2025-09-10- KSR - Hour 1

Summary

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KSR Podcast Summary — Hour 1, September 10, 2025

Podcast: Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR)
Host(s): Matt Jones, Shannon The Dude, Ryan Lemond, Drew Franklin
Date: September 10, 2025
Main Theme: The KSR crew shares their Top 5 UK sports moments since 2020, discusses the new UK basketball practice facility plans, interviews UK Volleyball Coach Craig Skinner, and sprinkles in offbeat Kentucky-centric banter.

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Episode Overview

The KSR Hour 1 episode features an engaging, sometimes comedic revisiting of the greatest University of Kentucky sports moments since 2020. Matt, Ryan, Drew, and Shannon compare their personal “Top 5” highlights, analyze the direction of Kentucky’s new basketball practice facility and campus entertainment district, and then conduct a deep-dive interview with UK Volleyball Coach Craig Skinner, who discusses building a schedule against top collegiate teams and the volatility of the modern NIL era.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Matt’s South Africa Travel Prep

• The show opens with playful banter about Matt’s upcoming safari in South Africa, including his efforts to find specialized safari apparel in New York City.
• The crew teases Matt for his new hat:

  “Somebody said that aged you 15 years just putting that hat on your head. But that's good though, because that’s what you’re supposed to do…gotta go out on the open plains…see the lion, rhino, hippo, giraffe, and buffalo.” (Matt, 02:53)

2. Top 5 UK Sports Moments Since 2020 ([04:00–13:29])

Inspired by a segment from BBN Tonight (shout-out to Maggie Davis), the crew ranks their favorite UK sports memories from the COVID era to now.

• Matt’s Honorable Mentions:

  • UK Women’s Basketball SEC Tournament buzzer-beater by Dre’una Edwards (2022)
  • UK Women’s Volleyball National Championship

• Matt’s Top 5:

  1. Mark Pope Hiring Press Conference:
     “For me, that’s number one. So those are my top five...that was the moment that BBN as an entity felt like it did when I was a kid. For the first time in a long time, 23,000 people spontaneously gather like an attempt revival in Rupp Arena and have this moment of collective, just a collective excitement that I think will be hard to ever recreate.” (Matt Jones, 08:48)
  2. UK vs. Duke, Champions Classic 2024: Mark Pope’s debut and an energizing win over Duke.
  3. 2021 Florida Football Kick-Block Return:
     “Probably the loudest that stadium has been since COVID.” (Matt, 09:26)
  4. Football 2023 Win over Louisville: Momentum-shifting upset, possibly saved Stoops’ job.
  5. Three Years of Road Wins at Tennessee in Basketball:
     “We went into Tennessee with seasons where we thought, well, there’s no way we’re winning...and won.” (Matt, 06:23)

• Drew’s Top 5 Highlights:
  (Overlapping with Matt and Ryan but adds some personal angles)

  • Dane Key’s streak of scoring in his first four UK football games (09:51)
  • Kentucky's first baseball College World Series appearance (10:44)
  • Reiterates storming the field after the home Florida win (11:15)

• Ryan’s Top 5 Picks:
  (Adds new flavor and some deep-cut football memories)

  • #1: Mark Pope rally/hiring (unanimous pick)
  • Baseball to Omaha (College World Series run)
  • Citrus Bowl win over Iowa:
    “That Iowa DB had been talking trash and Wandell just shattered his ankles there at the goal line.” (Ryan, 12:35)
  • Champions Classic win v. Duke
  • 2021 Louisville football demolition by Will Levis:
    “That’s one of the few times Mark Stoops actually ran up a score a little bit.” (Ryan, 13:05)

  Notable quote:

  “I wish I could have gone to Omaha, but it’s still number two for me.” (Ryan Lemond, 11:41)

• Reflection:
  The crew notes how, in contrast to the 2010s when postseason basketball moments dominated, recent years have lacked signature March moments for UK Basketball.

3. Listener Remarks & Missing Moments ([15:12–18:27])

• Callers and texts debate moments left off the lists:
  • UK Baseball’s College World Series run receives more support (“It should be on the list, I just wasn’t here.” —Matt, 16:07).
  • Fans question lack of Calipari-era highlights (“What is the Calipari game since COVID?” —Matt, 17:08), with Ryan and Drew suggesting big road wins at Kansas and Reed Sheppard/Antonio Reeves’ individual performances.

4. UK Basketball Practice Facility & Campus Development ([19:27–23:52])

• New plans for a practice facility, underwritten largely by UK Healthcare, spark debate:
  • Matt expresses skepticism about remaking part of campus as a commercial “entertainment district,” akin to areas in Milwaukee and Indianapolis.
  • Drew and Ryan struggle to visualize the plan’s viability on a suburban campus, especially when students aren’t present in the summer.
  • Notable Quote:

    “Do you really want to turn your college campus into a commercial district?” (Matt, 20:31)

• Universal agreement that the new practice facility will benefit UK basketball.

5. Volleyball Spotlight: Interview with Craig Skinner, UK Coach ([24:12–31:43])

• Craig Skinner discusses UK’s loaded non-conference volleyball schedule, including matches against top-10 teams and last year’s Final Four participants.
• Talks about the value of “alpha competitors,” and how NIL/athlete compensation is impacting non-revenue sports like volleyball.
• On NIL:

  “We’ve always been supported...not everyone’s making a million dollars, but you gotta make sure that every player on your roster feels valued.” (Craig Skinner, 29:26)

• Skinner expresses confidence in the program’s future and emphasizes the importance of maintaining competitive fire—both on the court and in player development.
• Matt and Drew joke about their basic volleyball knowledge (“the spiker”) but praise Skinner’s infectious energy.

6. UK Volleyball’s Culture, Player Positivity, and ‘Spiker’ Lingo ([32:00–34:34])

• The crew admires the positivity of volleyball culture, where players high-five after every point (“It’s gotta be the most positive, affirming sport.” —Matt, 32:00).
• Laughter about not knowing the correct position names (“spiker,” “libero”), but general admiration for the program’s growth and fan appeal.

