WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.800 --> 00:00:03.040 Welcome to the Big Blue Insider. Dick Gabriel with you 2 00:00:03.160 --> 00:00:06.599 on the snowy, icy Monday edition of our show. And 3 00:00:06.759 --> 00:00:09.599 no it's not the Mark Pope Show obviously because the 4 00:00:09.599 --> 00:00:12.800 Wildcats are already in Georgia. That's where they play tomorrow night. 5 00:00:12.839 --> 00:00:14.560 As you know, a game you will hear right here 6 00:00:14.919 --> 00:00:18.480 on six thirty WLAP. So the Pope Show is going 7 00:00:18.559 --> 00:00:21.359 to be on Wednesday, as will be be in radio, 8 00:00:21.440 --> 00:00:23.920 as will the Kenny Brooks Show. So we just kind 9 00:00:23.920 --> 00:00:25.960 of flip flopped those days and we'll be with you. 10 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:31.399 But also today our usual Wednesday lineup which includes Gary 11 00:00:31.440 --> 00:00:33.640 Moore or West End Bureau Chief and Shawn Woods, the 12 00:00:33.679 --> 00:00:36.359 Unforgettable Guard. They talked to us every Wednesday. We're going 13 00:00:36.439 --> 00:00:39.880 to talk to them tonight. And Sean texted me right 14 00:00:39.920 --> 00:00:42.679 after the game. Of course he was all about Lamont 15 00:00:42.719 --> 00:00:45.479 Butler when we talked last week. Of course, Shawn is 16 00:00:45.560 --> 00:00:49.759 quite partial to point guards, which is understandable and very 17 00:00:49.759 --> 00:00:52.280 proud of what Lamont Butler did and has been doing 18 00:00:52.880 --> 00:00:56.079 for the Wildcats. And he also was fair in his 19 00:00:56.240 --> 00:00:59.200 comments after the Ohio State loss up in New York. 20 00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:03.799 He said Ohio State's point guards outplayed Kentucky's point guards. 21 00:01:03.799 --> 00:01:07.840 So keep in mind, and we all know this, no 22 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:12.120 kerk Crisa, but once again, in lieu of the number 23 00:01:12.200 --> 00:01:16.200 two point guard, the number three guys getting more minutes, 24 00:01:16.200 --> 00:01:19.079 and that's Travis Perry. So we'll talk about that when 25 00:01:19.120 --> 00:01:21.079 we break down the numbers as well. But we'll talk 26 00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:23.959 with Sean about that, and we'll talk with Gary Moore 27 00:01:24.359 --> 00:01:27.000 about what's going on with the NFL and with college football. 28 00:01:27.040 --> 00:01:29.560 And by the way, tonight we're gonna talk more football 29 00:01:29.560 --> 00:01:33.359 in our next segment. But tonight the FCS championship game 30 00:01:34.200 --> 00:01:40.239 Montana State, the Grizzlies against North Dakota State. And I'm 31 00:01:40.280 --> 00:01:44.200 telling you, if you've been disappointed in the Division I 32 00:01:44.959 --> 00:01:48.200 playoff games, and I can understand that. And by the way, 33 00:01:48.280 --> 00:01:51.519 keep in mind, there are bad games. There have been 34 00:01:51.560 --> 00:01:56.280 bad games throughout the decades in terms of the postseason 35 00:01:56.319 --> 00:01:59.760 games in college football, bowl games or the BCS games 36 00:02:00.079 --> 00:02:03.719 in the NFL. Are been terrible playoff games. That just happens. 37 00:02:04.439 --> 00:02:08.560 But I would be amazed if tonight's FCS game that's 38 00:02:08.560 --> 00:02:11.479 the old one double A, I'd be amazed if that's 39 00:02:11.520 --> 00:02:15.120 not a great game. That's the level where EKU plays 40 00:02:15.159 --> 00:02:19.159 where Western Kentucky used to play. But you know, AKU 41 00:02:19.759 --> 00:02:22.840 as a couple of national titles to its credit from 42 00:02:22.879 --> 00:02:26.599 back in the late eighties early nineties, four straight appearances 43 00:02:27.159 --> 00:02:31.560 in the championship game, and then things tailed off a 44 00:02:31.560 --> 00:02:34.759 little bit when the administration pulled its support from uk 45 00:02:35.719 --> 00:02:39.919 or Eku athletics. That's a long story, but anyhow, they're 46 00:02:39.960 --> 00:02:42.479 on the way back, I believe, under wal wells Eku, 47 00:02:43.039 --> 00:02:48.280 but not quite where Montana State and North Dakota State are. 48 00:02:48.879 --> 00:02:50.759 So if you want to see an entertaining football game 