2025-12-30- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

KSR (Kentucky Sports Radio) – Hour 2

Date: December 30, 2025
Hosts: Ryan Lemond & Drew Franklin
Special Guest: Wukosh Orbzutt (“Woo”) – former UK Basketball Center
Location: KS Bar & Grill, Lexington, KY

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Episode Overview

This hour of KSR features a lively in-person reunion with fan favorite and former Kentucky basketball center Wukosh Orbzutt (“Woo”). The hosts catch up with Woo about life after UK, his family, and his evolving role in the Bluegrass community. Discussion touches on Kentucky athletics—football and basketball, coaching transitions, the rise of volleyball in the state, and even some uniquely Kentucky anecdotes. The hosts take several calls from nostalgic and engaged listeners, peppering the show with personal stories and light-hearted banter.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

Catching Up with Woo: Life, Family, and Career

• Woo shares updates about his life post-basketball:
  • His 12-year-old daughter is already six feet tall and excelling at volleyball, participating in the booming youth club sports circuit.
  • He still lives in Shelby County and works in oil and gas management and sales, referencing the show “Landman.”
  • Despite a busy life, Woo keeps close ties with the “BBN” (Big Blue Nation), regularly tailgating and attending games.
• [05:15] Woo: “Yes, we all get busy with our lives, we run separate directions, but I'm extremely proud of you guys and what you guys have achieved…and finally stepped up from those cheap headphones.” (joking about KSR production values)

Volleyball Growth in Kentucky

• Drew and Ryan note the incredible rise of youth volleyball in Kentucky, with both UK and Louisville having top national programs.
• Woo highlights how club sports have “changed the demographic of sports in this country,” with more kids specializing earlier and the entire scene becoming more competitive.

UK Football: Coaching Transition and Stoops Era Reflection

• Discussion of excitement around the new football coach and the revived energy among fans.
• Woo reflects on what led to the end of the Mark Stoops era, with keen insight into the unique pressures of coaching in Kentucky.
  • [09:11] Woo: “Change is good. I like that the fans and the BBN is getting excited about football again…and we have something to look forward to—hopefully we play that fast-paced offense…”
  • [09:42] Woo: “You have to be extremely confident in what you do when you coach in any sport in Kentucky and BBN…there’s tremendous pressure…and for a lot of coaches, change comes sooner than later.”

On-Court and Locker Room Dynamics during Coaching Changes

• Woo gives a rare glimpse inside a locker room undergoing a coaching change, referencing his own experience in the transition from Tubby Smith.
  • [10:36] Woo: “You can just change it by coaches’ demeanor, the coaching staff, everything else involving the goals—that the end is near, the plane is circling the runway…”
  • Expectations at Kentucky: “Our administration and fan base is not satisfied with losing two games in a row, or for example, one game…”

Observations on Modern College Basketball

• Woo ponders the impact of NIL, transfer rules, and the rapid shift of the college game:
  • [12:34] Woo: “One thing does not change: the whole country enjoys Kentucky basketball losing. Watch the ESPN and the other networks—they all talk about the struggles… A little bit of adversity and the guys, new guys… We don’t have upperclassmen anymore, right?”
  • He draws parallels to European club basketball, suggesting the college route may become less standard for elite players in coming years.
  • On academics: players don’t connect as deeply to the university with such high transfer rates.

Former Players vs. “Visitors” in the Transfer Era

• A running joke develops about categorizing former UK players as “alumni” (those who stayed) versus “visitors” (one-year stay via transfer).
  • [14:40] Woo: “What needs to happen going forward is alumni versus ‘I just played here’—yeah, and you are—I visited here.”

Listener Calls and Community Memories

• [21:14] Lex: Reminisces about seeing Woo and Shagari Alleyne in the UK cafeteria.
• [26:14] Chi Woo: Asks Woo about culture shock coming from Poland. Woo credits basketball as a common denominator that made assimilation easier, and shares that his daughter learns about Poland from TikTok.
  • [27:25] Woo: “The common denominator arriving in the United States, especially in Kentucky, was basketball, so camaraderie just started right away…”

Kentucky Institutions: Tally Ho and Student Life

• Tally Ho, a legendary campus eatery, is closing—a moment of nostalgia for all.
• Woo and Drew recall sneaking in meals and late hours while dodging team dietary restrictions.
  • [22:58] Woo: “Many times. Pancakes, I think, were my favorite, and the 'Ho Burger.' … If you went to UK, you went to Tally Ho at some point…”

Family, Heritage, and Passing on Traditions

• Woo admits he hasn’t visited Poland since 2011, but wants his daughter to do a semester there one day. She’s more familiar with his roots thanks to social media.
  • [25:21] Woo: “She finds it on TikTok…She wants to visit, but right now, it’s tournament after tournament…”

Current Events & Lighthearted Moments

Viral Bulldog Fan Video [32:04]

• Discussion of the viral video where a grade-school Georgia fan refuses to sing “Rocky Top” in Tennessee, rewarded by Georgia with Sugar Bowl tickets.
  • [33:02] Woo: “This is like a scene from a movie—almost like a Napoleon Dynamite reverse theme. … Great job parents…”

Contest Fiascos: NFL Field Goals and UK Half-Court Shots [34:16 – 37:19]

• The New York Jets initially cancel, then allow, a contest winner to attempt a $100,000 field goal (ultimately missed).
  • [36:04] Drew: “Were you really afraid of someone making a 30- and a 40-yarder for $100,000 in memory of her father? At worst, you have a very cool moment…”
• Several half-court shot winners in Rupp Arena discussed; speculation about the selection process.

