Big Blue Insider

Brad White on how the UK defense needs to develop; (19:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network; (39:00) Looking back on the Georgia-Tennessee rivalry; (50:00) Doug Flynn on sports in Lexington as the city celebrates its 250th anniversary; (1:02:00) how legendary announcer Larry Munson became a UGA Bulldog, wearing a hobnail boot...

Mark Stoops talks QBs; (15:00) Lane Kiffin knew what that late field goal meant to bettors; (20:00) Jon Hale of the HL on discussions about a new UK athletics facility, as well as UK football; (39:00) Lex Legends founder Alan Stein is now a Legend himself; (53:00) Peyton Mannng reaches out to the Pope; (57:00) the daughter of former UK coach Blanton Collier on an upcoming event bearing his name; (1:12:00) how Yogi Berra once was in danger of being sidelined by... Yoo Hoo.

We preview UK-Ole Miss with Logan Stenberg of the UK Sports Network; (19:00) Jeff Piecoro wraps up the Top 25 list of great HS football players from Lexington; (29:00) the man who tops the list joins us; (39:00) Richard Skinner of WKRC-TV in Cincinnati previews the Bengals' opener; (52:00) our own Billy Rutledge makes his top NFL picks against the spread; (1:00:00) WKYT meteorologist Chris Bailey says prep for rain Saturday; (1:08:00) preview of EKU-Houston Christian plus Heroes, Fools and Flakes...

UK D Coordinator Brad White on the challenge of slowing an up-tempo Ole Miss offense; (9:00) Desmond Howard on why Arch Manning never should have been in the Heisman discussion in the first place; (19:00) Fox 56 Sports Director Colby Wilson; (39:00) a highlights melt of UK's win over Toledo; (50:00) Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin looks ahead to Kentucky; (58:00) Jeff Piecoro on some of the greatest HS football players in Lexington history; (1:08:00) a Heisman winner takes up for Manning and that time Homer met one of the Beatles...

Another lawsuit involving the NCAA and college football; (5:00) Jeff Piecoro and I go over a list of the most memorable UK football games; (19:00) ex-Cat Ricky Lumpkin of the UK Sports Network; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on UK vs Ole Miss -- is revenge really a thing? (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore surveys the opening weekend for college football and looks ahead to the curtain rising on the NFL and a panel of experts on what it would take to challenge a guy named... Ditka...

Tonight on the Big Blue Insider: Mark Stoops on the win & QB1 Zach Calzada;(8:00) Jeff Piecoro joins us in the garage to talk about the top HS football coaches in Lex history, part of the 250LEX anniversary celebration; (19:00) Justin Rowland of Cats Illustrated; (39:00) more with Stoops on prepping for Ole Miss; (46:00) TCU felt disrespected before it drubbed UNC in Chapel Bill; (58:00) Hunter Mitchell dissects UK's heartbreaking loss to #1 Nebraska. Garage opens at 6 on WLAP...

Micah Parsons is a Packer (Yay!); (11:00) football Cats on their opener; (18:00) Maggie Davis of BBN Tonight; (39:00) we re-live last year's season opener; (49:00) Volleyball Cats are ready to get started Saturday in Nashville; (56:00) Tom Leach and Jeff Piecoro look ahead to Ky-Toledo; (1:08) all hail the retiring Lee Corso but I'm still a little miffed at him; Heroes, Fools and Flakes plus a "dunkey" knows how to treat a woman...

UK D-line coach Anwar Stewart really likes his group; (9:00) ESPN analyst can't abide the Arch Manning hype; (18:00) ex-Cat Ricky Lumpkin on joining the UK radio network; (39:00) Toledo football radio voice Mark Beier; (1:00:00) sportswriter/author John Huang and sometimes you have to explain yourself, son...

Tonight on the Big Blue Insider: Football Cats, including QB1 Zach Calzada, are ready to go; some ex-Cats did not survive NFL cuts; UK RB Seth McGowan can't wait to carry the ball; it's a huge week already of college football; we preview EKU opener at U of L; Unforgettable guard Sean Woods, who knows what it feels like to get cut from a pro team; West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and we're all for equality - the right kind of equality... Garage opens at 6 on WLAP...CAUTION: This message originated from outside of the company. Please take all precautions when opening attachments or links from outside sources.

