KSR - 2024-05-10- KSR - Hour 2

Episode Date: May 10, 2024

Ryan, Drew, and Shannon talk favorite KSR shows throughout the years and take your calls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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mortgage now here's matt jones all right welcome back hour number two kentucky sports radio ryan lemon drew franklin shannon the dude matt is down in dallas texas where we just saw a picture of karen and her cap and gown is today the actual graduation I thought it was yesterday. I mean, tomorrow, but maybe the actual graduation is today. I mean, he posted a picture of Larry all dressed up in a suit next to Karen with her cap and gown. So I guess it was today. It is today.

I mean, that's really cool. Very cool. You know, to go back to school after a great career and then get your degree at seminary school. I mean, it speaks highly of the type of person Karen is, you know? Yeah. And I like that Larry had to get Matt to his graduation. Now Matt's getting Larry to Karen's graduation. Yeah. Very cool. We're happy for all of them, especially Karen.

Congratulations. All right, 859-2802-287. That's our phone number. We all had a little homework last night. Yesterday, how did it even come up, Shannon? We started talking about the White House show yesterday. The caller asked us to name a moment throughout our career where we had to act like we belonged somewhere, even though we probably didn't. I said the White House because we did not belong in the White House. But there we were doing the show. and your Mitch McConnell impersonation almost got us in trouble,

almost got us kicked out. Well, if you guys remember that, I did not want to do it. And you two were like, come on, come on, you got to do it. We're here in the White House press room. You got to do it.

You got to do it. We waited until the last segment of the show. Because I did it earlier, they may kick us out of there. So we need to do it until the very end. Let's not forget, they were about to start an actual press conference and the room was full,

and they had even warned us, like, you are going to be done at 12, right? So, I mean, they were setting up for some form of, big announcement with everyone in there from CNN, Fox, you name it, and you're doing your McConnell maybe the loudest you could possibly do it. It gets really quiet in there, then all of a sudden you're, bha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. And they looked into it was like they wanted to kill us.

In hindsight, it was the wrong time to do it because it was, it was full of all media and press waiting for this news conference to start with whoever, Summer Sanders, whoever it was at that time. Went to her office. Yeah, went to our office and hung out. Talked Arkansas basketball. Another fun one from that is because we played it as a best of not too long ago. And normally I don't listen to the best of seren because I hate my voice.

But I was like, I've got to listen to that White House show. And there's a part in it where someone mentions can Lynn Bowden play quarterback. And I'm screaming, you idiots, Lynn Bowden cannot play quarterback. This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. So hearing that back, I enjoyed my completely incorrect take during that time, too. We had to whisper. We tried to whisper that whole show. And we're wearing coat and ties.

Very dressed up. Very dressed up for our trip to the White House. They let us wander around more than we probably should when we were looking for a spot. Oh, yeah. I remember I was probably the biggest wimp of the bunch. I wanted to go do it in some closet where no one would hear us. And maybe Shannon's like, nope, we're doing it right here in the middle of them. Yep.

Got our pictures at the podium, Shannon, where the president stands and addresses the media. That's right, yeah. So that after we talked about that, I got home, that got me thinking about that. That was one of my favorite shows of all time. So our homework assignment was, what's our top five favorite shows we've ever done? Not a pregame show, not a postgame show. KSR only shows, our favorite ones. Drew, you go first.

I struggled with an actual five. I just have several written down because we're going to have a bunch of crossovers. I have more than five, but I'll just throw out my first one. Okay. It's the Vegas show, and I know we've had many of those, but it's where your picture, the white shirt. None of us were feeling great. None of us should have been on the radio.

But you especially had a long evening. I remember you taking one of the Diet Cokes out of the fridge. That cost like $12. And you just cracked it like, I don't care, I need this diet. I had to have a little caffeine. The night after Senior iguanas? Senior frogs. I believe it was.

None of us were great. But you took the crown. And then I remember for whatever reason, we're immediately getting the car to drive on to L.A. I think that was the UCLA game. Yes. It was one of those like shows over. we're in the car in 10 minutes. Yes.

And Matt wanted to just listen to it again on the way to California, L.A., where we're heading. And we had just said these things two hours before, and it was like you were listening to for the first time. You were hearing things that you had said that morning, like, huh, just acting surprise. So that one is up there for me. I don't remember the exact content. I just remember the condition everyone was in, and then you're not having recollection of recording it two hours prior. Okay, that's one.

Were you going to go on a round table? I don't want to just like, there's some that. Well, we go to a roundtable. Okay, round table. All right, Shannon, you go next. One of my favorites, I don't know if we're going to rank these in order, but the Pennsylvania show that we did, and we run this one on a best of a lot of times.

