Wildcat Country

A conversation with Mike Safoschnik. Mike is a UK fan, a New York City Police Officer and a Podcaster. We talk sports, broadcasting and life. Be sure to check out his podcast, just search isten to him on the "Mike Safo" on your fav podcast player.

Curtis Burch is back and he is joined by Michael Visenberg of Rookie Wire to discuss UK's Tyrese Maxey and Johnny Juzang. Then NBA draft talk including PJ Washington, Keldon Johnson & Tyler Herro. Plus who goes #1 in 2020? 

Drew and Aaron break down the latest basketball news including Jemarl Baker transferring, Tyler Herro and Keldon Johnson to the NBA & Kerry Blackshear's chances of coming to Kentucky. In addition, they break down the UK Football spring game and make a major announcement in regards to the next step in their podcasting journey.

Cam & Michele with the annual Blue-White Spring Game wrap-up. What we liked (offense), what made us angry (defense), and what made us question humanity (fan proposal on the big video board). Hear our thoughts on all those scorching topics!

Drew Brown and Aaron Gershon preview the 2019 UK Football Blue and White Game.

Drew and Aaron are joined by Kentucky Women's Basketball alum Maci Morris who talks about her time at UK, what's next and her upcoming signing tour with Jonny David.

Cam and Michele wrap up the basketball season & cover the highs & lows of the NCAA Tournament. They also share their thoughts on who stays and who goes, as well getting you caught up on the newest grad transfer who will be joining the Wildcats next year; Nick Sestina.

Drew and Aaron recap Kentucky's loss to Auburn and discuss what went wrong. In addition, they discussed John Calipari's lifetime contract and which Wildcats will return next season and which will go pro.

Drew and Aaron recap Kentucky's win over Wofford live on the floor of VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena where Adam Zagoria dropped by to joined the podcast.

Aaron and Drew bring you the sights and sounds from Jacksonville. The latest update on PJ Washington's injury and what it means for the match-up with Wofford. Aaron asks a "simple" question to Nick Richards.

An NCAA tournament preview with special guest Aaron Torres, going over each of the regions with your hosts Michele Brown and Cam Cundiff! Your hosts also give their final four predictions, preview the weekend for UK softball and baseball, and talk about some other cool Kentucky Wildcats news.

Drew and Aaron recap the SEC post season awards and the four Kentucky players that were honored. Game by game breakdown of the SEC Tournament bracket with predictions. P.S. Aaron is sad because the Giants Traded OBJ right before this was recorded this.

Michele Brown and Cam Cundiff talk UK basketball including The Cats win at Ole Miss and a preview of Kentucky basketball's senior day.

You will not want to miss this episode! Drew and Aaron talk with former Kentucky player Tod Lanter about his experience playing with over 15 NBA players. Tod gives us some all-time stories and even compares Coach Cal to a Game of Thrones character! Listen to find out who it was!

Michele Brown and Cam Cundiff talk UT, Mizzou, Roger's point guard advice from Coach Joe B Hall, and other odds & ends.

Drew and Aaron recap the tough home loss to LSU. Look ahead and give predictions for the showdown with Tennessee. Aaron gives his take on the Matt House situation.

Drew and Aaron are joined by Bradley McKee to discuss his experience working behind the scenes with UK athletics. The guys recap the road win at Mississippi State and start the hype for what is sure to be a crazy week in Lexington. Bradley even drops some rifle team knowledge on us!

Get to know Cam & Michele and find out how they became UK fans. Also, they recap the Florida and South Carolina games

On this episode Aaron Gershon and Drew Brown make their hosting debut. We discuss Kentucky's dominating performance on the road at Vandy and look ahead to Florida. Predictions on the 2019 recruiting class and the roster outlook for next year. The show is finishes up with some pre season football talk and Aaron making a bold statement about AJ Rose.

Wildcat Country is back after a break and we are talking college basketball. We are joined by Michael Visenberg who is a contributor for NBAdraft.net and a huge basketball fan. Michael is based out of Oregon so we get his thoughts on a few basketball prospects out that way including Bol Bol. Then we look at Duke player's pro potential. Of course we have an extensive discussion on the UK basketball roster including Reid Travis, who Michael saw extensively while Travis played at Stanford. Plus a look at UK PG play. We wrap will a little chatter about Western Kentucky and the prospects they have. Be sure to follow Michael on twitter at @NBADraftMikeyV

On this edition of the podcast we are joined by Kentucky Football commit Nikolas Ogenevic. Nikolas shares what it is like being recruited by Eddie Gran, discusses how his senior season of high school football is going and shares which teammates he is getting to try to flip to Kentucky (one is a Louisville commit). Then we wrap with a quick interview with Jemarl Baker from UK basketball media day, we get an update on Jemarl's health and get his thoughts on the current UK basketball poster which features the players as cartoon characters.

