KSR - 2024-02-13- KSR - Hour 2

Episode Date: February 13, 2024

Matt, Ryan, Drew, and Shannon talk UK vs. Ole Miss, Super Bowl ratings, and take your calls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Now here's Matt Jones. Welcome back. Hour number two, Kentucky Sports Radio, here at the KS Bar and Grill. Come on out, have lunch. Remember pregame shows at 6.30. If you're coming in for the game, come on out. You can do the Draft Kings, double your winnings bet. All kinds of good stuff happening today. We'll be back here for pregame. You think crowds, what do you think crowds going to be like tonight for the game?

I'm a little worried. I am too. It's been so good the last couple games. I mean, the fan base has brought it, man. The last couple games, home games, we've been going back early in the SEC season. The fans have been awesome this season. I don't know. I'll worry about tonight.

Horrible timing for 9 p.m. against Ole Miss on Tuesday. Because even if things were rolling, I think some people might take this one off. Just being a late game, you've had so many big ones. in the last few weeks, big part of the season coming up. And we need it, though. I know, now you throw in the mood, and I wonder how many people will take the night off. Yeah, we need it with Chris Beard coming in.

You mentioned he's had a week off, so they've got a lot, had a lot of time to prepare. Trey Mitchell practice yesterday, so did DJ Wagner. So maybe we get the full team. We have not had full roster one time all season. Not once. We'll do a little Ole Miss preview here in a minute, But first, a couple other things.

The Reds start today. Pitchers and catchers report. Baseball time. It's a weird for I, the Reds season ticket holder, a little nerve-wracking because they should be good. Yeah. And that makes me nervous because most years I know they're going to stink. And now, unfortunately, I'm going to have expectations, and that's not good. But you're excited?

I'm excited. I mean, young team, this team they have right now, they'll probably have the same team for like three. years, which is exciting. Even Jonathan India, who I thought they were going to lose, they even re-signed him. So they got everybody back. They got all the players in the world. They should be good. We've been hearing about these young guys, the Reds have had for years and years and years.

They're all there. Now's the time. Now they're all the up. Got to figure out what position they're going to play everybody. All in the infield. It's a new strategy saying no outfielders. Just all. He's going to have seven infielders.

Hey, if you got good pitchers, there should be no balls into them. Don't need any outfielder. It's all going to be infielders. What about the L.A. sophomore slump? Is that coming up? Not worried about it. He's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's fine. Don't you worry about him.

You worry about yourself. We've got to play all this back in about three months, Shannon. That's right. We're going to be so good. I'm going to a lot of games. April and May is going to be Reds time. Got my books. I got my seat.

You got your book? Your ticket books? No, no, no. my book reading books. After the stress of March, I can just, I feel like April and May is going to be good Reds time. I saw a photo of Sarah Jessica Parker reading a book in a Knicks game recently. So you're not alone. You're in company.

Carrie Bradshaw. Did you see Robin Lopez got cut from the bucks? Did you see that? He did. He got cut from Milwaukee, went to the game that night, set on press row and read a book. Oh, I did see the video of him read a book. I didn't know the backstory. I think there's nothing wrong.

Reading a good book. Somebody sent me a picture. I didn't tweet it because you might have been able to tell who it was, but somebody sent me a picture at the Kentucky Gonzaga game of a woman reading a book. Oh. Reading books at the – Don't say. That's a little different than baseball.

I agree with you. I don't need your book. Take it to the baseball game. She was sitting up top. I feel like up there. She was not in the way. She was not – you know, I'm just saying I'm excited about the Reds. It's probably the most excited I've been for baseball since like 1993 Braves on TBS.

Thursdays today we find out the name of the new Lexington team. I thought they already named it. How many? So this is not a criticism of the Lexington baseball team who I want to have success. But I feel like every day I go to my email and I get invited to an important announcement about the future of Lexington baseball. Yeah. And then I never hear what the, I thought they already said it was the legends. No, they said it's going to be legendary.

That was the tease they gave us. So it's going to be the legends? I don't know. We'll find out Thursday. I'm probably going to go. You go to anything free. Like if they're going to have free food, you go to all of it. I just want to support my Lexington baseball community.

