2026-03-10- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

KSR Podcast Episode Summary

Podcast: Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR), Hour 2
Date: March 10, 2026
Host(s): Matt Jones, Ryan Lemond, Shannon Dawson, with guest callers
Main Theme: Kentucky sports talk with an emphasis on UK basketball and football news, tournament predictions, and a memorable story from the World Baseball Classic.

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Overview

This hour dives into:

• Kentucky basketball’s upcoming tournament predictions
• Neighborhood banter and experiences moving into new homes
• An inspiring World Baseball Classic story about the Czech team’s unlikely heroes
• Listener calls on Will Stein’s energy for UK Football and coaching hypotheticals
• Recent injuries, high school tournament talk, and debates about “ref cheating” in memorable UK games
• Light-hearted segments on quirky stats, college perks, and local events

The show's tone is friendly, witty, and conversational, blending sports commentary, community anecdotes, and playful ribbing.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Neighborhood Gossip & Pool Parties

Timestamps: [03:20]–[06:34]; [22:13]–[24:49]

• The crew jokes about Ryan’s new house, the size of his “pool” (“sounds like a kiddie pool”), and how to meet new neighbors.
• Discussion about Homeowner Associations (HOAs) and whether to make the first move to meet the neighbors.
• Hilarious speculation about pool parties and the etiquette of inviting UK football players.
• Live call from Ryan’s actual neighbor, Troy, revealing most locals are retirees and that the area is quiet in winter.

Memorable Quotes:

"When you move to a new place, do you knock on the door to meet?...In the city nobody does that anymore." – Matt Jones [05:38]
"They charge you a lot of money to live there and give very little back." – Shannon Dawson on HOAs [05:17]
"We'll try not to bother you too much." – "Troy" the neighbor [24:10]

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2. The Czech Electrician's Disney-Level Baseball Story

Timestamps: [06:54]–[13:13]; [15:15]–[23:13]

• Ryan recaps the viral World Baseball Classic story: A Czech electrician who twice struck out Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo, receiving standing ovations and celebrity treatment in Japan—while remaining anonymous back home.
  • The Czech team: Manager is a neurosurgeon, roster includes teachers, salesmen, firefighters.
  • Emotional highlights: Opposing team’s respect, the underdog narrative, and viral video reactions.

Memorable Quotes:

"This is a Disney movie." – Matt Jones [11:00]
"He couldn't go anywhere [in Japan] without people stopping him. He's a celebrity in Japan, but not a celebrity at home." – Ryan Lemond [09:56]
"Wouldn't it be weird to live at home and no one knows who you are, but have a country around the world where everyone knows?" – Matt Jones [11:38]
“He throws 80, Shannon. And he keeps like baffling Shohei.” – Ryan Lemond [11:25]
"Their center fielder teaches geography." – Ryan (listing Czech team jobs) [22:36]

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3. Kentucky Basketball: Tournament Projections & Coaching Hot Takes

Timestamps: [13:13]–[14:33]; [25:07]–[28:50]; [43:22]–[51:25]

• The hosts predict UK’s performance in the SEC & NCAA tournaments.
  • Most think Kentucky will win two games, likely land a 6–7 seed.
  • LSU matchup is key for seeding; loss could drop UK to an 8/9 seed.
• Callers ask about UK coaching futures if things don't work out with Pope, leading to debate about whether UK fans would tolerate a “villain coach” like Danny Hurley or Todd Golden.
• They note the pressure and scrutiny of big programs and how scandals or bold personalities are magnified at Kentucky.

Memorable Quotes:

"I love the romanticism with Pope… but it's not really working right now. I think college basketball needs Kentucky to be a bit of a villain." – Ryan [26:07]
"You just want somebody to come in and win. Don't care what kind of person you are...just come in and win." – Matt Jones [26:41]
“Whatever happens, it happens times 50 when you’re at Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina or Kansas.” – Matt Jones [27:43]

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4. Will Stein’s Energy & Football Optimism

Timestamps: [15:11]–[16:49]; [33:18]–[34:45]

• Listeners and hosts are excited about new UK football offensive coordinator Will Stein.
  • Praised for his infectious, “fiery” energy reminded them of early Stoops.
  • Catch-phrases like “If you’re scared, go to church” and prioritizing risk-taking energized the fanbase.

Memorable Quotes:

“If you’re scared, go to church… six seconds of hell. All that stuff made me go, alright, I love the energy.” – Matt Jones [15:45]
"I think you have to take risk. You have to swing for the fences, and maybe you strike out. But at Kentucky, I don’t think you have a choice." – Matt Jones [33:57]

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5. Quirky Stats, College Perks & High School Tournaments

Timestamps: [34:45]–[38:38]; [31:03]–[33:13]

• The “High Point” story: player Chase Johnston hits 64/132 threes, 0 twos (0/4)—an amazing stat discussed with incredulity.
  • Cameron Fletcher, a former Wildcat, is now a star at High Point.
  • Wild detour about High Point’s perks: free daily ice cream, steakhouse run by students.
• Preview of Kentucky Girls Sweet 16 at Rupp; Bullet East and George Rogers Clark mentioned as powerhouses.

Memorable Quotes:

“How do you play that much basketball and not actually get a layup?” – Ryan [36:02]
“You figured you’d get a layup at some point during a game, during the course of a season.” – Matt Jones [35:58]
“It's a place where you learn hospitality…students get a free steak dinner at the steakhouse.” – Ryan Lemond [36:37]

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6. Injuries and UK “Cheated by the Refs” Debates

Timestamps: [29:16]–[30:47]; [47:55]–[51:05]

• News breaks: Hunter Green (Cincinnati Reds) out for months with “bone chips and loose bodies.”
• The most infamous Kentucky “bad calls/got cheated” games are recounted:
  • #1: 2016 Texas A&M (“Isaac Humphreys” technical foul).
  • Others: 2017 UNC (shot clock violation), 2015 Wisconsin (shot clock), LSU/Arkansas tip-ins.
  • General consensus that older fans have their own versions, but some moments were truly “robberies.”

