Summary
Kentucky Sports Radio Hour 1 covers the Wildcats' dominant 73-point victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday, analyzing standout performances from Chandler and Aberdeen Way, defensive execution, and upcoming matchups against Florida. The show discusses referee decisions, commentator quality in college basketball, and community engagement including a Lent challenge from Southland Christian Church.
Insights
- Kentucky's offensive efficiency improved significantly when three-point shooting was effective early, opening driving lanes and reducing double teams on post players
- Bench unit stability (Jasper Johnson, Garrison, Diabate) proved critical to maintaining leads during starter rest periods, addressing a season-long weakness
- Aberdeen Way's 16 assists with only 1 turnover over last 4 games represents unexpected development as a reliable point guard despite positional transition
- Fan engagement patterns show decreased call volume after wins compared to losses, suggesting complaint-driven listener interaction rather than celebration-based
- Referee consistency and transparency in real-time decision communication impacts crowd perception and game momentum, as demonstrated by Doug Schaub's crowd management
Trends
College basketball commentator quality has improved overall, with former players transitioning successfully to broadcast rolesYouth sports parent involvement in officiating disputes escalating to require police intervention in some leaguesReligious observance practices (Lent) creating measurable impact on sports media consumption among faith-based communitiesPoint guard development through positional flexibility becoming viable strategy for roster constructionDefensive intensity correlation with three-point shooting success in home game performance
Topics
Kentucky Basketball Performance AnalysisCollege Basketball Officiating StandardsPoint Guard Development and Positional FlexibilityBench Unit Rotation ManagementThree-Point Shooting Impact on Offensive SpacingSports Broadcasting Commentary QualityFan Engagement Patterns in Sports MediaYouth Sports Parent ConductReligious Community Media ConsumptionSEC Basketball Tournament PreparationPlayer Injury Impact on Tournament SeedingHome Court Advantage in College BasketballDefensive Strategy Against High-Efficiency OpponentsSports Radio Call-In Listener BehaviorCollege Basketball Commentator Career Paths
Companies
iHeartRadio
Podcast distribution platform mentioned multiple times as host for various shows including On Purpose and Burden of G...
Netflix
Referenced as content provider for Comedy Off-Broadway promotional segment featuring Ashley Gavin
Hulu
Referenced as content provider for Comedy Off-Broadway promotional segment featuring Ashley Gavin
Paul Miller Ford
Hosting location for Friday KSR event featuring Malachi Moreno, Jasper Johnson, and Sissy Cakes
Grand Ole Opry
Mentioned as venue associated with Aaron Weber, featured in Comedy Off-Broadway promotional segment
Southland Christian Church
Lexington-based church implementing Lent media fasting challenge affecting KSR listener participation
UK Federal Credit Union
Official credit union of University of Kentucky offering Blue Vantage Checking product
People
Matt Jones
Host of Kentucky Sports Radio, leading discussion of Wildcats basketball performance and team analysis
Chandler
Kentucky basketball player who hit five three-pointers in first half against Vanderbilt, setting offensive tone
Aberdeen Way
Kentucky point guard with 16 assists and 1 turnover over last 4 games, demonstrating unexpected development
Malachi Moreno
Kentucky basketball player appearing at Friday KSR event at Paul Miller Ford in Lexington
Jasper Johnson
Kentucky basketball bench player contributing to lead maintenance during starter rest periods
Brandon Garrison
Kentucky basketball player who was hit in face after whistle during Vanderbilt game, sparking crowd reaction
Todd Golden
Vanderbilt basketball coach involved in altercation with Cal Calipari during game
Cal Calipari
Kentucky basketball coach involved in sideline incident with Vanderbilt coach Todd Golden
Tom Hart
Kentucky basketball play-by-play commentator praised for quality broadcasting and accessibility to hosts
Dane Bradshaw
College basketball commentator expected to rise to top broadcasting roles based on quality analysis
Doug Schaub
SEC referee who set record for most games officiated, managed crowd reaction during Vanderbilt game
Jaden Quaintance
Kentucky basketball player whose father publicly criticized coaching decisions on social media
Luke Combs
Country music artist featured on Jay Shetty's On Purpose podcast
Jay Shetty
Podcast host interviewing Luke Combs on On Purpose show
D.L. Hughley
Comedian performing at Comedy Off-Broadway March 6-8
Aaron Weber
Performer from Nate Land Podcast and Grand Ole Opry appearing at Comedy Off-Broadway March 12-14
Ashley Gavin
Netflix and Hulu comedian performing at Comedy Off-Broadway February 27-28
Joe Lynn Turner
Over the Rainbow lead singer compared in appearance to Shannon, referenced during commentator discussion
Quotes
"Vandy led like three to two and then for the next 38 minutes it was all Kentucky"
Matt Jones•Early segment
"16 assists and one turnover in the last four games I didn't see that coming from him that's an amazing stat"
Matt Jones•Mid-segment
"When he almost got his head knocked off, 20,000 people stood up just like you just did with their fists, ready to defend him. That was the loudest moment in the game."
Matt Jones•Garrison incident discussion
"If you just look at the comments you go oh you're getting lit up no it's most people are like oh that's good yeah we won not as many phone calls when you win because nothing to complain about"
Matt Jones•Listener engagement discussion
"I think when you get to a certain point, the fame or the success or the influence, it just accentuates and exacerbates the inherent person that you are."
