2025-08-20- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) – Hour 2

Date: August 20, 2025
Host: Matt Jones & KSR Crew (Shannon, Mario)
Podcast by: iHeartPodcasts and Sports Talk 790 (WKRD-AM)

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Episode Overview

Theme:
This episode of Kentucky Sports Radio blends the usual Ask Anything Wednesday call-in format with discussion of UK sports, radio show ratings, behind-the-scenes stories, college football rivalries, and listener calls. The tone is conversational and humorous, with hosts riffing on sports topics and embracing KSR’s signature lighthearted banter.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. KSR Ratings and Show Success

• Overview:
  Matt Jones shares recent radio ratings, highlighting the show's incredible local success and thanking loyal listeners.
  • Lexington: Down 12% from last year (a record Calipari-to-Pope transition period), but still 2nd-best in show history.
  • A 30 share with men 18–49 (nationally elite numbers); a 16 share overall—#1 in every demographic.
  • Louisville: #1 in the city with a 12 share, even beating all Louisville-focused shows.
• Quote:
  “You are knocking it out of the park if you get like an 8—and we had a 30… The numbers now are just stupid. 30% of all radios in Lexington are listening to this show at any given point. That’s crazy.” —Matt Jones [05:04]

2. Matt Jones Interviews Andy Barr – Behind the Scenes

• Insight:
  Matt describes a tense but respectful upcoming podcast interview with Congressman Andy Barr, where he pushed for direct answers.
  • Billy (producer) and Mario were physically tense during the taping.
  • Matt emphasizes the importance of challenging politicians and mutual respect in crossing political divides.
• Quote:
  “If you don’t interrupt these politicians, they’ll just talk… There’s a back and forth on an issue where I go, yes or no? Can you say this? And he just keeps going and I’m like, yes or no? So I say, so you won’t say yes or no. And the third time I do it, Billy looks at me like, oh.” —Matt Jones [07:07]

3. Player Transfers & Predictions

• Discussion:
  Listener asks for predictions on former UK players Barion Brown and Dane Key at LSU and Nebraska, respectively.

  • Brown likely to make more impact as a kick returner than wide receiver at LSU.
  • Key expects significant looks at Nebraska, provided the QB situation stabilizes.

• Quotes:

  • “I do think [Barion Brown] will be a big kick returner for them… but I looked at an LSU website; they do not have him as a projected starter.” —Matt Jones [11:06]
  • “He’s in there. He’s a top two guy… They need [QB] Raiola to take a big jump.” —Shannon [11:51]

4. KSR New Show Rumors & Randall Cobb

• Matt clarifies Randall Cobb won’t co-host the new show, but will be a guest.
• Cobb will appear on “Special Forces”; KSR might host him for an interview.

5. Safari Tips & Travel Talk

• Caller offers practical travel safety and negotiation tips for Matt’s upcoming Africa trip (e.g., claim to be Canadian for better prices, avoid scams at the airport, contact for emergencies).
• Animal safari etiquette: don’t make sudden moves or eye contact with lions.
• “I’ll have to sit on my hands as I’m telling stories so I don’t attract a lion.” —Matt Jones [14:11]

6. Walking & Fitness Inspiration

• Listener credits Matt for inspiring health improvements, leading to weight loss.
• Matt shares motivation for walking, comparing US habits to Europe, details his walking routes, and discusses the benefits over gym workouts.
• “Going to the gym to me feels like going to war… Whereas walking I find pleasant.” —Matt Jones [16:52]
• The crew jokes about weighted vests and their popularity, as well as KSR crew’s “crush” on a mystery vest-wearer at work.

7. Claiming Championships – Auburn and Others

• Auburn’s self-claiming of four more football “national championships” is mocked.
• General cynicism about schools creating retroactive titles (“You don’t just get to claim we won the title. You either won it or you didn’t.” —Matt Jones [22:36])
• Banter about which titles UK should retroactively claim.

8. MLB Runner-on-2nd Extra Innings Rule

• Caller questions fairness of starting extra innings with a runner on second.
• Matt prefers this to marathon games, but jokes it can feel “cheap”; perhaps start with runner on first instead.

9. Best Kentucky NBA Alum in Their Prime

• Discussion on who among recent UK alumni had the best NBA peak:
  • “If you’re looking at totality of career, I’d probably say Anthony Davis. But if you’re looking in their prime, who hit the best peak… it’s probably Shai [Gilgeous-Alexander].” —Matt Jones [27:16]

10. UK Football – Breathing Techniques and Pete’s Peak Performance

• Light news: Offensive line coach instructs linemen to “breathe through their noses,” borrowed from meditation techniques, to relax and improve oxygenation.
  • “If you breathe through your nose out through your mouth, you intentionally extend it for like six seconds… it actually helps.” —Matt Jones [28:55]
  • Running gag: KSR’s fascination with Coach Pete and his “lake blob” adventure on a retreat.

11. Apps, Discounts, and GoodRx Mystery

• Hosts debate the proliferation and odd economics of digital discount apps (McDonald's, Clark’s rewards, GoodRx).
  • Matt’s bewilderment at GoodRx turning a $380 prescription into a $3 one.

12. Travel & Listener Connection – South Africa Rugby

• Listener (“Pete”) calls from South Africa, apologizes for previous tone and shares elite local rugby dates for Matt’s trip.
• Offers Matt a “talisman” (good luck charm) and to coordinate a viewing spot in Johannesburg.

13. Rumor Control: Anthony Davis Donation Fable

• Caller claims Anthony Davis donated $4 million to UK Athletics—hosts debunk this as a viral Facebook hoax.

