WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:02.399 It's Stick Gabriel taking a little bit of time off, 2 00:00:02.439 --> 00:00:05.040 so we thought we would replay some of the best 3 00:00:05.080 --> 00:00:08.240 interviews from over the last several months. Please enjoy the 4 00:00:08.279 --> 00:00:10.560 best of the Big Blue Insider. 5 00:00:11.439 --> 00:00:13.560 Coming up tonight Kyle Tucker of The Athletic. 6 00:00:13.599 --> 00:00:15.240 Always good to check in with Kyle. We're going to 7 00:00:15.279 --> 00:00:18.079 be talking a lot of basketball, though I haven't forgotten 8 00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:21.199 about football, but we will talk with Kyle about what's 9 00:00:21.239 --> 00:00:24.039 coming up with Mark Pope's team. As Kyle has broken 10 00:00:24.120 --> 00:00:27.399 down the entire SEC when it comes to personnel, who 11 00:00:27.440 --> 00:00:30.800 has what players coming back, how many minutes, how many points, 12 00:00:31.039 --> 00:00:32.039 how much experience? 13 00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:32.840 Things like that. 14 00:00:33.119 --> 00:00:36.079 Really interesting story on the Athletic and we encourage you 15 00:00:36.479 --> 00:00:40.799 to subscribe again. It's a great website if you love sports. 16 00:00:41.079 --> 00:00:43.920 There just isn't enough good sports writing out there and 17 00:00:44.039 --> 00:00:47.640 newspapers today, as we all know, because papers are drying up. 18 00:00:47.960 --> 00:00:50.880 But the Internet is alive with good stuff, and the 19 00:00:50.920 --> 00:00:54.880 Athletic I think is a great place to start. Robert Hogan, 20 00:00:55.000 --> 00:00:57.320 one of the baseball Wildcats, will join us. We'll find 21 00:00:57.320 --> 00:00:59.920 out about his future. He's awaiting to draft, but also 22 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:02.479 has a year left if he wants to play more 23 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:05.439 college baseball and what a year he had for the 24 00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:09.640 SEC champion Wildcats after transferring in from Texas A and M. 25 00:01:10.159 --> 00:01:13.120 Also, Kinsey Lee from LAX eighteen and. 26 00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:16.519 BB and tonight will join us to talk football and basketball. 27 00:01:16.640 --> 00:01:20.640 Kinzie went to Oklahoma State, so now she'll be covering 28 00:01:20.680 --> 00:01:24.480 the Sooners again. We'll talk about that with her. No 29 00:01:24.599 --> 00:01:28.280 hotter rivalry in college sports than Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, 30 00:01:28.400 --> 00:01:31.239 so we'll get her thoughts on that and a lot 31 00:01:31.319 --> 00:01:32.480 going on as well. 32 00:01:32.879 --> 00:01:34.280 Starting with we'll start. 33 00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:36.799 With a little bit of football from the professional ranks, 34 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:40.200 but it involves a former Wildcat, Josh. 35 00:01:39.920 --> 00:01:41.959 Allen, who now will be going. 36 00:01:41.799 --> 00:01:45.959 By Josh Hinz Allen. He is changing his name officially 37 00:01:46.439 --> 00:01:50.439 to honor his family and by the way, this also 38 00:01:50.519 --> 00:01:55.239 will set him apart from the Buffalo Bill's quarterback Josh Allen, 39 00:01:55.920 --> 00:02:00.599 but the Kentucky Josh Allen says that because of the 40 00:02:00.719 --> 00:02:04.319 legacy of his family, he will be carrying on the 41 00:02:04.359 --> 00:02:08.240 tradition on the back of his jersey going by Heinz Allen, 42 00:02:08.280 --> 00:02:13.000 which is a nod to the maternal side of his family. 