KSR - 2025-04-10- KSR - Hour 2

Episode Date: April 10, 2025

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This is Drew Franklin with my good friends, Adam Luckett and Billy Rutledge, filling in while the whole crew is on vacation. And right now, we are happy to be joined by UK defensive back and former Frederick Douglas Bronco, Ty Bryant taking a break from spring practice. Ty, thanks for volunteering your time to chat with us. How are things going over at the facility today? They're going really good, really well. We just got out of meetings, had a good lift earlier too, so it was great. Thank you for having.

Of course. Very excited to talk to you. You played a lot as a freshman and sophomore, every game, I believe, and now you're only going into your third year, but it feels like you're one of the vets. Are you taking on a leadership role with all these new players on the team and taking them under your wing, even though it's only? going to be your third year? Yes, sir, most definitely. I feel like last year, that was one thing. Coach Dwight said he felt like I led by example a lot, even going back to my freshman year.

But he said this year coming into this year that he wants to see me be more of a vocal leader. So that's what I've been trying to do. And like you said, kind of just teach the young guys, but also kind of guide the older guys that are just not getting into our program. You and some of your teammates in spring interviews and even at the end of last season mentioned that towards the end of last year, things kind of lightened up in the weight. room, maybe weren't up to the standard regarding work ethic as the season went on. How is the accountability behind the scenes now in Springball and you using that leadership to get things on the right track?

I feel like now everybody's on the same page. I mean, there's no hiccups. Everybody's on the same page. We know what to wear. I mentioned last year how there was a time where it kind of, like you said, it just kind of just got Lexidaisical. We were just coming in there with whatever. It's not like that at all anymore this year.

So I feel like steps like that is what's going to lead us to just have a good year. this year. You've got over 30 new faces on the roster, I believe, lots of new people in the building. What are some of the things that go on behind the scenes, not just on the field or in the wait room, but just to get to know everyone and get the team building going so you have that camaraderie as the year goes on? Honestly, I give a lot of credit to Coach Hood. He's put together great teen events where we have to sit there.

And it's mandatory. We have to sit there and we have to learn each other. Obviously, you're going to learn about your position group because you're with them every day. but just going above and beyond and just getting to learn other people. We've done this championship challenge type of deal where we had nine or eight teams and there was team captains, two for each team, and we had a draft. And that's a great way just to get to know people, get to know their skill sets, what they're comfortable doing and what they're not comfortable doing.

And right now we're currently in a phase called Breaking Bread, where it's like you have, you get partnered with somebody, you have to go find them and ask them a series of questions just to get to know them. and after practice, it's randomly selected. Coach calls up two people, and you got to tell them about your partner. And I feel like that that's really good. It's cool. Ty, Adam Luckett here.

I know that team building has been a big emphasis for Coach Stoops. I believe they even said that they're doing kind of where your position coach will take you out to dinner or y'all meet for dinner or whatnot. Now with spring practice and wrapping up, and you've gotten to actually real football practice with your new teammates and with all this team building stuff going on, do you see that stuff you're all doing off the field? Do you see, as compared to your last two years, do you see that paying off when you're out there practicing and going through actual football activities with your teammates and coaches?

Yes, sir, definitely. But I feel like with anything, it's a learning experience. So just going out there and continue just to build the chemistry every single day because right now we don't have to have a chemistry 110%, but in the fall we do. So it's just to continue just to build that chemistry with the team. But, I mean, I do feel like the chemistry that we have on this team is special, and I'm looking forward to see what we do in the fall.

I've heard you mention, is it called the Superstars Competition, something like that? You all are kind of playing games part of this team building. What's an example of something you all will go through other than, you know, like I just mentioned having the dinners and things. But what are you all? Is the basketball goal still out there? You're doing some other off-the-field activities to keep you all getting close? Yes, sir.

So the basketball goal is still in our indoor. Just to take you through a little bit, we started off the day we came in and we had dodgeball. As soon as you lose, you're out. You know, you got to support the teams that are still in. After that, we went over there and we did hot shot where you get to pick the location that you shoot the ball. You could even do a layup for I think it was one point, a free throw for two, and then a three-pointer for three points. And you get to shoot for a minute straight.

After that, I think we went to Tuggle War. We did another basketball challenge knockout. And then we got into the team competitions, which it was like Dodgeball was a team competition, Tuggle War, and we did a sled racing competition, and that was pretty fun. My team ended up walking away with the dough with that one. So that's always fun. And then lastly, we finished off, or we did push-ups and sit-ups as well, and then we finished off with an eating competition.