Not really sure exactly the city in Pennsylvania, but it's the show that we spray paint at your head black. Not only because of that show, but because of everything that followed throughout the day when you were walking around. You didn't wash it off. We took that stuff that was supposed to be. What was that supposed to be?

Like hair dye that we sprayed on your bald, I don't know what it was. Shoe polish, whatever it was, but that was in Happy Valley. We were at Penn State. That's right. That's right. Yep. And you were rubbing off everywhere you went.

I remember at one point you bumped your head on the inside, the interior of the car, and there was a big black spot from your bald spot left up there on the inside of the car. Then we went out for dinner that night. You laid your head back against like a shelf behind you or something. The wall. The wall. The wall. You left your mark everywhere you went for the rest of the.

the day and that was definitely one of the hardest I have ever laughed one of the my favorite shows that we've done throughout the years but and another from that we're in that elevator oh yeah and those four ladies behind me they're all about my age they're all dressed up they're all going out they just start giggling and snickering because they're behind me and they can see the black paint just dripping down my head yeah because you know also after the show we walked somewhere for lunch and it was really hot that day yes and you were sweating and the sweat was running down your neck So was the hair die. This is why I didn't want to list on mine because it was next on my list.

It was okay. I can say with confidence, I've laughed a lot on this show. That day is the hardest I've ever laughed. I couldn't breathe. Remember we were at lunch and I couldn't order. I was still crying laughing an hour after the show it ended. I laughed all day. I couldn't function.

I couldn't have conversations. I would just look at you and burst out laughing because of that stupid pain on your head. And you know what else? After we did it on that porch, and we're all just hyperventilating, we're laughing. Matt took that call from the Little League World Series guy. Yeah, remember? We're done at 1155.

His phone rang at 1156. Yes. I was still laughing, but that seemed like an important phone call. I thought we were going to jail that day. I legit thought when I heard the words Homeland Security being mentioned on the phone call. You really want to contact the Homeland. We're hearing this outside. You really want to contact Homeland Security over an old man running the bases?

That's exactly what he said. Okay, my first one's going to be in the middle of somewhere in Kansas when Shannon dressed up as Dorothy. Oh, God. And did the whole show. No, no, that's not fair, though. That was a pregame show. You said no pregame shows. Oh, that was a pregame show?

Yes, that was a pregame show. Oh, I've got it on my list because even after the show when you stood out on the side of the street, waving and honking it truckers when they go by. Hitchiking. I was trying to hit hike. I think some of those truckers were excited to see you. I think they were a little too excited. The only truckers, and here's, yeah, exactly, here's a dress, I'm showing some leg.

I thought maybe one of them would pull over for me. All right, what's next on your list? I'll skip over one that I think Shannon will have. But in Iowa, which trip to, we've been to Iowa. I guess it was the Republican, yeah, it was the convention, because I think it was the day Yang was on, when there was a sewage issue at that point. And we had to pick up the equipment and walk on ice. I mean, we're taking, like, baby steps to keep from falling, and we're all on a train

because it's all held together by cords. We walked over to the coffee shop. That one's up there for me because it's one of the most absurd things we've ever done. A, just being in Iowa at the convention, why were we there? That's silly in itself. That's silly enough. And then the smell of that place, mid-show having to carry our equipment down the street in ice. Covered in ice.

Going down on a wheelchair ramp was like baby steps. Perry, Iowa? That's just coming in my head right now. That might not be accurate, but that just popped in my head. So the Perry Iowa show, which I believe was Yang Gang Day as well, is high on my list. All right, Shannon. I got another one that involves your head. All these.

The other one I really liked was when you had your hair transplant surgery and we sent Wu to the office to try to give us the play-by-play as you were getting the plugs. And he got kicked out at one point. But just Wu trying to, you know, as Wu does in his own style, try to, try to explain. explain to everybody what is happening behind closed doors as you're getting this procedure done. That's one of the clips that I have gone back and listened to probably the most out of all of our shows. So that's definitely on the list. Do you have that clip? We may need to replay that because I don't even know if I've even heard it. I just remember I'm speaking about you as if you were like an animated doll or something because he's like he blinks, he speaks. He can move. He moves the way that he would

talk about you, almost like you were an object, not a human being. All right, my next one is the day we got kicked out of the Peabody in Memphis. Oh, I had that on my list. I had that. I forgot about that. Yes. We set up on the second floor.