Jay Shetty (from On Purpose podcast ad)•Ad segment
Full Transcript
I'm Nancy Glass, host of the Burden of Guilt Season 2 podcast. This is a story about a horrendous lie that destroyed two families. Late one night, Bobby Gumpwright became the victim of a random crime. The perpetrator was sentenced to 99 years until a confession changed everything. I was a monster. Listen to Burden of Guilt Season 2 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Clayton Eckerd. In 2022, I was the lead of ABC's The Bachelor. But here's the thing. Bachelor fans hated him. If I could press a button and rewind it all, I would. That's when his life took a disturbing turn. A one-night stand would end in a courtroom. The media is here. This case has gone viral. The dating contract. Agree to date me, but I'm also suing you. This is unlike anything I've ever seen before. I'm Stephanie Young. Listen to Love Trapped on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, I'm Jay Shetty, host of the On Purpose podcast. I'm joined by Luke Combs, award-winning country music artist and one of the most authentic voices in music today. The guy that says he's always going to be there and that will do anything to be there is the only guy that's not there. No matter what, I'm going to prioritize my wife and my children. I dread the conversation with my son. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. From Netflix and Hulu, comedy off Broadway in Lexington welcomes Ashley Gavin, February 27th and 28th. Then from TV and the movies, he's one of the kings of comedy. Catch D.L. Hughley, March 6th through the 8th. And from the Nate Land Podcast and the Grand Ole Opry, don't miss Aaron Weber. March 12th through the 14th. For tickets to all Comedy Off-Broadway shows, call 859-271-JOKE or visit ComedyOffBroadway.com. Comedy Off-Broadway. This is Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Now, here's Matt Jones. Welcome, everyone. It is Kentucky Sports Radio Monday, March the 5th. I am Matt Jones here on a rainy day in Lexington. We are in studio. We're traveling this week. Lexington today, Louisville tomorrow, KS Bar Wednesday, special location Thursday, and then Friday at Paul Miller Ford in Lexington with a host of stars, right? Yeah, Malachi Marino, Jasper Johnson, and Sissy Cakes. Yes, so think about who all is going to be at the show Friday. Malachi and Jasper are going to be there? Yes. I didn't know that. Yeah. And then Sissy Cakes. Sissy Cakes. The Lexington debut of Sissy Cakes as well. I can't wait for breakfast. Is it bad that I'm more excited about Sissy Cakes than the players? Malachi Moreno was at the bar. He was. After the game. We passed. Literally, as I left, he got there. And when he left, I got there. Really? Crutch said, you guys literally just missed him. He showed up right after you left, and I showed up right after Malachi left. Yeah, I heard his crew was having a party out on the patio. The crew was still there partying, but he was gone. Yeah, so anyway, 859-280-2287 on the Clark's Puppet Shop phone line, A-Vision Auto Glass Tax Machine, 772-774-5254. And this edition is sponsored by the T.J. Smith Law Office. We call T.J. He'll make them pay. We're all here this weekend after a great weekend of basketball. You had Kentucky win. You had high school and regional and high school district finals. Calipari fought Todd Golden, which I thought was exciting. And as far as how everything worked out, pretty good for Kentucky for the postseason. All the teams that kind of were where they were in the bracket, they all tended to lose. We won, Drew, so good weekend for the Cats. It's a great weekend. Sunday we'll get to, not the best, but Saturday, perfect day in Lexington. The weather was great. That 2 p.m. time slot is such a good time for Saturday game because you get the downtown's got a little bit going on before, then everybody out after, and then to finally just have a complete game and win like that. I know Big Blue Nation is still thrilled two days later. I know I am, haven't been there. Yeah, two is good. I will tell you I like, as a restaurant, are four. For me, basketball, football, I've decided the sweet spot is night games because people just come all day. And then basketball, the sweet spot is four because you get before and after. Two's good. but four is better and we get four i think this uh saturday saturday in florida or florida's at four so that's good how awesome was it to sit back and watch your team play and not be anxious or frustrated just enjoy the game watch your team play well and have a big win and then it just kind of carried out through the whole weekend everybody what about the win i mean kentucky not only won but controlled the game from start to efficient like that was the old you know the the prime Kentucky basketball SEC home game get an early lead and just kind of control it the whole time never after a certain point they never got closer than 10 pretty much the rest of the game maybe got to seven a couple times but that's it yeah Vandy led like three to two and then for the next 38 minutes it was all Kentucky I'll admit I had my guard up even with like five minutes left I did too it made me think of you and I sitting there watching Kentucky Indiana in the sweet 16 and I I was like, you know, they could hit a three here. Drew was like, we're going to win. Shut up. He got mad at me sitting there. I feel like I felt like that a little bit on Saturday. I probably had a little more negative energy than I should. Even though I had a blast, I kept thinking, oh, God, at any moment. But, I mean, just a fun day, especially Chandler started off with five threes in the first half, two in the opening minutes, really set the tone and made it a fun afternoon. Well, there's a lot of things. I think this Kentucky game, Ryan, they did about everything you would want to do to have success with this team. Yes. Came out and hit threes. Chandler hits threes, which immediately opens the floor for people. It opens the floor to O-Way for driving lanes. It gives Malachi the ability to go one-on-one in the post instead of always getting double teamed. They get out in transition. So they come out shooting threes well. Then excellent defense. Yes. Especially early. I'd say the first 25 minutes of the game was the best defense they played all year. I agree, and I think Malachi kind of set the tone. They pushed him around down to Nashville. He came out, and he hit first. They ran a play