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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…