Friday, December 31, 2010

It's UK vs Louisville - Today! Noon - CBS

Biggest game of the year today! KY will run over Louisville.
Mike's pick - UK 77 - Louisville - 68

Friday, December 24, 2010

Christmas Past - 1988

Justin - 7 years old - Lyndsey - 3 years old - on Hifner Rd in Nonesuch,KY

C-17 Santa

Justin feeling festive in the cockpit somewhere in the Middle East
Click on photo to enlarge

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Joe B. Hall Celebration

Pictured left to right - Kyle Macy (Used to do some work with him while at WVLK Radio) Jack Givens (He lived next door to me my freshman year at UK) Rick Robey (lived two doors down from me) and Larry Johnson (beat him in ping pong once)

UK recognized the career of Joe B. Hall. It's been 25 years since his retirement. Seeing photos of the more than forty former players who attended Saturday's reception sure brings back some memories. Joe B had the difficult task of following Adolph Rupp and he did it by adding another national championship in 1978. The history and the tradition of UK basketball is what makes the program so special. It was good to see UK take a timeout to recognize a coach who should be in the College Basketball Hall of Fame. Joe is the only UK coach that was born and raised in Kentucky. I had a lot of fun with him in the 90's as I impersonated him in an on-going radio bit with Jack Pattie on WVLK. Thankfully, Joe has a great sense of humor.
UK is now 8-2 and ranked at #17 with recent wins over Indiana and Miss Valley State.

Thursday, December 09, 2010

Can Young Very Talented Defeat Old Semi-Talented?

This photo does a great job of depicting UK's effort last night. They out rebounded the nation's #12 rebounding team.

If anyone wanted to play a drinking a game and take a swig every time time Jimmy Dykes said the word "young" they probably would have passed out before the first half ended last night. This young 17th ranked KY team was in a position to beat UNC in the final minute on their home court on Saturday. We just needed one more shot to fall. Then last night this young talented KY team took down 23rd ranked Notre Dame (5 seniors start) on a "neutral" court in Freedom Hall in Louisville that just happened to be filled with over 17,000 UK fans. Yes - UK owns the city of Louisville too despite another team there coached by little Ricky Pitino. Up next - the INDIANA HOOSIERS roll into Rupp for a 5:15 game on ESPN. Have I mentioned I like this team?

Monday, December 06, 2010

The Stuart Christmas Parade

FYI - I snuck into the parade. You can see me waving. I wanted to wave to little Kate as she watched her first parade.(I thought the lady with the flashlight was going to confront me but she didn't.)

KY Goes Bowling

along with 69 other teams. 35 bowl games kind of takes some of the luster off the invitation but KY will be playing Pitt in the BBVA COMPASS BOWL I'm sure you've heard of it.