WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.720 --> 00:00:03.040 Welcome to the Big Blue Insider. Dick Gabriel with you 2 00:00:03.120 --> 00:00:05.759 on a Wednesday edition of our program, and we are 3 00:00:05.879 --> 00:00:08.400 live on tape back in the saddle here in the 4 00:00:08.400 --> 00:00:12.960 garage after the vacation, So our Wednesday lineup returns intact 5 00:00:13.359 --> 00:00:16.600 with unforgettable guard Sean Woods. Looking forward to talking with 6 00:00:16.679 --> 00:00:21.640 Sean about Olympic basketball as well as TBT the basketball 7 00:00:21.679 --> 00:00:25.039 tournament which ended while I was on vacation. I got 8 00:00:25.079 --> 00:00:27.800 to watch a little bit of the game that saw 9 00:00:27.839 --> 00:00:30.760 the Kentucky team knocked out, but overall I wanted to 10 00:00:30.760 --> 00:00:34.520 get Sean's impressions on his return to the sideline as 11 00:00:34.520 --> 00:00:37.479 he was part of the coaching staff under Tyler Ulis, 12 00:00:37.560 --> 00:00:40.880 and just what the experience was like, because that Kentucky 13 00:00:40.920 --> 00:00:44.280 team made a serious run and if they remained serious 14 00:00:44.320 --> 00:00:47.759 about it, assuming there's a tournament next year, wouldn't be 15 00:00:47.799 --> 00:00:52.320 surprised if someday the team comprised of former Wildcats jumps 16 00:00:52.399 --> 00:00:54.560 up and win us. So Sean will join us at 17 00:00:54.560 --> 00:00:57.079 the bottom of the hour. Also coming up in hour 18 00:00:57.159 --> 00:00:59.320 number two is our west Ham Bureau chief Carry Moore. 19 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:02.479 Between his vacation in mind, I think we've only spoken 20 00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:06.000 on the air. We text all the time, once or 21 00:01:06.040 --> 00:01:07.959 twice I think in the last month and a half. 22 00:01:08.159 --> 00:01:11.159 Also tonight, we're gonna chat with Corey Price. Corey is 23 00:01:11.159 --> 00:01:14.560 our UK network statistician, but more than anything, has made 24 00:01:14.599 --> 00:01:17.959 a name for himself as the pre eminent numbers cruncher 25 00:01:18.840 --> 00:01:23.120 on social media. He not only comes up with interesting 26 00:01:23.200 --> 00:01:26.959 and amazing tidbits, fact based or status based tidbits, but 27 00:01:27.000 --> 00:01:29.280 he comes up with him in a hurry. So we'll 28 00:01:29.319 --> 00:01:30.799 talk with him a little bit about what he might 29 00:01:30.879 --> 00:01:33.719 expect this year and just how he manages to come 30 00:01:33.799 --> 00:01:37.400 up with stuff like that. Plus he comes up with 31 00:01:37.560 --> 00:01:42.680 pictures and I mean obscure pictures of people on media, 32 00:01:42.840 --> 00:01:46.560 on the air and print. When it's their birthday. He'll 33 00:01:46.599 --> 00:01:49.000 come up with something from somebody's birthday party when they're 34 00:01:49.040 --> 00:01:50.439 eight years old. I don't know how he does that, 35 00:01:50.560 --> 00:01:53.200 but it is kind of fun to follow him. So 36 00:01:53.400 --> 00:01:56.079 he'll be with us as well in our number two 37 00:01:57.120 --> 00:01:59.799 much to talk about this morning UK football plug in 38 00:01:59.840 --> 00:02:03.319 the getting ready of course for another season. But before 39 00:02:03.359 --> 00:02:05.640 we get to that, we need a tip to BBI 40 00:02:05.799 --> 00:02:09.280 cap to the UK Athletics Hall of Theme class of 41 00:02:09.360 --> 00:02:13.599 twenty twenty four, and I couldn't be happier really for 42 00:02:13.680 --> 00:02:16.400 all of them. I mean, I've interviewed most of them, 43 00:02:17.039 --> 00:02:20.000 but the person that I think I'm happy is the 44 00:02:20.039 --> 00:02:25.560 most for is John Crop, the former Kentucky administrator. John 45 00:02:25.919 --> 00:02:28.680 was part of Bill Curry's staff and then Sam Newton's 46 00:02:28.680 --> 00:02:33.120 staff when CM took over here at Kentucky. And I 47 00:02:33.319 --> 00:02:36.680 just really enjoyed getting to know John. And you will 48 00:02:36.759 --> 00:02:39.879 probably already know that the softball stadium is named after John. 49 00:02:40.319 --> 00:02:44.159 Softball was one of the sports that fell under his 50 00:02:44.599 --> 00:02:48.080 level of responsibility