2026-06-25 - KSR - Hour 1

Summary

KSR Podcast Summary: Hour 1 - June 25, 2026

Podcast: Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR)
Date: June 25, 2026
Host: Matt Jones & the KSR Crew (Ryan Lemond, Shannon, Drew)
Main Theme: Kentucky Sports and Community Life—Homeownership headaches, viral weightlifting couple, and UK sports news

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Episode Overview

This lively episode of Kentucky Sports Radio covers a range of topics blending the everyday (struggles of new homeownership) and the extraordinary (the viral story of Debbie and Donnie, a Kentucky couple), along with the latest UK sports updates, including NBA draft reactions. The hosts offer humor, banter, and community spirit as always, with memorable listener participation and character-driven storytelling.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Matt Jones’s Homeownership Woes

• Topic: The perils of being a new homeowner

• Highlights:

  • Matt talks about the sudden and mysterious activation of his home alarm system—an issue he wasn’t prepared for.
  • Recounts confusion at midnight when his alarm went off, the ensuing ordeal with the police, and the realization it’s set on some kind of auto-schedule.
  • Humor around not having access to, or understanding, basic home systems (air filters, alarm codes, etc).

• Notable Quotes:

  • “It’s just me and the cop and he’s just sitting there looking at me.” (Matt Jones, 10:20)
  • “Am I just gonna…Shannon, I have to call our offensive coordinator to get out of my house.” (Matt Jones, 08:18)
  • “There's value in being honest about it.” (Shannon, 20:14)

• Timestamps: 02:29–16:18; 19:32–21:07

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2. The Viral Debbie & Donnie Segment

• Topic: Viral attention for local couple; weightlifting legend

• Highlights:

  • Debbie called in to defend and promote her husband Donnie, a 67-year-old blind man who can reportedly “curl” 407 pounds.
  • Discussion on whether Donnie’s lift is technically a curl (“preacher curl”), and if the claimed weight is accurate.
  • General admiration for Debbie’s support of Donnie—a love story that strikes a chord with hosts and listeners.
  • Debbie confirms the KSR crew is welcome to broadcast from her home in Elizabethtown.

• Notable Quotes:

  • “Debbie believes in Donnie in a way that we all should hope for.” (Matt Jones, 15:38)
  • “Everybody needs somebody that believes in them like Debbie believes in Donnie.” (Shannon, 15:32)
  • “He’s 66, 67 years old and blind—he could outlift us all easily.” (Shannon, 14:55)
  • Debbie (live, 30:00): "He does not put his back in it. The other hand just holds it steady for him, he don’t use it. But it is a curl."

• Timestamps: 14:33–16:18; 21:07–25:53; Debbie live: 30:00–33:24

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3. Listener Interaction & Community Spirit

• Topic: Community engagement via calls and texts

• Highlights:

  • Listeners text and call in to joke about Matt’s home skills, discuss Debbie and Donnie, and provide trivia or corrections (e.g., about a local “cookie lady”).
  • A listener asks a strategic question: what message should UK’s new AD get out before football season?

• Notable Quotes:

  • “You had an amazing…if Ugo and Bryce Hopkins play a game in the NBA, then that 2020-23 team would have had seven NBA players on it.” (Caller, 43:10)
  • “What man wouldn’t want a woman like that to be his wife…?” (Caller Tim, 45:14 re: Debbie)

• Timestamps: 36:08–38:27; 45:14–46:32

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4. UK Sports News: NBA Draft & Beyond

• Topic: Kentucky basketball alumni in the NBA Draft; UK Athletics leadership

• Highlights:

  • Otega (OA) drafted 41st by the OKC Thunder—hosts surprised it happened that early and discuss his fit.
  • Bryce Hopkins also drafted; shock expressed at Ugo’s selection after standout ACC tournament.
  • Discussion on John Calipari’s knack for recruiting NBA-caliber talent and how several previous teams have had a remarkable number of NBA players.
  • Short conversation on changes at ESPN and UK Athletics leadership transitions.

• Notable Quotes:

  • “He'll make that team... I don't know if he'll play, but he'll make that team.” (Shannon on Otega, 27:39)
  • "Cal... just kind of had a way of knowing guys that the NBA would want if they hit their peak." (Matt Jones, 34:35)
  • “Week one, welcome the new coach. And then week two, Alabama. Let's make a statement.” (Matt Jones, 37:27)

• Timestamps: 27:12–38:27; 43:10–44:35

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5. Uk Basketball Historical Perspective

• Topic: How many UK basketball teams have produced so many NBA players?

• Highlights:

  • The 2022–23 team could have 7 NBA players (if Ugo and Bryce Hopkins play in a game), which would make it one of the most prolific in school history.
  • Comparisons to the 2015 and 1996 teams.

• Timestamps: 43:10–44:53

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Memorable Moments

• Matt’s House Alarm Snafu: The comical escalation of new homeowner Matt’s attempts to shut off a mysterious security alarm, ultimately involving a midnight visit from the police and repeated failed attempts to find the code.

  • “I don't know what to do. What are you supposed to do?” (Matt Jones, 08:07)

• Debbie’s Fierce Devotion: Debbie’s on-air interview—her defenses of her husband, her openness, and how she welcomes the KSR crew to their home, creating a future segment as well as emotional resonance with the audience.

  • “His family treats him like dirt, and that's why I baby him so much and help him a lot.” (Debbie, 32:24)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Homeownership troubles & alarm system: 02:29–16:18
• Debbie & Donnie viral story begins: 14:33–16:18
• In-depth 'curl' discussion & credibility debate: 21:07–25:53
• Live call: Debbie & Donnie interview: 30:00–33:24
• UK sports/NBA Draft reactions: 27:12–35:53
• Historical perspective on UK NBA alumni: 43:10–44:53
• Listener calls and trivia: 45:14–47:52

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Tone and Style Highlights

• Conversational & Relatable: The crew’s open sharing of personal failings (Matt’s “unmanly” home skills) invites listener empathy and laughter.
• Lighthearted & Community-Oriented: The viral couple segment is treated with warmth and genuine curiosity; listener contributions are celebrated and included in the flow.
• Sporty & Knowledgeable: Even as the show veers into life and humor, the hosts’ UK sports acumen shines in their discussion of basketball drafts and team rosters.

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Final Takeaway

This quintessential KSR episode is rich in character, combining “real-life” Kentucky moments and sports fandom, highlighted by Matt Jones’s newly acquired homeowner burdens and the heartwarming, viral tale of Debbie and Donnie. The banter, deep knowledge of UK sports, and emotional resonance from listener involvement make this episode both entertaining and meaningful for the Big Blue Nation and beyond.

Transcript

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[Shannon Ladue]

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[Caller or Guest]

This is Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage and the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety Safe Summer Driving Tour. Now here's Matt Jones.

[Matt Jones]

Welcome, everyone. It is Kentucky Sports Radio Thursday, June 25th. I'm Matt Jones here on a beautiful

[Shannon Ladue]

Thursday before apparently bad weather coming.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yeah.