49 00:02:50.800 --> 00:02:54.960 and there's no NFL tonight, NFL regular season ended yesterday, 50 00:02:55.759 --> 00:02:59.919 so check that game out tonight ahead of the rest 51 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:03.280 to the Division I playoff games. It is Black Monday, 52 00:03:03.360 --> 00:03:07.319 if you will, and Black Friday is good for people 53 00:03:07.560 --> 00:03:12.560 who are shopping ahead of Christmas looking for deals. Merchants 54 00:03:12.639 --> 00:03:14.439 make a lot of money, a lot of stores make 55 00:03:14.479 --> 00:03:17.639 their budgets. Black Mondays when coaches get fired. So we'll 56 00:03:17.639 --> 00:03:20.560 talk about that as well. And there will be some 57 00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:25.439 Kentucky Wildcats or former Wildcats affected by these moves. But 58 00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:29.800 we got to talk about both Kentucky women's and men's basketball, 59 00:03:30.520 --> 00:03:34.120 and why don't we start chronologically start with the men 60 00:03:34.919 --> 00:03:38.080 who beat Florida one oh six to one hundred, and 61 00:03:38.319 --> 00:03:41.639 got a message via Facebook from my buddy Chuck Cooperstein, 62 00:03:42.039 --> 00:03:45.280 who is the radio voice of the Dallas Mavericks but 63 00:03:45.400 --> 00:03:48.120 is a proud Florida Gator, and in fact, when that 64 00:03:48.159 --> 00:03:51.159 playbook play job opened up, he might have become the 65 00:03:51.280 --> 00:03:54.639 voice of the Gators. But Chuck has been the radio 66 00:03:54.759 --> 00:03:58.120 voice of Dallas Mavericks for so long. He and I 67 00:03:58.199 --> 00:04:00.719 worked together when I was down there in Dallas, I 68 00:04:00.759 --> 00:04:04.360 hired him. He was working for KROLD Radio doing scores. 69 00:04:05.199 --> 00:04:07.479 It was an all news station that did a ton 70 00:04:07.520 --> 00:04:12.319 of sports, including Cowboy games, and Chuck was a scores 71 00:04:12.520 --> 00:04:17.000 guy and a sportscast guy and snacks and playbook play gigs. 72 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:20.079 And when the Mavericks job opened up at one point, 73 00:04:20.360 --> 00:04:22.120 he got the job and he's been there ever since, 74 00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:25.519 got himself a championship ring, and he's a good dude 75 00:04:25.519 --> 00:04:30.319 and a great talent. And he hit me up with 76 00:04:31.600 --> 00:04:33.800 a note saying that he kind of wished his team 77 00:04:33.800 --> 00:04:35.639 and did free throws instead. It was a great game, 78 00:04:36.279 --> 00:04:40.439 not unlike an NBA game, but wished his team and 79 00:04:40.480 --> 00:04:44.759 did free throws. And you know what, He's exactly right now. 80 00:04:44.879 --> 00:04:48.439 When Clayton starts missing free throws, you know it's a 81 00:04:48.439 --> 00:04:52.199 good day for the Wildcats. But Clayton had thirty three, 82 00:04:52.319 --> 00:04:57.879 Martin had twenty six. But between them, those guys were 83 00:04:57.920 --> 00:05:01.839 twelve for twenty at the free throw line as a team. 84 00:05:02.240 --> 00:05:07.199 Oh yeah, and Condon three for eight As a team. 85 00:05:07.319 --> 00:05:10.360 Florida was twenty two of thirty five. And I'm trying 86 00:05:10.439 --> 00:05:15.360 not trying to diminish Kentucky's win in any way. I'm 87 00:05:15.399 --> 00:05:17.920 just pointing out that this scene could have gone the 88 00:05:17.920 --> 00:05:20.519 other way. But guess what, that's the way it's going 89 00:05:20.600 --> 00:05:25.279 to be in the SEC every night. And I went 90 00:05:25.319 --> 00:05:27.839 back yesterday. I was at the game, went back yesterday 91 00:05:27.879 --> 00:05:32.199 and watched the ESPN coverage with Schulman and Billis. That's 92 00:05:32.240 --> 00:05:35.920 the best crew working for my money today. And I 93 00:05:35.959 --> 00:05:38.279 know I had wrote about this on the internet not 94 00:05:38.439 --> 00:05:41.800 long ago that I don't understand why so many of 95 00:05:41.800 --> 00:05:45.160 you disliked j Billis he had. He does not have 96 00:05:45.240 --> 00:05:49.399 a bias, you know, He's toward Duke or the ACC 97 00:05:49.639 --> 00:05:53.720 or whatever, and as enormous respect for Kentucky, and he 98 00:05:53.920 --> 