2025-09-25- KSR - Hour 1

Summary

KSR (Kentucky Sports Radio) – Hour 1

Date: September 25, 2025
Hosts: Drew Franklin (filling in for Matt Jones), Ryan Lemond, Shannon the Dude, Billy R Sports
Location: Live from Ham Days festival, Lebanon, KY

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EPISODE OVERVIEW

Hour 1 of today’s KSR brings the trademark blend of Kentucky sports discussion, local festival hijinks, and easygoing banter that listeners love. With Matt Jones away on safari in Africa, Drew Franklin takes the host seat, guiding regulars Ryan Lemond, Shannon the Dude, and Billy through a remote broadcast at Lebanon’s beloved “Ham Days” festival. The hour balances festival fun (like tales of hay bale tossing, hog calling, and local legends) with updates on UK basketball and football, other Kentucky sports, and the woes of the Cincinnati Reds. Stories of KSR’s past live shows and behind-the-scenes antics add to the freewheeling, entertaining tone.

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KEY DISCUSSION POINTS & INSIGHTS

1. Ham Days Festival Fun

• Setting the Scene: The show broadcasts live from Ham Days in Lebanon, a major local event with country ham breakfasts, music, a 5k, and quirky contests.

  • “We are at Ham Days in Lebanon, Kentucky, one of the best festivals all across the Bluegrass here in Marion County.” — Drew Franklin (00:30)

• Past Victories & New Competitions:

  • Billy reminisces about his win in last year’s hay bale toss, and the crew teases his prowess—prompting a new challenge: a hog (or pig) calling contest.
  • “Your big victory here where you beat all of us in the hay bale toss and you still carry that trophy around like it's the Lombardi trophy.” — Drew (01:51)
  • “I'm sad because you're not defending that title. What kind of title do you not defend?” — Shannon (02:32)
  • “We will be doing a hog calling competition.” — Drew (02:45)
  • Playful suggestions that “pig calling” might sound more professional.

• Festival Details:

  • The festival includes live music, a 5k, and food highlights like country ham and breakfast from local spots.
  • “I really just came to eat; like I'm just doing a radio show, secondary. I've already had a country ham biscuit…” — Shannon (04:30)

• Local Legends and KSR Memories:

  • Lebanon’s celebrated sports figures are named: Anthony & Mikayla Epps, Elton Scott, “Toothpick” Williams.
  • “Of course it starts and ends with the Epps family. Anthony Epps, Mikayla Epps, two of the greatest high school players this state has ever produced right here in Lebanon.” — Ryan (05:05)
  • Reminiscing about wild festival guests like “Turtle Man” and how KSR has made Lebanon a favorite road location.

• KSR On-the-Road Antics:

  • Recounting technical mishaps, like the time Ryan’s phone switched to German minutes before the broadcast.

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2. Matt Jones’s Safari Adventure & Show Updates

• Matt’s Whereabouts:
  • The team updates listeners on host Matt Jones, who’s in Africa on safari. Thanks to a pre-loaded iPad (shoutout to Billy), Matt can still participate in their NFL podcast (“Cover Zero”) and send updates via borrowed phones.
  • “We have long conversations with Matt. We're like the only people able to speak to him because he doesn't have a phone over there...He is alive. We can report.” — Drew (08:53)
  • Matt has posted rare updates to Instagram by borrowing strangers’ phones.

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3. Behind the Scenes at iHeart

• Accidental Podcast Seminar Attendance:
  • Drew, Billy, and Mario unintentionally get roped into an iHeart client seminar after wrapping another show, describing a humorous scenario of feigned enthusiasm, networking, and taking home leftovers.
  • “Because me, Billy O and Mario are unable to say no, we're very nice. We're trapped.” — Drew (11:22)
  • Ryan jokes he “slept right through it. No idea.” — Ryan (11:45)
  • “People seem to be questioning how into the presentation I was. Me and Mario were showing each other pictures on our phone during the video…” — Billy (11:51)

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4. Kentucky Sports Highlights & News

A. Basketball

• Scheduling News:

  • UK vs. Michigan State in the Champions Classic is an early game (6:30 PM) this year—a rare win for the crew used to late assignments.
  • “We are finally the first game in the Champions Classic playing Michigan State at 6:30...usually Kentucky gets that second game...” — Drew (15:48)
  • “Nobody happier than brother Billy right here.” — Ryan (16:08)
  • But the ACC/SEC Challenge (UK vs. UNC) earns the dreaded 9:30 PM slot, prompting jokes about sleeping at the studio.

• Bracketology:

  • Early Joe Lunardi projections put UK as a 3-seed in the West (San Jose).
  • “The fact that ESPN employs Joe Lunardi year round to do bracketology, which means absolutely nothing. Joe Lunardi's got it figured out. I want that job.” — Shannon (18:43)
  • “Three seed should be the floor. Let's be a one or a two.” — Billy (20:26)

B. Football

• Injury Updates:

  • Secondary remains banged up, but Terry on Nichols, Josiah Hayes and others are set to return. DJ Waller likely still out (28:23).
  • South Carolina, UK’s weekend opponent, is even more shorthanded, missing several starters.

• Quarterback Room Shuffle:

  • Cutter Bowley expected to start; Calzada’s shoulder possibly more seriously injured. Crew agrees Bowley offers upside—"silver lining” in injury.
  • “I think that this team is better with Cutter at the quarterback spot. At least their ceiling.” — Billy (29:15)

• Special Teams:

  • South Carolina’s punt returner Vicari Swayne has already run back 3 punts for TDs this year.
  • “Seven times people punted to him. Three times he took it back for a touchdown.” — Drew (39:17)
  • Ryan: “Just don't punt to this guy, man. This game could depend on a big play like that.” (40:21)
  • Derek Abney’s record at UK and the specter of Beamer Ball discussed.

• Coaching Decisions/Strategy:

  • Debated UK coach Mark Stoops' fluctuating game management, specifically when to go for it on 4th down.
  • “Do you like them more aggressive? Let's go for it on fourth down. Or do we need to play conservative...?” — Shannon (40:37)

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5. Miscellaneous & Memorable Moments

• KSR’s Legendary Contact Lists:

  • Drew claims to have both “Turtle Man” and Marilyn Manson’s numbers in his phone; everyone wants Turtle Man to call in and do some hog calling.

• Jimmy Kimmel Topic Explodes:

  • Discussed the “text bomb” their text machine received when Jimmy Kimmel was mentioned last week.

• Upcoming Remotes:

  • Next stop: Bywater Farms in Georgetown for more autumn festivities, including apple canons and pumpkin patch antics.

• Kentucky Volleyball Shoutout:

  • UK opens SEC play with a sweep over South Carolina, now ranked #3 nationally—hopes for revenge against top-ranked Nebraska.