I mean, the lobby was at the first floor. We snuck up to the second floor, kind of in a concourse area, didn't ask permission. Got halfway through the show, and here come those two security guys walking towards us really slow. And they made us leave live on the air. We had to pick up the equipment, walk downstairs. through a revolving door across the street into a restaurant just sat down at a table and tried to finish the show.

That little sequence is definitely the most bizarre sequence we've ever had. And then I'll add they felt bad for us and we got to do the duck march. And I still have my duck cane at home as a little trophy. The day we, did we wear top hats too or just the leader had top hats? I know we got canes. Yeah, we got canes. We didn't have the top hats. but we got to go upstairs all the way to the roof where they kept the ducks on the roof, remember?

We took an elevator with ducks. We took an elevator with ducks, and then we had our grand entrance for everybody walking the ducks. This job is so stupid. For many, many years in Wikipedia about the Peabody Hotel, it still listed us being duckmasters, along with Oprah Winfrey and Hulk Hogan and everybody else. Right now, I have a picture-perfect memory of being in that elevator with that man in the top hat and just like 12 ducks in our feet. That's right.

What are we doing? Yeah. What is this show? All right, what's next on your list? Charles Ramsey and Eric C. Con. Oh, yes. In about 2013. That was great.

We've since learned some things about Eric C. Con that we, you know, do not approve of. That is not a good man. But that particular day, where we did it at his law office with the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Replicke. And then Charles Ramsey was the guy. I don't know if everybody remembers, but, you know, he didn't. found some girls in Cleveland. It was a serious situation. He had rescued him.

But then, like, a song came out about him, and McDonald's gave him an endorsement for free burgers for life because in his interview, he said something about McDonald's. For some reason, we thought that was a person that we wanted to talk to at Eric C. Con's law office, and we drove to Floyd County. And that's another where I just, as I'm saying it, I'm thinking, what in the heck is this job and while we were doing that? But it was a very random day.

That was just you and Matt. I remember listening to that show, and you could not quit listening. You were just on the edge of your seat waiting because Matt just kept getting more upset and more anxious. They were late and it was looking like they might not be here until noon and we're like well we drove here for a show that ends at noon

and they show up during the last segment you guys had one segment to talk to Charles Ramsey It's just that property in itself I saw behind the Eric C. Con operation there's a lot going on there. Weird place All right Shannon won't get another one I mean the more I think about the more that's not I have like not even on my list that I keep thinking of

I didn't have this one on my list but I mean how can we not include Katina Powell's show on KSR with the infamous line to the ceiling. And I know you guys were on location. I just remember sitting there in the studio. And in the talk studio, normally where Matt would sit was all of like the people that were in the building that were on sports talk radio on other stations, just sitting there with headphones on listening. And I remember when she said that line, I looked over and there's Lachlan and Venetti and I think Dave Jennings and maybe two or three other people just trying to listen. Listen, when she said that line, I remember Venetti just jumping up and just waving his hands. No, no, no, don't dump it.

Don't dump it. I'm like, I'm not going to dump that. I'm going to let that go. And that ended up probably being the most famous line ever uttered on this show in the 12 or 13 years we've been doing this. So that's got to be on the list. And I think it's still our most listened to show, if I'm not mistaken, right? I think it's still number one. I was sitting there at that table when Matt was talking to her.

You could tell she was not making that up. She was just speaking the truth and telling stories that actually happened. That's what blew me away. Here's the picture right there, Mario. Yeah, of her at that table. I was on a flight to Boston when that happened. I landed and it already happened. My phone had blown up.

I had to go back and listen to the fight. I was going to interview Wynion and Gabriel. New U.K. commit Wynion Gabriel. Traveled all the way to watch him in Boston. I think he might have fouled out in the first half, had like three points. Long trip to see Wynion. I got one more. The Republican Convention in Cleveland.

That week, just pick a show. We were as slap happy. That may be our best week of shows we've ever done with Ray Richardson, ladies and gentlemen, and going to see a kid rock concert, and then standing on the floor when they did the delegate count and all that stuff. That week of shows, I've never laughed as hard for a whole week. I would put that week up against anything. I think we thrive in situations we don't belong in because we don't know what we're doing. So we have to come up with dumb things like joining every state as they announced their candidate.

Do you have any more? I have some serious ones, but another silly one I don't want to butt in. It's on Shannon's list, but I wanted to bring up Shannon's walk. Shannon, if you'd take the floor. Oh, yeah. But that's one of my favorites. Yeah, I really wasn't on the show that much. I mean, really just, I think for a segment.