[Shannon Ladue]

Today and tomorrow, tonight. Is that right?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I know Friday. Tomorrow's supposed to rain a lot.

[Shannon Ladue]

Like 95% chance of Clark's Puppet Shop phone lines. 859-280-2287. Great job with the calls yesterday. Had some awesome ones. A vision. I gave the guy the tickets. He sent me pictures with. He and his dad said. His dad said it was the best se ever had. So that was nice. A vision. Auto glass text machine is 772-77-4-5254. In this edition sponsored by the TJ Smith Law Office. If you call TJL, make them pay. Guys, there's a lot to get to, including a update. An update on the call yesterday. And Otega away drafted.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

Two former cow guys that played here at Kentucky also drafted.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yes.

[Shannon Ladue]

But I do want to start with something that happened last night. You know, when you. When. When you. There are people out here that know when you own a house, they're just things that start happening, never stops that you don't like. You know, Shannon, you don't think about in life.

[Caller or Guest]

I'm well aware.

[Shannon Ladue]

Like, when you're a renter, you're just like, oh, that doesn't seem to work. Ask somebody will do something.

[Caller or Guest]

Called the landlord.

[Shannon Ladue]

That's right.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

So right now, I don't have televisions

[Shannon Ladue]

or electronics in there yet. Haven't gotten to that.

[Matt Jones]

So it's kind of real quiet at night. You know when you're out in a

[Shannon Ladue]

neighborhood where it's pretty quiet.

[Matt Jones]

Yes, when it's really, really quiet. Like where I live downtown, it was never quiet. But when someone's really, really quiet, then,

[Shannon Ladue]

Shannon, you start to hear everything.

[Caller or Guest]

Oh, yeah.

Okay.

What's that sound?

[Matt Jones]

So then you start to hear, all

[Shannon Ladue]

right, there's sloshing of water. Oh, am I being hit by a typhoon?

[Caller or Guest]

It's never a good sound.

[Shannon Ladue]

Yeah.

[Caller or Guest]

In a house.

[Matt Jones]

Now, I'm sure it's because pipes and heat, what?

[Shannon Ladue]

Hot water heaters.

[Matt Jones]

But, you know, you start getting in

[Shannon Ladue]

your mind, like, what's happening? Is there a hurricane about to hit? And you hear me like, well, that feels loud. Of course, I have nothing to compare it to. You know, so there's that.

[Matt Jones]

And then it's midnight. You go, you know what?

[Shannon Ladue]

It's a beautiful night. I'm gonna go sit on the porch.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Perfect night.

[Matt Jones]

Look at the stars.

[Shannon Ladue]

Yeah, maybe like that Toby Keith Sting song. Remember that terrible one about divorce, where he says I picked a star for him and want two stars for my kids.

[Caller or Guest]

I must have missed that one.

[Matt Jones]

I don't remember that one.

[Shannon Ladue]

Oh, it's. Look It Up. It's called I'm so Happy. It's an awful song. Anyway, open the door. There's an alarm system.

[Matt Jones]

I can report it works.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yes.

[Shannon Ladue]

I didn't know I had that yet. I knew I needed to call them and work on it. I didn't know it was currently in place.

[Caller or Guest]

It's almost like you're living in somebody else's house.

[Shannon Ladue]

I am living in someone else's house. It feels like everything starts beeping.

[Matt Jones]

Of course, Ryan, I don't know a

[Shannon Ladue]

code to turn it off.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yeah, nobody told you how to.

[Matt Jones]

Because nobody told me.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Nobody said it was active. How are you gonna turn it off?

[Matt Jones]

And I mean, it's not a secret now.

[Shannon Ladue]

It's been in the newspaper. You know, I bought it from Bush Hampden.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I'm not. I don't want to call he.

[Shannon Ladue]

I don't know what to say to him.

[Caller or Guest]

Hey, Bush.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

At midnight.

[Shannon Ladue]

At midnight.

[Caller or Guest]

Come take a look at it.

What's the code bubble screen?

He seems like a 1, 2, 3, 4 guy. Maybe 9, 9, 9, 9.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, you think so? Well, I tried both those.

[Shannon Ladue]

Didn't work.

[Matt Jones]

So now I'm hitting. So I do the only thing I

[Shannon Ladue]

know how to do, which is call my friend hubby. You almost got a call.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Ryan, I would have tried my best to help you.

[Matt Jones]

And it was midnight.

[Shannon Ladue]

I knew he'd be awake. And he just starts suggesting buttons. I keep hitting buttons, finally get it to stop. Okay, I'm like, all right, we're good. Get in bed, start reading my book, getting ready for my fall asleep to Sex and the City.

[Caller or Guest]

I love you. Fall asleep today.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Just go to sleep show.

[Matt Jones]

Fall asleep. Yeah, because it's like, again, remember? What's the key to a fall asleep show? Good enough to just keep your attention,

[Shannon Ladue]

but you don't really care, so you can fall asleep. I did Six Feet under, but I've already done it. So I've moved to sex and soup 1230.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

It's the police automatically called them, didn't they?

[Shannon Ladue]

They called the police.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

It's a good alarm system.

[Shannon Ladue]

Good alarm system. So now I open the door. Everything okay in there, sir? And I'm immediately like, well, when I opened the door, it went off again. Oh, no. Now I've got this officer there, me. He clearly is like, you idiots with the alarms. I said, look, man, this is My second night in this house. I don't know how to turn this off. He comes in. He can't figure it out either. So we're just standing there, and it's beeping. What do we do? Call hubby again. Hubby remembers how we did it the last time. We turn it off. I say to the officer, thank you. He goes, when I walk out, is it gonna do it again? I was like, nah. Walks out.

[Debbie]

Oh, no.

[Shannon Ladue]

Oh, my goodness.

[Matt Jones]

Hit the buttons again.

[Shannon Ladue]

Finally stops this morning. Walk to leave, Same thing.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know what to do. What are you supposed to do?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

You have to call Bush.

[Matt Jones]

Is my life in Bush Hampden's hands?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yep.

[Caller or Guest]

I think you're just gonna have to call him for any problem that arises over the.

[Matt Jones]

Am I just gonna. Shannon. I have to call our offensive coordinator.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

To get out of my house.

[Caller or Guest]

If he was a good owner, he should have transferred that to the new owner. To the realtor who could have given it to you.

[Starbucks Narrator]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Where's my realtor?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Usually happens we have nothing to do with the home security system. That's on y'.

[Caller or Guest]

All.

[Shannon Ladue]

Is that on the.

[Matt Jones]

Is that normally on the realtor?

[Drew]

Negative.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, look at Drew.

[Caller or Guest]

I don't know.

I'll tell you. Like, when I got keys, I got them from the realtor. Like, keys.

[Matt Jones]

He gave me that.

[Caller or Guest]

I mean, like, all the stuff. Like, the code to get.

