WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.720 --> 00:00:02.919 Welcome to the Big Blue and Sider Dick Gabriel with 2 00:00:02.960 --> 00:00:06.839 you on a Thursday edition of our show. And this 3 00:00:06.879 --> 00:00:09.119 is a day that we'll be remembered as the day 4 00:00:09.240 --> 00:00:13.080 Jasper Johnson committed to play at the University of Kentucky. 5 00:00:13.080 --> 00:00:16.719 The Wildcat coaching staff, Mark Pope and his guys apparently 6 00:00:16.760 --> 00:00:21.359 flipping Jasper away from Alabama and back to the Bluegrass. 7 00:00:21.399 --> 00:00:24.519 He's been at a prep school for the last year 8 00:00:24.719 --> 00:00:28.440 or so, but of course matriculated at Woodford County High School. 9 00:00:28.839 --> 00:00:32.960 That's where his father played, and of course was a 10 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:36.759 football Wildcat for three years before going on to the NFL. 11 00:00:37.240 --> 00:00:40.200 But Jasper one of the top basketball players, one of 12 00:00:40.200 --> 00:00:43.679 the top dozen in the country according to two four 13 00:00:43.719 --> 00:00:48.159 to seven Sports. Travis Branham of two seven m ced 14 00:00:48.159 --> 00:00:50.000 the event. Did a good job with it, I thought, 15 00:00:50.039 --> 00:00:53.240 But the reason we didn't start the broadcast as we 16 00:00:53.359 --> 00:00:58.880 ordinarily would have with the announcement was it was really unconventional, 17 00:00:58.880 --> 00:01:01.679 which is not unusual this day and age. He didn't 18 00:01:01.679 --> 00:01:07.719 do the hats thing. He did a sponsorship thing where 19 00:01:07.959 --> 00:01:11.319 when Brandham asked him, where was he going to play now, 20 00:01:11.359 --> 00:01:14.560 he invokes a couple of his sponsors. 21 00:01:14.239 --> 00:01:16.840 Where will be playing college basketball. 22 00:01:19.480 --> 00:01:26.840 I will be at sad uh is the Denatos here. 23 00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:29.760 He's supposed to have a put delivery from me. 24 00:01:31.959 --> 00:01:34.879 Got delivery. He's got the phone out of the Domino's 25 00:01:34.920 --> 00:01:37.879 on the phone. They bring him the box and then 26 00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:40.480 you'll hear somebody say take your jacket off, and he 27 00:01:40.519 --> 00:01:43.480 shows his shirt. This is Morgan and Morgan, and Morgan 28 00:01:43.519 --> 00:01:46.879 and Morgan. And then comes the announcements that we all 29 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:48.280 kind of knew was coming. 30 00:01:49.519 --> 00:01:50.319 I will be. 31 00:01:51.719 --> 00:02:22.960 On I will be going to the UH. 32 00:02:23.360 --> 00:02:25.159 So you never really got to hear him say the 33 00:02:25.240 --> 00:02:28.159 University of Kentucky because he pulled the jersey out of 34 00:02:28.199 --> 00:02:31.000 the box, and of course the fans all went nuts. 35 00:02:31.000 --> 00:02:34.560 This kind of leaked out yesterday when the word came out, 36 00:02:35.000 --> 00:02:38.199 and again several different places I heard it that he 37 00:02:38.280 --> 00:02:42.319 was going to be at the football game this Saturday 38 00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:45.800 with the UK basketball team. So yeah, you know he's 39 00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:48.479 going to be a Kentucky Wildcat. Be kind of awkward 40 00:02:48.520 --> 00:02:50.960 for him to not pick Kentucky and to come to 41 00:02:51.000 --> 00:02:54.680 the football game. So and again. Travis Brannham from two 42 00:02:54.759 --> 00:02:58.120 four to seven Sports on behalf of CBS Sports HQ, 43 00:02:58.639 --> 00:03:02.280 conducting the interview at the table and asked the obvious question, 44 00:03:02.360 --> 00:03:03.120 why Kentucky. 