Memorable Quotes:

"Game’s over, and you just call a technical for no reason." – Matt Jones on the A&M game [50:09]
“There’s a screenshot where he’s holding the ball, and the clock says zero. That one's hard to argue in defense of.” – Ryan [49:45]

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7. Fun Community Moments & Listener Calls

Timestamps: [13:18]–[14:05]; [23:18]–[24:49]; [33:18]–[34:45]; [47:55]–[51:25]

• Live call-ins for neighborhood chatter
• Listener Grant draws parallels between Will Stein and young Todd Golden
• Bob from Jamestown calls about the “John Wooden retirement game” and UK historical lore

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Notable Quotes & Moments (by Timestamp)

• "Sounds like a kiddie pool to me." – Shannon Dawson [04:00]
• "I actually think we play Florida well Friday, but lose...that's going to be my pick." – Matt Jones (SEC tourney prediction) [13:13]
• "This is a Disney movie." – Matt Jones [11:01]
• "He throws 80, Shannon. And he keeps like baffling Shohei Ohtani." – Ryan Lemond [11:25]
• “Don't be afraid to fail...the biggest difference between people who really succeed and those that don't is don't be afraid to fail.” – Matt Jones [34:45]

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Episode Flow Snapshot

• [03:13] Show proper starts with real estate, pool and neighbor talk.
• [06:54] World Baseball Classic: Czech electrician vs. Ohtani.
• [13:13] SEC and NCAA Tournament seeding debate.
• [15:11] Listener calls about Will Stein.
• [22:13] Ryan’s new neighbor calls in.
• [25:07] Who could coach UK if Pope leaves? Villain coaches debate.
• [29:16] Hunter Green injury.
• [31:03] Girls Sweet 16 state tournament preview.
• [34:45] “Craziest stats” segment: High Point shooter; campus steak dinners.
• [47:55] UK’s history of “cheated by the refs” games.
• [51:25] LSU game preview; pre-show info; show close.

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Takeaway For Listeners

• The KSR crew delivers their usual blend of Kentucky sports analysis, humor, and down-home camaraderie.
• This episode is heavy on stories—both local and global—that reveal the unexpected magic in sports, neighborhood quirks, and statistical oddities.
• Their sports predictions and frank team assessments come with the self-deprecating optimism typical of UK fandom.

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Useful for sports fans, UK supporters, and those who just like a good underdog story or slice-of-life banter.

Transcript

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[Shannon Dawson]

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

[Ryan Lemond]

So you laughed, Shannon, that people would want to know about Donna Kelsey.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Now it's all just people making jokes and questions about my house thing. That's why people get into it.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah. I want to know what's going on at your house. I'm much more interested in that than Kelsey.

[Ryan Lemond]

One person writes, matt, are you going to give out white necklaces at your pool? That's not very nice, Drew. That's not very nice.

[Ryan]

Do we need a lifeguard on hand

[Ryan Lemond]

for when you're out there? We don't need a lifeguard.

[Ryan]

Adult swim.

[Matt Jones]

It's very nice. It's like a wading pool. So he'll be in it?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, yeah. It's small. It's not, it's not huge.

[Ryan]

You can check your PH levels every week.

[Shannon Dawson]

Sounds like a kiddie pool to me.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's not a kiddie pool. It's an actual pool.

[Matt Jones]

Wow.

[Ryan Lemond]

One person writes, matt Ryan's a realtor. How would he describe it? I'll let you do that. How would you describe it?

[Matt Jones]

It's a very modern two story house that has an open floor plan, beautiful backyard, covered back deck with a pool. Two primary rooms on the first floor which is perfect for Larry and Karen. They're not climbing stairs. Got two bedrooms upstairs and then a big great room upstairs that's perfect for like a man cave.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm gonna build a studio. Shannon.

[Shannon Dawson]

There you go. Yeah, you should. You absolutely should. As much as you do the show from home.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, not for this. I'm still gonna come in for the show, but like it's really for tv, like ESPN and stuff. They wanna film our show or whatever, and I really don't have a place for them to do it, so that

[Matt Jones]

room's perfect for that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. So, anyway, Ryan was a good realtor. One person writes, matt, you need. Are you going to have your neighbors have a shovel for you to use? Have not met my neighbors. Scared to meet them. Drew, don't. I don't know if I want to know.

[Ryan]

I know where you live. I wouldn't just, like, set tables on the curb in that neighborhood.

[Shannon Dawson]

Is there an hoa?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, there is an ho.

[Shannon Dawson]

Those are the worst.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't know what that means, really,

[Shannon Dawson]

but it means they charge you a lot of money to live there and give very little back in return.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Do you. Let me ask you this. When you. When you move to a new place, do you. Do you knock on the door to meet? I don't have, like. But I do have some people that are right there. Are you supposed to go meet them? Are they go or do they go come meet you?

[Matt Jones]

I think, like, in more rural areas, they kind of do that, but in the city, nobody does that anymore. I mean, I'm sure there's something on

[Ryan Lemond]

the door of your neighbors and say hello.

[Matt Jones]

No.

[Ryan]

When I moved in, one of my neighbors knocked on the door with a bottle of bourbon, introduced himself, and the other, I just kind of met organically. But we became pretty close.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay, so it's still not an answer. Should I knock on their door or not?

[Ryan]

Well, I'm saying I think mine. Mine came to me.

[Ryan Lemond]

You think you should, Shannon, I think

[Shannon Dawson]

you should because, look, you may need them. They may need you. You know, if you're out of town, you need something. It's good to know who your neighbor is. They could go over there and check on your house if you need them to. Yeah, maybe they'll.

[Matt Jones]

I just had some new neighbors move in by me, and I've waved at him and I drove by, but I'm not. I didn't go down to meet.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, you need to go meet. You're Mr. Friendly. You should go meet him.

[Matt Jones]

I will. I will. One of these weekends.

[Ryan Lemond]

So that's a no. All right. One person writes, you're going to let Ryan have his famous pool parties there. No, he does not get. He's not bringing the UK offensive line to my house.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, no, that'd be great. No cannonballs in your pool.

[Ryan Lemond]

You keep them over at your house. All right, a couple things here. First of all, if you get some time today, you need to watch the video of. I didn't know anything about this till this morning. Have. Has anybody been watching any of the World Baseball Classic?

[Shannon Dawson]

No.

[Ryan]

Been keeping up a little.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay. I really haven't. I watched a little bit of the USA and Mexico last night, but so I didn't realize. Chechia, what used to be called the Czech Republic, they have a team, but they don't really. Baseball is not big there. So I think they're like the worst team in the thing and they're in the bracket with all those teams in Asia that are really good. Drew or, you know, Ryan, like. Like Japan, Korea, Taiwan, et cetera.

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay, so Chechia goes and plays and the opening rounds there are in Japan. So they are playing Japan and Japan. And of course, Japan in Japan is massive. Johei, what was the pitcher for the Dodgers? Yamamoto. Is that Yamamoto?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. So they're all there. Well, I didn't know this, but three years ago when they played this the last time Chechiya played in Japan again. And there's a pitcher for Chechiya who is an electrician. Okay. Doesn't even play baseball as a profession. Just plays in like a. In like a team in. In the city for fun. Okay. He's an electrician and he comes and he's their best pitcher. And in. In the Tokyo Dome against Japan three years ago, he strikes out Shohei Ohtani in front of everybody.

[Shannon Dawson]

Oh, my. I'd say that's shocking.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, it was shocking for an electrician. Pitched five innings completely over his head. I got it. I got you. It took me a minute. Pitched five innings with and allowed no runs, no hits. And because Japan is so baseball obsessed and because Japan ended up winning, this dude became a national like story in Japan. Who is this Chechnyan electrician who came and struck out all of our players? All right, so I was reading. For the last three years he's lived in Chechen. Nobody cares because baseball doesn't matter there. But they brought him to Japan once and he said he couldn't go anywhere without people stopping him. He's a celebrity in Japan, but not a celebrity at home. That's kind of interesting, isn't it? Kind of.

