2026-01-12- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) – Hour 2

Date: January 12, 2026
Hosts: Matt Jones, Ryan Lemond, Shannon, Billy
Podcast: iHeartPodcasts and Sports Talk 790 (WKRD-AM)

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Overview: Main Theme and Purpose

Hour 2 of Kentucky Sports Radio delivers an in-depth discussion about the recent merger between KSR and Cats Illustrated, reflecting on the 30-year evolution of Kentucky sports coverage online. The hour blends media history, present-day Kentucky sports analysis, community moments, and lively banter. The episode also highlights recent UK women's basketball triumphs, UK baseball preseason rankings, memorable Rupp Arena moments, and enthusiastic talk about NFL playoff action, especially the Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. KSR and Cats Illustrated Merger: A Community Comes Full Circle

• Announcement & Structure ([03:16–04:30])
  • KSR has acquired Cats Illustrated, bringing together the historic forums and personalities of Kentucky sports discussion.
  • The "House of Blue" (Cats Illustrated message board) will retain its separate community, but be under the KSR umbrella.
  • Jeff Drummond and Justin Roland join the team; Drummond will focus on baseball coverage.
• Online Kentucky Sports History ([04:30–09:20])
  • Matt recounts the timeline of Kentucky fan interaction on the Internet:
    • Starts with AOL forums (America Online Kentucky Forum: Jeff Drummond was an early leader).
    • Evolution of various fan sites: Kentucky Sports Report, Wildcat Faithful, Wildcat Nation, Alliance Sports Kentucky.
    • Print media (Cat's Paws), then the emergence and growth of KSR (founded late '00s).
    • Decline and consolidation of rivals; now, after decades, most traffic/community gathers in KSR.
• Industry Shift ([09:40–12:30])
  • The model has changed from being free-supported (via internet advertising) to a hybrid (free content + subscription/memberships).
  • KSR will now be both the largest free and paid UK sports site.
  • The team reflects on being “the last one standing” and the arrival of a new generation of aspiring bloggers.

"Kentucky Sports Radio has now in many ways become the last thing standing from 30 years of Kentucky fans finding themselves on the Internet and discussing and celebrating the cats with each other."
— Matt Jones [08:33]

2. Navigating Change & Nostalgia in Sports Journalism

• The hosts recall the initial resistance to bloggers in press conferences and shifting attitudes.
• Billy notes, “I remember when I started almost 17 years ago and… people didn't think we'd be there very long. We're still here and still growing.” [10:44]
• Ryan brings up the label “frat boy journalism” and how attitudes have shifted since then.

“There were 50 people at every press conference. They didn't think I should be there. It was very controversial… The first time I got a press credential, people were very mad.”
— Matt Jones [11:35]

3. Current UK Sports Coverage & Changes

• Basketball Team’s Offensive Adjustments ([14:00–15:45, 34:19–36:15])
  • Listeners and hosts analyze Kentucky basketball's recent shift to play more through the post, increased movement, and roles for players like Garrison, Moreno, and Diabate.
• Baseball Coverage Bump ([13:36–13:56])
  • Jeff Drummond will help cover UK baseball, and the team expects more depth and quality in reporting this season.

“I think baseball coverage specifically is going to have a huge bump with he and Luckett sharing the beat this year. And it's going to be a good season.”
— Billy [13:36]

4. UK Women’s Basketball Historic Win ([21:23–22:43])

• Kentucky women’s basketball beat Oklahoma for the first time securing two top-five wins in a season.
• Standouts: Jordan Obi (game-winning points), Claire Strack (another double-double), Tony Morgan’s resilience despite cramps.

“Very first time in the history of UK women's basketball they've won two top five games in a season.”
— Matt Jones [21:23]

5. Memorable Fan and Team Moments at Rupp Arena

• Bo Barnes Commitment Reveal ([24:40–28:58])
  • Detailed retelling of recruit Bo Barnes’ surprise commitment, celebrated spontaneously by students and coaches during the game.
  • The hosts explain how this kind of live, organic moment—student chants, hugs from Will Stein—elevates Rupp’s atmosphere.

“It was a spontaneous moment that unless you were sitting right there in the student section, apparently you wouldn't have seen… That apparently occurred.”
— Matt Jones [27:45]

• Pat Riley’s Return
  • Pat Riley addresses the Rupp Arena crowd, gets emotional, and is recognized as a legend for UK basketball.
  • “Pat Riley still has such swag.” — Matt Jones [23:48]
  • “This might have been the first time he’s really talk[ed] to the fans... since I’ve been here.” — Billy [24:19]

6. High School Sports – A Changing Landscape ([29:19–31:28])

• The long-running KHSAA scoreboard website (riherds.com) closing down after 25 years, leaving a gap in high school sports coverage and archiving.

“This is where like people got the high school scores for like 25 years… it's going to disappear. And the history of years past. It's all right there.”
— Ryan Lemond [29:57]

7. NFL Playoff Excitement & KSR Road Trip Banter

• Bears and Broncos ([42:08–45:25])
  • Matt’s vibrant reaction to a Bears playoff comeback, audio replay of him screaming at the TV.
  • Ryan and the crew joke about road-tripping to the Super Bowl if the Broncos make it, and Matt promising some Bears-themed nail art if Chicago advances.
• First-Team NFL All-Pros from Kentucky ([31:45–32:18])
  • Ray Davis and Devin Key noted as All-Pros—highlighting KY’s representation at the top level.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the KSR/Cats Illustrated merger and history:
  “It is neat, Ryan, to see all that history, including Jeff Drummond, who was there at the beginning, to all come together in this moment…”
  — Matt Jones [08:53]

• On being early in sports media scenes:
  “I remember you being on it. I didn't know it was because you were reporting... you were the report. So it would have been Kentucky Sports without you.”
  — Matt Jones and Billy tease Ryan [06:19–06:25]

• Full circle for digital media:
  “Now essentially it's the last one. State.”
  — Matt Jones [11:54]

• New generation of media upstarts:
  “It's funny now. They attack us the way I used to attack the mainstream media. But I wish them the best.”
  — Matt Jones [12:07]

• Touching on technology and privacy:
  “Whatever happened to good old privacy, right? There's zero privacy.”
  — Matt Jones [41:27]

• Raw fandom on display:

