KSR Postgame UK MBB vs Ole Miss 1/24/26

Summary

KSR Postgame Show: UK MBB vs. Ole Miss (1/24/26)

Hosts: Matt Jones, Billy (iHeartPodcasts & Sports Talk 790) Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs. Ole Miss Date: January 24, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode of the KSR Postgame Show covers Kentucky’s significant but gritty 63-57 victory over Ole Miss at Rupp Arena, marking the Wildcats’ fifth straight win and putting them 5-2 in SEC play (13-6 overall). Matt Jones and Billy discuss the game’s many ugly but important aspects, individual performances, controversial moments, and the team’s prospects amid a challenging and injury-riddled season. Community reactions—especially the crowd’s booing of former Cat Travis Perry now playing for Ole Miss—and updates on Kentucky’s weather and other local sports news fill out the lively calls and discussion.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Kentucky's Gritty Win and Tournament Implications

• The Cats have now won five straight, placing them back “on the right side of the tournament bubble,” likely seeded as a 7 according to Joe Lunardi.
• Despite major “deficiencies,” the team has learned to “execute down the stretch extremely well” in recent close games.

Matt Jones (01:46):
“You have to give the Cats a lot of credit because now they've won five straight… They've put themselves back as of today on the right side of the tournament bubble.”

2. The Game: “Ugly, Ugly Basketball” but Clutch Performances

• The early tip and snowstorm made for a sleepy, half-empty Rupp Arena and a sluggish first half described as "some of the ugliest basketball I've seen in a long time.” (04:55)
• The second half saw “offensive rhythm,” led by Otega Oweh (23 points)—considered “first-team All-SEC caliber” if he maintains this level.

Matt Jones (05:47):
“He has been…awesome in every game in SEC play. And tonight in the second half he did…which is nothing else is working—can you give him the ball and he wins you the game. And I thought he did.”

• Clutch moments: Colin Chandler’s critical three-pointer to seal the win and Jasper Johnson’s 8-point run in the first half.
• Rebounding on missed free throws was highlighted as essential, with Diabate and Moreno making key plays.

3. Team Development and X-Factor Players

• Jasper Johnson’s emergence as a “potential X-factor” praised—his ability to steady the offense when others stall.
• Discussed impact of role players like Trent Noah, as well as the necessity to collectively replace Cam Williams’ missed production.

Nathaniel (Caller, 24:38):
“I think Jasper Johnson may be the X factor for this team…if they can get something similar to what they got out of him today…that can kind of push us over the top.”

4. Previewing the Upcoming Five-Game SEC Gauntlet

• Next stretch features Vandy, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Florida—four of which are among the conference’s best.
• Matt sets the bar: “Got to get two wins. Three would be amazing.” (07:22)

5. Officiating Woes & “Worst Foul Call in History”

• Multiple listeners and Matt vented about inconsistent officiating, especially the “hook play” called on Oweh.
• Matt: “Worst foul call in history…If you’re not sure, just let it play out. But then calling the foul? No way. I just thought was egregious.” (08:04, 19:02, 19:37)

6. Booing Travis Perry: Rivalry or Just Good Fun?

• Debate over the home crowd’s booing of Ole Miss’ Travis Perry—a Kentucky native/former player. Some felt it was playful, others unnecessary.

Marty (Caller, 18:17):
“It was everyone. And we did notice in the second half that he went to the locker room during the game…He was shut down today for sure.”

Trey (Caller, 21:04):
“You transferred schools…you come in the UP arena, you are the enemy right now. And I think it may have rattled him…”

7. Defense, Rebounding, and Identity

• Kentucky’s defense—much maligned earlier in the year—was praised; Matt noted the strategic adjustment to “make teams beat us at the rim” and limit threes. (28:56)
• Multiple missed free throw rebounds were seen as fortunate but concerning in technique for both teams.

8. Concerns Around Injuries and Depth

• Ongoing absences of key players (Low, Quaintance, Cam Williams) limit the Wildcats’ options. Even potential redshirt Braden Hawthorne is hurt.
• Caller Sosa and Matt discuss that “they should have gotten another guard" in the offseason, a clear and now-costly oversight. (58:01)

9. Fans’ Expectations and Realism

• Several callers and Matt repeatedly urge fans to temper expectations: with the injuries and tough schedule ahead, simply making the tournament would be a major success.
• “Make the tournament and win as many games as we can. That's kind of what my goal is for the rest of the year.” (56:44)

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Standout Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Otega Oweh's second half:

  • “Every time Ole Miss cut it to two or tied it, he found a way to hit a shot. He got that little mid-range that he’s so good at…” — Matt Jones [06:16]

• On Team Identity:

  • “This is an act of love team…You have to love this team because…they can be hard to watch sometimes. But I do like how hard they’re playing.” — Matt Jones [41:47]

• Regarding the officiating controversy:

  • “That was a horrendous call. Luckily, he missed the free throw and it ended up not mattering. But that could have changed the game.” — Matt Jones [08:05]

• On the booing debate:

  • “If there’s anything I can do to rattle an opponent on the court…I wish the best for the kid when he’s not playing us, but…the day you come in the UP arena, you are the enemy right now.” — Trey, Caller [21:30]

• On approaching the season's goals:

  • “With Low out, Quaintance out, and Cam out, make the tournament and win as many games as we can. That’s kind of what my goal is for the rest of the year.” — Matt Jones [56:44]

• Caller James, humorously, on player Malachi Moreno's dodgeball skills:

  • “He’s maybe good at basketball, but he’s trash at dodgeball…I beat him.” [49:03]
  • Matt: “He’s very big, so there’s a lot more way to hit him, you know…he might be at a little bit of a disadvantage.” [49:25]

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Important Segment Timestamps

• Kentucky’s five-game winning streak & tourney status: 02:00–04:00
• Game analysis, Oweh’s and Chandler’s play, rebounding: 05:00–09:00
• Upcoming SEC schedule gauntlet: 07:00–09:00
• Officiating complaints/‘worst foul call’: 08:04, 19:02, 19:37, 42:33
• Booing Travis Perry—calls & discussion: 12:00–14:30, 18:15–22:10
• Caller insights on team’s X-factors, crowd/atmosphere: 24:33–27:00, 50:28–51:06
• Fan realism on expectations: 54:55–57:00
• Postgame awards (‘Moneymaker of the Game’): 35:05–35:51 (Otega Oweh)
• Offseason roster construction criticism: 58:01–59:01

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Listener Calls & Local Color

• Multiple callers checked in from around Kentucky, updating on snow and sharing their takes on the game, crowd boos, and officiating—the snowstorm was a recurring backdrop.
• Fun tangents included Matt quizzing Billy on historic Georgia Tech players (11:01–11:39) and suit shopping (37:24–39:18).

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Conclusion

This episode struck a balance between humor, honest (sometimes harsh) analysis, and a sense of community engagement. Despite the team’s imperfections and the ugliness of the game, Matt and Billy—along with numerous callers—found hope in Kentucky fighting through adversity, playing together, and grinding out a must-win game. The upcoming challenging stretch, the ongoing injury woes, and Kentucky fans’ ever-lofty expectations set the tone for the weeks ahead.