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6. Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• On crowding for freebies at Ham Days:

  • “We had a few giveaways...and literally everyone got up at once and just stormed the stage.” – Drew (36:10)
  • Shannon: “People will take anything that's free.” (36:48)

• On Living Kentucky Legend Lore:

  • “I have the most random contacts. I have Turtle Man’s number.” – Drew (23:43)

• On Matt Jones’s Safari:

  • “He is alive. We can report. He's mid-safari. We were able to get through a show yesterday...” – Drew (08:53)

• On UK’s NCAA Tournament Forecast:

  • “If you're gonna give me Purdue, Purdue doesn't scare me. Of course, you know I hate Purdue. I never liked Purdue...Produce stink.” – Ryan (19:36; 19:43)

• On South Carolina’s Special Teams Threat:

  • “Just don't punt to this guy, man. This game could depend on a big play like that. I think it's gonna be that close.” – Ryan (40:21)

• On behind-the-scenes iHeart experiences:

  • “Me, Billy, and Mario are unable to say no, we're very nice.” – Drew (11:22)

• On Lane Kiffin Documentary & Unexpected Nick Saban Fandom:

  • “She goes, that guy’s attractive...Nick Saban! ...Billy better watch out because Nick Saban’s going to come take your girl.” — Billy & Shannon (30:28–30:47)

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7. Callers Add Local Flavor (33:23)

• Caller Wayne phones in to add legendary local football player Tommy Simpson to the region’s luminaries, noting he was part of UK’s famous “Thin Thirty” team.

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IMPORTANT SEGMENTS (TIMESTAMPS)

• [02:45] – Announcing this year’s Ham Days competition: Hog calling replaces hay bale toss
• [05:05] – Celebrating Lebanon’s local sports legends (Epps family, Elton Scott, Toothpick Williams)
• [07:25] – German phone fiasco story: KSR Lebanon remote
• [08:53] – Matt Jones safari update, “Cover Zero” podcast adventure
• [15:48] – UK basketball schedule and Champions Classic time revealed
• [18:43] – Joe Lunardi’s 3-seed bracketology for UK
• [21:03] – Cincinnati Reds update, fans’ heartbreak after another loss
• [28:23] – Football injury report and UK-South Carolina preview
• [39:22] – South Carolina’s special teams prowess—punt returner Vicari Swayne
• [40:37] – Coaching philosophy: Go-for-it vs. conservative play calling
• [33:23] – Caller Wayne adds “Thin Thirty” legend Tommy Simpson to Lebanon history

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TONE & LANGUAGE

The show maintains the informal, lightly irreverent, and upbeat tone that characterizes KSR. The hosts banter, tease each other, and sprinkle inside jokes throughout, even while discussing serious sports news and analysis. Language is conversational and friendly; the audience is often addressed directly and with inclusion (“We want to hear from the callers as always...” “We love it here..." “That’s why you come to a KSR...”).

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FINAL THOUGHTS

This episode is a classic KSR blend: local celebration (Ham Days), sports insight, behind-the-scenes stories, and memorable characters, all delivered with infectious humor and camaraderie. Listeners stay informed about UK sports and entertained—whether reliving hay bale heroics, strategizing against special teams aces, or keeping up with Matt Jones’s globe-trotting adventures.

Transcript

[Drew Franklin]

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[Billy]

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[Drew Franklin]

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[Billy]

Grad Zhao Ying Summers, September 19th and 20th. And from TV and the movies, don't.

[Drew Franklin]

Miss Kevin Farley, September 25th through the 27th.

[Billy]

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[Drew Franklin]

This is not Matt Jones. This is Drew Franklin filling in for Matt Jones with my dear friends Ryan Lemon, Shannon the Dude, Billy R Sports and super Mario running around here today. And we are at Ham days in Lebanon, Kentucky, one of the best festivals all across the bluegrass here in here in Marion county. And as always, we are brought to you by T.J. smith, personal injury lawyer. Call T.J. ryan. And what will he make them do?

[Ryan Lemon]

He will make them.

[Drew Franklin]

Hey, that's right. Beautiful work, guys. Not used to leading this voice at a remote. I'm Drew. I filled in Tuesday, I guess, for you, Ron Lemon. And I guess we're just gonna keep rotating until Matt Jones gets back. We want to hear from the callers as always on the Clark's pump and shop phone line at 859-280-2287. And the a vision glass text machine is in Ryan's pocket.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh, I got it right here. Yeah, look at it.

[Drew Franklin]

Do you know the number?

[Shannon]

502-735-3680.

[Ryan Lemon]

And in case you forget it, it's on a sticker on the back of the phone.

[Shannon]

You go.

[Ryan Lemon]

There we go.

[Drew Franklin]

Beautiful stuff. And as always or not as always, today we're sponsored by Lebanon tourism and Johnny Rocker law. You're familiar with him from the pregame shows where Ryan picks the Johnny Rocker role player of the game.

[Shannon]

We're here. He's rocking right now. Look at him.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's why they climbed the rocky own rocking chair. You know, by the way, he has small town compassion with big city results. Beautiful.

[Drew Franklin]

Beautiful. You've done that before. You've done that before. Look at that.

[Ryan Lemon]

He got his old pop.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, as I said, we're here at Ham Days. It runs September 26th through 28th. We've been here a few times, especially last year was a monumental one as we have our guy Billy, our sport, sports is going to do the show with us today. And Billy, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention last year your. Your big. Your big victory here where you beat all of us in the hay bale toss and you still carry that trophy around like it's the Lombardi trophy.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Billy]

I've only thought about it every day since then. This is my favorite remote for one reason only and that was the hay bale toss. I still remember jumping into your arms after my victory. Dr. And was excited to do whatever competition that we're going to do today.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, we got that picture framed at KS Bar. Me lifting you up as you. You beat mostly Shannon here in the well.

[Shannon]

Now who decided to hang that up there? That had to be Billy that hung that up there. Nobody else would do that. And I'm. I'm sad because you're not defending that title. What kind of title do you not defend?

[Ryan Lemon]

Radio Heavyweight title never gets defended.

[Drew Franklin]

Let's just jump into that. Let's. Let's just talk about. We have a new trophy here. It says 2025 on it, but we do not get a shot at Billy in the hay bell toss. Everyone has just. Dec is such a champion, he can never be taken down. But it looks like according to this trophy, we will be doing a hog calling competition.

[Shannon]

You were against this now, so have you turned on it or do you think you're still going to do it? Do you want to call the hogs?

[Drew Franklin]

I'm on the fence. I got a little bit of feedback from fans like this is ksr. We can't be hog calling. Yeah, maybe we just change the name pig calling. Can we do that?

[Ryan Lemon]

That's it.

[Drew Franklin]

Is it the. Is it the same?

[Shannon]

It says hog right here on the trailer.

[Drew Franklin]

So I don't know that out. But we are going to do that at the end of the show, even if it is just Billy versus Ryan because Billy has to his dominance here in here in Lebanon and this will be his next opportunity when he calls the hogs at the end of the.

[Shannon]

Show, that's what we do.

[Ryan Lemon]

We just change it. The pig calling contest. We can get a piss. A piece of tape.

[Shannon]

Get a what?

[Ryan Lemon]

A piece of tape. Cover that up, put pig on it. But apparently I don't know what's going on with the hay bell contest. There's like a controversy down here, a little drama going on down here.

[Shannon]

I don't think they want us to talk about.

[Drew Franklin]

I don't know what you're talking about. Just makes things up sometimes. Let's talk about how It's a top 10 event in Kentucky. It includes the Country Ham Breakfast, the pokey pig, 5k, live music. Shannon, you know anything about live music? Really?

[Shannon]

Yeah, we played here Alice Bluegown a couple of years ago. Really, really cool facility that They've got. That's right. Yeah. They shut down like the little town square and they put a stage right there and we had a great crowd out there. And I was thinking about actually coming back out here Saturday. So I may be, I may be amongst them out here today or Saturday.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. And Friday night you got the downtown concert brought to you by Good Buddies Brewing. Saturday night from 8 to 11 brought to you by Marion County Economic Development. For more go to Ham days dot com. As I said, we've been here many times. We're, we love it. Has anyone gotten the country ham biscuit yet?

