2026-03-06- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

KSR (Kentucky Sports Radio) — March 6, 2026, Hour 2

Hosts: Matt Jones, Ryan Lemond, Drew Franklin, Shannon the Dude
Location: Live remote at Paul Miller Ford, Lexington, KY
Theme: UK Sports, Local Businesses, NIL Law, Callers, and Community Stories

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Episode Overview

Hour 2 of KSR broadcasts live from Paul Miller Ford, bringing listeners a lively mix of Kentucky sports talk, local business success stories, and listener engagement. The highlight is an interview with Debbie ("Sissy Cakes"), whose bakery experienced explosive growth after a serendipitous mention on the show. The team also dives into debates about Girl Scout cookie sales at "controversial" locations, NIL income tax exemptions, and the shifting landscape of sports culture and technology. The show maintains its trademark banter and community connection, with plenty of laughs and passionate opinions.

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Key Segments & Insights

1. Sissy Cakes Success Story: Power of KSR Shoutouts

[02:47–09:27]

• Guests: Debbie (“Sissy Cakes”; Will Stein’s mom) and her sister Blakey.
• Debbie details the whirlwind after her bakery, Sissy Cakes, was mentioned on KSR:

  “After that day, it just went like a space shuttle. I mean, it was unbelievable. So thank you all very, very much.” — Debbie (03:49)

• Immediate spike: Hundreds of online orders poured in, overwhelming the small kitchen until they had to pause sales to catch up.
• Discussion on staying small vs expansion:

  “We do like the fact that it's the two of us. That's what we like... a lot of people say that to us, and then we're like, okay, well, it's the two of us.” — Debbie (05:32-05:51)

• Will Stein’s family dynamic, with Debbie describing joy over Will coming back to Kentucky and loving time with grandkids.
• Gentle ribbing: Matt jokes about being critical of Will's coaching, and Debbie assures she won’t take it personally, though Ryan predicts, “Mama bear is gonna come at you with claws out.” (07:18)
• On football: Debbie projects hard work and a cohesive team for UK's upcoming season, quoting her nephew's confidence:

  “They gotta play us, too.” — Debbie (08:30)

• Memorable moment: Kentucky Joe regularly visits Sissy Cakes to sing for patrons, creating a unique community feel:

  “He comes in a lot and sings... for 45 minutes. We dance and we sing.” — Debbie (09:12-09:16)

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2. Listener Calls and Podcasting Q&A

[09:27–12:13]

• “Lou Holtz” caller (impressionist) asks about why pregame shows aren’t podcasted; Matt explains:

  “We consider it kind of dead when the game is over... and maybe most importantly, we don’t want you to see how bad our predictions were.” — Matt Jones (10:27)

• Quick math comparing Mark Pope's $25,000 fine to a "regular" person, framing it as the cost of a respectable speeding ticket — not much of a deterrent.

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3. Smart Girl Scouts, Shifting Social Norms

[12:13–16:37]

• Girl Scouts set up cookie stands outside a legal weed dispensary, causing national headlines and internal debate within the Girl Scouts Association.
• Panel resoundingly supports the entrepreneurial spirit:

  “That’s no different to me than setting up outside of a liquor store. I mean, it’s all legal.” — Shannon (13:47)

• Discussion humorously expands to selling outside of gun stores and adult shops, with Shannon quipping:

  “Come set up at my house if you want to. I’ll buy all the cookies.” (14:16)

• Matt and Drew reflect on generational changes, from increased weed acceptance to the decline of cigarette smoking:

  “You see in a short period of time how much things have changed because everyone in that show smokes... it’s amazing how much that's changed...” — Matt (16:04)

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4. Sports, Technology, and AI Skepticism

[19:40–22:21]

• Matt voices alarm about self-driving Waymo cars blocking ambulances in Austin and a study warning of cognitive decline with ChatGPT/AI reliance:

  “Your brain works 55% less... which over time they think can cause dementia, etc.” — Matt Jones (20:33)

• Ryan reflects on how AI use is now ubiquitous among college students.
• The group broadly agrees technology’s long-term societal impact is unknown, possibly damaging, with Matt comparing phone addiction to the normalization of cigarettes in the past.

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5. Classic KSR Callers & Community Vibes

[22:04–24:28]

• Return of “Fake Lou Holtz” from “the afterlife,” bringing humor and classic KSR nostalgia:

  “It's because he [Ryan] speaks in tongues when he sleeps.” (23:11) “If you want to be happy for an hour, eat a steak. If you want to be happy for a day, play some golf... but if you want to be happy for a lifetime, you put your faith in Quaker Oats fiber.” (24:02)

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6. NIL State Tax Law Debate

[30:00–34:22]

• Mississippi passes law making NIL income state tax-free for athletes; debate ensues on fairness and competitive implications:

  “If your state decides that teachers... have to be taxed, I don’t know how you can justify athletes not being taxed.” — Matt Jones (31:10)

• Recognizes competitive imbalance—if other SEC states don’t tax NIL, Kentucky puts itself at a recruiting disadvantage.
• Listener poll in the live audience shows overwhelming opposition to tax exemption for athletes.
• Notable quote:

  “Let us lose a recruit to Florida... then we take a vote. I think our vote would change.” — Ryan Lemond (33:56)

• Education gap: Many athletes unaware they must pay taxes on NIL, leading to financial surprises come tax season.

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7. Florida vs. Kentucky Basketball Preview

[34:22–48:08]

• The crew preview the upcoming UK vs Florida men's basketball game, emphasizing:
  • Previous loss to Florida traced to early three-point barrage by Florida guards.
  • Keys to victory: limiting Florida’s second-chance points, strong performances by Aberdeen, Away, and Chandler, and leveraging home-court energy.
  • Drew: “Moneyline bet for me. I wrote my prediction last night for the website: Cats 86-85.” (34:42)
• Women's team set to face South Carolina; odds are long but optimism persists:

  “How about a one, two weekend where we win them both?” — Matt (48:58)

• The importance of fan turnout for a “rocking” Rupp Arena is stressed.

