The next 3.25 hours will crawl by. It will be easier after I get away from this desk. In the meantime, it’s killing me!

I had a guy come by my desk yesterday (an Illinios fan-like he doesn’t have problems), and asked where he could get VMI tickets. My wife and I spent 3 days in the Lexington, VA area last spring, so I was able to tell him to go to Cameron Hall. We drove through the campus so many times, I was able to give a tour.

Go Big Blue!

So does anyone know if Frasor in or out for tonight?

Once I hit post I’m shutting down and going home. Pick the kids up from school, make dinner (NY strips), do some dishes, help with homework, and then plop down in front of the TV where I will hoot and holler as if I’m in the stadium itself. Occasionally I’ll scare the dog, my kids, my wife, anyone in a 3 block radius with my outbursts or thunderous hand claps.

I’m really looking forward to the game. It’ll be the first time this season I get to SEE them play, outside of five seconds of VMI highlights on ESPN the other night. Gonna be another game in the 90’s.

UK 97
UNC 93

:)

GO BIG BLUE!!!!!!

I can’t handle hooting and hollering while a game is on. Part of the reason I hate watching sports in public places like bars, hotels, etc.

I yell out traveling, double dribbles, hand checks, and ALL block/charge calls.
AND, I tell the guys when to feed the post!

I rarely eat during the game, too distracting, plus the choking hazard.

Can’t watch in a public place. I might miss something.

The worst thing about the late games, is the time it takes to unwind enough to go to bed.
It’s worse when I’m actually at the game. That opportunity doesn’t come along too often.
But the four hour drive home helps.

I really get into the UK & Steelers games… And I’ll admit, I get mad as heck when things aren’t going right. My wife loves watching the games with me, but does not like the raw emotion I sometimes display. Being married to me the last 16 years, she has learned a very important lesson. That is, I’m a very friendly drunk… So before any BIG game, (and this is one), she will walk in the door tonight with a 5th of Knob Creek and say, “sweetheart, get to drinkin’”.. lol

Gotta’ love a very understanding spouse..!

I am glad this is a late game – both kids are in bed by tip-off! The downside ofcourse is the aforementioned wind down time and the possible hang-over for work in the morning – but its all worth it for the WIN!

And I can’t wait ‘til we beat the Tar out of UNC 97 – 86….Hey kentucky girl, go ahead and call in sick tomorrow, because you’re not sleeping tonight. CATS CATS CATS! Go stock up on the wine as well, because tonight will be a big blue party! Remember, the past tense of Carolina Blue, is Carolina Blows!

There will always be a live thread on this site. Kinda part of his job :)

I always wear a UK shirt on gameday (Wildcat tie on Sunday SECT & NCAA games), but it’s time to go home and change to my “lucky” shirt, with the old style cat tongue.

GO CATS!!!!!

This is an excellent fanpost!

… going on around here!

JL just put up a new post, and I followed with a statistical look (pardon any grammar or spelling errors, I have been swamped today and it was a rush job).

I’ll be opening up the open thread around 8:00 instead of 8:30 tonight. We need to get stoked.

Go Cats!

is catching—and also adorable : ) I was actually kind of half-dreading the game all day today before I read this (b/c oh god, what if this gets ugly, and it totally could, it will be so embarrasing to get blown out right now and my fragile ego can’t take it after Friday…) but now after reading your words of wisdom, I’m all antsy for tipoff—the good kind of antsy, the pre-big-UK-basketball game kind of antsy. There’s no use being afraid of losing, I guess—we are Kentucky!! It’s basketball season in the bluegrass, what am I bellyachin’ about? Bring it on, I’m ready!!!!! Come on, let’s GO CATS!!!!!

I’m not as good at the super-enthusiasm as she is, but I’m working on it! Twenty minutes to tipoff…