7. Kentucky Pop Culture, Bourbon & Beyond Fest, and Mayoral Fashion ([35:23–41:50])

• Banter about the Bourbon and Beyond festival lineup includes playful jabs at jam band fans:

  "That's just because they're all on drugs...that's their fans, right?" (Matt, 36:24)

• The hosts rib Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg for appearing in an “affliction” style t-shirt in a promotional video—a break from his usually formal wardrobe.
  • Discussion shifts to whether leaders should "blend in" or maintain their personal style depending on the event.

8. Listener Calls & Matt’s Trip ([42:01–43:51])

• Calls about Matt’s upcoming trip to South Africa, with one listener sharing memories of 22 days there and inquiring about flight duration and safari plans.
• Matt reflects on embracing travel and getting out of his comfort zone:

  “You only live once. There’s a big world out there…” (Matt, 42:33)

• Light joking about “chatty” group texts as Matt prepares to travel.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I was actually in New York watching it at Madison Square Garden when it happened.” (Matt, relating top-5 Tennessee basketball win; 07:10)
• “Like all the great moments, you couldn’t plan it—it just kind of happened.” (Matt, on Mark Pope’s hiring press conference; 09:00)
• “We all swept with Mark Pope at number one. Have to think about it. Write it down in Sharpie.” (Ryan Lemond, 11:38)
• “Honestly, if you can't find it in New York City, then you’re not going to find it anywhere.” (Shannon, 03:41)
• On NIL in volleyball:
  “You never know exactly, you know, where you’re going to end up. And, you know, I don’t envy the position that ADs are in...ultimately you’re picking children in terms of how you want to prioritize.” (Craig Skinner, 29:26)
• “It’s a huge world out there and most people...don’t get a chance to do any of it. And so if you can, you should.” (Matt, 43:09)

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Segment Timestamps

• 00:00–01:06: Opening banter, show housekeeping
• 01:06–04:00: South Africa safari gear talk, New York trip banter
• 04:00–13:29: Top 5 UK sports moments since 2020 (plus reactions)
• 13:29–19:27: Listener input, call-in and text reactions to the Top 5, Calipari-era debate
• 19:27–23:52: UK Basketball practice facility & campus entertainment district proposal
• 24:12–31:43: Craig Skinner interview, UK Volleyball, NIL era insight
• 32:00–34:34: Volleyball culture, team spirit, terminology jokes
• 35:23–41:50: Bourbon & Beyond talk and mayoral attire debate
• 42:01–44:00: Listener calls, Matt’s travel reflections

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Tone & Style

The hour blends thoughtful commentary with laid-back, Kentucky humor. The crew is self-deprecating—especially about their limitations as volleyball analysts—and quick to poke fun at themselves, their friends, and regional quirks. Even in the midst of big-picture college sports talk or substantive debates over university planning, the tone is warm, inside-jokey, and grounded in shared fan experience.

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For listeners and UK fans, this episode is a celebration of recent triumphs, a love letter to unexpected joy in sports, and a window into the heartbeat of Big Blue Nation—served with plenty of jokes and just enough garden-variety chaos.

Transcript

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[Matt Jones]

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[Shannon]

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

[Matt Jones]

Welcome, everyone. It is Kentucky Sports Radio, Wednesday, September 10th. I'm Matt Jones. I am in New York City right next to the ESPN studios in Seaport where Ryan Lemon are in. Drew Franklin are in Lexington. You can give us a shout on the Clark's puppet Shop phone line 859-280-2287. A Vision Auto Glass text machine is 772-774-5254. In this session sponsored by law office, if you call tj, he'll make them pay. It is wings day at KS Bar and Grill. Dollar wings all day and night. If you eat in you, you can't get them delivered to you. But starting next week, Shannon, you'll be able to get Ryan Lemon delivered to your house.

[Shannon]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

We're gonna talk more about this tomorrow. This is a whole game plan that is certain to be a disaster, but it is something that we are. We're gonna try next week. But for today, dollar wings all day and night. Ryan is here. Drew, Shannon. Guys took a flight here yesterday. We are two days away from South Africa. My car, my safari pants came in.

[Drew Franklin]

They did okay.

[Matt Jones]

Ready to go? Yeah. I got my safari pants, two pairs of support safari pants, and now ready for whatever's next.

[Drew Franklin]

So you got your safari pants. Now you gotta find you some boots up in New York somewhere before you hit them.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, find boots. You know, most people come to New York City, Drew, for their boots when they want to go boot shopping. They're like, what's better than New York City? But I actually have a place that's been recommended to me in New York that specializes in safari shoes. Isn't that only in New York City could you get that specialization? Well, you give you a walk a.

[Ryan Lemond]

Little Madison Ave, maybe a little fifth, go and hit up all the stores.

[Matt Jones]

I don't think it's there. It's in. I don't know, I guess it's in the safari part of town. I haven't looked up where it is yet.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's Times Square.

[Matt Jones]

I found a hat.

[Ryan Lemond]

Where?

[Matt Jones]

So I put the hat on, my little safari hat. And somebody said that aged you 15 years just putting that hat on your head. But that's good, though, because that's what you're supposed to do. You know, you. I gotta go out on the open plains, go see the. The lion. There's no tiger. It's lion, rhino, hippo, giraffe. Giraffe and buffalo. Oh, and then also they have an elephant, but that's not, I think, part of the big five. So, Shannon, those are the group.

[Shannon]

Well, you'll think it's part of the big five if you look over and there's an elephant standing right next to you about to squash you.

[Matt Jones]

I think they only have, though. I was reading. I read that book, the Elephant Whisperer, and I think there's only elephants, like, in certain places. Because. Because, you know, if the elephants get away, Shannon, that can be bad.

[Shannon]

Yeah, you can do about it.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. So they. I think they only have those in a few places.

[Shannon]

Well, that's. That's good. And, you know, you're in New York City. If you can't find it there, then you're not going to find it anywhere.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Ryan Lemon. Okay, so I just sprung this upon you four minutes ago. So I'm sure you've had a lot of time to think about it, or have you even looked at your phone yet?

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, yeah, we were curious. Well, go ahead.