[Matt Jones]

I have all the stuff. I have the garage stuff, but.

[Caller or Guest]

But you don't have the security code.

[Matt Jones]

The security thing hasn't been. I don't know how it all of a sudden started last night, because it

[Shannon Ladue]

hasn't been doing it the rest of the time.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

That's what's puzzling. Why? What activated it.

[Matt Jones]

But you're the. You're the realtor.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I can make some calls today.

[Shannon Ladue]

Who you calling?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Well, they're the. The info sheet that they gave us. I'm just going to call that per. That service first.

[Shannon Ladue]

There's a service.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I'm sure there's a service that somebody's paying for this.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Maybe you're still getting.

[Shannon Ladue]

I'm not paying for it.

[Caller or Guest]

We should still pick up the tab.

[Shannon Ladue]

Thank you, Bush.

[Caller or Guest]

And you got to pay an annual alarm fee to the city.

[Matt Jones]

Fine. I just wanted to stop beeping every

[Ryan (Realtor)]

time you go in and out the door.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

You know, your neighbors had to hear it, too. They're both. Oh, my God.

[Matt Jones]

I don't think it was loud enough for the neighbors.

[Caller or Guest]

You're going to come.

[Matt Jones]

But then I considered going and knocking on the door of the neighbor. Because I didn't know what to do.

[Shannon Ladue]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

What was I just going to do? Sit up there? I'll not all night

[Caller or Guest]

surrounded by the SWAT team when you get home because they're gonna think there's like something going on there.

Is it all just like. It's gotta be on some auto schedule where it's certain hours.

[Shannon Ladue]

It must have had an auto schedule to start.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Activated midnight or whatever time.

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Caller or Guest]

Since you've been going in throughout the day.

[Shannon Ladue]

I've been going through the day and then this is the first time I probably ever opened the door after midnight.

[Caller or Guest]

So now you have a curfew.

[Shannon Ladue]

You gotta get inside my own house

[Matt Jones]

by midnight or I'm done.

[Caller or Guest]

You better be with Carrie Bradshaw by 9pm every night.

[Shannon Ladue]

So what are you going to do?

[Matt Jones]

So that was terrible. Because when it happens, what are you supposed to do? It's just me and the cop and

[Shannon Ladue]

he's just sitting there looking at me.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, I give him credit. He came. Yeah, there he was.

[Caller or Guest]

800 numbers you could call.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, but if they asked me for any information, I'm not going to know it, right? Because it's not under me.

[Caller or Guest]

They could show remotely. They could probably.

Probably call them because like if mine goes off, the company calls me. Is like everything all right?

[Matt Jones]

But they don't have my number. So they probably call. Probably got a phone call down there in Miami.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Four phone calls last night.

[Matt Jones]

Four phone calls last night.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Oh my.

[Matt Jones]

I feel bad about that. But if he had just scored against Texas.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

He wouldn't be here.

[Matt Jones]

All he had to do was not

[Shannon Ladue]

run it up the middle four straight times.

[Caller or Guest]

But then your house wouldn't be available.

[Matt Jones]

But then the house. I probably wouldn't be in this. You know, you don't think about the butterfly effect.

[Caller or Guest]

Of course.

[Matt Jones]

The smallest we ran up the middle. If we had done a different play,

[Shannon Ladue]

win the game, I probably not.

[Matt Jones]

Living in this house.

[Caller or Guest]

You're somewhere else. Don't have this moment. You don't have the Ducks in the pool.

[Matt Jones]

You don't think about that. You don't think about the butterflies.

[Caller or Guest]

If Dante Adel doesn't try to jump from the three yard line, you're still living downtown. You never met the Ducks.

[Matt Jones]

You know Texas. Did they make the playoff last year?

[Shannon Ladue]

They didn't or.

[Matt Jones]

No, they did. They probably don't make the playoffs.

[Caller or Guest]

You changed the course or he changed the course of college football.

[Matt Jones]

Change the course of history and my life.

[Shannon Ladue]

Well. So you as my realtor, are you

[Matt Jones]

going to help me?

[Starbucks Narrator]

Yeah.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I can call the service. Whatever the service is that services your security system.

[Matt Jones]

I also learned last night I decided

[Shannon Ladue]

to look at paperwork. Yeah, you got quite a check out of all this.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I didn't real. I don't know that I had processed Shannon just how much Ryan ended up pulling through all this.

[Caller or Guest]

They get that percentage?

[Matt Jones]

Because I actually pulled up my contract to look at something and I went and there's a line that says Ryan Lemon pool party on my house contract.

[Caller or Guest]

Oh, I'm not even involved. And I did the math on what.

[Shannon Ladue]

Ryan.

[Matt Jones]

Ryan. I didn't realize, like, that's why I

[Ryan (Realtor)]

offered to take you out for dinner

[Caller or Guest]

when you get back.

[Matt Jones]

Because I tell you what, I don't need your dinner.

[Shannon Ladue]

I need you to get my alarm to stop.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

If you do that. But I. I didn't.

[Shannon Ladue]

I mean. Congrats. Well, I had no idea.

[Matt Jones]

I honestly, like, I had in my mind what I thought Ryan got Shannon, but that was.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Well, you know, my. My broker takes a cut of that.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I don't care how much of

[Shannon Ladue]

a cut he took.

[Caller or Guest]

I told Ryan that. You know, Ryan missed six weeks. You had perfect timing on this. Honestly, the way missed a lot of work.

[Shannon Ladue]

Well, anyway, yeah, I'm sure you're. I'm gonna have more of this stuff because I don't. You know, here's the problem we were talking about. Survive. I don't know how to do anything at all.

[Caller or Guest]

Can't wait to like your change. Like an air filter or something like that.

[Shannon Ladue]

Forget that.

[Caller or Guest]

Every three months. I did mine last night.

I did mine two days ago.

[Matt Jones]

Where do you get those?

[Caller or Guest]

I have a subscription service where it shows up to remind me.

[Shannon Ladue]

Well, I need to do that.

[Matt Jones]

I have to subscribe to the.

[Caller or Guest]

You don't have to, but I'll do it to remind me.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

You probably can get hubby to come and do your service work.

[Matt Jones]

I can't have. I can't call hubby to have like

[Shannon Ladue]

he's work for me.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

But his H VAC company, they do that. They come in like every three or six months.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, is that who you subscribe to?

[Caller or Guest]

No, I get it.

I think through Amazon, he does it himself. Diy.

[Matt Jones]

How did you learn how to do that?

[Caller or Guest]

Change it.

Home ownership. Man, you've got a lot to learn.

Dude, you literally.

It's non stop.

You literally take it out of a slot and put the new.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know where the slot is.

[Caller or Guest]

You'll find it.

[Shannon Ladue]

Follow the air.

[Spin Quest Disclaimer]

Wow.

[Caller or Guest]

Lead you right to it.

You've already had that conversation with your parents, with Who.

[Matt Jones]

Who do you talk about these things with?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Your home inspector.

