Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel

2024-04-18 - BBI

Tonight: Mark Pope and Kenny Brooks both working on staff and roster; (8:00) Nick Mingione looks ahead to a crucial UK baseball series with Tennessee; (19:00) Darren Headrick on UK baseball and women’s hoops; (39:00) Cameron Mills joins us in the garage PLUS - my Dad, Paul Hornung, the Packers and me (about 14 minutes into hour #1)

2024-04-17 - BBI

Mark Pope is busy recruiting; (12:00) UK's baseball Wildcats celebrate a slugfest win at Louisville; (18:00) Unforgettable Cat Sean Woods on the beginning of hte Mark Pope Era and what it takes to recruit (and keep) today's athletes; (39:00) the HL's Jon Hale on the UK spring football "game;" (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore offers up a juicy conspiracy theory involving MLB owners...

2024-04-16 - BBI

Tonight: abbreviated show, prior to UK baseball at U of L; highlights from the Mark Pope news conference and (15:00) reaction from former players, happy to see one of their own return… PLUS the return of "Who's in the House Tonight?"

2024-04-15 - BBI Statewide

2024-04-11 - BBI

John Calipari is going but who’s coming to Kentucky? Also, (9:00) Forrest Tucker of WTVQ on his way back from Fayetteville, Arkansas; (19:00) Darrell Bird of the Cats’ Pause on the coaching search and Calipari’s legacy; (39:00) Darren Headrick previews UK at Auburn baseball…

2024-04-10 - BBI

Observations on the departure of Calipari and how Mrs. Calipari handled things;(18:00) UK voice Tom Leach; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods and (1:01:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore plus a comment on how things are happening right now…

2024-04-09 - BBI

John Calipari leaves; Brian Milam on Rodney Woods' firing; UK OF Ryan Waldschmidt; BEST OF with Martin Newton of the NCAA basketball committee

2024-04-08 - BBI

Lots of Calipari-to-Arkansas chatter off the top; then (13:00) baseball Wildcats Ryan Nicholson, Mason Moore and coach Nick Mingione on yet another SEC sweep, part of a historic start for this program; back to Calipari with (19:00) David Sisk of Cats Illustrated, (39:00) Aaron Gershon of the Cats’ Pause and (59:00)

2024-04-04 - BBI

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith’s emotional, on-camera response to the news that ex-Cat Jullius Randle of the Knicks is done for the season; (12::00) UK DB Maxwell Hairston on carrying expectations; (19:00) Maggie Davis of BBN Tonight on UK hoops & football; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on how Final Four teams constructed their rosters + (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore.

2024-04-03 - BBI

TV numbers for NCAA women’s basketball tournament games are huge; (15:00) Mark Stoops is happy with the effort; (20:00) my pals from the UK Sports Network, Jeff Piecoro and (39:00) Tom Leach, talk football and hoops; (59:00) Hall of Fame coach Keith Madison on the baseball Wildcats; (1:14:00) NCAA tournament strife in Albany, NY and Happy Birthday to beer salesman/broadcaster Bob Uecker…

2024-04-02 - BBI

Women’s basketball with unprecedented star power which, sadly, brings with it some idiots; (12:00) Mark Stoops and QB Brock Vandergriff on the progress made by the offense during spring practice; (19:45) UK baseball coach Nick Mingione on just how “weird” the Wildcats’ dugout can be and how it’s helped with winning. (29:30) Re-live UK's trouncing of Tennessee in Knoxville; highlights with Tom Leach and Jack Givens. 2nd hour - BEST OF because of UK rainout; includes (1:01:00) Doug Brunk, co-au...

2024-04-01 - BBI

An SEC team makes the Final Four and it’s not Kentucky; high-profile coaches on challenges presented here in the off-season by portal/NIL; Aaron Gershon of the Cats’ Pause talks UK basketball, football and baseball; Louisville-based freelance journalist Tim Sullivan on U of L’s hire and UK’s decision not to fire…

2024-03-28 - BBI

New UK women’s basketball coach Kenny Brooks’ introductory news conference; (10:00) highlights from Barnhart/Calipari interview on BBN Tonight AND (20:00) the man who conducted it, Keith Farmer; (29:00) UK voice Darren Headrick on the new women’s coach and UK at Ole Miss baseball; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on UK’s quick exit and what the future might hold; (59:15) Keeneland’s Dr. Stuart Brown on equine safety with the meet coming up PLUS Jerry can’t handle living in Kramer’s apar...

2024-03-27 - BBI

John Calipari will be sticking around - but can he change? Darrell Bird of the Cats’ Pause, who covered Travis Perry’s season from summer workouts through an offer from UK to the Sweet 16 championship; UK’s new (old) O Line coach on what he expects this spring; West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and an observation about an over-sized pastry.

