2025-08-19- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) – August 19, 2025, Hour 2

Episode Overview

This episode of Kentucky Sports Radio, hosted by Matt Jones, Ryan Lemond, Drew Franklin, and Shannon Dawson, covers a lively mix of UK basketball insights, local stories, listener calls, and news in the Kentucky sports world. The hour features discussions about team leadership, memorable Kentucky athletes (with a special focus on the legacy of John Wall following his retirement), NCAA roster challenges, a viral club incident involving a Justin Bieber impersonator, and hosts’ personal adventures—including Matt’s upcoming safari trip to South Africa.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Relationships, Marriage & Humorous Takes

[03:36–05:37]

• The crew banters about marriages, relationships, and the “give and take,” providing their signature blend of humor and personal insight.
  • Drew notes, “Mainly when you’re married, it’s a lot of giving, not a lot of taking.” (04:16)
  • There’s playful ribbing about Facebook-official statuses and relationship updates.

2. The Justin Bieber Impersonator Incident

[05:37–09:01]

• Ryan details a viral story where a Bieber lookalike gets on stage at a Vegas club, gets VIP treatment and performs before being discovered.
  • “I’m just gonna go ahead and assume he wasn’t trying to do this. They just assumed it was him, and he just played along.” – Matt Jones (08:12)
  • Shannon and Ryan riff about club culture and speculation about whether anyone notices who’s on stage:
    “You could probably do that with about any artist. Nobody is paying—usually some things going on, people aren’t paying that much attention.” – Shannon Dawson (08:30)

3. UK Basketball Roster & Leadership

[09:50–13:44]

• The crew reacts to Coach Mark Pope naming sophomore Trent Noah as a team leader:
  • Drew Franklin: “High praise coming for the guy. You know, we all thought he was going to be maybe forgotten in this rotation... I think the dude has earned his right.” (10:15)
• The challenge of roster depth is dissected, speculating on rotation cuts and which promising players might see fewer minutes.

4. Calls & Listener Interaction

Wildest Golf Course Story

[13:44–15:19]

• Ryan recounts nearly coming to blows with a Louisville doctor on the course, and tells of his two childhood holes in one, much to the disbelief of the group.

UK Basketball International Recruit

[15:22–17:07]

• A caller inquires about new Croatian recruit, and the crew debates whether his maturity (21 years old) will translate to a real impact or bench time.
  • “He could be the one that ends up not playing… Or if he was last on the bench in street clothes, wouldn’t surprise me.” – Shannon (16:37)

NIL Spending & SEC Dynamics

[17:07–18:42]

• Discussion of an anonymous SEC quote about Kentucky’s big spending on basketball (purportedly "two, three or four times more than any other school"), and speculation about intra-conference money dynamics.
  • “A lot of these SEC schools are upset that Kentucky and Florida had money and the football programs got the money...” – Ryan Lemond (17:38)
  • “I wonder if [the anonymous complainers] might be from Auburn or Alabama.” (17:59)

5. Breaking News: John Wall Retires from the NBA

[21:13–26:09]

• The crew reacts to the official retirement of Kentucky superstar point guard John Wall.
  • “No bigger star has played at Kentucky in my lifetime than John Wall.” – Matt Jones (21:43)
  • Drew reflects: “He made Kentucky basketball cool again. Just in an instant... there’s a big gap between the next guy.” (22:10)
  • The show recalls Wall’s unique charisma, mystique, and his iconic “John Wall Dance.”
  • Shannon: “He’s a rock star like we probably won’t see again.” (23:05)

6. Matt’s Upcoming Safari in South Africa

[27:05–35:26]

• Matt previews his upcoming trip to South Africa as part of a prestigious (but unnamed) fellowship/networking group.
  • He shares anecdotes from the book “The Elephant Whisperer” and reflects on the intelligence and social behaviors of elephants (27:34–28:06).
  • On safari safety: “If these elephants want to kill you, you’re dead. There’s nothing you can do about it. So you just gotta hope.” – Matt Jones (28:40)
  • Crewmates offer travel and group dynamics advice, anticipating Matt’s role accompanying mostly women on the safari excursion.
  • Ryan summarizes the once-in-a-lifetime nature of the opportunity:
    “I got a phone call... from a woman I did not know who had read an article on the Internet about me and said, we would like you to be part of this group to where you get to travel the world for free... To turn that down would be insane.” (35:10–35:28)

7. Kentucky High School Football Season Preview

[35:53–37:28]

• The high school football season kicks off soon.
  • Ryan is set to serve as PA announcer for Woodford County’s home opener.
  • Drew considers traveling statewide to cover more games now that his own children have graduated.

8. Listener Madison’s Relationship News & Big Blue Madness Discussion

[37:40–40:13]

• Regular caller “Madison” reveals he’s entering a committed relationship after meeting a woman at a dance, delighting hosts.
  • “We just go out to eat once a month, pick different restaurants...” – Madison (38:45)
• Madison also asks when Big Blue Madness will be officially announced (likely October 10).

9. Quick Hits: UK Betting Lines, Lexington Sporting Club, Fan Stories

[40:13–51:00]

• The crew discusses:
  • Kentucky football’s betting lines and expectations for covering point spreads.
  • Lexington Sporting Club hosting Kentucky Vintage Fest before their next match (41:16–41:21).
• Memorable calls:
  • A father shares his son’s stories of studying and “living it up” in Cape Town (46:54–47:55).
  • Listener Andrew recounts getting to play golf with Drew and Billy after texting into the show (48:06–49:26).
  • Another listener reports that Kentucky Joe serenaded his daughter at the State Fair: “When I see you, it makes me hungry.” (50:43)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Marriage:
  “Mainly when you’re married, it’s a lot of giving, not a lot of taking.” – Drew Franklin (04:16)

• On Celebrity Impersonation:
  “Once he’s up there... you could probably do that with about any artist. Nobody is paying... people aren’t paying that much of attention.” – Shannon Dawson (08:30)

• On John Wall’s Legacy:
  “No bigger star has played at Kentucky in my lifetime than John Wall.” – Matt Jones (21:43)
  “There was just a different thing around John Wall... mystique kind of around him that I don’t think was replaced even by the many great players that came along after.” – Ryan Lemond (22:24)