[Matt Jones]

What do you mean you were curious?

[Drew Franklin]

Well, we didn't know if you wanted us to do football only or both sports. Basketball.

[Matt Jones]

I'll explain. So. So, you know, we don't have a monopoly on good ideas. Other people have good ideas, too, and we need to recognize when other people have good ideas. So the folks there at BBN tonight, which includes former KSR superstar employee Maggie Davis, they've been doing this thing where they were ranking the top. All the people that work on the show, their top five UK moments since 2020. But basically, Shannon's their top 25 moments since COVID Right. Because Covid, obviously, was a huge disruption in all of sports, and we are now five years from it. And actually it was starting about this time in 2020 that people tried to get some normalcy in their lives. So what are the top five moments in UK sports since 2020? So I thought what I would do is I'd give you my top five. And then I didn't give Shannon the homework because he was on the air. So, Ryan, Drew, you can give your top five.

[Drew Franklin]

All right.

[Matt Jones]

And we'll see what. See what we've missed. All right, so here I thought this was a great idea. They did. So here's my top five. I'm going to give two honorable mentions. Okay. These are not in my top five. And honorable honorable mentions. Number one, when the UK women's team won the SEC tournament that one year, right. They. When they came out of. You remember what I'm talking about. When I hit the shot at the buzzer, we weren't even good. And we went on a run with Ryan Howard, won the SEC tournament. I remember watching those games, getting excited. It was really the Kyra Elzee, really her only highlight during her time, but I enjoyed that. And then the other one is the UK women's volleyball team, Ryan winning the national championship. Right. I mean, that was a. That was one of the first full bar moments we had after Covid. The celebration was wild. And Kentucky gets a. Gets a banner in volleyball. Those are my two honorable mention moments. And part of the reason I bring the second one up is Craig Skinner. The UK volleyball coach will be on here at 10:30.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, he's as hot as anybody right now as far as volume the volleyball world, so you ought to be good interview with him.

[Matt Jones]

Do you agree with those spots, Drew?

[Ryan Lemond]

I do. I like you. Including the women's game. I'll give you Drayona Edwards and her famous post game interview where she was screaming on the SEC network after hitting the big three to win.

[Matt Jones]

That's right. All right, so now let's go through my top five. Number five, I'm going to say our series of Tennessee road wins in basketball the last three years. Three years in a row. We went into Tennessee with seasons where we thought, well, there's no way we're winning this year. And then we went and won three years ago. It was when they first put in Antonio Reeves and those guys into the game and CJ Frederick in a game that nobody thought we were going to win. And we went on the road and won. And then two years ago, same thing, Reed shepherd and. And Antonio Reeves play well down there and we win. And then this year, a ragtag Kentucky team at the time with multiple guys out and Trent Noah coming off the bench, goes and gets a victory that literally no one thought. I was actually in New York watching it at Madison Square Garden when it happened. Those are my number fives. I'm going to collectively say the last three years of Tennessee road wins. Number four for me is going to be football 2023 against U of L. A season that seemed over. I think there's a decent chance Mark Stoops was leaving. If we, if we, if we lost this game and again with no one thinking we would go on the road, beat Louisville, turn a season into a season where you go to a bowl game and actually get a little momentum on the program. It didn't end up lasting, but nevertheless it was an exciting one for me. Number three, Florida football. We've had a couple good wins at home against Florida football, but the one that's for me is, is when Wallace get to get the kick block, run it back. I think that's in 2021. Probably the loudest that stadium has been since COVID The moment where he, he picks up the kick, runs it back is literally top three or four Kroger Field explosion moment that I can remember. That's number three for me. Number two is last year Duke in Kentucky in the, in the Champions Classic. Another game where I don't think many of us thought we're going to win. Cooper flag making his debut. Mark Pope era making their major debut and getting a win that I think made people, any people who were at all holding out on the Mark Pope higher. I think that game put it, put it over the top. And that was a postgame show. I believe that ended at about 2:30 in the morning, but with people being pretty excited. And then number one for me, and it's not even close, is the Mark Pope press conference when he was hired. I was on a podcast last night with these guys, Rupp to no good. And I said I think that was the moment that BBN as an entity felt like it did when I was a kid. For the first time in a long time, 23,000 people spontaneously gather like an attempt revival in Rupp arena and have this moment of collective, just a collective excitement that I think will be hard to ever recreate. And like all the great moments, you couldn't plan it, it just kind of happened. And for me that's number one. So those are my top five. Ryan, Drew, what about you?

[Drew Franklin]

Let me go if you're ready.

[Matt Jones]

Far away.

[Drew Franklin]

I also had an honorable mention and it is the Duke, Duke, Kentucky game.

[Matt Jones]

Because that was put in honorable mention. Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

I put an honorable mention because I'm kind of selfish with my top five that I pick. So. But I think that definitely deserves to be because it did kind of solidify the hire of Mark Pope and kind of set them on that path. So that's my honorable mention. Number five, Dane Key. Starts his UK football career scoring a touchdown in his first four games. People forget that as a freshman. His first four games. He's had a touchdown each of the first four games. That's. That's number five for me. I know it's kind of personal and it's selfish, but that's number five. Number four, Kentucky winning at Florida in 2022. I was there with Josiah. We flew down there. Dane scored a touchdown and to win at the Swamp and shut them up and celebrate on their own, their field for the first time in maybe my lifetime. I mean, it was.

[Matt Jones]

And that was a Levis. Well, we had beaten him a few years back with Terry Wilson and those guys, but you weren't there. But that was the Levis Richardson battle. Remember, that was the who's better with these guys? And we were able to win. All right, what's next?

[Drew Franklin]

Number three. I put UK baseball team going to the college baseball World Series for the first time in school history. I mean, to me, being a baseball guy, that was pretty special. And I.

[Matt Jones]

That would have been higher for me. I wasn't here. So for me, that's a hard one to put down, but it probably deserves to be in the top five. I just wasn't here. I couldn't remember, and I didn't have time to look up. Who do we beat in the super regional? I know we beat, like, Indiana, West Virginia in the games in. In Lexington. Who do we beat in the super.

