2026-07-16- KSR - Hour 1

Summary

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Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) – Hour 1

Date: July 16, 2026
Host: Billy Rutledge (filling in for Matt Jones)
Co-hosts: Ryan, Drew, Shannon
Location: Lexington, KY

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Episode Theme and Purpose

This hour of KSR—hosted by Billy Rutledge in Matt Jones’s stead—features a lighthearted blend of UK sports talk, quirky personal anecdotes, crew banter, wedding updates, and humorous debates about gym etiquette. Alongside updates on Kentucky athletics, especially UK football, TBT (The Basketball Tournament) developments, and upcoming events, the crew reminisces about their own broadcast careers and shares inside jokes—all while taking calls and texts from their passionate audience.

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Key Discussion Points & Highlights

1. Hosting Shuffle & Crew Camaraderie

• [02:58] Billy announces he’s hosting for Matt, with various crew members taking the lead over the next week.
• [03:34]"You're not Matt Jones. You're the guy that Ryan and I want to be like if we could be anybody..." – Shannon, highlighting the crew’s banter and Billy’s popularity.
• Topics include Billy locking himself out of the studio, Ryan sporting his "two mimosa Billy" t-shirt in honor of Billy’s hosting, and Drew arriving just after the show starts.

2. Wedding Suit Saga and Crew Bonding

• [07:30] Ryan recounts going for a suit fitting for Billy’s upcoming wedding.
  • He taunts: “I will absolutely, without question, be the best looking dude at your wedding.” (07:38 – Ryan)
• Extended banter about matching groomsmen suits, customizations, and who will be the sharpest dresser.

3. Appreciating Hard-Working Kentuckians

• [09:23] Billy expresses gratitude for being able to “talk on the radio,” contrasting it to demanding real-world jobs.
• Shout-outs to mail carriers, sanitation workers, landscapers, utility workers, etc.
  • "There are people that do actual jobs besides what we do on the radio..." (09:23 – Billy)
• Ryan shares admiration for early-morning construction workers: “Kudos to those guys. You're exactly, absolutely right about that.” (10:25 – Ryan)

4. Daylight Saving Time Debate

• [10:50] The team debates proposed reforms and how they impact morning routines, work, and school.
  • Drew: "If you look outside and it's still dark at 9am, I think it will really impact everyone getting their day going." (11:19)
  • Billy wonders about the value of extra sunlight in winter evenings.

5. Golf, TV Debates, and Bucket List Adventures

• The Open Championship is on live in the studio.
• Drew reminisces about visiting Royal Birkdale in England for a previous Open. ([12:27])
• Lighter banter about studio TV usage and internal debates over whether to even keep the TVs.

6. Radio Legends & Postgame Inspirations

• Alan Cutler Stories:
  • Billy describes being inspired to go into sports radio by Alan Cutler’s Bengals postgame show.
    "If I could do that for a living, that my life would be set...I think Alan Cutler actually inspired me..." (14:04 – Billy)
  • Ryan: “He was at his absolute best at that Cincinnati Bengals postgame show...” (15:02)
• Discussion of the intensity and passion of postgame call-in shows, with the consensus that they're best after a tough UK loss. (15:39+)

7. Inside Jokes & Social Media Fodder

• [19:41] The group discusses Mario’s “mogging” (outshining in photos), studio headshots, and pokes fun at radio personalities (e.g., Lachlan McClain’s 8x10s for autographs).
• Suggestion of posing together for cheesy, “Step Brothers”-style photos.

8. Listener Calls & Interactive Segments

• Billy brings out 12 random topics and lets the crew pick numbers at random (16:48, 22:39, 31:01).
• First topic chosen: UK football/baseball recruit Matt Pontowski’s decision to play for Kentucky rather than join the Reds after being drafted.
  • Discussion of NIL money vs. minor league pay and the increasing desirability of college sports financially.
  • Drew notes: “He won Gatorade player of the year in baseball and football in the same year in Ohio, only like Randy Moss and one other person...ever before.” (25:04)

9. Gym Etiquette Debate: Shoes Off on Leg Day?

• [31:06] Billy seeks the crew’s ruling on removing his shoes (but not socks) at the gym for squats.
  • Split verdict: Drew says “fair if socks are clean;” Ryan says “foul” due to sweaty socks; Shannon the tiebreaker says “fair," prioritizing function and safety.
  • "I guess I'll be the tiebreaker. I'm going to go fair." (33:12 – Shannon)

10. TBT (The Basketball Tournament) & UK Alumni News

• [36:02] Marcus Lee has joined "La Familia," bringing the alumni roster to six.
• The team speculates about the requirement for seven alumni and jokes about suiting up old-timers like Jack Givens or Dan Issel just for compliance.
  • Drew: "How fun would that be? Throw a uniform on them...maybe they come in and hit the Elam ending.” (37:17)
• Scrimmage insights: Current UK squad outscored alumni team 31-19 in a brief run, with fatigue noted on the older side.
  • Billy: "If they would have lost that game...that would have been the panic button.” (39:08)
• Commentary on Coach Pope’s engagement with the alumni, and reflections on building generational bonds within UK basketball.

11. Local Love: Kentucky’s Best Hot Dog Stand

• [29:50] Drew reports that USA Today named Corbin’s root beer stand one of America’s best hot dog joints, sparking local pride.

12. Calls & Texts: Listener Engagement

• Listeners ring in about La Familia’s name, calling for a rebranding to reflect the Calipari-to-Pope era shift.
  • Drew points out it’s spelled in Spanish, not Italian, which is supposedly the intended reference.

13. SEC Football Hype Building

• The crew previews excitement for upcoming SEC Media Days in Tampa; QB Kenny Minchi will represent UK.
  • Drew shares lively stories about past media days (karaoke nights, offbeat coach run-ins).
  • Recounts Nick Roush asking Stoops an awkward question about “coming home,” referencing his baldness.

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Notable Quotes and Moments

• [03:34] Shannon:
  "You're not Matt Jones. You're the guy that Ryan and I want to be like if we could be anybody and switch, you know, roles with anybody else on the show. We both picked you yesterday."

• [07:38] Ryan (on his wedding suit):
  "I will absolutely, without question, be the best looking dude at your wedding."

• [09:23] Billy (on being grateful for his radio job):
  "There are people that do actual jobs besides what we do on the radio and get to talk about it."

• [14:04] Billy (on Alan Cutler):
  "...if I could do that for a living, that my life would be set. If I could just talk about the games, sports, that's what I want to do with my life."

• [15:02] Ryan (on Cutler’s Bengals work):
  "He was at his absolute best at that Cincinnati Bengals postgame show..."

• [19:41] Drew (on Mario’s photos):
  "We got mogged by Mario yesterday. It's like when you don't smile for photos and when you look a lot better than maybe somebody else that's in a photo."

• [25:04] Drew (on Matt Pontowski’s dual-sport honors):
  "He won Gatorade player of the year in baseball and football in the same year in Ohio, only like Randy Moss and one other person Nationwide has won both in the same year before."

