ADVERTISEMENT

D-League

Good morning from ATX. 45°F and clear. Today's high expected around 78°F.

Game Day! Go Big Blue! I'm headed for the bus stop around 8 am. Plan on grabbing Chick-Fil-A down by university then walking over to parking lot for tailgating. Enter DKR stadium about an hour early.

Cats dominated at Rupp last light. Brea was on fire, as was Oweh. Love this team.

Wishing y'all an awesome Saturday.
 
Good morning from ATX. 45°F and clear. Today's high expected around 78°F.

Game Day! Go Big Blue! I'm headed for the bus stop around 8 am. Plan on grabbing Chick-Fil-A down by university then walking over to parking lot for tailgating. Enter DKR stadium about an hour early.

Cats dominated at Rupp last light. Brea was on fire, as was Oweh. Love this team.

Wishing y'all an awesome Saturday.
Enjoy the game. I'll be watching....mainly to see how good Texas is this year.
 
Good morning folks. Cool and clear in the east.

A fun game by the Cats last night. I was watching a YouTube highlights compilation this morning with the sound down while my wife was sleeping and I was initially baffled that they included a clip of Brea missing a three —then it occurred to me: he misses so infrequently it’s one of those moments to be isolated.

Back to reality with the Stupe Brigade today. I actually think Texas is overrated and ripe to be beaten but I doubt the Cats have the team to prove that. I’ll be interested to see how Indiana holds up in their first real test.

Enjoy Saturday guys.
 
Never was a Leonard fan. The media liked him to much for my taste. I thought Hagler got a raw deal in their fight. I liked Rocky Marciano, but he was probably before your time. Many years ago, they had a computer tournie of heavyweight champs. They got Marciano and Ali together for some sparring as part of it. Ali said his arms were sore from the beating his arms took while sparring. Surprisingly Marciano won the compute fight. Ali said something about the computer being made in Alabama.
 
Never was a Leonard fan. The media liked him to much for my taste. I thought Hagler got a raw deal in their fight. I liked Rocky Marciano, but he was probably before your time. Many years ago, they had a computer tournie of heavyweight champs. They got Marciano and Ali together for some sparring as part of it. Ali said his arms were sore from the beating his arms took while sparring. Surprisingly Marciano won the compute fight. Ali said something about the computer being made in Alabama.

Yes Sir,

I agree on that take as well but I saw his fights with Hearns and Duran. Just had WARS in the ring and came out of them the winner. My Captain in the Army reminded me so much of Sugar Ray. Captain Jerome V. Spears.. never will forget him. Told him before I left service that I never saluted him because of his rank. (He was the epitome of a gentleman. As angry as I ever saw him (And this was on Fort Bragg.) he stated, "Well, I'll be a suck-egg mule." (Never forgot that either.)

Kind of like my fourth and fifth grade teacher at Dunn Elementary in River Rouge Michigan. David M. Nelson. They impacted me deeply, I still think in a good way...
 
I would have paid to watch Ozzie Smith take infield and skipped the game. Defensively, the best I ever saw. In his 2000 book, Bill James (father of sabermetrics) agrees.

Yes Sir, saw some serious talent from far (mostly far) and near. I stood mesmerized at the sheer talent some players (A lot of players back then had.). Had some up close views of Aurelio Rodriguez (Tigers) and Brooks Robinson (Orioles) back then. Aurelio used a brand new glove taking fielding practice and his old tattered glove during the games. Had a complete cannon for an arm. threw from third about knee high and it ended up at first about knee high. (That alone allowed me to realize what I was not on the diamond.) Then, Brooks, just so very effortless. I went to games to watch Aurelio and Brooks play. (Many other good players but those I remember due to them playing very well during that time.) Saw Al Kaline throw many as well. Just a rocket from right and most never tried him he was that strong and accurate.
 
Yes Sir, saw some serious talent from far (mostly far) and near. I stood mesmerized at the sheer talent some players (A lot of players back then had.). Had some up close views of Aurelio Rodriguez (Tigers) and Brooks Robinson (Orioles) back then. Aurelio used a brand new glove taking fielding practice and his old tattered glove during the games. Had a complete cannon for an arm. threw from third about knee high and it ended up at first about knee high. (That alone allowed me to realize what I was not on the diamond.) Then, Brooks, just so very effortless. I went to games to watch Aurelio and Brooks play. (Many other good players but those I remember due to them playing very well during that time.) Saw Al Kaline throw many as well. Just a rocket from right and most never tried him he was that strong and accurate.
Yes, I followed Aurelio When I could because of his D. Kaline said Musial was his hero when he was young. I always liked a flimsy glove, made it easier to have soft hands.
 
I have to say it. I’ve followed Kentucky football through lots of dark days, deep valleys and even comic ineptness.

I’m not sure the Cats have ever had a quarterback who was, overall, more of a disappointing bust than Vandagriff. There were probably guys even less courageous, mentally tough or talented. But Vandagriff just has a knack for doing the disastrous thing at the exact wrong time.

Benched. Finally. I hope he never plays another down. Boley looks much better.
 
Last edited:
No surprise. Could have been worse. Too many really bad, momentum killing penalties. The story of the season. Not to mention undisciplined play. Boley should start against UL next week and next year. I'm afraid we're stuck with Stoops until his contract expires. Seriously, who would want the guy plus he'd take a serious pay cut if he left. After the 2021 season, which was forfeited, I really thought that UK would begin to sit at the adult table. Silly me. This is UK football.
 