43 00:02:13.240 --> 00:02:15.960 He is from an athletic family. You might remember this. 44 00:02:16.439 --> 00:02:21.000 His sister Maisha plays for the Washington Mystics to other 45 00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:25.960 sisters Kira and Lttori played college basketball, also going by 46 00:02:26.039 --> 00:02:30.879 Hines Allen. His uncle, Gregory Hines, not the dancer, the performer, 47 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:34.639 but an athlete, played at Hampton University in the eighties, 48 00:02:34.759 --> 00:02:38.680 was drafted by the Golden State Warriors and now Josh 49 00:02:38.719 --> 00:02:43.280 Allen now Heinz. Allen has signed the huge five year 50 00:02:43.319 --> 00:02:47.000 deal worth one hundred and forty one million dollars for 51 00:02:47.319 --> 00:02:52.520 Jacksonville after he gambled on himself. He could have signed 52 00:02:52.520 --> 00:02:56.080 another contract but decided to hold off, went for a 53 00:02:56.120 --> 00:02:59.080 career high seventeen and a half sacks, made the Pro 54 00:02:59.159 --> 00:03:03.919 Bowl force the Jaguars hands and they happily signed him 55 00:03:03.919 --> 00:03:07.080 to the huge contract, so he will remain at least 56 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:10.400 for now in Jacksonville. But that does mean, of course 57 00:03:10.840 --> 00:03:15.680 Jacksonville fans who own a Jaguars jersey that says Allen, they. 58 00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:16.479 Need a new one now. 59 00:03:17.479 --> 00:03:21.000 But the jack said Hines Allen will host a jersey 60 00:03:21.080 --> 00:03:26.439 exchange in Jacksonville in September for people who own the 61 00:03:26.560 --> 00:03:31.080 old Allen jerseys. And he released through his Twitter in 62 00:03:31.159 --> 00:03:36.080 the X page, did Josh a really well produced piece? 63 00:03:36.120 --> 00:03:39.240 I'm sure Obviously the team helped him with it, explaining 64 00:03:39.319 --> 00:03:40.840 why he made this decision. 65 00:03:41.360 --> 00:03:43.479 Is not a struggle to probably say that this is 66 00:03:43.520 --> 00:03:45.080 what I want to do. This is what I want 67 00:03:45.080 --> 00:03:47.360 to do. I have decided to change my last name. 68 00:03:47.639 --> 00:03:51.719 I'm Joshua Hines Allen defensive end, Jacksonville Jaguars. You know, 69 00:03:51.759 --> 00:03:57.520 I've always been to highs and legacy is forever Premer's 70 00:03:57.520 --> 00:03:59.240 the point of the movie before. So you come from 71 00:03:59.240 --> 00:04:02.159 the richest and kind for other people in your family, 72 00:04:02.639 --> 00:04:05.759 and myself being the youngest one to go to all 73 00:04:05.879 --> 00:04:09.639 my sister's games, to know my what my uncles did 74 00:04:09.759 --> 00:04:12.919 in college and in the NBA, it just means something 75 00:04:12.960 --> 00:04:15.639 a little bit more. Arizona's best thing for me to 76 00:04:16.040 --> 00:04:21.240 follow that footstepss T. It's gonna be a surreal moment 77 00:04:21.360 --> 00:04:23.000 the first time I can get my name, and now 78 00:04:23.040 --> 00:04:26.120 it's growing up, having my sisters run out the tunnel intos, 79 00:04:26.399 --> 00:04:30.480 I's gone dark behinds out, everybody's watching me, and I 80 00:04:30.560 --> 00:04:33.439 just thought that was the coolest thak my last things changed. 81 00:04:33.439 --> 00:04:36.560 But I am still that person and I'm gonna continue 82 00:04:36.600 --> 00:04:38.759 to play like that and play even better. See I 83 00:04:38.839 --> 00:04:42.439 see now It's like I have the tension of people 84 00:04:42.480 --> 00:04:44.879 that are interesting. They saw what I did last year, 85 00:04:44.959 --> 00:04:48.279 so now I can't create my marritior on what I 86 00:04:48.319 --> 00:04:50.079 wanna do. And that's why I think right now is 87 00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:51.800 the perfect cause once I get. 88 00:04:51.639 --> 00:04:52.920 To the part of the Jaguar, I's. 89 00:04:52.759 --> 00:04:55.920 Gonna say a Josh run. And when I looked there 90 00:04:56.000 --> 00:04:58.199 is I went to my legs. You know, That's what 91 00:04:58.279 --> 00:05:00.800 I always wanna and that's he's going to see him that. 92 00:05:01.879 --> 00:05:04.480 And again that is from Josh Allen's Twitter page. If 93 00:05:04.519 --> 00:05:07.079 you want to see it for yourself or follow him 94 00:05:07.079 --> 00:05:11.279 in fact, go to Josh heinz Allen all one word 95 00:05:11.480 --> 00:05:15.079 Josh heinz Allen. That's his new Twitter account. So that's 96 00:05:15.079 --> 00:05:20.160 a pretty cool story. And again the residue of this 97 00:05:20.360 --> 