2025-10-17- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

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Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR): Hour 2 — October 17, 2025

Host: Matt Jones
Crew: Ryan Lemond, Shannon Dawson, Drew Franklin
Location: 46 Solutions, Lexington
Main Theme: UK sports news and discussion, with a focus on Kentucky football and basketball, memorable UK sports moments, and listener calls.

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Episode Overview

This hour of Kentucky Sports Radio blends present-day UK athletics updates—especially basketball and football—a touch of nostalgia about classic moments in Kentucky sports, and open, candid discussion about personal matters within the KSR family. The hosts analyze recent performances, discuss fan engagement, dissect high-profile college sports contracts, and, as always, take calls from passionate listeners. The segment is filled with energetic banter, deep-dive analysis, and signature KSR humor.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Reed Sheppard’s NBA Debut with the Rockets

[04:09–05:19]

• Reed Sheppard scored 29 points as a starting point guard in a pre-season NBA game for the Houston Rockets.
• The crew praised Sheppard’s immediate impact and speculated he could be a starter on a title-contending roster.

  “You could have Reed Sheppard passing to Kevin Durant in the NBA Finals.” – Drew Franklin, [05:14]

• The Rockets’ decision not to trade Sheppard, even for star Kevin Durant, demonstrates their confidence in his talent.
• Discussion of positional battles on the Rockets, noting that Sheppard’s opportunity is significant.

  “It’s his job if he wants it. ... That’s his spot.” – Drew Franklin, [05:07]

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2. Governor of Illinois’ $1.4 Million Blackjack Win

[05:25–07:50]

• The hosts react to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s massive blackjack win.

  “He went out to a casino trip ... then I walked away with $1.4 million. That is a pretty amazing win, isn’t it?” – Matt Jones, [05:45]

• Banter about whether such gambling affects perceptions of politicians.

  “It’s his own money, though. ... As long as it’s not the state’s money.” – Shannon Dawson, [06:55]

• Ryan admits he’d feel differently if the governor lost that sum, suggesting losses suggest a problem, but winnings are impressive or even reassuring.

  “If I found out he lost $1.4 million gambling at blackjack, I probably would have a problem.” – Ryan Lemond, [07:09]

• Notion that gambling wins feel “lucky” and potentially an asset, whereas losses would raise more concern.

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3. Kentucky Football: Weather, Matchup vs. Texas, and Strategy

[07:56–08:58, 13:13–14:29, 44:07–46:21]

• Weather forecast: game should be okay, but a massive storm (40–45 mph winds) may hit overnight.

  “If it were 40 mile an hour winds ... it would benefit Kentucky, I think, a little bit more than Texas.” – Shannon Dawson, [08:26]

• Discussing the matchup with Texas, KSR notes that Texas isn’t as dominant as feared, though still favored.

  “Texas is objectively ... not been that good. ... If you told me when the season started ... Texas is going to be a 24 point favorite. It’s 13 and a half.” – Matt Jones, [13:21]

• Skepticism about Kentucky’s chances, especially given defensive mismatches and Kentucky’s offensive struggles.
• Predictions:
  • Shannon: UK loses 28–14, Cutter Bowley MVP
  • Drew: UK loses 31–13, MVP Alex Safari
  • Ryan: UK loses 34–3, Aiden LaRoss (punter) MVP
  • Matt: UK loses 17–3, “a really, really brutal game to watch.”
• Theme: the crew struggles to find optimism, with the best hope being bad weather to “slop in a couple touchdowns” ([44:35]).

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4. UK Basketball: Blue-White Game, Roster Analysis, and Fan Engagement

[08:58–12:23]

• Coach Mark Pope’s “not a full scrimmage” approach to the Blue-White game is discussed.
• The team will focus on situations and development, not just a straightforward exhibition.
• The hosts encourage fans to see the renovated Memorial Coliseum and enjoy close access to players.

  “You’ll never get this close. Plus, they’ll do autographs and stuff.” – Matt Jones, [09:13]

• Players to watch:
  • Cam Williams (“the most uncertain about”)
  • Braden Hawthorne (talented but “so skinny”)
  • Any player fighting for meaningful minutes
• The improved fan experience under Pope is praised, as well as his commitment to engaging supporters.

  “I am really impressed with how not just Pope, but the whole basketball side is starting to see the reach out to fans what matters.” – Matt Jones, [10:44]

• Team’s three-point shooting prowess is a key theme, with hope for a more dynamic offense.

  “I want to see the three-point shooting ... Mark Pope has doubled down on wanting to have 33 point attempts per game.” – Shannon Dawson, [11:42]

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5. UK Sports Nostalgia — Larry Vaught’s 50-Mile Walk & The Gillespie Firing

[02:04–04:02, 15:01–17:48]

• Shannon recalls his 50-mile charity walk alongside marathoners and friends, calling it his “greatest athletic achievement of the COVID era” ([02:35]).
• KSR reminisces about “the craziest day in UK sports”—the 2009 firing of basketball coach Billy Gillespie, notably Alan Cutler’s chase down the hallway.

  “Billy Gillespie was literally driving around New Circle Road just to play hide and seek so nobody could find me.” – Ryan Lemond, [16:15]

• KSR’s blog being featured on TV during the saga was a milestone for the show.

  “WKYT put our blog live on the air, put it on the air and said this is where the most updated information is.” – Matt Jones, [17:12]

• The team delights in nostalgia, videos of memorable moments, and the growth of KSR from “just a blog.”

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6. Listener Calls and Community Commentary

Chuck’s Call – [13:08, 25:05, 32:24]

• Chuck brings up Texas’ defense, Indiana football’s rise, and the economics of sports investment (“It’s hard to make money with cheap horses”).
• Matt agrees that Texas’ defense is strong but maintains the team isn’t dominant overall.
• Debates on the best approach for Kentucky’s next football hire—a proven coach vs. young offensive mind.

  “If I was interviewing people ... who is smart? Who is the kind of person that can help navigate this?” – Matt Jones, [35:15]

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7. College Coaching Contracts: The Indiana/Kurt Signetti Example

[22:30–24:51]

• Indiana locked in Kurt Signetti with a massive $93 million fully guaranteed contract.
• KSR surprised schools are still willing to sign such deals, predicting that the gamble may not always pay off long-term.

  “I just kind of thought they're not going to do that unless you're Nick Saban. They're just not going to do it. Well, turns out they are going to do it.” – Matt Jones, [24:51]

• Noting the risk for programs like Indiana—what happens if the program declines under a locked-in high-dollar coach.

