2026-01-29- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) – Hour 2 Podcast Summary

Date: January 29, 2026
Hosts: Matt Jones, Ryan Lemond, Shannon, Mario
Main Theme:
A lively, wide-ranging hour covering Kentucky sports radio’s ratings success, Hallmark movies filmed in Kentucky, local events, UK memorabilia, and UK sports news. The episode delivers heartfelt, humorous, and insightful takes on Kentucky culture and the ever-entertaining world of UK fandom.

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Episode Overview

Hour 2 of KSR finds Matt Jones and crew at KS Bar and Grill on a cold, happy Kentucky day. Largely focused on Kentucky’s place in pop culture—from Hallmark movies and local events to sports traditions and team legacy—the conversation is sprinkled with ratings-driven pride, lighthearted banter about memorabilia, and a dash of sports updates, all flavored with classic KSR humor and audience interaction.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. KSR Ratings & The Power of "Hate-Listening"

• KSR achieves massive ratings ("a 40 in a ratings demographic")
  • Matt attributes part of their success to “hate listeners” from rival fans (Louisville, Arkansas, Tennessee) and people frustrated by off-topic discussions:
    • "Oh, I would say a good 15 to 20% of the audience of this show hate listens." (03:05)
    • "No haters are part of it. That's the old Howard Stern line, you know? If they like you, they listen. But if they hate you, they listen twice as much." (03:41)
• The crew laughs about how demands to “stick to sports” don’t hurt ratings.

2. Kentucky Emerges as a Hallmark Movie Capital

• Discussion about Hallmark movies being filmed in Kentucky:
  • Newest: "Derby Love” (or “Kentucky Roses”) filmed around Oldham, Bullet, and Jefferson counties.
  • Matt shares an amusing anecdote about a friend who appears in every Kentucky Hallmark production (04:46).
  • Reasons for the movie influx:
    • Tax breaks
    • Experienced local crews
    • Residents renting out homes for shoots
  • _"Apparently, like, half of all the [Hallmark] movies that are on the Hallmark channel are shot here." (Matt, 06:07)
  • Notable reference to DJ from Full House (Candace Cameron) being a Hallmark mainstay (07:15).
  • Upcoming productions: "Happy Holly Day" (about Holly Day and her neighbor Carol) and mentions of filming in Henderson and Owensboro (13:01 & 13:30).
• Quote:
  • "Kentucky is the center of the movie universe." (Matt, 13:33)

3. Lexington’s "Hot Dog Hop"

• First annual hot dog bar crawl for college students:
  • 11 participating restaurants, participants wear hot dog costumes and attempt to eat 11 hot dogs (07:45–09:02).
  • Crew jokes about Ryan Lemond's perfect fit for the event and costume insulation for the cold:
    • “Put a hot dog costume on and I’m in!" (Ryan, 08:41)
    • "Maybe it’s an insulated costume.” (Ryan, 08:51)

4. Breaking College Sports News: Alabama Case Recusal

• A judge, donor to Alabama, recuses himself from a case involving an Alabama basketball player after being questioned for impartiality (09:02–10:28).
  • Matt admits surprise, Ryan praises the decision:
    • “That’s the right move. I didn’t know he was gonna be able to do this, but… you have to do the right thing and recuse yourself.” (Ryan, 09:30)
  • The team speculates the player will likely play in the NCAA tournament regardless.

5. Kentucky Collectibles & Sports Memorabilia

• Listeners call in to share their weird UK collectibles:
  • Notable item: A “very blessed” anatomically correct stuffed blue UK frog (14:00–15:36, 25:40–26:31)
  • Reaction:
    • "I had an idea in my mind. It is much worse…Who made this?” (Matt, 26:31–26:39)
  • The crew exchanges stories about other memorabilia including UK chili, coloring books, RC and Coke bottles, and nostalgic pillowcases.
    • "If you want to make some money, put the UK logo on random weird things. Underwear. The weirder the better." (Matt and crew, 15:07–15:18, 15:41)
  • Fans and the show revel in the unique, sometimes bizarre, culture of Kentucky sports keepsakes.

6. Upcoming Events & Sports Talk

• Discussion of CBS Classic basketball scheduling:
  • St. John’s replaced by Kansas—UK will face Kansas twice in three years (22:24–23:17)
    • “Do you like that? Kansas almost becoming an annual opponent.” (Matt, 22:50)
    • General preference for more home and home games, not neutral sites.
  • Wishful suggestions to swap Ohio State out for other programs.

7. Audience Calls & Community

• Several listeners call in with congratulations, memorabilia stories, and questions about attending games or UK team loyalty (13:40–14:31, 27:14–28:10, 38:08–39:41).
  • One fan describes taking his 90s UK pillowcase around the world as a treasured keepsake.
  • Another asks, “If you could pick one—UK, Reds, or Hurricanes championship?" Matt: “I’d still choose a Kentucky national title. It brings me more personal joy.” (27:48)

8. Interviews & Super Bowl Coverage Gimmick

• Upcoming Super Bowl guest lineup: Terrell Davis, Mike Golic Sr., Sean Alexander, Christian McCaffrey, and Bustin’ With the Boys hosts (32:18–36:32)
• Matt plans a recurring joke—telling each celebrity: “Ryan Lemond says hello” and recording the reactions:
  • "You’ve just given me the best gimmick for the show. You just made my Super Bowl coverage—Ryan Lemond says hello." (Matt, 37:42)

9. Stoops’ Legacy and Return?

• Debating if former coach Mark Stoops would get a standing ovation if honored at Kroger Field next season:
  • Matt: “I honestly think he would get a standing ovation at Kroger Field next year. I don’t think they’ll do it, but I bet he would.” (40:00)
    • Consensus: Some fans may still be bitter, but time will heal most wounds.

10. Kentucky Weather Marketing

• “Bomb cyclone” is the new weather buzzword, alongside “frost quake” (29:13–29:46)
  • Matt: “Bomb cyclone, though. Sounds scary. Those are two words I don’t want to be near.” (29:46)

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Notable Quotes & Moments (w/ Timestamps)

• On hate-listening:
  “If they like you, they listen. But if they hate you, they listen twice as much.” (Matt Jones, 03:41)
• On Kentucky’s film industry:
  "Apparently, like half of all the movies that are on the Hallmark channel are shot here." (Matt Jones, 06:07)
• On Kentucky memorabilia:
  "We have our winner. Nothing is going to beat this. Would you agree? I had an idea in my mind. It is much worse." (Matt Jones on the UK frog, 26:31)
• On Stoops’ legacy:
  “I think he would get a standing ovation at Kroger Field next year. I don’t think they’ll do it, but I bet he would.” (Matt Jones, 40:00)
• On upcoming Super Bowl interviews:
  "You’ve just given me the best gimmick for the show…Ryan Lemond says hello." (Matt Jones, 37:42)

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Highlighted Segments by Timestamp

• 03:05–03:53: Ratings fun and “hate-listening” rationale
• 04:03–06:17: Deep dive into Hallmark movies shot in Kentucky
• 07:45–09:02: Lexington’s Hot Dog Hop event breakdown
• 14:00–16:06; 25:40–27:04: UK memorabilia hotline; the infamous “blessed frog”
• 22:24–24:28: CBS Classic and basketball scheduling shakeup
• 32:18–37:49: Preview of guest interviews and “Ryan Lemond says hello” gimmick
• 39:45–41:37: On Stoops’ possible return ovation
• 29:13–29:52: “Bomb cyclone” enters Kentucky weather lingo

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Tone & Style

KSR delivers on its reputation: fast-moving, self-aware, and loaded with Kentucky-specific inside jokes. The show flows with genuine camaraderie, wit, and plenty of off-beat cultural observations—making it as much about the larger Kentucky community as it is about sports.

