2026-03-02- KSR - Hour 1

Summary

Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) – Hour 1

Date: March 2, 2026
Host: Matt Jones
Co-hosts: Ryan Lemond, Drew Franklin, Shannon
Presented by: Stockton Mortgage
Podcast: KSR (Kentucky Sports Radio)
Theme: The KSR crew breaks down Kentucky basketball’s recent win and reflects on team dynamics, fan energy, and the quirks of sports fandom in Kentucky.

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Episode Overview

This hour of KSR centers on Kentucky basketball’s dominant weekend win, the joy and calm it brought to Big Blue Nation, and the ripple effect on fan engagement. The crew discusses team improvement, postgame traditions, quirky fan culture, youth sports, and the unique flavor of Kentucky sports talk. The hour is also peppered with lighthearted banter about lookalikes, Lent-inspired media fasts, and fan-submitted puns, embodying the warmth, humor, and community that define KSR.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Celebrating a Much-Needed Kentucky Win

• The Cats controlled the game from start to finish, reminiscent of "prime Kentucky basketball" (05:26).
• The energy around Lexington was upbeat and fans could "enjoy the game, watch your team play well, and have a big win" without stress (05:15, Matt Jones [05:15]).
• Notable team performances: Chandler and OA each scored 23 points; strong defense, especially in the first half (07:05).

2. Team & Player Analysis

• Chandler: Set the tone with early threes, “really set the tone and made it a fun afternoon” (06:14, Drew Franklin).
• Aberdeen: Emerged as a surprise standout point guard with 16 assists and just one turnover over the last four games (08:26, Ryan Lemond & Matt Jones).
  • “It’s amazing to me the point guard he’s become. I didn’t see that coming.” (08:20, Matt Jones)
• Bench Play: Jasper, Garrison, and Diabate maintained or extended the lead; “exactly what you’d want from the bench” (07:13).
• Brandon Garrison: Became a fan-bonding figure after taking a hit to the face; 20,000 fans “stood up just like you just did with their fists ready” (10:12, Drew Franklin).

3. Referees & Officiating Quirks

• Discussed refs by name (Doug Schaus, John Clougherty, Tony Green). Old-school UK fans have “chosen enemies” among officials (13:06+).
• The crew shares lighthearted frustration and family anecdotes about refs.
• “Any time you know a ref by name, it’s not good” (13:28, Shannon).

4. Fan Energy, Interaction, and Oddities

• After big wins, fan interaction drops—less to complain about (19:58+).
  • “Not as many phone calls when you win.” (19:58, Matt Jones)
• The crew comments on how winning often silences “the comment section,” affirming fans really call in mainly to vent.

5. Lent Media Fast at Southland Christian Church

• Reports of a minister asking the congregation to turn off “media, news, and sports” for Lent, including KSR (22:22+).
• The KSR crew playfully debates whether the show's content qualifies as "noise" or "cultural commentary" (41:47+).
• “But that can’t include us!” (23:03, Ryan Lemond)
• “We’re definitely a podcast not about Jesus.” (43:19, Drew Franklin)

6. Community Stories: Youth Sports and Lookalikes

• Ryan attended a youth basketball game, rooting for a kid resembling himself and recounting humorous sideline drama (20:54+).
• Extended riff on how Shannon gets compared to various recognizable figures—including refs and celebrities (14:23+).

7. Nickname & Pun Segment: The 'Three-headed Goat' and Fish Names

• Fan nicknames for Aberdeen, OA, and Chandler’s lineup (“Three-headed Goat”) meet skepticism for awkwardness (29:19+).
• Extended riff on UK basketball players as fish—a postgame call-in segment had fans submitting puns like “John Walleye” and “Anchovy O. Reeves” (34:36+).

8. Parents & Social Media: Jaden Quaint Dad’s Comments

• Discussion of player’s parent tweeting about his son, with mixed feelings about parental involvement online (44:31+).
  • “Parents shouldn’t be chippin’. Doesn't do you any good.” (44:39, Ryan Lemond)
  • “It never helps.” (44:46, Matt Jones)

9. Commentator Preferences

• Favorite and least favorite basketball commentators are debated.
• Matt Jones and callers praise Tom Hart and lament not having certain national commentators more often (47:55+).
• “I don’t think there’s anybody bad right now, do you?” (48:18, Ryan Lemond)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Chilling Out After a Big Win

  • “How awesome was it to sit back and watch your team play and not be anxious or frustrated?”
    — Matt Jones (05:15)

• Aberdeen Surprises

  • “It’s amazing to me the point guard he’s become. I didn’t see that coming.”
    — Matt Jones (08:20)
  • “16 assists, one turnover in the last four games...that’s an amazing stat.”
    — Ryan Lemond (08:34)

• Brandon Garrison Hit

  • “When he almost got his head knocked off, 20,000 people stood up just like you just did with their fists ready.”
    — Drew Franklin (10:12)

• Fan Call-In Energy

  • “Not as many phone calls when you win.”
    — Matt Jones (19:58)
  • “Because there’s nothing to complain about on Twitter…But it was nice. It felt like Lexington was happy Saturday.”
    — Ryan Lemond (20:05)

• Lent and KSR Banter

  • "But that can't include us!"
    — Ryan Lemond (23:03)
  • “We’re definitely a podcast that’s not about Jesus.”
    — Drew Franklin (43:19)
  • “We’re for God, though!”
    — Shannon (43:15)

• Nicknames and Fish Puns

  • “The three-headed Goat...I do not [like that].”
    — Matt Jones (29:46)
  • “We had cod-lanter, John Walleye, Nate says tuna…”
    — Ryan Lemond (34:39)

• Parental Involvement in College Sports

  • “Parents shouldn’t be chippin’. Doesn’t do you any good…Never makes it better.”
    — Ryan Lemond/Matt Jones (44:39–44:46)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [03:08] – Announcement: Friday’s live show will feature Malachi Moreno, Jasper Johnson, and “Sissy Cakes”
• [04:32] – Breakdown of the Vandy win and atmosphere in Lexington
• [05:15] – Matt on the enjoyment of a stress-free win
• [07:05] – Discussion of best defense of the year, especially first 25 minutes
• [08:20] – Aberdeen’s emergence as a point guard
• [10:12] – Garrison takes a hit; fans rally
• [13:06] – Old-school ref stories
• [19:58] – Impact of winning on fan call-in behavior
• [22:22] – Southland Lent fast and its effect on listenership
• [29:19] – The 'three-headed Goat' nickname discussion
• [34:36] – UK basketball player fish nicknames postgame show recap
• [41:47] – Does KSR count as "cultural commentary" for Lent?
• [44:31] – Jaden Quaint’s father’s tweet and discussion of parent outcry online
• [47:55] – Favorite and least favorite commentators
• [48:37] – Callers debate if Chandler was fouled and praise Doug Schaus' crowd control

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Tone & Style

The crew’s signature blend of laid-back humor, friendly teasing, and local flavor is on full display, with open-armed engagement of fan culture and local stories. Commentary alternates between insightful basketball talk and light banter, always rooted in the Kentucky sports community experience.