14. College Football Rivalry Names

• Quick-fire favorites: Iron Bowl, Egg Bowl, Red River Showdown, Backyard Brawl, “Farmageddon” (Iowa State–Kansas State).
• Humorous contemplation of the silliest/most colorful rivalry nicknames.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Matt Jones on Ratings:
  “Now that four and a half is a 30. So we appreciate...” [03:25]
• On Political Interviews:
  "He did what people in those offices should do, which is sit down, get hard questions." [07:07]
• On Safari Safety:
  “I should be from Sweden or Canada… I think I want to be Swede.” [13:14]
• Weighted Vest Phenomenon:
  “Everyone nowadays is wearing the weighted vest. I didn’t know that.” [34:58]
• On Faked Donation News:
  “The top result on Google is Anthony Davis donates 400 million to Kentucky. And it’s a Facebook group. That's not real.” —Shannon [48:00]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [02:05] Show opens; Matt recounts recent radio ratings
• [06:16] Andy Barr interview preview; inside look
• [09:03] Caller asks about Barion Brown and Dane Key
• [10:47] Discussion of new show/Randall Cobb
• [12:19] Safari travel tips and Africa safety
• [14:34] Listener inspired by Matt’s walking habit
• [21:08] Auburn “claims” four more football national titles
• [25:02] MLB extra innings rule debate
• [27:03] Best Kentucky NBA alumni discussion
• [28:34] UK Football O-line and “breathe through your nose” tip
• [30:00] Weighted vest trend & office crush story
• [32:32] Baseball trivia: Lou Gehrig’s 1927 RBIs
• [33:30] Top rivalry nicknames in college football
• [42:11] GoodRx pricing mystery
• [42:43] South Africa rugby viewing/“talisman” offer
• [46:41] Debunking Anthony Davis donation rumor

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Final Thoughts

KSR Hour 2 delivers the brand’s trademark: genuine UK sports news mixed liberally with offbeat humor, cultural riffs, and interaction with a passionately quirky listener base. Matt and the crew remain unafraid to veer off-topic for a good story, smart back-and-forth, or listener connection—making the show as much community forum as sports talk.

Transcript

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[Shannon]

Foreign.

[Mario]

Welcome to hour two of Kentucky sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Now here's Matt Jones.

[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is hour number two at Kentucky Sports Radio, 859-280-2287. Text machine is 772-7745254. We are it's an Ask Anything Wednesday. Go ahead and get in with us. We'll go back to the phone here in just a second. Couple little tidbits I thought people would like. First of all, apropos of nothing, Ryan Shannon, nobody was talking the other day about who had the best rated show or anything like that. That was not something any radio host and you were feuding about, am I correct?

[Mario]

That's Correct. Yeah. Yeah. Not me.

[Matt Jones]

That was.

[Mario]

That was somebody.

[Matt Jones]

That would not have been you.

[Mario]

No, no.

[Matt Jones]

But just coincidentally, the. The ratings came out last week for Lexington and Louisville. I just want to give you a notion of. When we talk about, you know, sometimes you'll hear me say, this is like the highest rated radio show, not just in Kentucky, but in the country in sports. I just want to give you a sense of what that means. All right. In Lexington, we. They do it year over year. We were down 12%. But remember, that's from the John Calipari leaves. Mark Pope comes couple of months. Pretty big couple months.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Highest rated couple months we ever had. This was still our second highest rated period in history behind that one. Okay. In Lexington, men 18 to 49, we had a 30. Now, let me give you a little perspective as to what a 30 means. In most places, you are considered, like, as a sports host, you are knocking it out of the park if you get like an 8. And we had a 30. We had a 16 in people. Not just men people. That includes women who listen to radio even more than men. We were first in every demographic, literally every single demographic in Louisville, 12. And the number one show in Louisville, including beating all the Louisville shows. I just say that to say thank you to the listeners. When we first started, I remember the first Louisville ratings book. We got like a four and a half and people. I remember Lachlan McLean famously came in, he didn't think I heard him. And he looked at Drew Deaner and said, well, he'll never get that again. What a fluke. That was 12 years ago. And now that four and a half is a 30. So we appreciate.

[Mario]

Yeah, a four, five. That's sort of typical. You could have a five and a half at certain day parts and be the number one station in your market.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Mario]

So by comparison, of 30 compared to a six or a five is insane.

[Matt Jones]

And 11 in Louisville, when over half the city claims to hate us, is pretty good. So anyway, I just wanted to give you that just as a little perspective. It used to be I would obsess over those things. Like every time it came out, I'd be sitting there looking at it. Now, almost never look at them because we do get bonuses based on them, so I care about it from that. But we usually come in first every time, so I don't even have to look. But the. The numbers now are just stupid. I mean, that. That is just stupid. 30% of all radios in Lexington are listening to this show at any given point. That's crazy. Especially when you consider a lot of people don't even listen to the radio.

[Shannon]

So there's a podcast audience that doesn't.

[Matt Jones]

Even include the podcast or the streaming. That's people who are playing it over the years. This podcast and streaming is a different set of numbers.

[Shannon]

So sometimes when we go over this in a reminder of how many people are on the other end of this microphone, it makes you think, what did I say? What did I confess to not nervous?

[Matt Jones]

Well, you confessed how bougie you are. For one thing.

[Shannon]

I didn't plan to mention how do.

[Matt Jones]

You think he pays for his big bougie club? Yesterday, Billy and Mario got a little nervous. Shannon.

[Mario]

Oh, right.

[Matt Jones]

Never seen me in the tense interview world. It was Billy and Mario watching as I interviewed Andy Barr, which will air, which will go up on podcast tomorrow. First of all, thank you to Andy Barr for doing it. He was great. He handled all the questions. He did what people in those offices should do, which is sit down, get hard questions. We went back and forth. I interrupted him a few times, which people would. But you have to. Shane and if you don't interrupt these politicians, they'll just talk.

