2026-06-10 KSR - Hour 2

Summary

Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) — June 10, 2026, Hour 2

Main Theme / Episode Overview

This episode of KSR, hosted by Matt Jones with Drew Franklin, Billy Rutledge, and Shannon the Dude, delivers a vibrant mix of Kentucky and national sports discussion, cultural tidbits, and the ever-popular “World Cup Facts” segment. The crew explores how the upcoming World Cup in the US will be both a chance for the world to experience the true spirit of America and an opportunity for Americans to learn about diverse cultures. The centerpiece is Billy's meticulously researched World Cup facts for various Group G, H, and I countries—promoting insight, humor, and audience engagement while also touching on recent Kentucky basketball news, listener calls, and cultural observations.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The World Cup and America's International Image

• Topic: How the World Cup will offer a chance for both visitors and locals to challenge stereotypes and engage with one another.

• Summary:

  • The team discusses a viral German World Cup tourist discovering quirky American things like Waffle House and Buc-ee's, sparking a reflection on how foreigners see the US beyond politics.
  • Matt is optimistic: “Most Americans, especially if you go in the South, are really nice. Even ones I vehemently disagree with.”
  • The group believes both Americans and visitors will gain from the interactions, breaking mutual misconceptions.

• Memorable moment:

  • Drew’s skepticism about the German influencer’s authenticity leads to live “Twitter investigation.”
    • Drew (06:01): “It has crossed my mind that, what if this is just a person that's not from Germany, just getting all the Twitter engagement and having fun.”
    • Matt (06:40): “Does show that we're very cynical, though… it's otherwise kind of a nice thing.”

[07:01-09:05]

Discussion of upcoming World Cup “fan invasions” (Netherlands march in Kansas City, Bosnian community in St. Louis), emphasizing America’s diverse population and capacity for hospitality.

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2. World Cup Facts – Group G

Presented by Billy

• Belgium:
  • Claim to have invented french fries, not France. “Don’t you dare call them French fries while you’re there. They'll get extremely mad.” (Billy, 11:14)
  • Matt (11:18): “So French fries are not French.”
  • The group riffs on Belgium’s fry culture and America’s ketchup-only approach.
• Egypt:
  • Ancient Egyptians revered cats and invented several board games (e.g., Senet, Dogs and Jackals).
    • Drew (13:05): “What other information are you withholding?”
• Iran:
  • A thumbs-up gesture is highly offensive to older generations.
    • Billy (14:05): “In Iran, giving the thumbs up is the same as giving the middle finger.”
• New Zealand:
  • Once had five sheep per person; now down to five sheep each from 20+ due to economic shifts.
    • Matt (15:46): “Did they just let them all die?”
    • Billy (16:01): “They moved on. Some gave all.” Matt & Shannon riff: “Some gave wool!”

Segment Verdict: Who wins?

• Shannon and Matt pick New Zealand for resilience and personality.

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3. World Cup Facts – Group H

New Countries:

• Spain:
  • Home to the world’s oldest continuously operating restaurant (since 1725)—still uses its original wood-fired oven.
    • Billy (20:54): “They serve traditional Spanish cuisine including suckling pig.”
    • Matt (21:13): “Suckling pig is good. Yeah, that’s a very—it's good.”
• Cabo Verde:
  • Culturally considered rude to eat in public without offering to share.
• Saudi Arabia:
  • Hosts camel beauty pageants—owners have used botox and fillers on camels; banned after 2021.
• Uruguay:
  • Hosted and won the first World Cup in 1930. Also won 1950.

Segment Verdict:

• Drew: Spain (for the restaurant); Matt: Uruguay (for history); Shannon: Saudi Arabia (“big beautiful camels”).

Memorable exchange:

• Shannon (24:22): “Drippy lips and big H. That’s how I choose my women.”
• Matt (24:23): “I was about to make the same joke, Shannon. Glad you did it.”

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4. World Cup Facts – Group I

New Countries:

• France:
  • Eiffel Tower originally built for the 1889 World’s Fair as a temporary structure; saved by becoming a radio tower and later a tourist monument.
• Senegal:
  • Notorious hippo “Molly” killed fishermen for decades. Hippos are still a greater threat than lions and are strictly protected.
• Iraq:
  • Only one Olympic medal won (bronze in 1960); the winner was later imprisoned for political reasons.
• Norway:
  • There is a real town called “Hell.” The “Welcome to Hell” train station is a tourist attraction.

Segment Verdict:

• Drew: Senegal (“behind Molly”); Matt: France; Shannon: Norway (“those players have been to hell and back”).

Notable Quote:

• Matt (35:14): “In Norway, you can go to hell.”
  • Billy then clarifies the literal (not insulting) sense.

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5. Callers & Listener Engagement

• [19:02] Austin from Indiana shares his family’s struggles after local flooding, seeking help. Matt responds with empathy and support.
• [26:53] Caller asks about Kentucky basketball player Malachi Moreno's unorthodox free-throw shooting style. Discussion touches on coaching philosophy and stats.
• [28:22] Mustang asks for UK sports historical context re: sanctions and “death penalty”—Matt and Drew provide a colorful history lesson.
• [39:41] Thomas proposes a “wives and girlfriends take over KSR” segment, which the guys joke about.
• [42:27] Po asks, “Which country has the best-looking women?”—the team responds with light-hearted banter (Spain, Sweden, Croatia are praised, England playfully teased).

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Matt (03:27): “I like when I say something, and people on both sides get mad at me. That’s when you know you’ve hit the sweet spot.”
• Billy (11:14): “Don’t you dare call them French fries while you’re there. They’ll get extremely mad.”
• Drew (13:05): “What other information are you withholding?”
• Billy (14:05): “In Iran, giving the thumbs up is the same as giving the middle finger.”
• Matt (16:04): “Some gave all.”
  Shannon: “Some gave wool!”
• Billy (24:02): “Saudi officials had to disqualify dozens of owners after using x-rays and ultrasounds [to detect fillers on camels].”
• Shannon (24:22): “Drippy lips and big H. That’s how I choose my women.”
• Matt (35:14): “In Norway, you can go to hell.”