Final Word:
“We won, so that’s what it is.” — Caller Sosa [59:10]

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But you have to give the Cats a lot of credit because now they've won five straight and really finishing with today's game a sequence where I thought they have to win four or five. They went and won all five and now they've put themselves back as of today on the right side of the tournament bubble. Joe Linardi now has them as a seven seed and you know you're starting to see the signs of a team that still has major deficiencies but is playing hard and is finding trying to find the best version of what they can be and wins these grind out games. You know, if you remember in the Missouri and North Carolina game those were two games Kentucky had at home where in theory I think they not only could have won but maybe should have won. Didn't execute down the stretch but since LSU with the full court shot you've seen a team that is executing down the stretch extremely well. 3, 3 straight close. 4 straight close games coming down the stretch and Kentucky's found a way to win all of them and now they are 5 and 2 in the SEC, 13 and 6 overall and playing decently well. Tonight was weird, right? Or today. So it's only like it's only 220 game starts at 11am people. I don't know what the crowd was like. I was not there. I'd be interested to see. I'm not sure how many people got into rup. It was definitely a sleepy environment. First half was some of the ugliest basketball I've seen in a long time. But Kentucky fights through it. Then I thought in the second half offensively got some rhythm away was huge. Finished with 23 points. He has been. I don't know if he'll get it but if he stays on this path he probably should be first team all sec. I don't know if he'll get it because it'll probably depend on what our record is. But he's been awesome in every game in SEC play. And tonight in the second half he did what I have kind of questioned going into the year if he could do, which is nothing else is working. Can you give him the ball and he wins you the game. And I thought he did every time Ole Miss Cut it to two or tied it. He found a way to hit a shot. He got that little mid range that he's so good at. Made it a bunch of times. He set up guys, this team needs him and he played very well. Obviously Colin Chandler hits the big shot that three. Really, I mean that one in the game, they're up three, he hits it, they're up six games pretty much over. So good to see him playing with the confidence not only to make that shot but even just to take it. Because I'm not sure if he would have done that three weeks ago. Other folks, I mean, there was some struggling, but they made enough of the little plays that they needed to do what, three rebounds on missed free throws. That's huge. Including the one by Diabate I thought was a massive play down the stretch. The one by Moreno that he then saved and went out of bounds. Thought those were all big plays. Jasper Johnson was great. You know, this is two straight games where Jasper Johnson in the first half when they could not score, came in and made big buckets. In this case today, 8o run by himself in three possessions. That's what you want from him. He's got it. He's that guy hopefully for the rest of the year and he's done it. So, I mean, I'm not going to act like this was an amazing performance, but they won and that was the most crucial thing today. You had to win. You could not lose this game and they did. And so, yeah, I give Mark Pope and the team a lot of credit for getting to this point, for getting to where we're five and two and now things pick up a lot. Go to Vandy Tuesday night, go to Alabama, or excuse me, go to Arkansas. Saturday you play Oklahoma at home and then you got Tennessee at home and you go to Florida. You probably play four of the five best teams in the conference back to back to back. I don't know, Billy. What, what's the record we need in that stretch? What would make you happy in that five game stretch?

[Billy]

Two wins. Really?

[Matt Jones]

I think you gotta get two. I think three would be amazing. You gotta get two. One is clearly Oklahoma. And then. Well, what's your second one? I guess Tennessee at home. But it's gonna be tough to beat them when you just beat them. I don't know if you're stealing at Florida, at Arkansas, at Vandy, but you got to find a way, I think to get to. And then I think if you do, you're not in bad shape and we'll see if that ends up happening. Let's talk about a couple things in the game. First of all, worst foul call in history. The hook play on OA where they called him for the foul when he got hooked. That's got to be one of the best calls ever, right?

[Billy]

It was bad.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, that was a horrible call. Like, it was a textbook. You would teach that in a referee school about what a hook is. That's a hook. But if you're not going to call it, I'll let it go that you don't call it, because sometimes they let people get away with hooks. But you can't call the foul on the guy that gets hooked and let it be an and one at a crucial juncture of the game. That was. That was a horrendous call. Horrendous call. Luckily, he missed the free throw and it ended up not mattering. But that could have. That could have changed the game. Just an awful call. And I thought the officials, I mean, they weren't helped by the fact that the teams didn't play well, which made it hard to call. But I didn't think they did a particularly wonderful job tonight. Overall, it was ugly to watch a lot of foul calls and I thought not really consistency in what. What they deemed to be contact, that was enough for a foul. I thought Moreno had had one of his poorer games at Kentucky. He made a lot of mistakes, especially in the second half, but he came and made those two free throws at the end, and those were big free throws. He had missed a couple. I think he had just missed two. And then Billy got fouled the next play, right? And you know, he had just gone over two. He comes back and makes those. Those were big. I give him a lot of credit for playing through what probably wasn't his best game of the year. And then I enjoyed the. The TV announcers. I know this was the radio broadcast, but Wes Durham, he kind of just sounds like. Well, he sounds like the acc, but he's got some SEC in him. I didn't realize that it was Dennis Scott because I missed the beginning. Did you know that? Was Dennis Scott with him, Former Georgia Tech star, Or do you even remember Dennis Scott?

[Billy]

Don't remember him and didn't even see him.

[Matt Jones]

You don't know who Dennis Scott is?

[Billy]

No.

[Matt Jones]

I forget how young you are. Do you know who Kenny Anderson is?

[Billy]

Sounds familiar.

[Matt Jones]

But you wouldn't know if I said Kenny Anderson, who I'm talking about.

[Billy]

No, no, no.

[Matt Jones]

What about Luke Shinscher? No. Have you not studied any Georgia Tech Basketball history.

[Billy]

None.

[Matt Jones]

None.

[Billy]

No Georgia Tech basketball.

[Matt Jones]

There are no Georgia.

[Billy]

I couldn't tell you one player. Georgia.

[Matt Jones]

There's not one Georgia Tech basketball player.

[Billy]

You can name ever.

[Matt Jones]

Kenny Anderson was like. He was the. He was. He was Iverson. I mean, not quite, but he was really good. You. You don't know. Don't know who that is?

[Billy]

Nope.

[Caller]

No.

[Billy]

Sorry.

[Matt Jones]

I'm really upset about this. I'm. This show may turn into me just naming Georgia Tech basketball players and seeing if you can get one of them. Them.

[Billy]

Chris Bosh apparently went to Georgia Tech. Just looked.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, I forgot he went to Georgia Tech. Have you heard of him?

[Billy]

Yes. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

All right, so let me just. I'm going to go with the ones that I can remember. I'll get back to the game, I promise. What about Mark Price?

[Billy]

No.

[Matt Jones]

No. Tom Hammonds?

[Billy]

No.

[Matt Jones]

Travis Best? James Forrest?

[Billy]

Negative.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, I got one. Matt Harpering? No, none of these are ringing a bell.

[Billy]

Derek Favors.

[Matt Jones]

Well, he wasn't that good there. I'm talking about guys. These are legends there. You can't name any of them. No.

[Billy]

No.

[Matt Jones]

All right, well, you know what?

[Billy]

The Yellow Jackets.

[Matt Jones]

You have Jarrett Jack.

[Billy]

Oh, I know him. Yeah, Lefty. Played for the Warriors.

