Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel

Abbreviated show ahead of UK volleyball; UT @ OU and the return of former Sooner Josh Heupel, now Vols coach; (12:00) UK OC Bush Hamdan on offense progress; (17:00) 5th-year anniversary of Mike Leach's awesome monologue on Pac-12 mascot strengths; (19:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on fans vs coaches...

A faction of UK fans have turned on Mark Stoops; (9:00) the UK coach on Ohio U; (18:00) Mark Story of the Herald-Leader believes Stoops has been, not too conservative but too reckless at times; (39:00) Keith Farmer of BBN Tonight; (1:00:00) UK volleyball All-America setter Emma Grome on Wednesday's match with Louisville; (1:14:00) young QBs, including Will Levis, find tough sledding in the NFL and you'd BETTER answer when Mr. Garvey calls your name in class...

Should Tua hang it up? (13:00) Mark Stoops on Georgia; a nod to Mark Pope's belated birthday; (22:00) Justin Rowland on Stoops AND Pope; (39:00) former Big 10 student-athlete Hallie Devore of WTVQ on UK football as well as the crazy configuration of her old conference; (1:01:00) Jim Nantz on Tom Brady plus (1:15:00) Heroes, Fools and Flakes for the week...

The football Cats know what awaits with Georgia coming to town; (10:00) a look back at UK's upset of UGA in '06; (20:00) Rich Brooks on that game and UK's breakthrough during his era; (39:00) Brian MIlam of WKYT on Tim Couch's impact on eastern Kentucky; (1:00:00) Matthew Sign of the College Football Hall of Fame on Couch's upcoming induction PLUS where would one go to find a woman like this?

UK tries to bounce back vs UGA this week; NFL ratings at an all-time best; (10:00) Ky offensive coaches on bouncing back; (19:00) Kent Spencer of WHAS on the challenge facing the Wildcats this week; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on what coaches can do to help players stay focused after a loss; (1:00:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore with a few words on, among other things, rookie announcers and how about a musical number from a monster?

We remember James Earl Jones for comedy, as well as "Star Wars" and "Field of Dreams;" (13:00) Mark Stoops shoulders the blame; (22:00) Tim Couch on his upcoming induciton into the the College Football Hall of Fame; (39:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network; (1:00:00) author John WInn Miller on the upcoming sequel to his award-winning freshman novel, "The Hunt for the Peggy C" as well as stories about Rupp's Runts and specific insults from the Pythons...

One-hour show; Mark Stoops on S Carolina; (9:00) Chris Fisher of 247 Sports on impact of Jasper Johnson commit; (31:00) UK network highlights of the season opening win over USM and never shake off your catcher, even if your name is "Nuke"

Jasper Johnson makes his decision; (9:00) UK defenders talk Gamecocks; (19:00) ex-Cat DB Van Hiles on Week 1 victory; (39:00) WKYT's Lee K. Howard; (59:00) Columbia TV sports anchor Reggie Anderson on South Carolina and Groundskeeper Willie makes an odd request...

UK football moves on to South Carolina; (:09) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore visits the garage; (19:00) UK football writer Jon Hale of HL; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods and (:59:00) Gary's "2 Guys and a 6-pack" plus Hank Stram vs the refs...

Florida State is an early-season flop; Will Levis welcomes the pressure that comes with a new Titans roster worth more than $200 million; (12:00) Mark Stoops on South Carolina; (19:00) ex-Cat RB Jojo Kemp visits the garage and reminisces about two huge wins over SC; (39:00) UK baseball coach Nick Mingione on life after the College World Series (hint: He's been busy); (1:01:00) Colby Wilson of Fox 56 and relationship advice form Dunkey...

Blowouts in college football Thursday night games; Wildcats on (and off) NFL rosters; (10:00) Cats talk Southern Miss; (19:00) USM announcer John Cox has Ky ties; (39:00) Jeff Drummond of Cats Illustrated; (1:00:00) look back on Game Week; (1:13:00) Heroes, Fools and Flakes taking us back to Paris and some confusion in the cockpit with a co-pilot who looks a lot like a Hall of Fame basketball player...