[Matt Jones]

Opposing player.

[Ryan Lemond]

An opposing player because it's the legend of. That's the guy who struck out. Shohei, who's an electrician. Fast forward to while we were sleeping last night. Three years later, he pitches against Japan again in the Tokyo Dome. He is retiring from baseball. He's in his 30s. He decides, Ryan, I'm not going to play baseball anymore.

[Matt Jones]

This is last hurrah.

[Ryan Lemond]

This is going to be his last game against Japan. Tokyo Domes, full pitches last night. Strikes out Ohtani again.

[Shannon Dawson]

Whoa, he's got his number.

[Ryan Lemond]

Strikes out Ohtani again. Five innings or four and two thirds innings, scoreless. So at the end of the fifth inning, the Chechnyan manager comes to the mound to pull him so he can get a standing ovation. And you have to watch this video. He's walking out off the mound in front of 80,000 Japanese people who give him a standing ovation, like the loudest ovation you've ever heard. And he begins crying and waving at everybody. It's one of the coolest things I've ever seen. And then when the game is over, the Japanese win like 10 nothing because all the other pitchers stink. They, all the Japanese players come to take their picture with him. This Chechnyan Chechen electrician who has now pitched against the, like, the best team in a. Like the best players in baseball and. And in for 10 innings, has yet to give up a run and has struck out Shohei Ohtani twice. Isn't that a great story?

[Shannon Dawson]

Why is he retiring again? Like, why would you not stick with that? It sounds like he's really good. If he can.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't know. He's just going to keep being an electrician.

[Matt Jones]

This is a Disney movie.

[Ryan Lemond]

This is a Disney movie.

[Matt Jones]

Absolutely it is.

[Ryan Lemond]

And he said since they've been in Japan, he can't walk down the street, but that when he goes home, no one knows who he is.

[Ryan]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

I'm watching the video. I got. I got chili bumps right now watching it.

[Ryan]

He's also tiny with a huge beard.

[Ryan Lemond]

He's got a huge beard. He looks like a cart. He looks like a cartoon character.

[Matt Jones]

There's the Japanese guy honoring him.

[Ryan]

Wow. His fastball tops out at 80.

[Ryan Lemond]

He throws it 80, Shannon. And he. And he keeps, like, baffling Shohei Otan.

[Shannon Dawson]

I mean, that's batting practice, it sounds like, but somehow he can't hit him,

[Ryan]

can't score on him.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I think it's a crazy story.

[Matt Jones]

Great story.

[Ryan Lemond]

Wouldn't it be weird to live in your home and no one know who you are, but have a country around the world where everyone knows?

[Shannon Dawson]

Perfect situation because you could go out and nobody would recognize you. You would never have to worry about, you know, living that celebrity lifestyle in public because nobody knows you yet. You're famous somewhere else.

[Ryan Lemond]

But if you ever wanted to feel like a star, you just go somewhere else.

[Matt Jones]

Go to Japan, get on a plane

[Ryan Lemond]

and be like, hey, everybody, I'm here.

[Ryan]

Yep.

[Ryan Lemond]

Would you move to Tokyo if you were here? He probably wouldn't have to be an electrician.

[Matt Jones]

That's true.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Probably. They hire him to be a coach on their Japanese national team, be a celebrity.

[Ryan Lemond]

So I was watching this video this morning and when the show is over this afternoon, I'm going to learn more about this to think about. Only he's only pitches there once. He did it three years ago. So there was all this hype that he was going to do it again. And you would assume, Shannon, he'll get let down. He does it again.

[Shannon Dawson]

That's crazy.

[Matt Jones]

You can tell the stadium is packed.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's a wild story. Great story, and I think it is.

[Shannon Dawson]

Electricians must make really good money. He's turning that down to not be a baseball player.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's a good question. Well, but I mean, he only throws 80. Maybe he. I think he doesn't want to play baseball, Drew, because the myth of him might go away.

[Ryan]

Yeah. If he tries to play regularly and people watching him and he's just giving

[Shannon Dawson]

up runs on that million dollar contract and let them figure it out.

[Ryan Lemond]

I kind of like the mystery of. I just every three years come in and baffle you all.

[Matt Jones]

I love the video because he takes a moment to kind of just stop and just soak it all in. It's awesome.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes. Wow. So anyway, I think it is a great story. One person writes, guys, make everybody predict when, how, how many games do we win in the SEC tournament? What's our seed in the NCAA tournament? I think we win two. We lose Friday. I think we play Florida close. I actually think we play them well Friday, but lose. And if we do that and play them well, I think we end up a six seed in the NCAA tournament. That's going to be my, my pick. What about you, Drew?

[Ryan]

I think we lose to Florida, but I think we're going to be stuck in the seven seed line. So get two games there. Then maybe you surprise us and make a run in the big tournament.

[Ryan Lemond]

What about you? Right, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

We get lsu. We owe Missouri. I agree with you. Play Florida tight. You know, we've given a decent battle the last two games we played. Them end up that six, seven. Six seven seed.

[Ryan Lemond]

Six, seven and I and Please stop. Even six year olds think that's lame. Now you can stop. Okay. Six, seven, go.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, yeah. I think they win a couple of games, you're then what, 21 and 13.

[Ryan Lemond]

You'd be 21 and 13. And you got to remember all the teams you're Competing with. They're going to lose in their conference tournaments, too. You know what I mean? So, like, everybody's going to take a loss, but go ahead.

[Shannon Dawson]

You know, I really agree with you. I was going to say succeed before you even said it. So I'll go along with you and say two wins and a succeed.

[Ryan Lemond]

Now, if you lose to lsu, you might drop. You will drop to an eight or nine. So, I mean, the LSU game I actually think is very, very important for. For seating this person says they're my new neighbor.

[Shannon Dawson]

Allegedly.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, but that. How do you know?

[Shannon Dawson]

I don't know. I don't even know where you live.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'll tell you what. Here's what do ask them where their address.

[Shannon Dawson]

I'm afraid they may hang up on

[Ryan Lemond]

him if I do it now, it's worth it. Let's. Because I want to say we won't say it on the air, but I want to see if they actually are my neighbor.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

And then we'll. We'll take them in the next segment if they are. Okay. Before you do that, let's go to Adam. Go ahead, Adam.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, what's up, Matt? I'm by no means a interior decorator, but I do know how to hang pictures, and I'm very good at picking out scented candles.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think I got the candles part down.

[Caller/Listener]

Matt, awesome interview with Coach Stein yesterday. At the beginning of his tenure, Coach Stoops was like that. Just fiery.

[Ryan Lemond]

He was, yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

Tell like in his. That, you know, he was. He was ready to go. And I think that that just kind of weighed on him as the. His tenure went on. And yesterday you could hear it with Coach Stein. So he's got me really excited about the season.

