2026-06-03 KSR - Hour 2

Summary

Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) – Hour 2 | June 3, 2026

Host(s): Billy Rutledge, Drew Franklin, Shannon the Dude
Episode Focus: Latest University of Kentucky (UK) athletics news, quirky Kentucky traditions, and a rapid-fire "Fair or Foul" segment on modern etiquette and personal pet peeves.

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Episode Overview

This episode delivers the familiar mix of UK athletics updates, Kentucky lifestyle, and cheeky banter among Billy Rutledge, Drew Franklin, and Shannon the Dude. The second hour spotlights summer traditions, fishing tales, bourbon culture, and a hilarious, wide-ranging discussion on everyday "Fair or Foul" scenarios—from bourbon mixing to airplane seat reclining, regifting presents, group texts, and parking lot showdowns. The hosts also take listener calls on random annoyances and share standout moments from the UK sports world and their personal lives.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Kentucky Summer Traditions & Fishing Memories

• Discussion: The 400-mile yard sale returns, and Kentucky Free Fishing Weekend lets anyone fish without a permit.
• Nostalgic Fishing Stories:
  • Drew reminisces about growing up fishing in Lake Beshear, Western Kentucky, baiting with hot dogs and not minding touching the fish.

    "It's been many, many years since I've done it, but I know how to bait a hook and I can, I can hold the little fish." – Drew Franklin (04:14)

  • The crew jokes about new UK basketball coach Mark Pope learning to fish to connect with recruits.
  • UK tradition: Former player Jack Givens sometimes takes players fishing for bonding.

2. The "Fair or Foul" Segment (06:40 – 21:58)

A rapid-fire, lighthearted round where the hosts debate if common behaviors are fair or foul:

a. Mixing Bourbon With Coke

• Drew: “Absolutely fair. People should drink bourbon however they like.”
• Shannon: “If it's cheap bourbon, fine. But not with expensive bottles.”
• Notable Quote:

  “If you come to my house, you're not mixing [good bourbon] with Coke or I won't give it to you.” – Shannon (07:33)

b. Calling in Sick After a Big Win

• Drew: Foul. “Tough it up. Grow up.”
• Shannon: If you have sick days, use them as you wish—even for a hangover.
• Story: Drew admits skipping work after his 21st birthday and getting fired.

c. Replying with Just “K” in a Text Message

• Billy: Finds it disrespectful.
• Shannon: It’s lazy, but fine.
• Drew: Only does it with his wife, as mutual mockery.

d. Regifting Presents

• Billy: Admits to regifting, defends practicality.
• Drew: Fine if it’s a decent, unused gift.
• Shannon: Cautions against regifting personal event gifts (e.g., weddings).

e. Saving a Parking Spot by Standing In It

• Unanimous: Foul.
• Drew: “I'll hit you. Get out of the way.” (16:01)
  • Shares real experience where he took a spot regardless of someone trying to hold it.

f. Not Returning Grocery Carts

• Unanimous: Foul, “special place in hell” for offenders.
• Drew: As a former Kroger worker, especially passionate.

g. Reclining an Airplane Seat

• Shannon: Foul if you intrude too much on the person behind.
• Billy: “If you didn’t want me to do it, why did you give me the option?”
• Drew: Occasionally okay, but you should give a heads-up.

3. Listener Calls: Pet Peeves & Kentucky Quirks (26:42 – 35:14)

• Zeb:
  • Shares memories of eating squirrel and making “squirrel brain gravy.”
  • Peeve: People cheer and wave on TV behind news anchors during tragedies.
• Tim:
  • Hates being put on speakerphone, especially without warning or in public.
• The hosts share their own annoyances with public speakerphone use, FaceTime in stores, and overly chatty group texts.

4. UK Sports Updates & Staff Rumors

• Football:
  • Discussion about a 2027 recruit (Bryan Duncan Jr.) flipping to West Virginia.
• Basketball:
  • Drew reveals 2012 UK champion Doron Lamb DM’d him about interest in a student-assistant/coaching role with new coach Mark Pope’s staff—possibly joining the likes of Jamal Crawford and Mo Williams.

    “Let’s not forget we wouldn’t have our ninth banner without Doron Lamb.” – Drew (31:58)

• Transfers: Insights about Milan Momcilovic, his quirks (loves pickles, wants to run a mosquito business), and the student-made “Mommy” shirts at Iowa State:
  • Drew: Refuses to call him “Mommy”: “We have so many nicknames that under no circumstances am I calling a grown man Mommy.” (42:33)

5. Personal Stories & Quirky Moments

• Bowling League:
  • Billy and Drew tell of bowling nights and the quest for the “turkey chain.”
  • Marissa (Billy’s wife) out-bowls Drew and Billy, taking the chain.
  • Cade, a 15-year-old “ringer”, brings six bowling balls—highlighting the dedication of local league players.
• Letters to Shannon:
  • Shannon reads a fan mail from Janet in Utah, age 83, who hangs his picture over her bed and gifts him South African money:

    “You are such an inspiration to little boys.” (37:04) “I have googled you, printed out your picture and put it above my bed so I can look at you whenever I want to.” – Letter to Shannon

6. Wedding, Yard Sales, and the World Cup Conundrum

• Billy’s wedding plans:
  • Guests will RSVP via text and link rather than vintage invitations.
  • Catering issues: “The wedding caterer canceling on me two days ago had me a little stressed out.” (50:22)
• Drew’s World Cup Dilemma:
  • On vacation with wife and newborn; wife says, "Go to a game."
  • Drew wonders if it’s a test/trap: “It feels like a trap to me because she's going to say, I can't believe you actually left me.” – Shannon (48:35)
  • Decides it’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance, leaning toward going solo to the match.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “If you want to go out and get some high school recruits and they ask you to go fishing, well, you better hop on a boat and go with them.” – Drew (05:36)
• “I feel like there’s a special place in hell for people that don’t return their carts.” – Drew (19:50)
• “You’re leaning that far back into their lap. That’s foul.” – Shannon, on airplane recliners (20:24)
• “I wanted the house ball. I want someone else to sweat in it. I want it to smell…that’s just part of the bowling alley experience.” – Drew (26:09)
• “How many photos of Shannon are over bed bedrooms right now?” – Drew, on Shannon’s mail (37:20)
• “We have so many nicknames that under no circumstances am I calling a grown man Mommy.” – Drew (42:33)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Fishing & Summer Traditions: 03:26–06:39
• “Fair or Foul” Segment: 06:40–21:58
• Bowling League Stories: 25:14–26:42
• Listener Calls – Pet Peeves: 26:42–35:14
• UK Sports Staff Rumors, Milan Momcilovic Insights: 30:00–43:06
• Letters to Shannon: 35:32–38:18
• Drew’s World Cup Dilemma: 47:06–49:56

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Tone & Style

The tone is playful, irreverent, and rooted in Kentucky local color. The hosts gently rib each other, share personal anecdotes, and handle fan interaction with warmth and humor. Even in debates over etiquette, there’s camaraderie and “live your life” spirit.

