( Road To Nine )

In honor of the win and optimistic… we are now ROAD TO NINE!

How long will it take until ESPN and every sports fan across the country knows who Randall Cobb is?  No, not the actor who played the big, manhunting hellrider from Raising Arizona, but the University of Kentucky’s quarterback/running back/reciever/punt returner/kickoff returner/fieldgoal/PAT holder super sophomore.  And they called Kordell Stewart “Slash”. Slowly but surely.  Just like

Ten Reasons Not to Kill People and Bury Their Bodies in Your Basement Sure, it sounds like a great idea at first, but it is only a matter of time until the corpses in your walls and yard are discovered. You really don’t have a leg to stand on when 11 cadavers are found in

Ten Reasons to Quit Your Job: You can lie around the house all day every day without worrying about using up sick days. Never miss another episode of Jerry Springer. Save money by eating lunch at home. You can devote more time to your blog when you don’t have to worry about a work schedule. Do

Notes from Kentucky’s Big Blue Madness: John Wall.  Wow!  We’ve seen Wall hit that extra gear out of the blue in videos of AAU games and high school All-Star games, and I know it is a meaningless scrimmage against teammates which is just for fun, but wow!  Half a dozen times we saw Wall seem to

Some clips from UK’s Media Day courtesy www.UKathletics.com: Eric Bledsoe DeMarcus Cousins Darius Miller Patrick Patterson John Wall    

  The long wait is almost over.  Every year (even the last two), by the time October rolls around, Kentucky fans are bouncing off the walls in anticipation of the official start of college basketball season.  I say official because in Lexington, college basketball is really a 365 day-a-year sport.  After April gets here, and the realization

There’s The Streak, 24 straight losses to Tennessee.  Year after year, Kentucky Football fans believe, “this is the year we finally knock off Tennessee and end that stupid streak!” Yet every year versus the Vols, that elusive W seems to slip through UK’s paws to live for another year. There’s the other streak, 23 straight losses

Rick Pitino brought his larger than life persona to Lexington to rebuild a once proud program from ashes.  His seemingly insatiable drive, motivational abilities, and quips to the media brought flair and an almost instant credibilty to a program in dire need of it.  His ego and penchant for promotion worked wonders for Kentucky basketball, although

CAO generally makes a fine cigar and the Brazilia line is no exception.  The Brazilia’s Nicaraguan filler and Nicaraguan binder are wrapped in a beautiful dark, oily Brazilian maduro leaf. Cigar Aficianado gave the Brazilia a rating of 91 and it isn’t hard to understand why.  This cigar is a full-bodied smoke that is a bit spicy with tremendous earth