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Summary Takeaways

• Kentucky’s weekend basketball win provided a much-needed morale boost for fans and players.
• Key players like Chandler and Aberdeen are exceeding expectations as the postseason nears.
• The episode highlighted unique aspects of Kentucky sports fandom—from playful ref grudges to Lent-driven radio “sacrifice.”
• Listener interaction drops after wins, proving fans are most vocal when there’s drama.
• Community humor—from lookalikes to fish puns—cements KSR’s identity as more than just sports radio; it’s a slice of Kentucky life.

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For fans who missed this episode:
You’ll catch up on a joyful recap of Kentucky’s big win, get inside look at team dynamics, and possibly find yourself in stitches over fish puns, fan call shenanigans, and the endless debate over who Shannon looks like this week. The show is peak KSR—a blend of sports celebration, insider jokes, and Kentucky camaraderie not to be missed.

Transcript

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[Shannon]

this is Kentucky Sports Radio, presented by Stockton Mortgage. Now here's Matt Jones.

[Ryan Lemond]

Welcome, everyone. It is Kentucky Sports Radio. Monday, March 5th. I met Jones here on a rainy day in Lexington. We are in studio. We're traveling this week. Lexington today, Louisville tomorrow, KS Bar Wednesday.

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

Special location Thursday. And then Friday at Paul Miller Ford in Lexington with a host of stars, right?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Malachi Marino, Jasper Johnson and Sissy Cakes.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes. So think about who all is going to be at the show Friday. Oh, Malachi and Jasper are going to be there. Yes. I didn't know that.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

And then Sissy Cakes.

[Matt Jones]

Sissy Cakes.

[Ryan Lemond]

The Lexington debut of Sissy Cakes as well.

[Drew Franklin]

I can't wait for breakfast.

[Shannon]

Is it bad that I'm more excited about Sissy Cakes than the players?

[Ryan Lemond]

Malachi Moreno was at the bar. He was after the game. We, I, we passed literally as I left, he got there and when he

[Matt Jones]

left, I got there.

[Ryan Lemond]

Really?

[Matt Jones]

Crutch said you guys literally just missed him. He showed up right after you left and I showed up right after Malachi left.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. I heard his crew was having a party out on the.

[Matt Jones]

A lot of the crew were still there partying, but he was.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. So. So anyway, we 859-280-2287 on the Clark's puppet Shop phone line. A Vision Auto glass tax machine. 772-774-5254. In this dish and sponsored by the T.J. smith Law Office called T.J. he'll make them pay. We're all here this weekend after a great week. Great weekend of basketball. You had Kentucky win. You had high school and regional and our high school district finals. Caliperi fought Todd golden, which I thought was exciting. And as far as how everything worked out, pretty good for Kentucky for the postseason. All the teams that kind of were where they were in the bracket, they all tended to lose. We won, Drew. So good weekend for the Cats.

[Drew Franklin]

It's great weekend. You know, Sunday we'll get to. Not the best but Saturday, perfect day in Lexington. Like the weather was great. That 2pm time slot is such a good time for Saturday game because you get the Downtown's got a little bit going on before then everybody out after. And then to finally just have a complete game and win like that. I know Big Blue Nation is still thrilled two days later. I know I am having been there.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, two is good. I will tell you. I like as a restaurant or four for me. Basketball, football, I've decided the sweet spot is night games because people just come all day and then basketball, the sweet spot is four because you get before and after. Two's good. But Four is better. And we get four. I think this Saturday. Saturday or Florida's at four, so that's good.

[Matt Jones]

How awesome was it to sit back and watch your team play and not be anxious or frustrated? Just enjoy the game, watch your team play well and have a big win. And then it just kind of carried out through the whole weekend. Everybody.

[Ryan Lemond]

What about the win? I mean, Kentucky not only won, but controlled the game from south efficiently. Like, that was the old, you know, the. The prime Kentucky basketball, SEC home game. Get an early lead and just kind of control it the whole time. Never after a certain point. They never got closer than 10. Pretty much the rest of the game. Maybe got to seven a couple times, but that's it.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, Vandy led like three to two, and then for the next 38 minutes, it was all Kentucky. I'll admit, I had my guard up even with like five minutes left.

[Ryan Lemond]

I just did, too. It made me think of you and I sitting there watching Kentucky, Indiana and the sweet 16, and I was like, you know, they could hit a three here. And Drew was like, we're gonna win. Shut up. He got mad at me sitting there. I feel like I felt like a little bit on top.

[Drew Franklin]

I probably had a little more negative energy than I should. Even though I had a blast. I kept thinking, oh, God, at any moment. But I mean, just a fun day, especially. Chandler started off with five threes in the first half, two in the opening minutes. Really set the tone and made it a fun afternoon.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, there's a lot of. I think this Kentucky game, Ryan, they did about everything you would want to do to have success with this team.

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

Came out and hit threes. Chandler hits threes, which immediately opens the floor for people. Immediately it opens the floor to away for driving lanes. It gives Malachi the ability to go one on one in the post. Instead of always getting double teamed, they get out in transition. So they come out shooting threes well. Then excellent defense.

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

Especially early. I'd say the first 25 minutes of the game was the best defense they played all year.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, I agree. And I think Malachi kind of set the tone. They pushed him around down in Nashville and he came out and he hit first and ran a play for him right off the bat, and he was not sure.

[Ryan Lemond]

I watched your. Your yellow bitches and your Garrison sliding their feet and doing well. Diabate, they go to the bench, which is. Which has worried us all year. And then Jasper and Garrison and Diabate, they. They basically keep the lead the same when they're in there. And in the second half, I think they even extended the lead when they were in there. Exactly what you'd want for the bench.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, OA and Chandler, the highlights of 23 points apiece. But I think that group surviving that wave there, I'll be. I didn't, I didn't love Chandler sitting when he was on fire, but, you know, I got worried. That's that stretch that's hurt them so much. But that group, especially with Jasper hitting a three and Garrison kind of kept himself in check. He had a few moments where his eyes got wide, but he didn't get

[Ryan Lemond]

a couple of those.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, even. No, didn't hit a shot. You know, he ended up going the whole month without a bucket, but he had a few big defensive plays in there too, so that that group did well and in keeping the lead.