[Shannon]

I really just came to eat like I'm just doing a radio show. Secondary. I've already had a country ham biscuit. I had a sausage, egg and cheese biscuit from Cedarwood which is absolutely delicious. Get some of that if you, if you, if you like breakfast food and I'm a big fan of it.

[Ryan Lemon]

You know, we were just in Lebanon a couple weeks ago at the Cornbread Hemp fields. So we're making. This has been. Twice in two weeks we've come down here, we've come like, you know, second born citizens here in Lebanon right now.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, let's, let's give it a little love like we do when we go to random cities. Okay. This one, you know, usually you have the athletes. That's pretty easy. I'll still toss to you to brag on the local athletes from the past.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, of course it starts and ends with the Epps family. Anthony Epps, Mikayla Epps, two of the greatest high school players this state has ever produced right here in Lebanon. Yeah, but you know, one guy I think that gets forgotten is Elton Scott, who was a year behind Anthony. So he was on Anthony state championship team, but he won Mr. Basketball the next year. I think he went to West Virginia but ended up in Louisville like that. So those are the top three. I think I always go. I heard you talk about somebody named.

[Shannon]

Toothpick Bobby Toothpick Williams.

[Ryan Lemon]

I don't know Toothpick.

[Drew Franklin]

I don't know anything about Toothpick.

[Billy]

Toothpick is named Toothpick because he had a toothpick in his mouth, not because he was so skinny, it looked like a toothpick.

[Shannon]

I believe he was the first African American all star for the khsaa.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay, yeah, gotcha, gotcha. So Toothpick on the list also.

[Drew Franklin]

You mentioned cornbread. We were just there. This is cornbread territory.

[Ryan Lemon]

It is. Absolutely. It is.

[Drew Franklin]

This area is all over it with big Johnny Boone also.

[Ryan Lemon]

Talk about that.

[Drew Franklin]

Right Supposed to say that either. How about another legend from around here? The late Turtle Man.

[Ryan Lemon]

Turtle Man?

[Shannon]

Oh, yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Wild Man. Did you all watch Call of the Wild Live action?

[Shannon]

I used to watch that all the time. Yeah, Turtle man was a big, big star around these parts, like A and E or Discovery.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

I mean, respectfully, everyone here, he would definitely just go put the animal and then go get it. Right? Isn't that how it worked? Like the raccoon in the garage, he would plant it.

[Shannon]

Okay, but see, I don't think there's any difference between, you know, you go to a pay lake and you go fishing. Right, Right. You realize those fish get loaded in by somebody and then you just go pull them right back out. I don't think that Turtle man was doing anything different than what you would do if you went to a lake. So I think it was. It was perfectly fair.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, I think he's trying to go.

[Shannon]

In there and get it instead of go grab a snapping turtle with your two bare hands and pull it out.

[Ryan Lemon]

But how did the snapping turtle get into a swimming pool? Above ground swimming pool.

[Shannon]

They just kind of threw him in there.

[Ryan Lemon]

Who threw the turtle in there?

[Drew Franklin]

Neil. His good friend Neil on the show probably threw it in. Also some fun KSR memories from here, including one last time we. We did a remote in Lebanon last summer. Again, Matt Jones has gone gallivanting all over the world like he is.

[Shannon]

Matt Jones does not like Lebanon. I think that's what it is. Matt doesn't like Lebanon. Doesn't like country ham. He says country ham stinks. I think that's why he's not here.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, I remember our show we did downtown very well because moments before we started, Ryan Lemon was in charge of hosting, as I'm doing now. And when you're hosting, as you all know, the pre show, you gotta. You gotta have your topics, you gotta drive, you gotta be ready.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

And we are minutes from going live and Ryan shows me his phone. And his entire phone had just switched to German.

[Shannon]

I remember that day. Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Contacts, notes, emails, and we could not figure out how to get it back into English.

[Ryan Lemon]

Everything I had prepared and written down for the day had been in German. And we. None of us knew how to translate it back. Nobody could figure it out. We had to just kind of wing it. I remember, I remember. I think I went to the AT and T store and they had to get it back to reset it because everything was in German.

[Shannon]

How did that happen?

[Ryan Lemon]

It happened in my pocket and everything got translated into German. I don't know what happened.

[Shannon]

It's one of those Ryan Lemon phones. I would think you could have maybe taken all of that, copied and pasted it into, like, a German to English website.

[Ryan Lemon]

I think they were trying.

[Drew Franklin]

It wouldn't work.

[Shannon]

Wow.

[Drew Franklin]

And you know, Ryan's notes, they're so thorough. I mean, there were probably 6,000 words.

[Ryan Lemon]

I had all kinds of stuff, Talk about Lebanon, all translated to German. And finally somebody at the AT T store finally translated back for me.

[Billy]

I bet Matt wishes that's what happened to his phone in his pocket instead.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh, you're right.

[Shannon]

We talked about that on. On ksr.

[Drew Franklin]

We have. Okay, let's keep talking about it. That's actually one of my things to do is a mat checkup. Billy and I are, you know, with COVID Zero. We recorded another one yesterday. It's out this morning. A couple people here said you listen. So thank you. But in part of doing our NFL show, we are able to have long conversations with Matt. We're like the only people able to speak to him because he doesn't have a phone over there. And Billy, being the great GM that he is, sent up an iPad that was already rigged up with all the streaming tools we need. So we've checked in with Matt. He is alive. We can report.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

He's mid safari. We were able to get through a show yesterday, but Billy, we mentioned he had seen some animals. And if you all follow Matt on Instagram, I think he borrowed a stranger's phone. He's like, I can't go to Africa and not take pictures. So he was able to post on social media a few times by logging in through someone else's phone.

[Billy]

Yeah, and he said that he did that several times. Whether it be a taxi driver that he's going into or the guy that he's on tour with, he needs some photos. So he's asking people to take a photo of him and then send it to his phone so he can get it later.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, I saw he posted one of a giant turtle and I saw he.

[Drew Franklin]

Posted one 75 year old.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh, 75 year old.

[Drew Franklin]

How he knows that? And he said the guy told him. And I was like, yeah, I know.

[Shannon]

Got to count the rings on it.

[Ryan Lemon]

And he posted a picture of some penguins, looks like on the beach. So at least we got to see that part of it. Now here's my question, though. Aren't they going to the. The big safari today or something?

[Drew Franklin]

They're like, in it right now. I believe he's already revealing and snorkeling.

[Shannon]

Yeah, there's six hours ahead of us.

[Ryan Lemon]

Wasn't it closed and they close it yesterday or something.

[Drew Franklin]

I did see in a lot of KSR listeners Senate it looked like they had closed the area. He was going to completely shut down.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's what I thought.

[Drew Franklin]

But I believe Billy, he's already in the area when we talked to him yesterday. So had he been a day later, Matt in traffic with no phone would have been a great plot twist for his trip. But I'm pretty sure he is already in. Where? Whatever the mountain or whatever he's doing.

[Billy]

We got another show to record later today. We're supposed to see if he contacts us before that if he can even get connected. So he is going to the bush. But that would be the ultimate KSR curse if something like that were to happen.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, they said they closed it cuz there were too many people already on the property and they're already.

[Drew Franklin]

I saw that line of traffic backed up. He would have loved that. But I think he, I think he managed.

[Ryan Lemon]

So he was already in when they closed it.

