Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel

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 questi...

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...

Georgia Amoore on being drafted into the WNBA; (13:00) UK volleyball coach Craig Skinner on his team and the upcoming scrimmage U of L; (19:00) Nick Mingione ahead of UK vs Miami (O)

Rory gets his Masters (finally); Mark Stoops and the Wildcats on spring football; (12:00) Nick Mingione on his team giving #2 Texas all it wanted; (19:00) Jon Hale of the HL and (39:00) Aaron Gershon of The Cats' Pause on the UK spring football showcase...

Mark Pope zeroes in on another long-range shooter; (10:00) the late John Feinstein didn't like how quickly UK basketball was able to bounce back under Rick Pitino; (19:00) Chris Fisher of the Cats' Pause on UK's work with the portal; (39:00) Michael Epps, Sports Director for Fox 56; (59"00) Louisville free-lance writer Tim Sullivan and you never know where you'll find a good song-and-dance man...

Win the Masters and score a lot of cool stuff; (10:00) Mark Stoops and Willie Rodriguez on TE play; (20:00) David Sisk of Cats Illustrated on Florida's NCAA title; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on the Gators' comeback; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore returns and Jeff Spicoli has a problem...

Abbreviated show ahead of UK baseball; look back at Florida's win over Houston; Livvy Dunne testifies against the House settlement; (10:00) Doug Flynn on UK baseball...

A look back at the Final Four and why wins by Florida and Houston can be a great roadmap for Mark Pope & the Wildcats; (12:00) we await what could be a monumental legal decision in college sports; (22:00) Maggie Davis of BBN Tonight and (39:00) Aaron Gershon of The Cats' Pause...