Athlete Home Burglaries [37:22+]

• Recent trend of pro athletes getting burglarized while on the road, including Titans’ Jeff Simmons and former UK star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
  • [39:32] Woo: “What do you do when things happen to…your house or your family isn’t there, and someone breaks in?”

Personal Stories: Jukeboxes, Family Connections, and UK Community

• Woo describes restoring a 1955 Seaburg jukebox, obtaining authentic UK blue and white paint from a Louisville business owner who is also Will Stein’s uncle (new UK football assistant).
• The show’s phones light up with good-natured callers from around the state and beyond, including a listener making a cross-country drive after visiting a grandchild in North Dakota.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Woo on coaching pressure at UK:
  “You have to have an ego to be able to coach at this level – and probably be borderline psychopathic to sustain that type of beating day in and day out from the fans and you guys [the media].” — Woo [11:32]

• Woo, tongue-in-cheek about academic priorities:
  “I never missed a class because if you do, you have an automatic 5am workout.” — Woo [29:32]

• On how Kentucky basketball alumni should be categorized in the transfer age:
  “Alumni versus ‘I just played here’…I visited here.” — Woo [14:40]

• On changing times in college basketball:
  “We just have a second category—secondary citizens!” — Woo [15:04] (joking about one-year transfers)

• Drew on Woo’s legendary campus presence:
  “When I’m walking into Kroger Field for a football game…there’s a seven-footer sticking out. I know Woo’s still tailgates and is a big part of BBN, even though we haven’t had him on the air lately.” [07:52]

• Woo on Tally Ho:
  “Pancakes, I think, were my favorite…The ‘Ho Burger’ is what they call it. … I would just go out on Wednesday night, the whole night, and try to do my best on Thursday to skip most of my classes and just take that 5am workout on Friday morning.” [22:58-23:48]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [04:58] Woo joins the broadcast in person at KS Bar
• [06:04] Volleyball and youth sports landscape
• [09:11] New UK football coach & reflections on Mark Stoops’ era
• [10:36] Locker room dynamics during a coaching change
• [12:34] Impact of NIL, transfers, and new basketball culture
• [14:40] Discussing “alumni” versus “visitor” former players
• [21:14] Nostalgia calls—cafeteria memories, run-ins on campus
• [22:58] Tally Ho memories and campus food culture
• [25:14] Maintaining family heritage, TikTok’s role in learning about Poland
• [30:34] Youth volleyball's rapid rise in Kentucky
• [32:04] Viral story: Young Georgia fan refusing to sing “Rocky Top”
• [34:16] NFL kicking contest fiasco and UK half-court shots
• [37:22] Athlete burglary ring and security concerns

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Final Thoughts & Closing

This hour is a joyful celebration of Kentucky sports, community, nostalgia, and friendship. Whether sharing memories of campus life, discussing changes in college athletics, or connecting with the BBN through light-hearted stories, the hosts and Woo embody the “family” spirit that defines UK fandom.

Woo on future visits and resolutions:
“Anytime, you know, I’m easy to reach, you just let me know and we make it happen…2026 is coming up, Happy New Year everybody!” — [51:44-51:57]

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For More:

• Contact or listen: 10am-noon, Mon-Fri, or KSBarandGrill.com
• Next Episode: Guest JP Blevins and “Best of 2025” segment for New Year’s Eve.

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Summary curated and attributed from real-time segment dialogue. For full show details, visit Kentucky Sports Radio’s archive or listen live.

Transcript

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[Drew Franklin]

Footers here he's around he's alexa i.

[Ryan Lemond]

Know it he's around here somewhere right now uk grass but tonight we've got quiz night at the ks bar and grill so come on back for that one of the seven footers willie collinstein just got up another seven footer just sat down wukosh orb zoot in the house man it's been a minute since you've been on the show with us.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

It has thank you for a late night phone call joined the tonight show.

[Drew Franklin]

You know sometimes we produce late at.

[Ryan Lemond]

Night what are you doing tomorrow you want to come on the show with me and drew you were a regular for a while with us and then i guess life gets in the way and we haven't heard from you in.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

A minute yes we we all get busy with our lives we run separate directions but i'm extremely proud of you guys and what you guys have achieved and finally stepped up from those cheap headphones so no we haven't that's the.

[Ryan Lemond]

Same headphones yeah don't jinx us to.

[Drew Franklin]

Fall apart here yeah i appreciate you saying you've stepped up but when you walked in you're like how you been i'm like you we're literally right where.

[Ryan Lemond]

You left us we're doing the exact.

[Drew Franklin]

Same thing we were doing ten years.

[Ryan Lemond]

Ago now i know it's gonna make drew and i feel old how old.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Is your daughter my daughter is twelve years old oh my goodness six foot.

[Ryan Lemond]

Tall is she six foot tall yes.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

She is you guys gotta come check her out play play volleyball one day.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah she's a volleyball player right yeah yes she like playing on these the club teams the club circuit that's the big thing now when you get that.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Age right it is that there's tremendous amount of games that are being single weekend tournaments and the demographic of sports in this country has changed drastically it.

[Drew Franklin]

Has you mentioned your daughter in volleyball i'm sure you've been part of this excitement around here lately we came up just short the cats last week but were you all just dialed into everything like everyone else was around here huge.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Fan of coach skinner he was a coach when i was at kentucky for all four years he was doing great things back then so i hope he can make it till my daughter can play for him that would be awesome i'm pushing him don't retire yeah hang.

[Drew Franklin]

On come on coach if you're listening you heard that twelve years old go.

