Would be nice to have someone in our corner on ESPN. Would be better if he was covering games or half time shows.
Matt Jones might leave KSR
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If he wants to do radio the rest of his career this would be a hard opportunity to pass up. This sets him up on a national level for years to come. We need Kentucky guys in the media. I’d be all for it if he promotes Kentucky like the Duke guys promote them.
Agree. The university is in a bad spot, money wise. Eli even said we had to spend less or something a few weeks ago.
That’s it and that’s all. Hes a typical media hack.
No reason to take him seriously anymore as a defender of the program if he’ll defend this trainwreck
Now people will get a chance to see the real Ryan Lemond shine. Regardless of his antics,which are clearly part of his schtick,he’s a pro. He’s the glue that holds that show together. He’s been in the business for over 30 years. and his experience is invaluable to KSR.
Sure, if you count burying minions on UK message boards as spies to snap up info then resharing it as your own on your own platform.
You did undergrad at UK like Jones did, though right? Undergrad is usually the college fandom source
Well, he won't be talking much about UK on ESPN. Probably a lot more about Duke, the school he went to.
As usual, follow the money. "Inside info" is good for ratings.
The post you replied to was questioning that MJ has been a "wealth of information." That really had very little to do with challenging Eli or Barnhart.
Yes, there were times when MJ was a wealth of information but then something seemed to go dry in that area. I remember when KSR had all kinds of information on recruiting and the latest Jerry Tipton schenanigan. In recent years, so much info "from Matt Jones" just didn't pan out especially on recruiting. I quit paying attention because of that.
Matt is NOT a closet duke fan. That’s such a lazy claim. And he has been a huge asset and promoter for UK sports. JMI pushing him out and
away from the basketball program was pure stupidity. Typical dumb@ss JMI .
I stopped listening to Matt’s show a few years ago when he started using it to promote his trite political opinions. But I certainly admire what
he has accomplished and hope he gets more and more national exposure. He’s bright, talented and one of us . Congrats to him.
I think Matt is a Transylvania alumnus.
But you're right. My undergrad was UK, grad schools were EKU and Clemson, neither I give a flip about.
There was a poster here that attended UK for undergrad and tOSU for grad school. He told me that his 1A following was UK Bball and tOSU football. Well, I told him he's just picking the "Power program" from each school". He can root for whoever he wants, but he shouldn't be shocked when he's called out for it.
He should have been the voice of Transy sports.
This times one million. I podcast it daily from MO. Way more connected to the university because of it. Not to mention, their style is in my wheelhouse. I can’t imagine Matt would walk away from that. With the way people listen these days, time slots are pretty insignificant honestly.
You think people are dying to turn in to hear about 5-7 football teams ans 14 loss basketball teams? The fanbase is apathetic at this point. Just look at this board, maybe 100 active users during the season?
How people don’t understand this I’ll never get. It really is THAT simple. Cal was awesome. Then he got stubborn and weird. Then defensive. His teams suffered. Matt told the truth. A lot. And Cal ghosted him. Right, wrong, or indifferent that’s exactly what happened. He’s been critical of Pope as well. Pope has earned the criticism. He’s also said he’s going to get the third year and that third year will more than likely determine his fate.
This is an entirely too well thought out and responsible statement for this board. I’m honestly appalled. This stuff has no place here.
This. My son was in the Air Force stationed at Lakenheath AFB in Cambridge, England during covid. Wasn’t permitted to go anywhere outside of the base. For a 20 year old kid isolated in a foreign country, KSR was his link to home. I will always be grateful to KSR for that.
This is all true, and I’m the worst at sniping the dude. And he deserves every last bit of it for what you’ve just pointed out. BUT, Matt Jones and KSR can’t act and vent the way you and I can and expect to continue to own and operate a super successful business. He’s not kissing the rings, but he’s also not bit$&ing and moaning like us either.
You seriously are a joke dude.
He hasn’t defended anything. He just hasn’t been as knee jerk as you and I and others.
Matt’s undergrad was at Transy. But the dude grew up a true blue UK fan from Pike Co for crying out loud. Who wouldn’t go to Duke Law given the opportunity? I think what you say about undergrad is somewhat true though. I grew up a UK fan because of WPSD showing all the games. Lived in southern IL and southeast MO. Went to college at Mizzou, but still remain a UK fan above all else. But I do support Mizzou and go to games (still live in MO). Only reason that Mizzou fandom exists is because I went to school there.
Such a lazy and misinformed comment. Not surprised.
You should probably look up the most listened to podcasts on iHeart. It’s pretty amazing honestly. Just shows how big BBN is.
I guess you’re also ok with the UK president and AD doing anything they want without question?
I don’t recall anyone else going to bat and challenging them.
His insight on what happens in the locker rooms and recruiting trail wouldn’t be available. Between the inside scoops and calling UK ppl out for poor decisions is valuable.
It's top shelf frontier gibberish
He’s basing that off UK history. Clyde was gonna get a third if not for all the mistreatment (overblown) and the “other stuff” (not so overblown). Just for a little context, that’s where his SHOULD comes from. As much as I despise Pope, Matt is correct. Honestly, an absolute disaster of a season in year 3 probably gets the brass off their arses. I don’t think that will happen though. Probably see some version of this year again. Then I’ll be interested to see where people like Matt are. I think it will be different.
Cool. Matt Jones is still a low IQ basketball mind and KSR provides very little to nothing to the university.
Your uneducated opinion means less than zero to me, small fry.
Jones sucked as a lawyer. He's a mediocre radio guy.
One thing ill never take from him is his ability to network and create opportunities for himself and friends.
He somehow convinced Mike Pratt to feed him inside info which gave him his start. From there he keeps trading up and this ESPN move, fueled by his website and Twitter following, is just the latest savvy move.
One thing ill never take from him is his ability to network and create opportunities for himself and friends.
He somehow convinced Mike Pratt to feed him inside info which gave him his start. From there he keeps trading up and this ESPN move, fueled by his website and Twitter following, is just the latest savvy move.
That’s EXACTLY it. That’s my main concern. Another 12-15 loss season and then we’re having this exact same conversation this time next year. Pope hasn’t earned that level of loyalty
When I listened I only used short wave. I guess these podacasts are more popular than I thought
Matt wanted to be a lawyer. Duke is a top 10 law school in the country. If you want to succeed in the field of your vocation, then you shouldn't have biases because of the basketball team.