[Matt Jones]

Got one. I think one of the Barry Brothers went there. Well, all right, enough of Georgia Tech. Anyway. 859-280-2287. Travis Perry got. Got booed throughout the game. Apparently it was mostly the student section. I had somebody write me and say, matt, you have to understand the difference between a playful boo and a booing boo. I didn't realize there were two different kind of booze. Billy, are there playful booze?

[Billy]

I had not heard that before.

[Matt Jones]

I haven't heard that. I didn't love that. I'm not a booer, though. Remember? I didn't really know I wasn't going to boo Cal. I didn't boo the Arkansas players. So I'm not a booer. So I'm not the best judge of booing character. I only boo the umpires at Reds games. But I. Whatever your booing standard is, I really don't feel like Travis Perry deserves it. With that said, I'm not outraged by it. I mean, if the kids want to boo, let them boo. I mean, not. But I was surprised. I did not think he would get booed. Apparently he got applause at the beginning, which probably was from the older fans, and then booing during the game from the students. Thing is, on television, it sounded like it was a lot. But that may be the case, Billy, that in person, you know, Just a few people. Especially if reps quiet can. Can sound like a lot, right?

[Billy]

Yeah, we got it on the radio too. He was pretty clear. But I mean he airballed that first shot. That didn't help him. I felt bad for him a little bit after.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I didn't feel bad for him. Ye. Now let me be clear. I don't feel bad for him. The question's just why'd you feel bad.

[Billy]

After the first shot?

[Matt Jones]

You want him to make it?

[Billy]

I mean at least one point. He had zero good.

[Matt Jones]

I like Travis as a person and I loved him as a high school player and I've known him and I like. But I would. I wanted him to score zero points. Billy, did you want him to score?

[Billy]

I wanted to have one point.

[Matt Jones]

I wanted zero point. So I'm fine, I'm good with that. But I just, I didn't know if booing. I just don't know if he's a guy to boo. But I also understand that he went to another team. One person said, Matt, you got to understand he went to a rival. Ole Miss is not our rival in any form. Can you think of any team? What? Is there any team in the SEC you have less against than Ole Miss? No, I guess Oklahoma because we've, because we've only been there a year. Maybe A and M. But of like the old school SEC teams. I have nothing against Ole Miss. I do not consider them a rival.

[Billy]

Yeah, Marshall Henderson was the only one I didn't like.

[Matt Jones]

Well, yeah, I mean there are players over the years I didn't like. They always had a floppy haired white guy who would hit threes on us. But you know, I don't consider, I, I didn't consider it outrageous for Travis to go there but he ended up being a non factor in the game. Did not score. You know, he had made what, nine threes in the last two games and he didn't make one today. And by the way, I thought Kentucky's defense was good tonight. I really did. I thought they played really good defense most of the game. You know, had some let. Some offensive rebounds at the end but in general I thought they played really, really well defensively. Now I'm also live on the scene at my house in Louisville. Billy, it is snowing here. Yeah, it has started. It's coming down decently well. Has it started in Lexington?

[Billy]

It has, yeah. It's just now starting. Not big flakes but it is starting to come in now.

[Matt Jones]

Now the roads are already covered here in, in Louisville. I went to the Grocery store. Oh, you did all the necessities. Raisin bran, grapes, soup and soda. I hope that can get me through 48 hours.

[Billy]

And what if the heat goes out? You got a generator you're ready to.

[Matt Jones]

Of course, pull up? If the heat goes out, the heat goes out. I don't know what's going.

[Billy]

You got candles. So I mean, you'll, you'll have lights.

[Matt Jones]

True. I do have, I do have. I do have plenty of candles. I can make light. But I'm more worried about power going out in Lexington. Isn't that where ice is supposed to happen? Yeah, I think they, I mean it may happen here too, but I think the, the Lexington may be under more. And then for those of you listening in Southern Kentucky, I think that's where we have a lot of real worries about that stuff. So hope everybody stays safe, stays warm and hope everybody keeps their power. 859280, 2287 the big game. Houston, Texas Tech is going on probably the best game of the day. Tied at 32. And North Carolina, Virginia who ended up winning that. That was a battle I had. I had North Carolina plus 7.5. Did they end up winning?

[Billy]

I'm not sure, but the women are playing as well.

[Matt Jones]

And the women are.

[Billy]

Are we losing with five minutes left.

[Matt Jones]

In the fourth, we need to get this one. They've been struggling. So women are down two with five minutes to go. We will keep you up to date and let you know what's going on. And we also have to get Billy home before the snow traps him in the building. So. 859-280-2287. We will take a break and we'll be right back. It's a local Toyota dealers KSR post game show. Welcome back. It is the local toilet. 20 KSR post game show. There's a lot going on in the world and a lot going on in Kentucky. 859-280-2287. The highest totals are suspected. Billy to be in our with our friends in northern Kentucky today. Who what is the consider like? I have everyone's predictions for meteor Meteorologist madness but that was yesterday. So what is the consensus now? Is it that those are those projections still kind of where people are in the, you know, 10 to 14 range?

[Billy]

I haven't seen. I mean, I think that.

[Matt Jones]

I think I'm the only person that's gotten these people on record.

[Billy]

Well, yeah, I mean.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I mean you give. They give themselves a huge swath.

[Billy]

Right.

[Matt Jones]

When you say 8 to 15, it's a huge difference.

[Billy]

Well, I think that's 4.

[Matt Jones]

I think 4 to 8 is a huge difference.

[Billy]

Yeah, it is. Well, I think that's why people like them being on the record and the meteorology madness that we're doing.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I do, too. And we will find out. We're gonna find out who's gonna win. I am not going to mock anyone that doesn't get it right or close because they did it. And I give them a lot of credit for doing that. But. But you're right. I haven't seen anyone go on record beyond that since it's happened. All right, let's get started. Who's up first?

[Billy]

Marty.

[Matt Jones]

Marty, go ahead.

[Caller]

Hey, Matt. Heading home from the game, back to lagrange, just now hitting some snow. Wanted to talk about the. The booing of Travis. I. I'm not a booer either, but it was the whole arena. It was not just the student section.

[Matt Jones]

You really. I. So you. You're saying it wasn't j. I had heard most people said it was just. So it was everybody, all right.

[Caller]

Yeah, it was every. It was everyone. And we did notice in the second half that he went to the locker room during the game. So we just kind of surmised. Could he possibly been sick or something?

[Matt Jones]

Oh, he did, but he didn't finish the game on the bench.

[Caller]

No, he. He left at one point during the second half, but he did come back. But you just kind of surmised because obviously he did not. He got. He was shut down today for sure.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Yeah, no, we played great defense against him. You know, the AJ Store guys, really good. You're not going to shut him down now. He is the kind of guy, though, as good as he is, it's hard to win with a guy like that because he's so ISO heavy. I thought their big played really well. The kind of guy who kept banging into our guys. But in general, I thought he played pretty good defense on everybody else.

[Caller]

Oh, yeah, we did. I mean, every player just really held their own. Very frustrating with the referees. I'm not one to fuss at referees, but wow. Some of those calls, like you say the hook right in front of us.

