2026-01-26- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

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KSR (Kentucky Sports Radio) – Hour 2 – January 26, 2026

Host: Matt Jones
Co-Hosts: Ryan, Shannon, James Sandlin (guest)

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Episode Overview

This lively hour of KSR dives into three big Kentucky talking points: recent snow and sidewalk etiquette, UK basketball’s upcoming games (with concerns about performance and injuries), and–stealing the show–the viral middle school basketball brawl in Knott County that ended with the legendary phrase: “They just tased Ryan.” Matt and crew dissect the chaos, play memorable audio, and interview James Sandlin, the now-famous play-by-play announcer whose calm commentary has taken social media by storm. The episode is a mix of lighthearted banter, genuine local radio magic, and a perfect snapshot of Kentucky culture.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Sidewalk Shoveling & Age Debate (03:24–04:51)

• Listener texts in, chiding Ryan for refusing to shovel his sidewalk for the elderly.
• Ryan defends himself:

  "Yeah, I'm elderly. I'm not out there risking heart attacks scraping my sidewalk. If you want to walk, walk in the middle of the street." (03:53)

• Banter about what age is “elderly.” Shannon checks, saying it starts at 65, Ryan claims it when it benefits him.
• Sets the light, playful tone for community life in Kentucky.

2. UK Basketball Chat & Betting Woes (05:13–06:09; 23:08–26:09)

• Shannon boasts about betting Ole Miss to 15 first; group notes they struggle against the spread:

  “I have to think we haven’t done too well against the spread this year ... Even we didn’t cover Saturday, we won by nine. It was nine and a half.” (05:23)

• Previewing challenging games ahead (Vanderbilt, Arkansas):
  • Arkansas looks like a tough matchup. Vandy could be an opportunity, but “the way Arkansas plays, how fast paced, how athletic… I just… don’t like our chances.” (24:24)
• Debates about defense, player injuries, and potential redshirts.

3. The Knott County Middle School Basketball Brawl (06:09–41:32)

Context and Setup (06:09–09:37):

• Viral video from Car Creek vs. Emelina Middle School.
• Fight erupts between players, parents join in; electricity out at Vanderbilt adds flavor.
• Announcers in the video, especially “James,” become unexpected internet stars for their reaction.
• Listeners may not have seen the video, so Matt sets the scene in detail for full context.

Iconic Audio Recap (09:37–13:40):

• Plays the viral clip; announcers’ deadpan “They just tased Ryan” line analyzed:

  “The nonchalant way he says it—'They just tased Ryan.' Like it happens every week. This is what happens at Car Creek games.” (11:46, Matt)

• Matt and crew riff on the legend of “Justin,” the randomness of the tasing, and the apparent local immunity to such chaos.

Why This Blew Up (13:40–16:21):

• “They just tased Ryan” and “James, go get Justin” become instant show memes.
• Discussion on small-town culture, announcer accents, and why this resonated across Kentucky and even got play on national platforms.

4. Live Interview with James Sandlin (30:02–41:22)

Background — Who is James Sandlin? (30:02–33:09)

• Local play-by-play announcer, retired Kentucky State Police, covers games all over Eastern Kentucky.
• Sets up the tense championship context: “You don’t make it to the championship game and want to lose. Everybody’s in there wanting to win.” (31:35, Sandlin)

What Actually Happened? (33:09–36:33)

• Fight broke out between kids, but was second fight of the night.
• “Competitive spirit” and high emotions among both kids and parents.
• Ryan (the one tased) is “one of the quietest, most humble guys you’ll ever meet. He’s just a good dude.” (33:20, Sandlin)
• Law enforcement (Knott County Sheriff’s Office) decided to tase Ryan “when he kept trying to stay involved in the chaos.”
• There was also “mouthing” and minor scuffles among parents off-camera.

On Iconic Delivery (35:07–35:47)

• Matt probes James’ calm during chaos:

  “So when it happens, you know, after you’ve done it for 25 years [as police], you kind of expect to expect the unexpected.” (35:07, Sandlin)

Becoming a Meme & Reflecting On Virality (36:46–40:26)

• “Midday…the next day, my phone blew up. Inside the NBA, on ESPN, KSR… Even people you hadn’t talked to in 20 years were calling you, going, dude, you’re famous.” (37:09, Sandlin)
• Sandlin admits some guilt, wishing people understood all involved were “good people.”
• Matt encourages him to embrace the positive side—“They just tased Ryan is going to be a line forever.” (39:47, Matt)

Clarifying Who’s Who (40:50–41:15)

• Justin: Another parent, supposed “to break things up.”
• “At the end of the day, Ryan got tased and the game was over.” (41:15, Sandlin)
• The show loves this; it’s “a best of—right there.”

5. Why Local Radio Matters (44:18–46:37)

• Matt reflects on the joys of local radio: “This show today, by the way, is exactly why I love local radio.”
• Local stories, immediate reactions, real community people—“This is what people actually would rather hear.”
• Appreciation for community chaos, unpredictability, and Kentucky’s distinct flavor.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• [08:13] Matt Jones: “The mother is doing something. And then it looks like a man trying to calm the mother down might, like, put his hand on the mother's shoulder… And then some person named Ryan gets … takes exception to that, and he starts going after the guy who has put the hand on the shoulder. Is that how you all see the thing happening?”

• [09:46] Radio Announcer (from the viral video, via Matt):

  “They just tased Ryan.”