And it's always fun just to see everybody just, you know, try to munch down on the donuts and stuff like that. It was a good time. Well, I wasn't going to go this direction with the interview, but I have to know who would be the first pick in Tug-O-W-Rug-Wing. of war and who would be the first pick in the eating competition? Who are the stars there? I'm trying to think who won. Tuggle War for me?

Trying to think. One of the linemen? Yeah, it's definitely going to be one of the linemen. I'm trying to think. It's either probably going to be Jagger for me or probably Jagger, honestly. I saw Jagger at the open practice. He's put on some weight, so I'll believe you on that. Getting back to football, we've only gotten one small peak of the team at a short practice last week,

so we're going to need you to give us some scoop. Have there been any head-turning moments or any wow plays and scrimmage that have happened so far that would make a highlight reel of spring ball that none of us got to see? Definitely. First of all, I want to say, I believe that JQ Hardaway, number six, is taking a great step. He's taking huge step. I'm excited to see what he does during the fall. He's had amazing days.

He's stacked days, and he's got way better. I feel like us as a DB Corps, we've gotten way better. And it's exciting just to see it. Also, somebody who's been turning heads, his freshman, DJ Miller, he's been made a lot of great plays these past couple days. So I'm excited to see what he does and what he evolves into. But, yeah, I mean, there's been definitely great plays by everybody. But, I mean, if I'm being honest, those two, the one who stands out to me the most.

Oh, also, also, Mike's Grace, he's done made some great plays on the D.O. line. And, yeah, it's been fun and exciting to see him. And, Ty, if you were just going to, you know, you could talk to the fan base right now through us. If you were just going to tell the fans why they should, why they should embrace your all team and why this is going to be a good year for you all, what would you tell them? I would tell them that we've put in a lot of work and we've turned a lot of things around. We do have a lot of new faces, but we take the proper steps to acclimate them into our system. And I would really just tell them just to, you know, stay true to us, be down for us, be with us, through it all.

And last year it definitely was a low moment for all of us, not just them for us, too. I mean, we had to live the moment. They did too, but, you know, we're out there playing and stuff like that. But, you know, continue to just stay loyal to us. And this year, we're going to make them proud. We're going to make them happy. They're going to leave Croberfield or watch the games and play a way game. They're going to be happy with what we do on Saturdays.

What are your personal goals for the season, just you at your position? And then as the team, if you're writing down what you, you want to accomplish. What are some examples of what you'd like to get done next season? So I do have personal goals, but I kind of just keep that to myself. That's just something that I've always done my whole life. And then because I feel like with my faith, I just feel like whatever's meant to happen is going to happen regardless. For the team, though, we do want to go to the SEC championship. We do want to go to the playoffs, make a deep run in that, hopefully win the national championships and yeah.

And this Saturday, fans can get their first look at the team at the spring showcase out at Krogerfield at 10 a.m. You're looking forward to kind of practicing and playing in front of some people that aren't just the teams and coaches, get the fans in the building, start to feel that again? Yes, sir. Of course, I feel like when fans get involved, that's when energy comes as well. So, I mean, if you do something bad, you're going to hear from the fans. If you do something good, you're going to hear it from the fans.

So I definitely do, I think, that fans, they bring energy. also just like afterwards when you know you get to sit there and sign little kids stuff and give them things because once upon the time I was that little kid so I just feel like you know it's only right that you just show love and for me is giving back to my community very cool what a great way to end that tie thanks for taking time out of your busy morning to chat with us we look forward to seeing you it's on saturday and we really look forward to next fall when it all gets started for real but thank you for your time today yes sir yes sir thank you have a nice day you too appreciate it luck it I like that some of the players he said to watch. I think we're identical to what you said to start the show. Did you and Ty

coordinate this interview before you join me at KS Bar today? Drew, first of all, I got to point out, I just appreciate that I didn't have a screeching noise in my ear in my headset after last year's malfunctioned when we had Dionne. That's right. You were here when Dion called in and everything all hell broke loose. The next thing I know I'm standing out by Sonic. He was on the sonic roof with an antenna with a satellite dish trying to get service. So that was definitely, definitely different. Thanks for that memory. I'd forgotten that.

Most interesting part of that to me, honestly, is the Ty Bryant, I don't want to talk about individual goals. He's not the first one that said that there's been a handful. Mark Stoops just said he doesn't want to talk about individual players. There is very much a where they've kind of sold team mindset. We're all in this together. We're all pulling on the same rope to me. That has been one of my bigger takeaways from the spring is that it's not just, as one, it's a whole collection of them not getting into that.

