Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel

Abbreviated show ahead of UK vs Texas women's basketball; Koby Brea appreciates the work put in by Travis Perry and Trent Noah; (11:30) Karl Ravech & Jay Bilas on strength of the SEC (19:30) and ex-Cat Mike Flynn on the '75 team reunion...

Wildcats revel in their win over Tennessee; (10:00) Jeff Goodman talks to Trent Noah; (19:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods loved how the Cats set the tone defensively; (39:00) members of the '75 team reflect on their Final Four run; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and you have to be able to take a joke... don't you?

Mark Pope on playing time and body language; Snoop with a zinger on Bill Belichick's girlfriend; (10:00) Fox Sports' Mike Pereira on the NFL "conspiracy;" (19:00) UK LHP Evan Byers; (39:00) ex-Cat Jeremy Jarmon of the UK Sports Network on what he'd like to see from the football Wildcats this spring and you never know where you'll meet a refined woman...

Mark Pope update on Lamont Butler; UK softball's Rachel Lawson says she's changing the way she's coaching; (19;000 Unforgettable guard Sean Woods; (39;00) sportswriter John Huang; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and keep it moving or risk another insult...

DG's take on UK-Arkansas; Georgia (12:00) Amoore's huge effort at Oklahoma; (23:00) UK voice Tom Leach; (39:00) Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News; (59:00) Christi Thomas of SEC+/UK Network and some quick thinking by a first responder...

Rick Pitino weighs in on Calipari's return to BBN; Mark Pope on the game itself; Kenny Brooks and Georgia Amoore on UK's win over Alabama; (11:00) a relative of a former NFL official believes the league IS rigged and that bro is sworn to secrecy; (19:00) Darrell Bird of The Cats' Pause on his new book about Travis Perry and Lyon County HS; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on UK's win at Tenn...

Pope & Brooks on their UK teams; (9:30) new Reds manager Tito Francona; (19:00) David Sisk of Cats Illustrated; (39:00) HL's John Clay on Ky loss to Vandy and upcoming trip to Knoxville; (:59) BleaveinKy host Vinny Hardy and a former Chiefs coach knew how to work the refs...

Mark Pope on team improvements heading into Nashville; 2 ex-Cats are NBA All-Star starters; (11:00) Kenny Brooks on what went wrong at A&M; (19:00) BBN tonight's Maggie Davis; (39:00) shameless plug for the re-airing of our doc on the '96 UK champs, "The Team;" (50:00) crazy timeline that leads to the Jags hiring Liam Coen as their HC; (1:01:00) UK OF/RHP James McCoy and what happens if your p...

Abbreviated show ahead of UK women's basketball vs Texas A&M. A national talking head likes Mark Pope for Coach of the Year right now; (7:00) we talk about the passing of Coach Philip Haywood of Belfry and (19:30) Kenny Brooks on his team going into A&M.

Antoine Walker on why the '96 UK team is the best in the history of college basketball; (12:00) is the BBN at all to blame for Calipari's troubles in Arkansas? (19:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods; (39:00) UK forward Amelia Hassett on the success of the women's team; (57:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and sometimes you just have to say, "No, thanks" to Spam...

Maybe now Ohio State fans will forgive Ryan Day for losing to Michigan; Mark Pope on figuring out UK's fouling issues; UK Network analyst Jeff Piecoro on the Buckeyes' win and UK's work in the portal; UK basketball analyst Jack Givens on team growth; HL beat writer Ben Roberts on the Wildcats and don't ever crowd a scientist when he's on the job...

Mark Pope talks humility, synergy and love ahead of Alabama at UK; ex-Cat Jerry Hale on the upcoming reunion of the 1975 UK team that played for a national championship; WKYT's Steve Moss and I discuss the candidates for the Ky Sports Figure of the Year balloting; Billy Rutledge makes his NFL playoff predictions; Heroes, Fools and Flakes plus what REALLY goes on during those baseball mound visits?

Travis Perry on his growth as a basketball Wildcat; former AP correspondent Gary Graves on this year's Ky team; WKYT anchor/reporter Lee K. Howard, who covered UK-Texas A&M; freelance journalist Tim Sullivan on how both Ky and U of L have risen from the ashes PLUS - sometimes it's tough trying to make the cut, especially when your competition is a bunch of major leaguers

Mark Pope, Buzz Williams break down UK's win over A&M; (14:00) Brian Kelly trying to backpedal on his reason for leaving Notre Dame is nothing but weak; (18:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods loved what he saw from Travis Perry in the A&M win; (39:00) ex-Cat Anthony White on changes in the UK football program; (50:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore on the Cats and the Cards and a big guy...

Mark Pope on fixing the issues that have come up consistently in UK's three losses; (10:00) Kenny Brooks on the UK women's win at Florida; (19:00) Cameron Mills joins us in the garage to talk about Pope, the Cats, officiating, road games - we run the gauntlet PLUS you need to carefully pick your spots when you're giving up vices - like airplane glue...

Wildcats on their win over Florida; UK women with a perfect start to SEC play; (12:00) NFL coaches in the unemployment line; (19:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods loved what he saw in the win over the Gators; (39:00) Mark Mathis, Western Ky-based writer on Cats-Gators; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and a Longhorns fan is ready ready ready for the next playoff game...

UK women's bkb with a resounding victory in the SEC opener, featuring incredible 3-point shooting; (7:00) Charles Barkley rips JJ Reddick; (9:30) surprising reaction to a DG tweet about former UK OC Eddie Gran; (19:00) Justin Rowland of Cats Illustrated on the job UK football has done in the portal; (39:00) author Scott Brown on his book about the late UK pioneer, Reggie Warford; (1:01) Christi Th...

Abbreviated show ahead of UK women's basketball; we take apart the targeting non-call in the ASU-Texas game; Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on what the Wildcats can expect in the SEC...

It's a special edition of the BBI as we look back on 2024: a shocking announcement from John Calipari; (20:00) the choice of successor was almost as surprising; (35:00) ex-Cats enthusiastically endorse Mark Pope; (39:00) UK baseball makes a historic run to Omaha; (51:00) another SEC title for the Volleyball Wildcats and the football Wildcats pull off one of the biggest upsets of the season but not...