[Ryan Lemond]

And then Aberdeen I thought was great. He was especially start of the second half, kind of had his little run where he controlled it and then really from the middle of the second, from the 15, 13 minute mark of the second half on. Oh, wait. Just. Just had a great game.

[Matt Jones]

Aberdeen again, no turnovers. It's amazing to me the point guard he's become. I didn't see that coming.

[Ryan Lemond]

Assists and one turnover in the last four games.

[Matt Jones]

I didn't see that coming from him.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's an amazing stat.

[Matt Jones]

Yes, it is.

[Ryan Lemond]

16 assists, one turnover in the last four games against playing 35 minutes plus

[Matt Jones]

a game and hitting and hitting. Then he also can hit the shot when he's got the open shot. So he has surprised me probably more than anybody this whole season.

[Ryan Lemond]

Number two on Guy. You want to take a three. I mean, it's Chandler and then him.

[Matt Jones]

No doubt, no doubt.

[Drew Franklin]

And he's hit some, some timely ones, some contested ones, you know. Oh, he's been knocking him down when

[Ryan Lemond]

he gets open looks.

[Drew Franklin]

But Aberdeen's had some big moments where he's hit him too. Especially in the last game we had back to back on a Tenno run. I mean, he said some at key times in games.

[Ryan Lemond]

So I thought, I thought he had an excellent performance. I was ready, you know, I was ready to kind of square up for Brandon Garrison. When they hit him in the face, I was like, listen, you know me, you and B.G. sometimes, sometimes we. I can get frustrated. But you know what? You might. You're my guy. I'm a roll with you. I mean, I got in the stance, I was ready.

[Matt Jones]

You were in the stance?

[Ryan Lemond]

I was in the stance, Shannon, because that was a dirty hit. He hit him in the Face after

[Shannon]

the whistle is that I'm about to take your picture stance. You.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, no, no, I was about to. I was about to. To. To f. You know.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Watch onesie. I was in the onesie Toosie stance.

[Shannon]

BG can probably fight his own fight.

[Ryan Lemond]

You can say that, but I mean, I was there.

[Matt Jones]

Yet he's back. Just in case.

[Ryan Lemond]

I was more ready to fight than Todd golden was against Cal Perry when he pulled the guy in front of him. Like, we'll talk about later.

[Matt Jones]

Can't wait to talk about that one.

[Ryan Lemond]

But. But I. But I was, you know, I was

[Drew Franklin]

taken up for him having been there. That was a cool moment because we all have had frustrations with Garrison. He's kind of been a little bit of a punching bag for the F year. But when he almost got his head knocked off, 20,000 people stood up just like you just did with their fists ready.

[Ryan Lemond]

Come on, man.

[Drew Franklin]

To defend him. That was the loudest moment.

[Ryan Lemond]

So I found myself also. This is the bad part about being friends with Tom Hart.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

I decided Tom Hart needs my point of view on this, even though he's calling the game. Because I'm listening to Hart and Bradshaw and they're looking at the replay and it's first. They just keep going. Well, I mean, it's to his face, but it was intentional. But I'm sitting there going, it was after the whistle. That's the point. Like, leave aside. He hit him in the face. It was after the whistle. That wasn't even the. And I felt like they didn't know. Yeah. So I just picked my phone up and I was like, tom Hart. It was. And then I capitalized after the whistle. And then about that time, I know I'm behind the action. Then Bradshaw or Hart, one of them goes, well, this is after the whistle now. And I. I just sent the text. I was like, they're gonna think I'm stupid now because I. They've already said.

[Shannon]

I don't think a lot of the Kentucky players even saw it either. Otherwise I think there would have been a bigger blow up than what there was.

[Matt Jones]

Good point.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Having been there, it didn't look nearly as bad until you got on your phone and saw that slow mo. Camera angle where you see his neck.

[Ryan Lemond]

But people didn't realize the foul happened. The other guy committed the foul. Nickel, nickel, nickel. And then the poop was after. They should have kicked him out. It's after the whistle. You can't be doing. It's bad enough if he did it in play.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. Shannon's right. I didn't think about that. The other players really didn't react. I guess they didn't see it.

[Ryan Lemond]

They may not have seen it because they had stopped like they were supposed to cause the whistle.

[Drew Franklin]

It didn't help. It was just a few seconds after that phantom leg kick on Chandler. So Chandler gets called for just barely sticking his leg out. And then Garrison.

[Ryan Lemond]

I almost sent a text to Tom about that.

[Matt Jones]

Wow.

[Ryan Lemond]

Because Bradshaw was like, well that's his, you know that. That's not his normal follow through. He kicked farther. And I wanted to be like, what are you talking about? That's the problem with having access to those people, to those guys. So I, I held myself.

[Matt Jones]

He did do a left vocal cord, right vocal cord drop.

[Ryan Lemond]

He did. I don't know. I didn't, I, I didn't hear them as they were happening. I guess they were so subtle. I didn't hear the left.

[Matt Jones]

Did a Bath county meat shower.

[Ryan Lemond]

I did hear that one. I did hear that one. But. But that was what you think of that call. It's a stupid call because horrible call. The kicking leg out thing that's supposed to be when you kick it to the side or even when you kick it under when they think you're trying to hurt him. That was just, he was just moving forward.

[Drew Franklin]

Kind of his natural shot. I mean sure it was out a little bit, but not worth an offensive foul. And I felt bad. It robbed him. I think he would have been seven of nine at that point.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, yeah, he hit the shot. That's right.

[Ryan Lemond]

The one that if he had made it, maybe he goes for Jody Meeks and get. Tries to get for the 10.

[Drew Franklin]

And in the being in Rupp when they blew the whistle we thought, or at least I thought he got fouled and it was an and one. So we had the emotion of my goodness, a four point play to. What the was that?

[Matt Jones]

How hot has he been last couple of weeks though? Chandler is just on fire.

[Ryan Lemond]

Did you see that Doug Schaus doing the game set the record for most games.

[Matt Jones]

I did see that past John Clockardy.

[Ryan Lemond]

John Clockerty. And you know, I remember my grandfather with John Clockerty.

[Matt Jones]

The old school fans did not like John Clockardy.

[Ryan Lemond]

You know the whole going at it with SEC refs must be in my blood because I remember my, my, he hated John Clockerty. And Don Rutledge.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, another good name.

