Let's Talk About The Weather The kickoff to the UK Football season is now just two days away and that means predictions. When I think of predictions, I think of either weather predictions, game result predictions or Nostradamus predictions. I don't think there is any interpretation of Nostradamus' writings that gave the final score for the Kentucky Football game at Southern…
Month: August 2017
WHEN STORMS IMPACT YOUR SPORTS TRAVEL PLANS
Storms Impact Travel In Many Ways This is a topic where I can relate to both sides. With 30 years in the travel industry, I've had my share of reaccomodating airline passengers when storms force cancellations of flights. These same weather events can also postpone or even cancel games. I have also experienced the other side, like the time we spent our…
A FUN NIGHT IN RUPP ARENA
Raising Money With Coach Cal And UK Basketball Late Friday afternoon our family of three took the short trip down I-75 to watch the UK Legends game and the Alumni game featuring many current NBA players. It provided a great opportunity to see many of the NBA stars that our young son has begun to follow ( NBA2K), but more importantly…
KENTUCKY FOOTBALL VIA NEW ORLEANS
Hattiesburg Express No, I haven't lost my mind and begun to book reservations for a Wildcat appearance in the Sugar Bowl. But I will run a transportation idea by you regarding the Wildcats' season opener in Hattiesburg against Southern Mississippi. The New Orleans chapter of the UK Alumni Association http://www.ukalumni.net is organizing a bus trip to Hattiesburg leaving the morning of the game…
WILDCATS AND BENGALS IN NASHVILLE
Two Games One Weekend The second weekend in November usually means taking a trip somewhere for me and my wife to celebrate our wedding anniversary. This year our favorite collegiate and professional football teams happen to be playing in the city of Nashville on consecutive nights. For University of Kentucky fans the journey into Nashville is pretty routine. The football team plays there every…
BIG GAME BIG MONEY
How Much For One Game? The other day Stubhub tweeted out the average sale price on their website for some of the NCAA Football season openers. At the top of the list was the marquee matchup of Florida State vs. Alabama. It's no surprise that this is the game at the top of the list since it will likely be…
KENTUCKY FOOTBALL : A LOOK BACK BEFORE LOOKING AHEAD
A Far Cry From '84 Back in October of 2004, the University of Kentucky honored it's 1984 football squad during the game against Ohio University. That 1984 unit was a Wildcat football team that went 9-3, including a Hall of Fame Bowl victory against a ranked Wisconsin team. That UK roster would eventually produce 13 NFL draft picks over the next few years. One…
QUICK TRIP: ELVIS WEEK IN MEMPHIS
Going To Graceland Being a fan of University of Kentucky athletics, I am quite familiar with loyal fan bases. The Elvis Presley fan base , while growing older, is still a very loyal one and many are expected to visit Memphis over the next week. This coming week marks the 40th anniversary of Elvis’ death and, if you have any…
KENTUCKY BASKETBALL SEASON TICKETS : HOW TO GET THEM
Never Been To Rupp Arena? I am routinely surprised at the number of Kentucky Basketball fans that truly bleed blue, yet never make it inside Rupp Arena. I realize there could be a number of reasons for that and that each situation is different. I hope I can help encourage some of those fans who never think of going just because they assume that tickets are not…
PLAN TO BE THERE FOR UK FOOTBALL? A LOOK AT THE FIRST THREE GAMES
The first three games of the season could be the difference between the Wildcats fighting for an upper tier bowl game, or any post season play at all. Let's take a look at the hotel and ticket situation for the first three games on the Kentucky Football schedule. I will list what I believe to be the best three options for each at…