The Take with Andy Sweeney

Hour 3 starts off with Creighton crashing out (finally), Nick thinks Syracuse might be good, Andy has thoughts on Brohm’s play calling, is the Cards defense actually better, Wes Durham joins the show, and some nonsense to end your Monday.

Hour 2 the guys talking more UK/LSU football, the Cards big win on Friday night, Streble flames everyone, Andy crushes Kiffin’s and Peter Burns’ whining, who stole the basketball from LSU sideline, how much did the Cards pay for Ja’Hyde Brown to not visit Lexington, Andy takes hold of the ESPN Louisville + camera, and WDRB’s Eric Crawford joins the show live from Bloomington.

Hour 1 Andy opens the show with the huge win for Kentucky over LSU, what was the atmosphere like, a few thoughts on Stein, Kiffin punting, FG issues, a few thoughts on not bashing Stoops, and is Creighton’s pain fueling BBN?

Hour 3 the guys discuss a few college football nuggets, Nick sucks up to Creighton, Andy wonders about IU football, our weekend Fill in the Blank, Streble joins the show, and we anoint our Sound of the Week.

Hour 2 the guys enjoy our Sound of the Day, Streble battles Louisville football, and Koki Riley joins from The Advocate to talk some LSU football.

Hour 1 Andy is back in the saddle, the guys give their predictions on the Cards and Cats, Andy’s biggest worry about the Cards, the guys explore why no one cut PK sound from yesterday, Blank sound, Andy is tired of hearing about Greg Brohm, and Corey Clark from Warchant joins to talk some FSU football .

Hour three we chat with the man on the Noles-Cards call tomorrow:  ESPN's Mike Monaco.  Some crazy stuff happened in the ALDS  between The Rays and Yankees last night and our resident rules expert, Nathan Huber joins for "Ask The Official"  

Coach Leebs pops in to join Nick and Phil.  Is IU being snubbed?  We discuss CFP playoff expansion, before going out to Pat Kelsey's presser.  

Andy is off this Thursday so Phil and Nick are in.  The YouTube glitches but the guys fix it causing Soforo to show up for no reason.  Hilarity ensues.  The guys discuss what can be salvaged from this UofL season.  Craig Swabek joins to preview Cards and Noles.  

Hour 3 the guys welcome Mark Ennis to the show, do you want Jasper Johnson back, did Cronin take a shot at Pope, is it really the Gulf of America, and some sound to end the show.

Hour 2 the guys discuss whether to play Seth Trimble or not, we play a little Hell Yeah/Hell Nah, do you know Harold & Kumar, and the guys take a shot at Jon Rothstein.

Hour 1 Andy opens the show loving Heird and Brohm meeting about the team, what does your gut tell you happens the rest of the way, did we mess up with expectations, Kiffin’s fake Minchey quote, Trump and Lamar love each other, Nick leaves Andy hanging, and CL Brown from the Courier-Journal joins the show.

Hour three the guys play Fill in the Blank with a new generic open so they don't get flagged on YouTube.  We go to ACC Basketball Media Days to hear from Flory Bidunga and Adrian Wooley.  Josh Hierd responds to a Matt McGavic story.  

Hour two the guys welcome Phil Baker in studio.  Andy thinks people talking about tourney expansion are disingenuous.  Some Ja-Hyde Brown talk.  The guys play some White Sox sound and ponder what Blank or Streble would do in a similar situation.  Some explosive ULAA news from Matt Mcgavic rounds out the hour.          

The Take opens with Nick mad at UofL and lashing out.  Andy has a stat that dooms the Cards.  Can UK beat LSU?   The guys debate taking Jim Phillips live at ACC basketball media days.  

Siiiiiiigh Cards are 2-3.......

Hour 3 the guys give their Weekend Overreactions and talk more Louisville/Kentucky football.

Hour 2 starts out with Nick leaving Andy high and dry, why is Pope acting the way he is, did Blankenbaker and Stillman curse the Cards, Soforo arrives and is unhappy, Andy might be in Lexington on Saturday,  little Ja’Hyde Brown talk, and what’s next for Seth Trimble?

Hour 1 Andy opens the show with yet another disappointing Louisville loss, the guys wonder if Brohm can take the Cards to the next level, are we asking too much of Brohm, Andy is impressed by UK/Stein, what about Mark Ivey, and WDRB’s Eric Crawford joins the show.

Hour 3 the guys talk some Cards/Cats football, we play our weekend football Fill in the Blank, Joe Giglio joins us to talk some NC State football, and some nonsense as we limp to the finish line.

Hour 2 Andy finds out Blankenbaker visited Nick’s house, Andy has a theory on men wearing white pants, someone on the show accidentally licks a mic, we play our Sound of the Week, and did you ever take a date to the Back Door?

Hour 1 Andy opens the show with how this is an urgent/prideful weekend on the line for the locals, the latest on Lincoln’s injury, the guys make their predictions on UofL/UK, there was a fight at Ballard/Fern Creek, what is “Cocktober”, what if Wydner plays and balls out, Creighton has a conversation with the Brohms, and Jon Hale joins from the Lexington Herald-Leader to talk some UK football.

Hour 3 the guys welcome Mark Ennis to the show, who is your coaching nemesis, Calipari sound, and Andy surprisingly ends the show with a Reds take.

Hour 2 kicks off with Andy wondering if the South Carolina game is a “must win” for the Cats, a theory on Mark Pope and a recruit, does Nick know who “Skip to the Lou” is, chaos breaks loose with Nick and Blankenbaker battling for an office, Seth Cain joins to talks Davin Wydner, and the UofL/UK game time has been announced.

Hour 1 the show starts with Zachy C taking a run at Nick in the hallway, Andy wonders what’s at stake for the Cards without Lincoln, shouldn’t the Cards win anyways, the College Football Playoff is expanding, and Craig Swabeck joins us to talk Louisville football.