[Shannon]

Anytime, you know a rep by name. It's not good. Not good for a good reason.

[Ryan Lemond]

We know what Pat Adams and Doug shout, although it wasn't Doug Shall. Saturday it was that guy who called the kick. I don't know his name.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, Doug Shout. Really didn't get in the spotlight much on Saturday.

[Ryan Lemond]

I liked how they ref that game until that those couple plays didn't call a lot of fouls.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

As they let him play. And I actually thought it worked out. I think thought it made the game a lot more entertaining.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. He had Byron Jarrett and Will Howard with him.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh see, I don't know those guys.

[Drew Franklin]

I think when my family was definitely clockerty like everyone else's. Then when he left they're like well we gotta be mad at someone. And Tony Green had a long run.

[Ryan Lemond]

Tony Green did have and I. And we. I really like Tony Green. I became friends and then Tony kind

[Drew Franklin]

of shifted to Doug here in the last several years.

[Ryan Lemond]

He doesn't do it anymore, does he? No.

[Matt Jones]

No.

[Ryan Lemond]

So we have. Who are the ones we know now?

[Matt Jones]

Joe Lindsay.

[Ryan Lemond]

Joe Lindsay.

[Matt Jones]

He.

[Ryan Lemond]

I. Yeah. I don't like him.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Who's the one?

[Ryan Lemond]

Doug Shall.

[Drew Franklin]

What's the one that looks like Shannon?

[Matt Jones]

Sermon.

[Ryan Lemond]

Sermon. Doug sermons? Yeah. I don't think he's an SEC that guy. I feel like we only see him in the tournament.

[Matt Jones]

He was doing some other SEC games but he hasn't done our games this year.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't. Probably because he looks like Shannon.

[Shannon]

He doesn't even look like me at all. Like nothing like that.

[Ryan Lemond]

He looks. He looks kind of like you.

[Shannon]

Sometimes I wonder if you guys have even looked at me before. When you say.

[Ryan Lemond]

But I think it's weird how many people you look like. I. Let me tell you, I don't even bring up the text machine gets three. Shannon. The dude looks like this guy a week.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

You have a lot of them.

[Shannon]

Because I'm so handsome. There's a lot of handsome men out there.

[Matt Jones]

That's what it is.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. I think it's just because you have a look. I feel like you had a. You have a lot of extended family. I mean who's the one. Who is the one that was the most Shannon sermons is up there.

[Matt Jones]

There was a singer, a rock and roll singer that looked dead on Shannon. I remember who it was well.

[Ryan Lemond]

And to be fair, the Mr. Rogers puppet is.

[Shannon]

Well, you look like Howdy Doody.

[Ryan Lemond]

See there. You always bring that. Why does the Mr. Rogers puppet make you so upset?

[Shannon]

Because you say I look like a puppet.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's a good looking puppet.

[Shannon]

Which puppet were we talking about though?

[Drew Franklin]

Is it the handsome one?

[Ryan Lemond]

No, it's. I actually think it's a woman.

[Shannon]

The king on there.

[Drew Franklin]

No, not the king.

[Ryan Lemond]

I can't remember which puppet it was, but it was Lady Elaine.

[Drew Franklin]

Lady.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't know which one it was. I don't know if it was like. But when. I remember when they sent it. Anyway, so who else you got? Doug Sermons. Courtney Green. Now we know.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Because of the one game.

[Shannon]

Courtney Green does not look like me.

[Ryan Lemond]

No, Courtney Green does not look like you. Just giraffes.

[Drew Franklin]

I tell you, I can't think of his name. I missed the high stepper so much. He's still around. College basketball, but he was so fun.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, well. 859-280-2287 Text machine is 772-774-5254 we will take a break and be right back. This is the ksr.

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[Shannon]

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[Ryan Lemond]

Discover more by visiting miravalresorts.com welcome back, Techiesports Radio 859-280-2287. See, the only problem with winning is more listeners, less phone. No phone calls. So they want to hear. Because, like you people, I do think the. The listenership, oddly, is the same or up if we win. But when it comes to interaction and calls winning, like, it's just, I guess the natural thing. It's something to remember in the comment section when people are raging against something in the comment section, most people, if they're happy, just go, okay, it's good. But when they're mad, they post something. So if you just look at the comments, you go getting lit up. No, it's. Most people are like, oh, that's good. Yeah, we won.

[Matt Jones]

Not as many phone calls when you win.

[Ryan Lemond]

Because there's nothing to complain about on Twitter. Like if I look at my replies when we win.

[Matt Jones]

Nothing to complain about.

[Ryan Lemond]

Nothing to complain about. But it was nice. It felt like Lexington was happy Saturday.

[Matt Jones]

Absolutely was.

[Ryan Lemond]

I even went out. I don't go out and I even went out.

[Matt Jones]

We went to KS Bar. We got there at 8 o'. Clock. Still kind of buzzing from the wind earlier.

[Drew Franklin]

You get wild?

[Ryan Lemond]

No, no. I just went to dinner at. It's the name of the place. 310. What'd you think of it? I liked it. What kind of food is 3 10?

[Matt Jones]

Caribbean food.

[Ryan Lemond]

I liked it. They got some duck fried rice. They just put ducks in there and fried it and it was good.

[Drew Franklin]

It's bow buns.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, we got one of those. There was a Lot of it was a bit. It was a happening crowd. Way more happening. And then Sunday I went to my first probably in 20 plus years kids basketball game to see my friend hubby and Sarah's son.

[Matt Jones]

Really?

[Drew Franklin]

Was Max getting buckets?

[Ryan Lemond]

Max was getting buckets. Oh, there was a kid, Shannon, looked just like me, glasses, taller than everybody else, dorky. Getting buckets, though. I think he was the only player in double digits.

[Matt Jones]

Was he really?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes. And I was. I. Even though he wasn't on Max's team, I was kind of cheering him on.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

So to the warriors, big man, whatever your name is. I know you're three or four inches taller than everybody else and that can be awkward right now, but you just remember you're getting buckets.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

And one day you could be hosting

[Matt Jones]

on the radio when they took him out. They sit on the bench and read a math book maybe.

[Ryan Lemond]

But he had a left hand.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I was. I mean I was for Max's team, but I was kind of like, you get. You get yours. I understand. Bowl cut, haircut.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Hubby had said, there's a dude that looks like you. And he did. And he did. I will say after those, after the game though, they told me something. I have concerns about this. You know Southland Christian Church, right? Do you know Southland? A lot of people, I guess their minister Shannon got up at lent and said, for Lent, I want you all to take some meet. Take the media, news and sports and just as a way of cleansing for Lent, turn them all off for however long Lent is.