as an assistant AD wasn't the only one, 51 00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:52.879 but he really bonded with that program. The players loved him, 52 00:02:53.639 --> 00:02:56.280 and I'll never forget when they named the stadium after him. 53 00:02:56.319 --> 00:02:58.479 And I couldn't beat here. I was doing a baseball game, 54 00:02:58.919 --> 00:03:02.000 but I heard about when they aim the stadium. John 55 00:03:02.120 --> 00:03:04.840 was asked to stand at home play with a microphone 56 00:03:05.159 --> 00:03:08.719 and read off the names of the people who needed 57 00:03:08.759 --> 00:03:12.680 to be thanked within the process of building the stadium, 58 00:03:13.199 --> 00:03:17.319 and the last index card that they had given him said, 59 00:03:17.360 --> 00:03:20.520 and the new stadium will be named John Crop Stadium. 60 00:03:21.439 --> 00:03:23.919 And I'm told he choked up and he couldn't read it. 61 00:03:23.919 --> 00:03:26.000 He said, I can't read this and handed it off 62 00:03:26.039 --> 00:03:30.000 to somebody else, which was perfect for coach Crop. But 63 00:03:30.159 --> 00:03:33.599 one of the other things I thoroughly enjoyed about John 64 00:03:34.240 --> 00:03:37.319 is when he was still working of course and on campus, 65 00:03:37.360 --> 00:03:40.319 he would come to the Monday news conference, whether it 66 00:03:40.439 --> 00:03:43.879 be Rich Brooks or how Mummy or whoever, and just 67 00:03:43.919 --> 00:03:46.039 sit back and listen, literally in the back of the room. 68 00:03:46.800 --> 00:03:49.479 But he would grab the UK game notes, which came 69 00:03:49.520 --> 00:03:51.840 along with game notes from the other team if they 70 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:55.280 were available, and notes that Tony Neely had printed off 71 00:03:55.520 --> 00:03:59.599 from the SEC from that prior weekend, the numbers from 72 00:03:59.639 --> 00:04:03.159 all the Foo football games, and John would study them intensely, 73 00:04:04.319 --> 00:04:07.159 all three sets of notes, and then almost with that 74 00:04:07.400 --> 00:04:10.319 fail as soon as the press conference was over, and 75 00:04:10.360 --> 00:04:12.120 some of us I did it every now and then, 76 00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:15.960 would fire up the laptop and write something for the websites. 77 00:04:16.959 --> 00:04:20.560 But John, inevitably he would say, well, you know what 78 00:04:20.600 --> 00:04:23.920 you guys missed, don't you, and three or four of 79 00:04:24.000 --> 00:04:26.680 us would gather around and he would give us a 80 00:04:26.800 --> 00:04:30.160 lesson on. It is usually football one oh one of 81 00:04:30.279 --> 00:04:33.560 some simple stuff that we should have noticed from the 82 00:04:33.600 --> 00:04:36.319 stats or the notes, or a follow up question or 83 00:04:36.360 --> 00:04:39.759 something like that. It was so much fun and I 84 00:04:39.839 --> 00:04:42.439 really like and I always called John the Forrest Gump 85 00:04:42.480 --> 00:04:45.720 of football because through his years of working at Van Dey, 86 00:04:45.759 --> 00:04:50.160 Texas Tech, Kentucky all over the place, he has met 87 00:04:50.439 --> 00:04:54.720 and knows everybody and just just a great human being. 88 00:04:54.759 --> 00:04:56.920 So I'm so happy for John Cropp to go in 89 00:04:57.079 --> 00:05:02.480 along with Jasmine Camacho Quinn who just finished the Olympic 90 00:05:02.519 --> 00:05:08.120 Games bronze medalist from Puerto Rico and a Wildcat Henrik 91 00:05:08.240 --> 00:05:12.680 Larson of the rifle team. How about another Olympian, Sidney 92 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:16.199 McLaughlin Livon Man. This is the timing couldn't be better. 93 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:20.279 I knew this was planned, of course, Cory Peters, who 94 00:05:20.439 --> 00:05:24.480 just retired from the NFL, had an outstanding career Kentucky 95 00:05:24.480 --> 00:05:27.240 in a great career in the NFL. And Jody Meeks 96 00:05:27.600 --> 00:05:30.800 how about Kentucky's all time leading single game scorer. What 97 00:05:30.879 --> 00:05:33.959 a great class class of twenty twenty four that'll be 98 00:05:33.959 --> 00:05:38.319 inducted during Hall of Fame weekend September twentieth and twenty first. 