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |--------------------------------------|-----------------| | First “World Cup Facts” discussion | 10:31–18:03 | | Group H facts (Spain, Cabo Verde...) | 20:48–25:40 | | Group I facts (France, Senegal...) | 30:49–37:36 | | New Zealand sheep jokes | 15:23–17:44 | | Callers: Community issue/flood | 19:02–20:22 | | UK basketball sanctions history | 28:22–30:49 | | Best-looking women banter | 42:27–43:34 |

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Language & Tone

• Conversational, humorous, and good-natured, blending facts with jokes and playful ribbing.
• Frequent asides, local color, and audience participation make the show feel upbeat and community-centered.

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Episode Flow

1. Reactions to viral World Cup content and international visitors.
2. “World Cup Facts” segments spark lively trivia, cultural exchanges, and playful one-upmanship.
3. Listener engagement through calls about personal struggles, sports nostalgia, and wild hypotheticals.
4. Segment closes with game predictions and classic KSR banter.

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Overall Takeaway

This episode exemplifies KSR’s talent for making sports commentary a platform for cultural curiosity and community. The “World Cup Facts” provide a fresh, humorous lens on global diversity, and the hosts' reactions create memorable, educational, and often laugh-out-loud radio. Whether it’s the saga of Belgian fries, camel botox, or Molly the murderous hippo, listeners walk away entertained, informed, and ready to enjoy the World Cup with a new set of fun facts and perspectives.

Transcript

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[Shannon]

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[Matt Jones]

Welcome back. Tiki Sports Radio. 859-280-2287 I like when I say something Shannon, and people on both sides get mad at me.

[Shannon]

That's when you know you've hit something.

[Matt Jones]

That's when you know you've hit the sweet spot.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

People on the left are saying, how could you ever even want to be on the same golf course as Trump? Remember, it was a hypothetical. The other choice was to be on a pickleball court with Bob and James.

[Shannon]

Okay, what's the other side saying?

[Matt Jones]

And the other side, one guy goes, of course, Donald. Of course you would say that, Matt. Donald Trump does not cheat in golf. He doesn't have to. He's been good his whole life. Stop.

[Drew]

I read the book about him. Golf.

[Matt Jones]

You guys think, wouldn't it be nice to have such power over people that they would be like, donald Trump doesn't use the restroom. He doesn't need to.

[Shannon]

He has a pee bag.

[Matt Jones]

No, he doesn't need his body just turns it into gold.

[Drew]

That'd be impressive.

[Matt Jones]

That would be like, okay. All right, so it's time for Billy's World cup facts. Two things before we start. First of all, how does your wife have all the scoop and you have none?

[Billy]

Everybody needs a mattress. And sometimes the right person walks in

[Matt Jones]

and she did you know that scoop and just choose not to tell us?

[Billy]

Yes, I protect my sources. I mean, but did you.

[Matt Jones]

But you also didn't, like, act like you knew on the air.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

No one would immediately be like, oh,

[Drew]

it must be his wife at the mattress store that told.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I don't think people would have assumed if you learned something, it would have been your wife at the mattress store.

[Billy]

Yeah, I Guess you're right in retrospect there. But I just, you know, even tell us. Well, no, what is there to tell?

[Matt Jones]

I mean, that was a pretty big scoop. It was what she told me was a pretty big scoop.

[Drew]

She told me the moment I saw her at bowling two weeks ago. Billy's been withholding this.

[Matt Jones]

Tells us and doesn't want to tell.

[Shannon]

Can she host the pre show tomorrow?

[Drew]

Billy?

[Billy]

She'd have good scoop.

[Matt Jones]

She'd have some time. All right, so what do we think real quick? It's going viral. We're doing our World cup facts. It's going viral of this German guy, and he's traveling around America, and he's like, hey, so cool. Look at this Waffle House. And look at this Buc. Ees. And I'm going down the Chattahoochee river and here, and people are really taking off from. It was interesting during the break. Drew, you. You're skeptical.

[Drew]

I need to. I need to do some digging, but I have. It has crossed my mind that, what if this is just a person that's not from Germany, just getting all the Twitter engagement and having fun.

[Matt Jones]

So the guy's name is Freddy.

[Caller]

Right.

[Drew]

I need to go to his profile and look back if the profile was just created recently or there's not German tweets six months ago.

[Matt Jones]

So when I first clicked on his profile, he had, like, 6,000 followers. Now he's got 200,000.

[Drew]

Oh, he's blown up.

[Matt Jones]

He's blown up. But I will say, all right, I'm going to believe he's a real German. But if you were wanting to give facts on Drew's side, there are no pictures of him.

[Drew]

Mm. You think it. You get at least one look at us in front of Bucky.

[Matt Jones]

No pictures of him, and I haven't seen him do an interview. And, you know, Shannon, he's got to have been asked to be in a lot of interviews.

[Shannon]

So you're suggesting that somebody would possibly create a fake Twitter account?

[Matt Jones]

No, Drew suggesting it's an American just acting like he's.

[Drew]

I didn't research this. Now, if there's years of tweets about Germany, then sure, of course not, but. But I need to do some digging. It just popped in my head as he's getting all this attention.

[Matt Jones]

Does show that we're very cynical, though, because it's. It's. It's otherwise kind of a nice thing. Like, he's discovering America and loving these parts of it. And that's like, he was, like, watching him eat at waffle House is kind of nice there.

[Drew]

There's got to be so many people that are coming over the World cup that this is happening to and they're not promote, you know, tweeting about it. Well, we must just be blowing their minds. That scene at Auburn last night was crazy.

[Matt Jones]

It was awesome. Yeah, that was awesome. Messi watching the war eagle fly, he

[Drew]

was so into it.

[Matt Jones]

He was so interested. The eagle. We're going to see a lot of this and I actually think this is going to be a really neat thing about the World cup is a part, I think a lot of the re in my travels, a lot of the rest of the world sees our political leaders at a given point and thinks that's all of America and they're going to come over here and discover that most Americans, especially if you go in the south, are really nice. Like they're really nice. Even ones I vehemently disagree with. They're very nice people. And so I think that's going to be cool. Watching people discover that they're stereotype of America may not be true. And then secondly, I think it's going to be neat for people in America to see people from other countries here and maybe realize that they're not all that bad either. Like in Kansas City, the Netherlands is going to play Netherlands. Do you all know what they do for matches? They, they have the Netherlands bus where they bring the team and the fans march behind it on its way to the stadium.

[Shannon]

They're not on bicycles, was it?