To me, that's been a clear kind of focus area for them. So that was, to me, of the interview, that was the biggest takeaway. And then again, I think he mentioned some players that they need to be good players. And JQ Hardaway is a guy. They need it took a big step next year. They need him to take a bigger step. And he's in line really to be, you know, they kind of got a quietly kind of a pipeline of draft picks at corner building.

He looks like a guy that could potentially be the next one. Also like he doesn't shy away and the other teammates have been this way too about admitting that last year they dropped the ball, especially late in the season. It just kind of seems like guys were doing what they wanted to do and weren't meeting the standard and putting in the 100% work they needed to. They have not shot away in admitting that and saying that needed to change and, you know, all they can do is talk about it right now. We're not able to see the results, but it sounds like behind the scenes they're trying to get back what they need to be. And it's a kid that cares, right? I mean, he's from Lexington. His dad played at Kentucky.

I mean, if anybody is going to feel their pride tested, it's going to be somebody that cares about the university as much as a guy like Ty Bryant does. So I'm excited to see him continue to flourish. I mean, that's a guy that hasn't missed any games at him. I mean, he stayed healthy and it's been a good addition for Kentucky. Well, he was a guy. We talked about Travis Perry kind of getting forced into the lineup.

Yeah. It's true freshman season. They had a bunch of injuries at safety. He had to play a lot when it was unexpected. And now you fast forward year three, he's played a lot of snaps, and he's going to be a key cog, and you even heard him talk. Brad White said he talked to Ty. It's like, I need you to be a leader on this team.

And he's trying to do that. And he's a guy. These are a specific type of players, local that you've got to hit on, and that you need to be leaders. It's easier, I think, for a kid like him who's grown up here, who has a connect tie to the program from, you know, his dad played. It's easier for him to, I think, get easier to have a player like that being a leadership type role. And that's something that they need to have,

and he needs to be kind of a backbone piece for them this year on defense. And I feel a personal connection to him because I live. next to the Douglas Stadium. And I know their play list in the morning when they're practicing. I remember when Ty was over there, I watched a lot of his games in his last season. So, you know, I feel a connection to the farm and all the Douglas Broncos. So I'm rooting for him and Yeager just as much as anyone on that team. You know, spring football in the air.

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We're talking about the Masters. We're watching the Masters. Just had a good conversation with Todd Bryant. As this leaderboard starts to, you know, get some names moving around, I guess I should get your official master's picks before you can cheat and see who started well. Who did you all? Luckett, I know you did your Luckett's Locke's Post on KSR Plus yesterday. Can you reveal maybe who you put a little dabbled on who to win?

Yeah, definitely check that out. We've got all kinds of wagers and all kinds of stuff on there. So definitely check that out KSR Plus. But this tournament was made for Morikawa. It's only a matter of time before he wins it. So he was my pick. I believe 16 to 1. You could have got him pre.

And you can still get him now if you want to get on there. There's still a lot of odds up now. But, yeah, Morikawa is my pick. I think he's been top 10 consecutive Masters. He is the best iron player in golf. This is an iron tournament, second shot tournament. So Morikawa is my pick. Golf gods won't let Morikawa win all the completely.

planning he's been doing about the media. Oh, don't interview me after I lose. I love doing top tens instead of winning. Kind of opens up the field a little bit more. Drew, you've mentioned you've already been on Oberg. I mean, he's been on fire. I don't see a world in which he doesn't finish in the top 10. And I didn't want to bet on Scotty, but Rory, I mean, if he doesn't win the Masters this year and complete the Grand Slam, he may never. I mean, he is playing some of his best golf. And look, I mean, I'm sure he's feeling the pressure. So I'm all in on Rory this year. year, and I dabbled in a couple more top tens, but Oberg was really the one I circled for the most part. Yeah, I went to Sweden with Oberg bet. He's one of my favorite golfers, got him at 17 to 1.

Also did Kepka at 30 to 1, and I have to do Poston at 2001, you know, very unlikely, but I'm rooting for the guy, and I hope if he wins it big, I can win a little bit big, too. Also, I did a make-the-cut parlay on draft Kings. Crown is yours. Go get your master's bet in. But I picked five players to make the cut at plus 400. Posten, Batia, Straka, Thomas, and Shafley. So see if that pays out. Billy, let's talk a little more Masters about last year because we had a very unique Monday.

