Big Blue Insider

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 

DG taking some time off - it's the Best of the BBI with UK hoops assistant Cody Fueger; (19:00) thoroughbred trainer Kenny McPeek; (31:00) retired jockey Robbie Albarado; (39:00) ex-Cat Van Hiles talks football; (59:00) Louisville-based writer Tim Sullivan talks Cats/Cards...

Mark Pope on transfers who are ready-made for the SEC battles they're about to experience; (12:00) is "Kroger Field" really a bad nickname? (19:00) Aaron Gershon of The Cats' Pause; (39:00) Unforgettable Guard (and La Familia Coach) Sean Woods; (58:00 West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and Kramer has what you should remember if SHE moves in...

GM Twany Beckham and Coach Sean Woods on the Ky entry to TBT; 2 UK women's bkb players excited about this upcoming season; (10:00) legendary trainer D Wayne Lukas stepping away from horse racing; (19:00) Maggie Davis of BBN Tonight; (39:00) Chris Fisher of 247 Sports/The Cats' Pause; (59:00) new Wildcats Denzel Aberdeen and Mo Diabate on joining UK: (1:08:00) basketball and football recruiting updates and... just bring the guy his wheat toast, would ya?

Two ex-Cats now are NBA champs with SGA the playoffs' MVP; MCWS umpires were NOT up to the moment on the big stage; (17:00) two prime examples of discretion by officials, both involving the basketball Wildcats; (22:00) ex-Cat Ansley Almonor, now a member of La Familia, the Ky-based entry in TBT; (39:00) Gold Glove-winner Doug Flynn on the upcoming documentary about is life; (59:00) WKYT's Lee K. Howard and it IS possible to go on with just a flesh wound...

Great news for a UK bkb signee but a UK fb commit backs off; (9:30) SEC veteran Will Muschamp pitches in to help raise NIL funds at EKU, where he once worked as an assistant under Roy Kidd; (17:00) UK baseball coach Nick Mingione looks back and looks ahead (39:00) videographer David Patrick on the documentary he has produced on Gold Glove-winning infielder Doug Flynn, now a broadcaster for the SEC Network and you'd better speak up when the substitute teacher calls role -- looking right at you, A-A-Ron...

A tough road in the SEC for Ky hoops; brutal loss for Arkansas in the MCWS; (12:00) a dark chapter in college bkb re-visited with a distant UK connection; (19:00) UK women's bkb coach Kenny Brooks reflecting on an outstanding first season; (39:00) Aaron Gershon of The Cats' Pause on the challenges facing UK football; (1:00:00) FDHS girls' coach DJ Moberly, who coached new Wildcat Jasper Johnson in middle school -- how he saw star potential back then plus Mr. Spicoli gets a little upset...

Trent Noah on why he never considered leaving UK; (10:00) more Caitlin Clark controversy in the WNBA; (19:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on Caitlin Clark, Collin Chandler and AAU hoops; (39:00) HOF coach Keith Madison back from the MCWS in Omaha; (55:00) West Coast Bureau Chief Gary Moore and everybody got a shot at Rodney...

Vince Marrow's message to the BBN; Collin Chandler on year 2 under Mark Pope; (10:00) Murray State's classy farewell to the College World Series; (18:00) UK's new tight ends coach, Derek Shay; (39:00) WHAS Sports Director Kent Spencer on the Marrow Move & UK football; (59:00) Mark Stoops grilled by one of his own players; (1:07:00) an NCAA PSA aimed at curbing harassment of players & coaches may be working and it IS possible to get even dumber sometimes...

Watching the College World Series brings back memories of UK's trip and a dramatic walk-off win; (18:00) retired NFL referee and UK grad Jim Daopoulos, one of the new inductees into the Ky Pro Football Hall of Fame; (39:00) Jon Hale of the Herald-Leader on Vince Marrow's move and the state of UK football; (59:00) UK Sports Network host Christi Thomas talks football and women's basketball and an NFL referee has a specific complaint...

Vince Marrow speaks out; Travis Perry on his first practice as an Ole Miss Rebel; (13:00) Brandon Garrison on how he plans to improve this upcoming season; (19:00) Washington Post writer Chuck Culpepper, formerly with the HL; (39::00) ex-Cat DB Van Hiles on the impact of Marrow's departure; (59:00) a look back at an eventful week; (1:11:00) Heroes, Fools and Flakes and a wise man on the value of equality - as long as nobody is more equal than I am...

Tonight: Mark Stoops comment on the departure of Vince Marrow; UK vs UNC pops onto the basketball schedule; (8:00) Otega Oweh is not disappointed that he won't be in this year's NBA draft; (19:00) veteran (and retiring) broadcaster Tony Cruise; (39:00) UK network analyst Jeff Piecoro joins us in the garage and sometimes a fat guy in a little coat IS funny... Garage opens at 6 on WLAP...

