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took journalism and by Aza they ran two three. I had sovereignty on my ticket, just not in the right place and kicking myself, of course, as I do every year that I don't win when I feel like maybe I missed something, and in this situation it was this sovereignty had run on the Derby track, on Churchill Down's track, and ordinarily that's one of my favorite handicapping tools, but I was scared away by the fact that it was

a sloppy track. And right now we don't know yet as we speak, as we record, is Bill Mott and are the handlers the connections going to run the horse in the Preakness, And they always say the same thing. We'll see how they come back. We'll see what the horse tells us. Blah blah blah, which is smart because they got to be healthy. But Mott made the reference to the business side of things, and it's all the business.

I get that. But here's the guy who's been in the game forever and is based here Lexington, Louisville, and he is looking down the road at races, down the road, at breeding things like that. So there are too many horses that rush their way through the Triple Crown races and it affects them for the rest of their career,

which means it affects their breeding value. So I'm not going to be stunned if Bill Mott doesn't run the horse and the Preakness, and the owners don't run the horse and the Preakness, but it's going to be unfortunate if they don't, because look, I'm a racing We need interest, we need fans, we need eyeballs. It helps you got a young influencer perhaps bringing people to the sport. But there's nothing better than a cold going for the Triple Crown.

Go back and look at the attendance figures at the Belmont when you got a horse going for the third leg compared to one of the year that you don't. They'll get a decent crowd. You got a triple crown potential. It's awesome, So we'll keep track on that for you and if you're a racing fan, you will too. And one of the people working the Derby I didn't get a chance to had a slight injury that prevented me

from being there. But a guy who've played a role that I have played several times through the years for radio coverage is our man, Billy Rutledge. And if you follow Billy, you saw he posted an interview now he called it my interview with Derby winning jockey Junior Alvarado. Well, in full disclosure, this happened during the day prior to the race, But that's part of the job as the paddock reporter for radio coverage keyed by WHAS and carried

on WLAP And again I've done it several times. Your job is to go interview the writers right after a race that perhaps they won or in which they participated, but if they didn't win in their derby jock, you get a chance to talk to him a little bit about strategy. And Billy had a chance early in the day to catch up with Junior Ralvarado and ask him a little bit about what he expected from W one fifty one.

news about Mark Pope's roster. Rhyese Potter seven to one Center spent the last couple of years at Miami of Ohio has decided to come through the portal and join the Wildcats. Played in fifty six games over the last couple of seasons for the RedHawks. Came off the bench six and a half points, three and a half rebounds. Pope kind of talked about this when he talked to John Rostein. Plus, it's a f now about the big

man coming in from Croatia. We've known about it for a little while, but UK couldn't say anything about it until he signed. And now Andrea Yeleovich, one of the top prospects coming out of Europe, is a Kentucky Wildcat. He signed earlier today, or at least they got his paperwork. Six' eleven eleven points a, game seven and a half rebounds in The Adriatic league For mega Super, bet and they also list him as one and a half a

sis per. Game he's gonna have to go something to be a passer as effective As Amari, williams, who by the, way was invited to THE G league. Camp So mari's got a chance to play for pay in this. Country he could play overseas right, now but he's better off getting a shot at THE G, league maybe working a two way with AN nba team Like sheboe, has although it'sill amazed posting the. Numbers he has posted That Oscar siebe has not yet locked down a full time job

in the. League maybe he, will but, Anyhow yellovich will be a key From. Zagreb croatia has spent the last two years in The Adriatic league And pope obviously high on. Him but as he Told John rostein last, week he's higed a lot of Guys and the comment that intrigued me the most was When rostein Asked pope About Denzel.

Aberdeen and this is one of the transfers that piqued my, interest maybe more than Any here's a guy who was playing good minutes At florida ever nearly eight points a, game and you'd think was going to play more this coming, year and they just won a national. Title yet he's transferred To. Kentucky And rostein Asked pope about studying and evaluating video prior to Their zoom conversation.

proved it throughout the course of the. Season he is, just you, know the fun part of the research for us was actually getting to know him as a. Person he's, special, special. Special you, know he's got a great joy about. Him he's got a passion and. Commitment he is determined to

continue his journey towards becoming a great basketball. Player he's proven with what he did in this four guard rotation At florida that he has a team first guy and he's gonna have a you, know it's hard to have a breakout season after you just won a national, championship but he's gonna have a big time breakout.

me a little. BIT i don't know anything about their roster and what they need right, now but just thinking back to the way they played last year and, again if it's a new roster and a new style of, play maybe if it's perfectly For Chris. Beard but that's another. Key he'll be playing for a, really really good coach In Chris, beard so good luck to. Him good. Opportunity one other basketball, Note michail MacLean you know now has signed a contract. Extension Ben roberts reported on it over the.