for him right off the bat, and he was not showing. I watched your Yelovitches and your Garrison sliding their feet and doing well. Diabate, they go to the bench, which has worried us all year. and then Jasper and Garrison and Diabate, they basically keep the lead the same when they're in there. And in the second half, I think they even extended the lead when they were in there, exactly what you'd want for the bench. Yeah, Owe and Chandler are the highlights of 23 points apiece, but I think that group surviving that wave there. I didn't love Chandler sitting when he was on fire, but I got worried that stretch that's hurt them so much. But that group, especially with Jasper hitting a three and Garrison kind of kept himself in check. He had a few moments where his eyes got wide, but he didn't do anything. He's going to have a couple of those. Noah didn't hit a shot. He ended up going the whole month without a bucket, but he had a few big defensive plays in there too. So that group did well in keeping the lead. And then Aberdeen I thought was great, especially at the start of the second half. Kind of had his little run where he controlled it. And then really from the middle of the second half, from the 15-13 minute mark of the second half on, Owe just had a great game. Aberdeen again no turnovers it's amazing to me the point guard he's become I didn't see that coming 16 assists and one turnover in the last four games I didn't see that coming from him that's an amazing stat yes it is 16 assists one turnover in the last four games against playing 35 minutes plus a game and hitting and hitting then he also can hit the shot when he's got the open shot so he has surprised me probably more than anybody this whole season number two on guy you want to take a three i mean it's chandler and then him oh easily no doubt no doubt and he's hit some some timely ones some contested ones you know uh oh wait he's been knocking down when he gets open looks but aberdeen's had some big moments where he's hit him too especially in the last game we had back-to-back on a 10-0 run i mean he's had some at key times in games so i thought i thought he had uh an excellent performance i was ready you know i was ready to kind of square up for Brandon Garrison when they hit him in the face. I was like, listen, you and BG, sometimes I can get frustrated, but you know what? You're my guy. I'm going to roll with you. I mean, I got in the stance. I was ready. You were in the stance. I was in the stance, Shannon, because that was a dirty hit. He hit him in the face after the whistle. Is that I'm about to take your picture stance you were in? Oh, no, no. I was about to, you know, watch it. I was in the onesie-twosie stance. I think BG can probably fight his own fight. You can say that, but I mean, I was there. Yeah, he's back, just in case he needed it. I was more ready to fight than Todd Golden was against Cal Perry when he pulled the guy in front of him, like we'll talk about later. Yeah, I can't wait to talk about that one. But I was taken up for him. Having been there, that was a cool moment, because we all have had frustrations with Garrison. He's kind of been a little bit of a punching bag for the fan base this year. But when he almost got his head knocked off, 20,000 people stood up just like you just did with their fists, ready to defend him. That was the loudest moment in the game. So I found myself also, this is the bad part about being friends with Tom Hart. Okay. I decided Tom Hart needs my point of view on this, even though he's calling the game. Because I'm listening to Hart and Bradshaw, and they're looking at the replay, and at first they just keep going, well, I mean, it's to his face, but it was intentional. But I'm sitting there going, it was after the whistle. That's the point. Like, leave aside, he hit him in the face. it was after the whistle that wasn't even the and i felt like they didn't know yeah so i just picked my phone up and i was like tom hart it was and then i capitalized after the whistle and then about that time i know i'm behind the action then bradshaw or heart one of them goes well this is after the whistle and i and i i just sent the text i was like they're gonna think i'm stupid now because i think they've already said i don't think a lot of the kentucky players even saw it either. Otherwise, I think there would have been a bigger blow-up than what there was. Good point. Having been there, it didn't look nearly as bad until you got on your phone and saw that slow-mo camera angle where you see his neck. But people didn't realize the foul happened. The other guy committed the foul. Nickel. Nickel. And then the poop was after. They should have kicked him out. It's after the whistle. You can't be doing it. It's bad enough if he didn't play. Yeah, Shannon's right. I didn't think about that. The other players really didn't react. I guess they didn't see it. They may not have seen it because they had stopped like they were supposed to because of the whistle it didn't help it was just a few seconds after that phantom leg kick on chandler so chandler gets called for just barely sticking his leg out and then garrison i almost sent a text to tom about that wow because bradshaw was like well that's his you know that that's not his normal follow through he kicked farther and i wanted to be like what are you talking about that's the problem with having access to those people to those guys so i i held myself he did do a left vocal cord right vocal cord drop he did i don't know i didn't hear them as they were happening i guess they were so subtle i didn't hear the left did a bath county meat shower i did hear that one i did hear that one but uh but that was what you think of that call it's a stupid call because horrible call the kicking leg out thing that's supposed to be when you kick it to the side or even when you kick it under when they think you're trying to hurt them that was just he was just moving forward kind of his natural shot i mean sure it was out a little bit but not worth an offensive foul and I felt bad. It robbed him. I think he would have been seven of nine at that point. Yeah. Yeah, he hit the shot. That's right. If he had made it, maybe he goes for Jody Meeks and tries to get for the 10. And being in Rupp, when they blew the whistle, we thought, or at least I thought, he got fouled and it was an and one. So we had the emotion of my goodness, a four-point play to, what the, what was