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8. Community Announcements, Closing Banter, and Gratitude

[28:59, 38:26]

• Shout-out to Paul Miller Ford for hosting, their customer service, and ties to UK.
• Discussion of personal frustrations: Matt vents about former Reds player Santiago Espinal suddenly excelling for the Dodgers (40:58).
• Quick notes on national college sports NIL regulation roundtables at the White House, with doubts about their efficacy due to lack of athlete involvement.
• Audience participation and live poll on NIL taxes reinforce community spirit.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Sissy Cakes’ explosion:

  “It's a little kitchen. This is not a big factory. It's a little kitchen.” — Debbie (04:45)

• On technology’s future:

  “Within 20 years... people will look at this like we look at cigarettes. We can’t believe we gave these to kids at such a young age.” — Matt Jones (21:22)

• NIL law skepticism:

  “How can the legislature say a nurse or teacher should be taxed, but this person that plays basketball... should not be?” — Matt Jones (31:48)

• Girl Scouts & entrepreneurship:

  “I would like to invest in them as people because they clearly have good ideas that work.” — Drew (14:21)

• Fake Lou Holtz’s afterlife wisdom:

  “If you want to be happy for a lifetime, you put your faith in Quaker Oats fiber.” (24:02)

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Timestamps by Topic

• Sissy Cakes Interview & Family: 02:47–09:27
• Podcast/Call-ins & Mark Pope Fine: 09:27–12:13
• Girl Scouts & Social Shifts: 12:19–16:37
• Waymo, AI, Tech Anxiety: 19:40–22:21
• Fake Lou Holtz/Audience Humor: 22:04–24:28
• NIL Tax Discussion & Audience Poll: 30:00–34:22
• Florida-UK Basketball Preview: 34:22–48:08
• Women’s Basketball, Announcements: 48:08–50:32
• Closing, Credits: 50:32–end

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Overall Tone and Style

The atmosphere is upbeat, candid, and peppered with good-natured banter. The crew blends sports analysis, local interest stories, and crowd interaction in a way that’s unmistakably “KSR”—energetic, irreverent, and rooted in the Kentucky community.

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For Listeners Who Missed It

This episode is a classic example of why KSR resonates with UK fans and the broader Kentucky community: it elevates local stories (like Sissy Cakes’ rise), takes on hot sports topics, and isn’t afraid to laugh at itself or debate controversial changes in sports law and culture. The live remote at Paul Miller Ford boosts the sense of camaraderie, and the breadth of discussion—from NCAA regulations to Girl Scout cookies to AI—shows the show's range.

If you want Kentucky sports, local flavor, and honest talk with a dose of homegrown humor, this hour is a must-listen.

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It is hour number two, Kentucky Sports Radio, here live at Paul Miller Ford, proud to be a trusted ally of the University of Kentucky. Seven decades in the state of Kentucky and Lexington. Paul Miller Ford. Great remote. This is how you host a remote right here. You have free food, you have fresh T shirts, you bring in players, and then you also bring in the most famous bakery in the state of Kentucky. Cakes is here.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Thank you.

[Host Matt Jones]

Will Stein's mother, Debbie, and your sister Blakey. Is that right?

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Yes.

[Host Matt Jones]

Debbie and Blakey, you all. Debbie, you appeared on this show. I guess it was, what, two months ago? Just randomly, Jay and Lyndon went down there to taste the cakes, handed you the phone, and I'm gonna let you go from there. From that moment, what has happened for. For you and for sissy cakes?

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

That was quite a day.

[Host Matt Jones]

Okay, go for it.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

So our business is our sissy cakes. We've been in business for four years, and we've been on a nice upward trajectory. But that day, after that day, it just went like a space shuttle. I mean, it was unbelievable. So thank you all very, very much, and thank you. He gets cakes for cakes for life. The whole crew, everybody.

[Host Matt Jones]

Well, thank you. Yes. And I appreciate you. You've given us credit in the interviews, which was very, very nice. Of course, now, you were Blakey kind of along for all this. Did you know that when Will got hired that, like, the business was going to completely change?

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Well, I'm the aunt. She's people come in. Are you the mother? No, I'm the mother. And I mean, we were excited as a family, but I didn't dream that our business would go along.

[Host Matt Jones]

So your Internet, like, people just started ordering over the Internet. Like, what are we talking? I heard it just absolutely explode.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Hundreds of orders came in as you guys were talking about us on the radio. There were news cameras in our little kitchen. I mean, it's a little kitchen. This is not a big factory. It's a little kitchen.

[Host Matt Jones]

And.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

And my son works with us. And it kept order, order, order. We were like, hold on a minute. So I had to go shut it down.

[Host Matt Jones]

You had to shut it down because you couldn't take anymore for weeks. For weeks?

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Yes.

[Host Matt Jones]

Wow. So you so You. There was only so many cakes you could produce.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Right, Right. It's me and my sister Blakey and my oldest son Matthew. So it's the three of us.

[Host Matt Jones]

Some extra help, maybe.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Well, I know we. We. Yes. We need to. We need to go on Shark Tank, apparently. I don't know. I. Do we need a business manager or something, an investor. I'm not really. I'm not trying to get.

[Host Matt Jones]

I see you're looking at me.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

No, no, I promise I'm not. I. Like. We do like the fact that it's. It's the two of us. That's what we like. So I'm not. I'm just saying that a lot of people say that to us, and then we're like, okay, well, we. It's the two of us.

[Host Matt Jones]

So. So your orange juice one is the one that I have just cooked now. Can people order online now?

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Yes.

[Host Matt Jones]

Okay, so it's.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

We're caught up. We're good.

[Host Matt Jones]

You're caught up. But the orange one. And now you have this blueberry one here today. So now, on a mother standpoint, what's it like to have your. Your son back home with his. With. Oh, you got those grandkids around, right?

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

I feel like Leanne Morgan. I know a lot of. You know, Liam, when she says, they're my babies, they're my babies. I mean, I just adore those babies, so.

[Host Matt Jones]

You know, my mom likes Leanne Morgan, too.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Yeah. Does she? Yeah, she makes me laugh so hard.

[Host Matt Jones]

So. So it's. It's great having them. And now, you know, you're. You're a listener to this show. You're. Okay. So this is what worries me, Blake. You know, in this job, sometimes I have to be critical.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Oh, yeah. Matt, hold on now.

[Host Matt Jones]

I mean, I'm. I have to be critical sometimes of the coaches. You all love me now. But if I have to say, why didn't Will do this against Florida? Are you all going to get mad at me?

