Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel

Mark Pope on the Gators and the Wildcats; (5:00) we go deep on an SI.com commentary on the state of college athletics; (19:00) retired HL columnist John Clay on the retirement of Mitch Barnhart; (39:00) ex-Cat Sean Woods on motivating today's basketball players and words of wisdom that still live from the late Kobe Bryant; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore on baseball, basketball and James Bond...

We open our first show in March with Bill Raftery reminding us that "ONIONS!" are often what can make the difference at tournament time; Mark Pope and the Wildcats on the Vandy win; (12:00) Kenny Brooks and Clara Strack on the close loss to SC; (19:00) Maggie Davis Mattingly from BBN Tonight talking UK sports; (39:00) Ryan Black of the Courier-Journal covered both men's and women's basketball over the weekend; (58:00) Darren Headrick on the upcoming SEC women's basketball tournament and a series sweep by the Kentucky Baseball Wildcats plus... let's get it straight on just who IS The Dude...

It's a shorter show following UK baseball; Coach Speak with ex-Cat Sean Woods, the Unforgettable guard; (18:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore, who includes a tale of his brush with ABA greatness...

Abbreviated show ahead of UK women's basketball -- Mark Pope previews UK Vandy, with comments on development of Aberdeen and Moreno; (10:00) Kenny Brooks on who UK's brutal schedule is preparing the women's team for post-season; (19:00) a Texas billionaire wants to hand over college football TV rights and scheduling to the U.S. government...

Mark Pope on getting hosed on that last play at Auburn; (9:00) Mick Cronin apologizes for abusing a player and sullying the UCLA brand; (18:00) WKYT's Lee K Howard on Pope's response to his request for advice to young journalists; (39:00) Hunter Shelton of JustBB_Media.com on college baseball; (58:00) retired AP correspondent Gary Graves on UK hoops + nobody wants to see a bunch of lollygaggers...

Mark Pope on defense and good starts; (8:00) UK All-American and Hall of Famer Dan Issel on the docu-series about the ABA; (39:00) Billy Rutledge on his Super trip to the Super Bowl; (58:00) Chris Labar of Glicod on HS basketball and UK hoops

Mark Pope on the loss to Georgia; (11:00) Nick Mingione on injured SS Tyler Bell; (19:00) Cats' Pause GM Darrell Bird on the ABA and UK; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on challenges facing coaches today, including NIL dollars; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and when a robot warns of danger ahead, you should ALWAYS listen...

IU fans celebrate the 50th anniversary of their undefeated 1976 team -- which came within an eyelash of losing to UK that year; Nick Mingione and Tyler Bell; (12:00) Team USA hockey hasn't won gold since the Miracle on Ice; (18:00) Cole Parke of The Cats' Pause on The Comeback vs UT and the upcoming clash with the Gators; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on avoiding transfers NOT from teams with a winning culture; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and a great idea for practicing your golf swing -- at the beach...

Anthony Epps says UK basketball fans make the Wildcats who they are; (8:00) Derek Anderson of the '96 team on denim and winning; (18:00) Cameron Drummond of the Herald-Leader on the Tennessee comeback; (39:00) the "melt" of the 2nd-half highlights from UK-UT; (51:00) '96 player Jared Prickett on Mark Pope; (59:00) Derek Terry of Bat Cats Central on UK's upcoming baseball opener and sometimes you need a change-up artist on the mound...

Short show ahead of UK women's basketball; UK's win over Oklahoma; (10:00) the latest bracketology look for the Wildcats; Hubie Brown on his Ky Colonels ABA title team; (19:00) is SEC football hype broader than the Super Bowl?

020426 Wednesday 1st hour segment 2 Stein 954.wav Abbreviated show ahead of UK vs OU basketball; we re-live last year's double dose of heroics by Otega Oweh in the wins over Oklahoma; (10:00) Will Stein says when it comes to infrastructure, UK has everything it takes to be successful...

020326 Tuesday Pope and the Wildcats on the win over Arkansas; (12:00) Super hype; (17:00) Mark Story of the HL on the Ky Sports Figure of the Year; (39:00) Highlights "melt" of the UK-Arkansas game; (52:00) Houston coach Kelvin Sampson on how college sports now are too "transactional;" (57:00) UK baseball coach Nick Mingione and his players preview the upcoming season; (1:09:00) Rachel Lawson and her players preview the upcoming softball season. Seems like a good time to ask, Who's on first?

I reveal how I voted in the HL's Ky Sports Figure of the Year contest; (9:00) Coach K on how college basketball is fractured; (19:00) ex-Cat Sean Woods on how awesome UK basketball would have been, had Shawn Kemp remained a Wildcat; (38:00) blogger/author Dr. John Huang on asking Will Stein how much character will count in his new UK program; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief invokes the names of singer Tom Jones and broadcaster Kevin Harlan in the same conversation and a stinging taunt from a Super Spy...