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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PLEASE ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF……

  The opening words to the Rolling Stones classic Sympathy for the Devil go on to say "I'm a man of wealth and taste".   I certainly don't qualify as man of wealth and my taste is hit or miss depending on who you ask.   "Won't you guess my name," the song continues.  I can think of at least four different…

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START ME UP

In October of 1972 my parents attended a World Series game between the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics.   I know this because they have the photo taken from under the centerfield scoreboard.  If you look closely you can see a red and white dot in the batter's box and I've been told that it's Johnny Bench.  I suppose my love of…

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