Everyone who watches WLEX, Hey Kentucky, and listens to the pregame show please report back to Rupp Rafters.
Thanks.
Hey Kentucky is good A-hole
--- The Pregame Show is basically impossible to make good. It exists only to sell commercials (which is true about all shows but at least most shows have some desire to have good content...that one doesn't). Everyone involved knows that they could make it 5,000 times better by some simple changes but the inertia of the whole thing makes no one take the step to do it. I actually think when Rex doesn't sing, he is doing a good job. But it isn't set up for anyone to really succeed on it. I did it because (a) it was pretty damn cool for me to do the Pregame show for UK Basketball and (b) I love Oscar and enjoyed talking with him. But as far as actual enjoyment of doing the show, it is probably the least fun job I have had....including dealing with Jeff Goodman daily at CBS. Throw in the political BS (Mitch McConnell tried to get me fired from it once) and the calls from Bob in Jamestown and it is what it is
--- Watching Cal have to pretend he likes Derek Willis now makes me smile. Derek has moved from "Guys Cal hates" category (Orton, Harrow, Lee) to "Guys that frustrate the hell out of Cal but he tolerates because he needs them" (Harrellson, James Young, Skal).
--- Talked to 2 NBA scouts this week that were in Lexington...the verdict both had was the same....Monk and Fox are both top 8 picks, Bam top 20 and Briscoe might to get drafted...apparently in scout world, Briscoe has a bad reputation, not just for his play but personality. They both basically led by asking me, "Is it true Briscoe is a ****." Hard to answer as I know Calipari loves him and I don't talk to the guys on this team. But that is certainly the reputation he is getting in NBA world...which you don't want to have when you are borderline prospect.
--- I have worked now for three TV stations, two radio conglomerates, IMG, JMI, CBS and a newspaper (a bit). Not just saying this bc Sloot is here, but none of them have their stuff together like WLEX. Nobody may care about this bc it is such inside baseball but they are the best run place in the state, with no support or real relationship with UK. It is pretty damn amazing actually (kind of inside baseball, but you folks post about your babies and I know this has to be interesting to at least someone, while your baby...not your baby specifically but really every baby....is interesting to no one).
--- I am going to run against Mitch McConnell in 4 years and if I do, the two main driving factors in my desire to win are (1) to take out the most powerful politician this state has seen since Henry Clay and do so in a way that will defy the critics who believe it is impossible (everyone)...or if I lose have a damn good time trying, because if you are going to run for something, why not go at the King and (2) because of how mad it will make UKO...I actually don't know who he is, have never met him and have no idea his history. But he is that bad of an internet message board poster, so I feel like it will be worth it.
With that, back to the All Star Game