Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel

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...

It's the best of the BBI with ESPN's Jimmy Dykes, (20:00) Hall of Fame coach Keith Madison, (39:00) Cats' Pause GM Darrell Bird and more...