2025-10-28- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

Kentucky Sports Radio – October 28, 2025 (Hour 2)

Main Theme / Episode Overview

In this lively hour of Kentucky Sports Radio, Matt Jones and the KSR crew (Ryan Lemond and Drew Franklin) dive into a variety of topics relevant to the Kentucky sports community, balancing sports analysis, community anecdotes, and humor. They explore Kentucky basketball culture under new coach Mark Pope, reminisce on memorable moments from show history, compare sports figures, and engage listeners with call-ins and offbeat questions. The tone remains light, chatty, and deeply rooted in the show’s tradition of community engagement.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Socializing vs. Solitude

• Balancing Alone Time and Socializing: The crew opens with a discussion about the importance of being both social and comfortable spending time alone.
  • “I think we're like communal beings who should be with other people. I'm just saying you have to be alone, social sometimes, right?” – Matt Jones (03:51)
  • Ryan shares he’s never had to be by himself much due to family, and worries about “adjusting” to alone time for a coming personal challenge (Seven days alone).

2. Food Challenges & Donut Trauma

• Donut Challenge Fallout: The panel revisits the infamous “Jeff’s Donuts Challenge,” detailing how difficult it is and Ryan’s new aversion to glazed donuts.
  • “I can't eat a regular glazed donut maybe ever again.” – Ryan Lemond (05:04)
• Community attempts: Matt notes, “There have been three people I know of who tried to do the challenge…and no one has succeeded.” (05:14)
• The group muses about the “impossibility” of the challenge and the collective suffering involved.

3. Kentucky Basketball: Mark Pope’s New Era

• Approachable Culture: Big praise for new head coach Mark Pope’s family-inclusive media policy.
  • Mark Pope invited media members to bring family to a press conference and practice—a sharp contrast to the past.
  • “For a lot of people this job takes them away from their families...But two, it’s also smart...if it’s a good PR move.” – Matt Jones (07:37, 08:21)
  • Ryan: “He extends all the way from an 18 year old to an 88 year old because that's what Kentucky basketball means.” (09:01)
  • All three hosts are excited to bring family; discussion about generational connections to UK basketball.
• Changing Media Relations: Drew highlights the “genuine appreciation” Pope has shown to the media and internal staff—a shift in program culture (09:05–09:37).

4. The Texas Roadhouse Adventure Story

• Unusual Bucket List: A couple visited their 533rd Texas Roadhouse, sparking debate:
  • Is it “cool” to see America by visiting every Texas Roadhouse? Hosts agree it’s a fun way to travel, though maybe not with the same meal at every stop.
  • “They do have really good rolls.” – Ryan Lemond (12:08)
  • Drew wonders, “I don't know how they're not 800 pounds right now. But I think it’s cool.”
• Inspirational Storytelling: Matt recalls his own pre-pandemic tradition of group destination trips decided by WWE tour stops—loving the randomness that brings people to new places (13:24).

5. Richmond, KY Dining Scene

• Richmond Restaurant Rec: Madison Garden “hole in the wall” is Ryan’s pick for wings (“the wings are worth it” – 14:52).
• Caller Suggestion: Follow-up call recommends “Huevos” as a great Mexican spot, claiming “the best margaritas in Richmond.” (26:12)
• Signage Humor: Drew reminisces about Lexington’s Big Kahuna advertising “Second Best Fish Sandwich in Lexington”—embracing second place as marketing (27:02).

6. Show Memories & KSR Anniversary

• Show History: Callers congratulate the team on “20 years” (actually, the website is 20, radio show 15), and Matt teases a top-20-shows retrospective (17:08, 17:16).
• Proud Moments: Ryan and Drew cite the tornado relief fundraiser (with Calipari’s helicopter visit) as their most memorable, impactful show (17:34–17:51).
• Humorous Call-ins: “Truth,” a regular, calls to humorously hold Matt accountable for a promise of game tickets and KSBar hospitality, leading to some classic banter (46:01–49:10).

7. UK Football: Stoops vs. Brooks Debate

• Comparing Tenures: Caller argues Mark Stoops’ later years don’t stack up to Rich Brooks; Matt strongly rebuts, highlighting Stoops’ two 10-win seasons.
  • “It is so unfair to Stoops to leave out his two best years.” – Matt Jones (29:02)
  • Drew: “Mark Stoops won more bowl games than Rich Brooks went to.” (44:55)
• SEC Competition Context: Hosts discuss how SEC strength fluctuated over years, giving nuance to these comparisons (43:53–44:17).
• Matt and Ryan both insist history must be judged fairly—acknowledging highs and lows.

8. Business Ideas & Future Dreams

• Creative Ventures:
  • Matt dreams of working up a TV comedy/drama series loosely based on his book and political adventures—though admits “chances of it happening are a long shot” (30:45, 30:54).
  • He was nearly part-owner in a European soccer club and loves outside-the-box pursuits (31:47).
  • Drew wants to run a late-night taco food truck downtown (“Drew’s Taco Truck is coming!” – 32:23).
  • Ryan would coach youth baseball, but jokes that his daily nap gets in the way (32:59).
• Stand-up Comedy: Drew wants to try open-mic comedy; Matt discusses bombing and killing, recalling both highs and lows (33:33–34:43).
• Group remembers a successful KSR roast event and Matt’s triumph at Fancy Farm political jokes, with plenty of good-natured ribbing (34:49–35:57).

9. Listener Interactions: Ask Anything Tuesday

• TV Future for KSR: Caller asks if Matt would want KSR to go to TV; Matt says maybe for a radio-simulcast, but not a full TV show at present (23:28).
• Streaming Opportunities: Jones expects the show will eventually stream live on YouTube; it’s “kind of silly” it doesn’t already. (24:17–24:45)
• Steelers Uniforms: Quick tangent on NFL uniforms: “Hideous. Hideous. Why'd they do that?” – Matt Jones (25:23)
• Business/Purpose Questions: Another caller asks who’d play Matt in a hypothetical TV show about his life; the cast jokes about it (50:39–51:17).