Weekend is one year deal was worth one hundred and fifty grand plus performance. Bonuses now to your extension worth four hundred grand this coming year and four to twenty five next. Year nice work if you can get. It But Mark pope believes this guy is a star in the. Making one other roster, note this one about. FOOTBALL ukse picked up another tight. End Elijah brown technically comes FROM Ucf Central, florida never played, there entered the portal In,

december signed In, january but now is A Kentucky. Wildcat he had spent a year At, alabama Left, bama spent two years At Florida. Atlantic primarily was a special teams. Player Vince merrill recruited this kid out Of Dayton Wayne High. School when the young man was a high school it was a nation's eighth ranked tight. End but he has kind of spun his wheels a little. Bit said no To, kentucky yes To. Alabama that didn't work. Out now he's

got a second shot with The. Wildcats before we go to the, break a reminder coming up at the bottom of our next hour layer From Nick menzion On The Nick Minjeon. Show and he's always an, upbeat positive. Guy but that's a rough. Weekend now they lose three, games they drop all three To Mississippi. State that's a series that included a team that had just fired its head coach That, hey you know What bulldogs four and oh

Since Chris lamona's got the. Acts, so AS i said last, week going into the, series you don't know is it a team in. Chaos is it a team that's in, disarray or a team that's ticked off or maybe just out from under. Pressure so it turned out to be the. Latter they played, well they blew out The wildcats in game one ten run, rule beat them in game, two walked them off in game. Three and Now kentucky has to be really. Well it can't play, careful but it's

got to be aware and it. Is i'm sure the players. Are that they could be right back on the bubble depending on what happens with The oklahoma series this. Weekend and this is exactly where you don't want to be at this time of, year, obviously but, Worse kentucky had moved away from this situation by playing so well the two weeks prior and was projected as high as a two. Seed it's still projected to make the, tournament but if it keeps, losing it's not going to get. There so

huge series this week for The. Wildcats we'll Hear nick talk about it coming up With Darren. Hedrick more to

come at the bottom of the. Hour Anthony white Talks kentucky football here on six D. Wlap welcome, back coming Up Anthony white from The locker four one one with The Van hiles And Sunday Morning Sports talk and in now number, Two Aaron gershan of The Casts Balls before we give way to The nickmnngeones, show wanted to mention in the fact That Greg popovich, retiring makes that announcement late last week over the, weekend and that will step

down as the head coach of The San Antonio. Spurs you might not remember, this but going back to when he first took, over he was A gm and a vice, president But Bob hill was the coach of The spurs at the. Time Bob hill Coached Kenny walker In New york with The. Knicks he's AN nba, lifer but was not going. Well there were three and Fifteen David robinson and missed a bunch of. Games popovich takes. Over six games,

Later robinson breaks his. Foot he's done for the. Year so now it Puts San antonio in the, lottery the draft, lottery and the team that had a much better chance of winning the lottery was The Boston, celtics and the prize for the team that won the lottery would Be Tim. Duncan and that's one of the, biggest if not the, biggest Reason Rick patino Left kentucky because he was fairly

certain statistically that The celtics would win the. Lottery Get Tim duncan and he could Restore boston to its previous. Glory but we all know what. Happened The celts, ENDED i think with the three pick Took Chauncey, billups a Future hall Of, famer But beatino quickly lost interest in him and got rid of. Him San antonio Snags Tim, duncan slides him right Alongside David, robinson and the rest is. History five championships For Greg. Popovich so that kind Of

kentucky connection, indirectly stuff like THAT i always find. Fascinating, also so the reaction from people around the, league including THE nba ON tnt WITH i always go back and listen To barkley And Ernie johnson And Kenny johnson And shack who had a, reason a personal reason for being so fond Of Greg. Popovich you, KNOW i love.

for him and playing against them all those. Years you, know we know we had to either go Through sacramento Or San antonio to get to the. Championship and when we weren't, winning The spurs were. Winning, so like you, said legendary, career but you, know just a better.