  • (After the Bears’ win, playing Matt’s yells) “That was me just in my house screaming after the Bears get the final [play].”
    — Matt Jones [43:49]
  • “After the game, the Bears fans didn't want to leave the stadium.”
    — Ryan Lemond [45:06]

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Timestamps for Notable Segments

| Time | Segment/Event | |--------|-------------------------------------| | 03:16 | KSR & Cats Illustrated merger news | | 04:30 | History of Kentucky fan sites | | 11:23 | Shifting perception of KSR/bloggers | | 13:36 | Jeff Drummond/UK baseball beat | | 14:00 | UK basketball offensive changes | | 21:23 | UK women's basketball win recap | | 23:19 | Pat Riley’s speech & team reunion | | 24:40 | Bo Barnes’ commitment moment | | 29:19 | KHSAA scoreboard site closing | | 31:45 | KY players as NFL All-Pros | | 34:19 | UK basketball tactical breakdown | | 42:08 | NFL/Bears playoff win celebration | | 45:06 | Bears fan celebration lingering |

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Conclusion: Tone and Takeaways

This episode serves up rich nostalgia and context on the evolution of Kentucky sports journalism, celebrates a major fan-site merger, and affirms KSR's place as the keystone of UK fan culture. The hosts’ banter remains convivial and self-aware, with a generous dose of insider storytelling, playful ribbing, and encouragement to the next generation of sports writers.

Listeners leave with:

• An appreciation for the KSR/Cats Illustrated merger and its significance.
• Insights into changes in sports coverage models.
• Recaps and analysis of current UK sports success.
• Warm, funny, and authentic moments that make KSR a mainstay for Kentucky fans.

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(Non-content sections, sponsor messages, and lengthy unrelated promos were omitted from this summary.)

Transcript

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[Ryan Lemond]

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[Shannon]

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. Hour number two, Kentucky Sports Radio, 859-280-2287. All right, I want to talk a little bit about announcement this made this morning. For those of you didn't see Kentucky Sports Radio today, there was a merger. We acquired Cats Illustrated. And by we, I mean ksr, the website which I no longer own, but I still own the name. KSR on 3 Sports owns the website. And because I own the name when they do stuff like this, I have to be a part of it. I, um, I was happy to hear the, the news. Justin Roland and Jeff Drummond, who are names you probably, if you follow Kentucky, know they'll be joining ksr. I have a long explanation on the website about kind of what's going to happen. Long story short, House of Blue, which is the Cats Illustrated main place, will join KSR but will remain separate so that they can the people there get to have their own little community. So there'll be the KSR community and the House of Blue community. Justin and Jeff will work on House of Blue, but then Jeff Drummond will do baseball for Kentucky for ksr. If you're a message board person, you can learn more about all the details there. I wanted to give a more big picture thing because I'm a big person about history. Okay, so let's just do a quick history of covering Kentucky sports. Cat's Paws was obviously like the first major fan site it was printed. So I'm really starting with the Internet. All right, so when the Internet first comes online, Kentucky fans gather. The first place Kentucky fans gather were AOL forums on America Online. Did you know that?

[Ryan Lemond]

No, I didn't know that.

[Matt Jones]

The America Online Kentucky Forum, which Jeff Drummond was one of the main people that did he was like 20 years old.

[Ryan Lemond]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

And that big was like the first place on the Internet where Kentucky fans gathered to talk about Kentucky America Online for. Then a number of other small sites got created. One was called Kentucky Sports Report.

[Ryan Lemond]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

I remember I discovered that site online in, like, 1998 while I was at Transylvania. There was Wildcat Faithful. There was something called Wildcat Nation. There was something called Alliance Sports Kentucky. All of these various, like, fan sites popped up. I remember in college, getting on, logging in, Creating my account, McGlore52, on Kentucky sports Report, and I was like, look, there's all these people talking about Kentucky. How exciting.

[Ryan Lemond]

I was involved with that.

[Matt Jones]

You were on Kentucky Sports Report?

[Ryan Lemond]

I gave him reports. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Wait a minute. You gave reports to Kentucky Sports Report? Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

If we had something in the newsroom at Channel 18, we would put it on Kentucky Sports Report because Larry Vaught got me involved with it.

[Matt Jones]

I remember you being on it. I didn't know it was because you were reporting.

[Billy]

You were the report. So it would have been Kentucky Sports without you.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And he. Shannon, he added the report.

[Shannon]

I didn't know Ryan was a contributor.

[Matt Jones]

I didn't either.

[Ryan Lemond]

Contributor.

[Billy]

We tried so hard to get him.

[Matt Jones]

To write for our website, but he wouldn't do it.

[Ryan Lemond]

You guys never asked me to write.

[Matt Jones]

He had. He'd already reported everything. So all of these sites exist. So in the late 90s, early 2000, it's kind of a free for all, and people are creating blogs and all this. And I go, you know what? I want to create a blog. And I create. Create Kentucky Sports Radio. And so for many years, there were all these different sites. Then starting in the late 2000, like 2007, 2008, 2009, things started to consolidate. You had some of those sites I just mentioned went away. Cat's Paws became the official rival site. And that was the major site for a long time. Cat's Paws, right. I had Kentucky Sports Radio and that kind of became the second major site. And then there was a site called Kentucky Scout.

[Ryan Lemond]

Don't even remember that one.

[Matt Jones]

That one's gone over the years. It was kind of Me and the Cats Paws. Me and the Cat's Paws. Well, I don't know what happened. Cat's Paws leaves goes out on their own, and Cats. What was Cats Paws becomes Cats Illustrated. My point is to say, now Cats illustrated is joining KSR. And what I think is exciting is 30 years of Kentucky fan interaction online. Literally 30 years, going back to the UK America Online forum, all the way through the Various iterations. And there have been more. I mentioned some of the big ones, but there were many, many others. They all kind of condensed into these two entities that are now one entity. And Kentucky Sports Radio ksr has now in many ways become the last thing standing from 30 years of Kentucky fans finding themselves on the Internet and discussing and like, celebrating the cats with each other. And I am really proud of watching that history because I've been a part of a lot of it. I wasn't there at the very beginning, but I was pretty close. And watching all of that business develop and all of those communities develop, and now you kind of are with one. And it is neat, Ryan, to see all that history, including Jeff Drummond, who was there at the beginning, to all come together in this moment where you have Tyler, Drew, Justin, Roland, Jeff Drummond, et cetera, in one place.