[Drew Franklin]

He did not Yesterday.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

But also yesterday after we did cover zero. We could have used you guys. Billy, we wrapped up at about 4:00'. Clock. We're talking about this. Yeah, we're gonna. I heart loves when I tell behind the scenes. I heart stories.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Wrap up about 4:00'. Clock. Very, very long day. At that point I still had a lot more to do. Had mother in law coming over. I was supposed to have lasagna in the oven by five to get that.

[Ryan Lemon]

Ready and it's four o'. Clock.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. But I'm at this moment I'm. I'm still great on time. I got my whole itinerary. But as I'm leaving iheart waving goodbye to everyone. Someone says oh Drew, you're here for the 4:30 seminar. And I stopped and I was like yeah, of course I'm here for the 4:30 seminar. Remind me again about the seminar. And then they said, you know, we get to meet clients, there's a presentation and all things going on just at infinity right above iheart. Same building. So because me, Billy O and Mar, me, Billy and Mario are unable to say no, we're very nice.

[Ryan Lemon]

You're trapped. You're in the office.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm not going to say we're trapped because we were very enthused. But me, Billy and Mario spent a little extra time with our iHeart colleagues yesterday going over podcast presentation. I posted a little clip of Billy O and Mario. They were dialed in, very focused. We met A lot of our nice clients. But, Ryan, you know, it's. We missed you at the meeting yesterday. I'm sure you were completely aware of it. Like, we were.

[Ryan Lemon]

I was so excited about going to the meeting. I slept from like 3 to 5 o'. Clock. Slept right through it. And no idea.

[Billy]

People seem to be questioning how into the presentation I was. Me and Mario were showing each other pictures on our phone during the video that you posted. But look, we were there to mingle, right? We were meeting the clients. We did what we needed to do.

[Drew Franklin]

Mario was taking pictures. They had free food there. Mario made sure to get lots of fusigo boxes on the way home. But, you know, sometimes you're at iheart and you just. I'm not gonna say we didn't check an email, but we lucked into walking out the door right as they needed us there. But we could. We really could have used you, Ryan.

[Ryan Lemon]

So they went to Infinity Bar, but yet it was a seminar there.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, there was a big screen with multiple speakers, like guest speakers.

[Billy]

I heart brass from out of town, people.

[Ryan Lemon]

Sounds great, doesn't it, Shannon Suits. Yeah, I hated to miss that one.

[Shannon]

Shannon, I didn't know anything about it. That was in Lexington, so I could wipe my hands clean of this one. I didn't know about it.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, we signed you all in. It looks like you were there.

[Shannon]

Thank you.

[Drew Franklin]

Also want to mention before we get on to some actual news and have some more Fun here at Ham Days, JoJo was awesome yesterday.

[Ryan Lemon]

He was good, wasn't he?

[Drew Franklin]

He was so fun. I need people to understand that energy you got from JoJo through the radio during the break. He was like that maybe even times two. And I just. That is. I guess that's JoJo all the time. He's full speed and full of energy and just seems to always be happy.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah. I said this on the show. The fan base needed that, needed a little pump of excitement. I think we got it from Dennis on Tuesday, Dennis Johnson, and then JoJo yesterday. The fan base needs it. Surely the locker room and the coaches need something like that, but just a little boost, little. Little jolt of breath of fresh air, excitement coming into the program.

[Shannon]

Maybe see what JoJo's doing on Saturdays. He could join you guys on that pregame show because he is full of a lot of. A lot of positive energy.

[Ryan Lemon]

He is.

[Drew Franklin]

We'll have to check with the ortho legend to get his availability. But, Shannon, you agree with us from the show. JoJo needs his microphone in Kroger Field, if only for 30 seconds during a timeout.

[Shannon]

Yeah. I mean, somebody just to go over there, you know, and pump the crowd up a little bit. A former player always helps if it's somebody that the fans are already familiar with. And, you know, a guy that was beloved like Jojo is. But, yeah, I thought he was great on the show yesterday, and he does seem like the happiest person I think I've ever heard. Just. Just, you know, talking about Kentucky football and saying, why not? You know, and.

[Billy]

Yeah, that's what I was gonna say. How many times could we set the over under for why not? If he does?

[Ryan Lemon]

Why not?

[Billy]

If you're a program looking for traditions, looking for things to celebrate, why not?

[Ryan Lemon]

Why not? Jojo, you know, he gave a little plea to Mitch Barnhart and Susan. I think he called her Susan Slacks. Susan Slacks, Yeah. He said, and we've got a little plea to bring him on. Let him do something. It would be great to bring him out there, because he definitely would help revive the fan base a little bit.

[Drew Franklin]

I think was a great show with him yesterday. Also. It's great talking to Matt, doing another cover zero. Check that out. We have a lot of news to get to here at Ham Days. More Ham Days talk. It is Drew, Ryan, Shannon, and Billy. Billy might be doing some hog calling later. We'll see. We'll figure that out as we go. But we'll be right back. Welcome back, Kentucky Sports Radio. We're live at Ham Days in Lebanon, lovely Marion County. Drew Franklin here. They gave me the keys to the car at a remote for the first time. This is fun, Ryan rolling on with it.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, I do want to drive it into Lebanon. Last time we were here for at the Cornbread Hemp Show, Mario was surprised that Abraham Lincoln was born in this area. So today coming in, I pointed out, look at that sign. They say he was born in a cabin down that road right there.

[Shannon]

Isn't there, like, 15 different places that people claim that didn't matter, that Abraham.

[Ryan Lemon]

Lincoln was the real place? Is right down the road here, close to Lebanon.

[Shannon]

Yeah, I don't think we really have any evidence from back then, so I guess you could claim he was born anywhere in Kentucky.

[Drew Franklin]

What about Hodginsville?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, he's born in a cabin right down the road right over here.

[Drew Franklin]

We'll count it. The sign says, so just wherever we are that particular day, that's where Abraham.

[Shannon]

All of Kentucky wants a piece of Lincoln. Like, I mean, everywhere. Everywhere you go, it's Lincoln.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, you know, I grew up in Indiana. We claim Abraham Lincoln where he went to was a youngster there. And then of course Illinois claims where he grew up there he was bouncing.

[Drew Franklin]

Around like he was running from the law. But we're happy to be here in, in Springfield or Lebanon in Marion County. Let's do a few news items. Yesterday was a little newsy show. We got some basketball start times.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Some good, some bad. I'll start with the one I like. We are finally the first game in the Champions Classic playing Michigan State at 6:30. Usually in those doubleheaders Kentucky gets that second game which always starts a little late.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Makes for a later night and so on. But this year at least in the Champions Classic up in the garden will be at 6:30. That's on a Tuesday night.

[Ryan Lemon]

Nobody happier than brother Billy right here.

[Billy]

Yes, Amen.

[Shannon]

That I always think about Billy and all of these because I know those late night games he's, he's got to be there till 23 o' clock in the morning dealing with drunk fans and depending on how the game went if they end up losing. I mean it's.

[Billy]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

Even more of a I guess hurdle trying to screen those phone calls.

[Billy]

Oh I, I've always circled the Champions Classic as the longest day of the year. And it's also pretty good news for our guys, Dave Baker and Cameron Mills because that is a long pregame show as well. So good, good on them being the.

[Drew Franklin]

First game our, our website team shout out to them. That makes for a long night as well. We might even get an hour of sleep after that game or after this next game, the one Billy's dreading. Yeah, we got some decent news about the Champions Classic but in the ACC SEC Challenge, Kentucky and North Carolina get the 9:30 draw, meaning Billy will officially crawl into the pre show that next day having not slept. Billy, what'd you think about getting the absolute last time slot available for the long day of basketball in the chat?