[Shannon]

That's why we weren't getting any calls in the first segment.

[Ryan Lemond]

And so someone came up to me after and was like, all the husbands got together and they asked what they missed the most and they were all saying, ksr.

[Caller]

Oh, man.

[Ryan Lemond]

Now she was like, so I just want you to know if you've seen a dent in your ratings, the Southland men and women are sad we don't get to listen to you right now. Now, presumably if they're hearing this right now, that's true. They're cheating. They're cheating. But I don't like this south, like in theory, do I like the idea. Tune out the noise for 30 days. Sure. But that can't include us.

[Drew Franklin]

Not this noise.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think they meant like new.

[Matt Jones]

That's right, Fox News, cnn. Tune that out.

[Shannon]

Always an exception to everything. We're the exception.

[Ryan Lemond]

But she said it. She was like, these, these men and women at Southland, they're. They're like, they're missing it.

[Drew Franklin]

I like the idea. You Find these guys, like, hide in the garage in the dark in the corner.

[Ryan Lemond]

So listen, there's one of you all at Southland hearing.

[Matt Jones]

Listen, right now, feel free to tell

[Ryan Lemond]

the others it's okay to skip.

[Matt Jones]

Okay?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I won't tell your minister.

[Shannon]

We wouldn't tell you.

[Ryan Lemond]

He's probably not wearing a suit anyway. Yeah, I won't tell him. And dear Southland minister, it's lint. Make them give something else up. Why'd you say you had to give up this?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I don't like this.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't either.

[Drew Franklin]

We've, we've. We've done shows with Southland in the past.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I spoke at their men's conference.

[Drew Franklin]

Great place.

[Ryan Lemond]

So for those of you all that are cheating, I promise you I won't tell. It's okay. All right, let's go to Jacob. Go ahead, Jacob.

[Caller]

Hey, guys. Good morning. My top three personally, ksr, Kentucky Wildcats, and then my kids.

[Ryan Lemond]

Flip the order. Let's put the kids first and then go from there.

[Caller]

Oh, that's my bad. I got dyslexia. Great game Saturday, man. Great game. What do. As far as. I mean, we've seen what Florida did against Arkansas Saturday as well. What are our odds of Florida coming to Rub and us getting a win? I mean, if we play like we

[Ryan Lemond]

did Saturday, we're gonna be hard. They're not high, but it's not impossible. I appreciate the call. I mean, I would say you play that Kentucky, Florida game in Rupert three times, we win one. I think they would win two of three. I think we would win one of three. I generally, I mean, I think you've got a 33 to 40% chance and I think that's pretty good, to be honest with you.

[Drew Franklin]

You're in line with Kim Palm. It gives them a 31% chance.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay. And, and I, and I know better than the computer that it's going to be wild.

[Drew Franklin]

And your analytics are just a little sharp.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, because I hear the. I hear when the computer does really it.

[Drew Franklin]

They hung with them for the whole game in Gainesville, except that start where Lee busted a few threes. They got up by 10. But then Kentucky just kind of stayed down the same amount for most of the game. Just you can play a complete game anything like you did against Vandy. Yeah, they're more capable.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean, the key is it gets Vandy. First of all, how about the stats that Vandy shot 73% from 2?

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

And we still won the game easily. Easily. They shot 73% from 2. Shannon. Maybe they should have shot More twos and less three.

[Shannon]

Well, they're more of a three point shooting team.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, not Saturday.

[Shannon]

Couldn't hit them.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, yeah.

[Shannon]

On Saturday they played good.

[Ryan Lemond]

We, I mean they missed some open ones but we also did a pretty good job contesting at the line.

[Matt Jones]

Yes. It's just crazy. They waxed us down in Nashville. We looked awful. And then they come here to rub and it's the exact opposite. We look good and they look golf.

[Shannon]

If Kentucky, they can beat anybody if they play like that. I agree.

[Ryan Lemond]

The tall kid in the game.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. What did he do?

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, you know, he get fouled all the time because he's big. But the refs don't call it. They're biased against the tall guys. I felt for him.

[Matt Jones]

You knew you experienced back in your day.

[Ryan Lemond]

Now when he shot free throws, he wasn't a great free throw shooter but he had the left hand. Yeah, but it was tough because hubby and Sarah right there. I don't want to root against their

[Matt Jones]

kids team playing against.

[Ryan Lemond]

I like that. The tournament had seven professional like the names of the teams. Seven like NBA teams. It's like the warriors, the Celtics, Lakers and then hubby and Sarah's kids name. They were just the Hurricanes. Hurricane.

[Drew Franklin]

Not an NBA team, franchise team, expansion team.

[Ryan Lemond]

And they had a color scheme that was completely different. I like that. You know what? We're going to be the Chicago Bulls. We're just going to be the, you know. Avocados.

[Matt Jones]

Why not?

[Ryan Lemond]

But the people get into it.

[Matt Jones]

Oh yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

What? I don't. Where do they find the referees for the kids games?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

I used to craft.

[Matt Jones]

I would not want to be one of those guys.

[Ryan Lemond]

They basketball. I watched them. They had no care in the world. They just blow the whistle, somebody say something. They just look at them and then hand the kid the ball.

[Drew Franklin]

I coached a seven year old team one season and I had a few moments with refs. They need to hear it in that league too.

[Ryan Lemond]

Did you? Yeah, I was hearing people who got. Who got one. They were telling me a story about the youth basketball league or football league there. The police had to escort a coach out of the games. It happens.

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[Ryan Lemond]

You got to defend your kids.

[Drew Franklin]

They're getting.

[Ryan Lemond]

Defend them against what? If they're getting by the refs, you

[Drew Franklin]

got to let them know there.

[Ryan Lemond]

You think the. You think the refs have a bias towards either the warriors or the Hurricanes?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I had a big moment when I was coaching Hudson Automotive championship game.

[Ryan Lemond]

Wow. Well, we at Walters Pharmacy would have taken you down. We'll be right back.

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[Shannon]

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

[Ryan Lemond]

All right, so if we're looking at the people that look like Shannon, Doug sermons that he looks like old Shannon.

[Matt Jones]

They could definitely be brothers.

[Ryan Lemond]

They definitely could be brothers. And then what's the name of the singer you all just showed?

[Drew Franklin]

It looks like the lead singer of over the Rainbow. I think his name is Joe.

[Ryan Lemond]

Joe over the rain with long hair. Over the rainbow Joe. First of all, their Google searches are going to go way up.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Over the rainbow.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, wow.