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In Summary

This episode is a microcosm of KSR’s winning formula—equal parts irreverent fun, unique local insight, and an open phone line connecting Kentucky’s passionate (and creative) fanbase. Whether discussing movies, sports, or memorabilia oddities, the hosts keep things engaging and personal, offering plenty for the UK faithful, casual fans, and even the “hate listeners.”

Transcript

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[Shannon]

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio hour number two. Open at lunch here at the KS Bar and Grill where it is cold and icy but also happy.

[Mario]

It is happy.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's time of year where a big bowl of chili sounds so good. We've got the best chili here.

[Matt Jones]

There's been a moot. There's been a motion to name Chili Gillespie chili collie style and moving. What do you think?

[Mario]

I mean I named Chili Gillespie so that's gotta, it's gotta Come through me.

[Ryan Lemond]

The Chili Gillespie was the one had the on top of the cornbread. This one doesn't have cornbread. So maybe this is a separate.

[Matt Jones]

So that can be chili. Collie Stein.

[Mario]

Yeah, certainly call it that way. It made you run like Cutler had a little runs play there.

[Matt Jones]

I don't think we want to chili.

[Mario]

Everybody knows how chili works. We've all had chili.

[Matt Jones]

I don't think that was the way we were promoting it, though. 8592802287 what person says, Matt, with your ratings, you need to give credit where credit is due. And that is with the fans, including the fans of Louisville, Arkansas, Tennessee, among others. More haters we get, the more listeners you get. Oh, I would say a good 15 to 20% of the audience of this show hate listens. I think we have a lot of Louisville listeners. I mean, that's been confirmed. I think we have Arkansas, Tennessee listeners. We also have like just people who might stick to. Stick to sports and they just get wanted. They don't want me to talk about politics, but then they kind of do so they can get mad about it. Like, I think they're. I think no haters are part of it. That's the old Howard Stern line, you know? You know, they, if they, if they like you, they listen. But if they hate you, they listen twice as much. So I do think that's part of it.

[Ryan Lemond]

They want us to stick to sports, yet we just got a 40 in a ratings demographic. I think we've figured it out.

[Matt Jones]

All right, let's do a couple things before I go back to phones. It was announced yesterday that there. That there will be a new Hallmark movie coming up out in April about the Kentucky Derby.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

It's going to be about two people who fall in love based around the Kentucky Derby. It's called Kentucky Derby Love or it's called Derby Love.

[Ryan Lemond]

Derby Love.

[Matt Jones]

Derby Love. It was filmed apparently around Oldham County, Bullet county and Jefferson County. Shannon, are you in? Are you in Derby Love?

[Shannon]

Oh, no, this is one I'm not in. I think it's called Kentucky Roses.

[Matt Jones]

Same thing. I'm calling it Derby Love.

[Shannon]

Derby Love.

[Matt Jones]

Derby Love. I think Derby Loves a better name than Kentucky Roses. I agree.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's a different kind of movie, I think.

[Matt Jones]

What?

[Ryan Lemond]

Derby Love.

[Matt Jones]

What's wrong? What's wrong with Derby Love?

[Ryan Lemond]

That might be an R rated movie, not a Hallmark movie.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know what that means, but.

[Shannon]

But let's not make it weird.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, exactly. He can make a Hallmark movie weird. All right, so they Film. So I think. I don't know if I told you this. I have a friend in Louisville who, like, she has created an acting career basically by only being in Hallmark movies that are filmed in Kentucky. Yeah, there are, like, 10 Hallmark movies a year filmed in Kentucky, most of them in Oldham County. And she's in all of Midway.

[Mario]

Had one a couple of years ago.

[Matt Jones]

She's literally in all of them. Like, she'll be like, I play the role of nurse or something in this one. She's in every one of them. And I think she was in Derby Love that's Coming out, or Kentucky Roses. I have never seen a movie on home on Hallmark before, but I'm contemplating Derby Love because it's. Because it's all Kentucky. Not only shot here, set here, apparently will be full of Kentucky references.

[Ryan Lemond]

So what's. What's the attraction to shooting all these movies in Kentucky and Oldham County?

[Shannon]

I think it's got a tax break.

[Ryan Lemond]

They get.

[Matt Jones]

There's a little bit of a. There's a tax break. It's also cheaper. So there's a. From what I understand, there is a production crew that's based here that knows how Hallmark likes to shoot their movies, and they're all people who live here. Apparently, Oldham county people rent out their houses. So a lot of the shoots are in people's houses in Oldham County. Then there is. There are tax breaks, but other states have that, too. But it's just Hallmark has found a home. So when you watch a Hallmark movie, apparently, like, half of all the movies that are on the Hallmark channel are shot here.

[Ryan Lemond]

I didn't realize that most of them in and around Louisville, I've heard, you know, time. Every now and then, one show up. I didn't know there were that many.

[Matt Jones]

There's a lot. And now we have Derby Love. So are you gonna watch Derby Lucky Roses?

[Mario]

I'm gonna watch both of them.

[Matt Jones]

I can't wait.

[Mario]

I'm gonna assume that, you know, she moves back and falls in love with the horse trainer in Louisville.

[Matt Jones]

You know, I think that the premise was the son of the CEO of the Derby, the derp is having financial problems, and in the midst of his crisis, he makes a woman. He meets a woman, and they fall in love, like, around the horses.

[Mario]

We're supposed to believe the Derby has financial problems. I paid $26 for a drink last year, and they have financial problems. I will happily watch the show. I'm excited about it. I just watched the Bill's Hallmark movie where they've been. Davis is at the Bar where we did the radio show.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. So. So. So you're excited about it?

[Ryan Lemond]

I'll put it on the list.

[Matt Jones]

You know, I've never once watched anything on the Hallmark Channel. Don't know what it is. Really don't know anything about. Like, I. I know. I think they all have the same premise. Shannon, have you ever watched the Hallmark movie?

[Shannon]

Oh, yeah. And DJ From Full House is in, like, almost all of them. I think that's what she does now.

[Matt Jones]

DJ what's her name?

[Shannon]

Candace.

[Matt Jones]

Candace Cameron.

[Shannon]

Yeah. She's in, like, so many Hallmark movies. I think she only does Hallmark movies now.

[Matt Jones]

Interesting. Yeah. Okay. I didn't. I did not know that there was.

[Mario]

A bunch of Sopranos holdovers in the one I watched with Ray Davis.

[Matt Jones]

Sopranos people?

[Mario]

Like, anyone? That was a B list.

[Matt Jones]

Like all the mafia people.

[Mario]

Yeah, Well, a lot of them in there.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, interesting. Well, all right.

[Mario]

Work somewhere.

[Matt Jones]

Also, Saturday, here in Lexington, they are having for the first time the hot dog hop. Do you know what the hot dog hop is?

[Ryan Lemond]

I've not heard of this.

[Matt Jones]

I think this is mostly for college kids. But, Ryan, I think they would let you do it.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right.

[Caller/Listener]

For.

[Matt Jones]

For five hours, 11 different places and restaurant. 11 different places in Lexington are serving special hot dogs, and you can sign up for the hot dog hop, and they give you a hot dog costume, and you walk around all the restaurants drinking and eating hot dogs. The goal is to eat 11 hot dogs over the course of the day. Or what is it? Glizzies?

[Shannon]

This is built for Ryan.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

No, it's like I said, I think it's mostly college kids, so I'd be careful, you just showing up and, you know, maybe try to have some other people, your friends there. But do you like the idea of the hot dog hop?

[Ryan Lemond]

I love it.

[Matt Jones]

Apparently it goes all over the country. This is the first time it's been in Lexi.

[Ryan Lemond]

I've never heard of it, but, you know, put a hot dog costume on and I'm in. Get to walk around and eat hot dogs all day.