[Ryan Lemond]

You should be proud. You know, you guys are kind of the last one standing. You know who. I never would have thought back in the day that Cat's Paws would be the guy that was coming to you. Thought it might be the other way around, but you guys have withstood the test of time. And now Jeff Drummond, like you said, man, he's got his finger on the pulse just as much as anybody in this market.

[Matt Jones]

He does. And, you know, when I started the website, it was really about business. Well, it was initially about fun and then slowly became about business. And I realized, look, there's all these. There's all these sites where you have to pay. We'll be free.

[Ryan Lemond]

That made a big difference.

[Matt Jones]

We'll be free. And at the time, the economic model of the Internet, it worked. People spent a lot of money on Internet advertising, and we were able to flourish. And everyone else, we kind of left everybody else in the dust. It's now become full circle that because of social media, it's harder to just be free. You have to have a free component and a paid component. And now we will be both the biggest free and the biggest paid component, which is like just business, just how you have to do it now. But, Drew, you've been there for a lot of this. You kind of started in, like, 2009. So it's crazy to see all of these 30 years of things come together to one place.

[Billy]

It is crazy how much the landscape has changed even before the news today. Just like. And, you know, you all don't go all the time, but you walk in these press conferences, and it's like, who are these people? But then the ones still standing, I mean, Jeff Drummond's still At all of them. In fact, I'm loved to work with Jeff. He's one of. I don't have a lot of friends in media, but when I go to things, always friendly with Jeff. Love to work with him. I know Justin's not local. I don't know him as well, but glad to add them. But just seeing how much has changed. But we're just still logging into the same thing. It's not. It's different. It's added more people. It's gotten much better. But I remember when I started almost 17 years ago and, you know, we got made fun of a bit, laughed a little bit. People didn't think we'd be there very long. We're still here and still growing.

[Ryan Lemond]

Frat boy journalism. I used to call you guys. You guys.

[Matt Jones]

Well, you were that shad. And it was kind of like him whining about the woman in Jackson.

[Shannon]

I'm sure Ryan secretly didn't like you guys.

[Matt Jones]

Of course he didn't like it.

[Shannon]

He was a real news guy. Not.

[Matt Jones]

He was a real news guy. And I remember listening when I first started, there were 50 people at every press conference. They didn't think I should be there. It was very controversial. The first time I got a press credential, people were very mad. They said, you are not a. You should not be here.

[Ryan Lemond]

What's a blogger? Why are they giving him a credential?

[Matt Jones]

And now essentially it's the last one. State.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. Would. You guys should be very proud of that.

[Billy]

And the ones hanging on are doing.

[Matt Jones]

The blogging thing to try to hang it on. Have just done what we've done.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And there's a whole new generation of kids. And I saw this at the game Saturday night. I don't know who any of them are. There are all these kids. They're all 21 to 27 and they're all trying to make it and they're all doing their own thing. And I wish it's funny now. They attack us the way I used to attack the mainstream media. But I wish them the best. Like they're trying to fulfill their dreams, too.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

So, you know, I'm not going to do to them what people did to us. We had a couple of them just attack us on Friday and I. I got mad. And then I also thought, well, I probably would have done that back in the day. So instead I wrote in private notes and was like, hey, just so you know, like, I'm here to help you. I'm not trying to fight with you. But it's Funny how it comes full circle from me typing in McGlor52 and from Jeff Drummond logging into AOL in 1995. And now you get to this right now.

[Billy]

Jeff had to wait for people to get off the phone so he could comment on sports.

[Ryan Lemond]

I have a question.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

So there for a while was like, Rivals and Scout. Where are they now? In the.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know if Scout even exists. Rivals is now part of on three, so that's gone.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And then I think 247 sports still exists, which. What is left of the cat's paws is there.

[Ryan Lemond]

Gotcha.

[Matt Jones]

So that's kind of the. The landscape and then the Herald Leader and the Courier Journal exists, but they're not nearly as many people read that as used to.

[Billy]

So to nerd out, we already had great baseball coverage the last couple years, but Jeff is going to step in and help with that, too. I think baseball coverage specifically is going to have a huge bump with he and Luckett sharing the beat this year. And it's going to be a good season. So, you know, everything's getting better. Roland will be a big asset, too. But I'm excited to see baseball get even more coverage with more people.

[Matt Jones]

I totally agree with you about that. Wildcat. Corey, go ahead.

[Caller]

What's up, man? I was just gonna say Ryan Lemon, 30 years ago would have been mad at Mario for asking more Pope.

[Matt Jones]

Heck, yeah, he would have been mad. He would. Ryan would have been doing. He would have been one of the people online complaining about that Lady Corey. You know it.

[Caller]

Yeah. And another thing, gotta give more Pope credit. Running the offense to Moreno. Moreno. If I say it right, Malachi run.

[Matt Jones]

It off Moreno.

[Caller]

He looked like Amari a little bit. Matt. I don't know if it was talked about in the Post game, but we did a lot of just sending it to him and then running cuts off of him. I hang up.

[Matt Jones]

I appreciate the call. They did a lot more playing through the post. They played through Moreno. Some did it a couple times with Garrison. Did it a couple times. Like, they played through the post a lot. They also played through the post with Cam at the post, who would then kick out and then he would run out for three. I just thought that was so much more movement in the offense.

[Ryan Lemond]

So the question is, is that because Low was not out there?

[Matt Jones]

I think it was happening anyway, but I think that just exacerbated it even more. There are people who will tell you that when we started shooting poorly at the beginning of the year, the staff became convinced we have to run A different offense because we can't shoot. And it just didn't work for the personnel that they had. And now they're going back and saying probably we're going to have to run the offense we were going to run and we better hope we learn to shoot. Yeah, I think that's kind of what it's going to be. We're going to run the offense that I run and let's hope we learn to shoot. That's the way I think they're going to have to do it.

[Billy]

They were so fun last year as we saw. Amari could bring it up the court and that five out. Amari could hit anyone with a pass. I know Marino and Garrison, they got a little bit of that. Looking back, Amari Williams was a unicorn. And now with this team, Pope needs to get back to having a guy on the block and run things. Completely different because the five out with.

[Matt Jones]

This group, it just doesn't work. It just didn't work. Donnie, Go ahead, Donnie.

[Caller]

Yes. A few things. First time caller from Madisonville who are.