[Caller]

Right?

[Mario]

And that's the name of the show Interrupted by Matt Jones.

[Matt Jones]

That's the name.

[Mario]

So.

[Matt Jones]

But it was great. But Billy, I could see Billy on his face getting nervous because there's a back and forth on an issue where I go, yes or no? Can you say this? And he just keeps going and I'm like, yes or no? So I say, so you won't say yes or no. And the third time I do it, Billy looks at me like, oh. So I really thank him a lot for doing it. He, I think if you listen, he answers his questions, we a few times have to just agree to disagree. But I thought it was especially in today's world where people don't sit down with people from the other side. I did have respect for him, Drew, for doing it, even though a lot of his answers frustrate me. But that's okay. He still sat and did his thing.

[Shannon]

I knew it had a big impact on Billy because yesterday after you all did it, he told me the story of wanting to get it on the table. Then this morning he told me the story again and I had to remind him. He probably told me this, but it weighed on him that much that he's still bringing it up a day later.

[Matt Jones]

See, I didn't think it was tense at all because I'm used to conversations like that, but I just don't think Billy had seen Me in that setting, and it was a very closed space. It was just bar, his assistant, me, Mario and Billy just in a very small space. And I just think Billy got very nervous.

[Shannon]

Well, I can add. I was also in the building, sitting in this studio, working on my computer, and I heard it through the wall. So even though I wasn't in there, I also felt a little part of what was going on there. It did get louder at times.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, but not loud. Not like shouting at each other.

[Shannon]

But, I mean, I could. I could pick up on some tension through the wall.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, well, I didn't think it was tense, but I can tell you who did. Bill.

[Shannon]

They'll probably tell me again after this show.

[Matt Jones]

Bobby, Go ahead, Bobby.

[Caller]

Hey, guys. How are y' all doing today?

[Matt Jones]

Good.

[Caller]

I got two quick questions, if that's okay.

[Matt Jones]

Go for it.

[Caller]

All right, so the first question. And I hate to do this while Ryan's not there, but can y' all go over maybe the roles and stats of what you all think Barry on Brown and Danky will do for Nebraska and lsu? And then the second question is, I'm really excited that y' all are gonna possibly have Randall Cobb on Yalls new show. And I was wondering. He's like my childhood here.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, he's not. He's not gonna be rigged. I'm sure we'll have him on as a guest, but. No, he's not. He's not.

[Caller]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

What I. What I said was they wanted me initially when they came to me with the show, the initial idea was, matt, why don't you do it with Randall Cobb? And I. And there's no offense to Randall, but I wanted to do it with Drew, and so I pushed for Drew, and then that's how it ended up with Drew. But I think Randall will be on as a guest some.

[Caller]

Drew is also my childhood hero, so I can accept that. But I'm just wondering if Randall. If you could get Randall Cobb on KSR or maybe even set up like a signing at your old.

[Matt Jones]

He'll probably come on to promote that thing. He's on Special.

[Shannon]

Special Forces.

[Matt Jones]

Special Forces. Whatever. So, yeah, we. We.

[Caller]

We'll.

[Matt Jones]

We'll. We'll see if we can. Right.

[Caller]

Because I'm also a Packers fan, so it kind of best of both worlds there.

[Matt Jones]

All right, I appreciate. Appreciate the call. Actually, I wanna. I want to put. Read you who is on the Special Forces show. We haven't done that yet. Right.

[Shannon]

We mentioned it briefly at Shady Rays.

[Matt Jones]

But did we mention everyone that was on it?

[Shannon]

As many as we could off top of our head. Go ahead.

[Matt Jones]

Well, no, no, never mind. If we've done it before, then we don't have to. We don't. Yeah.

[Shannon]

We mentioned Lex and Tony and Brittany Cartwright.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, that's right. Brianna. Chicken fry.

[Shannon]

Chicken fry.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Okay. Well, never mind.

[Shannon]

Is Johnny Manziel on there?

[Matt Jones]

Johnny Manziel is on.

[Shannon]

It's a good. It's a good cast if you want some. Just chaos. Doing special.

[Matt Jones]

Feel like Randall should be the favorite. He's gonna win. As far as the what I think Barry Brown and Dane Keel do. I don't know that Baron Brown will play a lot at wide receiver. He's. He's projected to be second string but I do think he'll be a big kick returner for him. But I mean I, I looked at an LSU website. They do not have him as a projected starter.

[Shannon]

Yeah, they're pretty loaded at receiver. He'll get looks. He won't be a guy like he was in Kentucky where, you know, they.

[Matt Jones]

Were pretty much forced surprising he would go. I mean he wanted the ball more here.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

That he would go to a place where he may get the ball less.

[Shannon]

No, I agree. You know, don't know exactly what happened there, but it was time for a fresh start on both ends with him. I think as a kick returner he will be very dynamic. We're just gonna have to accept we're gonna get a Baron Brown touchdown highlight in the LSU uniform.

[Matt Jones]

What about Dane Key?

[Shannon]

The quarterback there, Dylan Rail was. Still hasn't hit that level. Everyone thought he would. I think he had a little bit of a down last year, but if those two pan out, they could be something special.

[Matt Jones]

We heard anything like. Yeah, he'll be.

[Shannon]

He's in there. He's a top two guy. When he committed there, I mean he was assured he's going to get the look.

[Matt Jones]

We know what Ryan would say. Shannon Ryan would say he's going to be all Big Ten.

[Mario]

Oh, of course. Yeah. But he's his guy, you know. I understand that. So he's got a personal connection.

[Matt Jones]

I haven't really heard. I mean I don't. I don't read a lot of Nebraska sites, so I don't really know what. What, what the Nebraska situation.