• [11:46] Matt Jones:

  “The nonchalant way the man says it: 'They just tased Ryan.' Like it just happens every week.”

• [14:24] Kelly/crew:

  “He’s got like a little bit of an immunity built up to the tase. So many times…” (regarding Ryan falling, then getting back up quickly).

• [39:47] Matt Jones, to Sandlin:

  “They just tased Ryan is going to be a line forever. And you did that, James, and I hope you are able to get some joy from it.”

• [41:15] James Sandlin:

  “At the end of the day, Ryan got tased and the game was over.”

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Important Timestamps

• 03:24–04:51: Sidewalk shoveling/elderly debate
• 05:13–06:09 & 23:08–26:09: UK basketball/betting chat
• 06:09–13:40: Viral Knott County fight, intro and play-by-play
• 30:02–41:22: Live interview with James Sandlin, “They just tased Ryan” origin story
• 44:18–46:37: Reflection on local radio, community, and show purpose

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Summary

This episode highlights why KSR is Kentucky’s favorite: quick wit, genuine community connection, and a deep love for local quirks. The viral “They just tased Ryan” moment becomes more than an internet meme—it’s a jumping-off point for a full exploration of small-town basketball culture, the unpredictability of live sports, and earnest appreciation for local broadcasting. The segment with James Sandlin is rich in detail and warmth, offering both humor and empathy. The hour also gives space to weather woes, aging debates, and passionate (if wary) UK basketball analysis, all delivered with classic Kentucky charm.

For anyone who missed the episode:

• You’ll understand every angle of the viral brawl
• Meet the men behind the meme
• Hear straight talk on basketball and real Kentucky life
• And, most of all, remember: sometimes you just have to “go get Justin.”

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[Shannon]

Welcome to hour two of Kentucky sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Now here's Matt Jones.

[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. Our number two Kentucky Sports Radio, 859-280-2287. Text Machine 772-774-52541, person writes, Matt, I'm an older listener, as you would sometimes call a little old lady. Have to tell you, Ryan's always been my favorite, but him refusing to do the sidewalks brings him down a notch for me. Does he not think about elderly people who need a place to walk?

[Ryan]

Yeah, I'm elderly. I'm not out there risking heart attacks scraping my sidewalk. If you want to walk, walk in the middle of the street.

[Matt Jones]

You think you're elderly, so you're.

[Ryan]

I am elderly.

[Matt Jones]

But sometimes you claim you're young. You don't get to have it both ways. Are you elderly? Are you middle aged? Are you young? What are you. Yeah.

[Ryan]

When it benefits me, I'm going to say I'm younger, middle aged. But right now you have to pick one.

[Matt Jones]

Which one do you want to be today?

[Ryan]

I'm elderly.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

By definition, I think you're elderly.

[Matt Jones]

Really? Is 59 elderly?

[Shannon]

Oh, I thought he was 60. I think once you get to 60, you're probably elderly.

[Matt Jones]

When did you turn 60?

[Ryan]

August.

[Shannon]

So we'll call you elderly.

[Matt Jones]

So you're gonna be elderly in 60 in, in August. That's crazy. You're 60.

[Shannon]

I, I gotta look at now I'm curious, like, what age actually is elderly?

[Matt Jones]

I always think of elderly is like, I don't know. I think of elderly is like 75.

[Shannon]

Okay. Well, it says generally considered 65 years or older is elderly.

[Matt Jones]

I wonder though, do we do that? Because that's like retirement age. Yeah. All right. So you don't get to be elderly you're just upper middle age one person. Right. Shannon has no room to talk about meteorologists. He supposedly watches sports, but he hasn't picked a game. Right. Since the Reagan administration.

[Shannon]

Well, that's not true. First of all, I get them right all the time. I'll tell you what I did pick and get right was the race to 15. I took Ole Miss and won that. That's guaranteed money.

[Matt Jones]

15 against Kentucky is guaranteed. We. I have to think we haven't done too well against the spread this year. I don't know what the. I don't know what our number is, but I. Because even we didn't cover Saturday, we won by nine. It was nine and a half.

[Ryan]

Yep. Yep. I think our overall record is pretty poor this year.

[Matt Jones]

Going, by the way.

[Ryan]

Spread, by the way, for the Record Channel.

[Matt Jones]

I guess that spread on the dot during our show.

[Shannon]

I think you did.

[Matt Jones]

And that's exactly what it ended up.

[Ryan]

I do want to tell you something. This may factor in. We talked about the game tomorrow. Vanderbilt canceled classes on campus today, and a lot of the campus has no electricity.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. So there's a world that could get pushed back. I mean, I don't think they would cancel it. I could see him pushing it back to Wednesday, though. You know, too.

[Ryan]

Yep.

[Matt Jones]

So we'll find out as the day goes on. That'll be interesting because today is Mark Pope's. You know, he does a lot of his stuff today. So we'll see. We'll see what ends up happening. All right. So the snow was the biggest story in the state then. I think the second thing was probably the game. But. But the third biggest story, and I might argue the second biggest story was this fight down in not county at the middle school game. It was everywhere. I can't think of a video that has gotten more attention from Kentucky in a long time. So it is Car Creek Middle School. Plane Emelina. Is that. Is that correct?

[Ryan]

I'm not sure how to pronounce it. I've never heard of that middle school before.

[Matt Jones]

I haven't either. Car Creek, of course, is famous because of the high school basketball many years ago.

[Ryan]

Right, Right.