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8. Portal Policy and Coach Hypocrisy

[29:01–31:58]

• Discussion of John Calipari’s new “if you go in the portal, you’re off the team” policy at Arkansas.
• The crew sees this as hypocritical, given coaches frequently “shop themselves” to other programs.

  “When I saw Cal say that ... it was the first time I was like, you’re sounding like an old man with this transactional stuff.” – Matt Jones, [31:50]

• Highlighting the contradiction in demands for player loyalty vs. coach job-hopping.

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9. Personal Moment: Ryan Lemond’s Son Sentenced

[39:42–41:09]

• Ryan opens up about his son being sentenced to 15 years for involvement in a shooting.
• He expresses remorse and hopes to one day make amends with the victim, Malachi Roberts, who despite lasting injuries, is doing well.

  “I hope we can all like hope and pray for that little boy ... he’s doing fantastic ... I hope someday I can meet him ... and tell him how sorry we are.” – Ryan Lemond, [39:53]

• Matt and the crew offer support and acknowledge the listeners who’ve provided encouragement.

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10. Predictions, Betting, and Community Events

[41:34–46:21]

• The show wraps with predictions on Louisville–Miami (college football), and a collaborative KSR parlay with picks on LSU, Georgia Tech, Texas Tech, and South Carolina.
• Promotion of a community lunch at White Castle to support The Nest charity for women.
• Banter about KSR Bar menu favorites and a trivia team blunder.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On luck and politics:

  "Why would you not want him to have luck? You want an unlucky [governor]?"
  — Shannon Dawson, [06:46]

• On nostalgia:

  "This is like a history of our lives video playing here. This is Shannon singing in Vegas."
  — Matt Jones, [12:35]

• On coach hypocrisy:

  “You went in the portal ... coaches are absolute hypocrites. … They want to be able to do something ... when the player does it, they’re selfish and transactional.”
  — Matt Jones, [30:31]

• On supporting a teammate:

  “You’ve been a wonderful father and I know how difficult this has been for your family ... I want you to know how much we all are with you.”
  — Matt Jones to Ryan Lemond, [40:24]

• On adapting to the new college football era:

  “If I was interviewing people ... who is smart? ... You need a creative person.”
  — Matt Jones, [35:15]

• On portal policies and the changing sports landscape:

  “This continues a theme you've heard me say for years of coaches are absolute hypocrites.”
  — Matt Jones, [31:05]

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Timestamps by Topic

• [02:04–04:09] Larry Vaught’s 50-Mile Walk / Show Banter
• [04:09–05:19] Reed Sheppard’s NBA Role
• [05:25–07:50] Governor Pritzker’s Blackjack Win
• [07:56–08:58] Weather Impact & Texas Football Preview
• [08:58–12:23] Blue-White Game & Basketball Roster
• [13:08–14:29] Texas’ Defense & Listener Debate
• [15:01–17:48] Gillespie Firing & UK Sports Nostalgia
• [22:30–24:51] Indiana Football Contract Analysis
• [25:05–26:39] “Cheap Horses”/Sports Spend Metaphor
• [29:01–31:58] Portal Policies & Coach Hypocrisy
• [39:42–41:09] Ryan Lemond Discusses Son’s Sentencing
• [41:34–46:21] Football Predictions, Bets, and Charity Event

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Tone & Style

The discussion remains candid, quick-witted, and at times self-deprecating, true to KSR’s energetic and fan-friendly reputation. While deeply passionate about Kentucky sports, the hosts balance optimism with honest skepticism and never shy away from competitive banter or heartfelt moments.

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This summary covers the major themes, memorable quotes, and important timestamps from this KSR episode, providing a thorough and engaging overview for any UK fan or podcast listener.

Transcript

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[Matt Jones]

Hour number two Dougie Sports Radio here at 46 Solutions, Lexington based technology company. If you want to have a nice home entertainment system, you're there. There's a video up there of Shannon walking with Larry Vaught back in the day on his 50 mile walk. Shannon, you know that happened right after Covid. It was actually one of the cooler days we've had it with ksr. That's. Is that one of the, like, bigger accomplishments of your life? 50 miles in 24 hours.

[Shannon Dawson]

It was the greatest athletic achievement of the COVID era, without a doubt.

[Matt Jones]

And yeah, across the board.

[Shannon Dawson]

Oh, yeah. I mean, maybe another one. It was the number one trend across America that day that we were doing it. Some of this stuff I don't even remember. It's like watching another person on the screen right now. I don't even remember a lot of this stuff.

[Matt Jones]

But yeah, yeah, you. That you walked. We created a 24,5 mile path for you and you did it twice. Is that right? Is that what you did?

[Shannon Dawson]

50 miles in 15 and a half hours?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, this was towards the end because that's us in the back there doing the radio show, me and Drew. So this was like kind of down the home stretch.

[Shannon Dawson]

The other thing that stuck out to me was how long Drew's beard was during COVID He had this long, like, almost like forest gut. When he went on his walk, he had that long beard.

[Matt Jones]

What was the hardest point of that 50 miles? Where was there ever a moment you thought you were going to quit?

[Shannon Dawson]

No, because I had to prove you wrong. But the last. The last 10 miles were tougher than the first 40 before them. So the first 40, man, I kind.

[Drew Franklin]

Of cruised through it.

[Matt Jones]

It started to get hot towards the end. Yeah, it started to get hot, but.

[Shannon Dawson]

You guys being there actually helped and everybody else being there. If I was just out there by myself, I don't know if I would have finished it, but.

[Matt Jones]

Well, that was. And you had a handful of people do it with you, right?

[Shannon Dawson]

Yes. Those guys that you see there, I think.

[Matt Jones]

Did they do all of it?

[Shannon Dawson]

There was like three or four guys that did and. But they were marathon guys that are running the Boston Marathon and other marathons across the country. They actually said it's harder to walk that far than it is to run just because of the duration, you know, that you're out there for 15 and a half hours.

[Matt Jones]

And that was also. That was also nice. The amount of people on the street that would. Would talk to you and honk and all.

[Shannon Dawson]

It was all night. It wasn't just during the day. There were people out all hours of the night and just, you know, giving me water and encouragement. Really cool. Really cool thing.

[Matt Jones]

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[Ryan Lemond]

Obviously the Rockets believed in him. They didn't want to trade him in the Kevin Durant trade. They wanted to keep him. And now then after the injury, he's going to. He's needed. He's their guy. I am so excited to see what he can do this year for the Rockets.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, it's his job if he wants it. They tried one of the Thompson twins at point. He's not really a point. So if Reed can just answer the bell, that's his spot. And they're a title contender. I mean, you could have Reed shepherd passing to Kevin Durant and like an NBA Finals.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, that's. It's kind of amazing. Somebody should have told me, by the way, I should have been a little more fit at this stage of my life.