45 00:03:03.719 --> 00:03:06.479 There's a lot of winning into it. I mean, coach 46 00:03:06.560 --> 00:03:08.680 Cole you know, they had a short period of time 47 00:03:08.680 --> 00:03:11.400 with the coaches switches. But I feel like, you know, 48 00:03:11.439 --> 00:03:13.599 he made a big commitment, take a lot of time 49 00:03:13.680 --> 00:03:16.240 and spoke a lot with me, So I feel like 50 00:03:16.240 --> 00:03:17.840 the trust was there between me and him and the 51 00:03:17.840 --> 00:03:21.800 coaches save and I mean being from leisas Tokit Techy, 52 00:03:21.800 --> 00:03:23.240 I mean, I feel like that was a you know, 53 00:03:23.319 --> 00:03:25.520 easy decision right there. I mean, I feel like I'm khy. 54 00:03:25.560 --> 00:03:30.840 It's I'm ky until I die. Although there was a 55 00:03:30.879 --> 00:03:33.800 point where, like I said, it did look like he 56 00:03:33.919 --> 00:03:35.919 was going to Alabama, and a lot of that had 57 00:03:35.960 --> 00:03:39.199 to do with the nil but and I came through. 58 00:03:39.400 --> 00:03:43.800 Of course here in Kentucky, Donado's Morgan and Morgan and 59 00:03:43.840 --> 00:03:46.919 who knows what else. But and you can't blame the kid. 60 00:03:47.159 --> 00:03:49.759 You know, you never know when you're gonna blow a 61 00:03:49.800 --> 00:03:54.240 knee or turn an ankle. So Jasper Johnson, as expected 62 00:03:54.280 --> 00:03:57.919 for the last forty eight hours, is a Kentucky Wildcat. 63 00:03:58.759 --> 00:04:01.560 And you got to think that they knew this by 64 00:04:01.599 --> 00:04:04.520 now down in Alabama. Within the last forty eight hours. 65 00:04:04.919 --> 00:04:10.159 But Johnson joins Malachi Mareno from this recruiting class, Travis Perry, 66 00:04:10.199 --> 00:04:13.800 Trent Noah from last year's recruiting class. That's a core 67 00:04:13.919 --> 00:04:18.839 of Kentucky players who will build with Mark Pope. Maybe 68 00:04:18.839 --> 00:04:21.360 they'll be here for a year, maybe they'll be here longer, 69 00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:25.000 but at the very least, Mark Pope has got a 70 00:04:25.079 --> 00:04:29.000 roster with Kentucky kids on it. And not a knock 71 00:04:29.040 --> 00:04:32.480 on Cali Perry, because you would think that if Calip 72 00:04:32.480 --> 00:04:35.519 Perry were here, he would have been going after these guys. 73 00:04:35.519 --> 00:04:38.160 You knew he went after Jasper Johnson. You got to 74 00:04:38.160 --> 00:04:40.959 think he was going to go after Malachi Marino, he 75 00:04:41.079 --> 00:04:44.120 was not interested in Trent Noah, and of course he 76 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:49.839 landed Travis Perry. But that's in the past. Mark Pope 77 00:04:49.920 --> 00:04:53.639 is here now and he's got himself the makings of 78 00:04:53.680 --> 00:04:57.199 a pretty good recruiting class for looking at next season. 79 00:04:57.279 --> 00:05:00.399 Of course, Jasper Johnson's got another entire seat easy to 80 00:05:00.439 --> 00:05:03.920 play in prep school. It's a big day for the 81 00:05:03.920 --> 00:05:08.720 Wildcats and again not unexpected, but put that on the 82 00:05:08.759 --> 00:05:11.480 back burner for now because coming up tonight we're going 83 00:05:11.560 --> 00:05:15.199 to talk a lot of Kentucky football. Van Hiles will 84 00:05:15.279 --> 00:05:17.480 join us at the bottom of the hour, the former 85 00:05:17.560 --> 00:05:21.120 Kentucky defensive back. It was all over the radio, social 86 00:05:21.199 --> 00:05:24.480 media breaking down Kentucky football. It's a lot of fun 87 00:05:24.959 --> 00:05:29.680 talking football with van Lee. K. Howard from WKYT will 88 00:05:29.800 --> 00:05:32.240 join us in our number two as well to talk 89 00:05:32.279 --> 00:05:36.759 about the Wildcats, and we recorded that before the Jasper 90 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:39.480 Johnson announcement. You should know that we're also going to 91 00:05:39.560 --> 00:05:42.839 hear from Reggie Anderson, who's the sports director of the 92 00:05:42.920 --> 00:05:47.720 CBS TV affiliate down in Columbia. Get his take on 93 00:05:47.759 --> 00:05:50.160 what's going on right now with the football game Cocks. 94 00:05:50.399 --> 00:05:54.160 There is one other note in the college basketball world 95 00:05:55.000 --> 00:05:59.439 that was a big story breaking earlier today. University of 96 00:05:59.519 --> 00:06:05.800 Memphis has received an anonymous letter alleging the men's basketball 97 00:06:05.839 --> 00:06:13.240 program has committed multiple potential major NCAA violations in recent years. 