[Matt Jones]

So it. The high school is gone, but the middle school is there. And am I correct? Are both of these in not County?

[Ryan]

I think that's the story I saw. They're both in not county.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Emmalina, Not a school as familiar with is playing. Not as playing Car Creek. Car Creek's up 48 to 30. Shannon, the live stream. The game does not say where in the game. This is no, it doesn't say if it's the third quarter, the fourth quarter. Hard to know where we are in the broadcast. But now, most of the time at this point, most of you all probably seen this video. But if you haven't seen the video, let me just give you a little context. It looks to me, and you two feel free to jump in and tell me if you think.

[Shannon]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

It looks to me like two kids get in a fight and one kid tackles the other. Is that how it looks like to you all?

[Ryan]

Yeah, I think so.

[Matt Jones]

It looks like one kid tackles the other. People come on the floor to try to stop the fight. And it looks to me like the mother, the kid that has gotten tackled, is running over to try to help her kid and maybe trying to pull the other kid off of her son. Does that. Is that what it looks like to you?

[Ryan]

I honestly didn't know who the mother was there to rescue.

[Shannon]

I couldn't tell who was who.

[Matt Jones]

The mother is doing something.

[Ryan]

She's trying to rescue somebody.

[Matt Jones]

Some mother is doing something. And then it looks like a man trying to calm the mother down might, like, put his hand on the mother's shoulder.

[Ryan]

I think so.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. That's what it looks like to me. And then some person named Ryan gets. Takes exception to that, and he starts going after the guy who has put the hand on the shoulder. Is that how you all see the thing happening?

[Ryan]

I assume, I don't know this, that Ryan is the husband or the significant other, the woman, Mom.

[Matt Jones]

Yes, I think that's right. So that's the backdrop of what's going. Now, the audio you're going to hear doesn't explain any of this. The audio is two announcers, Shannon, who just seem mortified by all that's happened.

[Shannon]

Yeah, they're just calling what's in front.

[Matt Jones]

Of them, and they don't really know what to do. And they say some things that, for me, are going to go down in legend history. And there are at least two things in here, Shannon, that if you don't make them drops, I don't like you anymore. All right.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

So we're gonna play it first, all 50 seconds or whatever, and I want you to just picture what's happening. Their kids fighting, then mom runs down, then guy grabs shoulder, and then Ryan comes, and then it's just. It's just chaos. Here we go.

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[Ryan]

Get out of here.

[James Sandlin]

Let's get the ball game.

[Ryan]

Hey.

[Matt Jones]

Look here.

[James Sandlin]

This ball game's got to get over.

[Shannon]

Yeah. Yeah, let's go.

[Matt Jones]

This game's over. Ain't no such doing this. We'll get somebody hurt bad. This game's over.

[James Sandlin]

Yeah, you can't get this. This game is over. And they just taste dry. This ball game is.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, let's.

[James Sandlin]

We're going to end our live feed. This game has got to come to an end.

[Matt Jones]

And then it just ends.

[Ryan]

Yep.

[Matt Jones]

And then the game and the feed end. Okay, I want to go through some things that I really enjoy about this. First of all, the beginning it starts. And the first thing that is said is, james, go get Justin.

[Shannon]

Who's Justin?

[Matt Jones]

That's a great question. I think Justin is not County's Batman. All right? He's the only person that can stop. There's a lot happening on the floor. I'm not sure, Shannon, what Justin is going to be able to do about this.

[Shannon]

Yeah, like, is he going to be able to get in there and break this whole thing up?

[Matt Jones]

But I do like that initially the first thought is, go get Justin.

[Ryan]

Justin must be a badass.

[Matt Jones]

Only thing I thought, I want to know who Justin.

[Shannon]

Maybe a police officer possibly. I don't know.

[Matt Jones]

I don't think a police officer can stop that. Justin is going to come in, James, go get Justin. Then there's like 20 seconds of we can't have this.

[Shannon]

Yeah, well, this game's over.

[Matt Jones]

This ain't good. Oh, this is all. Here we go. Like. Like, there's just a lot happening. And then you hear in the background a little. You hear the taser.

[Ryan]

Go.

[Matt Jones]

Listen. You hear the taser. And then they just tased. Right. The thing I love about that, first of all, we're going to use this for our ride for the rest of time. The nonchalant way a. The man says it, they just tase Ryan.

[Shannon]

Like it just happens every week.

[Matt Jones]

Like it happens every week. This is what happens at Car Creek games. Sometimes Ryan. Ryan gets tased. No big deal.

[Shannon]

They got him again.

[Ryan]

No big deal. Rides on the floor.

[Matt Jones]

On the floor again. It wasn't outrage.

[Ryan]

No. Not even surprising.

[Matt Jones]

Did not even sound like they were surprised. Well, they just tase Ryan.

[Shannon]

This happens every other home game.

[Matt Jones]

Here we go again. The other thing is how casual was the taser. He just walked up there and went.

[Ryan]

Yep.

[Matt Jones]

No warning.

[Ryan]

Didn't raise his hands or his arms or anything.

[Matt Jones]

He's also not in official gear. Who is that man?

[Ryan]

Maybe that's just.

[Shannon]

Maybe that was Justin.

[Matt Jones]

It could be Justin. Do people just get to walk around tasing people? He doesn't have any. He doesn't have police gear on. He doesn't have security gear on.

[Shannon]

Got khakis on.

[Matt Jones]

And I like that he. The guy goes. They just the collective they taste. Right.