[Shannon Dawson]

We were trying to get you to walk with us, you know, out there doing the 50 mile walk instead of me.

[Matt Jones]

I'm going to play. Sometimes I look at the various weight fluctuations and go, man, somebody should have said something to me. Now we found out, Ryan, how the governor of Illinois made his $1.4 million gambling. What was it he says? Blackjack.

[Ryan Lemond]

Blackjack.

[Matt Jones]

He went on a. He went out to a casino trip. He said, I start. We started getting hot and I felt like we would just keep going. And he said, then I walked away with 1.4 million. He even said he had a chance to like, put half of it on the line to go for 2 million and he just walked away. But 1.4 million from a blackjack trip and he has from the casino the record that he did. That is a pretty amazing win, isn't it?

[Drew Franklin]

It is. I mean, it's. I can believe blackjack. Let's say that even though that's almost impossible to do, that is your best odds of the casino. If he had said sports betting I would have said launch the investig right now because that doesn't happen, but I guess I'll pat him on the back on blackjack. That can happen.

[Matt Jones]

So here's my question. Leave it. Politics aside, you find out you have a governor that is betting and winning $1.4 million in blackjack. Shannon make you feel better or worse about him?

[Shannon Dawson]

A lot better.

[Matt Jones]

I don't want to, but, I mean, it's just luck.

[Shannon Dawson]

Sure, but I mean, why would you not want him to have luck? You want an unlucky.

[Matt Jones]

But is there a party that's going. I don't know if I want someone who puts that much money on the table.

[Shannon Dawson]

It's all his own money, though. He can do whatever he wants with it. It doesn't bother me. As long as it's not like the state's money.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, well, if he's done the state's money, I don't think goes to prison if he does the states.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, but blackjack is pretty impressive. You're not betting $5 a hand winning that kind of money.

[Matt Jones]

All right, what about you?

[Ryan Lemond]

I. I don't have a problem with it, but I'm trying to be honest. If I found out he lost 1.4 million gambling at blackjack, I probably would have a problem. Why?

[Matt Jones]

Do you really? So that's interesting. So I. I can see this PS him winning, even though, you know, this is a coin flip game.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Him winning the coin flip makes you less worried than if he loses the coin flip.

[Ryan Lemond]

And I don't know why, but yes, that's the way it feels to me. It just kind of. I have a bad feeling. He goes out and gambles and loses 1.4 million. How much is he losing on a regular basis we don't know about?

[Matt Jones]

Okay, you know, so you're worried. Like it. See, it shows the signs of a problem.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Shannon Dawson]

There's a little strategy involved. Or maybe. Maybe he's counting cards. You know, maybe just shows you think he's cheap, he's intelligent.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. All right.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, on a good heater, I mean, what probably wasn't betting a million. He's just winning several in a row to get to a million.

[Matt Jones]

So on the weather thing, since Ryan just made weather up, the actual. The actual forecast is that it should be okay during the game. Not beautiful, but okay. And then a massive storm is supposed to start about 1am so some people may get it on their drive home from the game, but it's supposed to be up to 40 to 45 mile an hour winds.

[Ryan Lemond]

Weather guy. Just guess anyway, man, flip a coin.

[Matt Jones]

There you go.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's gonna rain.

[Matt Jones]

It might rain.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, there's clouds.

[Shannon Dawson]

If it were 40 mile an hour winds and we're gonna have a ground game offensively, I mean, I would think that if you're trying to say, who does that benefit? It would benefit Kentucky, I think, a little bit more than Texas.

[Matt Jones]

Who's gonna. I actually think having a mucky game might be good for Kentucky if you were to get it, don't you.

[Shannon Dawson]

Drew can't be convinced.

[Matt Jones]

There's nothing that's gonna make you optimistic.

[Drew Franklin]

About their defensive line and linebackers are so good. So if they're just going, well, let's pack the box. And Bowley has to throw deep, and we want that in the rain.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, well, I mean, that's a fair.

[Drew Franklin]

Play or elite on the defensive line.

[Matt Jones]

All right, let's talk about basketball for a second. Blue, white game. Mark Pope says it's not going to be a full scrimmage, so it's not going to be like in the old days where you played 40 minutes of Blue and white. He's going to work on things. They will have some scrimmage. There's actually a few tickets still left to get to see a game in Memorial. I would say forget about this. Blue, white. If you've not been to the new Memorial Coliseum, it's really, really nice and you can see it and watch the game. You'll never get this close. Plus, they'll do autographs and stuff. They always do for these games. What do you. What do you want to see tonight? Are you going to watch it? What do you want to see? It's on SEC plus, you know, last.

[Ryan Lemond]

Year I went when it was at historic Memorial Coliseum, and that was the first time I thought, oh, my. Colin Chandler is a lot better than I think we all thought. So I hope there's a moment with somebody tonight. Somebody like, hey, when we said that with Ortega even last year. Yeah, I hope there's a moment tonight. We all look and like, hey, this guy can play, man. He's much, much better than we thought.

[Matt Jones]

That was my takeaway last year. My takeaway last year is Colin Chandler, who had kind of just been like a throw. Not a throwaway, but, like, not a person I thought was going to matter last year. I remember he did. He had a dunk, a couple dunks where you're like, oh, my goodness, this. This kid's got athleticism. It would be interesting to see Drew, if tonight you get somebody Braden Hawthorne or something that gives you something like that.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, there's a lot of guys. I feel like I already know what they're going to be. So I'm watching Cam Williams, probably a little Moreno to see if he's really pushing those guys for minutes. Hawthorne, he's fun to watch. He's just so skinny. I don't think we're going to see him this year. But any guy that we're still questioning how many minutes they'll really get, that's who I'm watching. Cam Williams is the one I'd say I'm keeping an eye on the most because he's the one I'm just the most uncertain about you.

[Matt Jones]

I also will be interested to see Shannon if they continue what they did at Fan Fest. I was talking to a lady about Fan Fest last weekend. You know, that event came out of nowhere. Like they just kind of threw it.

[Shannon Dawson]

They did a great job and they.

[Matt Jones]

Did a great job. They threw it together. They created this fan experience. I mean, you know, there was apparently some complaints about the lines for the autographs, but I mean it's free, so at some point, like you gotta understand you might not all be able to get an autograph. I'll be interested to see at this event. If they do, I think they'll do something like that again. I do. I think though, I am really impressed with how not just Pope, but the whole basketball side is starting to see the reach out to fans what matters. I mean, I will tell you it didn't work out today, but we talked about having something really cool happen here today. And I'm not going to say what it was because we'll do it in another remote sometime down the road. But like it almost happened and I just like that they consider that.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah. And I would say to any fan that was in line that didn't get the chance to get a picture and autograph. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. But as far as what I would like to see, let me just tell you first of all what I don't want to see. Something that could happen that we could blame Annabelle the Doll on. So I don't want any of that stuff to happen.