[Matt Jones]

No, they march and it can be up to a hundred thousand people marching behind the bus. So then, so the country. So the Netherlands team petitioned the city of Kansas City. Can we shut off a street so we can all march? And they are expecting In Kansas City 75 to 100,000 people, Dutch people to just march down the streets of Kansas City. Can you imagine if you just lived in that, on that street in Kansas City and you'd be like, what is going on?

[Drew]

I hope they're letting them do it and I'd get them do it. There's going to be a lot of that coming.

[Matt Jones]

It's already started so that Bosnia is playing in St. Louis. Did you know that the third largest group population of Bosnians in the world is in St. Louis right now? The top two cities are in Bosnia and the third is St. Louis. They call saint parts of St. Louis Little Bosnia.

[Drew]

Okay, I didn't know that either.

[Matt Jones]

I didn't know that.

[Drew]

Maybe, maybe that was going to be a bill effect.

[Matt Jones]

Korea plays in LA. There are apparently like 250,000 Koreans that live in LA or, you know, who've become American citizens.

[Shannon]

I think, by the way, this guy's Twitter account is legit. Just scrolling back into, like, June of 2025.

[Matt Jones]

Every tweet is about soccer, but is it about Germany?

[Shannon]

I mean, I'm not reading. I'm just scrolling quickly. There's soccer stuff everywhere.

[Matt Jones]

So you're. It passes your test.

[Shannon]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Yeah.

[Drew]

To your point about learning things, I saw a long post. I can't rem. I was probably on Facebook again. Same price, same woman. But it was to your thing. They were over here, and it was like, when I watched the news back home, you just think America is the worst place ever. And they were talking about popping in mom and chop mom pop restaurants and how nice everyone is. Like, this is not the America we.

[Matt Jones]

We are talking about. What I always tell people, like, about, even in America, about, say, New York. Like, if you only watch the video of that spurs fan getting beat up, which, granted, is not a good video. No, you're gonna be like, new York sucks. But there are videos in Louisville of people getting beat up. But, like, most of New York is awesome. Like, it's cool. You go to these places and, like, that's how most of the world is. We see the worst parts, but a lot of it's awesome. And that's gonna. I hope that happens when people come here.

[Drew]

Always say when there is a bad video because things do happen. I'll be like, do you know why you've seen that same video for three days? Because there's not many other videos. And they just keep showing you that one.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Yeah. All right, let's get to our World cup facts. Group G. Billy has done such a good job.

[Drew]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

This is led by Belgium, home of waffles and Belgium.

[Billy]

Well, that's right. You may know Belgium for their waffles, but the Belgians claim they invented french fries. The Belgian tourism board says Lafretes were incorrectly named french fries by American servicemen when they came to Belgium at the end of World War I. The french fries mislabeling was because many Belgians spoke French in that region at the time. Today, there are thousands of dedicated fry shops in Belgium, but don't you dare call them French fries while you're there. They'll get extremely mad.

[Matt Jones]

Wow. Did not know this. So French fries are not French.

[Billy]

Correct.

[Shannon]

German fries.

[Matt Jones]

So I've only been to Belgium for, like, a day or two, but I was in Netherlands, you know, for 10 days, and there were fry shops everywhere. Everywhere. And they're called frites. And they put sauce on them.

[Drew]

Different sauce?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, mayonnaise, hot sauce. And it's awesome. Why in America do we only put ketchup on fries?

[Drew]

I don't, but, like.

[Matt Jones]

Well, some people will put ranch, like

[Drew]

a good aioli, but fries, Malt vinegar. You put malt vinegar on them.

[Matt Jones]

In Netherlands, they have fried frite stores that have 50 different sauces you can choose from. And in America, why did we only choose one?

[Billy]

Well, big ketchup, I guess.

[Drew]

Back to New York. I know it's not common. There's places called Palm Streets. There's one right next to Comedy Cellar. Love it. You go in there, you get your fresh Belgian fries, and then there's like 30 sauces to choose from, and you pick three or four of them.

[Matt Jones]

So we need to expand our fries dipping.

[Drew]

Absolutely.

[Matt Jones]

To everything. So did you know this?

[Drew]

Oh, yeah. Very aware.

[Matt Jones]

So you knew it was Belgium fries?

[Drew]

Yeah, there's a few. Few restaurants that, you know, they promote that. It's Belgium. Like I said, it's just. You can't even pick sauces. There's so many. To narrow it down, what you'd want to have.

[Matt Jones]

Good fact. What's next? Oh, sorry. Egypt.

[Billy]

Egypt. You probably know a lot about their love of cats or their pyramids. But did you know?

[Drew]

Because that's.

[Matt Jones]

I didn't know pyramids.

[Billy]

Oh, you didn't know the cats thing either?

[Matt Jones]

I was.

[Billy]

Oh, yeah. Okay.

[Matt Jones]

Why was I supposed to. The wild cats.

[Billy]

I just thought this was common knowledge when it comes to ancient Egypt. I mean, they love cats.

[Shannon]

Like, they.

[Matt Jones]

What do you mean?

[Shannon]

They love to eat them or what?

[Billy]

No, like they were a honored member of their family. They would protect their grain from mice and other things. And they. They were highly revenant.

[Matt Jones]

We do that. Like, if you have. If you have cats now, you protect them.

[Billy]

Yeah, but they weren't treated as. Like royalty as they were in ancient Egypt. That's not my fact here today.

[Drew]

What other information are you withholding?

[Matt Jones]

Basketball scoop.

[Billy]

I'd like to talk about the ancient Egyptians love of board games. Their pastime dates back as far as 3500 BC. There is archaeological evidence that Egyptians invented several different games, such as Mahin Dogs and Jackals. And the most popular one S. You often see board games carved into tomb walls, treating gameplay as a mix of entertainment and religion.

[Matt Jones]

I like how you say that. Like, we all know what Dogs and Jackals are. They're like Billy's like, you know that game you all play, Dogs and Jackals?

[Drew]

I'm still hung up on the cats.

[Matt Jones]

That comes from Egypt. Dogs and jackals, of course.

[Drew]

Played last night.

[Shannon]

Which favorite board game, Matt?

[Matt Jones]

Dogs and Jackals, Shaheem, what was it?

[Billy]

Sinette is the different boards, you know, I don't know. Once a spiral board. The other one's like, kind of like you're playing chess.