[Matt Jones]

It'S like the hook was the one that really got mad. The hook was the one that got me really mad. I mean, the others, what bothers me about officials, I don't expect them to get everything right. I just want them to be consistent. I thought what counted as a foul was pretty inconsistent throughout the game, but that. I mean, I hate when a call can change the game and that Hook call. If you're. If you're not sure, just let it play out. Right. But then calling the foul. No way. I just thought was egregious.

[Caller]

Yeah, yeah, definitely. Well, be safe out there.

[Matt Jones]

Appreciate the call. You. You as well. It ended up not mattering because he missed the. What about the fact that there were five rebounded free throws between the two teams? You could watch Billy five games and see not five.

[Billy]

That's pretty incredible. I don't know if I realized that much.

[Matt Jones]

There were three by Kentucky in, like the last 11 minutes of the game. I. And a lot of it was because these free throws were. Would hit the front of the rim. And if you. If you're not careful when you box somebody out, if they. If it just hits the front of the rim, it can be hard to grab it. I do get frustrated at Moreno, and even Diabate and Garrison, they rebound with one hand, which drives me nuts because that's how you end up getting it deflected. But luckily for us, the Ole Miss guys did too, which allowed it to. To happen. Who's next?

[Billy]

Trey.

[Matt Jones]

Trey. Go ahead, Trey.

[Caller]

Hey, Matt. Driving back from the game, I will say the roads are getting bad pretty quickly.

[Matt Jones]

Where are you headed?

[Caller]

I'll say this.

[Matt Jones]

Where are you headed?

[Caller]

Nicholasville. Don't.

[Matt Jones]

Don't have a word?

[Caller]

Nah, it's not bad, but they're filling up quick, so. I'm not a booer man, just like you. I don't boo our old coaches. I booed. I booed Travis Perry. I didn't boo when he got announced, but during the game, I did boo.

[Matt Jones]

So what was your mindset? What was your mindset of booing him?

[Caller]

Here's my mindset, man. At the end of the day, it's unpersonal. You transferred schools, okay? You're coming in here as an opponent, and he understands that. And if there's anything I can do to rattle an opponent on the court, which I don't. I mean, arguably, I think he was a little rattle. You know, I wish the best for the kid when he's not playing us, but then the day you come in the UP arena, you are the enemy right now. And I think it may have rattled him a little bit. He came off that first shot.

[Matt Jones]

So you're saying you were booing. You were booing more to try to just have an effect on his play rather than. Rather than to make a statement.

[Caller]

Exactly. Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Caller]

Yeah. I don't know how much.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. May have worked. Yeah.

[Caller]

I mean, if you look at the stats, but yeah, man, Good win. We needed it. We're finding away. It's not the prettiest, but yeah, we just keep winning. We can be careful. Three of these SEC ones.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. I mean we're five and two in the sec. I said I think they make the tournament with eight, nine for certain. I know it sounds like, oh, people going, Matt. I mean we play 11 more games, of course we should get four. Well, it's not. Not 100% clear where that is, but. But I think eight. I think eight gets you in. I think nine definitely gets you in. And then, you know, while. While there aren't obvious wins, I would say there's only one or two games that I feel like are certain losses. So there's just gonna be a lot of games. I think that with five minutes to go can go either way and it's going to be whether or not we can execute. And early in the year against North Carolina and Missouri, we didn't execute very well. But in the last four games we've had four of those games and we've won all four. So they are clearly getting, getting better at it as the year goes on and we're. I also was impressed. We were up six at halftime, Billy. And our guards away. Aberdeen and Chandler had one field goal, is that right? Yes. I mean our starting guards had one field goal in the first half. That was pretty fortunate. And a lot of that had to do with Jasper and how he did on that run in the first half. Who's next?

[Billy]

John.

[Matt Jones]

John. Go ahead, John.

[Caller]

What do you say, Matt Jones? How's it going?

[Matt Jones]

Going great.

[Caller]

Yeah. I just want to say it's really coming down here in Madisonville and Hopkins County, Matt, and winds blowing and all that. And that was a tremendous wins by the cat today. And I just gonna say they need to keep it up and go Big blue.

[Matt Jones]

I agree. Is that. Yes. So Hopkins County, I'm wanting people to check in on the. Is this snow on the ground, John?

[Caller]

Yes, it is.

[Matt Jones]

All right, well, I haven't heard from you in a while. I'll tell Drew Franklin you've said hello. Okay.

[Caller]

Okay. I appreciate it and happy New Year to you.

[Matt Jones]

Happy New Year to you. There you go. 859280, 2287. Who's next?

[Billy]

Nathaniel.

[Matt Jones]

Nathaniel. What's up, Nathaniel?

[Caller]

Hey, Matt. First time, long time actually just pulling back into the house here in Louisville. Roads weren't. Weren't too, too bad, but it definitely is starting to come down. So safe travels everyone. Heading home from the game. Just kind of want to Touch on two different things. Crowd was pretty good. Like you said, kind of a little bit of a sleepy crowd, you know, early tip, kind of a whistle fest, especially there in the second half too. But I think kind of gave him a little bit of a boost there down the stretch. And then of course, the second thing, I think Jasper Johnson may be the X factor for this team. I've fought it almost all year. I think if they can get something similar to what they got out of him today where maybe he's not getting double figures, but 7, 8, 9, you know, pushing double figures, a couple of assists, I think that can kind of push us over the top.

[Matt Jones]

And I do think he's an expert legit contender. I think between him and Trent, Noah, the two of them are the difference between us, like being on the bubble and being a little bit better than that. And it's because of things like today, Jasper scoring 11, scoring eight when nobody else could. I thought Trent hit a big three at a big time, little things like that. If we haven't had that from them and yeah, I would totally agree if we can get that. I appreciate the call. Like, like Cam Williams. I don't know what he was averaging when he got hurt, but I'm going to GUESS it was 9, 10, 11, something like that. Maybe if you could get consistently 9, 10, 11 from Jasper and Noah, then you're making up the offensive part of what you're losing from Cam. Now you're missing the defensive part because neither of those guys is as good a defender as Cam. But I think these other guys are good enough on defense that that might be okay. I mean, when we put the lineup of Aberdeen away, Chandler, Diabate and Moreno on the floor, or even Diabate and Garrison, if he's playing within himself, that's not a bad. That's a pretty good defensive lineup. Now yellow. Rich brings the defense down a little bit. Jasper, Noah bring it down a little bit. But when you put those five on, you got a pretty good defensive team out there. Who's next?

[Billy]

In 19 games, Cam Williams averaged 6.9 points.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, so that's not even that much to, you know, so today what, Jasper, Noah had 14 combined.

[Billy]

Jasper and Noah, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

So yeah, 14. I think Cam's number's a little misleading because he shot so poorly at the beginning of the year. But I'd say In his last five games, six games, he probably had nine to 11. That's what I would like to see from Jasper and Noah. Who's next?

[Billy]

Nick.

[Matt Jones]

Nick. Go ahead, Nick.

