KSR - KSR Postgame UK FB vs Florida 11/09/25

Episode Date: November 9, 2025

Matt and Billy recap the Cats' 38-7 win vs Florida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It is the local toy dealers KSR postgame show. Cats with a huge win over the Gators, 38 to 7 in Kroger Field in a dominating performance by Mark Stoop's. and his group. 859-280-2287. We'll take your calls. There were a lot of different ways this post-game show could have gone over the last two weeks, and I don't think it could go much better. Last week they win at Auburn, an Auburn team that took Vandy down to the last

play on the road today. Also played Georgia very good. Oklahoma good. Kentucky has a win on the road with them, got Hugh Freeze fired. and then a Florida team that just last week played Georgia very, very well, 38 to 7. I mean, it's a dominating win, and I do think, you know, where everyone is going to want to talk about putting it in the greater picture of kind of the future of the program. But we should take a second to just celebrate how big this win is. Let's start with the fact that we had lost 11 straight SEC home games.

We had lost 13 straight Power 5 home games, and we've won. That streak is now over, a streak that had gone way, way too long, and I think was really frustrating fans, it's now ended, and ended in a way that's pretty awesome. It is kind of odd that when it comes to SEC home games in the last, I guess, five seasons or whatever, we're like three and 20 against everyone else and we're three and oh against Florida, which it's hard to believe. Who would have ever imagined that like when I was a kid,

that we would have as many wins against Florida in Lexington in the last five years as we do against all the other teams in the SEC combined? I mean, that's crazy, but we do. And it's gotten to the point that we kind of own them in Lexington. Another thing that's crazy. So you have to take that. Then I think there are two stats. that are also extremely important and to process.

This is the biggest win over Florida since 1950. Since 1950, this is the biggest win over Florida. That was the year we won the national championship. So 1950, I mean, you're looking at 75 years since Kentucky has beaten Florida by this margin. There's a good chance that I, I and possibly Billy will be in the internal resting place before we beat Florida by this much ever again. Better enjoy it. Right. Yeah.

So, I mean, you got to take a second to really appreciate that because this game was never close. As a matter of fact, I think you could make a strong argument that we were very, very close to two shutouts in the SEC. Both Auburn and Florida essentially only scored because of mistakes on special teams by Kentucky. That's the only reason they scored any points. They had seven and it was only because of Macklin's muff punt. That's it. Otherwise, did not get in the end zone, created four turnovers, and were excellent.

And then finally, this is the largest margin of an SEC win since 1998. All right, 27 years since we've beaten. any SEC team by this margin. And you have to go back to 1978 since we've beaten a team not named Vandy by this margin. So you have to really appreciate how big a victory this was.

And it was never close, and Kentucky dominated every phase of the game. I'm very happy for everyone involved, the players, Mark Stoops, the coaching staff. You know, obviously there's been a ton of criticism of Stoops and the coaching staff this year, so they've had to deal with that. But then you throw in kind of the last two days the thing that happened with Calzada.

And, you know, they've just had to deal with a lot of stuff. And they go over it, they get through it, and they win by a lot. And so you've got to applaud that. And you've got to feel good for those guys. They came into a two-game stretch against Auburn and Florida. where I think you can make a strong argument that they knew they had to win them both to have any shot of salvaging the season and maybe even salvaging the career, Kentucky of Mark Stoops, and they went and they won them both.

And they won the second one by an overwhelming march. So I don't know how you can't be happy about that. A few things that stick out to me about the game. First of all, Cudder Bowley. You know, he played a little last year, so we don't think of it. But technically he's a freshman. He's got three more years of L.O. eligibility after this year. And he just keeps getting better every game. You do wonder,

maybe would it have been any different if we'd start him for moment one? I don't know. But he's excellent. And, you know, we've gotten calls over the course of the year that sort of said, you know, Matt, do you, I mean, is what Cutter wants? Does he play a role in the future? And if you were going to hire a new coach, would they need to be someone Cutter likes? And I'd always been like, yeah, I love Cutter, but no. You don't. Now I'm starting to think the answer to that question is yes if he keeps playing like this. I mean, he's playing really well. And he's not only playing really well.

He loves Kentucky. He's from Lexington. You know, he has a chance to kind of go in that group of, you know, our most beloved quarterbacks at this school have tended to have ties here, right? Tim Couch, Andre Woodson, Jared Lorenzen, those guys. I'm not going to say those were Couch's the best quarterback ever here. Lorenzen Woodson, great, but we've had other ones, you know, including Will, Levis, et cetera. But there's something about the guys from Kentucky, and I think Cutter can be on the path

to being in that group. And so you can't help but get excited. Makes good decisions, makes good throws. Had an error there at the end of the first half, but you know what? We'll get over it because I think the rest of the game, he was great. And I'm really excited about his future. second. I'm really excited about a lot of young players' future, in part because some of the guys they got in the portal did not pan out, in part because of injuries. But there's a lot of young guys out there playing on defense especially, but on offense too at receiver.

There's a lot of really young guys playing, like really young who are balling and who have potentially really good future. futures here. You know, in the NILA, obviously everybody can leave, but, you know, we really haven't lost a lot of guys to go into better schools. I mean, how many guys has Kentucky lost that they really wanted to stay? I mean, you know, Dane, but there aren't a lot. And I think a lot of these dudes that are coming up, this is going to be a really, really good group of players. And I don't know what the future holds for all these guys, but you can't help to be a little bit excited about them. Third, you know, people talk about Mark Stoop's resurgence. Billy, what about Bush Hamden? I mean, you don't talk about a guy that everyone had fired, including probably his

family. In his bag tonight, you would say. I mean, I thought he was great. I thought he was really good in the Texas and Tennessee games, it got hurt by the play calls there in that final thing. You know, part of me wonders if some of these, like, you got to run it up the middle on every play is a Mark Stoops thing. But he was in his bag today. I mean, he completely had Florida on its heels. And I, you know, Mark Stoop's future is still to be determined. I think I'd kind of said, well, there's no way Bush Ham it will be back.

