PLANNING A LAST MINUTE TRIP TO CATLANTA?

Our Wildcats are once again headed to the Sweet Sixteen after an unexpected path presented itself in Boise.  The trend will continue in Atlanta as the Cats avoid potential matchups with top seeded Virgina and the number 2 seed UC Bearcats.  There are still ballgames to win but the likelihood of seeing Kentucky win the South Regional to go to the…

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ARE YOU MAKING PLANS FOR THE SEC TOURNAMENT IN SAINT LOUIS?

                                                                                                            Buy Now Or Take Your Chances Later                                 UK fans planning on attending the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament in St.Louis can now purchase tickets to the event which went on sale Wednesday.   The fact that tickets are made available to the general public is already different than most of the recent years in Nashville where the tickets usually don't make it…

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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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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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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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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…

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IT’S (ALMOST) FOOTBALL TIME IN THE BLUEGRASS

Which Road Trip to Take There are a number of dedicated diehard football fans out there that have the time and the funds to follow their favorite team no matter the destination.  For fans of Southerastern Conference teams it gives those devotees a chance to visit stadiums rich in tradition and likely a glimpse of a player on the Heisman candidate list.  …

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