Last Monday of the Masters, I was there, and you cannot take your phone in. So at 7 a.m., I parked my car, called my wife, said if an emergency happens, good luck. I won't talk to you again until about 8 p.m. Turn my phone completely off. threw it in my glove box, locked the car, and went into the golf course.

A few hours later, John Caliperi left the University of Kentucky. There were reports of Arkansas. All hell's breaking loose and BBN. Our website's going crazy. You actually had to host the show with Matt because Ryan and was Shannon off too? Shannon was not there. Look at these big vacation guys. I took one day off.

I took one Monday. And the one day I took off is when everything went chaotic. But for me, it was such a real, a surreal day walking around that. course because I had a good indication the night before I'd been reported I knew that it was coming but I could not follow it I had random people on the golf course chasing me down people from kentucky that listen to the show they're like drew what are you hearing like i'm not hearing anything i'm here with you with empty pockets but it was the uh the the anniversary of the john cali john calipari departure when I get to my phone in my car it's now about 8 p.m. sun's going

down I call abby and uh I'm like just give me the rundown I'm first First of all, I had so many texts. It was unbelievable. I couldn't even answer them because, like said, absolute chaos everywhere. And she's trying to catch me up on everything. And I remember her being like, and he's on the news walking his dog in a stroller. And I'm standing outside the gate at Augusta. And I just yell, what do you mean he's walking his dog in a stroller?

Like, what in the hell have I missed today being gone for 13 hours? But, you know, you were a big part of the show, and you helped break it all down with Matt that day. Surprise your phone still worked when you got back to the call. I've never seen anything like that. it was smoking or it probably was delayed a little bit. That was an all-time moment for Billy R Sports. I mean, he got the call from the bullpen late Sunday night knowing Drew wasn't going to be there. All the TV cameras are setting up and incorrectly titling my name.

I think actually that was Stephen Peake that did that on the YouTube channel. But anyway, that was such an interesting week. And you already mentioned Cal walking his dogs on Richmond Road and just how bizarre that was. We may have had more listeners that day and that week than ever. And Drew wasn't there. He couldn't even look at his phone to figure out what was going on. It was a surreal week. It was also a week where I told a listener to show up if he disagreed with my opinion, and he did.

Oh, yeah, you're on fire that week, challenging listeners to fights. He was complaining. I was like, look, do something about it, show up, and then he did, but he didn't say anything. So that didn't come to fruition at all. But, yeah, big week in Billy R. Sports lore, and it was all because Drew was gone. KSR could have our own rough and rowdy with Billy and the listener. No kidding. That guy was big, right?

You didn't want that smoke. He was big. And then I'm sure you know that they tried to get me and Shannon to fight at Rough and Routy all those years ago. Had to back out because I'd just gotten in a car accident. Billy over here fighting all the time. I had just gotten into Georgia and parks my car with my good friends, Kent and Manny, ready to have a good couple of days there. And we're sitting at Hooters of all places.

I want to say we were watching. And shout out John Daly. I think we were watching the women's championship that would have been on Sunday. Yeah, we were watching the women's championship. And I get a text from someone who would know, and they said, buckle up. It's about to be a bumpy road. And at that time, the cow stuff wasn't really out. And I sent back, what are you talking about? Is this related to John Caliperi?

Because I just left Kentucky and I'm off. No answer. Then the night goes on and it starts to leak out. And I even considers, like, do I drive back? You know, this is going to be one of the biggest shows ever and I'm not there. And Ryan's off in Panama City, but I've got my two friends with me. You know, they're not riding back with me so I can do a radio show. And I called Matt. Like, I don't know what you want me to do.

I got a ticket to golf tomorrow where I can't take my phone. and that's where they called you in. And you and Matt had quite the morning there. Well, we had just gotten the video of Mitch and Cal speaking with, was it, Lex 18? Keith Farmer, yeah. Everybody was going to get back together. I mean, it was just about working to a common goal again, and then this happens. Crazy week for the group chats back then.

Crazy week for the group chats. I felt like we, I know you were gone, when you got back, felt like we were working for 21 hours on the website when all that stuff was going on in the hiring process. Well, then crazy time. That was our first real coaching search. Yeah. Right? Like, we haven't had a coaching search since really, you know,

Twitter was kind of around with Mark Stubes. Wasn't really around with McAllis hired. That was our first coaching search through Twitter. That's what I wanted to bring up. I mean, Scott Drew in the Mexican restaurant in Waco, we had Dan Hurley come to Lexington and declined the job, and then it was late Thursday night. We get the call about Pope,

and then that surreal Friday morning where all the opinions change in about a two-hour span. And I wouldn't have taken off. Actually, yeah, I would have. It was the Masters. I probably would have taken off. Like you said, they had just done the, you know, he's staying. I'm like, well, surely I can leave for a Monday.