But, you know, I mean, we. He's not been bad these last few weeks. And you do wonder to what extent, you know, that goes back to something we talked about when you consider Liam Cohen's in the NFL and Shannon Dawson's at Miami and Neil Brown. And you kind of wonder, you know, maybe if Mark would just let these people do their thing

and not get like a watered down version because I thought the Bush Hamden tonight looked like a guy you could get excited about. Which brings us like to the overall, picture, you know, we are now officially, assuming we don't lose to Tennessee Tech, and I know they're 10 and O but I'm still going to assume we don't lose to them. Obviously, if we lose to them,

different situation, but let's just assume we win. We've now gone past the he has a record that certainly gets him fired. As a matter of fact, I would say, absent a loss to Tennessee Tech, the Mark Stoops is definitely getting fired at the end of the year is now, in my opinion, off the table.

So now there are two scenarios left. One scenario is you beat either Vandy or Louisville. And Vandy barely won today, and Louisville lost at home to Cal, which is hilarious. That's now two years in a row, Billy. They thought they were going to playoff, and they lost to a nerdy school that shouldn't even be in the ACC. And two years in a row, they've lost to him. and it makes me laugh. But those games, you know, we're not going to be favored in either one of them,

but we got a shot in both of them. If you were to win one of those and you get to a bowl, then if he wants to, Mark Stoops will be the coach here next year. So if they be, it is now on the table that if they be Vanier-Lewful, you will be, Mark Stoops will be the coach here in 2026 if he wants to, which I keep throwing that in because I do think that's a component of it. But now the other sentence, that's scenario one. Scenario two is the five and seven purgatory scenario,

which is now firmly in play, which is the, they're better, there's improvement, there's not as much improvement as people want, there's frustration, and you have a $37 million dollar buyout. and a lot of fans would still want a replacement but there's an argument to keep that is not a great scenario for Kentucky

but those are now the two scenarios left the Mark Stoops is definitely getting fired and we all agree I kind of think that's off the table now Billy do you agree with that? Yeah, yeah it feels like sentiment's changed don't you think? Well, I don't know I mean I think there's still fans that feel that way.

I'm sure there are those listening right now that still feel that way. But as far as a realistic, what is going to happen, I think that scenario is off the table now. The scenario is either he wins another game and he's definitely back, or we stay where we are and there's this really uncomfortable what do we do. And who knows what happens. But you have to give the staff credit and you got to give Mark credit for getting him to a point where that can be the case because that was obviously not going to be the case

even two weeks ago. And you win this game, not only winning it, but winning it by how much they won it by. I do think that's a big deal for his future. So great win. I heard the atmosphere was awesome. I loved watching it. Tom Hart was in his bag with references, including Ryan getting thrown through. the table cash app.

Dari Mota Noka, did it Garrett get your money reference? I felt like this was an all-to-O-V-W. I felt like this was an all-time Billy Tom Hart and KSR reference game. I love he got the cash app in there. Did you see Bowley doing the money celebration with Caldano?

Yeah, what do you think about that? I loved it. I mean, the kicker did it too. Everybody was doing the money celebration. I love it. But then clearly he was being punished because he didn't get brought in. Yeah, Bo.

came in. So, I don't know. They can't be that mad at him, though, if he, if, you know what I mean? If they're still doing the celebration, then it can't be like, it can't be that mad at him. Sounds like they brought the team closer together, maybe. Well, maybe it is. Maybe oddly the Garrett gets your money right could be, I mean, that may be a quote that is legendary with this.

I mean, really, that may be one that sticks around for a while. we'll see I don't know 85928027 we will take your calls remember good weekend we've won one now we've won our second one we'll beat one basketball, one football, big volleyball game tomorrow women's basketball game tomorrow so a chance for the

four and oh weekend is still on table with the games tomorrow 859280 2287 we will take your calls take a break be right back it's the local toy dealers KSR post game show welcome back it is the The local toy dealers, KSR postgame show, not a lot of huge upsets in college football. Louisville probably is the biggest upset losing to Cal makes me so happy.

That shouldn't be that petty, Billy. But I just, the thought of them getting into the playoff always annoys me. No, I understand. Because I don't think they're good enough to be in the playoff. You know what I mean? If they were like when Lamar was there that one year, if they had made the playoff, it wouldn't have bothered me because they were like really good. It bothers me when I think they just don't play anybody, and then they could make the playoff.

And so it's good when they lose, you know, he lost two years ago to Stanford. And then now this year to Cal, I enjoy that, don't you? Yeah, no, the ACC sucks. So they were trying to back their way in there. Have you seen the standings in the ACC? Yeah, it's like Virginia is up there. It's like Virginia, Georgia Tech, SMU, and there's another random team, are all tied with one loss. Bill Belichick, by the way, has two.

straight victories. So you're ready. Bill Belichick's back. Also, I hope you may have seen during halftime. I watched the end of Arkansas basketball, Michigan State. Oh, I saw that. Cow was some great end-of-game scenarios again where they take 35-foot heaves and don't run a play.

And the player that whipped that fan with the towel, too. Yeah, that wasn't intentional, though. I don't think he hit him intentionally. I don't know. I don't know. It wasn't the best angle, but. I don't think he hit him intentionally. I did think it was funny, though.