99 00:05:38.360 --> 00:05:42.160 And one other note about Corey Peters, I'll never forget 100 00:05:42.959 --> 00:05:47.160 when he committed and I think it was the same 101 00:05:48.160 --> 00:05:51.680 recruiting class. I could be wrong about this, as Aaron 102 00:05:51.720 --> 00:05:54.759 Boyd because I know I was over at Henry Clay 103 00:05:55.360 --> 00:05:57.839 and if it wasn't Aaron, I apologize, But I know 104 00:05:57.920 --> 00:05:59.879 I was at Henry Clay High School with Steve Moss 105 00:06:00.360 --> 00:06:04.879 he and I recovering someone's announcement for WKYT, you know, 106 00:06:04.959 --> 00:06:08.040 with the hats and all that, and I heard they 107 00:06:08.040 --> 00:06:12.279 had signed Corey Peters, which was a great yet Central 108 00:06:12.360 --> 00:06:15.839 High School in Louisville, great player, probably the best at 109 00:06:15.920 --> 00:06:18.360 least defensive player in the state of Kentucky that year. 110 00:06:18.759 --> 00:06:23.360 Highly highly recruited, and they got him, and that was 111 00:06:23.399 --> 00:06:28.160 such a huge step for the Kentucky recruiting process to 112 00:06:28.240 --> 00:06:30.240 get a kid like that at a Louisville which U 113 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:33.480 of L for the time being had owned. So when 114 00:06:33.480 --> 00:06:36.839 they started getting kids out of Louisville, UK football fortunes 115 00:06:37.040 --> 00:06:40.279 really really began to climb. So I do recall that 116 00:06:41.560 --> 00:06:45.800 speaking of football, Jamon Dumas Johnson and Eric Jackson both 117 00:06:45.879 --> 00:06:51.079 named the Buckets Award Watch List fortieth annual Wow that 118 00:06:51.160 --> 00:06:54.360 of course goes to the nation's top linebacker. UK is 119 00:06:54.399 --> 00:06:58.040 one of only seven schools to have multiple players on 120 00:06:58.079 --> 00:07:02.279 the list. Players, of course, because well Buckus Ward number 121 00:07:02.319 --> 00:07:05.879 fifty one and in all fairness, Dumus Johnson likely would 122 00:07:05.920 --> 00:07:08.360 have been on the list had he remained at Georgia. 123 00:07:08.680 --> 00:07:13.040 But he's a Wildcat now, So think is Kentucky twice 124 00:07:13.240 --> 00:07:17.720 the opportunities to see somebody a Wildcat get that award? 125 00:07:17.720 --> 00:07:22.399 That would be very cool. Maxwell Harriston no surprise, Dean Walker, 126 00:07:22.560 --> 00:07:26.439 no surprise, named to the Chuck Bedenerrick Award watch List, 127 00:07:26.839 --> 00:07:29.680 given out by the Maxwell Football Club that goes to 128 00:07:29.759 --> 00:07:33.800 the college defensive player of the Year since nineteen ninety four. 129 00:07:34.240 --> 00:07:37.040 Named after Chuck bed and Nerrick. He was an All 130 00:07:37.079 --> 00:07:41.160 American at Penn and a multiple year All Pro linebacker 131 00:07:41.199 --> 00:07:45.199 and center for the Philadelphia Eagles. He is believed to 132 00:07:45.240 --> 00:07:48.399 be the last NFL player to be a full time 133 00:07:48.519 --> 00:07:52.000 player on both offense and defense. Other guys have done it, 134 00:07:52.480 --> 00:07:55.040 but Baden Eerick was the last guy to do it 135 00:07:55.319 --> 00:07:59.279 full time in the NFL. Would not come off the field. 136 00:08:00.199 --> 00:08:03.160 You're wondering, Yes, a Wildcat has won this award. You 137 00:08:03.240 --> 00:08:07.000 know this. Josh Heines Allen won it back in twenty eighteen. 138 00:08:07.079 --> 00:08:10.560 If you're ever wondering about an award given to defensive players, 139 00:08:11.040 --> 00:08:14.680 as a Kentucky player ever won it, just tell yourself, 140 00:08:14.720 --> 00:08:19.839 probably Josh Allen now Josh Heinz Allen, former Wildcat Will 141 00:08:19.920 --> 00:08:25.319 levis making some headlines, making some waves. I thought this 142 00:08:25.480 --> 00:08:29.160 was great, and you know what, it's real. Evidently you 143 00:08:29.160 --> 00:08:31.639 may have heard or seeing it by now. There is 144 00:08:31.680 --> 00:08:34.080 a new perfume. Some are calling it a cologne, but 145 00:08:34.120 --> 00:08:39.440 they're calling it a perfume that is a mayonnaise fragrance. 