UK vs Western KY - Thursday 9:15 (Really) ESPNU

GO CATS! I believe we're ready....

And I Thought He Was Dead (Ray)

Call His Bluff

More great stuff from the smartest man in the world.



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Great Song from Laura Story

Me with Laura Story at the ICRS  Conference in St. Louis June 2013

4th of July Trick Shots

Andrew Cornell....

Bush Continues To Do The Right Thing

In Your Face Gaga

Good kids win the big one! It was refreshing to see the two finalists and their families in the finals. I already knew there are still great kids doing great things because of our two kids. But I saw this finale as a victory over the ridiculous, costume-wearing, sex-laden pop culture of today's music world. Are Lauren and Scotty a couple?

KY Derby Order of Finish

I wish the track announcer had a "KY accent."
The final order of finish for the 137th Kentucky Derby was:

1 -- Animal Kingdom
2 -- Nehro
3 -- Mucho Macho Man
4 -- Shackleford
5 -- Master of Hounds
6 -- Santiva
7 -- Brilliant Speed
8 -- Dialed In
9 -- Pants on Fire
10 -- Twice the Appeal
11 -- Soldat
12 -- Stay Thirsty
13 -- Derby Kitten
14 -- Decisive Moment
15 -- Archarcharch
16 -- Midnight Interlude
17 -- Twinspired
18 -- Watch Me Go
19 -- Comma to the Top

Here's Your Picks For The Run for the Roses!

You can start watching endless coverage at 5pm EST, Saturday on NBC. The post time for the Derby will be at 6:15pm EST. The race is going to be a wide open field. Uncle MO is the favorite right now, but this really could come down to anyone’s race.



And the picks are:
Andrew - Mucho Macho Man & Brilliant Speed
Clay - Pants on Fire
Debbie - Dialed In & Decisive Moment
Justin - Twice the Appeal & Soldat
Kacey - Shackleford & Stay Thirsty
Kate - Midnight Interlude & Toby's Corner
Luke - Nehro & Master of Hounds
Lyndsey - Comma to the Top & Twinspired
Mary - Santiva
Mike - Animal Kingdom
Rick - Uncle Mo SCRATCHED - courtesy of Clay - Archarcharch
Ted - Watch Me Go

The West Family KY Derby Sweepstakes

The 137th running of the Kentucky Derby is this Saturday, May 7th. You can GO HERE to learn all about the KY Derby. I need to to know if you would like to participate. The sweepstakes is only open to "The Fam." (which includes extended Fam) I will be randomly putting the entries into a hat with randomly assigned numbers. Mary & I will then draw numbers alphabetically by the first name of each participant until all horses have been chosen. You could possibly have more than 1 horse to cheer on to the finish line! Please comment below if you would like to be included and stay tuned for updates. The field should be ready to go by Thursday of this week. Ted West had last year's winner - Super Saver. The winner gets a big congratulations from the rest of us!

Powerful

thanks to Clay West who shared this on Facebook

It's Official - We're Back - UK Headed to The Final Four After Defeating North Carolina 76-69! But Loses to UConn 56-55 Finishing 29-9

Calipari my "Coach of the Year"

HUGE win last night; one of the most memorable ever for this fan of 43 years. Cats take out the # 1 seeded Ohio State Buckeyes 62-60.

Good Weekend for the Cats!

"Freshman" Brandon Knight broke away from WV's and Bob Huggin's typical physical play and dropped 30 on the Mountaineers, as KY got revenge from last year's Sweet 16 loss - 71-63.
We were operating on about a 30 minute delay as the game tipped off at 12:15 due to Kacey attending a baby shower but the magic of the DVR made everything work just fine as the dogs and burgers were grilling out by the pool. Once the computers were synced up with the West Household in SC, we were ready for a fun afternoon.
Next up for the Cats - Ohio State, the overall # 1 seed. We are not skeered of the buckeyes. Should be another fun game but the late tip Friday evening (9:45pm) presents yet another dilemma for game time festivities. Do we all try to stay up late or do we tape the game and plan the game around a big game day breakfast on Sat morning? What say you?

March Madness Gets Off To A Glorious Start

Not because of KY's 2 point win over Princeton(59-57) but because of Morehead's defeat of the dirty Cards and Little Ricky - 62-61. Up Next WVU. Go Cats!

The Party Is Over

I have been in radio for 21 years and worked for an NPR funded station for 3.5 years. I have never understood the need for taxpayer dollars to go toward the funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting of which NPR falls under. The private sector can handle all the broadcasting needs of the public just fine. $422 million dollars goes to CPB - $93 million of it goes to NPR. The supporters will say "it's just a drop in the bucket." I for one, add up all the unnecessary "drops in the buckets" which when added together, equal buckets overflowing with waste. If your programming is good enough, the public will support it without the government's help. It's time we let CPB and NPR make it on their own, if they can.

This Pretty Much Sums It Up

A Wildcat / Gator Memory

UPDATE: UK WON 76-68!
Cats & Gators tomorrow at Rupp on CBS - 4pm.
I will be busy at a conference in Nashville and will not get to see the Cats win live.
Mike's Pick - UK 82 - UF 72.
(we won't talk about their game earlier in the season in Gainesville slthough the trip up was fun)

What's Going On In Minnesota?

Bruce Pearl Ends 8 Game SEC Suspension With A Loss At KY

guess they just didn't have enough weapons....
UK - 73 - UT - 61
He also lost his neck while he was off work.