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Well, no. There's probably a very good reason why Will didn't or didn't do something, I guess. Right, Exactly.

[Host Matt Jones]

Oh, so. So you're. You're gonna understand. But. But what if I don't know that reason and then I'm critical and you're wondering, are you gonna get mad at me, Debbie?

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

I will not.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Host Matt Jones]

It's part of it.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

So I'm just going to put on my blinders now.

[Host Matt Jones]

Do you promise me you say that because. That. Because, like, my mom would get mad.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

I don't believe that for a second. Well, Mama bear is gonna come at you with claws out.

[Host Matt Jones]

I'm gonna wake up, and they're gonna be somebody throwing cakes at me outside my house.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Well, I mean, you know, he had. It's just part of the business. It's part of it. So things are not always gonna be rosy. We know that. He keeps saying, right? He goes, mom, right now, I'm. I'm undefeated.

[Host Matt Jones]

Yeah. Yes. It's a perfect time.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

This is good.

[Host Matt Jones]

This is. This is a perfect time. Well, we've really enjoyed watching your rise. You two are so sweet, and the food is really good, and so give me a prediction, though, before you get out of here. Of what? In Will's first year, how good do we think we're going to be? You've got the inside scoop.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Well, not really, but I know that they will put a really great product on the field. I know they will work their tail off. I know they will have a. Will have a great scheme. See, I kind of got.

[Host Matt Jones]

Look at you. Get with the ski.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

And they will be prepared. And I do love the. The number one goal is being connected, and I think that's going to be a big part of it this year, is they're going to really fight for each other and fight for their brothers.

[Host Matt Jones]

And so 10 and two.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

I'll take it. I'm going to quote my nephew in an interview, and people kept saying, oh, you got to play this team. You got to play that Timmy. He's like, well, they got to play us, too. Yeah. Oh, that's right. So I love that. I love his confidence. I was listening to that, and I was like, you go, baby.

[Host Matt Jones]

So, all right. Well, is it sissycakes.com?

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

yes.

[Host Matt Jones]

All right. I. It has been great to. To get to know you during this time, and thank you for coming out here, everybody. A big round of applause to Debbie and Blake.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Matt, we thank you so much. We really appreciate your. Your support and the cold crew and all of you fans, and we love for you to come to our store.

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[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

We love to visit and talk and.

[Host Matt Jones]

Oh, by the way, one more thing before you go. I hear Kentucky Joe comes in a lot and sings. Is that true?

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

It is true. That is true. Twice. It is true.

[Host Matt Jones]

Is that fun?

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

For, like, 45 minutes, but it's great. We. We dance and we sing and for 45 minutes. Long visit.

[Host Matt Jones]

Okay, well, if you need us to call security, let me know. Thank you all very much.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

Thank you.

[Host Matt Jones]

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[Caller Drew]

Crew.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

Hope everybody's doing well. Sounds like a fun time down there. A couple quick questions for you. I want to first give a shout out to Billy for getting the podcast up first. Nobody talks about this, but as a central time zone guy, this is my lunchtime entertainment most days. And I just want to say thank you for getting that up so quickly to us in the central time.

[Host Matt Jones]

Shannon is the. Does it for everything. Sorry.

[Caller Shannon]

So why don't you thank me?

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

Okay. Thank you, Shannon. Can I please stand corrected? Thank you, Shannon.

[Host Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

Well done. I do have a technical question I want to ask. I noticed that we don't have commercials on the post game podcast, in the pregame podcast or the pregame is not podcast. And I'd like to know why we

[Host Matt Jones]

don't post the pregame show on podcast. Because we want people. Well, first of all, it's. We consider it kind of dead when the game is over because the game has already happened. And maybe most importantly, we don't want you to see how bad our predictions were and have them recorded in time. But also, it's an incentive to get people to listen live. I mean, everything else we do, you can get podcasts. So kind of part of my, I guess, compromise with the station is that we wouldn't do that. This was for years ago, that we wouldn't put the pregame up. Maybe we will at some point, but I don't like when we say something and it doesn't happen and people go nanny boo boo. So that.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

That seems like a fair answer. One other question or one other point for you. We talked a lot, it seems like, last week, about the Mark Pope fine that he got. I want to put something in context. If he makes about 5 million, I did the math. If somebody makes $100,000, that'd be like getting the equivalency of fine of 500 bucks. It'd be like getting a healthy speeding ticket. So I don't know if it's that painful for Mark to take the.

[Host Matt Jones]

No, it's not painful.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

To go ahead and get his point out.

[Host Matt Jones]

It's not painful. I mean, I appreciate the call. I don't think anybody. I don't think you want to have a $25,000 fine. But Ryan, ultimately, he probably liked getting that off his chest about us being cheated.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, that was not an accident. That was a strategic move, I think, on his part. And I'm not here to push around. I'm Mark Pot. Damn it.

[Caller Shannon]

You think that's what he said?

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

That's what he said.

[Host Matt Jones]

I Mark Pope damage.

[Caller Shannon]

Slap the whiteboard.

[Host Matt Jones]

That would be a good teacher.

[Caller Shannon]

I think that's just the SEC saying, yeah, we can find you, because he said, they can't find me. I think that was just. They're making a statement saying, yeah, that

[Host Matt Jones]

might have been what got him fined, was him saying, they can't find me, and then me SEC going, oh, yes, we can.

[Caller Drew]

And he didn't say they. He's the mother effers. I mean, that probably added to a little bit as well.

[Host Matt Jones]

Yes. All right. I wanted to ask you all we. A little what would you do Situation.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Host Matt Jones]

All right. The Girl Scouts, you know, Girl Scouts set up cookies. They're not. They set up cookie stands to sell cookies, usually a lot of times outside of businesses.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Right, right.

[Host Matt Jones]

So in this town, I believe it was in New Jersey, the. Some. Some capitalist Girl Scouts, they started putting their Girl Scout cookie stands in various places. And one day, without knowing what the store was, these Girl Scouts apparently walked up to a store that they saw was getting a lot of traffic and asked if they could set up outside of it and apparently had their biggest sales day of the year. So they've now gone back a second time. And then there were complaints. They set out. They set up outside of a weed store, which, if you think about it, it's kind of brilliant.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

Yes, it is.