[Shannon]

And who's Ryan? Who is Ryan? Is he apparent?

[Matt Jones]

He's tased and then I like it. Well, this go. This game's going to have to. I like the. The announcer just ends the game. I think Tom Leach should do that sometimes. I think when we're up three we should tell somebody just Tom Leach to go. Well, this game's going to. To just end and then it ends.

[Shannon]

Well, they just taste Mark.

[Matt Jones]

Wonderful. Right.

[Ryan]

When they tased Ryan and he drops down like nobody even comes to his defense. They're just lay there because I think.

[Matt Jones]

They think it happens all the time. He just like. Well, it's the time of the night. We tase Ryan to calm him down and we all go home.

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[Shannon]

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[Matt Jones]

Yes. And he falls like a cartoon.

[James Sandlin]

Oh, yeah, he does.

[Shannon]

I've never been tased, but I would think anybody probably would.

[Matt Jones]

He falls just directly down but he gets up very quickly again. I think he's used to it. I think he's like halfway through the fourth quarter, I'm going to get tased. It's just going to be the way this is.

[Shannon]

He's got like a little bit of an immunity built up to the tase so many times, like.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

You know, like a bee sting gets right.

[Ryan]

The video was everywhere though, man. I mean, it was all over the.

[Matt Jones]

Place this weekend and they just tased Ryan is the best. So I'm going to need you to. Shannon, give me two drops for. For the future one. James, go get just.

[Shannon]

Yeah, I don't know when we'll use that, but that's fine.

[Matt Jones]

No, anytime there's a problem.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

If there's technology issues, we can't get connected.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

James, go get just.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And then secondly, they just tased Ryan. But I, I. That announcer deserves an Emmy. He's dealing with chaos and yet he stays completely focused and is completely fine.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Not phased in the least.

[Shannon]

The accent too, adds a lot to the country accent. Makes it even better.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, that is eastern Kentucky.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

To the core. That is the most eastern Kentucky. Like if you were to draw it for me, what 13th, 14th and 15th region sound like, it's that guy that. And I don't know who he is, but I love him. And if you're listening or know him and you can either get the announcer or Ryan.

[Shannon]

We had to check on Ryan, make sure he's okay.

[Matt Jones]

Either one of them. 7, 7, 2, 7, 7, 4, 5, 2, 5, 4. I would love to have on Ryan either the announcer or that Ryan today before the end of the show.

[Ryan]

Yeah, the main announcer, you're right. Kind of keeps his composure. The color guy gets a little excited. He gets the one to get laminated. This game's over. It's over. He's got. He got.

[Matt Jones]

Trying to get Justin. Like, one guy's trying to stay calm and the other one's trying to solve the situation so somebody knows who they are. Oh, listen, first of all, everybody in Knott County. Shannon knows Ryan. You can tell.

[Shannon]

Yeah, most county.

[Matt Jones]

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Oh, what?

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That's not even a sentence.

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[Ryan]

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[James Sandlin]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Matt Jones]

I like the sound of that. Everyone knows you need a good dip for game day.

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Personally, I like to dip everything I can. Veggies, crackers, chips.

[Matt Jones]

Heck, I might even dip a buffalo wing in there.

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is the. I was going to say Kentucky. So it's just KSR 859-280-2287. So I'm getting some information. Emelina Ryan is actually one of the schools we went to during the floods.

[Ryan]

Oh, that was Emily.

[Matt Jones]

That was one of the two school we went to two schools. One of them was Emily. I'd forgotten that. That makes sense. I think that was the one maybe that was collecting all the donations. Do you remember that?

[Ryan]

Yes. Yeah. Kind of the hub for the donations in the whole area was there. It was.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, so that's Emily. Now I'm told that the person that did the shocking was the school resource officer. All right.

[Ryan]

Okay.

[James Sandlin]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

One person writes. Matt, did you see on inside the NBA? Ernie Johnson said they just tased. Right. No.

[James Sandlin]

Really?

[Matt Jones]

That is amazing. It's amazing how far that video has got. I mean, it's been every. It was on Fox News. It was apparently on the Today show this morning. But the video is amazing. But you got to have the announcers too, which is why I want to have him on because he's the guy that makes it.

[Shannon]

Yeah. Without him, without that accent, it's just a nonchalantness. Yeah, exactly.

[Matt Jones]

Did you get anywhere, Ryan? Getting the. Getting the guy I'm working on.

[Ryan]

I got a guy who contacted me that has little more details of the fight. He said this was the second fight of the game. Two kids were ejected in the first minute.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, it was the second fight. All right. 37 minutes to get this guy on.

[Shannon]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

You can do this. Between this state, we can find the announcer or we can find Justin or we can find Ryan.

[Ryan]

Can I. Can I leave you guys alone and work on it here?

[Matt Jones]

No. 859-28-Oh, Come on. You can do it. Who's up next?

[Shannon]

Let's go to Ethan.

[Matt Jones]

Ethan, go ahead, Ethan.

[James Sandlin]

Hey, Matt. I hope you guys are doing well. Two things. First off, did you watch the guy climb the skyscraper this weekend?

[Matt Jones]

Great question. I watched about. I saw. Turned it on Saturday night for about 30 seconds and I. I couldn't handle it. It made me too nervous. Even though I later read that he said it was actually kind of easy. I didn't want to be. I felt like I would be personally responsible if that man fell off that skyscraper. And I found it to be terrifying. Shannon, did you watch it at all?