He hit him and then seemed to get mad that the guy took his towel. Did you notice that? You think the fan deserves the towel after taking one in the head? Yes, if I get hit in the face by you with the towel, I don't have to give you the towel back. Yeah, no, I get it. Yeah. So you haven't seen the video. This Arkansas player is like stretching as there were like he's like frustrated and he's got the towel above his head and he's pulling it like he's angry.

And then one of his hands it slips off and he smacks the guy. He really smacks him in the face. But you think you did it on purpose? No, I'm not sure. I don't think he did it on purpose. But the point is it hits the guy in the face, so the guy, understandably, he reaches up to grab it because he got hit in the face, and he grabs it and he just pulls it away from him.

And then the Arkansas player's like, give me back my towel. And I'd be like, dude, you hit me in a face with it. You know, you're lucky. All I do is take your towel. Not a great shot at the end of that game. It wasn't. Not the way to walk off the court. Who's up first?

Cole is up. Cole, go ahead, Cole. How's going, Matt? You know, what I can't understand about, you know, I'm 23. And what I can't understand about a lot of the kids my age is they don't remember a lot of the dark Stoops years. You know, I had, you know, growing up and being, you know, growing up and going to the games. And all I remember. When you say dark, you mean dark pre-stoop's years?

or like Stoops' first couple of years? Oh, pre-stoops, like, Joker Phillips. Yeah, gotcha. Yeah, because, you know, I don't remember, you know, before that. But, you know, my whole life, you know, when Mark Stoops came to town, it was all, you know, 10 games twice, I just wish that people my age group would understand and appreciate what Mark Stutz has done for this program. It is definitely the case that, let me, it is definitely the case that the biggest stoop's critics or haters are young, right? And they're disproportionately on social media.

So because they're disparate, it can feel like, especially if you're on Twitter or TikTok, it can feel like the fan base just is all against him because I think, not because I think all the fan base is against him, but I think that his critics. are disproportionately young. And part of it is, I think, what you're saying. Part of is I just think young culture is just more likely to be critical, especially online, anonymous accounts, etc. But it is fascinating to me the age divide, because your age group was the most pro-Cal age group, but is also the most anti-stoops age group,

which is just an odd dichotomy. Well, I'm the opposite of that. I was kind of anti-Cal. I didn't, I don't, you know, I just didn't agree with Cal's coaching philosophy, which was, you know, it was basically Cal U. and then, you know, I never, I never liked that. So you would say, let me just put it like this, if you went five and seven, would you, if we lost both Van Die and Louisville,

would you still wanting to be back? No, I wouldn't. Okay. You know, I still, what if he goes six and six? What if he goes six and six? If we go six and six and beat Louisville, I'm in. I'm way on back in. So see, that's where you go.

Yeah, you go. And I appreciate the call. I think that's, I think that now, Billy, is the mainstream perspective. Would you agree with that? Yeah, with the Louisville. I think the mainstream's perspective is six. Well, but Vandy's better than Louisville. Don't you think?

Yeah. Yeah. So if you beat Vandy, that's a more impressive win than beating Louisville. Yeah, but it means more to people of Louisville, doesn't it? Listen, if we beat either of those teams, folks, we're going to a bowl. And you can't fire them. I mean, who would have thought that we were going to a bowl? Even like after the South Carolina game, right?

No one would have thought that. I mean, most people thought we were going to win three games. And there were some people that thought we'd lose to Tennessee Tech. You know, and the way, if you end up in a bowl game, you know, I know bowl games aren't what they once were, but you're still there. It still matters to some extent.

That would be, that would kind of be unbelievable. Who's next? Cam. Cam. Cam. What's up, boys? How are we doing?

It's been a while since I've been able to call in, man. First of all, I got to give a shout out to Bush, man. I ragged on him tough throughout the first part of the season on Twitter, or X, what I'm going to call it. KS. board, anybody who'd hear me, I was giving it to him, man.

But I also said two weeks ago, I said, if we're going to give him to, if we're going to if we're going to give him his flowers too, man. He has, I don't know if Stoops got desperate or what, but he has allowed Bush to open the playbook. And Bush is probably all in place for his career, too. I think you're right. Yeah, with a foolish season. He probably would be going down to E.K.U.

or something to coach. Well, that's a great point. Like, I mean, if you're Bush Hamden and you get fired from this job, I don't know where you're at offensive coordinator next year. I mean, maybe you can get, I mean, maybe you're at a Mountain West conference, but maybe not. I don't know. You know, so I.

Exactly. So you're right. I think he is calling for not just his Kentucky job, but probably for his coordinator job, period. You know, he'd have to go back to be in a quarterback coach. So I'm with you. He's been a lot more. He's been a lot more aggressive and exciting, and I think it's been fun to watch.

It has. He got a little – he got beside himself right there before halftime calling that drop. But see, I was okay with that. Well, okay. Yeah, I mean – all right, so two things. One, I don't – you're right. Maybe you don't call a draw right there. I think part of why they're doing that is there was still like, what, 1.40 or something

left on the clock, right? So they're probably trying to actually take it. Yeah, they're probably trying to take some time off the clock, to be honest with you. But like we turn it over there. Part of that I put on Cutter. Cutter can't fumble that ball, right? I mean, I don't think Bush is going to think he's going to fumble it. But get it to one of your two running back horses, right?

Maybe, maybe. But Cutter was pretty good at that play in the first half. He had two or three good runs on that. What I liked is when we got the ball back after that, I love that they went and through it. In the old days, they were to run it twice and kicked a field goal. They went for a touchdown. I know it ended up with an interception.