forty three. Games in his last three. Years he played three For, houston four for The, bulls one game For San antonio in one hundred and fifty five, games scored two hundred and fifty one, points but got himself AN nba. Ring good for Him Anthony white's next on six THIRTY. Wlape welcome back to The Big blue side Of joining us now on Our celebrity. Highline is the guy we

have chatted with many. Times you hear him On Sunday Morning sports, Talking Anthony, white the FORMER uk running back who was one of the co hostalon With Larry vaught and cast of. Hundreds it seems On Sunday Morning sports take how are you and B.

typically clears up right right before the. Race.

i mean, sovereignty you. Know HE i said earlier he liked the, track he had won on the track, before but the fact that it was an off, track a sloppy, track and it scared me. Off but, uh, MAN i love The, derby so you, KNOW i NEVER i never really. Complained. Uh and of course The derby always comes not long after spring practice wraps. Up did you enjoy spring practice when you were? Playing?

man it was so, fun. Man you, know throughout the week we were in shorts and and, stuff and we knew we were gonna put up put up a show for the, fans put up forty or fifty points because our offense was was pretty. Unique so to have money was fun because it was an opportunity for the fans

to see us fly around and do great. Things but, nah but in my first year's man under that speed option Under Bill, Curry, man it, was, man it was it was like a. Game every day practice and the game was a. Game, yes, yeah even during the, season you, KNOW i.

In he said THAT i was kind of small. Man i' about one hundred and eighty five, Pounds and he was, like, MAN i never understood how they beat you all up on all throughout the week and expect you to perform On, saturday and that's why you know The mummy and especially as a running, Back Tony franklin was, like, MAN i want you to be fresh ON i want you to be fresh as possible On. Saturday long as you know your. Assignment you, KNOW i got faith and you're gonna do

what you're gonna. Do but there ain't no sense in beating you. Up blitz sticks up of uh nine on, seven which is inside drill like it's a tough running and all. That just now just run, around be fresh man with thuds you here and there and make sure you know what you're. Doing but, no just being fresh and that and that really made me feel like that's why when you asked me, THAT i got a different

answer because going to the, season, hey this. Hurts that hurts as opposed to going in there, like, shoot, MAN i ain't been hit. YET i wanna see how LONG i can go through the seats without being.

and the end up getting fired or resigning under. Pressure but people criticize the fact that you guys use THE thud, policy which is hip it don't take to the. Ground and When guimo took, over who was kind of the Anti mummy in a lot of, ways he IMMEDIATELY i think you might have been gone by. Then he immediately said or had his team go to thud because he, Said, anthony if we take people to the, ground injuries will pile up and we're going to run out of. Players so it made, sense didn't.

can get a good. Fit and and that was. IT i will tell you this, though if you talk to you, know Justin nettecker and some of those, guys maybe Not marlin, McCree they did feel like not getting all that that tackling and all that hurt them On saturdays because when they got a position that, thud that did not assimulate a game time. SITUATION i think they, felt, like you, know not having that. OPPORTUNITY i could see.

Conference but, yeah that WAS i think, he like you, said he put people in terrible. Position we want they were in.

i don't think players are calling the. Shots so you, know you hear a lot of new names around on our squad now and that doesn't sit either way with. Me that's why they don't have an answer for. YOU i, mean they have an all new offensive. Line these guys haven't jailed. YET i think the running back, room which

probably for the past six or seven years has been pretty. Strong, uh we can plug and play their quarterback position for, again for about the four out of the last five years is a question on you know, who we have a, quarterback brand new. Guy you know they're, Talented they're have a lot of experience at that. Position H, so LIKE i, said With kyle's outa but everything starts WITH i was talking to AN espn reporter and they thought that the

question With kentucky is what's going on up? Front so the quarterback may look, average may look extremely average because out of may look extremely average if he doesn't have any blocking up, front and that's where the team is gonna. Go the receiving room is gonna suffer from that running. Back they probably are do decent if the running but but if that offensive line, jails THEN i you, KNOW

i think we got a lot of. Excitement so uh and that's where all the questions were last, year the quarterback, room in the offense line. Room AND i think THEY'RE i think they're still there right.

great to hide this. Weaknesses so if we do have weaknesses on, DEFENSE i Think Brad white can hide them. Well you, know we can play in this. Conference but, yeah But I'm i'm. RESERVED i got my position. Alerts UNTIL i see what those guys can do up.