• On NCAA Basketball Roster Management:
  “If you’re going to be the veteran leader, you’re going to play. Like, nobody listens to the guy that sits on the bench.” – Ryan Lemond (10:49)

• On Travel Safety:
  “If these elephants want to kill you, you’re dead. Like there’s nothing you can do about it. So you just gotta hope.” – Matt Jones (28:40)
  “You can be scared and safe and never experience life... how can you not do it?” – Matt Jones (34:30–34:45)

• On Nicknames & Baseball Fandom:
  “My man, Scuzz Bucket... He does a little dance. Kind of looks like he’s sitting down to use the toilet.” – Ryan Lemond (45:17)

• On Fan Community Spirit:
  “That’s awesome. Thank you for playing. That’s very cool. See, you never know what’s going to happen on golf scramble day.” – Ryan Lemond (49:14)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Marriage Discussion – [03:36–05:37]
• Justin Bieber Impersonator Story – [05:37–09:01]
• UK Basketball Roster Breakdown – [09:50–13:44]
• John Wall Retirement Reaction – [21:13–26:09]
• Matt’s South Africa Safari Prep – [27:05–35:26]
• Kentucky High School Football Talk – [35:53–37:28]
• Madison’s Big News & Big Blue Madness Date – [37:40–40:13]
• Fan Stories, Golf Outings, & Listener Calls – [46:54–50:43]

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Overall Episode Tone & Style

As always, KSR balances sports analysis, Kentucky culture, and offbeat stories with friendly banter, inside jokes, and warm audience engagement. The hosts riff easily between serious topics (athlete legacies, NIL impact) and the everyday (local traditions, relationship updates, nicknames), staying true to their lively Kentucky radio roots.

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For first-time or returning listeners, this episode offers a flavorful slice of Kentucky fandom, institutional memory, fresh debate on UK hoops, and just enough unpredictability to keep things entertaining throughout.

Transcript

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[Ryan Lemond]

Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio, 859-280-2287. Text machine is 772-774-5254. We got a lot of people on here, a lot of people writing good comments on the text machine. One person writes, matt, every time you talk about marriage, I see why you're not married. Although I do think most of your opinions make sense. Marriage is not about logic. Do you agree with that?

[Drew Franklin]

I 100% agree with that. There's a lot of give and take with a marriage, though. I don't. Are you ready to accept some of that when you step into that role? That's the big question.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I mean, I. There's give and take on everything, right?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. But you know, mainly when you're married, it's a lot of giving, not a lot of taking.

[Ryan Lemond]

You agree with that?

[Shannon Dawson]

All this good advice he's giving.

[Ryan Lemond]

But like, we do have to think about the fact that we're on number three.

[Shannon Dawson]

True.

[Drew Franklin]

Not not married to number three, but.

[Shannon Dawson]

Close to married to number three.

[Drew Franklin]

What do we put on Facebook? I'm in a relationship.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, you're Facebook official now?

[Drew Franklin]

I'm Facebook official.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, did you really? You made it Facebook official.

[Drew Franklin]

I don't even know how to do that.

[Ryan Lemond]

One person said, matt, I was sitting on one of the golf holes yesterday at Glen Oaks. I saw you. My wife and I were on the our Patio. I saw you hit a ball that came within inches of hitting a person's window. Did you know that? I didn't know it almost hit the window, but I knew there was a couple. That there were some dangers. First of all, that those houses at Glen Oaks are right on the course.

[Shannon Dawson]

Oh, yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

And then yesterday, I was right of the fairway in a house. Your house was in the danger zone. And there was one where my friend Johnny Bruce was like, oh, no, as soon as I hit it. So I'm not surprised. I don't think that's a lie. I was all over the place yesterday. I was. It was not. Not good.

[Shannon Dawson]

Craziest part is, you found in the fairway, and that how it usually works.

[Drew Franklin]

Kicked out, hit a tree.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's not good. That didn't. That didn't happen at all. All right, so two things. First of all, did you. Did you see the story about Justin Bieber?

[Drew Franklin]

No.

[Ryan Lemond]

So, Shannon, a dude dressed. So I guess there was. There's a hot club in Vegas.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right. So you got to think about that. You ever been to a club in Vegas? I think Drew and I went with you. Yeah. Yeah, you. We went that one time, right? And it's like, it's too cool for us Senior Frogs. No, Senior Frogs is not a club. That's a disgusting bar. I'm talking about, like. I'm talking like a boom.

[Shannon Dawson]

I used to go to Tao.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. Places like that. I hate those kind of places. But we went, like, one time, and Drew, I don't. Shan. I don't remember you being there, but either.

[Matt Jones]

I think that was gummy night.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay, so, well, so anyway, you get. It's like everybody's hot, and everybody's doing. Doing the thing. Well, Justin Bieber show. Well, a guy who looks like Justin Bieber. Okay. Not a lot like him, but kind of like shaved head, tattoos, sunglasses, dress like Justin Bieber. He shows up at the club. Now, nobody knows yet. What. I don't think I've seen whether he was trying to do this or he just showed up and everybody thought he was Justin Bieber. So they let him in to the club, like, via the VIP entrance. And everybody's like, justin, thanks for being here. And he was like, at least people think I'm Justin Bieber. They put him on stage and let him perform. No way. He was like, I'd like to perform. And then they did, and he performed Shannon a couple of songs before. People were like, sound like, but maybe.

[Matt Jones]

He'S having an off night, you know?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. They Gave him. Well, you know, Justin Bieber's been having.

[Shannon Dawson]

Health problems, go through some things.

[Ryan Lemond]

So they. I think they were like, well, he'll find his rhythm. Yeah. He apparently did multiple songs before somebody was like, yeah, I don't think this is Justin Bieber. Because they. He had asked for them to play his vocal track with it.

[Shannon Dawson]

Smart.

[Ryan Lemond]

And his. Because he had said, like, you know, I've been struggling with my voice. So they did. And it took him a few songs to realize, Shannon, it was not Justin Bieber. And this was like, some huge club in Vegas. They're now embarrassed about it. This guy's like, yeah, I performed as Justin Bieber for a few songs, and nobody questioned it.

[Matt Jones]

I'm just gonna go ahead and assume that he wasn't trying to do this. They just assumed that was him, and he just played along. And if that. If I were in that situation, I would probably just play along too. I mean, when are you ever gonna get the chance to get up on stage and perform in Vegas? So I don't.