[Shannon]

He's there to be. To be the guy. So he should be getting plenty of looks. They need Rail to take a big jump.

[Matt Jones]

Ben, Go ahead. Ben.

[Caller]

Hey, I, I text you a while ago on the KSR text machine about. I work. My family's the one that owns the safari company So I just thought I'd give you a couple tips before you head out.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, yeah, Give me a safari tip.

[Caller]

All right, well, you. If you're worried about being a manly man, just bring a couple dollars with you. You guys will have plenty of chances. You can just be the guy that, like, tips $5 for carrying everyone's bag or, like, do a couple.

[Matt Jones]

So I look manly by paying money. Okay, what else?

[Caller]

Yeah, there you go. But on the same time, be careful. The new, like, scam that's going around there is if you say you have a ride coming and it says Jones on a piece of paper, some local will write Jones on a piece of paper and try to get you to, like, give them money and get in their car. So just be careful of that. If you are trying to buy something, just lie and say you're from Canada. You'll get a better price on something than if you say you're from America. Ah.

[Matt Jones]

And then I've actually heard that before. Like, they think Americans have all the money, so. Shannon, I should be.

[Caller]

Yeah, maybe I could be from Sweden or Canada.

[Matt Jones]

I think I want to be sweet.

[Mario]

For the NFL like Drew.

[Matt Jones]

Well, then they'll think I have more money. Some. You know, me. No, no. Yeah. I'm trying to think what would be.

[Caller]

An actual serious point. Oh, sorry. Go ahead.

[Matt Jones]

No, go ahead.

[Caller]

I see a serious point. That number that I text you on, it's like, life happens. So if someone, you know, gets sick and you guys have, like. It's kind of a sketchy place in the world, something goes bad. So we do own a lot of stuff around there. So if you need some poll with something, then feel free to do me a favor.

[Matt Jones]

Send that again, like, right after. After you get the phone so I can save it. Okay.

[Caller]

Okay. All right.

[Matt Jones]

Appreciate it. Thank you very much. There you go. I also saw a thing that said, when you're in your little safari vehicle, don't make. Don't jump up and down or make big movements, because that's what you were.

[Shannon]

Going to be doing.

[Mario]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I could see me flinging my arms, though, when I'm talking.

[Shannon]

Tell the story.

[Matt Jones]

So I'm gonna have to sit on my hands as I'm telling stories so that I don't attract a line.

[Mario]

Yeah, don't make eye contact with the lions.

[Matt Jones]

Hey, line. My man. My man. Calm down.

[Mario]

My main.

[Matt Jones]

My main. Well played, Shannon. Jacob. Go ahead. Jacob.

[Caller]

Hi, good morning, and I hope you all are doing well. Matt, I wanted to thank you for inspiring me to start walking more. Actually went on a 10 mile walk by the longest so far this past weekend. And I've lost like £30 this summer just from walking more. My question is, what motivated you to start?

[Matt Jones]

That's very kind of you. That's very kind of you to say. And I'm glad that you're doing that. You, you're going to be much healthier.

[Caller]

Actually, a couple questions like, what kind of like motivated you to get started on these long walks? Like how many miles a week on average do you walk and like, do you like map out your routes beforehand? But again, thank you so much for your inspiration.

[Matt Jones]

Appreciate it. You know, sometimes you just look at a picture of yourself. Like, I'm a. My weight fluctuates in my face like pretty big. So like I can. And my weight fluctuates in general. Pretty big. Like I'll go. I'm at one of my smallest weights now. But before I went to Europe last year, I was at one of my biggest. And so, you know, sometimes you still get a picture of yourself. Shannon, you're like, oh yeah, I need.

[Mario]

To do something about that.

[Matt Jones]

I need to do something. And then when I was in Europe, like you, you walk everywhere there. Like they don't cars, they're not as big into cars. They're trains and walking. So I just got used to walking. And I think you can also learn a city better when you're walking. Like, I know you New York really well because I walk it all the time. But then like when we were in Pittsburgh, I could never really figure out where I was in part because I wasn't walking to figure out where it was. You get a sense of where the city is.

[Caller]

So.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. And as far as. Do I have a route? I definitely have a Louisville route. Louisville's such a. So much better of a walking city than Lexington. Lexington, it's just hard to walk here. I now have a Lexington route. Kind of go downtown by campus. I usually now do it at night. I've got like a seven mile loop that I can do. And then Louisville, usually up and down Bardstown Road into, you know, the Cherokee park, sometimes downtown. But yeah, I, I like it. It's just good for me because I. The gym. Going to the gym to me feels like going to war.

[Shannon]

It's the same thing.

[Matt Jones]

Like I loved Sunny, who was my trainer, and I'll still probably use her again. She was awesome. But like every time I went I was like, oh gosh. Whereas walking I find pleasant, especially like during this west coast trip for the Reds. Leave my House Shannon at 10 turn the Reds on the reds on the radio and then walk and listen. That's what I do. Don't miss your chance to play with and support Kentucky based charities with Commonwealth Causes. Queen of Hearts 5050 raffle takes place every Thursday. That's tomorrow. Ryan plays this all the time. $5,000 if you reveal the queen if you have the jackpot and a thousand if you hit a joker. The next one for the bourbon raffles August 28th with a Weller Millennium. They said that's a $15,000 bottle down.

[Mario]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Mario]

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back Techie Sports Radio 859-280-22 87 One thing that I found ridiculous in the news, Auburn has claimed four more national championships in football. They just said, all right, now we have nine and they picked random years. And we're like, if things were fair, we would have won it then.

[Mario]

Well, the basketball can claim like three or four more.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean they were like in 2004 we were on probation, but we still should have gotten it because now those rules are legal. And so they just gave themselves the title. They also gave themselves the title in like 1897 or something.

