Nobody in sports telecasting is quite as dispensible as the breathlessly inane Jeanne Zelasko. There are others we despise because of their verbosity or overexposure or the sound of their voice. Like Vitale. Or McCarver. Or that fric and frac and toupee trio they trot out for NBA games. But none matches Zelasko for universally [...]
Category Archives: College Sports
Beating A Dead Horse
January 1, 2009 – 12:41 pm
U of L has sold its soul to commerciality. Selling burgers bests the basketball. The UNLV loss is proof that it egregiously affects the game experience and the ability of fans to raise the player’s emotions and efforts.
In the second half, the Cards had pulled to 32-40 at the second TV timeout. Freedom Hall was [...]
Schadenfreude Saturday Night
December 20, 2008 – 8:21 pm
Leave it to the Germans to come up with the perfect word for those fans who derive as much joy from seeing their arch rivals lose as they do from celebrating a win by their favorite team. Schadenfreude. It’s so hard to avoid.
Thus, for U of L fans, there was a way to salvage a [...]
Now There are 5 . . . And Counting
December 14, 2008 – 12:23 pm
Maurice Cheeks was fired Saturday as coach of the Philly 76′ers. The season is only 25% over, and he joins four others who have been deep sixed. P.J. Carlesimo at Okie City, Eddie Jordan in D.C., Sam Mitchell of the Raptors and Randy Wittman in Minnesoooooota.
What is happening in the world of sports that this [...]
Hoisted On It’s Own Petard
December 8, 2008 – 10:39 am
After a chat Sunday with newspaper man’s newspaper man Eric Crawford, I thought of the David Frost question to Richard Nixon, “Why didn’t you burn the tapes?”
In his blog on November 22, under the title, “Fourth quarter audible . . . “, Crawford presents for readers’ consideration exact quotes of Tom Jurich and Steve Kragthorpe, [...]
Marketing the Cardinals
December 8, 2008 – 10:21 am
The fellow sitting next to me at Freedom Hall for the last couple of U of L games is a nice, interested, inquisitive sort. Earnest. Asks a lot of questions which I, an authority on all matters in my own mind, am willing to answer whether I know the answer or not. Turns out he’s [...]
Feather vs.Fur
November 22, 2008 – 3:04 pm
So U of L lost its football game against powerhouse Cincy the same Friday night that UK opened its hoops season in Rupp, falling to the mighty Keydets of VMI. But what’s interesting is who was where? Spotted in Tom Jurich’s box at Papa J’s was Jim Host. Now he’s the head of the arena [...]
Oh to be a Coach in the Commonwealth!
November 15, 2008 – 6:04 pm
Name the coach of the team whose fan had this to say after Friday night’s game? “I’m sick right now, just sick. This was a debacle. There is no positive spin you can put on this. There is no silver lining.”
Tick Tock Tick Tock. Buzzzzzzz. Time’s up, the rest of the quote: “Patience is not [...]
Cardinal Smackdown
November 13, 2008 – 9:51 am
Are you ready to ruuuummmmmmmmmmble????????
In this corner, wearing his Sousaesque U of L marching band uni, Patrick Henry Hughes. In this corner, wearing a signature mock turtle, U of L Athletic Department. No hitting below the belt.
I’m not sure what’s going on with the increasingly petty tiff between U of L’s most famous band member [...]
Pardon The Interrruption
November 10, 2008 – 1:09 am
Okay, so I forgot to mention to you, my loyal readers, and, more important (not really) to Glorious Editor that I was slipping away for the weekend. I mean a guy deserves a little honeymoon, right? Married in June, and finally broke away with my beloved for three days.
So, yeah, I’m advised that the football [...]