[Ryan Lemond]

Joe. And his name is Joe. All right, I'm gonna look.

[Drew Franklin]

This is what he looks like now. I don't think, I don't think Shannon looks like this.

[Ryan Lemond]

No. Oh, no, he doesn't look like that.

[Matt Jones]

That's him today.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, well, the old picture. Oh my goodness.

[Matt Jones]

That's Shannon.

[Ryan Lemond]

That looks like female Shannon.

[Matt Jones]

That's Shannon.

[Ryan Lemond]

Wow.

[Shannon]

I can't see it.

[Ryan Lemond]

My Shannon. Oh, Jolynn Turner.

[Matt Jones]

Jo Lynn Turner on Over the Rainbow.

[Matt Rogers]

Turner.

[Ryan Lemond]

Now, not the one that he's bald. Has hair before he goes bald. That looks like female Shannon. Holy cow.

[Matt Jones]

That's the closest of anybody I've ever seen look like Shannon. That guy's dead on.

[Ryan Lemond]

Jo Lynn. No, Jo Lynn. The dude. 859-280-22871, person writes. Matt, what about the nicknames that people came up for AOC For Aberdeen Away and Chandler. So ch. So no. Excuse me. Always said he was calling his the Aberdeen Away Chandler Group. The three headed Goat. And you, first of all, do you like that name?

[Matt Jones]

I do not.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I don't really either. It doesn't really. It doesn't really go off the tongue.

[Matt Jones]

No.

[Shannon]

It's not really something you want to be. Unless we're talking about greatest of all time. We're talking about.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think that's what he means though. Greatest of all time.

[Shannon]

3. Greatest of all times. There's only one Can't.

[Ryan Lemond]

And on. There are no three headed goats.

[Shannon]

No, there's a two headed goat, but not three.

[Ryan Lemond]

So I, I didn't love it, but you know, that's what they like. And then someone called in the show Shannon and said, what about aoc?

[Shannon]

No, I'm sure you love that one.

[Ryan Lemond]

I thought excellent.

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

But I don't know if that's going to be embraced by the fan base.

[Matt Jones]

Most of our fan base probably not going to.

[Ryan Lemond]

AOC is going to. Is going to quite hit.

[Drew Franklin]

Probably not. But I mean they could she could come be the Y on Saturday.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm sure. I don't know how well that would work either. In a different time in American history, maybe you could have done that. I think people wouldn't have. People won't. Won't like it as much. As much now. So lint is 40 days.

[Matt Jones]

40 days?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

40 days of no KSR.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes. Now there are people who are saying to me that they think Southland didn't mean ksr. This person told me that there were a lot of people, like a lot of people who were taking it as ksr. Tune out the noise. Now, I will say this about. I understand, like, Easter is when it is. Right. I get it. But it's March.

[Matt Jones]

That's when a lot of people tune in.

[Ryan Lemond]

Are you telling people to tune out basketball in March?

[Drew Franklin]

I guess lint started when we were in a little dark spot. It was before the Vandy game. Maybe they. Maybe they thought they were going to ignore a bad finish for Kentucky basketball.

[Ryan Lemond]

Even if you're just a casual. Like, this is the time. I agree.

[Matt Jones]

So maybe there's a loophole. You can't listen live, but you can listen to podcast.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't know. I didn't get the rules.

[Drew Franklin]

I think a lot of them are sitting in their car hiding, lying to people.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I understand. Let's go to Nancy. Go ahead, Nancy.

[Caller]

Hey, Matt. And guys. Okay, so great game on Saturday. I was able to. My language didn't get quite as bad on Saturday.

[Drew Franklin]

Good.

[Caller]

Have a. I have a question. So my son works for Butler. When I watch the Butler games, they always comment like, well, they've lost their point guard. They've lost. Do they ever say that about Kentucky? I mean, we've lost three good players and they do. They do.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think you just like, probably like, it goes like, when you watch Butler, you're watching them for the first time. Most. It's probably Butler's only on TV a handful of times of the year. So that they don't think. Oh, no, they're on.

[Caller]

They're on a lot. Yeah, they're on a one. You know, whatever.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think they say. I. I think they said. I think they talk especially about Jaylen Lowe being out quite a bit. Yeah, they mentioned him a lot. Maybe not Cam acquaintance, but I feel like they mentioned a lot. Especially when they show Aberdeen, they'll say, well, you know, he wasn't supposed to play this position, etc.

[Caller]

Right. I do hear that. So does that affect our seating? I mean, will that affect, you know.

[Ryan Lemond]

No, because they're not playing. I mean, the one that. One of the things the committee does, Nancy, is they are seeding the team that you have when the tournament starts, so.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

So the fact that we lost those guys will not help us. They will see the team that's going into the term.

[Caller]

Okay. Okay. Got it. Okay. Okay. Well, appreciate the call and I love your show. Listen all the time. Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

Appreciate it. Yeah. I mean, that. That's. They're very adamant about that. So, you know, we won't get credit, I guess, for guys being hurt because those guys are not going to play. So it won't matter.

[Drew Franklin]

And when you're looking at Kentucky right now with the way Aberdeen's playing, you're not like, wow, they're one point guard away. You know, Low should be there. No, he's playing pretty awesome. It might not even change anything if Low were healthy.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. Let's go to Casey. Go ahead, Casey.

[Caller]

Hey, fellows. Good morning. I just had a talk with a couple things. So Tom Hart killed it on Saturday. He is one of us.

[Ryan Lemond]

I love doing. He's doing Tuesday night's game as well, you see. Yeah.

[Caller]

Oh, that's exciting. So. But then the second thing I had. Everybody has to go listen to that post game show because it was incredible. Like, I never laughed out loud as hard as I did with UK fish names. Have a great day.

[Ryan Lemond]

Appreciate the call, Casey. I did get a little giddy because the guy. Because a woman called in and said she had an aquarium where she named all the fish after the UK players on that team. So there was a Tayshawn and a Keith Bogans. And I was like, well, was there a Gerald Fitch? And she said, yes. And I said, did you call it Gerald Fish? Which led to people calling in and riding with puns of UK fish players. And I thought of you, Drew, how you would have been great. I mean, we had cod. Lanter.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, I was just doing cod. My head.

[Ryan Lemond]

You know, there were a lot of John Walleye. Nate says tuna.

[Drew Franklin]

That was my favorite.

[Ryan Lemond]

Nate says tuna maybe was. Maybe I liked. I liked Anchovy O. Reeves. These. Some deep ones. They were good.

