Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel

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...

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 Wil...

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 TB...

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...

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...

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 Wes...

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…