December 22, 2009 – 12:06 pm
It was more than a little disconcerting, class, when I received a communication from Joey the Vig yesterday, asking if we wanted to cut a deal and join forces in his bowl pool. As you can imagine, I was skeptical. They do not call him Joey the Vig for nothing. After a nanosecond of consideration, [...]
December 22, 2009 – 9:34 am
Folks who come here regularly know that UK is not my favorite team. Their biggest rival is. But I have always loathed the virulent animus that exists between the red and blue fanbases. It seems that too many get more joy from the other team’s travails than from their own success. I absolutely loathe all [...]
December 21, 2009 – 10:54 pm
Yes, my fellow Kentuckiana hoopaholics, there’s a team in Louisville that might have started the season in a more disappointing fashion than U of L. I finally got a chance to head over to that little gem of a gym on Norris Place, Knights Hall, to watch Bellarmine take on a thuggish Tusculum Pioneer squad. [...]
December 21, 2009 – 7:50 am
Get out your paper, pencils and blue books, class. This is an old school test. No laptops. No typewriters. Pen to paper. No looking at your neighbor’s answers. 1 – Will there be a more stupid coaching decision this bowl season than one which occurred in last night’s New Orleans Bowl? Answer: No. Explanation: With [...]
December 20, 2009 – 12:13 pm
There are several lessons to be learned from Fresno State’s loss to Wyoming on Day 1 of this season’s bowl games. Rutgers W was pretty much to form, so throw it out as something to build on. As for the New Mexico Bowl, well, your not so smart teacher failed to follow Rule # 3 [...]
December 19, 2009 – 2:41 pm
U of L and Western Ky are still a couple hours from tip off. What’s a guy to do? Watch sports on TV, of course. And, blog about it. Saw the ESPN 30 on 30 flick about The U. Really interesting. A lot of things I didn’t remember from those days when Miami ruled college [...]
December 19, 2009 – 7:49 am
Okay class, let’s pay attention. It’s a kaplan University Intensive — not to be confused with cousin Stanley’s school — we’ve got here, a crash course covering thirty four bowl games in 19 days. So, let’s get cracking. (By the by, don’t mind those two swarthy fellows standing in the back of the room. There [...]
December 17, 2009 – 5:18 pm
It was one of my dad’s favorite expressions: Having your cake and eating it too. Not sure of the origin, but you get the drift, right? It means all benefits flow in one direction. Like, you know, Notre Dame and its relationship with the Big East. Notre Dame gets to participate in all sports other [...]
December 17, 2009 – 10:29 am
U of L’s former future ubersuperduperstar center/ Bad Boy Derrick Caracter is back on the hardwood. He went for 15 and 15 against Ole Miss. Always perceptive Gary Parrish has a nice little take on it. Read it here. – Seedy K
December 17, 2009 – 10:21 am
Before we proceed, a moment of silence for the departed televangelist Oral Roberts, who once implored his minions to cough up $8 mill to save the university’s med school. And his breath. If the Benjamins didn’t come, he was going to meet his maker there and then. Thanks to the generosity of the flock, Mr. [...]