[Spinquest Announcer]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Your realtor.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

Yeah.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I think we probably pointed it out. Probably. We were walking around.

[Matt Jones]

I wasn't there.

[Shannon Ladue]

You did it.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

No, but we went to see the house. We've been there a couple times together.

[Shannon Ladue]

You didn't show me the air filter.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I can tell you that I may have.

[Caller or Guest]

Just keep looking. You'll find it.

Can I.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Can I tell my bush hand and joke now so we know it was his house?

[Matt Jones]

I need to get this alarm clove code first.

[Starbucks Narrator]

Okay.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I'll even work on it while we're doing the show. We haven't.

[Matt Jones]

Hey, you'll be this time. This time when he's on his phone,

[Shannon Ladue]

it'll be something that helps me as

[Matt Jones]

opposed to the other things he's using.

[Caller or Guest]

Problem is he'll definitely tell you the code on the air. Yeah, I'd be the right most Ryan thing anyway.

[Shannon Ladue]

Okay. I want to talk about Debbie and Donnie, please. But should I lead? Should we do Otaga or Debbie and

[Caller or Guest]

definitely Debbie and Donnie.

[Shannon Ladue]

I promise you we will talk about Otago. So Debbie sent the video of Donnie, right. Doing the 407 pounds of Carl's. Let me start with this before we get into any details. That man is strong.

[Caller or Guest]

Heck yeah.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Heck yeah, he's strong.

[Matt Jones]

66.

[Shannon Ladue]

67 years old and blind. And he could out. Can we all agree he could outlift us all easily.

[Caller or Guest]

I think yoked is the word you use yesterday.

[Drew]

He.

[Shannon Ladue]

Hunter Green is scared of him.

[Caller or Guest]

I am too.

[Matt Jones]

Will Stein needed offensive linemen.

[Shannon Ladue]

I got one.

[Matt Jones]

I mean he's 67.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

He's got muscles, massive arms. Yeah.

[Shannon Ladue]

So Debbie, first of all, you should be proud of your mate.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Amen.

[Caller or Guest]

I'm not messing with him either.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

67 years old.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah, we know.

[Matt Jones]

And everyone needs a woman who rides

[Shannon Ladue]

for their man like Debbie.

[Caller or Guest]

That's the biggest takeaway from this whole thing. Everybody needs somebody that believes in them. Like Debbie believes in Don Iman.

[Matt Jones]

Debbie believes in Donnie in a way

[Shannon Ladue]

that we all should hope for.

[Starbucks Narrator]

For.

[Matt Jones]

I went back and listened to that call.

[Shannon Ladue]

She's like. She's mad at the people of E Town.

[Matt Jones]

She's mad at anybody that doesn't believe in Donnie. So I will say. What's the phrase Mario on.

[Shannon Ladue]

On social media? Get you a man that find me a Debbie.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yes, we all need a Debbie.

[Matt Jones]

Especially if she knows how to fix

[Shannon Ladue]

an alarm system and change an air filter. That's what I need. Now with that said, we need to talk about the video. And we'll do that right after this

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[Shannon Ladue]

So you've never heard this song, Shannon?

[Caller or Guest]

No, no.

[Shannon Ladue]

It's terrible. This is Toby Keith's worst song and he and Sting apparently did it. That Sting? Yeah, it's about divorce. A lot of Toby songs are about divorce. Must have went through a bad one.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah, that's pretty common.

[Shannon Ladue]

So the text machine is A lot of people going, oh, man, it's pathetic. You don't know about airfield.

[Matt Jones]

You know what?

[Starbucks Narrator]

All right.

[Matt Jones]

There's things I think you should that you don't know how many Supreme Court justices there are. Like, we all know different things, right?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yeah.

[Shannon Ladue]

I grant you that I can't do anything manly, but I'm honest about it, Drew.

[Drew]

Right.

[Caller or Guest]

And you're going to learn you got there.

[Shannon Ladue]

There's value in being honest about it.

[Matt Jones]

There's a lot of people that don't know anything either, but they're still very

[Shannon Ladue]

confident in all they do.

[Matt Jones]

I'm not.

[Shannon Ladue]

I grant you. I don't even know how to turn the alarm off. My neighbor just texted me.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yeah.

[Shannon Ladue]

And he's laughing.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Did he hear the alarm?

[Shannon Ladue]

He said he would come over and give me a tour of my house.

[Caller or Guest]

I think it's usually the other way around. You invite them over.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I've got the contact for your alarm system. I can call them and.

[Drew]

All right.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Good to take care of.

[Shannon Ladue]

Hopefully we get it going. All right, let's talk about Debbie and Donnie. So everybody I hope has seen the video. It's on social media. It's on my social media. It's on the tw. It's on Twitter, it's on Instagram, TikTok. It's everywhere. He has his bar. Let's start with. Is that a curl? The Internet says no.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I think in technical terms it is not.

[Matt Jones]

So what is a curl?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Well, it's not having your other hand kind of on top of that hand. You Got to have both underneath the bar.

[Caller or Guest]

A curl is just lifting your arm.

[Shannon Ladue]

Wouldn't need any equipment. Right. You wouldn't have.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah, you can do a curl. It's just like, you know when you flex your body.

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Shannon Ladue]

Just flexing your body.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah, that's what it is. Yep.

[Shannon Ladue]

So he is using. It looks like a stand, almost as like a fulcrum. How about that term?

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah, look at that.

Like, preacher curls. What he's doing there.

[Shannon Ladue]

It's a what, Preacher curl. What does that mean?

[Caller or Guest]

It's like with the. With that bar and then you got the.

[Matt Jones]

They call it a preacher curl.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah. With like where he's resting his elbows.

[Shannon Ladue]

Yeah, it's a preacher curl. Now, he does use two hands. Fair.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yes.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

One supporting the other.

[Matt Jones]

What's too doing.

[Shannon Ladue]

But that, by the way, still impressive to me. Two hands. Anything.

[Matt Jones]

Now here's the.

[Shannon Ladue]

How much weight is on that thing? Lots of disputes online about weight.

[Matt Jones]

I've seen people say it's 407, and I've seen people argue it's 200.

[Shannon Ladue]

I have no idea. You, Shannon, you work out?

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

How much weight do you think is on there?

[Caller or Guest]

Well, I didn't count the plates. I was just going to go ahead and take their word. That's 407 pounds, which is.

[Shannon Ladue]

You're gonna assume it's 407.

[Caller or Guest]

I'm gonna give him the benefit of the doubt. I didn't go through and count the plates on the video. It's still impressive that he can move it at all. More than I could do, you know?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yes.

[Shannon Ladue]

He's standing up and kind of using his leverage.

[Caller or Guest]

He's putting his body into it.

[Matt Jones]

Putting his body.

[Shannon Ladue]

He's. He's putting his back into it.

[Matt Jones]

But let's. Are we going to say it's 407 pounds?

[Caller or Guest]

You can't really see all the way underneath.