[Shannon]

Could not watch it live. I watched it after the fact, after I knew that he made it to the top. And I saw that great picture of him at the top of the building, but I couldn't watch it live.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know. I find it. Is there any backup for him? Like, if he had fallen, did he have, like, a parachute or anything?

[Shannon]

No, I don't think so.

[Ryan]

Makes me shiver just thinking about it, man.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Did you. So? I don't know. So, sir. I did watch a few minutes, but it made me too nervous, to be honest with you.

[James Sandlin]

It was crazy. It was really hard. Second thing, I'm terrified of this Arkansas game. I really feel like if we get blown out, it's gonna really.

[Caller]

Even if we do some great things.

[James Sandlin]

Be a really sour note and what's been kind of a weird season already, and, you know, I'll hang up and listen, but. Really worried about this week. I think it's a big week. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. I mean, I'm worried about it. I. I do not think we're gonna win. I actually think not only does it stink that it's Cal, it's also just a terrible matchup for us. Like, they do all the things well that we don't.

[Ryan]

So.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean, I. I think we have a shot, Ryan, of stealing the game in Nashville. I don't know that we have a shot of stealing the game in Arkansas.

[Ryan]

I. I thought we had a shot against Vandy. They'd lost three in a row, but, man, they look good this weekend. They just ran them off the floor this weekend.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, but that's the thing, though, is you can't. I think the worst mistake you can make in gambling is putting too much emphasis on the last game. You know what I mean? So I look at these teams in the bigger picture, and Vandy's good, but I don't think we can't. I just. The way Arkansas plays, how fast paced, how athletic their. Their. Their guards and bigs are. I just. If we could. If we shot the ball well, that would be different, but we don't. And Ryan, that's what makes me worried.

[Ryan]

Yeah. More than likely, they shoot the ball really, really well. Memorial Gym. So we've got to have some. You know who. One thing, one guy we have not talked about yet, Yellow. Vich has hit a three in, like, every game he started. And just him hitting a three means you got to respect him. It kind of opens things up a little more. He's been. I mean, he had like, seven rebounds the other night. He's been really Viking.

[Matt Jones]

But, man, he kills you on defense.

[Ryan]

He does.

[Matt Jones]

He like. No, he does he, he can shoot and he, I give him credit, he has rebounded pretty well. But against, you know, we were playing in the non conference, I actually thought he did a pretty good job playing defense. But now that he's playing these big athletic SEC bigs, he just really struggles to guard. So we'll see. I vandy, I give us a shot. I'm not very confident about Arkansas.

[Ryan]

Same.

[Matt Jones]

But there's been a couple times in the last, what, eight years we've gone down to Arkansas. Think we had no shot and won.

[Ryan]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Remember that one year Antonio reeves scored like 40 down there. But different, different time, obviously. Now who's next?

[Ryan]

Bill.

[Matt Jones]

Bill. Go ahead, Bill.

[James Sandlin]

Hey, just a comment and question. Playing off of the Arkansas game, you know, they're, they're, they're, they're big men play so rough at this point. Do you think it's a time where you want to try to put quaintance back in or do you think our big men are getting in such a rhythm with Marino playing good on defense and yellow bitch, you know, really put, really putting in the offense. Do you think we just need to leave it alone?

[Matt Jones]

You know, the, the quaintance, to me, it's not about who we play, it's about just this. Does he want to play at Kentucky and Ryan? I don't know the answer to that. Do you know?

[Ryan]

And the more it drags out, the more he sits, the more maybe unlikely he's even going to make it, make a return to the team.

[Matt Jones]

You know, scooper, scuttlebutt.

[Ryan]

Just my own opinion. I just feel like, you know, with this team's kind of finding themselves a little bit and he's just been sitting over there. I think the more it drags on, the more less likely we're going to see him.

[Matt Jones]

Apparently the announcer's name is also James.

[Ryan]

Yes, Jamie.

[Matt Jones]

All right, so I just sent you Shannon. What someone tells me his number is. Okay, now, one person writes. Matt, my friend Larry said the guy that tased Ryan is also a preacher.

[Shannon]

Wait, the, the guy that tased him as a preacher.

[Ryan]

He's a school resource officer and a preacher on the weekends.

[Matt Jones]

Why? This is just what this person says. I don't know. I hope that's true. You know, it just adds to the whole thing. The person that's gonna know is Jamie, the announcer. See, the announcer's name is what? Jamie Hughes. Is that right?

[Ryan]

Jamie. Jamie Hughes and James Sandlin.

[Matt Jones]

Well, which one's the announcer?

[Ryan]

I don't know. There. But that was the broadcast team.

[Matt Jones]

Those Two I want the. I would like to get. Well, I'll take either one of them, but I'd like to have the play by play guy. So I don't know which one. I have the number of what I just sent you, Shannon.

[Shannon]

Okay, I'll try them in the break.

[Matt Jones]

Either James or Jamie. Okay, so. So they're both named James and Jamie.

[Ryan]

Jamie Hughes and James Sandlin. That's the broadcast team.

[Matt Jones]

And then one of them was. Is just. They don't have a lot of variety of names.

[Shannon]

Gotta start with the J to be on the broadcast team.

[Ryan]

Justin is the dad of the Car Creek kid.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. So they say when they say go get Justin, that's because the dad. Is he the dad that punched or the dad that not got punched?

[Ryan]

Not sure.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. All right. You need a whole map to decipher this. In Knott County, 859-280-2287. Hopefully we'll get this guy right for this.