Mark Stoops & Toledo coach Jason Candle on Saturday's opener; (12:00) lots of QB news in the NFL; a bad betting beat to open the college season; (19:00) Mark Story of the Herald-Leader on why this is a tricky opener for Stoops and UK; (39:00) trainer Kenny McPeek on the gutty win by Thorpedo Anna at Saratoga; (59:00) volleyball podcaster Hunter Mitchell says UK has the talent to make a run at another natty and you have to be careful about them gators. They have sharp teeth...

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey on the SEC moving to a 9-game football schedule; (12:00) UK players, coaches on football camp coming to a close; (16:00) Jon Hale of the HL on what he sees ahead for UK football; (39:00) EKU radio voice Greg Stotelmyer on the Colonels' upcoming opener at U of L; (58:00) a look back at a busy week in college sports + Heroes, Fools and Flakes: What do Fred & Ethel and Cracker Barrel have to do with sports?

Ky defensive coordinator Brad White says the Wildcats will not overlook Toledo; (12:00) UK punter Aiden Laros on finding his way from South Africa to the SEC; (22:00) from the archive, a convo with ex-UK coach Hal Mumme on the Air Raid origins; (39:00) ex-Cat Derrick Ramsey, who led UK to an SEC title; (1:01:00) Chicago Cubs broadcasters owe their listeners a lot of mozzarella sticks and an NFL coach wasn't quite as clever with the refs as he thought he was...

We look back on the UK football career of the great RB Moe Williams; TE Willie Rodriguez says he's actually been enjoying summer camp; (12:00) Johnny Bench rates the Big Red Machine vs. the '27 Yankees; ex-Phil turned broadcaster John Kruk with an important question about time; (19:00) Cats' Pause staff writer Cole Parke on the UK QB battle; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on a philosophical coaching point raised by the late John Wooden; (57:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore takes aim (again) at those who want to botch the CFP and it's good to notify someone when you're heading for the bubble bath...

UK offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan; (9:00) questionable choices in a sports movie survey; (19:00) Courier-Journal sports columnist C.L. Brown; (39:00) UK network analyst Jeff Piecoro; (58:00) senior center Jager Burton; ex-UK All-American John Wall's retirement message; (1:12:00) some cool stuff happened on this date in sports history and when The Anchorman speaks, you must listen...

Mark Pope & players on the final UK football scrimmage of summer camp; (20:00) BBN Tonight's Keith Farmer; (39:00) Mark Pope self-critiques his first season as UK head coach; (43:00) Kaylie Shapiro of NYRABets on a big day of racing coming up at Saratoga, featuring Thorpedo Anna and Sovereignty; (1:03:00) coach Craig Skinner and All-American Brooklyn Deleye on UK volleyball Fan Day; (1:15:00) UK OL Josh Braun on how Risk Europe, the game of world domination, is helping to bring the UK offensive line together.

Mark Stoops says UK football may be on the verge of a special run; (11:00) Chris Doering of the SEC Network on how UK might re-gain college football prominence; (39:00) veteran video journalist Steve Moss of WKYT talks HS and UK football; (58:00) Mark Pope compares UK hoops to chess; (1:01:00) Heroes, Fools and Flakes and sometimes in baseball, mound meetings cover a lot of topics...

Comments from a college football coach on the portal/NIL that have gone viral; (13:00) an SEC analyst says Auburn, which is on the UK schedule, is flying under the pre-season radar; (19:00) Jeff Drummond of Cats Illustrated; (39:00) Paul Finebaum on the Big 0 vs the SEC; (50:00) Taylor Swift's appearance on the Kelce brothers' podcast; (58:00) WKYT reporter/anchor Lindsey Gough and sometimes you just have to say "no" to Spam -- and not the junk mail...

We begin with an apology - and an explanation - for a couple of weird-sounding segments from Tuesday's show; (8:00) Rick Pitino says he's forgiven U of L for firing him and takes the responsibility for what went wrong, plus he's SO high on Mark Pope; (20:00) Cole Parke of The Cats' Pause; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods talks football AND basketball; (:59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore plus even broadcasters need to keep their head on a swivel...