[Ryan Lemond]

Hey, shout out.

[Caller]

So first, Colin Chandler. His shot looks awkward this year compared to last year. Forget the technology. We got 20 assistant coaches. Figure out what he's doing wrong.

[Matt Jones]

He makes. Am I right? Do you make three threes?

[Ryan Lemond]

He was on one of the few guys that he actually hit one against. Missouri too.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I think it's. I hope that's turning around a little bit. What's your next thing?

[Caller]

My next question. My next one is Brandon Garrison. Whenever Elway's got the ball, if he will work to. To get open. Oh, wake and hit him with his eyes closed because he's played with him so much. And my third thing is in football, Will Stein, we have got to have a dude on the defensive line.

[Matt Jones]

They know that. They know that. I appreciate the call they've got. They've been trying to get one or two. Those are very expensive guys, but they. I do think that's a position that they are.

[Ryan Lemond]

Are.

[Matt Jones]

That's one of the ones. Along with wide receiver. They're trying to get a final. A final piece. Start the new year off strong by taking care of yourself, and that includes your skin. Prioritize your skin health, Ryan. Whether it's persistent acne, fine lines or a spot you've been meaning to check. We've talked about it. Are you going to get that check?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I got this spot on my face. I got to go get checked out.

[Matt Jones]

Well, how about the Kentucky skin cancer?

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Don't forget to check it out. Kentucky skin cancer center.com go see one. You need to go to get that checked out.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, you were worried about me the other day.

[Matt Jones]

I am worried about you. That's why you need to go to the Kentuckyskincancercenter.com we'll take a break. Be right back. KSR.

[Dr. Jesse Mills]

Hey there. This is Dr. Jesse Mills, director of the Men's Clinic at UCLA Health and host of the Mailroom podcast. Each January, guys everywhere make the same resolutions. Get stronger, work harder, fix what's broken. But what if the real work is isn't physical at all? To kick off the new year, I sat down with Dr. Steve Poulter, a psychologist with over 30 years experience helping men unpack shame, anxiety and emotional pain they were never taught to name. In a powerful two part conversation, we discuss why men aren't emotionally bulletproof, why shame hides in plain sight, and how real strength comes from listening to yourself and to others.

[Ryan Lemond]

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[Dr. Jesse Mills]

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[Josh Zeman]

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[Ryan Lemond]

Hey everyone, it's Ed Helms. And I'm Kal Penn and we are the hosts of Irsay and The Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club. This week on the podcast I am talking to film and TV critic, radio and podcast host and Harry Potter super fan Rhianna Dillon to discuss Audible's full cast adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. What moments in this audiobook capture the feeling of the magical world best for.

[Matt Jones]

You or just stood out the most?

[Ryan Lemond]

I always loved reading about the Quidditch.

[Matt Jones]

Matches and and I think the audio really gets it because it just plunges you right into the stands. You have the crowd sounds like all around you is surround sound, especially if you're listening in headphones.

[Ryan Lemond]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Podcast Narrator]

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[Ryan Lemond]

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[Matt Jones]

Who does that?

[Podcast Narrator]

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[Shannon]

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[Podcast Narrator]

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back Techie Sports Radio UK women got their second top five win of the year last year. Yesterday, very first time in the history of UK women's basketball they've won two top five games in a season. They beat Oklahoma at home in front of a great crowd in, you know, drop the game at Alabama, but then come back and beat number five Oklahoma. Huge win for Kenny Brooks.

[Billy]

Yeah, kind of a thriller. They were tied I believe at 57 late in the game and Jordan Obi scored four straight points to give Kentucky the win. Fourth quarter defense. Oklahoma didn't score for like the last four minutes so pulled away late. Claire Strack, another big game. She's just, we don't talk about her enough this year for how good she's been. Had another double double. They're just looking so good there and you know, if you're going to drop one and then win that one, I'm fine with the results of dropping Alabama. Showing you can contend in such a hard league.

[Ryan Lemond]

You talk about, you know, the toughness of Jalen Lowe. Man, that Tony Morgan was cramping up. She could hardly walk up and down the floor. But she stayed out there doing everything she could to stay on the court.

[Matt Jones]

It was a great atmosphere there. I thought about going but we had the NFL stuff with all those playoff games yesterday. So I didn't. But I heard it was awesome in there.

[Ryan Lemond]

It sounded like it was awesome just watching it on the broadcast. Yeah, big win it was.

[Billy]

Move into the top five. Now you're Sixth. You beat the fifth ranked team, lose. Just take their spot though. Come on, just give it to them.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. I'm fine with. I hope they move up. UK baseball, by the way, preseason rankings came out today. They're 18th.

[Ryan Lemond]

Nice. Very cool.

[Matt Jones]

Somebody wrote. I saw one of the guys at D1 Baseball said Kentucky might have the first or second best starting rotation in college baseball.

[Caller]

Wow.

[Ryan Lemond]

Really?

[Matt Jones]

They got some transfer from Houston, Shannon, who can like make the ball go.

[Shannon]

Oh, really? Like that?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

Well, it's not a pitch anybody can hit.

[Matt Jones]

You can't hit a pitch.

[Shannon]

So he's just going to have a no hitter every game.

[Matt Jones]

It's going to be crazy. He's got, he's got electric stuff.

[Ryan Lemond]

So I'm excited about the baseball program.

[Matt Jones]

I think he played at Houston and now he plays for us.

[Ryan Lemond]

Nice.

[Matt Jones]

So by the way, going to the. At the basketball game Saturday, very cool. Reps runs were there. Pat Riley gave a speech to the crowd. It was neat. I talked about on the post game show all these little kids coming up and getting pictures with them. I thought that was really cool.

[Ryan Lemond]

Very historical moment, you know, to be these guys pushing 80 years old out there and one of the most beloved teams in our history of college UK basketball. And it was so nice to see how the crowd responded to him. Like you said, guys were bringing their kids down to get their pictures taken with some of their idols.

[Matt Jones]

And Pat Riley still has such swag. He does, yeah, yeah. Swag. When you were 80 years old and.

[Billy]

Good to see as many out there. There were. But then when Pat's addressing the crowd, he's like thanking the fans. He's like, I realize most of you weren't even here to watch us, but we thank you.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

I didn't get. They didn't play his speech, but everybody talked about how awesome it was. Like got emotional.