But I enjoyed you and Matt and the poor lady that volunteered. Jill. Jill. Yeah, to carry the equipment the entire time as you guys walked behind me. Yeah, I don't know if I've ever actually gone back and listened to that entire show. That's another one. You could not quit listening. I was in Hilton Head, and we turned it on.

I could not quit listening to that show. I like that one because it's the first time we did something that actually worked. And it's probably because we had help. But, I mean, there were like live cameras, Jill carrying the equipment. I mean, Shannon completed the walk. all over town though there'd be people in little medians a waving it felt like uh it was more about shannon but that particular show i thought stood out too how everything seemed to go off i hate to without a hitch but it did go well on the technology end it was like a 50 mile parade i want to add one more

uh okay i was not there i think i was on vacation but this is one of my favorites and again one of the clips that i've gone back and listened to the most out of all of our shows is when you had your colonoscopy and they brought you on and uh here i think you said this. You wanted a cheeseburger for whatever reason, so bad, that's all you had on your mind was a cheeseburger, and then you told some sad story about running over a kid's tombstone. It was, remember that? It was really bizarre. Of course, you were still halfway under sedation, but you being kind of loopy on the show was one of the best segments I think we've ever done. You know, I think Matt told the nurse, we're about to get off the air. He's got to come

out, and the nurse is like, he's not ready. And Matt's like, you've got to bring him out. So I think they brought you back for like the last segment of the show and I was not had not come out of the anesthesia yet. I'm just glad they were done with the procedure. You were funny on that one. I've noticed in our rankings here, Ryan, you're the main character a lot. You are. I think, no, I'm going to give you a piece of

advice. Next time you go to the negotiation table you should play this back and say, listen to these best episodes and who the star was and every single one. But they all made me look like a silly or a foolish or that's what you are though. Immediately, when we leave here, we need to go get a Cheaterburger. I sound so hammered. You are.

I'm hammered. All right, that was fun. Going to trip down memory lane for... I got a couple. I wanted to add the series. Okay, yes. They're not as fun as funny. Yeah, I had a serious one on my list.

But the times we've actually done something with this platform other than just like buffoons. For me, Dawson Spring stands out because I have the connection to there. My grandfather helped that community forever. Then they get hit with the tornado. Being there in an area I know very well, right, we did the show, or we didn't do the show there. because someone forgot the equipment. Another reason that was funny. But our intentions of doing the show there

and then the thing that followed afterwards, that one meant a lot to me personally. It's not for personal gains, but just being able to this show and everyone listening was able to do something for that community. That's why I've always said the West Liberty Tornado show is probably the show I'm the most proud of.

That was the first time we had done anything like that, raised a lot of money. You know, Cal flew in on his helicopter and joined us on the show. Rose helped organize it. God rest her soul. That's the show I'm the most proud of is that West Liberty Tornado show. Shannon, do you have one like that?

While Shannon's going to his list, are we still there? Shannon. I was, sorry, I was answering the phones. I'll butt in because I had that one written down too. And then Martin County with the water situation. That one I just didn't know as much about going into it. We learned a lot and hopefully did some good there. They were already raising lots of money and getting water in for them.

But just the times we've been able to actually do some good with this really stand out. Do you have one like that, Shannon? I think you guys really hit it there. I mean, those are the two main ones that stand out for me as far as just being proud of it. Yeah. I mean, most of ours, like we said, are just goofiness. But those two were definitely powerful shows. All right, that was fun.

A little trip down Memory Lane here on Friday. So we'll take our break. Come back. We'll go back to the phone lines. A lot of folks have been holding. We'll get to you. 859-2-287. Ryan, Drew and Shannon.

We'll be right back. Yeah, that was fun. Going down Memory Lane with some of our favorite shows over the years. A lot of you, a lot of you. A lot of laughing. I mean, that's, like you said, we had some serious shows, but the thing that I enjoyed about this show so much is just four of us just getting together and just laughing. Just four dudes, four friends.

And my favorite shows are when we are completely off topic, usually at a random location. Well, we don't know while we're there. We've never been there before, and we're just trying our best to do a two-hour radio. So Sarge Pollock just walked in. He's a representative from Campbellsville. He heard us talk about Memory Lane. He stopped in.

He wanted to get a picture, not with you and me. Mario. Oh, yeah, ran right up to Mario. Ran right up to Mario and get a picture of him. We're getting pretty used to the, hey, Drew, will you take a picture of me and Mario? Yeah, I'll hold your stuff and take your camera and take a picture of you. All right, 859-2-228-7.

We've got some folks who've been holding. Who's up, Shannon? Let's go to Peggy. Peggy. Okay, go ahead, Peggy. Hey, good morning, guys. Morning, Peggy. Y'all talking about Cal coming back.

