KSR - 2024-05-14- KSR - Hour 1

Episode Date: May 14, 2024

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So Cody Feger will be on the show at 1030. UK assistant basketball coach, he of the booms, will make his first appearance on the show. Don't know him, never met him. Only this morning kind of realized what he looked like. But excited to have Cody because he's kind of,

you know, the analytic mind that was brought with Pope. It would be interesting to hear him talk. You know, I'm like you. Don't know him. Never met him. Never talked to him. But I already feel like I like the guy from his gifts, those boom gifts that he puts out on a commitment. I love that.

You like that? Yeah. Why do you like it so much? just something kind of different, something kind of relatable. What would yours be? Oh, I just did one. You get to pick your, which one did you do? Oh, you did the one over there. Yeah. Well, I mean, a famous one. You did one for social media, which was

just you taking your shirt off. I know that's going to surprise you, Shannon. Next to Bert Kreisher, this man takes his shirt off more than any person in America. He loves to show it off. What about you? Were you excited about Cody? I'm very excited about Cody. To your boom question, the Kenny Powers boom, that Brandon Garrison already used would be my boom.

But now I'd like to hear from him. I want to hear more about how they operate with that offense. We do a lot of watching YouTube and trust in the Internet to teach us, but it'll be nice to actually hear from one of the men behind it. Yeah, it'd be nice to – I mean, we talked to Pope already, and there's kind of an introductory interview that you have to do with people, where you sort of talk about what made them come here, et cetera. I mean, I'll ask him at least a question about that.

But then I'm with you. I'm sort of interested in the basketball. What are we going to look like? What are we going to look like? What's the way we play? What's the way we do? That's really probably what I'm most interested in hearing him talk about. Yeah, because when Pope was on with you, he was talking about the roster construction

and how, okay, we got this piece, we've got to do this piece, go get that piece. So it is more definitely analytical. You know, he used the word algorithm, the things they put together to try to put this team together. Do you know what an algorithm is? In math, an algorithm is it like what? Like A squared plus B squared equals C squared? No, that's calculus. Oh, that's calculus.

I was really good in calculus. I'm sure that's true. I'm sure that's true. So, Drew, we found out today, or yesterday, the SEC opponents for Kentucky. And if you haven't heard Kentucky basketball this year will play every team wants. The highlights are, every team wants except Arkansas, Tennessee, and Vandy, we play, or excuse me Alabama, Tennessee and Vandy, we play twice. Arkansas is at Rupp, not down there, and then we go to Oklahoma and Texas.

Oklahoma and Texas do not come here. We go there for their first time there. Auburn is only here. So two of the harder road environments, Auburn and Arkansas, we only have to play here, but we do go to Texas and Oklahoma. What did you think of the schedule when it came out? I think like everyone, we were excited to get that confirmation that Cal's coming to Rupp. I think that's the game.

Everyone's looking forward to most on the entire schedule, so it was good to see that is now firm. Kind of like we're not giving them the return trip. They don't get their Super Bowl this year. They don't need a shirt. You don't need a T-shirt game. Save your free T-shirts for the other time. I found an interesting Alabama got the double header with Kentucky. It's been Florida forever, so it just shows that they can.

Well, they're changing the schedule. It seems like if you look at what the other team's got. that in the future they're going to do, you have two teams you play every year. And for us, it's going to be Tennessee and Vandy, it looks like. And then one team will change every year you play twice. And for Kentucky, it's probably going to be whoever the best team is in the conference, you're going to play them twice. Yep.

So Alabama's predicted to be the best team, so we're going to play them. That's why it's kind of the league, you know, giving Alabama their credit. They've been in recent years the best team. When they won the league twice, won the tournament twice, it's going to be weird not having two against Florida, but it shows how good Alabama is. When's the last time we haven't had two against Florida? I mean...

The 60s. Was it the 60s? Yeah. Wow. The 60s. I mean, we... Because, you know, you played them in the SEC East for a long time, and that was before you played everybody twice.

Then you play the SEC East twice, and then we went to the three teams twice, and we always had Florida as one of them. So this is weird. First time since the 60s won't be playing Florida twice. I think, like Drew said, not surprised. Arkansas is at Rupp. Not surprised. Alabama twice because they're supposed to be the best team in the conference.