[Matt Jones]

Or Adam Sandler or Adam Sandler.

[Shannon Dawson]

What I do want to see is the three point shooting from this team because once again Mark Pope has doubled down on wanting to have 33 point attempts per game. He got to 25 last year. I want to see how good of a three point shooting team this is.

[Matt Jones]

I. I was a little worried about that, Ryan, but I'm not so much anymore. I'm worried a little bit about it from. I've talked about the diabate position, but just the average guy on the team. I think we're going to be able to shoot really well.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. I don't know if we've got a guy that maybe as good as he had with Ray last year.

[Matt Jones]

You may not have a guy like Brea who, like when he shot it, you knew it was it.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

We're going to have a lot more guys. I think they can fill it up from the outside.

[Matt Jones]

Trent Noah could be that actually. I mean, he might be a guy that kind of, you know, it's in when he shoots it.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Last year we saw many times the offense would get kind of locked up and BR would just pull, you know.

[Matt Jones]

He would just shoot.

[Drew Franklin]

I think this year with Low running the show, he's more of a get in the lane and kick it out type of guy. And you'll.

[Matt Jones]

You. It's hard with these videos playing. Like, I don't know who, I don't know who put this together, but this is like. This is like a history of our lives video playing here. This is Shannon singing in Vegas.

[Dr. Dennis Black]

Yeah.

[Shannon Dawson]

Playing the piano.

[Matt Jones]

Playing the piano. Singing about me and the Hangover song from the Hangover. Yeah, that was. That was the. Well, that was the Monk Fox year. That was 2016.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yep.

[Shannon Dawson]

And we had. We had the penthouse suite. That was trip. That was awesome.

[Matt Jones]

That was an awesome trip.

[Drew Franklin]

What else they have on file here?

[Matt Jones]

Got Dennis up next. Dennis, go ahead. Dennis.

[Chuck]

I hear you say earlier that Texas wasn't that good. We might be able to score on them.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, Texas is objectively, so far this year has not been that good. I mean, they've been. They lost it to Florida. They got. Didn't score against Ohio State. Now, are they better than us? Of course they are better than us. Should they crush us? Yes, they should crush us. But if you had told me when the season started we're playing Texas, I would have told you Texas is going to be a 24 point favorite. It's 13 and a half. And yes, Kentucky, if Kentucky was a decent Kentucky team, this would be a game that they would look at and say, we have a shot now. We're not decent. So we don't have a shot. But no, do I think Texas is great? No, they're going to finish probably with four or five losses this year.

[Chuck]

I agree with that. But I mean their defense, if it's not the best defense College football, it's one of the best defenses.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. I mean, I don't. I can't argue with that.

[Chuck]

Our office is painful to watch.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, I'm not. I'm not arguing with any of that. But I. But your. Your frustration with me was me saying that I don't think Texas is all that good. And so far this year, they have not been all that good.

[Chuck]

And I tell you, isn't it odd now Indiana is becoming a football school? They signed What, Signetti yesterday. $11 million a year.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, well, I want to talk about that. I'm going to talk about that next segment because I think that deal is interesting for a variety of reasons. But also, here's a video of Alan Cutler chasing Billy Gillespie on the screen as well.

[Ryan Lemond]

One of the best videos ever.

[Matt Jones]

I appreciate the call. I mean, this really is Alec. This is a great moment in UK sports history.

[Ryan Lemond]

Here we go.

[Matt Jones]

Billy Gillespie running away from Alan Cutler. Look at Alan. That's Alan when he cut his hair. I think he knew he was going to have a moment.

[Drew Franklin]

That's a sprint. That is so awkward. They are sprinting through offices together.

[Matt Jones]

I will remind people. It is hard.

[Ryan Lemond]

Ryan.

[Matt Jones]

Look at this. Ryan, you were working. You and I were doing this at that time. I'll remind you. This day is probably the craziest day in UK sports since I've been doing it. Billy Gillespie, get. Well, first of all, I get called from Louisville. I'm still a practicing lawyer at the time.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

I get a call from UK saying you're going to want to be in the building today. So I drive. I live in Louisville at the time. I drive from Louisville, get here, then you start to hear Billy Gillespie is going to be fired. But then they're like, we can't find him to fire him. I mean, you're laughing. This happened. They sent. Mitch Barnhart and Eli Capilouto were in. Or Was it no Dr. Todd? Mitch Barnhart and Dr. Todd were driving around Lexington trying to find him. Him to firing because he got the idea, well, if I get in my car and they can't find me, they can't fire me.

[Ryan Lemond]

Bill and Gillespie was literally driving around New Circle Road just to play hide and seek so nobody could find me.

[Shannon Dawson]

I used to do this when I was a kid. When I did something, I knew I was gonna get in trouble. I knew my parents were coming home. I would try to hide.

[Matt Jones]

So then.

[Shannon Dawson]

So they would forget about it.

[Matt Jones]

So then finally they get him to agree to come to the building. And then Alan Cutler's waiting out there. So he's not been fired. When you see this right here.

[Ryan Lemond]

Correct.

[Matt Jones]

And he walks in the door and Allen's chasing him going, are you getting fired? And he's following him. And then you remember there were some rumors that Billy Donovan was coming on a plane to take the job in the afternoon. You were there. That was wild.

[Ryan Lemond]

All those rumors about Donovan. Yeah. He's already enrolled his kids at Lexington Catholic High School. They've already bought a horse farm out by Champions Golf Course. And he's going to be here this afternoon. It was just crazy. My favorite line though, about when Cutler is chasing Billy Gillespie down the hallway, Billy says, you really going to run with me, Alan? And Alan says, I can run with you all day.

[Matt Jones]

In WKYT, it was a big moment for KSR. So this is, remember we're talking 2009. We were just a blog. WKYT put our blog live on the air, put it on the air and said this is where the most updated information is. And then while we were live on the air, Shannon, our site crashed because everybody went on, of course.

[Shannon Dawson]

But I mean, that was.

[Matt Jones]

Those of you who've been a while remember, our site used to crash all the time. Our site crashed.

[Shannon Dawson]

When you think about the most ridiculous moments in Kentucky sports history, that has to be number one. Number one, the fact that he was running down a hall being chased by a reporter.

[Matt Jones]

We'll take a break. Be right back. Here at 46 Solutions, this is KSR.