[Matt Jones]

And he also has plates on the side and he's got plates in the front.

[Caller or Guest]

I haven't completely broken it down.

[Matt Jones]

I think people said it's been simple. I think people said it's £200.

[Shannon Ladue]

I think it's certainly more than £200.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

There's a ton of plates on both

[Matt Jones]

sides of plates on there.

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Caller or Guest]

I mean, there's like almost 20 plates.

[Shannon Ladue]

I must say it's 407.

[Caller or Guest]

I believe her.

[Shannon Ladue]

Okay.

[Caller or Guest]

She wouldn't exaggerate this.

[Matt Jones]

I wouldn't expect Debbie to know what

[Shannon Ladue]

is a traditional curl, would you?

[Caller or Guest]

Unlikely.

[Starbucks Narrator]

So I think. Debbie.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I'm pro.

[Matt Jones]

Debbie, I think. Is it technically a curl?

[Shannon Ladue]

No.

[Matt Jones]

But is it still really impressive.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

It's in the curl family.

[Matt Jones]

It's in the curl family.

[Caller or Guest]

It's also in the row family with the other arm.

[Tony Ayo]

It's all right.

[Matt Jones]

It's in the. It's in. It's in the curl family.

[Caller or Guest]

He's just being safe. He's supporting.

[Shannon Ladue]

I'm gonna say it's 407 pounds.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And I'm gonna say Debbie completely bought it. And I think Debbie was riding with her man. So I think this is a very sweet story, and I will say people can make all of the acknowledgments that we just said, but he's still stronger

[Shannon Ladue]

than probably, like, 99% of the people listening to this. Do you agree?

[Caller or Guest]

Absolutely. I couldn't do half that.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

That's my big takeaway. That dude is 66 years old, and he's stronger than any of us. Any of us listening right now. Probably. He can lift more than anybody else.

[Matt Jones]

Shannon, do you.

[Shannon Ladue]

You.

[Matt Jones]

You work out a lot.

[Shannon Ladue]

You've worked out with the wrestlers who are very strong.

[Caller or Guest]

Sure.

[Shannon Ladue]

What percent of the population do you think could do what he did?

[Caller or Guest]

Not many at all. Like, very, very, very little.

[Matt Jones]

1%.

[Caller or Guest]

There's no doubt he's strong. Like, that's not a question like that. Only think that's up for debate. Is this guy strong? Sure, he's strong, but still not a curl.

Her terminology is just a little off.

Yeah.

[Shannon Ladue]

Okay.

[Caller or Guest]

Like, there's no World Book of Records that would acknowledge that as a curl.

[Matt Jones]

Probably not.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

[Shannon Ladue]

I want to go do a show at her house.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Let's go.

[Shannon Ladue]

Are you in?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I'm 100 in.

[Shannon Ladue]

Are you?

[Caller or Guest]

Absolutely.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yes.

[Shannon Ladue]

Shannon, would you be.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah. Yeah. Let's do it. We'll go see how much we can curl.

We should all try that.

[Drew]

No.

[Shannon Ladue]

I'll get hurt. So here's my thing. Debbie. I don't think he did what you said he did, but I still think what he did was very impressive.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yeah.

[Shannon Ladue]

And I'd like to come do the show at your house. I have no way of getting in touch with Debbie, so.

[Matt Jones]

Debbie, the phone line.

[Shannon Ladue]

There's a phone line open for you. 859-280-2287.

[Matt Jones]

If you would like to have us

[Shannon Ladue]

have the show with you and Donnie this summer, we would like to do it.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yep.

[Shannon Ladue]

But I want you to call.

[Matt Jones]

It's up to you. If you don't want us to come,

[Shannon Ladue]

I totally understand, but I'd like to come.

[Matt Jones]

I also think the couple.

[Shannon Ladue]

It's a sweet story.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yeah. The picture Corey Price posted of the two of them a very loving couple.

[Shannon Ladue]

Yes.

[Caller or Guest]

And the fact that you'd call into a radio show just to brag on her husband.

[Shannon Ladue]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

And I want the people of E town to eat it because the people of E town don't believe her hating on them.

[Shannon Ladue]

And I'm not hating on. So, Debbie, 859-28022. 87.

[Matt Jones]

You have the rest of the call. If for some reason she happens not

[Shannon Ladue]

to be listening, if you know Debbie, call her. And we're. And if you don't want us to come, I totally understand.

[Caller or Guest]

I'm just gonna invite ourselves in. But hopefully they'd love to host us because we'd love to be there and meet him.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yeah, you're right, though. For Debbie somebody, maybe not in the weightlifting world. She had to describe it to you somehow. How else would you describe what he was doing?

[Caller or Guest]

Is it's somewhat like he can budge 407 pounds.

[Shannon Ladue]

Who do you think puts all those weights on? Is it Debbie?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Debbie, probably.

[Caller or Guest]

Debbie lines them up for him.

[Shannon Ladue]

So Debbie might be pretty strong, too.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

Maybe we'll get Debbie on the.

You know, and. And I think it was Richie that brought this up. I like to see how much he can legitimately curl. I'm sure it's still a ton of weight. Like, I'd be more impressed if he picked up 100 pound weight and did it than I would see in 407 with two hands.

[Shannon Ladue]

Do you think you could do what he did in that video?

[Caller or Guest]

No, no, no.

[Shannon Ladue]

No way.

[Caller or Guest]

No, no, no.

[Shannon Ladue]

I don't either.

[Caller or Guest]

No.

[Shannon Ladue]

All right, she's on.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

She's on.

[Shannon Ladue]

Oh, I see. Okay. No, no, we're not gonna put her on yet. Just hold on. I'm gonna get to her after the break. We'll see if Debbie wants us to come. I'm excited to see what Debbie has to say. I was also excited Otega got drafted. Thunder 41st pick, right?

[Caller or Guest]

Mark Pope, second time he's had a 41st pick. Wasn't Kobe Bray a 41st?

[Shannon Ladue]

He was two straight years, two straight number 41 picks, and he goes. The Thunder a good team that I think he'll make that team.

[Caller or Guest]

I thought he'd get drafted. I know some of the mocks didn't have him getting drafted at all. I got to say, I was surprised to see it that early. I even missed it because I was. I was like, he'll probably still be a little later in the draft. And then to go at 41 to the Thunder, that is great for him.

[Shannon Ladue]

He and quite as both.

[Matt Jones]

Perfect situation Perfect spot for him because he.

[Shannon Ladue]

He'll make that team. He. I don't know if he'll play, but he'll make that team.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

And he can be a case in Wallace. And so he's. Who better to learn from than case and Wallace every day in practice.

[Shannon Ladue]

I love him watching himself get drafted. Yeah, I loved it. That. That looks so awesome. We'll talk more about it. I. I want to really celebrate OA because this is a 41st for him. That is a great pickup on a perfect team for what he does. Debbie. And more when we return.

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[Shannon Ladue]

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

[Caller or Guest]

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[Matt Jones]

So what.