[Caller]

Hey, guys. Yeah, pretty much ever. I just got back from the game too. I live here in Lex. It's definitely coming down now. But that hook call definitely got rough going because we were pretty quiet and it was pretty loud after that. I'm sure you guys could tell.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Caller]

A couple. Couple quick comments. I feel like we're. You guys have talked about this. Feels like we're giving up a lot of easy floaters in the paint. Would love to see that. Just. I mean, it felt like there were a lot of big moments in the game. It was a pretty ugly game, if that makes sense at times. But big moments. Hit some big clutch shots. Jasper. Colin hit some clutch shots that really got rough going. It was. I. I almost lost my voice up in the top. I was yelling.

[Matt Jones]

But Jasper's. Jasper's bank in three, by the way, in the first half was at a time we really needed a bucket. I don't think. I don't think he was trying to bank it, but I'll take it because it felt like the crowd really did get. There were little moments where the crowd got into it and I felt like that was a part of it.

[Caller]

Can I make one small comment? And last thing I'll say when we. When we come out and I don't know if this is just me kind of making a stink about nothing, but when we come out of the locker room at halftime, it feels like we come out with no energy. The boys just walked out and I. Maybe I'm 32, so maybe just growing up playing middle school football. My coach has told me you hustle every time you. I would just love to see a little energy when they come out, try to set the tone. I could just be making a stink about nothing, but I don't know.

[Matt Jones]

Well, there have been games that. That's been an issue. I appreciate the call. But then there have been games where he actually came out pretty well. I don't think the start of the second half has been very consistent one way or the other. It's interesting watching the way we play defense now that Low is out. They are clearly taking the view and I like this view. They're basically telling teams you have to beat us at the rim. We are not going to double up until the last minute or at all because we don't want you to kick it out for the three. So the rotating man is never coming from the offside. Basically they're saying, beat us at the rim. And I like that because we have some rim protectors and we have some pretty good perimeter defenders. So we're actually not giving up a lot of threes like we did early in the year. What I don't like is that our bigs, when they get on a switch at the three point line, drop so far back that we let these guys shoot open threes. I think stores had a couple and then the big guy made one. The dude that fouled out, like, take that same view. Like if I'm Moreno and I get switched on, stores take the same view. Make him beat you off the dribble now. Maybe he'll do it, but I want to see him do that. I hate watching these guys take one step back. Our bigs are off and then they hit a three. That drives me nuts. And stores had two tonight, one on Diabate and one on Moreno. 859-280-2287. We're going to take a break. I will say, Bill, if you watch Texas Tech, Houston, it's like we're watching a different sport than the Kentucky Ole Miss.

[Billy]

You're right about that Jasper shot. They really needed that.

[Matt Jones]

They needed Mario.

[Billy]

Score was coming into play.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, no, I mean it was. It was about to be much worse. But right now there's four minutes to go in the first quarter. Texas Tech, Houston. It's 4144. You know, 4437. Like it's a different sport. It's crazy than what we played today at Rope. We'll take a break, but be right back. This is the local Toyota dealers KSR postgame show. Welcome back. It is the local Toyota dealers KSR post game show. Billy, I have big parlor. I. I took. At halftime, we were up six and I went. I took Ole Miss second half plus nine and a half. So like I was. I was hoping for the result. We got Kentucky wins, but Ole Miss covers the nine and a half, so I got that. So I did a parlay of. This is what I have. I have Arkansas, Florida, A and M and Louisville just to win. Okay, okay. A&M1. Louisville's just gotten started. Arkansas plays LSU. Florida plays Auburn. Both of them are at home. You like that one?

[Billy]

I like Arkansas and lsu. Are you sure about Louisville?

[Matt Jones]

I don't have it. Lou's at home against Virginia Tech. They're already up six, five minutes to go. You don't think Louisville could beat Virginia Tech at home?

[Billy]

I. They're mad over there.

[Matt Jones]

Well, let them be mad. I mean, the question is, are they going to win? I don't care if they're mad or not. I'm not Judging their emotions. I'm saying, are they going to win? And I think they're going to win. And then it'll be a good, successful draft. Kings Day. All right, who's next?

[Billy]

Doing great.

[Matt Jones]

Doing great. Go ahead, Matt.

[Caller]

Doing great. Hope you're doing well. I'm telling you, the Cats are rolling and that double buy is looking better and better. So my question is, if you had to put a percentage chance on it that we end up in the top four and get a double buy in the SEC tournament, what would you say that is?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I still say it's, well, percentage chance. I'd say like 30, 25. I think it's hard just because we've got our schedule so back loaded. I mean, you know, you take the. Who are the six worst teams in the conference? We've played four of them. Right. We've played lsu. We've played Mississippi State. We've played Ole Miss. We still have to play South Carolina and Oklahoma. So I think those are the five worst. Not that kind. I think after that, most of the teams are pretty good. Probably all the teams are going to make the tournament. What?

[Caller]

Georgia's getting blown out at Texas by about 23 or 25 right now.

[Matt Jones]

Are they? Well, then maybe. I mean. Yeah. I mean, we play Georgia at home, though, right? Don't we play that game at home? Yeah, yeah, I think we play them at home. So we should win. That's one we. We should. We need to win. But. But my point is, you still have road games coming up. I think we still have road games coming up against four of the five best teams in the conference besides us. We go to Florida, we go to Vandy, we go to A and M and we go to Tennessee. That's. Excuse me. In Arkansas. All right, so we go to. You know, we go to. I think we have road games against five of the six best teams besides us in the conference. That's tough.

[Caller]

Yeah. All I know is I'm taking it one game at a time and just trying to pump a little sunshine. I guess so.

[Matt Jones]

No, I like it. Listen, there's nothing wrong with pumping some sunshine. I appreciate the call. I mean, let's look at those five games, Billy. Florida, at Vandy. We've already went to Tennessee. Sorry. At Florida, at Vandy, at A M, at Arkansas. So those four, how many of them you think we win? You think we can get one of those?

[Billy]

I hope they can get one.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, if you could get one of those, that would be big. If you could get one of those four Florida A&M. Vandy.

[Billy]

Arkansas A&M is pretty good this year, aren't they?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, they've been really good.

[Billy]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Now they for some, I think Vandy and A and M are gettable if you play well. I think it's gonna be really hard for us to beat Florida on the road. It's gonna be really hard for us to beat Arkansas. I think Arkansas is gonna be a tough matchup for us just the way they play. I mean they're going to score and we're going to. We're going to have to play really well to have a shot at winning down there next Saturday. Who's next?

[Billy]

Let's pump some more sunshine, Matt. It's time for the Johnny Rocker personal injury attorney moneymaker of the game. Injured get small town compassion with big city results when you call The Rocker at 270-321-4429 and while Jasper Johnson had a great stretch in that first half, we're giving it to OTEGA Away today. 23 points, six to 12 from the field in 29 minutes. He was plus 11. And Matt, he is looking like himself again over these last few weeks.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I think that's a good pick by you of Jasper Johnson. I like that one.

[Billy]

Well, I picked away so well.

[Matt Jones]

You said Jasper Johnson.

[Billy]

I said Jasper had a great stretch in the first half but we were picking you.

[Matt Jones]

I feel like you pick away every week. Don't you need to vary that a little bit?

[Billy]

I picked Jasper, I believe in the last game and then Malachi had two in a row.

[Matt Jones]

All right. 859-280-2287. Who's up next?

[Billy]

Clint.