[Ryan Lemond]

Recruiter so where will she play where high school will she play for so.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

She probably gonna go to one of the house high schools in louisville but you never know with nil if it's reach college look at him look at him he will reach high school too.

[Drew Franklin]

Are we here to talk basketball with wu or get his daughter a scholarship not for either one i just need to know what we're working on here.

[Ryan Lemond]

I want to be her agent she's twelve years old and six foot tall i want to be her agent we're going to deal for it she ever.

[Drew Franklin]

Considered the basketball path or is just.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Volleyball is the craze now volleyball and swimming and horses so yeah we limited it to three now do you still.

[Ryan Lemond]

Live in shelby the shelby county area.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Yes yes yes i do i do i enjoy it and who are you.

[Ryan Lemond]

Working for you still working for the.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Same people yes i work for a different company so so we we oil and gas folks if you watch landman that's one of the things we do.

[Drew Franklin]

I love landman yes i tried to turn it on last night so you're like the billy bob thornton here local.

[Ryan Lemond]

That'S not your role what's your role.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

In it then so i do anything from management into into sales so a little bit of everything i've been in the business for fifteen years now so so we keep it interesting that's for.

[Drew Franklin]

Sure he still gets to have his fun though i know you haven't seen woo in a while but occasionally when i'm walking into kroger field for a football game when i'm walking through that front red light there's a seven footer sticking out i know woo still still tailgates and is a big part of bbn even though we haven't had him.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

On the air lately yes welcoming i'm welcoming everybody walking into crockerfield with open open arms and a nice meal hopefully right so so you go to a lot of games you go to football and basketball games football telegating is just so much fun catching up with the fans get to know the bbn and mingle and you know you can put in anywhere from twelve hour day to a four hour day plus the game.

[Drew Franklin]

There'S a fun moment i think it was last season back when i was doing my tailgating videos you know i'm going around interviewing and i run into woo and i hadn't seen him in a while and you know part of the theme of the tailgating video is sponsored by country boys you know people are having a few beers here and there sure yeah well i see woo and woo's not drinking he's got a doctor pepper or something i'm like you know what woo i'm not drinking either and then we're talking about not drinking two minutes later we have bourbon out on video flipped because we ran into each other we went from a couple soft drinks before the cats were playing a game to where's the bourbon so we couldn't help ourselves run into each other out there i think that was.

[Ryan Lemond]

A big game too well if you're a football guy what are your thoughts about our new football coach i'm excited.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Change is good i like that the fans and the bbn is getting excited about football again and we have something to look forward to hopefully we we play that fast paced offense don't have to wait for towel signs for a call and two timeouts so that's a.

[Ryan Lemond]

Football that's a uk football guy right.

[Drew Franklin]

There he's talking like the gu that wear the radio headsets that have been up in the bleachers for forty years who knows he's a part of it.

[Ryan Lemond]

What do you think was what happened to the mark stoops era the last.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Couple years then i think you have to be extremely confident in what you do when you coach in any sports in kentucky and bbn there's tremendous amount of pressure and a lot of times for a lot of coaches change comes sooner than later i think he give us ten year plus and he done we can't take away from him did great things what great he has done true and i was there with coach smith his last two years you know coach smith overall done a lot of great things for bbn and for kentucky but a lot of times it's just time for a change what's it like.

[Drew Franklin]

Since you were there for a coaching chains when you can kind of feel that pressure from everyone on the outside results just aren't what the expectations are i mean are you really feeling that within the locker room every single day.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

You can just change it by coaches demeanor the coaching stuff everything else involving the goals that the end is near you know that the plan is circling the runway so i guess i've never.

[Ryan Lemond]

Talked to you about that you guys could feel it from coach smith from tubby that he was feeling it he'd bring that into the locker room which kind of reflected on you guys you.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Guys could feel that yes and you know of course we played in an era when fifty six points won the.

[Ryan Lemond]

Game.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

It was definitely much different basketball than what it is today but the feeling was there we knew something was wrong we could tell that our administration and fan base is not satisfied with losing two games in a row and for example one game you know yeah very true expectations in kentucky are are extremely high and and i think i want to say you have to have an ego to be able to coach at this level and probably be borderline psychopathic to to sustain that type of beating day in and day out from from from the fans and you guys.

[Drew Franklin]

The media oscar what are you talking about we're innocent we never do anything.

[Ryan Lemond]

Bad we saw it just in the past couple months where you know mark pope the honeymoon ended pretty quickly when they lost a couple of those games and kind of look bad in those losses honeymoon's over dude it's time for.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

You to start winning some games exactly you know one thing i learned when i was here that money doesn't grow on trees but when it comes to kentucky basketball oh boy the kraft family can choose the next coach quick very.

[Drew Franklin]

Quickly hopefully we're not doing that for a while but what did you think early on this season when they were struggling a little bit i know you're dialed in you're not just a uk football fan you've been watching pope's guys this year and it was a rough start to the year for being fair.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Yes i'm a little bit it's been twenty years so i can say it i'm a og now so so the game of basketball have changed but one thing does not change the whole country enjoy kentucky basketball losing watch the espn and the other networks they all talk about the struggles that there are teams is facing so a little bit of adversity and the guys new guys that haven't been part of we don't have upperclassmen anymore right right we have a thirty year transfer fifth year transfer and a seventh year freshman out of nba probably next year right so so so so the basketball has landscapes has changed so much i was i was for example listening to coach izzo last night and he i think he expressed his frustration and and it's more moving towards what i experienced when i was playing in poland in the club team when you play against grown men and and i think here in next couple years the school is just going to be optioned that's one of my questions the guys still got to go to class.