98 00:06:13.279 --> 00:06:15.560 And I know the first reaction for most people now 99 00:06:15.639 --> 00:06:19.439 is well with nil with the portal, everything's legal now, 100 00:06:19.480 --> 00:06:22.519 it is not. There are still rules to be followed, 101 00:06:23.199 --> 00:06:27.360 and apparently someone is alleging that Penny Hardaway and his 102 00:06:27.519 --> 00:06:32.759 staff have broken rules. Now. Is it a coincidence that 103 00:06:32.879 --> 00:06:38.240 on the same day the athletic department at Memphis announces 104 00:06:39.639 --> 00:06:43.639 that multiple members of Penny Hardaway's coaching staff, and mind 105 00:06:43.680 --> 00:06:48.519 you you know the basketball season is coming up fast, 106 00:06:49.759 --> 00:06:55.439 he has let go fired Rick Stansbury, formerly the coach 107 00:06:55.480 --> 00:07:00.360 at Campbellsville, formerly the head coach at Mississippi State, and 108 00:07:00.399 --> 00:07:05.920 a top assisted at Memphis foragi Or Froggi Phillips, Jamie Rosser, 109 00:07:06.360 --> 00:07:12.360 and Demetrius Dyson all let go before the twenty four 110 00:07:12.399 --> 00:07:16.959 to twenty five regular season tips off. And of course, 111 00:07:16.959 --> 00:07:20.439 the story in the Memphis Commercial Appeal, and rightly so 112 00:07:20.680 --> 00:07:25.920 says it's not immediately clear whether there is any correlation 113 00:07:26.839 --> 00:07:32.399 between the letter's existence and the recent personnel moves. The 114 00:07:32.399 --> 00:07:36.800 Commercial Appeal obtained the letter, but did not yet independently 115 00:07:36.879 --> 00:07:43.399 corroborate the contents of it. Alleged that Hardaway's involvement in 116 00:07:43.439 --> 00:07:47.360 what could be significant violations in twenty twenty regarding the 117 00:07:47.399 --> 00:07:50.480 recruitment of a former Memphis player and a second student 118 00:07:50.519 --> 00:07:54.120 athlete who signed in twenty two but never played in 119 00:07:54.199 --> 00:07:57.639 a game for the team. It's now hanging over the program. 120 00:07:59.040 --> 00:08:03.160 So evidently it's a mess down there in Memphis, and 121 00:08:03.240 --> 00:08:06.040 Penny Hardaway's got to scramble to put a staff together 122 00:08:06.519 --> 00:08:09.639 less than two months out. Up next, we'll hear from 123 00:08:09.639 --> 00:08:14.279 the football Wildcats on six thirty WLAP Welcome back to 124 00:08:14.279 --> 00:08:17.959 the Big Bluonsidter coming up, Van Hiles, a former UK 125 00:08:18.160 --> 00:08:21.199 defensive back. He breaks down Kentucky football. We'll spend some 126 00:08:21.279 --> 00:08:23.439 time with us a little bit later on Lee K. 127 00:08:23.600 --> 00:08:26.920 Howard from WKYT and we'll get a report from down 128 00:08:26.959 --> 00:08:32.000 in Columbia, South Carolina. Yesterday was Defense Day, so we 129 00:08:32.080 --> 00:08:34.639 had a chance to hear from Brad White over UK 130 00:08:34.759 --> 00:08:38.039 football practice and a couple of the defensive players. And 131 00:08:38.080 --> 00:08:41.559 I asked White what concerns him the most about the 132 00:08:41.600 --> 00:08:45.080 South Carolina offense, and the first thing he talked about 133 00:08:45.279 --> 00:08:50.519 was the offensive coordinator Dow Logans for South Carolina. Apparently 134 00:08:50.960 --> 00:08:54.799 they go way back, and Logans is a veteran OC. 135 00:08:55.480 --> 00:08:59.559 You know, I know dwe you know, he's a friend 136 00:08:59.559 --> 00:09:04.919 of mine, and he does a really you know, extensive experience, 137 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:08.879 does a great job calling games, setting up games, and 138 00:09:09.000 --> 00:09:12.279 so he's gonna have those guys ready to play, you know, 139 00:09:12.480 --> 00:09:16.879 a really talented quarterback, yes, one that may had some 140 00:09:16.960 --> 00:09:22.240 first game jitters anticipate him coming in ready just to 141 00:09:22.440 --> 00:09:24.600 really delight it up, you know, and he's got all 142 00:09:24.639 --> 00:09:26.480 the tools. He's got the arm strength, he's got the 143 00:09:26.559 --> 00:09:31.080 legs obviously. You know, Rocket Sanders there in the backfield, 144 00:09:31.200 --> 00:09:34.440 you know, is a proven commodity, and you know they've 145 00:09:34.480 --> 00:09:36.480 got weapons on the outside edge. The tight ends I 146 00:09:36.480 --> 00:09:40.480 