Sports: November 2008 Archives
10:22 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink
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So me and a couple of the fellas at work were discussing the merits of the BCS and why college football needs a playoff. If there's one year where a playoff is desperately needed it's this one. Here are the current BCS Standings:
1. Alabama 12-0
2. Oklahoma 11-1
3. Texas 11-1
4. Florida 11-1
5. USC 10-1
6. Utah 12-0
7. Texas Tech 11-1
8. Penn State 11-1
9. Boise State 12-0
10. Ohio ...
10:15 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink
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After watching a weekend full of college basketball games there's only one thing I can say about where the Cards and Cats stand: they both have a lot of room for improvement.
Let's start with Louisville, which was ranked third in the country going into Sunday's game against Western Kentucky University. But the Cards didn't look like one of the top teams in the country. The Toppers controlled the tempo, out hustled the higher ranked tea...
9:35 PM Sun, Nov 23, 2008 | Permalink
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This is a wild story. We noticed on espn.com Saturday night a story about their Streak For The Cash Contest. It said a man from Louisville was one win away from winning a $1 Million Dollars. Jordan Fulkerson is a freshman at UofL. He had made 24 picks in a row. One more correct selection and he wins a million bucks. I talked to his dad in Bowling Green Saturday night. He said Jordan was keeping quiet as to what his final pick would be. He said...
1:17 PM Sun, Nov 23, 2008 | Permalink
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The Louisville football team is starting to resemble a broken record. Play hard for a half, make some dumb mistakes, get behind big and then lose. The latest debacle occurred Saturday against the West Virginia Mountaineers. A game they lost 35-21, giving them four straight L's.
Sitting at 5-5 all the Cards needed to do was win this game to become bowl eligible. Send the seniors out in their last home game with a win. Instead they resem...
6:52 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Permalink
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UPDATE:I had a chance to talk to Athletic Director Tom Jurich this afternoon about the state of the football program. Some tough questions were asked. Here in a nutshell is what Jurich had to say.
- Coach Kragthorpe will return as head coach next season no matter how the team finishes this year. He says as long as Kragthorpe wants to return next season, the job is his.
- He wants to fans to have patience...
4:46 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Permalink
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On Monday, the 5 local shows on 93.9 The Ticket, the local ESPN affiliate in Louisville, we loaded with calls about the previous weekends games, most notably, the UK loss to VMI on Friday.
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5:00 PM Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Permalink
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The future of local sports talk radio in Louisville took a major hit Tuesday afternoon when it was announced 93.9 the ticket is switching to a classic rock channel. That means the end of shows like "Dave and Scott in the Morning", and "The Front Row Ticket with Rick Bozich and Big EZ ". General Manager Dugan Ryan tells me John "The Freak" Renshaw's show and possibly the "Bob and Will" show will move to 1450am. That station will be the new home...
11:27 PM Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Permalink
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Fairdale and Marion County played one of the more competitive playoff games in the area Friday night. Marion County jumped ahead by two touchdowns, but Fairdale came back to tie the game at 21 in the 4th quarter. Bulldogs receiver Quintrell Morris had a great game. 2 touchdown catches and a kickoff return for another score. But Marion County buckled down in the final 10 minutes with two touchdowns and they got the big road win 35-21.
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8:56 PM Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Permalink
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Sitting in Assembly Hall with a birds eye view of the Hoosiers season opener against Northwestern State it's pretty obvious IU will go through some growing pains this season. New head coach Tom Crean has 13 news players on the roster, and getting everyone on the same page will take time. They have some talent in Verdell Jones and Devan Dumes but the problem is it's not enough. But while this isn't the most talented group of Hoosiers ever, Crea...
3:18 PM Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Permalink
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Monday University of Louisville football coach Steve Kragthorpe met with the media to discuss the Cards 41-7 beat down at the hands of Pitt and the upcoming game against Cincinnati. Here are a few of the key points he talked about.
1. Hunter Cantwell will remain the starter at quarterback. Despite Matt Simms getting in a few series against Pittsburgh, Kragthorpe thinks Cantwell still gives the Cards the best shot at winning.
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8:49 PM Sat, Nov 08, 2008 | Permalink
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If Kentucky football coach Rich Brooks had any thought of using Mike Hartline for a series or two at quarterback he should fuhggettaboutit. Freshman Randall Cobb proved he's the man to lead the Cats offense. Saturday against Georgia Cobb rushed for more than a hundreds yards and threw for more than a hundred. Even though the Cats lost, the fact the offense put up 38 points is reason enough to be encouraged. Cobb engineered six scoring drives, ...
6:32 PM Mon, Nov 03, 2008 | Permalink
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I've always been proud to be from Philadelphia. The cheesesteaks. The Liberty Bell. South St. Olde City. All things that made me proud to be a Philadelphian. But when it comes to sports there really hasn't been much to cheer about in Philly in recent years. The last major sports title the city won was in 1983 when the Sixers beat the Lakers. Sure we came close a few times. The Phillies losing to the Blue Jays in the 1993 Series. The Sixers los...