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I don't blame.

[Ryan Lemond]

He got to that point.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Shannon Dawson]

Once he's up there, though, having been in that club or in clubs, even that one specifically, you could probably do that with about any artist. Nobody is paying. No. There's usually some things going on people aren't paying that much of attention. Makes me wonder if I've even seen people that weren't who they were.

[Ryan Lemond]

Like, I thought you could say. Did you say you were Usher at one of the clubs?

[Shannon Dawson]

No, I've said for years. My last 10 Jimmy Buffett concerts, they could have put anybody up there singing those songs. Nobody cared.

[Ryan Lemond]

So I.

[Shannon Dawson]

You know, I'm not that surprised he got away with it once he got past the security and got on stage.

[Ryan Lemond]

Has to be. You know, my whole thing about if you want to sneak into something, act like you're supposed to be there. Right.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

That takes it to a whole new level, though.

[Drew Franklin]

Perform quite a boss move.

[Ryan Lemond]

Not just to get into the place.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, perform.

[Ryan Lemond]

Shannon get up there on stage and say, I can do his songs. I wonder what.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, what was it that tipped them off that it was not him? He was just.

[Ryan Lemond]

Because they said he sounded terrible. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And then they kicked the guy out the.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think they sort of stopped the music, said, thank you, Justin, for being here. And then. And then kind of got him. Got him.

[Drew Franklin]

Quite a boss move. He had to think to himself, I'm gonna try to get in. Once he gets in, I'm gonna try to get a VIP area. Then he gets that. I'm gonna try to get on stage.

[Matt Jones]

You know, I think Justin Bieber.

[Ryan Lemond]

Just get Justin Bieber. That's probably pretty good.

[Shannon Dawson]

No, I said Dustin Bieber. I was just irrelevant. You misheard me.

[Ryan Lemond]

It was your fault for thinking it. Mark Pope said Trent Noah has been the veteran leader of the team and that he has gone from a freshman who couldn't do anything when he first arrived at Kentucky to now he thinks he's the veteran presence this team will need. As a true sophomore on a team full of guys, one of whom played and won a national championship, does that surprise you?

[Drew Franklin]

High praise coming for the guy. You know, we all thought he was going to be maybe forgotten in this rotation. Of all these players, I think that's. We're all sadly mistaken. I think the dude has earned his right. Going to get a lot of minutes. Earned his right last year on the court. Earned it even more this summer.

[Shannon Dawson]

I can believe that Noah is doing all the right things, but when you look at that roster, it is surprising that he'd be the one to get named as a leader. When you have away coming back, who's going to be. In all American conversations, you mentioned you got a guy who just won a national championship. There's a lot of options that could have stepped up and been the guy. But to hear a sophomore, Trent Noah is leading, that's. That's great.

[Ryan Lemond]

If you're going to be the.

[Shannon Dawson]

Still some minutes, Mark Pope knows, if.

[Ryan Lemond]

You'Re going to be the veteran leader, you're going to play. Like nobody listens to the guy that sits on the bench.

[Drew Franklin]

Right?

[Ryan Lemond]

So I guess that means when you're making your rotations, Ryan, you got to put Trent no in them, I think.

[Drew Franklin]

And even, you know, the TBT guys, they told us the one guy they mentioned the most were impressed with was Trent Noah. I guess he kind of dominated one game against the TBT guys. So I think Trent has earned that right. If he's doing it on the court.

[Ryan Lemond]

Play, somebody has to not play. Like you keep hearing, oh, a low, awesome, right. And then you hear Colin Chandler's. You're not gonna be able to keep him off the court. That I think. Mark Pope said Jasper Johnson had a chance to be the spark club that puts up huge points in short minutes. Okay, now you get to Trent Noah. Somebody's not going to be able to play. Who's it going to be? Like somebody of that group of Aberdeen, Noah Diabate and Cam Williams is not playing. There's just, I mean, Colin Chan, somebody that group's not playing. You just don't have enough space. So who is it?

[Shannon Dawson]

I really don't know. I mean Pope's going to be pull use every. Everybody can Pope someone that will use his whole roster. But he's still like maybe Malachi Moreno disappears.

[Ryan Lemond]

But I'm even assuming him well, I mean even the 12th man.

[Shannon Dawson]

But he would start on several teams that just shows their depth.

[Ryan Lemond]

If he plays then someone else is not going to play. I'm even right now putting Malachi Moreno in the. I don't think he plays once Quaint comes back. He might play at the beginning of the year, but I don't think he. So. But one of those guys at the 2, 3, 4 position has to not play. They have too many people who is in. If you had to bet in March.

[Shannon Dawson]

I would have said Trent Noah. But then we keep hearing, we keep hearing these comments. It's confusing. And you're hearing he's knocking down every three pointer he gets in practice.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm going to say Cam Williams, which I can't believe I'm going to say. But I think if Noah's playing then who's it going to be? You know, Aberdeen's playing. It has to be Cam Williams. Right?

[Drew Franklin]

I think the abate is going to be going to be on the court because he's like the other leader they we keep hearing about.

[Shannon Dawson]

Cam Williams is probably the guy because positionally he's. He's more of a wing guard where they're the heaviest you can play small ball with.

[Ryan Lemond]

Noah was going to be the one out with Cam Williams playing. But maybe it's flipped because Cam Neons Williams is also the one guy you don't hear people talk about a lot.

[Drew Franklin]

Do they go maybe go small at the 4 and maybe Trent gets minutes there?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, maybe. But I, I think you're just early in the year. Everybody will play. But I'll be interested when. When we get to SEC play and they narrow that rotation. I kind of wonder if he'll be the guy that's not him. Free Bird. Go ahead, Free Bird.

[Caller]

Hey, gentlemen. Hey, Ryan. Happy belated birthday to a fellow Leo. Mine was last Wednesday. Happy birthday and thank you, buddy. What's the craziest thing that's happened to you all on a golf course?

[Ryan Lemond]

Like, you know, whenever.

