Matt Jones/Cal

[Eagles_Ball]

Not sure if I missed this or not. Couple days behind on KSR. Listening to Monday's show. A caller asked Matt about Cal trying to get Matt fired. MJ ducked the question and then didn't really discuss in the second hour. Anybody know the story on this?

 

[Basscat1987]

Matt Jones fired from what? Doesent he have his own radio show?

 

[TOMCATS1990]

Matt Jones fired from what? Doesent he have his own radio show?

Fired from hosting pre game post game call in shows

 

[WeWant9]

It wouldn’t shock me. I don’t care for the guy, but didn’t Goodman say something similar about Cal?

 

[SemperFiCat]

I don't know the story, but I bet it involved Cal being petty, thin skinned and whiny. Cal's ego is so fragile.

 

[yoshukai]

I don't know the story, but I bet it involved Cal being petty, thin skinned and whiny. Cal's ego is so fragile.

This

 

[yoshukai]

It wouldn’t shock me. I don’t care for the guy, but didn’t Goodman say something similar about Cal?

Yeah, Goodman wrote something about one of Cals vacated final fours and Cal went to his superiors and tried to have him fired .

 

[yoshukai]

But isn’t it his show? Who fires him?

There has been a UK postgame show for as long as I can remember. Way before Matt Jones. Used to be Tom Leach, before him Tim Smile. Dave Baker may have done it at one time. I think it’s wlaps show. Matt is just the host.

 

[Rockfly78]

Tom Jurich tried the same thing.

 

[Kybluedude]

It was Tom Jurich he was talking about.

 

[yoshukai]

It was Tom Jurich he was talking about.

Don’t believe so. There is a whole thread about it on HOB. He absolutely said Calipari.

 

[yoshukai]

Tom Jurich tried the same thing.

Always worked with the Louisville media. They were scared to death of him, lol.

 

[kybloo92]

Remember this old Cali-ism, "If you react to every barking dog, if you stop for every barking dog, you're never getting home."
See how that worked out for him.

 

[Eagles_Ball]

Fired from hosting pre game post game call in shows

Ahhhhhhh, gotcha. That makes sense. I couldn't figure out what he meant and he never really addressed it again. Any idea why? Or just Matt not drinking Cal's koolaid after the Covid year?

 

[rick64]

I think it happened when MJ finally started calling CCC out for his failures as a coach. CCC got his little feelings hurt and went crying. Wouldn't surprise me one bit.

 

[jwphelps]

Not sure if I missed this or not. Couple days behind on KSR. Listening to Monday's show. A caller asked Matt about Cal trying to get Matt fired. MJ ducked the question and then didn't really discuss in the second hour. Anybody know the story on this?

I could see Cal doing that, Cal doesn't take criticism well.

 

[TheDude73]

Well, it's someone else's problem now. I've moved on.

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

I believe it started during the Covid year when MJ’s restaurant started running meal specials when we lost a game. Was a brilliant marketing plan, but pissed Cal off more than anything else. Then continued at end of Covid season when MJ “blasted” Cal for doing such a shit job, but being specifically “hard” on Cal for his failures (pre and post game attendance, press conference blabbering, relationships, etc). And when I say blasted and hard - it’s tongue in cheek a bit because MJ really did use kid gloves the whole time; could have been much worse.

But the restaurant special really really pissed Cal off.

 

[arenk]

I could see Cal doing that, Cal doesn't take criticism well.

Honestly, I never saw a person who did. It's really just a question of degree. Some are are better at hiding it than others.