I mean, I was only off a Monday. No, absolute chaos. The only reason I got to go to the Masters is my good friend Aaron Fleener, who's probably making the turn right now with a bag on his shoulder. He met me in Pittsburgh to have a full four-day weekend of the NCAA tournament. We had big plans on that Friday after Kentucky's first round game. We had other friends in town. We were going to go to the casino in Pittsburgh and watch all the first-round

games that day. Of course, Kentucky loses on Thursday to Oakland. I wake up and he has already flown to Nashville. He's already home. He got the earliest flight he could. Everyone is scattered. Matt and I drive back. Since we were all miserable and didn't get to have the weekend we wanted, he was like, hey, you want to go to the Masters? And I was like, absolutely. Yes, I do. So I kind of got that on the fly, thanks to him. But it made for a crazy, crazy, crazy Monday. Thank you, Jack Goldke for letting you go to the master. I would have rather been watching Kentucky in the Encelby Tournament, to be honest. But it was definitely wild. It was definitely wild. I remember I was in line for the shop, very long line to go in and get my gnome.

I'm a big gnome guy. And there was a dude with an Alabama tattoo on his leg. And he's talking about UK and then it hits in mid-conversation. He's like, oh, wait, y'all are coming to get Nate Oates, aren't you? At the time, I'm like, maybe. And he's freaking out in line about Nate Oates leaving, but just whispers all around the golf course about the chaos going on in college basketball. You can spend $1,000 pretty quickly in that Masters pro shop.

Oh, I can definitely confirm. I'm wearing a lot of it right now. But we'll come back. We'll talk a little more football, take more of your calls, maybe get a little goofy, maybe even talk about more about the Masters. We're having a good Thursday here on day four of Drew Palooza with Adam Luckett, Billy Rutledge. This is Drew Franklin filling in for the whole crew.

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Go to VOA mid.org to learn more or call 502-636-4530. Let's put the golf talk for aside, get back to football. We've got to dig more into luck. It's a big brain. He knows all about it. I feel like I've been hearing positive things about the newly revamped offensive line. Luckett. You know, you want continuity, but they had to go out and get lots of new pieces across the board, but it sounds like so far there is some optimism around that group. Is that correct? Yeah, we don't get to see the money spent. Nice to see a patchart to see where the funds are going.

But I think if you were to draw one up as an educated guess, a lot of it would be invested in the offensive line and then some of their defensive line acquisitions. Like we heard Ty talking about McQueen-Hunford-Grace, who was a big one at defensive end. But again, it's a totally rebuild offensive line. they could, if they wanted to, start five transfers. Like they've got five guys that they, I think, that could start. I think you start with tackle. Their two starting tackles are going to be transfer.

Shiaspate was a big one. He was – or Shias Pete, excuse me, left tackle. And then Alex Walshleger, who was from Bowling Green, was an all-mac performer. But it sounds like the word out of the open practice was the interior offensive line was impressive. Joshua Braun was an all-SCC player. At Arkansas, he's probably going to be Kentucky starting right guard. move Jagger inside the center You'll remember that was a move they tried to make two years ago

There was some snapping inaccuracy They had to moving back to guard But it sounds like they're maybe going to try him out at center But they also added Evan Weberley from WKU at center Yep Go tops Billy R Sports And then Jalen Farmer who returns at Guard Was a Florida transfer last year

I really had kind of a good year But it was no one really talked about that Part of a bigger mess Yeah But he's a guy I think they're excited about moving forward So you've kind of got the pieces, and I think they have the quality depth that they just haven't had, really, in any recent years. And there's a chance if they wanted to rotate, they could at a couple spots. So overall, I think the optimism is high.

I think they, when they talk about that group, they talk about kind of how they go about their business and how they work, kind of an older group. And there's no real drama there, and they feel confident about what they can bring. And I think just the floor-wise, I think they've really raised that really high. I think floor-wise they should be in a better spot when you add in the experience and the depth, just the depth they've added. Last year, I think this time last year we talked about the floor being high, but there was worries about the depth. And then Marcus Cox seemed like he played through an injury all year.