Brock Vandagriff admits he'll be nervous when Ky takes the field Saturday night; (12:00) two ex-Hilltoppers find work in the NFL; (19:00) John Clay of the Herald-Leader; (39:00) Forrest Tucker of WTVQ-TV; (59:00) Hunter Mitchell of On3 on UK volleyball (1:14:00) and TV baseball announcers' contrasting calls on an incredible defensive play...

Football Cats' Ja'Mori Maclin has a headstart on UK's new offense; (11:00) UK volleyball enjoyed the AVCA event despite the loss to Nebraska; (19:00) Voice of the Cats, Tom Leach; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods; (1:00:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and it's amazing what a group can accomplish on its own... That's the fact, Jack.

UK VB coach Craig Skinner, his team opening the season Tuesday night against Nebraska over in Louisville; (10:00) Mark Stoops counting the days until the Cats' opener; (19:00) former UK All-American OL Logan Stenberg, newest member of the UK Sports Network radio crew; (39:00)

UK's football Cats get love from the SEC coaches; is Anthony Richardson going to wind up on the Colts' bench? (13:00) UK defenders say they're sitting on a potentially big season; (19:00) ex-Cat Anthony White, co-host of Sunday Morning Sports Talk; (39:00) our own Billy Rutledge believes the UK football hype train has slowed a bit; (59:00) it's been an eventful week in the garage; (1:14:00) Heroes, Fools and Flakes for the week PLUS Ox admits, he needs to shed a few L-Bs...

Joey Votto retires; (14:00) 2 UK football transfers are fitting in; (18:00) ex-Cat QB Bill Ransdell pays a visit to the garage to talk UK football AND football in Italy; (39:00) WKYT's Brian Milam preps us for Lex high school football; (1:00:00) UK Sports Network voice Darren Headrick on the importance of fall baseball PLUS when Jack Nicholson wants to order off the menu, you let him...

UK flying below radar when it comes to national pre-season polls; (10:00) OC Bush Hamdan on cleaning up the offense before they play for real; (19:00) Chris Fisher of 247 Sports/The Cats' Pause on UK recruiting as well as Wildcat football; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on Ky's upcoming bkb schedule; (1:00:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and some wisdom that's lacking...

Tom Brady is not a fan of QBs shopping themselves to new teams; (13:00) Barion Brown believes he's ready for a big season; (17:00) Maggie Davis of BBN Tonight; (39:00) Fox 56 Sports Director Michael Epps; (58:00) Craig Skinner and the volleyball Wildcats are ready to get started; 1:08:00) Stink says, don't always believe what you see in a QB and a concerned citizen makes a crucial cereal selection...

Mark Stoops on his team's final scrimmage; (8:00) SEC volleyball analyst predicts a big season for UK; (19:00) ex-Cat Van Hiles and beat writer Aaron Gershon (39:00) talk Ky football; (1:01:00) Olympic gold medalist Masai Russell & UK track/field coach Lonnie Greene; (1:15:00) the arguments are already under way about the college football playoff and some good advice from one of the cool kids...

Malachi says "yes" to Kentucky; (11:00) football Cats talk offense; (18:00) Chris Doering of the SEC Network on UK's potential; (39:00) UK Sports Network basketball analyst Jack Givens; (1:00:00) Mark Story of the Herald-Leader on co-authoring the new book by legendary sportscaster Tom Hammond and (1:14:00) Heroes, Fools and Flakes for the week...

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway chimes in on the challenges brought by NIL dollars; football Wildcats discuss chemistry on the D-Line; (19:00) new UK Hall of Famer Corey Peters; (39:00) EKU football coach Walt Wells; (1:00:00) Lexington Sporting Club CEO Kim Shelton and you'd better answer when Mr. Garvey calls on you...

Thoughts on some Olympic controversy as well as the new "SEC on ABC" music; football Wildcats talk scrimmage and in hour #2, Jeff Piecoro of the UK Network and Aaron Gershon of The Cats' Pause join DG in the garage for football chatter...

Thoughts on some Olympic controversy as well as the new "SEC on ABC" music; football Wildcats talk scrimmage and in hour #2, Jeff Piecoro of the UK Network and Aaron Gershon of The Cats' Pause join DG in the garage for football chatter...