00:05:56.879 loved what he saw Saturday. If you weren't watching, or 99 00:05:56.879 --> 00:05:59.439 if you were listening to the radio, God bless you, 100 00:05:59.519 --> 00:06:02.439 or if you're at the game. Both of these guys 101 00:06:03.040 --> 00:06:05.680 were so impressed with you all, with the fan base, 102 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:10.680 with rupp Arena, great crowd, great atmosphere, and as they 103 00:06:10.720 --> 00:06:16.079 pointed out off the top, from the very beginning of 104 00:06:16.120 --> 00:06:20.000 the day eleven am start, you all showed up and 105 00:06:20.079 --> 00:06:23.240 showed out. And when the games begin, if at a 106 00:06:23.319 --> 00:06:27.639 non conference game, oftentimes there are spaces of empty seats 107 00:06:27.959 --> 00:06:30.759 and eventually they might fill in, people might move down 108 00:06:31.240 --> 00:06:33.920 from upstairs, and some folks just may not show up 109 00:06:34.399 --> 00:06:38.480 for the Kentucky Brown game. But buddy, buddy, everybody showed 110 00:06:38.480 --> 00:06:41.279 for that one and they were treated with a great 111 00:06:41.680 --> 00:06:45.319 basketball game. Yeah, Florida misshots, Yeah Kentucky made some mistakes, 112 00:06:46.480 --> 00:06:49.319 but it was a great basketball game. Such good shooting. 113 00:06:50.399 --> 00:06:55.120 Kentucky for the game. For the game shot fifty seven 114 00:06:55.199 --> 00:07:01.240 point eight percent. Incredible, hit sixteen of twenty seven that's 115 00:07:01.279 --> 00:07:04.480 fifty nine percent in the second half a loon. Florida 116 00:07:04.600 --> 00:07:08.720 for the game hit fifty five percent in the second 117 00:07:08.800 --> 00:07:13.079 half sixty two percent. And there was defense. Yeah, they 118 00:07:13.120 --> 00:07:19.279 played defense, but guys made shots, especially Clayton that shot 119 00:07:19.319 --> 00:07:21.839 he hit to beat the clock with a hand in 120 00:07:21.839 --> 00:07:24.680 his face from three point land late in the game. 121 00:07:25.079 --> 00:07:28.800 They kept Florida in. It was unbelievable. But how about 122 00:07:28.839 --> 00:07:31.639 Kobe Braa, Boy, do I sound like Caliperi? How about 123 00:07:31.720 --> 00:07:38.160 Kobe Brea eight of eleven, seven of nine from distance. 124 00:07:38.040 --> 00:07:40.120 Anything, whatever they need, Like, I'm going to be that guy. 125 00:07:40.199 --> 00:07:42.040 So you're gonna come in and get some energy. 126 00:07:42.120 --> 00:07:44.600 So I think, you know, we've been up to pretty 127 00:07:44.600 --> 00:07:47.600 slow starts on the last couple of games, and you know, 128 00:07:47.839 --> 00:07:49.759 just for me to come in and you know, kind 129 00:07:49.759 --> 00:07:50.319 of change. 130 00:07:50.079 --> 00:07:52.079 That around a little bit throughout these games. I think 131 00:07:52.079 --> 00:07:53.079 it's been helping us a lot. 132 00:07:53.639 --> 00:07:57.240 And and Billis kept saying you cannot leave him open, 133 00:07:57.279 --> 00:08:00.959 and yet Florida kept losing him. That's the thing about 134 00:08:00.959 --> 00:08:05.199 Clayton about Kentucky did a pretty good job covering him. 135 00:08:06.000 --> 00:08:08.680 He was six of twelve from beyond the arc. Seemed 136 00:08:08.720 --> 00:08:12.560 like he shot better, but it seemed like couple times, yeah, 137 00:08:12.560 --> 00:08:18.680 he shook loose, and same with Martin. But for whatever reason, 138 00:08:18.759 --> 00:08:22.439 the Gators kept losing Kobe bre And you know, and 139 00:08:22.480 --> 00:08:26.480 Billis pointed this out. Every team in America will say 140 00:08:26.519 --> 00:08:29.920 this about Kobe Bret. You cannot leave him open, and 141 00:08:30.000 --> 00:08:33.720 yet the Gators did a terrible job trying to check him. 142 00:08:34.080 --> 00:08:39.600 Terrible job, and Kentucky made the Gators pay. It's not 143 00:08:39.639 --> 00:08:43.559 going to be that easy relative term tomorrow night and 144 00:08:43.600 --> 00:08:45.919 from here on for Brea and for the rest of 145 00:08:45.960 --> 00:08:49.440 the Cats. Everybody knows that teams will try to run 146 00:08:49.480 --> 00:08:52.559 them off the three point line, and Florida did it early, 147 00:08:53.080 --> 00:08:57.480 but Kentucky did a much better job of capitalizing on 148 00:08:58.039 --> 00:09:01.679 buckets they could get inside, and that opened things up 149 00:09:01.960 --> 00:09:06.360 from the outside. Cats ended up hitting fourteen of twenty nine, 150 00:09:06.399 --> 00:09:10.720 that's forty eight percent, and Almanor was oh for three. 