[Host Matt Jones]

Because the kind of person that goes to a weed store probably knows they're gonna want candy and cookies later on in the night or get the munchies. So there's been some complaints with the National Girl Scouts Association. These people, the girls parents are like, it's fine. Everybody's nice to them, and they're making. They're selling a lot of cookies. And the National Girl Scouts association is going to decide Monday whether or not they are allowed to set up outside of weed stores and other controversial establishments. Thoughts? If you were in charge of the

[Caller Shannon]

Girl Scout, they should absolutely be allowed to do that. That's no different to me than setting up outside of a liquor store. I mean, it's all legal.

[Host Matt Jones]

Would you be okay with him setting up upside?

[Sean Duffy]

Sure.

[Host Matt Jones]

I mean, what about a gun store?

[Caller Shannon]

As long as they're not drinking, as long as they're not shooting people, then yes.

[Host Matt Jones]

So you're fine with a gun store?

[Caller Shannon]

Absolutely.

[Host Matt Jones]

What about a hustler?

[Caller Shannon]

A hustler, like a.

[Host Matt Jones]

Like a. One of those stores like the Godfather or something? Not a strip club, but like one of those places where you can buy that kind of thing.

[Caller Shannon]

I mean, as long as they're not going inside.

[Host Matt Jones]

So Shannon's good with what up anywhere

[Caller Shannon]

you come set up at my house if you want to. I'll buy all the cookies.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

All right.

[Host Matt Jones]

What about you, Drew?

[Caller Drew]

I love it. I think it's very smart on their part, actually. These, these people are going places. I would like to invest in them as people because they clearly have good ideas that work. And this is much better than my Girl Scout experience. When Lexington was shut down, we had a Girl Scout delivery to our house. I didn't really want them getting out in the snow as it was, but they did it anyway and I had to push them out of my neighborhood just to get my cookies. So outside of a weed store is much better than, you know, asking them to come to my house in the middle of a snowstorm.

[Host Matt Jones]

What about you?

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Are the Girl Scouts selling weed cookies in front of the weed store?

[Caller Shannon]

Sandbags and Samoas.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Are they selling alcohol related cookies in front of the alcohol store?

[Host Matt Jones]

I, I, I don't know and I don't think they're selling guns. Where I get where you're going.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

They sell their own cookies. And if the store is okay with them being out front, then by golly, they should be able to be able to sell them out front.

[Host Matt Jones]

Wow.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Host Matt Jones]

I expected that to be a much more controversial.

[Caller Shannon]

Not at all.

[Host Matt Jones]

No. Well, there you think. But I mean, I'm fine with it, but I expected some pushback from people, but I guess, I guess I think

[Caller Drew]

we know who's going to the weed store.

[Host Matt Jones]

You know, that has been you. A major change in the last few years. We got you the amount of my friends and people. I know that if you had asked me 15 years ago if they would be asking me about weed gummies versus what it is now. Yeah, it is amazing how that has changed in a very short period of time.

[Caller Drew]

In the new generation. They don't even care about alcohol. It's the California.

[Host Matt Jones]

So I don't know if you all have watched. Has anybody watched the JFK Carolyn Bessette Show? JFK Jr. First of all, I'm embarrassed, ma', am, but I kind of love it. It's complete trash, but I kind of, I kind of like it is a little trash. But you know the thing that, that strikes me the most when I watch it, the smoking. How much people. Because it's set in the 90s, how much people are smoking. And you see in a short period of time how much things have changed because everyone in that show smokes, but you watch other shows that you never see anybody smoke and in that show everybody's smoking. That is just such a and that's kind of how the 90s were. But it's amazing how much that's changed.

[Caller Shannon]

Now those people are popping gummies.

[Host Matt Jones]

Yeah, because that woman that plays Carolyn Bessette is, is beautiful. But then I see her smoking and I'm like, why would Jake. But then that's how they all work. 859-280-2287 we will take a break and be right back here. Paul Miller Ford this is Kentucky Sports Radio.

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[Host Matt Jones]

It is Kentucky Sports Radio 859-280-2287. You have the phone. We have a special guest on the phone. But before I do it, you know two things. I've been at war against Waymos, right?

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Host Matt Jones]

Did you see what happened in Austin, Texas with the Waymo? Oh, anybody see this story? Blocked an ambulance and they couldn't get it out of the way. The ambulance was stuck because it didn't know how to get out and they couldn't get it out and the ambulance was delayed. I don't know what happened to the person in it, but blocked it and in Austin. And now even Austin regulators are like, well, what do we do about this?

[Caller Shannon]

Imagine that you're on your potential deathbed and a waymo is the reason.

[Host Matt Jones]

That's how I'm gonna go.

[Caller Shannon]

Yeah, may die because of a wayo

[Host Matt Jones]

one of these days and my ambulance will be blocked by a wayo just because I got. I don't trust those things. Second, you know I'm at war with AI. Not a fan.

[Caller Shannon]

Yep.

[Host Matt Jones]

There's a study that came out this morning that's getting a lot of attention that says if you use chat GPT for your writing and for your work things they studied, you lose 55% great brain. Your brain works 55% less which over time they think can do things like cause dementia, etc. So in just within a couple hours doesn't take a long time. Within a couple hours your brain like goes into this mindless mode where you're not using it. So just something to watch. I don't like either of those things that I got some good evidence today

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

which is very scary because all of our college kids today, they write their papers, do their research stuff. They all use AI every single one of them professors even know it.

[Host Matt Jones]

Within 20 years there'll be a study and look I'm as I use this more than anybody but there'll be a study that shows that these phones screw up our brain like I there's. I am a it will you one of these days when I'm in an old folks home. You remember I said that people will look at this like we look at cigarettes with the. We can't believe we gave these to kids at such a young age. You wait and see. Yep, it's gonna happen. I agree.

[Caller Drew]

But you will be saying that to the humanoid taking care of that may be true. It's already here.

[Host Matt Jones]

I understand but I'm just saying I think that's.

[Caller Drew]

You're not wrong. Just send the Waymo ambulance for me. But the WAYMO is going to block it. Then I want the automatic ambulance.

[Host Matt Jones]

Yeah. Who's up? Who's up next?

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Fake Lou Holtz is up next.