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Useful for New Listeners

This episode is a great representation of KSR’s blend of UK sports talk, Kentucky culture, and banter-based camaraderie. Newcomers will get a feel for community traditions, sports rumors, and the lively wit that keeps listeners tuning in daily.

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[Shannon the Dude]

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

[Billy Reed]

Welcome back our number two of Kentucky Sports Radio. I'm Billy Rutledge along with Drew Franklin and Shannon the Dude. It's a big weekend coming up in the state rail bird here in Lexington. The 400 mile yard sale is going to be happening throughout the country, not only in Kentucky. That's what that caller was alluding to earlier in the first hour.

[Drew Franklin]

People walking, avoiding.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah, people walking in the road and all that. It's also Kentucky Free fishing Weekend this weekend where you can fish in Commonwealth waters without a permit or a license. Will you beta hook at all this weekend?

[Drew Franklin]

First I've heard of it. Wasn't planning on it, but might sneak out and do it. I used to fish a little bit when I was younger.

[Billy Reed]

So you got a rod?

[Drew Franklin]

No, I don't now, but I grew up going to Lake Beshear, which is in western Kentucky just outside of Dawson Springs. I was there nearly every weekend growing up. So I've done plenty of fishing. It's been many, many years since I've done it, but I know how to bait a hook and I can, I can hold the little fish. You know, some people are afraid to even touch it. I, I'll, I'll pull the fish and hang on to it. Hot dogs was my bait back in the day.

[Billy Reed]

Oh, okay. Hot dogs.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Billy Reed]

You know, growing up in Florida, squid was a popular one. Get those long worms as well to put on the hook. Dude, were you, I mean, you're you country living. Do you do any fishing?

[Shannon the Dude]

It's been a long time. Long time. But yeah, I used to fish quite a bit when I was younger, but I can't remember the last time I actually went fishing. Mark Pope went fishing more recently than I did.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

What kind of fisherman do you Think Mark Pope is. You think he even knows what to do?

[Billy Reed]

Well, he said that it was. He. He was baiting a hook for the first time in that video that we recently saw with the. The. The floppy hat that he had on. So hopefully he. You know, we've seen a lot of Kentucky guys fish over the. Over the years, right? I mean, it's kind of been a popular thing.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, Jack Givens takes a lot of the players out, fishes with them, probably talks a little ball. You know how fishing peaceful. Just have a small, quiet conversation with whoever you're with. I know. Trying to think of some names he's done. I've seen photos with Reed with him. I think there was even some just recently.

[Billy Reed]

Justin Edwards was one.

[Drew Franklin]

There we go. He was a fisherman.

[Billy Reed]

You remember the bubble in the NBA in Disney, and all those NBA guys fishing, or Jimmy Butler selling coffee. I don't know what made me think of that.

[Drew Franklin]

Pope gets a hard time for that photo. I mean, the bucket hat. Little hard to defend, but the recruit is one of the best players in the country, and he loves to fish. And he invited Pope, so there was some criticism. Why are we taking the number one recruit fishing? It was flipped, and he invited Pope to go with him. And if you want to go out and get some high school recruits and they ask you to go fishing, well, you better hop on a boat and go with them.

[Billy Reed]

That's right.

[Shannon the Dude]

No, at that point, right? Like, whatever. Whatever they're into, you got to do it because you don't want to be the coaches. Like, I didn't get that guy because I wouldn't, you know, play into his hobbies. So I. You know, he at least tried.

[Billy Reed]

He breathe, brings enthusiasm to everything he does. And I think maybe that's what some people are mocking, but that's. That's how you should go through life, is with enthusiasm. And I've been very enthusiastic to do the KSR pre show with Shannon over these last four years. It's been a lot of fun. Who knows how much longer it'll last? So we got to appreciate every moment. Dude.

[Drew Franklin]

But what does that mean?

[Billy Reed]

No.

[Drew Franklin]

What's going on?

[Billy Reed]

Nothing.

[Drew Franklin]

That sounded like.

[Billy Reed]

I'm not handing out business cards or anything like that, but I'm gonna leave you. Well, please.

[Drew Franklin]

But here we go.

[Billy Reed]

I do want to carry over maybe our favorite tradition from the pre show onto KSR today. And that's fair or foul. I got some fair or foul for you guys. Let's go through them real quick. Sound good?

[Drew Franklin]

I would love to play.

[Shannon the Dude]

Let's do it.

[Billy Reed]

All right, let's play a little fair or foul. Fair or foul to mix your bourbon with Coke. Drew, I'll start with you. You're a big bourbon guy. Is it ever okay to mix good bourbon with Coca Cola?

[Drew Franklin]

Absolutely. I personally don't do it, but it annoys me when people act like they're all hard asses about bourbon. If someone wants Coke in their bourbon, let them put Coke in their bourbon. You're not drinking it. Put whatever you want in your bourbon. Live your life. That's what I say. I prefer mine straight with a big, big rock. But, you know, the people that do it, I, I, they, they get made fun of and criticized. Whatever. Drink it however you like. It's, it's meant to be enjoyed.

[Billy Reed]

Shannon, you get a little Pappy Van Winkle, okay to put some Coke in it.

[Shannon the Dude]

No. Okay, now look, you can do you say, is it ever okay? Yeah, it's okay if you're drinking the cheap stuff. Like, if you want to do Beam and Coke, Jack and Coke, I get it. But for me, anything over, like a $30 bottle. No. If you come to my house, you're not mixing it with Coke or I won't give it to you. I'll say, here, I'll give you some cheap stuff if you want to mix it with Coke. So it depends on what you call a good bourbon. I would say, you know, $30 is not good bourbon, but it's, it's middle of the road, maybe, you know, so. But what about you? For me, though, if it's, it's a good bourbon, Never mixing it.

[Billy Reed]

I've had some people give me good bourbon, and then I asked for a Coke with it, and they go, yeah,

[Drew Franklin]

just live your life, Bill.

[Shannon the Dude]

You one of those.

[Billy Reed]

But I appreciate you not gatekeeping the drink, Drew, and allowing everybody to drink what they want.

[Drew Franklin]

People worry about what others are doing too much. If Mountain Dew, if you want. I'm not drinking it. Whatever makes you happy. Now, I do have a story on this, though.

[Billy Reed]

Okay. Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

A friend of mine has an immaculate bourbon collection. He's in the business. He's got anything you can think of. And he told me years ago he had some family over. Hadn't seen him in a while. Like, help yourself to my collection, whatever you want. And they know nothing about bourbon. Like, they're just. He didn't guide them. He just said, there's the bar. Make whatever you want. And he looked up and they were pouring the pappy in into a tall glass of Mountain Dew. And he kind of had to bite his tongue there. It's like of all the ones you could have picked. So that does happen.

[Billy Reed]

That's also on him for having Pappy in the collection and then just having. Saying, have at it. I think you got to hand them the glass.