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He'll make him pay. Now more of Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Here's Matt Jones.

[Matt Jones]

There's a great version of this song, Shannon. The Avett Brothers were playing in Louisville the night after Toby Keith died.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And they did a version of this song which you wouldn't think the Avett Brothers would sing Toby Keith. Right. But they did. And I love it. It's on tick tock and like you can see the Louisville that are the big building in the background. And I just think it's very cool.

[Shannon]

Let's check it out.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, yeah. Because I like this song. I think it's a good song. Now we found it, right?

[Shannon]

Yes. Yeah, we got.

[Matt Jones]

So join us on the phone. This is James Spradlin. He is the announcer for James. Do you do. Tell me who you do games for.

[James Sandlin]

Hometown sports corner, Homestead.

[Matt Jones]

So do you do games all around the region?

[James Sandlin]

Yeah, we do high school, grade schools, college games. We do a little bit of broadcasting all over eastern Kentucky.

[Matt Jones]

So explain to me the scene, tell me what the game is, what's going on, etc. That led up to the clip.

[James Sandlin]

The middle school, The Knott County 18 Middle School grade school basketball championship.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, it's a championship.

[James Sandlin]

So, you know, it is the champ, the grade school, you know, championship to end the season.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. And this is Emelina and Car Creek. Where were we in the game when this happened?

[James Sandlin]

About, I don't know, maybe a third of the way through the fourth quarter.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, now did I hear there was a fight before this?

[James Sandlin]

Yeah, there was a Fight that was about two or three minutes into the first quarter.

[Matt Jones]

And what, what happened?

[James Sandlin]

So there was a fight, an altercation that occurred between two. Two kids underneath the goal. The officials handled it well, ejected both, you know, both players out of the.

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[James Sandlin]

And both, you know, the administration took over and sit right behind her with the benches and ball game proceeded on.

[Matt Jones]

So this is clearly, this is a rivalry that has some heat to it.

[Ryan]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

There'd already been one fight. So these, this is a chippy group, am I right?

[James Sandlin]

Well, I don't know about chippy. It's just, it's, you know, it's one of those. Just a championship ball game. Everything's on the line. You know, there's. There is no tomorrow in these things. And no, you don't. You don't make it to the championship game. I want to lose. Everybody's in there wanting to win. And so, you know, when winning comes about the competitive spirit.

[Matt Jones]

Right? That's right. Now the video starts. It looks like there's a fight between two kids. Does one of them tackle another one? Is that what happens?

[James Sandlin]

Yeah, there's some chippiness going on, but yeah, what's. What led up to the fight was that two kids just got into an altercation, ended up on the floor.

[Matt Jones]

Now you tell me what's going through your mind as play by play, guys, you're watching this man.

[James Sandlin]

You know, you sitting here and you're watching a ball game. And you know, if you did any play by play, you're following the ball up the court. And so Car Creek's coming up the. Up the floor and this occurs just off. Off camera to start with. And it comes in camera. And then, you know, with the coaches and administration to start with, did a really good job. They was out on the floor within just probably three or four seconds to try to break this fight up. And then, you know, one kid's hurt. And of course, at that time, you don't know that anybody's hurt. You just got two young men out here, and I want to say that both of them is great young men to be around. It's just that competitive spirit leads to what happened on the floor, and then the administration comes out and then the school resource officers come out and then the parents come out. And that's what led up to, you.

[Matt Jones]

Know, so what happened with. Okay, so who. You don't. Don't give us his full name because I. We don't need to do that. But who, who is Ryan to all this? Is this somebody's parent?

[James Sandlin]

Yeah, he, he's. He's one of the players parent. And the thing is, he's one of the quietest, most humblest guys you'll ever meet in your life. He's a, He's a super, super good guy.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[James Sandlin]

I mean, it's. He's just. He's one of those guys. It's just that you like to be around. He just.

[Matt Jones]

Why did they tase him?

[James Sandlin]

Obviously, the events that was unfolding, you know, he. And it looks to appear like he, he keeps going around trying to stay involved in that. Whether it's not, whether he is or not, that's up to the law enforcement. You know, I'm just sitting there still amazed at all this stuff that's going on. Because there's stuff going on. Because there's stuff going on off camera that you can't see amongst players and parents. And it's.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, so there's. Wait a minute. There are other fights going on off camera?

[James Sandlin]

Well, I won't say fights, but yeah, I mean, there's, there's, you know, mouthing, there's parents going back and forth on this thing. Just, just like you would expect. You know, you've got a, A fight on the floor amongst parents or amongst players. You've got a fight amongst parents on the floor. You've got both schools who sit and Right, right with each other. And so things, things just get heated in those events. It just keeps continuing getting heated. And so who.

[Matt Jones]

Who did the tasing? Who tased the.

[James Sandlin]

Not county sheriff's office.

[Matt Jones]

Not county sheriff's office. All right. When you see the tase, the thing that made this thing go viral is you very calmly just said they just tased. Right. You said it, James. Like this happens all the time.

[James Sandlin]

Well, so let me give you a little bit of background. I retired with the state police for 25 years.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[James Sandlin]

So when you go, that's the background a lot. You know, most people don't know. And so when you go into those situations, you, you, you. I guess in 25 years, you learn to expect unexpected. And so that's not, that's not to be expected at a ball game. And so when it happens, you know, after, when, when you've done it for 25 years, you kind of expect to happen what you don't expect to happen. And so when it happened, it's just one of those things.