[Billy]

Well, I have an air mattress. I can set that up in the studio. I think that might be the best thing to do to get to the show the next day. It kind of reminds me of the Oklahoma game in the SEC tournament. If you remember, we had to wait for that game to start. It was like three in the morning. Matt's on the roof doing the post game show so maybe we can channel some of that craziness at night. But definitely a show. We might turn on the alien show for at least a couple seconds.

[Drew Franklin]

You and I are together post game South Carolina this Saturday. Two of us. I will say I'VE never. I've done a post game show, but not a late night. We might also do some alien talk depending how that game goes. What time's pregame? Ron? That's us. Was that game.

[Ryan Lemon]

Let's say we're gonna go at 4:30. 4:30 to 5:30. Just one hour pre game show since it's a road game. So 4:30 to 5:30 will be at KS bars. Will come out and tailgate with us and then sit and watch the game.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, even though it's a road game, we'll go to the bar and still have a good time there pre gaming. Some other basketball related news. We got a bracketology yesterday. I know everybody's worried about our NCAA tournament seed in the middle of September.

[Ryan Lemon]

Of course we are.

[Drew Franklin]

But Joe Lenardi, he loves his job. He has great job security over there as long as he keeps doing these weekly. So at least acknowledge it. Kentucky is three seed in the West. I think that's San Jose is where that region would be opening with Furman, my boy Manny. Manny's my boy Manny's alma mater. That would be fun. And then you would get Michigan State or Memphis in the second round. The, the one seed in that region is Purdue, who Kentucky plays here in about four weeks in an exhibition game. And then the other one seeds in the draw are Houston, Florida and Duke. But you know, we obviously don't know really what matchups would be. But at this stage in the year, knowing what little we know, is anyone arguing against the three seeds? You good with that?

[Shannon]

I'm good with it. First, a couple of thoughts. First of all, the fact that ESPN employs Joel and Arti year round to do bracketology, which means absolutely nothing. Joe Linardi's got it figured out. I mean I want that job. Make stuff up that doesn't.

[Drew Franklin]

He just moves like three teams around.

[Shannon]

Yeah. Second of all, San Jose, three seeds. Okay, whatever. I mean obviously two or one would be better, but a three seed. Okay, we'll take that. But San Jose, I'm thinking if we have to drive all the way out to San Jose, I am not looking forward to that. So maybe you and I. I think that's a, that's a Matt, Drew, Dr. Ryan and I could stay back and entertain everybody at KS Bar if that happens.

[Ryan Lemon]

You know, when Jeff Goodman and Rob Dawson were on, they both said they felt like it's Purdue and Houston and then there's like eight teams kind of grouped together. Kentucky's in that group, but so is Louisville's in that group. So you know, three seed. I. You know, but if you're gonna give me Purdue, Purdue doesn't scare me. Of course, you know, I hate Purdue. I never liked Purdue.

[Drew Franklin]

Grew up hating Purdue.

[Ryan Lemon]

They. Purdue stink. Purdue stink. Purdue stink. You know, you just. They're gonna. They're gonna fail. They're not gonna do anything.

[Drew Franklin]

Is that the chant? Purdue stink.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's what we used to say.

[Shannon]

Produce stinks.

[Ryan Lemon]

They just produce, stink. Produce stink.

[Billy]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

All right. That's a good one. It's very, very clever. Produced in. Well, we'll see him. Like I said, that's four weeks from. From maybe even today.

[Shannon]

Let me ask you this. If we could may, you know, wave a magic wand and say Kentucky gets a three seed right now, would you take that? Or would you say, let's just play it out and maybe we'll get a one or a two, meaning. Do you think there's any chance that Kentucky gets worse than a three seed?

[Drew Franklin]

I say play it out.

[Shannon]

Play it out.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, play it out.

[Drew Franklin]

I mean, you got Stephen Pearl coaching Auburn now. I mean, Florida's Florida. They're projected as the one seed, but other than that, the SEC overall still going to be strong, but not nearly what it was was a year ago. I'm loving what we're hearing out of practice. I want a top two seat.

[Billy]

Yeah, three seats should be the floor.

[Drew Franklin]

Right.

[Shannon]

With this roster, let's.

[Billy]

Let's be a one or a two. I would be poetic. You play an exhibition game versus Purdue, and then they're the one seed. That would be an interesting matchup, but at the same time, I'd like to avoid them.

[Shannon]

Can we just get. Hashtag produced stink.

[Drew Franklin]

Produced, produced, produced. We're looking way too far ahead to the NCAA basketball postseason, but one postseason's coming up close, and Matt's Reds, you know.

[Billy]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

He would be up here having a meltdown about what happened. So we have to acknowledge the Reds. You had the big home run last night in the. In the bottom of the ninth. That's when I turned it on when Stevenson tied it up.

[Shannon]

Did you miss the inside the Parker?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I. I caught up on it. I don't sit around watching the Reds, but my group chat went crazy.

[Shannon]

We're back.

[Drew Franklin]

So. Okay, well, they were down 42 in the. Is that the 8th when they had the.

[Shannon]

It was 2 nothing, then 21 on the inside, the Parker. Then it was 2 2. Then they went into extra innings. Pirate score 1 on the top of the 10th. Red score 1, 3, 3. And I think it was 43 was the final, I believe. Right. The Pirate scored another one, obviously, in the top of the 11th. But, yeah, the Reds are quickly running out of time here. They got four more games. They got one more with the Pirates today, three on the road against the Brewers. And the Mets lost last night, but there's still one game ahead. So.

[Drew Franklin]

Excruciating way to lose for them to extra innings. I have the record here. They're 3 and 12 in extra innings this season. Braves were part of one of those wins. But filling for Reds fans a little bit. They're not out of it. ESPN gives them a 29% chance. But losing back to. Back to Pittsburgh that way.

[Shannon]

Ryan.

[Drew Franklin]

I can only imagine what Matt's going through as he's chasing zebras around South Africa.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah. When we did this show, was it on Monday? The Reds were in the driver's seat because they had the tiebreaker with the Mets. They were currently tied with him at that time. But you already dropped and you got the Pirates. You think you could make maybe win two or three of the Pirates, but.

[Shannon]

Then you had the Cy Young Award winner, Paul Skeens last night on the mountain, too.

[Ryan Lemon]

So that's what I heard a lot of Reds fans saying. Why didn't they pitch Hunter Green on Tuesday night?

[Shannon]

Just concede the loss to Paul Skin.

[Ryan Lemon]

Concede the loss split going into today. Today's game, like, starts at noon, too, I think. I think it's an afternoon game.

[Drew Franklin]

12:45, Johnny Ro saying he might have to sneak out here to watch his Reds. We can't be having that. Yeah.

[Billy]

And then the brewers next, they're going to be playing for home field advantage earlier, so, I mean, they're not going to lay down.

[Drew Franklin]

That's right. Rick, I feel like you told me we're counting down. I feel like we're coming up on a break. How you doing over there, Rick, by the way? All right. How you doing, Rick? Ryan, Shannon and Billy. You heard that? We'll take a quick break and be right back with more news from Big Blue Nation yesterday. This is not Matt Jones. This is Drew Franklin here in Lebanon for Ham Days with Ryan, Shannon and Billy. Guys, we're having fun today, but I have a slight correction I have to make. I've already made an error. You know, I'm not used to being up here. Hey. I don't normally drive the show. I usually just sit there and barely pay attention. I'm thinking back to, like, I was the kid in school where you had to give a presentation. You could, like, see their hand shaking like I was terrified. Were you all like that? I've grown out of it. But, I mean, did you all have basic public speaking problems or am I alone on that?