I want to support it too, but like I, listen, we did this a year ago with the Gino faces or whatever. Are they still a thing? No, they're gone. Counterclocks are gone. So we've already lost the genomes and the counterclocks. So are we going back to legends?

I hope so, but I don't know. The announcement's coming Thursday at 4 o'clock. And the email said it was going to be legendary. So that's clearly what it's going to be, right? Should be. That's kind of the Lexington thing. You can't keep Crime Wolf.

I can't keep getting emails saying this is going to be an historic announcement. cannot have three historic announcements in two weeks. You know, just give me one historic announcement. It's a big announcement. I think they didn't so many changes. Remember they had two teams. I think they were just trying to survive.

There were minor league clubs going down everywhere. It was COVID, and they had the two. I think the genomes were just to keep the lights on. Now we're going back to business. That we are not affiliated with the Major League Baseball team. Lexington is a big enough city. I mean, Bowling Green is still affiliated with the baseball team. How did we lose that?

They, yeah, the minor league baseball eliminated, what, 20 cities or something? But why would they eliminate this one? I don't know. I mean, this one is a big city, isn't it? I were bigger than Bowling Green. Yeah, because Bowling Green is still with a team, isn't it? I think they might still be. Now, are they the genomes?

Oh, the B-Genomes. Well, earlier they had an announcement to announce they're going to make a big announcement. But you can't keep having announcements. But they just want Ryan to keep going. Until he stopped showing up for their to have announcements. If Doug Flynn's showing up, I'm coming. It's just you're in a room, and it's Ryan and Doug Flynn, and then they get everybody excited, and they say, come back next week.

Yep. All right. The Super Bowl, the most watched event on one network in the history of the United States. The Taylor Swift effect? Well, of course. That's part of it. Absolutely. Part of it.

120 million people watched only on CBS. Wow. Here's one of the things. As you hear people say all the time, oh, cables dying, everything's streaming. The numbers yesterday, though, show something different. 120 million people watched on CBS. Two million people watched the Spanish version. One million people watch Nickelodeon.

700,000 watch streaming. At the end of the day, people still turn on their televisions, and they watch sporting events, and they did it Drew with the Super Bowl. Yeah, I mean, they were already calling for a little bit of a swift bump, Some of it, the NFL just grows every year, but that is just an insane number of people to be watching. One thing, the same channel. Crazy that it got that high. It's the last thing in life that's like that.

I was saying that to my mom, because my mom said that she and Larry didn't watch the Super Bowl. I'm like, why didn't you watch the Super Bowl? And she goes, we watched Dateline. Oh, nice. No, I mean, that's what she said, Shannon, that they watched Dateline. Dateline appreciates them. And I said, people watching. So I said, Mom, how could you watch Dateline?

And she goes, we had been driving all day from a wedding, and we got home and we were tired. I'm like, but that doesn't explain why you watched Dayline. She wasn't playing in the game, was she? Yeah, I mean, it's exactly right. Mom, they didn't ask you to play tight end, right? They just wanted you to. So that's one point for Andrea Cannon over Taylor Swift. Well, I'm going to say, to be fair to your mom, was it a Keith Morrison episode?

I would turn the game off. How many people in this country besides my mom and later? Do you think we're watching Dateline instead of the Super Bowl? Like I said, if it was Keith Morrison, may have a big audience. He's an audience of two. I mean, I watched Sunday's episode last night is about a bomb in the spa.

It's pretty crazy. Who watches? Who watches Dayline instead of the Super Bowl? And I said to Mom, you should watch it just for the cultural impact. There's nothing else in this world now that everyone watches. Think about it.

In America today, is there anything else that everyone sits down and watches? used to be things like the presidential inauguration, but now people get too mad. The Oscars, that's not the same as it used to be. Olympics? The Olympics gets big ratings, but it's not one event, right? People spread out over 16 days and people watch parts of it. I feel like the Super Bowl is the last thing like that, and my parents sat and watched

Dateline instead of the Super Bowl. Well, we said, you know, the Chiefs Ravens game was the high. non-super Bowl game ever. Now we've got the highest Super Bowl ever. Even if you don't like sports, don't you just want to be part of the cultural conversation, watch the commercials, watch the commercials, watch Usher, you know, watch Reba. Like, don't you just want to do that?

