The Jeff Bidwell Show

In today's episode, we talk with Murray State men's basketball coach Matt McMahon. Topics we discussed include: (3:16) When he first realized he was being led (5:45) Why learning about leadership was important in his career (6:25) What book leadership would he recommend (7:50) How much he uses his marketing degree in coaching (9:14) When coaching became the love of his life (11:05) How he balances winning and trying to help develop young men (13:15) What he learned from Steve Prohm about leadership (15:00) How much maturity it takes as a coach to allow players freedom in games (16:15) What kind of leadership he expects from other staff members (18:30) How he manages accountability (20:30) How he has created a leadership program for his players (22:20) How players react to his reading assignments (23:32) How he needs to improve his leadership skills (25:00) The impact of pregame speeches (26:20) The importance of joy (33:50) What he learned from losing season and applied to the future (34:50) How he decides between correcting behavior and dismissing a player (36:30) How he manages trying to top historic seasons without settling (41:15) On if it's easier to lead after failure or success (43:00) How he knows a day was a success (44:20) Would last season have been a success without a trip to the NCAA Tournament (46:00) Why impacting people through coaching is so important (47:30) When his career is over, how he'll know it was a success Follow Matt McMahon on Twitter: @CoachMcMahon

Here's an introduction to my new podcast which will debut on Monday, June 4th.

In today's farewell show, we talked with Murray State football coach Mitch Stewart and Joe Jackson.

In today's final hour, we said goodbye after nearly five years on the air. Thanks for listening!

In today's first hour, we talked with McCracken County's Scott Sivills (13:15)

In today's second hour, we talked with DJ Cleary (15:20) and Kentucky Sports Radio's Ryan Lemond (44:15).

In today's first hour, we talked with Lyon County legend Cullan Brown (14:00) and 93.9 The Ville's Mark Ennis (44:15).

In today's second hour, we talked with Murray State basketball coach Matt McMahon (44:10).

In today's first hour, I made a big announcement about the future of the show (0:00). We also talked NASCAR with Grandpa (45:15).

In today's second hour, we talked with Bristol Broadcasting General Manager Jamie Futrell about the future of 99.5 The Fan (0:00). We also talked with Murray State radio voice Neal Bradley (14:00).

In todays' first hour, we talked with Indiana State basketball beat writer Todd Golden (13:25) about Murray State potentially joining the Missouri Valley Conference in the future.

In today's second hour, we talked with the Lexington Herald-Leader's Mark Story (14:30), and WAVE-TV's Kent Taylor (45:05).

In today's first hour, we recapped a wild first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, and talked with Murray State basketball analyst Kenny Roth (14:30).

In today's second hour, we talked with Grandpa (1:50), and Murray State basketball coach Matt McMahon (44:30).

In today's first hour, we talked with McCracken County girls basketball coach Scott Sivills (14:50) and the Paducah Sun's Ed Marlowe (43:15).

In today's second hour, we talked with the Murray Ledger & Times Bryce Rudd (14:25), and Lipscomb junior forward Eli Pepper (42:00).

In today's first hour, we talked with Murray State radio voice Neal Bradley (14:30).

In today's second hour, we talked with Pat Hickey from the Evansville Courier-Press (13:50), and Murray State Director of Athletics Allen Ward (44:20).

In today's first hour, we talked with 93.9 The Ville's Mark Ennis (14:00), and McCracken County radio voice Eric Chumbler (45:25).

In today's second hour, we talked with McCracken County basketball coach Burlin Brower (13:45) and Kentucky Sports Radio's Ryan Lemond (44:50).