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• “I can't eat a regular glazed donut maybe ever again.” – Ryan Lemond (05:04)
• “For a lot of these people, this job takes them away from their families...But two, it’s also smart if it’s a good PR move.” – Matt Jones, on Mark Pope’s new media policy (07:37, 08:21)
• “He extends all the way from an 18 year old to an 88 year old because that's what Kentucky basketball means.” – Ryan Lemond (09:01)
• “It is so unfair to Stoops to leave out his two best years.” – Matt Jones (29:02)
• “Drew’s Taco Truck is coming!” – Drew Franklin (32:23)
• “I killed it once, and I was like, this is what I’m going to do for my life. And then I bombed the second time, and I was like, I ain’t never doing that again.” – Matt Jones on standup (33:44)
• “If you take the Benny Snell team…this year in the SEC, you’d have a shot to make the playoff.” – Matt Jones (44:17)
• “The show’s only 15 years. The website is 20 years.” – Matt Jones clarifying (17:00)
• “Who can you trust? Exactly. His name is not I’m a Lie. His name’s Truth.” – Matt Jones to caller Truth (49:59)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Balancing solitude and socializing: 03:50–04:46
• Donut Challenge update: 04:57–05:14
• Mark Pope’s family-friendly policy: 06:46–10:01
• Texas Roadhouse travelers and Richmond restaurants: 11:06–15:20
• Show memories and the tornado relief fundraiser: 16:10–17:51
• KSR’s future and media streaming: 23:28–25:03
• UK Football, Stoops vs. Brooks debate: 27:42–29:18, 43:51–45:22
• Business ideas / creative dreams: 29:52–35:43
• Ask Anything Tuesday & memorable call-ins: 22:45–23:10, 46:01–49:10
• Matt’s hypothetical TV casting: 50:39–51:23

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Closing Thoughts

This hour of Kentucky Sports Radio captures the show’s unique blend of earnest sports analysis, small-town Kentucky flavor, offbeat humor, and genuine listener interaction. Whether recalling donuts, discussing future creative projects, or debating program legacies, the crew always centers the loyal Kentucky community.

For new and returning listeners, this episode offers:

• Meaningful Kentucky basketball and football conversation
• Fun, relatable personal stories
• Interactive caller moments
• A behind-the-scenes glimpse at why KSR has built a loyal following for two decades

Transcript

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[Matt Jones]

Hour number two Kentucky Sports Radio 859-280-2287 tax machine is 772-7745-2554 here. Enjoying a nice Sunday morning.

[Ryan Lemond]

Sunday morning.

[Matt Jones]

I was looking Sunday morning was on this screen right here and I just said what I saw. Nice Tuesday afternoon. Matt Ryan and Drew One person writes, Matt Ryan is right, it's better to be social than by yourself. Well, I don't actually agree with disagree with that in theory. I think we're like communal beings who should be with other people. I'm just saying you have to be alone, social sometimes, right? If people who are alone all the time, I don't think that's healthy either.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't either.

[Matt Jones]

I, I, I don't. I mean I don't think it's healthy to be like constantly by yourself. I actually think that's bad behavior too, but I think it's like a balance.

[Ryan Lemond]

And I think the fact I've been around kids and wives and family my whole life, I've never really had to ever, ever be by myself. That's why I'm having a hard time.

[Matt Jones]

Adjusting to it yeah, but we're going to get you there. And next week is a good start.

[Ryan Lemond]

How many days I got to do this?

[Matt Jones]

Seven.

[Ryan Lemond]

Seven days.

[Matt Jones]

Seven.

[Drew Franklin]

You're going to love it. You're going to start doing it all the time.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't think that's going to happen.

[Matt Jones]

We'll see. I did. You were. He was at Drake's last night on a Monday night partying at like 8:30 at night.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Didn't you go to Drake's after you did the Jeff donuts challenge? I mean, you see, we did.

[Matt Jones]

Have you had any donuts since then?

[Ryan Lemond]

The guy that brought the donuts to the show. I had one of those. I've had.

[Matt Jones]

That's the first donut you've had since you did the donut challenge?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. And I can't eat a regular glazed donut maybe ever again.

[Matt Jones]

Really? You don't think you can? No.

[Ryan Lemond]

Mouth slobber. Slobber, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

What is flobber Slobber? Okay. I've. There have been three people that I know of that have tried to do the challenge since you with those Jeff's Donuts, and no one has succeeded.

[Ryan Lemond]

Nobody can do it. It's unbelievable.

[Matt Jones]

So I. We may have picked an impossible challenge.

[Drew Franklin]

In hindsight and it wasn't even the case when the challenge was made, I don't think. But the Jeff's Donuts are just a different animal. That's a different animal Donut challenge.

[Matt Jones]

Exactly right. It seems like very few people are rooting for Cal. I've gotten probably 150 messages and it looks like maybe four people rooting for him.

[Ryan Lemond]

I saw the one guy sent me a message. He goes. I did last year when they had like several of our former players and our former recruits.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, that makes some sense. But like if. Because if you like to do. Or Wagner Z. Yeah, yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

But now if those big Z's gone, a dude's gone.

[Drew Franklin]

I guess Wagner. He's not going anywhere.

[Ryan Lemond]

He's still there.

[Matt Jones]

Poor Wagner, man. I want to actually. He is one I do hope plays well. I would like him to play well because he seems like a good guy to me and I think, you know, it's not his fault that people thought he was better than he is. Right.

[Drew Franklin]

I actually wanted him to get away from that operation.

[Matt Jones]

I try to have something else.

[Drew Franklin]

I think even though I wanted them to lose, I felt bad when he had that one on one buzzer beater that never stood a chance in the tournament last year. The last shot they took of the season.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Even though it was A horrible shot. And it was very on John Caliperi in that position. I felt bad that Wagner had to. Had to be the one to go.

[Ryan Lemond]

Through that, but he played great against us at Rupp Arena. Man.

[Matt Jones]

Two things I think are interesting. First of all, I want to give a shout out to Mark Pope. This is like, this doesn't affect most people, but I think most people will appreciate what this symbolizes, which is Mark Pope has invited the people that follow the media that covers UK basketball to come to a press conference and practice tomorrow and bring one member of their family, or if they have children, bring all of their children. So basically, he's allowing people who cover the games to bring their kids to practice. And in my case, I'm bringing my parents. Larry is 88 years old and he's never gotten to see.

[Ryan Lemond]

How awesome is that?

[Matt Jones]

And now tomorrow I'm going to get to take him and my mom to RUP to see UK practice. My guess is I'll probably get a chance to introduce them to Mark Pope. They're going to be like, through the roof excited, and other people are going to get to bring their kids, et cetera. Now, I know a lot of people are like, oh, who cares? It's the media. But two things. One, this is just kind for a lot of these people. This job takes them away from their families and, like, you get to bring their families. But two, it's also smart in the sense of, like, if it's a good PR move. Right. All these people are going to be writing about you if you do something really nice for them.

[Ryan Lemond]

Absolutely.