[Host Matt Jones]

Oh, fake Lou Holtz. After the passing of Lou Holtz I did. I thought you had died and here you are. Appreciate you calling.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

This is Lou Holtz. Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. But let's talk some afterlife.

[Host Matt Jones]

Okay, let's talk some afterlife.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

Well, you know, I've got a pretty sweet gig up here. I'm not gonna lie. I'm staying busy. I'm playing golf. All the Gatorade is green and gold. And there is one bad thing to heaven. Mad judge you ain't another bad thing about heaven.

[Host Matt Jones]

What's the bad thing about heaven? Lou Holtz.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

I can hear Ryan snoring from over here. Ryan got that. He's got that Old Testament apnea. You know why we.

[Host Matt Jones]

I haven't heard of Old Testament apnea, but I. If anybody has it, it's him.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

It's because he speaks in tongues when he sleeps.

[Host Matt Jones]

Mario was telling me some details yesterday. Not only do you talk in your sleep, you apparently say bizarre things.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I don't know what I'm thinking or saying.

[Host Matt Jones]

That's true when you're awake, but when you're asleep, he think it's even more true. Well, Lou, you know, we, you were such a regular caller on this show for years, so when I heard that you had passed. I'm really glad you tried. Decided to give us one last hello.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

Well, you. 502571, 1080. I've been on hope for 10 years on the other line.

[Host Matt Jones]

Look at you remembering the old, the old, the old phone number. What? Lou, thank you very much and rest in peace, my friend.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

I'm going to leave you with a serious note. If you want to be happy for an hour, eat a steak. If you want to be happy for a day, play some golf. If you want to be happy for a week, go on cruise. But if you want to be happy for a lifetime, you put your faith in Quaker Oats fiber. This has been Lou Ho reporting live. Signing off.

[Host Matt Jones]

Appreciate the call. Lou Holtz.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

There you go.

[Host Matt Jones]

One of our oldest fake callers.

[Caller Shannon]

Sounds like, sounds like they have great service in heaven.

[Host Matt Jones]

You know, he, he passed away and people were telling stories. Scott Van Pelt told a story. Drew I like. Did you see that?

[Caller Drew]

I didn't see that one.

[Host Matt Jones]

So what's the, the, the hole on at Augusta? Is it 12 that they, you shoot it over water? Is that the hole over water in Augusta?

[Caller Drew]

Yeah.

[Host Matt Jones]

Yes. They said Lou Holtz was a member at Augusta and he never wanted to hit it in the water. So he would lay up on the, on 12 and then pitch it up and down so that he would get a par against people.

[Caller Drew]

I like that.

[Host Matt Jones]

You like.

[Caller Drew]

If, you know you're not going to get it there, why take shots and lose strokes?

[Host Matt Jones]

You would just lay a little pitching

[Caller Drew]

wedge, get the water.

[Host Matt Jones]

I think somebody in the master should do that, right?

[Caller Drew]

That would be something.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

You know, we used to have some great fake callers. I just trying to think in my head, fake Barney, fake David Beckham, fake Larry Orton, fake Lou Holtz. What happened to all those guys I need?

[Host Matt Jones]

It's hard to get. It's hard to get. It's hard to get on now. I think that's probably a big part of it. Kentucky went and recruited Dink Pate. Mark Pope went and saw G leaguer Dink Pate play and he was asked about it yesterday and he said, and I love this, this is a great Mark Pope quote. He said, I'm to the point now. If the NCAA says a guy can play, I'm going to Go try to get him. Remember, he had expressed skepticism about doing this before. Looks like. I don't know if it means Drew that they're desperate or if he's just more open to it, but Dink Pate is kill. Kills it in the G League. And I think if he comes here, he could be our best player next year.

[Caller Drew]

Yeah, the tone's completely changed with Mark on that. I assume it's desperation since they don't have a player committed yet and you don't know your portal options. But I'll admit I like it. I mean he, as you just said, he'll go anywhere if there's a guy that can come help him out. Where I believe at first he's a little hesitant, as many people are around college basketball. But the end day, you got to get players.

[Caller Shannon]

Probably some desperation. I also wonder if Mitch being on his way out the door, Mitch maybe had some influence over. Over doing that as well.

[Host Matt Jones]

I don't know. I will tell you this, and I'm not, I'm not going to go with this big crowd and everybody in a good mood. I'm not going into it. I. The conversation we had in the second hour yesterday about things not smelling right and all that, I feel even more about it now. I've gotten a lot more messages since that then from people. I don't know if they think this is like Watergate or something, but sending me messages and I, I don't know. There's a lot we're going to look into when it's over, but I think there's a lot more to this than I thought. And I, I'll even go so far as to say after having read a lot of this stuff, I don't know, I'm just gonna, I, I feel like it's just us.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

You go ahead and say it.

[Caller Drew]

I don't know.

[Host Matt Jones]

I feel like a lot of stuff has been put maybe on Mitch that maybe should have gone other places. And you know, that's a conversation for the off season.

[Caller Shannon]

Something doesn't add up. The only thing, salary.

[Host Matt Jones]

Something doesn't add up. That is definitely gonna add up. 859-280-2287. Who's next? Matt is up next. Matt, I got 30 seconds. Go ahead.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

Hey guys. I'm out in my garden, barefooted, getting ready to do a little daily meditation in beautiful Hyman, Kentucky. And I, I just wanted to say a couple things real quick. Drew, I didn't. I wasn't able to call in on your birthday. 30 seconds.

[Host Matt Jones]

Do you know the Meaning of your name trustworthy.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

It actually it's Greek origin. It stands I'm going let you go Matt.

[Host Matt Jones]

When I people clocks they actually mean something. We'll take a break and be right back. This is Kentucky Sports Radio. Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio. The Kentucky Kentucky Skin Cancer Center. If you're tired of buying the same flowers or candy every year, how about Kentucky Skin Cancer Center? For your gift you can get a facial and a dermatology. Dermatology setting. So you know your good friends across Kentucky will be taking care of you. There's one all over western Kentucky. Go to kentucky skin cancer center.com you not only can get checked with your skin care, but you also are able to get facials and other cosmetology products. It is the Kentucky Skin Cancer Center. It is also Today is the 50th birthday. Let's see of JP Miller, one of the owners here at Paul Miller Ford. So give him a big round of applause. Turns 50 years old today.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Ryan big you know you. Palmer Ford is the true blue dealer. Big partner with UK doing all things uk. So thank you.

