Two outstanding rants - one from Biff Poggi, 1st-year football coach of the Charlotte 49ers whose team was picked dead last in the AAC, and (10:00) Joey Votto’s screed to Chris Russo of the MLB Network; (20:00) Jon Hale of the Herald Leader talks UK football; (41:00) C.L. Brown of the Courier-Journal on UK’s Toronto trip and upcoming football for the Cats &amp; Cards and (1:01:00) Billy Rutledge chimes in as well, plus (1:17:00) Heroes, Fools and Flakes…

2023-07- 28 - BBI

We hear from Justin Edwards on his performance in Toronto; (20:00) we talk UK football and basketball with BBN Tonight’s new co-anchor, Maggie Davis; (41:00) UK’s newest assistant baseball coach, Austin Cousino, the former gold glove-winning centerfielder is out on the recruiting trail and checks in with us; (1:01:00) WKYT Sports Director Brian Milam on how he’s splitting time between his station and WYMT in Hazard and Jeff Spicoli pays the price for being late to class…

2023-07- 27 - BBI

Lots of football chatter tonight with Mark Stoops’ comments at SEC Media Days; (20:00) former UK QB1 and football savant Freddie Maggard plus (1:01:00) a visit from West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore. And Homer finds out if he made the company softball team (spoiler alert: Roger Clemens has some bad news for him).

2023-07- 26 - BBI

Back in the chair, vacation over; we hear from UK LB JJ Weaver; John Calipari talks zone defense (!); (20:00) Aaron Gershon of The Cats' Pause, (41:00) Justin Rowland of Cats Illustrated and (1:01:00) Big Blue Drew of A Sea of Blue all weigh in on football and basketball plus stern advice from Kramer about the dangers of surgery...

2023-07- 25 - BBI

2023-07-19 - BBI

Back from the Great White North (beauty, eh?) to talk UK basketball with UK radio network voices Jack Givens and Tom Leach, UK TV network anchor Keith Farmer and legendary basketball writer Dick “Hoops” Weiss, plus a geography lesson from Bob and Doug McKenzie. It’s beauty, ya hosers.

2023-07-18 - BBI

2023-07-17 - BBI

2023-07-11 - BBI

John Calipari prepares us on how he’s preparing his team for Toronto; (11:00) the Reds draft arms for the future; a Kyian (now a NY Yankee) who got away from the Cats and did incredible baseball things for the Florida Gators; (21:00) Jeff Drummond of Cats Illustrated and (41:00) Mitch Brown of Fox 56 on what’s coming up in Toronto and Nashville; (1:01:00) Vinny Hardy of Cats Talk Wednesday on expectations for the basketball Wildcats plus a Simpsons/Flintstones crossover you might not think possible…

2023-07-10 - BBI

More of our Meet the Wildcats series with Tre Mitchell (WVU transfer), freshmen Joey Hart and Robert Dillingham plus old head Antonio Reeves; (20:00) Justin Rowland of Cats Illustrated on the social media debate over the job being done by Mark Stoops; (41:00) EKU QBs coach Maxwell Smith, a former UK QB himself; (1:01:00) WKYT Sports Director Brian Milam and (1:15:00) this week’s Heroes, Fools and Flakes…

2023-07-07 - BBI

"Big Blue Insider" is more than just another call-in show. There's ample opportunity for YOU to be heard; but you also hear voices from all over the country -- talking sports, sharing stories, breaking news.Dick Gabriel, a veteran of 30 years of sports broadcasting, is the host. You can do your part by calling 280-2287 locally; 1-800-606-4263 from anywhere in the USA.

More Meet the Wildcats with Burks, Edwards and Ugo; (10:00) the Reds thrill us (again) and the Cardinals find a new way to disappoint; (20:00) Eli Gehn of LEX18/BBN Tonight; (21:00) veteran WKYT sports videographer Steve Moss; (1:01:00) Caroline Makauskas of Kentucky.com on the UK women’s program (1:16) and I take what I know is an unpopular stand a movie character but hey - this show is like a box of chocolates. Isn’t it?

More Meet the Wildcats with Burks, Edwards and Ugo; (10:00) the Reds thrill us (again) and the Cardinals find a new way to disappoint; (20:00) Eli Gehn of LEX18/BBN Tonight; (21:00) veteran WKYT sports videographer Steve Moss; (1:01:00) Caroline Makauskas of <a href="http://Kentucky.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kentucky.com</a> on the UK women’s program (1:16) and I take what I know is an unpopular stand a movie character but hey - this show is like a box of chocolates. Isn’t it?