[Matt Jones]

Sometimes it makes it harder, but just on a personal level, I just want to thank him because my parents are so excited about it. Right. And I'm sure there are people who are doing this who, like, their kids are now excited about and it's a regular practice. I just think, Ryan, that's the kind of thing, small gestures in life can go really a long way. And that's a small gesture that for a lot of people will matter a lot.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

And I think Pope gets what UK basketball means to every generation. Like, you're going to bring your dad. I'm bringing my son. You know, he extends all the way from an 18 year old to an 88 year old because that's what Kentucky basketball means.

[Matt Jones]

So you're going?

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm going with Josiah.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, good.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

What about you? Are you going?

[Drew Franklin]

I'm going, yeah. Very cool. Everything you said. And it's just so different than what we've seen. It used to be so different. I'm going to tell them noon. I'll get there at 1. They can wait, and then I'll talk about them behind their backs. Now it's like a genuine appreciation for the media, and it's been that way. I'll start with he's on time, but also he's talked to people, just thanking them for covering the team. There's been a lot more pro media stuff from him, and part of it is a PR move. I get it. But I do think he has a genuine appreciation for the people writing the stories and telling the stories of his players.

[Matt Jones]

He's done that. I think something similar with various people that work in the building. Like whatever people do in the building, they've gotten to do something like that. Said, I didn't even know that I've heard that. I don't, you know, So I just. I think that's very cool, but it's also a symbolic gesture to me of how he understands the program. He understands that this is bigger than him.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's right.

[Matt Jones]

And I just. I think it's really nice and I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Larry looking at me and going, now who's that guy? Now he'll know who Trent Noah is.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, I bet he does.

[Matt Jones]

That'll be the one player he'll know because he's from Harlan.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

But everybody else. I might. We're not allowed to live stream it, but I would like to live stream Larry watching the practice. Larry Cam, I think the Larry Larry commentary wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.

[Ryan Lemond]

Just the fact he's inviting us to watch practice is opening up, you know.

[Matt Jones]

And by the way, they get to come to the press conference.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, that's going to be kind of cool.

[Drew Franklin]

Larry asking a question.

[Matt Jones]

I'm not. I'm going to see my mom ask a question. She'll ask. I'm gonna say mom, you get my question. She was a prosecutor, and she could ask during if she wants.

[Ryan Lemond]

She could probably relate to Pope on that level.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. Second little story I wanted to get your take on in Lexington. Yesterday, a couple. Or excuse me, in Richmond, a couple showed up at the Texas Roadhouse. Is there a Texas Roadhouse in Richmond?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Couple showed up at the Texas Roadhouse in Richmond and told the owners that this was their 533rd different location that they've been to the Texas Roadhouse. They travel America and only eat at Texas Roadhouses with the goal of visiting every city that has a Texas Roadhouse. They were in Richmond, Kentucky, this week it's number 533. So here's my question for you. Is that cool or not cool?

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm going to go with cool because I wish there's something I could do when I retire. Let's just get in our RV and let's just drive across the country, see these little towns. I might pick something different than a Texas Roadhouse.

[Matt Jones]

No, no. That's what I'm asking. Of course, traveling to all these towns, that's cool.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's cool.

[Matt Jones]

But what if it requires you to eat at the Texas Roadhouse? In all of these towns, you get to go to all these places with all this cuisine, but you have to eat the same food.

[Ryan Lemond]

They do have really good roles. Really? Really.

[Matt Jones]

Would they be really good? 533 straight days.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's pushing it through.

[Drew Franklin]

I've been following their journey for a long time. I'm actually. I was trying to see if they're eating the same meal because that would be tough to pull out.

[Ryan Lemond]

Be tough.

[Drew Franklin]

But I think it's very cool they're doing it. They got their little Texas roadhouse hats. They're probably getting welcomed every time they show up at a new one. Ryan's right. The Rolls, I don't know how they're not 800 pounds right now. But I think it's cool that they're doing it.

[Matt Jones]

I think it's very cool that they're using something to encourage them to see the country.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

COVID ruined this. So we didn't do it. But my friends and I had made a decision that we were going to pick a random day of the year. And we were trying to think, what is something that's everywhere in the country? And we realized wwf, WWE is everywhere in the country. So we were going to just pick a random day in the country in the year, like February 6th, and go look. And wherever WWE was that day, that's where we were going to make our next group vacation. Not to see wwe, but that's how we were going to. Rather than sit and go, oh, let's go here, let's go there. And then you could end up somewhere that you otherwise would never go. Right.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's why I love our KSR road trips.

[Matt Jones]

Exactly. So we. We did it and we came up the first time, it was Richmond, Virginia. And we were like, well, we would never go to Richmond, Virginia, but now we'll go to Richmond, Virginia. And we scheduled it, but then Covid hit and we didn't get to go. And now we haven't restarted that. But I do like the idea of using the Texas Roadhouse because most people, like, they wouldn't. Those people probably would have never visited Richmond, Kentucky, otherwise.

[Ryan Lemond]

Correct.

[Matt Jones]

And now they do it because of Texas Roadhouse.

[Ryan Lemond]

I get experience. Well, Kentucky life is about a little bit. You know, I'm sure they spent the night in Kentucky or close to it. Close to Richmond.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. So I like the idea. I could not go to all these places and continue to eat at the Texas Roadhouse.

[Drew Franklin]

I wonder what their doctor says about it. Like, hey, I love you're doing this. It's good you're out being active, but you're having a lot of blooming onions.

[Matt Jones]

Let's say you were to go to Richmond, though, and eat the most, the best Richmond place. Where would you. Where would we pick? What's the best restaurant in Richmond?

[Ryan Lemond]

What's the wing face? The one place got the good wing. Richmond Garden. Madison Garden. Madison Garden.

[Matt Jones]

Madison Garden. Where's that?

[Ryan Lemond]

They have probably the outside of our wings at KS Bar. Maybe they're number two.

[Matt Jones]

Where is that?

[Ryan Lemond]

I've never heard of this close to downtown.

[Matt Jones]

I've never seen you this excited about a place.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's really good. It's kind of a hole in the wall type of place.

[Matt Jones]

And you go a lot.

[Ryan Lemond]

I've been a couple years since I've been down there.

[Matt Jones]

Madison Garden.

[Ryan Lemond]

Madison Garden.

[Matt Jones]

Because of Madison County.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

So if I go that get the wings, it's going to be worth it.

[Ryan Lemond]

The wings are worth it.

[Matt Jones]

All right. Madison Garden. Congrats on the free plug from Ryan Lemon. Do you know a place?

[Drew Franklin]

I don't eat in Richmond much because I live so close to there. I think my last two meals in Richmond were at Hooters. I'm not going to recommend Hooters. There is a, isn't there?

[Matt Jones]

I feel like I'm at the Richmond Canes all the time.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, there's a. There's a Mexican restaurant in Richmond they're really proud of. I think Gruden even name dropped it in his unboxing. Does that ring a bell?