[Matt Jones]

He did get emotional. You know, he hasn't. I don't know that he's talked a lot here. You know, sometimes he didn't even come for a long time.

[Billy]

He even said that I never got a chance to thank you when I left. That might have been the first time he's really talk to the fans, to.

[Ryan Lemond]

Me since I've been here. I think this is just like the third time he's ever even been here because, you know, usually he's involved with.

[Matt Jones]

Coaching or GME or something like that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Right. So I'm glad they gave him a chance to kind of address the crowd a little bit. It was awesome.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Very nice. Cindy, Go ahead. Cindy.

[Podcast Narrator]

Hey, thanks for taking my call. Couple of things. On Saturday, we were sitting behind the student section behind the eruption zone. My friends saw Will Stein hugging this really big man. We were like, something's going on. Okay. Then the students started going crazy. Well, my friend ran out to the end of the aisle, and she said, I'm getting my picture made with this guy. He said, I've got no idea who he is. So we have a great photo of her hugged up with Bo Barnes. And it was so good to see Will Stein engage with the crowd and to see the Cats play hard and bring home a win. And I'm very happy that we were there.

[Matt Jones]

Well, let's talk about the Bo Bards thing, because I think it was awesome. Cindy, you explained exactly what happened. I appreciate the call. So Bo Barnes is on his visit. Okay. And I heard from some folks at UK that were maybe like, hey, you know, maybe. Maybe we should get the students to know Bo Barnes is here. So before the game, Shannon, you know, I. I don't know any students.

[Ryan Lemond]

Josiah.

[Billy]

There you go.

[Matt Jones]

Well, he wasn't there.

[Ryan Lemond]

He was there.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I didn't see. He would have been good to know at the time.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

But I kind of went to the front row there and I chanted. I was like, hey, there's this guy named Bo Barnes. What does he look like? Don't know. But he's probably on your phone. Yeah, right. He comes out, start chanting, you know, like, bo, Bo, Bo.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's a heck of a chant.

[Matt Jones]

That'd be a good. What else are you going to chant?

[Ryan Lemond]

Bo Barnes. Bo Barnes.

[Matt Jones]

Or how about Bo, Bo?

[Billy]

Or you could do, like, the Caliperi? Just Bo.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. So anyway, now I don't know if they did when he came out. I'm not sure if they realized it was him.

[Shannon]

Probably not.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. They might have.

[Ryan Lemond]

You don't know.

[Matt Jones]

You weren't.

[Shannon]

You just said nobody knew what he looked like.

[Matt Jones]

Well, but maybe they looked it up. Okay, so point being, Will Stein and Bo Barnes end up standing right next to the student section right over there, where Mitch scowls during the games. You know what I'm talking about, right? Right in front of the bench.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And Bo Barnes apparently was whispered into Stein's ear. I'm coming here, Will. Like, I think they thought it was possible, but they didn't know for sure. And he, like, celebrates, like, jumps and hugs him. Well, the students all see it. And apparently then Will looks at the students and goes, he just committed Bo Barnes. And then the students go crazy. And of course, all the stadium or the arena now sees it happening and it all happens right there. It was a spontaneous moment that unless you were sitting right there in the student section, apparently you wouldn't have seen. I'd already left when it happened. But that was. That apparently occurred.

[Billy]

I love that moment surprising him. Also, this is a huge recruit. Said just one guy on your list. This is might have been the player you mentioned earlier, top recruit out of high school. But to do it in Rupp arena like that get the reaction was awesome. I think even gave Mitchell Dap.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. And in terms of portal now, it's hard to get surprised because they have to work out these deals. But I think from what I understand talking to people, they were genuinely surprised. They didn't expect him to say that at that moment mid game.

[Billy]

It makes me wonder where in the game was it like the. The Hunk Brothers pizza cam? Was it the snack? Was it Moni?

[Matt Jones]

Moni. He saw. We saw Mony Moane and decided I have to be there.

[Billy]

He just couldn't stop tapping his feet. He's like, oh, this is fun.

[Matt Jones]

So see, that's like one of those spontaneous things. That's kind of a cool moment that happened at the game. Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

You said a spontaneous moment, but it was scripted perfectly for him to do that at that moment at the game.

[Matt Jones]

Scripted. Scripted means it was planned. This spontaneous.

[Ryan Lemond]

But for him to go up to coach, say, I want to commit right now here at the game, I'm telling him he, like he got him involved.

[Matt Jones]

In the moment that Will was surprised.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Now, you know, I, I wasn't. I didn't. But I'm told he was genuinely so that they thought it could happen, but they didn't know it was going to happen in that moment.

[Ryan Lemond]

Very cool.

[Billy]

During the game, you can do that at the office.

[Matt Jones]

Like it was during a timeout of the game.

[Ryan Lemond]

Perfect. Get the crowd involved with it.

[Matt Jones]

Students were there and they were going boom, boom, boom. Actually, I don't know if they did that, but that's what I was hoping they would do. 859-280-2287. Take a break. Be right back.

[Ryan Lemond]

KSR, TJ Smith, personal injury attorney. Call TJ. He'll make him pay.

[Shannon]

Now more of Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Here's Matt Jones.

[Matt Jones]

Welcome back, Techie Sports Radio. I don't know for people out there, there's gonna be a lot of people that will care about this announcement and they might not know the cage SAA scoreboard, which is where you would get the scores. Shannon, of all the games. Basketball and football.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yep.

[Matt Jones]

Rye herds.

[Ryan Lemond]

I always said reheards. I'm not sure exactly how to pronounce it.

[Matt Jones]

R I H E R D S dot com. But it was. You could link it from the KHSAA website, right? Yes, it is shutting down.

[Ryan Lemond]

You just bum me out in June.

[Matt Jones]

This is where like people got the high school scores for like 25 years. You news directors. That's where you got the score.

[Ryan Lemond]

We got a score. Girls basketball, soccer, baseball. They had all the scorebo on there. I can't believe they're going to. It's going to disappear. And the history of years past. It's all right there.

[Matt Jones]

All gone.

[Ryan Lemond]

Come on, man. They got to get. They got.

[Matt Jones]

There was just some website.

[Billy]

I was going to say when one.

[Matt Jones]

Door closes, there's one some website that jump on there.

[Ryan Lemond]

Get that?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, but I don't even know how do you even run that thing. I mean I'm not going to spend Friday nights putting the scores up.

