I use to EXPECT UK to win ranked games no matter the venue, now the only ranked games I feel somewhat confident about are home games.
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Some beautiful shrimp being unloaded on the sponge docks at Tarpon Springs. My wife is down in Tarpon today with some friends. She loves that place and why not?
Those are HUGE!
How bad is it? This bad.
UK will finish the year with zero wins over Top 25 teams so far this season. That is pathetic and not the Gold Standard of college basketball. Zero wins against a Top 25 team. We are paying John Calipari $9 million dollars a year.
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4-13 in their last 17 against ranked teams and 17-24 since 2017-18. That not UK basketball.
Hello all,
Just sitting down from our trip. Nothing to show except a half of a Costco cheese pizza for supper tomorrow. My Darling and I ate the other half....
I never took time to watch the game or listen today, I was driving.... That was on the ever-loving Cats Coach.
NOW, the rest of the story... My Darling and I were at the First Landing State Park in Virginia near Virginia Beach...
We had parked and walked the back trail and found a beach where we did not know one existed in our previous trip to this place... When we walked the back trail our path took us to this beach where we walked the sand a bit. Low and behold a man and his two sons. (I talked to them and asked is how I know.) He seemed about 40 and his two sons seemed late teens. This guy was in shorts and peeled his shirt as we walked past. I stated "oh my" in a half joking manner...All he had on was swim trunks and his two sons were peeling their clothes as well. My Darling and I kept walking on to the street. (My Darling was in an ankle-length snow parka with a hood. I had on a wind-breaker type jacket but I did have on an insulated sweatshirt underneath.)
I did not want to make a spectacle but there was no way I wasn't snapping some sort of picture.
I've seen this type stuff on TV but never imagined I'd see it in person....
I hope you can blow this picture up or you can see it...
The first is me behind the wheel after we got back to the car to warm up after about a two mile walk.
You have to look to see this guy but hopefully you still can...
The dude shortly after I snapped this took the plunge as did his two boys...
When I got back to my car the thermostat read 43 degrees. Had to be nearer 40....(Seemed like a brisk 5-10 mph sustained wind as well.)
Yeah color me shocked for the day....
Have a good rest of your evening no matter what this coach produces... Yeah I'm bitter...
Just sitting down from our trip. Nothing to show except a half of a Costco cheese pizza for supper tomorrow. My Darling and I ate the other half....
I never took time to watch the game or listen today, I was driving.... That was on the ever-loving Cats Coach.
NOW, the rest of the story... My Darling and I were at the First Landing State Park in Virginia near Virginia Beach...
We had parked and walked the back trail and found a beach where we did not know one existed in our previous trip to this place... When we walked the back trail our path took us to this beach where we walked the sand a bit. Low and behold a man and his two sons. (I talked to them and asked is how I know.) He seemed about 40 and his two sons seemed late teens. This guy was in shorts and peeled his shirt as we walked past. I stated "oh my" in a half joking manner...All he had on was swim trunks and his two sons were peeling their clothes as well. My Darling and I kept walking on to the street. (My Darling was in an ankle-length snow parka with a hood. I had on a wind-breaker type jacket but I did have on an insulated sweatshirt underneath.)
I did not want to make a spectacle but there was no way I wasn't snapping some sort of picture.
I've seen this type stuff on TV but never imagined I'd see it in person....
I hope you can blow this picture up or you can see it...
The first is me behind the wheel after we got back to the car to warm up after about a two mile walk.
You have to look to see this guy but hopefully you still can...
The dude shortly after I snapped this took the plunge as did his two boys...
When I got back to my car the thermostat read 43 degrees. Had to be nearer 40....(Seemed like a brisk 5-10 mph sustained wind as well.)
Yeah color me shocked for the day....
Have a good rest of your evening no matter what this coach produces... Yeah I'm bitter...
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I will bite my tongue and leave it at that I am not a fan of this coach.
Dare I try looking at RR? I will look at the front page but I won't venture into any threads. May post here again, I am going for a Yuengling...
Believe it not UK hasn't won an NCAA tournament game since March 2019. Oh sure there are reasons, i.e. Covid, but still that is a long time.
Do you remember when it use to really hurt losing a basketball game. Especially one on national TV in "Classic" matchup. I would stay awake at night and replay the game over and over in my mind.
Now I just go to bed, where I am gong right now. Night everybody
Watched it...didn't need to, knew were going to lose. That is who we are now...we look like our football program way back when we really sucked years ago...everyone in the stadium including the players knew what the outcome was going to be in certain games. We could be leading Tennessee by 7-10 late in the 3rd quarter...you knew we weren't winning that game.