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio here live at 46 Solutions, a local team you can trust. Business at AV setups home AV. You got it right here at 46. And we are great crowd here this Friday. Getting ready for a big, big weekend in Lexington. Keeneland uk Texas Blue White parents week scare fest. Annabelle, Adam Sandler all all right here.

[Ryan Lemond]

Got some folks over here drove in from Minnesota, had it planned, you know, long ago. Blue white game tonight, football game tomorrow night. So they made the long trip from Minnesota to be here.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I would say this is this will be probably the most crowded weekend of the year in Lexington. Next week is big too. But I think when you throw in parents weekend with the with the two games Drew, this is probably the most crowded this city will be.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, Tennessee is always a big one, but when the schedule came out, Texas was one. They've never been here first time. Well, I guess I had last year with them in the sec. But there's just a little more excitement seeing the Longhorns.

[Matt Jones]

We got some Donato's pizza here for people. Also KS Bar. So the game tomorrow's at 7. Our pregame show will be at 3. Love to have you come out either today, this afternoon, tonight or tomorrow. If you come out tonight. The Louisville game it Louisville plays Miami in football tonight. So we will be a official Miami Hurricanes bar tonight. If you want to come and say go Canes against the it will Throw up the. Throw up the U tonight against Louisville.

[Shannon Dawson]

That's right. Get out there to KS bar, get some cheese logs and hopefully watch Miami destroy Louisville.

[Matt Jones]

We just realized, by the way, in the month of September, we for the first time sold more burgers than wings.

[Ryan Lemond]

The burgers are really, really good. Our new smash burgers are awesome.

[Matt Jones]

That's never been true. I'll tell you a quick funny story about the trivia. So one of my questions on the trivia is what are the nine items on the bar, at the bar that have been sold the most? Okay, food or drink? Number one thing that's been sold the most is the Great American Burger. Second is like Michelob Ultra. But there was a team name that was called we're just here for the Tater Kicks. Oh, that's the name of their team.

[Shannon Dawson]

They are good.

[Matt Jones]

When it came time to that question, you know what they didn't guess. No, no, that's bad. Look, they said we are here for the Tater Kegs. And then they didn't qualify by the for the finals by one point. Just put the name of their team as the food. They would have made it. And then they did not.

[Shannon Dawson]

They had to have been drunk. There's no, there's no other excuse.

[Matt Jones]

I thought that was. I thought that was ridiculous. All right, let's talk about Indiana's Kurt Signetti. He signed the deal through 2033, so I don't know how many years that is, but It's a lot. Eight, nine years, $11.8 million a year. It'll make him the third highest paid coach in college football and fully guaranteed total of $93 million. Now, I had predicted that because of James Franklin and a lot of these contracts, including Mark Stoops, teams would not want to sign on. To have to pay all that money and be guaranteed. Well, I was wrong. Indiana did it two days later for that. I know he's a great coach, I get it. But nobody signs these deals and doesn't think they're going to work or you wouldn't sign them. Do you think they'll ever regret that or do you think he's so good he'll be good forever?

[Ryan Lemond]

I think he's done things for Indiana football I didn't think could ever be done. And if you're Indiana, it's probably a good move because Unique he would leave for Florida or Penn State or Auburn or maybe one of these other jobs is going to open up. Are already open. So I think they had to lock him up now to keep him from.

[Shannon Dawson]

Leaving Bloomington, people said the same thing about Mark Stoops. He did things here that we thought could never be done. We never thought that he could get to 10 wins. Indiana football has been good for two years. Do you really believe that Indiana football in five, six years is still going to be a top 10 team? Well, what's going to happen when they suck again and you're stuck with a guy with a 93 million dollar buy?

[Matt Jones]

I mean that's, that's, that's the question. I mean that, that, that, that, that is exactly the question. I understand why they do it, Drew, but wouldn't it be funny if like when Stoop signed his deal and then lost to Vanderbilt, wouldn't it be funny if Indiana like lost this week right after doing it?

[Drew Franklin]

He's kind of unique though in that he's like a new hot name, but he's in his mid-60s, so no matter what he, he doesn't have, that's true, that much left. I mean, is he going to coach when he's 80? So they're probably seeing a short window no matter what.

[Matt Jones]

64. Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

I mean, you know, when Stoop's got the extension, he's what, 10 to 12.

[Matt Jones]

Years younger than that.

[Drew Franklin]

So it's kind of a unique spot. He put that video out about. They love it there. And you know, if you're 64 and you just got there and they're paying you so well, maybe he would stay around, but I think he would be an exception.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. It's just interesting because I kind of thought those contracts were a thing of the past. I just kind of thought they're not going to do that unless you're Nick Saban. They're just not going to do it. Well, turns out they are going to do it and continue to do it. Who's up next?

[Ryan Lemond]

Got Chuck up next.

[Matt Jones]

Chuck. Go ahead, Chuck.

[Chuck]

Good morning. Enjoying the show?

[Matt Jones]

Thank you.

[Chuck]

Had a thought about the basketball players money. I got a friend in the horse business he's been in all his life and he's got a thing. It's hard to make money with cheap horses. And I think that applies to all our sports. And.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, you know, I think that's a fair point.

[Chuck]

Then the next, the next question is, what do you do with it? And you know you've got million dollar horses that never race. In fact, the most expensive yearling ever sold never raced and it was over $10 million. So, so here. So I'm just leave that where it is. But I expect Pope to overachieve with.

[Matt Jones]

Whatever I think he's gonna. I think if you appreciate the call, if you hire Pope, you think Pope's good. He's never had the best roster anywhere he's ever been, including last year. Now you try to get him closer and closer to having the best roster. I love seeing some clips of these old games.

[Ryan Lemond]

Me, too.

[Matt Jones]

They just show Kentucky, West Virginia, 2015. Still another one of my favorite basketball moments. Standing there, the West Virginia players are like, we're going to beat them. And then Kentucky comes out for their practice, and I look at Willie Collie Stein and I say, did you hear what. Hear what they said? And he was like, what'd they say? And I said, they said they were going to beat you all. And he went, no, they didn't. And then he looked at the rest, guys, he goes, say that again. And I said, they said they're going to beat you all. And they were. I just knew at that moment it was going to be bad for West Virginia. If you remember, we won by like 40.

[Drew Franklin]

That guy had zero. His name was Dexter Miles.