talk here right here on six THIRTY. Wlap and just before the, BREAK b was telling us about how skeptical he is right, now and you have earned that right obviously because of the way things have gone over the last few. YEARS i want to talk to you though about the old line because looking back on how things have been going to last three, seasons AND i think we've all tried to see things that weren't, there at

least some of us. HAVE i don't put you in that, group because you're a harder sell on a lot of this, stuff having played both here and at the pro. Level BUT i think we were all expecting too much from that offensive. Line maybe not you, know the year After Will levis, left BUT i think we were overly. Optimistic AND i think when you get right down to a lot of the proms this team has had, now not pointing fingers that any one person in, particular it just

wasn't the right. MIX i did talk To, fyi one of the staffers during spring, break and he was not THE o line, coach but he was, Impressed anthony with the athleticism on this. Group and to your point you talked about kind of getting back to That Mark stoup's style of. Play this guy said he believes that the old line could start looking again like A John SCHLARMAN o, line you know WHAT i, Mean.

UH i asked him about star off this line and the center just got, drafted they got got signed to The, texans and he said That, wolf, Yeah Eli Eli cox being signed and he thought That, genser you, know knew What eli, had had to take a risk on. Him, Say eli's doing a good job The, TEXAS i. ASKED i asked him this completely, honest and he's always been honest with. ME i, Said so we got rid Of, genser who was at The Houston. Texans who's the better

who ended up better on the. Deal so we Fired genser and we brought back the old offensive line coach And wolford that was At. Alabama and besides the panel that was On sunday, morning they thought that maybe The texans got the better end of the. Deal so that really didn't make any sense to. Me that really didn't make any sense to. Me so when you asked me,

WHO i, uh you asked me about. WHO i think the office line is GONNA i think if he gets back to, resembling if he gets that Resemblance, SLARMAN i think you have a chance Because slarmer would play eight or nine office. Lineman so every year you have two or three linemen who have some, experience and then every year you just got continuity on the office. Line this year we have all transferred. Lineman we GOT i Mean

burton is the only one that hasn't transferred. There we Got farmer transfer in Bron Pete, washlager those guys and all those guys that never played. Before Maybe burton And farmer just a tab. It and if they don't, jail we don't know we're gonna get now they could completely. Jail they could completely, jail And wolford can have those guys rotating in in the slarm and fashion where everybody's staying, continuity nobody's getting, tired everybody has fresh, legs AND i

think that things can go. Well BUT i think you hit the nail on the. HEAD i do think we got to get back to the Old slarman way. Man we're keeping these games, fresh you, know you, know having some younger guys getting in their mixes up so the older guy can can be. Fresh and also it helps the continuity in the. Future going to the portal every

year to get office lineen is not the way. GAVE i tell, you if a, team, well there's money involved, now but if a team lets a good left tackle or a great offense lineman, go you may not have been their best offensive. Lineman, yeah which means you could come here and be our, Best but that means that you we probably had problems from the. Beginning SO i DON'T i don't think it's a bad thing that we hit the portal to get a lot of players this,

year BUT i think it leaves a lot of. Uncertainty And i've been optimistic in the past just BECAUSE i know How stuke, says And stukes will admit to you that he he may have lost vision a little. Bit let the, guys you, know run the locker room a little, bit not be where they were supposed to, be not put in the work they were supposed to off off the.

Field So i'm gonna RESERVE i really, Internally i'm probably more optimistic now BECAUSE i, know you've got guys who wants to, play who's gonna, listen who's gonna be, there who wants to prove they want to they want to wear the blue and. White BUT i ain't confident this shut to put to put my, words so put my words.

do these days the way players are moving. Around BUT i also have a, Question, anthony do you Think kentucky

is ever going to be? Able maybe they can do this With Cutter, bowley if not this, year next, year can they break the cycle of having to go to the portal almost every year every other year for a starting, quarterback not just A, qb but a starter because this cycle began When Drew barker went down injured during the YEAR i think it was during the twenty sixteen, season you, know crying out a. Lot it was eight years, ago

And Stephen johnson did a remarkable. Job Terry wilson came, in he held a job for a, while longer than in Most but when can they just start developing their own qbs, again you know WHAT i?