[Matt Jones]

Tell me more about these cats.

[Drew]

They treat them like humans.

[Billy]

Love the cats. Back in ancient Egypt, like, all right. Highly revered Iran. In Iran, giving the thumbs up is the same as giving the middle finger. Iranians see it as rude and dismissive.

[Matt Jones]

Did we accidentally do that?

[Drew]

Donald's just giving double thumbs up.

[Billy]

Double thumbs up, too.

[Drew]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

Now we understand the misunderstanding.

[Drew]

Billy might have just found world peace.

[Matt Jones]

Billy, did you just solve the crisis in the Middle East?

[Billy]

I might have. The younger generations of Iranians who are on the Internet see this as less of an insult now, but older generations really do. And to be safe, tourists are told not to give a thumbs up before going into the country.

[Matt Jones]

I bet there's not a lot of tourists right now walking around giving thumbs up.

[Shannon]

Can you do thumbs down? Is that okay?

[Matt Jones]

Who. Who's someone that you see give thumbs up the most?

[Drew]

I'm a pretty big thumbs up guy, to be honest. Well, when we do Cover Zero, always get a picture of Billy doing double thumbs up.

[Billy]

I'm a big thumbs up guy.

[Matt Jones]

You're a big thumbs up.

[Billy]

I asked my pre show guest host to give me a thumbs up before the show, and then I post the picture.

[Drew]

You just tell them you hate them.

[Matt Jones]

Wow. Well, it's a good thing we're not Cover Zero is not currently streaming in Iran. Well, maybe so.

[Billy]

Maybe so. Maybe we have a listener.

[Drew]

That's crazy that, you know, that means something so positive here and over there.

[Matt Jones]

No. Yeah. New Zealand.

[Billy]

In 2025, New Zealand had a population of about 5 million people and a population of about 24 million sheep. That's almost five sheep for every person in New Zealand. But those numbers are significantly down. If you go back to the 1980s, it was roughly 20 plus sheep per one person in New Zealand.

[Matt Jones]

That's what happened to all of them.

[Billy]

Well, like, cattle farming became more popular

[Matt Jones]

and let them all die.

[Billy]

Oh, I don't know if they died, but they were. They served their purpose. But New Zealand's climate is mild and grassy year wrong year long. Well, they, they, they gave their wool, you know, I don't know.

[Matt Jones]

What.

[Billy]

I don't know. They did their purpose.

[Shannon]

I don't know.

[Billy]

They moved on.

[Shannon]

Some gave all.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, some gave Wool.

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Billy]

So the land is not good for crops. So that's why sheep are so.

[Matt Jones]

I remember Gay fool. So so is. So this isn't a crisis. This was a decision to have fewer.

[Billy]

Correct? Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Drew]

It was a bad decision. Sorry.

[Matt Jones]

I didn't want to do it.

[Drew]

I was holding it in, but I just couldn't hold it any longer. No, no.

[Matt Jones]

I kind of liked it. All right, there you go. This one's a different. All right, so you've got Belgium with their French fries. Egypt with their dogs and jackals. Iran where you give thumbs up. They're not gonna be happy. Or New Zealand's declining, but still large sheep population. Who wins? His group. Can I go with the cats? Even though it wasn't a stack in Egypt. I don't know if that was as fast. Okay.

[Drew]

I'm still going. Board games in Egypt.

[Matt Jones]

I like a good board game.

[Drew]

I gotta go play.

[Matt Jones]

What's your favorite board game?

[Drew]

A lot of card games.

[Matt Jones]

I'll go.

[Drew]

Battleship. I like a little one on one. Battleship.

[Matt Jones]

Like Battleship.

[Billy]

I love Trouble. Where you hit the dice in the middle.

[Matt Jones]

Trouble.

[Drew]

Yeah. Growing up a lot. Yeah.

[Billy]

Never played that little dice in the middle.

[Shannon]

You push it down, it pops the dice.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, it pops up. Yeah. Hungry hippos.

[Shannon]

That's a good one.

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Caller]

Life.

[Billy]

Game of Life.

[Drew]

They taught me about taxes and. Yes.

[Matt Jones]

All right. Who you got in this one, Shannon?

[Shannon]

Give me New Zealand. Anybody that's gonna chase around sheep and try to shear sheep for a living, I'm going to go with New Zealand.

[Matt Jones]

You know, I've met a lot of people from New Zealand. I dated a person from New Zealand once and I. New Zealand people are awesome. Never met a New Zealand person. I didn't.

[Shannon]

The bushwackers from New Zealand.

[Matt Jones]

The Bushwhackers were From New Zealand.

[Drew]

1 TY.

[Matt Jones]

When you're in New Zealand, Ty, when you brought a gun to a party though his bodyguard, it was American. That's true. I'm still going to take New Zealand. I agree with Shannon. If you chase those sheep around.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

You got a good chance of winning. All right, tell me about. Actually, tell me about Stockton Mortgage real quick.

[Shannon]

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[Matt Jones]

Apparently there's a lot of Bosnians in Bowling Green. H. Wonder what that is.

[Billy]

Across the railroad tracks. There is a lot of different ethnic groups I did not know as Bosnian.

[Drew]

Across the railroad.

[Matt Jones]

Railroad tracks. What are you talking.

[Billy]

Yeah, it's like right across. It's right across the track.

[Matt Jones]

We'll be right back. Some gave wool. Welcome back, Tygee Sports Radio. Great stuff from Billy. We're going to go to group H, but first, Austin's on the phone. Go ahead, Austin.

[Caller]

Good morning, fellas. I hate to bring the show down for a minute, but I had to get on here today because my hometown, Cordon, Indiana, was affected by the big flood that was in southern Indiana yesterday. And it even destroyed my dad's construction and food truck business. All his tools, the actual food truck, his building, everything. I'm 23 and a college student, Evansville. But I have four younger sisters that are 19, 17 and the twins that are 11 that still live with him. Because of all this, me and my sister set up a GoFundMe to try to help get him back on his feet because I don't even know where to start, but I figured I could get on here and try to help them out.

[Matt Jones]

Well, if you. Look, sorry. I'm very sorry to hear about it. If you want to, if you want to tweet at me about the, about the thing, that would be fine. I'm not allowed to, to, to share. GoFundMe's on the air, but I, but,

[Caller]

oh, I'm sorry about that.