[Matt Jones]

Clint, how are you? Clint?

[Caller]

Hey, Doing good. Hey. I just wanted to say I love ksr, love the cats and love the weatherman challenge. My wife's the teacher and all of her teacher friends are loving it. I just had a couple of suggestions for next year.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Tiebreaker.

[Caller]

Whoever gets their prediction in first. Yeah, the tiebreaker.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Caller]

And then I think if you make it where people like us can donate also if you set up some sort of website.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, no, if I, I would have done that. I would have done that if I'd had. You know, we, we literally came up with this on the post game show Wednesday night. Right. Isn't that what we did this Billy, wasn't it Wednesday night? Yeah, yeah. So I mean it kind of all came together sort of quickly and then commonwealth causes serve pro and white green maggard jumped in, so. But yes, we will try to do that. And I'm glad your wife and everyone's enjoyed it. This has probably been the thing. We've done the best in recent years in getting non regular listeners interested in it. So I'm glad about that.

[Caller]

And I think it's awesome how creative you guys are and then you can just speak things into existence. It's really cool. So just appreciate you doing it. Thank you.

[Matt Jones]

Appreciate you. Thank you very much. 859-280-2287. What is Billy? Do you know what Tom. Tom James is?

[Billy]

Tom James is.

[Matt Jones]

Yes, Tom James.

[Billy]

Like the company.

[Matt Jones]

Is it a company?

[Billy]

Yeah, I think so.

[Matt Jones]

What do they do?

[Billy]

I thought it was like clothing or maybe like better.

[Matt Jones]

They have Kentucky.

[Billy]

I don't know. I'd have to look. Why are you looking for a suit?

[Matt Jones]

No, I just, I bought a car. They. As part of the car, they just sent me this thing that said I get $750 towards the purchase of a tailored suit. Yeah, yeah.

[Billy]

So customized suits for busy professionals by Tom James.

[Matt Jones]

Well, that feels like a lot of money. But then how expensive are the suits? Oh, yeah, because if the suits are a ton, then maybe it's not that much money. Like, maybe it's not that helpful. Right, Right. But have you ever had a, like a tailored suit? It's a nice feeling.

[Billy]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Billy]

I've been in a wedding before.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Billy]

We've gotten adjustments and stuff.

[Matt Jones]

Well, not adjustments. Have you ever had one made toward two for you? Like, it literally came from the fabric to you? I got that as a gift once.

[Billy]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

And it's like if you, they measure a lot, they, they get, they, they poke and prod you. Like, they measure from certain parts to other parts. But when you get it, it's like the best. Anything feels. And you can use it, Billy, as a. You can tell when you're gaining and losing weight.

[Billy]

Oh, it's good baseline because, you know.

[Matt Jones]

This is what I weighed at one point was exactly this. Right. So when you lose or gain weight, you can just put that jacket or pants on and go, oh, got to stop eating the frosted flakes.

[Billy]

So do you still have that tailored suit?

[Matt Jones]

I do. It's like when I got back from Europe, I saw how much weight I'd lost by putting on the suit. And then at various points, I've. If the jacket's a little snug, I'm like, okay, time to. Time to start pushing and pulling again, you know?

[Billy]

Right. Well, I mean, they got to be a couple thousand if you're getting.

[Matt Jones]

I agree with this. Somebody on the. Somebody on the text machine says Billy has got his radio voice amped up today. I was going to say that you sound very official today. Is that because of the weather?

[Billy]

I think it's just the energy that I bring to the post game show.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, but you're. You. Your. Your radio voice is amped up today. Who's next?

[Billy]

Dwayne is.

[Matt Jones]

Dwayne. Go ahead, Dwayne.

[Caller]

First, I'm going to give a weather report from Dry Ridge. There's no snow yet. We're waiting on the snow apocalypse.

[Matt Jones]

Okay.

[Billy]

Great.

[Matt Jones]

Go to the outlet. Go to the outlets. Go to the outlets. Quickly, before you do it, but go ahead.

[Caller]

Oh, I already been there. Already went there. Went to the Cracker Barrel.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, good.

[Caller]

I'm watching the St. John's and Xavier game right now, watching the Patino vs. Patino matchup.

[Matt Jones]

Who's winning that? Rick Patino. Rick Patino said if his son beat him today, he was going to leave his team in Cincinnati. So what's the score?

[Caller]

Well, he might. He might. He might want to leave him. I mean, it's close. It's six. It. Xavier's winning 63 to 59 with 10 to go.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, what if they get left Billy in Cincinnati for the snowstorm? That would be. That would be unfortunate. Go ahead.

[Caller]

But I'm agreeing with a lot of people today on the Cats. But first of all, the officials. I think the SEC sent these officials here hoping that they got marooned by the snowstorm because they don't want to send them anywhere else because they're horrible. But the Cats, I think our freshman Jasper Johnson and Malachi Moreno, I think they're going to be our X factors for the rest of the season because them two guys, they're starting to get. They're starting to figure out their roles and fill in their own, and they're. They're playing great basketball right now.

[Matt Jones]

Well, I. They are starting to fill their roles, and I think they're finding, you know, they all know the amount of minutes they're going to get, and I do think it's clear that that has helped this group quite a bit.

[Caller]

Yeah, and I mean, with this limited roster we got now, like, everybody knows what they're playing and they're just going out there and balling. And I. I mean, I don't think we're going to be like no Final four team or nothing, but, like, this team's fun to watch now compared to what it was like five or six weeks ago.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Well, all right. I appreciate the call. I don't know That I would say this team is fun to watch, but they are probably more fun than they were when we were losing by 40 to Gonzaga. But it's a, this is an act of love team like you. You have to look, you have to love this team because this, this team can, this team can be hard to watch sometimes. But I do like how much I like how hard they're playing. And I feel like some of the things that made them unlikable at the beginning of the year have kind of dissipated. And you're starting to see a team that is a little bit more. More likable. Let's do one more and we'll take our final break. Who's next?

[Billy]

Todd.

[Matt Jones]

Todd. Go ahead, Todd.

[Caller]

Hey, Matt. Just want to call about the officials. Like you said, you know, these guys, these guys are paid very well to officiate these games. And even though the, the play may not be good, you can't allow a fist fight under the goal. And then the, the ticket tacks on the floor. The hook was terrible. Can't forget about the two Aberdeen calls in the second half. Those were pretty terrible as well.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I thought one of them, one of them I thought could be a foul. I did think the second one he got pretty clean and, and that was the one. And that would have led to a break, too.