[Ryan Lemon]

I was the guy volunteering to go first. I'm jumping up. Yeah, I'll do it. Let's go.

[Drew Franklin]

All right, well, that. That doesn't surprise anyone, but I do have to correct something. Turtle man is alive. His friend Neil on the show. Yeah, when he passed, I got it. I got it backwards. So I'm Turtle Man. If you're out there listening. Good to know you're still doing well.

[Ryan Lemon]

You've got his number.

[Drew Franklin]

I do have Turtle Man's number.

[Ryan Lemon]

How do you. Why and how do you get Turtle Man's number in your.

[Drew Franklin]

Never lose this phone. I have the most random context I've had.

[Shannon]

We should go through your phone and see who. The most random people we could find and maybe just have Rick call them up and see if they want to talk about, you know, how life's going.

[Ryan Lemon]

Listen, send Turtle man a message and let's try to get him on the show. I mean, we're in his hometown. We're in Lebanon.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, yeah, he's. He's one of the most random. Him and Marilyn Manson, I believe.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, you.

[Shannon]

Marilyn Manson was just a louder than life. I mean, you could have, you know, hung out with him over the weekend.

[Drew Franklin]

I was trying to get a hold of him, but, yeah, I just wanted to clear things up. Turtle Man.

[Ryan Lemon]

Turtle man is alive and well.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, still. Still.

[Ryan Lemon]

Is he still here in Lebanon? Where does he live?

[Drew Franklin]

Well, we'll find out here.

[Shannon]

Maybe he'll be at Ham Days.

[Ryan Lemon]

Maybe he'll walk into the show.

[Drew Franklin]

Why didn't they correct me when I said it then? Yeah, well, we fixed that.

[Shannon]

They were just ready for you to kill him off.

[Drew Franklin]

Maybe we'll hear from him later.

[Billy]

He can do some good hog calling. I'm sure if anybody could, it'd be Turtle Man.

[Shannon]

Right? Well, that was a Turtle thing. Didn't. Didn't he do the. Oh, yeah, he did do the live action.

[Drew Franklin]

Maybe I'll do the Turtle man call while you are hog calling. There you go. But we want your calls. 859-280-2287. Nailed that transition there. And the. A vision glass. 502-735-368.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's it.

[Drew Franklin]

That's. You've ruined my brain of how to say a phone number.

[Ryan Lemon]

And, you know, I don't usually have the aviation glass text machine, but it goes off all day long. People leave. Listen to the podcast Boom. Then they'll text me stuff. So I've had to learn to turn it down because it beeps.

[Shannon]

All this phone nearly spontaneously combusted last Thursday when we brought up Jimmy Kimmel.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh, that's true.

[Shannon]

And Ryan brought it up. And I've never seen anybody backtrack on a topic quicker than Ryan on Jimmy Kimmel because the, the text machine just went crazy. I thought it was going to explode.

[Ryan Lemon]

Like 20 texts in a row about the Jimmy Kimmel.

[Shannon]

Oh, there's more than 20.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, that's probably right.

[Drew Franklin]

I will say I was off last week and I wasn't able to listen, but there was a moment where I was out and a few people came up to me and they're like, your boy had a Kimmel segment today and I was wondering if I needed to get back on the show in a hurry. But you all did great. So thank you for, for holding it up a little while. Happy to, happy to drive today for you.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, you know, he's. Well, he's talking about he back.

[Billy]

Yeah, he's back on air, Brian.

[Ryan Lemon]

Man, like record viewership, I think on his first show back. So that's all I'm gonna say.

[Drew Franklin]

What do we have tomorrow? You're driving.

[Ryan Lemon]

Three, two, one.

[Drew Franklin]

You're driving tomorrow's show at a remote. Where are we?

[Ryan Lemon]

We are at Bywater Farms in Georgetown. Another one of our favorite stops. Of course. It's like a big pumpkin patch. You can come get your pumpkins, get your mums. It's a great place. We always have a good time out there.

[Shannon]

Like cinnamon donuts, apple cider. Always out there. It's always a lot of fun.

[Billy]

Shannon did the pumpkin cannon last year. How was that, Shannon?

[Shannon]

Chunking. Or what do they call something like a cannon. They have you, but it was actually apples you put in there.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, it's apples.

[Shannon]

And yeah, that's a lot of fun too. So a lot of cool things you can do out there tomorrow at By Water Farms.

[Drew Franklin]

And growing up in Madisonville, used to make the potato guns. Oh, yeah, yeah, that's good. Good old fashioned fun. Staying out of trouble back then. I had a few more news items I didn't want to skip over. All right, Kentucky volleyball needs a shout out. Yes, they do Open sec play with a sweep yesterday, beating South Carolina. South Carolina.

[Ryan Lemon]

Give him a round of applause.

[Drew Franklin]

We can cheer for that. Put your ham ham biscuits down and cheer for that. South Carolina actually dominated the second set and Kentucky still came back to win that one. Didn't have much trouble in the other Two. But I was surprised to see it's the first time They've won their first SEC match since 2021. Eight straight SEC titles, but usually get off to a rough start there. So they're one and oh, eight and two on the year. And I believe this Friday they have another. Another home one.

[Ryan Lemon]

But that surprises me because you're right, they are the, the queens of SEC volleyball. They've won so many titles in a row, but I saw they moved up to number three in the country after they beat Louisville last week. So they've already played number one, played number two. Now they are number three. Number three.

[Shannon]

I want to see Kentucky Nebraska again. I think we want them back. We had them down two. Oh, Nebraska came back, ended up winning. But I think Kentucky can beat Nebraska again and hope hopefully maybe we'll see them in the, the championship game. We got all these trophies out here. Maybe we should give Kentucky volleyball a trophy right now.

[Drew Franklin]

Let's make that the championship.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Yesterday being Wednesday. We also got a football injury report. Been a while since we've had those. Last week's about week before that, Eastern Michigan, where you don't have to release it. But now that there's a SEC opponent, we found out that Kentucky not in too bad a shape. DJ Waller probably not going to have him starting corner, but he's missed the last three games. Calzada was listed as questionable. Stoops hasn't said much about that. Hard to know his status. I think there's a little gamesmanship going on there when Stoop talks about it. Wilcox was listed out, but then some good news. Terry on Nichols will be back after he missed part of the Eastern Michigan game. Josiah Hayes and Troy Stellato look like they're back. And then South Carolina, they're a little more beaten up. They could be without a right tackle, a defensive tackle, center, a cornerback and a safety. So a little bit of football news coming out of there. Looks like Kentucky in decent shape, all things considered. After that secondary was really banged up two weeks ago.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, the bye week definitely helps Kentucky for sure. He let these guys kind of get healed up a little bit. You know, Waller's a guy they kind of missed. They had to play a lot of guys at corner last game. Just trying to find somebody that can maybe get the job done. He's the one they probably missed the most. But, you know, we talked about this. There's a little scuttlebutt that said Calzada's shoulder is pretty messed up, that he may be out for a While just be a backup guy maybe like we saw him in the Eastern Michigan, be a coach on the sideline to Cutter, kind of help him out what he sees from the sidelining then goes and talks to Cutter about it. So. But South Carolina down five people, that that's good news for us for sure.