Hour 3 the guys welcome Jacey Zemball to the show to talk NC State football, Soforo vs Ence goes to the next level, do you want to attend a Pink concert, Gia Duddy is a WAG, Oweh won’t back the Cats, and a bunch of other nonsense.

Hour 2 the guys explore Blankenbaker being sleepy, Nicky Da Boot makes an appearance, the guys play Hell Yeah/Hell Nah, and Pete Fuitak from College Football News joins the show.

Hour 1 Andy opens the show with Louisville needing to earn the right to talk college football playoff, what do the Cards need to do, what about 2-1 the next 3 games, the guys present a crazy take on Lincoln Kienholz, who is Davin Wydner, an impromptu “what does Nick know”, and Andy takes umbrage with Mark Pope.

Hour 3 the guys discuss the passing of Mr. Belding, we play Fill in the Blank, what’s up with the saving college sports bill, and some Louisville football convo to end the show.

Hour 2 the guys are joined in studio by Phil Baker, Nick tells a story, the guys play haymaker Sound of the Day, a few thoughts on Brohm making changes, the guys take a run at Soforo, Kings reporters are on a hot mic, and Andy has a fathering question.

Hour 1 the show starts out chaotic as we’re trying to get the show on YouTube, James Black makes an appearance, Justin Soforo makes an appearance, Andy tackles why Louisville fans are angrier more now than ever, a few thoughts on Lincoln being injured, and CL Brown from the Courier-Journal joins the show.

Hour 3 we discuss Nick’s car being splattered with poop water, our Weekend Overreactions, why the name change to Bourbon & Beyond, some college football talk, and more Louisville football to end the show.

Hour 2 the guys do a deep dive into Louisville’s penalties on Saturday, do the Cards have a reputation, and WDRB’s Eric Crawford joins the shows.

Hour 1 Andy opens the show with Louisville’s debacle against Wake Forest, the final 2 minutes bothered us the most, what is the correct big picture take away from the Cards, is Counting Crows past their prime, why Stein is a good coach, and Nick creates a sad medley.

Hour 3 the guys kick off the hour with Sound of the Week, we dive into Nick being a works husband, what happens to UofL/UK this weekend, and we play Fill in the Blank.

Hour 2 the guys discuss possibly moving the Trinity/St X game, Mark Story joins to talk some UK football, and we discuss the NYT releasing the top 100 TV shows of the 2000’s.

Hour 1 Andy opens the show with UofL/UK predictions and what happens this weekend, a little Bourbon & Beyond talk, another rendition of “what does Nick know”, did Creighton go hot mic again, another College Football Playoff metric has been released, and Les Johns joins us to talk some Wake Forest football.

Hour 3 the guys welcome in Mark Ennis to talk some Louisville football, another rendition of “what does Nick know”, Zachy C continues to shine, and what is Rivals doing?

Hour 2 Andy wonders if the Tennessee/Texas game is big enough for Trump to attend, will College GameDay have Trump on, the guys take a huge run at Blankenbaker (twice), and our old friend Jared Stillman joins the show.

Hour 1 the guys open the show ready to fire on everyone at the station, an impromptu “what does Nick know”, what do the Cards need to get better at, now what for UK football, a little Jon Hale and David Hale sound, and we talk Cards football with Craig Swabeck.

Hour 3 Andy finds out he’s been DM’d by Vince Marrow, Ryan Black from the Courier-Journal joins the show, and an impromptu V Stakes.

Hour 2 Andy breaks down college football viewership and what it means, another rendition of “does Nick know”, Sound of the Day, Blank takes a run at Baldy, Anna goes to weddings, Soforo is moving couches, David Hale from ESPN/ACC Network joins the show, and a quick update on the saving college sports bill.

Hour 1 the show opens with Nick throwing a dead fish on the show, Andy expects the Cards to have more than one year of playoff dreams, what’s your “worry meter” the rest of the way, the guys play “does Nick know”, and INSANE Kentucky football sound from Todd McShay.

Hour 3 the guys wonder if Blankenbaker was lying about Breaking Bad, what is your favorite background show, we play Fill in the Blank, more football talk, and Andy has a thought on the NFL.

Hour 2 the guys continue to quiz Nick on college football players, Zachy C chimes in, Phil Baker joins in studio to talk some Cards football, Andy had an IG model predicament, Levis battles on behalf of BBN, our Daily Dakich is about Scottsburg, the guys crush Creighton the fraud, and we remember a great drop from Rig.

Hour 1 Andy opens the show breaking down all the potential scenarios for Louisville should/shouldn’t root against the rest of the way, the guys discuss Ohio State wanting Lincoln back, Nick has no idea who Rick Neuheisel is which opens up a huge can of worms, and who exactly is EJ Manuel?

Hour 3 the guys give their Weekend Overreactions, Nick battles Blankenbaker over the station tailgate, Andy’s surprised by a few teams in the NFL, Biscuit breaks a heart, and more football to end the show.

Hour 2 the guys talk more football, our thoughts on the legendary Vince Marrow tweet, WDRB’s Eric Crawford joins the show, the text line provides content, and Kirby Smart drops the hammer.

Hour 1 Andy opens the show with an amazing local weekend of college football, Louisville fans know what the deal is for the rest of the season, what was impressive from UK, who exactly is Zak Herbstreit, Nick’s rejoin set off an argument, and Andy’s body is in rough shape after a weekend of football and Louder Than Life.

Hour two the guys delve into some Media Madness with BBN.  Andy is torn and Nick has a theory.  Deener has a gem today.  Who is in your Vegas Wolfpac?  We do Sound of The Week and another Gothen Blank.