[Caller]

Hitting the house, breaking a window. Years ago I accidentally ran over a duck by the pond.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's bad. I almost got in a fight with a doctor from Louisville once.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I remember that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Appreciate the call. Like a fit. I like I came very close to blow.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

With a. Not just a random Louisville fan, but a doctor, like a licensed doctor who would not stop yelling at me. And I was like, sir, you are a doctor. Do you recognize that this is not behavior that the medical board would be appreciating? So that, I think, is. That's probably up there for me. You know, I had a hole in one when I was, like, 10.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, what course was that on?

[Ryan Lemond]

Mason Heatley, par three. And, yes, that counts. No, the course doesn't exist, and it was a par three course, but it still counts.

[Drew Franklin]

Had a lighted par three course on.

[Ryan Lemond]

Mason Healy, 130 yards. I hit a three wood.

[Drew Franklin]

Did it go in?

[Ryan Lemond]

Of course, it would not have been a hole in one if it didn't go. I got one when I was 15 at the Middlesborough Country Club, and then I haven't had one since. Yeah, two before the age of 15. You would have. You would have thought I was Tiger. And then there's the much disputed round at Beth Page Black.

[Shannon Dawson]

This is controversial.

[Drew Franklin]

Good foot wedge that day.

[Ryan Lemond]

Eugene, what's up?

[Caller]

Hey, fellas. What's going on with y' all today? Good to talk to you.

[Ryan Lemond]

Good to talk to you, stranger.

[Caller]

Ran into Ryan the other night. Out to dinner with my family. It's always good to see him out and around. And he's taking his boys to dinner, I think. So it's always good to see Ryan.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, that's nice.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I get to hang out with Eugene for a little bit. You saw Eugene in the wild.

[Caller]

That's right. That's right. I wanted to ask you boys, what do you think about this fellow's coming over from Croatia? Is he? I'd say his name, but I'm sure I can't.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yellow? I think so, yeah. I mean, he's 21. It's good. Nice to hear from Eugene. I appreciate the call. He's 21, and that's the thing. I think people do skip over with him. He's older, you know, and I think that makes it. I mean, Z was young, right? Wasn't Z 18, 19.

[Shannon Dawson]

He was a little younger.

[Ryan Lemond]

This is a 21 year old, so he's a little bit more of a grown man. I don't think he comes over here unless he thinks he's going to play. Z was young. He knew he had some time, I think. But what do we expect? Who knows? I mean, like, played on the same European team that Jokic played on, you know, but there's probably dudes that have stunk that have played on that team too, so who knows?

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, I mean, we've we saw that team in the Bahamas years ago, had fun in the casino with them. So we know some guys from that club can maybe not be as focused on basketball as they need to be. It's the same. They gave Indiana a good exhibition game here recently, just last week, so they've done a lot of good things. As far as how he'll translate, he could be the one that ends up not playing. He's the one. Like I said this yesterday, I have no clue if he was starting in the NCAA tournament, wouldn't surprise me. Or if he was last on the bench that couldn't get out of street clothes, wouldn't surprise me.

[Ryan Lemond]

What do you think, by the way, about the anonymous quote from the SEC saying Kentucky's playing paying two, three or four times more than any other school in the conference. They better win it. See that quote?

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, I think there's a little bit of messaging going around that's part of coaches making excuses for Kentucky having a good roster and then Pope kind of embracing it, wanting to flaunt that they have the big roster. Somebody like the Norlander story. Some of these seem like outrageous numbers, but that's what you're saying it A.

[Ryan Lemond]

Lot of these SEC schools are upset that Kentucky and Florida had money and the football programs got the money at their school and they want it to.

[Shannon Dawson]

Be known so that they graded on a curve.

[Ryan Lemond]

I asked Matt Norlander specifically, tell me the schools that will be hurt by the most by the rev share thing. And he goes Auburn in Alabama because.

[Drew Franklin]

All their money will go to football.

[Ryan Lemond]

That was the first two, he said. Yeah, was Auburn and Alabama. I think that's interesting. And I wonder if one of those quotes might be from Auburn or Alabama. 859-280-2287 Take a break. Be right back. 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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[Ryan Lemond]

Welcome back Techie Sports Radio 859-280-2287. We have some breaking news. Shannon John Wall has officially retired from playing basketball. After 11 NBA season seasons and then another couple years of being hurt and trying to. Trying to get back, he is retiring from the NBA. You could be forgiven if you thought he was. He was out because he hasn't played in a couple years. But I think he has wanted to come back. I'm going to go ahead and say I. I've said this many times. No bigger star has played at Kentucky in my lifetime than John Wall. One of my. Also, I really like him as a person. And in my opinion, when you're talking about the turnaround of Kentucky basketball that occurred after Billy Gillespie, person who deserves the most credit is John Cal Perry. But the person that deserves the second most credit, Ryan, is John Wall.

[Drew Franklin]

He made Kentucky basketball cool again. Just in an instant. Once again, we were the team everybody envious of. I think really in my lifetime. Two rock stars, Rex and John Wall. Those two guys are. There's a big gap between the next guy.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. They're the. He's the guy. And I say this like, I'll talk to people who are like in college or whatever now and they'll talk to me about this or that player and I'll say, unless you lived through the John Wall experience in Lexington, like, as much as people loved Oscar or as much as people love Pick your guy, there was just a different thing around John Wall. There's just a diff. There was just a different, like, mystique kind of around him that I don't think was replaced even by the many great players that came along after. He just had a different thing.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, he's a rock star. Like we probably won't see again. And short of winning the title, I mean, he pretty much lived up to it here. He was awesome in his one season, really, before injuries got him in the NBA. He was a rock star there, too.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean, they still use, like I still use uk see UK students as they're moving on campus this year. They come up on my TikTok feed, Shannon, and they're playing that little thing 6, 4 from Kentucky Job. Like they're still doing that moving into the UK dorm. And those kids were like three.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

When that happened.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Josiah has no memory of John Wall obviously playing at uk.

[Ryan Lemond]

The other thing is it was pre social media. Huh. So that's why there was still a mystique around. Like he wasn't doing TikTok videos. Right. He wasn't. He wasn't accessible. There were not nil signings. There were not meet and greets. He. There was a mistake. You didn't seem around town, right?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

He was just this John Wall. And like, that. That won't happen again. You can't have that mystique around people anymore. Like, the only person I can think of in culture today that has that mystique is like, Taylor Swift. She has that mystique because she doesn't do a lot of interviews. She doesn't. Like, there's a little mystique around her. John Wall is, like, the only person I can think of in the. I don't know that you'll have that again at Kentucky, do you? No.