146 00:08:40.320 --> 00:08:42.480 You know about Will and his love for mayonnase, putting 147 00:08:42.480 --> 00:08:45.639 it in his coffee and all that. Well, Hellman's released 148 00:08:45.679 --> 00:08:51.600 a commercial that is touting this perfume. It's they're calling 149 00:08:51.639 --> 00:08:56.360 it that smells like Mayo, among other things. Here's the audio. 150 00:08:57.559 --> 00:09:04.080 They try to define you, but you are the ingredient 151 00:09:04.279 --> 00:09:06.000 to your own success. 152 00:09:11.919 --> 00:09:18.120 Luscious backing, smell. 153 00:09:19.480 --> 00:09:20.360 Like greatness. 154 00:09:22.679 --> 00:09:29.519 They'll let us number eight apart from the mayonnaise. Okay, 155 00:09:29.600 --> 00:09:32.240 I thought this is brilliant, This is funny, This is 156 00:09:32.279 --> 00:09:35.480 a great joke, a hoax, whatever you want to call it. 157 00:09:36.000 --> 00:09:38.639 And they're going to sell some mayonnaise because of this. 158 00:09:39.559 --> 00:09:44.360 Since then, I guess that was the overall reaction. Hellman's 159 00:09:45.080 --> 00:09:51.919 released a tweet saying it's no joke. They released information 160 00:09:53.039 --> 00:09:56.879 describing the aroma. Whatever you want to call it the fragrance. 161 00:09:57.080 --> 00:09:59.480 It says, at the heart of the fragrance lies a 162 00:09:59.559 --> 00:10:05.600 creamy during mayonnaise mayonnaise accord offering a smooth and complex heart, 163 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:10.919 partially adds a fresh herbal element, reminiscent of a well 164 00:10:11.080 --> 00:10:16.440 prepared dish, and said, there are subtle coffee undertones, of course, 165 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:19.679 because that's what Will uses. How Will uses it in 166 00:10:19.720 --> 00:10:24.360 his coffee. A sensual musk based weaves through the composition. 167 00:10:24.399 --> 00:10:30.039 I mean, this is hilarious and there's a comforting, creamy 168 00:10:30.120 --> 00:10:34.000 vanilla finish, equal parts inviting and intriguing. You know what 169 00:10:34.000 --> 00:10:37.679 this means, don't you. Every reporter who covers the Titans 170 00:10:37.679 --> 00:10:41.519 and then some will be in at locker room trying 171 00:10:41.559 --> 00:10:46.879 to find out if he actually uses this stuff and 172 00:10:47.320 --> 00:10:50.039 believe it or not. And I firmly believe it. Of course, 173 00:10:50.039 --> 00:10:54.039 this is why they did it. It immediately sold out 174 00:10:54.360 --> 00:10:58.639 on the Hellman's website. Sold out. It was only eight dollars. 175 00:10:59.120 --> 00:11:02.279 You gotta wonder where the price go up. But mannaise 176 00:11:02.600 --> 00:11:06.039 based perfume, cologne, whatever you want to call it, is 177 00:11:06.080 --> 00:11:10.360 now the thing in Nashville, Tennessee. And I'm sure well 178 00:11:10.399 --> 00:11:14.600 beyond up. Next the sacrifice made by Charles Barkley, who 179 00:11:15.120 --> 00:11:18.000 has become one of my all time favorites, and he 180 00:11:18.200 --> 00:11:20.159 was your favorite as well if you're a UK fan 181 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:22.840 of a certain age. When it came to opposing players, 182 00:11:23.200 --> 00:11:26.399 UK fans loved it when Sir Charles came to town. 183 00:11:26.480 --> 00:11:28.960 He was an entertaining figure and a tremendous Hall of 184 00:11:29.000 --> 00:11:33.559 Fame basketball player. But he has become a pivotal point 185 00:11:33.759 --> 00:11:37.679 in broadcasting, not just because he's great at it, but 186 00:11:37.759 --> 00:11:39.879 because he's such a great human being. We'll talk about 187 00:11:39.879 --> 00:11:42.080 that on the other side of the break, Sewn Woods 188 00:11:42.080 --> 00:11:43.879 at the bottom of the hour here on six thirty 189 00:11:44.080 --> 00:11:48.960 WLAP Welcome back. Coming up at the bottom of the hour, 190 00:11:49.039 --> 00:11:53.080 Sean Woods, the unforgettable Guard. We'll talk about the basketball tournament, 191 00:11:53.120 --> 00:11:55.039 which of course has been over now for more than 192 00:11:55.039 --> 00:11:57.000 a week. But I was gone. Haven't had a chance 193 00:11:57.039 --> 00:11:59.879 to talk to Sean about his return to the coaching side. 194 00:12:00.320 --> 00:12:03.840 He assisted Tyler Ewis in that venture. And then a 195 00:12:03.879 --> 00:12:07.440 little bit later on UK Stats King Corey Price and 196 