think are really good players. So you talk about good 147 00:09:40.480 --> 00:09:44.320 players with good scheme, you know, and play calling, you know, 148 00:09:44.360 --> 00:09:46.000 we've got our work cutout for us. 149 00:09:46.840 --> 00:09:49.960 Well. Games played college football at Arkansas, but began his 150 00:09:50.039 --> 00:09:53.559 coaching career in the NFL. He was a quality control 151 00:09:53.639 --> 00:09:56.320 coach for the Tennessee Titans, and from twenty oh eight 152 00:09:57.080 --> 00:10:01.360 until what twenty twenty he he worked in the NFL for, 153 00:10:01.519 --> 00:10:04.759 like I said, the Titans, the Browns, the Bears, the Dolphins, 154 00:10:04.799 --> 00:10:09.120 the Jets as either a quarterbacks coach or an offensive coordinator. 155 00:10:09.120 --> 00:10:10.840 And the reason he moved around a lot for like 156 00:10:10.840 --> 00:10:14.480 a lot of NFL assistants is head coaches kept getting 157 00:10:14.519 --> 00:10:18.960 fired or offensive coordinators moved on or whatever. But he 158 00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:22.720 was tight with a guy named Adam Gaze. When Lol 159 00:10:22.759 --> 00:10:25.360 Gaines was out of work, he would hire him because 160 00:10:25.360 --> 00:10:28.440 he likes the way he coaches, obviously, and take him 161 00:10:28.480 --> 00:10:32.120 with to whoever he was. So he has really experienced 162 00:10:32.159 --> 00:10:34.960 at the Pro game, but then he went back to 163 00:10:35.000 --> 00:10:37.919 his alma mater in twenty twenty one Arkansas. For two 164 00:10:37.960 --> 00:10:41.600 seasons was the tight ends coach for the Hogs, and 165 00:10:41.639 --> 00:10:46.000 then last year and this he's the offensive coordinator and 166 00:10:46.120 --> 00:10:54.000 quarterbacks coach for South Carolina. He has a dual threat 167 00:10:54.120 --> 00:10:57.279 quarterback who's got a strong arm and can run the ball, 168 00:10:57.360 --> 00:11:01.279 Lenorris Sellers. So we talked a couple of the players 169 00:11:01.919 --> 00:11:07.639 about what it's gonna take to be gap disciplined and 170 00:11:07.879 --> 00:11:11.480 handle a guy like that. Trayvon Ripka is a defensive lineman. 171 00:11:11.919 --> 00:11:13.360 I mean everything starts with our eyes. 172 00:11:13.480 --> 00:11:13.720 Coach. 173 00:11:13.960 --> 00:11:16.200 Coach preaches that every coach from the defense from the 174 00:11:16.240 --> 00:11:19.559 D line to top of the defense preach bad eyes 175 00:11:19.600 --> 00:11:22.279 and gets you in trouble. So just staying disciplined with 176 00:11:22.320 --> 00:11:24.879 our eyes will help them make plays and do what 177 00:11:24.879 --> 00:11:25.519 we're supposed to do. 178 00:11:25.559 --> 00:11:27.679 For those of us who haven't yet played D line 179 00:11:27.720 --> 00:11:30.039 in college, what does that mean? Good eyes, bad eyes? 180 00:11:30.120 --> 00:11:33.559 Good eyes? Uh, you can't beat you can't. You can't 181 00:11:33.559 --> 00:11:34.960 make a play until you beat the guy in front 182 00:11:35.000 --> 00:11:37.320 of you. So if I don't whoop my tackle, I 183 00:11:37.320 --> 00:11:39.399 can't go shed and make make a play in the 184 00:11:39.440 --> 00:11:41.279 backfield because I haven't did my job in front of 185 00:11:41.279 --> 00:11:44.240 me yet, So I'm ready, Yes, sir, I think you are. 186 00:11:44.919 --> 00:11:49.559 That's Trayvon Ripka, Kentucky defensive lineman. Zion Childress is a 187 00:11:49.639 --> 00:11:53.960 Kentucky defensive back and talked about how quickly Kentucky's gonna 188 00:11:53.960 --> 00:11:57.159 have to move from non conference to a big SEC game. 189 00:11:57.399 --> 00:11:59.960 Going to the SEC week two, you gotta be ready quick, 190 00:12:00.159 --> 00:12:02.000 and so we're ready to play. We're ready to go. 191 00:12:02.240 --> 00:12:04.639 South Carolina's got a different personnel this year. Obviously you 192 00:12:04.679 --> 00:12:06.360 guys do too, but they've got you the last couple 193 00:12:06.399 --> 00:12:08.279 of years. Is that something you think about going into 194 00:12:08.320 --> 00:12:08.600 this game? 195 00:12:08.720 --> 00:12:09.360 Definitely? Uh. 196 00:12:10.080 --> 00:12:11.240 I was on the phone one of my friends the 197 00:12:11.240 --> 00:12:12.559 other