Also, not surprised they're sending us to Oklahoma and Texas. Kind of a welcome to the SEC. We're going to bring the big show to your town this first season. So hard schedule. Oklahoma and Texas, I said. I'm sorry. What would you say? I think I said Tennessee.

Yeah, we've been there before. It is a hard schedule, but I don't think it's like, I mean, we got, in my opinion, the three hardest road environments in the SEC are probably, Auburn, Arkansas, and probably Tennessee, but we're going to play them twice anyway. So with Auburn and Arkansas, I think you can make an argument. We don't have to go to the two hardest places to play, Drew. So in that respect, I don't think it's too awful difficult. Yeah, you dodge the emotional road game against Cal.

I'm interested to see, I don't know what Texas roster looks like right now. I haven't done as much research on the rest of the league, but I think they'll be very excited to host Kentucky in that game. I think it's supposed to be pretty good. I think that'll be a wild atmosphere and probably a pretty good team as they've been in the past. So I think that's one, our first trip there. They'll be fired up to host. I was going to suggest if we took a little mini basketball road trip, if we're going to do football for Texas, maybe we go to Oklahoma.

Like there's no, like, I mean, when have you? I was thinking I met on a plane when I was sitting in, in Cincinnati, or in Dallas delayed, a met a woman who went to Oklahoma. Yeah. And it made me realize that might be the biggest school. that you and I've never been to, Drew. I've never been to Norman. I was trying to think you take Big 12, Big Ten

ACC schools. I've been to almost all of them, but I don't think I've been to Oklahoma, and so that might be a good one to go to, right? Sounds like we're going. Eventually the football team is going to play there in the near future, so yeah, I think I've been a trip to Oklahoma should be on there.

What, next year? Is it next year? Well, I mean, next year we're going to Texas. But the year after that, I think isn't the way the schedule goes. go everywhere. Everywhere over a course of a four years span. No, you're right. Everywhere over four years. Not everywhere over two years. So

now that you know the schedule, what's it going to be like when Cal walks in here? Now that we know it's going to happen, first of all, when do they play it? Is it a Saturday night, six o'clock? It's got to be Saturday. Prime time. Remember, CBS doesn't have SEC basketball games anymore.

And by the way, this happens with football too. It got It got sort of hidden yesterday, but football made an announcement about schedules, too. Did you see this? Yeah, did see that. So football and basketball will be scheduling much different than we've done. Let's start with basketball since that's what we're talking about. They will have games on Saturdays at 12, 2, 4, 6, and sometimes 8.

And those games, quote-unquote, good games could be on any of them, because they're going to try to spread the good games out. all day. So it will be much harder to predict, Ryan, win good games on. Right. So like it used to be on a Saturday, you were the 4 o'clock CBS game. Absolutely. Or the 6 or 8 o'clock ESPN game. Now they might put you anywhere, especially during the NFL playoffs. Right. Yeah. Right. So we really have no idea when they'll play. But I would say, you want to get that place wild. You do it at 4, 6, something like that. And they're going to make this judgment before the season starts, too.

The tip-off times will be made. The basketball times will all be before, and not every football time, but most of the football times will be before, too. So one of the complaints fans have had is you didn't know till two weeks before the game when it would be. Right. I don't think they're going to do all of them, but I think they're going to do a lot of them. They also announced no team will have more than two noon home games for football.

So that's – Alabama's complained because they've had, for whatever reason, a ton of noon games, like because whenever they play a bad team, they put them at noon. Now, Drew, I think they said almost every team will have two noon home games, but nobody will have more than two, which is a difference. Yeah, forever we've had in our mind how they prioritize games. It was Ole Miss. that's who always would have been.

But go ahead. But yeah, you get in our head, okay, these two teams are going to be the CBS game. They're the best, and you just kind of went down the order. That's completely changed. I mean, you might have the best games. I mean, you might have the best game at noon. For years, they just surrendered that time slot to the Big Ten, but now the SEC will try to put a marquee game there as well.

Yeah, they're going to put, in football, basically noon, 3,30, and 7, they will take the three best games and put one on each, and then the others will fill in behind it. So you could have the third best game and be at noon. You could have the seventh best game and be in prime time, depending on how it goes. For football, will the best game of the day always be on, But they're doing a lot of this in advance.