[Matt Jones]

That's okay. That's okay. But I'm very sorry about your. About. I'm very sorry about your, your, your family. That's really sad. And prayers to you all and everyone in Cordon, Indiana.

[Caller]

Thanks, man. I appreciate it.

[Matt Jones]

God bless you guys. That's really sad. I didn't realize that there. I knew there was a ton of rain, but I didn't realize there was a flood there.

[Drew]

No. He's obviously very impacted thoughts. Prayers for him and I share that online and we'll.

[Matt Jones]

Isaac, go ahead. Isaac. Isaac. All right. No eyes. All right, let's go to. Before we go back to phone, let's go to group H. Tell me about Spain.

[Billy]

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Spain has the oldest continuously operating restaurant in the world.

[Drew]

Oh, interesting.

[Billy]

Sabrina de Botin In Madrid was founded in 1725 and still uses the same cast iron wood burning stove installed at the restaurant's opening.

[Caller]

Wow.

[Drew]

It's gotta be good.

[Billy]

They serve traditional Spanish cuisine. Cuisine including suckling pig. Is there.

[Matt Jones]

I've had suckling pig.

[Billy]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, I haven't done it, but I've had suckling pig. And it's really good. Like, really good.

[Billy]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, that place, it's got to be good.

[Caller]

Dur.

[Matt Jones]

If it's been open since 1725, everything's the same. We did good for eight years at KS, but 1725, same recipe, different owners.

[Billy]

Well, yeah, different.

[Shannon]

Same equipment though, is crazy. I mean, they don't make things like they used to two years after you buy it.

[Drew]

Wow. After having lunch with Billy and going over his food takes, do we think Billy would try the suckling pig?

[Matt Jones]

Probably not, but you should. You'd like it.

[Billy]

Oh, I would try it.

[Matt Jones]

Suckling pig is good. Yeah, that's a very. It's good. Okay, I like that one. Tell me about Cabo Verde. I'm interested in this one because I don't know anything about this country. I'm. I'm barely even sure where it is.

[Billy]

500 miles west off the coast of Africa, as you can find the island Cabo Verdan etiquette states that it's considered rude to eat in front of others without offering to share. Because of this, traditionally, people often avoid eating while walking down the street or on public transportation. Families with limited resources often take pride in offering food to guests. So publicly eating something without acknowledging those around you can be seen as impolite.

[Matt Jones]

That would be hard because if you're walking down the street, you're supposed to give everybody a bite of your hot dog.

[Billy]

Yeah.

[Drew]

What if I just have a very small portion of something, like a hot dog? I have to just go up to strangers. Like, would you like to try this?

[Shannon]

I don't think they enforce that, though. Like, there's probably not police going around. You didn't offer me forces that get

[Drew]

some of that suckling pig.

[Matt Jones]

I've heard this is like one of the most isolated countries in the world. Like, very, very few people visit it. It's a shock. They're kind of in the World Cup.

[Shannon]

Well, surprised they survived.

[Matt Jones]

I looked up in New York, you know, I'm going to go to New York and go to restaurants of all the food, and I thought, you know, I don't know, they're. Cabo Verde is the only country in the World cup that doesn't have a restaurant in New York of their food.

[Billy]

Oh, okay.

[Drew]

They give it all away. They can't sell.

[Matt Jones]

They can't stay open. Every time they sell something, everybody just has to give it away. Wow. Okay, hang on. What's the next one?

[Billy]

Saudi Arabia.

[Shannon]

Should be Saudi Arabia.

[Billy]

Drew's got a big decision.

[Matt Jones]

Drew's game. Saudi Arabia versus Europe.

[Drew]

I'm going to pick my team based on your facts.

[Matt Jones]

Go for it.

[Billy]

We've talked about camel racing. Let's talk about camel beauty pageants.

[Caller]

Better.

[Shannon]

Even better.

[Billy]

The biggest event is the King Abdul Lazeez camel festival, where thousands of camels compete for a $66 million cash prize. Camels are judged on traits like large, droopy lips, long necks, and well shaped humps. This festival is really famous because In December of 2001, the contest had to ban owners because they were giving their camels botox and fillers to make their lips and noses appear larger.

[Matt Jones]

No, they were. They were not doing. They were not doing.

[Billy]

Saudi officials had to disqualify dozens of owners after using x rays and ultrasounds to determine the.

[Matt Jones]

Wow.

[Billy]

So they were misuse.

[Matt Jones]

They were like real housewives, their camels.

[Caller]

Yes.

[Shannon]

Drippy lips and.

[Matt Jones]

Drippy lips and big H. That's how

[Shannon]

I choose my women.

[Matt Jones]

I was about to make the same joke, Shannon, about you. I'm glad you did it. Wow. Good fact. All right, Uruguay.

[Billy]

They have a five minute national anthem. I'm glad we didn't have to listen to that. But Uruguay hosted the very first World cup in 1930. FIFA decided to hold its inaugural world cup in Uruguay. The country was chosen because of one of it was one of the strongest soccer nations in the world. And the country was celebrating its 100th anniversary of its constitution. To this day, it makes the story even better because they've won two World Cups. Not only in 1930, the first ever World cup, they ended up winning, but also again in 1950 over Brazil.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Next in the next World cup in 2030, they're playing one game in Uruguay to honor the fact the playing the first game there because it was where the first cool was. All right, so we've got the oldest restaurant. We've got sharing your food in Cabo Verde. We've got camel beauty pageants, and we have the oldest first world Cup. What do you got?

[Drew]

I like the Spain having the oldest restaurant and I would like to try it. That sounds pretty cool that something could last that long.

[Matt Jones]

I'm picking Uruguay. They've had the longest history of soccer, so I think they got a good Chance of winning.

[Shannon]

Shannon, give me the big beautiful camels. Taking Saudi Arabia in this one.

[Matt Jones]

You are looking for pumps and a bump on your camel.

[Shannon]

All right, let's get a break.

[Matt Jones]

So stupid. T.J. smith, personal injury attorney.

[Billy]

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

[Shannon]

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

[Matt Jones]

This is the theme of the. Of the pageant. Yes.

[Drew]

I can picture them walking out to this.

[Matt Jones]

Can you just see, can't you see the camel strutting right here?

