Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel

2025-01-20 - BBI Statewide

2025-01-17 - BBI

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?

2025-01-16 - BBI

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

2025-01-15 - BBI

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 makes a tiny fashion statement...

2025-01-13 BBI Statewide

2025-01-10 - BBI

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...

2025-01-08 BBI Statewide

2025-01-06 - BBI

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...

2025-01-03 - BBI

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 Thomas of the SEC Network on UK's win over MSU and what have these soldiers been doing on their own?

2025-01-02 - BBI

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...

2025-01-01 - BBI

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 much more; (1:01:00) Mark Pope's team produces a pair of impressive comebacks as the year concludes...

2024-12-31 - BBI

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...

2024-12-30 BBI Statewide

2024-12-27 - BBI

Another coach steps down, citing NIL/portal issues; (14:00) Mark Pope on how his team will bounce back; (20:00) UK voice Tom Leach; (39:00) Richard Skinner of Local12 in Cincinnati talks Bengals; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and always be ready to explain yourself...

2024-12-25 - BBI

On Xmas it's an encore presentation of our look back at the UK football season (there WERE some highlights) and a re-play of our "celebrity monologues" that opened our UK Network broadcasts...

2024-12-24 - BBI

On Xmas Eve it's the Best of the Big Blue Insider including conversations with Tim Couch, Van Hiles and Brendan Quinn of the Athletic, author of an i-depth piece on the Mark Pope family...

2024-12-23 BBI Statewide

2024-12-19 - BBI

It's a special edition of the BBI as we look back on an up-and-down football season, our broadcasts featuring a different "celebrity monologue" that opened each game.

2024-12-18 - BBI

It's awards time on the UK campus; (6:00) NFL QB and coaching moves in college football.; (19:00) Unforgettable Guard Sean Woods; ex-Cat Jay Shidler likes what he sees in this UK bkb team; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore + you should always play it safe, when there's a monster on the loose...

2024-12-17 - BBI

His teammates weren't surprised by Lamont Butler's performance vs UofL; (7:00) Bill Belichick already is lobbying for media coverage at UNC; (19:00) WKYT's Brian Milam on Ky HS basketball; (39:00) Ky HS legend J.R. Vanhoose on his alma mater, Marshall, forced to drop from its bowl game because of portal defections; (58:00) Hunter Mitchell wraps the UK volleyball season and a reminder - it's good to keep up with the jokes, son...

2024-12-15 BBI Statewide

2024-12-13- BBI

Mark Pope can't quite hate UofL the way UK fans might think he should; Volleball Cats on making the Elite 8; Billy Rutledge on UK-UofL & more; EKU Coach Walt Wells; West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and how do you say, "whhhhiskey?"

2024-12-12- BBI

UK's volleyball Wildcats move on in the NCAA tournament (beating Mizzou in a match that got a terribly one-sided TV call); (7:00) basketball Cats on their win over Colgate; (19:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on why he predicted that win over Gonzaga; (39:00) UK basketball analyst Jack Givens; (59:00) Aaron Gershon of the Cats' Pause talks football and basketball and a specialized call by a football referee.

2024-12-10- BBI

Mark Pope shares a great story about Mr. Wildcat; (12:00) the volleyball Wildcats say their brutal schedule has prepped them well for the NCAA tournament; (19:00) ESPN analyst Jimmy Dykes on UK’s win over Gonzaga; (39:00) my conversation with Tim Couch on tonight’s induction into the College Football Hall of Fame; (58:00) Cats Illustrated basketball analyst David Sisk and an exciting new way to order wheat toast…

2024-12-06- BBI

Latest from the portal for UK football; (14:00) UK volleyballers on 1st tourney win; (19:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on UK's loss to Clemson and a prediction on Saturday's game with Gonzaga; (39:00) UK football analyst Van Hiles wraps up the season; (59:00) Jon Hale of the Herald-Leader on the latest signing class and the portal exodus + a customer wisely shows caution when buying cereal...

2024-12-05- BBI

This is a short show plugged in following the Kentucky women's basketball game vs North Carolina - quality time-filler, to be sure with Mark Stoops and Vince Marrow talking about national signing day and Mark Pope on how the Cats failed to follow through at Clemson...

2024-12-04 - BBI Statewide

2024-12-03- BBI

Tonight: abbreviated show ahead of UK-Clemson basketball (closer to 10, not 9:30 I'm guessing) - we look back on a huge SEC vs ACC moment in Rupp Arena; an NFL coach points a finger at an injured QB & volleyball Wildcats look ahead to the NCAA Tournament.

2024-12-02- BBI

Mark Stoops says he's up to the challenge; (15:00) Craig Skinner on UK volleyball's NCAA draw; (20:00) Kent Spencer of WHAS on UK-U of L football and basketball; (39:00) Maggie Davis of BBN Tonight; (:58) sportswriter/author Dr. John Huang and let's get straight on who's who...

2024-11-27- BBI

The Marks brothers, Pope and Stoops, on hoops and football; (10:00) Sir Charles airs his gripes; (19:00) HOF Coach Keith Madison on his new book; (29:00) Jeff Piecoro and Tom Leach on the upcoming Uof L game; (39:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore tackles a big football weekend AND (58:00) a special tribute to one of the greatest episodes in sit-com history, WKRP's "Turkeys Away..."