[Shannon]

You got to call people say, what was the score in your high school game?

[Matt Jones]

Got the score.

[Billy]

Somebody had to report it because sometimes they would even have the box score. It'd be very detailed.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, they would. He's right.

[Billy]

Not all of them would, but some would send in the full box, they.

[Matt Jones]

Say, but not going to do it anymore.

[Ryan Lemond]

Bummer. You just bummed me out.

[Billy]

No, no, this.

[Matt Jones]

I mean but there's a website that could go for it. But I mean, who's doing all that work? It ain't going to be me. I. Ryan Lemon.

[Shannon]

There you go.

[Matt Jones]

That's my Future Job Report.com.

[Shannon]

What else is he doing on a Friday night?

[Matt Jones]

What are you doing? Right?

[Shannon]

Yeah, he's doing PA work anyway. Somewhere he might.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, you're not getting paid. Do a George Rogers Clark tennis match. This would be a better gig for you.

[Billy]

Be good show preps. When Matt asked you the one, you.

[Matt Jones]

Already put them all out.

[Billy]

You already know.

[Matt Jones]

You could sit there by the phone. You can talk to all those people as they call in.

[Billy]

No, he wouldn't get them off the phone. They'd start talking about something you'd have.

[Matt Jones]

To text cuz you would take forever. I feel like you'd be good at that, man.

[Billy]

The ry.

[Matt Jones]

Herds.

[Billy]

See, we're on to something here.

[Ryan Lemond]

What a bummer.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, well, apparently that just got announced today too. I didn't have anything to do with that one. Ray Davis, first team all NFL. Oh, can we do better than that? Nobody's clapping. All right, there you go. Someone's been all in first team all NFL from Kentucky since Germany.

[Ryan Lemond]

Dawson, was it really that far?

[Matt Jones]

It's gone that far. He was for kick returning.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Has not been a first team all pro from Kentucky since Dermani Dossier.

[Ryan Lemond]

There are two all pros that are on this show.

[Billy]

Don't forget the other one.

[Ryan Lemond]

Devin Key. Also named all prob and key all pro.

[Matt Jones]

Congratulations.

[Ryan Lemond]

Two of the six special teamers have been on this show expecting that. Well, he led the NFL in special teams tackles. Like he almost made the Pro bowl because he led the league in tack set the Denver Broncos record for special teams tackles.

[Billy]

I hadn't kept up with him that closely, but when that Broncos graphic popped up with their all pros and I saw his picture, that's how I found out. I was stunned. I know he's been playing well, but first team all pros. Another conversation.

[Matt Jones]

Even if it is a Super Bowl.

[Ryan Lemond]

Don't think I'm going to try.

[Matt Jones]

Don't think I'm going to try that.

[Shannon]

You mean not trial. He's not going to try. He really doesn't want to go.

[Ryan Lemond]

You guys won't take me. I want to go have Dante take me.

[Matt Jones]

Don't think I'm going to try. Don't dare me to try. I'll say this. How about this? We'll make a deal with.

[Caller]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

If Devin Key makes a Super Bowl.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Say it will road trip out there. You can come with. Say it instead of flying.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't have to go to your specialty.

[Matt Jones]

Doesn't even have to go.

[Shannon]

Good.

[Matt Jones]

He could do a road trip without having to go.

[Shannon]

Not have to go.

[Matt Jones]

But I'll welcome you to go if Devin makes it. Yeah, we'll dry and we'll make that our road trip. And you can go.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, thank you. That's very sweet of you.

[Matt Jones]

And that would be fun. Get on the road, drive to San Francisco.

[Billy]

I'm out on the Broncos now. We were so excited about our flight.

[Matt Jones]

It's for you.

[Shannon]

Let's go Broncos.

[Matt Jones]

We owe it to Ryan.

[Shannon]

Yeah, you do.

[Matt Jones]

And then you can sleep, you know. Okay, here's.

[Ryan Lemond]

We'll let you sleep with Mario.

[Matt Jones]

No, Billy loses his room. You get to share the room with.

[Ryan Lemond]

Bill because you're on the road 99% of the time. Shannon's my roommate.

[Matt Jones]

Well, we all have single rooms. But I'll tell Billy if the Broncos make it, you're staying with Billy.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean, that's pretty amazing. From Masters and Station to the Super Bowl.

[Shannon]

I got to be there because Billy has to be up at 6am out in California to do the pre helping.

[Matt Jones]

Ryan will help him.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'll carry whatever equipment you need me to.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. You're working for us that way.

[Ryan Lemond]

I am. Yep. I'm saying I think that'll work.

[Matt Jones]

They've saved the NFL money because they need it.

[Billy]

Why are we saving the NFL money? How about you all pick me and Mario and Billy up at the airport when you get there?

[Matt Jones]

No, Brian's coming. Where we'll go. It'll be fun, great, content. Brian, go ahead. Brian.

[Caller]

Yeah, man. Thanks for taking my call. I'll tell you, there's one sudden change I've noticed. I think it's fixed a lot of things. It actually started in the Missouri game. Obviously we finished bad, but I believe it started in that game and it's carrying over one. They took the center and they moved into the short corner.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. Yeah, they took the. Generally it's a four. Although sometimes they have Moreno at the five and he would do that. But you're right, generally speaking, yes.

[Caller]

So they. They took either the four, the five, like you were talking about to that short corner, which actually gave. Gives open drives early on in the shot clock. And then they don't work it back to the post till they need a shot at the end. But I do believe it's allowed. Yellow bitch and other players like that pass that he was able to make the give and go with Brandon Garrison, where he passed up the three, and then even Denzel Aberdeen. His decision making has changed over the last couple of games, I think. So switching that offense.

[Matt Jones]

Switching that offense has allowed yellow. It's to play. It's put Aberdeen in a more comfortable spot. I think it's been great for everybody. Except maybe Diabate.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I think you're right.

[Matt Jones]

I love it.

[Billy]

I guess he left.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I agree.

[Caller]

Because. And Diabate, he even changed starting shooting threes again. And that's. That's not his game.

[Matt Jones]

No, it's not. I appreciate the call. I think that's probably the best way to play to get the best out of this team they can. Although it probably means not playing devote as much.