[Shannon]

And a great opportunity like we've been talking about for Cutter Bowley to go into a tough road environment and if he can pull off a win there against South Carolina, that's one of those games. It's a swing game on your schedule. So we can really see, I think, what we've got in Cutter. It's hard to see really what you got when you're playing Eastern Michigan. But going on a road and getting a win like this as your quarterback, I think that would be a huge step in the right direction.

[Billy]

Well, I think that's the silver lining. You don't root for injuries, but Calzada being out allows Cutter to do his thing without looking behind his shoulder. I mean, it's going to be his game. His first SEC start. And I think that this team is better with Cutter at the quarterback spot. At least they're ceiling.

[Drew Franklin]

I think so too. Last night. I stick with SEC football. Billy, after our big iHeart seminar, which we were so excited to get soon dressed up for, and we were dressed up, that was. I was wearing basically pajamas. I had on a Titan shirt. We were. Well, we were doing cover zero. I wasn't ready to go be part double Bucks.

[Billy]

Gear on was a rough move.

[Drew Franklin]

We looked like a little couple little kids on our way to our first NFL game. But after that I went home and stand on some of our topics yesterday. We talked about Lane Kiffin.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yes.

[Drew Franklin]

The big debut of his documentary the Many Lives of of Kiffin was last night. Did anyone get bored enough to tune into Atlanta?

[Ryan Lemon]

I wish I would have known that came out last night. I would have watched it.

[Shannon]

I. I don't know how many people listened to the pre show that are listening right now, but Billy told a great story on the pre show about how his fiance is in love with Nick Saban. Yeah, all people.

[Billy]

We watched the whole documentary last night. She starts sitting up in her chair when he goes to Alabama doing the offensive coordinator stuff. I'm like, oh, you're really into this. 30 for 30. And she goes, that guy's attractive.

[Shannon]

I thought she might be talking about Lane Kiffin.

[Billy]

Nick Saban, he's.

[Shannon]

He's dry. He's just like very basic. I mean he's a great coach, but I just, I mean, look, I'm not one to judge if a guy is a good looking or not, but I wouldn't think that Nick Saban would be the heartthrob for somebody in her 20s. But apparently Billy better watch out because Nick Saban's gonna come take your girl.

[Billy]

She was all over him. I mean, at the end though, she tried to say that that's how I would look if I was older. And I said, no, no, no, I don't look anything. Saban, please, you're just trying to save yourself now. So I, we looked it up. He's 73.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm. I'm playing the documentary back in my mind. I. I can't think of a moment where even if you thought Nick Saban was good looking, that would be a moment. But it opens with. You see a lot of Lane Kiffin. The documentary opens with him doing yoga, just like he had done in Lexington. I didn't expect the whole beginning to be about the impact of hot yoga on him, but it was a decent documentary, about an hour. I tend to like Elaine Kiffin in a kind of love hate way. I found him entertaining. The big news that came out of it was he admitted that in 2022 he was considering Auburn pretty heavily, leaving Ole Miss. And his daughter Landry and their friends went into his office and they had put together a slideshow with sad music. And he said, wasn't sure that I was going to leave, but at that point I knew I had to stay.

[Ryan Lemon]

I hope we're doing a documentary this week of the girlfriend. I mean, his daughter, the girlfriend did the LSU linebacker. Game day, Game week. That's the documentary I want to watch.

[Drew Franklin]

Absolutely.

[Billy]

I did think it was really good, though. Like, you forget about Al Davis's PowerPoint after firing Lane with the Raiders, or him leaving after going seven and the six with Tennessee, and then for. Only for USC to get all those sanctions with Reggie Bush. So, I mean, the guy has lived many lives, as the title is.

[Drew Franklin]

He talks about leaving Knoxville where he was not ready for the news to get out. He comes out and immediately there are people throwing stuff at his house with his wife and kid there. They had to send police and he just left town and never went back. But I, you know, it was about an hour. If you need something to watch, I recommend watching that, to watch it.

[Shannon]

Just to see how sexy Saban looks in that.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, are you gonna be able to watch? How could you watch Game Day after this knowing that Marissa has this thing for Nick Saban?

[Shannon]

Yeah. Hey, Billy, let's go watch college game.

[Billy]

Well, you know, I think I'm safe. I don't think game day will ever come to Kentucky, so I'm at least good there.

[Shannon]

That's. That's the hall pass, right? Nick Saban.

[Billy]

That's. I guess that's her hall pass.

[Drew Franklin]

Rick, we need to. We need to cleanse ourselves of these mental images of Nick Saban, who's on the phone line. Maybe they'll have something to change the subject or add to this.

[Ryan Lemon]

Got Wayne on the line.

[Drew Franklin]

Wayne, you have the floor. Hey, thank you for taking my call. All right. Oh, show prep. Somebody missed. Probably the most. Two most important people that ever came out of American county are most famous. Tommy Simpson was the best football player ever played in American County. He was one of the thin thirds.

[Ryan Lemon]

They're not in their head.

[Drew Franklin]

He was in the thin 30. He was with a thin 30s. It hadn't been for him, we'd have been a thin 29.

[Shannon]

That's true.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

Me one less.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, that's a good point. We appreciate the call.

[Ryan Lemon]

Tommy Simpson. Was that his name? Tommy Simpson.

[Drew Franklin]

Tommy Simpson. All right.

[Ryan Lemon]

Part of the thin 30. So there we go. Got somebody else here from Lebanon that needs to be mentioned.

[Drew Franklin]

You're supposed to know all the athletes. Ron, how did you.

[Ryan Lemon]

I didn't know Toothpick. I didn't know Tommy Simpson. But that's what we do. That's why the callers will educate us.

[Drew Franklin]

And one more SEC coaching note. Billy, tell Marissa to turn the radio down so we can talk about other SEC coaches. But the situation to watch in Arkansas, it's very unlikely, but not impossible. Their coach is on the hot seat, and the potential option, should they leave him in the middle of the year when Bobby Petrino sits there. And we could have Bobby 2.0, 2.0.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's right. He's offensive coordinator.

[Drew Franklin]

He did the little thing twice. We could see neck brace Bobby, head coach of Arkansas once again.

[Shannon]

I can't imagine them bringing them.

[Drew Franklin]

Probably not gonna happen. A booster has even said absolutely no way. Yeah, but there's some buzz because the offense is looking good. Sam Pittman, the time looks like it might be up. And they could hand it off to Petrino where we get Bobby 2.0, 2.0. Would you all be for Bobby Petrino running the show with the Razorbacks?

[Shannon]

I'd be for it because I'm not a Razorback fan. But if I'm Arkansas, I can't imagine them bringing them back again. I mean, Lobol already made that mistake. Once. So I can't imagine Arkansas doing the same thing. But I guess. I guess stranger things have happened.

[Ryan Lemon]

I hadn't even thought about that. But that's a strong scenario that could happen. I mean, Petrino is the offensive coordinator. He's had head coaching experience. You need to interim coaches to get you through the end of the year. I can see them maybe giving it to him. So then, does Arkansas become public enemy number one? Caliper in basketball and Petrino in football, both at the same school?

[Drew Franklin]

I don't know if I'd call that. I would just laugh at that. And he would. You got to lean into it if it were to happen. Like, he needs to ride a motorcycle onto the field with a neck brace and just go all in if that happens. But it's a fun little side story to watch the conference again. They probably wouldn't do it, but that is being talked about.