151 00:09:10.759 --> 00:09:14.240 He had some good looks from beyond the arc, so 152 00:09:14.360 --> 00:09:19.679 minus him, they're well over fifty percent. And Jackson Robinson 153 00:09:19.799 --> 00:09:22.200 was just two of six from the outside, but that's 154 00:09:22.240 --> 00:09:26.519 good enough. Two for six from three point land, that's fine. 155 00:09:26.679 --> 00:09:30.080 Anything after that's gravy. One of the best stat lines 156 00:09:30.320 --> 00:09:34.600 Lamont Butler. He was one of six Wildcats in double figures. 157 00:09:34.919 --> 00:09:37.440 Well, we got a lot of great guys on the team. 158 00:09:37.679 --> 00:09:40.279 Everyone contributed at a high rate, and you know tonight 159 00:09:40.639 --> 00:09:41.879 how we contributed was scoring. 160 00:09:41.960 --> 00:09:43.320 You know, like you said, a bunch. 161 00:09:43.120 --> 00:09:46.000 Of guys you knows had a double dission, so I'm 162 00:09:46.039 --> 00:09:46.759 gona stop reguard. 163 00:09:46.799 --> 00:09:48.600 That's when you can't really focus on one guy. 164 00:09:49.200 --> 00:09:50.879 I think that's what's gonna help us throughout the year. 165 00:09:51.320 --> 00:09:58.840 Thirty three minutes, eight assists, nineteen points, two turnovers. In fact, 166 00:09:59.159 --> 00:10:03.519 turnovers to me d won the game for Kentucky because 167 00:10:03.559 --> 00:10:07.399 the Wildcats only turned it over six times, and when 168 00:10:07.440 --> 00:10:10.360 the other guys are shooting the way they are, you 169 00:10:10.399 --> 00:10:13.360 can't give them free possessions. Florida only turned it over 170 00:10:13.480 --> 00:10:18.960 nine Clayton had five of those turnovers, but points off 171 00:10:19.000 --> 00:10:27.000 turnovers Florida four points, Kentucky twenty. So between free throws 172 00:10:27.039 --> 00:10:32.320 missed by the Gators and Kentucky taking advantage of those mistakes, 173 00:10:32.679 --> 00:10:36.480 you see how Kentucky won it despite the fact that 174 00:10:36.559 --> 00:10:42.720 the Gators had fifteen offensive rebounds and thirty one points 175 00:10:43.440 --> 00:10:47.559 on second chance tries. Out rebound in Kentucky thirty eight 176 00:10:47.559 --> 00:10:52.799 to thirty. You talk about a learning experience for Mark 177 00:10:52.840 --> 00:10:55.879 Pope and his team. There's a lot to go over 178 00:10:56.720 --> 00:11:01.000 and you know they'll take full advantage of it. Meanwhile, 179 00:11:02.240 --> 00:11:09.360 UK women go down to Nashville and win easily over Vanderbilt. 180 00:11:09.720 --> 00:11:14.000 Kenny Brooks's team getting it done and this after the 181 00:11:14.039 --> 00:11:20.360 impressive win over Mississippi State on Thursday night. So the 182 00:11:20.440 --> 00:11:24.759 Cat's now two to zero in the SEC, thirteen in 183 00:11:24.799 --> 00:11:29.879 one in conference play, and next up for them Florida 184 00:11:29.960 --> 00:11:34.120 Gators in Gainesville. That's Thursday. That's a five o'clock start, 185 00:11:35.120 --> 00:11:37.399 and you're gonna hear that one right here on six 186 00:11:37.519 --> 00:11:41.240 thirty WLAP. When we come back, we'll look around the NFL. 187 00:11:41.320 --> 00:11:44.639 As they said, it's Black Monday, coaches on their way 188 00:11:44.639 --> 00:11:47.559 out there packing up here on the Big Moon Sider, 189 00:11:47.600 --> 00:11:51.399 six thirty WLAP. Welcome back to the Big bon Sider. 190 00:11:51.440 --> 00:11:53.279 Coming up in a few minutes. We're gonna talk with 191 00:11:53.840 --> 00:11:57.200 Sean Woods, the unforgettable guard. We talk Kentucky basketball with 192 00:11:57.279 --> 00:12:00.919 him each and every week, and Gary Moore Bureau CHIEAP. 