that? How hot has he been the last couple weeks, though? Chandler is just on fire. Did you see that Doug Schau's doing the game set the record for most games? I did see that. Past John Clockerty. Past John Clockerty. And, you know, I remember my grandfather with John Clockerty. The old school fans did not like John Clockerty. You know, the whole going at it with SEC refs must be in my blood. Because I remember he hated John Clockerty and Don Rutledge. Oh, another good name. Anytime you know a ref by name it not good It not good For a good reason We know what Pat Adams and Doug Schau Although it wasn Doug Schau it was that guy who called the kick i don know his name yeah doug shout really didn get in the spotlight much on saturday i liked how they reffed that game until that those couple plays didn't call a lot of fouls yeah as they let them play and i actually thought it worked out i thought it made thought it made the game a lot more entertaining yeah he had a byron jared and will howard with them oh see i don't know those guys i think uh with my family he was definitely clockerty like everyone else's then when he left they're like well we gotta be mad at someone and tony green had a long run tony green did have and i and we i really like tony green i became friends and then tony kind of shifted to doug here in the last several years doesn't do it anymore does he no no so we have who are the ones we know now joe lindsey joe lindsey he yeah i don't like him yeah who's the doug shouts what's the one that looks like shannon sermon Sermons. Doug Sermons. I don't think he's an SEC that guy. I feel like we only see him in the tournament. He was doing some other SEC games, but he hasn't done our games this year. Probably because he looks like Shannon. He doesn't even look like me at all. He looks kind of like you. Sometimes I wonder if you guys have even looked at me before. I think it's weird how many people you look like. Let me tell you, I don't even bring up. The text machine gets free Shannon the dude looks like this guy a week. you have a lot of them because I'm so handsome there's a lot of handsome men out there I think it's just because you have a look I feel like you have a lot of extended family who's the one that was the most Shannon Sermons is up there there was a singer, a rock and roll singer that looked dead on Shannon I don't remember who it was and to be fair, Mr. Rogers Puppet is well you look like Howdy Doody why does the mr rogers puppet make you so upset because you say i look like a puppet it's a good looking puppet what are we talking about though is it the handsome one i actually think it's a woman was the king the king on there no not the king i can't remember which puppet it was but it was lady elaine lady elaine i don't know which one it but I don't know if it's a life yet. But I remember when they sent it. Anyway, so who else? You got Doug Sermons, Courtney Green now we know. Yeah, yeah. Because of the one game. Courtney Green does not look like me. No, Courtney Green does not look like you. Just giraffes. I tell you, I can't think of his name. I miss the high stepper so much. He's still around college basketball occasionally. He doesn't do us, though. But he was so fun. Yeah. 859-280-2287. Text machine is 772-774-5254. We will take a break and be right back. This is the KSR. I'm Nancy Glass, host of the Burden of Guilt Season 2 podcast. This is a story about a horrendous lie that destroyed two families. Late one night, Bobby Gumpright became the victim of a random crime. He pulls the gun, tells me to lie down on the ground. He identified Jermaine Hudson as the perpetrator. Jermaine was sentenced to 99 years. I'm like, Lord, this can't be real. I thought it was a mistaken identity. The best lie is partial truth. For 22 years, only two people knew the truth. Until a confession changed everything. I was a monster. Listen to Burden of Guilt Season 2 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I think when you get to a certain point, the fame or the success or the influence, it just accentuates and exacerbates the inherent person that you are. The guy that says he's always going to be there and that will do anything to be there is the only guy that's not there. I'm in Australia when Bo was born. My whole identity is that no matter what, I'm going to prioritize my wife and my children over my job. I dread the conversation with my son. What do you think you'd say? Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. In 2023, a story gripped the UK, evoking horror and disbelief. The nurse who should have been in charge of caring for tiny babies is now the most prolific child killer in modern British history. Everyone thought they knew how it ended. A verdict, a villain, a nurse named Lucy Letby. 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See, the only problem with winning is more listeners, no phone calls. it's an interesting thing because like you you people i do think the the listenership oddly is the same or up if we win but when it comes to interaction and calls winning like it's just i guess the natural thing it's something to remember in the comment section when people are raging to get something in the comment section most people if they're happy just go okay it's good but when they're mad they post something so if you just look at the comments you go oh you're getting lit up no it's most people are like oh that's good yeah we won not as many phone calls when you win because nothing to complain about on twitter like if i look at my replies when we win nothing to complain about nothing to complain about but it was nice it felt like lexington was happy saturday it absolutely was i even went out i don't go out and i even went out we went to ks bar we got there at 8 o'clock still kind of buzzing from the wind earlier in the afternoon did you get wild no no i just went to dinner uh at uh what's the name of the place 310 oh what'd you think of it i liked it what kind of food is 310 like caribbean food i liked it they got some duck fried rice they just put ducks in there and fried it and uh it was good it's bowel buns yeah we got one of those spot it was a lot it was a it was a happening crowd way more happening and then sunday i went to my first probably in 25 20 plus years kids basketball game to see my friend hubby and sarah's son really was max getting buckets max was getting buckets oh there was a kid she didn't look just like me glasses taller