00:05:24.120 is whenever you hear about Josh Allen now in the NFL, 98 00:05:24.279 --> 00:05:27.120 more than likely people will be talking about the Bills 99 00:05:27.199 --> 00:05:30.720 quarterback and listen for heinz Allen or watch for heinz 100 00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:33.639 Allen when you want to see or hear about the 101 00:05:33.639 --> 00:05:38.639 former Wildcat. Another story from the NFL, A couple of them, actually, 102 00:05:39.319 --> 00:05:42.800 this one is really sobering. Bernie Cozar, who if you're 103 00:05:42.839 --> 00:05:44.600 a Browns fan, and there are a lot of them, 104 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:47.480 out there is in trouble in terms of his health. 105 00:05:47.519 --> 00:05:51.120 He's only sixty years old, but he is now suffering 106 00:05:51.160 --> 00:05:55.360 from Parkinson's, which is terrible, but also liver failure. 107 00:05:56.360 --> 00:05:59.800 He has been fading fast. Quite frankly. He said his 108 00:06:00.000 --> 00:06:03.480 body gave out on him during this past season, and 109 00:06:03.560 --> 00:06:07.439 in fact, he was at a Jets Browns game and 110 00:06:07.480 --> 00:06:09.519 he said he wasn't sure he was going to get 111 00:06:09.560 --> 00:06:12.639 home because he said his body, like I said, just gave. 112 00:06:12.680 --> 00:06:13.879 I said, I wasn't sure if it was going to 113 00:06:13.920 --> 00:06:16.319 make it out of there. They took him to the hospital. 114 00:06:16.319 --> 00:06:20.160 He needed a massive blood transfusion, and he said the 115 00:06:20.240 --> 00:06:23.920 doctors were wondering, how are you still alive because your 116 00:06:23.959 --> 00:06:27.959 hemoglobin levels were so low. He's on the liver transplant 117 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:32.399 list and again diagnosed with Parkinson's in February, although he 118 00:06:32.439 --> 00:06:36.639 says now he's following a stricter diet exercise program and 119 00:06:36.680 --> 00:06:40.279 he feels much much better. But how could you not, 120 00:06:40.600 --> 00:06:43.639 I mean, he was suffering from ecoli blood poisoning, had 121 00:06:43.680 --> 00:06:47.600 heart trouble, and he said he believed he needed a 122 00:06:47.759 --> 00:06:51.040 liver transplant asap. Well. He is on the list, but 123 00:06:51.160 --> 00:06:54.360 right now he's doing much much better. You might recall 124 00:06:54.639 --> 00:06:56.879 he was the first round pick of the Drafts in 125 00:06:56.920 --> 00:07:00.240 the eighty five supplemental Draft, you will call it if 126 00:07:00.240 --> 00:07:03.040 you're a little bit older. But he was a guy. 127 00:07:03.079 --> 00:07:06.639 He from Ohio and he wanted to play for the Browns. 128 00:07:06.680 --> 00:07:09.120 He made no secret of the fact that he wanted 129 00:07:09.160 --> 00:07:11.160 to play for the Browns, and he did for eight 130 00:07:11.279 --> 00:07:14.480 years before he finished up his career with the Cowboys 131 00:07:14.720 --> 00:07:17.639 and the Dolphins as a backup. He led the Browns 132 00:07:17.680 --> 00:07:21.800 though to three AFC title games and never really broke through. 133 00:07:22.240 --> 00:07:23.839 But he did get to a Super Bowl with the 134 00:07:23.879 --> 00:07:26.959 Cowboys in ninety three and he got a ring, So 135 00:07:27.079 --> 00:07:31.839 technically he is a Super Bowl champion, but he has 136 00:07:31.879 --> 00:07:35.319 got a much bigger battle to win right now. He 137 00:07:35.360 --> 00:07:37.399 had a great career though, when you look at the stats, 138 00:07:37.680 --> 00:07:41.680 twenty three thousand yards, one hundred and twenty four touchdown passes, 139 00:07:42.480 --> 00:07:44.240 and now. 140 00:07:44.000 --> 00:07:46.079 He needs a new liver. 141 00:07:47.360 --> 00:07:50.360 And he would love, of course to get back to 142 00:07:50.399 --> 00:07:53.000 a Super Bowl. As a fan, he was there last 143 00:07:53.079 --> 00:07:55.279 year at the Super Bowl and in fact pos with 144 00:07:55.439 --> 00:08:00.120 pictures for pictures with Taylor Swift. Although I saw the 145 00:08:00.199 --> 00:08:03.399 photos and I would never have recognized him. He just 146 00:08:03.480 --> 00:08:07.079 obviously didn't look very good and looked very healthy. But yeah, 147 00:08:07.120 --> 00:08:10.000 Bernie Cosar, keep him in your thoughts because he's in 148 00:08:10.000 --> 00:08:11.360 trouble right now in terms. 