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[UK82]

UK will have 9 players out for tomorrow's game. Plus Vandagriff is on the injured list. No surprise. A QB with no protection will eventually get injured. Hold the Dawgs to a 3-touchdown win and I'd consider it a success. Not counting on it though. Kirby will send in the back-ups in the 3rd quarter.

 

[berniecarbo]

The Twins just released a minor league catcher who was telling opposing hitters what pitches were coming. They were in contention for a playoff spot. He told teammates he was homesick and wanted the season to be over so he could go home.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good morning from ATX. We're at 72°F and partly cloudy. Excessive heat warning in effect. Today's high may reach 98°F. Summer just can't let go.

Happy Friday, y'all.

Dining room at Orkney Brewery. Rode a bus out there. Hiked mile to brewery complex itself.

Taps at brewery. Good beer.

Isolated out there.

I loved the dining room at Orkney Brewery. What a nice place.

It is 71°F on our way to on our way to 82°. We got .26" of rain last night. We only have a 11% chance of rain today. We could used two or three inches.

Enjoy your Friday guys.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

A FaceBook funny:

 

[BBUK]

Hello all,

Had a great day with the BIL and SIL. More tomorrow thankfully if the Lord doesn't take me home. Hope this evening is peaceful for you all....

 

[warrior-cat]

IT'S GAME DAYEEYAEEYAEEYA!

What! Yeah, I know, it could get ugly so, I will probably be watching like this:

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks. I hope everyone is having a relaxing Saturday.

Beautiful day in the east. Going to spend as much as I can outside. I haven’t even checked the time of the UK game. I’ll probably check reactions here and be done with it.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 76°F and clear. Expect 99°F for today's high.

Game Day it is. Go Big Blue! Hope no one gets hurt and we make it competitive.

We might adopt a new family member from local pet rescue. Stay turned.

Wishing all Happy Caturday.

Couple photos of Stromness. Cool little harbor town. Temps in mid-50s when I snapped these pix.

 

[Catfan in Tn.]

Go Cats!!

 

[UK82]

USC misses a field goal to tie LSU at the end of the game. Maybe USC isn't that bad. Just trying to stay positive.

 

[UK82]

Cats came to play!

 

[warrior-cat]

Field goal UK!

UK 3 - UGA 0

 

[UK82]

55-yard field goal. The longest in UK history.

 

[UK82]

3-0 UK after the 1st quarter.. Who would have predicted this. LONG way to go.

 

[warrior-cat]

After a UK QB fumble, UGA scores 3 to make it UK 3 - UGA 3.

 

[UK82]

Defense was stellar! Held UGA to 65 total yards. Unbelievable! Fewest 1st half yards in 15 years for Georgia.

 

[warrior-cat]

Field Goal UK!

UK 6 - UGA 3 at the half. UK gets the ball to start the 2nd half.

 

[TheFrontRunner]

If you had told me Kentucky would have a halftime lead I would have fell out of my chair laughing. Defense played great that half. Let's go Big Blue!

 

[warrior-cat]

Field Goal UK!

UK 9 - Georgia 3

 

[warrior-cat]

Georgia drove down the field only to settle for a field goal so... UK 9 - UGA 6.

 

[warrior-cat]

Touchdown Georgia with 12 minutes left in the 4th quarter.

Georgia 13 - UK 9

 

[UK82]

OK offense. Time to shine.

 

[warrior-cat]

Field Goal UK!

Georgia 13 - UK 12

 

[Catfan in Tn.]

Come on Defense!!!

 

[Catfan in Tn.]

Got to have a score thus series.

 

[warrior-cat]

Punted the ball away down 1 with 3 minutes to play and just out of field goal range. Yes, it was 4th an 8 but, there was just not enough time to punt away and stop their offense.

 

[Catfan in Tn.]

Well I never thought I would still be watching or Kentucky would still be in the game this late in the game. Good game Cats!!

 

[UK82]

Damn good game Cats. Should keep the fans coming back. Hope is still alive.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Heckuva defensive scheme. This team fought all the way until the end.

Agreed, damn good game against #1.

 

[UK82]

One final word. Why not a hail Mary at the end?

 

[warrior-cat]

Well, supposed to get hot early, but I am going to try and get 3 hours or so in this morning before it does. 72° right now and I will be leaving the house in about 30 minutes.

Agree with those saying it was a good game, especially the defense. Just wish the final 3 minutes were different. But with Stoops there is always that conservative style of play calling that leaves us wondering. I probably would have complained had he taken the chance 4th and 8 with 3 minutes left and not made it as well so... but I really don't get the last play with 2 seconds left on our own 40. Throwing about a 10-yard pass? Agree with poster above, why not the Hail Mary?