193 00:12:01.000 --> 00:12:04.399 But on Wednesday, that is the night we do the 194 00:12:04.440 --> 00:12:06.840 State Wide Show and the Mark Pope Show and Big 195 00:12:06.879 --> 00:12:10.200 Blue Nation, BBN Radio NI Kenny Brookshaw and all that. 196 00:12:10.320 --> 00:12:13.559 So our programming is flip flop. We're going to talk 197 00:12:13.720 --> 00:12:16.399 to our Wednesday guests tonight. We're also going to talk 198 00:12:16.440 --> 00:12:19.759 tonight with Mark Mathis. He's a longtime friend from the 199 00:12:19.759 --> 00:12:23.639 Owensboro Messenger has been covering Kentucky Sports for a long time, 200 00:12:23.679 --> 00:12:25.720 and in fact sat next to each other at the 201 00:12:25.759 --> 00:12:28.919 ballgame the other day. So we'll get caught up with 202 00:12:29.039 --> 00:12:31.759 Mark and get his thoughts on the game as well. 203 00:12:32.559 --> 00:12:36.440 I mentioned football, and by the way, we'll talk about 204 00:12:36.480 --> 00:12:39.440 coaches here in just a moment. But the portal door 205 00:12:40.080 --> 00:12:42.879 is still spinning, and I commend you to two four 206 00:12:42.919 --> 00:12:47.519 to seven sports coverage. Aaron Gershaan keeps updating the UK 207 00:12:47.639 --> 00:12:53.080 football transfer portal target Tracker, and you can find out 208 00:12:53.120 --> 00:12:58.360 more about the defensive tackle from Washington State who committed 209 00:12:58.399 --> 00:13:02.279 to Kentucky over the weekend story written actually by Chris Fisher. 210 00:13:02.519 --> 00:13:05.200 Of course, UK trying to find a way to replace 211 00:13:05.240 --> 00:13:09.639 Dion Walker and Keyshawn Silver in the middle of their defense. 212 00:13:09.679 --> 00:13:14.120 But a guy named David Gusta committed to UK after 213 00:13:14.200 --> 00:13:18.720 looking at Texas, A and M and Tennessee and uh, 214 00:13:18.840 --> 00:13:21.799 I have no idea if this guy's any good or not, 215 00:13:22.639 --> 00:13:25.320 but he's sixty three or yeah, sixty three three h 216 00:13:25.360 --> 00:13:29.200 two was rated the number three defensive linemen in the 217 00:13:29.279 --> 00:13:33.080 portal this offseason, rated by two four to seven Sports, 218 00:13:33.080 --> 00:13:38.080 and again he has some really really big cleats to fill. 219 00:13:38.200 --> 00:13:40.679 Not that Dion I thought had a great year. But 220 00:13:40.759 --> 00:13:42.960 he was good. I mean, you know, he tied up 221 00:13:42.960 --> 00:13:46.559 a lot of blocks, but the D line was just 222 00:13:46.679 --> 00:13:49.320 riddled with injuries and it made it a lot easier 223 00:13:49.320 --> 00:13:54.320 I think relative term for teams to uh to handle him. Uh. Kentucky, 224 00:13:54.720 --> 00:13:58.720 we host Tamarcus Cooley later this week. That's according to 225 00:13:58.840 --> 00:14:04.360 two four seven Sports, three seasons of eligibility. He's a 226 00:14:04.440 --> 00:14:06.720 d back again from ENC State, gonna look at Ole 227 00:14:06.759 --> 00:14:15.440 Miss LSU and Miszoo originally was recruited by Maryland, ended 228 00:14:15.519 --> 00:14:20.159 up at NC State this past year. So Kentucky's still 229 00:14:20.200 --> 00:14:25.039 trying to add defensive backs after losing of course, after 230 00:14:25.080 --> 00:14:28.639 this year, Maxwell Hairston, of course he'll get a shot 231 00:14:28.679 --> 00:14:32.120 at the NFL. Andrew Phillips in the NFL, now Carrington 232 00:14:32.200 --> 00:14:35.960 Valentine in the NFL. They do get Nichols back and 233 00:14:36.000 --> 00:14:39.120 he's going to be a good one in the defensive secondary. 234 00:14:39.559 --> 00:14:43.279 So now they're looking at Coolie, who was rated an 235 00:14:43.320 --> 00:14:46.320 eighty seven on a scale of one hundred by two 236 00:14:46.440 --> 00:14:50.039 four to seven Sports. So Kentucky's still trying to build 237 00:14:50.080 --> 00:14:57.559 depth through that portal. Black Monday coaches out Mike Rabel interviewing. 238 00:14:57.639 --> 00:15:01.240 Now he has sat out the season after being fired 239 00:15:01.639 --> 00:15:03.759 by the Titans, so he'll get a lot of attention. 240 00:15:03.919 --> 00:15:08.279 But the Jacksonville Jaguars after three years, fired Doug Peterson. 241 00:15:08.879 --> 00:15:11.320 You got it done in Philly with much better players, 242 00:15:12.039 --> 00:15:15.120 and they seemed to draft well in Jacksonville, but their 243 00:15:15.159 --> 00:15:19.480 teams were terrible. They kept Trent Balky the GM. So 244 00:15:19.600 --> 00:15:24.039 now who is Josh Allen the UK Josh Allen going 245 00:15:24.080 --> 00:15:27.559 to be playing for next year? The first round draft 246 00:15:27.559 --> 00:15:32.559 pick out of Kentucky for the Jaguars. You remember, now 247 00:15:32.759 --> 00:15:36.120 three teams had already fired their coaches. The Bears fired 248 00:15:36.159 --> 00:15:39.519 Matt ebra Flus, the Saints fired Dennis Allen, the Jets 249 00:15:39.879 --> 00:15:51.720 fired Robert Salah, New England Patriots fired Jared Mayo. And 250 00:15:51.799 --> 00:15:56.759 I mentioned Wildcats being affected. And two you might have 251 00:15:56.840 --> 00:16:00.080 seen him last night as the Lions destroyed the Viking. 