[Ryan Lemond]

That was NC State.

[Drew Franklin]

That's right.

[Matt Jones]

NC State again. Okay. All right. So. Yes. What's number two?

[Drew Franklin]

Number two. When we beat. You mentioned this, beating Florida at home, storming the field. That was kind of a signature moment, I think, for Stoops, maybe his biggest home win when he beat Florida at home. So that's number two for me because I was there with Josiah, and we stormed the field with everybody, and it was pretty cool. And then number one, I had the same thing you did is the Mark Pope rally when he got announced as head coach. I think that is without a doubt the best UK moment since COVID All.

[Ryan Lemond]

Right, Drew, I think mine is a lot of what you've said in just different orders But I'll start at the top because we all swept with Mark Pope at number one. Have to think about it. My brain immediately went to that Sunday Write it down in Sharpie as my number one moment in the last five years. Then I went baseball to Omaha. I didn't. I didn't get to go to Omaha, but I was there for every moment of the run in Lexington. That was about as much fun as I've had a Kentucky fan in a long time. Wish I could have gone to Omaha, but it's still number two for me. Number three. I don't think you all mentioned this one. I have the Citrus bowl win over Iowa when.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, yeah, that's a good one.

[Ryan Lemond]

Broke ankles on the final drive to set up Rodriguez to punch it in. That was the second 10 win season for Stoops. Something that's a great possible.

[Matt Jones]

And that would have been my next honorable mention because I do think that's a great one. It was. I don't know if it'll be the last real bowl game like that that matters, but it did feel like it mattered a lot.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's a good one in the way it played out. That Iowa DB had been talking trash and Wandell just shattered his ankles there at the goal line.

[Matt Jones]

4.

[Ryan Lemond]

I have the champions Classic Duke last year. It's only the second time Kentucky had beaten Duke since 1998. So that one was long overdue. They had our number for a long time. And then at number five. I don't think this was mentioned either when Levis ran all over Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky scored for 52 points. I think he had four rushing touchdowns. The big hurdle. They just absolutely hurdle demolished. Destroyed them. That's one of the few times Mark Stoops actually ran up a score a little bit. Maybe one of the highest scoring games Stoops has ever coached. And then I'll throw in an honorable mention for Ryan. He reminded me of that Florida game with the Dane touchdown. Personally, I was on my bachelor party and I got on top of the bar. We were losing our damn minds when Dane scored. So it was a fun night.

[Matt Jones]

There you go. So that's your. That's our top five. If there's one that you forget, let me know. But shout out to BBN tonight. I like having those memories. And you know, one of the things, at least on the basketball side, there are no real huge postseason moments. I'm hoping when we do this at the end of the decade and we actually include the entire decade, we will be able to say. Because if you did this from like 2010 to 2020. Most of your basketball moments are going to be in the postseason. Football moments would have stood still. Probably been regular season, but basketball moments would have been in the postseason. Hopefully we'll be able to get some of those. 859-280-2287. Text machine is 772-774-5254. Craig Skinner is going to join us at 10:30. The UK volleyball team plays a third game against a top 10 team tonight again on national television. We'll talk about how he ended up doing that, that schedule. And there are football news, there's basketball news, and there's other things for us to make fun of. We'll take a break and be right back. It's ksr.

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio. Was there a commercial in that segment, Shannon, about someone stealing your house?

[Shannon]

Yeah. I didn't quite understand it, but I guess somebody could come in and just steal your house. I didn't know that was a thing. Like, I thought that.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, what does that mean, steal your house?

[Shannon]

I guess they somehow get the.

[Matt Jones]

Topically or metaphorically?

[Shannon]

I guess somehow they get. No, like actually take your house. They get your title. From what I understand, I could be wrong. They take the title of your house and then they have the documentation that says they own the house. And then you get.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I'm against that.

[Drew Franklin]

Are you really against that?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean, so how do you stop that from happening?

[Shannon]

I guess you got. I guess you. Yeah, I think that's it. Cornbread Hemp.com promo code KSR.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Yeah, but so there was a commercial on how to stop it.

[Shannon]

Yeah, I think you got to call that 800 number and you can keep your house.

[Matt Jones]

And then they'll stop it. Well, I don't want to. Just for the record, I, I'm, I don't. I know people don't want me to go into politics here, but I'm against people stealing each other's houses. Let me go on record as being clear about that.

[Shannon]

Doesn't feel very neighborly.

[Matt Jones]

One person writes Matt, you didn't. It shows your bias against non basketball sports that you didn't even have the College World Series in your top five. Be better. I always love when people say be better. That's a very condescending thing to say and I think that's why it makes me laugh. I wasn't here. So like I, I freely grant that I was. I tried. Should be on the list. But I was in when they won the region super regional. I was at the first couple games when they won the super regional. I, I was in transit. And then I did see the game where they beat NC State and Greece, but then I didn't have access to the rest of the game, so I wasn't there. But Drew, you had it number two, so it was clearly a big deal.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes. And it was Oregon State in Lexington, North Carolina State in Omaha.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I watched them beat NC State in, in their first College World Series. So it was Oregon State in the super. Oregon.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oregon State was the big slot.

[Matt Jones]

Lexington. That was in Lexington. That's right.

[Ryan Lemond]

We got, we got there like two and a half hours before the game just to be ready.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. 859280, 2287. One person writes, Matt, you all have all these moments from Pope. You never give Cal Perry his due. Well, I mean, but what do. What. What is the Caliperry game Since. Since COVID I mean, I mentioned those two road wins at Tennessee, that those were both him.

[Ryan Lemond]

I considered winning at Kansas. I almost had it instead of.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, that's a good one. Yeah, because they beat him by a lot. I beat him. I almost put that one right. So there's your Oscar and Severe and what? Keon Brooks had a big game.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think Jacob Toppin played well. Brooks had a huge game.

[Drew Franklin]

While we were trying to think of. I was trying to think of a Caliper game.

[Matt Jones]

That's a good one, though. That Kansas game's a good call.

[Drew Franklin]

And the only one other one I came up with when reed had like 40 down at Ole Miss or something on the road, it was like, you know, just. I'm trying to think of what excited Reeves. Reed.