[Matt Jones]

Feels like it's gonna be really cold, though, for this.

[Mario]

What a great time.

[Ryan Lemond]

Maybe it's an insulated costume.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. It's like a coat.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Mario]

Some of my favorite memories from college were on snow days, just bouncing around town. We shouldn't be out. They're gonna have a great time at the hot dog hop. And I would go if I could.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. All right, so that's this. And then the third piece of news, the judge in Alabama, that was the donor of Alabama, but Was ruling on Badaco's case. He recused himself after I said I didn't think there was any way he would. He threw it in my face. He recused himself, saying he wasn't sure if he could be impartial. And now they'll get. The NCAA will get a different judge, but it has to be a judge in Tuscaloosa. So he's probably a donor, too. But nevertheless, what do you think of that?

[Ryan Lemond]

That's. That's the right move. I didn't know he was gonna be able to do this, but obviously you think somebody was talking to him in his ear, like, hey, man, you're gonna lose all credibility if you stay on this case. You got to do the right thing and recruit. Recuse yourself.

[Matt Jones]

What?

[Ryan Lemond]

Recuse yourself right now?

[Matt Jones]

Yes. What does that mean?

[Ryan Lemond]

Remove himself from the case because. Because he's. Could be impartial. He's a booster, and he's ruling on a case involving an Alabama basketball player.

[Matt Jones]

But you sound like. Did you go to law school?

[Ryan Lemond]

I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, gosh. Can you just get a different joke?

[Mario]

It's like you just pull the string.

[Matt Jones]

I know, but that's. Well, that's a good job. That's exactly what recusal is. Do we think this dude ends up playing in the NCAA tournament? He's double digits both games.

[Mario]

Yes. And it's probably. He probably wanted the guy to step down. Like, this kid probably wants to win a legit case. And no matter what happened in the case, if they had that judge, no one was going to believe it. They were going to continue to mock it. But I expect he'll still play. And that's just the world we live in now. I expect to see him in the tournament in college.

[Matt Jones]

One person writes, matt, there's a Hallmark movie being filmed right now in Henderson. The whole town is abuzz about it.

[Mario]

That's getting close to my neck.

[Matt Jones]

What is that called? Henderson. I was about to say hoochie. I don't think that would be a Hallmark movie. Henderson Happiness, maybe.

[Ryan Lemond]

How about that? I didn't understand the connection, why all these films are being. Hallmark films were coming to Kentucky.

[Matt Jones]

I've been told most of them is because the crew, like, there are. Shannon's right. There is a tax thing, but most states now have that. But there is a crew here that. That films the Hallmark style, and they don't have to bring people in from out of state to do it.

[Shannon]

I get emails, like, every month, like, asking me to be an extra And I keep saying, nope, not.

[Matt Jones]

They ask you to be an extra?

[Shannon]

Yeah, I mean, I was in an extra in a movie that just came out in theaters, actually.

[Matt Jones]

The wrestling one? Yeah.

[Shannon]

No, no, there's another one.

[Matt Jones]

Wait, you were in another movie with.

[Shannon]

Al Pacino and Bill Skarsgard?

[Matt Jones]

What?

[Shannon]

Yeah, I was a police officer. You see me for about two seconds.

[Matt Jones]

What are you talking about? You were in a movie with Al Pacino?

[Shannon]

I mean, I wasn't.

[Matt Jones]

I.

[Ryan Lemond]

It was.

[Shannon]

I was in the same movie as an extra. It wasn't like we had.

[Matt Jones]

Why didn't you tell us this?

[Shannon]

I did last year. We filmed it last year. I was a cop, remember?

[Mario]

He had the real goofy looking state sheriff's outfit. He put his selfie.

[Shannon]

Were you not here for that?

[Matt Jones]

Maybe I was in Europe.

[Ryan Lemond]

Maybe he was out here.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Okay. I have no memory of you being in a movie with Al Pacino. I feel like that would have stuck with me. Well, what was it called?

[Shannon]

Dead Man's Wire. It's in theaters right now.

[Mario]

Just came out.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yep.

[Matt Jones]

It just came out.

[Shannon]

Yeah, like last week.

[Matt Jones]

Did you get invited to the premiere?

[Shannon]

No, but I showed up anyway. The one in Louisville.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, they had one in Louisville.

[Shannon]

They did, yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

So you can see you in the movie.

[Shannon]

I mean, look, I'm an extra. Two seconds, maybe at the most. You see me opening up a door as we're bringing out the hostage.

[Matt Jones]

And did they film that here?

[Mario]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

And was Al Pacino here?

[Shannon]

I. I didn't see him, but, yeah, probably.

[Matt Jones]

So I had to have been in. There's no way.

[Mario]

He tweeted a selfie of the. The outfit. We were asking if he's going to keep it.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Yeah.

[Shannon]

Bill Skarsgard was definitely here. I don't know if you know who that is, but he's.

[Matt Jones]

I know who it is. Yeah, I know who Bill Skarsgard is.

[Mario]

I saw Pacino filmed his part in the whole movie in, like, a few hours. He was in Louisville for a day. Yeah, downplay that.

[Matt Jones]

But that's where they, like, pay him a lot. Then he gets in and out.

[Mario]

Okay, I have the name of the one in Henderson. What is already. It is called Happy Holly Day. It's about a woman named Holly Day who loves Christmas and her neighbor Carol does not.

[Matt Jones]

First of all, I went to high school with a girl named Holly Day.

[Mario]

Could be about her. She have a neighbor named Carol?

[Ryan Lemond]

There we go. She got a movie named after her.

[Mario]

Now, tension builds because one lawn is filled with decorations and the other is not.

[Matt Jones]

Wow. So it's like a fight over inflatable Santa Claus.

[Mario]

Added tension occurs and this that her son has an interest in Holiday and she is horrified by that.

[Matt Jones]

Huh. Well, I actually went to high school with a girl named Holiday. I hope it's a story about her cuz she always was very pleasant.

[Mario]

They're also filming in Owensboro. Ron, you could go check it out.

[Matt Jones]

Wow. Kentucky is the center of the movie universe. Who's up next?

[Shannon]

Brandon.

[Matt Jones]

Brandon. Go ahead, Brandon.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, guys. First time, long time, former iHeartRadio personality in Lexington as well. So I'm aware of what a 40 is. That's amazing. Good job.

[Matt Jones]

Thank you.

[Caller/Listener]

A couple things real quick. I would pay darn good money to be in the Kentucky locker room before the game and hear Bob and Jamestown give a speech.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. That would guarantee an 80 point loss.

[Caller/Listener]

That would be great fun. The other thing, UK memorabilia. I promise this exists. I have seen it. My friend's grandfather got an award for being like the most wild, wild UK fan or whatever back in the back in the late 60s. It is a stuffed blue frog that has UK and white lettering stitch on the back. And it is a very blessed anatomically correct frog. And with that. I appreciate my call.

[Matt Jones]

I appreciate the call. Wow. A UK frog. I think they used to do more of that kind of stuff. Like I think they. Like you were telling me there's Adolph. RUP chili.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Mario]

Brookings.

[Ryan Lemond]

Brookings, Chile. They. They sell it now in individual packets.

[Mario]

I think the. They still do it back.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, the bowling alley brought it back south and lanes.

[Mario]

Yeah. I have one at home.

[Ryan Lemond]

I have one at home.

[Matt Jones]

Wow. I had no idea.

[Mario]

We do miss these things.

[Matt Jones]

I do. I think we. If the more of that kind of stuff. Like if, okay, jmi, you want to make some money, put the UK logo and on random weird things.

[Mario]

Underwear.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Oh, you. Do you not think UK underwear would sell?

[Ryan Lemond]

Of course it would.