Maybe Dateline had good commercials. You know, instead of Reba, you got Lester Hold. He comes out and introduces the episode. Lester Hope. Well, he introduces it. He throws it to Keith or Andrea or Jock. You know, it's a question for you. Who anchors the three national newscasts?

Oh, I couldn't. I haven't watched it. When I was a kid, Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, Dan Rabbit. Yep. All right, so who is it now? Who's on CBS? I think that's Nora O'Donnell. Nor O'Donnell.

I think I could be wrong. I actually think you're right about that. Yeah. Okay. Who's on NBC? Is it Lester Holt? Yeah. ABC's a guy whose last name is Nor or Moore, M-O-I-R or N-O-I-R.

Oh, that's a 2020 guy. David, whatever you're saying. I think he hosts it now, doesn't he? But, I mean, isn't that amazing that we don't know that? And here's something that'll blow your mind. Did you know that like 8 million people still watch all those shows every night at 630? Do you know one person in your life? I mean this, who watches the 630 news?

Do you know, okay, all you are raising your hand. Yeah. So you watch the 630 news? Your wife does. Do you watch it? Your mom. But I saw that, like, the 630 news, you know, everybody talks about Fox and MSNBC. If you combine the ratings of Fox, MSNBC, and CNN's most watch show, combine all three of them,

still not as many people watch it as watch the regular 630 news at night. That's why they still do it. That's why it's still popular. But I don't know who those people are. Yeah. Everyone here. I feel like maybe I'm missing something. Shannon, do you watch it?

No. I mean, if it just so happens to be on, I'll sit down and watch it, but I'm not seeking it out. Well, anyway, I just watch the Super Bowl. I want to go back and watch the Nickelodeon version next year. I watched the highlights. Yeah. I feel like I missed out. That was awesome.

It was. Spongebob calling the game. It was pretty good. All right. Who's next year? Josh. Josh. Go ahead, Josh.

Matt, boys, good morning. Guys, my biggest thing with Calp this year, When he first got hired back in 2009, the thing was we all kept saying he gets us. He gets this program. He understands that it's bigger than one man. Seemingly the last three years, his mindset is I am the program. I'm going to talk down to anyone who questions me. I'm going to act like I am Kentucky basketball.

The program moved on after Ruppet, moved on after Hall, it moved on after Petino, and moved on after Tubby. and this program will move on after Cal. And it's seeming like he has completely forgotten that. And I don't know why he's lost side of the fact that this is the most historic program in all of college basketball. This program is not John Calabary. Well, I appreciate the call. I do think he realized that his whole career, one of my favorite things about Cal was the way he deferred to history, how good he was to Jobie Hall.

over the years, I thought that was really special. You know, counter that to Rick Petino, who basically didn't want Denny Crumb around. He made Joe B. Hall a whole new generation of people know who he was. His relationship with Rick was weird, obviously. But Tubby, he was always very positive about Tubby. I'm not going to say he thinks he's bigger than the program. I think what has happened, in my opinion, is the clutter.

he has let like he listens to it too much and by that I mean even like us you know my opinion is just my opinion but I think he is taking it it's it's

I've had a real like sitting and trying to think Ryan like what is what is my role in this little world right because I do feel like I don't know what to say because I don't want to turn the world negative. At the same time, there are people that are already negative. I think Cal has listened to the media too much.

I think he's listened. I think people tell him what's on this show, and that affects him. I think it's clear his relationship with Kyle Tucker has flipped. I think that affects him. The local newspapers, they don't write, I mean, like, I don't know how much of that he sees, but I think it all affects him too much, and I think it has caused some, drew bitterness, right? And then you throw in that we hear booze for the first time at Rupp Arena, really,

in a long time. And I do think that has created a wedge between him and the fans. He's always looked at the clutter, going back to when they were unstoppable. He did. He reads, he knows about all of it. And it's just weird when there's a game, and it's almost like he's yelling at the clutter when it's like, you just, like, don't. But he did.

Focus on why the game didn't go the way it should have. Here's what the difference is, Drew. And I, this is the part where I don't know how to look at myself, because it used to be he had warriors out there fighting the war for him, oftentimes led by me and you, right? Like we would see who was attacking Cal and we'd go after them. I've been on radio shows where I didn't even know what town I was in. I'm yelling at a guy because Cal's awesome.