But you're up 24 to 7 and you're out there trying to score again. I actually really love that mentality and I was glad he did it. I loved it too. I loved it too. Garrett, Calzada and Garrett, both of them are dumb. Hopefully that's all news by Monday. And we're definitely running the backwards stoop. If we go to a bowl game, I don't love it.

I mean, he would have earned it with the way he's turned the season. He would have earned it. I agree with that. I appreciate the call. And I think a lot of people can have the opinion, and I would understand it of, we kind of just need a change. We need a refresh. And I'm not saying you're wrong about that.

But I also think he probably would have earned it if they were able to, you know, if they were able to get to a bowl game. Who's next? Thomas. Thomas. Thomas. Okay. Let me plug into this ADD evening here.

Cal scored 66 and lost by three. Petino scored 96 and lost about seven. And Stoops, two years, he was phenomenal. But the other 10, it's like the most bipolar football seasons I have ever seen. They are bipolar, you're right. Yeah, they are. They are bipolar. But, but, you know, this one's a little different, I think, to be honest with you, than bipolar.

I think we have actually had just an upward trajectory. You know what I mean? Like, I think we have, there are years where we play great one game, terrible the next game. This year, I actually think we were much worse than we thought we would be at the start of the season. But we have steadily improved quite a bit at a pretty consistent rate. Wouldn't you agree with that? Oh, yeah, this is the recipe. But I think three years ago when we were able to stature, then I lost four in a row.

It's just blows my brains. Yeah, but that's four years ago. I mean, no, you're right. That's four years ago. But this year, I'm just talking about this year. While I'm not going to say this year is successful unless they win one more game. But I will say they have consistently gotten better as the year has gone on. And that might be a cutter-bole thing, too.

I think it is. One thing, Tom Hart, Tom Hart, I just got to mention this, before the halftime, when he talked about throwing right on that table, and then Jordan says, oh my God, Tommy getting violent. WWE is not really Ohio Valley. That was great. That was great. Classic.

He probably, I think he played in the first part, but the second part was riffing. So you got to give him a big shout out to him for doing that. I appreciate the call. He didn't know this, Billy, but our British owners, you know, I sold half the company to some British guys. They were here. They were at the game. So it's their first time they'd ever been to American College. college football, or as they call it, American University football, Billy.

I love that name. And they were texting me throughout the game going, this is the most awesome thing in the world. And I said, I'll tell you something even more awesome. We got mentioned on the broadcast. Yeah, it's a perfect game for them to attend. They've never been to American, as they put at University Sports. Guess which two they're getting to go to? What's that?

This one. And then they're going to Kentucky Louisville Tuesday. Oh, that'll be a great environment for them to see. I mean, think about that. If you're going to go to two games, that's two pretty good games to end up getting to go to. So who's next? Tim.

Tim. Go ahead, Tim. What's up, Matt Jones? How are y'all doing tonight? Doing good. Doing good. All right, man. Hey, I just wanted to call in my, me and I was watching this game with my sister Harper tonight,

and we were just so jacked up. But then, and we're so excited. And I love all of the people that are calling in. but the one thing I wanted to talk about tonight was Cutter Bowley. Like, this is the most excited I've ever been, and this is before tonight's game, and this is why I've said, like, I don't, I noticed his first start. I mean, the dude just has something different, and he, the team plays so much harder for him, and it's just apparent, and it's just so exciting.

I genuinely think this team is the most exciting team. going forward because if it was like basketball where you had to play in a tournament at the other season, nobody would want to play us right now. And that's the best way I can put it. And all I want to say is, I just wish more callers would call in. And let's talk about how good this team can be with this great quarterback that's a Kentucky kid. And a lot of young guys around him. Well, you're not going to be able to forget about it.

But again, to be fair to, to be fair to, in the, in the, I'm not. I agree with you, and I totally agree with you about Cutter. And there's a lot of young talent around him. The problem is in the transfer portal area, you always know, like you never know who's going to be here afterwards. But yes, I agree. And your point about you wouldn't want to play them, you're right about that. That's a good, I appreciate the call.

That's a good analogy. We talk about that all the time in basketball. But in football, you wouldn't want to draw us right now if you were a good team. You'd be like, well, those guys. I mean, we could not stop Tennessee's offense. So if you take aside trying to stop Tennessee's offense, we've played like three really good game. I mean, offensively, we've had four really good games.

I know we only scored 10 at Auburn, but I still think offensively they played well. But we played well offensively against Texas. We played well offensively against Tennessee. We played off well offensively tonight. We did not play well defensively against Tennessee. but that's really been the only side of the ball that's been disappointing is in four games defensively against Tennessee. And that's really it.

Who's next? Anthony. Anthony. Anthony. Go ahead, Anthony. Yes, sir. First time long time. Who are? So three quick things.

First off, Louisville sucks, both tonight and on Tuesday. Also, secondly, confirmed from Purple Lot, Dominic Dowdell, Dante's dead, said he's coming back next year, so I can confirm that. That's confirmed from what lot? Purple Lot. From the Purple Lot. All right, you heard that, Billy.

Purple Lot confirmed. I'll write that down. Yep. Third thing. So, bake bean, that's what we call Bush. If we finish 6 and 6, 7,000, 7. and five, is there any way that he doesn't come back as our O.C. next year? I mean, if they finish six and six and seven and five and the offense looks as good as it did these last few weeks, then I'm going to suggest he comes back.

