KSR Hour 2 – November 3, 2025

Podcast: Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR)
Hosts: Matt Jones, Ryan Lemond, Mario
Date: November 3, 2025

Overview

This hour of Kentucky Sports Radio dives into a mix of Kentucky sports news, World Series reactions, high school football, local Kentucky color, Halloween happenings, upcoming college basketball, and playful banter about Kentucky culture. The hosts—Matt Jones, Ryan Lemond, and Mario—share spirited opinions on recent sporting events, community gossip, and personal anecdotes, all delivered with their characteristic wit and regional flair.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Goat Yoga in Kentucky

• Bantering about "goat yoga," with Ryan questioning why anyone would want goats climbing on them during yoga.
• Mario references the purported health benefits (endorphins, laughter), but the crew is mostly bemused.
• Discussion of where to do goat yoga in Kentucky, with Versailles and Newcastle mentioned.
• Tone: Playful skepticism, with plenty of ribbing.

[02:04] Ryan Lemond: "Who wants that? When you're trying to do yoga, you're trying to get your Zen and you got this thing, thing snarling on you."

2. World Series Recap

• Matt and Ryan describe the 2025 World Series as "the best of my lifetime" ([03:41]), highlighting drama, long games, and iconic moments.
• Will Smith’s Heroics: Celebrated as a Kentucky native (Kentucky Country Day alums) who hit one of the biggest World Series home runs, aligning him with legends like Carlton Fisk and Joe Carter.
• Discussion of a spectacular defensive play and the heartbreak for Blue Jays fans.
• The science angle: Mario mentions how Miguel Rojas hit a home run off a pitch requiring a never-before-seen bat speed in his career.
• Cultural pride: Kentucky ties highlighted repeatedly.

[03:41] Matt Jones: "Best world series of my lifetime. That was awesome. From the 18 inning game to the way the...game six ended with a double play. And then game seven was just crazy."

[05:21] Ryan Lemond: "Will Smith...went to Kentucky Country Day and now hits one of the biggest home runs in World Series history."

3. Kentucky and Louisville Identity & Santa Claus, Indiana

• A humorous tangent on local identity—whether someone from Louisville can be called a Kentuckian.
• Discussion on Sheriff (sports figure) living in Indiana—in Santa Claus, Indiana’s Christmas Lake Village. Full of jokes about the town having street names like Jingle Bell Lane and Christmas themes year-round.
• Local tidbits: Actual population figures and playful skepticism about people living there.

[10:03] Ryan Lemond: "Sheriff reporting for duty. He was very upset because they called him a Kentuckian and not a Louisvillian. Yeah, but Louisville is subsumed by Kentucky. It's state federalism."

[11:04] Ryan Lemond: "You're just saying. They all 365 days a year have to think about Christmas?"

4. Kentucky High School Football & County Rivalries

• Celebration of Middlesboro’s undefeated regular season.
• Twitter banter: Coach Schoffner tweets at Ryan about eating chicken livers through the tunnel (callback to prior show).
• Potential for two small schools from the same county to win state titles—a point of Kentucky pride.
• Good-natured ribbing about "siding with the elite" or the local underdogs.

[13:12] Ryan Lemond: "He tweeted after the game, he tweeted you and was like, we just won and we're driving through the Chunnel Tunnel chopping on chicken livers."

[14:25] Matt Jones: "You could have a state championship where of the six divisions, two of the teams are from the same county. And it's a tiny county."

5. Lexington Halloween Bar Crawl

• Ryan and Mario recount their night searching for Halloween costumes and checking out bars in Lexington.
• Discussion of elaborate, creative group costumes; quips about the generational divide ("I felt old"), revelers' attire, and distributing prize money for the best costumes.
• Mario’s distractibility as a costume judge is teased.
• Notable moment: The sheer volume of people downtown for Halloween, with bars packed.

[21:09] Ryan Lemond: "I've never seen more people out in the city of Lexington than Friday night. It was an absolute circus. It looked like they just opened up the gates of the zoo and let everybody run out."

6. Kentucky Connections & ‘Jingle Bell Lane’ in Lexington

• More local trivia: Jingle Bell Lane in Lexington named for the site of a former large Christmas tree company.
• Sidenote on a local tamale/taco shop with surprisingly good food.