[Matt Jones]

Oh my goodness.

[Ryan Lemond]

Of course it would.

[Matt Jones]

It would sell a ton. Like you could. You could put UK firstly. You could put it on anything you want. But the weirder the better for me, right?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Mario]

I mean, listen, I love a new Nike hoodie, but in 30 years I'm not gonna care about that. It's these little trinkets and random items, people.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. You give me a UK anatomically correct frog.

[Mario]

Could never part ways.

[Matt Jones]

Shannon. I would. That would be on my mantle. Well, maybe not on my mantle.

[Shannon]

He said it was very blessed. I don't think they're running it off there.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I'm just saying I think that I actually Think you want to sell stuff? I'm not even kidding. Sell weird stuff. We all have shirts, but we don't all have, you know, underwear.

[Ryan Lemond]

UK wasn't that long ago the guy showed up here at the restaurant, had a UK coloring book from like the 70s where you could color pictures of Frank Kersey and the football teams, all that. Well, I've never seen anything like this before, ever.

[Matt Jones]

Well, there you go. By the way, I'm told that the new Cornbread Hemp ad with me is really slowed down and it makes me sound like I'm drunk. Yep.

[Ryan Lemond]

You sound like you've had a lot of the. I got reports.

[Mario]

That too. Some people wrote me.

[Shannon]

Makes you sound like you're using the product.

[Matt Jones]

Well, we're a few weeks into the new year and your resolutions are feeling harder to keep. Go to cornbreadhemp.com buy one, get 50% off. What's the code?

[Shannon]

Don't quit.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, don't quit.

[Matt Jones]

It's.

[Ryan Lemond]

You're gonna say it's done.

[Matt Jones]

Don't quit. Stock up and stay committed. It's Cornbread Sleep gummies, oils and topicals chicken cornbread Hemp.com promo code is don't quit. Cornbread Hemp. This is the good life. By the way, the remote tomorrow was postponed due to to weather. So with no, no, no remote tomorrow. We were going to be in Danville, but we'll do it later in the year. We'll take a break. Be right backs ksr.

[Narrator/Ad Voice]

We're lost. I'm going to pull over and ask that man for directions.

[Ryan Lemond]

Hi there.

[Narrator/Ad Voice]

We're looking to get to the campground.

[T-Mobile Representative]

Well, you're going to take a left at the old oak tree end of this here road. No, I'm just kidding. Let me get my phone out.

[Narrator/Ad Voice]

How are you getting a signal out here?

[T-Mobile Representative]

T Mobile and US Cellular decided to merge. So the network out here is huge. We're getting the same great signal as the city and saving a boatload with all the benefits. Oh, and a five year price guarantee. Okay, here's those directions.

[Narrator/Ad Voice]

Actually, can you point us in the direction of a T Mobile store?

[Ryan Lemond]

America's best network just got bigger. Switch to T Mobile today and get built in benefits the other guys leave out plus our five year price guarantee. And now T Mobile is available in US Cellular stores.

[Ad Voice]

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[Narrator/Ad Voice]

On June 11, 1998, a deputy from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department went missing. It's an all out manhunt for John Ajay. Every search and rescue team in LA county has been called in to help. Within days, tips started flooding into the Sheriff's department.

[Caller/Listener]

The rumor around the drug scene was that a deputy was taken care of.

[Narrator/Ad Voice]

Is this the story of a man who just got lost in the desert? Or of a cover up inside? Inside the nation's largest sheriff's department?

[Ryan Lemond]

A homicide captain saying detective, do not find out if this guy's guilty or innocent. Who does that?

[Narrator/Ad Voice]

Valley of Shadows A new series from Pushkin Industries about crime and corruption in California's high desert. Do you have any advice for us while looking into this disappearance?

[Shannon]

I wouldn't do it alone.

[Narrator/Ad Voice]

Listen to Valley of shadows on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Nav Green]

This show contains information subject to but not limited to personal takes, rumors, not so accurate stats, and plenty more. What's up man? This your boy Nav Green from the Broken Play podcast. Look, it's the end of the season. The playoffs are here. But guess what? It ain't the end of your season. You can always tune in with Broken Play podcast with Nav Green on the Black Effect Podcast Network. Another team who ain't going to the playoff? The Chiefs.

[Matt Jones]

What's a wrap?

[Nav Green]

It's time to rebuild. Who your MVP right now.

[Matt Jones]

Then Drake May up there. Josh Allen up there still. Oh my boy Matthew Stafford.

[Caller/Listener]

Where did Bo Nicks at?

[Matt Jones]

He ain't too far behind. He did all this talking. What Matthew Stafford is doing statistically bro is crazy.

[Nav Green]

Bro, you know I ain't no Josh Allen fan, but Matthew Stafford got better weapon. Caleb Williams.

[Matt Jones]

Hey, he should be in that conversation. In what conversation?

[Nav Green]

He should be in it. Listen to Broken Play with Nav Green from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast.

[Ryder Strong]

This is Ryder Strong and I have a new podcast called the Red Weather.

[Matt Jones]

It was many and many a year ago in a kingdom by the sea.

[Ryder Strong]

In 1995, my neighbor Anna Trainer disappeared from a commune.

[Matt Jones]

It was hard to wrap your head around.

[Ryder Strong]

It was nature and trees and praying and drugs.

[Matt Jones]

So no, I am not your.

[Ryder Strong]

And back then I lied to my parents, I lied to police. I lied to everybody.

[Matt Jones]

There were years right where I could not say your name.

[Ryder Strong]

I've decided to go back to my hometown in Northern California, interview my friends, family, talk to police, journalists, whomever I can to try to find out what actually happened.

[Matt Jones]

Isn't it a little bit weird that.

[Mario]

They obsess over hippies in the woods.

[Matt Jones]

And not the obvious boyfriend?

[Caller/Listener]

They have had this case for 30 years.

[Matt Jones]

I'll teach you sons of come around here in my wife. Boom, boom.

[Ryder Strong]

This is the red weather. Listen to the red weather on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Matt Jones]

Movies. Welcome back, Techie Sports Radio. Did you know the new Love is Blind is in Cincinnati?

[Ryan Lemond]

They're shooting it in Cincinnati right now. Or it's airing. It's already been shot.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know. I don't know if it's the one there's airing was in Cincinnati or I actually think they've put out a casting call. I think it's like the next one's going to be in Cincinnati.

[Mario]

They already have the cast of people on it. I don't know if it's so I.

[Matt Jones]

Guess it's already been so. Yeah, it was in Cincinnati.

[Mario]

I love they're trying to do new things. Like we could do Love his island Brazil. We could do Love Island Spain. No, they're doing Love Love Island, Ohio.

[Matt Jones]

Love Island, Dayton. All right, well, I mean, that's interesting, right? Would you want to be on that show? I mean, I guess you all wouldn't because you're in love, but I was single.

[Mario]

I'd go on one.

[Matt Jones]

One person writes Matt. According to Google, there are a number of Hallmark movies being filmed in Kentucky in 2026. They include Derby Love at Churchill Downs, Midway to Love, which is in Midway, the Ultimate Legacy, which is in Oldham county, and Bachelor Santa, which is being filmed in Owensboro.

[Ryan Lemond]

Wow, that's pretty cool.

[Mario]

Actually, when I was reading the holiday story, there was an interview with the director and he said it was his 11th Hallmark movie in Kentucky. So yeah, you're right there.

[Matt Jones]

That's the thing. I think we get most of the.

[Ryan Lemond]

And they want that hometown setting that's already established in the downtown of, you know, LaGrange or some of these cities.

[Matt Jones]

The CBS classic kick St. John's out.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

And added Kansas. I think they kicked St. John's out because no one came from St. John's even though they were playing Kentucky. So they added Kansas. So it's Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina and Ohio State. Now because Kansas is also in the Champions Classic, that means we will play Kansas two out of every three seasons. Do you like that? Kansas almost becoming an annual opponent.