[Drew Franklin]

You probably already did some with jelly and yellow. Was there a jellyfish?

[Ryan Lemond]

No, we. I couldn't. People couldn't make it work.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay. That's where my brain went.

[Ryan Lemond]

You have to, like, make it work. You had. Some of them were just playing on the gill. I'm trying to think. There were a lot. And they kept coming in and I. Oh, the Harrison Fins. And. And every time they would come in, I would get giddy and I would start laughing and Billy and I couldn' finish the show. We had Patrick Sharks. Okay, that's a good one. And as they came in I just, I started acting silly.

[Matt Jones]

We needed one of those post game shows. You could get giddy and talk about fish. Not worry about your team playing.

[Ryan Lemond]

Bad one. Joe. Go ahead. Joe.

[Caller]

I didn't hear the post game. Did you guys get any Salmon Malone's or.

[Ryan Lemond]

We're not doing it this show. All right, that was for that show. But yes, that was one. But there, there were. Yes, that there were. That was Salmon came in on a couple of them. I didn't think of Salmon Malone but. But again that doesn't work because it's. Sam, Go ahead, go ahead.

[Caller]

It's not, it's not my take but your Shannon looks like sermons. The better half insists every single game that Bradshaw calls he sounds like Collinsworth and I always thought that was a little bit there but Collinsworth is a little bit more, you know, pass rush. Sounds like he's half stoned. In this past game she said half Collinsworth, half Drew Franklin and I think she might be on to something. I'm not sure. Just throwing it out there. Do you think he sounds like either of those guys?

[Ryan Lemond]

I appreciate the call. I haven't thought that. I do think he's very good though. I really think Dane Bradshaw is a really good announcer.

[Matt Jones]

I think he's great at it.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think he, he makes observations that are dead on. He to me he's going to be. He's. If you know, he doesn't have the biggest name but to me he's going to rise and be one of their top guys.

[Drew Franklin]

He and Slay both are former Vols that we've started to like because of their broadcast.

[Ryan Lemond]

Going to be. Slay is going to be one of the main ESPN studio guys sooner rather than later. And it's. I agree with you. What's amazing about Kentucky basketball is as good as we've been over the years. We've never really produced a great commentator in on the national scene. We've never really even on the SEC network. They've given guys chances and it just. They just have not had a guy connect.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, they gave Tony Duck a chance, Antoine Walker Walker a chance. I mean Mashburn at one show now

[Ryan Lemond]

actually no, Mashburn's pretty good. I didn't think Mashburn would be great but I think he's gotten good. I think he's good with. With Bruce Pearl and. But we don't ever see him because he's on the Big 12 games.

[Matt Jones]

Right.

[Shannon]

I like Larry Conley back in the day.

[Matt Jones]

Larry Conley.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, that's a long time ago. But yes, he was. He, he was very good.

[Matt Jones]

I have had other people say that Drew sounds like Dane Bradshaw.

[Drew Franklin]

Really?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

First I've heard that Rex was pretty good. Yeah, but Rex, you know, talk about not sticking to sports. I mean that's a guy who is not going to stick to sports. But I thought Rex on our pregame show was amazing. He was good when he was around the team those couple years.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, he just got into the political too much and they couldn't.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, they just couldn't keep him around. Hey, if you're paying a premium for roadside assistance or getting gouged for phone insurance, doctor Visit Copays feeling more expensive. How about Blue Vantage checking from UK Credit Union? We help you get ahead. Visit us online or stop by branch to learn more. Blue Vantage checking from the official credit union University of Kentucky. It is UK Federal Credit Union. Additional fees apply. Membership eligibility required Insured by ncua we'll take a break. Be right back.

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[Drew Franklin]

Right?

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[Ryan Lemond]

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[Ryan Lemond]

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[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, and it sounds pretty good, right?

[Shannon]

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[Ryan Lemond]

welcome back, Techie Sports Radio. All right, somebody sent me a screenshot of the Southland Minister of the Things. People had to tune out of their life for these. All right.

[Matt Jones]

They've got it listed.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. So see if any of these apply to us. Cultural commentators, probably, yes.

[Drew Franklin]

No, no, not us.

[Ryan Lemond]

We talk about the culture.

[Drew Franklin]

Not in this setting, not for Lent, but.

[Ryan Lemond]

So you're saying we are a cultural commentator, but not enough of one to

[Drew Franklin]

they met other ones.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay. All right. Political commentators. Not really on this show.

[Drew Franklin]

No.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean, I'll.

[Drew Franklin]

I think they mean 94 or five from seven.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, that's 94. Five Mixmas. All right. News organizations. I mean, we qualify in all these, but not really. Well, that's why you can't push this one. I think this one. This one's going to get us, Shannon.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Podcasts that aren't about Jesus.

[Shannon]

Well, that's us. We don't talk. We can talk Jesus, though, right now, if you want to. We could do a Jesus segment.

[Ryan Lemond]

Pro.

[Shannon]

Sponsored by DraftKings.

[Ryan Lemond]

Pro Jesus. I'm pro Jesus.

[Drew Franklin]

I got no problems.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think you should get a contract extension.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Big fan, actually.

[Ryan Lemond]

Influencers, YouTube personalities, and Internet pastors without churches. Well, we're not an Internet pastor without a church.

[Matt Jones]

That's right. We don't even claim to be.

[Ryan Lemond]

So I could see how you could see that and say, like, three of

[Matt Jones]

those five were kind of.

[Drew Franklin]

But we're not like one. You know, we're a little bit of everything.

[Ryan Lemond]

A little bit of this, a little bit of that.

[Drew Franklin]

So I don't think you could just put us into one category.

[Shannon]

We're for God. We're for God, though.

[Ryan Lemond]

But we're all definitely a podcast that's not about Jesus.

[Drew Franklin]

It's true. I think that might be the one that gets us.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

All right.

[Ryan Lemond]

I understand. I'm not. I'm not. I appreciate the sentiment. I just feel like we should have gotten the parentheses, except ksr.

[Matt Jones]

True.

[Drew Franklin]

We'll talk to him after.

[Matt Jones]

He's doing March Madness.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right. Eight, five, nine. What about the Jaden Quaint dad comment?

[Matt Jones]

You know, his dad has been kind of vocal more than once as displeasure while things have gone with his son.

[Ryan Lemond]

And this was, like, right as the game was starting.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, yeah, it was. I had heard a rumor that he'd moved out of Lexington like, a month ago, and so I just think that it's.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, he's. Of course, now I can't find the comment, but it leads me to believe that he is. The comment was essentially what all the savor people didn't see it. It was something like, y' all push a narrative. Y' all pushing y'.