[Billy]

I think I'm fine with it at this point. When they weren't being physical or fighting early in the year, you needed them. They've picked that up a little bit. And it's not just that he can't shoot. Some of his passes have been awful. He.

[Matt Jones]

And he just. When he gets the ball, he heads down and just throws it into the backboard and he doesn't really have touch. So it ends up either Being a miss. Sometimes he draws a foul, but he does it, you know, it is what it is. And he's a grump.

[Billy]

I love that clip in the Indiana game.

[Matt Jones]

I'm not trying to be rude. He's just a grump. Watch him. I mean, he's just always. He's always, always.

[Billy]

Yeah, the club, I think it was Cody figure it's. There's just a clear divide between what they're trying to do and what he's trying to do. I think even yells lip reading. Just trying to play basketball or something like that. He's just not fitting in. He's not to whatever they're trying to run.

[Matt Jones]

Austin. Go ahead, Austin.

[Caller]

Hey, guys, thanks for taking the call. So this is the first game I got to go to on Saturday this year and the first one in the. In the Pope era. But for the first couple of minutes when we were falling behind, all the offense guys were just kind of standing still. And then once he got them moving, doing that weave action, that's where everybody got got open and we got open looks. And I think that we still have better athletes then 90 of the teams that we're playing. It's just the execution. So to keep that going, I think that's the. That's the way to move forward. And then on the football side, Will Stein has got me more excited than I've ever been for football. So much so that I'm looking to sell everything I own to try to get season tickets and begging my wife.

[Matt Jones]

Even though we don't. I bet you can make them make it happen. You may not have to sell everything, but I'm excited too. I appreciate the call. Bo, Bo.

[Ryan Lemond]

Bo.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, they just sent me a picture. This is Bo with the woman in the crowd. Look at. Look how happy he looks.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, that was. That's probably the caller we had tomorrow.

[Matt Jones]

They call her.

[Billy]

Yeah, I heard that call.

[Matt Jones]

Look how happy she is.

[Billy]

What about. What about Bo? C A T S? Yeah, Bo pick the cats. Try that out.

[Matt Jones]

I like mine.

[Ryan Lemond]

I didn't want to say one more thing. Yes, I turned in the post game basketball show not to hear you talk about Mississippi State because I knew you'd have to be. You were excited about the Bears.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, so I'm do that right after the break. I want to talk about.

[Shannon]

We don't have to do that.

[Matt Jones]

We're going to talk about Shannon's Packers. Billy play the clip of me celebrating?

[Shannon]

No.

[Matt Jones]

This morning.

[Shannon]

No.

[Matt Jones]

Billy recorded me through. I was connected for the post game show and Billy was able to Record.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, we got to hear that.

[Matt Jones]

Me watching the final play.

[Ryan Lemond]

We got to hear that.

[Matt Jones]

You could bring him in there. I think it's on his phone. We played it on Cover Zero last night. 859-280-2287. Let's see. Let's do. Do what? Don Franklin. Is that what I want to do?

[Shannon]

Sure. Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

You haven't done that.

[Matt Jones]

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[Ryan Lemond]

People that fly all the time, why isn't everybody doing it in New York?

[Matt Jones]

I think they have it in Cincinnati. It's a little scary, Shannon, that like they can just like look into our eyes and they got everything you need. Yep. But like they know you've booked a flight. They know everything about you from your facial scan. And it makes it to where in New York and Cincinnati? It takes me one minute to get which is convenient.

[Shannon]

But you hope it doesn't ever like malfunction or screw up and just start letting people you know.

[Matt Jones]

That's exactly right. And also one day when everyone has it, it won't be as convenient anymore. But for right now, when nobody has it, it's literally one minute. So like, you know when you get on a plane, you have to show your boarding pass, show your id, the guys to look at it now, none of that. You just. And you're in.

[Ryan Lemond]

But what's to say won't send you to Dave Fleming's game and wants to invade Fleming New York.

[Matt Jones]

Nothing physically makes you get on the plane. You still choose your plane.

[Ryan Lemond]

Just scan through there.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. I didn't even think about your stupid Dave Fleming. I was trying. See, this is what I Get for trying to, like, treat your concern for real.

[Billy]

This camera technology tells me a lot about what they know about us. I just did this this weekend. I had a hat pulled down. I looked nothing like myself. My head was lowered. I'm like, there's no way they knew that was me.

[Matt Jones]

They knew. They do. I also, like, well, I'm not going to get all conspiracy theory, but, you know, I don't know they're going to have. They already do have a record of all of us. But I saw one of the things they said, like, you know, you see all these videos. I'm not trying to argue about the ICE videos. I have my opinions, but who cares? But, like, you'll notice all these officers are now, like, taking pictures of everything. There's a theory that, like, it's just to have a phone record of everybody, what everyone drives, what everyone's face, like, in one system, which they probably can do now anyway. But still, it's like a little. There's going to come a point, like, you'll be able to find anybody's. Anything.

[Caller]

Sure.

[Matt Jones]

Which I don't think is good, Shannon, but I think it's just reality.

[Shannon]

Like you pretty much already can.

[Matt Jones]

You probably. Probably can.

[Shannon]

Addresses, phone numbers.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

I mean, Google.

[Matt Jones]

Whatever happened to good old privacy, right?

[Shannon]

Zero privacy.

[Matt Jones]

There's zero privacy.

[Billy]

I saw Instagram had a big leak. Millions of infos out. I'm like, good, add it to all my other leaks that have happened the.

[Matt Jones]

Last couple of years. I get a little thing. I don't know if you. I'm subscribed to this, like, security service. And they'll be like, your blank has leaked on the Dark Web.

[Shannon]

We're just leaking everywhere.

[Matt Jones]

And I'm always like, what do you want me to do about that? Like, when they tell you your. Your Social Security numbers on the dark. What are you supposed to do? What am I supposed to do? Like, go to Dark Web and go. Leave me alone. Like, what are you supposed. I don't know what you think.

[Shannon]

I'd rather not know about it, you.

[Matt Jones]

Know, I mean, there's nothing I can do.

[Shannon]

Don't tell me.

[Ryan Lemond]

Too late. Can't change it.

[Billy]

Yeah, see, I just go to the Dark Web and write it myself. That way I don't have to worry about these concerns. Here's everything I have.

[Matt Jones]

All right. Bears win. What a victory.

[Ryan Lemond]

Unbelievable.