[Matt Jones]

Reeves had. But didn't reeves have like 45 at.

[Drew Franklin]

Arkansas or something in Arkansas? Yeah, yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

There's also when they wanted Auburn as a big underdog and Cal did the. Oh, look at. Everybody's here to see me lose because they won that big game and then I think they lost the next week.

[Drew Franklin]

I admit, I do.

[Ryan Lemond]

But that was a big win.

[Drew Franklin]

That was a big. I do kind of miss Cal when he does kind of stuff like that guy always made me laugh.

[Matt Jones]

You, you like. You missed the swaggy cow.

[Drew Franklin]

Swaggy cow, Yeah, I missed that.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. 859-280-2287. If you have one, throw it in there. Let's talk for just a second about Drew, the UK practice facility. So Mitch, Mitch talked to the press yesterday while we were on the show. So I didn't see these quotes till after the show about the UK healthcare and the basketball arena. And for me, just from what I've heard, and this is just my opinion, I think the basketball practice facility with UK healthcare seems like a win. Win for everybody. You know, UK healthcare I think is gonna end up taking most of the cost. Not all, but most. It'll be. It's gonna be a good advertisement for them. I mean, the idea, I'm sure for them is, hey, you need some sort of medical procedure done on you. When you tear your ACL with Shannon playing pickleball, come to the UK healthcare facility. And oh, by the way, you're gonna be next door to the practice facility. Right? I mean, I think that's what people are gonna. Don't you think? That's the business idea of it. And I would think people would do that. I totally understand that. Mitch also then said it's part of a greater plan for that whole entertainment district. Now, I. I'm on record as being a little skeptical that's going to work. I mean, he says he wants to create an area like the area in Milwaukee around the arena where Drew and I and Ryan. You were there too, for the basketball tournament, right? Yep. And then around Indianapolis for their basketball arena. He wants to do that basically on campus between Memorial Coliseum and Kroger Field. And there's a lot of things in the way. To me, I mean, one would be, Drew, that there's a lot of campuses there. Are you just going to get rid of all that? You know, I mean, that's a lot of the campus. The second thing is there's a difference between like a downtown area and I don't know whether to what extent on your college campus you want citizens just walking up and down shop. I mean, I don't know if you really. Do you really want to turn your college campus into a commercial district? I'm not sure that that's. I don't know. What do you think about that?

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm with you. I'm having a hard time picturing it. And the examples you give, those are major cities with, you know, a lot around there where it's not just the games. I mean there's stuff going on all the time where people would go use those. I don't see how that would work in the middle of UK's campus. Are we just going to throw up a big Dave and Busters there? Like I have. I'm having a hard time picturing what they're trying.

[Matt Jones]

Stuff is there. I mean, are you just tearing down those school buildings? I mean there's a lot of stuff if you're. I mean I think the thought process is from where the old baseball stadium is until up into Memorial. Some way you would have a commercial hotel, restaurant, path. But A, I just don't know where you would put it there and they didn't give any plans as to where you would put it. But B, I don't know Shannon, if you want everyone walking that campus at night, do you?

[Shannon]

Probably not. And I'm not as familiar with the setup as you guys are, but it doesn't seem like that would be an area that you would want a lot of people going through.

[Matt Jones]

Now he said he was acknowledged. He goes it was. It's a place for us to have a better basketball facility and to raise revenue. I mean it's clear that they are getting into the business of we are now an entertainment entity and so we have to like get into a lot of other stuff outside of just the sports. And I. That I'm sure he probably does have to do that. I mean I. I think doing this downtown would make a lot of sense. I don't know if doing it right there will make sense. But I do think Ryan, the part about the basketball facility will be good for everybody involved.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, we all know these cities that have done this in a downtown setting, close to an arena, bars, restaurants, hotels, all kind of together. I'm kind of with Drew. I'm having a hard time kind of picturing this area they're talking about over there on campus. I mean, what's going to drive you out there on a non game day? You know, on game days I'm sure they'll kill it.

[Matt Jones]

Are we just going to tear that down too?

[Ryan Lemond]

You're going right around the library dorms.

[Matt Jones]

I think they're just going to say, you know what? Why do we even need this library anymore?

[Ryan Lemond]

That is the Dave and Busters. It's already there.

[Matt Jones]

You just get rid of the library. Making a Dave and Busters, William T.

[Ryan Lemond]

And Busters build it now. And with like Ryan said, what does this look like on a Monday night in June?

[Drew Franklin]

What drives people out there that that's part of town. There's nothing there.

[Matt Jones]

Well I mean that's something you know that part the thing about the campus area is from, from May till September it's empty. Like that area is empty. You can walk down Euclid on a July night and like you could play football in the middle of the street like nobody's there. And I just think that I don't know how that works. At the same time though, you know, Mitch was almost hinting that if they don't do that it's hard to get this facility. So I mean I kind of feels like it's one of those things that's going to happen. He says it's six months before they even announce a prospective plan. It sounds like they're going to create a plan. Shannon to make a plan.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

So we'll see what the plan is.

[Ryan Lemond]

Concepts of a plan.

[Matt Jones]

It's a concept of a plan and we'll see if that ends up happening. Craig Skinner will join us. And a lot of goofy stuff in the second hours. KSR.

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[Shannon]

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

[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio UK volleyball coach and I guess take on the world who bring it on if you're in the top five, top seven. Craig Skinner will say come on we'll play you. He joins us here on the radio. Craig, I didn't, I didn't analyze your schedule before the season but now every weekend I turned it on. You're gonna be on national tv. You're playing another top team. I'm sure that was on purpose. What was the reasoning?

[Craig Skinner]

A little insanity but I, I'll, I'm like I said a couple weeks ago, I'll take 50% of the credit. We always want to schedule tough and and but when you get invited to neutral side events promoted by other people and it's it's nationally televised event you can't say no. And so you know was is the ACC SEC challenge and the Nebraska match was a Nashville sports council and so ended up and didn't realize it to some point now that we're playing all final four teams from last year. So here we go.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah and I mean you be you you beat Penn State, the defending national champ. You had Nebraska two sets to zero and now you're going to play Pitt. Let me ask you about, let's just go those in order. Nebraska, you're up 20 I mean everybody knows Nebraska is the power historically in volleyball, especially in recent years. I mean did you think you had a team that would come out that good against a crowd that was, you know, mostly Nebraska fans and packed like. I mean that had to make you happy about your team. Then why wasn't, why weren't, why don't you think you were able to finish it off at the end?