[Ryan Lemon]

It's a possibility. Like, what else are you going to do? You got to win a couple games. You trying to win the game the rest of the season. Maybe he gives you the best chance to do it.

[Drew Franklin]

I'd love to see a neck brace and all. We're going to take a break here at Ham Days. We're having lots of fun. I got a topic coming up where Billy and I are going to teach these two how to, like, golf. That's gonna be. Don't worry. It's not gonna be golf talk. There's different. Different parts of it. Okay. We're still gonna do some hog calling. We want to take your calls. 502. Excuse me. 502. God, that's the. It's the text line. 859-280-2287. In the A Vision Glass text machine. 502-735-3680.

[Ryan Lemon]

You got it.

[Drew Franklin]

This is KSR at Ham Days. We'll be right back. Look at this. Welcome back, ksr.

[Billy]

Yay.

[Drew Franklin]

Drew Franklin, Ryan Lemon, Shannon, the dude. Billy, our sports, we had a few giveaways, Some towels, some sunglasses, some koozies, and we just set them out for people to come get. And Ryan, literally everyone got up at once and just stormed the stage.

[Ryan Lemon]

Dude, everybody loves a free T shirt. That's why they shoot the T shirts up in the crowd. People go crazy every.

[Shannon]

You see these koozies? Yeah, I think I've told this story on PSR Story. There was a guy. I was doing a double Q remote, and there was a guy at a gas station, of all places, and there was a guy who showed up five minutes right before the remote ended and was ready to fight me because I didn't have a koozie to give the guy. So I'm just telling you, people will take anything that's free.

[Ryan Lemon]

Free stuff.

[Shannon]

That's right.

[Drew Franklin]

I shouldn't have said help yourself. We need like crowd control.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Everyone grab one. One each. One each. Literally everyone that was sitting here got up to get some stuff. But you know, that's, that's why you come to a ks.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, you got free sunglasses, free T shirts, free towels, free koozies. I don't know what, what do they got? Free necklaces.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Some beads.

[Shannon]

And there's enough koozies for everybody here. So nobody's gonna get into a fistfight if somebody doesn't get one.

[Drew Franklin]

Hopefully we'll regain crowd control while we wait. Shannon, you have an ad read. And if I'm not mistaken, I did so bad at this the other day when I crashed out. I was just saying words. I was like, powertrain, Hyundai, Nicholasville.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

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[Shannon]

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[Drew Franklin]

So that's how you do it. You don't just start shouting words because they're on the paper.

[Ryan Lemon]

Words and numbers. Whatever it is, whatever's on there.

[Drew Franklin]

We should talk a little. South Carolina. It's coming up. Still got another day. We'll do a lot of that tomorrow. But we mentioned the injury report, a few other things. It's Tom Hard game.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

SEC Network 745. Tom was texting us yesterday. Tom was also part of the 2014 game. That was so eventful. He even said a few things that he went through. What did you have?

[Ryan Lemon]

Flat tire.

[Drew Franklin]

Flat tire. He mentioned that was when the fan fell out of the stands. That game.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's right.

[Drew Franklin]

Being okay. But I mean in that night, he was just like one thing after another.

[Ryan Lemon]

So we were talking about you know the JoJo touchdown, the Grove street party song, Bud's touchdown. And then Tom, I guess listen to the show, he texted, remember that's also the game. Somebody fell out of the stands down there after Bud threw the ball up in the stands, I think it was.

[Drew Franklin]

And you know, Tom sees games all over the SEC all season. He agrees that was just one of the most eventful like things that stuck around even for him.

[Ryan Lemon]

Like you said, after the game he's got a flat tire, he's trying to get to the airport.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, but we'll have him back Saturday. Does the name Vicari Swayne mean anything to anyone? Because he's a name you need to know if you're going to be watching that game. He is South Carolina's punt returner.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay, and why do we need to know him?

[Drew Franklin]

He's returned seven punts this season.

[Ryan Lemon]

All right.

[Drew Franklin]

You know, it's only been four games.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Seven times people punted to him. Three times he took it back for a touchdown.

[Shannon]

Oh, I got an idea. Fourth down, let's just go for it. I don't care where we're at on the field. We're not. Or just kick it out of bounds. We're not kicking to that guy.

[Ryan Lemon]

You know, special team coaches infuriate me sometime. You got a guy back there like that, just don't punt to him. I mean, we had Derek Abney, they kept putting to him, kept pumped because they thought we know how to stop him. He won't score against us. Guess what he scored against. You just don't punt to this guy.

[Shannon]

Kicking the ball straight out of bounds.

[Ryan Lemon]

Absolutely. Why even chance? It's we got a good point, got a great punter.

[Drew Franklin]

Kentucky special teams have been good so far. Not three touchdowns good. But that is Beamer ball. That started with his dad at Virginia Tech. They win special teams, that's what they do. They already have four non offense touchdowns this year, but absolutely going to have to watch out for him. And you mentioned Derek Abney. He has the record with six. We don't want this guy getting close to his record. But Derek Abney lives in South Carolina. This could be a game where he's in the crowd. Hopefully not watching that guy take another one back.

[Ryan Lemon]

You know, I was just texting Terry cab me the other day, trying to see if he could maybe come on.

[Drew Franklin]

The show like people do. Yeah, what about your numbers in your phone book then with the.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, I got all the old timer football players. JoJo Kemp, Dennis Johnson, I got those guys. But you're Right, Man. I think special team coaches think he's not going to score against us. We know how to stop him. Just don't kick to this guy, man. Just. This game could depend on a big play like that. I think it's gonna be that close. Don't give him that opportunity.

[Shannon]

I brought up the fourth downs. You know, the Ole Miss game. Stoops was very aggressive going forward on fourth down. Do you guys like Stoops? I mean, because, you know, years past, he's sort of played more conservative a lot of times. Not going for it on fourth down. That got a lot of fan criticism. You know, it seems to be from game to game, we're not really sure which Stoops we're going to get. Do you like them more aggressive? Let's go for it on fourth down. Or do we need to play conservative against South Carolina if we find ourselves in a fourth down situation like that? What do you guys think?

[Drew Franklin]

My NFL team had Mike Vrabel, where he'll go for it anywhere. I kind of like the gambling attitude. Dan Campbell does that a lot. Stoops is a little bit the opposite. But I think the one that really broke me was last year, Georgia not being more aggressive. And we. We know all the. In the first half debacles, but the Georgia one is. Is one that really hurt.

[Billy]

Well, you want them to follow trends and numbers, right? Analytical stuff and be consistent.

[Shannon]

And your gut.

[Billy]

Yeah, well, see, that's. I don't know about the gut, but you mentioned it being at South Carolina. Is it right that they're playing at South Carolina? Three of the next four years of how the schedule works out. So lot more sandstorm in our future.

[Ryan Lemon]

You got a chance to win a game at South Carolina on fourth down. You got to go for it like you should have done all four against Georgia last year. You got to take that chance. You got to get that win.

[Drew Franklin]

And Beamer noted what we just said. He called it a slug fest. He noted that since 2016, the team that's come on top has not scored more than 24 offensive points. I mean, these games are close, not high scoring. They pulled away late last year, had an interception return. But these games are always slugfest. And Beamer knows. But that's ahead, ahead for us. We're going to talk a little more golf, a little more South Carolina, a little more ham days. Billy and Ryan might do some hog calling. Stick with us. This is ksr. Drew, Ryan, Shannon and Billy in Lebanon.