081224 Monday DG on vacation so it’s the Best of the BBI: We look back on John Calipari comments on Reed Sheppard; that time Calipari said he was staying put; author John Huang; WLKY’s Kent Spencer; our late-season sit-down with UK OF Ryan Waldschmidt, who went on to become an All-American and 1st-round draft pick…

080924 Friday BEST OF DG on vacation so it’s the Best of the BBI: UK’s baseball win at UofL; (11:00) look back at ’07 UK football season; (19:00) Derek Terry of Bat Cat Central.com; (38:00) ex-UK DL Jeremy Jarmon, pre-game co-anchor for the UK Sports Network…

080824 Thursday BEST OF DG on vacation so it’s the Best of the BBI: why root for the Packers? (12:00) sportscaster Rob Bromley; (20:00) Shaq on The Joker; (30:00) Chuck on Caitlin Clark; (38:00) ex-UK OL Max Godby has gear for you; (1:00:00) LEX18’s Kinsey Lee…

080724 Wednesday BEST OF DG on vacation so it’s the Best of the BBI: UK baseball adopting Dak Prescott’s, “Here we goooo!”; (:06) we re-live UK’s super regional win over Oregon State with players, coach (18:00) and Mitch Barnhart; (39:00) anniversary of UK’s 1984 Final Four team; (51:00) ex-Cat Jim Master’s sizable $ contribution; (1:00:00) Herald-Leader’s John Clay…

080624 Tuesday BEST OF DG on vacation so it’s the Best of the BBI: former UK staffer, now Hall of Fame broadcaster Debbie Antonelli; (19:00) Ryan Black of the Courier-Journal; (38:00) UK Sports Network’s Jeff Piecoro; (1:01:00) WLAP’s Billy Rutledge on “Bogeys with Billy…”

080524 Monday BEST OF DG on vacation so it’s the Best of the BBI; ex-Cat Josh Allen changes his name; (19:00) UK RHP Robert Hogan; (38:00) the TV/radio calls on the massive home run by Reds rookie Rece Hinds; (1:01:00) rx to OSU coach Mike Gundy’s handling of a player DUI; (1:09:00) 1-on-1 w UK freshman Trent Noah…

UK football Media Day comments from Mark Stoops and his coordinators; information on the NCAA report that’s led to Kentucky vacating 10 football victories from 2021; legendary sportscaster Tom Hammond on his new memoir, “Races, Games and Olympic Dreams;” Cats Illustrated publisher Justin Rowland and EKU’s new athletics director, Kyle Moats…

UK Offensive Coordinator Bush Hamdan is impressed with incoming QB Brock Vandagriff’s leadership capabilities; NBC was impressively prepared for Katie Ledecky’s smashing win in the 1500M freestyle; (11:00) actor Matt Damon is all in on Tom Brady as an NFL analyst; (21:00) UK Hall of Fame baseball coach Keith Madison on highly-rated SS Tyler Bell’s decision to skip pro ball for now and become a Wildcat; (39:00) WLKY-TV Sports Director Kent Taylor on expectations for and the evolution of UK football; (1:00:00) Jeremy Jarmon of the UK Sports Network believes UK football will find another upswing; (1:11:00) Nate Sestina is not surprised by the way BBN has supported La Familia; two of the new UK women’s hoopers are excited to get started and never question a scientist when he’s trying to Bust a Ghost…

Mark Stoops wants more tempo on offense; (10:00) Spitting image of an apology from a “The Ville” player; great stories from the Paris Olympics including an incredible last-second, medal-winning finish for the USA women’s rugby sevens team; Simone Biles not having criticism from a former teammate; (19:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on his way to assist La Familia head coach Tyler Ulis in the TBT Final Four in Philly; (39;000 we meet more of the basketball Cats (men’s and women’s) (1:00:00) and the return of West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore plus… don’t ever tell Jack Nicholson, “No substitutions…”

La Familia wins its TBT rivalry game and holds off The Ville in the post-game ‘brawl” that wasn’t really a brawl; (12:00) Simone Biles and company get it done in Olympic gymnastics; (19:00)UK radio voice Tom Leach and (39:00) BBN anchor Maggie Davis with UK pre-season football hype; (58:00) UK basketball players, both men (1:02:00) AND women on how their teams are coming together and sometimes, it’s just too hard to give up bad habits…