[Drew Franklin]

His family, he didn't. He probably assumed, what are the odds of those 70 bottles over there, he's going to get the most expensive and put. Put it in a Big gulp from. From 711 with Mountain Dew.

[Shannon the Dude]

They should have thrown him in jail, like at least 30 days in jail for something like that.

[Billy Reed]

Fair or foul? Calling in sick to work the Monday after a big win.

[Drew Franklin]

I say foul. Tough it up. Grow up.

[Billy Reed]

Okay, so you say you need to go to work. It's Monday morning. Just because your team won, there's not an extra day of celebration. Theoretically, you've already had one day of celebration if the game was on Saturday or if it was an NFL team. You just got to have fun, deal with it.

[Drew Franklin]

I say man up. You knew what you were getting into. Sometimes you gotta. You gotta play through a hangover.

[Billy Reed]

Shannon, ever have a big win or an event so big you'd call into work the next day?

[Shannon the Dude]

No, I. I've never done it, but I would say if you got your sick days, you use them however you wanna use them. Like, you know, if you, if you're sick, you're sick. Maybe you're. You're so excited from winning, you know, Define sick. They're sick days. It doesn't mean sick with the flu. It could mean sick with a hangover. If I drank so much that I'm celebrating a big win that I spent half the night with my head in the toilet, I think that that qualifies for a sick day. So if you got sick days, you use them however you want to use them.

[Drew Franklin]

I do have to confess something here. I no call, no showed my job at finish line the morning after my 21st birthday. But I did tell them they had me scheduled at like 7am I was like, there's no chance I'm there at 7amI'm probably still out at 7am So I gave them plenty of warning. And then guess what? Went out for my 21st birthday and didn't make it to work. So I've. I've done it.

[Billy Reed]

Do you still have a job after that Monday?

[Drew Franklin]

No. That was, that was. That was it for me.

[Billy Reed]

Finish line, no call, no is a definite good run at finish line.

[Drew Franklin]

I guess I wanted true no call, no show, because I gave them plenty of warning that I wouldn't be there, but I did not show up for my scheduled shift.

[Billy Reed]

Shannon, fair or foul, to reply to somebody in a text message K. Just the letter.

[Shannon the Dude]

I don't do this, but I receive a lot of that, so I guess I'm okay with it. I'll go fair. I mean, I think we know what they mean. They mean okay. Right? It's just, I mean, if you thought that the two letters O and K were, you know, already lazy. Way to put okay. K is even lazier. But it's fine. I'm good.

[Billy Reed]

It feels disrespectful to me. I don't know about you, Drew, but I'm in a conversation with somebody and all I get is a K back. It makes me a little angry, maybe irrationally, because they have no ill will to me, but just the fact. Thank you, Shannon. The fact that they can't give me the oh almost makes me a little upset. So I love.

[Shannon the Dude]

He says, we want the O. Give me the O.

[Billy Reed]

Give me the O.

[Shannon the Dude]

The big O. I will.

[Drew Franklin]

I send K to my wife, and she does too. But we're almost like mocking the fact that K. It's like, you know, k. I've never done it to anyone but her in that setting. I've never seen a case, and I wouldn't.

[Billy Reed]

I would never send K to anybody. But you know who I'm going to be sending K to now is Shannon, the dude.

[Shannon the Dude]

I'm okay with it. See, I'm okay with it, though.

[Drew Franklin]

You are so cute. I feel like I'm just sitting on the pre show watching YouTube.

[Billy Reed]

Shannon doesn't even like texting, though. He's like, call me if you want

[Caller Zeb]

to talk to me.

[Shannon the Dude]

Of somebody having a conversation has been lost. Like, I don't mean to sound like the old guy, and I realize I do sound like the old guy by saying this, but when did it become so hard to pick up the phone and talk to somebody? Especially if you want to go back and forth for an hour. Like, we could have this conversation in three minutes if we talked, but now I've got to type out every word that I'm thinking. I got to send it. I got to wait for you to read it, then you got to send it back. This could all be over in three minutes. But instead it's turned into an hour long text, and it drives me crazy.

[Billy Reed]

Mario, Grandpa. You called his head over here? Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Grandpa calls the operator first to get the other person on the line.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, let's go.

[Drew Franklin]

I text all day.

[Billy Reed]

Operator Before I talk to the person

[Drew Franklin]

on the phone, I've got a group text with friends. Also, we can't. There's six, seven. We can't call. All call each other. It is nonstop. It is not uncommon for me to pick up my phone. There'll be 60 messages, and it's all that one group text.

[Shannon the Dude]

I. I gotta confess something to you guys right now. On group, Billy knows I hate. Okay? If there's anything I hate more than tech, it's group text. So the KSR group text, which he never responded, it's because I have you all on mute.

[Billy Reed]

Oh, there it is.

[Drew Franklin]

There it is. Wait, you can't handle the KSR. There's, like, five messages every two weeks.

[Shannon the Dude]

There's 18 messages, and it's all. It's all Mario and Matt talking to each other. I go, you guys realize you could have your own personal text line with each other. Like it's during a game. And I read them. I just don't want my phone buzzing constantly. That's the reason I put mute on.

[Billy Reed]

It's not because I'm not built for it.

[Drew Franklin]

If you can't handle it, I feel like that one barely is active.

[Shannon the Dude]

No. It gives me anxiety. If I'm constantly going off. I'm like, no, mute. I'll go back and read it in my own time. But if I'm late responding, it's because I'm not getting the notification from the KSR group text.

[Billy Reed]

All right, Fair or foul? Re gifting a present that you don't want, and I will be the man of the show here. I have done that. I was given a gift that I did not want, Gave it to a different party, so unrelated it would never get traced back to me. I didn't have any use for the item. What's the problem with me gifting it to somebody else to use? Fair or foul?

[Shannon the Dude]

Let me. Okay, you say fair, I say fair. So if I get something and I re. Gift it to you for your wedding gift, you're cool with that?

[Billy Reed]

Well, the wedding gift is a little personal.

[Shannon the Dude]

Okay? Now, every gift is personal.

[Billy Reed]

I mean, some gifts are, I think, are held in a different vein than others.

[Shannon the Dude]

I'm gonna go rummaging through the attic and see what I can find. For your wedding gift.

[Drew Franklin]

Go to Billy's garage sale and get him something for his wedding.

[Shannon the Dude]

Perfect. I'll go buy your oster toaster and I'll bring it back to you at your wedding.

[Billy Reed]

Don't you do. Don't you dare. But I would love to see at the yard sale, if that was the thing. Drew, have you ever done that?

[Drew Franklin]

I can't think of a time I've done it, but I think it's fine as long as it's a decent gift. I mean, if someone gets you something that's objectively not a good gift, you can't just pay it forward and be like, here, you take this crap, but say it's something nice. Nice. Ish. But maybe you already have one of it or you don't have a need for it. I don't think there's anything wrong with. With moving.