00:12:07.519 --> 00:12:10.399 Weston Bureau chief Gary Moore. Still getting caught up from 197 00:12:10.519 --> 00:12:14.120 vacation and sifting through the interweb a little closely, a 198 00:12:14.120 --> 00:12:16.919 little closer than I have been. I try to remain 199 00:12:17.519 --> 00:12:19.960 Twitter free while I was gone. I recommend that. But 200 00:12:20.080 --> 00:12:23.639 there's a lot going on, as we know, and one 201 00:12:23.639 --> 00:12:25.320 of the things I've kept an eye on, and if 202 00:12:25.320 --> 00:12:28.559 you listen to me semi regularly, I do appreciate that. 203 00:12:28.759 --> 00:12:31.759 You know how much I like Charles Barkley as a broadcaster. 204 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:35.039 He was a great player both in college and the pros. 205 00:12:35.480 --> 00:12:38.919 But I so enjoy his podcast with Ernie Johnson and 206 00:12:39.000 --> 00:12:41.480 Inside the NBA, which is one of the greatest, maybe 207 00:12:41.519 --> 00:12:45.000 the greatest studio show in the history of television, either 208 00:12:45.039 --> 00:12:48.559 over the year or on cable. And of course, as 209 00:12:48.600 --> 00:12:50.600 we know it now, it's going away in a little 210 00:12:50.639 --> 00:12:53.799 more than a year because the NBA rights have shifted 211 00:12:54.080 --> 00:12:56.960 and TNT no longer will have it. Barkley has been 212 00:12:56.960 --> 00:13:01.720 incredibly outspoken about the fact that his bosses could have 213 00:13:01.759 --> 00:13:04.120 made he thought a better play to keep the rights, 214 00:13:04.399 --> 00:13:07.120 but did not. And you know, he's not privy to 215 00:13:07.159 --> 00:13:09.840 all the numbers crunching, but he does know this. He 216 00:13:09.919 --> 00:13:12.080 makes a lot of money. He turned down a lot 217 00:13:12.080 --> 00:13:16.279 of money because with the NBA rights shifting to a 218 00:13:16.360 --> 00:13:21.039 number of different places, Barkley was wooed by several networks 219 00:13:21.039 --> 00:13:24.879 and turned down big money offers to come with the 220 00:13:25.000 --> 00:13:28.720 NBA rights. He is staying at TNT and they're gonna 221 00:13:28.720 --> 00:13:32.000 have some kind of show. And Barkley was on Dan 222 00:13:32.080 --> 00:13:36.120 Lebatard's podcast the other day. Lebtard sports writer from Miami 223 00:13:36.399 --> 00:13:39.960 who had a show on ESPN, Very outspoken, very entertaining. 224 00:13:40.000 --> 00:13:42.840 I really like him a lot. I don't always agree 225 00:13:42.879 --> 00:13:46.559 with him, but he is a bit of a sports anarchist. 226 00:13:46.600 --> 00:13:49.240 He is good about things that and likes things that 227 00:13:49.600 --> 00:13:53.159 sometimes other people don't. I've kind of liked that. You know, 228 00:13:53.200 --> 00:13:57.039 he doesn't follow the herd and I know, no pun intended, 229 00:13:57.120 --> 00:14:00.320 not a reference to Colin Coward, but you know, there's 230 00:14:00.320 --> 00:14:04.240 a herd mentality often in sports, and LeBatard often pushes 231 00:14:04.320 --> 00:14:06.480 back against it, and I kind of do the same. 232 00:14:06.960 --> 00:14:10.559 So anyhow, Barkley was on his show the other day 233 00:14:11.240 --> 00:14:16.279 and LeBatard was talking to Barkley, Sir Charles about the 234 00:14:16.360 --> 00:14:19.559 fact that Chuck Wagon turned down a wagon full of 235 00:14:19.600 --> 00:14:21.320 money to stay at TNT. 236 00:14:21.840 --> 00:14:24.279 Charles, how much money do you think that you left 237 00:14:24.320 --> 00:14:28.120 on the table in making that decision, concerned about others? 238 00:14:30.120 --> 00:14:31.720 A minimum of one hundred million? 239 00:14:32.039 --> 00:14:34.679 Jeez, A minimum? 