[Shannon]

Those are the ones you got to claim. Nobody can challenge it.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I feel like I'm challenging it. I don't think. First of all, I don't think anything starts before there was a tournament. Anytime it was just fat old men voting. It doesn't count. So for me, none of the national championships are valid until they started having at Least that BCS title game.

[Mario]

What about. They do have football, though. They have one.

[Matt Jones]

Except ours. Ours is good.

[Mario]

19 was it.

[Matt Jones]

Our 1951 is good. Yeah. Yeah. Because we won that. We won the Orange Bowl. I believe they do have one year.

[Shannon]

I, I think they can't just claim it. But they didn't get hosed pretty bad from the old men voting. Didn't they go undefeated one season and still they're like, yeah, it's too bad.

[Matt Jones]

You don't just get to say, so we win.

[Shannon]

I would hear them out on that one, though.

[Matt Jones]

You're gonna let them just say, we get to win that one?

[Shannon]

Just that one.

[Mario]

What about Central Florida? Didn't they go undefeated one year and they.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, they're claiming it, too.

[Shannon]

It's a flawed system.

[Matt Jones]

You don't just get to claim, like, you don't just get to claim we won the title. You don't. You either won it or you didn't. I would argue nobody that want to vote at title one, but if we're going to say that you're going to do it, you, you, you have to have gotten something. It can't just be. Yeah. Looking back, feels like that was me. I can't just go back in history and go, yeah, we played Cook and Fleener in the high school tennis doubles championship. Yeah, we lost. But no, we're really one. Even though we really won in the eyes of the Lord.

[Mario]

Champions of life.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. So me and Bobob, we're the. We're the. We're the champs now. You don't get to do that.

[Shannon]

I think we should try them.

[Mario]

We can get you a trophy.

[Matt Jones]

Which ones are we claiming?

[Shannon]

Well, the year we beat lsu, they went on to win the national championship. We're claiming a football, but as I see it, we beat LSU and they're.

[Mario]

The national champions 2015 in basketball.

[Shannon]

Well, Matt and I already tried to claim that one and ended up in court.

[Matt Jones]

Didn't we win the NIT one year when it was better than the ncaa? Allegedly.

[Shannon]

Well, the years we were on probation, we just created a tournament.

[Matt Jones]

Let's claim those. Yeah. You know what?

[Shannon]

Last year, the BBN Invitational was the national championship. And this year, the Kentucky Tip Off Classic, presented by Kentucky tourism, is the national championship titles.

[Matt Jones]

I can't believe they were just like, 2004. Yep, that's ours.

[Shannon]

They saw Trump calling in his golf championships.

[Matt Jones]

That's exactly why I think that's what they did. I still won the 2020 election. We still won the 2004 national championship. Is that A good one.

[Shannon]

I think it was the first time you've done your Donald on here.

[Matt Jones]

You're welcome, Tom. Go ahead, Tom.

[Caller]

Hey, guys, I just wanted to ask your opinion. I got a chance to watch the Tigers game last night against the Astros and was really disappointed at the end of the game. So both pitchers went scoreless six and seven innings. They bring in the bullpen, they go scoreless for a couple innings, and then they start in the 10th inning with putting the runner on second base. Tigers get the Astros out. Tigers get up, they put their guy on second base. Leadoff hitter hits a sacrifice fly, the guy goes to third. So the Astros walk, potentially their guy to try to set up.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, they did that the other night with the Reds. Yeah, yeah. So we did that the other night.

[Caller]

What do you guys think about that new rule?

[Matt Jones]

I like it, but I. But it. But you're exactly. You just gave the scenario where it feels a little cheap, which is the starts on second sacrifice gets them. The third sacrifice gets them home. That does feel a little bit cheap. So I get it. I would say, for me, I think I like the runner being on because I think the extra innings can take way too long. I might say, Shannon, start them on first because you actually have to do something to get them. Now, I'm told the reason they didn't do it is they were like, that gives an advantage to a team that has a really fast guy that's there on first, and they can just steal second, and then they're in the same thing.

[Mario]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

But then that gives you incentive to have fast guys. Right? So I, you know, I. I don't.

[Mario]

Love the rule, but it is what it is. And I would say for the team that's batting at the top of the 10th, they could have done the same thing. They could have done a sacrifice to get the guy in.

[Matt Jones]

So in general, I'm four, six and.

[Mario]

One half dozen the other.

[Matt Jones]

I appreciate the call. In general, I'm for it. The Reds have been awful at it this year. The reds are like 2 and 9 in those games and rarely get their runner home. But on some level, like, that's a skill you need to learn. In the same way, like soccer, teams teach their teams to do penalty kicks a certain way, knowing that sometimes games will come down to that. Probably managers need to teach their team what they do in the 10th when a guy's on set.

[Mario]

If I were a manager, I would bunt to the right side, move them to third, then hit a long fly ball. Two outs, but a run Scores. There you go. Now you put the pressure on what he's saying.

[Matt Jones]

That happened with the Reds the other night. That guy got to third, so then they walked Ellie, and then they walked the guy after Ellie, but it ended up hurting them because the next guy then got, like, a double in the gap and they won. So, you know the.

[Shannon]

The crazy Reds, Braves games. That was 12, 11. That's how the Braves won. It was. Both teams were hot, and then he got to the 10th, and it was just sack floss.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, it's a little. It feels cheap. I get it. But it's way it goes. Ben, Go ahead. Ben.

[Caller]

Hey, man. How's it going?

[Matt Jones]

Good. How are you?

[Caller]

Good. So my question is, who do you think, in the past decade or two, has been the best Kentucky alumni in the NBA in their prime?