[Matt Jones]

There's a Mexican restaurant in Richmond.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. I'm not gonna be able to.

[Matt Jones]

John Gruden knows.

[Drew Franklin]

He unboxed the EKU stuff and even name dropped the restaurant. I saw a lot of people replied, oh, he knows Richmond Restaurant.

[Matt Jones]

You know, I want to know what that is. I want to go there, too. So I'm going to go.

[Drew Franklin]

What? I'm talking about Casa Fiesta.

[Matt Jones]

Maybe that's every Mexican restaurant. I'm sure something like Casa name.

[Drew Franklin]

Dropped it. He's like, I know the Mexican restaurant.

[Ryan Lemond]

I got a question.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Have we ever done a show in Richmond?

[Matt Jones]

Once. We did it at that bar. Remember? They had a. They had a bar or something. We did.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm drawing a blank, Rick.

[Matt Jones]

Why did all those people drop off the phone at the same time?

[Drew Franklin]

I don't know. I didn't do it.

[Matt Jones]

Did you hang up on all those people?

[Ryan Lemond]

Still.

[Drew Franklin]

Still.

[Matt Jones]

There were five people dropped off within two seconds of each other.

[Ryan Lemond]

They're driving to Madison Garden for lunch.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. 859-280-2287. Well, the one person that remained with J Rock, so go ahead, J Rock.

[Caller]

Hey, what's up, y'? All? It's been a while. I've been listening on podcast, and I never got to congratulate you on your 20 years.

[Matt Jones]

Thank you very much.

[Caller]

There's two. There's two things that stood out the most in these 20 years to me. And the first time, I mean, y' all helping people get through stuff was back in January of 1986 when the space shuttle Challenger blew up. I didn't know where to go. But y' all were. Y' all were there for.

[Matt Jones]

We didn't. We weren't on. That wasn't us. We weren't on back then.

[Caller]

Well, all the other people were saying it was before 2000 when he was on, and then in 91 when we was going across the desert in Operation Desert Storm, y' all just. Y' all just wheeled us through, man, I holler.

[Matt Jones]

Well, you're. You're very welcome for both of those. I wasn't. I don't. I don't. I don't think that was us, but. Okay, we did have a few people.

[Drew Franklin]

On the 20 year anniversary day, so they've been listening for longer than it's existed.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

But if they want to believe it.

[Matt Jones]

This show is only 15 years. The website is 20 years. The show's anniversary hits in November coming up.

[Ryan Lemond]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, we'll. We'll. We'll talk about. I'm doing my list of what I think I've been working on the 20 best shows of all time.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, that'll be a good list.

[Matt Jones]

And I've been trying to make sure I don't miss any, but I'm kind of going back through the archives, and this is just my list. Somebody will probably remind me of something.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

What do you think will be number. I've already picked my number one. What do you think my number one is?

[Caller]

Oh.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, my number one's not Gonna be your number one.

[Matt Jones]

What's your number?

[Ryan Lemond]

I still think our number one shows we did after the tornado in Sandy. Sandy Hook, where Cal Perry flew in, we had that. I got that fundraiser. Rose kind of helped set all that up.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, that's not gonna be my number one, but it's gonna be on the list. That one's gonna be on the list.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's probably the show I'm the most proud of.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, he flew in on a helicopter.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, that's the first one that came to mind. And we've done other fundraisers since, but that's the first time we really did something big with the platform to help out. Yeah, so that one stands out.

[Matt Jones]

All right, well, you'll have to see what my number one. Yeah, that's on the list, but that's not. That's not my number one. Shady Rays. If you need sunglasses, go to shadyrays.com. they have the best glasses at the best prices, the best return policy, and it's a Kentucky company. Shadyrays.com. there's no reason to have sun in your eyes. Why pay one zillion dollars for sunglasses? You can look great for an affordable price. Go to shady rays.com. use my promo code. Katie at KSR, it is shady Rays. We'll take a break. Take your calls. Ask anything. Tuesday, Kentucky Sports Radio.

[Bobby Bones]

Hey, it's Bobby from the Bobby Bone show. I had an incredible time at this year's iHeartRadio music festival and. And even got the chance to hang out with Diplo and Bailey Zimmerman while I was there. Check this out. So how did Ashes come together, Diplo?

[Diplo]

Well, I kind of briefly met Bailey, I think, at Morgan's show, one of them. And I think he's just the guy in Nashville. He's cool as hell. And I had a new kind of sound I wanted to do, and I think he's the one guy that could carry it. And I came to his house. I had a show. I pulled up real quick. He was about to leave on tour. You're about to jump in your tour bus. And we had, like, three hours play the record for him. We kind of, like, got a scratch, and then he handled on his own on the road.

[Bailey Zimmerman]

Yeah, it was really cool. He really just, like, randomly showed up to my house and like, oh, hey, Diplo, what are you doing? He's like, I have a song that I want to show you. And I was like, okay. And then now we're here playing it live.

[Bobby Bones]

You can listen to the full episode out now, wherever you get your podcast and big shout out to my friends at Hyundai for making this possible. Had a blast cruising around festival weekend in the all new Palisade Hybrid.

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio, 859-280-2287. Gotten a lot of affirmations on Madison Garden now.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's really good. They're kind of famous.

[Matt Jones]

I still haven't seen anybody say the Mexican restaurant. I think you might.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, I did. I got. Someone said casa before I even said it on there.

[Matt Jones]

There's Casa Fiesta, something like that.

[Drew Franklin]

Casa something.

[Matt Jones]

Just casa.

[Drew Franklin]

Half of it's there.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. All right. So it has a house in it.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, House of Mexican food. Every time.

[Matt Jones]

Madison Garden is named because the owners are from New York and it's named after Madison Square Garden, but they couldn't call it square.

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[Ryan Lemond]

I didn't know that.

[Matt Jones]

See?

[Ryan Lemond]

Learn something every day.

[Matt Jones]

All right, we got folks on here. It's Ask Anything Tuesday. Let's go to Matt. Go ahead, Matt.

[Caller]

Hey, guys.

[Matt Jones]

What's up?

[Caller]

Hey, guys. I've had a rough morning and I appreciate you all. I swear, your show cheers me up even on those bad days, you know.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I'm good. What's your question, man?

[Caller]

My question is where do you see. Do you want your. Let me see if I can word this right. Do you want your KSR Matt Jones show to go to tv?