[Drew Franklin]

Or just you had a four zero.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Perfect attendance what i had to because otherwise i had a five am workout.

[Ryan Lemond]

You know i don't know if they go to class they may act like they go to class but they've got all these tutoring sessions available now where they can get their classes come to.

[Drew Franklin]

Them almost even if you were showing up for class so these guys that are at a different school every year there's no way stuff's transferring and you're actually getting an education and it's ending with a degree especially these players that are doing the every year the four and four years there's no chance they have a degree at the end of.

[Ryan Lemond]

Their four years that's one of cal perry's argument was all this transfer year after year you don't get to graduate you don't get your degree then when your playing career is over you have nothing to fall back on fall back.

[Drew Franklin]

On and no connection at all we missed the scholars like wu yes who came here for academics first basketball second.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

So so so so i think what needs to go happen forward is alumni versus i just played here yes yeah and and you are i i visited.

[Drew Franklin]

Here yes you want to categorize the former players that you have your alumni's your woos and your willies who had their whole career here and then without using names just these hodgepodge people that come through one year off they're a.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Separate category yes yes we're going to secondary citizens well really good we'll get.

[Ryan Lemond]

To catch up with you woo cautious here if you want to call and get on board eight five nine two eight zero two two eight seven we've got a couple callers who've been holding for a while we want to get to them and then we're also going to i got i got a couple of little scenarios i need both your guys takes on we'll do that when we come back i'm gonna take these.

[Drew Franklin]

Voices we're gonna make sure rick's got the dump button ready too just in.

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[Ryan Lemond]

Kentucky sports radio ryan drew and wukosh orb zoot in the house here at ks bar and grill we've got quiz night tonight so coming out and have some fun with that also got big news for our listeners down in florida so gary and orlando listen up cornbread hemp is now coming to the sunshine state not just cornbread hemp but their seltzers their sleep gummies all the cornbread hemp great products are going to be down at the total wine and fresh market locations all across florida so head to your local total wine and fresh market in florida look for the cornbread hemp products everyone listening can visit cornbreadhemp dot com as well that's cornbreadhemp dot com and the store locator to find the location nearest useful here in kentucky cornbread hemp that is the good life all right we were just talking about woo did he sign the door we have a door here and all the former players that come in sign the.

[Drew Franklin]

Door and casey who's here made the.

[Ryan Lemond]

Door casey did make the door he made our stage we're sitting on he did everything he built this building he did build the building look at rachel think that's funny but we can't remember if you signed it or not so will you sign it again before you.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Leave no not a problem not a.

[Drew Franklin]

Problem and if you already signed it sign it again we can't sign it again speaking of woo i got to tell you you know i mentioned my mom's in the hospital how's she doing things are going well good i bring that up because for many years we had the ksr christmas party yeah and it would end with woo facetiming my mom and we couldn't get him off the phone it would be like a forty five minute conversation it was supposed to be a quick merry christmas those two they we would miss half the dinner because he's talking to my mom so they have like this christmas friendship but just the other day on christmas i'm checking on her you know she's got a lot going on on some medication she's in the hospital and she's like do you all still have the christmas party i miss hearing from oh she's listening now so this will be your alls your your annual christmas conversation even though you've taken a few years off but she wanted me to make sure that you know how much she misses those long talks still don't know what you all would talk about concerns me a little bit but that was that was her favorite part of christmas.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Now she she's she's awesome you got a wonderful mom i hope she's she's gonna do better and return home of course here shortly before the end of this year hopefully well we don't play.

[Drew Franklin]

Favorites but you're a favorite so glad to have you on here so she.

[Ryan Lemond]

Can hear it i sat by woo at one of those christmas parties and he said let's drink drink for drink you and me i couldn't walk out of there by the time it was.

[Drew Franklin]

Over that's why we don't do those christmas anymore those are a fun time.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Those those are those are all all days man i slowed down so much it's embarrassing we had a couple people.

[Ryan Lemond]

Who'Ve been holding holding for a while rick's let's get one of them up who we got got lex up first lex go ahead lex you're on wukosh.

[Caller]

Hey woo i tell you what after holding holding for sixty one minutes you go through a lot of emotions that's for sure i had the intent to ask willie some questions about platooning and how much he loved that but then it went to you know feeling bad that he went through all of his money from what i could tell makes me feel better about going through my paycheck sometimes but yeah a lot of emotions have happened over the last hour that's for sure i actually went to uk the same time that woo did so i got to see him and shigari in the cafeteria there used to be a cafeteria in between i guess more coliseum than there used to be a big parking lot than the cafeteria and i used to see them eating the all you can eat buffet there with our our kentucky card or whatever it was back in the day so i'm glad to see he's doing well.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right appreciate thanks for the phone call lex the old student center yes.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

The old student center what was called blazer hall i think i'm not sure what's there anymore campus anymore is like you definitely need to use guidance to maneuver through it but for a better i wish i had that we never i take that back we have wild car lodge he was pretty sweet yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

That'S not bad nobody's gonna feel sorry.

[Ryan Lemond]

For you i don't think we talked.

[Drew Franklin]

About this willie but i have to bring it up with you because i assume you were there every night but did you see tally ho who's closing.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Tally hose is finding clothes and less shootings in lexington well that too but.

[Drew Franklin]

When you were a player did did you make the walk from the lodge over i feel like i might have seen you in there a few times we're close to the same age age.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Many times pancakes i think were my favorite and the whole burger that's what they call it it's coming back and and chicken tenders like that was the that was my jam in town if.