[Matt Jones]

Well, in their prime, it's probably. I mean, Shea won the mvp, so I guess it has to be Shay. If you're looking at totality of career, I'd probably say Anthony Davis. But if you're looking in their prime, who hit the best peak? Drew. It's probably Shay. Right?

[Shannon]

He just had one of the best seasons you could possibly have.

[Matt Jones]

Matt, I like your show. Until you start talking politics, I don't agree with your ways. And I listen to get news about UK sports. If you continue to, Mitch Pollard, mention politics in your show, you will lose me and other listeners. Well, sorry, first of all, no, you won't. You'll stay. But secondly, I mean, you know, we've done this forever, so, like, you must be. If you. You must be a new listener if you didn't realize that. And. And I'm sure we've lost a few. But I want to keep life interesting. And it's impossible, unfortunately, to not to talk about what's going on and not mention that stuff, because it's everywhere now. It's become a huge part of everything everybody does, so.

[Shannon]

And we don't have UK news either.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean, what are you gonna say? What's the UK news?

[Shannon]

Okay. Create it.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. What's the UK news? Like, Mark Stoops is motivated, like, how many times.

[Shannon]

Yeah, he is.

[Matt Jones]

Hell, yeah.

[Mario]

Bush. Hampton's telling the offensive line to breathe through their nose.

[Caller]

Yep.

[Shannon]

That was a big news yesterday.

[Mario]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

See, there's the UK news.

[Mario]

He's looking for breathe through your nose.

[Matt Jones]

I. I didn't hear this. What happened?

[Shannon]

He's telling them, breathe through the nose, Shannon.

[Mario]

Just because it relaxes you, you get more oxygen into your bloodstream, and that's what he wants His.

[Matt Jones]

So he tells our offensive linemen to breathe through their nose.

[Mario]

Yep. That was Shiash Pete that.

[Shannon]

That said that really well, you do.

[Matt Jones]

When you. When you do, like, meditation, they tell you to do that.

[Mario]

Your nose out through your mouth.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, that's. That's how you do meditation in through your nose. I like when I can't sleep. They taught me that. And it actually was one of the few things, along with cornbread hemp, that helped. If you breathe through your nose out through your mouth, you intentionally extend it for like six seconds. And you do that enough, it just slows your heart rate down. And you're just. And you can't. You can't think about anything else, which can help you fall asleep. So I do that quite often. I didn't think, though, that would be good. I don't want to fall asleep on playing football. And they certainly shouldn't have cornbread health.

[Shannon]

Before they play football. It's basically, we just need Pete to do every interview because that's when we get our best stuff, is when Pete is from. In front of a camera.

[Matt Jones]

He's the best.

[Shannon]

Did you see they did the lake retreat? And do you know what a blob is.

[Matt Jones]

Was in the movie?

[Shannon]

Yeah, Pete was the one bouncing onto the. Some of the guys I don't think have landed yet, but I mean, how fun that be? Having Pete down this may surprise you.

[Matt Jones]

But when I went to Camp Rockmont in Black Mountain, North Carolina, the blob terrified me. As someone who's not a big swimmer, the blob was a terrifying thing.

[Shannon]

I never got to experience it. Just. Just in the movie, heavyweights always wanted to.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, they. And that was what they called it was the blob, too. One person writes, matt, if you want to increase your core strength while you're walking, add a weighted vest. It makes it to where you don't have to walk as far, and you will strengthen your core muscles. But wouldn't that be hot?

[Mario]

I saw a guy doing it at the state fair, and I go, the state fair seems like a strange place for a guy to be running around with a weighted vest on.

[Shannon]

But there's a woman that does it in the parking garage.

[Matt Jones]

So I wasn't gonna bring that up, but since you brought it up, I see you're also saying there's a woman here who every day at lunch wears the wave vest. And somebody. Billy like. Well, not just him. Honestly, there's a lot of people involved in this show that have a major crush on this woman.

[Shannon]

Oh, people that are not present, really.

[Matt Jones]

It's every moment. Everyone that's not here right now, think about who's on this show right now. And then take the other three people who have some role in this show. I've never seen her.

[Shannon]

I had never seen her until they mentioned her.

[Matt Jones]

I've never seen her, but they talk about her like they're talking about this angel that's descended from heaven down to P3. I'm not kidding. Well, we don't have to say what floor it is, but three options. But. But Shannon, the three people that are not here. This is a. Right. Like a regular thing. But she apparently does the vest right. Yeah.

[Mario]

Is there any chance that maybe Ryan's not really dropping off Josiah and he's out walking around with a weighted pest on the parking lot right now?

[Matt Jones]

Probably not.

[Shannon]

I saw it for the first time, just maybe even yesterday. I mean, it's. It is a full workout in the parking garage. I never would consider doing that time down there. That's why I don't even like walking just to my car.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, well, I've. I've never seen this person, but I've heard. I've. As they would say. I've heard tail and people.

[Mario]

Jason. Tail.

[Matt Jones]

I haven't.

[Shannon]

Are you gonna get a weighted vest now? They're popular in my neighborhood. I see people wearing them all the time.

[Matt Jones]

Comfortable. How much does it weigh?

[Shannon]

Well, you choose your own adventures.

[Matt Jones]

You can pick which weight.

[Shannon]

Yeah. You can show off.

[Matt Jones]

I feel like I would do that, and then I'd get down to, like, you know, I'd get over there to, like, the Starbucks and Chevy Chase and just fall down.

[Shannon]

I had to Uber home from a walk one time.

[Matt Jones]

It's embarrassing. It is embarrassing to Uber. I've done it, too, and sometimes you. That's. That is embarrassing. Let's go to Matt. Go ahead, Matt.

[Caller]

Yeah, I got a little baseball trivia question.

[Matt Jones]

All right.