[Matt Jones]

What a victory. One of the great comebacks in the history of football. The best Bears win since we won the Super Bowl 40 years ago. And it was two. Shannon's packers favorite parts one. God stands. Great. And cheese.

[Caller]

Loved it.

[Shannon]

Okay, but here's the thing, though. That means that guy walked around for hours with a block of cheese in his pocket.

[Matt Jones]

I agree. That's weird. Totally weird. Totally weird that he carried around a block of cheese and a got greater through security. Do that.

[Shannon]

You could bring a greater into a stadium and you can't.

[Matt Jones]

I can't bring anything into a Reds game.

[Shannon]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

And this man can bring a cheese grater and a block of cheese into the game. What do you think of the coach in the locker room saying blank the Packers?

[Shannon]

I'm fine with it, man. I mean, obviously I don't like the Bears, but I've go for it. I don't care. It doesn't bother me.

[Matt Jones]

So I was pacing. You got to think about the timing here. Okay. The postgame show is about to start, and I'm watching the end of the game. So I'm trying to keep up with Billy giving me the time cues, but I'm also pacing throw. But I'm connected to the post game. So Billy can hear me. And so I'm trying to not be as wild as I normally be. Cause normally I'd be yelling like, get out. Because I knew Billy could hear me. But Billy did catch. This is the moment where the Bears make the final play Drew to win the game. That was me just in my house screaming after the Bears get the final.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm telling you, that's why I tuned into the post game show to hear you go crazy about your Bears win.

[Matt Jones]

I was really worried that I was gonna have to watch the final plays on the air.

[Ryan Lemond]

And what if they would have lost?

[Matt Jones]

I would have been.

[Shannon]

You've been used to it. He's a Bears fan.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I would have been used to it. But what an awesome win. Great environment. We were talking about how fun would it have been to be there.

[Billy]

Soldier Phil looked crazy. I mean, it helped. Being the packers who've had your numbers forever now. Was it they're owing to against Green Bay in the playoffs to have that home game, that opportunity to finish the job the way they did with that comeback. Couldn't ask for a better win. And I don't think y' all are done talking about the Broncos going to San Francisco.

[Matt Jones]

I'm.

[Billy]

I'm excited to see your Bears in San Francisco.

[Matt Jones]

The Broncos go to San Francisco. Ryan goes. If the Bears go to San Francisco, I'll get my fingernails done.

[Ryan Lemond]

Like, wow. I did see that his fingernails painted.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. No, I will. I'll go get. What do you call that a manicure?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Billy]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

But what do people do when they put things on their fingers?

[Billy]

Get the nails painted.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I will do a thing, make the.

[Billy]

Super bowl good spot. No, no, no.

[Matt Jones]

I'll do like he does, where he's got all the little, like. I'll get like a little Bears thing.

[Ryan Lemond]

You can get B, E, A, R s on one hand, on your fingernails right there.

[Matt Jones]

So if they make it before we go, I'll do that.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'll tell you one thing, that was very cool. After the game, the Bears fans didn't want to leave the stadium.

[Matt Jones]

I know. It would look so fun. Why would you want to?

[Ryan Lemond]

It was like, what, 12 degrees or whatever it was. And they did not want to leave the stadium.

[Matt Jones]

That's why you don't have a dome. That atmosphere with the cold at night, like, you don't get that inside.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's true.

[Matt Jones]

That needed to be outside.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

For that to happen. Brad, go ahead. Brad.

[Caller]

Yeah, Matt, this is first time. Long time.

[Matt Jones]

Who.

[Caller]

I missed the first half of the show, so I apologize if you all have touched on this. But at the game Saturday night, Seneca Driver, the number one tight end and in the state, was there. And him and Will Stein had a pretty cool interaction there during one of the halftime things, so thought that was pretty cool. And second thing, I've heard a lot of people talk about oa possibly a lot of times maybe taking some plays off or maybe not being the best team player and all that, but being there at the game, man, I don't see that at all. Nobody tries as he does. Nobody gives as much effort as him. I mean, they were throwing slobber knockers at him, and he was just. Still, I agree with you.

[Matt Jones]

He's been great since I got to.

[Caller]

Take up for him.

[Matt Jones]

I think you should. I appreciate the call. He's been great since SEC play. I really do. I think he's been excellent. Scope, Po. Go ahead, Po.

[Caller]

Hey, God bless, guys. I'm glad you're all in full force again. I wish.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, me too.

[Caller]

I wanted to ask Ryan would probably be. If he's heard any scuttlebutt. He'd probably be the best one to answer this. There's a Keithley kid out of Martin County. As a sophomore last year, he averaged 37 points a game at Paintsville, but he's at Martin county this year. He's average.

[Matt Jones]

Quickly, give me a question quick.

[Caller]

Well, are we looking at him?

[Matt Jones]

All right. What do you think? Scuttlebutt.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think they brought him in just for a visit, but I think, you know, he's getting recruited by Morehead Eastern. Those schools.

[Matt Jones]

You think that Swins up being what he does?

[Ryan Lemond]

Probably, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

All right, let's go to DraftKings promo code KSR BET5 you can win up to $300 with the NFL playoffs. Bet on DraftKings tonight. Paid Steelers and Texans. Ryan, who you got?

[Ryan Lemond]

Texans. I can't believe the Steelers snuck their way into the playoffs.

[Matt Jones]

I'm going Texas even though they're at home. Texans getting three points.

[Ryan Lemond]

Three road teams won this weekend.

[Billy]

We think I'll take the points. They're getting a field goal at home. Pittsburgh. I'll say Aaron Rodgers has one more playoff win in him even though that Texans defense so good.

[Matt Jones]

Shannon.

[Shannon]

I think Pittsburgh at home. I think Rogers gets it done.

[Matt Jones]

You're giving me three. I'm gonna take three. And I'm gonna take the the Steelers.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm the only guy going Texans tonight.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. I think the Texans can win the game. I think they're better. But you're giving me three at home on a Monday night in Pittsburgh. It's gonna be cold. It's gonna be cold.

[Billy]

I took the points at home with your Bears. That worked.

[Ryan Lemond]

So road teams are hot this weekend.

[Matt Jones]

All right, thank you all very much. We're here tomorrow at the bar. Wednesday and Thursday. I have trivia Thursday and then wild eggs in Tate's Creek on Friday. This has been ksr. Send me a trivia.