252 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:06.759 Josh Pascal and Zadarius Smith in the starting lineup last 253 00:16:06.840 --> 00:16:11.720 night for the injury riddled Detroit defense. Well, there's a 254 00:16:11.759 --> 00:16:16.600 lot of interest in the Lions decordinator Aaron Glenn. The 255 00:16:16.679 --> 00:16:22.559 Jets supposedly will interview him and not the Lions OC 256 00:16:22.960 --> 00:16:27.320 Ben Johnson. That he's getting a lot of attention as well, 257 00:16:27.360 --> 00:16:32.519 but there's a distinct possibility that the Lions oc and 258 00:16:32.559 --> 00:16:39.320 again he's playing Pascal and Zadarius Smith together, two former Wildcats. 259 00:16:40.559 --> 00:16:43.639 So he may be gone after this year from Detroit. 260 00:16:44.399 --> 00:16:48.720 Broncos de coordinator Vanced Joseph also getting interest evidently from 261 00:16:48.759 --> 00:16:53.120 the Jets and the Bears. But because of the job 262 00:16:53.200 --> 00:16:58.440 that Mark Stoops and Vince Merrill and staff have done 263 00:16:58.639 --> 00:17:01.039 over the last few years, there are a lot of 264 00:17:01.039 --> 00:17:06.279 former Wildcats in the NFL, not quite like Kentucky basketball 265 00:17:06.319 --> 00:17:09.200 in the NBA. I know that's a sore spot for 266 00:17:09.240 --> 00:17:13.519 a lot of people, but it goes to show why 267 00:17:13.680 --> 00:17:18.720 Stoops and company have had success up until this year. 268 00:17:20.480 --> 00:17:24.799 They evaluated, they recruited, they signed, they developed and won 269 00:17:25.559 --> 00:17:29.039 with outstanding players, and they got some breaks through the 270 00:17:29.079 --> 00:17:33.519 portal Will Levis, who was still struggling in the NFL, 271 00:17:33.559 --> 00:17:39.720 he may become a backup for life. I think he 272 00:17:39.759 --> 00:17:44.440 may end up leaving Nashville after this year, because you know, 273 00:17:44.519 --> 00:17:49.000 Vrabel was fired by the Titans. He did not support 274 00:17:49.079 --> 00:17:52.119 the move of handing the keys of the Cadillac to 275 00:17:52.200 --> 00:17:55.599 will Levis. He wasn't ready to do that. Disagreed with 276 00:17:55.960 --> 00:18:00.359 ownership and management. They got rid of him, and Levis 277 00:18:00.440 --> 00:18:03.599 ends up the starter and it has not worked. And 278 00:18:03.640 --> 00:18:06.319 he got benched again yesterday through a forty nine yard 279 00:18:06.359 --> 00:18:11.400 touchdown pass. But he was benched again yesterday. They may 280 00:18:11.440 --> 00:18:14.519 end up cutting him loose to save some money. Now, 281 00:18:14.599 --> 00:18:18.079 can he work his way back as did Sam Darnold, 282 00:18:18.640 --> 00:18:22.160 as did well Jared Goff for the Lions was struggling 283 00:18:22.440 --> 00:18:26.480 before they traded him. But uh, look at Baker Mayfield. 284 00:18:26.480 --> 00:18:28.720 Look out, Well he's done in Tampa. You got to 285 00:18:28.759 --> 00:18:31.559 give him the right team. I don't think that's the 286 00:18:31.640 --> 00:18:35.319 problem with Levis because he keeps making the same mistake. 287 00:18:35.519 --> 00:18:39.039 He keeps trying to make heroic plays instead of taking 288 00:18:39.039 --> 00:18:41.359 care of the football. And he had that problem here, 289 00:18:41.400 --> 00:18:44.519 didn't he second year? It was a lot about the 290 00:18:44.519 --> 00:18:50.519 O line. First year he lived off Wandale Robinson, who 291 00:18:50.559 --> 00:18:54.240 will have the same head coach this coming season, and 292 00:18:54.319 --> 00:18:58.440 Brian Dabole with the Giants. So a lot of it's 293 00:18:58.440 --> 00:19:01.119 about circumstance and a lot of it is about a 294 00:19:01.240 --> 00:19:05.599 heck of a lot about it execution. And Levis just 295 00:19:05.640 --> 00:19:07.599 has not learned how to take care of the football. 