2026-07-17- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

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KSR (Kentucky Sports Radio) – Hour 2, July 17, 2026

Podcast Hosts: Drew Franklin (filling in for Matt Jones), Ryan Lemon, Billy Rutledge, Mario Maitland, Shannon the Dude
Broadcast Location: The V at the Vine Restaurant, Downtown Lexington
Episode Theme: Live from The Vine: TBT Basketball, UK Nostalgia, and Lexington Life

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Episode Overview

Hour 2 of the July 17, 2026, KSR broadcast is packed with basketball talk, Kentucky sports nostalgia, restaurant reviews, and classic KSR banter. Broadcasting live from The V at the Vine, a newly reopened Lexington restaurant, the crew covers the latest on UK’s TBT team “La Familia,” Tubby Smith entering the College Basketball Hall of Fame, listener stories, odd sports traditions, and more. Sprinkled throughout: inside jokes, food reviews, and an authentic Kentucky sports talk atmosphere.

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Key Segments and Discussion Points

1. Lexington Eats: Live Food Review from The V at the Vine

Timestamps: 03:10 – 06:21, 20:01 – 22:13

• Restaurant Vibes: Hosts are broadcast live from the Vine—describing the restaurant’s membership aspect, open public access, views of Lexington, and its suitability as a date-night spot.
• Food Reactions: The crew samples menu items like truffle fries, crab cakes, and King Salmon tostadas, giving glowing reviews:
  • “It may be the best truffle fries I’ve ever had... Perfect crispiness.” — Billy Rutledge (03:44)
  • “Billy, I’m not just saying that because we’re here. Those are really good.” — Drew Franklin (03:55)
  • Michelin-star chef credentials highlighted.
• Candid banter about picky eaters and hilarity as Billy and Ryan devour the food mid-show.

2. Behind the Scenes with UK’s TBT Team ("La Familia")

Timestamps: 06:22 – 16:03

Feature Guest: Mario Maitland (insider access to practice)

• First-hand Practice Report: Mario shares observations from the team’s closed practice before the TBT matchup vs The Ville:
  • Defensive strengths, surprising standouts (not just ex-UK players), and good vibes.
  • “A lot of the guys that really stood out to me are not the Kentucky guys...” — Mario Maitland (07:56)
• Key Players Highlighted:
  • Sean McNeil:
    • “Sean McNeil is gonna... He's a flamethrower. Like, he doesn't miss. He was very, very impressive last night.” — Mario (08:43)
    • Played at Cooper HS, not Ryle (correction at 29:24).
  • Chris Coffey:
    • “He’s definitely a standout...He will make those put back dunks, those little energy plays.” — Mario (10:02)
  • Andrew Harrison: “Have a lot of confidence in Andrew Harrison, man... He’s a leader.” — Mario (13:32)
  • Other Notables: Marcus Lee, DeAndre Liggins, Daryl Morsley, Khalil Whitney, possible late additions like Quade Green/Oscar
• TBT Game Details:
  • “The Ville tomorrow, 12 o'clock, historic Memorial Coliseum, televised on Fox. That's a big deal.” — Drew (07:46)
• Strategies & New Coach: Discussion of the Elam Ending, John Hood's coaching fit, and team chemistry.
  • “He looks like he fits the roster better than the last coach. So I'm excited about, you know, John Hood and the Elam Ending as well.” — Mario (12:01)

3. Kentucky Basketball Nostalgia: Tubby Smith and Hashimu Evans

Timestamps: 22:18 – 27:54

• Tubby Smith’s Hall of Fame Induction:
  • Career highlights: National champ 1998, 10 years at UK, undefeated SEC season, multiple SEC titles.
  • “Tubby's my favorite coach of all time and always will be. I love the man, let alone the coach.” — Ryan Lemon (23:30)
  • Discussion of "Tubby ball," fan appreciation, and Tubby's continued involvement in Lexington.
• Hashimu Evans Update:
  • Now a sheriff’s deputy in Fayette County.
  • Anecdotes about Hashimu's time as a UK player, including his transfer, big games, and his return to Lexington.

4. Listener Stories: Dad Confessions & The Mystery of Sudden Autographs

Timestamps: 29:42 – 35:40

• Dad Confession Call: A listener, Thomas, recounts his toddler scaling a ladder.
  • “So instead of going, oh my goodness or raising a fit, quietly mosey over to him, take him off and say, 'let's keep this between you and me. Mama doesn’t need to know.'” — Thomas (30:27)
  • Parenting banter about honesty, daycare kid crushes, and more.
• DJ's Autograph Mystery:
  • Listener DJ describes receiving 70+ random autograph cards in the mail, including Coach K and Calipari.
  • “It’s possible there’s like some sort of secret autograph mailing list that exists out there...” — Matt Jones (35:23)

5. Sports Talk: TBT, World Cup, and Wacky Traditions

Timestamps: 35:45 – 43:07

• Third-Place Games Debate: Discussion of their value, with reference to the World Cup and historical NCAA practices:
  • “I think it's ridiculous... what are they playing for? They're playing for third place.” — Ryan (37:17)
  • Comparisons to NCAA tournament history and Kentucky basketball heartbreaks.
• Messi Bathtub Photo Raffle:
  • Viral tale of Spanish player Lamine Yamal being the baby in a promotional photo shoot with Messi, and the weirdness of the tradition.
  • “I can’t think of anyone I’d want to bathe my baby less. Don’t... Get away from my baby.” — Drew Franklin (40:24)
  • “Would I like Touchdown Tom Brady to christen my child in a bathtub? Probably.” — Billy Rutledge (40:54)
  • Group agrees: unique, but weird.
• Golf & Soccer Crossover:
  • Noting an Argentinian golfer trolling the English crowd at Royal Birkdale.
  • Quick picks on the upcoming Argentina-Spain World Cup final.

6. Personalities & Banter: Dancing, Spa Days, and On-Air Jokes

Timestamps: 45:44 – 49:17

• Billy Rutledge’s Dance Lessons for His Wedding:
  • Hilarious account of surprising his fiancée with a ballroom dance lesson.
  • “I learned the foxtrot, the Roomba, the swing and the waltz in one lesson, all in less than 30 min.” — Billy (47:22)
  • Teased into a live on-air demonstration.
• Spa & Restaurant Life:
  • Escapades in spa etiquette, cucumber water, and the pleasures of the steam room.
• Classic KSR Antics:
  • Ongoing jokes about Ryan’s commando days, “Britches” at the game, and food puns (“Everything’s worth a little Lemon in it.” — Ryan Lemon, 21:49).
  • Recap of upcoming host rotation and Matt Jones’ trip to Aspen.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• “Sean McNeil is gonna... He's a flamethrower. Like, he doesn't miss.” — Mario Maitland, [08:43]
• “Tubby’s my favorite coach of all time and always will be.” — Ryan Lemon, [23:30]
• “I can’t think of anyone I’d want to bathe my baby less. Don’t... Get away from my baby.” — Drew Franklin, [40:24]
• “Would I like Touchdown Tom Brady to christen my child in a bathtub? Probably.” — Billy Rutledge, [40:54]
• “Mine can’t get up on a ladder yet... but it sounds like you have a young construction worker, maybe a professional wrestler, one of the Hardy Boys.” — Drew Franklin, [31:19]
• “Every day. The happy hour is every day. This is one of the best deals in town right here.” — Ryan Lemon, [21:39]

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Episode Flow & Tone

The hour epitomizes KSR’s mix of irreverent, insiders’ sports talk and genuine Kentucky flavor: food reviews and nostalgia, honest listener calls, hot takes on basketball and international traditions, all delivered with laughs, camaraderie, and maximum personality. Segments transition organically—from basketball to parenting to off-beat sports topics—while maintaining a warm, inviting tone for listeners both old and new.