• [33:12] Shannon (ruling on shoes at the gym):
  "I'm going to go fair. I'm going to say it's okay because you're trying to look out for yourself."

• [38:06] Billy (recapping TBT scrimmage):
  "They only played a half...31 to 19, the current team beat La Familia. I heard fatigue may have played a factor."

• [39:08] Billy (had UK lost to the old guys):
  "That would have been the panic button."

• [43:51] Drew (on the vibe at SEC Media Days):
  "It's a lot of fun. It's not a well kept secret. I'm a nightlife guy. Everyone goes out together. It's like a karaoke night. So you're meeting people that do the same job for you at other schools..."

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [02:48–04:32] Host and crew introductions; Billy’s first day as a host; Drew sneaking in late
• [07:30–09:02] Wedding suit fitting escapades and friendly ribbing
• [09:23–11:46] Appreciation for real-world workers, Kentucky’s blue-collar backbone, and the daylight saving debate
• [12:14–13:12] The Open Championship; Drew recounts his Royal Birkdale experience
• [14:04–15:39] Alan Cutler career reflections & postgame radio inspiration
• [19:41–21:53] Mario's “mogging” photos, headshots, and inside radio humor
• [22:39–27:10] Matt Pontowski chooses UK over the Reds; NIL and minor league salary discussion; backup quarterback history
• [31:06–34:25] Shoes off at the gym debate—resolves in Billy’s favor
• [36:02–39:44] TBT alumni team updates, UK scrimmage, and Coach Pope’s buy-in
• [43:51–44:24] SEC Media Days preview and memorable moments

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Overall Tone

KSR Hour 1 brims with camaraderie, self-deprecating humor, classic sports talk radio engagement, and deep roots in Kentucky culture. The hosts riff naturally, oscillating between earnest gratitude, silly ribbing, and sharp UK athletics coverage, all with a distinctly playful, local flavor beloved by their audience.

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Transcript

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[Shannon]

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.

[Billy Rutledge]

Welcome everyone. This is Kentucky Sports radio on Thursday, July 16. A beautiful day here in Lexington, Kentucky.

[Ryan]

You're not Matt Jones.

[Billy Rutledge]

I'm not Matt Jones, Bill. I'm Billy Rutledge filling in for Matt Jones today as we kind of switch around as who is leading the show over the next week or show. You can give us a call on the Clark's pump a shop phone line. That's 859-280-2287. Text us on the a vision glass text machine. That'll be I guess our pre show text machine today. 502-265-6656. And as always, you call T.J. smith. What's he gonna make him do, Shannon?

[Shannon]

He'll make him pay. You're not Matt Jones. You're the guy that Ryan and I want to be like if we could be anybody and switch, you know, roles with anybody else on the show. We both picked you yesterday.

[Ryan]

Easy, easy, easy. Question Yesterday.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yeah, I my one hour work days turn into three today as I host ksr.

[Ryan]

How are you going to get through it?

[Shannon]

Oh my goodness, you're going to be exhausted.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, my pay be tripled, Ryan.

[Ryan]

No, you still get the exact same 20 cents an hour.

[Billy Rutledge]

By the way, it's good to see you in your two mimosa Billy T shirt. Yes. Shane and I, you're really repping.

[Ryan]

Had to dress the part today. I got my two mimosa Billy T shirt on today since he's hosting today.

[Shannon]

You're pandering to the host today.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yeah, it's working. You're in my favor right now. I also appreciate you letting me in the door. I just locked myself out of the Iheart studios for the first time in maybe my eight, nine years with the company. So I appreciate you being Johnny on the spot.

[Ryan]

We've all done that. You know, if you leave the office, the door automatically locks behind you and if you don't have your key card, you can't get back in so.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, luckily that didn't happen on a game day or in the middle of a broadcast with nobody else in the building besides me. Those are my 1112 hour work days that I much work much longer for. And we got Drew walking in now,

[Ryan]

so we got the whole crew in.

[Billy Rutledge]

He's almost made it blocked by a truck. Hopefully not, but he, he's made it in time. So I'm excited to host KSR today. We we'll talk about some sports topics. You know, there's some TBT news. There was a scrimmage yesterday. We'll get to all that, but I've got a lot more random stuff to get to today. But, Drew, it's good to see you as well. Thank you for making it, man.

[Drew]

Almost made it in time. What am I, like, a minute late?

[Ryan]

Yeah, almost made it full of Dave Baker coming in at the last second.

[Drew]

No trucks this time. It was excused absence, but sorry, I'm. I'm a no.

[Billy Rutledge]

All good. I was talking about Dave this morning on the pre show. He would. It would be right before the intro would start, and he would walk in, making us all nervous.

[Ryan]

He is absolutely. He's the absolute best. Coming in during the intro, putting the headphones on, everybody.

[Billy Rutledge]

Let's get it. Kind of kickoff, as I was telling Billy.

[Shannon]

I mean, you got Cameron Mills there, who could talk to anybody and didn't talk for two hours straight and never take a breath. So why would you worry about Buzz not being there?

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, that's true. I mean, Cameron can fill a show all by himself, but Dave would make everybody nervous. And that's not a one year thing. It sounds like he's been doing that for a while.

[Ryan]

Oh, yeah. There's a famous story where the producer had to actually put the headsets on. Is like, we're gonna do this cat down tip off, and we'll be right back after this.

[Drew]

There's times where we finished our show and wondered, like, is he coming? Should we stick around just in case?

[Billy Rutledge]

Yeah, yeah, It's. He cuts it close. And now we've already gotten an impression from Brian Lemon in the first five minutes of the show. You were cracking me up yesterday.

[Drew]

Oh, man.

[Billy Rutledge]

Did you get any feedback from that at all?

[Ryan]

Well, Cutler was sending me text messages during the show. He heard it. So I listened to his show yesterday. I thought, man, he's going to rip us. But he. He played the professional. Didn't. Didn't rip us yesterday on the show. But I thought my laughing impersonations were dead on. Drew's the one that can back me up, and I thought I nailed each one of them.

[Drew]

It was really good. And then the video Mario put together. I'm not someone that goes back and re listens to anything we do. In fact, I hate doing that. I'll watch videos to make sure they look good. That one that Mario posted of Ryan's color impersonation and a little bit of me, I watched 10 times last night, I could not quit watching. It is so funny. Hope Cutler didn't open too much because we did I love. We love his show. That proves how much we listen to it. But Ryan, that laugh was an all timer.

[Ryan]

And I told Billy this. He's gonna be at my house tomorrow night. Cutler's coming to my house. We'll get together tomorrow night.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

FaceTime. Shannon.

[Ryan]

Shannon is the guy that threw him some daggers yesterday.

[Shannon]

No, no. Apparently I got daggers from him long before that. Billy told me. He said, man, Cutler's just cutting a promo on you on his show yesterday. I've never heard it, but that's what Billy told me, so I think it's all fair.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, that's the revenge of Shannon the dude. He'll remember a comment that you said many years ago and then he'll somehow. Yeah, I promise not to Sol wedding caterers or yard sale stuff on hosting the show today. I'm not going to do that. But, Ryan, I do want to get an update. How is your brown suit coming right now? Are you. Are you. Are you finding a brown suit for the wedding?