Latest from the football Wildcats in fall camp; (19:00) WKYT's Brian Milam on UK football and his move to the KHSAA; (48:00) more UK football chatter with Mark Stoops and Brad White; (59;00) UK stat guru Corey Price on the top 25 UK TD's in the last 25 years...

tonight — Last week of vaycay before footbal starts so it's the best of the Big Blue Insider. Tonight -- UK All-American Derek Abney; UK radio voice Darren Headrick; ex-Cat Sean Woods; top college hoop teams from this century and we talk donuts. Garage opens at 6 on WLAP-AM

Mark Stoops (UK), Walt Wells (EKU) on fall camp; (13:00) MLB Network sings the praises of Elly De La Cruz; (19:00) ex-Cat Van Hiles; (39:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network on fall workouts; (58:00) EKU Colonels on goals for 2025; (1:08:00) Wells on challenges the Colonels are facing and an example of a challenge well-met...

Lots of UK football media day chatter, starting with Mark Stoops; (11:00) AD Mitch Barnhart on what's expected from this season; (19:00) Offensive Coordinator Bush Hamdan; (28:00) QBs Calzada, Boley and Allen; (39:00) Defensive Coordinator Brad White and powerful nose guard Dave Gusta; (49:00) new OL Josh Braun and Hamdan on the offensive line; (55:00) defensive back Jordan Lovett; (1:00) volleyball All-American Brooklyn Deleye and we hear from a great, albeit fictional, motivational speech that could occur on Any Given Sunday...

UK adds 6 new names to its athletic Hall of Fame; (8:00) my longtime broadcast partner Doug Flynn on being one of those named; (19:00) ex-Cat OL Kenneth Horsey on what it takes to build a Big Blue Wall; (39:00) HL's Caroline Makauskas on the UK women's bkb Cats; (58:00) WDKY's Michael Epps on wrapping up his stay in Lexington and sometimes, in basic training, it's every man for himself...

UK QB Zach Calzada on his upcoming debut; Boogie Cousins on wanting to stay at Ky; (12::00) Darren Headrick on how his dad helped prank HOFer Ryne Sandberg; (19:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods; (39:00) Cole Parke of The Cats' Pause; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and how long has it been since a Cinderella Boy, a hometown hero, won the Masters?

Mark Stoops on opening opponent Toledo, just picked to win the MAC; a MAC fan torches the SEC with a viral post; (12:00) Stoops on lessons he learned since arriving at Ky; (19:00) the passing of baseball HOFer Ryne Sandberg, on playing the game the right way; (31:00) Will Levis posts about his mangled shoulder; (39:00) ex-Cat and co-host of Sunday Morning Sportstalk Anthony White; (58:00) UK baseball chatter with Derek Terry of BatCats Central and... Who's On First?

Ex-Cat Josh Hines-Allen, helping his son battle leukemia, was there to support then-teammate Josh Paschal and HIS bout with cancer when they were Wildcats; (12:00) Ichiro on being snubbed by a HOF voter; (19:00) Mark Stoops' comments to the media earlier today; (39:00) UK voice Tom Leach talks UK football; (:59:00) Josh Edwards of CBSSports.com and The Cats' Pause and it's great when everything is all right, all right, all riiight...

Mark Stoops on remaking his team; (8:00) serious shade being tossed about in college football among conferences; (19:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore; (39:00) WTVQ anchor/reporter Hallie Devore; (58:00) a look back at the Week That Was with some former all-star football Wildcats; (1:08) Heroes, Fools and Flakes and a classic tantrum on the tennis court...

Mark Pope on progress by Jasper Johnson and Malachi Moreno; (9:00) Johnson and Moreno talk hoops; (19:00) Maggie Davis of BBN Tonight; (39:00) Joe Burrow of the Bengals and ex-Cat Maxwell Hairston of the Buffalo Bills; (51:00) what are the top NCAA basketball teams NOT to win a title? (58:00) author Kevin Cook on his new book about Memorial Coliseum and... just how big can a Twinkie get?

We talk about the bitter loss in TBT for La Familia; (8:00) new Patriots coach Mike Vrabel chastises a reporter for not paying attention in a news conference; (19:00) Coach Sean Woods on how fans responded to TBT; (39:00) new UK beat writer Cole Parke of The Cats' Pause; (58:00) Jordan Adams of Fox 56 WDKY and time is fluid in outer space...

Calipari on bringing common sense to the transfer portal; (13:00) UK volleyballer Molly Tuozzo on chasing a 9th straight SEC title; Scottie Scheffler wonders, what's it all about? (19:00) ex-Cat LB Wesley Woodyard; (39:00) ex-Cat DE Jeremy Jarmon; (1:14) Bengals begin camp minus two key players and let's get things straight on just who is the Dude...