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For New Listeners:

• Expect a lively blend of UK sports analysis, Lexington life, and humor.
• No topic is too quirky, and audience participation is central.
• If you’re a UK fan or just love sports talk with heart and laughter, this episode is a can’t-miss.

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[Listen back for: La Familia TBT insights (06:22), Tubby Smith love (22:18), the Messi bathtub debate (39:01), and Billy’s wedding dance saga (47:15).]

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End of Summary

Transcript

[Mario Maitland]

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[Drew Franklin]

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[Billy Rutledge]

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[Ryan Lemon]

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[Billy Rutledge]

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[Drew Franklin]

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[Shannon]

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[Mario Maitland]

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[Billy Rutledge]

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[Matt Jones]

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.

[Drew Franklin]

Here's not Matt Jones. I am Drew Franklin filling in for Matt with Ryan Lemon, Shannon the dude, Billy Rutledge. We are live at the V at the vine restaurant in downtown Lexington for a little business takeover here on KSR. We want to hear from you, the callers. 82287. Got another fun hour ahead. Gonna talk a lot of basketball. Gonna bring Mario on for a moment. But here right now, I might be talking to myself for a while because they just brought some food out and Ryan and Billy have mouths full of truffle fries. And Billy, I don't even can you your reaction to that included a curse word. I think you're enjoying those.

[Billy Rutledge]

It may be the best truffle fries I've ever had.

[Matt Jones]

Really?

[Billy Rutledge]

And not only that, there, there's three homemade dipping sauces along with it. Perfect crispiness of the fries. And I'm not just saying that because we're here. Those are really good.

[Drew Franklin]

So I was a little worried. The food in here is going to be amazing. I have a crab cake in front of me that I want to just take the headset off and eat this. But if we're being honest and our listeners know this, you two don't have the widest palates. You can be picky eaters. So some of these tasting plates from Spain and Italy and all the places they have on here, I've worried if it's going to fit your all's profile.

[Ryan Lemon]

You need to kind of educate us.

[Drew Franklin]

That's right. But you all are devouring those truffle fries. Oh, here comes a few more things. Oh, patatas bravas look at that. Ora king salmon tostadas. You'll eat those, right? If not, I will eat all of them.

[Ryan Lemon]

I will pull the radish off of it.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay, you don't have to eat the radish, but the food's looking good. We're having here via having fun here at the Viet de Vine, which reopens tomorrow with this new menu. People get confused because this. This place has a membership aspect upstairs, but the restaurant's open. Anyone? Come on in.

[Ryan Lemon]

Wear a hat on the 9th floor is open to the public. And it is super nice in here. I was blown away when I came up here earlier. Just completely blown away.

[Drew Franklin]

Great date night spot. The views here. They got a little balcony you can walk out on. Like I said, stare out all over downtown Lexington, see the world's tallest building. I come here before UK games in between pregame show and the game. It's that hour and a half away

[Ryan Lemon]

and we can't find you.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, I don't need to go to RUP an hour and a half early. I don't want to be that guy. Only Jerry Tipton does that. So I usually come here and get a little snack for about 30 minutes, then walk over. And now I'm excited about this new food that you are devouring. I can smell that truffle. That smells wonderful. Have to scoot that over here.

[Ryan Lemon]

All of it looks really, really good. I can't wait to try everything.

[Drew Franklin]

Shannon, you're missing out if you're there. Are we on the air?

[Ryan Lemon]

We lost it.

[Billy Rutledge]

Shannon may have gone. See, Shannon likes to do this bark

[Drew Franklin]

twice during some of.

[Matt Jones]

I'm here now.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, okay.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. What did you say? Because I missed it.

[Drew Franklin]

Nothing at all. Nothing of importance. Just. I'm just glad we're on the air with the. With the technicals that were difficult earlier. I was worried there for a second. No, I was just saying we got a lot of food here and we wish you were here. Hope you're not missing it out too much.

[Matt Jones]

That's what always happens. You guys get to go and you have all the food, and then I sit here and I'm. I'm eating ramen noodles in the studio. That's. That's what happens.

[Billy Rutledge]

Hey, the snacks in Louisville compared to Lexington, I heart building. Shannon, you. You don't get to talk. You have really great snack options over there. You could have your whole lunch based on the snack options.

[Matt Jones]

Ramen noodles. What are these?

[Billy Rutledge]

Granola bars. Pop pop snacks.

[Matt Jones]

Popcorners, Potato chips, I guess. Or if you want to Even call them potato chips. And then we got, like, a protein bar, so. Yeah, that could be your lunch.

[Shannon]

You're right.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, actually, let's get Mario over here. I want to get into what he learned yesterday. You all can keep eating all your truffle fries, and I'll be. I'll be polite and not eat on the air. But I will talk to Mario for a little bit. Mr. Mario got to go behind the scenes. When you're Mario Maitland, you just get to do things other people don't get to do.

[Mario Maitland]

What's up, Drew? Can you hear me? There we go. Yeah, you can turn me up a little bit, Ryan.

[Drew Franklin]

Mario, before we get started, what do you think of this place? This looks like a place Mario would come hang out.

[Mario Maitland]

This is date night for me.

[Shannon]

This is.

[Mario Maitland]

I like it, man. The food smells really good. And then the pool is really, really cool, even though I can't swim.

[Drew Franklin]

It's shallow. It's more of a hangout.

[Mario Maitland]

Hey, I can hang out. I can stand in it. Yeah, I can stand in it.

[Drew Franklin]

You and Matt can't swim, so we'll work on that. Maybe some swim lessons are in ksr.

[Matt Jones]

Don't go on that cruise.

[Mario Maitland]

No, I'm not going on the cruise. I'll pass on the cruises.

[Drew Franklin]

Let's talk about what you saw yesterday. You got to go behind closed doors at the craft center.

[Mario Maitland]

I see you got white on.

[Shannon]

Drew, You're.

[Mario Maitland]

You're ready for the white out. Ryan not really ready for the white out. He got margaritas on, and Billy, of course, screwed it up.

[Drew Franklin]

It's funny you mentioned that, Mario. I was walking out of the house today, and I realized I had white on, and I thought I should go in and change and save this for tomorrow. This a nice, crisp white tea.

[Mario Maitland]

You're early, man.

[Shannon]

You're ready.

[Mario Maitland]

You. You know all about tbt, Drew. These guys. We got to get Ryan out to a TBT game.

[Drew Franklin]

Can you keep a secret, Mario? I'm thinking about just wearing this again tomorrow. Have you taken many photos of me today? I might go back to back in this.

[Mario Maitland]

No one will know. Yeah, who cares?

[Drew Franklin]

Whatever. I'm 41.

[Shannon]

I don't care.

[Drew Franklin]

It is what it is anyway. Let's talk about the action.

[Mario Maitland]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

See the team. We've. We've talked over and over about the roster playing. The ville tomorrow, 12 o', clock, historic Memorial Coliseum, televised on Fox. That's. That's a big deal.