[Ryan Lemond]

You went to the uk you went to tally ho at some point in your career yes many times maybe not.

[Drew Franklin]

On the diet you were supposed to be on maybe you kind of cheated on what you're supposed to be doing.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

There a little bit no so so so the play was simple whenever i find out we got a next day off because per ncaa we had to cause usually it was like a thursday or something so i would just go out on wednesday night yes the whole night whenever it was happening and then try to do my best on thursday to skip most of my classes and just take that five am workout on friday morning how hard was it for.

[Drew Franklin]

You to go to a two keys or you know whatever the hits were back then you know some players can blend in a little bit maybe they're not spotted but i have a feeling the moment you walk in it's hey what is he doing here i'm not.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Sure what the statute of limitation with my nda with university of kentucky i'm sure it expired but it was not hard to walk into gambinos or two keys or any downtown clubs i don't even know if a guy's club anymore these days yeah and today i'm forty three years old i don't even know where to go last time we run into each other downtown and i was like what i'm doing here there's there's just a sea of youngsters i live.

[Drew Franklin]

Here woo and i felt the same.

[Ryan Lemond]

Way same way so you're forty three that makes me feel old your daughter's twelve tiger woods turns fifty today yeah happy birthday tiger how does that make you feel tiger woods is fifty years.

[Drew Franklin]

Old everything makes me feel old these.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Days ryan everything used to twenty seven makes me feel old have you been.

[Ryan Lemond]

Able to go back to see your family overseas recently no i haven't been.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Home since twenty eleven just just busy so so it's been it's been quite.

[Ryan Lemond]

Some time yeah you still have family i assume that lives over there yes.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Yes all of my family my parents my brother everybody's back home yeah how.

[Drew Franklin]

Much does like your daughter know where you're from do you try to teach her some of the culture or is she pretty far removed she finds us.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

From tiktok you know you scroll long enough it was like oh wow i just learned something about poland off tiktok.

[Drew Franklin]

Does she know the stories about your dog walking you to school each way.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

No no she doesn't she wants to visit we just try to figure out the right time so she can remember the visit to the old country and what it has to offer and open the door back up but right now with as you guys know if you have kids playing sports it's tournament after.

[Ryan Lemond]

Tournament weekend after weekend on the road living out of a suitcase every weekend.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Yes yes it's great timing but you know it's something worth investing for sure.

[Ryan Lemond]

Too eight five nine two eight zero two two eight seven who we got next rick chi woo is up next chi woo go ahead chi woo you're.

[Caller]

On woo hey.

[Drew Franklin]

How are you.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Yes.

[Caller]

Yes so because i was wondering you know when you came to the united states i mean you came from poland you came to the united states the the the culture shock maybe was was great maybe it wasn't but what was it like when you got roommates who didn't look like you you know you you didn't come from the same place and now all of a sudden oh you're you're in with a group of guys who are gonna become your brothers over the course of years and where you came from if it didn't look like that and then another thing i wanted to ask you is my daughters they go to polish school on friday or saturday did you ever look into a polish school as it were in the united states for your daughter good.

[Ryan Lemond]

Question chi we appreciate that awesome questions.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Thanks for a lot of a lot of to digest and just one at the time the common denominator with arriving in the united states especially in kentucky was was the basketball so camaraderie just started right away and and two thousand three i run to a magical guy named matt jones and the rest of his it's history so so it was it was great learning from maud and all of of the early things that he was going through because he was still practicing actively law and and then one day he disclosed that he wants to do this full time and look at where to where where what it led to yes what it led to something huge and awesome and and he cultivates it and he cherishes and and you know so so i met so many wonderful people in the state of kentucky along my journey and and i also met him across the country too there there's places and the meetings i i'm a part of and people say hey wu how you doing you don't know this but we took a class together i'm like oh man this is this is just you know dream come true that and i'm glad how that just tells you how much networking you can do within the university sure and how far it can carry you when you just carry yourself well as well and and you know and with my daughter that's a very interesting point she's interested and ask a lot of questions so so we might look into something in high school when she might might take a semester overseas in europe or even in poland so so are there.

[Ryan Lemond]

Polish schools in kentucky i don't think.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

So i'm not sure where the color was from maybe he can post something on social media but that definitely something that i'm gonna look into sheer that.

[Drew Franklin]

He confirmed by the way going to class people stop him say we had class together it's that scholar so he.

[Ryan Lemond]

Did go to class academics first i.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Never missed a class because if you do you have an automatic five am.

[Ryan Lemond]

That'S what you said five am workouts and they didn't play around brutal all right we'll take our break come back get a couple more phone calls on you want to talk to woo eight five nine two eight zero two two eight seven that's eight five nine two eight okat's don't forget we got quiz night coming up here at ks bar and grill later tonight should be a fun night loaded up here tomorrow night then of course is new year's eve no better place to go and celebrate new year's eve than ks bar and grill wings day tomorrow as well so.

[Drew Franklin]

Get twenty five wings to say bye.

[Ryan Lemond]

To twenty five we'll take our break that's good take our break ryan drew and woo we'll be right back this is kentucky sports radio all right welcome back kentucky sports radio ryan drew and wukash orbzuit talking a lot to wu during the break about his daughter and volleyball and people don't understand how big volleyball has gotten in the state and i think that's reflective that uk and uofl have become two of the premier programs in the entire country right now because the volleyball movement in this state has really been growing over the last.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Several years yes i was walking through some of those facilities and tournaments it's mind blowing and amount of courts and grades i think kids start playing as early as fourth grade and now i start seeing which i'm welcoming the sign too that the men's volleyball club team start trickling in so maybe in colleges soon enough we're gonna start seeing both.

