The fifth episode of Oscar Combs’ new podcast, Conversations with Oscar Combs, is out and it’s a must-hear show for the people of Big Blue Nation.
In this edition, Oscar chats with Jim Host, sports marketing pioneer and founder of Host Communications, about several “closed doors” stories from Kentucky basketball and football past.
For instance, Host tells the tale of when he talked to Arizona’s Lute Olsen at the 1985 Final Four about his interest in the Kentucky job. Olsen was close to replacing Coach Hall and went as far to meet the players in Wildcat Lodge, but returned to Tuscon when Arizona came through with a significant pay raise.