[Mario Maitland]

Yes, it is. Yes, it is. I'm excited, man. I was a little bit nervous, like, a lot of Kentucky fans in the beginning when I looked at the roster, but I got a chance to see it, you know, you know, from a first look, and I like. I like what I see, man. It's a really good defensive team that, that we're going to be looking at. And a lot of the guys that really stood out to me are not the Kentucky guys. So some of the other guys that. That haven't played for Kentucky. So I'm excited for. For Saturday. It's going to be a really, really packed out game and everybody's going to be so.

[Ryan Lemon]

So I heard our best player, maybe the Chris Coffey kid from Georgetown.

[Mario Maitland]

Is that what you heard?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, that's my inside scoop.

[Mario Maitland]

That's your inside scoop. I don't know. I don't know about the best player, but I would say he's. He's definitely a standout. My guy is Sean McNeil. Every year, Drew, I have a guy. You know, first year was Nate Sistina. I was big. I was big on him.

[Drew Franklin]

You bought his stock low.

[Mario Maitland]

I was big on him. The next year after that was D.J. burns. This year, Sean McNeil. Man, Sean McNeil is gonna. He's a flamethrower. Like, he's. He doesn't miss. He was very, very impressive last night.

[Drew Franklin]

And he's from Kentucky.

[Ryan Lemon]

Ryle High School.

[Drew Franklin]

Ryle High School. Played at West Virginia and Ohio State.

[Mario Maitland]

He's a Kentucky fan.

[Drew Franklin]

Conference.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

West Virginia. I could be making that up. We're gonna roll with it. We're gonna call it fact. I'll say so quickly. When I said Mario could come on, I didn't expect Billy would just drop his headset. Just feast here right in front of our faces. We thought you would at least play along with the show here. Yeah. Get back on here giving dinner while look at him. I mean, you don't have to talk, but, man, I'm feeling jealous just watching you pee.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, I tried some of that butter chicken. I couldn't resist. I'm sorry. I thought Mario would take over for a second. Can you handle it without me, Mario? So I can look at Mr. Steak

[Drew Franklin]

and Potatoes branching out.

[Billy Rutledge]

I'll sit here. I'll sit here and be. Be good.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm glad you enjoy it. Sean McNeil look good, though.

[Shannon]

You.

[Drew Franklin]

You posted that video of him busting a three.

[Ryan Lemon]

Chris.

[Drew Franklin]

Coffee was added from sideline cancer, which is a team that's been in it for many years there. They actually beat the ville last year and knocked them out in the second round. Coffey was one of their best Players. But in the new TBT format, sideline cancer didn't have a team, so he was a free agent in 20. Like, hey, get in here.

[Mario Maitland]

Chris is. He's. I mean, I watched him yesterday. He didn't. He didn't do. He did okay. But he's a. He's more of a game in game guy.

[Drew Franklin]

Like, big energy guy.

[Mario Maitland]

Yeah, yeah, he's an in game guy. In practice, he's. He's gonna, you know, I'm not gonna say he's. He goes through the motions, but in the game, you can expect big things from him. He will make those put back dunks, those. Those little energy plays. That's what you should expect from Chris Coffey. And he's a Lexington guy too, as well. You know, he grew up here in Lexington. He's playing in Lexington Dirt Bowls, Louisville Dirt Bowls. And like, he's all over the place. So, yeah, I'm excited, man. I honestly can't wait. Sean McNeil's my guy. He played a little bit in G League. So they have experience when it comes to, like, being successful in basketball. And I'm rooting for these guys. I'm a little nervous about Freedom hall when we go on that. When we go to Freedom Hall. That's gonna be tough. But I'm excited.

[Drew Franklin]

One game at a time. We can't be looking ahead. We gotta finish. Finish the job tomorrow. Then we'll get on to Freedom hall where they just think it's okay to hit people. The Louisville fans just don't know how to behave. It is unbelievable. We don't have to get into that, but they truly are the worst.

[Mario Maitland]

They are.

[Drew Franklin]

You have to go there.

[Mario Maitland]

We get Archie back that game.

[Drew Franklin]

So would you rather get the sweep out of the way and win in Freedom hall, which was awesome. Andrew hit the dagger. Elam ending there. And they sent all those losers home with their heads down, spitting on our players.

[Mario Maitland]

Come on, man.

[Drew Franklin]

Was it Chin Waku or.

[Mario Maitland]

Yeah, whatever. Whatever his name is.

[Drew Franklin]

What Loser behavior. And we beat them on their own floor. So you'd rather go ahead and get the 2 0, get it out of the way, then get a third game back here at Memorial?

[Mario Maitland]

Yeah, and the guys like, they. They like, they like beating Louisville, but they focused on the end goal. They really want to win the entire thing. Like Louisville's just like in a step to. To where they want to be. But yeah, like, yeah, Louisville, let's sweep them. Why not?

[Billy Rutledge]

Mario, you got to make sure. Sorry, Drew, can I say something here for a second? Mario, you got to make sure that the guys are in the right head space for the Elam ending.

[Mario Maitland]

Yes.

[Billy Rutledge]

That's a big thing because last year, remember Kentucky was like a three pointer away from winning the game.

[Shannon]

Yes.

[Billy Rutledge]

And they just jacked up three.

[Mario Maitland]

That's a coaching thing, man.

[Billy Rutledge]

Ended up losing game.

[Ryan Lemon]

Right.

[Mario Maitland]

I was talking to Twaney about that yesterday. I was like I said that Elon Mending, you know those last few minutes that when you get that target score, that's. That can make her change the, the game. You know, coaching has a lot to do with that. They got a new guy and John, John Hood, you know, he, he looks like Hoodie.

[Drew Franklin]

Who?

[Ryan Lemon]

Madisonville Shout out.

[Drew Franklin]

That's right.

[Mario Maitland]

Yeah, Madisonville.

[Matt Jones]

He.

[Mario Maitland]

He looks like he fits the roster better than the last coach. So I'm excited about, you know, John Hood and the Elon Mending as well.

[Drew Franklin]

And DeAndre Liggins, Mr. Defense. He's going to lock down whatever.

[Mario Maitland]

He's the vet, Drew. He's the vet. He's the vet.

[Drew Franklin]

Whoever they have. I think Russ still plays.

[Shannon]

It's.

[Drew Franklin]

I gotta admit, it's pretty amazing. Russ is still getting buckets. He scored a lot for them last year. I mean, I hope he loses.

[Mario Maitland]

I think they have David Johnson as well. I think that's their best player on Louisville. But you know, we got Khalil Whitney. I like, I like that matchup between Khalil Whitney and David Johnson.

[Drew Franklin]

So Montrez is back. Right when Willie stared him down. Hope we get that again.

[Mario Maitland]

He is back, man. Montrez is back and you know, I'm excited, man, overall, you know, I went in there, you know, I was a little nervous, but I feel a lot better than, than what I did going into it.

[Drew Franklin]

How does our guy Andrew Harrison look?

[Mario Maitland]

He looks good. He had a lot of good plays. Got a lot of good plays in practice yesterday. He looks really good. Willie looks better than he usually. He looks a lot more in shape. Yeah. Like Andrew, it's going to be a little bit different because he's playing without his twin. But yeah, he looked really good. I would say the guards are probably the more impressive part of la familia. There's a lot of guards that, that, that stand out. Sean McNeil, Daryl Morsley. I don't know if I'm saying his last name.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. And James Vanderbilt. He's not really guard, but he's the other fourth.