296 00:19:07.640 --> 00:19:10.200 And if he doesn't, he might might not even be 297 00:19:10.240 --> 00:19:14.400 a career backup, he could be out of the league. Yeah, 298 00:19:14.440 --> 00:19:15.799 he's got a lot of money in the bank, but 299 00:19:15.839 --> 00:19:20.039 so what wants to play? And he said he believes 300 00:19:20.079 --> 00:19:24.000 he will be a starter in the NFL. Not if 301 00:19:24.039 --> 00:19:26.200 you keep turning over the ball like that, young man. 302 00:19:28.200 --> 00:19:29.680 So yeah, and by the way, as you know, we 303 00:19:29.720 --> 00:19:33.200 pre record, so by the time you hear this, there 304 00:19:33.240 --> 00:19:37.079 may be more coaches out of a job in the NFL, 305 00:19:37.119 --> 00:19:39.839 more head coaches, and of course when the head coaches go, 306 00:19:41.200 --> 00:19:44.440 the assistants go with him. Don't know about the Cowboys. 307 00:19:44.519 --> 00:19:49.039 Jerry Jones after the Cowboys game yesterday, said he's not 308 00:19:49.200 --> 00:19:52.839 sure about a coaching change. Mike McCarthy said he wants 309 00:19:52.920 --> 00:19:55.960 to stay in Dallas. As much as I hate the Cowboys, 310 00:19:56.640 --> 00:20:00.200 have to admit, of course, McCarthy coach my Packer to 311 00:20:00.240 --> 00:20:04.519 a Super Bowl win, but he had Aaron Rodgers when 312 00:20:04.519 --> 00:20:08.279 he did it. He's got Dak Prescott in Dallas. But 313 00:20:08.519 --> 00:20:12.400 with all due respect, most overpaid, over hyped quarterback in 314 00:20:12.440 --> 00:20:16.000 the NFL. But the problems with the Cowboys are not 315 00:20:17.680 --> 00:20:20.440 Mike McCarthy's fault. It's the gm oh by the way, 316 00:20:20.480 --> 00:20:24.880 that's the owner in Jerry Jones Aaron Rodgers in case 317 00:20:24.920 --> 00:20:29.240 you're interested in I longer am said. He definitely believes 318 00:20:29.319 --> 00:20:33.680 he can play and play well, just isn't sure he 319 00:20:33.720 --> 00:20:36.640 wants to. And this takes you back to where he 320 00:20:36.759 --> 00:20:39.720 was a couple of years ago when he wasn't sure 321 00:20:39.720 --> 00:20:41.400 if he wanted to play, wasn't sure if he wanted 322 00:20:41.440 --> 00:20:46.079 to play for the Packers, and then left, disappeared, sat 323 00:20:46.119 --> 00:20:49.000 in the darkness, came back, said yes, I want to play, 324 00:20:49.000 --> 00:20:51.119 and I want to play for the Jets. That's been 325 00:20:51.279 --> 00:20:55.440 a disaster. So I will find out, won't we. But 326 00:20:55.559 --> 00:20:57.200 I am not going to hang on his every word, 327 00:20:58.119 --> 00:20:59.880 not that I did when he was an out going 328 00:21:00.960 --> 00:21:04.079 because I knew we had a good quarterback on the 329 00:21:04.119 --> 00:21:06.200 bench in Jordan Love, but I wasn't sure how good 330 00:21:06.240 --> 00:21:09.880 he was. Now I'm really sure. But he's hurt going 331 00:21:09.880 --> 00:21:15.839 into the playoffs, not too terribly seriously, but he's got 332 00:21:15.880 --> 00:21:20.119 an elbow and Christian Watson with a knee injury, the 333 00:21:20.160 --> 00:21:24.160 Packers top downfield threat. He may be done for the playoffs, 334 00:21:25.720 --> 00:21:28.599 So stay tuned for that, and stay tuned to talk 335 00:21:28.759 --> 00:21:31.720 Entucky basketball with Shawn Woods coming up next. A little 336 00:21:31.720 --> 00:21:35.400 bit later on Mark mathis Ram Owensboro and Weston Bureau 337 00:21:35.480 --> 00:21:38.559 Chief Gary Moore here on six thirty WLAP welcome back 338 00:21:38.599 --> 00:21:41.079 to the Big Blonsider, and has promised on our celebrity 339 00:21:41.119 --> 00:21:44.440 hotline he joins us every week. Unforgettable guard Shawn Woods 340 00:21:44.480 --> 00:21:48.319 as Jersey hangs in the rafters of Rupp and he 341 00:21:48.480 --> 00:21:52.359 was watching as Wildcats took on those Florida Gators and 342 00:21:52.759 --> 00:21:56.000 Coach you texted me right after the game about the 343 00:21:56.039 --> 00:21:59.200 effort turned in by Lamont Butler as a coach, as 344 00:21:59.240 --> 00:22:01.319 a point guard. We're going to talk a lot of stuff, 345 00:22:01.680 --> 00:22:06.119 but assist to turnover eight to one in thirty three minutes. 