149 00:08:11.120 --> 00:08:11.680 Of his health. 150 00:08:12.120 --> 00:08:15.480 Brett Farv trying to stay out of trouble, was trying 151 00:08:15.480 --> 00:08:18.199 to revive a defamation lawsuit. Now he's trying to bring 152 00:08:18.279 --> 00:08:20.839 to trouble. You might recall he's been in trouble in 153 00:08:20.839 --> 00:08:26.480 Mississippi because of misappropriated funds. He sued Shannon Sharp, television 154 00:08:26.519 --> 00:08:31.279 personality now NFL veteran, for defamation and the case was 155 00:08:31.319 --> 00:08:36.960 thrown out, but Farre's lawyers asked an appeals court today 156 00:08:37.200 --> 00:08:43.440 to revive the defamation suit. This is against a backdrop 157 00:08:43.679 --> 00:08:47.720 of the Mississippi welfare scandal, which is being called one 158 00:08:47.720 --> 00:08:52.919 of the state's largest public corruption cases. Federal judge in 159 00:08:52.919 --> 00:08:56.279 Mississippi throughout the lawsuit in October said Shannon Sharp he 160 00:08:56.360 --> 00:09:00.440 used constitutionally protected speech on a sports broadcas cast when 161 00:09:00.440 --> 00:09:07.000 he criticized Farre's connection to the welfare misspending case. Sharp 162 00:09:07.080 --> 00:09:11.200 said that Farv was quote taking from the underserved and 163 00:09:11.240 --> 00:09:14.840 that quote he stole money from people that really needed 164 00:09:14.879 --> 00:09:18.039 that money. And he also said someone would have to 165 00:09:18.039 --> 00:09:21.480 be a sorry person to quote steal from the lowest 166 00:09:21.600 --> 00:09:27.879 of the low, and Farre's lawyers said that a reasonable 167 00:09:27.960 --> 00:09:33.000 listener is taking the words steal literally and not figuratively. 168 00:09:33.759 --> 00:09:38.399 And of course Farv accused of using funds that were 169 00:09:38.879 --> 00:09:43.720 designated for underprivileged people for his own use. That and 170 00:09:44.200 --> 00:09:50.360 his business partners. They believe the state of Mississippi that 171 00:09:50.799 --> 00:09:54.279 the Department of Human Services misspent more than seventy seven 172 00:09:54.440 --> 00:09:59.600 million from a temporary assistant fund for needy families down there, 173 00:10:00.240 --> 00:10:09.399 improperly received eleven million. I'm sorry one. Farv received improperly 174 00:10:09.799 --> 00:10:13.960 one point one million in speaking fees from a nonprofit 175 00:10:14.080 --> 00:10:17.000 organization that spent some of that money with approval from 176 00:10:17.399 --> 00:10:19.159 the Department of Human Services. 177 00:10:19.440 --> 00:10:20.960 The money was supposed to go toward a. 178 00:10:20.919 --> 00:10:25.440 Five million dollar volleyball arena at the University of Southern 179 00:10:25.480 --> 00:10:27.960 miss That's where his daughter was going to school and 180 00:10:28.000 --> 00:10:29.159 playing the sport. 181 00:10:29.559 --> 00:10:30.519 Far paid back to. 182 00:10:30.559 --> 00:10:34.399 One point one million. The court filing, though, said he 183 00:10:34.440 --> 00:10:39.039 still owes more than seven hundred thousand in interest. So anyhow, 184 00:10:39.519 --> 00:10:43.960 he sues Shannon Sharp loses the case. Now his lawyers 185 00:10:44.000 --> 00:10:47.480 are trying to make a comeback in appeals court. We'll 186 00:10:47.480 --> 00:10:49.879 step out when we come back All Star honors for 187 00:10:50.120 --> 00:10:54.600 Elied Delacruz of the Reds. And also we'll look back 188 00:10:55.159 --> 00:11:00.360 on a moment in my humble career when Holly Wood 189 00:11:00.360 --> 00:11:03.000 came to lexing. And that's more. Bottom of the hour. 190 00:11:03.360 --> 00:11:05.600 You're listening to the best of the Big Blue Insider. 191 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:08.240 More to come here on six thirty WLAP. 192 00:11:11.279 --> 00:11:13.799 It's Dick Gabriel. Welcome back to the Best of the 193 00:11:13.799 --> 00:11:15.000 Big Blue Insider. 