I'm just, I don't care how they applaud for Cal or whether they don't. I'm just worried about the former players, how they would treat the former players. Well, thank you, Peggy. I appreciate it. That's something, I think, the best way we summed it up, they'll go visit Coach Cow in Arkansas, but their home is still going to be Kentucky. They still come back home. Cal will retire in four or five years.

Those players will still be coming back here to Kentucky forever. Yeah, I think she might even been asking, too, how we'll treat, like, Big Z coming back. I thought she's talking about former players. She could have been. I don't know. I'm interpreting another way maybe, but that's also. I think fans will be, I think they have been mostly positive about that. I think she's talking about the players that were here last year that are now at Kentucky.

Arkansas, I mean. Big Z can average 50 points a game for Arkansas, and he can pig suey all he wants. He will forever be the Kentucky Wildcat with the billboard in the greatest first half of basketball ever to me. I don't care what he accomplished is there. He's UK to me. And I think, you know, you will. I can see him getting applause that first game, but you don't applause Cal.

You don't. Big Z, the recruits probably not. Adieu and Big Z. I don't think anyone has, I can't speak for the whole fan base, but at least in my circle, I don't see any animosity towards any of the players at all. Even, you know, got Bradshaw at Ohio State.

I'll be rooting for him. Jordan Berks just went up to Georgetown. Yeah. DJ will still be playing college basketball. I don't know that anyone's, you know, salty at any of those guys. I was getting me. Take another call. You want to take one real quick or good now or not, Shannon?

We're up against it. Let's just get them on the other side of this break. All right. BTI has just posted a story that we're going to discuss when we come back. He's got some interesting topics. You know it was good when he texted me this morning before the show and said, hey, I wrote a story that I think you probably guys should discuss on KSR. He likes to get people worked up.

Yeah. So it's one of those. One of those type of stories. 859-2802-287. One more quick story for we go. family tried to adopt a dog. They lived in Lexington, South Carolina. The dog was actually in Lexington, Kentucky.

They got online, or paid for it, arranged for it. They thought I was in Lexington, South Carolina. They had to come up here and get it Lexington, Kentucky. But they did. That's why I like this story. They drove up here to the dog because they wanted that dog was in Lexington Humane Society up here. It's a better dog.

Better dog. That's right. That's right. This is Kentucky Sports Radio. Welcome back, Kentucky Sports Radio. Ryan Drew and Shannon as Matt is off attending the seminary graduation for his mom Karen. We all congratulate her so happy and proud of her. You know, Matt flew, but he could have probably got a new car from somewhere to drive down there.

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Still on the Wikipedia page. As it should be. very much. 859, 2802, 287. Who's next, Shannon? Tauhide. What? Tauhide.

Tauhid. Oh. Zon? Yes, sir. Go ahead. Yo, what's up? Yeah, I'm a big friend of the University of Kentucky, and I heard he got a new coach at Kentucky, and I'm at Coach Turner.

Oh, you cut out. He said he's at something? I wanted to hear his whole connection. He said he was at somewhere. He said at a party. It sounded like that. Yeah, no kidding. Or a field day at some elementary school.

I thought I heard at Coach. Was he saying at Coach Somethings? I think he did say that. Well, maybe he'll call back. It's like yesterday. The guy said Perry and Noor are going to remind him of and Shannon cut him off all day. I'm like, who was he going to say?

That was his phone connection. That's on him. I'm not going to take that responsibility for this. Here's a couple of other people's favorite shows. Shannon's scorecard shows at the caucus. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Those were the podcast, though, weren't they?

They weren't even the morning shows. Oh, you're right. I think we did do those. Saved him for the podcast. That's right. And then one of the best shows is Ambient Matt. Ambien, yeah. That one, even though it's so recent,

is certainly high on the list with how ridiculous he was, challenging everyone in here to race one by one. I could beat you. I don't know if I could beat you, but I could definitely beat her. 859-2-802-2-28. Clark's puppet shop phone number. Who's next, Shannon? Lance.

Lance. Go ahead, Lance. Hey, Ryan, guys. I kind of agree with you, Ryan, on the hoe. We got to beat Arkansas comment yesterday because just for the national, for the media and the jokes, we need to win that one, so we don't have to hear it. And if any of Pope's staff or anybody's listening and you want to beat CaliPari, it's not really hard.