Dude, I don't know what state I was talking to. Boston radio hosts is playing, you know, dueling banjos while I was on there taking a town. up for Cal. The difference is he's had people out there fighting the wars for him. Well, here's what's tough. We don't do it anymore. But it's because I don't feel like I can. I don't want to go into battle and lose, right? Because these people make these points and I think a lot of them are valid. But because he doesn't have that anymore, I think he takes the me against the world philosophy. I mean, who are the media members out there going to battle for Cal now?

Mike DeCorsi, Seth Greenberg. Seth Greenberg, definitely. I mean, but that's probably it. So I'm sure that is hard for him. I'm sure it is. So, you know, I don't know. It's tough because I want to take up for him. Yeah.

Because I like him. But how am I supposed to take up for a St. Peter's loss? or could be four in a row at home tonight. I think it's what a lot of people understand. We don't want to be critical. We don't want to be upset. Why would I not, for 10 years, folks, I know I'm sounding defensive today, and I don't mean to.

But for 10 years, Ryan, I talked to John Caliperi once every two or three nights. You know that. I had to leave stuff to go talk to him. why wouldn't I want that? That was the best thing that could happen to the show. You know? Now that's gone, and I'd love to win and get back to that,

but you can't ignore reality. No, and I think a lot of this relationship stuff, and we've all said it, we all agree with it happens when Dwayne Peevee left, because he was the liaison between a lot of the donors and a lot of the media and a lot of other fans. Dwayne was the guy that knew how to handle Cal, and was extremely helpful in bending those relationships. Well, hey, Shannon, are you looking to expand your professional network?

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I went to something like this about five years ago. Met Craig Greenberg became the mayor of Louisville. Met Morgan McGarvey became a congressman. There's people now who are on the city council. There's people everywhere, and I met them at an event like this. That could be for you. KYchamber.com slash events. It's KYchamber.com slash events.

We'll take a break. Barry back. To talk to Matt Jones and the crew call the Clark's Puppet Shop Bowline at 859-280-2287 or 1-800-606-4-2-63. You can also text Matt on the A-Vision Glass text machine at 772-724. All right, so this is one of those songs from that era. Who is this? You mentioned the band earlier.

Real Big Fish? No. No. Oh, Zoot Suit Riot. That's Cherry Poppin Dad is right. Yeah. You got it. This was popular.

You know, it's amazing this music was so popular. It was only for like six months. Yeah. And then you never hear anything like this again. I was big on the supertones. They were a Christian ska band. Oh, really? Shout out the supertones.

I didn't know there was a Christian scobam. Yeah. I mean, who's like the most, who's like the most popular Christian artist today? Like when I was young, it was like D.C. talk. Michael Curtis Chapman. Yeah. Is that a person? Chris Tomlin's still really popular.

Michael W. Smith. Michael W. Smith. Yeah. Chris Tomlin's still popular? Yes. Yep. Chris Tomlin still. My Chris Tomlin gets emails for the Christian.

singer Chris Tomlin all the time. He gets tagged a lot of tweets, too. Like, can't wait to see. Chris Tomlin basically goes by C.M. Tomlin because of the Christian singer, Chris Tomlin, because he would write stuff and then people would be like, like, he would write stuff on the blog and people would go, how could you say that? You're a Christian. And he was like, that's not him.

That's crazy. So who else? Like, who's the two, like, if you're to say, who are the two most popular modern Christians You hit the three that I know. But those are long time ago, right? Once I found other music, I kind of strayed, straight away from the... Jim, you know, what are the Christian, like, rock bands? I don't really know.

I mean, Creed? The Newsboy. Newsboys? Yeah. That was a musical. New song. Crowler. No, that's an event.

New song's a church, isn't it? Newsboys is a thing. Yeah, newsboys, because there's a kid from my high school. It's been their lead guitarist for, like, 30 years. So he's 50 some years old? Yes. They're still jamming, yes. I feel like there are newer people.

Probably. Maybe we don't know. Who's next, Shannon? Let's go to Ryan. Ryan, go ahead, Ryan. Hey, Matt, I got two quick things here. I've got a concern. Okay.