Oh well, you folks enjoy the day and Go Bengals!

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 79°F and clear. Excessive heat warning in effect. Today's high could hit 99°F. Heat wave predicted for next 10 days. We badly need a cold front.

What a game last night. Cats out-gained Dawgs on the ground, but just could not put them away. "Defensive slog" is how Yahoo Sports describes the contest. Hope going forward. Stay tuned.

Returning to Austin PetsAlive today in search of another little darling. Yesterday, first dog would not warm-up to either wife or I yesterday.

Wishing all a peaceful Sunday.


Ring of Brodgar. Dates to 2000-2500 B.C. Nearly as old as Stonehenge. UNESCO World Heritage site. Really cool.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks.

I was committed to a party of my wife’s work colleagues and didn’t see the game. Surprising score. The defense must have been stellar. I note you folks who watched came away feeling pretty good. I guess it was easier to understand the decision to punt in the context of the whole game, but it felt like Stoops preferring to lose by one than by eight when I watched the highlights.

Another beautiful day in the east. It did heat up yesterday afternoon, and it is supposed to get hot later today.

I hope you all have a nice Sunday.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

I was shocked at UK and pleased that LSU struggled with USC. Maybe the UK team ain't that bad afterall.

It is an even 66°F and sunny on our way to a hot 88°F.

I will probably rewatch the game sometime today or tonight.

You all have a good Sunday.

 

[warrior-cat]

Late fishing report as I got home about an hour before the Reds game that started at noon and watched the Bengals game that started not long after the Reds finished. Bad weekend all the way around in sports for me with both the Bengals and UK losing by 1 and the Reds losing today by 7.

Fishing however was decent. I had 5 strikes, 4 hits (hooked) and no errors (landed all of them). Nothing really big. One of the hooked was about a 3-pound catfish. It fought so well I just knew I had a lunker. The other three were bass that were about pound or so with one being just a bit bigger (maybe 2lbs). While I have the scales to weigh them in the truck, I don't bother with it unless it is really a nice sized one.

 

[BBUK]

Hello all,

With our SIL and BIL here we left about 5: 30am and arrived at the the Naval Recreation Center in Maryland real early.

It started well with My Darling and her sister catching crab after crab... Nice ones too.

Had 12 collapsible traps out and five fishing poles.

Just no fish biting but My Darling, the SIL and BIL just slayed the blue crab and I know what had to be near a dozen small lobsters (So it seemed.) I guess about 90+ just amazed me as the amount of crab versus the near NIL fishing result was hard to believe unless I saw it myself which I did.

Just took a couple Tylenol as I had over 23k steps today, am hurting but am thankful. I will post some pics in the next day or two. God Bless you D-League...

(Still in the Solomon's staying at the Hilton Garden Inn...)

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 77°F and clear. Excessive heat warning in effect. Expecting 97°F for our high today.

Wife remains undecided about a new pup. No new family member yet.

Monday, Monday... Wishing y'all a great day and start to your week.

Orkney Wireless Museum, Kirkwall. Interesting collection of WW2 memorabilia.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

65.8°F here and pretty sun. We are to get to 87°F which is one degree less than yesterday with a minimum chance of rain. We need rain.

It Monday and is time to rise and shine for you employed.

@AustinTXCat I am enjoying the pictures of Scotland.

@warrior-cat you are simply a better fisherman than choosing which sports team to watch. Stick with fishing and leave the Cats and Reds to their own devices.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks. Another Monday to survive.

Bizarre weekend of sports. The Bengals and the Cats both managed to lose by one point. I wish Kentucky had thrown that pass that reeled in an interference call on 4th Down. Both outcomes might have been reversed. Nothing else to do but move on. No fan of "moral victories" teaching us anything.

Back to work. Hope Monday is a good day for you all.

 

[warrior-cat]

Good morning folks. Another Monday to survive.

Bizarre weekend of sports. The Bengals and the Cats both managed to lose by one point. I wish Kentucky had thrown that pass that reeled in an interference call on 4th Down. Both outcomes might have been reversed. Nothing else to do but move on. No fan of "moral victories" teaching us anything.

Back to work. Hope Monday is a good day for you all.

Here is possibly an unknown fact to some about the Bengals. In the Taylor years as coach (in 6th year now), the Bengals are 1-11 in the first two games of those seasons. That seems to tell us that coaches are not preparing the players enough in the preseason. Of course, in Burrows 4 seasons with the Bengals he has played in only one set of preseason games (2021). In 2021, they have the only game won in the 1-11 record and that was against Minnesota.