Just run a one-three-one defense and we will win that game. And on one more thing, I knew Matt wouldn't let me get away with saying this. It's not bad. But if we play Arkansas, I want the entire front row to be the 96 team with their coach. I want Rick Patino to be the Y, and I want them to take the names off the back of the jersey for that one game and just put Wildcats across the back. Appreciate it. I'm not against any of that. You know, if they – I know the SEC schedule makers will put Arkansas at Rupp this year.

if they waited until 2026, that's the 30-year anniversary of that 96 team. That's the perfect time to bring the team back. Patino maybe could come in if they wait until 2026. But that won't happen. It'll happen next year. But I'm all for bringing the 96 team in, letting him have front row seats. I don't know if Patino's going to do the Y. I don't know if we're ready for that yet.

But I think the time has come where he can be there. Yeah, although he's got his own team. I mean, mids, you know, middle of the year on a Saturday. It's hard to get a. or even midweek. Hard to get a coach there. I mean, those all sound like fun things. I wouldn't be opposed to them,

but I agree with you that that game has to be in rubbed next year. You can't put it off a year. And I've heard somebody else talk about it. They need to play in denim jerseys or denim shoes or something. That one game, whatever the 96 game is, this year or next year, play you like that idea or not? Oh, I'll be disappointed if they don't at this point. UK was really bad at throwback uniforms in a time when that's very popular.

I mean, I hate Louisville, but if I could give them a compliment, all the different uniforms and logos and fun they had with going back to the past, they were good of that. Now, we did it maybe the first time a couple years ago, and they went back to the 93s, and then this past team even wore them a couple times. But I hope with Pope there now, Nike owns Converse, figure it out. Yeah. There's got to be a way to bring those back for a game for that throwback,

and they'll sell a million of them. I know people hated them at the time. I don't care. That is a awesome memory from an opportunity. Awesome team in 96. We got to see that team wearing the denims. I want the shoes. Yes.

Remember those that the big star on the side with the denim? I want all of it. Yeah, the baseball program has been good about doing different uniform combinations over the years, which, by the way, they play. Their series with Florida starts today. Did they move the game up for weather? They did. It's at 1 o'clock today.

So it starts at 1? Yes. Because of possible bad weather down there. Yes, that's important to note. They're scheduled tonight for 6 or whatever it usually is, but they moved it up. It won't be long after we're done until you can listen to our Billy producing it, I'm sure. Yeah.

You can hear that on 630W. They'll stream the game. I don't know what that did to TV situation. I can look that up. I don't know. But I know the game was moved up for weather. Somebody called in and said this was the first year for girls to have their own KHSAA state championships in wrestling in Kentucky. So we'll see if you learned something new today.

All right. Who's next, Shannon? Jeff. Jeff. Jeff. Jeff. Jeff. I'm sorry.

Ryan Shannon Drew. This is the former radio voice of the Wildcats. Mr. Ralph Hacker. Oh. Hey, Ralph. Ralph Hacker. I thought you were Jeff. Going to have your fake Ralph Hacker.

I just wanted to call in today, guys, because as Ryan says, your leader, your big toe is away today. And you know, every time that Ralph Hacker calls the radio program, well, I never get to talk to you guys. It's always just Matt taking over, so I wanted to call in today. And, of course, Drew, wish your wife happy, a very happy birthday. Thank you. I'll pass that along to her. And you'll be celebrating one in about a month, won't you, Dr. That is correct.

It's a number I don't want to think about, but it is coming up. Is this the big number four-oh? No, not there yet, but I'm just getting closer and closer. Okay. But that's basically why I wanted to call him. I'm looking forward to you guys being around this summer with Matt on his big European sojourn, and I'm going to be called in a couple of weeks

and wishing Matt a very, happy summer. I hope he has a great vacation. And I hope he doesn't have what happened to me a couple of years, well, five years ago when I went to France. So I'll be talking to Matt then. And good to hear you guys on the radio today. So what happened in France? We can't let you off like that. Come on.

What happened in France? Leave us hanging fake Ralph Hacker. What happened in France? It was a heat wave. Let me just say that. It was a heat wave in the summer of 2019. And I hope that Matt doesn't experience that. because it was so hot that Ralph Hacker couldn't take it.

Well, thank you, Ralph Hacker. We appreciate it, and we look forward to hearing from you this summer to help us get through some of these summer shows. I'll be talking with your riot. I appreciate it. Thank Ralph Hacker making an appearance today. He's such a big star he calls in as an alias. He calls in as Jeff from Lexington.

Thank you for the double birthday wish. Yours and Abby. I've got another baseball story for you, Shannon. All right, let's hear it. uh, Otani's interpreter that finally has agreed to plead guilty to stealing like up to $17 million.