Proposed NCAA review changes; Brandon Garrison looks ahead; (12:00) how the Pacers have beaten incredible odds; (19:00) Aaron Gershon of The Cats' Pause on the Vince Marrow move; (39:00) Unforgettable Guard Sean Woods on new NCAA legislation affecting NIL; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore + sometimes you just have to admit your flaws -- all of them...

Otega Oweh on his return to UK; (9:00) revisiting Secretariat's Belmont Stakes romp; (18:00) HL columnist John Clay on his impending retirement; (39:00) UK Voice Tom Leach on the Vince Marrow announcement as well as UK hoops; (58:00) BBN Tonight co-anchor Keith Farmer on Marrow's move, the football Cats and his beloved Steelers signing Aaron Rodgers plus -- another villain feels the sting of Archer's wit...

Thoughts on the House settlement; Mark Pope and Otegah Oweh re-live the moment the player returned to the fold; (11:00) UK hoops recruiting update; (20:00) Rick Bozich of Fox 41 WDRB in Louisville; (39:00) Jeff Drummond of Cats Illustrated; (59:00) Colby Wilson from Fox 45 WDKY and first -- try a little tenderness...

060625 Friday Ex-Cat SGA & OKC blow Game 1 and so does a TV station in Indiana; (15:00) great story unfolding at the WCWS; (19:00) WKYT Sports Director Brian Milam on his playing days of college baseball and the NIL/portal today; (39:00) Ubercapper Ellis Starr preps us for the Belmont Stakes; (58:00) on National Donut Day, we look back on our convo with ex-Cat Cameron Mills on his attempt in 1998 to bring Krispy Kreme franchise to Lex and (1:02) Heroes, Fools and Flakes with a special nod to the WWII vets of D-Day + how did the end of Pacers-Thunder sound in Korea?

060525 Thursday Mark Pope would like to see a rule change that The Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy abhors; (12:00) more bad news for the Reds; (19:00 Darrell Bird of The Cats' Pause, back from the SEC meetings in Destin, Fla,; (39:00) Ryan Black, UK beat writer for the Courier-Journal; (58:00) new EKU (and ex-Cat) baseball coach Jan Weisberg and who wouldn't enjoy a nice Orange Whip?

060425 Wednesday New York media bashing ex-Cat Karl Anthony Towns; (11:00) lots of familiar faces on this year's college football HOF ballot; (19:00) Aaron Gershon of The Cats' Pause; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and be alert for flying foul balls -- even if you're on the air...

060325 Tuesday Cameron Mills pays a visit to the garage. We talk college hoops, Mark Pope, Rick Pitino, his step-son's new book plus coffee and donuts.

060225 Monday Nick Mingione on UK's loss to WVU; (12:00) Journalism is ready to run in the Belmont; (19:00) UK Sports Network analyst Jeff Piecoro; (39:00) Derek Terry of BatCats Central; (58:00) UK superfan/podcaster Mike Safo and it's tough to get off sniffing airplane glue...

Oweh returns; (13:00) UK baseball preps for NCAAs; (19:00) Aaron Gershon of The Cats' Pause; (39:00) Unforgettable Guard Sean Woods; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and "I say, I say," don't let the jokes pass you by, son...

Best of the BBI (jury duty, don't you know) with Mark Pope, (19:00) new Wildcat Reece Potter, (39:00) Kenny Rice of NBC Sports and (59:00) Keith Farmer of BBN Tonight and WLEX

Baseball Wildcats react to their NCAA Tournament bid; (18:00) Dallas Mavericks radio voice Chuck Cooperstein; (39:00) UK baseball radio voice Darren Headrick; (59:00) SEC commish Greg Sankey flexes for the league (1:08:00) sobering stats or college football players entering the portal with hopes of improving their draft status and Hobson is impressed with Arthur's friend...

We examine UK's bid to the NCAA baseball tournament; then BEST OF the BBI with Mark Pope, Sean Woods, Merion Haskins and Anthony White

Live on tape from the garage - it's the Chain Gang -- Doug Flynn, Keith Madison and Darren Headrick (for reasons of copyright laws, minus the classic songs we discuss). We DO talk a lot of baseball; we solve the world's problems (and create a few as well)...

052225 Thursday The 50th anniversary of the Ky Colonels' ABA championship; (11:30) is North Carolina lowering academic expectations to help Bill Belichick? (19:00 Aaron Gershon of the Cats' Pause; (39:00) EKU football coach Walt Wells; (1:00:00) sports podcaster Vinny Hardy and communication in the cockpit is vital -- not matter what your name is...

Mark Pope adds to his roster; (7:00) a former SEC QB casts doubt on a potential budding SEC QB superstar; (19:00) UK basketball assistant Cody Fueger (a devout Green Bay Packers fan); (39:00) Unforgettable Guard Sean Woods; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and there HAS to be a special hotline for celebrities... right?