than everybody else dorky getting buckets though I think he was the only player in double digits. Was he really? Yes, and even though he wasn't on Max's team, I was kind of cheering him on. Yeah. So to the Warriors big man, whatever your name is, I know you're three or four inches taller than everybody else, and that can be awkward right now, but you just remember you're getting buckets. Yeah. And one day you could be hosting on the radio. When they took him out, they'd sit on the bench and read a math book or something. Maybe. But he had a left hand. Yeah. Yeah, I was for Max's team, but I was kind of like, you get yours. I understand. Bowl cut, haircut. Hubby had said there's a dude that looks like you. And he did. And he did. I will say, after the game, though, they told me something. I have concerns about this. You know, Southland Christian Church. Right. You know Southland? A lot of people. I guess their minister, Shannon, got up at Lent and said, for Lent, I want you all to take the media, news and sports, and just as a way of cleansing for Lent, turn them all off for however long Lent is. That's why we weren't getting any calls in the first segment. And so someone came up to me after and was like, all the husbands got together and they asked what they missed the most. And they were all saying KSR. Oh, man. Now, she was like, so I just want you to know, if you've seen a dent in your ratings, the Southland men and women are sad we don't get to listen to you right now. Now, presumably, if they're hearing this right now. That's true. They're cheating. They're cheating. They're cheating. But I don't like this, Southland. Like, in theory, do I like the idea to tune out the noise for 30 days? Sure. But that can't include us. Not this noise. I think they meant, like, new. That's right. Fox News, CNN, tune that out. That's always an exception to everything. We're the exception. But she said it. She was like, these men and women at Southland, they're like, they're missing it. I like the idea you find these guys like hiding in the garage in the dark, listening to KSR in the corner. So listen, there's one of you all at Southland hearing this. Listen right now. Feel free to tell the others. It's okay to skip. It's okay. I won't tell your minister. We wouldn't tell you to not go to church. He's probably not wearing a suit anyway. Yeah. I won't tell him. And dear Southland minister, it's Lent. Make him give something else up. Why'd you say you had to give up this? Yeah, I don't like this. I don't either. We've done shows with Southland in the past. Yeah, I spoke at their men's conference. It's a great place. So, for those of y'all that are cheating, I promise you I won't tell. It's okay. All right, let's go to Jacob. Go ahead, Jacob. Hey, guys. Good morning. My top three points. Personally, KSR, Kentucky Wildcats, and then my kids. We should flip the order. Let's put the kids first and then go from there. Oh, my bad. I got dyslexia. Great game Saturday, man. Great game. What do – as far as – I mean, we've seen what Florida did against Arkansas Saturday as well. What are our odds of Florida coming to rub and us getting a win? I mean, if we play like we did Saturday, we're going to be hard to play. They're not high, but it's not impossible. I appreciate the call. I mean, I would say you play that Kentucky-Florida game in Rupp three times, we'll win one. I think they would win two of three. I think we would win one of three. I mean, I think you've got a 33% to 40% chance. And I think that's pretty good, to be honest with you. You're in line with Ken Palm. It gives him a 31% chance. Okay, and I know better than the computer that it's going to be wild. Your analytics are just a little sharper. Yeah, because I hear when the computer does. Really, they hung with them for the whole game in Gainesville except that start where Lee busted a few threes. They got up by 10, but then Kentucky just kind of stayed down the same amount for most of the game. If you can play a complete game, anything like you did against Vandy, yeah, they're more than capable of winning it. I mean, the key is against Vandy. first of all how about the stats that vandy shot 73 percent from two yes and we still won the game easily easily they shot 73 percent from two shannon maybe they should have shot more twos and less three well they're more of a three-point shooting team but well not saturday couldn't hit them yeah yeah on saturday they played good we i mean they missed some open ones but we also did a pretty good job contesting at the line yes it's just crazy they waxed us down in nashville we looked awful and then they come here to Rupp and it's the exact opposite we look good and they look awful if Kentucky plays like that though they can beat anybody if they play like that the tall kid in the game Yeah what did he do Oh you know he get fouled all the time He big But the refs don call it They're biased against the tall guys. I felt for him. You knew you could experience that back in your day. Now, when he shot free throws, he wasn't a great free throw shooter. But he had the left hand. Yeah. But it was tough because Hubby, it's here right there. I don't want to root against their kid's team. Playing against them. I like that the tournament had seven professional, like the names of the teams, seven NBA teams. It was like the Warriors, the Celtics, Lakers. And then Hubby and Sarah's kid's name, they were just the Hurricanes, which is not an NBA team. Franchise team. Expansion team. And they had a color scheme that was completely different. I like that. You know what? We're going to be the Chicago Bulls. We're just going to be the, you know, avocados. Why not? But the people get into it, man. Oh, yes. I'll tell you what. Where do they find the referees for the kids' games? Yeah. Oh, crap! I would not want to be one of those guys. I'll tell you this. I watched them. They had no care in the world. They'd just blow the whistle. Somebody would say something. They'd just look at them and then hand the kid the ball. I coached a seven-year-old team one season, and I had a few moments with refs. They need to hear it in that league, too. Did you? Yeah. I was hearing stories of people who got – and they were telling me a story of the youth basketball league or football league there. The police had to escort a coach out of the games. It happens. Wow. You got to defend your kids. Defend them against what? If they're getting hosed by the