So, like, you know, they used to two weeks out go, all right, what's the best game of the day? Yeah. 3.30. Second best game of the day, 7 o'clock. Now, a lot of it will be picked in advance. I think the first seven or eight weeks of the season, Drew, will be picked in advance, which, like I said, I don't think that's ever happened. Yeah, it used to matter so much, I guess, for that CBS slot, the two Mondays before, that's when they did now. This is our best game because you didn't want to do it before the season.

now with it so scattered, it's not as important to have a specific time slots. They're already filling them in ahead of time. So go back now, Rick walk, or excuse me, Rick. Cow walking in this place. There's a lot of debate when the schedule came out, what's going to happen? If you had asked me a week after he left, I thought he's getting booked. I kind of don't know if he will. I think there's going to be a huge movement amongst people to not do it.

so I think it'll end up being people over cheering to compensate that they're worried people are going to boot. That's my take. Now, again, this is months out. What do you think is going to happen? I mean, he is at a conference rival, and he's coming in and probably what's going to be an important game for Kentucky to win. So, I mean, I can almost see us applauding for ado, you know, more so than Cal. I'm asking you, though, will they applaud for Cal? There'll be some that applaud.

But what will be the overall sentiment? Of course there'll be some. But will it be more boo? Forget about numbers. If you're standing on the floor, will he hear booze or cheers predominantly? I'm going to go boo. All right.

I think it's going to be a pretty even divide, but I'm leaning boo. I think when people get in the moment, people might even say they're not going to boo, but when you get in there and that energy's in the building and he walks out, there's a few booze. I think some people won't be.

don't help themselves. Just for the spirit of the game that day. It will definitely be a mix, but I think the people booing will be louder than the people cheering. He will hear the booze. All right. Well, he will hear the booze because I know that's just how it. He and I share that personality trait. I'll give you a perfect example.

During that press conference, when they, if you listened live, if you listen to the tape, people were cheering when they said my name. Right. But there were a couple people booed. And I heard a couple. You heard those. And I almost wanted to win up to him. Go, you want some?

You want a race? Yeah, you want to race? I can beat you in a race. He'll hear the booze. Yeah. I'm going to beat. I think you got, here's what I think's going to happen. Two weeks before the game, there's going to be a, somebody's going to get up and say,

let's not boo this guy. Mark's going to say that. Don't you think Mark Pope will say that? Probably. Probably. Probably. Probably. Probably.

Probably. And I think there'll be some peer pressure. not to boo, and it will keep some people from boo. I mean, let's be real. There's three, you three, and there's four people sitting in the thing. I'm not going to say who says what. Turn the camera off, Mark. Now turn it off.

That's off, not off. Off. How many of you would, if it was anonymous, boo? Raise your hand. Six to one, Shannon, boo. Really? Wow. And you wouldn't have guessed who was who?

You wouldn't have guessed. So maybe I'm wrong. Maybe there will be more poots. I want to reveal my... No, you can't reveal your boat. That's true. It would be too obvious. When it walks out of the tunnel, I can see him maybe get a little more applause.

But when they introduce him and head coached to the Arkansas Razorbacks, John Cala Perry, it will boo. If this makes it, I don't think it's going to be booing because they dislike Cal. I think it's just going to be the energy of Arkansas's on the court. There he is. You're booing him in that one moment. It's not like I don't like you. I've forgotten what you've done for us. It's just that you're right in front of me right before a big rivalry game.

Probably going to let off a boo. Well, we're not going to open the phones yet. So the text machine is 772-774525-4. Cody Feger will be on at 10.30. When he's off, we'll take your calls. A lot of stuff to get to. SEC schedules out. This is Kentucky Sports Radio.

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No one I know in my life would do anything than boo. But online, everyone says we should cheer. What do you think is the right, what do you think is the best example of the fan base? I don't know the answer to that. I tend to think there are more vocal Cal so I look at the fan base in like a multiple facet thing I think casual like Kentucky fans like your grandma right I think they really like Cal right because they're I think those kind of people the people who wear the Kentucky sweaters you know, and who are very sweet, I think they're pro-cow.