[Ryan Lemond]

I do like it. I really kind of wish it was really kind of a home at home instead of always on the road. These neutral sides.

[Matt Jones]

I wish we did game next year is in Madison Square. Guard.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I would like to see him on the schedule, but kind of do the home and home like we used to do once in a while.

[Mario]

I was hoping they wouldn't keep doing this event, but if you are, I'm glad it's Kansas that's in there to make it a little better. But I'm with Ryan. I wish we could get more campus games. We've done this in the Champions Classic for. Feels like a decade. I'm ready for something new. But at least they upgraded it. If they're sticking with it.

[Matt Jones]

Can I make the call? Can we get rid of Ohio State?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Mario]

Champions. Excuse me. This is cbs. Never mind.

[Ryan Lemond]

Different.

[Matt Jones]

This is CBS Classic. But I mean, I don't know who would. Who would you rather have in the Big Ten? Michigan. I mean, I guess you got to be careful about Purdue because if they're not good one year, then you wouldn't want them on the team. But Ohio State, I feel like, just is not a marquee program. I'd rather have UConn. The.

[Mario]

The problem with talking trash about Ohio State in it is I think we're owing four against.

[Matt Jones]

I know we are. I know we are.

[Mario]

We're actually the team that stinks in this.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I don't love this event either, but. But they're going to do it. And it's. It's going to be the Saturday before Christmas from now on, all permanently. Yeah, it's a Saturday. It's the. It's the last. It's basically the Saturday of the first round of the playoff from now on.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, I mean, I kind of like that because when we had it in the, you know, up against the football playoffs, it kind of got lost in the shuffle a little bit. I like maybe getting its own little weekend it.

[Mario]

It likes. I wanted to die. Maybe Kansas will give it a little more juice. Attendance hadn't even been great at this.

[Matt Jones]

They didn't get a good crowd though this year.

[Mario]

Atlanta has been good every time, I should say. But there was one in New Orleans, like a couple days.

[Matt Jones]

Don't want to do this, you know? Yeah. I think New York and Atlanta is the only place they've consistently gotten people. So I think that's probably where it ends up. Who's next?

[Shannon]

Doing good.

[Matt Jones]

Doing good. Go ahead, gentlemen. I'm doing good.

[Caller/Listener]

I Hope you're doing better. Wanted to get in touch if you heard about. Heard about the. The rating. So congratulations. You said two out of five people are listening. Ksr. When you think about all the options on radio, that's amazing. I want to know who are these other three people and how do I get to have a talk with them? Because they need to start listening immediately.

[Matt Jones]

That's a good question. I don't know. I mean there. You'd be amazed though. There. There are a ton of people who have no idea who we are. I still encounter people all the time. I always. I like that because then they don't say, you know, stupid liberal. Like they just. And they tend to be honestly mostly people on my political side of the aisle. Like that tends to be the people who don't know who we are. I think most. So. Yeah. But there are many. I appreciate the call.

[Ryan Lemond]

And radio people will tell you this is the worst time slot of the day and yet somehow we've made it work and become the number one show in. In that time slot.

[Matt Jones]

I need all of you that are listening to this show to check your phone.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

This is not. Not those of you at home. The people that are on this show.

[Mario]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Someone just sent me a picture of this frog.

[Mario]

Oh, what?

[Matt Jones]

I can't tweet this out?

[Mario]

No.

[Matt Jones]

That.

[Shannon]

Why can't you.

[Ryan Lemond]

He said very graciously blessed.

[Matt Jones]

Did. How did UK make this? I don't know.

[Ryan Lemond]

Why make them thought Mario.

[Matt Jones]

Look at that.

[Mario]

Is. Is that even a frog?

[Shannon]

It looks like a well endowed tooth.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's what it is.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. It looks like a tooth.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I. I mean I. I don't. I wish I could. There's no way for me to share this publicly without. I wish I could show you the listeners this. The. The winner for weirdest piece of UK memorabilia. I thought the underwear was the weirdest. We have our winner. Nothing is going to beat this. Would you agree? I had an idea in my mind.

[Mario]

It is much worse.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. When he called it was. You're exactly right. I thought it was one. This is much worse. Who made this?

[Mario]

There's parts of it I wish I could describe more, but I can't.

[Ryan Lemond]

And it's just a stuffed animal. Right?

[Matt Jones]

Who can I get to post this? So it's not me. I'll post it.

[Mario]

I don't care.

[Shannon]

I've already retweeted it. I was already ahead of you.

[Matt Jones]

Oh yeah. I guess it's on Twitter.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Drew, you post it. This looks like this is a Drew posted.

[Mario]

I'M trying to buy it.

[Shannon]

Yeah, that's what you said. You want it on your mantle, Matt? Yeah, buy, buy it for Matt.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, Shannon, you retweeted it.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

That's okay.

[Matt Jones]

All right, well, I'll let you all. Who's up next?

[Ryan Lemond]

Bill.

[Matt Jones]

Bill. Go ahead, Bill.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, Matt, how you doing?

[Matt Jones]

I'm good. I can't get over this.

[Ryan Lemond]

Thought that was a good idea.

[Matt Jones]

Go ahead, Bill.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, I talked to you. I called in a couple days ago saying the, that I was like a little fan listening, like to you guys. I could see with like your ratings and everything while that probably be. So I just want to say congrats to you guys. But I did have a quick question. Hypothetically, if you could choose between a Kentucky national title or the Reds and Hurricanes winning a title, which one would you choose?

[Matt Jones]

I'd still choose a Kentucky national title. It brings me more personal joy. As much as I like the Reds and the Hurricanes, like when they win, I'm still kind of celebrating for the most part by myself or with a, like with the Hurricanes. By myself. With the Reds there's a couple of my friends. But with Kentucky, there's a joy it brings to the state. So I would still take Kentucky. Appreciate the call. I mean I, I, I, I would, I would rank in terms of who I would like to see win a title. Kentucky 1, Reds 2, Hurricanes 3, Bears 4.

[Ryan Lemond]

I thought the Bears might be actually number.

[Matt Jones]

I love the Bears, but I think they'll get one. Hurricanes have been knocking on the door and the Reds, it feels like they'll never have a chance. So that's why I would pick them. We'll take a break. Be right back. KSR TJ Smith, personal injury attorney.

[Ryan Lemond]

Call tj.

[Matt Jones]

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 859-280-2287. Ryan Hall, y', all who finished second place in Meteorologist Madness. $5 to to Rubicon from White Greer Maggard. He just put out a a weather alert for this weekend. Whether people new terms come out all the time. He says this weekend in care in the Carolinas there's a possibility of a bomb cyclone.

[Ryan Lemond]

What is that?

[Matt Jones]

A bomb cyclone? Up to a foot of snow, hurricane force winds with the snow. They call it a bomb bomb cyclone.

[Ryan Lemond]

So we've had a frost quake and a bomb cyclone this week.

[Matt Jones]

Could be around everywhere. The snow would be from Charlotte up but around the Outer Banks, etc. Watch out for A potential bomb cyclone.

[Mario]

Never heard that one before. They're ramping up the marketing with weather now. Are they just trying to grab our attention even more?

[Matt Jones]

Bomb cyclone, though. Sounds scary. Those are two words. I don't want to be near. I don't be near a bomb. I don't want to be near a cyclone.

[Mario]

If somebody says we got snow this weekend, all right, you know, I'll be fine. Says bomb cyclone. You got to start making some life decisions.

[Matt Jones]

Wonder where they got the word bomb.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't know. I tell you what, this dude, those who got a lot of credibility and respect, I think just in the past couple of weeks.