refs. You got to let them know. It doesn't matter if they're seven years old. You think the refs have a bias towards either the Warriors or the Hurricanes? Yeah, I had a big moment when I was coaching Hudson Automotive. Oh, you coached Hudson Automotive? Championship game. Wow. Well, we at Walter's Pharmacy would have taken you down. We'll be right back. TJ Smith, personal injury attorney. Call TJ. He'll make them pay. Now, more of Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Here's Matt Jones. All right, so if we're looking at the people that look like Shannon, Doug Sermons, he looks like old Shannon. They could definitely be brothers. They definitely could be brothers. And then what's the name of the singer you all just showed? It looks like the lead singer of Over the Rainbow. I think his name is Joe. Joe. over the rainbow Joe Lynn Turner over the rainbow Joe first of all their google searches are going to go way up over the rainbow Joe and his name is Joe alright I'm going to look this is what he looks like now I don't think Shannon looks like this oh no he doesn't look like that that's him today the old picture oh my goodness that's Shannon that looks like female Shannon That's Shannon. Wow. I can't see it. My good. Shannon. Oh, Joe Lynn Turner. Joe Lynn Turner on Over the Rainbow. Joe Lynn Turner. Now, not the one that he's bald, but where he has hair before he goes bald. That looks like female Shannon. Holy cow. That's the closest of anybody I've ever seen look like Shannon. That guy's dead on. Joe Lynn. no joe lynn the dude uh 859-280-2287 one person writes matt what about the nicknames that people came up for aoc uh for aberdeen away and chandler so chance so no excuse me always said he was calling his the aberdeen away chandler group the three-headed goat and you first of all do you like that name i do not yeah i don't really either it doesn't really it doesn't really go off the tongue no and they're not really something you want to be unless we're talking about greatest of all time i think that's what he means though greatest of all time greatest of all times there's only one and then on there are no three-headed goats no there's a two-headed goat but not three so i i didn't love it but you know that's what they like and then someone called in the show shannon and said what about aoc no i'm sure you love that one i thought excellent yes but I don't know if that's going to be embraced by the fan base. Most of our fan base probably not. I don't know if AOC is going to quite hit. Probably not. But, I mean, she could come be the Y on Saturday. I don't know how well that would work either. In a different time in American history, maybe you could have done that. I think people won't like it as much now. So Lent is 40 days. 40 days. Yeah. 40 days of no KSR? Yes. Now, there are people who are saying to me that they think Southland didn't mean KSR. This person told me that there were a lot of people who were taking it as KSR. Tune out the noise. Now, I will say this about, I understand Easter is when it is. Right? I get it. But it's March. That's when a lot of people tune in. Are you telling people to tune out basketball in March? I guess Lent started when we were in a little dark spot It was before the Vandy game Maybe they thought they were going to ignore A bad finish for Kentucky basketball Even if you're just a casual This is the time Maybe there's a loophole You can't listen live but you can listen to podcasts I don't know I didn't get the rules I think a lot of them are sitting in their car Hiding, lying to people I understand, let's go to Nancy Go ahead Nancy Hey Matt Guys, okay, so great game on Saturday. I was able to – my language didn't get quite as bad on Saturday. Well, good. I have a question. So my son works for Butler. When I watch the Butler games, they always comment like, well, they've lost their point guard. They've lost – do they ever say that about Kentucky? I mean, we've lost three good players. Yeah, they do. They do. I think you just like probably – like it goes – like when you watch Butler, you're watching them for the first time. Most, it's probably Butler's only on TV a handful of times of the year. So they don't think the audience knows. Oh, no, they're on a lot. Yeah, they're on a lot. They're on FS1, you know, whatever. I think they say a lot. I think they talk especially about Jalen Lowe being out quite a bit. They mention him a lot. Maybe not Cam and Quaintance, but I feel like they mention a lot, especially when they show Aberdeen. They'll say, well, you know, he wasn't supposed to play this position, etc. Right, I do hear that. So does that affect our seating? I mean, will that affect, you know? No, because they're not playing. I mean, one of the things the committee does, Nancy, is they are seating the team that you have when the tournament starts. So the fact that we lost those guys will not help us. They will see the team that's going into the tournament. Okay. Okay. Got it. Okay. Okay. Well, thanks. Appreciate the call. And I love your show. Listen all the time. Okay. I appreciate it. Yeah, I mean, they're very adamant about that. So, you know, we won't get credit, I guess, for guys being hurt because those guys are not going to play, so it won't matter. And when you're looking at Kentucky right now, with the way Aberdeen's playing, you're not like, wow, they're one point guard away. You know, Lowe should be there. No, he's playing pretty awesome. He is, yeah. It might not even change anything if Lowe were healthy. Yeah. Let's go to Casey. Go ahead, Casey. Hey, fellas. Good morning. I just had a talk with a couple things. so Tom Hart killed it on Saturday he is such one of us he's doing Tuesday night's game as well is he oh that's exciting but then the second thing I had everybody has to go listen to that post game show because it was incredible I never laughed out loud as hard as I did with UK Fishnames I did get giddy I hope you guys have a great day appreciate the call Casey I did get a little giddy because a woman called in and said she had an aquarium where she named all the fish after the UK players on that team. So there was a Tayshaun and a Keith Bogans. And I was like, well, was there a Gerald Fitch? And she said, yes. And I said, did you call it Gerald Fish? Which led to people calling in and writing with puns of UK fish players. And I thought of you, Drew, how you would have been great. I mean, we had cod lanter. Oh, I was