I think the male part of the fan base is very negative, for the most part. Online, I actually think it splits up age-wise. I think the younger fans tend to be more pro-cow than the older fans. So it's weird. Here's what I would say. I haven't met a woman, and I don't mean to be gender-based on this, but I really feel this. I have not met a woman that comes to our shows that doesn't like Cal. But I haven't met a lot of men who weren't done with him.

But online, especially Twitter, is mostly a male thing in terms of who posts the most, right, about Kentucky sports. The younger ones are much more positive than the ones Drew's out. age and older. Do you agree with that? And so I just find it interesting. Normally, I don't think opinions always focus demographically, or if they do, it's because of politics.

In this one, it's kind of all over the board. It depends on who you talk to, right? It depends on what form you're on. So I actually think that's why it's hard for me to predict what will be in that arena, which is also a different kind of fan base. The arena is a little wealthy. in general than the average fan base a little more for football the football people come from all over the state the basketball people tend to be more Lexington-based would you agree with

that so it's hard to know what that's what that arena will do as opposed to just the fan base as a whole yeah I wonder because a lot of the people that will be in the Rupp Arena for that game you kind of wonder are they upset that they've spent so much money on tournaments lately because That's people that are spending money and traveling too. No doubt the SEC tournament crowd was very negative. Oh, lots of booing there. But also those are the people, if they're season ticket holders, they might have several fond memories with Cal in that building.

That's true. They do. And a lot of those people, just by their very stature in life, many of those people have met Cal over the years. And may not want to be seen booing. That's exactly right. So it's interesting. It's just, it's kind of all over the place.

And so that's why it's hard for me to predict what will happen. And again, time element what happens over the next six months are they good when they come here yes okay if if they're 11 and 9 he'll get a better reception than if they're 18 and 30 oh no doubt you know what i mean no doubt it's interesting here you kind of play it out like the younger generation they don't know any different all they know is cow okay but let's use mario the day cow left Mario was panicked. Like Kentucky basketball's over.

Now he's all in on Pope. Yeah. So I do think the younger fan base, over time, will go all in on Pope if they haven't already. Yeah, they've not had to go through that before. This is their first time they've had to go from one era to the next. And I agree with you about the older fans. You know, we get a little more forgiving, the older we get.

So I think they're a little more forgiving of Cal and ready to welcome, not welcoming back, but wouldn't maybe booing. The second time he comes here, It will be positive, unless he's won a national championship. Yeah. But the first time is the one that I don't know what to say. How about this? NBA draft Combine yesterday.

Reed Shepard. The highest vertical jump of anyone in the combine. Crazy. I mean, first of all, for people who say, I don't know if he's athletic enough for the NBA, clearly that's not clearly he is but Drew that shocked me the highest of everyone and I want to say I don't have that in front of me it was maybe like the 22nd highest all time 42 inches it was an inch and a half higher than anyone else white guy from London Kentucky highest vertical jump

but he doesn't he doesn't play like that no you know what I mean he doesn't play way above the rim. The way I like to look at it yesterday is Jeff Shepard's kid has a higher vertical than LeBron James kid because Brony was there and Reid got him by a couple inches. But Jeff played more above the rim than Reed does. You know, you think LeBron James kid's going to be nothing against Bronny, shattering numbers, but now the kid from London, Jeff's kid's the one that's out jumping every year. Reed is going in the top seven. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Like he is. And I know there are still fans, I still have people say to me, you know, in the end, do you really think he's going to? Yeah.

He is. I mean, when it went, I saw him shooting threes at that thing. Just bam, bam, bam, bam, bam. I mean, Brony made 11 straight threes in the, in the combine. And people were like, wow. I feel like Reed could make 50 straight. Yeah. You know.

And I think he's top four. The word is the spurs love them and they're fourth. So I don't know if it gets past them. If Reed or Rob goes to the spurs. Like, they. become kind of the new Kentucky team, right? Wouldn't you say? Because they're going to be so much fun to watch. And whoever, like, so the Rockets have the third pick. They're actually getting better. So whoever comes in might not immediately start, whichever those guys go to the Spurs is playing for

moment one. Yes. And it's playing a lot. And I think our fans will really get into whoever it is that is. I think there's a chance they can go back to back. Both those teams are looking at guards at three and four. I don't know who would prefer which one, but whoever ends up with Wimby, that would be a fun young duo to keep up with. And it would be, and what a perfect spot because you're going to get a spotlight on you, because Wimby's going to have, I mean, Wimby's going to be the best player in the league in four or five years, and you have a chance to be a teammate of the best player in the league. Good culture, good coach. Yes, you got Popovich, a legend who's coached legends over the years.