Gerald Mincey gets hurt like the second game, and that depth just got eviscerated as soon as the season started, where this year I think they're in a better – they have a better chance to absorb an injury or two if that occurs. So just overall. but when you get back to the money, they've invested in this group. They need this group to be good.

And that's really going to determine, I think, how good the offense can be is just how the offensive line comes together. With Jagger, everyone's very familiar with Jagger, Lexington Kidd. It's got over 30 starts playing at Guard, now playing a little center. I'm no expert on the matter, but at the 30 minutes of practice I got to watch, he looked like he's put on a lot of weight. Was that something he did, and what's the talk around him and the optimism around him stepping in that new role?

Yeah, I think that was a surprise to me. When he was at center, that was a surprise that he was there because I thought they brought him Wiberley to be the plug and play center there. But it sounds like they're putting Jagger there. Wiberly's kind of banged up, it sounds like, for Mark Stoops. And so to me, Burton, that was always kind of his natural position. If he could play that, it just, the snapping was an issue when he played that two years, I guess Levis's last year or Leary.

One of those years he played center and it just didn't work out. And so if he can fit there, you could see that being a really good fit, and it gives Kentucky some depth, I really think, across the board. If he can play there. But Jagger, he was a guy, Drew, like, it would have made sense, I guess, for him to transfer, right? It hasn't gone well. Everyone else is leaving this room. They're bringing in all these new guys.

You've had all these different position coaches, different coordinators. It would have made sense for him to get a fresh start somewhere. But we got to talk to him about a week, two weeks ago. And was basically, like, he said, you could, kind of hear some of the Lexington coming out. You could hear the Kentucky football fan, I think, coming out in him, which was basically like, I just wouldn't feel right if I left this place in this position. Like, I just wouldn't feel right.

So I'm with these coaches. I believe in these coaches, and he's here to help fix that. Now, we'll see how it goes. But, again, like, I think they're in a position where if someone's not playing well, they can put someone else in there. And that simply just hasn't been an option less, I would say, really since 2021, maybe even before then. really since 2020, that they haven't had the depth like this.

And so we'll see how that plays out once the games begin, but we know what Mark Stoops football is. They want to run the ball, they want to drain clock, they want to win games playing complimenting football, and that means long time of possessions, and that means you've got to have a good offensive line that can push people around. A lot hinges on them being able to do that,

being able to establish the run game, and then where you don't have to have a lot of pressure on your quarterback or your receivers or your offensive coordinator or to call the perfect play that scheming up at the perfect time to get guys open magically when you need to. If you're able to run the ball, it makes everything easier. And I think a lot is dependent on that group being good. If that group's not good, you want to talk about bad case scenario, that's the bad scenario.

It's like, well, how do we even do anything? If this group we spent all this money on, invested, all our recesses are on, if they're not good, then we're kind of in a tough shape. I'm excited for the Western guy, but I've heard great things. about the peat, the tackle. He sticks out so much. A mammoth of a man. He's 6-8.

A funny interview as well. All of 6-8. From the Navajo Nation. Kind of a unique background here. Are expectations too high for the offensive line? I mean, their identity of the big blue wall, it's been years since that. I don't think people want the best offensive line in college football. I just think they want one that's in the middle of the pack in the SEC.

If you deliver that, they're going to be in much better shape. But they have to prove they can do that because they haven't done it last few years. I'm very distracted by our friends from Benton here. Can you all smell those fried banana peppers? I have four or five cups of coffee on an empty stomach, and their food smells delicious. Good to have y'all in here. I might take a bite of your food during this next break.

Lockett, if there's a position group we're really worried about, what would it be? What would you say if there's one that looks like it could be a weak spot? What needs to get short up before fall gets here? It's a great question. Linebacker is one where you kind of moved to Alex Safari. inside you lost just a lot of star power with the Eric Jackson and Jimus Johnson big losses they feel confident two leading tacklers right yeah they feel confident

Dave and Rayner and they added Landon Watson from the portal but then it's a lot of young guys so linebacker is one I think I think that sticks out again I think safety they're a little thin there like Martell Carter and Cam Dooley who are freshmen are kind of your third and four safeties so that's that's one to watch I think potentially I know they got Ty Bryant back there, but that's one I think to watch. And then offensively, Kentucky had, they've, the Kentucky staple on offense is we've got a thousand yards back

and we're going to give him the daggone ball. Had a lot of all SEC rushers in the successful years. So do they have that? We've never really seen them kind of do the committee thing, like then be really good at it. That's kind of how it's shaping up right now. Or can one of those back step up and be kind of a focal point of the offense? We saw what Wilcox could do, but there's some trust and consistency.