194 00:11:15.759 --> 00:11:19.320 Speaking of baseball, Eli Delacruz is an All Star, no surprise. 195 00:11:19.360 --> 00:11:20.879 It would have been a shock if he hadn't been 196 00:11:21.200 --> 00:11:24.039 the most electric player in the game. And in fact 197 00:11:24.200 --> 00:11:27.440 was it last night he stole second base, the delayed steal. 198 00:11:27.600 --> 00:11:29.399 You see it, you know in the little league, it 199 00:11:29.399 --> 00:11:32.600 shouldn't happen in the majors, but catchers lobbing the ball 200 00:11:32.679 --> 00:11:35.080 back to the pitcher and Delacruze takes off and steals 201 00:11:35.080 --> 00:11:36.240 second base without a throw. 202 00:11:36.799 --> 00:11:37.600 Just incredible. 203 00:11:37.919 --> 00:11:41.559 And the Red release video of him of Dela Cruz 204 00:11:41.639 --> 00:11:44.919 getting the word from his manager in the full clubhouse, 205 00:11:44.960 --> 00:11:47.519 the locker room that he had made the All Star team. 206 00:11:47.840 --> 00:11:53.320 We have our All Star Game selection today. The player 207 00:11:53.320 --> 00:11:55.080 that's going to be in the All Star Game for US, 208 00:11:55.159 --> 00:11:58.679 I know that we really appreciate this guy is a 209 00:11:58.679 --> 00:12:02.120 person and a teammate first and foremost. But since day 210 00:12:02.120 --> 00:12:05.960 one of spring training, he's worked extremely hard. He played 211 00:12:05.960 --> 00:12:09.159 hard every single game this year and just keeps getting 212 00:12:09.159 --> 00:12:11.080 better and it's extremely well deserved. 213 00:12:11.240 --> 00:12:13.639 When to congratulate Ellie. 214 00:12:13.240 --> 00:12:15.879 And then his teammates started yelling speech speech, so he 215 00:12:15.919 --> 00:12:19.279 gets up and start speaking Spanish, of course, and so 216 00:12:19.399 --> 00:12:23.000 then yelled in English. So he said in English. You 217 00:12:23.039 --> 00:12:24.360 can understand it a little bit. 218 00:12:24.399 --> 00:12:26.440 I won't share it here, but he basically said he 219 00:12:26.480 --> 00:12:29.399 appreciated their support and how much it meant to him. 220 00:12:29.440 --> 00:12:31.720 So I can't wait to see what he does in 221 00:12:31.759 --> 00:12:34.960 the All Star Game, the only good professional sports All 222 00:12:35.000 --> 00:12:38.840 Star game worth watching. Last night on our show, Aaron 223 00:12:38.879 --> 00:12:41.759 Gershaan mentioned the fact that he would be going to 224 00:12:41.840 --> 00:12:45.519 Dallas I Am too for the SEC preseason football meetings, 225 00:12:45.879 --> 00:12:47.799 and he said he was curious to see who Mark 226 00:12:47.840 --> 00:12:51.440 Stoops was going to bring with him as far as 227 00:12:51.440 --> 00:12:55.240 players were concerned, And sure enough, Dion Walker will go 228 00:12:55.399 --> 00:12:59.080 along with the Eric Jackson, the linebacker and left tackle 229 00:12:59.200 --> 00:13:04.000 Marcus Cock. So Dion of course is everybody's preseason favorite 230 00:13:04.399 --> 00:13:07.360 as an All conference player and All American player and 231 00:13:07.480 --> 00:13:08.360 probably will be. 232 00:13:08.360 --> 00:13:11.759 Leaving after this year. But last year seven and a half. 233 00:13:11.519 --> 00:13:14.480 Sacks of his fifty five total tackles twelve and a 234 00:13:14.519 --> 00:13:18.720 half for lost second team All Conference, and man, that's 235 00:13:18.720 --> 00:13:23.559 a guy who commands double teams. Derek Jackson led the 236 00:13:23.600 --> 00:13:27.000 team for the second straight year in tackles eighty nine total, 237 00:13:27.279 --> 00:13:30.720 couple of sacks and interception, had a pick six at 238 00:13:30.720 --> 00:13:34.120 Mississippi State, broke up four passes. Did you realize he 239 00:13:34.200 --> 00:13:37.639 had that kind of season? Couple of quarterback hurries and 240 00:13:37.679 --> 00:13:40.919 a forced fumble. And Marcus Cox, remember he transferred in 241 00:13:40.960 --> 00:13:44.120 from Northern Illinois prior to last year. They plugged him 242 00:13:44.120 --> 00:13:48.600 into left tackle as expected, started all thirteen games and 243 00:13:48.679 --> 00:13:51.240 grated out at seventy one point two on Pro Football 244 00:13:51.279 --> 00:13:54.759 Focus and allowed just a couple of sacks. And he 245 00:13:54.799 --> 00:13:57.720 will be playing because of injury and the COVID year 246 00:13:57.720 --> 00:13:58.840 and all that, for. 247 00:13:58.879 --> 00:14:01.879 His seventh season with Kentucky. 