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

My humps, my lovely. We don't need.

[Drew]

We don't need your GY rating over there.

[Matt Jones]

I think the gyrating was Mario.

[Drew]

Did you zoom out for that gyrating?

[Matt Jones]

You don't need to put that one online either.

[Billy]

So you're going with Saudi Arabia right after that fact.

[Matt Jones]

That five minute national anthem is going to be hard for you.

[Drew]

I'll be in the beer line during the five minute national anthem. Respectful.

[Matt Jones]

So you're going to take Saudi Arabia. We already. You already said you were going to dress.

[Drew]

I think I'm just going to fill the vibes when I get there, maybe see where my ticket is.

[Matt Jones]

You don't want to pick Saudi. Well, I think you want to pick Saudi Arabia. But you don't think it's a good decision, correct? Yeah. And I'd like.

[Drew]

I'd prefer to be on the winning side. And Uruguay is a heavy favorite.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Jim. Go ahead, Jim.

[Caller]

How you guys doing?

[Matt Jones]

Good. What's up?

[Caller]

I wanted to ask a serious question about Malachi Moreno.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Caller]

He's going to do a great job next year. But the question I have is when he shoots free throws, he featured from behind the back of his neck and it seemed like it's. Otherwise his shooting percentage would. Would be higher than what it is.

[Matt Jones]

I agree. He shoots like Bill Cartwright back in the day. It is an odd free throw motion, but, you know, the question is, does it go in and he shoot? If I remember, didn't he shoot? No. I mean, that is the point is that it goes in. Right, Right. But it does.

[Caller]

He shoots about 70% and I think he could shoot a little bit better if he actually shot 60. Between 60 and 70, I think. And I think I, I wonder why the coaches haven't taught him how to shoot like, like most people do from, you know, from the front, if you understand what I'm saying.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I appreciate. Yeah, I appreciate the call. I don't know.

[Drew]

Hope has said he doesn't change shooting motions. Remember, he said that before.

[Matt Jones]

I felt like he Shot better there, if you feels like to me he made more than that. But am I wrong?

[Drew]

I mean, the percentage says 70 for a freshman center. 70 is not awful.

[Matt Jones]

Big man, that's terrible.

[Drew]

It could be better, but it's not.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean, what do you expect a big center to shoot? Probably 75.

[Billy]

It's not Mitchell Robinson up there where they cheer every time he makes a Briscoe.

[Drew]

Didn't he shoot like 40% one year?

[Matt Jones]

Mustang. Go ahead, Mustang.

[Caller]

So ironically, for the last World cup, that was in Qatar, I happened to be in Abu Dhabi for a different event. And they have a 24.7 camel racing channel. And all these fans from all over the world were like on the streets, like, laughing and cheering at this dude. It was. It was quite a scene. So

[Matt Jones]

that would be great.

[Caller]

Dude, I could see.

[Matt Jones]

And it's just all these guys that

[Caller]

are just cheering on their camels. It's pretty fun. So I got two quick questions. Drew, I know you're. And Matt, I went to UK in like 07. So before that, I don't really have any context of, like, the history of the programs. And you all get referenced, like when we were in trouble, like suspensions, death penalties and all that. So could you review that? Like, what happened? What'd we do wrong? How did we get out of it? And all the kinds of consequences. Yeah, I mean, we got.

[Matt Jones]

So we got put. Appreciate the call. We got put on close to the death penalty. We didn't get the death penalty, but because for many violations. But the one that sort of broke the. The. The straw that broke the camel's back was that we sent Chris Mills money in a Emory Air package, which back then was a competitor to UPS and FedEx. And allegedly someone at the post office, the mail package broke open and the money popped out of it about it

[Drew]

by itself, just magically, which people always

[Matt Jones]

have thought was very suspect. You don't see that happen a lot at ups where people just. Package is just open and money falls out.

[Drew]

I don't believe it. It was set up.

[Matt Jones]

So you think we were set up?

[Drew]

We were set up. Who believes that a package just on

[Matt Jones]

the conveyor belt, but you don't believe we were cheating? Well, yeah, of course.

[Drew]

Everybody's cheating.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, but you're just saying I don't

[Drew]

believe the opening of the package. We're framed.

[Matt Jones]

But it was one of many things that included, like, jewelry and all this stuff. And it ended up we got on probation, and one year we were not allowed on TV at all. And then the second Year we were allowed on tv, but we were not allowed in the tournament. So a two year probation, which is crazy to think now. They would never do that now.

[Drew]

Not at all.

[Matt Jones]

Not at all.

[Drew]

Back in the 50s we were shaving some points. But you know what? Sometimes you guys.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, yeah, then we did shave points, which apparently now is legal. If you look at Brendan, we Terry

[Drew]

Rosiered ourselves back then.

[Matt Jones]

I do have this story I want to talk about, but I'm going to. I'm going to save it for. We'll do it next segment and let's do group I. Last one for Billy. Shannon, you're doing the ones tomorrow. A high bar for you for the last three groups.

[Shannon]

Yeah, it's gonna be tough to outdo Billy.

[Matt Jones]

It's gonna be tough. Josh Hopkins will be here. We will go over the final three groups. But this is your last one, Billy. Go out with a bang. France.

[Billy]

The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris and was originally intended to be a temporary structure. It was designed by Gustav Eiffel as a showcase piece for the exposition. The permit was only for 20 years, after which it was supposed to be dismantled in 1909, but it turned out to be a very useful tool as a radio transmission tower in the early 1900s. Military communication used it during World War I, which gave it strategic value. So they re signed another lease and by the time the second lease was over, it had become a tourist attraction.

[Matt Jones]

Did not know that. Didn't know it was for the World's Fair. I like that Mr. Eiffel named it after himself.

[Drew]

Very proud of it.

[Shannon]

He paid for it or he built it. He should.

[Matt Jones]

So was the version the big ball in Knoxville. Was that supposed to be our Eiffel Tower?

[Drew]

It was. I just read a book recently trying to get out of prison called Devil in the White City about the Chicago World Fair. And we were trying to come up with our own Eiffel Tower. That was like the big goal was we got to get something like that. And so we came up with a Ferris wheel. Fun fact. That's how it originated.

[Billy]

Really?

[Drew]

Yes, that. That was our contribution.

[Matt Jones]

It's crazy to me how big the World's Fair used to be. Like it used to be. It was like the Olympics.