She's with them. I think you brought Dante Dowdell to come in. Really, they stunk a short yardage, and he was one of the best short yardage back in college football last year. So brought him in to fix that. And then Jason Patterson is a young guy. I think they're excited about. But to me, they really need one or two guys in that group to emerge and be kind of the guy for them offensively. Because they have been at their best when they just had it back and say, you know what?

We're giving this guy the ball 17 to 22 times, and that's how we're going to move the football. Well, it's good to hear you not say long snapper or kicker because I put my hair out. Kicker's a question mark, but there's other issues I think we have to worry about before we get into kicker. Looking way into the future, I intentionally saved this news piece for when you were on the show. They got a quarterback commitment. First commitment in the 2027 class earlier this week on Monday, Tuesdayish maybe. Yeah. But DJ Hunter, they got him out of Knoxville of all places.

Tell us about him in that first piece in the 2027 recruiting call. He's a kid actually who's got family in Lexington apparently. So there's a connection there. It's very early in the process. But this is a guy who started games last year for high school in Knoxville and has kind of a dual threat skill set. Like if you want to go and watch the film, it's a good film. So I think there's a chance.

This guy can be kind of like a top 200 national recruit. So it's nice to get him on the board early. It's a really big recruiting. When we talked about quarterback, they've got to get better at developing guys. but you've got to have good recruiting wins. Typically the guys you end up being able to develop are guys who were coveted as high school recruits. And this is a guy I think will be coveted. And, you know, it's a long recruiting process, but to get him in the boat early, it's always nice.

It would be one of the, like, I would kind of compare it to the cutter bully recruitment. Like this is a guy who's going to have legitimate power conference options, and you got him, you were able to get him committed early, and he's a guy again. It's a long way away. But it was a very solid recruiting win, I think, for the staff to get that guy. early and it came just a week after he was on campus. He was just at Kentucky's campus and he decided to call Mark Stoops. And that was kind of, I don't know,

I know that everything's getting lost in the sauce now. But if you go and check that out on KSR, like he calls Stoops and you get to hear Stoops's raw reaction, we have up on the site. And that was pretty cool. Like behind the scenes clip there we got. But yeah, I can think for him, that's a good recruiting win and it kind of keeps them where they're,

you've got to do both to me. You've got to be able to get portal and you've got to be able to consistently get quarterbacks in and they're in a slow start in 2026. It doesn't look like they're probably going to get a quarterback in 2026. So to get one in 2027, it's really important, and they got him in the fold. He's a future cat in the news. We also have some former cats in the news.

We are now, what is it, two weeks away from today? Is the NFL draft? Am I correct? That is correct. Yeah, two weeks from, yeah, it'll be here. Dion's been slipping. You got Harrison in the fold, the linebackers you mentioned. Any predictions for how the draft could shake out for the former cats?

Yeah, Eli, Hawks is a lot. also going to get drafted. Oh, yeah. The Combine Star. Yeah. So he had a big, he crushed the pre-draft process. So he's going to get a shot to play somewhere next year. Harrison is right in the fringe first round.

But one thing I will say, he's cornerback three, and that's typically a position. Teams like the draft early. So I think he's got a really good shot. You know, when you start getting in the 20s, I think he's in draft range. So he could be, would be the first Kentucky player at first cornerback to be a first round pick. Wow. So that's a choice. chance for him. So he's going to go off the board early, I think, for Dion. You're looking at

round three, round fours. The pre-draft process hasn't been great for him. It's crazy that he's in the third and fourth round discussion now from the top ten earlier in the year. Yeah, I would be surprised if he falls out of the third round. The way the draft works, Drew, once you get in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth round, they have things that are called comp picks, which is basically what they give teams if they lose a free agent, depend on how much the free agent signed for. So the Eagles are going to get a high comp pick because Milton Williams signed for a lot of money. And so that's how that kind of works. I think when those comp picks happen, that's kind of the range where Dion's going to go in that third round.

I would be surprised if he gets out of the third round. And I think you look at Dumas Johnson and then Eli Cox will be day three picks somewhere at fourth, fifth, sixth round. And then we'll see if any other these other Kentucky players can kind of sneak in and get one in the seventh. Before we take a break, you're wearing a bingles hat. I know we have a lot of bingles listeners. How are you feeling about your the off-season? season the Bengals have had, what they'll do in the draft.

