Finally, game day. By tonight, all of the talk of the smart kids vs. the stupid kids will be over and we can finally focus on what this is all about: basketball. But before you can pry my fingers off my soapbox, here’s a really good article from Jeff Goodman on the stupidity of the [...][...]
Posts Tagged ‘pregame’
March 13th, 2010 - 8:28 am § in Uncategorized
The Calm before the Big Blue Storm
Morning Cat fans. I know, you’re probably still trying to sleep off that hangover, being at Tootsie’s until the wee hours can do that to you. Whoa–did you mean to get that tattoo of Ashley Judd doing the John Wall dance on your back? You did–oh, err–it looks reall[...]
February 25th, 2010 - 1:22 pm § in Uncategorized
Time to get fired up! Ready to go!
In case you’ve been living in a hole this week, the Cats host the Cocks tonight at Rupp. Don’t remember why you should hate South Carolina? Let me remind you…[...]
February 24th, 2010 - 11:14 am § in Uncategorized
How do you solve a problem like Downey?
Tomorrow night, Devan Downey and the rest of the South Carolina fabric softeners come to Rupp Arena and trust me, the place will be rocking. If you’ve blocked it from your memory, South Carolina beat the Cats in Columbia back on January 26th with some ridiculous shooting and terrible techno [...]
February 20th, 2010 - 10:39 am § in Uncategorized
The Sixth Man
We’re Kentucky fans. We know about the 6th man. But tonight my dear cat fans we are being reintroduced to a different kind of 6th man… I present your true enemy: Memorial Gymnasium. Oh sure the deminsions are all the same from the basket to the free throw line to the three point line. Al[...]
February 16th, 2010 - 2:15 pm § in Uncategorized
Trash Talk Warm-Up: Bulldog Style
After an ESPN love fest and big win over Tennessee this weekend, the Cats travel to beautiful Starkville, Mississippi, home of the Johnny Cash Flower Pickin’ Festival, to play the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Another Tuesday, another Super Tuesday ESPN matchup. This week, the Cats will face[...]
February 9th, 2010 - 9:35 am § in Uncategorized
A tale of two mountains
Odds are that while you’re reading this, either cozy in your cubicle or curled up on your couch, there is snow on the ground outside. This has been a weird winter. Baltimore is still attempting to dig out from 60″ (with possibly 24″ more on the way), Central Kentucky’s ch[...]
February 3rd, 2010 - 9:26 pm § in Uncategorized
Let the Super Bowl pregaming begin!
Ah, Super Bowl Sunday. The words alone make you lean forward a little bit in your chair, don’t they? Somewhere in the back of your head, trumpets tap out the Monday Night Football theme and little jersey clad elves begin to prepare wings and dip. Your Super Bowl party is rockin’! [...]
February 1st, 2010 - 11:48 pm § in Uncategorized
I hate Mississippi
posted by trashtalkista Seriously waste of a state. I have step sisters from there and I do a good job of keeping my opinion to myself, but I do need somoene to explain to me why it is useful as space? And this is not misplaced hatred. As I said I have step sisters from [...][...]