They kind of grow together. That's such a great spot. And, you know, even the Rockets, people don't, people, they've been bad for a long time. They got a good young group. They got, what, M.A. Uduco. Oduco. I can't get it right. But the guy with the Celtics, who was great there, and he's a good coach.

So I think wherever they go, I think they have a chance to succeed. Yeah, like you said, they can kind of grow together. If they've ever with Robbery and Wemby, just kind of watch them grow and become superstars together. That's right. All right. Cody Figer of Kentucky's assistant coach will join us, the man who created the booms. That's next right here at KS. Barr, Kentucky Sports Radio. Last night, a blown call changed a game.

This morning, the internet lost its mind. Highlights are trending, opinions are flying, and nobody's telling you exactly what happened. That's where Sports Slice comes in. I'm Timbo. Every episode, we're cutting through the noise, breaking down the plays, the controversies, and the stories behind the headlines. We go straight to the source, the athlete themselves. Their locker room stories, their reactions, the stuff nobody gets to hear.

The laughs, the drama, the triumphs, the moments that never make the highlight real. From viral moments to historic games, from buzzer beaters to controversial calls, we break it down, give you context, and ask the questions everybody wants answered. SportsSlice brings you closer to the action with stories told by the people who live them. Listen to Sports Slice on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more, follow Timbo Slic Life 12 in the TikTok podcast network on TikTok. What's up, fam, it's Isaiah Thomas. And I'm CJ Toledano, and our podcast Point Game is about defying the odds.

like LeBron heading into the playoffs without Luca and Austin Reed. And finding ways to win no matter what. He's the smartest player to ever play the game. His IQ is at a level that we've never seen before. And he knows without Luca and Austin Reeves, I got to manipulate the game. We get a player's perspective on the challenges of the playoffs. I think Joker's going to be exhausted this series

because when they don't have Rudy in the lineup, he has to really guard guys like Nas Reid. He has to guard Julius Randall. And then he has to give us every. everything he gives us on the night-to-night basis on offense. And when IT's friends stop by, like Quentin Richardson, we dive into some playoff history too. Steve Nass would get that thing.

That man, hell get the flying. He running up the court, licking his fingers why he got the ball. Like, you go through a training camp with that, Isaiah. You figure it out real quick. Get your ass up and down the court, and you're going to get the ball. So listen to Point Game on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Agency. the ability to know that we're the experts in our own body.

On the podcast cultivating her space, Dr. Dom and Terry Lomax create a space where black women can show up fully and be heard. I wholeheartedly think, you know, you hit 30, you shouldn't have to share one with anybody. Mm-hmm. From navigating friendships and healing to setting boundaries and prioritizing your mental health.

These are real, honest conversations. We don't always get to have out loud. Totally unreasonable. different parts of life, right? Like, oh, have all three meals and make sure you're mindful during all of them? Absolutely not. During one meal, I'm standing. I'm standing and handing my children food. Because healing, empowerment, and resilience aren't just ideas, their practices. And this Mental Health Awareness Month, there's no better time to pour back into yourself. Listen to cultivating her space on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

T.J. Smith, personal injury attorney. Call T.J. He'll make them pay. Now, more of Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Here's Matt Jones. Welcome back, Kentucky Sports Radio. Now, happy to be joined on the phone by UK assistant basketball coach Cody Feger. And Cody, first of all, welcome to Lexington. How do you like it so far? And what made you decide to join Mark here once he took the job? Oh, shoot, man. I appreciate you having me on today. Well, I love Lexington so far. I've been here off and on for like the last three weeks. It's absolutely beautiful.