240 00:14:35.240 --> 00:14:37.000 Yeah, because I imagine it was a lot of fun 241 00:14:37.039 --> 00:14:39.519 to be you recently, right in free agency. That had 242 00:14:39.519 --> 00:14:41.720 to feel good even as you're thinking to yourself in 243 00:14:41.759 --> 00:14:43.279 these meetings, because I talked to you a little bit, 244 00:14:43.320 --> 00:14:44.399 at least you're like, I'm not. 245 00:14:45.240 --> 00:14:47.080 It was a great feeling, and I want to thank 246 00:14:47.279 --> 00:14:49.799 all those networks for reaching out to me. It was 247 00:14:49.919 --> 00:14:54.399 really humbling and cool. It was humbling and cool, and 248 00:14:55.600 --> 00:14:58.279 so I really it was really humbling and cool to 249 00:14:58.320 --> 00:15:02.519 be honest with you. But I wasn't even think, like 250 00:15:02.559 --> 00:15:05.720 I said, Dan, even though they were throwing crazy numbers, 251 00:15:05.759 --> 00:15:09.879 I was like, damn, But as long as I got 252 00:15:09.879 --> 00:15:12.960 my people safe at TNT, man, I feel really good. 253 00:15:13.200 --> 00:15:15.519 Like I say, they're gonna pay me to go and 254 00:15:15.559 --> 00:15:17.519 talk about nothing, so I can't. 255 00:15:17.279 --> 00:15:20.559 Look at give horse in the mouth. Before we lay. 256 00:15:20.679 --> 00:15:22.759 Dan, I probably would have had to do an honest 257 00:15:22.840 --> 00:15:25.000 day's work if I went to one or old other network. 258 00:15:25.600 --> 00:15:29.679 Not here though, Charles not a metal Ark Media, you 259 00:15:29.720 --> 00:15:31.919 would not have to do an honest day's work. 260 00:15:33.159 --> 00:15:36.519 Metal Lark Media is the production company. I think he's 261 00:15:36.559 --> 00:15:40.960 Lebtar's production company that produces Levatar's podcasts. So there you 262 00:15:41.039 --> 00:15:45.279 have it. Charles Barkley estimates that he turned down about 263 00:15:45.320 --> 00:15:48.000 one hundred million dollars and look, he's gonna make a 264 00:15:48.000 --> 00:15:51.919 ton of money to stay with TNT, but imagine turning 265 00:15:51.919 --> 00:15:54.360 that down. And I can tell you that his concern 266 00:15:54.440 --> 00:15:56.799 for the people at TNT. You know, he's talking about 267 00:15:57.279 --> 00:15:59.919 not Ernie Johnson and Kenny the Jett Smith and Shack 268 00:16:00.080 --> 00:16:02.440 They're all going to be okay. He's talking about the 269 00:16:02.519 --> 00:16:07.679 other people around the set, the people behind the scenes. 270 00:16:08.480 --> 00:16:10.799 And I know this simply because I do listen to 271 00:16:10.799 --> 00:16:14.320 his podcast and he talks about those people all the time. 272 00:16:14.759 --> 00:16:17.399 And those of us who have worked in television have 273 00:16:17.519 --> 00:16:21.799 great appreciation for those people. And some of the people 274 00:16:21.840 --> 00:16:25.799 I enjoyed the most at WKYT were the people behind 275 00:16:25.799 --> 00:16:28.519 the scenes because they're your friend, and not just because 276 00:16:29.200 --> 00:16:32.000 they're the people who prop you up. It's because they're 277 00:16:32.000 --> 00:16:33.879 the ones you know. It's the old cliche. You're in 278 00:16:33.879 --> 00:16:37.200 the trenches with them, and you know that you might 279 00:16:37.240 --> 00:16:40.519 get the recognition. And I was not a full time 280 00:16:40.639 --> 00:16:43.000 on air guy. I was both on the air in 281 00:16:43.039 --> 00:16:45.480 front of the camera and behind it, probably more behind 282 00:16:45.519 --> 00:16:49.879 it than I was in front of it. But the people, 283 00:16:49.919 --> 00:16:52.919 the videographers, the guy who's guys who haul the cameras 284 00:16:53.279 --> 00:16:56.320 and the tripods, you know, and the production people, the 285 00:16:56.360 --> 00:16:59.200 people in the studios and the directors and people like 286 00:16:59.279 --> 00:17:01.919 that are the ones, and they're fun to work with 287 00:17:02.240 --> 00:17:04.240 because they take as much pride in what they do 288 00:17:04.759 --> 00:17:07.599 as what you do. They don't get as much money 289 00:17:07.599 --> 00:17:09.880 and they don't get as much credit. So that not 290 00:17:09.960 --> 00:17:11.920 that I was making tons of money compared to my 291 00:17:11.960 --> 00:17:16.880 co workers, but Barkley is. But the fact that he 292 00:17:16.960 --> 00:17:19.200 was able to take care of them and talking about 293 00:17:19.200 --> 00:17:22.880 people's families, that's heartfelt because he talks about it on 294 00:17:22.920 --> 00:17:26.440 the podcast with Ernie Johnson. So I do appreciate the 295 00:17:26.480 --> 00:17:31.240 fact that Sir Charles looking out for as coworkers. Now, 296 00:17:31.279 --> 00:17:35.640 speaking of coworkers, there's a little ESPN on ESPN crime 297 00:17:35.799 --> 00:17:41.400 happening really more specifically with the ACC network owned by ESPN. 298 00:17:41.920 --> 