[Matt Jones]

So you're not easily rattled. You're saying you're not easily rattled. Like you, you're used to seeing people get tased.

[James Sandlin]

Well, I won't say getting tased, but. Yeah, I mean, I'm used to seeing people in heated moments doing things that they don't usually do. And then this is just one of those situations where both gentlemen that was in this fight or two, I consider them good friends, and I would do anything in the world for either one of them. And it just. It's one of those events, you know, you got five amongst kids. The second one of the game. Yeah, the. The competitiveness and of the whole situation's going on. And then, you know, you get broke up. And I don't know if you all ever been in a fight or not, but people start grabbing hold of you. You don't necessarily maybe know. Know who's got a hold of you.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[James Sandlin]

So you're trying. You've been in a fight, so you're trying to get away from whoever's got a hold of you. And things just led up to where the table.

[Matt Jones]

They just. They just tase Ryan. Yeah.

[James Sandlin]

And then they just. They just tased. Right. I mean.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, it just happened. All right, so now let me ask you, James. You all of a sudden, this happens, and then like the next day, next night, it takes off. Like it. All of a sudden you're on. They just tased Ryan is all over the Internet. It's on news sites. When did you realize that this thing had exploded?

[James Sandlin]

Oh, man, probably about midday to the. To the. Even the following evening, I guess. And then, you know, this thing keep.

[Caller]

It's.

[James Sandlin]

And then last night, I think it was my phone blew up. Because inside the NBA, on espn, usually it's on ksr, it's on all this stuff. And. And I. It's. It's. Everybody in the world, even people you hadn't Talked to in 20 years, calling you, going, dude, you're famous. Like, this thing is. Is blowing up. And you know what? I will tell everybody this. You know, it's one of those situations, and you as broadcasters, you all been there before or it's happened. You said it, you went on. You know, it's one of those events that you covered, but you feel so bad because you did cover it.

[Matt Jones]

Why do you feel bad? Why do you feel bad?

[James Sandlin]

Man? I feel bad because everybody involved in this thing is such good people. And that's what. And that's what. And that's what makes the situation, you know, even. Even worse.

[Matt Jones]

But are you able to.

[James Sandlin]

Are you able to.

[Matt Jones]

Are you able to step back, though, and say, inside the NBA, Charles Barkley, Shaquille o', Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, they quoted me. Are you able to step back and like, think that's kind of cool?

[James Sandlin]

Oh, no, I, I said that last night. Like, even as horrible a situation as he is, never in my life that I ever think I'd be quoted on ESPN or KSR or, you know, all these different outlets. I mean, I'm getting messages from people out of Michigan, Washington State, all over the country wanting to. A statement. But you want to sit back and be honest with you and say, all right, let me soak this in for a minute.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[James Sandlin]

Because like I said, you. I mean, it is one of. Probably one of the funniest lines that's ever been said. But was it meant to be?

[Matt Jones]

No. That's why it's great though, because it's great because you were being serious.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[James Sandlin]

And so, you know, then you've got all these great people that's involved in this. And so it's just one of those situations that I wanted to step back, take my time before I even talked about it and say, okay, you know, it's happened. I said it. These people are great people that we're eventually, we're going. They're going to get through this. But yeah, when, when everybody, when you're all talking about it, my phone blew up this morning saying KSR is trying to get a hold of you. By about, I mean, literally in five minutes, I had 63 text messages.

[Ryan]

Wow.

[James Sandlin]

That said KSR is trying to get a hold of you. They're going to be calling you. And so it's an unfortunate event. But yeah, this thing is as went crazy.

[Matt Jones]

Let me say this to you. I think you actually, you seem like a really good man. And let me say one thing. I appreciate you saying all these people are involved. Sometimes it's really quick when something happens. We all just make generalizations about folks and we don't remember that they're actually people. And I'm glad you said that. And I hope you also take a chance to really sit back and enjoy that like people. People love something you said. Right. Because you were being serious. You do care about those. And they just tased Ryan is like going to be aligned forever. And you did that, James, and I hope you, I hope you are able to get some joy from it.

[James Sandlin]

It. Well, I, I appreciate that. You know what a lot of it is, is the fact that it was followed up. Well, this game is now over. You know, there's a lot of which I said, like I said, I enjoyed. I feel bad for the people that's involved, but I Do enjoy it. You know, you hear all kinds of things going through that is, you know, get Justin, get Justin, get Justin. And by the time I could have got Justin, it was too late.

[Matt Jones]

And who's Justin, by the way? Who is Justin?

[James Sandlin]

He's another parent of one of the players that was playing basketball and he, he was sitting beside me the whole ball game. Once again, he's just, he's a super good dude. I mean, there have been lifelong friends, both of them, and I feel bad about this situation, but at the end of the day, Ryan got tased and the game's over.

[Matt Jones]

It's exactly right, sir. Thank you very much for coming on. James Bradley. We appreciate it.

[James Sandlin]

Thank you, fellas. Y' all have a good evening.

[Matt Jones]

All right. There you go.

[Ryan]

Loved it. Loved, loved, loved that. That's a best of right there to have him on. That was awesome.

[Matt Jones]

At the end of the day, Shannon, Ryan got tased and the game was over.

[Shannon]

That's right.

[Matt Jones]

That's all you could say.

[James Sandlin]

And they just taste dry.

[Matt Jones]

We'll take a break and be right back.