[Ryan Lemond]

Both of them this segment brought to you by serve pro the number one choice in cleanup and restoration whether it's mold fire storm or water damage we've got a pro for that we're the ones who make it like it never happened it did it at my house franchise locations all across kentucky and franchises are independently owned and operated baseball cincinnati reds surf pro sponsors that surf pro has a sponsor on the pga tour the fighters league surf pro fighters challenge league twenty twenty four united states national champion and overall fastest female record breaker is sarah mcgill from the lexington fire department thanks to servpro good partner of the show for many years now there was a boy down in tennessee he was an elementary school kid and the at a like a performance been like a christmas performance they sang rocky top if you've seen the video he refuses to sing everybody sings rocky top but him because he's a georgia bulldog fan he's not singing any rocky top hey.

[Drew Franklin]

Joe georgia bulldog fan like he's like.

[Ryan Lemond]

Making his mad shaking his hand i'm not doing it i'm not singing it well the georgia bulldogs heard about this and they now went to his house gave him sugar bowl tickets to watch georgia play ole miss in the sugar bowl as a reward for him for kind of standing up true to his red colors and not seeing rocky top as part of this the school the.

[Drew Franklin]

Class song i saw that clip go viral it's just great parenting and it is great parenting we couldn't see dad mom whoever's behind that phone that's filming it but you know they have the biggest smile on their face and so much pride that their boy would not participate in that filth i like to think that one day you know maybe i will pass that lesson on to my child and maybe i'll have a moment where she's not singing rocky top but just will you have kids i don't know if you saw the clip we're talking about but there just has to be so much joy knowing you did your job that your kid will not participate in rocky top you just.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

You just said it this is like a scene from from from a movie almost like a napoleon dynamite reverse theme not vote for pedro so it's great job parents you know because we have a lot of that in bbn we don't you know i seen kids out there and thank you thanks to your crew throwing the elves down all over the country and i think everybody's doing it for for no reason at all.

[Drew Franklin]

And that's awesome good for georgia to find him i wonder absolutely yes they.

[Ryan Lemond]

Found him went to his house and rewarded him with sugar bowl tickets to looking what georgia no miss play look.

[Drew Franklin]

Out for your next generation i agree georgia is going to need more boosters in fifty years maybe that little kid one day will be one of their big boosters in a suite you reward them early shake their hand and say thank you for being one of us he proved it at a young age.

[Ryan Lemond]

That those colors don't run his name was nolan mcgill so kudos to him for being true to his roots here's another story i like the new york jets had a contest where they were going to give one hundred thousand dollars if anybody made a field goal we see those kind of contests all the time half court shots at rupp arena.

[Drew Franklin]

Just had somebody make one last week.

[Ryan Lemond]

That'S right somebody made a noem noah's family no do you so they had this contest and a female wins the contest she's gonna be the kicker to win one hundred thousand dollars well come to find out she was a former college soccer player she's now a soccer coach and her dad i think was a former kicker so they've canceled the contest they're not even gonna give her the chance after they found out that she might actually make this fulfilled goal they completely canceled the contest that is total horse poop right there it was.

[Drew Franklin]

Horse poop they they actually found her at a tailgate kicking contest asked her her history she said i'm a former soccer player wasn't an issue at all yeah but then on down the road the red flag comes up that she was a coach and they pulled her however there is an update okay what's the update she got to kick on.

[Ryan Lemond]

Sunday she did kick on sunday did.

[Drew Franklin]

She make it they got too much pressure because people were lighting them up last week because it was in memory of her late father yes season ticket holder that's right like you couldn't hand pick a better person kicking for her dad who is a season it's a great pr move the jets is who we're talking about here they're all of all teams of all teams you have a moment here surely you have a hundred thousand dollars jets somewhere but they did end up letting her do it on sunday she hit it well i have bad news she had to kick from thirty yards she didn't get it there so really all of this could have been avoided by no kidding instead.

[Ryan Lemond]

The jets made a bad pr move they come out looking like the bad.

[Drew Franklin]

Guys again and even when they invited her on sunday everybody's like we know you got pressured into this we're not believing it but she did get her moment on sunday and came up i.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Am waiting for georgia to step in and give him their hundred grand and.

[Ryan Lemond]

Two tickets yeah where are you georgia bulldogs come on back she also to.

[Drew Franklin]

Get the hundred grand and she had to make from thirty and then from forty so i would just say to the jets were you really afraid of someone making a thirty and a forty yarder for one hundred thousand dollars in memory of her father at worst you have a very cool moment that everyone join it but the most likely scenario is she misses which she did but instead they just had a week of getting made fun of because the damage.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Was done already sure the youtubers are giving out lamborghinis and jets can afford one hundred grand anymore so what did.

[Ryan Lemond]

The guy win at rupp arena that hit the half court shot the other.

[Drew Franklin]

Day i believe they give ten grand that was the central bank whatever they.

[Ryan Lemond]

Call it yeah now they give them more than one shot right they get.

[Drew Franklin]

Three shots they get three shots few years ago they had somebody hit earlier in the year and maybe a second they might have gone back to back and i was on to them because as the year went on they just kept getting respectfully to older folks they kept getting like the oldest person in the gym people with one arms like they were like making sure you couldn't.

[Ryan Lemond]

We'Re not gonna make it this year.

[Drew Franklin]

They'Ve gone back to getting the students and then evelyn made them pay earlier this year but that's always a fun moment i feel like we've had a pretty good amount of people making i.