On this edition of the podcast we are joined by Kentucky Football QB commit Nik Scalzo. Nik recaps his recent visit to Kentucky and describes what it is like to be recognized on the Cat walk. He also shares which other players he is trying to recruit to come to Kentucky, including a current Louisville commit. We wrap with Nik sharing what it means now that Kentucky has another QB commit in the class. Photo courtesy of Nik Scalzo's twitter @NikScalzo

On this edition of the podcast we talk to Xavier basketball commit and Walton-Verona High School Senior Dieonte Miles. We discuss what Miles likes about WVHS. He also talks about the process of coming back from an injury that kept him out nearly his entire junior season. Miles also shares what it is like to be recruited by major college programs and why he chose the Musketeers. We wrap with him breaking down his AAU teammate, and Kentucky commit, Dontaie Allen.

On this edition of the podcast we are joined by Cole Mosier who played offensive line for Kentucky. Cole just signed to play for a new professional football league team out of Memphis. Find out how Cole went from walk on to starter at Kentucky. Hear the story of his first start, which was in a game at Florida. Cole shares his entire story from staying home to help start a program at his high school Walton-Verona. And how Cole continues to play despite injuries to his knees. (He is healthy now). Plus we get Cole's thoughts on Landon Young's injury and what offensive line coach John Schlarman, who is battling an illness, means to him. Also what is it like to be on the field when fans rush the field.

On this edition of the podcast we talk to Jen Smith of the Lexington Herald Leader about UK Football.This is an extensive break down discussing every position group, including who looks best at QB in the open scrimmage. Plus what where is UK the thinnest? Also tickets are currently down for the first game compared to last year we share the figures.

On this edition of the podcast we talk to Kyle Mann of The Dime Drop about the first two games Kentucky has played in the Bahamas. We break down all the players then look at how Kentucky guys from last year's team did in summer league. Plus an interview with Joel Justus about this Kentucky basketball team.

On this edition of the podcast we talk all about UK Football. Interviews with Phil Hoskins, Lonnie Johnson and C.J. Conrad on ketchup. Plus an interview with Jen Smith of the Lexington Herald Leader. And observations from Kentucky Football's open practice.

Ben Roberts who covers recruiting for the Lexington Herald Leader joins the podcast to talk about the decommitment of DJ Jeffries and what it means for Kentucky. We also talk about other recruits Kentucky is targeting including James Wiseman. Then Curtis shares what he saw at UK basketball's open practice and we wrap with an interview with Dontaie Allen's coach Keaton Belcher.

On this edition of the podcast we talk to Kyle Tucker formerly of SEC Country. Kyle shares what he can about his next job, and then we discuss the Kentucky basketball team. Does this team have a weakness? There are some tangents including a social media discussion and reading. We wrap up with crazy press conference moments.

We are joined by Jon Hale of the Courier Journal. We discuss UK basketball recruiting including instate target Dontaie Allen who Jon got a chance to watch and talk to, how close is Allen to getting an offer from UK. Also an update on a recruit many people aren't talking about Matthew Hurt. Then we switch gears to discuss Kentucky Football at SEC Media Days. Mark Stoops seemed more confident and was telling jokes, Benny Snell went 3rd person. Plus what we heard from CJ Conrad and Josh Allen. Then Jon shares the tale of trying to find Mark Stoops. Really fun show be sure to thank Jon on twitter and follow his work.

Live from the Peach Jam we talk with Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News about what he saw at the EYBL event. We also get his thoughts on the proposed rule changes to summer recruiting and find out what he thinks about the upcoming Kentucky season. (Be sure to thank & follow Mike on twitter @tsnMike) Then we hear from a few players. Cole Anthony the #1 ranked guard in the class, he discusses when he is going to start thinking about making a college decision and his relationship with UK commit Tyrese Maxey. Speaking of Maxey there is also an interview with the 5 star guard. Find out why he is playing through injury and who he is recruiting to join him at UK.  Also you be the judge who had a more impressive travel schedule Curtis Burch or John Calipari.  As always thanks so much for listening.

On the first episode of the relaunch of Wildcat Country we do a quick overview of the Kentucky basketball roster for the 2018-19 season, including what Kentucky is bringing back and the new players joining the team. Then break down possible starting line ups, how many freshman will start this year? Lastly what could be missing from the roster that John Calipari likes to have. Speaking of Calipari we then discuss some comments that he has made over the summer. Calipari seems really excited about his team and likes what he is seeing from them early. Finally we wrap up with some notes that were spotted on the the train stop tour UK basketball went in Midway and Lexington. There are some insights into how Calipari wants to play next season. The note on the train said: 2018-19 Fly in transition - sprint the floor Drive the ball - paint touches  Willing passers - one more - lobs  Great Cutters - play without the ball Grind if we have to