Another UK fan told me earlier in the year we were going to beat Gonzaga...yeah ok sure. I was thinking you are getting your hopes up just to be disappointed, I knew what was going to happen.
I'm so use to us losing all these big games...when that big guy for Michigan cut it two points late in the game...I think the score was like 68-66 at the time...I was for sure we were going to lose, even though we were winning. I was shocked we won at the end of that one, that isn't UK basketball to be surprised you won...sad state of affairs.
What's sad is even when they tied the score at 40-40 I still knew they'd probably lose. Didn't use to be that way.
UCLA Coach basically saying that if you don’t let Oscar go for 20, there’s not much else offensely for the Cats. He’s not wrong.
Hell we aren't just losing...it is so boring to watch. How many points did we have with 5 minutes to go? It's bad basketball. Ugly.
I've been called a sunshine pumper on RR because I've been a Cal supporter. After the St. Peters loss last year I posted that I couldn't support the guy anymore and immediately regretted it. Now, I really have no confidence. He's going to have to win me back and I sure as hell hope he does. His "end of game" coaching is God awful.
In other words UK is easy to scout.
Did myself a favor and watched favorite Christmas movies with my wife instead of the game.
I just don’t need the aggravation and anger and disappointment.
I don’t know the answer but right now this basketball program isn’t worth my attention.
I just don’t need the aggravation and anger and disappointment.
I don’t know the answer but right now this basketball program isn’t worth my attention.
Agree
Best news of the week.
I stopped at around 800 LP's. My 1st CD was Jesus Christ Superstar because of the powerful emotion carried in Ian Gillian's portrayal of Jesus. Foe me, it was by far the best rendention of Andrew Lloyd Webbers rock opera.
Me either but it looks to me the best chance for #9 will require team line up-adjustments built around a core of the following players with personell adustment based on performance and player developement.
- Wallace
- Thero
- Livingston
- Tshiebwe
- Ware
- Bench
Good morning folks. Sleep still a little irregular so I’m up and about.
That 1964 impala is very sweet Rooster.
My first car was a 1965 Olds F85 Cutlass convertible -dark green - and it had a similar look and feel. Man, oh man, never loved a car as much since. I wish I’d had the sense at that age to take care of it.
Hope you all have a good Sunday. Go Bengals.
That 1964 impala is very sweet Rooster.
My first car was a 1965 Olds F85 Cutlass convertible -dark green - and it had a similar look and feel. Man, oh man, never loved a car as much since. I wish I’d had the sense at that age to take care of it.
Hope you all have a good Sunday. Go Bengals.
Good morning from ATX. Currently 30°F and clear. Today's high expected around 58°F.
Wife and I watched game yesterday. Yuck! Noticed Livingston played more. He was productive. Unfortunately everyone else stunk it up.
Grocery shopping and chores on today's agenda. Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Wife and I watched game yesterday. Yuck! Noticed Livingston played more. He was productive. Unfortunately everyone else stunk it up.
Grocery shopping and chores on today's agenda. Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
I have been in love with the Automobile since before I could walk. I grew up with a father who liked nice cars and he liked them fast.
I may have told this story before but my first car was a 1947 Ford 2dr Coupe that my uncles were using in the orange grove. They took off the doors, took off the trunk lid and turned it into a "pickup' truck, Hauling fertilizer, tools and chicken sh** grandpa used to spread all around the trees.
At age 14 you could get a drivers "learners" permit back then so I got one and actually drove the car around the grove for my uncles. It was not licensed for the road. When I turned 15 my uncle said he would sell it to me for $75 and would go down to the junkyard and pick up some doors. The trunk lid was being used to cover a hole in the roof of the chicken coup. So we put that back on the old Ford. It didn't have any floor boards so we used plywood to have a place to rest your feet. The condition of the seat was another story. But it was mine and I was so proud of it. This is what it probably looked like new.
Good morning everyone.
Busy yesterday and only listened to about 1/4 of the game. Missed the end...yay me.
Today's the last of my busy 3 day stretch so can't read everything. Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.
Busy yesterday and only listened to about 1/4 of the game. Missed the end...yay me.
Today's the last of my busy 3 day stretch so can't read everything. Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.
Something is going on in the UK fan base that I never thought I would live to see. So many long time fans are not even watching the games anymore.
I spoke with a cousin who lives out of state and he didn't listen to or watch the game. He said he wanted to do some last minute Christmas shopping. He is a little younger than me and grew up a die hard UK blue blooded fan who never missed a game or a coach's call in show. His house was wall to wall UK. But now apathy has set in and he didn't even bother to watch.