[Matt Jones]

Dexter Miles, that's right. We'll take a break. Be right back. This is Kentucky Sports Radio. Welcome back here. Kentucky Sports Radio 46 Solutions, Lexington Bass Technology audio video integration. Glad to be here. Great crowd this. This morning. It's coming out on a Friday on a beautiful day. Give a shout out to from one of our listeners who Drew camet heard us back when we used to do podcast in the lobby of the Hyatt, Tyler. And prayers to his. His daughter Lila as well. Their dad. Their Tyler's dad is here with us. Nice to see you. I saw we've got people here, like you said, from Minnesota who've made the drive. So great crowd here. And we'll be in Lexington again next week before the Purdue game.

[Ryan Lemond]

I have the scoop on the torn Achilles.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. All right, hang on. First of all, he didn't warn me. He didn't. Mario. He didn't warn me about this during the break. Now, we know Shannon. We know what his scoops have been likely.

[Dr. Dennis Black]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And this is a very serious scoop. Do you feel confident? I mean, are we. Is this a breaking news scoop?

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, big time.

[Matt Jones]

All right, first of all, before we do it, here's the video of Ryan getting thrown down at the derby. Oh, they took it away. Oh, they already showed it. All right, let's do some breaking news here then. All right, Ryan Lemon, this is up to you.

[Ryan Lemond]

Somebody did get hurt. It was not a UK basketball player. It was somebody in the UK's like education side. Like a different department. A different department.

[Shannon Dawson]

Like a professor?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, like.

[Drew Franklin]

Was it Eli Capilouto?

[Matt Jones]

Your breaking news is that a UK education professor got hurt.

[Ryan Lemond]

Some other department. It had nothing to do with basketball or the basketball department. No, the basketball staff. It's a different department.

[Matt Jones]

And he got hurt.

[Ryan Lemond]

Got hurt.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, that's it. Where was the game?

[Ryan Lemond]

That, sir, I don't know.

[Matt Jones]

So this is not a very full news report.

[Ryan Lemond]

No, I can work on that in the next segment.

[Drew Franklin]

But you are saying we can exhale on being a UK player.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right, Our UK guys are fine.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, good, good. All right, well, you find us in the next segment because we want to make sure we think about the person that it happened to. Where was the game?

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

And what the. Where do they really work?

[Ryan Lemond]

Gotcha.

[Matt Jones]

All right, we'll see here. We'll see how that goes.

[Ryan Lemond]

Let me send. Let me send my. My source of text as we speak.

[Matt Jones]

859-280-2287. Drew, what'd you think about John Calipari saying he made a pronouncement at media day? If one of his players goes in the portal ever, they're off the team. He said, I will not engage in transactions with players. But he does say if you go in the portal, then that means you want money, you can't come back. That hasn't always been his policy.

[Drew Franklin]

He doesn't want transactional. He wants.

[Ryan Lemond]

Hold on.

[Matt Jones]

I was watching Transformational. Transformational, yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

It was a pure coincidence. I sat down to watch Media Days the other day, and when I turned on my tv, they were like, now here's John Calipari. And I watched everything he had to say. Did you know he did the John Wall dance during that press conference?

[Matt Jones]

No, I did not.

[Drew Franklin]

Jack Pilgrim asked him about Wall coming back to Big Blue Madness and Cal with Arkansas logo behind him.

[Matt Jones]

What do you think about the idea about a policy of if you have a player and he goes in the portal. Shannon. Bye. Like the. Clearly, the fact you're thinking about it means get out. What do you think?

[Shannon Dawson]

I mean, I think a lot of players after the season are going to want to look around and see what their options are, and I don't think that's going to bold well for them. I think there's going to be a lot of players that want to go into the portal and see what else is out there and they're going to leave.

[Matt Jones]

But isn't he being a hypocrite?

[Shannon Dawson]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, first of all, he did this. A dude did this to him. But also. Oh, I don't know, John. You did it all the time.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

You went and looked in the portal all the time. You went and looked at ucla.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

You went and looked at the Cleveland Cavs. You went. You went in the portal. Take it. This continues a theme you've heard me say for years of coaches are absolute hypocrites. They want to be able to do something, and then when the player does it, they're selfish and transactional. You don't think when you went to UCLA and got a job offer and came back and forced Mitch Barnhart to give you a lifetime contract, you don't think that was transactional?

[Shannon Dawson]

Sure it was.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, Stop it. That it's not just cal.

[Ryan Lemond]

They.

[Matt Jones]

90% of coaches say something like this and they are all completely full of it.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, this is what I thought when Todd golden was kind of being bitter about.

[Matt Jones]

Exactly.

[Drew Franklin]

Did you not leave San Francisco because.

[Dr. Dennis Black]

Yes.

[Drew Franklin]

Paid you more.

[Matt Jones]

And guess what? If Florida's pay, it were to just pay golden like 6 million and along came Kentucky or whatever to give 11. Guess what? My man's in the car moving his family to Lexington. Like, like, when. When. When I saw Cal say that Cal has always been really good about, like, understanding players first, all that stuff. But it was the first time I was like, you're signing like an old man with this transactional stuff, dude. You've been doing that, Ryan, your whole career.

[Ryan Lemond]

It seemed like every summer it was another job or NBA job or a college who's trying to go to come after cows. It was like a ritual we did. Went through every single summer when he.

[Matt Jones]

Was here, which is fine, by the way. But then you can't complain when the player does the same thing. Right?

[Ryan Lemond]

You know, we're very glad. Ortega, you know, he kind of looked around in the transfer portal a little bit. He came back. We're very thankful guys do come back like that.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I'm good. I'm good with it. My. Maybe because I'm at a school that can actually win these. These. These bidding auctions, but. Who's up next? Mark is up next. Mark. Go ahead, Mark.

[Chuck]

Hey, what's going on, Matt?

[Matt Jones]

Not much. I'm looking at Ryan with his. With his source asking. He's not getting a response on his questions. I wonder. I wonder if his source is turning him off, but go ahead.

[Chuck]

Hey, two things real quick. Hey. First, why would we worry about JB Pritzker if he lost $1.4 million? That's the equivalent of a man. It Makes a hundred thousand dollars. Losing $35.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, you're probably right. You're probably right. But, Ryan, even though it's not you, there's just something about it. Losing would make it worse for you. Even though he's a billionaire.

[Ryan Lemond]

It does to me. I don't know. I just feel like it's a little recklessness on his.

[Matt Jones]

He wants his gamblers to win.

[Ryan Lemond]

Win, you win. I think I'm okay with it. You're losing. I mean, that tells me you're a loser like me and you lose all.

[Shannon Dawson]

The time, and you don't want him.

[Matt Jones]

Being a loser like you, then that would seem like somebody you could relate to.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, but I have yet to win on DraftKings. I have yet to win at Keeneland. I have yet to win a poker. No, I'm not.