UK opens SEC baseball tournament play; (10:00) one SEC school might not be willing to cooperate with the upcoming NIL rules; (18:00) the incredible story of Sunday Silence, Preakness winner on this day in 1989; (39:00) David Sisk of Cats Illustrated and (59:00) Forrest Tucker from WTVQ-TV...

(Abbreviated show) -- Otega Oweh on a possible return to UK; Mark Pope on Oweh's skill set; (10:00) reaction from current Hall of Famers to Pete Rose becoming eligible for induction; (19:30) UK softball coach Rachel Lawson looks ahead to the NCAA Tournament...

On Pete Rose and the HOF; (8:00) Mark Pope on Travis Perry and UK tradition; (19:00) Aaron Gershon of The Cats' Pause; (39:00) Unforgettable Guard Sean Woods; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and sometimes all it takes is a rug to pull a room together...

Baseball Wildcats with a huge sweep & softball heading for NCAAs; (9:00) Cats prospering in the NBA playoffs; da birth of DA BEARS; (20:00) Ben Roberts of the HL on Ky's new hoops roster; (39:00) HOF coach Keith Madison on the baseball Cats and Mini-Bears vs. the Giants -- they win by how much?

Jayden Quaintance tells a podcaster about his return to UK; (10:00) a former Belichick player calls out his coach; (19:00) ex-Cat QB Jalen Whitlow; (39:00) Courier-Journal UK beat writer Ryan Black; (59:00) Justin Rowland of Cats Illustrated and sometimes soldiers CAN finish their training on their own...

New faces for the football Wildcats; (12:00) the Triple Crown calendar needs to change; (19:00) John Clay of the HL on the Ky Derby winner skipping the Preakness; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on the spiraling NIL numbers in college basketball and how they might affect high school recruiting; (59:00) West Coach Bureau Chief Gary Moore PLUS a Water Boy who knows more than just water...

The Harrisons return to La Famillia; (12:00) ESPN rakes in big bucks via college sports; (19:00) newest Wildcat Reece Potter; (39:00) Kenny Rice of NBC Sports; (59:00) Keith Farmer of LEX18 and BBN Tonight and why you should NEVER shake off your catcher...

Mark Pope adds to his roster; talks Denzel Aberdeen; (12:00) Shaq on Pop's retirement; (18:00) ex-Cat Anthony White of Sunday Morning SportsTalk; (39:00) Aaron Gershon of the Cats' Pause...

Abbreviated show ahead of UK baseball; Mike Repole forced to scratch yet another Ky Derby horse; Dubbs Anderson of FanDuel TV tells us how we might want to bet the Derby...

Mark Pope unloads to Jon Rothstein; (14:00) Derby trainers on Saturday's race; (19:00) UK voice Tom Leach; (39:00) Ubercapper Ellis Starr; (1:00:00) ex-Cat Merion Haskins on the passing of teammate Larry Johnson and sometimes it's hard to understand a guy...

How parents fit in when their kid plays sports; NFL great Cris Carter on Shadeur Sanders; (9:00) Bob Baffert on his return to the Ky Derby; (19:00) Aaron Gershon of the Cats' Pause talks portal action; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods also weighs in on how parents are affecting HS and college sports; (1:00:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and a mysterious customer has some pointed questions about Trix cereal...

We look back at a busy weekend - baseball, softball and a formal dedication of Historic Memorial Coliseum; (10:00) ex-Cat Van Hiles on Maxwell Hairston becoming a #1 draft pick; (19:00) UK athletics director Mitch Barnhart on the new LLC incorporated into UK Athletics; (39:00) UK co-D Coordinator Chris Collins on Hairston and Deone Walker heading for Buffalo...

We talk about the Travis Perry social media backlash; Rick Pitino on why he's comfortable dealing with the portal; (12:00) an NFL expert likes UK's Maxwell Hairston; (19:00) Jeff Drummond of Cats Illustrated; (39:00) author/sportswriter John Huang; (59:00) Peter Wilson, sports editor of the Georgtown News-Graphic on new Scott Co coach Sean Woods and never try to get over on the substitute teacher...

Travis Perry enters the portal; (12:00) baseball Cats crush U of L; (19:00) Aaron Gershon of the Cats' Pause; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods now the new head coach at Scott County HS; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and sometimes you have to explain yourself - loudly...

The baseball Wildcats with a huge series win; the football Cats pluck a RB from the portal; (10:00) Steve Spurrier was insufferable to non-Gator fans; (19:00) UK baseball voice Darren Headrick; (39:00) WHAS Sports Director Kent Spencer

Portal comings/goings; new NCAA football rules; (19:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Network on spring football; (39:00) SEC Network's Chris Doering; (1:08:00) newest football Cats on their team and Arthur makes a decision about his immediate future...

Portal news, including a new Hoosier who said "No, thanks" to Mark Pope; (19:00) Cam Drummond of the HL on recruiting; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods is a huge Georgia Amoore fan; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and words of wisdom from a high-profile coach, who knows you can win on Any Given Sunday...