[Billy Reed]

It was a charcuterie board with a little bit of, you know, like, tools that go.

[Drew Franklin]

Sounds awesome, right? You can re. Gift it to me.

[Billy Reed]

It's never tracked back to me, so I. There's, like, a stigma that. That's, like. That's lazy. That's a bad thing to do, Shannon. If it doesn't get back to the person, what's the problem?

[Shannon the Dude]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

All right.

[Shannon the Dude]

I'm good with that. While we're talking about this, I got to ask you, do you have a registry? Because I need to know, like, seriously, what to get you for your wedding. I did.

[Billy Reed]

Yes.

[Shannon the Dude]

What are you going to send that out to us?

[Billy Reed]

Well, the invitations are supposed to come out this week.

[Shannon the Dude]

Actually getting on, it's another thing price

[Billy Reed]

invitations and stuff like that. So to cut down on that, we're only throw, like, we only actually have, like, 30, 40 real invitations. We're texting everybody the. There's, like, a link that you go to the rsvp.

[Drew Franklin]

Pretty common these days. It's called, like, paperless post or something. I've gotten several of those.

[Shannon the Dude]

Billy, what if I could find, like, a Teemu version of Big Red, and I could dress up as Big Red and come as Big Red to your wedding? That would be my wedding gift.

[Billy Reed]

If you want to dress up as a mascot for a wedding in August, you. I would love that.

[Shannon the Dude]

Okay.

[Billy Reed]

There's actually is a Teemu Big Red in Italy.

[Shannon the Dude]

Is there?

[Billy Reed]

And there's been a huge lawsuit between Big Red and. Yeah. The people of that company because they took his name, image, and likeness without paying. So he's got a big mustache, too. It's kind of funny. Okay, a couple more and we'll end fair foul here. Fair or foul? Claiming a parking spot for a friend by standing in it.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, it's foul. I'll hit you. Get out of the way.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, you can't do that. I'm with you on that one. Who does that?

[Billy Reed]

Crowded parking garage trying to get somebody else in the building. You've stood in the actual spot to make sure the car doesn't come in?

[Drew Franklin]

No, absolutely not. I don't even love when people will go to an event in reserve seats. Like, my family's coming. I'll give you a couple. But if you've got, like, the whole row because your family's coming, that's too bad. I'm sitting down. They can go find somewhere else to sit. Parking. Absolutely not.

[Billy Reed]

Some of that happens at concerts, Right?

[Shannon the Dude]

I've never seen this happen. So you're telling me if somebody is standing in a parking spot, it's fair for me to run them over? Is that what you're saying?

[Billy Reed]

I don't know. I'm asking you.

[Drew Franklin]

Not full speed, but just ease them to where they have to move.

[Billy Reed]

Oh, so you're just gonna tap. You're gonna move forward.

[Drew Franklin]

You cannot stand in a parking.

[Shannon the Dude]

Play a game of chicken with them. Like, who's gonna move first?

[Drew Franklin]

I'm in the vehicle, so I'm winning.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, you're winning, but you're also gonna

[Billy Reed]

be gonna catch a charge like that

[Drew Franklin]

slow enough that they're just gonna have these out of the way. You can't claim a parking spot on foot. I'm a. I'm a big no on that.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah, I'm with you, Drew. But I'm also like, what can you do? Like, how do you get this crazy person out of the spot?

[Shannon the Dude]

I think he just said, you run

[Billy Reed]

them over other than hitting them, right? Like, there's.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, actually, I did this at a. At a UK Football game just last year. I got there late. There's not many spots. They sent me down a row. You know, it gets crowded. People are out. Yeah, you're like, you have to park down this row. There's one spot on the end, and I got there, and the guy's like, my friend's coming. And I went, well, I'm backing up. And he's like, well, we're holding it. And I said, well, I am backing up. And I just started slowly backing up. And then they moved their chairs. I mean, I didn't want to be

[Shannon the Dude]

a jerk, but, like, see, now we're

[Drew Franklin]

an hour from kickoff. It's already packed. I had someone lead me down this row. I'm not backing all the way up. So your friend, who could be God knows where, might show up later.

[Billy Reed]

Right.

[Shannon the Dude]

But here's. Here's. Then what you have to worry about as you leave your car, does it get keyed? Do they crack your windshield? You know now you got to worry about that. So just depends on.

[Drew Franklin]

They got to worry about my hands.

[Billy Reed]

Oh, Franklin.

[Shannon the Dude]

Oh, Drew's going to throw hands.

[Drew Franklin]

I didn't know I'd get so passionate about parking spots. I really don't care, but I don't think you should stand in a parking spot.

[Billy Reed]

Well, that's a bad one. I agree with you on that. But there is, like, what do you do to this crazy person that's trying to stop me? A couple more. Not returning the grocery cart after you're done. Always foul.

[Shannon the Dude]

Next.

[Billy Reed]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm a former Kroger courtesy clerk. That's what they call the baggers. Okay, but we're not baggers. More than that. I'm very passionate about this. Put your damn carts up.

[Billy Reed]

But a lot of people don't. I know a lot of people like to hike it up on the little grass mound right there. Or maybe just an open parking spot, which is terrible because then that, you know, people. Sometimes those carts get blown by the wind.

[Drew Franklin]

And I've seen it happen bad. I've even, like, had to chase one down from hitting cars. Like, that happens more than you would think. Also, another thing that annoys me. I'm a big, like, click list guy. Where I don't want to go in, you know, I order it and go park. And, like, they have four spots. The people that park there and just walk in, I'll fight them, too.

[Billy Reed]

They say that's a test of if you're a good person or not. Shannon, if you return your grocery cart after you're done using it, it. But I feel like, yeah, most people do.

[Shannon the Dude]

Well, I always return my grocery cart. Now, we know that you are the type of person who will get, like, a gallon of milk, decide you don't want it, and leave it over there by the magazines by the National Enquirer and just walk off.

[Billy Reed]

I admitted years ago, Shannon has not ever let me live down. It wasn't anything perishable. It was not frozen item or a milk. But I did leave a grocery item somewhere else other than I found it.

[Shannon the Dude]

Well, what was the item? Milk, I thought, right.

[Billy Reed]

No, it was not milk. I promise you. It was not refrigerated. I think it was like some candy.

[Drew Franklin]

Raw chicken, but like a block.

[Billy Reed]

But I had grocery store workers texted in for weeks about you not doing that. But that's just stuff that happens at the grocery store.

[Drew Franklin]

That one's not as bad as carts. I honestly think there's a special place in hell for people that don't return their Carts.

[Billy Reed]

And final one, reclining an airplane seat.

[Shannon the Dude]

Oh, we know you on this.

[Billy Reed]

I. You know where I stand here. But I want your official tally.

[Shannon the Dude]

Foul.

[Billy Reed]

Fair or foul to recline.