00:17:44.440 But evidently Heather Dinich, and if you don't know the name, 299 00:17:44.480 --> 00:17:47.440 you know her face. You've seen her working on studio 300 00:17:47.559 --> 00:17:50.279 shows and on the sideline. Evidently, on one of the 301 00:17:50.400 --> 00:17:55.839 studio shows, she questioned the fact that Clemson was ranked 302 00:17:55.839 --> 00:18:03.160 fourteenth pre season by the Associated Press. And Eric McLain 303 00:18:03.680 --> 00:18:08.079 is an analyst for the ACC Network. He is a 304 00:18:08.119 --> 00:18:14.359 big guy and played offensive line at Clemson and on 305 00:18:14.440 --> 00:18:19.960 the set he took issue with Header Dinich and her comments, 306 00:18:21.039 --> 00:18:23.839 and he wrote and tweeted, here we go with this 307 00:18:23.960 --> 00:18:27.960 trash again. And apparently she made her comments on Get 308 00:18:28.039 --> 00:18:31.440 Up on ESPN, and he has said he was willing 309 00:18:31.480 --> 00:18:35.000 to come on and defend his comments. So it's not 310 00:18:35.160 --> 00:18:38.519 very often that you see two different people when it's 311 00:18:38.559 --> 00:18:42.519 not staged, like Steven A. Smith and Skip Bayless or whoever. 312 00:18:43.559 --> 00:18:47.000 But here was Header Dinni's giving her opinion and a 313 00:18:47.039 --> 00:18:52.400 guy with deep, deep Clemson ties clapping back at her, entertaining, 314 00:18:52.680 --> 00:18:57.400 to say the least. Also entertaining was a shot on 315 00:18:57.519 --> 00:19:01.640 the Tampa Ray Tampa Bay Rays broadcasts the othernight, Billy 316 00:19:01.720 --> 00:19:06.680 Rutledge's Tampa Bay Rays. They found a guy in the 317 00:19:06.759 --> 00:19:12.000 crowd who was dressed as a clown, had the fright 318 00:19:12.039 --> 00:19:15.960 wig multicolored, had a baseball hat on it backwards, had 319 00:19:15.960 --> 00:19:18.920 the full clown makeup, and was talking to a very 320 00:19:18.920 --> 00:19:23.400 attractive woman. But he also had a T shirt that 321 00:19:23.519 --> 00:19:28.279 said I Suck at fantasy sports. So clearly this guy 322 00:19:28.400 --> 00:19:33.640 had lost a bet either his fantasy football league or 323 00:19:33.720 --> 00:19:40.000 baseball league or something, and the penalty was to dress 324 00:19:40.119 --> 00:19:44.200 up as a clown with that T shirt and go 325 00:19:44.279 --> 00:19:47.240 to a Tampa Bay Rays game because you know that 326 00:19:47.400 --> 00:19:50.359 either the TV cameras or the end house cameras or 327 00:19:50.359 --> 00:19:54.319 both are going to find you. Some of those penalties 328 00:19:54.319 --> 00:19:58.640 have included twenty four hours eating at a waffle house, 329 00:19:58.680 --> 00:20:01.960 things like that, doing standp comedy on open mic Night. 330 00:20:02.319 --> 00:20:05.839 But this I think just might be the best. Sean 331 00:20:05.880 --> 00:20:07.559 Woods is next year on The Big Loon Sider six 332 00:20:07.680 --> 00:20:11.000 thirty WLAP. Welcome back to the Big blew Insider, and 333 00:20:11.039 --> 00:20:13.400 I haven't had a chance to talk to our next guest, 334 00:20:13.759 --> 00:20:16.319 Unforgettable Guard Sean Woods. In a couple of weeks. I 335 00:20:16.400 --> 00:20:18.359 was out of town and of course Sean was out 336 00:20:18.400 --> 00:20:21.759 of town with the basketball tournament team and Shawn, I 337 00:20:21.799 --> 00:20:24.680 know it was a disappointing ending, but in terms of 338 00:20:25.079 --> 00:20:28.079 you being able to work the sidelines and help Tyler 339 00:20:28.119 --> 00:20:31.160 Eulis the way you did, was it ultimately fun? I 340 00:20:31.200 --> 00:20:34.400 know it was a disappointed ending, but did you enjoy 341 00:20:34.400 --> 00:20:35.599 getting back on the sideline? 342 00:20:36.680 --> 00:20:39.400 Ohio was great, Dick. It was. It was a lot 343 00:20:39.440 --> 00:20:41.160 of fun, just me being on the side, but not 344 00:20:41.200 --> 00:20:44.519 only that, me getting acquainted with the young guys that 345 00:20:45.359 --> 00:20:48.799 are really twenty some years younger than me. And for 346 00:20:48.839 --> 00:20:51.359 me to be able to relate and motivate and get 347 00:20:51.400 --> 00:20:53.960 those guys to play at a high level was a 348 00:20:54.000 --> 00:20:59.920 big time. You know. They all were very responsive and respective, respective, 349 00:21:00.079 --> 00:21:02.759 and and we had a chance to win it. You know, 350 00:21:02.920 --> 00:21:06.039 it's just unfortunate situations. You know, we missed a big 351 00:21:06.079 --> 00:21:08.400 time piece, and you know it kind of killed them 352 00:21:08.440 --> 00:21:11.119 around a little bit when we got out there. But uh, 353 00:21:11.640 --> 00:21:14.680 you know, I say all the time, twenty Beckham did 354 00:21:14.720 --> 00:21:16.680 a great job of putting this together in such a 355 00:21:16.720 --> 00:21:20.440 short time. You know, for the first year, we crashed records. 