Prison. For Sootai Otani. Yeah. And it has come out that he was paying off gambling debts. 17 million dollars he stole from his buddy. They're not, that's not just he's interpreted. They're like buddies.

They're like good friends. Stole it from Otani. But now all the conspiracy theorists say he's taking the fall for Otani, that Otani was really the gambler, and the interpreter was taking the fall, it's now going to take the fall for him. Well, if that's true, that's a really good friend. If somebody's willing to go to prison for you and take the fall instead of him. Yeah, I think the max he can receive is like 33 years in prison. Oh, my God. For something like that.

Sorry, I love you guys, but I'm not going to prison for you. Count me among the people that don't believe that was the guy. You think it was Otani? the interpreter was betting $17 million. Yours are going to tell me that with a straight face that I'm supposed to believe the interpreter was betting $17 million. See, that's the thing. I don't know this interpreter.

Maybe he's very, very good at his job, and he's able to bet $17 million. But I find it hard to believe the guy next to the mega-rich guy was betting $17 million and not the mega-rich guy. Because what if, Shannon, what if Otani said, look, man, you take the fall for me, I'll make sure your family is taking care of for the rest of their life. you may have to go to jail for 25 years.

I don't care, man. I'm not giving up my family. No, I don't care. No, that's not good enough for me. So you're telling me you'd be willing to go to jail for something you didn't do, just so your family would be taken care of. You'd be willing to go to jail for 25 years? No, I wouldn't do it.

But, you know, I've got three kids. What if he said, okay, all three of your kids, I'll make sure they get through college. You're doing that just fine. You're not in jail. You're getting your kids through college as it is. Right? Well, I agree with you guys. Your kids aren't suffering because of your financial situation?

I think it smells like duck poop. I think there's something there. But he is, I guess, from what I read yesterday, set to plead guilty for stealing up to $17 million in faces up to 33 years in prison. I haven't stayed up to this. Is Otani, like, mad at him? Do we have Otani on record saying anything? I think he's, his statement is, I forgive him. Yeah, because if he's been.

being quiet and playing it cool, then I even further believe it wasn't the interpreter. Because if the guy legitimately stole all that money, he should be pretty upset with him. But he doesn't seem to be. Exactly. So that's why the conspiracy theorist. The interpreter was betting 17. Very interesting. So something to keep an eye on because eventually stuff comes out.

It may be two or three years, but eventually it comes out. But if you find out of Totani, I mean, he's got to be banned, right? I mean, he's betting on baseball. He's been out of baseball. Get him out here. And Major League Baseball doesn't want that to happen. because he's the biggest star. That's right.

Listen, I'm wearing a Braves hat right now. I think he should already be banned. Get him out of the NL. I totally agree with you. Yeah. But, you know, Major League Baseball doesn't want that because of all the money they're bringing him because of them. Amen.

That's why the conspiracy theory is think this dude's taking the fall for O'Tonnie and for Major League Baseball. I need to see bank records of how Mr. Interpreter is betting $17 million, if it's true that he's doing it. And I need to get into interpreting. I mean, I bet $5 on the KSR Parley last night on Draft Kings. And you won, didn't it? One.

That's all $5. Interpreter should have been listening to us. Amen. All right. We'll take our break. We'll come back. Final segment, 859-2802-287.

That's a Clark's Pump and Shop phone number, 859-2-2-287. Ryan Drew and Shannon, we'll be back to wrap it up on Kentucky Sports Radio. Welcome back. Final segment here at Kentucky Sports Radio. Ryan Drew and Shannon, joined by Mario here for this final segment. You know, Shannon, I'm going to be dry.

As soon as the show's over, I'm driving to Alabama for my niece's wedding tomorrow. My only niece that I have. Yeah. You know, you're sleeping in a home. hotel, you know, sometimes it's hard to go to sleep. I wonder, you got any ideas how what could help me? You know, I'm glad you asked because there's this great product called cornbread hemp. Really?

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You'll get 30% off your first order. That's cornbread hemp.com slash KSR code KSR. BTI wrote a post that's on the On3 KSR website, and we want to talk about it before we get out here. So what is it, Drew? He's trying to ask people which of these deals they would make for the next basketball season. You have four options. You get this on too, Mario.

Oh, yeah. You have four options, and you've got to pick one. I have not read these myself, so we're going to do this in real time. Number one, swept by Tennessee, but you beat Arkansas. You're talking about basketball? Yes. All right. Number two, finish outside the top three in the SEC, but then you go win the SEC tournament.