Business so the fact that you, know you're not developing these, guys bringing them through the, rank and then have somebody you know in the corridor, waiting you, know to take over the next. Year are you every barring injury or just you, know something happens in an off, season which happens a couple of, times like right before the season starts in the, summer somebody goes. Down you maybe it hit the, portal but living in the, portal, man that

got to be a scary. Thing it ain't scary for me or you because that's a little MONEY i. Make, man they can find Another Anthony White. Indy they to do my. Job but if you're a ten million dollar coach, man you have to be biting your fingernails Like Lebron, james knowing that, MAN i got a new. GUY i don't know how he's gonna jail with the. SYSTEM i don't know how he's gonna jail with the players the locker.

Room and you do that every. Year that's. Scarry now if you bring a you bring A Tim couch in as a, freshman you get him beat up in the. Swamp But Tim couch is still a dude to. Practice he still can deliver the throws you. Bring how money in? Now you sophomore year or are we doing? Great junior? Year A heisman candidate because you knew what you. Had he the system, fit he developing the, system got better at the. System and when he, leaves what happens? Next

you Got Dusty. Bonner Dusty bonner knows the. System he sat behind. Him here we go and you, so, UH i think you have then on the. Head you might need To you don't need to be talking to. Me you need to be sitting down talking To stoops and you get him to understand, that and you develop you of. Sophomore, man you got three years to be comfortable at least, uh you, know, uh be comfortable with your paycheck coming in for another three.

Quickly BUT i DON'T i don't think we really had anybody. Here maybe uh uh, maybe uh, oh why skipping my? NAME i was skipping. Me the guy that left here to go to The, Rams Liam, cohing The office Of, Court Liam, cohen if he, may he maybe he Developed, will but he already had a relationship With Will, levis so Possibly, Liam BUT i don't think he's really done a great job of finding someone here to develop our,

quarterbacks the young. Ones and we just happened to land On will Because will could throw the ball and damn their ninety yards and you Got Wandale. Robinson so, YEAH i think the first thing he may do And bush maybe That, bush maybe that guy that can develop the. Quarterback we haven't really seen that, yet but maybe that's our next, focus bringing in the top tier quarterback. Coach, finally the tough part is doing go ahead just because.

his life because it wouldn't let. Him so end up getting killed back there and ended up injured most of the. Years SO i don't. Know it's a vicious. Circle but, uh they've just got to power through, it don't.

to top tier. Women, uh the W nba girls are making lesson they were uh in, college so you know when they when they're making more than the, coaches it's tough to motivate. Him it's tough for them to stay. Motivated BUT i Think stoops kind of really understands holding

these guys. Accountable and the biggest thing is WHICH i you, know one of the coaches' friend of, Mine i'm friends with big dogs as, well that they have to know that WHEN i line up next to the other ten players off of the defense special, teams that you got to do your, job someone can get. Hurt, yep you know if you're. Not so everybody want to be out

there for accounted. Cause but when someone's making say eight hundred thousand dollars a year and next to somebody who's making one hundred or fifty thousand dollars and they feel they're more, ENTITLED i don't. Know things are real things that are going on, game AND i think we got rid of a lot of. THAT i think looked itself in the, mirror made a lot of the players look their stuff in the. Mirror and that's why when the

fans get upsets and so and so lest so and so. Less, yeah well they weren't buying into What stups and the staff are trying to. DO i feel. More that's why a lot of them. Less So i'm really as to see when we get back to just having blue collar guys going out there committed to The blue and. White i'm just kind of curious to see what the products.

white and, uh it's always. Entertaining each week you kind of you guys kind of wrap up the week and then look, ahead you, know just talk, football but you can also hear them discuss basketball and the like and tell everybody how to reach you On twitter OR.

Kentucky is it going to take a little while for him to make the adjustment From europe to the college? Game what do you? Think?

will see where he's. AT i know he's a, five but we'll see where he's at with THE acl Come october And, november when you know the season's getting ready to. Start but if he's, OUT i mean he might by necessity has to step up and play right. Away so you, know it's the kind of wait and. See it's all

these international. Players there's somewhat of a mystery to. IT i, MEAN i don't think anyone really knew What kentucky was getting In Zavan mirisovich when he was, here and obviously then it just kept the waiting game with his eligibility and all that. Came and then he comes and lights the world on fire and you're, thinking you're getting this piece that's going to be a lottery, pick and then he kind of goes back down To, earth has a few splash games here and, there and kind of was

the same player At arkansas last. Year so it's really hard to, tell but he definitely fits What mark's posts looking for as far as his game is, consistent or what his game consists, of and how he is. Athletically, well we.

