Welcome everyone to another edition of the KSR pre show.

Today is Tuesday, April 30th.

I'm Billy Rutledge along with Shannon the dude.

You can give us a call on the Clark's Pump and

phone line that's 859 280 2287 or you can always text us at 502 for

1424 and join us for the 637th edition of the KSR pre show. I am in Lexington at a rainy

morning this morning here in Lexington. Good morning Shannon. How are you?

I'm doing well. 637 shows. You and I have done that many shows is that right are you sure that's the correct count I mean who knows I mean I's hard to believe that we've done that many shows together it has flown by our three year anniversary will

come up I'm sure in October unless we get canned by then but I've really

enjoyed doing this with you Shannon so let's let's keep on keeping on you know what I

mean? Yeah yeah I've enjoyed it too.

I also enjoyed I don't know where you want to start but I really enjoyed Mark Pope on the show yesterday.

I thought he did a phenomenal job.

I love his personality, you know he's a little quirky, a little goofy, but, you know, getting things done and it was just refreshing to have him answer the questions that Matt was asking and you know he wasn't backing away

from anything so it was just great to have Mark Pope on the show yesterday.

I think you hit a nail on the head there about answering the question that Matt asked it was nice to have the head there about answering the question that Matt asked. It was nice to have the head coach

at Kentucky on KSR. I mean the best place to speak to the fan base and maybe a little

bias but I think that is the place. And then you know just candid and open and you know you said breath of fresh air I think

that's been used multiple times because I think that is the overwhelming sentiment is that this guy

every time I hear him speak I get a little bit more excited about the upcoming season

Shannon and and whether it be him talking about the wheel on his whiteboard being broken or having

a phone call interrupted midway through the interview I mean it's just it was I thought

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