day. He said, Man, I don't think you beat 198 00:12:12.600 --> 00:12:14.519 South Carolina since you've been a Kentucky and I haven't. 199 00:12:14.600 --> 00:12:16.919 Uh So, definitely puts a chip on our shoulder. But man, 200 00:12:16.919 --> 00:12:18.519 we gotta put the ball down. We gotta play ball 201 00:12:18.559 --> 00:12:20.240 for four quarters, and we gotta be ready to go. 202 00:12:20.919 --> 00:12:22.440 They got some good players over there. We got some 203 00:12:22.440 --> 00:12:24.639 good players, but were ready to go for sure. 204 00:12:24.840 --> 00:12:28.159 How do you prepare for a mobile quarterback like Leonora's sellers. 205 00:12:27.840 --> 00:12:31.519 Zion, Oh, you gotta be disciplined, you gotta do your assignment, 206 00:12:31.799 --> 00:12:34.600 and you gotta be gap sound. You know, he's a 207 00:12:34.600 --> 00:12:37.159 good athlete, he's a good football player. We have a 208 00:12:37.159 --> 00:12:39.840 bunch of good football players too, So we're ready for 209 00:12:39.919 --> 00:12:43.240 the challenge. It's nothing that we've never seen before, but 210 00:12:43.480 --> 00:12:46.000 definitely something we have to be prepared to UH to 211 00:12:46.240 --> 00:12:46.840 play against. 212 00:12:47.000 --> 00:12:47.120 UH. 213 00:12:47.200 --> 00:12:49.000 We we have to be prepared for them to use 214 00:12:49.080 --> 00:12:53.440 him as their number one run guy, you know, so yeah, 215 00:12:53.440 --> 00:12:54.000 we're ready. 216 00:12:54.519 --> 00:12:56.799 I like how you can hear snapping his fingers at 217 00:12:56.840 --> 00:12:59.200 the beginning of that sound bite. You gotta be ready. 218 00:12:59.600 --> 00:13:02.120 So well, they sound like they are, but we have 219 00:13:02.240 --> 00:13:05.759 seen you and I haven't we dual threat quarterbacks come 220 00:13:05.799 --> 00:13:09.039 in and really give the Wildcats a hard time. So 221 00:13:09.759 --> 00:13:11.960 they're going to have to be on top of everything 222 00:13:12.519 --> 00:13:15.360 when they take on a South Carolina team that just 223 00:13:15.440 --> 00:13:17.840 did not impress against Old Dominion. But week one to 224 00:13:17.879 --> 00:13:20.919 week two, you know how that works. Bad news if 225 00:13:20.919 --> 00:13:23.559 you're a Gators fan. Even more bad news, Graham Mertz 226 00:13:24.039 --> 00:13:29.279 sidelined in concussion protocol, which means a true freshman DJ 227 00:13:29.559 --> 00:13:34.519 Lagway will make his first career start against Samford in 228 00:13:34.559 --> 00:13:37.720 the Swamp on Saturday, at Samford with an Amazon mom 229 00:13:38.320 --> 00:13:41.720 that's the team. The one A team in Birmingham coached 230 00:13:41.759 --> 00:13:45.679 by former Kentucky assistant Chris Hatcher, and of course former 231 00:13:45.759 --> 00:13:49.759 Kentucky assistant AD Scott Strickland is the AD at Florida, 232 00:13:49.919 --> 00:13:53.840 but Billy Napier made the announcement on Wednesday yesterday, and 233 00:13:53.919 --> 00:13:56.399 Mertz has not been able to practice this week. Said 234 00:13:56.399 --> 00:13:58.720 he's doing better, but he was hurt late in the 235 00:13:58.759 --> 00:14:01.720 third quarter that lopes I had lost to Miami this 236 00:14:01.879 --> 00:14:05.080 past weekend, so Lagway came in, got a little bit 237 00:14:05.080 --> 00:14:09.039 of experience. There was three for six, picked up twenty 238 00:14:09.120 --> 00:14:11.960 yards on the ground. He was the number eight player 239 00:14:12.399 --> 00:14:15.559 in the ESPN three hundred and Gator a Player of 240 00:14:15.559 --> 00:14:19.200 the Year in twenty twenty three, So Gator fans are 241 00:14:19.200 --> 00:14:24.360 hoping he is the answer. NFL kicks off tonight and 242 00:14:24.480 --> 00:14:27.159 it should be a good one. The Ravens visiting the 243 00:14:27.279 --> 00:14:31.360 Kansas City chiefs Lamar Jackson trying to get his team 244 00:14:31.399 --> 00:14:34.759 to a Super Bowl. Kansas City well knows the way. 245 00:14:35.279 --> 00:14:39.960 My Packers play tomorrow night and they play in South Paulo, Brazil, 246 00:14:40.639 --> 00:14:43.559 where they have beefed up security for their game with 247 00:14:43.679 --> 00:14:46.600 the Philadelphia Eagles, and you must be scratching your head 248 00:14:46.639 --> 00:14:50.000 as I am, why in the world are you playing there? 