He asked me who we play next and I didn't know. Before Cal arrived I would have the schedule memorized and circled on my calendar so I would not schedule something during the upcoming ball games. Now I do not know who we play next. Sad to admit that.
Good morning D-League. We currently have snow flurries and a temperature of 28° here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring partly cloudy skies a high of 35°.
Have a great day.
Have a great day.
Rupp did it a little differently with Maravich. He basically said let Maravich get his and just stop the others. If I am not mistaken, Rupps teams never lost to LSU when Maravich played. UCLA did pack it in against Oscar, but I also noticed that when he pushed it back out, they reacted quickly and were sticking like glue to our guys. That is what I saw in the first half. I did not watch the second because I knew what was coming.
46° with a 15 mph wind as we climb to 60°. Sunny skies with no chance of rain. 0%. They are forecasting a very cool Christmas for us. I hope no snow.Good morning D-League. We currently have snow flurries and a temperature of 28° here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring partly cloudy skies a high of 35°.
Have a great day.
My first car was a Black 68 Ford Fairlane. Wish I still had it.
And yes, Go Bengals. Ravens lost last night so...
Livingston's motor was faster than the others last night (what I saw of it) others seemed somewhat lethargic. Makes me wonder about that with this team. Are they just biding their time until NBA time?Good morning from ATX. Currently 30°F and clear. Today's high expected around 58°F.
Wife and I watched game yesterday. Yuck! Noticed Livingston played more. He was productive. Unfortunately everyone else stunk it up.
Grocery shopping and chores on today's agenda. Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
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The LSU - UK games were never close and Rupp just let Maravich do his thing. They were some of the most entertaining games in UK history. Issel would get 40 or 50 and Maravich 50 or 60. A whole lot of fun for fans because as a UK fan you knew you were going to win. Pistol Pete never played in a game against UK that his team won.
I would love to see an offense close to what UK ran in those days. 53 points would be a half time score.
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Here is a rare photo of Emmylou Harris performing in "The Tempest" at the University of North Carolina in 1965.
Here is a rare photo of Emmylou Harris performing in "The Tempest" at the University of North Carolina in 1965.
Thanks for sharing Sawnee. She has always been a lovely woman.
I saw Maravich in Memorial, I think his senior year. I think he scored in the 40s but the Cats trounced them easily. It was only the second best scoring outburst I saw against the Cats. I was there in about 1971 or so when Johnny Neumann of Ole Miss scored like 46 as the Cats rolled. That guy was magic at scoring with the basketball.
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Good morning all,
Sky rockets in flight....
Biscuits, bacon, eggs, and coffee...
Getting ready to head to the late service...
Yeah, never thought I'd feel it but, UK is hurting me right now. I've been hurt before but it is horrible, this feeling of despair concerning UK, knowing there's not a dang thing I can do about it....
Sky rockets in flight....
Biscuits, bacon, eggs, and coffee...
Getting ready to head to the late service...
Yeah, never thought I'd feel it but, UK is hurting me right now. I've been hurt before but it is horrible, this feeling of despair concerning UK, knowing there's not a dang thing I can do about it....
They are forecasting the coldest Christmas down here in 20 years. Watch your head walking under a tree
I've seen articles where Cal describes himself as a grinder in life because that's how his family was when he grew up. That influences his basketball philosophy. UK wouldn't pay me 10 cents for my coaching knowledge, but it seems to me that if you have the most talent, you want (within reason) more possessions to allow talent a better chance to prevail. Ask most coaches what it will take to pull an upset and they will tell you try and slow the game down/fewer possessions. It seems Cal often plays more like the team with less talent. Oh well, I'm just a dumb old country boy and baseball is my game anyhow.
It is sunny and cold in Smiths Grove, 32°F and we are to top out at 37°. Winter is about here and it supposed to be really cold Christmas weekend.
I got to edit last nights game. It will be a struggle.
I got to edit last nights game. It will be a struggle.
Grinder basketball is not UK basketball. Kentucky was a pioneer in running the fast break. That is the image of UK basketball through the ages. Get the ball out and move it down the court. The fewer the dribbles the better. Just pass and get open for the shot. And if you are open, take the shot. If you can't hit a shot you stay at the end of the bench with the turds as Rupp called them. It worked for decades but now it is gone with the wind.
This was my favorite treat as a kid. It was like Christmas candy and all you had to do was take out your pocket knife, cut a piece and enjoy.
Here is a little picture to maybe pick up your spirits for the Holidays. Put UK on the back burner and let's enjoy the season folks. My wife snapped this just a few minutes ago. This is her cat. When she is home this cat is almost always around her.
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