[Shannon Dawson]

I mean, if you were lucky enough to see him at, you know, Tally Ho or Waffle House late one night or they show up, your frat party is almost like seeing Bigfoot. And, you know, you're te everybody you possibly know, even if you just walk past Wall and cousins on the street.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, he didn't even go out either. That was another thing. Like, you could see DeMarcus because DeMarcus was enjoying his year a little bit, although not as much as people think. Some of those other guys on the team were out, but you never saw John Wall, really. It was like.

[Shannon Dawson]

So even now, his highlight reel, like, there's a few football players. They're like famous YouTube highlights, like Tavian Austin. There's a couple. Wall's high school highlight has kind of become this thing in lore also.

[Ryan Lemond]

The people didn't live. Somebody just interviewed the guy that did it.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah. Just like, it's like its own thing.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. And then if you can find. There are a lot of people, if you go to YouTube again, if you're younger and you're like, go watch. There's a video somebody has put up of the highlights of him in the UK North Carolina game.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Everybody has seen that crossover dunk, but I thought forgot all the other stuff. He did that one steal where he comes around and shoots a layup behind his head and gets fouled off the bat. That's one of the greatest plays I've ever seen.

[Drew Franklin]

And he gets down the court in, like, half a second. The fastest guy I've ever seen get from one in the court.

[Ryan Lemond]

And then, of course, there's the dance.

[Drew Franklin]

Yep.

[Ryan Lemond]

Like, the dance started at all. Now everybody does dances all the time. But, like, that was as stupid Shannon as this little thing is. Right.

[Matt Jones]

It took off, though.

[Ryan Lemond]

It totally took off. And, yeah, there just won't be another John Wall. So I hope whatever he does next, he goes. Great, David. Go ahead, David.

[Caller]

Yes. Yes. Matt and Ryan, I've got A question for each of you from two weeks ago Friday.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Caller]

Are you there?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Caller]

Okay. Ryan, you mentioned the cemetery in the Hamburg location.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Caller]

Would that be the one between Sir Barton Way and the Walmart Low?

[Drew Franklin]

Yes. Yes, it is.

[Caller]

That is a horse cemetery, for what it's worth.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's a horse cemetery.

[Caller]

Yes. One of the nicest ones in the nation, I would say. It was moved from the hillside on Winchester Road for the road that came up to Lowe's and Starbucks and that.

[Ryan Lemond]

What's your second question?

[Caller]

Matt, I am so excited about your fellowship and you're non fellowship and your non fellowship trip to South Africa. And the big question for me is, are you going to pack your cowboy hat?

[Ryan Lemond]

No, it's too hard to fly across the world with that. I appreciate the call. I. So I am like, I'm starting official prep for South Africa.

[Drew Franklin]

It's coming up.

[Ryan Lemond]

Dude, I've been reading books. There's a book called the Elephant Whisperer. It's a little too long. It's a little too long, but it's good, it's interesting. It's about this guy who run, who like ran a nature preserve and he started like talking to elephants. And I've learned all about elephants. You know, elephants are very smart.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes, they are.

[Ryan Lemond]

You know, elephants are like the only animals that like, if, if one of their animal, their herd dies, they'll remember the spot and they'll come and mourn.

[Drew Franklin]

Wow.

[Ryan Lemond]

At the spot.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

They like understand like they, they speak to each other through like what, like sound waves via their movements across the league. It's a fascinating thing. And I'm getting ready. And what I'm learning, having read this is like being out on in the bush, as they say, for the safaris. That's going to be like, they say, you know, these animals, they just come up to you like, look, there's a line. A leopard.

[Drew Franklin]

What do you plan to do when one comes out?

[Ryan Lemond]

Say hi and just hope that. I'm just gonna have to assume that.

[Matt Jones]

These people get your pocket knife out.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm gonna assume that they're safe. Because the one thing I learned in the elephant book is if these elephants want to kill you, you're dead. Like there's nothing you can do about it. So you just gotta hope.

[Shannon Dawson]

You gotta hide behind those non women.

[Ryan Lemond]

You just. That's right, ladies, you go first.

[Shannon Dawson]

Build a wall.

[Ryan Lemond]

So. But I'm looking forward to it. Although I'm little nervous. I won't, won't act like I'm not. We'll be right back. T.J. smith, personal injury attorney.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Ryan Lemond]

In the whole state doing this.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

For years, I mean, we weren't the only people. This was a big song, but, you know, I mean, there were like other athletes in other sports doing it.

[Shannon Dawson]

And then John Wall spawned his own songs. There were multiple John Wall songs that I still listen to today.

[Ryan Lemond]

Really? Yeah. The do the John Wall, was that one of them?

[Shannon Dawson]

That's the. The best one. There was some lower budget versions out there that weren't as good, but that's the one that I don't know what.

[Ryan Lemond]

Is an ice cream paint job or do I want to know? Yeah, you know what?

[Shannon Dawson]

Maybe it's cream on the inside and clean on the outside.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. 859-28-0228. What?

[Shannon Dawson]

It's your car.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

No double meaning there.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's like a way that you can get a car painted like that's exactly.

[Shannon Dawson]

What they're talking about.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

Good to know. One person writes, matt, you're gonna love South Africa. Although my wife is very concerned about your safety. I get asked that all the time about the whole safety.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Like, I get. I probably, probably once a day somebody comes up to me and says, like, I mean, they say it, Shane, like, I've never heard the news.

[Matt Jones]

Like they're breaking it to you for the first time.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

You know, and I appreciate the concern. But like, that, again, it's the same thing. When I talk about New York, like a lot of people, I understand people are like nervous about what they don't know, but I'm sure it's like other places. You just have to be wary of where you are. Right. And just make good decisions. I mean, I've read about all I can read about these places, and Cape Town, I think, is the vast majority of it fine. Johannesburg, I know, has some more serious issues. But again, if you stay in the right places, you're probably fine. You are fine. And then, you know, the, the safari thing is like, there's a lot of people that have done it.

[Drew Franklin]

So I think, you know, UK punter Aiden LaRoss gave you some really good advice and was, I think, you know, trusting you about just going out with somebody to go by yourself. Don't go out at night. Just be with somebody all the time and you'll be fine.