And my concern is we get in the NCAA tournament, they get hot, they hit a bunch of threes, we make a run, that'd be awesome, I'm thrilled. does that actually fix the problem, though? I think so. I mean, does it fix the problem in the, I mean, here's, let me give the positives for why Cal is on the right path. The offense is a heck of a lot better, isn't it?

We're playing a more modern offense. I think Cal recruited a balanced team of freshmen and upperclassman. He still got a great class coming in next year. So I think the If you remember before the season We had issues about style of play I don't think that's really a problem anymore drew You know

Will winning cure the off-the-court stuff I kind of think it would Wouldn't it? Just win I mean winning won't completely fix everything But it'll at least get out of what we're in now I mean we're just going to argue And bicker and point it that's this or it's that

You're wrong, you're wrong. Until they win, it's going to be more of that. Yeah. I hope, and I appreciate the call. You go to it. Okay, go ahead. I don't hung up on them. Sorry, man.

Calls appreciate it. If you get to the elite eight, does that satisfy all the fan base? It won't, but it will help a lot of others. All right, so we can go back. Final four, satisfy all the fan base? I would say yes 95% 95% I would say yes

Elite 8 What percent are satisfied 80 75 Yeah I think that's about right Lead 8 We should have more of them But they're still hard to do

Second Sweet 16 That won't do much For many people I don't think First weekend I don't Sweet 16 to me

Is the result That puts us in the weirdest position Yes First weekend I think everybody's going to be on the same page for the most part. Final four, everybody's on the same page for the most part. I think Elite 8, most people.

Sweet 16 is the one where I think you end up exactly where you are right now. Do you? Yeah, because you can play a number one seed and get beat. Yeah. We might be playing the number one seed in the second round if we're an eight or not. T.J. Smith, personal injury attorney. Call T.J., he'll make them pay. Welcome back to Kentucky Sports Radio, presented by

Stockton Mortgage. Here's Matt Jones. Who's this, Shannon? This is Toby Mac and Zach Williams. Now, Toby Mac, wasn't he part of D.C. talk? You know that more than us. I have no idea what I'm talking about. I'm not sure.

I don't know. But this was the number one song of 2023 for Christian. This is? And what's it called? Cornerstone. Cornerstone. Yeah. All right.

So here are some, the Christian artist that I'm being named. Okay. Lauren Daigle, Skillet. The biggest Christian rock band, apparently Shannon, is skilling. Do you know them? Yes. You do? Yes.

All right. Chavelle? Oh, I didn't know they were Christian rock. I didn't either. They had a big song, didn't they? Yeah, a few. All right. La Cray is the biggest Christian rapper.

I know him because there was a UK basketball player a few years ago. I did like, who's the most played on your iPod and what I'm said, Lecray. Trying to think of who that was. Dylan, pull him. Pull him. That's what was. just remembered because I was thinking I've never heard of being deep into college basketball

when you know Dylan Pulliam's favorite rapper I'm just out there doing my job Matt I got to know these teams got to know these players that's impressive all right newest bracketology what if this were the path okay I don't like the look in your eyes right now he's smiling I mean I'm not I'm just telling you what if this were Kentucky's path I just want you to

in your brain picture this Pittsburgh six seat. Okay. You open up a Grand Canyon. That's Bryce Drew. We'll beat him. We'll beat him.

We'll beat him. Second round. In Pittsburgh, Sunday. Second round. Kentucky. Duke. Oh, my. This is why we have to win these games during the season, everyone.

Can you imagine? This is why January. February Champions Classic. That's why this stuff matters. Can you imagine what that game would be like? First of all, though, if you're a cow and you get that game and you win, it erases a lot of your problems. Yes, it does.

If you go beat Duke in the second round, that would erase a lot of your problems. But if you let a Duke team, it's not that good. Or if you lose to Bryce Drew, you should just close the program down. You hate Bryce Drew so much. Well, he's terrible. You really do, though. You hate him a lot. Did you see I was right about Dolly?

Yes. So Dolly came out. Uh-huh. She took up for that girl that showed up drunk to her concert. She came out and said something to the effect of, you know, we all make mistakes. Let's forgive and forget. She's been going through some tough times in her life. You said Dolly would step up for that girl, kind of take some of the heat off of her.

I, I was. That type of person. person Dolly is. I kind of felt like that was what was going to happen. And then she did. And like Dolly's the sweetest person in the world, right? Yep, she took the high road. Heck, now they'll probably have a single come out soon.