[Matt Jones]

Appreciate the call. I mean, I'd like it if. If they just had a camera like. Like when they show just radio shows on tv. I've done TV now twice. One not so successfully. One I think was pretty successful. It's just like. Yeah, it's just an everyday grind, and there's so much that goes into it, and you can't be as creative as I like. So if they put TV cameras on here and it was just a. Like, they just filmed us while we're doing this, I'd be good with it. But what. I want to do a TV show again. Probably not in the short term. Maybe one day, but not right now.

[Ryan Lemond]

If we do a live streaming show, does that take away from the radio listenership, kind of the novelty?

[Matt Jones]

No, you just add them together. I mean, it's the same reason why we talk about. On, you know how Monday Night Football, they'll sometimes have two games together.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Well, the reason they do it is it splits the audience, but then they add the audience up together and it's more than the one game would have been. So, Yeah, I mean, it's kind of silly. We don't stream this show live on YouTube. We should, but our company just hasn't done it yet. But they will. I mean, that's going to happen one day. Yeah, it has to.

[Diplo]

Has to.

[Matt Jones]

That's just kind of how this has happened. I'm kind of surprised it hasn't happened yet either.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, we're still working on just getting the equipment that we have to work.

[Matt Jones]

We still are trying to make it to where on my Cover Zero podcast. The camera is not up my nose.

[Drew Franklin]

We looked like we were crying again on the new one.

[Matt Jones]

Again. It is unbelievable to me how close that camera is to my face.

[Ryan Lemond]

You guys are just very sad when you're talking about football games.

[Matt Jones]

And I don't like. It's like we. There's nothing we could do about. Although I think we're trying to do something. They're supposed to be working on that this week.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, they are. Okay.

[Matt Jones]

And by they. I'm looking at Mario standing right in front of me. He and Billy are supposed to.

[Ryan Lemond]

I haven't heard the podcast yet, but what were your take on the Steelers uniforms the other night?

[Matt Jones]

Hideous. Hideous. Why'd they do that?

[Drew Franklin]

And they rolled a bit. Ruined a big moment. It's Aaron Rodgers versus the Packers. I mean, I would like for it to kind of look like Steelers are playing the Packers.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, it looks. Those uniforms look like when they don't have the rights to the uniforms on video games and they just put random colors and shapes on uniforms. That's what it looked like.

[Drew Franklin]

Do that at one o' clock against the team. That doesn't matter. Not Prime Time Rogers Reunion.

[Matt Jones]

Hideously ugly. Joey. Go ahead, Joey.

[Caller]

Hey, Matt, I have a great restaurant for you in Richmond. It's right behind the Walgreens. It's a Mexican place called Huevos.

[Matt Jones]

Wait, Wavos, like eggs or Nuevos?

[Caller]

New. New. New wavos.

[Matt Jones]

New wavos. New eggs. Okay, okay. All right. What makes it so good?

[Caller]

And it's. They have the best margaritas in Richmond.

[Matt Jones]

All right, well, there you go. I mean that should be a sign out claim. Appreciate the call. Best margaritas in Richmond.

[Drew Franklin]

Let's check that one out. I don't know if it's better than Casa something, but it's in the conversation.

[Matt Jones]

I think they should have a sign. Best margaritas in Richmond. How many people are up for grabs on that?

[Drew Franklin]

They should do that. I mean, no one can.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I mean, first of all, it's now been said on the radio.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's true.

[Matt Jones]

You could just say as heard on ksr.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's right.

[Matt Jones]

And then you have it. I didn't Expect. By the way, I didn't expect the Richmond dining scene to come up this much today.

[Drew Franklin]

That reminds me of still my favorite sign in Lexington. I think I've said it on the show, but Charlie's has the famous fish sandwich. Like, everybody's known about Charlie's in Lexington forever. Big Kahuna across the street has a huge sign that says, second best fish sandwich in Lexington.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yep.

[Drew Franklin]

And I love it. It makes me want to go there instead of Charlie's. Just because they're acknowledging their neighbor, their next door neighbors, they're like, I'm not stepping on your territory. Ours is second best. But they're proudly claiming the second best thing.

[Matt Jones]

Well, that's David Letter. Letterman did that once. When Jay Leno beat David Letterman in the ratings, he put up a billboard that said, we're number one. And it was him. It was him smiling. And then Dave Letterman bought the billboard a few feet behind him and it said, we're number two. And he just held it up with a smile. And I actually think that's what you do. That's the way you handle it. Kip. Go ahead, Kip.

[Caller]

Hey, what's up, Matt? It's actually tip, but no big deal. All right, listen, man. Hey, I got a couple of stats for you that I want to just throw out there. And then I've got a question at the end, since it's the question of the day. If you Compare Mark Stoops 7 first 7 years to Rich Brooks 7 year tenure, you'll see that their identicals as far as bowl games and games are pretty much identical.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Caller]

Take following six years. And what has Stoops really done? We've not done much at all. Not. Not even a division title.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. That's not fair, though. That's not fair. You're right about Stoops. His first seven years and Rich Brooks. They are crazy identical. But then you're leaving out that after those seven years, Stoops had two years of 10 wins. Rich Brooks never had that.

[Caller]

One of them got. One of them got.

[Matt Jones]

I'm not listening to that. That's. Nobody cares about whether Chris Rodriguez went and went and signed in at the health office. But that doesn't diminish, sir. That doesn't diminish his coaching, that Chris Rodriguez didn't sign in at UK Health. We. We won the Citrus bowl twice. Do you. I mean, I say this with respect, but that is so unfair to Stoops. It is so unfair to Stoops to. I appreciate the call. It is so unfair to Stoops to leave out his two best years.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yep.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. I mean, you should certainly throw in these bad years, but you cannot say I'm going to ignore his two best years. He was the same as Rich Brooks and then he got bad. No, he was the same as Rich Brooks, then he got better than Rich Brooks.

[Ryan Lemond]

Took a story you've never been before.

[Matt Jones]

And now he's gotten worse. So make of that whatever you will, but you can't change the facts and then go, well, Chris Rodriguez didn't sign in at UK Healthcare, so he's not a good coach. That's just not fair. We'll be right back. Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio, 859-280-2287. Text machine is 772-774-5254. One person writes, Matt, what's one business idea you're passionate about, you always wanted to pursue, but you don't think will or would work out?

[Ryan Lemond]

Good question for you.

[Matt Jones]

That's a good question. Yeah, that's a really good question. I mean, I wish that I have worked on over the years a script for a TV series.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And I've worked on it based on my book, sort of. I wanted it to be the story of, like, me, but more entertaining. So it would be like fictional version of what I did. Like radio hosts, decides to run for Senate, thinks about running for Senate, travels the state, has a dude following him to dig up info, but then becomes friends with the guy. And then like all the people you meet around the state and all the weird things that happen make it like kind of a comedy.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Slash drama.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's kind of a good idea.