[Ryan Lemond]

I agree with you, Adam, and I appreciate the call. I will say, when he was talking, Drew, there was. You couldn't help but get energetic. And I know people are right. Stoops would do that stuff early on, but there was something about looking at me and saying, if you're scared, go to church. Which I guess is an ice cube line, which I didn't know, but still saying it and then kind of going, look, six seconds of hell. I mean, all that stuff made me go, all right, I love the energy. Let's do this.

[Ryan]

Oh, that got a lot of people. I'm sure you heard it all afternoon. I did, too. Including the neighbor talk. My neighbor Brian walked over yesterday when I was outside to talk about the Will Stein interview. It's like we're all excited marches here right in front of us. But Will put a lot of attention on football with that excitement he brought to the interview yesterday.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean, Ryan, how could you not? That's what the our fan base needs, someone to sort of inject us with belief. And it's a new voice. And I think it worked.

[Matt Jones]

It worked on a lot of us. I think we all got excited. Just that excitement, the energy level. I think, like I said yesterday, we love Coach Stoops. He did great things here. But the program needed that, needed that breath of fresh air.

[Ryan]

It's an attitude we haven't really heard. I mean, I love Stoops, but like he said towards the end, this is hard. You know, Will Stein said the opposite. What do you want me to cry about it? He's like, bring it. He didn't say it's hard. He said he's ready to go tackle the challenge.

[Ryan Lemond]

So that looks like that is my

[Shannon Dawson]

neighbor say, is that your address?

[Ryan Lemond]

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[Matt Jones]

KSR next Monday, our 2026 iHeart podcast awards are happening live at south by Southwest.

[Ryan Lemond]

This is the biggest night in podcasting.

[Matt Jones]

We'll honor the very best in podcasting from the past year and celebrate the most innovative talent and creators in the industry.

[Ryan Lemond]

And the winner is.

[Matt Jones]

Creativity, knowledge and passion will all be on full display.

[Danielle Robay]

Thank you so much iheartradio. Thank you to all the other nominees. You guys are awesome.

[Matt Jones]

Watch live next Monday at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific [e-mail] or the Veeps app.

[Ryan Lemond]

Hey, I'm Jay Shetty, host of the On Purpose podcast. My latest episode is with Hilary Duff, Singer, actress and multi platinum artist. Hillary opens up about complicated family dynamics, motherhood and releasing our first record in over 10 years. We talk about what it's taken to grow up in the entertainment industry and stay grounded through every chapter. It's a raw and honest conversation about identity, evolution and building A life that

[Danielle Robay]

truly matters you desire in family like this picture, and that's not reality. A lot of the times for people. My sister and I don't speak. It's definitely a very painful part of my life, and I hope it's not forever, but it's for right now.

[Ryan Lemond]

Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danielle Robay]

Hi, I'm Danielle Robay, host of Bookmarked the podcast by Reese's Book Club. And this week we are talking about a monster, or maybe the woman who refused to be one. I'm sitting down with Maggie Gyllenhaal to unpack her new film the Bride. And trust me, this isn't your grandmother's Bride of Frankenstein. It's darker, smarter, sexier, a full reimagining of what happens when the monster gets a voice of her own. What I was more interested in was the monstrousness inside of each of us. You can spend your life running from those things, or you can turn around and shake hands with them. If I'm honest about that and I tell my story about monsters, really dealing in something truthful, and I do it in a way that's pop, that's hot. That's like getting on a roller coaster. Will people respond? Listen to bookmarked the Reese's Book Club podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Ryan Lemond]

I went and sat on the little

[Matt Jones]

ottoman in front of him.

[Ryan Lemond]

Hi, dad. And just when I said that, my mom comes out of the kitchen and she says, I have some cookies and milk. This is badass convict, right? Just finished five years. I'm have cookies and milk at mall.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. On the Cine show podcast, each episode invites you into a raw, unfiltered conversations about recovery, resilience and redemption. On a recent episode, I sit down with actor cultural icon Danny Trail to talk about addiction, transformation and the power of second chances. The entire season two is now available to binge, featuring powerful conversations with the guests like Tiffany Adish, Johnny Knoxville, and more.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm an alcoholic, and without this trouble, I'm a die.

[Matt Jones]

Open your free iHeartRadio app, search the Cino show and listen now.

[Ryan Lemond]

The manager of Czechia is a neurosurgeon. That's kind of cool, isn't it?

[Matt Jones]

Very cool.

[Ryan Lemond]

Does no one care about me? Like, everyone's just silent. Is that not cool that the manager is a neurosurgeon and the pitcher is an electrician?

[Shannon Dawson]

It's Pretty crazy. Yeah.

[Ryan]

I'd like to see the whole roster. Do they all just have random jobs?

[Ryan Lemond]

I think they do just have random.

[Shannon Dawson]

The neural surgeon, I mean.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Shannon Dawson]

You're making really good money, I would say, doing that. The electrician, I'm sure, makes decent money, but not to the level of a surgeon.

[Ryan Lemond]

No. You know, one person says, matt, when you move in a neighborhood, it's on the neighbor to make the greeting. Ryan is being rude by not introducing himself to his new neighbor.

[Matt Jones]

I know I'll greet them eventually. I just haven't done it yet.

[Ryan Lemond]

But that, like, at the beginning, that's when it's the most important because they need to feel welcome.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, they're busy. They're moving stuff in.

[Ryan Lemond]

Maybe you're busy.

[Matt Jones]

Hurt my feelings, though. The guy moved out.

[Ryan Lemond]

So you're gonna hold it against the new guy?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Shannon Dawson]

I'm looking at your pool right now. It's a nice pool.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right. Well, thank you. All right, so this person is talking about.

[Matt Jones]

Do you.

[Ryan Lemond]

What do you mean?

[Shannon Dawson]

I. I just looked it. Looked it up. It's a nice pool you got.

[Ryan Lemond]

Are you being sarcastic? You know.

[Shannon Dawson]

No, I'm being serious. Why would I be sarcastic? That's a nice pool.

[Ryan Lemond]

So you can cut. You can come to the pool party.

[Shannon Dawson]

I will do that. Absolutely.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right.

[Ryan]

Do you want to chat you jobs real quick? I found a list.

[Ryan Lemond]

What do they do?

[Ryan]

Their center fielder teaches geography.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Ryan]

Doesn't say the position, but one of them works at a firehouse, and he has to be there 24 hours before he gets two consecutive days off to play baseball.

[Matt Jones]

Really?

[Ryan Lemond]

So that's interesting. Okay.

[Ryan]

One of them works in sales.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right.

[Ryan]

Those are the three lists in this article. But it looks like we're right that they all just have random jobs around.

[Ryan Lemond]

See, I love that. I love that. I think that's awesome. I wish I had known about. They're apparently done. They're out. But I would have loved to have watched one of their games. And I. You know, they played. They played while we were sleeping last night in losing to Japan. All right, so the neighbor is on. Shannon, this is my. This is my neighbor.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right.