[Caller]

In 1927, Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs. All right, who. Who led the major leagues in RBI that year?

[Matt Jones]

Tootie Mc Henderson. I have no idea. Who was.

[Caller]

Was Babe Ruth badded? Third. Lou Gehrig batted fourth, and Lou Gehrig hit 175 RBIs coming to the plate 60 times with nobody on base.

[Matt Jones]

There you go. See, Shannon didn't even know that.

[Mario]

No, I didn't. I was gonna say Peewee Reese.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. I had no idea. They. 8, 5, 9. Thank you very much. 8, 5, 9, 2 8, 0, 2, 2, 8, 7. Who had the. 1928. That could be the whole show. One day.

[Shannon]

That was Tootie McKenderson or whatever you said.

[Matt Jones]

Patriot papa. Go ahead.

[Caller]

What's up, guys? And interested to hear your take on this with ask anything Wednesday, in honor of college football season, starting the game in Ireland.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. Iowa State, top 25 max matchup.

[Caller]

Yeah. It's the formageddon game. Ironic that they're doing this in Dublin, Ireland, home of the potato famine a long time ago. What are your top five college football rivalry game names? I'll go ahead and give you farmageddon as one of the top five because I think it's awesome. I'll hang up, listen to your comments.

[Matt Jones]

Good boy. I don't know. There's one that's like, what? Battle for the battle axe.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Appreciate the call. I like the iron bowls. Good. What do they call the egg bowl? I like egg bowl. I don't know.

[Shannon]

I like the egg bowl because it's Thanksgiving and it's usually not anymore.

[Matt Jones]

They moved it.

[Shannon]

Well, yeah, that's true. Used to be Thanksgiving. What are the other one we talked about on the gambling podcast? There were the small schools.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, yeah. It was the battle for the. The river or the creek. I think it was Prostate Creek.

[Mario]

There's the red river showdown. Is that what.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, that's Oklahoma. Texas. Yeah. Now there's one. It was like I wanted to college and something. We talked about it on Fade this a long time ago. They both. And then they sent us shirts from it, if you remember correctly.

[Mario]

There's the backyard brawl. I like that one.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

West Virginia back.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. My. A friend of mine writes and says, matt, everyone nowadays is wearing the weighted vest. I didn't know that. And the breathing. That style breeding breathing is called Shannon. Smell the flower, blow out the candle.

[Mario]

Oh, you got a lot of candles to blow out.

[Matt Jones]

Smell the flower.

[Mario]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Blow out the candle.

[Mario]

It's like meditation radio. I feel like we turned to NPR.

[Shannon]

And this is what the big blue wall is gonna do.

[Matt Jones]

That worries me. It's kind of like the wineman.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

Do you think they get in the huddle and say, smell the flower, blow out the candle?

[Matt Jones]

I could see Shias P doing that. Here we go together. Smell the flower, blow out the candle.

[Mario]

Three more garlic before the game. I like it.

[Shannon]

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[Matt Jones]

The only thing that I don't, I don't agree with is is is putting in there. You love fireworks. Because I as a client do not love fireworks.

[Shannon]

I don't like them either.

[Matt Jones]

I don't. So Stockton mistake. We'll take a break. Be right back.

[Mario]

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[Mario]

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[Matt Jones]

4 Cajun Hanger 54 Pizza it's all there. You download the Clark's rewards app, you get all kinds of discounts. Some point I gotta get on this. Have apps. Not in general, but like I see people at Clark's and they like scan it and they get like all this stuff and it's like 43 cents.

[Shannon]

Usually like free drinks.

[Matt Jones]

I mean McDonald's people are getting like long things and it's like a $20. It's a lot of work. But the Clark's Pumping Shop app is worth it. They're more than just a stop for gas and snacks. They're local folks giving back to the community. At Clark's Pump and Shop. Return, refresh, refuel. Shannon, do you do that? Do you do all the saving apps?

[Mario]

For some of them I will. But you know, I'm not one of these people that walks around and has 20 different things hanging from their keychain. You know? Yeah, I'll do like one or two. The place I go the most, the.

[Matt Jones]

McDonald's one is tough because like people are like, they'll go, do you have McDonald's hat? They'll go, hang on, I'm pulling it up. I have that one before it's like, come on.

[Shannon]

I would never fight with my wife. But if we did, most of our fights would be in the McDonald's line. When I'm saying, just give me the four numbers or I'm going to order.

[Matt Jones]

Like a normal human being.

[Shannon]

It could be trouble.

[Matt Jones]

People love it. I mean, they love their McDonald's app.

[Shannon]

I, I caved. I got it recently.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

Honestly, the first time I ever used it, I was with my dad, who's also old school, while we're using the app, and I mistakenly ordered at a different location than the one we were at. So it wasn't a good first time.

[Matt Jones]

I don't understand how this stuff works. So, like, like, like take like good Rx pharmacy. Do you all know what that is? It's like an app. It cost. Well, first of all, it's free, but then you can do like a subscription that's like $10 a month or something. I had a medication a while back that was like $380. And I went to the, to the people and I'm like, I, I, why is this so much? And they were like, just download the app. Said, fine. So I downloaded this app, scanned it, it was $3 and 31 cents.

[Mario]

How does that happen?

[Matt Jones]

Explain to me what that business model is. What is the business model where it's $380, I download an app, just hit a button, and it's $3.81. Who does that make sense for? Does it make sense for the pharmacy? Does it make sense for the drug company? Who.

[Mario]

How are they selling advertisements on that app or something?

[Matt Jones]

I don't know. I don't understand the price discrepancy. So, I mean, I was like, thank, thank you. And then they go, honestly, most things, it'll do that. And it's just an app. I don't get it. Do you, do you know why that would be?