[Caller]

Yeah. Yeah, that's a couple key moments there. They're. They're knocking down some threes and then, then here comes the whistle. Also. Free throws. If we want to knock off Tennessee at home, take one at Vandy, at Florida, at Auburn, at Arkansas. We got to do better at the free throws. That's some free points. This team struggles to score sometimes and we, I mean, we can't, we can't make them all, but we can't miss nine or 10 a game, though.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I agree. We did miss a lot. Although we made some down, big ones down the stretch. You're right, we did miss them in the minutes leading up to that. Appreciate the call. 859-280-2287. Let's take a break. We will come back. We'll take the final round of calls. The snow is coming down in Louisville. It's coming down in Lexington. But the Cats get a win. That makes this long weekend better. We'll take a break and be right back. It's a local toilet dealers KSR post game show. Welcome back. It is the local toy dealers KSR postgame show. 859-280-2287 text machine is 772-7745, 2, 5 for the women just lost. The UK women lose to Georgia. That is now what. They've lost three of the last four. Is that right? They've been struggling here, and one of the things they've been good at, which is playing down the stretch, is they've kind of struggled. I don't know. I'm a little worried about the. About the women's team. I mean, they clearly. The injury to Tianna Key I think is really affecting them, and they're not very deep. Probably. I'm interested to whether Kenny. This is two years in a row he's had that happen with injuries. I wonder if he's start getting a little deeper teams in the years to come. 8, 5 9, 2 8, 0, 2, 2, 8, 7. Who's up next?

[Billy]

Drew.

[Matt Jones]

Drew. What's up, Drew?

[Caller]

Hey, Matt. Drew in the Seattle area. Got to meet with you guys. When you came up here last year, it was really great. My favorite thing about UK is kind of the community and ksr too, so love what you guys do.

[Matt Jones]

Thank you very much.

[Caller]

You know, I'm in my 40s, and I've seen a lot of good ball, and this team is just not very good. But I don't know why I'm so enthralled with them. I. It's kind of kismet. My fiance's dad was from Covington. He was also Mormon, so he grew up a BYU fan. And then we hired BYU's coach. And I'm just so engaged in what Mark Pope is doing. I don't know if it'll work long term, but I was so sick of Calipari that something new is good. And I just. I think, you know, you started off the game, the show, by saying, you know, Missouri and unc, those are the two games. I'm like, man, if we had just won those, we'd actually be in pretty good shape.

[Matt Jones]

And that's true.

[Caller]

Just look at the landscape of college basketball. I don't think it's very good this year. Am I crazy that thinking this team could make a run at least in the league?

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, so. So I would say that I think in the end, our luck has evened out. Or are. So, yes, if we had beat Missouri and North Carolina, we could be 15 and 4 and ranked 12th in the country. But if we had lost to. But if we didn't get the Hail mary pass at LSU. Right, right. And the comeback at 10 at Tennessee, we'd be 11 and 8. So, you know, I think we probably are where we should be. I Agree with you. I do not think this team is very good. I do think there are good teams. I do think there are good teams, though. I think Arizona is good. I think Michigan's good in the sec. I'm not sure anybody's great, but Florida, Alabama, and Arkansas are probably pretty good. Can we make a run, is your question? I think we are totally at the mercy of the draw. You know what I mean? Like, we are totally at the mercy of the draw. Like, I think I've always used the 2014 team as an example. That team is beloved because we ran to the championship game. But what if Clee Anthony early makes that shot and we lose to Wichita State? You know, he could have. He just missed it, right, so. Or a Fred Van Fleet. Excuse me. So, you know, some of it's going to be luck, and I think a lot of this team is going to be. Can you get enough to get in the tournament? And then what is your draw? And then if we get a good draw and we get a team that we match up well against, then we've got a shot.

[Caller]

Yeah, I agree. And I just want to give everyone in Kentucky, stay safe. I was just there. I missed, like, an extended vacation by a week, so.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, that would have fun. You could have gotten logged in here. I appreciate the call. We'll do. We'll do five more before I do that. Braden Hawthorne, we had talked about him as a potential. Hey, would you consider burning a red shirt? Mark Pope said after the game that he. They've considered it, but as of right now, he's actually hurt. So even our. Even our red shirt is hurt, Billy. Yeah.

[Billy]

And Pope was kind of like, we just don't have anybody on the bench or to, you know, I mean, we.

[Matt Jones]

But, like, how did he get hurt? Everyone is hurt. I. I do think it's probably bad luck, but it has happened a lot in the last two years. People forget that the first, like, 10 years of Cal, we had pretty. Outside of Nerlands, pretty amazing injury luck. We had very few injuries outside of Neurlands for, like, Cal's first, really, up until Covid. And then we had a lot of injuries in those years, and then we've had a lot of injuries with Pope. I don't know. You know, maybe. Billy, it's because they. They made you take the vaccine. I'm just kidding. That's a joke. I'm pro vaccine. That was just. Just joking. All right, who's next?

[Billy]

James.

[Matt Jones]

James. Go ahead, James.

[Caller]

Hello.

[Matt Jones]

Hi, James.

[Caller]

I have a story to tell about my Kai, he's maybe good at basketball, but he's trash at dodgeball.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Why is he trash at dodgeball?

[Caller]

Because I went against him at my old school and I beat him.

[Matt Jones]

Well, here's what I would say about dodgeball. First of all, I know you're very good, so. So I'm not trying to downplay your ability, but he's very big, so there's a lot more way to hit him, you know, like he's 7ft tall. There's a lot more of him to hit.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

So he might be at a little bit of a disadvantage.

[Caller]

His, his easy spot to hit him out is on his leg.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah. Because he's got to reach down pretty far. Well, congrats. Are you. Are you a great dodgeball player?

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

Okay, well, I'll take you on sometime if you want. You can't chicken out.

[Caller]

Okay.

[Matt Jones]

You bring it on anytime you want one on one.

[Caller]

Okay?

[Matt Jones]

All right. I appreciate the call. He backed down. Did you hear that, Bill? Yeah.

[Billy]

He didn't want any of this.

[Matt Jones]

He didn't want any of it. That's the thing. You don't want. You don't want my dodgeball heat. Four more. Who's next?

[Billy]

Catfish.

[Matt Jones]

Catfish. Go ahead, Catfish.

[Caller]

Hey, guys, what's going on?

[Matt Jones]

What's up?

[Caller]

Actually, at the game today, man, I, I went to Indiana previous in the year and man, what a. What an atmosphere. But today, I don't know if it was the early start, but it was just flat, man. And I just kept looking around. I took my father in law and he looked at me at halftime, he said, dang, I went by fast and I was, I was in misery. I was like, golly, that was the slowest first half I've ever witnessed in my life.

[Matt Jones]

And now the atmosphere was, it was not, it was not loud in there, but I think part of it, it's early game wasn't very exciting. I mean that's probably part of was.

[Caller]

It was, it was, it was dead in there. But I'm glad we got a win. I agree with you. The luck of the draw, the tournament. I just hope we get a good draw and we need to go get dinky paid, man. We knew something's got to give whenever. Oh, we got those two fouls early. I was like, oh, my God, no. Yeah, against good things. We can't play him with two fouls in the first half. That's a wrap. I mean, we're going to need him down the stretch, so. I don't know what Pope, I don't know what Pope's thinking, but, yeah, I appreciate the call.

[Matt Jones]

I'm with you on the dinky. I mean, I'd love to get him, but I don't know if that's going to be something that they. That they end up wanting to do or. Or not. You and I are not going to be in this city for a home game, Billy, for quite some time because we're going to miss the game. Super bowl week.

[Billy]

Yeah. They're both on the road next week.

[Matt Jones]

So we're on the road next week, and then we're going to be in San Francisco for Oklahoma and Tennessee, and then the next week they're off, and then they're at Florida. So our next home game for me and you is February 17th.

[Caller]

Wow.

[Matt Jones]

That's a long time from that.