To be honest, and I had him fired fired a couple weeks ago, okay? I mean, I appreciate the call. I was going to take the view, okay, there's a world I could see bringing Stoops back, but you can't bring him back. But if their offense continues to look like this, yes, I think you would. If you decide to bring Stoops back and we go seven and five or even six and six and the offense looks good every game, then Billy, I think you have to, don't you? I mean, what else do you want? At that point, he will think about how much better this offense would have gotten during the season, as it seems like also maybe Stoops is letting him call what he wants. Right.

And it makes you think what if they started Cutter at the beginning? And there's also some of that would be a cutter like question for me. Probably a lot of it would be. Like what does Cutter think? It's Cutter really like this guy? Because if he does, you know, I mean, how many offensive coordinators we're going to run through it to school? You know? So a lot of it to me would be what does Cutter think?

You know, I don't know the answer to that question. Let's take a break. 859-280-2287. Cats with a huge win. Best SEC win since 1998. This is the local toy dealers, KSR postgame show. It is the local toy dealers KSR postgame show. Folks writing down the text machine.

Let me read a few of them. One person writes Matt, Louisville Twitter's turning on Jeff Brom. Love to see it. Yeah, they are very upset. Although, I think they finished last year. What did they finish last year? Nine and three, Billy, 10 and two. Sounds right.

I mean, they've got a good chance. If they were to beat us, they'd finish, you know, maybe 10 and 2 this year. They do need to, like, you know, put your, you're not that big a star program. But I think what gets them is they lose to these teams that aren't very good, you know. ACC stinks. But last year, they won a lot of games. They had no business winning. Now, they're losing close ones this year, but they had a lot of games they should have lost last year.

they ended up winning. 859-280-2287. One person writes, Matt, I know everyone's talking about what if we win one of Van de U of L, what if we win them both? Well, I mean, then that's one of the great turnarounds of all time. I mean, if they were to finish seven and five, that's one of the great Kentucky football turnarounds of all time.

Because there's nobody, there's no fan who would have thought seven and five would have been not really good with this schedule this year. So, yeah, I mean, you couldn't do anything but praising. And you'd actually go to, you know, I mean, we probably end up playing Iowa in the Music City. Yeah, that'd be it. If we go to a bowl, I'm going wherever it is because I wouldn't think we were going to go. But let's just not play Iowa. Just promise me we will not play Iowa.

Who's next? Jason. Jason. Go ahead, Jason. Matt, I'm sitting here tonight. I had three TVs going tonight. One, it was snowing at Notre Dame, which was awesome. The other one, I had Cal running the worst baseline out-of-bounce play with three seconds left.

Yes, yes. And it just brought back memories. And we beat the crud out of Florida tonight. We really good. It was a glorious time. Four weeks ago, I would have already been in bed. and I'm calling you tonight. Are you suggesting you would not have listened to the post-game show four weeks ago?

No, no, I wouldn't have. I probably would have listened to half of it on podcasts. All right, very. But you're going forward with Stoops. And you make a great point. We don't know if he chooses to leave, then more power to him and great, and it might be best for both parties. But if he stays, he will have recruits.

recruited two quarterbacks next year, if they both say that the other SEC schools want. Correct. And there's something to build off of. And that's something that he has not had in a long time. Yeah, I mean, in terms of like a high level, in terms of a high level quarterback, we've had one in the stoop's era. Like, I love Terry Wilson and I love Stephen Johnson. And I think those two dudes in some ways are kind of the epitome of.

the epitome of what Mark Stoops likes as a player, but they were not like high level overbacks. He's really had one, and that was Will. And this is, I think there's a very good chance. This is the second one. And you're right. He just hasn't had that very much. No.

And it's one of those things. So I am just very happy that this team has, A, not quit. The coaching staff, as you just said, has continued to get better and developed. And this team is on an upward, you know, trajectory. And, you know, I'm 51 years old. So I've seen the good. I've seen the bad.

I've always said if I saw Mark Stoops in public, I give him a hug and just tell him thank you for giving me a lot of great nights. Yeah. Well, one of the things I'm glad about for him, one of the things I'm glad about for him is even if they were to lose these last two games and finish five and seven. And even if a change occurs, I think by winning these last couple games,

the feeling upon parting would be a lot better than it would have been otherwise. Does that make sense? No, definitely makes sense. And I think there's that guy, and I appreciate the call and thank you for staying up, That guy has done a lot for this program. And you're not going to get slander for me on his time here because I think it's been remarkable, especially when you consider what Kentucky football was when he got here. Now, I think it's a different world now where teams like Kentucky can have success,

whereas they used to not be able to. But I want whatever happens for there to be a time. I want him to have like a Tubby Smith-esque role in Kentucky. football history, which is Tubby Smith can come here anytime, and wherever he is, he's going to get a standing ovation. You know, Rick now is getting closer to that, but it wasn't like that for a long time. Cal's not like that now. Maybe it'll be like it one day.

But Tubby's kind of had that for a long time. I want Mark to have that, and I think these two wins actually go a long way to that happening. Who's next? Kyle. Kyle. Go ahead, Kyle. Go cats. Just like Jason said, I have dual screens.

going on in the Kyle Cave tonight. UK was on the big screen, and I was watching Warren Zvon getting inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Oh, really? That's kind of cool. Who performed? Who performed?

Great, man. First, David Letterman came out and did the induction speech for Warren, and it was great. He had the guitar that Warren gave to him on his last appearance on the late show. But Killers came out and did Lawyers' Guns and Money. It was just fantastic. Oh, I got to hear that. But, oh, yeah, it's on.

it's already out there somewhere. But I just got a couple quick hits here. The Stoop Swagger is back. And if you know what I mean, he does that dad bod walk up and down the sidelines and it's got the game in hand. And it's beautiful. And I've loved Stoops since day one.