Number three is you make the elite eight, but you lose to Louisville in the regular season. And number four is you make the final four, but you lose to John Caliperi in Arkansas in the final four. Oh, this is tough. You go first then Why you all think on this I just want to say something BTI will occasionally just wake up and choose violence

and put something like this on the internet He does a lot of good work Sometimes it just fits him A lot of the news But this one You know he's Both of you had like Visible reactions to some of those

Yes What was that third one? Third yeah I'll repeat them again We'll start at the beginning Swept by Tennessee But you beat Arkansas So it doesn't really affect your postseason You're just losing the valls twice

Finish outside Outside the top three in the regular season But then you go win in Nashville, win the SEC tournament. Number three was you make the elite eight, but Louisville beat you in the regular season, and that's in Rupp Arena this year. And number four is you make the final four

but lose to Arkansas. That fourth one is not. I can't go with the fourth one for sure. But Pope get the final four in his first year. It's first year to the final four. We've not been since 2015. Yeah. If you get to the final four in your first season

building the program from the ground up, I don't care who you lose to. You shake their hand and say, hey, we got a final four in our first year and get ready for next year. I'm taking the fourth option. It would be to Cal though. I can't take that. You're saying number four?

I got number four, yeah. I'm going to go with the SEC one because I think I don't want to lose the Louisville at Rupp. I don't want to lose Calipari, and I don't want to get swept by Tennessee. So I'm going with the finish outside the top three in the SEC, but win the SEC tournament. That's the one I'm going with. I'm leaning that direction because in that scenario, you can lose a lot of games or in the regular season in the SEC. Yes.

Figure it out, you're not in the top three, but you're feeling good. You go win all those games in Nashville, and we don't have a, there's no story written for our tournament here. We could win the whole thing. All these had postseason losses at certain points. So I think I like that one. Actually, to be different, I'll take the sweat by Tennessee but beat Arkansas. I hate losing to Tennessee, but that assures me John Calipari is catching an L.

And it means the postseason's wide open, so I'm not limiting myself. I agree 100% with you, Drew. I'm going with you on that. The first one you're talking about where we... Sweat by Tennessee. Sweat by Tennessee beat Arkansas. It doesn't say anything about the postseason. So to your point, I'm going with the first one.

You may not even make the postseason in that scenario, though. Could win the championship, though. Good. And we've felt like we've split with Tennessee a lot lately. We've lost to them plenty. Yes. What's twice in one year in post-first season? We'll get them on down the road.

That gets us the Arkansas. win and then I think we win both tournaments. Shannon, you got to pick one. I already did. Option four. If Pope goes to the final four in his first season again, starting with new staff, all new roster, that's a hell of an accomplishment. And you've got to feel good about your future moving forward if you make it to the final

four in his first year. I don't hate it. I don't hate that either, but I can't lose to Cal. Who cares who you lose to at that point? You get to the final four. I don't think it matters who you lose to. Who does he lose to on that big stage? I like Shannon's attitude, though.

Cal might throw the ladder at us if he would win the title and we're there in the arena. Tough. Good article. That was a good. It's posted up now on 3KSR website right now, right? Yes. It came up the second hour. Yeah, I'll take scenario five if we just win as many games as possible.

All right, so this weekend, come see us here at KS Bar and Grill. I want to add tennis in the NCAA tournament. It starts today? It's tomorrow. It's tomorrow. It's a sweet 16 round, I believe. men's tennis still moving along. I didn't want to forget that.

Min's tennis will have the UK baseball games on here. The first game starts at 1 o'clock today. So come on in. And it's on SEC Plus. I didn't have that answer earlier. It's on SEC Plus. Yes, if you have that. Which we have here.

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dude everybody loves that stuff the little videos you're putting out on instagram and twitter and everything the facebook and the twitter no the x i appreciate all the support yeah dude you're doing you're killing it so appreciate that if you're wondering why i'm crying right now they just announced the college football video game comes out

oh yeah six days there's a countdown says five days 23 hours can you pre-order you all won't see me for months at the time when this game comes out then i have the basketball game too right in time. Can you have former players or it has to be just current rosters?

I'm sure they'll have all this. I want Jerry Lorenzen as my quarterback. We'll make it work. Yeah. But that's some news dropping right now that's very exciting. Wow. Coming out in six days. I'm just looking at a countdown clock.

Did they announce the cover athlete yet? Yep. Who is it? It's got a couple different people. It's got Hunter from Colorado, Edwards from Michigan. It's big news, Ryan, heading into the weekend. I know what's huge news. Thank you for everybody. Matt will be back on Monday. Congratulations to Karen for graduating. Happy birthday to Abby.

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