[Shannon Ladue]

What percentage of that realtor fee do you get?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Well, I don't think we're legally allowed to discuss that.

[Shannon Ladue]

Oh, okay.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

But I made enough where I can take you. I want to take you to dinner, and I think we can go to McDonald's. You can upsize your value meal. You want one of those new apple pies? You can get two of them.

[Caller or Guest]

They are good apple pies.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yeah, you get two of them if you want one. You allowed me to stay in my house for about three more years, so thank you.

[Matt Jones]

Is that right?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Oh, yeah.

[Shannon Ladue]

Okay, well, you. I. That.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

So, yeah. I will gladly help you take care of your alarm system.

[Shannon Ladue]

Even though you didn't show me the air filters, you. Nevertheless, I gotta tell my bush hanan

[Ryan (Realtor)]

joke at some point.

[Shannon Ladue]

Tell the stupid joke.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

So, you know, you. When you go see a house, Shannon, you know you're seeing it for the first time. You're opening up all the closets, all the, you know.

[Shannon Ladue]

The what?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

The cabinets?

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah, the doors.

[Shannon Ladue]

The doors, drawers, cabinets.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

So we're upstairs walking around, and there's one door that's locked. We can't get in it. We don't know what it is. So they had a bag downstairs. We go down and get the bag. Okay. There's a key for this. This closet. Go upstairs, over the closet. You'll never believe what was in behind that locked door.

[Shannon Ladue]

What's that joke? He's been waiting to tell this.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

It was a room full of bubble screens.

[Caller or Guest]

I'll give you a courtesy laugh.

Thank you.

Even though I kind of already made that joke once. But it's fine.

[Shannon Ladue]

All of us made that joke.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I've been saving it. Now you guys already ruined it for me.

[Shannon Ladue]

Ruin it?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

You already thought said the bubble screen. Joe.

[Caller or Guest]

Sorry, I didn't know it was coming.

[Shannon Ladue]

Yeah, it's A great job. Well, you, I do appreciate.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

No, I owe you. Thank you. It's so.

[Shannon Ladue]

All right. Debbie.

[Debbie]

What?

[Matt Jones]

Debbie, your video went viral.

[Debbie]

I heard. Hey, I want to tell you something before you start. I don't help Donnie put weights on. I cannot help him and video it at the same time. And he does not put his back in it. He just gives it a ump and he does it. The other hand, it just holds it steady for him. He don't use it.

[Shannon Ladue]

I understand, but that.

[Debbie]

But it is a curling. It is curling.

[Matt Jones]

It's called a preacher curl, though.

[Debbie]

Yeah, Preacher curl. Yeah.

[Shannon Ladue]

But you.

[Matt Jones]

But technically, Technically, I think by the

[Shannon Ladue]

rules, he can't use his other hand like that. And he stands up. Apparently he has to be sitting down.

[Debbie]

Well, I heard. I. I've been told that he can use it. He's not. It's not helping him lift the weight. It's just balancing him because he's blind. It balances him.

[Shannon Ladue]

All right, but are you.

[Matt Jones]

So you went viral. What did you think? Is it. I'm sure you people said, hey, I saw the video.

[Debbie]

I didn't know it until my sister in law called me this morning. She said, have you. Have you had your phone ringing off the hook? I said, no.

[Caller or Guest]

Why?

[Debbie]

She said, everybody in the United States, it's going viral about Donnie.

[Shannon Ladue]

Everybody.

[Debbie]

Nobody told me. I didn't know it.

[Shannon Ladue]

Well, it did go very.

[Debbie]

All over the United States. Texas.

[Shannon Ladue]

Everywhere in Texas. Yeah. Lot of views on Facebook and Twitter. Went very, very viral. Facebook, it's everywhere.

[Matt Jones]

So can. To your house and. And do the show sometime?

[Caller or Guest]

Sure.

[Debbie]

I can't wait.

[Shannon Ladue]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

I think that would be fun. Is Donnie excited about this?

[Debbie]

Let me ask him.

[Shannon Ladue]

Just ask him.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

We got time.

[Shannon Ladue]

Yeah, go ahead.

[Debbie]

Yeah. Are you excited about it? Them coming over here, doing the. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Caller or Guest]

Sounded excited.

[Shannon Ladue]

He sounds excited.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Are you Also. So people have been. People have been very impressed, Debbie, about

[Shannon Ladue]

how you stand by your man, how you really. You support him and you pump him up.

[Matt Jones]

Are you. I guess that is something you really do, right?

[Debbie]

Yeah. We've been married almost 21 years. His family treats him like dirt. And that's why I baby him so much and help him a lot. Because they treat him like dirt.

[Shannon Ladue]

Just because he's blind and you don't. You don't worry about that. Right. You love him.

[Debbie]

No, I married him blind.

[Shannon Ladue]

I understand. And you love him.

[Debbie]

He's. Yeah. He's been blind for 30 years. He don't know what I look like. Sip. What his mother told him before she passed away.

[Caller or Guest]

Wow.

[Shannon Ladue]

Well, that's actually a beautiful love story.

[Starbucks Narrator]

It is.

[Shannon Ladue]

Honest with you.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I'm excited to meet you, Debbie. And I'm excited to meet.

[Shannon Ladue]

Donnie will come to E town, and Ryan will pay for our lunch with his new money.

[Debbie]

So why did you buy a new house?

[Shannon Ladue]

I did, yes.

[Debbie]

Where? Lexington.

[Shannon Ladue]

Yeah, it was in. It's in Lexington.

[Debbie]

Yeah.

[Shannon Ladue]

Okay, well, good.

[Matt Jones]

So we're going to come to your house. Hang on. And give Shannon your contact info.

[Shannon Ladue]

Okay.

[Debbie]

Okay. Shannon Ladue. Whatever his name is.

[Caller or Guest]

The dude. Yeah.

[Debbie]

Shannon ladue.

[Matt Jones]

Bonjour.

[Caller or Guest]

I didn't take two years of French.

[Matt Jones]

I like it.

[Shannon Ladue]

All right, hang on, Debbie. Okay, there we go.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I can't tell you how excited I am about this show. Getting ready to come on a great

[Shannon Ladue]

duo, and she's an oversharer, which I also like.

[Caller or Guest]

I love you excited? Hang on. Let me ask him.

[Shannon Ladue]

Let me ask that.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Family treats him like dirt, giving us family secrets.

[Caller or Guest]

I want to know, how was it Donnie's mother described Debbie?

[Matt Jones]

That's.

[Shannon Ladue]

We'll save that for the show there. Yeah, we'll save that for the show there. All right, so Otega picked. Happy about that. Bryce Hopkins picked.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Surprised about. I guess I hadn't looked at the boards. I didn't know he was going to get picked. Good for him.

[Caller or Guest]

Honestly, that was another one where I was like, oh, yeah. I kind of forgot he was available. Had a decent year at St. John.

[Tony Ayo]

He did.