[Ryan Lemond]

Feel like so too we've had at least three or four in the last couple years have made this shot kentucky.

[Drew Franklin]

Fan base we all dream of hitting that shot and rough you give somebody a moment they're going to take advantage.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Of it i think everybody's practicing in the driveway too of course we all.

[Ryan Lemond]

Did growing up you think he the half court shot from up arena with time running out all right eight five nine two eight zero two two eight seven one more story and then we'll go back there's kind of a you guys probably heard there's like a burglary ring that's going around like professional athletes when they're on the road playing they.

[Drew Franklin]

Hit a titan two weeks ago did they jeff simmons got hit big jeff.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well travis kelsey's been had his house rob patrick mahomes joe burrow that's how.

[Drew Franklin]

They found out he had a girlfriend.

[Ryan Lemond]

That'S true yes because the girlfriend called the police well now they've switched to basketball and they've hit shea gilgamesh alexander's house so i guess this ring they just find out when the team's gonna be on the road and they know nobody's at their house go burglarizes their house but shea alexander is the latest pro athlete big time pro athlete who's had his house rob i don't want.

[Drew Franklin]

To call it a good idea but if you're a burglar and the person you're trying to steal from is on your tv playing basketball another city i can see why they would you know whoever thought up with this genius plan it's been working for a while hitting these houses that they know are empty the nfl even talked about like helping guys get security it got so bad i don't know if they ever did anything with that because think how hard that would be to fund security for all these players but it has gotten out of control you name five there's several more where this ring or maybe copycat rings it's they're just looking at the schedule and be like well he won't be home he's on monday night football go get his house they're all having to step up at least the big time stars are having to you know fund their own right now when.

[Ryan Lemond]

They leave you'd think these big million dollar mansions all they got some sort of security system in place i wonder how they can buy all this there must be i wonder if it was like some sort of inside job with a security system person there's been so.

[Drew Franklin]

Many examples of it i don't think it could be one thing but even with security system if i look at my tv and i know that you are busy right now i'm watching you throw pass on tv that gives them a level of comfort to go in and raid the place because it's happened a lot like i said jeffrey simmons from the titans they had a road trip two sundays ago came back broke.

[Ryan Lemond]

Into his house what do you do.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Like like what do you do when things happen to when you in a house or the part of your family members are not traveling with you and somebody breaks in your house just like and i'm pretty sure most of those hurt homes are on large properties and land yeah so and the help is far away how you defend yourself my question is how you react you know.

[Ryan Lemond]

I guess you know you could have somebody house sit for you you just hire somebody to house it when you're.

[Drew Franklin]

On the road that's just an inconvenience that you shouldn't have to deal with true and the boroughs and mahomes can afford this they all are wealthy enough to afford something but just the fact that they have to do it like you cannot leave your home for a weekend to go do your job without having to worry about getting getting robbed.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

I'Ve seen rajan's house i go house to his house and he got a basketball gym he had probably twenty four feet ceiling heights and doorways and an elevator so it's a beautiful home so.

[Drew Franklin]

Let'S learn more about that rondo having house parties we don't know about y' all doing some reunions.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Rondo is extremely busy man i think his daughter plays for alabama right volleyball yeah and his.

[Ryan Lemond]

Son'S playing for north oldham as an eighth grader starts point guard as an.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Eighth grader yes very good his father rondo has been coaching him since he's going to be he's going to be guy to watch out for we're looking for a point guard so might be worth asking if he's ready love another.

[Drew Franklin]

Rondo in uk blue you know they.

[Ryan Lemond]

They'Re getting point guards from overseas getting point guards from the g league why can we get a point guard from.

[Drew Franklin]

Middle school sure pick him up we'll throw them on the roster is there any truth to this rondo being a flag football quarterback he's like ranked number one in the country do you all have these conversations about his is this like a midlife crisis where he's just out playing quarterback at random football leagues.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Still extremely athletic and competitive and very good i was asking him if he is looking for a tight end he let me know he just laughed me out but i'm serious just go out.

[Ryan Lemond]

And put your hands up i'll throw.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

It to you yes yes i watched the videos it is true rajan rajan it's extremely fast and his footwork is.

[Ryan Lemond]

Remarkable all right we'll take our final break come back our final segment with wukos if you want to call and get on board we'll get you on real quick eight five nine two eight zero two two eight seven ryan drew and woo here on kentucky sports radio.

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[Ryan Lemond]

Back to kentucky sports radio our final segment ryan drew and woo eight five nine two eight zero two two eight seven drew who's this segment sponsored by.

[Drew Franklin]

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[Ryan Lemond]

Big deal i heard there for all y' all all y' all all y'.

[Drew Franklin]

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[Ryan Lemond]

Mug at home all y' all just can't escape it ryan drew and woo here we got a couple callers we want to get on rick before we get out of here so let's get one right now who we got okay david is up next david go ahead.

[Caller]

David hey drew ryan and wu this is david i am so glad that you have woo on the air today he came into my store dages paint here in louisville he drove from shelbyville looking for blue and white for his jukebox and he came in and we got him all hooked up he was the nicest guy i love woo and i'm also the brother of sissy cakes and the uncle to will stein so we are so excited and just wanted to call in and tell woo that i appreciate him and he was such a nice guy and i loved him when he was at uk and when he walked through that door and i saw that seven foot three guy i immediately said wukosh orb zoot.