248 00:14:01.879 --> 00:14:03.320 I don't know if he'll go to the NFL, but 249 00:14:03.360 --> 00:14:06.159 he's played a lot of college football already and he'll 250 00:14:06.159 --> 00:14:09.480 play a lot more so. Looking forward to hearing those 251 00:14:09.519 --> 00:14:14.039 guys talk down in Dallas. I mentioned Hollywood prior to 252 00:14:14.080 --> 00:14:17.600 the break, and the reason I brought it up was 253 00:14:17.639 --> 00:14:23.559 because something sparked a memory in me of the year. 254 00:14:23.600 --> 00:14:27.279 It was twenty twelve when Richie Nash, who was the 255 00:14:27.320 --> 00:14:30.600 son of the late Great Cotton Nash, came to town. 256 00:14:30.679 --> 00:14:33.240 Richie is an actor. He played college baseball. He played 257 00:14:33.279 --> 00:14:38.480 at Princeton and then turned to Hollywood, and like many actors, 258 00:14:38.799 --> 00:14:41.200 has a hard time finding work. You know, there aren't 259 00:14:41.240 --> 00:14:44.120 many actors who can just finish one job and line 260 00:14:44.200 --> 00:14:48.879 up the next. So Richie came back to his hometown 261 00:14:49.360 --> 00:14:53.159 with a movie that he had written, and he directed 262 00:14:53.200 --> 00:14:56.799 it and co produced it, which means help make it happen, 263 00:14:57.159 --> 00:14:59.120 and he called upon a lot of people he knew 264 00:14:59.159 --> 00:15:04.000 for help. Cotton Nash was very close to Harry Miller Junior, 265 00:15:04.039 --> 00:15:07.120 who was Adolf RUPs attorney, was a great lawyer in 266 00:15:07.159 --> 00:15:09.840 the state of Kentucky. Was also kind of my surrogate 267 00:15:09.919 --> 00:15:15.000 dad because his sons, Tom, John and Harry were friends 268 00:15:15.000 --> 00:15:17.559 of mine, particularly Harry. Harry's one of my closest friends. 269 00:15:17.600 --> 00:15:20.440 He's working in Hollywood now as a film editor. I 270 00:15:20.480 --> 00:15:22.960 worked with Harry and with John Wynn Miller, who has 271 00:15:23.000 --> 00:15:25.440 been on the show and will be again. John is 272 00:15:25.480 --> 00:15:29.120 a retired newspaper man and now an author, an award 273 00:15:29.159 --> 00:15:32.480 winning author, and he wrote a book called The Hunt 274 00:15:32.519 --> 00:15:35.519 for Peggy c which is, like I said, won awards 275 00:15:35.519 --> 00:15:38.320 and we're going to update that interview with John when 276 00:15:38.360 --> 00:15:43.080 he gets back from a European cruise. But Harry reached 277 00:15:43.120 --> 00:15:45.279 out to me one day from La and he said, Hey, 278 00:15:45.320 --> 00:15:46.279 you want to be in a movie. 279 00:15:46.320 --> 00:15:48.440 I'm like, okay, what's up? 280 00:15:48.840 --> 00:15:51.440 And he explained to me that Richie was filming a 281 00:15:51.480 --> 00:15:53.480 movie right here in Lexington for the most part, a 282 00:15:53.480 --> 00:15:56.960 little bit in LA. But it was about a ballplayer 283 00:15:57.200 --> 00:15:59.960 who had been released and was coming back to Ten 284 00:16:01.039 --> 00:16:04.840 to see his father. Ultimately, I won't spoil it for you. 285 00:16:04.919 --> 00:16:08.480 It's on Amazon Prime. But his father was played by 286 00:16:08.559 --> 00:16:10.720 Bruce Dern. He only had a couple of scenes. One 287 00:16:10.759 --> 00:16:15.840 scene really, and it's tremendous. But there's a flashback scene 288 00:16:16.519 --> 00:16:20.480 where Richie's thinking through his troubled childhood. Dad had a 289 00:16:20.519 --> 00:16:24.600 problem with alcohol, Richie had a problem with personal discipline. 290 00:16:25.000 --> 00:16:28.840 And there's a scene that most of us lived a 291 00:16:28.960 --> 00:16:31.639 kid in bed with a transistor radio late at night, 292 00:16:32.279 --> 00:16:34.679 pleading with mom to let me stay up A little 293 00:16:34.720 --> 00:16:37.559 bit later, a little bit longer, and listen to the game, 294 00:16:38.600 --> 00:16:42.279 and they asked me to do a few lines as 295 00:16:42.320 --> 00:16:45.039 the radio announcer that the kid was listening to. 296 00:16:45.120 --> 00:16:46.120 Here's what it sounded like. 297 00:16:46.799 --> 00:16:49.759 He's a batter far in this series five for eighty 298 00:16:49.799 --> 00:16:52.840 two over runs six RBI in the previous two games. 