[Craig Skinner]

Yeah, great question. I mean I, I didn't know. You never really know you're playing against yourself in preseason and we played one match. Nebraska had played 3, 3 up to that point. You know, never really knew. I knew we had two outside hitters and Eva Hudson and Brooklyn, Brooklyn Delay that. You, you're always going to have a chance in matches if you have two people in that position that can terminate like they do. So I think we came out hot. I think we put them on their heels and, and then you know, they started to figure out what our system was and, and got the right people in the right places and, and we didn't adjust quick enough at the end and had some chances in the four set and you know, but I think it gave our team some confidence knowing they can compete with anybody. But you know, tonight would be another test and you know, we're just. A friend of mine just text me earlier and said we were honorable mentioned this morning. We're trying to get one of those. We can get in the top five.

[Matt Jones]

So when you still have Louisville, right? That's another. I mean your schedule is crazy because you're still going to play Louisville. Then you're going to have, I guess Texas is in the top 10 in the SEC so you're going to end up. And then I guess what, Florida's just outside of it. You could end up with six, what six games against teams in the top 10 this year.

[Craig Skinner]

We have fit tonight. Then we have SMU on Saturday at home at 3 o'. Clock. They just beat Texas A and m. Who's top 10 swept them. Then we have Houston, then we have Louisville. Yeah, it's, it's pretty crazy to be honest with you. You know, I, I the, the thing about, I think this team is we have a bunch of alpha competitors and, and they do not want to have any part of losing. And so I think that, you know, we're going to give ourselves a chance each match. It's just closing the deal when, when you need to. And, and so you know, I definitely want to go into battle with this group of people.

[Matt Jones]

Brooklyn, she's got what's her like lay. Is that right?

[Craig Skinner]

Delay, delay.

[Matt Jones]

She's going to be Ryan with you guys at Clark's Puppet Shop Friday, right?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I believe Brooklyn's coming in. Molly, is it two Ozo coach or they're both two of them going to be there, I think.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. You have to forgive us. I mean, collectively, our pronunciations. You listen to this show, you know, I mean, we don't get, we don't, we don't get anybody's name right, but they both, they. I watched the third set. Maybe I was the jinx. The third set to the Nebraska game and you mentioned how hard. Well, they were hitting two. You, you have some. Again, I don't know these positions, but where you. The spiker. I'll just say that. Who. It feels like. How many players have you had that hit as hard as they do? You mentioned that a minute ago.

[Craig Skinner]

You're not very many. I mean, they are definitely at the top of the list. And we've had several that, you know, that can, you know, hit with the same velocity, but it's consistent, it's with range, it's very low error. You got some kids that blast the ball that you never know exactly where it's going. So these guys have a good idea where it's going and they can put heat on it, but they can also throw, you know, like a pitcher in baseball. They can throw a change up and drop it in, you know, where the defenders aren't. So they got some variety in their game and, and got a lot of, lot of tools in their, in their box and, you know, fun to watch. And again, you want them in your foxhole.

[Matt Jones]

When this whole nil thing started, I think I, my guess is you tell me if I'm wrong about this, but my guess is coaches in sports, like volleyball had to sit here and think, okay, where are we going to be on the university priority list? Because I sort of said at the time, I think universities are all going to have to choose to commit to football and then they'll get to pick a couple sports and then some of the others. It may, it may be. Who knows. How did you think it was going to go? And how is UK volleyball set up in this new nil rev share era?

[Craig Skinner]

Yeah, you never know exactly, you know where you're going to end up. And, you know, I don't envy the position that ads are in. I mean, it's like ultimately you're picking children in terms of how you want to prioritize, you know, what the athletic department looks like. I mean, we have always been taken care of by Mitch and our administration. We've always been put in position to recruit the best players. And, and this is no different. And, and we've had great classes in 25, another one in 26, and even, you know, worked it on 20, 27. So, you know, we've. We've always been supported. We've always had the chance to compete for SEC and national championships. And, you know, of course, you know, we have to adapt as coaches. I mean, it's, it's ridiculous how much we've had to adapt in the last five or six years. Not just the game itself, which you always have to, but the climate and landscape and, and so, you know, not everyone's making a million dollars, but you got to make sure that every player on your roster feels valued.

[Matt Jones]

And do you think Kentucky volleyball is set up to do that going forward?

[Craig Skinner]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Well, there you go. That's, I think, the start. First of all, I like the quiet confidence there, Drew. You could hear it in his voice. Did you?

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I love that you were getting fired up, by the way, in that game in Nashville. The announcers were noting that you've got that fire in your belly. I think that's fun to watch. That's. That's a big part of how you coach, isn't it?

[Craig Skinner]

You know, some people say I have some fire. Some people, I'm too calm. I mean, you know, it's, it's. I think the biggest thing for me is you gotta allow your players to play free inside the lines. If they're paying attention to me, then they're attention is in the wrong place. And so there's definitely a time and need for some fire and some choice words, and we'll certainly deliver that when it's needed. But between the lines, if we haven't, if they haven't learned, we haven't taught in practice, so it's their moment to get out there and do things. And if some intensity level is needed, we'll. We'll make sure we provide something.

[Matt Jones]

It is UK and Pitt tonight, 6:30 on ESPN. It's a double header. Louisville plays after us. It's in Fort Worth. Top seven matchup Kentucky, number three in the country. Craig, great start to the season. Good luck and I'm sure we'll be talking to you later as the year goes on.

[Craig Skinner]

I appreciate, appreciate you guys have a great day.

[Matt Jones]

There you go. Tonight, espn. I know what you're going to be doing tonight, Ryan. Right.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm telling you, man, it's exciting. To watch. They've made a lot of volleyball fans out of a lot of UK fans just because you get kind of addicted to it. It's so exciting and fun and fast paced and they're so good.