356 00:21:20.480 --> 00:21:26.319 I think we saved the tvt from a TV standpoint. Uh, 357 00:21:26.880 --> 00:21:28.680 you know, people come to the games. We broke all 358 00:21:28.680 --> 00:21:31.519 the records from from from from that type of standpoint. 359 00:21:31.880 --> 00:21:34.559 So it was an exciting time. And also Big Blue 360 00:21:34.640 --> 00:21:37.319 Nation got to come together again for some guys, some 361 00:21:37.440 --> 00:21:40.160 former players, and and I tell you what that Louisville 362 00:21:40.160 --> 00:21:43.200 game was was magical. You know, you have thought that 363 00:21:43.240 --> 00:21:47.279 we were playing in December, a real game, and you 364 00:21:47.359 --> 00:21:51.359 know it was just so competitive, two traditions going at it, 365 00:21:51.839 --> 00:21:54.400 and and the and the unique part about it was 366 00:21:55.000 --> 00:21:57.279 most of the players. All the players that are on 367 00:21:57.319 --> 00:22:02.119 our team play play at John Caliperi and most of 368 00:22:02.119 --> 00:22:05.200 the players they played for Louisville team played for coach Patino. 369 00:22:06.400 --> 00:22:11.519 It was a rich Patino John Caliperi clash again just 370 00:22:11.599 --> 00:22:13.960 with some other some older guys. But it was fun 371 00:22:14.000 --> 00:22:17.160 though it was. It was a great time, great camaraderie. 372 00:22:17.680 --> 00:22:17.839 Uh. 373 00:22:17.880 --> 00:22:19.799 And I got a chance to be an ambassador to 374 00:22:19.880 --> 00:22:22.440 these guys as far as teaching them and and and 375 00:22:22.519 --> 00:22:25.640 showing them how important and significant they are, as far 376 00:22:25.680 --> 00:22:28.440 as being a Kentucky basketball as far as being a 377 00:22:28.480 --> 00:22:29.960 Kentucky basketball players concern. 378 00:22:30.160 --> 00:22:32.480 Yeah, well, let me touch on a couple of points. 379 00:22:32.559 --> 00:22:34.839 You brought up, first of all, the BBN getting together, 380 00:22:34.920 --> 00:22:38.839 which is no surprise, and delivering crowds and TV ratings 381 00:22:38.839 --> 00:22:41.799 and all that. Uh. Were you flashing back a little 382 00:22:41.799 --> 00:22:44.400 bit to your playing days. And you've been around the 383 00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:48.799 program really of late, since you've taken a sabbatical from coaching, 384 00:22:49.160 --> 00:22:51.079 but you know about the bb and how you grew 385 00:22:51.119 --> 00:22:51.720 up around it. 386 00:22:52.240 --> 00:22:52.519 Uh. 387 00:22:52.599 --> 00:22:55.359 I guess no one's surprised that UK fans turned out 388 00:22:55.359 --> 00:22:55.640 for this. 389 00:22:56.799 --> 00:22:59.200 I wasn't surprised. The guys were really you know what 390 00:22:59.279 --> 00:23:02.960 I mean, and you know, because you would think TVT 391 00:23:03.160 --> 00:23:05.559 is just a little summer league. Did you said on television, 392 00:23:05.880 --> 00:23:08.200 you know you may get five hundred to one thousand 393 00:23:08.240 --> 00:23:10.759 people in the stands. Sure we were getting four or 394 00:23:10.839 --> 00:23:14.319 five thousand that rough and Louisville did a good job 395 00:23:14.400 --> 00:23:17.359 promoting their dial because they beat us in ticket sales. 396 00:23:17.960 --> 00:23:21.759 But man, when we've matched up, it was like it 397 00:23:21.799 --> 00:23:25.440 was unlike anything else except for right around Christmas, in 398 00:23:25.440 --> 00:23:28.000 between Christmas and New Year's when the Cats and Cars 399 00:23:28.039 --> 00:23:30.400 go at it. Yeah, and it was magical. It was 400 00:23:30.480 --> 00:23:33.920 it was competitive. You know, it kind of got it 401 00:23:33.960 --> 00:23:36.240