[Ryan]

Hello.

[Ryan Lemond]

What's your name?

[Caller/Listener]

Troy. First time. Long time.

[Ryan Lemond]

Who are. Well, nice to meet you.

[Caller/Listener]

Nice to meet you as well. Welcome to the neighborhood.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, thank you. Now, we're not. You're not going to say where it is, but am I going to like everybody?

[Caller/Listener]

I think so. Most people in the neighborhood are in Florida in the cold months anyway, so it's quiet.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay. So Everybody leaves. Sounds like my kind of neighbor. Okay, well, good. So what do I need to know?

[Caller/Listener]

Not much. Just, you know, you got some really good neighbors on both sides.

[Ryan Lemond]

How old is everybody? How old is everybody?

[Caller/Listener]

I'd say beside us, they're all in their 60s, 70s.

[Ryan Lemond]

Perfect. That's perfect.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

We got some younger boys, so we'll try not to bother you too much.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, that's okay. I'm sure it'll be fine.

[Matt Jones]

I have a question for him. Yes, we heard, Troy, that there was like a little cart path you get to the clubhouse from where you guys live on that street.

[Ryan Lemond]

He's already messing up, Shane. But he's already messing up. I told. You know what? Just shut up, Ryan.

[Shannon Dawson]

See how he's gonna talk to you?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, that's not what I'm gonna do.

[Matt Jones]

You. You.

[Ryan Lemond]

You seem wonderful, Troy. I appreciate it. And leave with Shannon where you are and I'll come say hello at some point.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay, Sounds good. Hey, quick follow up question for you guys to chop up really quick. And before I ask it, just a quick shout out to the Cold takes group chat. I've got a group chat with some guys and a lot of different topics.

[Ryan Lemond]

You call it Cold takes.

[Caller/Listener]

Cold takes.

[Ryan Lemond]

I like.

[Caller/Listener]

All of the opinions of the guys are terrible opinions.

[Ryan Lemond]

I like it.

[Caller/Listener]

But yeah, real quick. So who's going to be our next coach after Pope is. Is let go?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I. I have no idea.

[Shannon Dawson]

They'll tell you at the HOA meeting.

[Ryan Lemond]

Appreciate the call. I. Well, that gets to a question I actually had in here, Drew, and I'd like to see what your thought is. One person writes, matt, I want Pope to be here forever. So this isn't about his future. But do you think a coach like Todd golden or Danny Hurley would have worked here with their personalities? I have an answer to that. But what do you think, Drew?

[Ryan]

Hurley seems like another category by himself, even way above golden. Even though golden, as we saw, has a lot of. I have a weird take. We're trying the nice thing and it's not working. I think college basketball needs Kentucky to be a bit of a villain, you know? No, people didn't like Cal.

[Ryan Lemond]

A lot of people didn't like Rick.

[Ryan]

Yeah, we love the romanticism with Pope and all that. It's not really working right now if it doesn't work out, you know, Hurley's a stretch, but I do think we need someone that kind of has a little jerk to him and we kind of have to be the bad boys.

[Ryan Lemond]

Ryan, I don't care if he's a jerk.

[Matt Jones]

I don't care if he's Donald Trump. I don't care if he beats up his little sister.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

You don't win.

[Ryan Lemond]

You don't mean. Come on.

[Matt Jones]

I don't mean that, but I want to.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay, don't just say. Again. Don't just say stuff. To say it. Do you genuinely think it would work?

[Matt Jones]

Yes, because we just want somebody to come in and win. Don't care what kind of person you are. Sometimes you just come in and win.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think that's easy to say when you're not like. That's easy to say in the abstract. But this job is so highlighted. So do I think Danny Hurley, if he was here, the fans would take up for his behavior and support him? Yes, Shannon, I do.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Shannon Dawson]

But you got.

[Ryan Lemond]

But I think if Todd golden had gone through what he had gone through here, it's a much bigger national store,

[Shannon Dawson]

no doubt about it.

[Ryan Lemond]

And I think things like that would be harder. Perfect example is Bruce Pearl. So Bruce Pearl makes strong political statements all the time. Strong. And at Auburn, people don't really pay attention. But Shannon, if he was at Kentucky, they would.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

And that would be a different kind of thing.

[Shannon Dawson]

It's a pressure cooker type of job where everybody pays attention. It's exactly right to be. I feel like battle tested to be able to sit in that chair.

[Ryan Lemond]

Danny Hurley has made UConn to where now he gets that kind of scrutiny at UConn. But Todd golden, that whole situation, regardless of what the actual fact, if that had happened here. It's a different level of a national story, Drew. It just is. And so I think that part is something that people don't realize. Whatever happens, it happens times 50 when you're at Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina or Kansas.

[Ryan]

Yeah, I agree. And I think Hurley would be a bit much. And anyone that's committed an actual crime, that's tough to defend. But the golden thing, he was cleared. I haven't seen anything other than that. I mean, it's not a good look. And it would be bigger here.

[Ryan Lemond]

But don't you think if it was here, there would have been reporters on, I mean, student newspaper that investigated it? Yeah, ESPN's going live.

[Ryan]

I know, but I'm just. I'm feeling like I'm defending goal. I mean, I haven't seen any evidence like Florida cleared him. It would have been huge. But I mean, Rick Patino is coaching right now. We know his past. I mean, there are a lot of coaches that have done some weird stuff. So I'm just I'm not going to expect an angel. I think there's a line.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's important to remember that it's a different thing here now. Do I think at this point people would accept a lot? Yes, I do. But it would be interesting, be a different way it would be characterized if it was in Lexington. We'll take a break. Be right back.

[Danielle Robay]

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[Matt Jones]

Call T.J. he'll make him pay.

[Shannon Dawson]

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

[Ryan Lemond]

Welcome back. Ticket Sports Radio got some breaking news. Shannon, Ronnie, Nana, my man. Hunter Green for The Reds out 14 to 16 weeks to start the season. So I'm already, I'm already giving up.

[Shannon Dawson]

Can I sell your season tickets?

[Ryan Lemond]

He apparently has, quote, bone chips and loose bodies in his arm.

[Shannon Dawson]

Loose bodies?

[Ryan Lemond]

What's loose bodies?

[Matt Jones]

I've never heard that phrase, loose bodies.

[Shannon Dawson]

Little loose pieces of bone, I guess.

[Ryan Lemond]

But the word bodies is a little.

[Shannon Dawson]

Sure, it's not a typo.

[Ryan Lemond]

It says loose. Green has bone chips and loose bodies.

[Matt Jones]

Never heard that.

[Ryan]

Fragments of bone or cartilage is what, pieces of bones.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yep. Huh. Well, great. I just convinced myself 100 wins.

[Shannon Dawson]

Better take about $20.