just doing cod in my head. You know, there were a lot of John Walleye, Nate Sestuna. That was my favorite. Nate Sestuna, I thought was maybe. I liked anchovio reeves. Some deep ones. They were good. You probably already did something with jelly and yellow. Was there a jellyfish? No, people couldn't make it work. That's where my brain went to. You have to make it work. Some of them were just playing on the gill. I'm trying to think. There were a lot. And they kept coming in. Oh, the Harrison Fins. And every time they would come in, I would get giddy. And I would start laughing. And Billy and I couldn't finish the show. Shark rubs? Patrick Sharks. Oh, okay. That's a good one. And as they came in, I started acting silly. We needed one of those post-game shows. you could get giddy and talk about fish, not worry about your team playing bad. Joe, go ahead, Joe. I didn't hear the postgame. Did you guys get any Salmon Malones or Salmon Boots? We're not doing it this show. That was for that show, but yes, that was one. Yes, Salmon came in on a couple of them. I didn't think of Salmon Malone, but again, that doesn't work because it's Sam. Go ahead, Doug. It's not my take, but your Shannon looks like Sermons. The better half insists every single game that Bradshaw calls, he sounds like Collinsworth. And I always thought that was a little bit there, but Collinsworth is a little bit more, you know, pass rush, sounds like he's half stoned. in this past game she said half Collinsworth, half Drew Franklin. And I think she might be on to something. I'm not sure. Just throwing it out there. Do you think he sounds like either of those guys? I appreciate the call. I haven't thought that. I do think he's very good, though. I really think Dane Bradshaw's a really good announcer. I think he's great at it. I think he makes observations that are dead on. To me, he's going to be... He doesn't have the biggest name, But to me, he's going to rise and be one of their top guys. He and Slay both are former Vols that we've started to like because of their broadcasting careers. Slay's going to be one of the main ESPN studio guys sooner rather than later. And I agree with you. What's amazing about Kentucky basketball is as good as we've been over the years, we've never really produced a great commentator on the national scene. We've never – even on the SEC network, they've given guys chances, and they just have not had a guy connect. Yeah, they gave Tony Duck a chance, Antoine Walker a chance. I mean, Mashburn's doing that one show now. Actually, no, Mashburn's pretty good. I didn't think Mashburn would be great, but I think he's gotten good. I think he's good with Bruce Pearl, but we don't ever see him because he's on the Big 12 games. I like Larry Conley back in the day. yeah that's a long time ago but yes he was he was very good i've had other people say that drew sounds like dane bradshaw really yeah first i've heard that rex was pretty good yeah but rex you know talk about not sticking to sports i mean that's a guy who was not going to stick to sports but i thought rex on our pregame show was amazing he was good when he was around the team those couple years yeah he just got into the political a little too much and they couldn't yeah they just Couldn't get him around. Hey, if you're paying a premium for roadside assistance or getting gouged for phone insurance, doctor visit co-pays feeling more expensive. How about Blue Vantage Checking from UK Credit Union? We help you get ahead. Visit us online or stop by a branch to learn more. Blue Vantage Checking from the official credit union of the University of Kentucky. It is UK Federal Credit Union. Additional fees apply. Membership eligibility required. 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No one had ever seen anything like that. It was unbelievable. This is a story of the inner workings of the MSS and how one man's ambition and mistakes opened its vault of secrets. Listen to The Sixth Bureau on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to Techie Sports Radio. All right, somebody sent me a screenshot of the Southland minister of the things people had to tune out of their life for these. All right. They've got it listed? Yeah. So see if any of these apply to us. cultural commentators probably yes no no not us we talk about the culture we're not in this setting not for lint but so you're saying we are a cultural commentator but not enough of one to they meant other ones okay all right political commentators not really on this show no i mean i'll I think they mean 94.5 from 7 to 8. Yeah, that's 94.5. Mixmas. All right, news organizations. I mean, we kind of qualify in all these, but not really. Well, that's why you can't push into one. This one, I think this one is going to get us. Shannon. Yeah. Podcasts that aren't about Jesus. Well, that's us. We can talk Jesus, though, right now if you want to. We can do a Jesus segment. Pro. Sponsored by DraftKings. Pro Jesus. I'm pro Jesus. I got no problem. I think you should get a contract extension. You should, yeah. Big fan, actually. Five star. Influencers, YouTube personalities, and internet pastors without churches. Well, we're not an internet pastor without a church. That's right. We don't even claim to be. So I could see how you could see that and say. Like three of those five. Yeah. But we're not like one. You know, we're a little bit of everything. A little bit of this, a little bit of that. So I don't think you can just put us into one category. We're for God, though. But definitely a podcast that's not about Jesus. It's true. I think that might be the one that gets us. All right. I understand. I appreciate the sentiment. I just feel like we should have gotten the parentheses except KSR. True. We'll talk to him after Easter. Especially during March Madness. All right. 