[Matt Jones]

No, I think. And I've had people interested and there's a comedy writer I've worked with on it. I think it's a, you know, all those things are a long shot to happen.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

What I need to do is like, just take like a month and go somewhere and work on it. Because the problem is you just get busy and it gets put in the back burner. So I would love to do something like that. I'd love to have some sort of creative project like that that I could. That I could work on. But it's. Do I think it would work? I think we could do something good. But I think the chances of it happening are a long shot.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

But I've, like, taken meetings on it that they say, you know.

[Ryan Lemond]

That'S a great idea. I was trying to think where you're gonna go with that. I thought maybe you might say might have. Want to own a minor league baseball team.

[Matt Jones]

I would love to do something like that. I did that kind of with ovw, but now that I've done it, I know. And we still are minority owners, but I now know the kind of thing that could work. So I would love to get involved in one. I was very, very close. You all know this to being part owner of a European soccer team.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Like a lower division. And that was very close to happening. And I got. That would have been fun. It didn't end up working for a variety of reasons, But I could see.

[Ryan Lemond]

You doing that, though.

[Matt Jones]

That would be cool. Just to have it in a random country. So that was a. That was a neat opportunity that kind of fell through. What about you? What would you want to do?

[Drew Franklin]

I'm eventually going to open a food truck that's only open late night after bars and just go hang out downtown and make tacos for drunk people.

[Matt Jones]

You would want to do that when you're old.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. What else am I going to do?

[Matt Jones]

You'd want to have a.

[Drew Franklin]

That'd be relaxing.

[Matt Jones]

A late night food truck.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Just hang out. What's up? How y' all doing?

[Matt Jones]

That's cool. I can see. I can actually see you doing.

[Drew Franklin]

There's like a hot dog guy down there that's killing it right now. I'm. Put him on notice. I'm gonna park right next to you. Drew's taco truck is coming.

[Matt Jones]

Drew's taco truck. I bet you could make good tacos. What about you?

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm going to be the driver for Drew's taco truck.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, it doesn't drive me.

[Matt Jones]

You got to do something. That's your. Like, what would you want to do? Ryan Lemon gets to do anything he wants for a few years. What would you want to do? Coach.

[Ryan Lemond]

Coach baseball.

[Matt Jones]

What do you mean, coach? Coach kids or like, be a major league coach?

[Ryan Lemond]

No, be like a youth basketball coach. Yeah. I don't have the time right now. Down the road. That's something I'd like to do, you know?

[Drew Franklin]

Do I do it for free?

[Matt Jones]

Have the time?

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm a busy man. I gotta take that afternoon nap every day.

[Matt Jones]

I feel like you have the time now. Like, I feel like if that was something you really wanted to pull off, you could do.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, they play in the evenings. You know, we got these post games, pregame shows.

[Matt Jones]

Now in the evenings, you do post game show. Like three a year.

[Drew Franklin]

If I can't get my food license for my truck, I really want to. It's more of just to do it and say I did it. I want to try stand up comedy one time.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I'd love to see you.

[Drew Franklin]

I've been on amateur night many times. I've had friends do it. Like the amateur night. You go in knowing if this isn't a professional. Yeah, I just want to get up.

[Matt Jones]

There and see how done it twice. I killed it once, and I was like, this is what I'm going to do for my life. And then I bombed the second time, and I was like, I ain't never doing that again.

[Drew Franklin]

See, I'm weird. I think the bombing would be fun.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I love awkward. I don't know, man. I would have thought that. But then I did it and I saw people's. I did the exact same set, and.

[Ryan Lemond]

It bombed a second time.

[Matt Jones]

And it killed the first time and it bombed the second time. And I don't know why one or the other, but it was when I lived in D.C. i did it in D.C. yeah. And the feeling when you tell a joke and everyone just sits there and looks at you is the. I'm not kidding you. It's one of the worst feelings on earth. And I just was like, I can never feel that feeling again.

[Drew Franklin]

See, I want to live in that. I want that.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, well, then you should do it.

[Drew Franklin]

I will say, when we roasted you, I worked really hard on some jokes.

[Matt Jones]

You did a good job.

[Drew Franklin]

And when you work on a joke and deliver and get a pop, that's a high. I still chase. One of them was a Bevin joke. And there had been something topical that day that fit perfectly as a little bit of luck. But I remember that room erupting, and I thought that was pretty fun. I want to do that again.

[Matt Jones]

That roast was a lot of fun. And it's kind of crazy to look back on that. We did that. How many people were there?

[Ryan Lemond]

Packed? It was packed.

[Matt Jones]

And that was a case of some people killed it and some people bombed. And when you watch people bomb, it was so uncomfortable. But when you like. But like, when Mary Jo Perino killed it, it was killed.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Watching her just get up there and nail it.

[Drew Franklin]

I remember there was a table of Louisville donors right in front of me, and I made a Louisville joke, and I intentionally stared at them. And that felt so good. Like, that was like a. That was a high.

[Matt Jones]

Making the joke about Denny Crumb paying for vaudeville, like prostitutes back in the day for U of L. And then looking at him and having him giving me the look of disdain. I was like, ooh. But it was a Lot of fun.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, you did the. The Fancy Farm.

[Matt Jones]

Why did the Fancy Farm. Fancy Farm was one of my favorite days ever. Because I did kill.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yep.

[Matt Jones]

And I loved it.

[Ryan Lemond]

Had some good, good jokes.

[Matt Jones]

And they had to sit there. I had to look at all the. They had to sit there and wallow in it. The politicians, that's one of my favorite. And now they don't let them do it.

[Drew Franklin]

That's what I heard.

[Matt Jones]

After me. They won't let them do that. Like, they tell jokes, but they're. You're not allowed to have people like me do it.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's what made Fancy Farm popular.

[Matt Jones]

Mitch allegedly told the people at Fancy Farm, if you ever have him back, I'll never come back.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, he's out now.

[Matt Jones]

Now it's over, so why not? Let's go to Tom. Go ahead, Tom.

[Caller]

Hey, Matt. It's a little bit outdated, but the Texas game is really a, you know, a microcosm of house dupes, Coach. And the fact that statistically we ran all over them but, you know, got beat. And we got beat because a lot of things that should be done. Aren't we at 4th and 1 a couple of times and failed.

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Caller]

And every coach at every level has plays that you should be able to run on 4th and 1. If you have to win the game, you've got a play in your pocket that you know is going to work. You've worked on it for months saving it for that situation. We kicked a long field goal with 13 seconds. Didn't even take a shot at it.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I was okay with that. But that.

[Caller]

But.