2023-07-06 - BBI

We hear from new UK guard DJ Wagner on his transition in Lexington. A look back at what might be THE pivotal victory in the Mark Stoops Era. SI Now’s Hunter Shelton on UK football and hoops. Adou Thiero, Wagner and Reed Sheppard on the eve of their trip to the Great White North. West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore checks in to complain about All-Star duds - the uniforms, not the players…

2023-07-05 - BBI

We hear from Cason Wallace, new to the OKC Thunder; the Bucks say they’re delighted to draft Chris Livingston; Ben Roberts of the HL on latest additions to UK’s basketball roster; ex-UK LB Jon Sumrall, now head coach at Troy University, on how Mark Stoops and Rich Brooks helped prepare him for the job; a look back at a busy week and the faintest of praise from Mr. Hobson.

2023-06-23 - BBI

The Text Chain Boys are back in the garage! Doug Flynn, Keith Madison and Darren Headrick join us to talk baseball, music and solve world problems. Plus West Coast Bureau Chief Gary Moore on the return of Antonio Reeves and more…

2023-06-21 - BBI

More mock drafts featuring Cason Wallace; Joey Votto avoid screwing up the Reds (in fact, he did just the opposite). Nick Saban has complaints - but no solutions - about the current CFB playoff system. Keith Farmer of the UKTV Network. UK network analyst Jeff Piecoro, former TV voice of UC bkb, on Bob Huggins. We drag our old pal Billy Rutledge into the peanut butter debate and reptilian knowledge from the world’s greatest Waterboy.

2023-06-20 - BBI

We discuss the quality of broadcast of the U.S. Open (lots of complaints on social media). HS records in Kentucky that might never be broken. John Clay of the HL on UK’s new alcohol policy + SEC football scheduling. Jeff Drummond of Cats Illustrated on alcohol at UK games and his surging Redlegs. Former UK RB Anthony White on potential of Wildcat RBs and TEs in this year’s passing attack PLUS major league baseball broadcaster discuss and debate peanut butter: Creamy or crunchy? Important stuff…

2023-06-19 - BBI

We examine the changes to the 2024 SEC football schedule, which includes Ky visiting Texas; we wonder aloud, since the SEC now OWNS the national championship game, why make changes? Ah, well. Nikola Jokic on why he appreciates playing with former Wildcat Jamal Murray (they’re both brand, new NBA champions); Alabama network radio voice Chris Stewart on stepping in for the iconic Eli Gold this past football season while Eli was recovering from his cancer battle; new Morehead State AD Kelly Wells, a former Eagle basketball player himself; and Kinsey Lee, newest member of the sports staff at WLEX 18, flagship station of the UKTV Network, plus a “Dunkey” with some sound advice.

2023-06-15 - BBI

We address all the social media chatter triggered by ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg’s blanket criticism of “local media” when it comes to John Calipari; two national talking heads weigh in as well; veteran referee Doug Hampton on rule changes coming to D-1 basketball (good ones, too); former HS hoops coach-turned-golfer Tony Wise, who’s qualified to play in the U.S. Senior Open and West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore on this National Bourbon Day.

2023-06-14 - BBI

We hear from former Wildcat and new NBA champion Jamal Murray plus - what it sounded like on TV and radio when the Nuggets locked up their first NBA title; UK Voice Tom Leach talks Wildcats and horse racing; under-appreciated ex-UK linebacker Chris Chenault on UK football, both present and past; UK network analyst and WTVQ Sports Director Jeff Piecoro on Baton Rouge (including a championship-level seafood feast), baseball and horse racing and words of encouragement that may be Dumb. Or Dumber.

2023-06-13 - BBI

We find out more about newest Ky basketball Wildcat Jordan Burks, who announced his signing on Monday. (David Sisk of Cats Illustrated already had prepped us on Burks); Josh Edwards of Cats Illustrated on a speedy linebacker from Georgia who’s committed to Mark Stoops and his program; Hunter Shelton of SI Now on his way back from a disappointing Super Regional that ended an otherwise surprisingly splendid UK Baseball season; blogger John Huang on the fun he had covering baseball and the anxiety of UK basketball fans. Plus we hear Yankees’ PBP man John Sterling take one for the team.

2023-06-12 - BBI

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