[Host Matt Jones]

Jp Is it the true.

[Caller Drew]

Is that a paid spot right there?

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

That's just Paul Miller Ford, your true blue dealer.

[Caller Drew]

I was looking for JP Facebook told me at birthday I was gonna give him a hello.

[Host Matt Jones]

Happy birthday. Also for people, the OVW show where you were supposed to Shannon fight Cash Daniel got postponed due to some permit issues. It will be rescheduled. So you got out of having to fight Cash Daniel tonight.

[Caller Shannon]

You say permit issues. I'm gonna tell you what really happened. Cash heard that I was going to. He called in a favor because he was so afraid of having to step into the ring with me. When he realized that was going to be a reality, he's like, can we just cancel this thing or at least postpone it? So.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Wow.

[Caller Shannon]

Is exactly what I'm saying.

[Host Matt Jones]

Interesting. I would not have thought that that was.

[Caller Drew]

He's a big coward.

[Caller Shannon]

Really.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Whoa.

[Caller Drew]

If he walked in right now, would you say that?

[Caller Shannon]

Oh, absolutely. I'd say it right to his face.

[Caller Drew]

All right, well, I'll text him.

[Host Matt Jones]

The state of Mississippi just had go into effect a law that makes it to where nil income is not taxed. The 3.5% state tax pay that everyone has to pay in Mississippi now players who are getting nil money will not have to pay it. Their argument as to why is there are a couple states in the sec, I think specifically Florida, where if you go where there is no state income tax and the Mississippi legislator Said in order for us to compete with players, we're going to have to no tax it. I'm going to get my quick thought. I think that's BS Even though I love college sports. If your state decides that teachers or, you know, service workers or whoever has to be taxed, I don't know how you can justify athletes not being taxed. If everybody else that works has to be taxed, how are they not going to be taxed? If you want to just get rid of an income tax, I'm against that too, but at least it's consistent. But like taking the athletes separately, you know, Come on now, that seems ridiculous. What about you? What do you think?

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

I think all of us hard working Americans are going to agree with you. But if Florida did it, Mississippi did it, Alabama will do it in three, two.

[Host Matt Jones]

Well, well, that gets the question of do you think Kentucky should do it? I mean, we're competing against these same states. Do you, do you. If Kentucky legislature put forth a bill that said no tax for athletes because of nil trying to compete, what would you say?

[Caller Shannon]

I don't think anybody should do it. But now that it's already happening, you know that every state is most likely going to join in because that's a huge recruiting advantage. If I'm a recruiter, I can go and not get taxed in my nil. Why wouldn't you go there?

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

I would.

[Caller Shannon]

Wouldn't you?

[Host Matt Jones]

I mean, if it's, I mean it's, I mean, I'm saying 3%. I mean 3% is. It's, it's something, but I don't know. Yeah, I'm against it just as much as I love sports. I do not how know how a legislature can say a school teacher or a nurse or, you know, whatever. A person that works for a living should not be, should be taxed. But this person that plays basketball who's going to leave the state as soon as it, as it's as they go should not be. I just, even though I want to win, Drew, that's, that's a step too far for me.

[Caller Drew]

Way too far. And if they have this bill, they should walk into an emergency room and sign it in front of nurses on their hundredth in a row shift or whatever they're doing. Or as you said teachers name a profession. I think it's crazy you would give athletes a benefit. I mean, they're already making a lot of money and they're in the beginning of their career. They got plenty of life ahead of them where you have people on Their last dollar chipping in on taxes. I completely.

[Host Matt Jones]

Now, the other case, though, is what Shannon said, which it could hurt you in recruiting. So let me just do a poll. This is a. This is a Kentucky fan poll. So it probably would lean more for this bill than the average person. How many of you would be. For a bill that does not tax athletes in il, raise your hand. One guy, One person. How many people would be against it? Okay, but the thing is, you're probably the one that's in the legislature. You just got to.

[Caller Drew]

Look, I'll tell you, with taxes and athletes, a lot of them need to learn how taxes work. There's a lot of stories going around since nil of April comes around, and they're like, what do you mean, I owe that? And they're like, I don't have that happening a lot of places.

[Host Matt Jones]

So. So this is something. I think you are exactly right. So remember, these athletes are not W2 employees. Like, they don't get tax with health. So if they're getting $100,000, they get a check for a hundred thousand dollars. And unless you have somebody to tell you, hey, man, keep 37,000 of that for something else, Ryan, you might come at the end of it and you owe.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

You know, we're all agreeing in what you were saying right now, but let us lose a recruit to Florida, another recruit to Mississippi State because they went to those schools for that reason, then we take a vote. I think our vote would change.

[Host Matt Jones]

What would your vote be?

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

I say it's coming. I think every state's going.

[Host Matt Jones]

What's your. What would your vote be?

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

My vote would be against it. I just think it's coming. College athletics is a driving force or a lot of these states, especially these schools, it's happening.

[Caller Shannon]

So you say that the no tax train.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

The no tax train is coming, baby.

[Host Matt Jones]

The no tax train is coming. All right, we've got like a minute left. WSFC, you can switch over for the last 15 minutes, which will include our pick. Actually, let's. Before everybody goes, real quickly, do you think we win tomorrow?

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

I think they believe it or not. I think they're going to win it. It's coming down to a buzzer beater.

[Host Matt Jones]

You think we're going to win tomorrow?

[Caller Drew]

Moneyline bet for me. I wrote my prediction last night for the website cats 86.85.

[Caller Shannon]

Yeah, I hate to say it with the guys that are just here, but no, they lose tomorrow. Florida wins, unfortunately.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Did you hear that?

[Caller Shannon]

I hate to say it. I hate to say it.

[Host Matt Jones]

Yeah. Where is she?

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

She's up against the wall over there.

[Caller Shannon]

Sorry, Mom.

[Host Matt Jones]

Look, I'll be pulling for them and I think you have to be. You don't have to boo me.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, you can.

[Host Matt Jones]

Boom. Matt, we win 9089 on a Malachi Moreno. Yeah, another one.

[Caller Drew]

He's already done it once.