[Caller or Guest]

Clearly has the NBA, not NFL. NBA prototype body and. And talent to at least get picked.

[Shannon Ladue]

Ugo picked.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

It's interesting, Cal. One thing, it's clear, when he would recruit players, he just kind of had

[Shannon Ladue]

a way of knowing guys that the NBA would want if they kind of hit their peak. Right. He just kind of had a way because all the. Because, like, Ugo came out of nowhere when they got him, and now he ends up a draft pick.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

He had a great year, Virginia, this past year. I think he set their school record for block shots. But he seemed like he was totally surprised he got drafted. You're in the green room. They invited you. They expect you to get drafted. Yet he seemed to be.

[Caller or Guest]

That wasn't the green room. That was like a.

[Shannon Ladue]

That was just like.

[Caller or Guest]

I mean, he was.

[Shannon Ladue]

He was. He just came, like. He didn't get invited.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I thought maybe he was invited to come in because he was going to get drafted.

[Caller or Guest]

Couldn't believe he was drafted.

[Shannon Ladue]

That's what he's saying.

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

Really?

The ACC tournament probably got him drafted. He was unbelievable.

[Matt Jones]

He was on board. Draft boards. How did he not. I mean, why would he go if

[Shannon Ladue]

he didn't think he was going to get.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Exactly. Maybe he just didn't think the Pistons were going to draft.

[Shannon Ladue]

He might not have thought that team was drafting, but he had to know he was going to get drafted.

[Matt Jones]

Or why is he there Exactly.

[Caller or Guest]

Just hanging out for the free food.

Who else was on the team when it was Ugo and Bryce Hopkins? That could be another one. When there were several draft picks.

[Shannon Ladue]

Yeah, it could be.

[Matt Jones]

You could end up with like five

[Shannon Ladue]

guys and you would. Toppin.

[Drew]

Right?

[Caller or Guest]

Oscar.

[Matt Jones]

Oscar.

[Shannon Ladue]

That's funny because it didn't feel like that. No, but you end up getting a lot of guys drafted.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Ty Tire Case. And one of those two guys.

[Shannon Ladue]

One of them would have been on it.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Caller or Guest]

Pulling it up now.

[Matt Jones]

Is that the team that lost to St. Peters?

[Caller or Guest]

I think they made it or.

[Matt Jones]

No, that's the team that lost to Kansas State.

[Caller or Guest]

The team that lost.

[Drew]

Wow.

[Shannon Ladue]

All right, Russ. Go ahead, Russ.

[Caller or Guest]

Hey, guys. Good morning. Greetings from Vandenberg County. Matt, I want to ask you something. Let's say you're J Bat and we are exactly nine weeks from kickoff. We're five weeks from players reporting, and we're three weeks from. From SEC media days. You're the athletic director. Everybody else are your assistants. What are the two points that you're getting out to Big Blue Nation before kickoff, September 5?

[Shannon Ladue]

It's a great question. I think the thing I would do if I were him now is I

[Matt Jones]

would go to every possible way to

[Shannon Ladue]

communicate and start talking to people that he should be on this show. He should be on every show. He should be going out in the community. He should be speaking at the Rotary Club. He should be doing all those things. I'm sure he will, but for me, I think he needs a six week just because.

[Matt Jones]

Because still people really aren't.

[Shannon Ladue]

Don't know it. Like, even when you just said j bad, I had to sit there and think, j bad. Okay, gotcha. I think that's what you have to do. My guess is this is just my guess. I think he's probably waiting till June 30th. Right. Because Mitch Barnard is still technically the AD until June 3rd.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Sure.

[Matt Jones]

So I think he's probably.

[Shannon Ladue]

I think we will see that push after the Fourth of July. The other message I would say is, look, come support the new coach and let's fill this stadium.

[Matt Jones]

Let's make a statement.

[Shannon Ladue]

Week one, welcome the new coach. And then week two, Alabama. Let's make a statement in those Two games.

[Debbie]

That's.

[Matt Jones]

That's what I think. Do you think your best thing for

[Shannon Ladue]

this fan base would be to have

[Matt Jones]

two straight weeks to start the season

[Shannon Ladue]

where we fill that stadium and the atmosphere of Kentucky football kind of being exciting is the thing to do.

[Caller or Guest]

Do you think he'll make a really big splash at the SEC media days?

[Matt Jones]

Probably not, because they're not going to

[Shannon Ladue]

care about the ad. They're going to care about the teams. I appreciate the call. Will Stein will be much more of the story at media day. Ryan, I think, than J. Bad is because he's new to.

[Drew]

Right.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yeah. But, you know, you said our previous regime kind of was not in touch with the fan base. He can jump on that, like, right now, or like you said, maybe after June 30th.

[Matt Jones]

And I think right now he's probably

[Shannon Ladue]

meeting with the biggest booster.

[Drew]

Right.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

He's probably doing that behind the scenes.

[Shannon Ladue]

Kind of behind the scenes. But I do think there needs to be a public be amongst them and get the word out. I think that's really important. And I.

[Matt Jones]

And I bet he'll do it.

[Shannon Ladue]

He might be just out of respect, getting through these last week of Mitch Barnhart, letting him be honored, etc.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah, they really need to lean into new era of UK athletics. I mean, Pope's got a couple of years, but he's still pretty new here. And then, of course, Will Stein starting and bat, probably don't want to put a lot on himself, but he should also lean into that a little bit.

[Shannon Ladue]

Let me also just note something that's coming up. Eli Capaluto's contracts up. July is June 30th. Now, he's got a provision where it automatically renews every year.

[Matt Jones]

But I'm not saying. I'm just saying his contract is up,

[Shannon Ladue]

like Tuesday of next week.

[Matt Jones]

You could easily see a world where, like, now's the time you make that thing right.

[Shannon Ladue]

And you really do have a new era.

[Matt Jones]

I cannot imagine Eli's going much longer.

[Shannon Ladue]

Right.

[Caller or Guest]

No, there's no.

[Matt Jones]

So, I mean, if that's going to happen, it probably happens next week. And you could also see a scenario where the new president and the new AD together.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yes.

[Shannon Ladue]

Are going out into the world.

[Matt Jones]

So I think part of it is what's going to happen on June 30th. June 30th is a massive day for UK Athletics.

[Shannon Ladue]

We start paying Mark Stoops buyout on June 30th.

[Drew]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

We start paying a new ad.

[Shannon Ladue]

We start paying everything. June 30th. July 1st is the new era of UK sports. And so, you know, I could see kind of waiting till that and then full fledged, you know, full steam ahead.

[Matt Jones]

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[Shannon Ladue]

Shannon Ladue.

[Caller or Guest]

She asked me that off the air too. Why do they call you Shannon Ladue if that's not your name?

[Shannon Ladue]

It's a good question. I'm gonna keep calling you Shannon Ladoo like Chris Ledoux. You're his brother. Much too young to feel this damn old. 859-280-22-287 Text Machine 772-774-5254. You had an amazing go ahead.