And I'm just so happy to see what he's doing. And if he makes it another year, great. If Cutter's there next year, fantastic. If he moves on, I'll be fine with that too. But we've got to keep Cutter. and just keep this ball rolling. We have a chance to beat U of L.

and speaking of U of U of L, I want to have Vince and student waiting in line of that Moby-Dick drive-thru on Dixie Highway. Good night, boys. Good call. That was a good call. See, it was meant to be we'd beat Florida. Ryan goes through the table, just like he did in 2021,

and lawyers' guns and money. Warren Zvon gets inducted the Rock Roll Hall Fame, the man who gave me the theme song to this show. You don't seem as moved by that coincidence. No, no, he's a great coincidence. Great coincidence. Sounds like it.

All right, who's next? Sorry, I'm tired. Jerry is up next. Jerry, go ahead, Jerry. Hey, Matt. First off, I think, unless they embarrass themselves against Tennessee Tech, Stoots is coming back next year. So anybody that was on the fire suit span wagon can just jump off.

They're going to bring them back. unless, like I said, they embarrass themselves next week. But we'll see what happens the last two games. I mean, the thing you've got to keep in mind about these last two teams we play. They're probably the worst two teams in the FCC. In Florida, I know they play well against Jordan, but before that game, there's a lot of stories. Well, they're not the worst. They're not the worst two teams.

I mean, they're not. Arkansas's worse. Mississippi State's worse. Well, Mississippi State, we'll see now. Now it might be a good thing. Well, you wouldn't say that. They got absolutely demolished today. they've already lost to Auburn this year.

So, you know, I'm just saying. Well, I'm just saying, I'm just saying that, you know, we'll see what happens the last two weeks. I mean, you know, the two teams are playing last two weeks are significantly better than these two teams. But, you know, like I said, I don't see how. But remember, Jerry, I just, I don't mean to be argumentative. But when you say they're significantly better, Auburn lost on the last play of the

game today at Vandy. So I don't like when we, I don't like, I don't care, but I don't like when I don't care, you think it was better to have a coach that wasn't the coach? I don't like when we dismiss our wins, okay? Auburn, when they had, when they had Hugh Fries played, should have beaten Oklahoma, kind of got the game taken from them, played Georgia down to the last play. At some point when we get good wins, we've got to stop having the mentality that when we win a game, the other team

stunk. Sometimes we were good, okay? Sometimes we were good, and I know Florida's not great. You can't have it both ways, Jerry. You can't say, well, we beat, Auburn had a different coach, and they were better. Florida had a different coach, and now you're going to say, well, they didn't

have their coach. They had a new one. We won, and we beat Florida by the best margins. We beat Florida by the best margins since 1950, and we beat in Auburn team. Let me beat in Auburn team. We beat in Auburn team that every other game they've played in the SEC, they've either won or it's come down to the last play. We should be happy about that.

Before the season started, what were the two games that you thought they had the best chance of one? Auburn and Florida. South Carolina. I thought actually it was South Carolina in Florida. Yes. Okay. But I'm just saying, I'm not trying to dismiss the win.

I appreciate the call, Jerry. You are so negative. I mean that. This is a good night. You are so negative. And I know you said having Mark Stoops back. But the idea that you would, like, I don't know why we can't ever enjoy something rather than just go. I mean, the Auburn thing is a perfect example.

I know Auburn's not great. But Auburn, we beat Auburn better than I think anyone else has so far this year in the SEC. They might have one game where they lost by more. but I think they beat Arkansas, Vandy, Georgia, and Oklahoma came down to the last play. And they may have one more game that I'm not thinking of. But I just wish I'm so tired of every time we beat a team, well, they're not any good. Let's enjoy it. Who's next?

Charlie. Charlie, go ahead, Charlie. Hey, Matt, how are you? Good. So with Cutter's Heart in Lexington, the way the NIO is right now, do you think we can keep him next year? Yes. I think if he wants to be here from an NIL perspective, he'll have as much money here as he would have anywhere. The only thing, you know, the only thing, I think when it comes to guys like him,

kind of your face of the program, Kentucky can do whatever they need to do to keep him. Now, where I'm not sure that's true is like your 12th best player. But I think when it comes to the top player, we can have as much as anybody. So if Cutter wants to be in Lexington, he will be in Lexington. I like that answer. We just got to get some receivers in and build around him. Well, even if we just keep the ones we have, we've got some good ones. But we lose a lot of our line.

Yeah, we lose a lot of our line. A lot of our line are seniors. but the receivers are young, a bunch of them. Yeah, we just, if we can keep our line, if we can get us a good line, I think we're going to be good. And Stoops has been good for us. People can complain and complain, but Stoops is build a programmer. I mean, he's going to have a day on your ear and there.

Yeah, I appreciate the call, but we had, to be fair, we had a really bad down here last year, but so far, this is better. Who's next? Nick. Nick, go ahead, Nick. Hey, how's it going? Good. Yeah, the last caller kind of stole my thunder.

I was just curious about, you know, Cutter's NIL agreements and things like that. Like, you know, he's young, and I'm sure there's other schools looking at him as we're proud of him. Yeah, you just answered the question. I mean, I would have to know his, I would have to know his mind, right? So, okay, there are kids out there who come to Kentucky who would rather be at Alabama, but don't get the offer, right? Those kids exist. And so if Alabama offers, you have to say, like, kids like that may go. I don't think that's cutter Bowley.