299 00:16:53.120 --> 00:16:58.840 Me and he's showing no sign on tonight. Jimmy, are 300 00:16:58.879 --> 00:17:02.840 you still awake? And of course that's the kid, Jimmy Ripley. 301 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:06.319 They called him Jimmy Rip in the film, Richie Nash's character. 302 00:17:06.960 --> 00:17:09.880 But they asked me to record those lines, which I 303 00:17:09.920 --> 00:17:12.839 did at the radio station. I sent them off to 304 00:17:13.000 --> 00:17:15.759 Hollywood and I kind of forgot about it, and then 305 00:17:15.759 --> 00:17:18.720 my buddy reached out when the film was finally finished 306 00:17:19.200 --> 00:17:21.400 and he said, hey, you know you're. 307 00:17:21.200 --> 00:17:25.160 In the movie. So that was really fun. And it's 308 00:17:25.200 --> 00:17:25.839 a fun film. 309 00:17:25.880 --> 00:17:28.319 As I said, it's an Amazon Prime and it's shot 310 00:17:28.359 --> 00:17:30.920 primarily in lectioning, and so when you go to watch it, 311 00:17:31.200 --> 00:17:36.880 you'll recognize so many different scenes from Euclid Avenue and 312 00:17:37.200 --> 00:17:42.079 the UK campus and Southeastern Little League's field. It's worth 313 00:17:42.119 --> 00:17:44.119 the watch just for that, but it's also just a 314 00:17:44.160 --> 00:17:46.599 fun movie to watch. And Richie Nash did a real 315 00:17:46.680 --> 00:17:50.119 nice job with it. Cotton Nash's Son had its premiere 316 00:17:50.160 --> 00:17:54.079 at the Kentucky Theater, and I did appreciate being allowed 317 00:17:54.119 --> 00:17:55.400 to be a part of it and was invited to 318 00:17:55.440 --> 00:17:56.200 the premier party. 319 00:17:56.279 --> 00:17:57.319 So that was a lot of fun. 320 00:17:57.920 --> 00:18:01.240 But watching that rewatching it on Amazon Prime was a lot 321 00:18:01.279 --> 00:18:04.160 of fun as well. The movie's called Hitting the Cycle 322 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:05.319 on Amazon Prime. 323 00:18:05.680 --> 00:18:05.799 Uh. 324 00:18:06.000 --> 00:18:08.119 Not my Hollywood debut, though I was in a made 325 00:18:08.160 --> 00:18:11.319 for TV movie for less than one second called Derby. 326 00:18:11.680 --> 00:18:14.079 I was an extra, played my part with great gusto. 327 00:18:14.759 --> 00:18:18.759 But maybe my favorite Hollywood moment was actually in a 328 00:18:18.839 --> 00:18:23.799 movie My Name, Our Family Name from a Broadway show 329 00:18:23.839 --> 00:18:27.960 called Anything Goes, And there's a famous song referring to 330 00:18:28.000 --> 00:18:31.319 the angel Gabriel blowing his horn and ethel Merman sang 331 00:18:31.400 --> 00:18:33.759 it on the Colgate comedy album. 332 00:18:44.039 --> 00:18:44.359 I Am. 333 00:18:45.480 --> 00:18:46.599 Will You be Ready to Go? 334 00:18:47.000 --> 00:18:54.640 When I Blow My That show originally appeared on stage 335 00:18:54.640 --> 00:18:57.599 on Broadway nineteen thirty four. It's been revived a few times, 336 00:18:57.599 --> 00:18:59.440 and I think that song ended up in a Marx 337 00:18:59.519 --> 00:19:01.400 Brothers movie of You at some point, which is where. 338 00:19:01.279 --> 00:19:04.200 I first noticed it. But yeah, that's kind of fun. 339 00:19:05.000 --> 00:19:08.400 Not just hear yourself on film on celluloid if they 340 00:19:08.400 --> 00:19:12.400 still use that, but to hear one's name sung from 341 00:19:12.400 --> 00:19:15.519 the Broadway stage and beyond. So all right, coming up 342 00:19:15.519 --> 00:19:17.880 next Kyle Tucker of the Athletic, and then a little 343 00:19:17.880 --> 00:19:20.799 bit later on Robert Hogan, Kentucky Pittrick. You're listening to 344 00:19:20.839 --> 00:19:23.039 the best of the Big Blue Insider. More to come 345 00:19:23.079 --> 00:19:29.200 here on six thirty wlap. Hey, it's Dick Gabriel and 346 00:19:29.200 --> 00:19:31.839 you're listening to the best of the Big Blue Insider. 