[Caller or Guest]

If Ugo and Bryce Hopkins play a game in the NBA, then that 2020, 23 team would have had seven NBA players on it.

[Shannon Ladue]

That's the team we lost in the second round to Kansas State. Who are the seven you got to

[Caller or Guest]

do who's blown up a little bit?

[Shannon Ladue]

I forget Ladu, Antonio.

[Caller or Guest]

Antonio Reeves has played a little bit. Jacob Toppins had some big games with the Hawks. Chris Livingston carved out a role case and Wallace, then Oscar and then it'd be Ugo and Bryce Hopkins.

[Shannon Ladue]

Seven NBA players on that team. That would be a case for. Maybe Cal didn't get the most out of his talent. I think so we have. I mean how many teams have we ever had that? 70.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I was thinking that just one other team, maybe 20.

[Matt Jones]

Is that the second most NBA players

[Shannon Ladue]

that have ever been on a UK basketball team? I mean 2015 had no Derrick Willis played the NBA? 10. So 10 for the 2015 team. How many? The 96 team.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

It had like nine or 10 also.

[Shannon Ladue]

What do they have? Walker, Anderson, Mercer, Delk, McCarty, McCarty, Pope, Pope. 6. Shepherd played a little. 7.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Wayne Turner even played a little.

[Matt Jones]

Wayne Turner played the Celtics.

[Shannon Ladue]

Did he play though?

[Ryan (Realtor)]

He played a little, you know, towards the end of the season. One year, I think.

[Shannon Ladue]

Eight.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Nazi.

[Caller or Guest]

I have another one that'll help people in trivia. The 28 team also lost in 2018. Also lost Kansas State. They had seven. Shea, Vanderbilt, Diallo, Knox, Richards, Washington Winion. And those are like guys that play a pretty big roles.

[Shannon Ladue]

So Kansas State just beats our. Our team full of NBA guys.

[Caller or Guest]

Yep.

[Shannon Ladue]

That's amazing.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Well, you mentioned Antonio Reed. Didn't he get a big contract or something? No, I thought he did.

[Shannon Ladue]

I don't think so. Let's go to Tim. Go ahead, Tim.

[Drew]

Hey, guys, it's great to talk to you. Especially cool to talk to Shannon Ledoux. My call is about Debbie. How awesome is she? What man would want a woman like that to be his wife or a young child for that? To be his grandmother? That's cool.

[Shannon Ladue]

Totally agree.

[Drew]

My Debbie. Is it possible that Debbie's getting pounds confused with kilograms?

[Matt Jones]

I don't get the sense that's a metric household.

[Shannon Ladue]

I mean, I don't know what's able to do.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know.

[Shannon Ladue]

I don't get kind of European vibes from that house.

[Matt Jones]

So I kind of think she is still on the pa. I think it's very possible that thing

[Shannon Ladue]

had that many pounds.

[Matt Jones]

I really do. I mean, I don't know, because I don't know. The plates, we'll look when we're there, we'll put Shannon in charge of counting them. But, yeah, I think it's plausible.

[Drew]

Now, the weights could have kilograms on them instead of pounds. And you look at it, you add it up, you think, okay, it's pounds, you know, but could.

[Matt Jones]

It could be. Well, we'll find out. We or no, you got something else?

[Drew]

No, she's.

[Matt Jones]

Appreciate the call, Meso. Is that right, Meso?

[Caller or Guest]

Mason.

[Shannon Ladue]

Mason. Go ahead, Mason.

[Caller or Guest]

Hey, what's up, fellas? First of all, thanks for Ryan coming back. Glad you're okay. God's good. Real quick, yesterday. Yeah, Yesterday, you was talking about the cookie lady, her son. I know you mentioned it. Her son not only played for Xavier, he also played for Vanderbilt. And the cookie lady's first name is Elizabeth. And I. I taught her youngest son at Bloom elementary in the Highlands, and she's been around for a long time. She used to bring us cookies. But Brian Thornton is also the WAC commissioner right now, and that's her son. Yes, Brian Thornton is her oldest son. That play. Yeah, he played. That. He played at Vanderbilt for his first two seasons, and then he played for Xavier's last two seasons, and he's now the commissioner of the WAC Conference.

[Matt Jones]

Was he. He was pretty good.

[Starbucks Narrator]

Yeah.

[Shannon Ladue]

Yeah, that's.

[Matt Jones]

That's her son.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah, he actually.

He actually scored like.

Like 15 and 10 against Kentucky his sophomore year at Rupert.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Drew]

All right.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I appreciate the call. I had no idea. Do you remember him at Bandit?

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah, that was like 2001, something like that. I think when he played 2001. 2002.

[Shannon Ladue]

Yeah. All right, Well, I appreciate the call, Mason.

[Matt Jones]

Couple.

[Shannon Ladue]

Let's do a couple of tidbits. ESPN is breaking up the Saturday night SEC network football crew.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Why?

[Shannon Ladue]

I don't know. All three of them will have different assignments next year.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

But they, they kind of work together. You know, they kind of. It kind of worked. Like we all, like all of us kind of work. It kind of work.

[Shannon Ladue]

I think they maybe are all moving up, but moving apart.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Wow.

[Shannon Ladue]

So that's a bummer. Dave Fleming is gone from espn.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

You've been there for a long time,

[Shannon Ladue]

which I hate for him, but for

[Caller or Guest]

me, nobody ever know he's done. Dave's got a little bit of a

different look, but I saw some people say first KS Bar, now leaving espn.

[Shannon Ladue]

I mean, I. There'll be other ESPN things happening.

[Caller or Guest]

You know, you're going to miss those jokes, though. I mean, it didn't matter what game he was on.

[Matt Jones]

Well, he's still doing other stuff.

[Shannon Ladue]

I think he does the NBA now or no baseball for NBC, I think. Okay, so he'll still be around, but he won't be on college basketball games. And we won't have people saying twins incorrectly. That I look like I'm gonna miss, though. Tom Hart, Jordan and Cole Kubik. I mean, that Tom, I think is still going to work for espn, but I, I'm gonna miss them on those

[Matt Jones]

games because it kind of felt like that was all. That was our sweet spot.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

Yeah.

[Shannon Ladue]

All of our good games tended to be in that thing.

[Caller or Guest]

Great chemistry. I know they weren't the A team, but they were really good as a package. I hate that it's splitting up. Hopefully it's best for all three. Whatever's next.

Tom was doing a Braves game a couple weeks ago. Braves and whites on Braves vision.

[Shannon Ladue]

Yeah.

[Caller or Guest]

Awesome.

[Ryan (Realtor)]

I'm gonna miss that group together. They were a lot of fun to listen.

[Shannon Ladue]

They were really good. Hopefully he still gets an assignment where he's still doing SEC Kentucky games. We'll find out. We're gonna take a break, talk a little UK football and other things going on around the state. That's next here on Kentucky Sports Radio.

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