[Mario Maitland]

Their guard plays really solid.

[Drew Franklin]

So how many times Andrew Harrison lost to Louisville in his life?

[Mario Maitland]

Zero.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, you played him quite knock on wood.

[Mario Maitland]

Knock on Wood.

[Drew Franklin]

What is he.

[Shannon]

He got.

[Drew Franklin]

He got two on him in one season because the tournament. Then he got him the next year, so that's three. And he's done la familia only once because we didn't get to meet him last year.

[Mario Maitland]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

So four. No, that's pretty strong.

[Mario Maitland]

I have a lot of confidence in Andrew Harrison, man. He's a. And they're still working on Quade Green, but, you know, that's. That's. That's a whole.

[Ryan Lemon]

Still working on it.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, my God.

[Mario Maitland]

That's a whole situation.

[Billy Rutledge]

What does that mean? I'm gonna have Shady Rays.

[Mario Maitland]

Let me tell you something. Twaney Beckham's doing an outstanding job, but he's not the only one that's working on these. On the. On getting guys. The players themselves, they're trying to get guys as well on the roster. And, you know, it's not just Twaney. Everybody's trying to get these guys. You know, Oscar's in town. I know that for a fact.

[Drew Franklin]

And they're.

[Mario Maitland]

They're still trying to get this guy, you know, on the roster. You know, Nate Sistina. I don't know if he's in town. I've heard things, that there's a lot

[Drew Franklin]

of guys in town for a wedding. Jacob Topping. Yeah, There's a big wedding on. On Saturday. That I know of.

[Shannon]

That.

[Mario Maitland]

That makes sense. That's why. But yeah, man, these guys, they're trying to get these guys on the roster, man. It's tough. I know. I talked to Khalil last. Last night, and he was like. I reached out to Ashton Hagens and he. Aston is hurt, you know, and they're trying to get E.J. montgomery. So they're. I mean, these guys are trying, like, they're trying their best to. It's just tough, man. TBT is tough to get the right guys, especially for Kentucky.

[Drew Franklin]

I gotta say this about quality.

[Shannon]

Look, we're pro.

[Drew Franklin]

Quade, he wore the shades. It was awesome.

[Mario Maitland]

Come on. Quite a day.

[Drew Franklin]

But you're. You're in or out. Yeah, you gotta pick. We can't just. You can't just decide. Tomorrow morning. The game is 25 hours away. Quite a man. It's either you want to play.

[Matt Jones]

Like, if you've got other plans, you gotta let us know about. At least noon.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, six hours. Yes. Need to know.

[Mario Maitland]

It's either you want to play or not. Quad A, man.

[Billy Rutledge]

I don't.

[Mario Maitland]

I don't know, man.

[Drew Franklin]

Urban practicing. There's already been camp signings. Like, you're in or you're out at this point. We gotta draw a line, like get in here, man.

[Mario Maitland]

That's what I'm saying. I like the roster where we got right now, though. So if quad a plays or if he doesn't, you know, it is what it is.

[Drew Franklin]

What about Marcus Lee? He was a late ad. He's still playing professionally.

[Mario Maitland]

I didn't see him at practice yesterday.

[Lady Luck]

Okay.

[Mario Maitland]

But yeah, they said he. He should be good to go for Saturday.

[Drew Franklin]

He should still have some bounce. Marcus gave three good, good years here at uk. Got some fun Marcus Lee memories. Remember in South Carolina when Eulis threw him the. The lob off the backboard because Cal was ejected? And they could do it with Cal over there on the bench. Also doing the. Remember win segment, Michigan game, Elite eight. Marcus Lee was a freshman and came off the bench and that was like his breakout game. I think he scored 10 quick points, had a couple blocks.

[Mario Maitland]

Marcus Lee is solid, man. He played overseas, you know, he's still playing, man. He's got a lot, a lot left in the tank.

[Shannon]

All right.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, I'm excited you're going, Mario.

[Mario Maitland]

Yeah. You'll be there?

[Drew Franklin]

I'll be there.

[Mario Maitland]

How about these guys?

[Drew Franklin]

I'll be wearing the same shirt. Don't tell anybody.

[Mario Maitland]

I won't say words.

[Drew Franklin]

It's crisp. Yeah, crispy white.

[Shannon]

It is.

[Mario Maitland]

You guys, you have two of those. What do you mean?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, of course. Thank you, Ron and Billy. We at least tune in. I know you're not going.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yes. I think it's on Fox.

[Drew Franklin]

Look that up to the World Cup.

[Billy Rutledge]

Oh, really?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemon]

What a lead in the third place game.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. We're going to talk a little bit more that later. I don't think you'll be tuned in for that. But are you excited about tbt?

[Mario Maitland]

You better watch, Ryan.

[Ryan Lemon]

Oh, I definitely want to watch. I'm gonna try to maybe try to

[Matt Jones]

figure out how I just.

[Ryan Lemon]

Just go. Just buy a ticket and go tomorrow.

[Drew Franklin]

They have them available. You can get a credential. Ticket master. Yeah, get a credential. Ticketmaster do. There's still plenty available. I looked at the map. It looks like the lower bowls couldn't sold out. And then the middle of the upper level. But if we want to pack the place, there's still some upper level tickets available.

[Billy Rutledge]

Just bring your britches.

[Ryan Lemon]

Bring my britches with my boxer shorts on?

[Billy Rutledge]

That's right.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. That segment yesterday got a lot of attention for those. Didn't hear it. Ryan confessed to going commando to a basketball game in Rupp Arena.

[Mario Maitland]

Drew it as a commando Me, he

[Drew Franklin]

went with no underwear, Mario. Just his pants.

[Billy Rutledge]

Then he ripped his pants.

[Drew Franklin]

You ripped your pants?

[Ryan Lemon]

Same to seem.

[Mario Maitland]

You are something else, man.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

His excuse, Mario, was that he was single. I don't know if that's excuse.

[Ryan Lemon]

I hadn't done laundry in like three weeks.

[Mario Maitland]

What game was this?

[Ryan Lemon]

I don't remember.

[Shannon]

I don't remember.

[Mario Maitland]

What game was this like in your TV days?

[Ryan Lemon]

Yes.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, it was on camera. Yeah. I love Mario's reaction. You nasty.

[Mario Maitland]

That's nasty, man.

[Drew Franklin]

Do you still do that?

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Mario, for those can't see, has scooted away from Brian and is leaning towards building.

[Ryan Lemon]

I may be commando right now.

[Drew Franklin]

We'll take a break.

[Mario Maitland]

That's my cue.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm gonna try some of this delicious food in front of us and we'll get back to the phone lines and talk a little more UK basketball. Thank you, Mario. And we'll be right back.

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For more details, download the Motocasino app. Today must be 21 +casino American Social Casino. Welcome back to ksr. Drew Franklin speaking over the sound of silverware and chomping jaws over here as we're getting into this food. We're live at the V at the vine where they have unveiled a new menu and they're opening tomorrow. I got back in the lab, fixed a few things and rolled out a completely new menu. Well, I got some of their old favorites, but a lot of new things. I gotta admit, I had high expectations because I know how this place operates. It's high end, good stuff. Everything they do is good. This food has blown my mind. And I'm not just saying that because it's a business takeover day. Brian, this is incredible.