[Billy]

And that's the Georgia game.

[Matt Jones]

That's Georgia. So we're going to be doing the show for the Tennessee game in San Francisco. All right, three more. Who's next?

[Billy]

Cliff.

[Matt Jones]

Cliff, go ahead. Cliff.

[Caller]

This. Glenn.

[Matt Jones]

Go ahead, Glenn.

[Caller]

Yeah. So first thing is weather related. I feel like I'm in Henderson, Kentucky. We got a couple inches of snow on the ground. I feel like our meteorologists are a lot more putting themselves on the line because our latest forecast was 13 to 17. I feel like that's a lot more aggressive than a 6 to 12.

[Matt Jones]

I did see. I did see that. They. There was a national account that said these five cities will see the most effective snow. And it was like Cincinnati, Evansville, and then it was like Scranton, Pennsylvania. So you were on the list. So we'll see.

[Caller]

Yes. And my second point, basketball related. I feel like this team needs. Mark Pope is in. His staff is more. Is more better suited to teach this team what it needs, its deficiencies than last year's team's deficiencies. Last year, they couldn't guard anybody. Mark doesn't know. I mean, he knows, but his staff is not really geared towards teaching defense. But this year we were locked in defensively. We're number two defensively. And if there's anything that his team, his staff is designed to teach, it's offense. I feel like if they can just break through with this team, we've got a really great shot.

[Matt Jones]

I like that. I like that view. I also think last year, whether it's teaching or not, like, if you're slow, you're slow. You know what I mean? Right? Yeah. Like, there's only so much you can do on the defensive side. Like, if you can't slide your feet, you can't slide your feet. So, yeah, no, I like that. I appreciate the call. More upside for a Mark Pope team when they have more upside. Like, you know, more to do off at teach offensively. I'll take that. I wish they could shoot a little better, but they made some big shots today. What did we shoot from the three point line?

[Billy]

Kentucky was eight of 27. 29%. Yeah, it's not great, but Noah made one shot.

[Matt Jones]

Felt like we made a couple of big ones. 8 to 27 is not good, though. But, you know, at least we made eight. Two more. Who's next?

[Billy]

Terry.

[Matt Jones]

Terry. Go ahead, Terry.

[Caller]

Hey, guys, I'm in Shepherdsville and I will tell you that if it snows like this, it's gonna have to snow till next week to get the dull dizziness because it is very fine and very light. But I assume it's going to pick up later. As far as the booing, I'm not a big Brewer, but Diabate got crucified down in Alabama. So, I mean, it's just what happens. It's not anything personal.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I agree with that. I would just say with Diabate and Aberdeen, because Aberdeen will get it when they go to Florida. They took more money to leave a team that definitely wanted them. The Travis Perry thing was more of a mutual party, you know?

[Caller]

Right. And now I want to get your take on Acquaintance here in a second because the announcer on TV said something, and I don't know if he meant anything bad, it was a slip, but when he was talking about their injuries and he said, and Quaintance isn't gonna play, like it's a fact. He knows that he's not gonna play. I don't know if he's heard something or he's just assuming he's not gonna play.

[Matt Jones]

But by the way, I heard him say that, too. I heard him say that, too. I would lean more towards. He didn't. He doesn't know as a fact. I mean, the person I'm going to listen to the most on Acquaintance is Jack Pilgrim because he talks to his dad. I. I get the sense that with Quaintance that we should start looking. They got. They got a week off coming up after Valentine's Day, I think. Yeah, that's. That's kind of when I think if we're. If he's going to be back, if that first game after that week off, he doesn't play, then in that. In my opinion, then he's not gonna play. That's the way I kind of look at it.

[Caller]

Okay. And finally, to the fans here Just be realistic. No coach or team is going to endure the injuries that these guys have, the key players. We're gonna probably lose both games this week and they're probably not going to be close. Don't get down. It's it. They'll still be 5 and 4. There's still plenty of games to win, but don't expect them to keep winning like 18 in a row. That ain't gonna happen. Thanks.

[Matt Jones]

Agree. That's how I'm looking at this team this year. I'm just gonna, I'm just trying to be realistic as to what they'll do for me. When we lost Low, and really when I saw him play early in the year, but especially when we lost low, there are criticisms to be had of the way this roster was built and the recruiting strategy. But now that this is the team and Low is out and Quaintance is out and Cam is out, make the tournament and win as many games as we can. That's kind of what my goal is for the rest of the year. Let's do one more and we will call it a weekend. Who's next?

[Billy]

Sosa.

[Matt Jones]

Sosa, go ahead.

[Caller]

Hey, guys, thank you for taking my call and I hope you all get home safe.

[Matt Jones]

Appreciate it. I'm already home. Gotta get Billy home safe.

[Caller]

Yeah, well, that, that's what I was worried about. Now you met.

[Matt Jones]

Thank you.

[Caller]

My question is. So we have at the time right now, five unused scholarships. I mean, they're used, but yeah, we're not getting, we're not getting minutes from them.

[Matt Jones]

Gotcha.

[Caller]

So why didn't the last two scholarships that were red shirting, why didn't we get some guards?

[Matt Jones]

Well, they should have gotten another guard. That's clear. And you could argue should have gotten another guard instead of one or two of the bigs. I think that's a completely fair criticism.

[Caller]

Or both of them. I mean, yeah, maybe Hawthorne might transfer. I mean, you know, and I don't think he will. Potter. I don't think he ain't gonna play.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, I mean, you got. I, I don't think you bring in 15 players and think they're all going to play. But is it fair to say, is it fair to say that we should have given another. Got another guard on the roster? I think, yes, that is completely fair to say. And I, I think they, they, they messed that up. I'm of the opinion Mark Pope should have a lot of guards because I think he does better with guards. But, but, but they didn't. And that's, I think a Criticism for the off season. But at this point, the team is what it is, right?

[Caller]

Exactly. It is what it is. And I want to end this on a positive note. We won, so, hey, that's what it is.

[Matt Jones]

There you go. We won, so that's what it is. Appreciate the call. That would be a good T shirt. All right, well, thank you, folks. Everybody, thank you to Billy for sticking around. And all of you around the state, please stay warm. Please try to, you know, check on your neighbors, and we will enjoy the weekend. Tomorrow I'll be on ESPN doing NFL stuff and then we will do cover Zero late at night, might even Billy, depending on what time we encounter zero, will have like a. We can figure out who. Who's going to win the meteorologist thing.

[Billy]

Oh, yeah.

[Matt Jones]

I mean, your job, Billy, by the way, you have one job. Your job is to get the official count.

[Billy]

Okay?

[Matt Jones]

Tomorrow night at midnight, your job is to get the official snow count.

[Billy]

Okay?

[Matt Jones]

Or by Monday morning so that we can name a winner. Because there's going to be controversy of people saying, well, it's this. Well, it's that. Where your job is to get the official one.

[Billy]

Okay, easy enough.

[Matt Jones]

You don't seem very excited about this job.

[Billy]

I just don't want to screw it up.

[Matt Jones]

Well, it's good of you to know that. It's very important. Thank you, folks, very much for listening. Enjoy your weekend. We will see you later. This has been the local Toyota dealers, KSR post game show.

[Billy]

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