a guy who's gonna let it. Fly AND i definitely don't see him as just a post up Big he's definitely gonna be a guy that steps back and shoots the threes and also tries to harm you from the. OUTSIDE i, mean he's definitely a lot from a kind of scouting report Like kentucky had With andrew car last. YEAR i know it Took car a little bit to feel comfortable shooting those amount of threes That Mark pope wanted him. To you, know, THIS i think is a different case where he's going to be a lot more

comfortable right away shooting. Him that's definitely how Big z was and it just seems to be kind of the culture out, there a lot of three point shoot shots and just let him fly and live with the. Result AND i, think you, know six' eleven strong with the two's. PRETTY physical, i mean he definitely seems a Lot Like. Andrew Karr and i'm not saying he's going To Be andrew carr better, or worse but that kind of seems to be the BEST player i can pinpoint as a comp.

TO pay, I mean pope obviously knows what he's. LOOKING for i Wonder ken yellovich be.

of his game because it's so important at the. Next level so it's definitely something where, You Know amari williams wasn't an all world passer either at his last couple. Of stops he's a good passer not, this level and he got better in this system and with the players he had around him last year and even, You Know brendan garrison definitely a lot of people give him a. Hard time my biggest thing with him is more so the physicality and you should be averaging more than three

point nine rebounds per game at seven foot but. He was his passing got better throughout. The year, you know his assistant turnover ratio is. Pretty good his decision making as far as when he actually. Passed it sometimes he would take some, bad shots but when he did has to, you know he made some, pretty good pretty. Good seeds so, YOU know i think with another offseason and a chance to continue to grow in, this system he should become an even. Better passer but definitely a bit of a

mystery with the newcomers and seeing how. They, adjust yeah that was my next question for You Is.

the one who's most comfortable in this read and. React offense and, you know Maybe he's i'm not going to count, on it but, you know in the year, of development a really or off season development to really work on, his shot maybe that becomes more of a weapon and something that you can trust a little. Bit MORE and i do think it was really important to get. Him back he definitely had a lot of. Frustrating, moments again, for me just the lack of rim protection with a

guy of his size was the. BIGGEST issue, I mean, I mean i thought the offense was he lived with the bad shots a. Little bit but you, KNOW again i thought his tasking was. PRETTY good i thought when he got in, the paint he was pretty dark efficient if you, SAW it i mean IN The nca Tournament against troy, even so my biggest thing is you got to protect over rim better when you're, That Size and i'm sure that's the biggest thing is getting in the

weight room this offseason and really honing in. On THAT and i think it's going to, help him, you know not that he obviously went Against the mari. And practice i'm sure a Bunch and amari probably give him a lot.

Of trouble but now where you have so many different looks in this, front court, you Know when clayton gets back on, the court Obviously with yellovich coming in modiabase even at The four williams as, A Tweener malachi marino, COMING in, I mean i think he's going to get challenged and practice at an even different level and have to guard so many different styles. OF biggs i think that could benefit him too as well as he kind of gets that part of this game.

looking at the highlights and. All THAT but i thought that one of the comments that jumped out Was when pope described or Actually answered rostein's, question about, you know studying Video as aberdeen was in a portal Evaluation and pope's that there wasn't any because he already knew about him from prepping For The, florida GAMES which i thought was a real telltale Moment for pope and underscore just how much he liked. This guy how do you see?

move away to, the three so there's some. Flexibility there, BUT yeah i mean that's the that's the cool thing about this, whole Roster, including aberdeen is there's a lot of versatility where you can move guys to different POSITIONS and i just kind of see him being, you know both a one and. A two i think you're going TO see i think he started five games last Year With elijah, martin's hurt and he averaged like sixteen points

per game and shooting above forty percent. And THREE so i think with, more minutes you're going to see him be A more you're going to see his shooting percentages jump a. LITTLE bit i think he's just going to be. More, comfortable honestly, you know it's, really hard and you give him a ton of credit for the last three years accepting, his role coming off the bench and coming in and getting things done when, he DID but i think it's going to give him some lead way now where he's

going to be. Playing more we'll see if, he starts BUT he's i definitely think he's going to be playing more than he ever Did, at florida and that should get him a little, more comfortable get him into more of, a RHYTHM and i think they're going to see him be an even more. PRODUCTIVE shooter i think the passing is something that needs to take. Another steps he wasn't the greatest Passer. AT florida i think the system forces

you to. Become better and one thing he brings that he was great At at florida is he's a really really good defender with great length at six 's five at. That position so that's kind of the story this full roster compared to.