249 00:14:50.120 --> 00:14:53.480 No disrespect, but of course there are there are issues there. 250 00:14:53.840 --> 00:14:57.679 That's why the state government says it will deploy hundreds 251 00:14:58.080 --> 00:15:03.720 of police officers and provide escorts for team buses because 252 00:15:03.759 --> 00:15:08.559 the players have expressed concern duh about playing in Brazil. 253 00:15:08.639 --> 00:15:12.960 They're going to coordinate security operations with US authorities. Gun 254 00:15:13.080 --> 00:15:17.440 violence and crime rates in Brazil among the highest in 255 00:15:17.600 --> 00:15:23.480 Latin America, and evidently, metropolitan South Polo has also faced 256 00:15:23.480 --> 00:15:26.399 a wave of cell phone threats. I'm not sure why 257 00:15:26.440 --> 00:15:30.159 they folded that into the story, but it says here 258 00:15:30.799 --> 00:15:35.919 hundreds of civilian and military police will be deployed for 259 00:15:36.000 --> 00:15:38.960 the game. This is the first time the NFL will 260 00:15:38.960 --> 00:15:43.360 play in a South American country. Keep in mind, Mexico 261 00:15:43.919 --> 00:15:47.960 is considered North America. Some call it Central America, but 262 00:15:48.240 --> 00:15:53.120 technically Mexico is part of North America. But military police 263 00:15:53.600 --> 00:15:57.320 will be used to escort the team's buses to their hotels, 264 00:15:57.360 --> 00:16:00.679 training grounds, and stadium and have been over the last 265 00:16:00.679 --> 00:16:05.120 few days in will and through the time that they 266 00:16:05.200 --> 00:16:09.080 will leave the country. So and of course emotions are 267 00:16:09.080 --> 00:16:13.399 on high after Ricky pearsall the Niners rookie receiver, was 268 00:16:13.399 --> 00:16:16.480 shot in the chest during an attempt at armed robbery 269 00:16:16.519 --> 00:16:19.919 in San Francisco. They're gonna be trained dogs at the 270 00:16:20.000 --> 00:16:24.240 stadium looking for potential explosive devices. But I got news 271 00:16:24.279 --> 00:16:27.240 for you that happens at every NFL stadium and just 272 00:16:27.279 --> 00:16:31.000 about every college stadium in America. But they're gonna have helicopters, 273 00:16:31.000 --> 00:16:34.399 they're gonna have drones, and they're also gonna have a 274 00:16:34.399 --> 00:16:39.200 station inside the stadium to support women who are victims 275 00:16:39.200 --> 00:16:43.200 of violence. So let's just hope that the football is 276 00:16:43.240 --> 00:16:48.960 the only headline that happens throughout that game. One other 277 00:16:49.000 --> 00:16:52.320 note before we hit the break. Jamar Chase practiced yesterday 278 00:16:52.879 --> 00:16:55.720 with the Bengals. That was the key day. If he 279 00:16:55.799 --> 00:16:59.360 didn't practice yesterday, he's not gonna play this weekend. But 280 00:16:59.679 --> 00:17:04.359 he participated in the first official practice of game week. Bengals, 281 00:17:04.400 --> 00:17:07.599 of course, open up against the Patriots on Sunday. Yeah, 282 00:17:07.640 --> 00:17:12.960 those Patriots. They are the reason that everybody in survivor 283 00:17:13.039 --> 00:17:17.519 leagues throughout the world, everybody picking the Bengals, everybody playing 284 00:17:17.559 --> 00:17:20.400 it safe. He goes it says right here, there's no 285 00:17:20.480 --> 00:17:25.000 way the Patriots beat the Bengals. So Chase listed as 286 00:17:25.039 --> 00:17:28.960 a limited participant in his first practice course he's got 287 00:17:29.000 --> 00:17:32.079 a contract dispute happening. They talk about a mild injury, 288 00:17:32.079 --> 00:17:35.519 but it's all about the contract, and he and fellow 289 00:17:35.519 --> 00:17:39.000 receiver t Higgins, who's also got contract issues with the 290 00:17:39.079 --> 00:17:42.759 last ones to walk out to practice. They walked out 291 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:46.160 with a couple of Bengal assistant coaches and there was 292 00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:49.559 Joe Burrow waiting to welcome them with open arms. So 293 00:17:50.200 --> 00:17:53.880 if this drags on, we'll see if it affects the Bengals. 