Cutter Bowley, first of all, he had offers. I don't remember who offered him out of high school, but there were programs better than ours that offered him. But he's from Lexington. He grew up a Kentucky fan. He wanted to be in Lexington. Do I think that that kid is going to all of a sudden, with three years of eligibility, just say, I'm going to go to Georgia? I don't, actually. Now, if he were to stay here.

Go ahead. Oh, sorry. Like he just said, he's a Kentucky boy. He's having success. You know, I agree with you. Like I said, the last caller pretty much did it. And if, I appreciate the call. Now, if he had played here for three years, hadn't really had team success, and it was going to be a senior year and a Georgia wanted him, then maybe I could see it.

That's kind of what happened with Dane Key a little bit, right? Like, he was from here, wanted to be here, hadn't really had success. I don't know that Nebraska is a significantly better program, but maybe it is a little bit. and he thought, I want to play one year like that. I understand that. But, you know, Cutter's got three years. So I just, I would be shocked if he's not playing here next year. Let's take a break.

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Welcome back. It is the local toy dealers. KSR post-game show. 859-2-80-2287. One person writes, Matt, what you're saying about Cutter Bowley, does that mean you think we can keep all the players on the roster? No, we cannot keep all the players on the roster.

I think the difference between a top program and ours is, I think now any Power 5 team in the country can keep, if they want their top couple guys. So, and you see this in basketball too, by the way. Kentucky, like, tried to get, like, Donovan did, and UCLA was able to bid the same or more. Like, I think every team can keep their top guy. The question is, can you keep guys, you know, three through 30? and I question whether Kentucky will be able to do that long term.

Like can we keep guys 10 through 30? But I think the top guys can tell if they want to, the issue for the top guys in being at Kentucky will not be money. It will be do they want to play for a national championship or not? And, you know, some guys will. but some guys won't because they maybe are from here. So that's why Cudder will be back next year, I think, without question. I do wonder, you know, I can't think of a person, but is there a receiver or something,

you know, there might be like Cam Miller or somebody like that. Maybe a school that's like Alabama wants that kid, and can you pay that kid? I don't know the answer to that. That's where I think you separate the top ones from us is at that level. Who's next? Tanner. Tanner. Tanner.

Hey, Matt. First of all, I want to thank you for being on so late. You've almost taken me all the way back to Bowling Green. Okay, good. Glad to do it. Well, I wanted to call in and share a sentiment. So in 2018, me and three of my college buddies, we decided that we decided that we We were to make the stupid trip down to Gainesville and watch a football game,

most as a formality. But Kentucky ended up winning that game, as you might know. And at the end of that game, I said to myself, I'm grateful that Mark Stubbs is my coach. And then in 2021, Florida came to Kentucky, and a lot of people thought Kentucky was going to lose that game. Kentucky ended up winning that game too. And at the end of that game, I said I was beautiful that Mark Stubes was my coach. Then the very next year, we went back into Gainesville, looking to do something that we've never done in my life,

went two in a row over Florida. We won that game, too. And I was grateful that Mark Stoves was my head coach. And then to top it all off, 2013, I was sitting next to my brand-new baby boy and my beautiful wife watching the game in the hospital. And Kentucky demolished that Florida Gators team, thankful to Ray Davis. And I was grateful that Mark Seuss was my head coach.

Tonight, Matt, I was in the stand. And I hadn't said this much this year, but I was grateful that Mark Soupes was my head coach. And I think we can all share that sentiment. Very poetic. He did go through the history there. I like it. I appreciate the call.

That is, you know, he gives some good context there. Kentucky's now won four or five, Billy against Florida. That's crazy. we got to put Ryan through a table every time they play Florida. Four or five. I mean, you know, that would have been unthinkable, unthinkable when I was a kid. That's amazing.

Let's do four more. Who's next? Ford. Ford. Ford. I got a solution for Jerry. He needs to count him some money, Matt. Yes, he does.

All right, all right. I called in last week and gave Aidan LaRoss's flowers for his awesome game. Well, this week, he didn't have to get off the bench. The offense this week was awesome. And I said that last week that the season wasn't over until the Fat Lady sings and she might have been warming up to Volk of Corpseville. We done killed her. I see it is on like Donkey Kong, Matt.

I wonder when the last, I wonder when the last Kentucky game, SEC where we haven't punted is? I don't know, but considering how much it means to Mark Stoops to have a good punter and play field position, I'm going to bet that it's been a long time. It'd be interesting. I appreciate the call. Maybe the mummy era,

because he didn't like to punt. I don't know. I bet it happened. I bet it hadn't happened much. I mean, I'm not going to say never, but I bet there have been less than five SEC games, even historically, because back then they punted a lot more, even historically, where we haven't punted. Not many. Three more.

Who's next? Chad. Chad. Go ahead, Chad. Hey, Matt. I just wanted to say that I really enjoy. this game might i thought kentucky played a complete game and it made me very happy to see the looks on their faces and and all that and i think one of the toughest things for people to do is be

happy for other people yeah i'm really happy for those guys you should be also they should be and the other point you made with jerry is this whole argument about well they weren't that good You know, we should have beat. They weren't they. They said that, they said that about Kentucky for 75 years. They're not that good. It's not that big deal. But you know what?

Somebody wins and somebody loses, and tonight we won. I mean, like, I feel like every time we do that, you're setting a standard that we, you're defining the result, you're defining the definition by the result. Well, if we beat them, yes. then they must not be good. So you make it to where we can't win. I mean, I'm not saying Florida and Auburn are great.

I don't think either one of them is. But Florida beat Texas. Florida played Georgia just last week, down to the final couple minutes. Auburn lost three SEC games on the final play against three teams, all of which are still in the playoff contention. We beat them both and we were better. And we were better in both games.

