Matt, the irony in KYFOSSIL's response was so overwhelming I had to question if I'd embarrassingly fallen for someone's sarcasm again. The fact that he got offended at a comment about the negative portion of the fan base tells you all you need to know.
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Matt, the irony in KYFOSSIL's response was so overwhelming I had to question if I'd embarrassingly fallen for someone's sarcasm again. The fact that he got offended at a comment about the negative portion of the fan base tells you all you need to know.
I'll take this one Matt. Hey @BlueWorldOrder74 , if you get the app, it's easier to read those same articles so that may help you out.
Back to you Matt!
I don't agree with him on politics, but some of you guys are WAY more butthurt about the fact that he is a liberal than anything else. Probably don't have a single friend who differs with you on politics huh? As for your last point, then why are you talking about him?
No, he's never claimed this board on his radio, or come close to admitting he's posted here for yearsssss. He plays both sides of the fence depending on his audience just like a political clown. That's the issue here.
Apparently Ryan is a very accomplished HS baseball player. So if you're talking about baseball, you very well may be talking about KSR's own, Ryan Lemond.
People who look up to Matt and are obsessed with him like fanboys are seriously sad. Have some dignity and self respect.
It's like the lackies of a cartoon super villain, "Ugh. Good one, boss, derp derp derp."
It's like the lackies of a cartoon super villain, "Ugh. Good one, boss, derp derp derp."
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I listen every day and your description of his injecting politics into everything is not even close to factual.
This is spot on but Matt is WAY too arrogant to admit it. Since he is successful he thinks nothing needs to change. And Ryan says
"100 percent Matt" and affirms everything he says. Job security for Ryan. Matt has a good show but it could be great and broader appealing if he listened to the advice of Kev69
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There are so many people on here who claim to "hate MJ and never listen" yet seem to know an awful lot about him and his show.
Pretty ironic
Pretty ironic
I think has been said time and time again, but people don't care he's a leftist; it's the platform he's using to talk about it.
I personally think all politicians are scum bags and love an escape from hearing anything about it, especially when talking Kentucky basketball, but when you can't even escape it on there...
You know what I'm saying
The numbers prove otherwise. You must not have listened to his show very often but politics are not talked about very often other than election time. I'm sorry but your advice is proved wrong by the numbers. EVERY single sports show in America talks about a lot more topics than just sports. You can't fill 2 hours a day without talking about other topics. It's just the way it is. He may have lost you as a listener, even though it's obvious you rarely listened to begin with, but he's gain 5 more in your place. The numbers don't lie. I'm sure he'd say....."thanks but no thanks! I'll take my chances with my own show."
No....but got a tip for you.
Stop posting if that's all u got
The point isn't that he talks about politics. The point is he puts his liberal slant while talking about them. Everyone leans one way but he definitely chases some listeners away by hiis liberalism. Pretty sure the numbers would say we aren't a liberal fan base.
This board is like going to a small town county fair after a loss. There are people posting negative stuff that I have never seen or heard of before. They only come out for these occasions. I tend to have a 48 hour rule for this board after a loss. Let the negative Nancy threads work their way down to page 2.
The claim that Matt injects politics into everything -
ludicrous and if you perceive it this way, your sensitivity meter is cranked to 11 and you must live in an echo chamber. And I don't agree with him politically. It shows up like every third episode and never for more than 2 minutes.
The claim that Matt has a bizarre paternalistic relationship with Ryan Lemond -
absolutely accurate.
Shannon has no qualms firing back when Matt starts in on him.
Ryan, on the other hand, has the self-respect of a 15 year old girl. Regardless if it's partly radio shtick, I can't believe he sits there with his "yes sir, may I have another" attitude and then goes home to sons as an ostensible example. Are you really surprised that Saul Smith saw the opportunity to move in on his girl? Like stepping over a puddle to get into a nice restaurant.
I'm sure he's a decent guy, but my goodness, man. Draw a line somewhere.
ludicrous and if you perceive it this way, your sensitivity meter is cranked to 11 and you must live in an echo chamber. And I don't agree with him politically. It shows up like every third episode and never for more than 2 minutes.