[Ryan Lemond]

My safari group just had another woman join it.

[Drew Franklin]

Ten women and you.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's not ten women and me.

[Shannon Dawson]

That's more people on the front line when you fight the elephant.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. I've looked at the other group, Shannon. They all include multiple men except this one.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, I don't think that's a bad thing. I think you use that to your advantage.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, it's not. It's not about that. This is about the nature. Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Step up and be manly.

[Matt Jones]

Not about being with Tim.

[Ryan Lemond]

I am a little concerned about the being manly part because they're going to expect me to do things.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes, they are.

[Ryan Lemond]

Like, I'm going to have to carry people's luggage. I already know I might have to help people. Like, well, I mean, it's just like, this is the gym. This is the growing up in the South. Like, I'm not, you know, anything that's going to need to be done. They're going to be looking at me. Whereas, like, in Kentucky, I just look at hubby and I'm like, this is a hubby thing to do.

[Matt Jones]

They might be independent women who can do it theirselves.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm sure they are independent. I'm not saying they all need me, but I'm still going to feel like I got to, like, there's a puddle. I got to like, throw my coat. Yeah. I mean, I feel like, you know, I'm. That those are going to be the kind of things that I would do.

[Shannon Dawson]

That would be very sweet. That's probably over the top and unnecessary. Did you buy the pocket knife at the fair on Friday?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. So, Shane, I was gonna. I was gonna buy hubby a pocket knife. And then, you know, there's a lot of people that said men should pick their own pocket knives. I didn't realize it was that.

[Shannon Dawson]

You could have gotten your own, though. That's what I'm asking you did.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean, I don't understand why that's the case. Like, I. Any gift someone gives me, I'm going to accept. I'm not going to be like, I guess if somebody came up to me and gave me, like, boxer briefs, I would think that's weird. But, like, I don't feel like a knife is so personal. You can't buy another person a pocket knife.

[Drew Franklin]

Is that they just want to be able to pick the style, the look.

[Ryan Lemond]

I walked by a pocket knife Place and 75% of them said Trump. So I wasn't going to buy those. And then a lot of them were like camouflage. And I just went, well, well, that's what you need.

[Matt Jones]

That way you can sneak it past security next time. It's camouflage.

[Caller]

You just walk right on.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. It didn't. It didn't work. The. Didn't work the last time.

[Shannon Dawson]

Are you more worried about the wildlife in South Africa's parts of the cities?

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm not worried about any of it.

[Shannon Dawson]

So you're not worried about, like, getting trampled?

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm not the. I'm not worried about. I don't get worried about that kind of stuff. You know, my view is your time is your time when it comes. Like, if you make good decisions, you know, you can't. It's like I always say about people in your house, if somebody wants to get you, they'll get you.

[Drew Franklin]

They want to get in.

[Ryan Lemond]

They want to get in. They're going to get in.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

So a lot of times I think a lot of security stuff is for you, not them.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

You know what I mean? Makes you feel good.

[Caller]

It.

[Drew Franklin]

Right.

[Ryan Lemond]

You go to these places. I mean, there are millions of people that go to these countries every year. Right. Like there.

[Drew Franklin]

So gotta be smart about it.

[Ryan Lemond]

There's no reason to be scared. You can be scared and safe and never experience life.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Right. So if I'm blessed enough to be able to do a trip like this, how can you not do it?

[Drew Franklin]

Gotta enjoy every second of it.

[Ryan Lemond]

How can you. I mean, how can you not trip.

[Drew Franklin]

Of a lifetime, man.

[Ryan Lemond]

I got a picture. I mean, just think about just from like a blessing standpoint point. I got a phone call three and a half years ago from a woman I did not know who had read an article on the Internet about me and said, we would like you to be part of this group to where you get to travel the world for free. Right?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

The first part of my trip is free. I have to pay for the second part for free. Be with 25 of the most interesting people in the country and at the end of it, become part of this group where you have networks with everyone in the world.

[Drew Franklin]

Can't turn it down.

[Ryan Lemond]

And why? Because you do a sports radio show in Kentucky. Like, that's crazy. So to turn that down would be insane. And remember, we were supposed to go to Israel now, Shannon, I might have been scared about that. Yeah, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

There's certain places.

[Ryan Lemond]

This was supposed to be an Israel trip and then they switched it to South Africa.

[Shannon Dawson]

Probably good switch today. Probably the right Israel another time.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. So 859-280-2287. The Kentucky High school football season starts Friday.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes, it does.

[Ryan Lemond]

What do I need to know? Right?

[Drew Franklin]

The, the, the. The teams are always good, are going to continue to be Good.

[Ryan Lemond]

And are there any, like, surprise teams? Like, you know, sometimes there'll be a team hasn't been good and I like to root for them. There's got to be a couple of those out there. Who are they?

[Drew Franklin]

I'm not aware yet. When I got to get into the weeds yet with it. It I'm going to open.

[Ryan Lemond]

No research? None. Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

My opening night is a Woodford County High school football. I'm doing the MC for their bowl game.

[Shannon Dawson]

Oh, okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

Who do they play?

[Drew Franklin]

Team from Ohio.

[Ryan Lemond]

So you're the emcee. What does that mean?

[Drew Franklin]

The PA guy. Not the mc. The PA guy.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh. Why, why are you doing that?

[Drew Franklin]

I think their main guys out of town, they pull me out of the bullpen.

[Ryan Lemond]

So you in week one.

[Shannon Dawson]

This sounds like a new job.

[Ryan Lemond]

Week one. Shannon, he is the reserve.

[Drew Franklin]

Yep.

[Ryan Lemond]

Woodford county, the normal guy.

[Matt Jones]

Not ready for the first game of the year.

[Ryan Lemond]

The ball game.

[Drew Franklin]

I don't have to go to all the Douglas games now. Josiah's not playing.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's what I was going to ask you. Are you going to, You've been going to high school football for 15 or 20 years to see the same schools because of your kids?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Are you done with that?

[Drew Franklin]

I'm just going to try to maybe go to other games. Like, I've never been to the Trinity Saint X game. I think I'd like to go to that game one time.

[Ryan Lemond]

Are you going to be like Ryan Lemon travels the state?

[Drew Franklin]

Maybe. I think there might be a sponsorship.