[Shannon]

I'm familiar with the app, but not, I've never heard like something that extreme on it.

[Matt Jones]

So you don't need insurance, you just need the app and everything. Everything works out.

[Shannon]

There's an app for everything.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Pete, go ahead. Pete.

[Caller]

Hello. How are you today?

[Matt Jones]

How are you? Nice to hear from you.

[Caller]

So, yeah. Hey, listen, I ring up to make a bit of an apology because I, last time I called her, come across as a bit of a grumpy old man about South Africa, but really it was just out of concern.

[Matt Jones]

Yes, you were being kind. You were, you were being kind. You were trying to help me. I didn't, I didn't. I wasn't upset at you.

[Caller]

Well, anyway, on September 6th at 9:05, South African time, the Springboks will be playing the All Blacks at Eden park in New Zealand. Okay, yeah. Now, I know, I know you don't think this is a. It's a huge deal in South Africa, you know, a really big deal. It's their number one game. They are the world champions. And, you know, you'll be over there.

[Matt Jones]

No, I won't yet. I don't leave till September 11th.

[Caller]

Okay, well, September 13th.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, what's on September 13th?

[Caller]

All Blacks versus Springboks at the Wellington Stadium in New Zealand. And the game is at 7:05.

[Matt Jones]

I'll be there for that. So you're telling me that South Africa will be excited on. On that Saturday for All Blacks versus Wellington?

[Caller]

Well, can I give you a wee bit of. Just a little bit of history?

[Matt Jones]

Just like a little bit.

[Caller]

Okay, well, the All Blacks haven't been beaten in eden park for 31 years.

[Matt Jones]

Wow.

[Caller]

Right? Okay. So this is the game. This is the game.

[Matt Jones]

So I. So I actually am free that night. That's like one of the two nights I have free. So where would you suggest. I think I'm going to be in Johannesburg that night. Where would you suggest I watch the game?

[Caller]

If you would let me. I'll find out for you and get back to you.

[Matt Jones]

Please do. Because I'd love to be in. I love being in a place and soaking up the atmosphere of people excited about a sporting event. So I would love to do that.

[Caller]

Well. Well, it's huge. Anyway, the last thing I'd like to know is what's your size?

[Matt Jones]

You got to be more specific. What part of me are we talking about?

[Caller]

Your clothing.

[Matt Jones]

So, yeah, first shirt for a shirt. Most shirts XL if it's. If it fits. Small, 2x.

[Caller]

Okay. And do you prefer short or long sleeves?

[Matt Jones]

Long.

[Caller]

Okay. Well, is there some way. I've got a little present for you that should arrive in a few days.

[Matt Jones]

That's very nice. KS Bar. If you send anything to me at KS Bar, I will get it. And that address is online.

[Caller]

It'd be nice to shake your hand as well.

[Matt Jones]

So then you just. On when we reopen the bar next week, we will be there almost. Not every, but almost every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. So any of those days, just stop by.

[Caller]

Okay. Okay. Well, it's a bit of a talisman and in our culture we have talisman. I can't give you one. Okay.

[Matt Jones]

All right. Thank you, Pete.

[Caller]

Appreciate it.

[Matt Jones]

All right. Appreciate it. What is it? What is the talisman. I've heard the word but what is it?

[Shannon]

I'm not sure but I did look up that game the match. Yeah, it was a big deal.

[Matt Jones]

Does anybody know what the talisman is?

[Shannon]

It is an object typically.

[Matt Jones]

Here we go. An object believed to possess magical properties used for protection, healing or good luck. She probably wants me to take that on my trip.

[Shannon]

Yeah, you're going to need that.

[Matt Jones]

It's very nice. That's a nice fellow. That's a nice fellow. And there's Bob in Jamestown. Go ahead, Bob.

[Mario]

He's a nice fellow.

[Caller]

How about that? Anthony. Anthony Davis. Four million dollar donation.

[Matt Jones]

Wait a minute. When did that where outstanding? Anthony Davis.

[Caller]

Anthony Davis donated $4 million back to athletic department. Now that's a stand up guy.

[Shannon]

I didn't see that.

[Matt Jones]

When did this happen, Bob?

[Caller]

This past week.

[Matt Jones]

Did it ad.

[Shannon]

Good?

[Matt Jones]

Did anybody see that?

[Shannon]

I didn't see it, but Bob.

[Matt Jones]

Mario, did you see that? Shannon, did you see that?

[Shannon]

I wanted to believe Bob.

[Matt Jones]

No. Bob, where did. Just out of curiosity, where did you hear that?

[Caller]

It was on the recent media.

[Matt Jones]

What media? Truth says on the.

[Caller]

No, it's on a tv.

[Matt Jones]

The tv.

[Caller]

I pull it up. I mean that's a pretty big donation.

[Matt Jones]

I mean I'm not saying you're wrong, but I'm, I'm looking. I don't see was on the TV though.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Four million.

[Caller]

Four million.

[Shannon]

All right. Breaking news.

[Caller]

He's one of the. One of the highest paid, you know, NBA players. But I mean that's pretty nice donation.

[Matt Jones]

All right, well I appreciate the call.

[Shannon]

The top result on Google is Anthony Davis donates 400 million to Kentucky. And it's a Facebook group. That's not real. That's 400 million. He said four.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I think he fell for a fake post while also getting the number wrong by a hundred million dollars or by $396 million.

[Mario]

Here it is on Facebook. Recently donated $4 million. But again it's Facebook.

[Matt Jones]

What does it say? Who, who wrote.

[Mario]

Doesn't say.

[Shannon]

It's not on three. I don't believe it.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean he did donate at some point. I think he donated money for flood relief.

[Shannon]

Yeah, that's been three years ago, so.

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