[Shannon the Dude]

Foul. Like, if you. Okay. Depends on how much we're leaning back. Like, you can lean back a little bit and be okay, but if you are leaning back to where the back of your seat is hitting the person behind you's knees and let you're laying in their lap like you. What you want them to rub your head like, what. What are you doing? You're leaning that far back into their lap. That's foul.

[Billy Reed]

My argument is they lean back for a reason. They can also lean back themselves. I mean, if you didn't want me to do it, why did you give me the option to do it?

[Shannon the Dude]

Maybe they should take away your option. I think that would be the fix.

[Billy Reed]

Well, you'd have to change a lot. Drew, you're leaning back, right?

[Drew Franklin]

I don't usually do it. There's been maybe a time or two if I'm uncomfortable trying to get some sleep. I think it's fair. However, there needs to be some kind of acknowledgment that I'm coming back. I usually kind of turn around and if they have headphones on, I'll give them a look. Or I might be like, hey, I'm leaning back a little bit. Just slamming it back without checking on them before because I've had, like, a drink or, you know, maybe you got your iPad set up and it messes that all up. So I'm fine with it. If. If there's at least a glance, like, hey, come back a little bit.

[Billy Reed]

You start beeping like you're a truck. You know who was sitting behind me on this flight to San Francisco? Mario.

[Shannon the Dude]

You land in his life.

[Billy Reed]

And you know what I did as soon as that plane we got on the plane is lean that chair back right into.

[Drew Franklin]

Mario did give him a courtesy look. Just a little. Hey, I'll come back a little.

[Billy Reed]

I think he knew it was coming after I had talked about that's the

[Shannon the Dude]

worst seat on the plane. Sitting behind Billy.

[Billy Reed]

Well, maybe you need to splurge for first class.

[Shannon the Dude]

I think I'd rather jump out of the plane.

[Billy Reed]

859-280-2287. We'll take some calls. We've got some more fun stuff on the way here on this Wednesday edition of Kentucky sports radio.

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[Drew Franklin]

Welcome back.

[Billy Reed]

Leaning back in the airplane seat. Just one of the many things I do that makes people mad or high maintenance. According to some on on twitter right now. A lot of support for the k text message, though. A lot of people don't like the k text message.

[Shannon the Dude]

It's the power.

[Billy Reed]

K dude doesn't want to text you anyway. So when you get the k from him, you just know that, yeah, he doesn't want to talk anyway. 859-280-2287. We'll take some calls in the next couple segments. We got some fun stuff to get to bowling tonight. I'm disappointed you're not going to be there, drew. I guess you got baby stuff to do, right?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I can't make it tonight, but I'll do another one here soon. I had a lot of fun with you last week. Mario, Brandon, your wife, Marissa. The teams next to us were fun with the turkey chain.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah, the turkey chain. That was a lot of fun, actually. Don't undersell that. Like, the. The team we played against had a chain, a turkey chain. You know, the turnover chain, dude, like, you force a turnover, you get to wear it. You get a turkey, you get to wear this chain. And me and drew wanted nothing more than to get that so bad.

[Drew Franklin]

I wanted it. And twice I had an opportunity, and both times I ended up with a 9 on what would have been my third strike. I even told the guys, I was like, listen, I have a beautiful newborn baby at home, and if I get this turkey chain, it'll be the highlight of my year. That's how bad I want it.

[Shannon the Dude]

And Marissa got it, didn't she?

[Billy Reed]

Got it.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, she. Yeah, she. She.

[Billy Reed]

She's actually a pretty good player. She's got her own shoes and everything. That's when you know it's serious. We got people coming in. Cade, that 15 year old that I brought in the ringer, he has six bowling balls that he brings in at a time. You know it's serious when you have more than really one, right?

[Drew Franklin]

See, I want the house ball. I want someone else to sweat in it. I want it to smell. I think that's just part of the bowling alley experience.

[Billy Reed]

Not big enough for your fingers. Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Brandon brought his own ball. And it's got like the weight in it where it helps it spin. I don't know. I don't need all that. I want the ball that's been there since 1978 and has not been cleaned. That's why I'm here. I want authenticity.

[Billy Reed]

I love it. I love it. Maybe Shannon will get you up at one of these days. I don't know how much of a bowler you are.

[Shannon the Dude]

Not much of one, buddy. If I break 100, it's. It's a good day for me. So, yeah, I'm not going to be any help for your team if you put me on there.

[Billy Reed]

Market eight, dude. We'll take a call next. Zeb is on the line. What's up, Zeb?

[Caller Zeb]

Hang on, guys.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm working on.

[Caller Zeb]

Hang on. Sorry, I've tried. I was trying to get your speaker. All right, so I got a couple things really quick. Number one, Shane. Yeah, I've eaten a lot of squirrel, too, and it's pretty good stuff. It really is. But we also made. I told this. I told this to Matt before I made a squirrel brain gravy. But you gotta have. But you got things with squirrel brain grave. You gotta have a really good brain. You get a bad brain, it will mess you up. So what? It'll mess you up. Yeah, that's right. I never had. I tried that. Never a dumb squirrel. That's right.

[Shannon the Dude]

That's right.

[Caller Zeb]

And the other thing is this is ask anything. So the one thing I was wondering, is there anything that just. Just random. No sports, whatever that ticks you off. I have one. That is the people on. I know you guys watch today's show, some whatever on the day show. They're talking about some tragedy behind the anchors right there. And there's people just back there waving and smiling.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, yeah.

[Caller Zeb]

I'm thinking, man, can't you. Can't you just stand there and just, you know, say, you know, you know, hey, I'm on tv. Great. You know, they got some tragedy going on. People just like, they're waving. Hey, it's me. You know, so anyway, that's me. That's all I got. I love you guys. Go cats.

[Shannon the Dude]

There you go. Yeah, I understand what he's saying there, but I don't think the people outside can hear what's being broadcasted. So they don't know. They're just like, hey, I'm on tv. They don't know that. They're talking about a tsunami on the Today show and.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah, well, you've been there, right? You've been one of the people behind the camera trying to. To get on camera and. Which you did. I will tell you something that makes me irrationally angry and it's not about sports, Drew. This is a picture of a dog that I saw at Costco the other day that's got a diaper on. Oh and a leash that says service dog. And while service dogs are very important, I know because my sister has an actual one where you have to go through the process. People that think that they can bring their dog everywhere that they go just because that they're very attached to them. I don't want to get on the Peter rant. Kirk, Herb street.

[Drew Franklin]

This breaks stop like diapers on a dog.

[Billy Reed]

You're lucky this hard breaks coming. Cause I had stuff to say about that. I got other stuff. We'll take a break and be right back. Here on Kentucky Sports Radio,

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[Shannon the Dude]

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[Billy Reed]

I'm a dog guy, but you start putting diapers on dogs and you and you lose me.

[Caller/Listener]

What?

[Shannon the Dude]

The dog has a problem where it needs to, you know, have a diaper.

[Billy Reed]

Well, it doesn't need to be going to Costco.