[Ryan Lemond]

So can I ask you a question? If, if people ask you to fill in as their PA guys?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Around the state.

[Drew Franklin]

I can do it. I'd love it.

[Ryan Lemond]

See, folks? He will say yes.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Won't he?

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah. Put a price on that, Ryan.

[Ryan Lemond]

No, no, don't put price.

[Drew Franklin]

Hot dog and a Coke.

[Ryan Lemond]

Just ask him to pay your transportation costs and you'll, you'll be good. Let's go to Madison. Go ahead, Madison.

[Caller]

How we doing, Matt?

[Ryan Lemond]

Good. How you doing?

[Caller]

I'm fine. I'm doing well. I got, I got a girlfriend, so I'm.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, wait a minute.

[Drew Franklin]

Breaking news.

[Ryan Lemond]

Wait a minute. Tell me about this relationship.

[Caller]

Well, it started. She's from Union county, which is just Union county girls.

[Ryan Lemond]

You gotta watch out with them. They're fast.

[Shannon Dawson]

They're beautiful. In Union County.

[Caller]

I know. I, I, I should have known better than that, you know?

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay. And so how's it going?

[Caller]

Oh, it's going good. We, we, we've been, we've been together for almost a year. Not quite a year, but it will.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, but you're now, like going public. You're now. It's like a. It's like a hard.

[Caller]

Yeah. Launching from outer space, so to speak.

[Ryan Lemond]

So what's. What's the. What kind of dates do you go on, Madison?

[Caller]

We just go out to eat once a. Once a month. Pick. Pick different restaurants, go out to eat.

[Ryan Lemond]

So what's the last one you went to?

[Caller]

The last one I went to. Well, I went to Mr. B's one time.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, man. How did you meet?

[Caller]

They had a dance here in Aaron Henderson and we met and became boyfriend and girlfriend. That was it.

[Ryan Lemond]

Wow, that's romantic. So you had a dance. Well, that's good. Well, I'm glad you know Madison. And we'll just call her Woman Sitting in a Tree. K I S S I N G.

[Caller]

You don't have to go that far, but good try. I got. I got two things for you.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Caller]

One is. What did you. What do you make of the. When do you think we'll get confirmation of Big Blue Madness? I've not heard when they're gonna.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't know, but it's always the same time, so it's probably. I'm looking at it. It's either Friday, October 10, or Friday, October 17. I don't know which one it is. I would say because of the exhibition game, I'm going to say the 10th. That's just going to be my guess, but I think that's probably right.

[Caller]

And then two, what do you make of the spread going up and down? It seemed like all season it was 12 and 12 and a half.

[Ryan Lemond]

Pretty appreciate it dropped to 7 and a half.

[Drew Franklin]

Kentucky covers that. Come on, man. They've got to. It's at home. Home opener. You're an SEC school should be bigger, better, stronger.

[Ryan Lemond]

Lexington Sporting Club is hosting Kentucky Vintage Fest at Lexington SC Stadium. Prior to the game Saturday, they play the Oakland Roots. Founded in Central Kentucky, the Kentucky Vintage Fest Festival is a curated community market with nostalgia, sustainability and unique finds. $12 get you in the Vintage Fest at 3, 3pm $8 start at 4pm Kickoff is at Oakland, is set for 7pm so that's one ticket. Two experiences. Whether you're thrifting for some, one of a kind, one of a kind purchases are just soaking in the atmosphere. Go to lex sporting got.com that's lex sporting.com There you go. That's kind of cool. They're doing like a little antique vintage. The best. And then the game against the Oakland Roots.

[Drew Franklin]

Crowds are picking up out there too. People. More and more people are trying to, you know, finding a way to get.

[Shannon Dawson]

Out there and we're winning.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's right.

[Shannon Dawson]

We haven't win.

[Ryan Lemond]

We'll take a break. Be right back. Ksr, 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.

[Big Three Basketball Announcer]

The reviews and ratings are in and Ice Cube's Big Three is the surprise hit of the summer. And to cap off the season, iHeart presents the Big Three basketball playoffs this Sunday at 3pm Eastern. The remaining four teams battle it out for the right to make the Big Three championship in the most physical, fierce and competitive basketball league in the world. The Action the action starts with the Big 3 Monster Energy Celebrity game where your favorite stars compete in Big 33 on 3 basketball. Then the first of two semifinal games features Dwight Howard and the LA Riot taking on Montrez Harrell and Dr. J's first place Chicago triplets. The finale will see popular Miami 305 with stars MVP Michael Beasley and Lance will make you Dan Stevenson take on Nancy Lieberman's Dallas power, who finished the season winning five straight weeks to capture second place. Can Glenn Rice, Greg Monroe and Paul Millsap stop Miami's physical assault? Or will Miami and Beasley put an end to Dallas's winning ways? Who will make it to the big three championship? This no holds barred action starts Sunday at 3:00pm Eastern, 12 Pacific only on CBS.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Ryan Lemond]

My name is Madison. He needs two girlfriends.

[Drew Franklin]

That's the biggest breaking news of the day.

[Ryan Lemond]

I know. That's the one I'm most excited about. I'd like to know what's happening at that dance too. I like.

[Shannon Dawson]

They made it a dance like old school.

[Ryan Lemond]

Nice. That's exactly.

[Shannon Dawson]

All on separate sides. And he just walked over.

[Ryan Lemond]

Hope so. DraftKings. Go to DraftKings. Bet $5. When? $200 from my friends at DraftKings. You got Reds, Angels, Reds last night. Get the win. The save was my man, Scuzz Bucket. Scuzz Bucket came in with two outs in the eighth with two guys on, struck him out. Ninth inning, three strikeouts. He Scuzz Bucket. I was. It was late at night. It was like 12:30 at night. And I'm watching it. I want you to look online while I'm doing the rest of this read. Ryan. When he gets his last strikeout, he does a little dance.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, he does a dance.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, he's got a dance. He's got a little Scuzz Bucket dance. Kind of looks like he's sitting down to use the toilet.

[Shannon Dawson]

Oh, I have to watch this.