[Ryan Lemond]

They do have a deep pitching staff, but still that's a, that's, that's a big, big loss.

[Ryan]

I just gave Ryan some good Reds news. I just. WKYT just said they're cover or airing 10 Reds games

[Ryan Lemond]

every Monday night all season. They're going to air the Reds games or when they play at home on Monday night, they'll be on wkyt. So that's good.

[Matt Jones]

I used to love Monday night baseball. So I don't care if it is the Reds. I would say I would sit and watch it.

[Ryan]

And opening day there I've found, you know, as a casual, I've had trouble finding Reds games forever. So it's nice to know.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

At least some of them I can find.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, well, I hate that about Hunter Green. I like Hunter Green. 859280, 2287 the Girls Sweet 16 starts tomorrow in Rupp Arena. Who's in it? Do we know?

[Ryan]

Well, the Henderson Colonels are in it.

[Ryan Lemond]

Who's the favorite? The 1 team wins every year. Right. Like doesn't Anderson county or whatever or Sacred Heart.

[Matt Jones]

Don't think it hard. They've had that Johnson girl for the last few years.

[Ryan Lemond]

So let's go through here. You got opening game tomorrow at 11am Henderson county versus Douglas. Then Callaway County. That's way out there. Versus assumption I think assumptions on Bardstown Road, isn't it?

[Matt Jones]

I believe it is close to you.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, it's close to the Mexican restaurant I always eat at. I think I walked by it on the way. Pikeville plays Notre Dame. Well, that doesn't seem fair.

[Shannon Dawson]

No, Notre Dame went down to a high school.

[Ryan Lemond]

Notre Dame as the pike was to play Notre Dame. Wow. West Jessmin plays Duke. Where's Notre Dame?

[Matt Jones]

Northern Kentucky. It's the female school. Catholic school up in Northern Kentucky.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay. I didn't even know that. West Jasmine plays Taylor County. Go Campbellsville. Simon Kenton plays Ashland. Letcher Central plays. Who won between Owensboro Catholic and Davis Catholic.

[Matt Jones]

Owensboro Catholic.

[Ryan Lemond]

Look at you. You having the answer quickly. Ball. Franklin Simpson plays Bullet East.

[Shannon Dawson]

Let's go, Chargers. Yeah, I thought they were in it. I wasn't sure, though.

[Ryan Lemond]

And then North Laurel plays George Rogers Clark.

[Matt Jones]

And they've been good for many years in a row. GRC has.

[Ryan Lemond]

So wait a minute. No Sacred Heart?

[Matt Jones]

No Sacred Heart, no Anderson County.

[Shannon Dawson]

So we're all pulling for Bullet east, right? Collectively, we're pulling from.

[Ryan Lemond]

I. I'm pulling for pike boy. If they have to play Notre Dame,

[Shannon Dawson]

they're going to lose. Notre Dame's got nothing but studs.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right, who's the favorite? Do you know? I would assume, you know, George GRC's

[Matt Jones]

got to be one of the favorites. I don't know who is considered the overall favorite.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay, well, if you're. If you are coming to the games, come say hi at KS Bar. All weekend. All weekend. Be nice to have you out there. It is. Should be George Rogers Clark people tell me is the favorite. So.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right. There you go. Let's go to Grant. Go ahead, Grant.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, Matt, how are you doing this morning?

[Ryan Lemond]

Doing good.

[Caller/Listener]

I just got two quick points. The first one's a football one. I actually want to say about Will sign. Not really a personality thing, but just on the field stuff. He kind of gives me, Todd golden vibes coming into Kentucky just because he's bringing such young energy to the game and he's so energetic and you can tell he's not scared and he's smart and he knows what he's doing. And I think he can bring Kentucky football to highs it's never been to. And I'm really excited about it. He just. What he's done, what Todd Golden's done at Florida, I feel like he can do for Kentucky football.

[Ryan Lemond]

I love that he said over and over yesterday, don't be scared. You have to take risk. I agree with that. At this job especially, I don't think. I think you have to take risk. You have to swing for the fences, and maybe you strike out. But at Kentucky, I don't think you have a choice. I think you have to. This is not a place to be conservative. I know. You know, Mark Stoops won quite a bit kind of playing like that. But if you really want to hit another level, you got it. You got to take a swing. And I love that he said a couple times in the interview, you cannot be afraid to fail. When I say that to people all the time, the biggest difference between people who really succeed and those sometimes that don't is don't be afraid to fail. And I loved hearing him say that.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah. And then my second thing is, I know we don't have many recruits next year, but if we go into the portal, have you heard about. There's a guy from High Point called Chase Johnston. I believe they're going to make the tournament. And he's made 64 threes, I think, out of 122.

[Ryan Lemond]

He's. That is an amazing stat. It's. He. He has made. What is it, 64 out of what?

[Caller/Listener]

I think it's 132. So it's just under 50%.

[Ryan Lemond]

So he's made drew 64 out of 132 threes, but he's not made a two all year.

[Ryan]

Over four on twos.

[Ryan Lemond]

Over four on twos. 64 from 132 on threes. That is one of the most amazing stats I've ever seen for a player. I saw that. That's crazy.

[Ryan]

Please put High Point in Arkansas together. I need it so bad. I need it.

[Matt Jones]

I need the Jack Gulky.

[Ryan]

Yes, it will. It will be therapeutic if he can do that to Arkansas for me, because

[Ryan Lemond]

they could beat them, right?

[Ryan]

I mean, he could go key them.

[Ryan Lemond]

That is.

[Ryan]

He is Goki. He's the second coming of Goku.

[Ryan Lemond]

Make one two ever, even just by luck.

[Matt Jones]

You figured you get a layup at some point during a game, during the

[Shannon Dawson]

course of a season, shot four.

[Ryan]

Yeah. How do you play that much basketball and not actually get a layup?

[Ryan Lemond]

32 threes and only four twos.

[Shannon Dawson]

He's probably crazy. What's. I mean, he's probably a little guy and probably can't get.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't know. What size is he? Grant?

[Ryan]

He's 6 3.

[Caller/Listener]

I can look real quick.

[Ryan Lemond]

6 3. Okay, so he's little. All right.

[Ryan]

He plays about 15 minutes a game and hasn't accidentally taken a layup more Than four times.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's amazing. I appreciate the call. High points at school. I think we've talked about on here where you get free ice cream every day.

[Ryan]

That's right.

[Shannon Dawson]

Every day or every game?

[Ryan Lemond]

Every day. They have an ice cream truck on campus.

[Matt Jones]

On campus. Wow.

[Ryan Lemond]

And you can just get free ice cream. And then I think it also, it's a. It's a place where you learn like hospitality. And once a week they. So they have a steakhouse on campus that students work. And once a week, or maybe it's once a month, I'm not sure. But so often students get a free steak dinner at the steakhouse.

[Shannon Dawson]

What a place.

[Matt Jones]

Wow.

[Ryan]

Also, Cameron Fletcher is his teammate. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Cameron Fletcher plays at High Point.