294 00:17:53.920 --> 00:17:56.039 They can't go as far as they want, obviously back 295 00:17:56.079 --> 00:17:59.720 to the super Bowl in my opinion. Without Chase, he 296 00:17:59.799 --> 00:18:04.000 did not participate in any training camp or team practices 297 00:18:05.720 --> 00:18:07.759 for the most part while he's been working on this 298 00:18:07.839 --> 00:18:10.880 contract negotiation. So keep an eye on that, and I 299 00:18:10.920 --> 00:18:14.359 know you are if you're a Bengals fan. Up next, 300 00:18:14.440 --> 00:18:18.480 Van Hiles on six thirty WLAP Welcome back to the 301 00:18:18.480 --> 00:18:20.240 Big Blue and Sider joining us now one of our 302 00:18:20.279 --> 00:18:23.880 favorite guests because we always learn football from mister Van Hiles, 303 00:18:23.960 --> 00:18:28.240 former Kentucky defensive back now just becoming a media megastar, 304 00:18:28.799 --> 00:18:31.160 co host of The Locker four to one one driving 305 00:18:31.160 --> 00:18:34.640 with Styles. You hear him Monday morning quarterback segments with 306 00:18:34.759 --> 00:18:39.119 Tom Leach. That's a big show. And you know Sunday 307 00:18:39.119 --> 00:18:42.240 morning sports talk. You're everywhere. Man, You're massive now. 308 00:18:43.880 --> 00:18:47.720 So for I appreciate that. I'm so for from massive, 309 00:18:47.720 --> 00:18:51.359 But yeah, it is awesome to be able to talk 310 00:18:51.880 --> 00:18:54.880 Kentucky football. Never would have thought this in a million years. 311 00:18:54.920 --> 00:18:58.079 This is what I will be even part time doing 312 00:18:58.119 --> 00:19:00.119 so out. I really appreciate it. 313 00:19:00.200 --> 00:19:03.519 Well. I noticed you a couple three years ago on 314 00:19:03.559 --> 00:19:05.839 social media having a good time with the cutups, and 315 00:19:06.440 --> 00:19:08.640 people heard you on this show and they said they 316 00:19:08.640 --> 00:19:12.920 started calling, Hey, you got Van's phone number. So and 317 00:19:13.119 --> 00:19:15.920 I wonder how many people really know about your grilling 318 00:19:16.359 --> 00:19:19.400 capabilities because you have now I believe maybe I missed 319 00:19:19.440 --> 00:19:23.440 it earlier. Changed your background photo on your Twitter account. 320 00:19:23.920 --> 00:19:27.559 You got shots of what is his brisket ribs? 321 00:19:28.400 --> 00:19:28.599 Yeah? 322 00:19:28.759 --> 00:19:29.200 Tips? 323 00:19:29.279 --> 00:19:29.680 Is that right? 324 00:19:29.720 --> 00:19:30.440 On those tips? 325 00:19:31.119 --> 00:19:31.319 Yep? 326 00:19:31.400 --> 00:19:32.160 Those are tips? 327 00:19:32.200 --> 00:19:35.079 And then barbecued pork. Is that a pull pork? 328 00:19:35.839 --> 00:19:36.599 That's pull pork? 329 00:19:36.680 --> 00:19:36.880 Yeah? 330 00:19:37.079 --> 00:19:38.640 You see. And you need to be proud of me 331 00:19:38.680 --> 00:19:40.880 because I'm not a red meat guy, but I respect 332 00:19:41.240 --> 00:19:44.559 the grilling. It's fantastic. Fantastic. 333 00:19:44.640 --> 00:19:47.759 Yeah, it's definitely funny. It's fun for me. It gives 334 00:19:47.799 --> 00:19:51.880 me another thing to try to be competitive with because 335 00:19:51.920 --> 00:19:52.960 every day is a different day. 336 00:19:53.000 --> 00:19:56.000 When you're cooking and it's relaxing. I know we'll come 337 00:19:56.039 --> 00:19:58.359 back to that. I need to leave myself. I just forget. 338 00:19:58.400 --> 00:20:01.240 I get so involved in football, I forget to leave 339 00:20:01.359 --> 00:20:04.319 time for the grilling. So I'm not going to give 340 00:20:04.359 --> 00:20:07.079 away the story because you need to follow Van on 341 00:20:07.160 --> 00:20:10.880 social media to find out how he broke down the video. 342 00:20:11.079 --> 00:20:13.680 But let's start with your favorite side of the ball 343 00:20:13.799 --> 00:20:18.000 defense And there were some question marks, especially the corner 344 00:20:18.079 --> 00:20:21.839 opposite Maxwell Harston. What did you see And granted you 345 00:20:21.880 --> 00:20:24.599 didn't have a sample size, you usually. 