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back, Tugee Sports Radio. I like James Sandlin there. Seems like a good fellow, doesn't he?

[Ryan]

I love the fact that he's a retired Kentucky straight trooper. So he's, he's like, you know, we've. I've been through this before. No big deal for me.

[Matt Jones]

And just, well, explains why he wasn't phased very much.

[Shannon]

You know, there's also an opportunity for Ryan to tell him to kiss his butt since he wanted to tell police officers that about shoveling his sidewalk.

[Ryan]

I ain't mess with anybody from not county.

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[Shannon]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

You know, and like, who cares really?

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

But like, you have to. I have to do it and I have to have strong opinions about Sam Darnold. And I don't have strong opinions but I have to act like I do. But local radio, just think about today. We've talked about snow ordinances and how Ryan refuses to shovel the snow in front of his house and is asking the police to come and get him. We've talked about weather contest amongst local weathermen. We've had TG shuck on. We've talked about whether or not we should boo a kid from Kentucky. And then we had this happen in not county. And we got the announcer on 15 minutes later.

[Shannon]

It's been a full show today and I would much rather hear all those things than your thoughts on Sam Darnold.

[Matt Jones]

Exactly. That's my point. Like I've always said this, this is what people actually would rather hear in my opinion. And Ryan, this is an example of why I like doing local radio.

[Ryan]

That's why I love about this show, man. You never know which way it's going to go. And here we are, we're all stuck in our home with ice and snow, but yet we're enjoying ourselves and having a laugh for a couple hours. That's what it's all about.

[Matt Jones]

That is what it's all about. And there's a guy outside that is got a broom or a brush and he is. He is brushing off his car.

[Shannon]

No. Yes, he is a brush.

[Ryan]

I want to know what kind of brush you've got. So it's brushing your car with.

[Matt Jones]

Think about. They have them, you can get them with cars. I think people sometimes may use them to clean wheels. You know what I'm talking about? Like. Okay, you see what I'm saying? Do you know what?

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Carry picturing it. It's that. That's what I was using.

[Ryan]

Okay.

[Shannon]

And it works like a little mini broom or something, right?

[Matt Jones]

It's, it's. It looks like the, the, the. I don't know what you call, what do you call the things coming out of a broom? The straw.

[Shannon]

Straw.

[Matt Jones]

What is it at the bottom of the broom? What's that called? That stuff? Yeah, Thistle. I don't know. I don't see you don't know what it's called either. Whatever that is. It's like that except it's hand sized and you just do it with your hand.

[Shannon]

Okay. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

That's what I was using to get out of. To do it. And then I'm hoping I'm gonna try to move my car this afternoon. I don't know if it's gonna.

[Shannon]

Good luck.

[Matt Jones]

I'm gonna try.

[Shannon]

You're need more than A little brush to get it out.

[Matt Jones]

I've got my feet. Who's up next?

[Shannon]

Let's go to Steve.

[Matt Jones]

Steve. Go ahead, Steve.

[Caller]

Hey, guys. I just want to say today's show along with the weather challenge. Congrats to TG Shuck, but I love all my weather guys. But combining this challenge with what was just on about the elementary basketball, and keep in mind, element, we're talking fifth graders in this. So that's what makes this show cutting edge. That's why people listen every day or at least part of the morning, because you don't know what you're going to get.

[Matt Jones]

Thank you. Congrats.

[Caller]

A genius. As far as marketing. I hope you do the weather challenge again. Every time there's looks like a major event to the weather guys to kind of get behind them is this storm had a lot of moving parts and timing was everything at 20 miles here and there. And so things changed in a hurry from a foot of snow to nothing. So. But that was great. I do have one basketball thing. Maybe Ryan can answer this. The Hawthorne kid. I think they should if I guess he's got a calf injury, but if it gets that taken care of anytime soon, my opinion is burn the darn thing. He's apparently a pretty good offensive basketball player and offense is what we need. I think to me, there's no better way to learn basketball than playing in a basketball game.

[Matt Jones]

Totally. I agree with you. I have to cut you off, but thank you very much because we got to end the show. But thank you. That was very kind words and I appreciate it. Hawthorne Pope says is hurt. Ryan, that's crazy. Even our walk, even our red shirts are hurt, unfortunately.

[Ryan]

Yeah, I think he might knew that after the game on Saturday. He said we can't burn a red shirt because he's hurt right now. No sense doing that when he's, you know, not even gonna be able to play at all.

[Matt Jones]

They did say though he might be available, so they would wait and see. I kind of read that as if they get one more injury, then maybe they would do it.

[Ryan]

I think that's a strong possibility. We'll see him by the end of the year.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, is that scoop or scuttlebutt?

[Ryan]

No, just my opinion.

[Matt Jones]

Again, is that scuttlebutt or is it just your opinion?

[Ryan]

My just totally my opinion.

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Duke to cover. Louisville still kind of struggling a little bit right now.

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I'm with you, Ryan. I think not only Duke wins, they cover the eight and a half.

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Let's say Duke wins, but I'm gonna say Louisville covers the eight. Yeah, I think they their Browns back and I think they'll play well. I think Duke will win, but I think they'll play well. Give me Louisville to cover the eight and a half guys. It was fun today. By the way, Drew just. He can't get anywhere. So he couldn't get to Ryan's and he couldn't get to the studio. So that's why he's there. I'll probably still be here in Louisville tomorrow, but the game is tomorrow night. Of course. We'll see you later. This has been Kentucky sports radio.

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