[Ryan]

I. I went to Logan's on Tuesday.

[Billy Rutledge]

Okay.

[Ryan]

Got fitted. And I do. I guess I need to owe you an apology.

[Billy Rutledge]

Why is that?

[Ryan]

Because I will absolutely, without question, be the best looking dude at your wedding.

[Shannon]

You're going to look just like Drew and me and Matt.

[Ryan]

Better. Better? How?

[Shannon]

How? You look better.

[Ryan]

I got a little trick up my sleeve and I am. I will be. I will steal the spotlight from the groom. So, Billy, I apologize, but I will definitely be the best looking dude at your wedding.

[Billy Rutledge]

I wonder if you're going to be in the same color as the rest of the guys, because they all picked the same color.

[Shannon]

Ryan. So did Ryan.

[Billy Rutledge]

He's got the same one.

[Ryan]

We're all matching suits.

[Drew]

We want to be our own groomsmen. We're going to sit together, we're going to get all kinds of photos together. We're not walking apart anywhere we go. We're going together. We're a group.

[Shannon]

We're going. We're going to the punch bowl together. We're going to be like all. Can you give us like, one little section off the side? Just. Just us, just KSR guys like everybody else. Then the KSR guys over to the side.

[Drew]

I'm going to pick mine up right after the show today. That's right.

[Ryan]

Oh, yours are in.

[Drew]

Yeah. Go try it on. Make sure everything fits. They want it perfect. Did you pick. Did you get to do the, like the custom suit with the buttons? I mean, I know the suit, but like the shirt.

[Ryan]

Yes.

[Drew]

Got your. Got your monogram.

[Ryan]

Got your monogram on the sleeve.

[Shannon]

Did you smoke Mother of Pearl? That's the best one. You should have gotten that one.

[Ryan]

Oh, they were making fun of you about the smoke. Mother of Pearl said. They said. You said it, like, 50,000 times.

[Drew]

Is this the nicest thing you'll have ever owned as far as clothing?

[Ryan]

Well, I did buy some new Asics tennis shoes yesterday.

[Drew]

So you answered my question.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yes.

[Drew]

Yes.

[Billy Rutledge]

This could be the best.

[Ryan]

Yeah, most things got my brown shoes. So I am set and ready to go for Billy Marissa wedding, August 8th.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, I'm glad you guys are excited. It seems like the state is excited as well to hear about the escapades of the wedding. I'm doing the seating chart now, so I'll make sure everybody's.

[Ryan]

Well. It's perfect. You got to put us all together. Yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

Oh, yeah. I have to. I can't just let people sit wherever they want to. Shannon, look. I mean, where are you controlling everything else?

[Shannon]

Yeah, this is not nom. There's rules here. You can't just sit where you want.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yes. So, look, I'm very grateful to be hosting the show today. I mean, I remember starting in 2017, a young Shannon, the dude, said he didn't want to do a podcast with me, but yet he taught me the ropes of how to do KSR and be a part of the crew. It also made me thankful that I'm hosting the show this morning when I see people working outside, because there are people that do actual jobs besides what we do on the radio and get to talk about it. Did Chuck Schumer fart the other day? Which we'll get into, folks. Don't worry. But, like, you know, there's a lot of mail carriers out there that listen to the show, sanitation workers, I'm sure, that have to work these. These thankless jobs, right? Like, these jobs that, you know, that aren't just on the radio. Landscapers, school bus drivers, 911 dispatchers. People actually work for a living and help others, Brian. So when I'm. When I'm driving into work and I see somebody with the fluorescent vest on. Yeah, now, we were in a fluorescent vest not too long ago, Drew, at the landmines or the. The landfill. But it just. It makes me grateful that I'm able to do this every day when I see people that actually do jobs.

[Ryan]

Like, we get a ton of listeners. The guys that some of our most loyal texters and people hit us on Twitter are, like, mail carriers or meter readers and people like that. But I'm glad you said it. Because this morning I heard some people in my neighbor's yard banging and sawing, like, what is going on? They're out there putting up a fence in my neighbor's yard, and it's already, you know, 150 degrees outside, and they're cutting wood and banging it. And so kudos to those guys. You're exactly, absolutely right about that.

[Billy Rutledge]

What also made me think about it was the daylight saving time conversation yesterday. So if we do sign this into law, Drew, there are going to be sunrises at what, 9am in the winter, and there's a lot of people that are working in the mornings. You made the argument about kids. I'm not going to make that argument. I love kids.

[Drew]

But we know you love kids.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yes, but there are a lot of people that work. Landscapers. You know, you lose your power. Utility line workers got to come out and work during harsh conditions. I mean, it made me think of all those people yesterday when you had that conversation.

[Drew]

That. And even if you have an office job, just get going in the morning, you need a little sunlight. Need them vitamins coming through. I worry we'll just. Everybody will just be dragging around. If you look outside and it's still dark at 9am I think it will really impact everyone getting their day going. I'm all for. For still mixing it up so we can have an earlier morning, but I understand that people want to have, you know, get off work and walk the neighborhood, play golf, do outdoor things. You know, I see both sides, but I lean towards having more light in the morning, get people rolling.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, I also think about, do you really need the extra sunlight in the winter? That's when you don't go out and spend a lot of time outside. Right. So, I mean, you say play golf. I can't play a lot of golf in December.

[Drew]

And I kind of like the excuse to, like, hunker down. Like, oh, it's dark outside. I'm just gonna tonight, just going to be lazy and watch tv, hang around

[Billy Rutledge]

the house, cancel some plans. I can't come out tonight.

[Drew]

Yeah, speaking of, this is off topic, but I wanted to lead with this. Thank you for having the Open on. Talking of weird times, starting early, I walked in, we don't normally have this TV on. So. Thank you for.

[Billy Rutledge]

Oh, yeah, we got a little 154th Royal Burkdale on. I saw Scotty Scheffler started 4 under through 6 and thought the tournament might be over after that, but he's still in contention. So we'll watch a little golf.

[Drew]

Appreciate that.

[Billy Rutledge]

A little multitasking this morning.

[Drew]

I went to Royal Burkedale 146.

[Billy Rutledge]

You did?

[Drew]

Yeah. Got the. Got the yardage book. I should brought it. We could have gone over the holes.

[Billy Rutledge]

See, that is. That's a bucket list type of trip. Is that. Is that Ireland? Is it Scotland?

[Drew]

It's in England.

[Billy Rutledge]

England. Okay.

[Drew]

Yeah. Not a lot happening in Royal Burgdale, but the golf is fun, but I kind of forgot this was going on, so. Thank you for having it. TV looks good. We never use these.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, the TVs we just put. I mean, there's a. There's a big conversation about getting rid of these TVs right now.

[Drew]

Touchy subject. Sorry.

[Billy Rutledge]

It is, but we. We've got the golf on and we're ready to go. Ryan, how you feeling this morning?

