While it doesn’t come as a surprise after his post-Bowl 80% declaration, hearing Coach Rich Brooks hang it up for the Cats truly leaves me both sad and inspired. After the Wildcats Bowl loss, coupled with Ball State’s overly disappointing season along with the Holidays, the urge and passion to blog dissipated. Today’s announcement has [...]
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You would think that a team that is headed to their 4th consecutive Bowl trip, vying for their 4th consecutive Bowl win, who just clocked their 4th straight winning season wouldn’t need to do any sort of spin job to make people take notice. You would think that the fans of that program would be [...]
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It’s not a secret to anyone that knows me that perhaps the sole reason I am a Kentucky fan is because of my father. As a young boy, you idolize your dad, as well as blindly supporting all things he does, likes, or believes. Thank Jeebus that Dad was a Kentucky fan. Dad has ventured [...]
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It amazes me, truly amazes me, that there are only 3 games left in this football regular season. It seems like only yesterday the doldrums of summer were painfully dragging by with us longingly looking forward to September. And now, as Turkey Day is just a few weeks away, football is getting itself ready to [...]
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As we head into the last few weeks of the regular season, it’s interesting to see where certain teams fall in some important statistical categories in the BCS. There is a lot of information to dissect thanks to all the blood and sweat I put into this… mostly blood. For our rabid readers, hopefully you [...]
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Another Wednesday and another chance to catch up with the SEC Coaches as they conduct their weekly conference call. First up for us is Rich Brooks whose Wildcats travel to Vandy on Saturday with a chance to gain bowl eligibility. Opening Statement Well we’re gonna be a little healthier than we’ve been in recent weeks. [...]
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Another Wednesday and another chance to catch up and hear from the coaches of the Southeastern Conference, most notably our very own Rich Brooks. Opening Statement We’re coming off of a tough loss to Mississippi State. Disappointing loss. We have some further injuries in that game. Derrick Locke banged his knee up and hasn’t practiced [...]
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Kentucky vs. Mississippi State Time: 7:00 pm Location: Lexington, KY Television: ESPN360.com It is exceptionally rare when a college football team hits a must win in October. And though Halloween month is almost over, and Kentucky sits at 4-3, this game looms large if the Cats are to go Bowling for their 4th consecutive year. [...]
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Each Wednesday we bring you a recap of sorts of the SEC Teleconference, where the league’s coaches have a chance to touch base with the national media regarding a whole host of topics. Here’s Coach Brooks’ comments: CRB’s Opening Statement: “We came off a win last week that we got off to a good start [...]
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Another week, another Wednesday, another SEC Teleconference with Coach Rich Brooks. Today’s commentary: General Commentary: “We had a much needed win on the road last week. We’re going into a very difficult game this weekend [against ULM]. Like us, they lost their starting QB, but they’ve had extra preparation time. I’m not sure what we’re [...]
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