8-5-9. What about the Jaden Quaint's dad comment? You know, his dad has been kind of vocal more than once. I had a displeasure of how things have gone with his son. This was like right as the game was starting. Yeah, it was. I had heard a rumor that he had moved out of Lexington like a month ago, and so I just think that it's – Of course, now I can't find the comment. It leads me to believe that he has definitely played into it. The comment was essentially what all the Sabre people didn't see. It was something like – Y'all pushing narrative. Y'all pushing – Y'all – And he was talking to some fan. Yeah. He was basically like, Jaden came back even when the coaches didn't want him to come back. And yes, he had swelling. And then like, I didn't go out. He doesn't hang out. All he does is rehab and ice. That's what he said. Yeah. But he was clearly not happy. And that's not been the first time. Right. You know, you know, my view. Parents shouldn't be chipping. I mean, doesn't do you any good. Doesn't help your son at all. Doesn't help your kid. Doesn't help you. Doesn't help the fan. It never helps. And to chirp back at a fan like that, I think it was a bad look. And it was right before the game. As far as Quaintance, I mean, he's not going to play here again, right? I mean, I haven't expected him in well over a month. On the tweet, hey, just an incredibly long tweet. As soon as I saw it, it was like, well, we got my readers and paused everything I'm doing to read this. But I get his dad, that's the nature to defend your son, especially he's getting a lot of it online. And that just, as you all said, with parents and putting that out there, you're just asking for – It never makes it better. No, it's got like 350,000 views, a lot of engagement. I mean, it's not the best – it's hard to say, a parent, don't defend your kid. Yeah. But it never works out in this setting. Doug, go ahead, Doug. Yes, Matt, I have an observation and a question for the group. for myself, one reason I don't usually think about calling in after a big win like Saturday is because I prefer to listen to what you guys have to say. I've heard that. I appreciate it. Thank you. And the question for the group, you mentioned a while ago the good commentators. Yes. Who is your least favorite commentator? I have one, and it's not even close to the rest. Who's that? rafferty oh really you don't like rafferty why is that well he does that growling thing he does all the time and then he gets choked on his flame and keeps trying to talk and you can't make out a word he's saying i've never noticed that all right uh well i appreciate the call doug you know i actually think college basketball is uh appreciate it is kind of blessed with good commentators like I'm trying to think of who does Kentucky games for the most part. Our three ones, we get Billis and Jimmy Dykes the most. Jimmy Dykes probably the most of color commentators. And then probably Billis second. And then we get a lot of Dane Bradshaw. We've had a few games where we had Damian Fishback. I don't want to be mean. The guys we had for the South Carolina game. Yeah, I was going to say the same thing. That guy comes going, that's what they need to do. They need to score in the paint. He said that 20 times. Yeah, is that Perry Clark? Perry Clark. Yeah, probably could move Perry Clark to a different conference. Former South Carolina assistant. I know. He was a lot. With Kevin Fitzgerald. Yeah, the other guy's fine, but Perry Clark was a lot. Fran Fraschella does a lot of SEC games, but he doesn't do our games. It was Rodney Terry, wasn't it? It wasn't Perry Clark. Whoever did the South Carolina game. Rodney Terry. He's saying it was Perry. Yeah, it was Perry for South Carolina. Either way, that guy's not the best. Frischel is okay. I like Fran fine. I don't have guys that really annoy me like back in the day. Do you? No, not really. I mean, I was never a big Bill Walton fan, but then it kind of grows on you a little bit. He's dead, so he's probably not going to do it anymore. Yeah, but I didn't like him doing games, but then the more he did it, the more it kind of grew on me a little bit. I mean, play by play, I'm going Tom Hart. Yeah. than i and eagle we don't get a lot of i and eagle games but i love i and eagle you're looking like dave fleming but we never have him no so i don't really know we used to always have sean farnham but we don't have him anymore he they put him out on the west coast all the time carl ravitch all the time with jimmy dykes you really like you like carl ravitch i think he's great but yeah i don't think there's anybody bad right now do you not really and to be honest i'm at the game for home games and i sync with tom and jack almost all the time unless it's tom we're actually kind of blessed in the uh yeah in the college basketball i think everybody's pretty good let's go to mark anthony go ahead mark good morning matthew ryan drew and uh shannon hey fellas that three-point shot uh column was fouled i don't see it any other way i mean how you take a three-point shot end up on your backside on the floor. How are you not foul? Nonetheless, and the foul against BG, he liked to took his head off. It was hard to see from the first few angles they showed, but when they showed it from behind him, he liked to take his head off. And it was real funny, I thought, when Doug Shows walked up there to make the announcement to the crowd. Oh, yeah, that was great. He was fouled. And everybody booed, and he was like, give me a second. Hold on, hold on. And, and. Just give me a minute. I appreciate the call. That was definitely because it was Doug Schaub. Yeah. Everyone was booing, and he was like, just hang on. There's another paragraph to my answer. I love that. That was really funny. Crowd wasn't waiting. Like I said earlier, that was coming right off the Chandler thing, too. So the crowd was already hot, even up by double digits. So Doug got it pretty good in that moment. Yeah, he did. They were expecting Schaub to probably reverse the call and not call him a flagrant foul. So as soon as he said that, everybody jumped on him. But to the question, I think my perfect thing would be like Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, and Tom Hart as like the host coming in and out. That'd be good. That's what I would love. We'll take a break. Come back. Hour number two. This is KSR. I'm Nancy Glass, host of the Burden of Guilt Season 2 podcast. This is a story about a horrendous lie that destroyed two families. Late one night, Bobby Gumpwright became the victim of a random crime. The perpetrator was sentenced to 99 years until a confession changed everything. I was a monster. Listen to Burden of Guilt Season 2 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Amanda Knox, and in the new podcast, Doubt, the Case of Lucy Letby, we unpack the story of an unimaginable tragedy that gripped the UK in 2023. But what if we didn't get the whole story? I've just been made to fit. The moment you look at the whole picture, the case collapsed. 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