[Ryan Lemon]

We've got about six different dishes here and every one of them is fantastic. So good.

[Billy Rutledge]

It's what you expect when you hear Michelin star next to the chef who's cooking back there and that, what is it? The aura? King salmon tostada is refreshing. It was really good.

[Drew Franklin]

It is blowing my mind that Billy is enjoying this. I was a little worried because, you know, you're open about it. You like rice, chicken.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, I don't have a gallbladder, so, like, my stomach's a little irregular. So we have to be easy on fried foods or crazy cuisine without being able to order what you want at a random restaurant in San Francisco.

[Drew Franklin]

There you go. Get them worked up.

[Billy Rutledge]

But no, this has all been phenomenal. And it's a, it's, you know, like fine dining but at an affordable price. It seems like.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, a reminder, it's open to the public. People get a little confused come up here, and especially with this happy hour, they have Going on where you can get three of these for $30 from 4:30 to 6, Tuesday through Sunday. They're not open on Mondays. And who does a happy hour on weekends? Usually you see, like, that's right.

[Ryan Lemon]

Every day. The happy hour is every day. This is one of the best deals in town right here.

[Drew Franklin]

All right. I hate just rubbing it in because we were driving around listening on radio as we talk about how good the crab cake is, which is phenomenal. It's got like some kind of a little lemon to it.

[Ryan Lemon]

Everything's worth a little lemon in it.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, I walked right into that one. I mean, I put that on the tee for you, Handed you the driver and set that one up. But thank you for that contribution and thank you to Viet the Vine restaurant for having us today. Love this place. Check it out. In downtown Lexington. You good?

[Billy Rutledge]

Mario just had his first crab cake. Florida boy didn't have his crab cake before he said he loved it.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's his first one.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Welcome to the show, Mario. Good stuff. All right. I got a few more basketball topics to get to.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

We do talk about sports on the show. Usually one news piece. It's a few days old, but I can't believe we haven't mentioned it yet. I want to make sure we work it in this week before we get to the weekend and it just becomes stale news we throw away. But Ryan, your guy, Tubby Smith, who you know, the impersonation of earlier this week, is finally going into the college Basketball hall of Fame after his big career at uk. We all know the story comes in immediately. Wins the 98 title. He had an undefeated SEC season, won five SEC regular season championships, five SEC tournament championships. What he coached 10 years here.

[Ryan Lemon]

10 years.

[Drew Franklin]

10 years here. Brought Tubby ball. The defensive oriented basketball that we're not used to around Lexington, but he brought that. Fans loved it for a while there at the end. Got to 10 loss. Tubby, we don't. We're not going to dive into that. But he ended up resigning and going over to Minnesota right before we walked into a wall with Billy Gillespie. But I loved the Tubby era. I went to Tubby Smith basketball camp. I had signed up for Patino camp, which would have been my third straight year. Patino's camp. Then that coaching change happened and it became Tubby camp. But he was awesome to be around. And when I was a little runt and Ryan, I know you were around him a lot, covering the team, but just thrilled that Tubby's going into the hall of Fame.

[Ryan Lemon]

Tubby's my favorite coach of all time and always will be. I love the man, let alone the coach. I love the man. He's just such a good person. He was so good to be around. He was so good to work with, and he is. If I heard Cutler, I'll steal this stat from Cutler. Show like one of three coaches that have taken five teams to the NCAA tournament. Five different teams, and Tubby's taken them to the NCAA tournament. It's pretty amazing.

[Drew Franklin]

He also only Cal and Rupp, who had pretty good careers here, got to 100 wins faster than Tubby. He even got there faster than Rick and Joe B. And some of the other guys we adore.

[Ryan Lemon]

Long overdue. He should have been in this hall of Fame many years ago, but congratulations. The guy, everywhere he went, he's been a winner and a good person. If you had one player you wanted, one coach you wanted your kid to play for, you picked Toby.

[Drew Franklin]

You know, everyone. 98, you get the ring. Was that your favorite team? But, you know, 0305, there were some. Some great teams obviously hampered by injuries with the Bogan year and marquette. But was 98 your favorite or did one of those others take it even though they didn't get all the way through and finish the job?

[Ryan Lemon]

98 was definitely my favorite because those guys, the Comeback Cats, they were down by, you know, 10 points at halftime in the championship game. It's just amazing what the way they would do. But they were all just good guys, you know, Cameron Mills, Jeff Shepherd, Allen Edwards, those three seniors, Scott Padgett, Wayne Turner, Nazi Muhammad, Jamal McLaughlin. Just a good group of guys. Fun to play around, fun to play with. And the old three team, though, man, they put the defensive pressure on you, and they just locked you down. You were just not going to score. Those games were like 55 to 52. They were kind of hard to watch, but, man, they were incredibly great defensive team. That's all because of Toby.

[Drew Franklin]

But SEC rings on fingers, that was back when you all had a little more access to coaches. It's changed so much. They. They're pretty much locked down. I mean, it's great talking to Pope two weeks ago. Those moments are pretty rare these days. Were you all able to get a lot closer and that's why you know Tubby so well and like him so much.

[Ryan Lemon]

Probably so. And he's more. He was more approachable. Like, you know, if Caliperi was sitting in here, you kind of would have to go through this person to get this person to get to talk to Him Tubby would come up to you, hey, man, you need to talk to me? Are you good? You need to do anything? You know, he was at that approachable about it.

[Drew Franklin]

And I don't think many people know this. Tubby hasn't coached here in almost 20 years now. But he still gives back to the community here. Does still to this day what he had a community center. I don't know. Tubby's clubhouse, is that still around or. I know it's.

[Ryan Lemon]

It's not far from here. It's just over here on Kenwick neighborhood, just right down the street from where we are right now.

[Drew Franklin]

But even though he went on to Minnesota and Memphis and has made stops here and there, he's still giving back to Lexington. And then he's finally got to come back. A couple years ago when High Point played uk and I'm glad Tubby got that moment and got to be the Y N Rupp arena and he was celebrated.

[Ryan Lemon]

You know, when he was inducted into the UK hall of Fame, it was going to be announced at the halftime of the UK football game. Huge crowd. And there was a little concern if he would get booed because the way, you know, when he left here wasn't the greatest. He got this unbelievable applause and you can tell he teared up. It touched him. So I think the, the fan base loves that man. Regardless what happened last couple years here, he's still one of the greatest coaches

[Drew Franklin]

we've ever had and one of his players. Also in the news lately that I think we skipped over. There's a new sheriff in town.

[Ryan Lemon]

There is a new sheriff in town. Well, a sheriff's deputy.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Hashimu Evans, who played for Tubby, came in to play from. For Rick from Manhattan, had to sit out that 96, 97 year back when you had to do the one year sit out for transferring, came to play for Rick, ends up playing two years for Tubby, came off the bench for the title team and then was a big star the following year, starting in 99, had like a 31 point game against number two Maryland and Rupp arena, recently sworn in as a new sheriff's deputy in Fayette County.

[Billy Rutledge]

What?