[Ryan]

I'm good, man. I've got up, got my iced coffee. I've already been to the bathroom like 15 times, so I'm ready to go.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, that's good. I'm glad you're here and ready to go. We'll talk about Chuck Schumer's fart, the tbt. There was a scrimmage yesterday, Ryan.

[Ryan]

Yes.

[Billy Rutledge]

I don't know if it was a secret scrimmage, but KSR plus had the details.

[Ryan]

It was supposed to be the secret scrimmage.

[Drew]

I have a text from Alan Cutler. I don't know if you want it now or save it, but it's in all caps.

[Billy Rutledge]

I would like it now. Yes.

[Drew]

He says he's never cut a promo ripping. Shannon. It is in all caps. And I know he can be loud. He's never texted me in all caps before, so he is really emphasizing that this never happened.

[Shannon]

Oh, okay. Well, wait a minute now, Billy. Were you trying to start something between me and Cutler? Because I had nothing against Cutler, but you told me that Cutler was talking about me. Was this like two or three months ago on his show talking about me?

[Billy Rutledge]

You were mentioned. You know, I can't remember in what context. I would like to give my Allen Cutler story if you can. Maybe he's listening right now. It sounds like he is. I was a young lady and I moved to Kentucky, and my dad took me to a Cincinnati Bengals game. And being from Tampa, Florida, we went to the Bucs Bengals game in Cincinnati.

[Ryan]

All right.

[Billy Rutledge]

And it was a very dramatic upset win for the Bucks. They came back, they scored twice in the final three or four minutes. Bengals fans are pissed.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

And so we get into the car, we start driving home and listening to the post game announcer for the Cincinnati Bengals just ripping into the team, you know, taking calls, you know, like what Matt does after a Kentucky game. And I, and I turned to my dad and I was like, if I could do that for a living, that my life would be set. If I could just talk about the games, sports, that's what I want to do with my life. So I think I could go back and credit the reason that I wanted to do radio, the Alan Cutler to the Cincinnati Bengals post game guy. Many years later, I'm working in the Lexington market and someone finally does tell me, yeah, Alan Cutler used to do Bangles post game shows. So without even knowing who he was, I think Alan Cutler actually inspired me to my radio career.

[Drew]

So on one side of the pre show there's hatred and the other there's, you're. You appreciate it.

[Billy Rutledge]

Nothing but gratitude. That's right.

[Ryan]

Yeah, I, I've told this down. You know, I worked with him for 12 years. He was in, he was in TV for like 25, 30 years. But he is at his absolute best at that Cincinnati Bengals postgame show he used to do. And if they'd win, it was always like, it's a great day to be a Bengals fan. That was his tagline. He, that's where he is at his best when he takes those calls after a post game show for, for the Bengals.

[Billy Rutledge]

And people get so mad and they still do during the Kentucky ones. But that's why I love the post game aspect of what I do for a job more than anything else. And I think I credit that to Alan Cutler. So, Alan, if you're listening, thank you. And I think I've told him that before, but that's, it's, it's amazing how that can work out.

[Ryan]

Well, we've talked about this. The UK post game shows, football or basketball, from a caller standpoint, are better when Kentucky loses.

[Billy Rutledge]

Oh, yeah? Yeah.

[Ryan]

So you got something to complain about when you win. The calls maybe even be a little slow. Well, we win. There's nothing to complain about. Boy, they lose, they lose a tough one. The phone lines light up for the

[Billy Rutledge]

entire hour and boy, you would know better than anybody. It always seems like it was you that would get stuck with those games. And you know, Drew and I have had a couple of those too, but

[Drew]

I've mostly been lucky to have big wins. Had Tennessee.

[Billy Rutledge]

My favorite was the win after Tennessee because you started singing Rocky Top.

[Drew]

I was talking my talk after this, that one. That felt good. I would love more of those victory post game shows. You can have the, the losses To Evansville and all the other ones you've had to deal with.

[Ryan]

Gardner Web. Back in the day I did that show. Yeah. Evansville. I could go on Dak Prescott. I remember he beat us one day. So it was. I've had some awful losses.

[Drew]

You're better as a therapist to talk people through it. I'm better to talk trash after we've worked. So I like the spots we're in.

[Billy Rutledge]

Join us on the show today. Give us a call in the Clark's Pump phone line. That's 859-280-2287. In honor of Matt, I have written down 12 topics. You gotta have 12 and I will give you. I will ask a number from you.

[Ryan]

Okay. Yeah, we do that sometimes. Okay.

[Billy Rutledge]

So that we. We're all familiar with that game. We'll play a little bit of that on a slow news day in the world of sports. But thank you for welcoming me here on the show. It's Billy Rutledge filling in for Matt Jones this morning along with Ryan, Drew and Shannon. We'll be right back here on Kentucky sports Radio. Casino America Social Casino. Welcome to Moto Casino where the excitement never ends with thousands of the hottest free to play Social Casino games.

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[Shannon]

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[Drew]

I did. I've got plans for those. I didn't get to it this morning. Had his busy morning. But don't be surprised if I might pull Ryan into that.

[Billy Rutledge]

Oh, you're gonna do a little photo?

[Drew]

I'll try to do it by the end of the day of the show, but yes. What is that? Did you see it, Ryan?

[Ryan]

I haven't seen it yet.

[Billy Rutledge]

Okay, I'm gonna pull it up for you here. The term is called mogging, I think is what the kids call it nowadays. Mogging.

[Ryan]

What is mogging?

[Drew]

Yeah, we got mogged.

[Billy Rutledge]

We got mogged by Mario yesterday. It's. It's like when you don't smile for photos and when you look a lot better than maybe somebody else that's in a photo.

[Drew]

You're like out shining everybody by looking so good.

[Billy Rutledge]

It is the, the term mogging. And here, I'll give you this, this quickly here.

[Shannon]

He.

[Billy Rutledge]

He certainly did some of that yesterday with the. The what's Next podcast series that he does a great job on. It sounds like it's coming back Drew. And it just needed a little touch up with photos. Oh my goodness.

[Drew]

But they're prophetic. They're in a studio, which I haven't done since I going back to like, I think I Was holding a crayon with, like, the 90s backdrop behind me. I didn't know people still go to studios to get photos like that, but looks like Mario got professional photos.

[Billy Rutledge]

Professional photos done. Like, he would get a headshot done, but he's holding a composition notebook in front of him.

[Ryan]

Yeah, something like you got in middle school.

[Shannon]

Right.

[Ryan]

Your.

[Drew]

I think I was also holding one of those the last time I got photos made like that.

[Billy Rutledge]

So he looks great. He's killing it, but I. He can't do that and not get talked about a little bit on the radio, considering. Shannon, Every time I do something around here, it gets talked about. First segment.

[Shannon]

I think all of us should go and maybe get our own version of what Mario did yesterday. You know, we need some good headshots. We don't have any professional headshots, do we? Do you and I and Ryan Drew?

[Billy Rutledge]

No, not for, like, the show or anything like that. Besides what Mario takes at remotes and stuff like that. So what was the store? Was it like a Dillard's or something?

