Category Archives: U of L

Saturday’s Pick Five, Halloween Edition

Squish. Splat. Kethunk. Sssssssssshhhhhhhhhh.
A week after going a perfect 5-0, I was back on my less than considerable game when this Saturday ended with a thump. WashU, Colorado and Team Helmet all let me down. My 2-3 tally for last weekend notwithstanding, I’m still 23-17 on the season.
And now that real autumn is upon us, [...]

Opening Night Observations II: The Team

It is difficult, and more than a bit unfair, to judge a team after one exhibition. Especially when it’s played less than two weeks after the start of practice.
But, hey, I’ve never let such reasoning get in the way before. And it’s too late to stop now.
As ragged as the performance was, it didn’t disappoint. [...]

Opening Night Observations I: The Scene

Those Nelligan Marketing folks who seem to have grabbed hold of U of L athletics by the short and curlies won’t let go. At last night’s first Cardinal hoops battle, they inundated the crowd as is their wont with continuously loud abrasive music during pre-game. If they feel compelled to play loud music at every [...]

Opening Day Jitters & Quibbles

And the Opening Day I’m talking about ain’t the November Madness we used to call the World Series. It shouldn’t take the Bronx Checkbooks more than five games to finish that. Hopefully before the first blizzard of the season. And I don’t mean baseball season.
I am talking about U of L hoops tipoff, which is [...]

Another Groggy Morning After

You got any ibuprofen handy? I’m out and could use a triple dose this morning.
So probably could my favorite caller on the Cards post-game radio talk show. The fellow sounded more than a bit in his cups in the wake of yet another woeful U of L performance, this time in the nation’s fifth oldest [...]

Cardinal Hoops Media Day: Players & Random Observations

So I posted Chairman Rick’s Media Day comments previously. Some observations from and about the players.
Asked what he did to improve over the summer, Samardo Samuels talked about improving his quickness, eating healthier and working on his rebounding. He mentioned how helpful new assistant Ralph Willard is, how he’s teaching the players to be [...]

Cardinal Hoops Media Day: Pitino

Not much I like better on a gray autumn day than the squeak of sneakers on hardwood.
Observations from Chairman Rick at Media Day:
“The team has a great attitude, maybe the best since I’ve been coaching.
“Reggie Delk will be much better than (we) witnessed last year. TWill simply dominated him so in practice. (Later, during one [...]

The Latest Sighting

Revised 10/22 @ 10:18 a.m. I stand corrected. I’m advised that the gentlemen were spotted eating dinner not lunch. My apologies for any inconvenience this misinformation might have caused.
From a source both reliable and intelligent, a fellow not inclined to gossip or engage in idle chatter, this nugget, which he swears to be true.
Spotted [...]

The Kragthorpe Conundrum Continues

Elsewhere here at leoweekly.com, and on my web site, culturemaven.com, I contemplate the hubbub that has arisen surrounding the state of Louisville’s football program. Take your choice.
Read the entirety of the essay here.
Or read it here.
Your choice where, but be sure to check it out.
– Seedy K

Smith, Jennings Attorneys Issue Statement

From:  Larry Wilder
Scott Roby
Today, University of Louisville student-athletes, Terrence Jennings and Jerry Smith, were arraigned on charges of Resisting Law Enforcement as Class A Misdemeanors.  Immediately following the arraignment both Jennings and Smith entered pleas of guilty to the underlying charges.
The pair admitted that, on October 11, 2009, they “knowingly and intentionally defied, obstructed and [...]