[Matt Jones]

Yes, he, he, he says, he says do not underestimate the wind threat even if you don't see snow. So the Carolinas are.

[Ryan Lemond]

Wow, are in on alert this weekend.

[Matt Jones]

This weekend. Bomb Cyclone. 859-280-2287. Who's up next?

[Shannon]

Let's go to Nick.

[Matt Jones]

Nick, go ahead, Nick.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey guys, good morning. Congrats on the success. Love the show.

[Matt Jones]

Thank you.

[Caller/Listener]

Kind of a, this is kind of an ask anything Wednesday question. If it's cool if I ask it. You guys brought up earlier. I found my, I found myself in a really unfortunate situation the past two years. I was at the Ohio State Tennessee playoff game last year. That's the night we got our teeth kicked in by Ohio State. Madison Square Garden decked out and head to toe. Kentucky geared. Okay, horrible.

[Mario]

I mean, I did.

[Caller/Listener]

I mean, I had no friends on any side. Ohio State's yelling at me. Tennessee's yelling at me. Their whole fan base hates me. Two weeks ago, I'm in Fayetteville for the Tennessee Arkansas game, same situation. He's kicked down by Alabama. I'm starting. I just want to know from y' all if you're going into a hostile environment like that. Are y' all decked out and had to go. Kentucky gear?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. You go first. You, you do not go to a road game and not wear Kentucky gear. If you're a Kentucky fan, you deck, you deck out. And, and I appreciate the call. You have to consider your surroundings, Drew, to decide how rude you're going to be. I mean, I was at Kentucky Ole Miss when we won, but I was at Kentucky Ole Miss when we lost. And generally speaking, the only place I've ever been, I've been to two places where wearing Kentucky gear got me taunted. At Indiana and then at Georgia that year when we applied them in football when they were barking at us. Otherwise, people generally don't. Aren't that bad?

[Mario]

Oh, I welcome it. I think he was asking, though. He was at a Tennessee out Arkansas. Like he was at two teams that weren't Kentucky. Oh, I think that's what he was saying.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Now that's a little different, because everybody can unify in their hatred of you.

[Mario]

He was at Arkansas, Alabama. They both hated him in Tennessee, Ohio State.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Now that's different. I might dress neutral for that just because I don't need any. I get plenty of fights. I don't need them.

[Mario]

I think it would kind of depend on my confidence right now. Absolutely not. I'm covering it up because they're just gonna make fun of me. But if we're winning and on top. Yeah, I'm gonna go stick my chest out.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, now's not the best time to go out, start pounding our chest. Going to Arkansas, Tennessee game, wearing Kentucky stuff.

[Matt Jones]

All right, so wanted to bring up something. We, you know, we're going to Super Bowl. The NFL is booking guests for us. Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

So can I tell you who we are interviewing?

[Ryan Lemond]

Already set up.

[Matt Jones]

These are already set up.

[Mario]

There will be more stamps on them.

[Matt Jones]

These are. We are interviewing these people. And I. The question is, what am I going to ask these people? Terrell Davis. This is just me and Drew interviewing Terrell Davis.

[Mario]

What do you think about Devin Keith?

[Matt Jones]

Hello, Terrell Davis.

[Ryan Lemond]

Remember when you played for the Broncos?

[Matt Jones]

How are you doing?

[Mario]

It's excited to see your old team back.

[Matt Jones]

He's also. We also have to. We also have to do the sponsors. So they're all brought in by sponsors. We have to plug the sponsors.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

So Terrell Davis is Tar Dive discense.

[Ryan Lemond]

I would learn how to make sure we pronounce that right.

[Mario]

No, we ask him and he tells us. Yeah, he's the one that's getting paid to say it.

[Matt Jones]

Tell me about Tar Dive Discancia.

[Mario]

I think we're supposed to generically be like, so, what are you up to this week, Terrell? And then he's like, let me tell you about Tardive. Just can see you. And that's when he gets his.

[Matt Jones]

All right, next. Mike Golick senior.

[Ryan Lemond]

That'd be good.

[Matt Jones]

You know what I want to ask? How did you do radio with someone you hated?

[Mario]

Yeah, when we got the email with his name, my brain's like, Matt's definitely asking about the Mike and Mike dynamic.

[Matt Jones]

Well, they apparently hated each other. I mean, that's the most interesting thing he could say. Do you think I can ask him? Did you and Mike Greenberg not get along?

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't Know if you want to talk about it in super bowl week.

[Matt Jones]

Well, he's sponsored by dcom, so I can say, look, I'll talk about your stupid dcom, but did you hate Mike Greenberg?

[Shannon]

You should ask him, because when else are you ever going to talk to?

[Matt Jones]

Exactly.

[Ryan Lemond]

Have you ever met him before?

[Matt Jones]

No, no. He was there when we were at DraftKings that day. Remember? He was doing the show with his son. That was their debut. You weren't there. Drew and I were there. You had flew home because your house was on fire.

[Mario]

Yeah, he was in the other.

[Matt Jones]

Drew and I were there.

[Ryan Lemond]

I remember that.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. But of all the people on the.

[Mario]

List, he's probably the one I would have the least to say to. Other than the Mike and Mike thing.

[Matt Jones]

I think you got Shannon. I can ask him that, right? I mean, I'll ask him in a nice way. But you did radio. There's been like, did you ever get mad at him?

[Shannon]

What's the worst that's going to happen? He's going to like, step away and then. Oh, you lost an interview with him.

[Matt Jones]

That's right. All right. Sean Alexander.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, that's a good.

[Mario]

Lots to say here.

[Matt Jones]

Lots from Kentucky. Talk about Eric Witherspoon, my high school guy that went with the. They had a rushing battle that year.

[Ryan Lemond]

For the state rushing title.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, we had Eric Witherspoon. He was at Boone County. They went for the rushing title. Eric was supposed to go to Penn State. He'll know who I'm talking about. I'll tell you.

[Mario]

That'll blow his mind if you pull up the deep cut.

[Matt Jones]

No one, no one at the super bowl is asking about Eric Witherspoon.

[Ryan Lemond]

He would probably really enjoy talking about that. Going back to his glory days at Boone county.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. Christian McCaffrey.

[Ryan Lemond]

Goodwin.

[Matt Jones]

What am I going to say, though? You say good. What am I going to ask him?

[Ryan Lemond]

He's had a monster couple years this year after coming off an injury.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, so what's the question?

[Mario]

Does it hurt being here? You were so close. It's in your city. Does it make you want it even more that you're having to be a part of this and you're not in the game?

[Ryan Lemond]

Perfect question.

[Matt Jones]

Do you think you have too many brothers?

[Ryan Lemond]

Did you have a lot of brothers?

[Matt Jones]

Well, they all don't need. It's got like 10 McCaffrey's in the NFL, right?

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't know.

[Matt Jones]

You don't know about the other ones?

[Ryan Lemond]

No, I just know about him.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. And then finally, Taylor Luan and Will Compton from busing with the boys.

[Mario]

These are my guys now.

[Matt Jones]

That one's easy. I'm going to go, hey, Will Compton, we stole your quarterback and you whined about it online. Remember? He was the guy. Oh, yes. So that one I'm looking forward to. That one might be a little confrontational, Drew.

[Mario]

But that's weird though, because I love them. They're former Titans. I have a Taylor the one jersey. It's a little weird.

[Matt Jones]

You should wear it. You should take it. You should know. You should take it and like, pull it out.

[Mario]

I might pull it out.

[Matt Jones]

I'm not gonna wear it.

[Mario]

Yeah, but I'm looking at their. That we have their banner right here.

[Matt Jones]

We do have their banner right out front.

[Mario]

So I'm looking forward to talking to them. Lots of stuff. We could go that direction.