[Shannon the Dude]

It doesn't be going to Costco. You rather dog just be peeing all over the floors then.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah, I guess keep it on the rug at home.

[Caller Zeb]

Yeah.

[Billy Reed]

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[Billy Reed]

Speaking of show, I saw cakes have debuted a new candle that smells like their orange juice cake.

[Drew Franklin]

I hadn't seen that yet. Good for them. Yeah.

[Billy Reed]

Keep the products coming into it. Yeah, I imagine big blue nation will get in on that as well. Love their support and of of Will Stein, who you can see more of tonight on the all Access Kentucky show for spring football, 8pm Eastern time on SEC Network. They released a little bit of a clip of it yesterday. Drew, did you see it?

[Drew Franklin]

I did. I'm very much looking forward to this. We've gotten little teasers of not just this thing tonight, but what's going on behind the scenes at the building. Since Stein got here and as we've talked over and over, there just seems to be an energy in the building that had been lacking the last several years and I'm excited to see a more long form feature of what that looks like rather than relying on 10, 15, 20 second social media clips.

[Billy Reed]

Saw him on Jim Rome's show as well. So he's making the rounds, getting other people excited. There was some football news yesterday. Shannon, a 2027 recruit flipped. Brian Duncan Jr. Flipped from Kentucky to West Virginia. The three star running back receiver combo out of Georgia. Do you think any the baseball result affected that at all or is that just coincidence?

[Shannon the Dude]

No, I mean you're going to have that happen with any team. There's always this natural turnover that's going to happen and how any coach keeps that many personalities happy is beyond me. Like you get so many players and so many guys with their own agenda trying to make the best decisions for them. So yeah, I'm not sweating that at all. I think will stun a great job is really as good as a job as I could imagine coming in as a new coach here.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah, you got to think that's just roster management. In 2026 there is going to be some guys that flip and that was the first one for Stein during the break. Drew, you got an interesting dm. Do you want to elaborate at all?

[Drew Franklin]

It started last night. Sure we can. I don't think he'll mind if we put it out there, but my goat Daron Lamb actually wrote me last night. Imagine my surprise. It's like direct message from Daron Lamb.

[Billy Reed]

So you didn't DM him?

[Caller/Listener]

No.

[Billy Reed]

It was him reaching out to you?

[Drew Franklin]

Well, I mean I've probably DM'd him hundreds of times before but this particular conversation he initiated and D Lam has interest in the Tyler Ulis role on Mark Pope's staff. So I don't know where Pope is in his staffing journey. I know we want Jamal Crawford, but just throwing it out there into the universe that Daron Lamb wouldn't mind a call if they need some help. Certainly could teach some shooting. One of the all time leaders here in three point percentage. Let's not forget we wouldn't have our ninth banner without Duron Lamb. People, people sleep on that. The high score. But yeah, D Lam wants to get back into coaching and he wants to finish his school at uk. So he reached out to me and I said let's get the ball rolling.

[Billy Reed]

How about that? If you're listening for anybody, you know we are waiting On Jamal Crawford right now, that position is still open probably because of that. Right. Like, they're leaving it open for Jamal. So maybe if that falls, maybe Duron's up next.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. Duran, I think, would be more of the student role. So maybe we could get both. We could have Mo Williams, Jamal Crawford, and Duron Lamb. I mean, we'd get every recruit we ever wanted.

[Billy Reed]

We'll talk about the cool factor coming back to Kentucky again. You bring Duron Lamb. Mario, is that. Is that back for cool?

[Drew Franklin]

Eat D, Lamb.

[Billy Reed]

He says yes. Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

Jamal thing has got some legs. Our JQ 25, 26 put it out there. That was a bit of a heat check, but some. There's. People are buzzing. Not anything like, firm, but there is like, a. Let's not give up yet. Pope still might have some magic in Jamal Crawford.

[Billy Reed]

Well, you bring in an NBA champion and Mo Williams and then one of the best six men of all time and Jamal Crawford. That would go a long way to bringing back that coolness factor and making you a, you know, a factory to the NBA. Hopefully that does and like, that happen.

[Drew Franklin]

Team no sleep.

[Billy Reed]

Lamb. I mean, you must have just been giddy getting a DM from Duron last night.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. You know, big fan of his work. He got us a banner. We need to go back to Team no Sleep.

[Billy Reed]

Team no Sleep.

[Drew Franklin]

All these taking naps for games. That's not what wins. There's proof in the year 2012, no one slept. And look what they did.

[Billy Reed]

And look what they did. Let's take another call. 859-280228. Couple people on the line here. Tim looks like he's up next. What's up, Tim?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey. This might sound a little touche, but we was talking about things that are.

[Caller Zeb]

You think about being put on a speakerphone.

[Shannon the Dude]

Hate it.

[Billy Reed]

Well, yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah. Don't like it.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah. At least give me the heads up. You know what I'm saying?

[Shannon the Dude]

Oh, yeah. Right.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah. And speakerphone in public is obscene. Like, there's no reason if you're on a bus or, like, at a restaurant to be speaking on speakerphone. None.

[Drew Franklin]

I had a woman at Costco bump me where their cart, and she was just like, on FaceTime, they weren't really talking. It's like they just wanted to be close to each other. She's just looking down at it. It's like, what do you do? Like, we look up, there are people here in this aisle, and you're just walking around with FaceTime going on and not much happening on it. Yeah.

[Billy Reed]

Asking for the list from the significant other, maybe. Anything else, Tim?

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, Typically I'm one of the type people that draws attention to crazy people that seem like they flock to me, but if they're on their phone talking on speaker phone, they'll be pointing at me, trying to get me involved in their conversations. I'm like, oh, no, none of this. It just. I don't know, it just aggravates me to hear somebody on the speakerphone, you know? But anyway, that's all I was gonna say.

[Billy Reed]

All right, well, thank you, Tim.

[Caller/Listener]

I know you're all show.

[Billy Reed]

Absolutely. We know. Matt agrees with Tim. In this instance, the Bluetooth, the speakerphone. You would think people would learn eventually on the radio show that it would be coming, but nevertheless, it still happens. Speaking of crazy people, Shannon, can we talk about the latest letter that you got in the mail?

[Shannon the Dude]

Hold on now, you don't. Don't be calling her crazy. She's a nice old lady. We could talk about it, but you're already Connor. Crazy.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, how do you know she's old?

[Shannon the Dude]

Well, she said so in the.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah, so. So we read this on the pre show this morning. I think it's crazy enough to be able to say on ksr and maybe I'm judging too much. Maybe, Drew, you've got a different opinion. But this was an interesting one. As Shannon continues to get money from across the world. You've got. Got quite the collection.