[Ryan]

It's another reason I need that Arkansas.

[Ryan Lemond]

Does he get to play? Yeah.

[Ryan]

It might even be their league score.

[Ryan Lemond]

Cameron Fletcher, who? He was on the Covid team.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

And so is Devin Askew. So two guys from that Covid team are still playing college basketball.

[Ryan]

He had 17 in the Big south championship and 19 rebounds.

[Ryan Lemond]

Didn't Cameron Fletcher date like Angel Reese?

[Ryan]

Yes. And left Kentucky mid year. He has a lot going on in his college.

[Matt Jones]

Left in the middle of a game that one time and he gets off the bench.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, that's right. He did leave in the middle of a game.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

And he gets a steak dinner. Shannon.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah. I'd just show up for the steak dinner. Just give me that ice cream. I'll be happy.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think the restaurant that they do where they have the steak dinner is good and like just the people that live in that town go to it

[Shannon Dawson]

to eat, especially if it's free.

[Ryan]

There's a restaurant on campus I go to that's all student run. You have to make a reservation here in. Here in Lexington.

[Ryan Lemond]

What's it called?

[Ryan]

The Lemon Tree Cafe.

[Ryan Lemond]

And it's all run by students?

[Ryan]

Yeah, it's like part of their class.

[Ryan Lemond]

Where is it?

[Ryan]

I'd get the building wrong. It's not far from Memorial Hall.

[Ryan Lemond]

So it's in a. Just in a building.

[Ryan]

Yeah, it's like their class. I go for lunch occasionally, but you have to have a reservation. And it's all. It's like their class.

[Matt Jones]

I love that idea.

[Ryan]

It's pretty neat. Check it out.

[Ryan Lemond]

Lemon Tree Cafe.

[Ryan]

Yep. Don't take my reservation, though.

[Ryan Lemond]

See, you learn things on this show.

[Matt Jones]

You're gonna get booked like all weekend now.

[Ryan]

Good stuff.

[Ryan Lemond]

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[Matt Jones]

Next Monday, our 2026 iHeart podcast awards are happening live in south by Southwest

[Ryan Lemond]

is the biggest night in podcasting.

[Matt Jones]

We'll honor the very best in podcasting from the past year and celebrate the most innovative talent and creators in the industry.

[Danielle Robay]

And the winner is.

[Matt Jones]

Creativity, knowledge and passion will all be on full display.

[Danielle Robay]

Thank you so much iheartradio. Thank you to all the other nominees. You guys are awesome.

[Matt Jones]

Watch live next Monday at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific [e-mail] or the Veeps app.

[Ryan Lemond]

Hey, I'm Jay Shetty, host of the On Purpose podcast. My latest episode is with Hilary Duff, singer, actress and multi platinum artist. Hillary opens up about complicated family dynamics, motherhood and releasing her first record in over 10 years. We talk about what it's taken to grow up in the entertainment industry and stay grounded through every chapter. It's a raw and honest conversation about identity, evolution and building a life that truly matters.

[Danielle Robay]

You desire in family. Like this picture and and that's not reality. A lot of the times for people my sister and I don't speak. It's definitely a very painful part of my life and I hope it's not forever, but it's for right now.

[Ryan Lemond]

Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danielle Robay]

Hi, I'm Danielle Robay, host of Bookmarked the podcast by Reese's Book Club. And this week we are talking about a monster, or maybe the woman who refused to be one. I'm sitting down with Maggie Gyllenhaal to unpack her new film the Bride. And trust me, this isn't your grandmother's Bride of Frankenstein. It's darker, smarter, sexier, a full reimagining of what happens when the monster gets a voice of her own. What I was more interested in was the monstrousness inside of each of us. You can spend your life running from those things or you can turn around and shake hands with them. If I'm honest about that, and I tell my story about monsters, really dealing in something truthful and I do it in a way that's pop, that's hot. That's like getting on a roller coaster. Will people respond? Listen to Bookmarked the Reese's Book Club podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Ryan Lemond]

I went and sat on the little ottoman in front of him and I said, hi, dad. And just when I said that, my mom comes out of the kitchen and she says, I have some cookies and milk. This is badass. Convict me just finished five years. I'm gonna have cookies and milk at mom.

[Matt Jones]

On the CENO show podcast, each episode invites you into a raw, unfamiliar, filtered conversations about recovery, resilience and redemption. On a recent episode, I sit down with actor cultural icon Danny Trail to talk about addiction transformation and the power of second chances. The entire season two is now available to binge, featuring powerful conversations with the guests like Tiffany Adish, Johnny Knoxville and more.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm an alcoholic and without this problem, I'm gonna die.

[Matt Jones]

Open your free I Heart radio app search the Sino show and listen now.

[Ryan Lemond]

I really like this song.

[Matt Jones]

Killer song.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah. Mr. Bright said you.

[Ryan Lemond]

Do you play this one?

[Shannon Dawson]

We do, yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I think I. How'd your thing go at Tin Roof? I was gonna go, but then.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, we missed you.

[Ryan Lemond]

The show went late. It was good.

[Shannon Dawson]

It was packed. But then Kentucky lost and I think that kind of killed the vibe for the night. A lot of people went home. But we'll be playing post game on Thursday at 10 roof on.

[Ryan Lemond]

So Thursday show is 10 roof. It'll be 9 to 11 Eastern. So 8 to 10 Central. And then Shannon will play later that day.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Hopefully we'll be celebrating a win. What time are you playing Thursday again?

[Shannon Dawson]

I think right after the game, so like 1:30 central. Time to five.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay, cool. So right after the game so people can.

[Shannon Dawson]

Hopefully we'll be celebrating a win.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes. 859-280-2287. One person writes. Matt, I've seen two brackets that have us playing NC State in the tournament. Would we beat them? What do you think? The. Would we beat them?

[Ryan]

I'm not good at that game. You could say any team in college basketball, same. But you got to play somebody.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know much about NC State. I don't know how they've done this year or anything.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I don't either. It's Will Wade.

[Ryan]

They lost a lot in this to end the year.

[Ryan Lemond]

It's Will Wade.

[Ryan]

They've lost six out of seven.

[Ryan Lemond]

Stephen A. Smith announces he will not run for president.

[Matt Jones]

Wow.

[Shannon Dawson]

Anybody think he was actually going to?

[Ryan Lemond]

He's. No. I mean, he. You know, the only person that thought it was Myron Metcalf because He would send me every update about it, and I was like, you know, he's not going to run.

[Matt Jones]

Myron actually thought he might run.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think he did, but he's announced that. And his reasoning for not wanting to run is I make too much money.

[Matt Jones]

Well, America thanks him.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

Really.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean, honestly, if that's why you're not running, then really, should you have considered it anyway?

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, he's just doing it for the money.

[Ryan Lemond]

I make too much money.