You know, you all went from being like my Titans, just not in the discussion at all to contenders here lately. Are you excited about the future of Cincinnati? I'm very excited about continuing the Joe Burrell, T. Higgins, Jamar Chase, train. I think we're going to score a lot of points next year. What I am worried about is what in the world are they doing on defense and how are they going to fix that? And they have to really crush this draft.

That is kind of my bigger concern. But just protect the asset. Keep nine on the field. I think we'll have a chance. We just got to get this defense to some base level of competent. If they do that, I think they've got a legit chance to win the Super Bowl. Well, while you're doing a quarterback, and now the Titans got to get their quarterback. Yeah, while you're watching your team succeed, I'll be rooting for the Cam Ward experience.

My Titans have the number one pick. Can't wait to see how they blow that. They might take a punter with their draft history. Who knows? But we'll take one more break here at KSR. We'll be right back to put a bow on today's episode. And tomorrow is the last day of Drew Paluzas. We'll get you ready for that.

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I got another master's question. Please. How much did you hate the kids at the par three contest yesterday? I mean, we had Poppy McElroy, the daughter of Rory, sink an incredible putt. I'm sure lots of people saw that. 25-foot or downhill. He didn't line it up for her. She just tapped it with the putter.

It felt like it took three minutes to get to the hole and dropped in perfectly. And my first thought was Billy just broke his television because there are kids making plays at a ghost on Wednesday. No, I had the same thought when it happened. It's like, get these kids off the course. But there was a part of me, like I felt like the Grinch a little bit, where his heart grows like three, four times the size. Because Keegan Bradley's throwing his kids in the air after a hole in one

and just some special moments with Kepka and his son and daughter. And there was more than a few moments that were good with the kids. So I think I'm going to allow this one. Does Billy have the Michael Jordan meme blown up and in a poster in his room? To blank those kids? Yes, he does. Michael Jordan actually took that from Billy. I feel like that was my mantra over the first two, three years I did the postgame shows with Matt.

It really became a thing, and now all the kids try to call in and get it. Feels like we have a breakthrough. Maybe it was just a Masters Part 3 contest of what you needed. There were adorable little kids running around everywhere. I think it was Heather. I just need to start being nicer to the callers a little bit. You did? Well, you know, Matt's away.

You have the floor. Have we, I want to say learned a lesson, but you just said yourself. yourself, your heart has grown a little bit, Mr. Grinch over there, between Heather and kids making putts at the par three contest. Yeah, I can't challenge your listeners to a fight to show up at the bar. I can't be that mean to children and women on the air and make them cry. I'm trying to grow a little bit, Drew. So hopefully I've made some progress over the last year or so,

but we did have some eventful post-game events this year that would say otherwise. But we'll see. Hopefully we're growing. Also, as you noted, you're no longer fighting listeners. A year ago this week, you challenged a listener to a fight. You're past that. You're now enjoying kids making putts in Augusta. I mean, what Billy will we see a year from now?

I know. Who knows? Who knows? Who knows if I'm even here? I mean, I may be gone at this point. But, you know, that's not shades of anything either. But, you know, taking Mario underneath our wing has been a lot of fun. Shannon's really the only one that I need to worry about fighting nowadays.

It's, we've made some growth. Well, hope you're not gone tomorrow because you're co-hosting with me. We're going to be in studio. You know, I've used this week to get on all my on three coworkers. been a big day for having the website crew with Jack, Zach, Luckett, had Phoenix on, had Stephen, but tomorrow it's just going to be me and you, and I've wanted all week to get goofy. Can we kind of get off the rails a little bit with the last day? Let's see how far we can push this job and see if they'll still have us back.

Yeah, no, I'm fine with that. I know you've got some great things planned. I don't know how much you've revealed, so I don't want to. I don't have that much plan, to be honest. I'm going to do that today. I got a little bit planned. Lexington has a big birthday coming up. So part of the show, I have people weekly ask me where to eat by Rupp Arena or what to do in Lexington.

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Big Six. There we go. Shout him out. And he's been in the birthday grinding away as all CPAs do at this time. Shout out to all the CPAs. You're almost through it. What's his name? Alan. Allen. Happy birthday, Allen Luckett. Man, CPA with the birthday in April, that's got a stink just working around the clock these days I assume but thanks to all you have six kids you can just you know you just spend your birthday just away in the office so then you get double dip there well thanks to Alan's son Adam for making the trip from Louisville to talk football with us I look forward to seeing you on Saturday as we get out there for the spring showcase again that's 10 a.m. at Krogerfield doors open at nine if you want to go get a peek at this football team that's got 30 new pieces

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