[Shannon]

Like Sears? Wasn't like Sears and get glamour shots. We talked about doing that. One point. Of course, not surprisingly, we never did it. But I think we should. I think they still offer that.

[Billy Rutledge]

The step brothers Sears photo shoot of the KSR pre show and the KSR show, I think would go pretty hard.

[Shannon]

Got to make it happen.

[Drew]

I would do a silly one. I don't want a real one. Like radio. People used to carry eight by tens of themselves. Shoot me before I do that, please. Like, I think there's a little bit of narcissism in that. If I'm walking around with eight by tens of my face, Just put me out to pass.

[Shannon]

I don't want to call anybody out, Lachlan mcclain, but he used to go to, like, the Kentucky state fair, and they would have these headshots, and he'd have a. Like a sharpie there. I'm like, why you carry those around? Like, oh, you know, in case anybody wants my autograph. Well, not surprisingly, he would come in with a stack of about 150, and he'd leave with a stack of 149, maybe.

[Drew]

So you'll never see me do that. I'll go get silly ones.

[Ryan]

But I know, to be honest, we. If we all did a professional photo shoot, we would all show up just like we are today. T shirts, baseball hats, tennis shoes. We're not dressing.

[Drew]

I know I'd get goofy. I'd wear a turtleneck. I'd go kind of like The Will Ferrell where they, you know, they do the silly ones. Never doing a real one and carrying

[Ryan]

it around with a Sharpie like Mario did.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yeah, we love Mario. He does a great job. Ryan, give me a number one through 12.

[Ryan]

I always start with 11. That's my number.

[Shannon]

11.

[Billy Rutledge]

Okay. Number 11.

[Shannon]

Chuck Schumer.

[Billy Rutledge]

Matt Pontowski.

[Ryan]

Oh, that's a good one to start with.

[Billy Rutledge]

Coming back.

[Ryan]

Good one to start with.

[Billy Rutledge]

He got drafted by the reds in the 18th round and instead of going to the Reds, he will come to Kentucky to play football and baseball. Were you a little surprised for that decision?

[Ryan]

I was very surprised because I'd heard his whole spring he was gearing up to be a professional baseball player. But I think Shannon nailed it on the head in the pre show. The dude just doesn't want to play for the Reds. I mean, that's it.

[Shannon]

And the salary that we talked about, like Billy and I looked up the salary of a minor league baseball player. We couldn't believe it. Like for a triple A baseball player. What do we say, Billy? They were making around like $50,000. The minimal was 35,000. But some of these Triple A players are only making 50 to $58,000 a year.

[Ryan]

So you can get nil money here in football and baseball and make a

[Billy Rutledge]

lot more money than that.

[Shannon]

Absolutely. So it's really a no brainer when you really think about it.

[Drew]

Who broke this story? Where did this come from?

[Billy Rutledge]

Was that there's some scooping going on yesterday.

[Ryan]

Did you scoop this?

[Billy Rutledge]

Did scoop this ring the bell for somebody that did that?

[Drew]

I'm not saying I did, but somebody had to put it out first. Who did?

[Ryan]

I bet it was Andrew Franklin who put it out first.

[Drew]

And maybe the news in Cincinnati said my name wrong. How do you butcher my.

[Billy Rutledge]

Wait, they did?

[Drew]

Yeah, it called me Drew. Flank. Flank Franklin. I don't know. I mean, like, it's fairly common name. It's been around a while. Benjamin did some big things. Aretha got respect for her.

[Ryan]

Very true.

[Drew]

Couldn't even get my name right.

[Ryan]

Franklin County.

[Drew]

But me aside, even though I pat myself on the back, it's huge news. Felt like he'd lean that way because the nil opportunity, even though it is the hometown Reds. But that is a big time get for two programs here on campus.

[Shannon]

Yes.

[Drew]

I mean, Mingyon will love him on the pitching staff. And then I think he's. I know there's some depth behind Minchi. I think even though he's a true freshman, this the spring, he's QB2. He's that talented as long as he can get his feet under him and camp here, which starts soon. Hopefully don't need him. And Menchie's having a great year, but that is a good, great addition.

[Billy Rutledge]

You seem to get disrespected by the television stations, like Sports center throwing up that photo of you.

[Drew]

I'll laugh. I genuinely don't care about being first. I was kind of being playful there with that. But I did calling me Flanklin, I think he said. And that was maybe. But on Pontowski, that dude, I mean, they have another top quarterback in the following class. The QB room next season, looking ahead, could have two top 300 nationwide players in it. Count it, top 15 quarterbacks in their class. I mean, Kentucky never had anything like that. And this year I think he'll be a serviceable, serviceable backup. He won Gatorade player of the year in baseball and football in the same year in Ohio, only like Randy Moss and one other person Nationwide has won both in the same year before.

[Billy Rutledge]

And Shannon, I got to think, I mean, feed the studs. What? Everything that you hear from Will Stein, who's one of the best play callers in the country, has worked with guys in the NFL. I mean, that's got to be a big reason he came back, too.

[Shannon]

Oh, of course. Absolutely. Yeah. I'm really looking forward to it. I really thought that he was going to go to pro, you know, to the major league Baseball just because of everything that he said, you know, wanting to go and be a major league baseball player as soon as possible and, you know, my heart's in it and this is really what I want to do. But it makes sense, though, especially when you consider the numbers. You start looking at money.

[Billy Rutledge]

Ryan, you mentioned that. Just the nil. Can you. So I guess you make it for both football and baseball.

[Ryan]

I guarantee he's getting NL money for both. There's no doubt about it. But, you know, he's. He's got to look too like, you know, Tyler Bell was drafted 66 out of high school. He came here, ended up being a top 10 pick. So he gets drafted in the Ponotoskey, gets 18th round out of high school. He comes and has a great year. He could definitely vault up the draft board next year in baseball. So maybe he sees that as an opportunity to make good money next year as a freshman and then make a lot of money in the baseball draft in two years.

[Drew]

They call him Pony. You like the nickname Pony?

[Ryan]

Yeah, I like it.

[Drew]

It's Kentucky. Kind of fits.

[Ryan]

It works Works. He'll. If he's the backup quarterback, he'll end up on the field. Your starting quarterback gets hit and gets hurt in the sec every team, every year, so he'll get a chance. I think it's what he can do in football.

[Billy Rutledge]

When is the last time Kentucky had a season where a quarterback didn't get hurt?

[Ryan]

Oh, my.

[Billy Rutledge]

Was that like Will Levis's first year maybe?

[Drew]

Yeah, he had a pretty good first year.

[Billy Rutledge]

He got hurt in the second because you got to think, I mean, if we work backwards, Calzada, Vandergriff, Leary, all these guys had to miss some time.

[Ryan]

Levis got hurt.

[Drew]

I mean, Kaia Sharon had to start a big game at one point.

[Billy Rutledge]

Terry Wilson Olson had his injury issues as well. So best ability is availability. A lot of times. We'll see how that works with the quarterback room. We'll take some calls on the other side of this break and much more. You're listening to Kentucky Sports Radio.