[Shannon Dawson]

You know, this could be a step down in my pay.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. Yeah. I don't. Well, no comment. Another person writes, matt, if we don't win the SEC tournament, who will?

[Shannon Dawson]

Florida.

[Ryan Lemond]

Florida is obviously the favorite. I will say I saw on DraftKings, you could get Arkansas Drew for plus 850. That feels high, doesn't it?

[Ryan]

Especially with a guy like Acuff.

[Ryan Lemond]

You could. You could get our Alabama for plus 600, Arkansas for plus 850. One of those two teams is going to be in the Finals.

[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

So why. Why not Drew? Wouldn't you take both of them and then take your chances?

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

With Acuff, I think those are good odds. Their Carter Knox injury I think might have hurt the ceiling for Arkansas in the postseason because they were already thin. But Acuff just.

[Ryan Lemond]

Was he out for the year?

[Ryan]

I don't know if they officially called it the year, but it was one of those.

[Matt Jones]

He hasn't played forever.

[Ryan]

Yeah, he's been out. He had surgery, if I'm not mistaken. So I think that's going to be what ultimately holds them back. But heck, Acuff could go win it all by himself.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. Is this. So the phone lines. Just so people know the phone lines are. Have broken to where when you call, most of the lines hang up.

[Shannon Dawson]

Yeah, we're down to like one line.

[Ryan Lemond]

Down to one line that guess who's on it and guess who. Who is the one person who's been able to stay on.

[Matt Jones]

I hope it's Bob and Jamestown.

[Ryan Lemond]

Bob and Jamestown. Yes.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay, Matt. Assuming that Kansas goes all the way. What Kevin Greeby said when UK played UCLA in 75, when John Wooden came out and made his retirement announcement before the game that the refs went UCLA's way and that back to Kansas. So Bill Self going to do that if they go all the way in Indianapolis?

[Ryan Lemond]

I have no idea. I was too young to see the 75 game. It has certainly taken on the lore, Ryan, that we lost because John Wooden said he was not going to coach anymore and the refs cheated us. Now I know that people say the refs cheated us. There are people who think the refs cheated a Saturday even though we were losing the entire game to Florida. Do you think the refs cheated us in 1975? Because that is the common narrative about that game.

[Matt Jones]

I know Kentucky fans like to say that, but there was no way the UCLA players were going to let John Wooden lose on his last game, the championship game. They just kind of willed their way to a win. So I don't think the referees affected the call. But there'll be some old timers that'll tell you that they did.

[Ryan Lemond]

There are people that get angry at John Wooden, Drew like he shouldn't have said he was going to retire. That he. That he almost. It was not fair of him to say that he was going to retire because the players and the refs then changed the way it went. I always think people have strong opinions about that game. Yeah.

[Ryan]

And I think, you know, they think Wooden should have waited. Like do us a favor, don't tell them now. But I've always took the interpretation as what Ryan said, that it fueled UCLA more than was the refs and they just couldn't lose knowing it could be Wooden's last game. It was just unfortunate timing for Kentucky that he was able to give them that message for. He went out.

[Ryan Lemond]

I appreciate the call, Bob. If you were to rank games Kentucky got cheated by the refs the most, I have a distinct number one. I think the game at Texas A and M is number one.

[Matt Jones]

The Isaac Humphreys game.

[Ryan Lemond]

The Isaac Humphreys game. Cause it was over. And then they called that technical which was unnecessary. Like it wasn't even a controversial call. We had gotten the game winning rebound. The game was over and then they called that and we lost. They did not need to call that. So to me that's number one. And then number two is North Carolina 2017. But I will grant you it's because of controversial calls. But I think the only game that we. That I can think of that we got out landishly cheated was Texas A and M. Do you all have one?

[Ryan]

Well, a lot of fans will tell you this Auburn game just a few

[Ryan Lemond]

weeks ago, would you put that on the list?

[Ryan]

I was too mad at them for blowing the lead and Brandon Garrison having cinder blocks for shoes than I was the ref. But I understand the argument because if they don't call it, Kentucky probably wins that game.

[Matt Jones]

What about was it the Arkansas goaltending game? They changed the rule after the season.

[Ryan Lemond]

You talked about lsu. LSU gets the put back dunk. Is that what you're talking about?

[Ryan]

No. LSU had a tip in and rip arena. That. Is that the one that changed the rule? Arkansas had the tip in dunk in Fayetteville.

[Matt Jones]

That also LSU game where they changed the rule after the season where he.

[Ryan Lemond]

Because he put his.

[Matt Jones]

What?

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't remember this.

[Ryan]

There was a goaltending and I don't think they could review it or something. He tipped it in and it was maybe questionable.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, I don't. I wouldn't use the phrase cheated, but the, the 2015 Wisconsin shot clock violation.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean, that's frustrating.

[Ryan]

Well, that's one where there's a screenshot where he's holding the ball in. The clock says zero. I mean, that one's hard to argue in defensive.

[Ryan Lemond]

But we wasn't over. There was still like a minute and something left in that game.

[Ryan]

Yeah. And Cal took the air out of the ball.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. Yeah, I think. I mean, do you all disagree with me on the A and M1? To me, the A and M1 is the one that I just look at and go, game's over. And you just call a technical for no reason.

[Matt Jones]

You're right, though. Some older fans that will swear up and down the 95 title was stolen from Kentucky because of the referees.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, see, I can't think of another one where. Well, I will tell you one that people would have said is if we hadn't hung on and beat Arkansas this year. You know, when just calling all those technicals.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

Flip the script.

[Matt Jones]

That definitely could have been.

[Ryan Lemond]

I mean it was earlier in the game, but that would have been one that. That I think people would have. Would have thought that. All right, so the game tomorrow, folks, is at 12:30. Okay. Weird time. I think those games used to be at 1. They've been moved up to 1230. KSR will start at 9. So the pre show and KSR are merging tomorrow. So a lot of our affiliates out there, if you don't. If your affiliate you listen to doesn't take the pre show, then you'll have to listen online. First of all, Shannon, they should take the pre show.

[Shannon Dawson]

Everybody should be taking the pre show. Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

So you should demand your affiliate to take the pre show. But if they do not, it will be online and we will then go up to 11 o', clock stop and then the official pregame show will start. Then everybody feels good about the game against LSU tomorrow.

[Shannon Dawson]

If we can't beat the worst team in the sec, then.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, see, I don't think they are the worst team, though. Like, I think it's, it was a three way tie. I think they're the best of those

[Shannon Dawson]

three teams, but they're still the bottom of the sec. And you're Kentucky.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Shannon Dawson]

And it's the SEC tournament in Nashville. When you get all the fans there,

[Matt Jones]

just win the game.

[Ryan Lemond]

By the way, South Carolina has just announced they're bringing back Lamont Paris as their coach. By the way, even though they've been 6 and 30 in conference the last two years, good for us.

[Shannon Dawson]

He's got potential.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. We'll see you later. It's been Kentucky Sports Radio.

[Matt Jones]

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