346 00:22:06.680 --> 00:22:09.960 You can't get too much better, can you? 347 00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:10.720 No, you can't. 348 00:22:10.759 --> 00:22:14.200 And I've been raving about this kid ever since the 349 00:22:14.240 --> 00:22:18.519 beginning of the season of how good he is, how 350 00:22:18.599 --> 00:22:22.240 I like him, and how important he is to you know, 351 00:22:22.480 --> 00:22:26.480 our cats success. And you know, Coach Patina used to 352 00:22:26.559 --> 00:22:28.559 always tell me, he said, if you win the point 353 00:22:28.559 --> 00:22:30.640 guard battle nine times out of team, we're going to 354 00:22:30.720 --> 00:22:34.960 win the game. So my thing was, you know, scoring 355 00:22:35.119 --> 00:22:38.000 came and went just like he does for Theamont, but 356 00:22:38.079 --> 00:22:41.160 you got to destroy and really pose your will on 357 00:22:41.200 --> 00:22:43.559 the other team's point guard and I thought that was 358 00:22:43.599 --> 00:22:47.599 the game. I know, Explorer's point guard, you know, scored 359 00:22:47.599 --> 00:22:51.519 about thirty points, but they weren't winning points. He you know, 360 00:22:52.319 --> 00:22:54.440 the Mott really just took it to him, took his 361 00:22:54.519 --> 00:22:56.920 ball a couple times at half court, embarrassed him a 362 00:22:56.960 --> 00:22:59.799 little bit, and that's how Kentucky got on a road, 363 00:23:00.079 --> 00:23:02.960 you know, and then he out maneuvered in with you know, 364 00:23:03.680 --> 00:23:07.240 back door cuts. He just played a solid basketball game, 365 00:23:07.319 --> 00:23:10.799 more solid than Florida's point guard. And I thought that 366 00:23:10.880 --> 00:23:15.440 got everybody else off as far as making shots, because 367 00:23:15.440 --> 00:23:20.559 everything came off their defense surprisingly, and you know, it. 368 00:23:20.559 --> 00:23:21.839 Was a beautiful thing. You know. 369 00:23:21.960 --> 00:23:25.519 They came out flat, Florida came out like Gangbusters, and 370 00:23:25.519 --> 00:23:27.119 all of a sudden, Lamartin made us. 371 00:23:27.039 --> 00:23:28.440 Still here, still there. 372 00:23:29.000 --> 00:23:31.880 Everybody else got to going, and the momentum shifted and 373 00:23:32.079 --> 00:23:33.640 there was no turn back. 374 00:23:34.640 --> 00:23:37.799 I was gonna ask you about those steals because they 375 00:23:37.799 --> 00:23:40.480 were right at there, as they like to say, in 376 00:23:40.559 --> 00:23:43.119 front of God and everybody at mid court, and they 377 00:23:43.160 --> 00:23:46.200 came at crucial times in the game, didn't they. I 378 00:23:46.359 --> 00:23:49.400 was amazed that he was able to not that he 379 00:23:49.440 --> 00:23:52.440 had the skill to do that, but that the other 380 00:23:52.519 --> 00:23:55.039 kid wasn't taking care of the basketball any better. 381 00:23:55.079 --> 00:23:59.160 You know, I'm telling you right now, I'm a defensive 382 00:23:59.200 --> 00:23:59.720 point guy out. 383 00:24:00.079 --> 00:24:01.119 You know I can haff the ball. 384 00:24:02.480 --> 00:24:06.480 It's just a magnificent thing to see him haff the 385 00:24:06.519 --> 00:24:09.720 ball and just take your rock at the most opportune times. 386 00:24:10.480 --> 00:24:13.960 And like you know we talked about before, he has 387 00:24:14.039 --> 00:24:17.839 to stay on the floor for kentuctively successful and he 388 00:24:17.960 --> 00:24:20.599 was able to oppose his will defensively and not get 389 00:24:20.599 --> 00:24:25.119 in found trouble. And also when Marx did a real 390 00:24:25.480 --> 00:24:29.720 wonderful thing, Coach Popam talked about as he knew when 391 00:24:29.720 --> 00:24:32.880 to take him out and put him back in. You know, 392 00:24:32.960 --> 00:24:34.440 he saw him kind of get a little will to 393 00:24:34.519 --> 00:24:35.119 the little. 394 00:24:34.920 --> 00:24:36.279 Bit little wended. 395 00:24:37.599 --> 00:24:39.359 You know, he took him off for about three four 396 00:24:39.400 --> 00:24:41.160 minutes and then he brings you back in. And so 397 00:24:41.200 --> 00:24:44.519 he was always fresh and he was never in foul trouble. 398 00:24:44.599 --> 00:24:47.839 And it never gave Florida enough time to take advantage 399 00:24:48.279 --> 00:24:51.640 of the substitution because the other guys were kind of 400 00:24:51.720 --> 00:24:53.759 rolling a little bit. And then by the time Florida 401 00:24:53.880 --> 00:24:58.519