[Shannon Dawson]

You're good at catching pigs, though. We do know that.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. Go ahead, sir.

[Chuck]

Hey, second thing real quick. Second thing, real quick. Hey. I think right now, UK is in a real tough position in regards to football. You got to go down one or two lanes. You go down with a proven guy who's probably one at a lower level. Kind of like Coach Signetti. Honestly, if you give me equal rosters for anybody across the country and let him coach the same team as the other thing, I'm gonna take him every time. The guy's a hell of a coach. He's always been a hell of a coach. The other thing is. So when I. Only person I see that kind of falls down that line and I think it'll help us, is John Sumral. I wouldn't look at a Will Stein will sign. Yeah, you may score a few more points, but that flashy offense last week, the Will Steinhead went against Kurt Signett.

[Ryan Lemond]

And.

[Matt Jones]

No, you're right. I mean, but that's one game.

[Chuck]

Three or four years from now, Will Stein will be gone. He's gone.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, but that's one game. I mean, that's one game. And. And when you say three or four years. Well, when you say three or four years, will style and be gone. People would have said that about Signetti. Right. And now it might just be a different age. I mean, and I appreciate the call. In the age of rev share, you might be able to keep your coaches. I don't know if you're. If. If you're willing to pay them. Here's what I would do. Drew, if we end up hiring a coach, it used to be the case even four years ago that I think you would take the coach with the best resume, etc. It's a new age. All right. We do not know what sports. I mean, if you went to that Wendell Ford panel Friday, the people who are at the forefront of deciding this stuff, they don't even know what it's going to look like next year. Like, the common theme of everybody on the panel was, we don't know what this is going to look like next year. I. If I was interviewing people in the next month or two months for this job, I would sit there and say, who is smart? Who is. Who is the kind of person that can help navigate this? The football needs to matter, but you need a creative person. And Signetti was clearly that. It doesn't have to be an age person. Like, it doesn't have to be a young person. But I'd be looking for smart. For me, the next coach better be ready, because if this is just as much a business now as it is football. And you need somebody who can navigate both. That's why Mark Pope.

[Shannon Dawson]

So perfect.

[Matt Jones]

Mark Pope is really smart. He's also a good basketball coach, but he's really smart. We need somebody like that on football, too.

[Drew Franklin]

And I would want to fill in the interview that they're embracing the chaos now, not complaining about it.

[Matt Jones]

Totally agree.

[Drew Franklin]

Like, to use a summer as example, his star quarterback last year left and went to Duke. He was celebrating him. They played Duke, and at midfield, they're hugging. Miss you. He knows that. This is how it works. It's hard to keep guys. He went, got another one. He's just doing fine. He's embracing the portal in this new age.

[Chuck]

Exactly.

[Drew Franklin]

A lot of guys are running from it.

[Matt Jones]

If I. I would ask what. I'd ask the first question. Shannon, what do you think about the future of college football? And if he starts complaining, then.

[Shannon Dawson]

I don't know. Yep.

[Matt Jones]

I don't want him. Because, like, complaints aren't going to get you anywhere.

[Shannon Dawson]

And as much as you may not like the state of what it is, it's not going back to the old way. This is what it is.

[Matt Jones]

This is what it is.

[Shannon Dawson]

So you might as well embrace it.

[Drew Franklin]

And there are guys out there that love this. They want to get in it. They want to be a part of.

[Matt Jones]

Well, Mark. I mean, remember what Mark said at media day? He said this is the most exciting time to coach college basketball ever because of the unknown. Now, you might disagree with that, but that's who you want in charge during this time. Ryan is somebody who believes that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. And that can adapt and adjust as the. As the game adjusts itself. Cal, I thought was really good at that at the beginning, kind of staying ahead of the curve.

[Matt Jones]

But then the curve went somewhere he didn't want to and he stopped.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's exactly right.

[Matt Jones]

And that's the, that's the problem. When was the last time you really looked at your skin? The Kentucky Skin Cancer center wants you to know that when it comes to skin cancer, it can be easy to miss. I went and had my stuff checked and you know, I had something taken off. There was another one that people said, well, we're gonna watch this one, etc. And then when you get it taken off, like I had it like frozen and now it's already gone. Like this was like a spot I had on my head for a long time. Now it's completely gone. You can get that done at the Kentucky Skin Cancer center offices in Owensboro, Bowling Green, Glasgow, Franklin and. What's the small town? Yeah, but that's the county. What's the town?

[Ryan Lemond]

Nebo.

[Drew Franklin]

That's not Muhlenberg County.

[Matt Jones]

And that's not, that's never been said as part of this. Does anybody know anybody? Listen, Powderly Pop.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

That's when you work for somebody. We work with somebody for 17 years. They get it. That's right. It's 270842, 1999. It's the Kentucky Skin Cancer Center. Kentuckyskincancercenter.com I gave a really complimentary interview about Drew just the other day. We've gotten picked for this award that I can't say yet that's going to come out here in about couple weeks. And they asked me about Drew. They said, how have you worked together so long? And he was, I was like, he's the only person that could stand me that entire period of time. That's what I tell people too. Exactly. We'll take a break, come back. Final segment. This is KSR.

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[Drew Franklin]

Ryan Timmons, welcome back.

[Matt Jones]

It is final segment here of Kentucky Sports Radio, 859-2802 2287 Text Machine is 772-774-5254 here at 46 Solutions. Thank you very much to 46 Solutions for having us here. Yesterday on the show I noted that Ryan was not here and he had to deal with something. And Ryan wanted to say a little something about what he, what he was doing yesterday. And I wanted to give you a chance to do that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I appreciate it because yesterday was a really tough day for my family and me as my son got sentenced for being involved in a shooting like four and a half years ago. He was sentenced to 15 years. And you know, him and the other guy, Teal, they both deserve to be punished. They should be punished. But now I think, you know, I hope we can all like hope and pray for that little boy who's Malachi Roberts, who's now 10 years old, found out yesterday he goes to a special school for the blind. He's learned how to ride a bike. He jumps off diving boards into swimming pools. I mean, the kid is doing fantastic. So his mom, Casey's a great mother. So, you know, I just hope someday I can meet him and tell him how sorry we are. And you know.

[Matt Jones]

Listen, we love you. You've been a wonderful first of all, that was nice of you to say. You've been a wonderful father and I know how difficult this has been for your family. And I want to say to a lot of the folks who listen, many people have been offered support. Please pray for that young man and the young the kid. And also, you know, it's a tough thing as a father, I'm sure to have to sit there and watch your son be sentence yesterday. But I just want you to know how much we all are with you. And I've watched you over these four and a half years and what that's been like for you and hopefully this gives a little bit of closure as well.