346 00:20:24.240 --> 00:20:29.200 Have exactly that. That is the thing. There's some good 347 00:20:29.240 --> 00:20:32.960 and there were some bad. To me, the most important 348 00:20:33.000 --> 00:20:38.319 thing for corners is one is great discipline, great eyes, 349 00:20:38.720 --> 00:20:42.599 and then it's confident. Yeah, and I'm not sure that 350 00:20:42.960 --> 00:20:47.279 JQ is one hundred percent confident on game day because 351 00:20:47.400 --> 00:20:49.680 it's obvious to me that he has a confidence in 352 00:20:49.720 --> 00:20:52.279 practice because the coaches are confident were putting them out there. 353 00:20:52.599 --> 00:20:55.720 So I think he needs to get get feel a 354 00:20:55.759 --> 00:20:58.440 little bit more wet with on game day, I think 355 00:20:58.519 --> 00:21:00.720 he will be to become even better because this show. 356 00:21:00.799 --> 00:21:02.960 As the game went on, he kind of settled in 357 00:21:03.000 --> 00:21:03.880 a little more and more. 358 00:21:04.519 --> 00:21:07.680 How can you tell that his confidence might not be 359 00:21:07.759 --> 00:21:09.079 where it needs to. 360 00:21:09.039 --> 00:21:15.920 Be, because the thing about this back is when some 361 00:21:16.079 --> 00:21:20.000 bad happens when it's to you, it's obvious if they 362 00:21:20.000 --> 00:21:22.960 throw a pass and a touchdown, well that guy messed up. 363 00:21:23.519 --> 00:21:26.240 And a lot of times on this level, you don't 364 00:21:26.240 --> 00:21:28.960 want to get big deep, so you're a little conservative 365 00:21:29.200 --> 00:21:32.400 on your break on balls because you want to make 366 00:21:32.480 --> 00:21:35.400 sure even though the ball's in your air, right a 367 00:21:35.480 --> 00:21:37.240 guy rather fire or hit you see the ball in 368 00:21:37.240 --> 00:21:39.119 the air. You just want to make sure that maybe 369 00:21:39.160 --> 00:21:42.720 potentially doesn't get tipped or something crazy. So his reaction 370 00:21:42.799 --> 00:21:45.599 to the ball is not what I think it should 371 00:21:45.599 --> 00:21:48.599 be or could be. And then on I think they 372 00:21:48.640 --> 00:21:51.279 threw another pass. They're coming out of the end zone, 373 00:21:51.759 --> 00:21:53.960 and he made a good break on the ball. So 374 00:21:54.039 --> 00:21:56.160 I think there was one pass who was slower, and 375 00:21:56.200 --> 00:21:58.839 then the second pass that was to his side, he 376 00:21:58.920 --> 00:22:01.039 broke much faster than next past. He made a good 377 00:22:01.079 --> 00:22:04.400 tackle on or the passer incomplete on third and and 378 00:22:04.519 --> 00:22:07.119 seven or something on the other side of the Steeld. 379 00:22:07.160 --> 00:22:10.319 So he has the potential, he just needs to settle 380 00:22:10.319 --> 00:22:12.799 in and gain that confidence. In my opinion, I'm like 381 00:22:12.839 --> 00:22:14.319 he could be the most confident guy in the world. 382 00:22:14.319 --> 00:22:14.720 You never know. 383 00:22:14.920 --> 00:22:17.480 Got himself a pick though, That's got to go a 384 00:22:17.599 --> 00:22:21.039 long way in building that confidence for sure. 385 00:22:21.240 --> 00:22:24.799 And he owes d Jack something. I don't know what 386 00:22:24.839 --> 00:22:27.559 those guys get for picks, but whatever he gets, he 387 00:22:27.559 --> 00:22:29.640 should get half of it to Djack because d Jack 388 00:22:29.759 --> 00:22:34.480 made He made probably one of the most underrated great 389 00:22:34.519 --> 00:22:37.400 plays by instile linebacker that you would get from an 390 00:22:37.440 --> 00:22:40.480 instile linebacker because his odd discipline on that play was 391 00:22:40.559 --> 00:22:41.359 out of this world. 392 00:22:41.480 --> 00:22:45.680 Yeah. Yeah, I talked with trayvon Rivko about I disciplined 393 00:22:45.720 --> 00:22:49.599 a practice yesterday and I was pretty sure I knew 394 00:22:49.599 --> 00:22:52.279 what it menment had him really explained it. And of 395 00:22:52.319 --> 00:22:54.599 course he's coached by the great Anne war Stewart. So 396 00:22:55.000 --> 00:22:57.119 what did you think of the discipline of the front four? 397 00:22:58.720 --> 00:23:01.440 I mean, when if you don't watch the game and 398 00:23:01.519 --> 00:23:05.079 you are a stat group as I call them, if 399 00:23:05.079 --> 00:23:07.720 you if you see a team only your five yards 400 00:23:07.799 --> 00:23:11.240 Russian that just automatically knows shows you that that defensive 401 00:23:11.279 --> 00:23:16.799