Got to go to the horse race the other day, learning more and more about this place. But I've been to Jeff Ruby's a couple times. I've had some recruits around. It's been absolutely amazing. far. And the reason I took the job is because it's Kentucky. You know, I think of Kentucky as a top five basketball job in any, you know, whether it's Europe, whether it's NBA, I think it's a top five job, and I absolutely love this place. Oh, I like that in all of basketball. That's a, that we like to hear stuff like that. Well, Cody, you know, we talked to Mark a couple

weeks ago about his philosophies, et cetera, and about recruiting. I want to talk to you a little bit about just the basketball side of it, because I know you're heavily involved in that. A lot of us at this point have watched a lot of BYU games and sort of, but how would you describe the staff and Mark Pope's philosophy when it comes to actually, you know, offense, defense, and the X's and O's of basketball? Yeah, so, I mean, how Coach Pope likes to build? his program, his team, just give these guys a ton of confidence, first and foremost.

He wants them to play fast, free, and fearless, you know, offensively, where we're trying to get up 35-3s a game, and if you turn down an open shot, you're coming to sit on the bench. Like, that's how he coaches, wants to give these guys tons of freedom and wants them to play off their instincts. So that's a huge thing for us offensively, just playing fast, playing in transition, and letting these guys make plays and make reeds.

And then defensively, we like to, you know, our base is man to man, but we'll do a bunch of punches during the game, whether it's like, you know, we'll trap a ball screen or come out in a press or we'll change it up after timeouts, things like that, or if we feel like we can get one quick in the half court. You know, when you look at the roster you've built, you know, you've got three guys who were their conference player of the year on defense. Was that an intentional goal to try to, I mean, you got some guys who could also fill it up, but to get guys who can defend strong one-on-one man-to-man?

Yeah, that was something that we definitely talked about is we want to be, obviously, we want to get better defensively, and then we also feel like we can help them improve, improve, you know, offensively, and just different skills and how we play. We just feel like with our freedom and just helping with these guys, make decisions offensively, you feel like we can really help them grow that way. One of the guys we know little about because didn't really watch him in high school and then he's been on his mission is Colin Chandler. I'm sure you do. Do you guys have high

hopes? What's he like as a player? Oh, he is a high level athlete, high IQ kid, makes the right play. Unbelievable offensive player can really shoot the ball and really good passer. Great finisher on the rim. And then defensively, man, he's got a great sense for the passing lane and feels like and things like that. He's a high-level basketball player.

We're really excited to have them here at Kentucky. Do you, you know, looking at the roster as it's been built, there are a lot of guys who've had college success, but maybe haven't been the primary score on their team, or maybe in one case they have, but sometimes not. Do you feel like a couple of those guys, and if so, who can flourish, or do you think this will be a team next year that really the points are distributed kind of widespread amongst a bunch of guys?

Yeah, that's kind of always the goal, is the points distributed. a bunch around everybody, you know. You know, and we feel like giving these guys more and more freedom and more and more confidence that we're going to have guys, you know, build up and get more confidence that way. Like we did it in previous years with other players where they weren't looked at as a, you know, high-level scoring option. And we turned a guy in like Alex Barcelo from somebody who wasn't looked at

at anything like that and to a, you know, an All-American force. BYU and we feel like just with our confidence and our development and how we play and we'll give you guys a ton of freedom and that we'll be able to you know develop into that. You right now have, I believe, 10 guys on the roster. Do you, how many do you all expect to add? I mean, you can do 13 scholarships? Do you expect to fill all of them? Do you expect when do you think the roster will be filled?

you know, I mean, we're recruiting obsessed with this fan base. Tell folks where you think it's going in the next few weeks. You know, I think we'll close out to 12 here in the next couple weeks or so. And then, you know, maybe it could be 13, but we're definitely going to get 13. We're definitely going to feel all 13 scholarships. But we're going to feel, you know, one and two, and then we'll keep this third unless we feel like it's a no-brainer and we've got to have somebody. but, you know, we're going to fill this roster.

We're just going to take our time probably in that 13th one. Okay. In case something comes up later, because I guess in today's world, it always can, right? Something's always changing. I mean, look, just, you know, the Wyoming coach just want to be in the system at Texas Tech. And, you know, you never know what European kids going to want to, you know, play college basketball late. I mean, it's just things are so fluid and changing this college basketball environment right now. It looks like you're going to have a team full.