[Drew Franklin]

And it's funny, before this news broke, I was out. I went to the Cobbler over on Lane Allen to get a shoe fixed over there by Dad's.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

And a guy walked out of Dad's. I was pretty far away and I was like, that looks like a Shimu Evans in full uniform. Like, I was like, what is Hashimo into? And I couldn't get over there, talk to him because I was pretty far away. And then that night it comes out that he's a new sheriff's deputy. So we got Hashimu patrolling the streets here in Fayette county now.

[Ryan Lemon]

I love it. A good guy also, and he can't, you know, want to come back to retire and live in Lexington. So if he wants to get into law enforcement, then go for it, big guy. I'm very happy for him.

[Drew Franklin]

That transfer year it was when I was at Patino's camp. The guys always scrimmage at the end of the night and you know, I'm like, wow, look who Derek Anderson, Ron Mercer. But Hashimo was there and I didn't know who that was because he hadn't played yet. He was dominating everyone and they're like, this guy just came in from Manhattan and we're all wide eyed, like, what? Who is this guy? And he ended up playing a couple years and being great.

[Ryan Lemon]

Big reason why they won in 98.

[Drew Franklin]

So congrats to Tubby and Hashimu. This is KSR. We'll be back.

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[Billy Rutledge]

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[Drew Franklin]

Welcome back to ksr. Drew Franklin here with Ryan Lemon, Billy Rutledge, Mario Maitland. Shannon making it all happen at the studio in Louisville. We're live from the V at the vine restaurant in downtown Lexington. Still digging into all this great food. Before we get get going with more conversation, Shannon, who's this segment sponsored by

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[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

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[Matt Jones]

Yes.

[Billy Rutledge]

During a holiday party recently and I got to still have a mimosa even though I wasn't drinking alcohol.

[Matt Jones]

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[Billy Rutledge]

They found the loophole.

[Matt Jones]

That's right.

[Shannon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Billy Spritzen over here. Ryan, you had a correct Correction on Sean McNeil. We don't want Northern Kentucky mad.

[Ryan Lemon]

That's true. I said he was from Ryle High School. He was from Cooper High School.

[Shannon]

So.

[Ryan Lemon]

My bad, my mistake.

[Drew Franklin]

Still Northern Kentucky. Great talent.

[Ryan Lemon]

Great talent.

[Drew Franklin]

Be playing for TBT tomorrow.

[Ryan Lemon]

And you know, I've heard that facts are optional on this show sometimes. So there you go.

[Drew Franklin]

Happens all the time. Let's not knock out a couple calls that. I have some more fun topics ahead. Who's up next?

[Matt Jones]

All right, let's go to Thomas.

[Drew Franklin]

Hello, Thomas. Thanks for calling in.

[Matt Jones]

Thomas.

[Drew Franklin]

Thomas. Don't let us talk.

[Shannon]

Yes, sorry. Sorry about. Sorry. Sorry about that, y'. All.

[Drew Franklin]

We don't want interruption. How's it going?

[Shannon]

So I apologize. Something that Drew picked up on or did a few weeks ago was something I really picked up on. And I've got a dad confession.

[Mario Maitland]

Okay.

[Shannon]

While I was out working on my back porch, the roof on it, a seven foot step ladder. I had my 13 month old boy out there with me. And I come down from the ladder. No. Okay, no. He was on the ground.

[Drew Franklin]

Didn't want to call CPS. Go ahead.

[Shannon]

the time. At the time. So I turn around for about 20 seconds if that. I turn back around to get back on the ladder and he's on the top step. And he would have more steps to step on. So instead of going, oh my goodness or raising a fit, quietly mosey over to him, take him off and say, let's keep this between you and me. Mama don't need to know. Well, well, I've got it captured on a ring camera. And I thought to myself, I was like, she's gonna find out. I'll go ahead and tell her anyway. So I snitched on myself, let her know and said, hey, don't leave ladders out like I did. So lessons to learn. And I'll probably call back in the future about another dad confession that I have that somebody probably want to call CPS on me about too.

[Drew Franklin]

We appreciate the call. Hey, man, we're all figuring this thing out together. Mine can't get up on a ladder yet, but it sounds like you have a young construction worker, maybe a professional wrestler, one of the Hardy Boys. Sounds like you got a kid that's going to be climbing on things. But you know, you did the right thing by confessing to the wife. You know, Ryan, marriage is built on honesty. And you don't Want to get caught not telling her that the kid had climbed to the top of the ladder

[Ryan Lemon]

because she eventually would have seen that video, and it would have been 10 times worse. Just fess up while you can.

[Drew Franklin]

That would have been terrifying to turn around to see her, you know, toddler climbing up there. But, yeah, it's got a. Got a bright future with some heights.

[Billy Rutledge]

And I imagine when you tell a kid like that to keep a secret, it's the first thing they say when they see the other. The. The other parent. So Avery's not doing any of that yet. But soon enough, she'll be crawling, and you turn your back, and it'll be in a. She'll be in a different room, right?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, she's daycare. And now I'm jealous. She has all the fun at daycare and just comes home and falls asleep. We got a message yesterday that she's talkative. That's my girl.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, I got a little scoop on little Avery.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, what's going on? What?

[Ryan Lemon]

I hear she may have a boyfriend at daycare.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay, calm down, calm down.

[Ryan Lemon]

She's got a boyfriend.

[Matt Jones]

All right.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, we started her at daycare last week, and I did the first pickup, and everybody was like, that is the smilingest baby we've ever seen. She's so adorable. All that. All that. And I gotta walk her through all these rooms to get to the front. And I go to the. Through the older kid room, and there's a woman in there, shout out, Ms. Deborah. And she's like, are you Avery's dad? We've never seen a baby her age smile and giggle like that. And then she points at this older boy. She goes, she just sat and watched him, and she smiled and giggled him. And I was like, we're not doing this new daycare. We're out. What's his dad's name? I want to meet him in the parking lot. But on day one, I already had to. Had to get the boy anxiety. She just turned three months. And I'm like, we are not flirting yet. You can't even. You're barely doing tummy time. We're not going to be. But thank you for. For calling that out.

[Billy Rutledge]

That's what I heard.

[Drew Franklin]

Who's up next? Shannon.

[Matt Jones]

Let's go to dj.

[Drew Franklin]

Hello, dj.

[Shannon]

Hey, guys. Hey. I've been a listening KSR pretty much since day one, so I know about Shannon getting the foreign money in the mail all the time. Now, something similar to that is happening to me right now. Now, I saw Billy at the state fair last year. And I told him that I was getting unsolicited mail sent to me. And I created a word. I told them that I. I think I've been. Dude, it. I know. Shannon says he's had hundreds of whatever foreign yesterday.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

Okay, well, this started June of last year. I went to the mailbox and I had a mail from George Foster. I opened it up and it was actually George Foster from the Reds. It's an autograph card. And I thought, okay, well, somebody knows I'm a red sand. They had sent it to me, but it hasn't stopped. Just two days ago, I got autograph number 73 in the mail. And. And these are coming from all over the country. It's. It's not one person putting it in the mail and sending it to me because it's coming from these celebrities. It's coming from all over the United States. I've got nine hall of Fame autographs, which includes Coach K and Coach Cal. Also includes Hubie Brown, Louis Dampier. Most of them are baseball, but I've got football. I got Joe Theisman. I got Icky woods and Rocket Ishmael. I got one golfer I know. Yeah, I got one golfer. His name is Dave. PG P, E, G. I don't know who he is. I've got board governors.