[Drew]

Oh, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And the fact. And again, I've said this before, how did it end up in Knoxville? Of all the places in the world, they picked Knoxville, Tennessee.

[Drew]

It's like the thing going on now at the World cup. But you know, back in the whatever it was 80s.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, it was America's turn, and we could have gone anywhere. And we said, knoxville.

[Drew]

We didn't even have buc EE's yet back then.

[Matt Jones]

That's so cr. I would love to know how that was. Really ended up being picked. Senegal.

[Billy]

In the 1960s and 70s, a hippopotamus named Molly became notorious near the Gambia river in Senegal for killing fishermen. It's unknown the total number of deaths that Molly got, but the problem hasn't stopped. From 2006 to 2016, over 25 fishermen were killed by hippos in the region. So that problem still persists today in Senegal. Hippos are a protected species, so fighting back is illegal.

[Matt Jones]

No, it's not illegal. You just have to take it.

[Billy]

I think so, yeah.

[Shannon]

You just lay down and start sucking

[Drew]

your thumb in the fetal position.

[Matt Jones]

It's just the hippo doesn't stop. I don't feel like you should have to submit. I mean, I don't think you should go around killing hippos, but if they

[Billy]

attack you, I'm just telling you they're a protected species. So I don't know what situation you found yourself.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean, I saw a hippo. It didn't attack me.

[Billy]

Hippos kill more people regularly than lions in the country.

[Drew]

Yeah, you think of. They're just this fun cartoon animal board games, but they're dangerous.

[Matt Jones]

Charge you with that big head of theirs.

[Drew]

I don't want that smoke.

[Matt Jones]

So Molly. We don't know how many people. Molly.

[Billy]

No, no. But it was, like, notorious.

[Drew]

What an innocent name.

[Matt Jones]

The women. The female hippos are the killers.

[Billy]

I didn't know the gender.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, because they're killing because they're worried you're gonna kill.

[Shannon]

Would be a female. Probably.

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Billy]

Well, I thought Shannon would be female. Mass murder, you know, that's.

[Matt Jones]

Wow.

[Drew]

We need the pre show retreat.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, you two need to stop. But no, the females, they attack because they think you're gonna do something to their kids.

[Billy]

I got you.

[Matt Jones]

So the murderers are the women in the hippo world. Iraq. Go ahead.

[Billy]

Despite a population of over 42 million people, Iraq has just won one Olympic medal ever, a bronze in weightlifting in 1960. Iraq has competed in the game since 1948, but only Abdul Wahad Aziz has brought home the hardware. Aziz was also imprisoned twice for his leftist political views, including only three years after he became the only winner of an Olympic medal in Iraq.

[Matt Jones]

So he won a medal, and then they put him in jail three years later being a dirty liberal.

[Billy]

Yeah, and then he got arrested again in 1980.

[Caller]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. One medal feels bad, though, because that's. That's a lot of people. One medal.

[Drew]

It's a lot of losing.

[Matt Jones]

That's a lot of losing.

[Drew]

I'd probably stop showing up, like, you know, maybe. Maybe the Olympics are for us.

[Matt Jones]

We need to do something else.

[Drew]

I think the Washington Generals.

[Matt Jones]

I'm not picking them to win the group. Shannon. If they can't even win a medal in anything in the Olympics, they're the

[Shannon]

first one to be eliminated.

[Matt Jones]

They're eliminated. All right. Norway.

[Billy]

In Norway, you can go to hell.

[Matt Jones]

All right.

[Drew]

What a fact

[Matt Jones]

is that for the entire country? Are you just anti Norwegian? Yes. Anytime Norway comes up, Shannon, we just need. In Norway, you can go to hell.

[Billy]

Literally. Hell. Norway is a small village outside Trondheim with around 1500 people. The welcome to hell sign at their local railway station is a popular tourist attraction. Hell is derived from the old Norse word halir, meaning cliff, cave, or shelter under an overhanging rock.

[Matt Jones]

I've seen this sign before. Tourists take pictures in front of the sign that says welcome to Hell. You know Kentucky has a hell. Do you know that? In Leslie County?

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Hell for Certain. I love things I love about Hell for Certain is it's spelled fer. That's the best part. Like the people. People think the hell is the interesting part. The fur is much more interesting. They just spelled it wrong.

[Drew]

Do we know how that got its name?

[Matt Jones]

Don't know. My friend Chris Moseley's from Leslie County. I asked him one time. He didn't know. But the town's name is Hell for Certain.

[Drew]

Yeah, I've seen it on T shirts.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. All right, so we have. We have France with the Eiffel Tower, Senegal with Molly, the murdering hippo. Iraq can't win anything, and Norway's hell. Who you got?

[Drew]

I think Senegal's got to show up with their hippos and just take everyone out. So I want to be on their side behind Molly.

[Matt Jones]

Senegal, though, is now used to submitting. Like, they're not allowed to fight back. I'm going to go France. Because the Eiffel Tower has withstood many generations of wanting to go down. They used it for various tasks that were, like, helpful to the country.

[Drew]

You like radio?

[Matt Jones]

We are in radio.

[Drew]

I wonder if they had technical difficulties like we do.

[Matt Jones]

So I'm taking that.

[Shannon]

What about you got to go with Norway? I mean, those players have been to hell and back, and you go to hell. You're not backing down. Anybody you think you're worried about a Soccer player. I've been to hell, dude. Not worried about you. So you got to take Norway.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, those are really good points.

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Let me say, Billy, you took this assignment and you did an amazing job. So I give you a lot of credit. That was a big assignment. You just took it on and you made it your own. And I think it's been three straight days. Days of great segments because of it. Well done.

[Billy]

Yeah, thank you. I learned a lot too, you know, whether it be reading books in Brazil or pushing cars.

[Matt Jones]

And when these games come where people are going to think about this, oh, for sure these things are going to happen. You're going to watch Cabo Verdes and then you're going to look at your wife and go, you want my food?

[Drew]

I think we need a bracket that doesn't have the countries. Just like the Billy Facts and we fill it out as we go. Like the oil wrestlers beat the carpet.

[Matt Jones]

I think the oil wrestlers, that was the one that's going to stick with me the most. Most.

[Billy]

Oh, you think so?

[Drew]

Why is that?