They probably will. The type of person she has struck it. El King, I think, back on the right track. El King. So, but that was the only way, like she was the one that could be helpful. That's the only one that could come up and help her safe face. Yes. So I think that was the right way to go.

Shannon, who's next? Chuck. Chuck, what's going on? How much, Matt? Really enjoy your show. With the passing of Linus, I couldn't help to think of what was there when I was in school, which was in the 70s.

It was the library. And the library was the place to be in Lexington. And Lexington was a lot different back then, of course, but they had a mirror ball in the center. I mean, it was a disco place, But if you ask Jay Shodler or Sonny Collins, where they went, and if they're honest about it, that's where they went. And, you know, Anita Madden would be there with a couple of guys raped on her arms, and it was just a happening place. Do you know that place?

The library, you know, it became famous for the whole, the Drew Thornton, you know, the cocaine bear, Drew Thornton. Bluegrass conspiracy. Bluegrass conspiracy. A lot of that is centered at the library. Yeah, this guy's right. That's right. So, yeah, as Jay Shadler sometimes. I think he had some connections in there.

Anyway. All right, well, I appreciate the call. That's, people, I know people always are texted and talking about Jay Shadler like he was like the biggest party animal in the world. Have you noticed that over the years? I think that was maybe some of his reputation that he was a man about, about, about's town. It's hanging out at the library. Hanging out the library.

I've had lots of stories of the library. Me too. And that collar's right. Anita Madden, Sonny Collins. That's where crazy stuff was going down. I would have been trying to find my way in the library. You're laughing like you know things. Well, if you read that book, the Bluegrass Conspiracy,

if you believe what they put in that book, there was some crazy stuff going down there. There was also the places of A1A. Yeah, yeah. That's where I used to go a lot when I first got here. We would go to A1A because they have karaoke upstairs. I don't think, though, they'll ever be a ball. bar in Lexington as big as two keys was at its peak at its peak people like climbing over the fences and stuff this place was a huge play it was varsity blue yeah back in those days was a huge

twice as bed wall wasn't there it was two different it's been split up into two different establishments yeah so this place i mean they all kind of were uh those were the the lexington hotspots who's up next let's go to john john what's up john hey guys What's going on? Rupp. Now, here I've got something for you. Ruff, Auburn, Ball Bigham, Dean Smith, Denny Crum, Jim Beham, now John Cal Perry. Hit their mid-60s, and it was over.

Yeah, I don't know. I don't know that I totally, I wouldn't, for me, I would not say that Cal is in that group. Because, like, Behan by the end was, I mean, he was eating boogers. Yeah, I mean, I mean, I, I, I, I would not say that Cal is in that group. I still think Cal is like, are you giggling, he was multiple occasions. Well, you're not 18 years old. Yeah, but the problem for Cal has never been recruiting, right? Like, the problem for Cal has never been recruiting.

The problem for Cal is not relating to kids. The problem is putting, well, but he has changed his offense if we're fair. Well, watch, it. It's kind of morphing back if you watch it close. Well, they still score. I mean, they're... I won't get to. Yeah, I, listen, I am obviously fine with criticism.

We've done it. But you can't just act like everything they're doing is awful. What has changed this year is our defense is terrible, which has always been the thing that he was the best at. So I don't know. But anyway, go ahead. If there were ever the team, it's green zone. This is it.

Also, if they let him go at, the end of the year. Think about this. All the other name brand, Danny Hurley, all the good, great coaches, except for self, and it might be another one, I don't know, make around 50 to 60% of what Cali Perry does. Well, he'll get a lot of people raises.

I mean, Danny Hurley will get, Danny Hurley will get a raise if, if, if this job came open. Well, let's just say, we'll say, he got a, you know,

he'd get a raise coming here, but we'd probably save money. In 10 years, you basically get the $30 million back. I think he'd get a raise. In 20 years, you've saved money. Yeah, I think he'd get a raise at you call. Yeah, I think he gets that million dollars, right? Yeah, I think he, first of all, I appreciate the call.