[Matt Jones]

I'm gonna give Will Compton a hard time because he got on there and whined that we took his quarterback. And I'm going to say, you're supposed to be Nebraska. We're Kentucky.

[Ryan Lemond]

Stop wanting another kind of do what we do for Nebraska. Do they still do that or. They just do.

[Matt Jones]

They do a national thing out of Nashville. Yeah. So. So those are some of the guests that we are. We're interviewing.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm excited for you to do Sean Alexander. You know, he's one of our greatest football players ever, but we don't get a chance to really. He doesn't come home much enough where people can talk to him.

[Matt Jones]

Yep. Well, we're talking.

[Ryan Lemond]

Very cool.

[Matt Jones]

Right on the.

[Ryan Lemond]

I said hello.

[Mario]

Would you Ron's one question. Do you know him?

[Ryan Lemond]

I've never met him.

[Matt Jones]

Well, then why would I tell him you said hello?

[Ryan Lemond]

Just because I was kind of admired him from afar.

[Matt Jones]

But he won't know who you are.

[Ryan Lemond]

No idea.

[Matt Jones]

Do you want me to go? Ryan Lemon says hello. He's just going to look at me like I'm insane.

[Nav Green]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay. Tell. Tell Ryan I said hey.

[Mario]

We'll tell Christian McCaffrey.

[T-Mobile Representative]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

You know what, Shannon? That's what I'm going to do. I'm going to tell all these people Ryan said hello.

[Mario]

Okay, so we'll end every interview.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Ryan Lemon said hello. And they'll just. That'd be great to get the reaction of what. What they say when I look at them and say, say Ryan Linman said hello.

[Mario]

Mario could do a compilation.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Cuz some of them are going to act like they know it. Oh, my God.

[Mario]

They'll say.

[Ryan Lemond]

They'll say, is that the guy that got Tased? That's what they'll say.

[Matt Jones]

You know what, Ryan, I want to thank you. That's going to be my gimmick. I'm going to look at all these people and say, hey, by the way, one of your friends, Ryan Lemon, said hello and see what their reaction is. We'll be able to tell if these people are liars or not.

[Mario]

Also, let's not do this with just our guests. Let's do this everywhere in the building, even if they're not part of our interview schedule.

[Matt Jones]

Mike, talk to people. Ryan Lemon said hello. Because some of them are going to act like they know you'll fake it.

[Mario]

Yeah, they got that politician thing ready to go.

[Matt Jones]

You've just given me the best gimmick for the show. You've literally. You just made my super bowl coverage. Ryan Lemon says hello.

[Mario]

We'll. We'll call it. Ryan says hi. Mario gets all their reactions and puts them together.

[Matt Jones]

McAfee. Ryan lman says hello.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, tell him I said hey.

[Matt Jones]

Rich Eisen. Hey, Ryan Livon. I like it.

[Mario]

The chain smokers.

[Matt Jones]

Luda, who's next?

[Ryan Lemond]

You might.

[Mario]

Jacob.

[Matt Jones]

Jacob. Go ahead, Jacob.

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning, y'.

[Ryan Lemond]

All.

[Caller/Listener]

How are you?

[Matt Jones]

Good.

[Caller/Listener]

Congratulations on the ratings.

[Matt Jones]

Thank you.

[Caller/Listener]

I have a pillowcase that I've had since I was a teenager. Still have it. Still use it. It's the old 90s Kentucky logo. Never gonna get rid of it.

[Matt Jones]

So anyway, is it sheets in a pillowcase or just the pillowcase?

[Caller/Listener]

Well, I lost the sheets when I was a teenager or my mom threw them away when I joined the army. But then I kept the pillowcase. I used the pillowcase. It went everywhere with me. Even I didn't take it to Iraq because I didn't want to lose it. But anyway.

[Matt Jones]

Huh. That's interesting.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm very, very excited for the Kentucky football program this year. Coming up, Mark Stoops brung us a long way. I'm very proud of Scoots. I'm thankful for his contribution to our team. But I'm very excited about the Will Stein era. And I want your.

[Matt Jones]

Me too. I mean, I. I was talking with that about with Kublick and McElroy today. I'm very excited about the Will Stein era. I think he's going to be. I think he's the perfect coach. I appreciate the call for modern era of college football. This nil roster building, high powered offense. I think he's going to be. I'm with you. I have a lot of thanks for Mark Stoops. I think he did a really good job here for a long time. I think he was a great steward of the program. But I'm very excited about the new era and I'm really looking forward to UK football next year in a way that I probably haven't been the last few years.

[Mario]

So, you know, I think keeping Stoop's name in a positive light was very intentional on UK's end. I mean, Will Stein mentioned him. You don't usually see the incoming coach. You don't think the one that just got canned. But I think that's been purposeful and I've even heard bit. A little bit that, you know, Stoops is. Yes, Stoops is offered Stein, like if I could be of any help on.

[Matt Jones]

Certain things is going to be living here. We'll see. I. You think they bring him to a game next year or is that too soon?

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, that's. That's going to be tough.

[Matt Jones]

I think he would get. I honestly think he would get a standing ovation at Com Kroger Field next year. I don't think they'll do it, but I bet he would.

[Mario]

I don't know if UK will bring him out in like an official. Here he is, but it would not shock me to see him.

[Matt Jones]

Do you think he would get a stand. You think he would get a standing ovation?

[Ryan Lemond]

I think he would for some and there are others that were so down on him and wanted him gone so bad. But the way he handled his exit.

[Matt Jones]

I think let's say we're five and two and playing somebody good here. You don't think we. He'd get a standing ovation? I do.

[Mario]

I think. I don't think there'd be any boo.

[Matt Jones]

I don't think there'd be any booing at all.

[Ryan Lemond]

Who.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, who. Who's mad at him now? For real?

[Mario]

Like, I'd say the same thing about Cal if he hadn't gone another school and been on the schedule. Like, if he had been around but.

[Matt Jones]

There were people who had general genuine contempt.

[Mario]

But it gets to a point where you get you wanted. At that point, you're just being a jerk. If you're just booing to boo, you know, you already got him. He's already gone.

[Matt Jones]

I agree with that.

[Ryan Lemond]

And he's the best coach we've ever.

[Matt Jones]

Do you think he would get an ovation next year?

[Shannon]

Yeah, I think that he would.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, there may be a few.

[Shannon]

Jerks that are booing, but overall I think it would be.

[Matt Jones]

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[Ryan Lemond]

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[Nav Green]

This show contains information subject to but not limited to personal takes, rumors, not so accurate stats and plenty more. What's up, man? This your boy Nav Green from the Broken Play podcast? Look, it's the end of the season. The playoffs are here. But guess what? It ain't the end of your season. You can always tune in with Broken Play podcast with Nav Green on the Black Effect podcast network. Not a team who ain't going to the playoff. The Chiefs.

[Matt Jones]

What's a wrap?

[Nav Green]

It's time to rebuild. Who your MVP right now.

[Matt Jones]

Then Drake May up there. Josh Allen up there still oh, my boy Matthew Stafford.

[Caller/Listener]

Where did Nicks at?

[Matt Jones]

He ain't too far behind. He did all this talking. What Matthew Stafford is doing statistically, bro, it's crazy.

[Nav Green]

Bro, you know I ain't no Josh Allen fan, but Matthew Stafford got better weapon. Caleb Williams.

[Matt Jones]

Hey, he should be in that conversation. In what conversation?

[Nav Green]

He should be in it. Listen to Broken Play with Nav Green from the Black Effect podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast.

[Narrator/Ad Voice]

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[Caller/Listener]

They ruler around the drug scene. Was that a deputy was taken care of.

[Narrator/Ad Voice]

Is this the story of a man who just got lost in the desert? Or of a cover up inside the nation's largest sheriff's department?