You know, when I look at that roster, depending on what you add, it doesn't look like, it looks to me like all 10 of those guys coming could say, I think I can get minutes. And maybe when you add the other three, they'd be the same way. Do you expect, is that what you guys want,

a big competition with people to try to actually get minutes on the floor? Yeah, 100%. Yeah, we want these guys coming in hungry and starving to play and competing for minutes, right? Like, at the end of the day, like, Coach Pope can sell that better than anybody, right? He came off the bench and won a championship in 96, and he was drafted, and that's the most important thing is competition, and it's just going to breathe everyone to get better,

and that's what we're all about getting these guys better. Kentucky fans are obviously used to over the last, you know, 15 years, going after top 5, 10, 15 recruits, got a ton of. them. Will your all's recruiting style for high school guys be to go get guys like that or to try or will it be a different type? I think a lot of people have wondered, fill in this roster was one thing because you have to do it quickly. But long term, what is your thought process on high school guys going forward? You know, on high school guys going forward, we're just going to kind of mesh it young guys with older guys for sure. Like we are for sure going to go after the best players in

the country that are going to fit the way we want to play and fit our style and fit like this program, right? So we're going to do both. We're going to mesh this together best we can and get guys that want to win championships here. So everybody now knows you as the guy who does the boom thing. Ryan Lemon already created his own one a minute ago. So tell me, how did that come about? And is it true that you do actually ask the kids which boom they want? Is it? in order to put it. Yeah, great question. So, I mean, this started, you know, I've been, you know, putting little gifts out

when I was at Utah Valley and BYU, anytime we'd get a recruit and things like that. And also, this first one, we had, you know, a bunch of different guys on campus. You know, I think we had like, what, seven recruits in five days, something crazy like that. And, you know, just during one of it, I just, you know, dropped this boom gift, but it wasn't meant to be just for specifically that. But it just kind of turned into its own thing, and now I've got to do the boom for every single one of them. And the last three, it's kind of gone to,

all right, which one do you want? That's awesome. That's a great tradition to start, though. I mean, like, and you're scooping all the reporters. Like, everybody's trying to break the scoops on who commits, and, Cody, you're beating everybody on it. Yeah, and a lot of people are reaching out and different reports, this and that. And, you know, I don't want to say who it is or anything like that because, you know, I want the kids, I want it to be their moment.

Yes. But I just want to make sure I let our fans know, like, hey, something good is about to happen, this and that. And I still want the kid to be able to do it themselves. That's, that's, it's been a lot of fun for the kids. Like, I got other recruits parents and all these people hitting me. I'll be like, oh man, this is awesome. I love that. You guys are doing this.

Yeah, it's a great idea. I mean, it's amazing to me. Maybe other coaches do it, but I don't know of it. I think it's actually really, really smart. Yeah, it's been a lot of fun, and the parents and the kids are really enjoying it. So I guess we're going to stay with it. I guess you have to. That's right.

One more thing, and then I want to talk about the club blue part of this. You guys, I think the media here, and we're part of this, is probably a lot different than what you're used to at BYU, and honestly, what's at most programs? People trying to find out everything at all times, and even in recruiting specifically, does that make it hard?

Like, the media knows about your interest in somebody maybe before you want them to. Is that ever something you guys have to worry about? I guess here and there, you know, you kind of like, oh, man, like that get out already, just because you want to protect the kids. at the end of the day. So I guess that's the only thing that's kind of like, you know, I love it.

Like that's what we want. We want a fan base that really cares. We want people that really care. But you also want to protect these kids at the end of the day. So I guess that would, that's the only time where I just kind of have like, all right, let's take a break here for these 17, 18, 18, 20-year-old kids that, that's trying to figure out their lives. That's the only thing that I get kind of a little, you know, irritated about, I guess.

Yeah, well, I understand that. All right. So today is the last day, Cody, to sign up for the experience at Rupp Arena, June 15th, Clubbluenil.com. I want you to talk to the fans for a second about the importance of that collective, of the organization, and also the event that will take place on the 15th. Yeah, I mean, it's everything for us for this program. And we're so close.