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[Billy Rutledge]

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[Shannon]

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

[Billy Rutledge]

That's right. Shout out to all the billies out there. It's a common name. Ryan Young Billy.

[Ryan]

Ain't up to no good. I think it's what the song said and that's true.

[Billy Rutledge]

Ain't up to no good. Maybe more so in college than I am now.

[Shannon]

Yeah, slowing down now. You're just causing problems by not mowing your lawn.

[Billy Rutledge]

Now I'm hurting my back at bowling. It's all catching up with me.

[Ryan]

Last night was the last bowling night

[Billy Rutledge]

for the KSR bowling game. What were you doing? I invited you out.

[Ryan]

I had to clean my pool. I got it. Like I said, I got a little gathering tomorrow night and my pool was pretty dirty.

[Shannon]

You don't have a pool boy like Matt does?

[Ryan]

I do, but it needs some extra work.

[Shannon]

Look at you two fancy people with your pool boys coming over.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yeah, that's right.

[Drew]

Well, it sounds like Ron's having a party. He keeps mentioning this party and I would.

[Shannon]

None of us got an invite. No, no, I didn't.

[Ryan]

It's a bunch of old channel 18 people that I used to.

[Drew]

I used to work at channel 18.

[Ryan]

Not with me. These people I used to work with.

[Drew]

I did work with you. We went on road trips.

[Ryan]

Well, that is true.

[Drew]

We did.

[Shannon]

Gonna be you and Cutler and a Speedo. Is that what's gonna be going on there? Is that the party?

[Ryan]

Well, clothing is optional.

[Shannon]

Oh, God, I'm glad I'm not going to that party. You poor neighbor.

[Drew]

It is cool you all still get together. It is cool for all the years. Mary Jo Perino people. Yeah. Punk. Big fan of the 18. Yep.

[Ryan]

Yeah, that group of. Group of people.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, clothing is not optional or it is mandatory at my wedding. So, Ryan, I don't need you falling on any tables or getting out of. I told you.

[Ryan]

I'm apologizing because I will definitely steal the spotlight from the groom on the wedding day.

[Shannon]

There's a good 45% chance that Ryan goes through a table like he did at Drew's wedding.

[Drew]

Yeah, you stole the attention from the groom at my wedding.

[Ryan]

Well, as long as the bartender is not serving doubles every time you order a drink, we'll get by. Just.

[Shannon]

Well, we need to keep an eye on you because we are on the side of a cliff. We don't want you falling off a cliff. You've already been up through enough this year.

[Ryan]

It is true.

[Billy Rutledge]

We're gonna have to make sure your. Your training wheels are on.

[Ryan]

Maybe now we have a remote out there this summer. I saw.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yeah, It'll be after the wedding. Okay. It's been rescheduled to September. I believe we'll go back to the

[Drew]

scene of the crime of whatever you do.

[Ryan]

Okay.

[Billy Rutledge]

You can tweet us as well. I am at Billy our Sports as somebody just tweeted me a photoshop picture of me and you, Shannon, and as the step brothers photo. So if you want to see that, that's Billy our Sports. I love that. And Drew, you were telling me right before we went, we came back from break that one of the hot dog stands in Kentucky just got some pretty high praise.

[Drew]

Yeah, our guy. Our guy Robert in the root beer stand at Corbin, which Rod and I talk about often. A caller a few weeks ago through some shade called it overrated. Well, caller whose name I've forgotten, I would like for you to know that USA Today just named it one of the best hot dogs in America. So congratulations to the root beer stand into Robert and his family. There's a nice little write up about it in USA Today.

[Ryan]

Yeah, Collar eat it. I think that was popular upon popular opinion day. And he called in and said that the root beer stand was overrated.

[Billy Rutledge]

Eat it.

[Ryan]

Top 10 in America. Hot dog. You go. You go, Robert.

[Billy Rutledge]

I've never had a hot dog there, so I'm gonna have to make sure we make that.

[Ryan]

He brought some to our remote.

[Billy Rutledge]

Incorporate. It was in the brown bag that they brought.

[Ryan]

Brought it. Yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yeah, I have had it then.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

Drew, they also got you as Uncle Rico.

[Drew]

Oh, man.

[Billy Rutledge]

Just retweeted.

[Drew]

Actually look pretty good there. I might use that.

[Billy Rutledge]

But the mullet too, in the headband.

[Shannon]

There you go. Get some 8 by tens and get a Sharpie. Go out to the state fair.

[Billy Rutledge]

Remember I did a pre show one time? I found Tom's 8 by tens. You remember that, Shannon? Yeah, that was a good time.

[Shannon]

So cheesy. I never got one either.

[Billy Rutledge]

Before we take our first call, give me a number. Drew, one through 12.

[Drew]

I'm going to go with number four.

[Billy Rutledge]

Okay. I need a ruling. Okay, court's over.

[Drew]

I'm here for a ruling.

[Billy Rutledge]

As Shannon likes to talk about. I go to. I frequent the gym, I use the sauna. But on leg days, I've started taking my shoes off before I do leg exercises. Fair or foul Now, I still have socks on, but I am taking my shoes off. There is science behind this, Drew. You want a flat foot on the ground when you do a squat. I have running shoes on, Hokas, so I've been told I need to take my running shoes off before I do squatting. But I think this is kind of borderline fair or foul on taking my shoes off at the gym.

[Drew]

It's tough. First off, Hoka, good shoe. Way to take care of your feet.

[Billy Rutledge]

That's right.

[Drew]

You know, last time I was at the gym was about 35 years ago. So I don't know proper etiquette. Are your socks clean?

[Billy Rutledge]

Socks are clean and matching. That's been a problem in the past, as Shannon knows, not having matching socks. These are matching socks, black socks. But I am going shoes off at the gym, and I just need to know if that's.

[Drew]

I think it's completely fair. If socks stay on, don't go barefoot. And the socks are very clean, like spotless clean. Now, if you're in there with a little piggy hanging out like Ryan Brown on the bottom. No. But if you have crisp white socks, I will say it's fair. And wipe down your little area if you need to. If you think you might have left a little sweat behind, I will say it's fair.

[Ryan]

Ryan, I'm gonna go foul. Here's my reasoning. You walk around with your socks and your shoes. You take your shoes off, your socks are a little sweaty. So you're gonna have a stinky, sweaty, smelly socks walking around inside there. And on the equipment. I think it's foul.

[Drew]

Counterpoint, the bottom of your shoes are gonna be much worse. You just walk through the parking lot.

[Billy Rutledge]

That's true. A lot on the bottom of my.

[Ryan]

But I don't have bodily fluids on the bottom of my shoes like I do on the bottom of my socks.

[Billy Rutledge]

Sweat that has seeped through my socks. Platform in which I do squats, which is.

[Ryan]

If it's foul, you can't be doing that. Wow.

[Billy Rutledge]

Okay.

[Drew]

Yeah, I'm going fair, but a lot of it is. Is how it looks.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, it's split. Shannon, I need a deciding vote here.

[Lele Pons]

All right.