[Matt Jones]

Or the camels. Something about it. Lip injections, everything.

[Billy]

Botox Camels was for me.

[Matt Jones]

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[Caller]

I don't know.

[Matt Jones]

We'll be right back. All right. I'm going to save the Edmondson County Grayson county war for tomorrow. I think it needs more time than

[Drew]

I have and Josh Hopkins needs to weigh in on it.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. But Edmond, Edmondson County. I'm coming for you tomorrow. Oh, Grayson county. Maybe I'm coming for you too. But we. There's a controversy we have to Controversy that goes back now almost 50.

[Caller]

Oh, wow.

[Billy]

Oil wrestling now.

[Drew]

It's got to wait one more day.

[Matt Jones]

But it's got to wait one more day because we don't have time. Sean. Go ahead, Sean.

[Caller]

Hey, guys. The one game in Kentucky history needs to be changed is the 1975 championship game. We have nine titles. UCLA only has 10.

[Matt Jones]

That's true.

[Caller]

Hall the two time national champion.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Caller]

Jack's a two time national champion and win C. And John Wooden off on the sunset with the big Alex.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. That's a great point though about the instead of 11, 8, it's 9, 10. That's a great point.

[Caller]

Appreciate John Wood home crying.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I don't seems to hate John Wood. He seems fine to me. I appreciate the call but like I that one. See that's a really good point because you take one from them, we get one. All right, 75 moves up on my list because of that one. Thomas, go ahead, Thomas.

[Caller]

Yeah, quick idea. Billy give up his source of his lovely lady the other day or earlier. And I just thought it'd be unique segment if you guys all let your wives and girlfriends host for a segment.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I appreciate the call.

[Shannon]

Like the View.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, well, first of all, that's not happening with me but if Marissa, Abby, yoga girl and unnamed Shannon source were to have a show, that would be interesting.

[Drew]

Yeah, I think they did pretty good. I mean Marissa would tell us the story of Kentucky basketball last year

[Matt Jones]

without question. She should host.

[Billy]

Yeah, there might be some news on that show. Had to play Wani Nana or something

[Matt Jones]

kind of like that. Maybe as a podcast. Bring in what's the guy from Real Housewives. Andy Cohen. Austin. Go ahead, Austin.

[Caller]

Yeah, guys, I was wondering if you all had a feel for the sense of urgency, you know, specifically early in the regular season out of Kentucky basketball. Hope is really struggled in the off season, especially early on. We haven't had a top five finish in the regular season SEC in the past two years. And, and the fact that we're not doing any of the off season tournaments or you know, preseason stuff makes me a little nervous that they're kind of banking on. Well, as long as we're good at the end of the regular season,

[Drew]

I

[Matt Jones]

think they're gonna come out fighting. I appreciate the call. And I also think their, their schedule, while there will be a bunch of big names on it, there are no top 10 teams except maybe Louisville. I don't know what the Virginia there's not gonna be like last year where we played like four of the top seven teams. Our teams are gonna be like 10 through 22 which are more winnable games.

[Drew]

Yeah, Kansas we thought with them getting Stokes, but it just reading the preseason rankings.

[Matt Jones]

Doug is even going to be. I don't know. So you're going to have, I mean we have Kansas, North Carolina, Indiana, Louisville and Virginia. All of those are going to be teams that are ranked but I don't think any of them are going to be in the top 10. So you know you've got a chance to do something.

[Billy]

Po.

[Matt Jones]

Go ahead Po.

[Caller]

Hey, man. I was just going to wondering for you all and your audience maybe that's well traveled and no geography. Pretty good. Which country do you think has the best looking women? Not including the US because we know we do in the southern part especially. And. And the women can talk about what they think about the men.

[Matt Jones]

Well, there are no women on the show, so I don't know. I think.

[Caller]

Yeah, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I appreciate the call.

[Caller]

Thank you.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know how to answer that question.

[Drew]

Of the United States.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean I would say if you're objective, the U.S. i would give honorable mentions in the places I've been to Sweden, Spain and Croatia. Of where I've been.

[Drew]

Well, no, because they love to zoom in on each country. Who. Who brings their. Their best looking women in the crowd.

[Billy]

Add Brazil.

[Matt Jones]

I've never been there for men. I think most women would tell you Spain and Italy.

[Drew]

Is that your list or is that most women's?

[Matt Jones]

I'm doing. I'm being. I don't have a list. I'm just telling you. That's what I think. Women that I know who have traveled would say who are the ugliest.

[Shannon]

That's what we really want to know.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, let's get down to it.

[Drew]

I mean, they don't have great teeth in England.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I was gonna say. I mean all the British Isles, England, Scotland. But we don't want to give them

[Drew]

bullets and board material though, before we play.

[Matt Jones]

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[Drew]

I'm going Knicks. Castle was hot. Landry missed 15 three pointers in the last game. Feel like the Knicks didn't have their best game at home. Think there was pressure on them? Pressure's off having that home game out of the way. So Nick's get it tonight.

[Matt Jones]

I'm gonna go Knicks as well. I think they win. Make it three one. I think San Antonio win game five and then I think the series will come down to game six in New York. What do you think?

[Shannon]

I think the spurs are turning a corner here. The road teams won every game so far. I think that continues tonight.

[Matt Jones]

Yes, they need to call it if

[Drew]

Wimby is just out there punching people in the head again though.

[Matt Jones]

But see, don't you think they will because there's been a lot of attention on it.

[Drew]

I think so.

[Matt Jones]

Like, he's got to be real careful not to get in foul trouble because I think they're going to be watching him because he's, he's dirty. Women. Did you tell me Carl has not scored in the fourth quarter all series?

[Drew]

Carl's played great, but zero points in the fourth quarters.

[Matt Jones]

That's crazy because it feels like he's had an awesome series.

[Drew]

He's played very well.

[Matt Jones]

But then to not score in the

[Drew]

fourth quarter, get some late points.

[Matt Jones]

All right, Drew and Billy will be gone tomorrow. I'll be here with Josh Hopkins and Shannon. You can sign up for the KSR Golf Scramble. Fun day today. We'll see you later. It's been Kentucky Sports radio.

[Billy]

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[Matt Jones]

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[Shannon]

No idea. Last week it was dinosaurs.

[Matt Jones]

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[Billy]

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[Matt Jones]

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