We're at like 915,000 members. And we want to get to a million, you know, recurring members here. You know, we've got a huge event going on June 15th. And everybody who signs up for this can come meet the team and take photos. It's going to be kid-friendly, free food, games for the kid. It's going to be an unbelievable event. but we really need to get this thing up to a million. We are so close, like I said, 915,000,

and we're right there. We're hoping to close that thing out before May 15th. We're going to get that today. So clubblue nil.com, is that correct? Yes, sir. That is correct. Clubbluenil.com, and you can sign up for recurring membership and do the event on the 15th.

And you said that people, I've been asked this a lot, people will be able to maybe get pictures. Oh, yeah, yeah, pictures with new teams, whole staff will be there. It's going to be so much fun. And I, you know, I get hit up by all our players, you know, that are incoming, and they're just so excited about the fan base that's here. Like Chris talks to me all the time about just how excited he is. he's like man I've been at Arizona I've been at a top 10 program and it's like it's nothing compared to Kentucky this place is unbelievable so we got a lot of our players that are excited to meet these friends and

and be a part of this deal just between me and you Cody nobody's listening is that curdude talk as much trash as it seems like he seems like the kind of guy this fan base is going to love oh it's it's all day every day he was at west Virginia you know this last year yeah he was at west Virginia And I recruited him. I got an unbelievable relationship with the kid. I recruited him at BYU 15 different times, it feels like. And the whole game long, he's making shots or doing something, free throws. He is talking to me all game long.

He's like, hey, you better make sure they're guarding me. You better make sure they're doing this. He talked trash to Luca, Cody. Luca, how do you talk trash to Luca? I know, I know. He's going to be so much fun for this program. Yeah, well, I can't wait to see him and the rest of the guys. So Clubblue nil.com, they're 85,000 away from the goal.

The event is June 15th. Today's the last day to sign up. So everybody, Clubbluenil.com. Cody, thank you very much. Look forward to meeting you in the near future, and good luck with everything. Yes, sir. Appreciate it. All right.

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So when you hear people sign, if they get some, you know, you got a guy on campus today from Fairleigh Dickinson, if you get someone, that probably means only one more, right? Yeah. Someone special comes along, they'll have it ready for them. Like Aaron, you're going to shoot a lot of threes. That's not really surprised if you've read anything about BYU in the past. And going to be a deep bench, it sounds like. I'm looking forward to how things look moving forward. Use it every scholarship.

You know, I mean, again, we'll see what works and what does it. But it's clear, completely different mindset than what we had before, right? And it will be interesting. I don't know that there's going to be very many cultural changes quicker. than what we're going to go through over the next few months? I think so. You know, we saw Cal. Cal preferred to only play seven guys mainly, you know, and he would have role with those guys.

Well, we saw Pope at BYU. You mean, they've had 10 guys, man. They rotate everybody in. That's why they like to put these pieces together strategically to make their roster. All right. So where are we tomorrow? Let everybody know. Assured Partners, which is on Alishiba Way, 1792, Ali Sheba Way.

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to do interviews today at noon and it's been killing me. I can't get there in time and they just canceled it. There he is. I feel bad for everyone else, but that made me feel a little better that Tiger's not speaking to anyone. Actually, he's right up there on the screen right now. Yeah. They brought him a little early.

That's old. That's old. Oh, is that old? I was supposed to go on at noon today and they canceled all interviews today. Oh, okay. Well, then good. You didn't, you didn't miss it. Is the rain supposed to get through this morning and clear up?

I think I saw that the day they think it'll rain is Friday. So if you have tickets Friday, sorry about your. your luck but pretty but uh that for the rest of the time they feel like the weather will be okay are you hanging around after the shows also that is live so maybe they move tiger up and uh i am going to uh i'm gonna i'm gonna definitely walk around some on friday Thursday you don't have trivia that night we have the finals of trivia so after the show i'm probably going to have to uh head back but then Friday after it's over i'm gonna walk around and then i have all day saturday Saturday i'm doing a i've just regular tickets marathon.

And then Sunday, I mean, like, you know, if Rory's in contention, I'd probably go out there and go. I remember in 08, I have my media credential for the Ryder Cup, and it was Sunday, and I wasn't going to go. And then if you remember, the Ryder Cup teed off, it was Anthony Kim versus Sergio in the first group. If you remember Anthony Kim teed off, Sergio went in the water, and he took a questionable drop.

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