No surprise. Could have been worse. Too many really bad, momentum killing penalties. The story of the season. Not to mention undisciplined play. Boley should start against UL next week and next year. I'm afraid we're stuck with Stoops until his contract expires. Seriously, who would want the guy plus he'd take a serious pay cut if he left. After the 2021 season, which was forfeited, I really thought that UK would begin to sit at the adult table. Silly me. This is UK football.
I attended today's game here in ATX at Darrel K. Royal Memorial Stadium. After going downstairs to the use men's room at halftime, I looked at monitor and score read 24-7. It was a few minutes into 3rd quarter. 4th down and 11. Boley replaced Vandagriff at QB. I had enough, so I left the stadium. Caught the bus. UKgrad93 texted. I later sent him a lengthy text explaining I left. Enough is enough.

Yeah, nightmarish season. Fix the O-line. Good grief, they gave up 6 sacks on two QBs today. Replace Vandagriff. He's an interception machine. Develop a decent running back room.

That's all.
 
Never was a Leonard fan. The media liked him to much for my taste. I thought Hagler got a raw deal in their fight. I liked Rocky Marciano, but he was probably before your time. Many years ago, they had a computer tournie of heavyweight champs. They got Marciano and Ali together for some sparring as part of it. Ali said his arms were sore from the beating his arms took while sparring. Surprisingly Marciano won the compute fight. Ali said something about the computer being made in Alabama.
The Hawk took no prisoners.
 
Good morning from ATX. Currently 57°F and clear. Today's high expected around 84°F. Plan on pulling on shorts little later this morning.

Rather forget yesterday's debacle. Beautiful weather during game, though.

Packing and shopping for trip tomorrow..

Watched a little "Landman" last night after returning from game. Also an addictive series. Billy Bob Thornton = perfect fit for the role. Wife is very familiar with oil business, as her ex worked various fields in Permian Basin and east Texas over several years.

Wishing y'all another peaceful Sunday.

29f0bf3f65d397be5159b2e52ab7b761.jpg
 
Good morning folks.

Made the mistake of watching a bit of the Cats’ football game yesterday. Got so angry at Vandagriff and Stoops that it threatened a beautiful day. Boley looked good at times. But nothing really in look forward to until Stoops is forced out. His teams just play stupid, undisciplined and uninspired football.

So many upsets yesterday. Alabama and Ole Miss may end up on the outside looking in. I’m not sure there is a great team this year. I guess that’ll make for a crazy playoff.

I’ve been a little lazy this morning. Need to head out for a run. Have a good Sunday folks.
 
I attended today's game here in ATX at Darrel K. Royal Memorial Stadium. After going downstairs to the use men's room at halftime, I looked at monitor and score read 24-7. It was a few minutes into 3rd quarter. 4th down and 11. Boley replaced Vandagriff at QB. I had enough, so I left the stadium. Caught the bus. UKgrad93 texted. I later sent him a lengthy text explaining I left. Enough is enough.

Yeah, nightmarish season. Fix the O-line. Good grief, they gave up 6 sacks on two QBs today. Replace Vandagriff. He's an interception machine. Develop a decent running back room.

That's all.
I quit watching at halftime too. What were you wearing to the game? I caught a glimpse of someone that was a little older than the average fan shown...maybe you?
 
Yes Sir,

I agree on that take as well but I saw his fights with Hearns and Duran. Just had WARS in the ring and came out of them the winner. My Captain in the Army reminded me so much of Sugar Ray. Captain Jerome V. Spears.. never will forget him. Told him before I left service that I never saluted him because of his rank. (He was the epitome of a gentleman. As angry as I ever saw him (And this was on Fort Bragg.) he stated, "Well, I'll be a suck-egg mule." (Never forgot that either.)

Kind of like my fourth and fifth grade teacher at Dunn Elementary in River Rouge Michigan. David M. Nelson. They impacted me deeply, I still think in a good way...
Leonard was one of the if not the purest boxer there ever was. Alexis Arguello would be maybe the only other one that would come close imo.
 
Watched the whole game yesterday (I am a masochist I suppose) and saw that we were not good at most positions. Yes, coaching probably has a lot to do with it, but some passes that were very catchable were dropped on offense. Defense played ok at times but would have been better had we adjusted for the constant running up the middle. I was dumbfounded at the lack of adjustments to offset their many yards gained up the middle. The defense while tired late in the 2nd half also seemed to just give up because of the lack of ability to stop the run.

Boley actually looked good in comparison to Vandergriff and had he been the starter all season, would have probably with all of that playing time done a lot better if not injured because of the O-lines inability to protect the QB.

If Vandergriff starts and plays most of the game vs UL, our streak of now 5 in a row comes to an end. Boley starting and playing the whole game gives us a better chance imo.
 
I quit watching at halftime too. What were you wearing to the game? I caught a glimpse of someone that was a little older than the average fan shown...maybe you?
I wore a somewhat faded blue UK sweatshirt. Made in USA. Purchased in downtown Lex back in 2002. Sat in section 126, row 14, seat 25. If one watched broadcast, we were in upper decks.
 
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT