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, the dude already gets Shoney's discounts. Yeah, we'll take a break. Call back basketball hour number twos KSR.

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