[Shannon]

I guess I'll be the tiebreaker. I'm going to go fair. I'm going to say it's okay because you're trying to look out for yourself. You know, if. If it helps your form, if it helps you get a better lift, I think it's fine. There's a lot more nasty things than, you know, your shoes being off that you're dealing with at the. At the. The gym. I mean, if you're getting on equipment, there's people who've already sweat all over it. Rub their underarms all over your equipment. I have a bigger problem with you getting in the sauna in your underwear. I think that's the bigger. I know you get in there, your little whitey tidies.

[Billy Rutledge]

You can see through the white tinies.

[Shannon]

It gets weird, you know, like, that's. That's foul.

[Billy Rutledge]

No, the foul is me taking a phone call in the sauna.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

Because half the time my bosses call me or you call me Shannon, and I'm just in the sauna, so.

[Drew]

Okay, take a phone call in sauna. That's a place of relaxation.

[Billy Rutledge]

I know.

[Drew]

That's.

[Billy Rutledge]

That's.

[Drew]

Put the phone in the locker.

[Shannon]

Phone will get overheated. It's bad. It does, yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

You go in in about 12 minutes or so. And that thing says, you know, stop. Stop looking at me. I am overheating. So two to one, that means I'm going to keep doing it.

[Shannon]

You're doing it.

[Ryan]

You're good passes.

[Billy Rutledge]

There's science behind it, but I know I'm going to catch some flack on that one. If you like to text in today, 502-265-6656. Shane, let's take our first caller of the day. I think it's Gino that's on the line. Good morning, Gino.

[Drew]

Hey, I have a question for Drew. With the TBT just around the corner, does he. Do you have any plans to get revenge on our Louisville friend Creighton Harley for what he did a few years back?

[Ryan]

Called him out.

[Drew]

No, no, no, I will not. I'll just let him continue to be a loser. I do not plan to make the trip to Louisville this year. I had my fun there once. Don't think I'll go back. But no, he can have that one and just keep living his miserable life.

[Billy Rutledge]

He missed. I mean, he had his chance and barely got you, right?

[Drew]

Yeah, I'm the bigger man. I just kept living my life.

[Billy Rutledge]

I will say that environment better than his life is going to be tough to replicate this year in the tvt. I don't know if it's going to have the same energy that that game had.

[Drew]

They can't recreate it. I mean, I hope that Saturday is awesome at Memorial. I don't know what the ticket sales are like. I'll be there. I'm looking forward to it. But I think it is impossible to recreate what they had was that two, three years ago.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yeah.

[Drew]

With that Nate bunch. People that weren't there think we're crazy and we're exaggerating. Freedom hall was. It felt like a real game. It almost felt like a tournament game. There was like back and forth jawing and the concourse. There was. People were anxious and nervous like it was a real Kentucky Louisville game. To Freedom Hall's credit and Louisville side, they did a great job ramping it up with the music and the lights. It felt like a big time event. And I think that was lightning in a bottle. A one time thing for tbt. I know they tried last year. We didn't get the matchup. They set it up and both teams lost early. I hope it gets to that point this time. But I just, I think that was just really special that one and that

[Billy Rutledge]

first year it felt like everybody wanted to be involved. And now Ryan, we got the news yesterday. Is it Marcus Lee that's going to be joining the TBT roster? That makes six Kentucky alumni on the roster.

[Ryan]

I thought the rule was you had to have seven and I saw the roster is only six. Yeah.

[Drew]

I don't know if we're kind of. Man, they can't just kick us out now. We're hosting and they're not going to.

[Ryan]

I have theory. John Hood, player, coach.

[Shannon]

Yeah, I mean they could do that.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Drew]

I've seen like Shagari has been around, Duron is around, A.J. stewart's around. If they were going to actually punish them for not having seven, just throw a jersey on one of those guys and have them 20.

[Ryan]

Backup general manager. He could be general manager player.

[Shannon]

John Hood has to coach in the jersey. There you go. Or you could do like Mark Pope. You Know, rip off the, the suit and underneath you got the jersey on. He goes right in and plays.

[Billy Rutledge]

That's what I'm expecting. Yes. The warm. He's got like some joggers on. He rips it off, checks himself into the game like Burt Reynolds at the end of the Longest Yard. The remake. I think we could see it.

[Drew]

See, I think if they truly say you have to have seven and it's probably someone that's not going to play because I assume they would have added them if they're in shape. I think we go to the extremes and I'm talking Jack Givens, Dan Issel, why not? How fun would that be? Throw a uniform on them, have warm up. Maybe they come in and hit the Elam ending.

[Billy Rutledge]

Can we get Cameron Mills on the

[Shannon]

sideline to hit a shot down like across the half court line within 10 seconds?

[Drew]

I'll tell you, Jack, and probably still get some buckets.

[Ryan]

I guarantee it.

[Drew]

But I mean we've, we've got a few different generations of players. I mean we've got some Billy Gillespie players on the team. Yeah, I don't think we have any Tubby to. I don't think so.

[Ryan]

I don't think so.

[Drew]

But Cal and we've had Pope players. Let's get some Joby hall players on the team. Any of the RUP guys around want to go get some run?

[Ryan]

If they can win this first game, which would guarantee a third game back at Memorial Coliseum. That place I think will be exciting to go to.

[Drew]

I hope so. It needs the juice. You know, people are looking forward to it, but it was special three years ago.

[Billy Rutledge]

Speaking of the tbt, there was a report of a Kentucky current team scrimmaging the La Familia team yesterday. Ksr. Plus those reports. That wasn't you breaking that.

[Ryan]

You break that one, dude?

[Drew]

No, but KSR broke that also. KSR was just breaking everything yesterday. Breaking stories. Ryan breaking hearts, talking about his shirt

[Billy Rutledge]

being off, breaking things in a good way.

[Drew]

Scoop everywhere.

[Billy Rutledge]

They only played a half, 20 minutes, five on five. No Cam Williams, no Trent Noah, no Frank Kepnang. Justin McBride was not there as well. 31 to 19, the current team beat La Familia. I heard fatigue may have played a factor. Drew, I also like Mark playing full court press on the old guys as well.

[Drew]

What are we doing picking them up in the full court? Mark, they only played 20 minutes. It's a very small sample size. I think some of it might even been a little half court. But I mean, I'm glad they got A little bit of run. I don't know if you can take any big takeaways from Zoom Diallo, you know, taking it to the rack on Willie or Kula Whitney. I don't, I don't know if that's. I'm going to form a big opinion about what that'll mean for the season, but I think it's good for the young guys to get out there with the older guys, even if they're just, just talking and bonding over their experience so far at Kentucky and making that connection. And on the TBT side, it is good for them to play against some of the younger guys because they'll run into that in the tbt.

[Billy Rutledge]

And I guess the correct opinion to have Ryan is that if they would have lost that game to the TBT team, that have been true, that have been the panic button.

[Ryan]

That's our talking point today. If they lose to the overweight, out of shape TBT team.

