Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel

Special edition as Cameron Mills joins us in the garage and shares his insights on Mark Pope and Ky basketball...

Will Stein on taking the field for the 1st time as Ky coach; (13:00) what REALLY happened in the tiny Indiana town that produced the team at the center of the movie "Hoosiers;" (19:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network talks Blue-White football and Ky Derby; (39:00) Cole Parke of the Cats' Pause on BW football and recruiting; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and it's important to be un...

Abbreviated show ahead of UK baseball: What did players on Pope's 1st team say about coming to Ky? (13:00) the Bengals look like they made a great move during NFL Draft week trading their 1st-round pick; (20:00) UK baseball coach Nick Mingione on his team bouncing back vs U of L...

Will Stein talks BW game; (6:00) Nick Mingione on falling short vs Vandy; bizarre finish to the Reds-Twins series finale with TV/radio calls from both sides; TV/radio calls of Braxton Van Cleave's walk-off grand slam for Ky; (19:00) Jon Hale of the HL on the Blue White scrimmage; (39:00) WKYT's Lee K Howard on basketball recruiting & BW game + Who's On First?

On Rob Wright's return to BYU; (8:00) UK coaches preview the Blue-White scrimmage; (16:00) Maggie Davis of BBN Tonight; (39:00 SEC vs Big 10; (45:00) Reds rookie with a hot start; KHSAA realignment; (58:00) Transy bkb coach Brian Lane and a classic SEC football victory call...

Will Stein on UK legends at practice; (9:00) UK OLB coach Tony Washington; (19:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network looks ahead to the Blue-White game; (38:00) a nugget from the '60s about UK basketball recruiting; (41:00) author Doug Brunk on his upcoming book about Dan Issel; (58:00 West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and pay close attention -- you don't want to miss the jokes...

Will Stein on QB development; (10:00) Jay Bilas on hypocrisy in college sports + motivational wisdom from a legendary coach; (20:00) Noah Cierzen of WLEX/BBN Tonight; (38:00) Jody Demling on U of L basketball and football; (58:00) Lexington Legends founder Alan Stein and when someone tries to warn you of DANGER, you should listen...

Abbreviated show ahead of the Nick Mingione Show; Will Stein gets a commitment from a coveted QB; (12:00) Stein and players on the Saturday scrimmage + Sir Charles goes off (again) on today's players; (21:00) podcaster Terry Brown on UK hoops; (39:00) Billy Rutledge on the Masters, UK basketball and Rob Dillingham; some Xmas cheer in the middle of spring from the Far East...

Abbreviated show ahead of Ky baseball; Oregon's Dana Altman with some transparency about the portal, NIL and his roster; (8:00) Kenny Rice of NBC Sports on college sports and the upcoming Ky Derby...

On Colin Chandler's departure; (10:00) UK running backs say theirs is a deep and talented room; (18:00) ex-UK staffer Martin Newton, now AD at Samford and the new chair of the NCAA Men's D-1 Basketball committee; (39:00) Jack Givens on UK's "blueblood" status; (51:00) Georgetown College women's coach Jeff Nickel; (1:06) Master's golf oddities including a home-grown talent, about to become the cham...

We wrap up the college hoop season with a look at Michigan's win -- including how the final seconds sounded on nationa. TV/radio AND the Wolverines' network; John Calipari with his ideas on how to fix college hoops stop too short of what really needs to be done; (16:00) UK baseball's win over Louisville; (21:00) HL Sports Editor Brett Dawson; (39:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network; (58:00)...

Preview of NCAA championship game; (11:00) Will Stein on Saturday's scrimmage; (18:00) ex-Cat Van Hiles on spring practice; (39:00) Jonathon Bruner of Bat Cats Central on Ky baseball woes; (54:00) TSN's all-time players and a coach makes it so simple...

It's a quick segment ahead of UK baseball; Ky pitcher Jaxon Jelkin on how he's evolved, instead of hunting for strikeouts, pitching to contact; College of Charleston ripping the attitude some athletes have developed when it comes to constantly changing schools; Alabama AD Greg Byrne believes a 16- team CFP would render the SEC title game obsolete...

We look back on this date, 2012, when Ky won its most recent NCAA basketball title; (7:00) Doctor J on how the ABA changed the NBA; (16:00) Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News on UK and the NCAA Tournament; (39:00) Brian Milam of the KHSAA on this year's Sweet 16 (boys and girls); (58:00) UK volleyball coach Craig Skinner on his team's upcoming outdoors match at Wrigley Field; (53:00) Rick Pitino o...

This Day in UK History - Ky wins the '96 NCAA title (thanks in part to 2 huge FTs by Mark Pope); (11:00) ex-Cat Travis Ford remembers his late dad as he's introduced at UALR as new head coach; (19:00) WDKY Sports Director Colby Wilson; (39:00) is there trouble brewing in U of L athletics between the football coach and the AD? (47:00) PGA Historian Robert Denney on an upcoming event in Versailles,...

UConn's shot for the ages, with the CBS-TV call, as well as the play-by-play calls from both schools' respective radio voices; (13:00) coaches on how college basketball is struggling with changes; (24:00) UK women's basketball voice Darren Headrick sums up the season and looks ahead to roster changes; (39:00) ex-UK pitcher Adam Revelette, now a contributing writer to Bat Cats Central and sometimes...

UK has a new basketball GM; (9:00) Jack Givens breaks down the UK basketball season; (39:00) UK baseball coach Nick Mingione; (58:00) ex-Cat Ricky Lumpkin of the UK Sports Network on spring football

Tumultuous times for college basketball coaches, including Mark Pope; (6:00) veteran coaches share their thoughts on how to be successful; (18:00) UK radio voice Tom Leach; (39:00) longtime UK beat reporter Jeff Drummond; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and when the guy from the home office speaks, you listen...

031926 Thursday UK basketball history chatter: Looking back on this day in 1966, when Texas Western beat Ky BUT the real Game of Change actually happened in 1963; (11:00) Miami (O) win over SMU sparks memories of a NCAA Tournament UK-Miami matchup in the 1978 championship season; (19:00) sportswriter John Huang has picked some upsets in his bracket; (39:00) UK radio voice Darren Headrick on Ky's N...

Mark Pope scouts Santa Clara; Barkley sounds off; Calipari complaints sound familiar; Team USA upset in the WBC; (19:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on what it's like to both play and coach in the NCAA Tournament; (39:00) SEC Network analyst Doug Flynn previews UK baseball at Ole Miss; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and don't cross your substitute teacher, A-A-Ron...

Mark Pope preps his team for Santa Clara; (13:00) Rick Pitino predicted the seed for St John's, thanks to a weaker Big East; (19:00) Greg Stotelmyer previews the boys' Sweet 16 HS tournament; (39:00) Ben Roberts of the HL on UK in the NCAA; (59:00) Kenny Brooks and the UK women on their NCAA fortunes; (1:10:00) a future Wildcat has had an incredible HS career + a classic post-NCAA upset news confe...

It's the Best of the BBI: retired HL columnist John Clay, current HL columnist Mark Story, ex-basketball Cat Derek Anderson, ex-UK DB Van Hiles, UK softball and baseball

We sift through UK vs Mizzou; (8:00) more on the Bam Bashers; (18:00) Brett Powers, one of the executive producers of "Soul Power," the excellent 4-part docu-series on the ABA; (39:00) a look back on the day Cawood Ledford said "good-bye" to the BBN; (49:00) Doug Flynn of SEC Plus on the Baseball Wildcats; (51:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network on what he witnessed on the first day of UK sp...