[Matt Jones]

But your point. Your. Your point is valid. Okay? Your point is valid. And it has been the point that I think a lot of people have had for a while. I appreciate the call. That Texas game was a microcosm, Drew. Of all the mistakes, a lot of the things we saw. And if you look at the last two or three years, third and one and fourth and one has been just a backbreaker for Stoops.

[Drew Franklin]

It was a lot like the Georgia game last year. And if I'm not mistaken, the Georgia game last year, they got down to the one and didn't have points. Hate to call the guy out, but you went shopping in the portal to get a running back to punch it in from the 1. And the Texas game, we all know how it ends. You don't punch it in from the one. That go line has just been an issue. When you don't have a Benny or a Chris Rodriguez, they just have been unable to punch it in especially in.

[Matt Jones]

The two years with Bush and it. You know that Georgia game last year you might have had a chance to win if you did it was it. What game was it like Will Levis's year? Didn't we have a year or the game at Ole Miss that time? Remember we we had Danes freshman year?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Should couldn't get in from the one like the one has been a huge thing for us over the years.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, like Drew said, they went out and got Dowdell who was supposed to be that guy to get us that one yard, that two yard when we.

[Matt Jones]

Need it and hadn't happened that moment.

[Drew Franklin]

Is why you wrote him a check that Texas.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

That's why he's on the team, why he's there.

[Matt Jones]

You know what, what about Lexington Sporting League?

[Ryan Lemond]

What about it?

[Matt Jones]

Lexington Sporting Club is in the gamebridge Super League. Did you know that?

[Ryan Lemond]

Didn't know that.

[Matt Jones]

We are the only team that's undefeated.

[Ryan Lemond]

Nice.

[Matt Jones]

We have three wins and five draws. We lead the league with goals. And our next match is against Sporting jacks on Halloween, 6pm they host Trick or treat before the match. Drink or treat starts at 5:00'. Clock.

[Ryan Lemond]

Now we're talking.

[Matt Jones]

It is. It is the Halloween at the Lexington Sporting Club. All match tickets. Also get a voucher for one free beer at Jack Brown's Beer and Burger.

[Ryan Lemond]

Nice.

[Matt Jones]

So join after the match. Purchase your tickets today. Visit lex Sporting Club lexsporting.com tickets or you can watch the game. It's going to be live on Fox 56.

[Ryan Lemond]

Is it really?

[Matt Jones]

LexSporting.com or watch the game live on Fox 56 on Halloween.

[Ryan Lemond]

Very cool.

[Matt Jones]

All right, we'll take a break. Be right back. Ksr.

[Bobby Bones]

Hey, it's Bobby from the Bobby Bones show. I had an incredible time at this year's iHeartRadio music festival and even got the chance to hang out with Diplo and Bailey Zimmerman while I was there. Check this out. So how did Ashes come together? Diplo?

[Diplo]

Well, I kind of briefly met Bailey, I think at Morgan's show, one of them. And I think he's just a guy in Nashville. He's cool as hell and I had a new kind of sound I wanted to do and I think he's the one guy that can carry it. And I came to his house, I had a show, I pulled up real quick. He about to leave on tour. You're about to jump in your tour bus. And we had like three hours play the record for him. We kind of like got a scratch and then he handled it on his own on the road.

[Bailey Zimmerman]

Yeah, it was really cool. He really just like randomly showed up to my house and like, oh hey Diplo, what are you doing? He's like I have a song that I want to show you. And I was like okay. And then now we're here playing it live.

[Bobby Bones]

You can listen to the full episode out now wherever you get your podcasts and big shout out to my friends at Hyundai for making this possible. Had a blast cruising around festival weekend in the all new Palisade Hybrid.

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[Matt Jones]

Techie Sports Radio 859-280-2287 the Text Machine 772-774-5254 this segment sponsored by Clayton and Chrome founded on a simple idea. All leather goods should last a lifetime. Everything from bags, bough belts, wallets and more best parts are doing it right here in Kentucky. Check them out Clayton and croom.comcrum e.com or visit their flagship store, 216 S. Shelby St. In New Loo in Louisville. The quality leather goods built to last at Clayton and Croom. One person writes, matt, you didn't let that guy finish. He was going to make the point that Rich Brooks left the program better than Mark Stoops will. I don't think that was the point he was going to make. He said that they had the same that he said he had. They had the same record. And then Stoops went downhill. Stoops has gone downhill. But I also don't think you can leave out those two years where he was good. He is going to leave the program worse than, than Rich Brooks did. And that's a fair critique. I mean, that, that's a like, if you want to make that critique, that's a completely fair critique. There are also people who go, well, Stoops did it when the SEC was a little easier. Maybe that's probably true. But I would also argue that the sec, the top of the SEC is weaker than it's ever been this year. Meaning, like Vandy can be at the top of the sec.

[Ryan Lemond]

They are the top of the sec.

[Matt Jones]

So yes, we were fortunate in that. Florida, Tennessee, Missouri, Vandy were not great. But also there were a group of teams that we simply would have had no chance of beating, like Alabama and LSU and Georgia. I think this year, if you took the Benny Snell team, Ryan, and played this year in the sec, you'd have a shot to make the playoff.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, that's why you can't, you can't take that away from Stoops. Yes, they're struggling right now, but you can't take away what he did here and what he's the records and the teams that he put together here.

[Matt Jones]

You have to judge people fairly. We people did this at the end of Cal, too. They acted like he was, he was never good. You can't do that. You have to acknowledge that he's good, but you then have to acknowledge what's the situation right now. And it's not good.

[Drew Franklin]

No, not at all. And it's Looking like it'll end about like Joker's last season did. But we all had quite a bit of fun going to eight straight bowl games. I can't act like that didn't happen. I mean, Mark Stoops won more bowl games than Rich Brooks went to.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, let's go.

[Drew Franklin]

And I know their bowl games aren't the end of the world, but it was a pretty fun run when he.

[Matt Jones]

Had it going three years ago, the summer before the season. Three years ago, there was a legitimate debate in this fan base about the whole football, basketball, school conversation. And people took sides and I don't think it was good for the program, but you could legitimately have the conversation about are we a basketball school or are we both? Or, you know, like we you. That's crazy to think about right now.

[Ryan Lemond]

Texas A and M wanted to hire him. You know, he's highly respected.

[Matt Jones]

What he did here, that's amazing. And now there ain't no yes. And they ended up probably doing the right thing in hindsight. True. Go ahead. True.

[Caller]

Hey, Matt, I want to congratulate you for 20 years for you have made people last man and you have put a great staff together. And I like y' all true. You're not fake. Y' all have been a blessing to me and I hope 20 more years, but let's get down to the get down. Matt Jones, I want to ask you a question.