7. Upcoming College Basketball & Louisville-Kentucky Rivalry

• College basketball tips off, with Florida vs. Arizona highlighted as the "big game" (on, of all things, "True TV").
• Panel makes picks—favorites are Florida.
• Injuries to UK point guards (Low, Aberdeen) are a concern for the challenging slate ahead, including the rivalry game with Louisville.

[28:41] Ryan Lemond: "We desperately need one of those two guys to get healthy before we play Louisville." [34:45] Matt Jones: "I, my, my only, my first mild annoyance of the Pope era is the way they're handling injuries."

8. Inside Kentucky Basketball

• Extended discussion about the team's guard injuries, who will play, and the impact on upcoming games.
• Ryan grilled for worrying about Aberdeen’s status.
• Playful segment on matching songs to UK basketball players’ names—a mix of quick-thinking, dad-joke-level humor and Kentucky in-jokes.

[40:13] Matt Jones: "This is a cage. The elephant Kentucky band has a song called Aberdeen." [40:32] Matt Jones: "Get low, get low, get low" (for Zvonimir Ivišić, nicknamed ‘Low’).

9. Streaming Wars: YouTube TV & ESPN

• Brief but pointed discussion about the ongoing dispute between YouTube TV and ESPN, leaving subscribers without football games.
• Technical headaches with streaming apps; surprise at fans siding with YouTube TV over ESPN.

[37:38] Matt Jones: "Have any subscribers left after that?"

10. Final Thoughts & PR for Mark Stoops

• Matt weighs in on what Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops should do: Just be himself and win. No over-selling after one win—just humility and pride.
• Reference to John Calipari’s infamous post-victory press conference and advice not to gloat after a single success.

[44:22] Ryan Lemond: “At this point, it’s just win. There’s really. There’s no. The sales jobs and the sort of PR that was kind of, in my opinion, screwed up prior. At this point, the only thing to do is win and then try to get slowly more and more fans on your side.”

Memorable Quotes & Notable Moments (w/timestamps)

• [02:04] Ryan Lemond (on goat yoga): "Who wants that? When you're trying to do yoga, you're trying to get your Zen and you got this thing, thing snarling on you."
• [03:41] Matt Jones: "Best world series of my lifetime. That was awesome."
• [05:21] Ryan Lemond: "Will Smith...now hits one of the biggest home runs in World Series history."
• [11:04] Ryan Lemond (about Santa Claus, IN): "They all 365 days a year have to think about Christmas?"
• [13:12] Ryan Lemond (re: Coach Schofner): "So Coach Schofner telling you and your little preppy people to eat it."
• [21:09] Ryan Lemond (on Halloween): "I've never seen more people out in the city of Lexington than Friday night. It was an absolute circus."
• [34:45] Matt Jones: "My only...first mild annoyance of the Pope era is the way they're handling injuries."
• [37:38] Matt Jones (on YouTube TV): "Have any subscribers left after that?"
• [44:22] Ryan Lemond (advice to Stoops): "At this point, it’s just win...the only thing to do is win and then try to get slowly more and more fans on your side."

Timestamps for Major Segments

• Goat yoga discussion: 01:05 – 03:32
• World Series wrap and Kentucky angle: 03:32 – 09:17
• Santa Claus, Indiana/Louisville-Kentucky banter: 09:17 – 13:12
• High School football & regional pride: 13:12 – 15:08
• Lexington Halloween adventures: 19:27 – 25:02
• Lexington Christmas trivia / Tamale shop: 26:05 – 26:45
• College basketball preview / player injuries: 26:45 – 34:45
• YouTube TV and ESPN standoff: 37:27 – 39:08
• UK basketball player song names (light segment): 40:09 – 43:48
• PR advice for Mark Stoops: 44:00 – 45:38

Overall Feel and Takeaway

This episode is classic KSR: a freewheeling, high-energy blend of sports analysis, Kentucky pride, and good-natured mockery. The show captures the pulse of the Commonwealth—whether celebrating Will Smith’s World Series heroics, debating high school football, or poking fun at local quirks ("Santa Claus, Indiana" and Jingle Bell Lane). Even non-fans can enjoy the crew’s camaraderie and sharp turns from sports to slice-of-life anecdotes.

If you missed Hour 2, you’ll feel right at home in the Bluegrass after this one.