[Shannon the Dude]

Now at this point, I've got a huge stack of money. Probably not worth anything here in America, but it's a lot of money. So usually people will send money. And now, like, it's become a thing where not only do they send money in an envelope, they also include like some sort of letter. Some. Sometimes there's. There's a card. In this case, there was a card. It's like a card that your grandma would send you. Like a card with a bouquet of flowers on it. And here's what was inside of it. It says, hello, Shannon, My name is Janet. I'm 83 and retired. I'm writing to you from Orem, Utah. I heard you on the radio one day and I just adore you. That's a good start. Then it gets a little. Takes a little left hand turn here. She says, I looked your name up on Google and found a picture of you. Printed it out and hung it over my bed so I can stare at your handsome face whenever I want. You are such an inspiration to little boys. I don't even know what that means. I mean, your voice is Soothing and manly at the same time. I'm giving you a bill brought back from a trip from South Africa with my late husband Bill. I hope you like it. X's and O's, Janet. So they.

[Billy Reed]

Very nice.

[Shannon the Dude]

That's a very nice letter with some South African currency.

[Billy Reed]

Sentiment is noted. Yeah, but Drew printing out a photo of our guy Shannon and above her bed and calling him an inspiration to little boys all across the world. What do you think about this?

[Drew Franklin]

I love it. Makes me wonder how many other people are doing that just haven't reached out to tell them. How many photos of Shannon are over bed bedrooms right now.

[Shannon the Dude]

Well, Billy used to do it, and then he got mad at me and he took it down.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah, you didn't want to be on my podcast, so I took that crap down and wasn't gonna look at you.

[Drew Franklin]

He was worried he was gonna go blonde.

[Billy Reed]

Before I go up to.

[Shannon the Dude]

Got him the day. Ring the bell for that one.

[Billy Reed]

Okay.

[Shannon the Dude]

Come on, ring the bell.

[Caller/Listener]

There you go. The bell.

[Drew Franklin]

Man.

[Billy Reed]

I love the letters that come out of this bit, but that may be my favorite one.

[Shannon the Dude]

That's one that has definitely stood out. Usually it's like, hello, love listening to the show. Here's some money. I. That's the first time I've ever gotten. I have googled you, printed out your picture and put it above my bed so I can look at you whenever I want to.

[Billy Reed]

She knows where you live, so just keep that in mind.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah.

[Billy Reed]

She'll be thinking about you.

[Shannon the Dude]

So do I. Is it awesome weird, or do I get a restraining order? What happens here?

[Billy Reed]

I think it's an awesome bit.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, that.

[Billy Reed]

That is a little weird if you ask me. I already called her crazy. I feel a little bad about it, but nevertheless. Nope, A good bit indeed. Let's take another call. Poe is on the line. Good morning, Po.

[Caller/Listener]

Morning, Guest Drew. Congratulations on. On your child.

[Drew Franklin]

Thank you very much. Appreciate that.

[Caller/Listener]

I had a couple things. One thing to ask and one thing to say that I was thinking Shannon and Billy might know something about this, but I was going to ask you guys if you knew when Goose and Tom was going to be in hazard for book signing.

[Shannon the Dude]

No.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah.

[Billy Reed]

Not sure about that.

[Shannon the Dude]

Call the Leech Report for that.

[Billy Reed]

Have you heard that on the Leech Report?

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, I've heard it. I've heard them talking about book signings, but I don't have their. Their tour dates. I should have it on the back of a T shirt.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay. And I was gonna say. Yeah, okay. I was going to say, too. I love what we got right now at Kentucky, I think it's going to be a promising team, and I think we're going to be able to score the basketball. But I worry about us being able to really defend and rebound. And we might be a little soft. I hope not. But it's better than what I thought we was going to have about two months ago, for sure. So I'm excited about us.

[Billy Reed]

Well, yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

Thank you. Thanks, guys.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah.

[Billy Reed]

Appreciate the call. You know, last year, they got a lot of defense, maybe too much. And they didn't have, really a stretch, four or a ton of shooters. Now Poe's already calling them soft. One guy that may not play a ton of defense, Milan Monsilovich. Drew, I've got some fun facts. Tyler Thompson did a good job getting together some stuff to learn about mom Silovich yesterday on ksr. And there were some interesting ones that stood out to me, including his favorite food is pickle, which I think you can get behind.

[Caller/Listener]

Right.

[Billy Reed]

Didn't you go to Pickle Day?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, I had a fun time at Pickle Fest. Yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

Good time with her. Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Had some pickled beers.

[Shannon the Dude]

Pickled beer. Okay. Drew, did you. Yeah. Drew, did you like the pickled beer? Because I thought it was disgusting. I like pickles. I like beer. Some things shouldn't mix. Did you like the pickle beer? Because I was not a fan.

[Drew Franklin]

I had no. No trouble getting it down. But it's. I'll say it's not one. I want, like, a six pack of it. It was, like, unique, and I enjoyed the one I had. Might have had two, but I couldn't sit there and just. Just drink a lot of pickled beer over and over.

[Shannon the Dude]

Well, Billy hates pickles.

[Billy Reed]

Well, pickled chips aren't bad. Like, I. You know, I like a pickle after a sandwich or something like that, but I don't. I'll never drink the pickle juice. Like, dude, is.

[Drew Franklin]

That's good for you. Ever had a pickle back?

[Shannon the Dude]

Oh, Drew and I had picklebacks in New York City. Down the hatch in New York City.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Shannon the Dude]

Just pounding picklebacks. Yeah, that was a. That was a good memory.

[Billy Reed]

Okay, well, bachelor party coming up maybe.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, we're doing picklebacks on the bachelor party. I haven't had one in quite some time.

[Billy Reed]

He said his favorite candy were sugar babies and that if he wasn't playing basketball, he'd either be a gym teacher or be running a mosquito business.

[Shannon the Dude]

Mosquito business? Like spraying mosquitoes?

[Billy Reed]

I guess. I don't know. I mean, that's something that's going to be around, right. We're not going to get rid of the mosquitoes unless there's a real global problem. So I guess there is always going to be a need for a mosquito business. As Mom Silovich, like, did you know

[Shannon the Dude]

in Florida, Billy, you should know this. You used to live there. There's a mosquito tax that you pay.

[Billy Reed]

I did not know that. I mean, I did move when I was 12, so.

[Shannon the Dude]

You weren't paying taxes at 12? No. Yeah.

[Billy Reed]

No, but there's a tax.

[Shannon the Dude]

There's a mosquito tax.

[Billy Reed]

I guess you're. You're involved with that since you have.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yes.

[Billy Reed]

Beachfront property.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah.

[Billy Reed]

He loves playing pickleball. Which.

[Shannon the Dude]

Pickles. Pickleball.

[Billy Reed]

Pickles, pickleball. There's a theme.

[Shannon the Dude]

Yeah, I'm sure.

[Billy Reed]

And then, of course, the. The jelly bean thing that we. We've known and that. That Mario now knows. As he says before every shot, don't gloss over.

[Shannon the Dude]

What do they call him at iow?

[Billy Reed]

Tell Drew now, he did not call himself this. And the athletics team never did either. But yes, there were students that made T shirts that said mommy.