[Ryan Lemond]

Look up Scott Barlow and look up the dance. And by the way, some of y' all are starting to call him Scuzz online. This is gonna. I don't. It's gonna be funny if he ends up. That ends up being his nickname. But I love the guy. Fact he lives in a camper van makes me love him even more. His wife. Here's another little fact about him. His wife was Miss Texarkana and Miss Teen Texarkana. Wow.

[Shannon Dawson]

The sweep.

[Ryan Lemond]

He gets scuzzy. He gets more Scuzz Bucket by the day.

[Drew Franklin]

His hair does seem to grow longer every time I see. I can't find it yet.

[Ryan Lemond]

Just look, look, look. Go to the Reds account and you'll see.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Shannon Dawson]

Feeling good about this road trip.

[Ryan Lemond]

That was first stop, but they won the first game. That's good. Need two out of three against the Angels. So just win one of the next two.

[Shannon Dawson]

It's another series. You're not going to get swept. Street continues.

[Ryan Lemond]

But he's out there. He's. And then I love key Brian. He's not just Brian, he's keeper.

[Drew Franklin]

He's become your favorite player. You take.

[Ryan Lemond]

He's the best. Hey, Shannon. I know you appreciate this day. See the best defensive player ever. Did you see the one last night? They hit it and it went off the pitcher's foot and then he caught it and still threw him out.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, he's very good. I didn't see that one last night. But he is without a doubt one of the best.

[Ryan Lemond]

And basically not Brian. He's key Brian. He's key Brian. Go to DraftKings. The crown is yours, please. Promo code KSR member bet responsibly. Do you like that?

[Drew Franklin]

The dude's hair is almost down to his belly button.

[Ryan Lemond]

He's so good. And he's got his little dump dance.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

He needs to work on that a little bit.

[Ryan Lemond]

I like it. Mike. Go ahead, Mike.

[Caller]

Hey, Matt.

[Ryan Lemond]

What's going on?

[Caller]

Hey. My son got his master's at the University of Cape Town. So if you'd like a drug addled perspective of Cape Town.

[Ryan Lemond]

So you acknowledge your son had a drug add on perspective?

[Caller]

Well, it's probably more beard, but okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

Did he have fun? I hear that if you're that age, it's like the most fun place on earth.

[Caller]

He loved it. He spent two years there, got his masters and then he went back and got his master pilot's license for yacht driving. So. Yeah, he loved it over there.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, I'd love it. Okay, well, I mean, like. But he's still here. He survived, right?

[Caller]

No, now he lives in Colombia. He owns.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay. When you said no, I thought he had survived. You mean he just doesn't live here? Okay, I got you.

[Caller]

Yeah, it's all good. So if you needed any information, you're welcome to give me a yellow, but.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right. I appreciate it having. Thank you very much. From now in Columbia, my man, he likes going off the beaten path, right?

[Shannon Dawson]

I'd like to watch a movie about that.

[Ryan Lemond]

His son seems interesting. One person writes on the text machine. Matt, you don't have to protect the group from lines. You just have to be able to outrun one of the 10 women that's me, don't you think? Yeah. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Just don't be the slowest one in the group and you'll be just fine.

[Ryan Lemond]

That would be sad though if I was the slowest one in the group of the. Of the 10 women. Andrew, go ahead. Andrew.

[Caller]

Hey, real quick, guys. Appreciate you for taking the call. Just want to say Yesterday at about 9:30 I'm listening to the pre show and then at 1:00 clock I'm at Glen Oaks playing golf with Drew and Billy. Our sports. So just wanted to call in and personally give my thanks for their experience. This is why you do it, guys.

[Ryan Lemond]

Why don't you think about that? So people know like Drew had somebody cancel from his group. Billy mentioned on the pre show we had someone cancel and then you showed up and got to play with Billy and Drew. That had to be a lot of fun.

[Caller]

It was awesome. I just kind of texted the pre show as a joke that I'm 20 minutes out. Next thing I know I was there. So thanks again guys and I really appreciate it.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's awesome. Thank you for playing. That's very cool. See, you never know what's going to happen on. On golf scramble day.

[Shannon Dawson]

Great time with him too.

[Drew Franklin]

Drew just told that story during the commercial break and then the guy calls in. That's crazy.

[Shannon Dawson]

Recognize his voice right away. He's good. Very helpful. Good at golf. But the best part is in scramble you just kind of got to fit in. It's not just about the golf. Hanging out for six hours and we had a good time. Fit right in with us.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's exactly right. You do kind of have to.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah. If he'd been weird that would have. That would have sucked. I'll be honest. I'm just a. Billy, why did you do this? And we're just stuck with this random all day. But that wasn't the case. We had a lot of fun from the moment we met.

[Ryan Lemond]

I like that. I'm glad. I'm glad you got to do that. I keep thinking about that pitch when scuzz but because you know I'm in bed. Yeah, you.

[Big Three Basketball Announcer]

His.

[Drew Franklin]

His dance needs a little work.

[Ryan Lemond]

I like it. Scotty Bar dance.

[Matt Jones]

It's just a jump.

[Drew Franklin]

Like a hot. He kind of just jumps, but that's.

[Ryan Lemond]

What he does every time.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, got him.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Drew Franklin]

That's it.

[Ryan Lemond]

His key. Brian Bland. Go ahead, Bland.

[Caller]

One that call in and tell. Tell about. My daughter's with Kentucky Joe at the state fair other day. She's the communications director for the Beef Cattle association. Does cooking demonstrations on Langston Louisville tv. And anyway, Kentucky Joe came up to her and recognized her from that and he, he sung her a song, the gist of which is I love Kentucky beef. When I see you, it makes me hungry. Anyway.

[Ryan Lemond]

I like that. That's what you say, by the way. That's what you say to a woman to really win her over. Over. When I see you, it makes me hungry. That's right. Well, I appreciate it. And tell your daughter sorry about that. You know, he was singing to everybody out there at the state fair.

[Shannon Dawson]

Thing about Joe, he'll sing to you wherever you are. In line at the grocery. I was at a UK baseball game, I think it was two seasons ago, and a friend texted me from the other side of the stadium. Was like, you have to come get Joe. He's on his like, third song.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, that's good. That's a good line for South Africa. When I see you, I get hungry.

[Drew Franklin]

Try it out, see if it works for you.

[Ryan Lemond]

Probably won't. I got to spend 11 days with those people. We'll see you later. This has been Kentucky Sports Radio.

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