[Ryan Lemond]

Appreciate the phone call and tell your sister thank you for sending over some sissy cakes she sent some over to drew and i about a month ago and they were fantastic so tell her thank you very much so so you had the little jukebox repair you needed done what.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Was going on there yeah so so i have a nineteen fifty five seabird that is being fully restored restored with help of multiple people across the country fully operation one hundred percent authentic and the gentleman from mccall helped me out with the uk blue and white and he was actually able to make the paint perfect so long generational business owner and i'm glad there are still places like this in this country this is.

[Drew Franklin]

Such a kentucky thing to happen wu has a seven year old jukebox woo our seven foot former center of the basketball team goes to get it fixed and just happens to be the football.

[Ryan Lemond]

Coach uncle our new football coach's uncle just happened to be the guy that oh yeah i can get you your blue and white paint for your old.

[Drew Franklin]

Jukebox just bringing football and basketball together maybe y' all can pregame tailgate a little bit for some of will's games.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Next fall he knows where to find me ryan already you already said it.

[Drew Franklin]

Drew yeah i revealed your location tell me about this jukebox you get to pick the songs that are on it or just kind of is it tuned the way it is how does this.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Work it was it was my my wife's great aunt and we kind of inherited it and i was like i want to see it play yeah so i reached out to like number of people and thanked them all across the country i think the amplifier was shipped out to california to be restored because because it's all of those older generation guys in their seventies and eighties who who are very particular how how this and i just wanted to see it play and and it's fully restored and operational and he plays wonderfully and he has records so they played the little.

[Ryan Lemond]

Forty five records i guess vinyl yes that's classic yes awesome let's get on the phone call rick who we got.

[Drew Franklin]

Richard is up next richard go ahead.

[Ryan Lemond]

And richard you're only woo yes sir.

[Caller]

I was talking to a friend the other day regarding these thirty seven million dollars that mark stoop is to get he said that it would be given by the state of contract i said no i don't think so and so i want to ask you exactly where does all that money come from.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well that's a great question it's coming from different sources i believe they had to kind of figure out a lot of.

[Drew Franklin]

It'S media related yeah but yeah some of it will come from uk will.

[Ryan Lemond]

Come from uk some will come i think from some boosters and some will come from this media yeah boosters will.

[Drew Franklin]

Have to help uk some of it because a lot of these coaches contracts big part of it is with their.

[Ryan Lemond]

Media side but the main thing is coach dubes agreed to spread it out not all do it once like we're originally in the contract that was the big hiccup he agreed to spread it out over a couple years yeah that'll.

[Drew Franklin]

Make it a little easier taking that on the books all right rick let's.

[Ryan Lemond]

Get another one before we get out of here who we got got kentucky surveyor kentucky surveyor go ahead sir hey.

[Caller]

Fellas how's it going how are you doing good doing good me and my dad on our way back home from north dakota we were listening to yesterday's podcast and just decided we'd call in.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well what what's your connection to kentucky if you're up in north dakota well.

[Caller]

We'Re from there we just i've got a daughter and a son in law and a new grandbaby up here they're in the military gotcha so we just been up here visiting them and heading back home just thought we'd call in glad to hear woo on there i.

[Ryan Lemond]

Love him well you be safe driving back and keep fighting and congratulations up there on the new grandbaby up in north dakota but i appreciate the phone call all right we're about out of time eight five nine two eight zero two two eight seven we do want to give a big shout out to carl anthony town oh yeah he got engaged got engaged jordan jordan wood woods he's now in with the kardashians so devin booker's been with the kardashians now carl's name with the kardashians yeah she's.

[Drew Franklin]

A friend of the kardashians they've been.

[Ryan Lemond]

Together a long time long time you.

[Drew Franklin]

Could just tell if you follow carl on social media he's been in love we knew this day was coming oh.

[Ryan Lemond]

He'S quite smitten oh yeah they've been together he's all booed up feels like.

[Drew Franklin]

Four or five years to be honest but we figured this day would eventually happen then they announced it over christmas looks like a little rooftop proposal in new york city so congrats to kat.

[Ryan Lemond]

And jordan he's kind of thriving with the knicks you know after the trade from minnesota he's kind of thriving with.

[Drew Franklin]

Them happy for him too he was getting a little sour in minnesota there at the end of his time and then of course he's from new york got the got the connections there so he's loving being the star in the.

[Ryan Lemond]

Big apple well appreciate you woo for coming in and spending some time with us kind of good to catch up with you so we kind of haven't seen you in a while yeah it's.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Happy new year anytime you know i'm i'm easy to reach you just let me know and we make it happen.

[Ryan Lemond]

You used to go to all of our christmas parties used to go to the kentucky derby with us we kind of had after covid had to quit doing some of that stuff but we need to get you back around a.

[Wukosh Orb Zoot (Woo)]

Little more twenty twenty six is coming up happy new year's everybody thank you.

[Drew Franklin]

That'S our year good to hear from you woo yes gotta do this more.

[Ryan Lemond]

Often so tomorrow drew you're running the.

[Drew Franklin]

Ship yeah you booked us a guest.

[Ryan Lemond]

Though right we have a guest jp blevins will be coming in tomorrow to talk to us a little bit last show of the new year of the twenty twenty five where we go into the new year i'm ready have a little countdown stuff for our favorite things in the past year i might bring.

[Drew Franklin]

One of those things you blow in it makes noise i have some bring some of those maybe some party hats.

[Ryan Lemond]

I have some of those too.

[Drew Franklin]

Is.

[Ryan Lemond]

It quaint j old acquaintance we'll close.

[Drew Franklin]

The book on twenty twenty five tomorrow.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right we'll see you tomorrow this is kentucky sports radio get almost anything.

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