[Drew]

I mean, Willie has admitted that he doesn't play basketball or stay in shape up until, I think he said maybe two months ago he started running. This is his last ride. Yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

So, you know, taking it to Moreno in the post, that would be a real problem for what's ahead. But heard Usman Njai was a standout along with Alex Wilkins. I mean, that's a wild card, man. Njai, I mean, if he can be good in this team's got a lot of potential and a lot of depth. If you look at it some places,

[Drew]

I hear he might have a little bit of the Brandon Garrison to him where there's a yes, yes, yes play immediately followed by no, no, no play. But the yes, yes, yes plays are impressive and he's going to be a big part of what they do. But a lot of up and downs right now that they got to reel in, but a high ceiling if he gets it, if he puts it all together.

[Ryan]

I love how Pope has kind of embraced this TBT thing, having the scrimmage. He'll send the whole team to the game on Saturday. You know, a lot of them went to the game in Louisville two years ago.

[Billy Rutledge]

They made the road trip over.

[Ryan]

So I love how the fact they've kind of intertwined this old guy, current guy situation over there.

[Drew]

I saw the whole crew there right before that guy hit me with his purse. Also, like, they do the interviews, like Andrew Harrison will sit down with, say, Zoom Diallo and they'll do interviews. They've done that every year, too. I love that.

[Billy Rutledge]

Again, and I just read this yesterday, this may have been out already. But Aaron not participating because he just became a girl dad.

[Drew]

So congratulations.

[Billy Rutledge]

Welcome to the club.

[Drew]

You and Drew, big club. Just spent the morning with mine.

[Billy Rutledge]

And that's more important.

[Drew]

Of course. Archie's got an obligation. The things that bother me. And I'm not going to call out any names, but 20 has been put in a bad spot when you're like calling the morning of, like, all right, looking forward to have y' all pick you up. And then they're like, I'm not coming. Like, some of these guys have done TBT wrong by committing and decommitting on the day they're expected.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Drew]

To be in Lexington. So I know there's been a lot of talk about how the roster keeps, you know, fluctuating guys in and out, but 20s doing his best. And some guys, I think, have done

[Billy Rutledge]

him wrong on that and smarter. The TBT to force the UK U of L matchup. Right. I mean, they didn't get it last year.

[Ryan]

Right.

[Billy Rutledge]

So now you get two or three because they missed out on that money last time.

[Drew]

I like the one year it just worked out. In the next year, they tried to set it up for the quarterfinals and then both teams losing the second round. So this year they're like, all right, first round. We are making sure this game, this

[Ryan]

is going to happen. We're going to get a packed house, a lot of ticket sales. Let's do it.

[Billy Rutledge]

That's right. Saturday noon at Memorial Coliseum will be the first game. 859-280-2287. Let's take Dustin before we go to a break. Dustin, what's up? Thanks for calling in.

[Ryan]

Hey, thank you, guys. I just wanted to say the national

[Billy Rutledge]

media not giving Kentucky a lot of

[Ryan]

pub this year for football.

[Billy Rutledge]

I'm going to say, Kentucky fans, let's

[Drew]

stand up, get behind Will Stein and this theme.

[Ryan]

I think we're going to go out

[Drew]

and shock some people. I say let's change the La Familia name. We need to come up with something better. Let's bring that argument back. And I would also say taking your shoes off at the gym is foul.

[Ryan]

Thank you, guys. Yeah, it's on my side.

[Billy Rutledge]

I was expecting some callers.

[Shannon]

Sorry, we've already ruled.

[Billy Rutledge]

But I, you know, La Familia is a cow thing. I don't know if we're going to get a better name. We may get Kentucky alumni. So be careful what you wish for about changing names.

[Drew]

But my bigger problem with La Familia is that we spell it the Spanish way instead of the Italian way. And it's supposed to be Italian.

[Billy Rutledge]

Oh, is it really?

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

Well, that.

[Billy Rutledge]

That does need to be correct. It seems like an oversight.

[Drew]

I would like to move on from the La Familia name moving forward. No offense to those who love it.

[Ryan]

Like you guys said, it's a cow thing. We need something new and fresh, something different now.

[Drew]

The Italian versions has a G in it.

[Billy Rutledge]

Really?

[Drew]

Yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

Speaking of football for a second. And we'll talk a lot more football next week with the SEC media days happening and Will Stein taking the podium for the first time. But I can feel that excitement building and. And you know, Kenny Minchi is going to be one of those guys down there at SEC media day, so we'll hear from him as well.

[Ryan]

So I'm glad they're taking him. I mean, because he's. He's the face of the team. You know, he's our new quarterback. We know nothing really about him. You know, we need to know and know this guy. So I'm glad they're taking him down there to introduce himself, ask some questions, answer some questions and things like that.

[Billy Rutledge]

Have you been down there for media days, Drew?

[Drew]

Yeah, it's fun. I haven't been. They're going to Tampa this year. I haven't been to Tampa, but I've been to others. It's a lot of fun. Like, especially. It's not a well kept secret. I'm a nightlife guy. Everyone goes out together. It's like a karaoke night. So you just. You're meeting people that do the same job for you. At other schools, some of the coaches hang out. You see which coaches roll in late with their hair standing up and the others that are there, just. You see them in a. In a light you don't normally see them before. It's just like a big conference, basically a football.

[Billy Rutledge]

You get an Arkansas radio host that, you know, challenges a coach on something. Or Adam Luckett asking Nick Saban a question like he did one of those years ago.

[Drew]

Luckett was new to KSR when he did that.

[Billy Rutledge]

What a. What a welcome. Yeah, what a welcome.

[Drew]

Or you have Nick Roush asking Mark Stoops to his face, are you going to come home? Talking about his bald head. I was behind the camera and I almost broke my jaw when it hit the floor beneath me because I was stunned that Nick asked him that question. But that's kind of what you get into. You can only say, how's your quarterback room? So many times. There's so many opportunities to interview these guys. You Get a lot of the wacky stuff into.

[Billy Rutledge]

Good call on the Roush one. Because when Roush and I hosted ksr, we did a whole segment on that question. I was like, how did you have the cajones to even ask that, Nick?

[Drew]

Well, what made it so awkward? It was kind of around the time people were speculating Stoops was going to Iowa. So when Roush, all he said is, when are you coming home? And Stoops gave him this look that I read. Is thinking he's asking about Iowa. Like, why are you asking me this? Kind of like, what are you doing? I don't want to talk about that. And there's an awkward two seconds. And then Roush just kind of didn't say anything. He takes his eyeballs and just, like, looks at Stu's head. He's like, you know? And then Roush points at his own head. And then Stoops laughs a little bit. Probably I don't think he liked it, but probably just to diffuse the situation as best he could. But at that point, I'm just in utter shock that Rouse would ask that question. But that was maybe my favorite memory ever at football media days.

[Billy Rutledge]

So, yes, we're excited for the football team. The media day is coming up. What will Stein's mark Stoops coming home moment will be with Roush? I'm sure we'll get one or something. But we need to take a break. 859-280-2287 is the number. We'll be right back here on Kentucky Sports Radio.

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