[Host Matt Jones]

He's getting another one. Tip in at the buzzer. We'll take a break and come back for the last 15 minutes. The women start at noon. This is Kentucky Sports Radio. Be right back.

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[Host Matt Jones]

Welcome back. It is Kentucky Sports Radio here live at Paul Miller. Paul Miller Ford. It has been a great show here. They do service, they have cars right here on New Circle Road and I have to say probably one of the top five put together remotes we've ever had. So thank you all very much with all that you guys did and everybody here miss Kentucky. Malachi, Jasper cakes, barbecue. It's, it's, it's been, it's been wonderful.

[Caller Drew]

They gave us oil changes.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

They changed our oil during the show. They just brought our keys back.

[Host Matt Jones]

You know what I said don't need it. Yeah, not a big oil guy.

[Caller Shannon]

Yeah, you gotta go another 25.

[Host Matt Jones]

It wasn't my time. It wasn't my time yet.

[Caller Shannon]

Oh, you know, 25000 miles before you.

[Caller Drew]

It wasn't my time either. But if they're gonna do it for free, have at it.

[Host Matt Jones]

Yeah, I like my oil's been doing good things for me.

[Caller Drew]

You got another 70,000 before you need one.

[Host Matt Jones]

Text machine. 772. 777. 45254. By the way, Alabama has also already done it.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

I'm not surprised. Guess what? George is coming up next.

[Host Matt Jones]

The, the, the line is out for Florida. Kentucky seven and a half. So we were close, but not quite right.

[Caller Drew]

We were close. I need him to unlock that money line though. I don't want the points, I want the win.

[Host Matt Jones]

Couple quick things here before we finish with some phone calls. Let me tell you how frustrated. So the Reds had their only minor league game this year that was on ESPN was yesterday and it was against the Dodgers. And so I was like, you know What? I don't have anything to do this afternoon. We had just driven back from Middlesborough. I'm gonna watch the Reds and Dodgers. Great game. We won 14 to 13. La de la Cruz hit a home run. It was awesome. But do you remember the player that I got so frustrated at, that I hated last year? Anybody remember Santiago Espinal? Did not like Espinal. He played all the time. He stunk last year. Espinal hit one home run all season. All right, one home run at times. We but batted him like fifth me at one home run all season yesterday. He now plays for the Dodgers. Oh, he hit two yesterday. He hit two. He had twice as many home runs yesterday as he did all last season. He played like 100 games last season. I. When he hit the second one, I turned the TV off. It's spring training. Who even cares? I turned the TV off. I was so mad.

[Caller Shannon]

I love the first week of March. And you already have.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

I'm already mad.

[Caller Shannon]

Exactly.

[Host Matt Jones]

We're three weeks from a game, counting Ryan, and I'm already upset.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

I'm sure he was rounding the bases too. Like, that's for you, Matt Jones. Mj. In your face. Eat it.

[Host Matt Jones]

It felt like it. It felt like he did that on purpose.

[Caller Drew]

Ohtani bet on him to have over one home run. So Tony was thrilled too.

[Host Matt Jones]

Yeah. Oh, Donnie's. The World Baseball Classic. He hit. That's going on right now too.

[Debbie (Sissy Cakes)]

So.

[Host Matt Jones]

Also today, Donald Trump is having the College Sports Future Roundtable at the White House. The list of people attending are all the power commissioners, Ted Cruz, various people at sports. Clay Travis got the invite, which can tell you that it's very serious. But no athletes were. Were invited, so. And the athletes that were invited are not coming. So like Tim Tebow, Tiger Bryson, dechimbeau, they all are not coming. So I don't expect anything to happen out of it. But it will be interesting when they come out of it to see what is said because like we've talked about, they have got to pass some legislation here soon. It'll be at least interesting to see what comes out of it. Even though I don't expect any sort

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

of resolution, I'm surprised they don't have any athletes at all. You think they'd want some representations in some capacity? At least one from each of the Power 4 conferences or something involved in that?

[Host Matt Jones]

I. I'm not surprised. At least Clay Travis is there, though. You're a Tennessee fan. You probably, you probably like that he's there. But if Clay Travis is there, it's

[Caller Drew]

going to be good Tennessee fan wearing blue, by the way. Proud of my dad for now.

[Host Matt Jones]

Are you wearing blue?

[Caller Drew]

Look, you see that? He's not showing off. Oh, he's got orange underwear on. Thanks for showing us, dad. Everyone wanted to see security.

[Host Matt Jones]

Security. You know what, though? That is a. That is. That tells you how much you love your son that you're not wearing orange. Yeah. To the show. Who's up next?

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Adam is up next.

[Host Matt Jones]

Adam, Go ahead, Adam.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

Hey, what's going on, guys?

[Host Matt Jones]

What's up?

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

I'm almost certain that AI is going to be the. The death of humanity.

[Host Matt Jones]

Correct.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

Case in point.

[Host Matt Jones]

Do me a favor.

[Caller Lou Holtz (Fake Lou Holtz)]

One of you all except Ryan, because he doesn't have a iPhone. Ask Siri who was the first college basketball coach to win four national championships, and I'll hang up and listen.

[Host Matt Jones]

Well, I didn't come here to take homework.

[Caller Drew]

Yeah, it's not very good at just Googling things. Like it had one time it asked like, UK's best championship winners and had like, John wall and the 78 team is like, yeah, you got a little ways to go before you figure out that.

[Host Matt Jones]

Well, I liked when it said, what did the latest polls say in the Kentucky GOP Senate primary? And it had me listed as being in. I'm not only not in the primary, I'm not a Republican, but nevertheless, it had me third. So that's when I was a little Shannon skeptical of what the results really

[Caller Shannon]

got burned by AI during a pre show contest. We were doing this Adam Sandler movie quotes and it had, I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is as an Adam Sandler quote.

[Caller Drew]

Well, that's force, Gump.

[Sean Duffy]

Exactly.

[Caller Shannon]

Yeah, that's my point.

[Host Matt Jones]

That's why you.

[Caller Drew]

The robots are too busy working on their weapons. They don't care about our Googling. They're like, go Google it. We're gonna murder you in, like 10 years. Just do your Googling.