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Caller]

And I want KRP and I want to hold you response. You know, I. You said I can ask you a question.

[Matt Jones]

All right, well, you gotta ask it.

[Caller]

Are you still gonna hold up to me what you said to me six months ago?

[Matt Jones]

Remind me what I said.

[Caller]

You said if Kentucky and Indiana play, you will bring me and give me two tickets and Miss me and Miss Truth can come and meet you at ksr. Are you going to keep your.

[Matt Jones]

Hang on. Did I say that? I know I would have said that. I'd love to meet you and your wife and I probably would have said that I would try to get you tickets, but I don't know that I would have said I would definitely get you tickets.

[Caller]

Matt. I wrote that down on my bucket list. I got a list, Matt.

[Matt Jones]

All right, well, there's a difference. Okay, now that truth. I would love for you to get to see Kentucky and Indiana play and I would love to get to see you, but I also don't want you telling me I said something I didn't say. So are you sure I said that you here.

[Caller]

I'm gonna tell you what, man.

[Matt Jones]

Do you have the day. Let me put it like this. Do you have the day that I said you said you wrote it down. Do you have the day that you think I said it?

[Caller]

No, I don't have. I don't have the damn road. It went it when, when Kentucky and Indiana signed the contract. I called in because I didn't know you the one told me I didn't know about it. And I. I started talking.

[Matt Jones]

Let me do some research. Let me do some research.

[Caller]

But if.

[Matt Jones]

Let me do some research. Hang on, hang on. Let me do some research. If I said it, I will certainly do it. If I didn't say it, I might still do it because I like you. But I need to go look at the research.

[Caller]

Okay, Matt, let me put this. I'm gonna leave you with this if you don't do it. But one thing I have say I could say to you, Matt Jones. I don't like Kentucky sports. I like cutting up with you. But one thing I loved about KSR when I came on this earth. I can meet Kentucky fan and man it go past sports if I have built a relationship through this show. Radios acting stupid with you. We are changing people life, man. And that's what I like about you, man.

[Matt Jones]

Well, that's very nice.

[Caller]

You're in it when it comes to knowing about Indiana.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Why would you throw that? You almost had me getting you tickets. Like when you said that line, you were very close to me going, all right, and then you have to call me an idiot at the end of it. Truth. That wasn't the smartest thing, but you.

[Caller]

Know, but you know, you know I'm not fake. We keep it. That's why they call me the truth. I keep it real like you keep it real and you love people. Matt. Joe, like I said, if you still don't give me tickets to Indiana Kentucky, you have gave me a platform.

[Matt Jones]

Well, let me, let me look at it. And in truth, I'd like to be able to help you. So let me look at it and we'll talk a little later, okay?

[Caller]

Okay. Go Indiana football team. Win the national championship. Go Hoogers.

[Matt Jones]

All right, there you go. Do you think I said that?

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't remember that happening.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, I might have. That's the kind of thing I would say sometimes. But I don't know that I would have volunteered to give tickets to an Indiana fan in rupt to a Kentucky game.

[Ryan Lemond]

See, I remembered it. He said he was coming to the game and you said you would treat him KS bar or something like that.

[Matt Jones]

Certainly. I'm sure I said that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And I would. I'll still do that. I don't know about the tickets.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't know.

[Matt Jones]

Did I say that?

[Drew Franklin]

I don't remember you saying it. But I also don't think Truth. The type that would just pull out of thin air.

[Matt Jones]

Well, his name's Truth.

[Drew Franklin]

Good point. Touche.

[Ryan Lemond]

Matt Jones.

[Drew Franklin]

Trust the truth.

[Matt Jones]

Who can you trust? Exactly. His name is not. I'm a Lie. His name's a Truth.

[Drew Franklin]

I believe him. Even name aside, I don't think he would make that up.

[Matt Jones]

But I don't remember proof. I'm willing to do it. He did call me an idiot, though, at the end. I feel like that wasn't the smartest thing to do. Kevin, go ahead. Kevin.

[Caller]

Yeah, this is. You told me I could come watch you teach class too, and you never came through. You always had an excuse. I'm kidding. I know how that goes. I gotta. I switched my ask anything question. If you did have a screenplay that you wrote, if Ben Affleck is unavailable, who would play you?

[Matt Jones]

Oh, that's a great question. I don't know.

[Ryan Lemond]

Dave Fleming.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, you know what you don't have to do. I'm getting a. I'm getting somebody. Well, they would need to be somebody that was about that age when I did it right. So you need to be like late 30s, early 40s. I'd want them to be handsome just so I didn't. Just for my own self esteem. Who we thinking. But not too handsome because they've got to be like.

[Ryan Lemond]

Josh. Somehow we got.

[Matt Jones]

Josh's older than that, though.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Who'd you say?

[Drew Franklin]

I said it's got to be believable. I mean, you don't want to. Can't roll out Michael B. Jordan there for.

[Matt Jones]

You know, I think it should be Michael B. I think that's.

[Drew Franklin]

It's got to be someone that looks a little bit like Michael B. Jordan.

[Matt Jones]

Would be perfect.

[Ryan Lemond]

The. The dude that plays young Sheldon.

[Matt Jones]

There you go.

[Drew Franklin]

That's a good one.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I don't. I don't need this from you. All right. I got to go meet this boss here.

[Ryan Lemond]

Good luck.

[Matt Jones]

So the end of the show.

[Drew Franklin]

That flew by.

[Matt Jones]

It did fly by. That's what happens when we're here in Louisville. We will tomorrow be at the bar. Thursday at the bar as well. Friday at Whiskey Thief.

[Ryan Lemond]

Whiskey.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Right. Cool glasses.

[Matt Jones]

And they're going to be giving away Whiskey Thief glasses. That'll be. That's a really great show. You. They also get you liquored up. During the show too pour your own bourbon. That's exactly right. So we will see you later. This has been Kentucky sports radio.

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Hey, it's Bobby from the Bobby Bones show. I had an incredible time at this year's iHeartRadio music festival and even got the chance to hang out with Diplo and Bailey Zimmerman while I was there. How did Ashes come together, Diplo?

[Diplo]

I pulled up real quick. He was about to leave on tour. You're about to jump in your tour bus and we had like three hours.

[Bailey Zimmerman]

It was really cool. He literally just like randomly showed up to my house and I'm like, oh, hey Diplo, what are you doing? He's like, I have a song that I want to show you. And I was like, okay, you can.

[Bobby Bones]

Listen to the full episode out now, wherever you get your podcasts. And big shout out to my friends at Hyundai for making this possible. Had a blast cruising around festival weekend in the all new Palisade hybrid.

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