Surprised travis perry Went To. Old miss was That, THE yeah i didn't understand the Relationship With chris.

relationship was there from. High school, you Know If old Miss case kentucky a big run for, THEIR money, i think honestly it came down to the, You know John call perry Didn't recruit perry, that Hard but perry it was agreeming for him to play here As a, kentucky kid and he couldn't turn, it down and he Committed and kentucky took his commitment at. The time and then, of course You Know mark pope wanted him here and

didn't want him to transfer by. Any means FROM what, i heard it was not Not something kentucky on their end was. Happy about but it's part of the games in the day and Age Camp blaine travis for wanting to play more than he would have on this. Current roster and he Goes To ole miss where he's a great Relationship With chris beard and, you know a team that, HONESTLY there i think he's only their ninth. Scholarship player now they have lined up for, next year so they.

you know that's becoming a more. Frequent trends unfortunately we saw here the last two years with. Two transfers Kentucky Got raymond control the receiver last year and this Year Willas in bamba the offensive lineman going to coming here for the SPRING and i Was. At virginia so that's just another piece of this portal thing that's. Happening now and, You, KNOW kentucky i think they just need a depth at. That position i'm not sure How Much elijah brown's going

to factor into the. Rotation there but, you know they ONLY had, i, believe yeah they only had three scholarships tight ends here, this Spring With, Josh Tatis, lillie rodriguez who obviously they are extraordinarily, high on And Then henry boyer the Transfer. From illinois they're Bringing In, michael skinner the four star Recruit From, south carolina but that was, you know who knows if he'd be ready to play.

Right away then you're looking at three scholarships tight ends position that is obviously very injuries happened there you had to.

i mean that's you're an injury away from. Being needed and, you Know Obviously josh katis has been mostly healthy throughout his. College CAREER but, i remember, you know he was a guy that barely participated in fall camp last year and didn't play, Week one so, you know something like that. Happens Again And, michel skinner, true freshman is not ready. To roll he wasn't even here for, the spring so,

you know you assume he's gonna be a little. Bit behind he's definitely gonna be a. Lot behind, you know the three guys who were here the spring probably even going to be behind round, you know here an injury away from getting your name called and being a serious part of. This offense so, you know it definitely is a little bit. Head scratched but when you Look at

canentucky's situation at, tight end it. MAKES sense, i mean they're definitely a few positions still on, the FROSTER and i know they only have two scholarships left at, this point but you worry about some. Death issues you.

was alluding to there that the depth is. A series potentially a serious issue is given we don't know the nature of the injuries that happened in. The spring, You Know fred ferrier. WAS Down, dj miller the, exciting freshman was down by the end. Of it one of the Other Freshman's presston mowman was down by the end.

Right away, you know he's got some things to clean up off, THE field i think before you can fully trust.

like basketball there's no equivalent to the. SPRING portal i know there's some speculation, out there but there's no equivalent to the. Spring portal There's no September or august portal. For basketball you're you're locked in at, this point unless, you know you could until guys get. ON campus i mean they could pull out, of there, you know letters of intent and. Get out, but uh, you KNOW because i Don't think kentucky's canna have. That issue their their

roster is pretty much set. In Stone Marks mark, Pope said so that's both done and. Then, football yeah no new entries at this point, in time but you know you can still guys who are in the portal can take UP until i think whatever day you have to enroll in classes By.

Be uk oklahoma coming Up. On friday three game series, a year the games right HERE. On wlap it's a crucial series And the cats are gonna have to bounce back Against an oklahoma team that won a series over the weekend With ole miss Actually oh miss one Yesterday at oklahoma seven. To three oklahoma's on the verge, of sweeping But ole miss jumped up and won that. Third game oklahoma has won thirteen, conference games and of course this is the first time these teams will play as.

Conference rivals centers have on thirteen, conference games they are thirty two and, sixteen overall thirty two, and fourteen and, more importantly they are nine and six on. The road so this is not going to. Be easy And the cats are kind of backed themselves in, the corner but we'll see if they can fight their. Way out that'll do it.