[Ryan Lemond]

A homicide captain saying detective, do not find out if this guy's guilty or innocent. Who does that?

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[Shannon]

I wouldn't do it alone.

[Narrator/Ad Voice]

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[Ryder Strong]

This is Ryder Strong and I have a new podcast called the Red Weather.

[Matt Jones]

It was many and many a year ago in a kingdom by the sea.

[Ryder Strong]

In 1995, my neighbor Anna Trainor disappeared from a commune.

[Matt Jones]

It was hard to wrap your head around.

[Ryder Strong]

It was nature and trees and praying and drugs.

[Matt Jones]

So no, I am not your guru.

[Ryder Strong]

And back then I lied to my parents, I lied to police, I lied to everybody.

[Matt Jones]

There were years, Ryder, where I could not say your name.

[Ryder Strong]

I've decided to go back to my hometown in Northern California, interview my friends, family, talk to police, journalists, whomever I can to try to find out what actually happened.

[Matt Jones]

Isn't it a little bit weird that.

[Mario]

They obsess over hippies in the woods.

[Matt Jones]

And not the obvious boyfriend?

[Caller/Listener]

They have had this case for 30 years. I'll teach you.

[Matt Jones]

Sons of come round here with my wife. Boom boom.

[Ryder Strong]

This is the red weather. Listen to the red weather on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio 859-280-2287. Text Machine 772-774-5254. Most people writing me Saying they do, they would give a standing ovation to Stoops. Although one person says, Matt, you didn't think our fans would boo Travis Perry either. So maybe your pulse on the booing isn't the best. Maybe, maybe I, I was surprised about the Travis Perry thing, so maybe I'm.

[Mario]

Wrong, but I didn't get to comment on that. But I was surprised that he got booed every time he touched the ball. That was, I thought he'd get booed in starting lineups, but every time he did anything, that surprised me too. So I think we both whiffed on the expectations.

[Matt Jones]

I think a lot of it is just not foreseen how much the younger folks would do that. But you know, I got that wrong. Normally I feel like I kind of have a good sense of when that's going to happen, but I did not, I didn't see that, see that coming.

[Ryan Lemond]

So you think it might be the students that maybe not greet Stoops.

[Matt Jones]

Students didn't like Stoops at the end. So I think if there was booing they would be the, they would be the leader.

[Ryan Lemond]

So.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, but I, you know, maybe they would and maybe that's why you don't risk it yet, you know.

[Mario]

Yeah, I wouldn't do it right away. I don't think he'd get booed. It's just unnecessary. Let will have his year. We'll see how it goes.

[Matt Jones]

That's true.

[Mario]

Pop back in on down the road.

[Matt Jones]

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[Shannon]

Let's go to Rick.

[Matt Jones]

Rick. Go ahead, Rick.

[Caller/Listener]

Thanks for taking my call, Matt. I've got a Kentucky memorabilia thing. It's got a, it's a RC, 16 ounce glass Coke bottles. Got the big Kentucky Wildcat looks like jumping out of it.

[Matt Jones]

I've seen those. Yeah, I've seen those.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, it's got the win all time win record from 1903-74, 1117 wins, 357 losses and one tie one time. And then I've got a Cincinnati Red 75, 76 World Championship model that gives all the wins and losses and stuff on them.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, well, I appreciate the call, sir. I've seen a lot of RC and Coke bottles and that kind of thing. I haven't seen a lot of frogs with, with the, the thing out. Yes, we have a whole set of them right up here. There's. There's a set of Coke and RC bottles. Bottles up there.

[Mario]

I think those are Tubby Smith Edition.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, one of them's tubby and I think one of them's like from the 78 team.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I have one that goes back to like the 60s that somebody gave me once. Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

We had some people, I think donated. Yeah, I've seen that. Rc, RC bottles. I don't know how much people drank rc, but they've RC made a lot of those commemorative bottles.

[Matt Jones]

Who's up next?

[Shannon]

Let's go. Go to Joe.

[Matt Jones]

Joe, Go ahead, Joe.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, Matt. Congratulations on all you guys success. Nobody deserves it more.

[Matt Jones]

Thank you.

[Caller/Listener]

We're in the trust tree, right. Where everyone can be honest. Okay, got a question for you from earlier in the show because I was will, I was ready to answer your question, but when you're talking about Jose Mourinho and you said you began to say if a coach called himself the Special one, and you sound like you were searching for a name, was the first name that popped your head you thought about seeing John Calperi, Everyone would say, yes, he would call himself that.

[Matt Jones]

I, I don't think John Calperi would call himself the special One because John Calperi had like fake humility. Like he would. He, he would, like he believed he was the Special, but he wouldn't say it. I can't think of a coach in America who would say I am the Special. There are many that believe it it. But can you see anyone saying it? Any. Lane Kiffin might say Dan Hurley. Dan Hurley might say now D. I could. That's the one. That's the one. I appreciate the call. I could see Dan Hurley saying, I'm the special One. He's the one I could see doing.

[Shannon]

Surprising he hasn't already said it.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Mario]

If anybody would be him. Did he already have a quote similar to that last year? I think where he said something everybody rolled.

[Shannon]

He's the 1 college coach in America.

[Ryan Lemond]

Is what he said.

[Matt Jones]

He's having the best college coach in America. And he said other, other, other mad about it.

[Ryan Lemond]

The only ones I think would be possibilities. I think of football coaches, not necessarily a lot of basketball coaches.

[Matt Jones]

I think Danny Lane Kiffin hasn't won anything, so he can't say it. Danny Hurley is the one. Yeah, that's a great That's a great call, Saban.

[Ryan Lemond]

Would he do it?

[Matt Jones]

No. No, he would never say that. DraftKings. Go to DraftKings. You bet five, you get $200 in bonus bets. DraftKings. Use my promo code. KSR. Our pick for tonight, DraftKings. Penn State. Northwestern. Why are we picking that one? Both teams are. Oh, and nine in the Big Ten.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh.

[Matt Jones]

This will be one of them getting their first win in the Big Ten. Northwestern's a 7 1/2 point favorite at home, even though neither team has won a game. Who you got?

[Ryan Lemond]

Northwestern. Big favorite at home. I'm gonna go with Northwestern. I have no idea. Who they have is Julia. Julia Louise Dreyfus. His son still play for him?

[Matt Jones]

Possibly. I don't know. Maybe Kramer's kid does. What about you?

[Mario]

I don't know a lot about Northwestern, but I know Penn State absolutely sucks, so I will take Northwestern.

[Matt Jones]

Shannon?

[Shannon]

I'm going to say Penn State messes around and wins tonight.

[Matt Jones]

When they win, I'm gonna say Northwestern wins. But Penn State covers. There are people who think Penn State might be the first team to go. Oh, and 20 in the Big Ten ever. Because they play 20.

[Ryan Lemond]

They're that bad?

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Mario]

Yeah. I don't know their exact resume, but I have a friend that likes Penn State, and it's not a good scene for Penn State fans in basketball.

[Matt Jones]

I can understand. Hey, thank you all very much for listening. Come on out. Over the course of the next couple days here at the bar, we'd love to have you check out the burgers and the wings and then also the watch party. Ryan versus Cows Saturday night. Let's go. Night. We'll see you tomorrow. This has been Kentucky Sports Radio.

[Ryder Strong]

This is Ryder Strong and I have a new podcast called the red weather. In 1995, my neighbor Anna Trainor disappeared from a commune. It was nature and trees and praying and drugs.

[Matt Jones]

So, no, I am not your guru.

[Ryder Strong]

Back then, I lied to everybody.

[Caller/Listener]

They have had this case for 30 years.

[Ryder Strong]

I'm going back to my hometown to uncover the truth. Listen to the Red Weather on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.