2024-03-25 - BBI Statewide

2024-03-20 - BBI

Special edition tonight: Oakland coach Greg Kampe on why he was hoping his team would face UK among all the 3 seeds; Northern Ky coach Darrin Horn with a scouting report on Oakland, Ky’s 1st-round NCAA tournament opponent; and the remainder of our conversation here in the garage with UK All-American Rex Chapman as he talks about his struggles as a high school and college player and the stories he tells in his new memoir. Spoiler alert: He wasn’t happy with it, but said he doesn’t like anythin...

2024-03-18 - BBI Statewide

2024-03-14 - BBI

Rex Chapman, live and in color, stops by the garage to talk about his new memoir. Part 1 of our discussion (Part 2 airs next week); Jordan Cornette of NBC Sports, who called the UK-Tennessee game for Westwood One Radio, along with our own Darren Headrick; Unforgettable Sean Woods looks ahead to the SEC Tournament; West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore on Kenny Payne, post-season tournaments, Aaron Rodgers and the intrinsic value of One Shining Moment…

2024-03-13 - BBI

High school tournament fields have some interesting matchups for the boys AND the girls; (17:00) UK voice Tom Leach looks back on the UT win and ahead to the SEC Tourney; (39:00)Transylvania women’s coach Juli Fulks on her undefeated team’s run to the Final Four; (1:01:00) ex-UK staffer Martin Newton, now AD at Samford and a member of the NCAA tournament Selections Committee, on how they seed and bracket teams ahead of selection Sunday PLUS Rodney complains about sub-standard health care when...

2024-03-11 - BBI Statewide

2024-03-08 - BBI

Surprises throughout the rivalry of the UK-Tennessee series; one of the national talking heads has Kentucky as one of the dangerous teams in the upcoming NCAA Tournament; (19:45) Ben Roberts of the Herald-Leader previews Cats vs Vols; (39:00) author/sportswriter Dr. John Huang pays a visit to the garage and talks UK sports AND his latest book collaboration - with his late father; (1:15:00) plus Heroes, Fools and Flakes including a man who stole millions from an NFL team and doesn’t think he d...

2024-03-07 - BBI

UK Senior Night is a success; Nick Saban basically says selfishness in too many of his players drove him to early retirement; (19:00) Unforgettable Sean Woods looks back on his “unique” Senior Night and last night’s win over Vandy; (39:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK football network on Saban, as well as upcoming spring practice; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore talks hoops and moose; PLUS a mysterious shopper makes an important purchase from Ted…

2024-03-05 - BBI

2024-03-04 - BBI Statewide

2024-03-01 - BBI

I battle a sore throat and meanwhile here John Calipari on Reed Sheppard; (11:00) Sir Charles finally takes to the internet; (19:00) I talk with Tom Leach, the Voice of the Wildcats; (39:00) Unforgettable Sean Woods breaks down Ky’s latest win; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and The Dude tries to clear things up…

2024-02-28 - BBI Statewide

2024-02-23 - BBI

2024-02-20 - BBI

John Calipari doubles down on his post-Auburn remarks about defense and team improvement; Rick Pitino blasts his own players; Jack Givens brags on the Cats and shamelessly plugs his new memoir (as he should - it’s a fun read); David Sisk of Cats Illustrated liked what he saw in UK at Auburn and West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore…

2024-02-19 - BBI Statewide

2024-02-14 - BBI

2024-02-12 - BBI Statewide

2024-02-09 - BBI

UK softball coach Rachel Lawson likes the new pitch clock; Shaq remembers the first time he heard about Kobe; (11:00) a college football coach has a hilarious exchange with a potentil transfer over NIL money; David Letterman on Taylor Swift; (19:00) Justin Rowland of Cats Illustrated on the OC search and UK vs Gonzaga; (39:00) EKU’s AW Hamilton on his first-place team; (1:01:00) Unforgettable Sean Woods on Ky’s get-right win over Vandy; Heroes, Fools and Flakes and Captain Oveur has some poin...