The claim that Matt has a bizarre paternalistic relationship with Ryan Lemond -
absolutely accurate.
Shannon has no qualms firing back when Matt starts in on him.
Ryan, on the other hand, has the self-respect of a 15 year old girl. Regardless if it's partly radio shtick, I can't believe he sits there with his "yes sir, may I have another" attitude and then goes home to sons as an ostensible example. Are you really surprised that Saul Smith saw the opportunity to move in on his girl? Like stepping over a puddle to get into a nice restaurant.
I'm sure he's a decent guy, but my goodness, man. Draw a line somewhere.
Amazing these folks that say they don't like Matt or KSR must listen pretty regularly to his show, follow his twitter posts and read the KSR site. Because folks always seem to be complaining or whining about them. If you don't like Matt or KSR, THEN STOP FOLLOWING THEM.
I'm still not a fan, goes back a long ways (Dynasty Defender type days) but screw people here who spend their online life bashing you. This board is negative, your terminology was actually very kind. But I'm assuming you know that calling negative people negative will only generate a negative response.
Just keep doing what you do, I'm not a fan but I am envious of what you've built.
First off, did I say the numbers said we were a liberal fan base? Although I bet it's closer than u think.
Second, how often do you actually listen to him. My guess is not very often at all because politics are not even talked about that often AT ALL. Literally, politics make up probably 5-10% of the show MAX! Is it really that big of an issue?
Third, again I ask.....how often do you listen to the show? And again, I say very little because he's not anywhere CLOSE to as liberal as some of you make him out to be. He really isn't and it gets exaggerated with each comment on him.
Even if he was as liberal as the most liberal liberal on the planet, I still wouldn't let that form my opinion of the rest of the 90% of the show based on my favorite sports team. The fact that he brings an awesome fan website and a daily 2 hour radio show is awesome and I can overlook a few comments here and there that I disagree with. Some can't though and if you're one of those people then fine but I'm not and the vast majority of UK fans agree with me and don't see things the way you do. I KNOW the numbers do back that fact up.
I agree, and I think that was the reason for his post. He realizes that the market keeps shrinking for sites like his, and he bit the hand of a lot of listeners, who help pay his salary. His market share is not large enough that he can anger a lot of UK fans, without repercussions. His attempt to justify his comments may have fallen short, with a good many on this board. Personally, I don't listen to him, anyway, so it didn't affect me. I go to his web page when someone links something I wish to see. I think his biggest problem is letting comments from a message board goad him into making comments in the first place. He should just do what he does, and have a really thick skin.
Haha. Yeah, cause a guy running his mouth on a podcast requires the type of skill and talent of a major D1 coach.
Delusional.
Jones has the thinnest skin of any so called celebrity not named Trump that I've ever seen.
Speak for yourself about any animosity to Matt Jones. Many of the posters on here use this as a forum to vent their frustrations with negative comments - their / your privilege. I listen to KSR everyday and read this site every day and appreciate the fact we have year round sites to read / hear about UK basketball. I and many of my old friends do not post often but do read, listen to and appreciate Matt Jones. The popularity of the remote broadcasts and the size of his radio listening audiences is testament to the fact that not everyone shares your negative opinion of Mr. Jones. Thank you Matt Jones.He does a great job of representing UK.
Thanks for stopping by and the nice word at the end. I know we have had some ups and downs (to be expected), and I'll take my share of blame for that, but do respect what you do.
Huge fan of the show, but this is spot-on and one of the few times I can't listen.
Ryan makes a mistake = 3 days of constant berating and chastising him for it.
Matt makes a mistake = Glance over it and move on immediately, refusing to acknowledge.
I keep thinking one day, Ryan is going to reach his end of Matt's BS and fix Matt's nose whistle with a quick right cross. Even the best of men won't tolerate that level of treatment forever. Friends or no.
Hell, I am getting old. I've been around since the old Microtek board days...so there ya go. Like Cal says, if you throw a rock into a pack of dogs...lol All I care about is whether we are going to get Bamba and Diallo. Matt, I listen you while I am running on the treadmill every day as it helps take my mind off running. Will be listening in 25 minutes!