Tournaments to Tornadoes

It Was A Great Run The Georgia Dome may have been  laid to rest Monday but left behind a great number of memories in it's 25 years.   Olympics, Super Bowls and  NCAA Championships were among many of the events The Dome hosted during the venue's lifetime.   My experience with the Georgia Dome included a number of UK basketball games in the…

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THE ROAD TO SAN ANTONIO BEGINS HERE

Busy Days Ahead For UK Fans The Kentucky Wildcats begin their season in Rupp arena tonight.  The game tonight  marks the beginning of the journey for the basketball team, and a busy period for UK fans of both football and basketball who like to follow their team on the road.  The football Wildcats have an afternoon game on Saturday in Nashville.  Pair…

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BREAK OUT THE COLD WEATHER GEAR

The long range forecast for next weekend shows colder temperatures moving in which means it's time to rearrange those closets.  More importantly, for UK fans like myself, it means checking your inventory of sweatshirts, jackets and long sleeved shirts to see if you have enough to get you through the fall and winter UK sports season, or at least until…

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BIG BLUE MADNESS AND DRAKE

Kentucky Basketball Is Different Many schools have their version of basketball madness to celebrate the beginning of their season but no school can do it quite like Kentucky.  I could go through various websites and check to see what the other schools are doing, but why bother?  I am fairly certain those other schools don't have fans camping out for…

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FLORIDA LOSS WAS TOUGH ON THIS UK FAN

It has been a tough week for UK fans after losing a heartbreaker against the Gators in Kroger Field.   My schedule has kept me too busy to blog since then,  but it has taken me until the next game to pull me out of the doldrums.  There isn't too much to say that hasn't already been said about last Saturday  so…

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A LOOK AT THE UK BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

We now have tip times to go along with most of the dates on the Kentucky Basketball schedule.  Let's take a look at some of the most amticipated dates. Top 3 Away Dates on the UK Basketball Schedule 1. January 27 at West Virgina The West Virginia road test tops the list simply because of the test itself.    The Mountaineers are projected to be…

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OBSERVATIONS FROM KROGER FIELD

Some Notes From Our Gameday Experience Getting There Our family of three hit the road for Lexington just a few minutes past 9am.  There was quite a bit of traffic heading south.  In particular, was the number of service trucks heading south, presumably for storm relief.  Those crews have some long days and nights ahead of them.  The traffic flow…

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SEVEN ITEMS TO IMPROVE YOUR TAILGATE

Why seven?  In the words of UK Football …why not?   There are also seven home games at Kroger Field, meaning you could add one of these items for each game.  The items on the list could help make your tailgate a memorable one for all the right reasons.  Let's take a look at, in no particular order, the items on…

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SERVING UP SOME LINKS

Cats Win Opener It was the first full Saturday  of the  college football  season, and the  comfort of my recliner made me forget about the wet weather outside.   The Cats had a rare opener on the road, which was fine by me, given the dismal conditions.   It certainly wasn't the prettiest of games to watch.  UK went on  to win, despite an early turnover,…

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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…

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