347 00:19:32.319 --> 00:19:33.400 Joining us now in our. 348 00:19:33.319 --> 00:19:37.640 Celebrity hotline is Kentucky right hander Robert Hogan and Robert, 349 00:19:37.640 --> 00:19:38.599 how are you this summer? 350 00:19:39.319 --> 00:19:44.519 I'm fantastic, Missure, Abraham, fantastic. Just you know, living life cool. 351 00:19:44.880 --> 00:19:47.359 I got to know, what has life been like for you? 352 00:19:48.119 --> 00:19:51.039 After living the dream of playing in the College World Series, 353 00:19:51.119 --> 00:19:55.880 after winning a SEC championship, a regional title, a Super 354 00:19:55.920 --> 00:19:58.559 Regional championship, and then you make it to Omaha, what 355 00:19:58.640 --> 00:20:00.000 has life been like for you? 356 00:20:01.759 --> 00:20:06.279 It's honestly been surreal being able to experience all of that. 357 00:20:07.440 --> 00:20:10.079 And now I just get to relax for a little 358 00:20:10.119 --> 00:20:12.519 bit and then get right back into it because once 359 00:20:12.599 --> 00:20:14.599 the next year comes, it's the new season, new team. 360 00:20:15.200 --> 00:20:16.759 Got to get ready for it. 361 00:20:16.759 --> 00:20:19.759 It sounds like you will be playing again for the Wildcats, 362 00:20:19.799 --> 00:20:20.279 Is that right? 363 00:20:22.519 --> 00:20:25.359 Yeah, as long as I don't get picked up in 364 00:20:25.400 --> 00:20:29.599 the draft next week. Yeah, I'm back at Kentucky. 365 00:20:29.720 --> 00:20:31.920 I know it does depend on the draft though, doesn't it. 366 00:20:31.960 --> 00:20:34.079 But a lot of guys out there waiting to hear. 367 00:20:34.039 --> 00:20:34.559 Aren't there? 368 00:20:35.559 --> 00:20:36.519 Oh yeah? A lot. 369 00:20:37.000 --> 00:20:37.519 Well, let me. 370 00:20:37.480 --> 00:20:40.480 Talk first about it. And you've answered this before I realized. 371 00:20:40.519 --> 00:20:44.680 But the fact that you gambled on yourself, you left 372 00:20:44.759 --> 00:20:47.599 Texas A and M you know, it was a great 373 00:20:47.680 --> 00:20:52.440 program obviously, and you're essentially re recruited, and you had 374 00:20:52.440 --> 00:20:55.359 to make another big decision, just as you did coming. 375 00:20:55.160 --> 00:20:56.319 Out of high school. 376 00:20:56.839 --> 00:20:59.160 What is that like for a young person where you're 377 00:20:59.200 --> 00:21:03.119 really making decisions that are going to literally affect the 378 00:21:03.119 --> 00:21:03.960 rest of your life. 379 00:21:04.119 --> 00:21:04.720 Was that tough? 380 00:21:05.799 --> 00:21:09.680 Oh? Yeah, I'd have to say anyone out there that's 381 00:21:09.720 --> 00:21:14.000 young and kind of going through that process, just don't 382 00:21:14.079 --> 00:21:16.000 let it get too big. You don't want to get it, 383 00:21:16.079 --> 00:21:17.759 let it get too high, or let it get too low. 384 00:21:18.599 --> 00:21:21.720 Be able to take all the information in that you're 385 00:21:21.759 --> 00:21:25.319 getting and kind of analyze it. That was the big 386 00:21:25.440 --> 00:21:27.720 thing for me, this last one. It was do I 387 00:21:27.759 --> 00:21:30.480 want to be a Friday night guy at a mid major, 388 00:21:31.160 --> 00:21:34.720 you know, get school paid for or that on myself, 389 00:21:35.599 --> 00:21:38.480 Like you said, take that step, go right back to 390 00:21:38.519 --> 00:21:41.799 the SEC because I believe in myself that I deserve 391 00:21:42.000 --> 00:21:44.559 and I believe that I should be playing at the 392 00:21:44.599 --> 00:21:48.559 SEC level. And that was just something where I was like, 393 00:21:48.839 --> 00:21:52.240 I'm going to prove to not only myself but everyone 394 00:21:52.240 --> 00:21:56.400 else that I belong here. And it wasn't a mistake 395 00:21:56.559 --> 00:21:57.839 that I was at Texas saying it. 396 00:21:58.920 --> 00:22:01.799 Did you have any doubt out coming out of Texas? 397 00:22:01.799 --> 00:22:03.960 A and M an SEC school and you pitched, You 398 00:22:04.200 --> 00:22:07.440 made a lot of appearances as a reliever, But did 399 00:22:07.480 --> 00:22:10.240 you have any doubts coming out of A and M. 400 00:22:11.000 --> 00:22:14.839 I would say for sure, Uh, coming out right away, 401 00:22:14.880 --> 00:22:18.799