Can we not at least take a little credit for it and not just go, well, they stink? Yeah. Well, and the last thing I want to say is that for all the haters and all the people that call in and, you know, they give you grief. Thanks for what you do. They couldn't do what you do. And you bring a lot of joy to Kentucky fans

and connect the fans with the team. And I really appreciate it. Thank you, sir. That's very nice of you. I appreciate it. Let's do two more. Who's next? Mike.

Mike. Mike. Mike. Yeah, is this on me? I mean, if you're Mike, yes. Yeah, I'm Mike. All right. So a couple things.

One being, I still recall the first press conference that Mark Soup did. And I had chills through my body. The second thing being, with everything going on and the way that he's been, does he still want to be here? You know, I don't know. I don't know the answer to that question. I think that's a better question than people realize. I think I think there's a lot

that goes into that for Mark including his family is not here like his kids I think also you know he we've talked about this before his as I understand it his father died coaching around his age

at a young age and he's always Bob Stoops retired young I think that all those Stoops guys kind of have that in their mind I have not talked to Mark about it in a few years, but I remember him saying in like 2021 or 2022, something like that, I'm not coaching forever.

And I don't know how many years. So I think that is an important question. And I don't think it's because he's like, I don't mind, you know, the criticism bothers him. Bill, you can hear it in his interviews, you know, even tonight. You know, he like, he anticipates. the criticism before he talks, which I appreciate because it means he cares what people say, what people think.

I also want to say to him, hey, man, you don't have to worry. He was talking about I'm sure people out there didn't want us to go for it. You know what I mean? He said that tonight. You heard him? Yeah. Like, sometimes I think he's so worried about that that he kind of gets caught up in it. But there is a world where it's not out of anger.

just out of a maybe this is better for everybody if we leave it here that I could see that. The problem is people don't walk away from $37 million. I mean, some people do because they have a billion dollars, but I don't know if Mark is going to do that. I just don't know. But I don't think it's crazy to ask, well, he still want to do it, and I don't know. Probably only he knows. one more who's next terry

Terry Terry go ahead hey man yeah sorry I didn't get to talk to I try to come up it was good to see you tonight thank you for coming by yeah been a long day but a great day

I have felt good about the game all day long and I mean it's easy to say when you win like that but just what to your point about people not giving Kentucky credit oh they're not good let's put this in perspective the last two weeks should have been shutouts, both of them.

Yep. I mean, because Auburn doesn't score if, if Cutter doesn't throw that pick, and Florida doesn't score if Mackon doesn't muff that punt. So what other team shuts out SEC teams back to back? I mean, that's very impressive. the offensive line tonight when I was up in the 200 levels and you could just sit it just blowing up hole after hole for those running backs and protecting cutter it was just a total domination and I thought maybe after Florida played Georgia so so close last week if we got

up on them they might quit and I think that happened a little bit of time I do think that Happy or broke. I don't think it happened, though, until the first. Second-hand draft? No, I think they were kind of, I think they kind of probably quit their, when they got their turnover in the last two minutes. You know, they got two turnovers in the last two minutes. Right. Two interceptions.

I didn't really see them having a ton of spirit in the second half. I mean, we got the ball first in the second half and then went and scored. So I think they were probably done after those two turnovers in the two-minute drill. But, I mean, part of the reason they quit, though, is we were up 24 to 7, and we shouldn't like skip over that we got up to a point where then they quit. And then we get the second half kickoff and take eight minutes off the clock and scores 317. What a great drive that was. And to his credit, because I've been very critical over the years of stoops in the last two minutes of the first half

and the first four minutes of the second half, they owned that tonight. Even though they had the turnovers in the last two minutes, the last two minutes, we won seven nothing, and we did half of the drive that was a touchdown to start the second half. So that's always been a weakness for him, and it was really good tonight. And the last thing, and I know this is the 63-year-old get off my lawn, Terry talking right here. But I was, I was so. glad to see Bo Allen get to play because that Zach Calzada video just turned me off so badly.

And I'm glad Stu's put Bo Allen. And I think that sent a message to Caldala. I'm sure it did. I mean, that was clearly intentional. And I still think, Terry, if we had a game where Cutter got hurt and you needed to go win, they would probably play Calzada. but I don't think there's any doubt that they did that tonight for the reason you're talking about.

All right, thanks, guys. Appreciate it. Appreciate it. Great night. Good calls. A lot of fun. Let's talk scheduling for a minute. Tomorrow, my ESPN shows at 10, if you all want to get up with me.

The volleyball team plays at 5. Is that right, Billy? Is it 5? Checking now for you, but it will be on the radio if you want to hear the call. I think it's at 5. I do not, I think it's not, it's normal one. 5 p.m. Okay.

If you go to the game, we'll have it at the bar, but also if you're going, go ahead and go to the bar before the game. Actually, we'll have some tickets, so watch online. I've got a couple tickets to give away. I'll do that tomorrow. But the volleyball game is at 5. Then Tuesday is, of course, UK Louisville. We are doing our Louisville show, the, the, the, the,

Louisville show in Louisville at Beer Nose Tuesday morning. It's actually in Southern Indiana. That is, do you have the address? No, I can get it. Hold on. But that'll be on Tuesday morning. So go ahead and set your schedules for that. That's on Tuesday morning.

We'll be doing our annual UK Louisville show in Southern Indiana. And then, you know, there you go. My trivia is also Wednesday. And then we got basketball Friday. So big weeks in Tennessee Tech Saturday, Senior Day. So a lot of stuff going on. Thank you all very much for staying up with us. We will see you later.

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