I think he'd get a raise at you come. What I think is interesting if the job came open, guys who win national championships at schools rarely leave for another school historically. And when they do, it's very specific circumstances. That just doesn't happen very often. with Scott Drew, I think that's a dude who does, who's won a title, who actually would consider going somewhere else. I do not think Danny Hurley would leave.

Danny Hurley just feels like a northeast guy. He does. Hurley's a big name in New Jersey. It just seems like a guy that's destined to coach up in that area and to pull him away from Yukon, if he were to especially to have another big year's success here, that would seem almost impossible, I think, at that point. I can't get over the Duke matchup. If they beat Kentucky, that's, you know, that's.

you know, their coach is, but it's the second year shire. But if you won, to be positive, if you won against the Duke, that matters more than if you beat Seton Hall to go to the Sweet 16. It would. And Duke's very beatable. They're not good this year. Can I say something that's going to get people in my mentions? You don't win a night and you're in a different tournament.

Talk about a different bracket. This is, I was going to save most of this for the pre-game. This is the most important game. if you lose this, the path to not making the tournament is real. I think it's more probable than not. If you win, now if you win, you're, unless you collapse, because you're going to, again, I'm going to assume we beat Arkansas and Vandy. Can I assume that?

Yes. Yes. And I'm going to assume we steal either at LSU or at Mississippi State. That's fair. so you're in the tournament if you win those games, assuming you win tonight. Okay. Yes, but if you don't win tonight, we got problems. I'll tell you, I'm more anxious about this game than any of these other games lately.

Because like Drew said, this scares me to death. This is a game they could easily lose. Isn't that just because, though, you're doing the post-game show? Yes, 100%. If you want an idea for Valentine's Day, how about a special dinner with the one you love? What are you doing for Valentine's Day? Got a little date night downtown planned, a little frankendinos. What are you doing for Valentine's Day?

I also have dinner plan, but it's kind of a surprise. I think she's listening right now, so. Oh, it's a surprise. Yeah. Huh. You give a hint to everybody? No. You're going to wear something special?

You would normally put on any other? We're going to go have dinner at Section 227 at Rupp Arena tonight. What a Romeo you are. Yes. Well, you could make a couple of things. New York strips with fingerling potatoes and a 20-ounce ribby you could cook. That sounds incredible, actually. Noche-Lindefarms.com.

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They're Hanson hunters, so you can say, hey, hunters. Hey, Hopkins County. Hey, hunters. So this is a neat, nice story. He lives in Hendersonville, Tennessee, and you live in Shelbyville. They went to elementary school together in Madisonville. They're meeting up here, and they met for the show, and then they're going to the game tonight. Very tiny school, too.

Elementary, Hanson Elementary comes together for a... How about that? Isn't that very nice? It's very cool. You have any friends left from elementary school? Oh, yeah, Mike Sercuse. You hear me talk about Mike Circus all the time. Do you have any laugh from elementary?

They're all still my boys. Bobob is elementary school? DJ, was he an elementary guy? DJ came along about middle school. Okay. Bo Bob and Trevor, Wayne. I don't want to brag, but I coach a third grade team to the championship game at Hanson Elementary.

It was a big deal. We got screwed in the title game, but Drew almost was on a different path to coaching. It would have been nice. We will take a break. Come back. Final segment, KSR. To talk to Matt Jones and the crew, call the Clark's Puppet Shop phone line at 859-2807 or 1-800-606-4263, and send us the Kentucky brandit tweet of the day by tweeting Matt at KY Sports Radio. Welcome back, final segment KSR.

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Ole Miss tonight. We need to have a conversation about a young man named Jalen Murray. He went two for two from three for a team called St. Peters and they're upset against Kentucky. He's now, I think, fourth in the SEC in three-point shooting.

Oh, no. There's a guy from St. Peters on Ole Miss. He went two for two against the cats. Oh, no. He leads in a couple different categories, and he's only their third leading score. They have three guards who are in the top 15 in the SEC at scoring. So Kentucky's defense needed to be figured out by yesterday. He's a seven-foot-five guy. He's the dude from Western Kentucky. And they have Jamon Breakfield. That guy's still in school. They have bigger Biggs than we have bigs.

And Jamie Brakefield, who was a big recruit, started at Duke, who also has a lot of high scoring games. So why the Bracketology game was fun, we got a big game tonight in Lexington. What's the spread tonight? Eight. Eight? Yes. Unless it's changed.