2024-02-08 - BBI

John Calipari on his team’s improving defense; WKYT’s Brian Milam covered UK at Vandy; UK’s acrobatic shortstop, Grant Smith; West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore with a Super preview and a tribute to “Blazing Saddles,” released 50 years ago this week…

2024-02-07 - BBI Statewide

2024-02-05 - BBI

We dissect Calipari’s post-UT loss comments; Kent Spencer talks UK basketball and latest football news; an Unforgettable, Sean Woods, on the coaching industry and what’s up with Wildcat defense and Jeff Piecoro on UK’s search for a new OC PLUS relationship advice from Shrek’s buddy, “Dunkey…”

2024-02-02 - BBI

On this Groundhog Day edition of the BBI, we talk about the departure of UK OC Liam Coen; UK vs Tennessee hoops with Jack Givens; UK football mid-season transfers check in; we offer several viewpoints on the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce flap (including comments from Charles Barkley, Colin Cowherd, Pat McAfee and Kelce himself); and West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore on a number of topics, including a concession stand concoction that’s equal parts creative and disgusting,

2024-02-01 - BBI

It’s an abbreviated show tonight ahead of UK women’s basketball; John Calipari breaks down the breakdowns from Wednesday’s loss to Florida; Mark Story on the Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year voting and a look ahead to Tennessee, which will come to Rupp Arena Saturday night ticked off and ready to fight.

2024-01-30 - BBI

Mark Stoops on re-hiring Eric Wolford; John Calipari on his “finishing five;” Maggie Davis of BBN Tonight, Jeff Drummond of Cats Illustrated and Ryan Black of the Courier-Journal talk UK football and basketball PLUS The Dude tries to keep things straight.

2024-01-29 - BBI Statewide

2024-01-26 - BBI

UK All-American Jack Givens of the UK Sports Network shares a painful memory that eventually helped one of his UK teams become a title contender; NFL picks and predictions; (20:00) UK network’s Cameron Mills on how Justin Edwards could turn things around, as well as what has to happen at Arkansas Saturday; (39:00) ex-UK OC Tony Franklin, who coached Lions’ QB Jared Goff at Cal/Berkeley, where Goff became the overall #1 NFL Draft pick (Goff is one win away from playing in his 2nd Super Bowl); ...

2024-01-25 - BBI

John Calipari doesn’t want his players manhandled; (10:45) ex-UK guard Jim Master on why he donated $1M to his alma mater; (19:30) Ben Roberts of the Herald-Leader on what it will take for UK to turn things around at Arkansas; (39:00) UK baseball coach Nick Mingione on the upcoming season, just three weeks away; (1:01:00) Darren Headrick previews tonight’s UK-Arkansas women’s game…

2024-01-24 - BBI

2024-01-22 - BBI

Well, hello there, Big Z. Welcome to the action. (18:00) Ex-UK point guard Sean Woods on what he’s seen so far from the Wildcats; (39:00) members of the 1984 Final Four team share their memories and talk about their reunion in Lexington; (55:00) David Sisk of Cats Illustrated on Z and the improvement he’s seen in the Wildcats and… you don’t want to be a bunch of lollygaggers…

2024-01-19 - BBI

Memories of Ky’s 1984 Final Four team; Scott Padgett on HIS big shot vs. Duke; Kyle Tucker of The Athletic; author/blogger Joh Huang; LEX18’s Eli Gehn and Dewey Oxberger (John Candy) is painfully self-aware - and hilarious.

2024-01-18 - BBI

Tom Leach/Jack Givens on Ky's win over MSU; it’s time for people to calm down about Taylor Swift & the NFL; newest KY Sportscaster of the Year, Greg Stotelmyer; Dirk Minnifield on The Dunk; West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and George makes a startling admission…

2024-01-16 - BBI

John Calipari on what went wrong in Aggieland; Shannon Sharpe: “Belichick to Dallas is ridiculous” and why that is SO wise; we re-visit our conversation with Joe Hall the Statue; Aaron Gershon of the Cats’ Pause; Joe Rexrode covers Levis/Titans in Nashville PLUS someone seems to be missing from the classroom…

2024-01-12 - BBI

We talk about ESPN’s reprehensible behavior, falsifying Emmy Award entries; Nick Saban on why he retired; Mark Story of the Herald-Leader talks UK football/basketball; ex-UK DB Van Hiles on the natty title game AND the Wildcats; Billy Rutledge’s NFL Wildcard predictions and Homer is elated and then crushed in a matter of seconds…

2024-01-11 - BBI

UK football plucks another DB from the portal; an incredible amount of news about coaches’ coming and going (mostly going); an inside look at how UK failed freshman QB Tim Couch; Charles Barkley’s declaration of how he’d handle the kind of implied accusation Aaron Rodgers leveled at Jimmy Kimmel. Classic…

2024-01-10 - BBI

Robert Dillingham on his big effort vs Mizzou; (11:03) Tim Couch on being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame; (19:00) David Vance, PR man for the Kentucky Colonels; (39:00) ex-UK baseball player Dorian Hairston, now a published author/poet; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore compares/contrasts UK & U of L at this point in the season and an army outfit finishes training on its own. That’s the fact, Jack.

2024-01-08 - BBI Statewide