Mark Stoops on the challenges he’s facing as a coach/fund-raiser; (19:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network on the football Wildcats; (39:00) Aaron Gershon of The Cats’ Pause on football and UK hoops; (59:00) La Familia members looking ahead to Monday night’s game at Louisville; (1:09:00) UK D and O coordinators on the upcoming season and Captain Clarence Oveur has some personal questions for Joey…

072624 FRIDAY BEST OF On this edition of Best of… We go back to the coverage of the hiring of Mark Pope, with the new UK coach and AD Mitch Barnhart, as well as former Wildcats blessing the hire; (19:00) ex-Cat and former Pope roommate Cameron Mills’ visit to the garage to discuss the coronation of (the) Pope; (57:00) highlights from UK baseball’s trip to the College World Series (1:04:00) and West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore on his interactions with the late Jerry West, who died in June.

072524 THURSDAY BEST OF UK track/field coach Lonnie Greene on preparing UK athletes for the Paris Olympics; (19:00) author Doug Brunk, who co-wrote Jack Givens’ memoir, “They Call Me Goose;” (39:00) UK basketball Wildcats Andrew Carr and Ansley Almonor; (1:00:00) ex-UK football staffer Tony Franklin - his conversation prior to the Super Bowl on one of his former prized pupils, Lions QB Jared Goff…

On this edition of Best of… new UK women’s basketball coach Kenny Brooks; (19:00) volleyball coach Craig Skinner; (39:00) freelance journalist Tim Sullivan and (1:00:00) WKYT Sports Director Brian Milam on UK’s trip to the College World Series…

On this edition of Best of… The Go Big Blues Brothers were front and center for the Mark Pope hiring; (19:00 minor league baseball exec Alan Stein on robot umpires; (39:00) author Keith O’Brien on his new biography on Pete Rose, “Charlie Hustle;” (1:00:00) recruiting ace Josh Edwards of 247 Sports…

On the Best of the Big Blue Insider: Verne Lundquist retires; ex-Cats approve of the hiring of Mark Pope and (19:00) Rex Chapman pays a visit to the garage to talk about his best-selling book…

From Dallas: Coverage of UK’s appearance at SEC Football Media Days with Head Coach Mark Stoops, defensive lineman Deone Walker, offensive lineman Marques Cox and linebacker D’Eryk Jackson PLUS (19:00) my conversation with UK true freshman (!) Trent Noah, who nearly became a South Carolina Gamecock…

Nick Saban gets caught without his media credential (“Celebrities - they’re just like us!”); (9:00) Tennessee coach Tony Vitello heaping praise on baseball Wildcats who went early in the MLB Draft; (19:00) UK football beat writer Jon Hale previews UK’s appearance at SEC Media Days; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on his role as assistant coach under Tyler Ulis with La Familia; (1:01:00) Derek Terry of Bat Cats Central on the MLB Draft and you never know what happens at the bottom of a football pile…

Two Wildcats go high in the MLB Draft; SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says he’s not out recruiting new conference members; (7:00) La Familia members are glad to be back at UK and excited to start TBT competition; (19:00) Kent Spencer of WHAS-TV on the football Wildcats AND what might lie ahead when they hook the Louisville Cardinals; (38:00) Aaron Gershon from Dallas on SEC football, his conversations with some of the newest basketball Wildcats and his reaction to the MLB Draft PLUS just how big can is a Twinkie before it’s considered dangerous?

Talking in depth with two basketball Wildcat players: Andrew Carr and Ansley Almonor. UK Track and Field Coach Lonnie Green joins to talk about the Kentucky Cross Country and Track program. Kentucky Volleyball coach Craig Skinner comments on the big event coming up in Louisville. Forrest Tucker of WTVQ joins to talk about the US Mens Soccer Team.

UK releases its non-SEC hoops sked; reaction from some of the basketball Cats; differing opinions about the state of Major League Baseball; (19:00) ex-Cat Jeremy Jarmon of the UK Sports Network says he’s already feeling the excitement as the season opener draws near; (1:00:00) Hunter Mitchell preps us for UK’s volleyball season and time vs. space can be a little confusing…