[Matt Jones]

I like volleyball, Shannon, because people clap after every play. It's got to be the most positive, affirming sport.

[Shannon]

Oh, you don't clap after every play in football.

[Matt Jones]

No, I'm saying like the girls on the volleyball team, both teams, whether you score or not, they give each other a high five. Is there any sport where people are more positive, Shannon, than that one? Positive no matter what?

[Shannon]

Probably not. And it's kind of akin to like when a guy misses a free throw and they still go give them a high five. I don'. Give me half a half. I just missed a free throw.

[Matt Jones]

I don't imagine in basketball if you did that after every play. Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Throw the ball out of bounds and you get to a little huddle and give each other.

[Matt Jones]

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio. Shannon, tell. Tell everyone what you said to me during the break.

[Shannon]

Oh, I. I told Matt that he's great at interviewing people about things. He has no idea about volleyball, but he navigated the interview well. So I was guessing.

[Matt Jones]

What do you mean? I have no idea? I had no idea about.

[Shannon]

Well, you know, the. The one. The. The.

[Matt Jones]

The. The.

[Craig Skinner]

The spiker.

[Shannon]

Spiker. The Spiker.

[Matt Jones]

That's what they go by, don't they, Drew? Don't they go by the spiker on ksr?

[Ryan Lemond]

They do.

[Shannon]

That was the quote.

[Matt Jones]

The.

[Shannon]

The. The. The spiker.

[Matt Jones]

What would you have said, smarty pants?

[Shannon]

I wouldn't have known what to ask him.

[Matt Jones]

Hey, well, what's the. What's the correct term? I know the one.

[Drew Franklin]

Outside hitter, inside hitter.

[Matt Jones]

They don't.

[Drew Franklin]

You got a setter? No, I don't call him a spiker.

[Matt Jones]

No, they called the Laredo. Laredo. The Laredo. Isn't that the one? Libreo. There we go.

[Drew Franklin]

Listen, I think you did a good job because my Adam news director told me. No, just enough to fake it. And I think you faked it. Okay.

[Matt Jones]

I wasn't faking it. I'm. I'm saying, like, I bet you most people at home, Shannon. Think they're the Spiker. Right?

[Shannon]

Sure. No, I was giving you a problem. The compliment. It wasn't.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Shannon]

It wasn't a digero.

[Matt Jones]

Right?

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Libero.

[Matt Jones]

Libero.

[Drew Franklin]

Libero.

[Ryan Lemond]

They wear a different jersey. Their defense.

[Matt Jones]

I understand. I'm a fan of hers anyway. If I'm not 28022, I have to make fun of one of my friends here. Shannon, Bourbon and Beyond starts what, tomorrow?

[Shannon]

Yeah, that's right.

[Matt Jones]

Is that right? That's right. I looked at it. A lot of 90s bands. You got the Spin Doctors, Blues Traveler, Collective Soul.

[Shannon]

Yeah. Third Eye Blind.

[Matt Jones]

Wait a minute. Blonde Melon's coming?

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Hasn't that guy been dead for 35 years?

[Shannon]

He has, but, you know, they. They get other singers, move on. Yeah, that happens in bands.

[Matt Jones]

So who are the big ones? You've got Sturgill. Who else?

[Shannon]

Jack White.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Noah Khan.

[Shannon]

Noah Khan. The Lumineers.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, I like the Lumineers. Yeah. Vincent Boone. Isn't that right? Yeah, yeah. He's the guy that does backflips.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm going for Benson Boone. I've never been.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, you're going first.

[Ryan Lemond]

Bourbon Beyond. I'm going for Vincent Boone and the Lumineers.

[Matt Jones]

Why? You like to wear those suits?

[Ryan Lemond]

That backflip he did at the Grammys is still one of the coolest. Or front flip. It's still one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Hoping he does a front flip.

[Shannon]

And then here's what I want to make. Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Go ahead.

[Drew Franklin]

No, no.

[Shannon]

The biggest one is fish. And they get like.

[Matt Jones]

Fish.

[Shannon]

They get like three and a half hours because they just jam straight.

[Matt Jones]

No, but that's just because they're all on drugs. I mean, everybody's like, if, like. I mean, that's their fans, right? They're all just going to be running around. Am I wrong? You agree with me?

[Shannon]

I mean, I mean, probably.

[Matt Jones]

I don't mean the band. I'm just talking about the people who like. Isn't that right?

[Shannon]

Yeah. I mean, you know, if did a drug test there, you'd probably strike gold. But yeah, they get. They get three hours.

[Matt Jones]

That was what they were known for. You're acting like I'm saying something controversial.

[Shannon]

I didn't know.

[Matt Jones]

I'm not.

[Shannon]

I don't. I'm not acting like anything, but.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. All right, so our mayor, as you know, my co owner at ovw, Craig Greenberg. I want everybody real quick. We're going to take a call. And while you do that, I just want you to go to his Twitter account. Okay, Louisville Mayor. It's a video. Don't even watch the video. Just pull the video up and then pause it when the camera is on him. Because I need to talk about this, but I need you all to see it while I'm talking about it. So pull up Louisville Mayer Twitter account. The video he just did with, I guess, Danny Wimmer. I guess that's the bourbon guy, right? Pull that up and while you're doing it, I'll take a call. Who's next?

[Shannon]

Okay. Crypto Cowboy.

[Matt Jones]

Crypto Cowboy. How are you?

[Crypto Cowboy]

Good. How are you? Matt, Good morning. I wanted to just. I'm good, thanks for asking. I wanted to quickly discuss your upcoming trip to South Africa. Years back when I was in college, I went on a 22 day long missions trip to South Africa. And we flew out of Atlanta non stop into Johannesburg and then we spent a week in Cape Town and then we ended in Durban, which, by the way, I don't know if that's where you're snorkeling, but that is the. On the Indian Ocean. Durban is. And that is the shark capital.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, we're not. I don't think I'm going there. I don't think that's where I'm going.