[Drew Franklin]

All right, we don't need to know the whole inventory. But it sounds fun. Oh, sorry.

[Shannon]

But it's really crazy, so.

[Drew Franklin]

Sounds crazy. Okay, I wouldn't mind getting. Start a little ebay account and move them on, make a little money.

[Ryan Lemon]

That is kind of crazy. Somebody gets the word out that this guy collects autographs. Next thing you know, he's got 73 autographs. Like Shannon gets all this money.

[Matt Jones]

I think it's possible there's like some sort of secret autograph mailing list that exists out there that we don't know about, that this DJ got on. I mean, I don't know how else that would even happen.

[Ryan Lemon]

Maybe that's how you're getting all your money, too.

[Matt Jones]

I don't know. It's weird. It's still happening to me, too. Thanks for the call, D.J. and it's still every. Every week, two or three letters, at least.

[Billy Rutledge]

And he created a new verb. Dooded.

[Matt Jones]

You get duded.

[Shannon]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, I didn't pick up on that. Speaking of sports things, because that's all we talk about here. Yes, I know you guys aren't the world biggest World cup fans, although you should be ashamed of yourself if you weren't tuned in to Argentina, England the other day. We Already discussed that a little bit. We got the finals coming up. I have two topics.

[Ryan Lemon]

All right.

[Drew Franklin]

Unrelated to pre. You don't have to. You don't have to break down the roster.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay.

[Drew Franklin]

First, tomorrow England plays France in the

[Ryan Lemon]

third place, third place game.

[Drew Franklin]

What are your thoughts on third place games? As a fan, that's like a neutral party. I love that I get one extra World cup match to watch this weekend. I can get on draftkings, dab a little bit, watch extra soccer, but put yourself in the fans of England who just. You just got your hearts ripped out. Would you want to have a third place game if your team is involved? It's basically the losers championship of the losers bracket. Where do you all stand on third place games? It's very common internationally. Like the Olympics do it. You know, World cup has it. They want to make sure people get their bronze. We don't really do it here in American sports, but it's happening tomorrow.

[Billy Rutledge]

Yeah, I don't like it. Seems a little meaningless to me. Maybe it's gluttony for the fans who have spent all this money to go over and I get the World Cups every. Only every four years. So you might not get to celebrate guys like you do every year at a different team. But I gotta think the motivation levels are varying by the player.

[Shannon]

Right.

[Billy Rutledge]

And so you're gonna save some guys that I think really try or some guys that may be a little checked out. So I, I probably will have it on in the background, but it'll. It'll be. I feel a meaningless game in my eyes.

[Ryan Lemon]

I think it's ridiculous. I mean, it really is not gonna be playing hard. What are they playing for? They're playing for third place.

[Drew Franklin]

And you know, better than being fourth place.

[Ryan Lemon]

Did the fans have to spend more money to go see your team go half asset? Not hard to play and lose a game.

[Drew Franklin]

Again, the comparison we made yesterday, we do the KSR happy hour watch on YouTube. Imagine 2015, we lose to Wisconsin and two days later have to go play Michigan State. Could you imagine one. I think the players would have been checked out, but fans, most of us died that night. And you'd have to just turn around and two nights later go play, play Michigan State.

[Ryan Lemon]

How do you get up for that

[Drew Franklin]

while Duke and Wisconsin are in the championship game?

[Ryan Lemon]

How do you as a fan get up for that game? How do these fans get up the. Like you said, the England fans get up for this game today.

[Drew Franklin]

With our comparison, we probably would have ride it in the streets outside. What was it Lucas Oil, Indianapolis. But if we had adopted that, think how miserable that would have been. Having to watch the team we thought could go 40, no go play a second game after just getting our hearts ripped out in the same weekend.

[Ryan Lemon]

Didn't they used to play a consolation game?

[Matt Jones]

Yes, from 1946 to the 1980s. But a consolation game, no, thank you. What's the point in that?

[Billy Rutledge]

Glad we cut that out. Yeah, I mean, that's, that's just crazy to think about because you have one goal going into the season, Right. Win a championship. That's what the elite teams want.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

And for that to get ripped away from you and then you've got to rally back to play another game.

[Shannon]

I just.

[Ryan Lemon]

The only thing would have been interesting, like if Messi was playing in it. This, everybody knew this was his last game. They could make it a big salute for him and make it kind of entertaining or somewhat enjoyable to watch. But.

[Drew Franklin]

But what if he lost again? You just watched your legend go. Owen 2. Fourth place for brightest.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah, you get fourth place.

[Drew Franklin]

Speaking of Messi, he's my other topic. This has been very viral on the Internet. Ron, I'm assuming you haven't seen it. Have you seen Messi and Lamine Yamal? Spain?

[Ryan Lemon]

I thought it was Lamelo Ball. How do you pronounce his name?

[Billy Rutledge]

Lamina Mall is Lamina Mall.

[Drew Franklin]

Have you seen the baby photo?

[Ryan Lemon]

I have heard about this photo.

[Drew Franklin]

So for those who don't know, years ago, when Messi was young, still had the long hair, playing for Barcelona, there was a raffle where your baby could do a photo shoot with Messi. It included putting the baby in the bathtub and Messi bathing your baby. That alone. What are we doing? Why would anyone want that? However, the kid that won, he's in there. He's a little bitty infant. Although he's a chunk, he's a big infant, but it is a baby.

[Ryan Lemon]

He's a baby baby.

[Drew Franklin]

It is not a four year old. This is a baby. That baby that won this lottery that had thousands of families involved is one of the stars for Spain. And they're playing each other on Sunday. Everyone keeps focusing on this full circle moment. How sweet it is that Lamine gets to have this moment. I want to focus on who would want their baby bathed in a photo shoot. And if you were a baby, which player would it have been when you.

[Ryan Lemon]

Well, it would have been Lou Brock, probably giving me the bath. Like, okay, you're the one that has the baby. What if you had a chance to have one? Your hero Tiger woods bathe Avery.

[Drew Franklin]

I can't think of anyone I'd want to bathe my baby less. Don't. Get away from my baby. Why do they have to be in the bathtub? Couldn't they've been in a soccer field? Like I'm holding this baby. Here's a soccer ball.

[Ryan Lemon]

It is kind of weird. They're in a back.

[Drew Franklin]

There's bubbles. Messi's got both hands in the tub.

[Shannon]

What.

[Drew Franklin]

What was happening in Spain 20 years

[Billy Rutledge]

ago and he was not the greatest of all time at that point. He was a great player, but still, I mean, he wasn't, you know, would I like Touchdown Tom Brady to christen my child in a bathtub?

[Ryan Lemon]

Probably.

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, get your hand.

[Shannon]

Probably.

[Billy Rutledge]

I probably would.

[Ryan Lemon]

Probably.

[Drew Franklin]

Probably would. Really?

[Billy Rutledge]

Yeah. I wouldn't. I wouldn't be opposed to it. Because he's the go.

[Matt Jones]

Right?

[Billy Rutledge]

Like he's. He is a historical sports either. I don't know if.

[Drew Franklin]

I don't know.

[Billy Rutledge]

But it seem odd. It is a strange raffle to even put on in the first place. That's kind of what I can't get over is why is this a contest in general?