[Drew Franklin]

All.

[Ryan Lemond]

And he was talking to some fan.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

And he was basically like, jane came back even when the coaches didn't want him to come back. And yes, he had swelling. And then, like, I didn't go out.

[Drew Franklin]

He doesn't hang out. All he does is rehab and ice.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's what he said. Yeah. But he was clearly not happy. And that's not been the first time.

[Matt Jones]

Right.

[Ryan Lemond]

You know. You know, my view. Parents shouldn't be chipping. I mean, doesn't do you any good.

[Matt Jones]

Doesn't help yourself.

[Ryan Lemond]

Doesn't help your kid, doesn't help you. Doesn't help the fan. It never helps.

[Matt Jones]

And the chirp back at a fan, like, that was. I think it was a bad look.

[Ryan Lemond]

And it was, like, right before the game. As far as, like, acquaintance. I mean, he's not going to play here again.

[Drew Franklin]

Right. I mean, I haven't expected him in well over a month on the tweet, a just an incredibly long tweet.

[Ryan Lemond]

As soon as I saw it, it's

[Drew Franklin]

like, well, we get all my readers and pause everything I'm doing to read this, but I get his dad that's the nature to defend your son, especially. He's getting a lot of it online that just as you all said with parents and putting that out there, it just.

[Ryan Lemond]

You're just asking for it. Never makes it better. No.

[Drew Franklin]

It's got like 350,000 views. A lot of engagement. I mean, you know, it's not the best. It's hard to say a parent don't defend your kid.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

But it never works out in this setting.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. Doug, go ahead. Doug.

[Caller]

Yes, Matt. I have an observation then a question for the group. For myself. One reason I don't usually think about calling in after a big win like Saturday is because I prefer to listen to what you guys have to say.

[Ryan Lemond]

I. I've heard that. I appreciate it. Thank you.

[Caller]

And the question for the group you mentioned a while ago, the. The good commentators.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Caller]

Who is your least favorite commentator? I have one, and it's not even close to the rest.

[Ryan Lemond]

Who's that?

[Caller]

Rafferty.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, really? You don't like Rafferty? Why is that?

[Caller]

Well, he does that growling thing he does all the time, and then he gets choked on his flame and keeps trying to talk, and you can't make out a word he's saying.

[Ryan Lemond]

Never noticed that. All right, Well, I appreciate the call, Doug. You know, I actually think college basketball is. Appreciate. Is kind of blessed with good commentators. Like, I'm trying to think of who does Kentucky games. For the most part, our three ones, we get Billis and Jimmy Dykes the most. Jimmy Dyke's probably the most.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Of color commentators.

[Matt Jones]

Color commentators.

[Ryan Lemond]

And then probably Bill is second. And then we get a lot of Dame Bradshaw. We've had a few games where we had, like, Damien Fishback. I thought he was the guy we had. The guy that. I don't want to be mean. The guys we had for the South Carolina.

[Shannon]

Yeah, I was going to say the same thing. That guy kept going. That's what they need to do. They need to score in the paint. He said that 20 times.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, exactly. That Perry Clark.

[Matt Jones]

Perry Clark, Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Probably could move Perry Clark to a different conference.

[Drew Franklin]

Former South Carolina assistant.

[Ryan Lemond]

I know he was. He was a lot with Kevin.

[Drew Franklin]

With Fitzgerald.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. The other guy's fine. But per. Perry Clark was a lot Fran for

[Matt Jones]

Shella does a lot of SEC games, but doesn't do our games.

[Shannon]

It was Rodney Terry, wasn't it?

[Ryan Lemond]

That wasn't it wasn't Perry. Whoever did the South Carolina. He's saying it was Perry.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, it was Perry for South Carolina.

[Ryan Lemond]

Either way, that guy's not the best Frank for sure is okay. I like, I like Fran fine. I. I don't have guys that really annoy me like back in the day. Do you?

[Matt Jones]

No, not really. I mean I was never a big Bill Walton fan, but then it kind of grew. It kind of grows on you.

[Ryan Lemond]

So he's probably not going to do anymore.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. But I didn't like him doing games. But any more he did it, the more it kind of grew on me a little bit.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean, play by play I'm going Tom Hart.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Then I need go. We don't get a lot of Iron Eagle games, but I love Iron Eagle.

[Matt Jones]

You look alike Dave Fleming.

[Ryan Lemond]

But we never have him.

[Matt Jones]

No.

[Ryan Lemond]

So I don't really know. We used to always have Sean Farnham, but we don't have him anymore. He. They put him out on the west coast all the time.

[Matt Jones]

We get Carl Ravage all the time with Jimmy Dykes.

[Ryan Lemond]

You really like. You like Carl Rabbit?

[Matt Jones]

I think he's great.

[Ryan Lemond]

But yeah. I don't think there's anybody bad right now, do you?

[Drew Franklin]

Not really. And to be honest, I'm at the game for home games and I sink with. With Tom and Jack almost all the time. Unless it's tomorrow.

[Ryan Lemond]

Kind of blessed in the.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

In the college basketball. I think everybody's pretty good. Let's go to Mark Anthony. Go ahead, Mark.

[Caller]

Good morning. Matthew Randrew and Shannon. Hey fellas. That three point shot column was fouled. I don't see it any other way. I mean how you take a three point shot, end up on your backside on the floor. How you knife out. Nonetheless. And the battle against bg, he liked to took his head off. It was hard to see from the first few angles they showed. But when they showed it from behind him. And it was real funny, I thought when Doug Shous walked up there to make the announcement to the crowd.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh yeah, that was great. And everybody booed and he was like give me a second.

[Matt Jones]

Hold on, hold on.

[Ryan Lemond]

And, and just give me a minute. I appreciate the call. That was definitely because it was Doug Schoutz.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Everyone was booing and he was like just, just hang on. There's another paragraph to my answer. I love that. That was really funny.

[Drew Franklin]

Crowd wasn't waiting. Like I said earlier, that was coming right off the Chandler thing too. So the crowd was already hot, even up by double digits. So Doug got it pretty good in that moment.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, he did.

[Matt Jones]

They were expecting shallows. This is probably reverse the call. Not calling a flagger. Fast as he said that. Like everybody jumped on him.

[Ryan Lemond]

But to the question I think my perfect thing would be like I needle Bill Raftery and Tom Hart as like the host coming in and out.

[Matt Jones]

That'd be good.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's what I would love. We'll take a break, come back hour number two. This is KSI.

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[Ryan Lemond]

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[Ryan Lemond]

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