Eight and a half. Eight and a half. Bet up then. Yeah. Go cats. Kentucky's more talented. I don't want to do too much doom and gloom here. They should win this, but we've said that a couple times here lately and they weren't on the

right side. But I mean, you have to guard this team, and you cannot let Jalen Murray get hot because he is a lights out shooter who is a. already done it to Kentucky once in a big game. I have a request from one of my cousins, and I don't know how else to do this except over the radio. You know, you basically, you should use the radio to help your family. Family matters.

This is what the request is. I feel like someone out there can do this request. Hey, because I got a call from my boss and his friend. They're in Louisville, and there's a movie crew shooting a movie in Louisville, Shannon. And they need a vintage black Cadillac for the shoot. 1960 to 1980. They will pay top dollar. The one they had just blew out and is now unavailable.

If you know anybody that has it, they'll pay for it. 1960 to 1980 black Cadillac. If you have that, you can send the text machine 772-745254, and I'll put you in contact. Do you think someone out there listening? Yep. Has a vintage black Cadillac. Yep. Yep.

That's a wide range of years you gave, right? What you say? Was that 20 years? 60 to 8. Yeah, there's one out there. Shannon, you think there is one? I don't have one. Yeah, I'm sure somebody listening does.

I never doubt our listeners. Yeah, usually you people come through on this, so let me know. But you also need to, don't just write me and say, I have it, but you can't use it. Like only write if you actually could use it. Thank you if you do. Who's up next? Joe. Joe, go ahead, Joe.

Yeah, thank you all, gentlemen. Quickly on Justin Edwards. Matt, the man's been, he's had a rough year, no doubt about it, but he made a win and play late in that game against Gonzaga. He actually got a turnover. He got a jump ball. He did? I think that's been the key all year for Kentucky. Our head coach got on Jeff Shepard.

He said he gambles too much. Well, Jeff is probably not the, I mean, I'm sorry, Reed. You know, who cares? I mean, at this stage, the game is the Shepard. He got to steal. And Everett got the tie up. gave us a chance to win the game, but it was one of the worst calls to try to win the game I've ever seen in my life. Why would we just go for the three? Because the overtime favored

Gonzaga. I just don't know. I do think the overtime probably would have favored Gonzaga. I appreciate the call. Justin Edwards in the last two games, that has been a highlight. He has played a lot better in the last two games. I mean, I think that's the one real positive from this little stretch is you're starting to see a Justin Edwards, Ryan, who can contribute. Yeah, hit a three to start the game, hit a three to start the second half. We saw him the game prior, you know, aggressive to the basket against Vanderbilt. So he's definitely showing signs we thought we would see all year long.

It's not just what he's adding. I think he just had his averages in the last game. He just looks different. For a long time, you could just tell he was down, zero confidence. Even against Tennessee when things weren't going well, he was at least clapping and Dalton Connect's face and getting the crowd pumped up. He's just a lot more engaged than he was in the last month. month. Where, uh, where'd you get that sweatshirt? It's one of the Iheart freebies they gave us that one day.

Because I was just thinking like, that looks good. Like, you got one, didn't you? Yeah, but that just feels like more. It looks good on me. It's less that. It just feels like it's more fashionable than a lot of the stuff I see. Yeah. Well, it was cold this morning. It's really thick. So I got, wanted to wear that. Well, I just was, I was going to compliment you. You know, you're looking. Am I beat up Adidas shoes? We could do better on the show. shoes. Yeah. How much those shoes cost you? $35?

They're about seven years old. I don't remember what I paid for them. Well, but you know, I like that sweatshirt. Well, thank you. All right, so the pregame show is at 630. It is. UK and Old Miss. Shannon, are we going to win?

Yes, they got it tonight. I wouldn't take the eight points, but yes, I think they win. Right. They win. 30 years ago, John Cheney tried to bully Calipari. It was 30 years ago today. Calipari won't let Chris Beard come in and bully him tonight. I think they win, too.

Too much messing around now. You're way too talented to be in this spot. Get it done tonight. Yeah, they win. I'm not going to worry about covering. That didn't work well for me in the Gonzaga game. But I do think we win tonight at home against Ole Miss. We will be back for the pregame show at 6.30.

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