[Drew Franklin]

Not doing it. Not doing it. You all can have it. I know. We like our nicknames.

[Billy Reed]

This is Shannon here.

[Drew Franklin]

We did jorts. We've done the brow. We have so many nicknames that under no circumstances am I calling a grown man Mommy.

[Shannon the Dude]

You don't have to, but Tom Leach needs to.

[Drew Franklin]

Tom wants to choose your own adventure, Tom. I will listen, but I am not not calling him Mommy.

[Billy Reed]

It depends on how many records he breaks, right? Remember you went through the list yesterday. All these records he's breaking, records he's in range for.

[Drew Franklin]

And I will say, great job breaking the records, Mom Chillovich, not Mommy.

[Billy Reed]

Okay, well, we'll leave that for Shannon then. 8, 5, 9.

[Drew Franklin]

I can be talked into Mom. Mommy's just a little cringe.

[Billy Reed]

Yeah, well, you talk about Mama. All right, we need to take a break. We'll be right back here. One final segment remains here on KSR.

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[Shannon the Dude]

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[Billy Reed]

Shannon had another good one during the break. The the white mama maybe is what we'll get to.

[Shannon the Dude]

I don't know if that one's gonna pass.

[Billy Reed]

Well, we'll see. We'll see how it evolves. Naturally, you can't give yourself your own nickname. Mario and Wild Eggs. Wednesday is now taking place. If you go to ksr, the show on X, you can take place and the first 10 comments will be randomized and selected to win a $50 wild eggs gift card. I'm again, I'm bad at this. Really bad at Wheel of Fortune, so I don't know if I'll be able to even have a guess. But there's a Q in this word. So if that helps you drew, then maybe you can win $50 to Wildex.

[Drew Franklin]

Mario, did you put a U in there, too? It's usually pretty important.

[Billy Reed]

There is a, uh.

[Shannon the Dude]

Is it Jake?

[Drew Franklin]

I haven't seen the word six.

[Billy Reed]

I don't think it's. No numbers.

[Shannon the Dude]

Okay.

[Billy Reed]

But that would be appropriate with how much scoop that he has had or the guests that he's had. So I've enjoyed hosting today. I appreciate you guys letting me sit in for Matt. He'll be back tomorrow to talk all things ksr. But, Drew, I wanted to get to a. An issue that you have with the World Cup. Can we.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, yeah.

[Billy Reed]

We have enough time for this story because I think it's a trap, and I want the listeners to hear this, too. So tell me about what you got.

[Drew Franklin]

I mentioned it a few weeks ago, but I'm going on vac, and I had no idea when I booked it that the World cup is in town. And I didn't think there'd be a possibility, but my wife was like, why don't you just go over there by yourself? And I thought, well, that sounds awesome. And I looked it up. Tickets are pretty affordable, and I'm thinking about going, even though it does feel trappish with the wife. But the question is, it's Saudi Arabia versus Uruguay. Like, if I do go, what side am I picking? Because I'm leaning into one or the other.

[Billy Reed]

Oh, yeah. I want you in this section, like, jumping around. You know, they do constant singing and, like, dancing. These soccer fan bases or football.

[Drew Franklin]

I was in New York by myself one time, and there was a bus heading to Yankee Stadium full of Irish people. They were going to watch Ireland, Spain, and they had one open seat. And Vinnie at Jack Dempsey's, that's where I was. He's like, you should get on that bus. I didn't know a soul hopped on. Maybe the most fun I've ever had, ever. I was a party of one, and I went with them and sat in the Ireland section. It was so much fun, and I kind of feel myself doing that again at the World Cup. I just want to see it to say I was at a World Cup. But it is a little bizarre to go solo and for two countries I care nothing about, but I feel like I have to.

[Billy Reed]

So Shannon, he's right there. He's going on vacation with his wife and child, right? Newborn child. And the wife is saying, go to a sporting event by yourself. Leave me alone with the kid. Is this not a trap, or is this actually a cool opportunity for Dre?

[Shannon the Dude]

It feels like a trap to me because she's going to say, I can't believe you actually left me.

[Billy Reed]

You actually.

[Shannon the Dude]

My kid actually went by yourself. You left me here. What are you doing? But you said, yeah, but you should know the answer.

[Billy Reed]

You know, I need this advice from you, like, before I get married. Like, the whole, like, they say one thing and they mean another.

[Drew Franklin]

This one's new, right? It is right up against my birthday. I don't know if she has a birthday gift yet. So part of it's like, go crazy for a couple hours. It's the first night we get there is my only hiccup. If this were night three and baby's already seen the ocean and we've done all that, I wouldn't have problem. But it's like, we're gonna check in. I'm like, well, see y' all later. I'm gonna go hang out with my Saudi friends down the street at the World Cup.

[Caller/Listener]

Cup.

[Drew Franklin]

But I'm leaning yes.

[Billy Reed]

The baby's gonna be screaming. They just got to the hotel room. And you're like, see ya.

[Drew Franklin]

Got my Saudi Arabia jersey on.

[Billy Reed]

Going to drink a beer and hang out with the Saudis.

[Drew Franklin]

So you're. You're saying I shouldn't. You think there's. This is me sleeping on the couch.

[Billy Reed]

No, I think you should. The World cup is not around often.

[Drew Franklin]

No. And it's right.

[Billy Reed]

There could be a once in a lifetime thing. It doesn't matter what teams are playing. I think you should go. I just. What you're going to have to deal with afterwards is.

[Shannon the Dude]

Is.

[Billy Reed]

I'm not sure, but it's the World Cup. Abby's pretty cool. I think she.

[Drew Franklin]

I didn't think I'd get an opportunity because I wanted to go when we were announced as a host, but it's just impossible. And then I looked up things to do. I'm in Florida and 20 minutes from the hotel. There it is.

[Billy Reed]

And ticket prices weren't that bad either.

[Drew Franklin]

For a single upper level. It's $250. I would pay that to go to the World Cup. I mean, I'm a solo ticket, which are normally cheaper. I don't mind having the worst seat in the. In the place. So I'm leaning yes.

[Billy Reed]

Okay. Well, this weekend rail bird's going on. You're going to be at that.

[Drew Franklin]

I don't think so. If tickets fall in my lap, maybe. But I'll be locked in with. With dad duties.

[Billy Reed]

All right, well, I'll see how many we got left. Maybe we can get you one. But.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, throw me some tickets, guys.

[Billy Reed]

It's been a lot of fun. Thank you for letting me sit in the big seat today. Thank you to Matt Jones who will be back tomorrow. And thank you for all the people that have chimed in whether would it be yard sale advice, wedding advice. I mean, the wedding caterer canceling on me two days ago had me a little stressed out.

[Shannon the Dude]

Go get your free baloney sandwich.

[Billy Reed]

That's right. That's where we're going.

[Drew Franklin]

This was fun. Billy, great job.

[Billy Reed]

Thanks, guys. All right, that'll do it for us. It's been Kentucky sports radio. Talk to you tomorrow.

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