[Crypto Cowboy]

I gotcha. So I wanted to ask. You said your flat was 15 hours. Yeah, I remember my flat from Atlanta being substantially longer than 15 hours.

[Matt Jones]

I got a fast.

[Crypto Cowboy]

I got you. I was curious about that because that flight was brutal for us and ours was closer to 19 or 20 hours. I remember.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I got a faster plane. I asked him to go faster, get.

[Shannon]

In the jet Stream.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, yeah, exactly. You got to understand the jet stream and the curvature of the ocean and the land, and I think that's why.

[Crypto Cowboy]

You have some clouds or bandwidth.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I think it's like 15 hours and 40 minutes maybe, something like that.

[Crypto Cowboy]

Oh, man, I'm glad you bought the first class ticket. Your big long legs will definitely appreciate that.

[Matt Jones]

Well, thank you, sir. And I appreciate you listening and. Yeah, enjoy.

[Crypto Cowboy]

Enjoy your trip. We did go to a place called Shaka Land, and our tour guide told us again, it was a missions trip, but one out of every two people at Shaka Land had hiv.

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[Crypto Cowboy]

So antibacterial.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I appreciate the call. All right, so are you looking at the thing there of Craig?

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, so, you know, I love Craig. I think he's been a good mayor. But why is he wearing an affliction T shirt?

[Shannon]

You don't like that old English font?

[Matt Jones]

No, first of all, I know it's the south End. Like, that's South End a little.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, but.

[Matt Jones]

But the Craig I know, Shannon wears suits, right? He's like, you know that always got a collared shirt.

[Shannon]

But he's a politician. He's trying to appeal to, you know, people.

[Matt Jones]

Shirt. Shannon, come on. Craig is not an affliction shirt guy. If I showed up at Bourbon and Beyond.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And I had that shirt on, you would make fun of me. Am I right?

[Shannon]

Of course I would. Yeah. I would love to see Is a.

[Matt Jones]

Lot more like, there's look. That's like Donald Trump showing up in that shirt, is it not, Drew? You know what I'm talking about?

[Ryan Lemond]

No, that's.

[Matt Jones]

That.

[Ryan Lemond]

But he's at a rock concert.

[Matt Jones]

He's.

[Ryan Lemond]

He's dressed for the event. He's not at a meeting.

[Matt Jones]

Sir. You dress like. You just wear like. I could show up in a Megadeth T shirt.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, I mean, where else would you wear a mega death T shirt? A rock concert. Now, if he. If he wore that to give a speech downtown about a new business coming to Kentucky, that'd be a little weird. But I think he's just trying to fit in with the atmosphere for the occasion.

[Shannon]

Black T shirt.

[Matt Jones]

So you would want your. Your politician to wear the clothes of where they go. No matter where they go. So he goes to a rap concert. He should dress like Snoop.

[Shannon]

Yeah, absolutely. Gold chains hanging off his neck. Yeah, I can see.

[Matt Jones]

Surprised. I thought you both would say, just be who. Proud of who yourself is. But you're saying blend in. Wear the. Wear the affliction T shirt.

[Shannon]

I like It. I think he looks good trying to fit in.

[Drew Franklin]

He's got his jeans on.

[Matt Jones]

I think I'm more right than you. I don't think y' all are being nice because you love Craig and so do we. But if Linda Gordon showed up at Bourbon and Beyond in that, you'd be good with it.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, I'd. I'd buy her a tall beer and we'd.

[Matt Jones]

We'd get in the mosh pit. Fair enough. Fair enough.

[Ryan Lemond]

What would you wear to Bourbon and Beyond? I need to know. I don't know what to wear. Am I not allowed to wear my affliction shirt?

[Matt Jones]

The reason I don't go is I wouldn't know what to wear.

[Shannon]

Hoodie and a T shirt or hoodie and a short.

[Matt Jones]

I would probably wear some form of a long sleeve hoodie T shirt and shorts or jean. I probably wear jeans since it's like a con. But I. I can tell you I would not pull out an affliction T shirt.

[Ryan Lemond]

He is wearing some. Some dad tennis shoes and dad jeans with his affliction T shirt. But he's just. He's trying.

[Matt Jones]

He's rocking. All right, that's fine. He's got Shannon's approval. Shannon's the expert out there at. At larger than life. Who's next? Go ahead, Sam.

[Sam]

Hey, man, I agree with you. I always thought they were called power strikers. Anyway. Second thing is, my daughter does a lot of those. My daughter does a lot of those trips with her friends and stuff. And about two years ago, she was in Zimbabwe for a safari. She calls me and we video text, and she's woke up in the middle of night because they're camping and during the overnight and there's like a hundred zebras outside the tents and they're making a lot of noise with gas and other things. You know, just being the kind of the man you are. You comfortable sleeping in a tent with a hundred zebras around you?

[Matt Jones]

No. But you know what part of it is like getting out of your comfort zone? You know, you only. You only live once. So, I mean, I appreciate the call. There's a big world. I'm blessed enough to get a chance to do it. I mean, I would. I just choose on my own to go to South Africa during football season? Probably not. But then this fellowship came. This is where the meeting is. Originally it was supposed to be in Israel. I'd rather go to South Africa right now than Israel. So, you know, so I'm going. And it's a beaut because I. I don't know, I'll probably never go there again, so might as well. You know, I'm a big believer, whatever it is, like, as long as you're not hurting anybody, give it a shot. We only around this place one time. It's a huge world out there and most people are. Don't get a chance to do any of it. And so if you can, you should. And if I end up having to hang out with a zebra, then Ryan, I'll hang out with zebra. I don't know, I'll put on my stripes. We'll race. I'll take an ambient and tell him I can beat him on a sprint. Why not?

[Drew Franklin]

You've got 10 of the ladies to protect you when you're there in that area, in your tent.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, their group chat's very chatty. Shannon, the group chat's very chatty.

[Shannon]

You chime in every now and then.

[Matt Jones]

I don't chime in. I don't chime in. They're very upset because one person hasn't joined the group chat. And I'm like, can you just let them be? We don't even know each other yet. They may be a little chatty for me in the group chat. We'll be right back.

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