[Host Matt Jones]

The SEC tournament starts Wednesday. We need to win to not be playing on Wednesday. What do you consider success? I saw Rob Doster say, if Kentucky can get to the SEC tournament and when and get to Friday, they probably still will be like a six or a six seed, which would still, I think, be really good for Kentucky. Man.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Drew and I have been touting the same horn for four years. Get us at least to the weekend of the SEC tournament. Get us to Saturday, man.

[Host Matt Jones]

Be hard.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

I don't see a chance in France

[Host Matt Jones]

now, by the way, if we lose, if we lose to Florida, that almost guarantees Drew that we're very likely to play Florida again in the SEC tournament if we, if we win, we might have to play them in the quarterfinals.

[Caller Drew]

Yeah. And I. If you're playing on Wednesday, at that point, you just have to win so many games a row by the time you get to Friday and Saturday. I mean, I worry if it's not. I mean, it will be Florida, but I mean, you could lose to anyone at that point just because that's such a big ask. So hopefully they get the win tomorrow. Can skip a Wednesday game and then see if you can get into the weekend. Weekend at sec. Because I'm with Ryan, I can't call not being a part of the weekend a success.

[Host Matt Jones]

Well, let's talk about how they win tomorrow. Last game at Florida, Ryan, we got beat, not even really because of their bigs. The guards got hot, hit all those threes early, got a big separation that we just never really were able to come back from. If you look at these games where we take losses, we get down big in the first half, how do we keep that from happening?

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

You're right, they're big. Their front court didn't really hurt us as much.

[Host Matt Jones]

They played well in the second half, but we were already behind by Malachi,

[Caller Drew]

got in foul trouble. He was playing great early on.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

It was the backcourt guys that hurt us. Yeah, Xavier, Xavier. Lee, he had like his breakout game against us and that one dude.

[Host Matt Jones]

And he's been good since then.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

He has been good.

[Host Matt Jones]

That was his breakout game and he's kind of taken off since then.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

You know, Boogie Flan is going to do his thing. Not that good of a shooter. It's those two guys, Lee and Khrushchev or whatever his name is. The other guy that killed him, the

[Host Matt Jones]

former leader of Russia, Mikhail Grubichov. Amy. But also not, not, not touting a

[Caller Shannon]

horn earlier trying to figure that one out. I think Kentucky wins, though, by limiting second chance points for Florida because Florida's been out rebounding just about every team they played. And if Colin Chandler can get hot early like he did against Vanderbilt, that

[Host Matt Jones]

I think we have to shoot the ball well from three. I mean, there's going to be nothing we can do that stops them from scoring 80. So they're going to score 80. They might score 90, but they're definitely going to score 80. So we have to score 80. And we've talked about this, Drew. For us to get to 80, that means those guards have to have over 60 combined. Like the Aberdeen away and Chandler, they're going to have to get to 60 because if they get to 60, then maybe some other guys can get us to 85, 90. But those dudes, probably all three of them Drew, are going to need to have really good games for us to have a chance.

[Caller Drew]

Yeah, if I'm not mistaken, they're around the mid-80s in Gainesville. I don't know the exact score, 92 something. But I mentioned this beginning of the show if not for the start to that game. I think from like late first half through the end, it was even. I know the second half was even. So you got to avoid that start. I know they were going under screens and letting Lee shoot. I mean he just had open target practice. You got to change that game plan having already let him get hot and your boy Amy Klobuchar too. You can't let those guys beat you. If the, if the three front court players that they have are awesome beat you, you shake hands, go home. But you can't let the other dudes beat you again.

[Host Matt Jones]

I think what you have to say is all right, they have Xavian Lee and Boogie Flame. Lee's played well, but most of the year they've been the weakness in my opinion. Away and Aberdeen have to outplay them. They have to outplay them. You do that, get Chandler to hit a few threes and then our have our bigs play to, you know, a standstill. Maybe you can get a victory. Then this crowd, how many are going to the game?

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Nice.

[Host Matt Jones]

The crowd is going to be huge to me, Ryan, if the crowd is into it and you get that rocking environment like we had when we played them last year, I think that can have a huge.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

That's exactly what happened last year. That was the best crowd of the season last year and they both team scored over 100 points. You know we scored 84 against A&M. We gave up in the 90s. They just got to play better defense than that they did against A and

[Caller Drew]

M. Kentucky's this is not a fatigue excuse, but Kentucky's bad home games have been Tuesday nights. The Saturdays they've been getting great crowds. You had that Vandy game last week, Tennessee a couple weeks ago and I think four o', clock, that's that sweet spot where you'll have a good energetic crowd too. So I expect them rep arena to

[Host Matt Jones]

help carry him women's team. They play South Carolina starting in five minutes. Played them really close in Memorial, maybe could have won. What do you think?

[Caller Shannon]

Think it's gonna be a close game. But South Carolina is one of the best teams in the country. I think South Carolina probably ends up winning.

[Caller Drew]

Probably South Carolina. But I'm going to get in a Kentucky moneyline parlay with south beating South Carolina and Florida before this tips off. You had a shot to tie it at home. You know, you can hang with them. Just get over the hump today and finish the job.

[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

I would like to pick UK women, but like Shannon said, South Carolina is just super good and they're on a. I think they're about to make another big run.

[Host Matt Jones]

Why are these guys so pessimistic? How about a one, two weekend where we win them both? What do we think? Yeah, that's what I just said. That's right. Drew and I are. Drew positive ones. I, I think. Listen, you watch that game. The, the, the where we got crushed by them early on, was down low again, fell down behind early and then came by, came back. Kentucky's played well. Now there may be a fatigue issue, Drew, because they've already played two games.

[Caller Drew]

They had to watch Claire Strack yesterday while they're sitting the hotel. They still haven't slept nightmares all night. They are terrified of what Claire Strack is going to do now that Kenny Brooks has unlocked that also. We're a 15 and a half point underdog, 8 to 1 to win.

[Host Matt Jones]

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[Co-host Ryan Lemond]

Awesome.

[Host Matt Jones]

Malachi Moreno, Jasper Johnson, everybody. It's been excellent and tomorrow our pregame show starts at 1:30. We will be live at KS Bar, open at 11. Come see us. That'll be a great pre game and post game environment. If we win, I'll do the post game show there, which that will be. You know what, I'll buy the beer. If we win, I'm in. We'll see you later. This has been Kentucky Sports Radio.

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