[Drew Franklin]

This would be like zoom. Diallo has a photo of Tony Delk giving him a bath when he was little. You know, both UK guys. Shannon, I don't even have to ask you, but you. You say it's weird.

[Matt Jones]

No. Yeah. There's no way I would want that to happen if I had a kid. I don't care who you are. Like you're still a stranger. I mean, you know, I don't really know you. You're still bathing a kid. That's just really uncalled for.

[Drew Franklin]

Get your hands off my infant. Messy, but it is wild. But that little bitty chunk is now playing against Messi on Sunday.

[Ryan Lemon]

They're the two stars. They're just two stars.

[Drew Franklin]

Your picks.

[Billy Rutledge]

Argentina going against the Time Traveler.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

The Time Traveler said Spain, 3, 2. Argentina's had some magic.

[Ryan Lemon]

You can't let him lose his last game. If this is truly his last game, he has to go out a winner, a champion. So he wins.

[Drew Franklin]

I think Messi scores. And he goes up and just rubs, rubs him like he's giving a little bath. And that's the decide. I like it. Shannon, you've been hot. Who's your pick?

[Matt Jones]

I'm going Argentina. Argentina wins it. Yep. Promo code KSR, by the way, on DraftKings.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, check it out.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Go to DraftKings. Also got the Open going on. You can still bet on that. I Haven't kept up with anything. But Billy, you were telling me they're going low.

[Billy Rutledge]

Some Australian almost broke the major scoring record. Had a four footer to break it to shoot 61 and missed it. So I think he shot a 62. He's in the lead right now. But this tournament starts like what, two in the morning?

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah. So 132 times.

[Billy Rutledge]

I don't even get to watch. So we just get the highlights.

[Drew Franklin]

Combining our topics here. Did you see the Argentinian golfer, what he did?

[Billy Rutledge]

No.

[Drew Franklin]

So their celebration, you know, they put their hand behind their ears. They're playing in England and a golfer From Argentina birdied 18 and went to the English crowd and did that to him. I don't know how they didn't just beat him up outside the Royal Burgdale course, but that was a nice troll job over in across the pond at

[Billy Rutledge]

the golf, going on a lot of historic bad blood between Argentina with the hand of God and everything.

[Drew Franklin]

And, well, he hit him with it after birding a hole yesterday over there at Royal Brickdale. All right, we'll be back for one more segment. Having fun here at Viet the Vine. Ron's gonna need a few more truffle fries and ora king salmon tacos. And we'll wrap this up. This is KSR. What's up everybody? It's Bretzky.

[Mario Maitland]

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[Billy Rutledge]

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[Drew Franklin]

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[Billy Rutledge]

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[Ryan Lemon]

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[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

Got the records going after the pre show. Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

We're live from the V at the vine restaurant, which reopens tomorrow with its new menu, which is absolutely delicious. I just told Patrick here, the new gm, I want to give him a hug. That might be weird since I just met him this morning, but we're gonna hug before I leave because I am just blown away by all this food. We're having a great time. Thanks to them for having us. Remember, they're open to the public. That can get confusing sometimes. They do have a membership side of this and that. Happy hour, 4:30 to 6. Ryan, you could get three of these dishes we've had for $30.

[Ryan Lemon]

We talked about the restaurant here on the ninth floor. The rooftop bar with the pool. There's also a spa on the eighth floor. That's all connected with the vine here.

[Drew Franklin]

That's right. Billy's a big spa guy. Maybe he'll go in there and scroll on his phone and take calls in the sauna.

[Billy Rutledge]

There's nothing like a good spa, Drew.

[Drew Franklin]

I like it. Spa. I had a little spa treatment on vacation.

[Billy Rutledge]

Look, steam room.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm a steam room guy.

[Billy Rutledge]

They give you, like, a cucumber water or something like that. It's a. It's a whole.

[Drew Franklin]

I will say I went in a steam room and it was very steamy. Could barely see where I was sitting down. I'd been in there, like four minutes. And the guy said something scared the living daylights out of me because I didn't know he was in there. I was like, oh, man. It had no clue you were sitting next to me.

[Billy Rutledge]

That sounds like me taking phone calls in the sauna.

[Drew Franklin]

There you go. You are next on my list of topics. Billy, I don't want to get through the weekend. Well, your wedding has been the conversation this summer. Sure, there's been a lot of tbt. The Pope interview was great. Peach jam's going on right now. We haven't mentioned much of that yet, but really, everyone just wants to talk about brown suits and weddings and Ryan's behavior and last night you told us yesterday you. You went and got some ballroom dancing.

[Billy Rutledge]

Oh, yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

So that you're ready for this first dance. And we can't get through the weekend without hearing about how your first lesson went.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, I learned the foxtrot, I learned the Roomba, the swing and the waltz in one lesson, all in less than 30min. I learned all four of those dances. Now, where I went wrong was I didn't tell her what we were doing for date night. I was just like, we're going on a date night. You know, make sure you wear sneakers, not high heels. And we end up going to this dance studio. And it was great. Abby, our dance instructor, was fantastic. But the problem was I was acting like we were both beginners when the only real beginner was me, right?

[Mario Maitland]

So.

[Ryan Lemon]

So she was offended.

[Billy Rutledge]

She was very offended. So I'm like, we're here to get the basics. I've got two left feet. We just need, you know, some brush up before the wedding comes up in August. She's like, what do you mean we're beginners? I've got a history of doing dance. And so she was like, sarcastically laughing about all the basic steps that we were doing. Now. It was great. We learned a lot, and I think it's going to really help.

[Ryan Lemon]

You learned a lot.

[Billy Rutledge]

I apparently, yeah, it was just me learning through this experience, but asked me to do a little foxtrot. And I kind of know what to

[Drew Franklin]

do now at this point, Mario, you know, you know what has to happen before we leave the vine. This scenic backdrop here. Mario's got a camera in his hand. I think you need to be foxtrot,

[Ryan Lemon]

break up a little fox.

[Drew Franklin]

I mean, apparently you mastered it in a matter of minutes.

[Billy Rutledge]

You go like, back left, back right, and then slide, and then back left and then back right, and then you slide.

[Ryan Lemon]

Wow.

[Billy Rutledge]

And that's how you get around the ballroom. Right.

[Ryan Lemon]

Okay.

[Billy Rutledge]

Then you go to the waltz. And the waltz, instead of you being right here, you're. You're kind of holding up here, you know, hands up.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Billy Rutledge]

And then that's kind of more like a Right and then slide. And then I've. Right, and then slide.

[Ryan Lemon]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

So doing this all, we're getting the full version out here on the floor before we go.

[Mario Maitland]

Oh, yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Okay. Take your shoes off if you have to. I know you're big on taking.

[Billy Rutledge]

Well, somebody's gonna have to dance with me. So whoever it's gonna be all right.

[Drew Franklin]

Ryan's in. Somebody's in.

[Ryan Lemon]

Meredith.

[Shannon]

Hey.

[Drew Franklin]

This was a fun show. Thank you to Viet Divine for having us.

[Ryan Lemon]

Good job.

[Drew Franklin]

Thank you, guys. Next week we're doing it all again as Matt's in Aspen. A little place called Aspen will rotate again with Billy back Monday, Me Tuesday, Shannon Wednesday, Maggie DAV and Ryan on Friday. This has been ksr. This is Tony Ayo from the Real report with Tony A.O.

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