[Ryan Lemond]

I appreciate it. Like I said, I hope I can meet him someday and just tell him I'm sorry and just pray for him.

[Matt Jones]

Love you, man. 859-280-2287. We're going to switch gears, which is for tonight. You've got. We got DraftKings. You can go to DK.com, get the app, use my promo code, KSR. Go to DraftKings. We'll have a KSR parlay. Let's first do Louisville and Miami tonight. Miami's an 11 half point favorite. We got to get the Canes. Have to win.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, I think Miami wins, but I think Louisville covers the point spread, so I would take.

[Matt Jones]

I actually kind of agree with you on that. I think Louisville covers Miami wins.

[Drew Franklin]

I agree. I bet against Louisville with Virginia a couple weeks ago. I'm not going to do it again.

[Matt Jones]

Miami, Louisville.

[Ryan Lemond]

I got Miami and Roland, I think Miami's really, really good.

[Matt Jones]

All right, let's do. Let's do our KSR parlay. Rick is going to replace Ryan. Ryan is.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh.

[Matt Jones]

And well, now he hit it once when we won twice, so. But since then it's been an absolute disaster. So Rick is going to replace Rick. I'm going to let you go first since you get to be part of it. What would you like? Okay, I'm picking lsu. Have you done any research, by the way?

[Shannon Dawson]

A little bit here. I don't know how it is or not, but.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, go for it.

[Ryan Lemond]

LSU and Vandy for tomorrow. I'm saying the LSU over Vandy, 35 to 28.

[Matt Jones]

All right, so you're going to take LSU to cover? Well, they're. They're actually a favorite by one and a half.

[Shannon Dawson]

Let me throw in something that Billy just sent me. Vanderbilt has not been favored against an SEC opponent since 1978.

[Matt Jones]

That can't be true against any SEC.

[Shannon Dawson]

Any SEC opponent. 177 SEC games later, Vanderbilt's finally a.

[Matt Jones]

Favorite and it's LSU.

[Drew Franklin]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

I'm with you, Rick. To me, this is the lock of the century.

[Shannon Dawson]

That was going to be my pick, actually.

[Matt Jones]

Well, you don't get to pick. Okay, so.

[Shannon Dawson]

So you pick so I can scramble.

[Matt Jones]

All right, so I'll. I'll pick. I'll also take a Noon game as well. I'm taking another team that's a one and a half point underdog. I'm going to take Georgia Tech to win at Duke. Duke has no home field advantage whatsoever in the Ramblin. Wreck's been playing well, so I'll take Georgia Tech. So we got Georgia Tech and LSU both to cover. Drew Franklin, what do you got?

[Drew Franklin]

I am taking a road favorite, which I don't normally do, but Texas Tech is at Arizona State. Arizona State lost by 30 last weekend. Texas Tech is top five in offense and defense. They're seven point favorite. So I'll take Texas Tech covering a touchdown at Arizona.

[Matt Jones]

So you're taking them to cover?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, well, if it's an option, I'll take them to win. But we were doing spreads.

[Matt Jones]

All right, so you got Texas Tech. We've got. We've. I'll tell you what. You and I will just pick LSU and Georgia Tech just to win because we'll get better odds with that. You good with that?

[Shannon Dawson]

Oh, okay. Well, I mean, I had another pick, but that's fine.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, I'm sorry. Me and Rick.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Would you?

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah. Okay. So I had to scramble and pick it up. Last week I picked Oklahoma. It was a bad pick. This week I'm picking against them. I'm going to take South Carolina plus four and a half at home against Oklahoma.

[Matt Jones]

South Carolina plus four and a half. All right, so for our spread, is. Is me and Rick. We picked Georgia Tech and LSU to win outright. Drew picks Texas Tech to cover, and Shannon picks South Carolina to. To cover the four and a half. So there you go. All right, let's talk about the Cats. Texas. Right now, Texas is a 13 and a half point favorite. Ryan, give me some positivity. Give me something that says we have a shot tomorrow night at 7 o'.

[Ryan Lemond]

Clock, that it might rain a whole lot. Storm, and maybe that might help us slop in a couple touchdowns on the goal line.

[Matt Jones]

Slop in a couple touchdowns?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

In the slop and the mess and the mud. That's my positivity, I think, for tomorrow.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, well, let me give you, by the way, today, quickly tell people about the lunch thing they can do.

[Ryan Lemond]

As soon as we're done here, we're all going across the street to White Castle on Reading Road. It's a benefit for the Nest. The Nest is a great facility organization. It helps battered women. Women going through addiction problems. And everything you order, you can round up. And all that extra money goes to help the Nest. So we're all going straight from here?

[Matt Jones]

Not all. I have a meeting.

[Ryan Lemond]

A couple of us are going straight from here.

[Shannon Dawson]

I'll be there.

[Ryan Lemond]

Shannon's going. Billy's going. Hank, Mario's going.

[Matt Jones]

Maybe, yes, Mario, Billy, Shannon and Ryan. But you go just across the street over there to White Castle, have lunch with them. And the. The money goes to the Nest. So that's. That's very nice.

[Ryan Lemond]

Thank you.

[Matt Jones]

You don't want him to eat lunch by himself? I don't think that's Right. Give me, give me. So that's it. The White Castle on Reading Road. All right, Shannon, score an mvp. Right. Reynolds. Reynolds. Sorry, I didn't mean. Reynolds, road. Reynolds Road.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Thank you for being a good advertiser. All right, Shannon scoring MVP.

[Shannon Dawson]

The Cats lose 28 14. Cutter Bowley is my MVP.

[Matt Jones]

All right.

[Drew Franklin]

Cats lose 31 13. But to be positive, you asked Ryan Arch, maybe he might not be him. And at home, the defense has been forcing turnovers in those first three games, even against Ole Miss. So it's not impossible. But I worry the offense just can't. MVP Alex Safari.

[Matt Jones]

All right.

[Drew Franklin]

I don't know why I said that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Cats lose 34 to 3. Aiden LaRoss has to punt about a dozen times.

[Matt Jones]

He's mvp. I'm gonna give you. I think it's gonna be a really, really, really brutal game to watch. I think. Kentucky loses 17 to 3 in an awful game to watch. I will take. Yeah. Seth McGowan will still have some good runs in that. Thank you all very much here at 46 Solutions for having us. Pregame show tomorrow is at 3 o'. Clock. The bar opens at 11am Tomorrow should be one of the really great days at the bar. So come on by. We'll do pregame three to five. I'll be around late at night to discuss whatever happens. Blue, white game tonight. We'll see you later. This has been Kentucky Sports Radio.