Mark Pope with an update on his squad; (8:00) coach Sean Woods and GM Twany Beckham on La Familia advancing in TBT; (19:00) UK All-American WR/Kick Returner Derek Abney; (39:00) Cats' Pause editor Darrell Bird; (58:00) WKYT Sports Director Brian Milam on SEC Media Days & TBT didn't it seem as though John McEnroe needed a hug?

Preview of La Familia in TBT with coach Sean Woods and ex-Cats Willie Cauley Stein and DeAndre Liggins; (11:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network on SEC Media Days and the football Wildcats; (31:00) excerpts from The Leach Report special edition featuring old-time radio calls PLUS the clips that didn't make it on Tom's show, appearing on the BBI along with Tom and Darren Headrick AND... getting your chest waxed isn't always a great idea...

Dick Gabriel on Mark Stoops' appearance in Atlanta at SEC Media Days, then the Best of the BBI with UK greats Dan Issel, Jack Givens, EKU coach Walt Wells and former Cats' Pause reporter Aaron Gershon...

The Best of the BBI with Jon Hale of the HL, UK Network's Christi Thomas, Keith Farmer from BBN Tonight and retired NFL ref Jim Daopolous...

The Best of the BBI with Matt Norlander of CBSSports.com, ex-Cat Danny Trevathan, Unforgettable guard Sean Woods and David Sisk of Rivals.com...

The Best of the BBI with Chuck Culpepper of the Washington Post, Cats' Pause founder Oscar Combs and UK commit Matt Ponatoski...

UK raising ticket prices for students; Texas Tech hits an NIL gusher thanks to an alum; (11:00) the value of a huge hat at a ball game; (18:00) Noah Cierzan, new face at WLEX Sports; (39:00) WLAP's Billy Rutledge on skyrocketing cost of college sports; (59:00) a look back at a busy Week That Was; (1:07:00) Heroes, Fools and Flakes and inspiring words from a successful (but fictional) coach...

Mark Pope on incoming Ky natives Jasper Johnson and Malachi Moreno; (13:00) a KC radio personality calls Patrick Mahomes "fat?" (19:00) Justin Rowland of Cats Illustrated; (39:00) Darren Headrick of the UK Sports Network; (58:00) what are the most hostile football stadiums in the SEC? (1:05:00) UK volleyball coach Craig Skinner and... it's okay to let someone else be a hero.

Kudos to Tayshaun Prince and Randall Cobb on induction into the KY Sports Hall of Fame; (12:00) new Wildcats Kam Williams and Jayden Quaintance; (19:00) Aaron Gershon of The Cats' Pause; (39:00) Unforgettable Guard Sean Woods on preps for TBT; (1:00:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and a mysterious stranger has questions about cereal...

Steve Spurrier with another swipe at UK fans; (15:00) the WNBA needs to prep its players better when it comes to media; (19:00) Matt Norlander of CBSSports.com on why expanding the NCAA men's basketball tournament is pointless; (39:00) sportswriter/author John Huang on Marrow's defection and the upcoming football season; (59:00) adjusted way-too-soon pre-season basketball Top 25; (1:01:00) where does UK fit into top college football rivalries? and the ever-popular Q: "Who's on first?"

UK lands a high-profile football/basell recruit and he talks about his decision to be a Wildcat; (12:00) ex-Cat Koby Brea is part of a record NBA trade; (18:00) legendary journalist Oscar Combs; (39:00) Cameron Drummond of the HL talks recruiting; (59:00) NBA/ABA legend Rick Barry rips the way the pro game is being played now; (1:01:00) Johnny Bench on meeting the Mick and a caddy gets no money from the Dali Lama but doesn't leave empty-handed...

Best of the BBI with radio personality Tony Cruise; (19:00) UK beat writer Ryan Black of the Courier-Journal and (39:00) UK football network radio analyst Jeff Piecoro in the garage with DG...

Tonight: back in the saddle after a couple of days off; (12:00) Kentucky Football LB Danny Trevathan on being inducted into the Ky Pro Football Hall of Fame; (22:00) Aaron Gershon on moving on from The Cats' Pause; (39:00) Unforgettable Guard Sean Woods; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and we celebrate the 45th anniversary of the release of "Airplane!" with some little known facts about how the producers tried to cast the film. Garage opens at 6pm on WLAP