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Happy Holiday Wishes to All

In order to wish everyone a Happy Holidays, and to perpetuate the season of giving, I have put together a list of gifts that I hope the following people find underneath their trees on Christmas morning.  They are all thoroughly deserving:

Antoine Walker -- A healthy and happy post-basketball life.

Randall Cobb -- A healthy body.

FortyYear -- A salary commiserate with his knowledge of Kentucky basketball statistics.

Tru -- More 'hits' than he can handle (and that's a lot of 'hits'), and a Thesaurus :)

Michael Porter -- A fan base that appreciates his passion and hustle.

Patrick Patterson -- The realization that at least three years of college is needed to succeed in the NBA.

Trevard Lindley -- The realization that at least four years of college is needed to succeed in the NFL.

Tim Tebow -- The realization that there is nothing left for him to prove at the collegiate level.  The NFL is calling.

Rich Brooks -- A third bowl win in a row, a healthy '09 squad, and boating lessons.

Dicky Lyons, Jr. -- A great NFL combine.

Dick Vitale -- A year old fruitcake from the NABC.

Rick Pitino -- A team that plays the rest of the year the way they are playing now.

Billy Donovan -- A team that continues to play defense as they have so far this year.

Mike Pratt -- His jersey lofted in Rupp.

Billy Gillispie -- A swarming defense, efficient offense, and a forty-minute game.

Tom Leach -- Vocal cords that never wane.

Ken Pomeroy -- A Michael Porter poster (I kid).

Kykat -- A region championship in basketball for Taylor County High School.

Jeff Goodman -- A pox of Asian origin.

John Clay -- Many more columns, many more opinions, and many more years covering UK.

Chip Cosby -- A healthy '09, and more appreciation from UK fans.

Jerry Tipton -- A great Tournament run to write about.

Matt Jones -- An affordable group insurance plan (he has half the state writing for KSR).

Bruce Pearl -- A Rocky Top meltdown, and a total body hair loss.

Darius Miller -- Confidence in his own considerable ability.

Steve Kragthorpe -- A GREAT agent.

Tubby Smith -- Anything he wants, for obvious reasons.

Bill Keightley's family -- The knowledge that Mr. Wildcat touched more lives than any twenty people.

Andy Kennedy -- A chauffeur for road games.

Mark Bradley -- A firmer grasp of reality. 

Larry, Jen, Donie, Jason, Daniel, and Tim -- Better luck next year.

I want to take this time to sincerely thank all of the readers and contributors to A Sea of Blue.  Tru and I would be awfully lonely without you guys taking the time out of your day to visit and comment.  So from me to you, Happy Holidays!!!

And as always, thanks for reading,and Go 'Cats!

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Fun reading Ken

This early Christmas morning.

I appreciate and thank you for your Christmas wish for me, but Taylor County would be my preference dear friend. But as with all gifts, Campbellsvile would be okay too if they have the superior team next season. :-)))

My best wishes to you for many successful years blogging here at A Sea of Blue. I see you as a valuable asset to this blog and to Tru, especially when he needs much needed vacations. My day would not be complete without ASoB and all the wonderful fellow UK fans I have met.

by kykat51 on Dec 25, 2008 5:45 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

And presto, it is Taylor County ...

… and thanks for the kind comments :)

by Ken Howlett on Dec 25, 2008 9:10 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I would like to add

A wish for oldcat’69 and all the other oldtimers out there to clear the dusty cobwebs from their minds so that they can contribute their memories of UK athletics to this site. I have truly enjoyed oldcat’s series.

Merry Christmas all my Big Blue friends.

by kykat51 on Dec 25, 2008 7:24 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Thanks kykat, and Merry Christmas to all.

This blog has rejuvenated my interest in Wildcat basketball, as if that needed to be done. You folks are thoughtful, almost always polite, but with well-defined and well-informed opinions. While none of us would recognize each other on the street, we share a bond that makes us friends. I can’t think of anything more important than that at this time of the year. Please remember all those young Americans in harm’s way around the world. They’d like to be home with their families. God bless you all.

by oldcat'69 on Dec 25, 2008 11:02 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Merry Christmas to all...

…Those in harms way..? I can’t forget, my son is one of them…

Just talked to him last night and they had a big Christmas dinner and are enjoying it the best they can. He tells me he wishes he was home, but that all his battle buddies are like one big family so it’s not all bad…

God bless all the young men and women protecting our great country and giving us the opportunity to sit back and safely enjoy crap like this.. lol

Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.

by vinceuk1 on Dec 25, 2008 11:09 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Amen!

One of my Utah nephews is on his 3rd or 4th tour in Afghanistan. His mother arranged for some of us to talk to him on videophone yesterday at the family Xmas party. He couldn’t tell us where he is or what he’s doing but claimed to be bored right now.

May ALL OF THEM be safe in those foreign lands!

by FortyYearCatFan on Dec 25, 2008 11:13 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

God bless our troops

Wherever they may be. They are the backbone of this great nation.

by kykat51 on Dec 25, 2008 11:28 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll consider "bored" to be a good thing

In that situation. Best wishes to all of them.

Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."

by chirop1 on Dec 27, 2008 9:59 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

HA!

“Rick Pitino — A team that plays the rest of the year the way they are playing now.”

So true, so true. That’s nothing less than he deserves under his tree this year : ) I kid, I kid…. As I labor over a pie (from scratch, thankyouverymuch) that may or may not come together in time for Christmas dinner, I wish a very happy Christmas to my fellow Big Blue fans, Pitino and the Louisville fans, and all the rest too. Especially Ken for this delightful Christmas piece!

by blue kentucky girl on Dec 25, 2008 11:28 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

great list except

The Taylor Co. thing..Adair all the way from the 5th region. We should have won it back to back last year, but was upset by Central Hardin (they shot lights out). We’ve got the best player in the region and the best point guard, Rupp Arena is calling us for March again.

That's what she said.

by adaircam4 on Dec 25, 2008 6:25 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Adaircom4

You cannot steal my Xmas wish from Ken :-)

by kykat51 on Dec 26, 2008 12:40 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I was at that game

Central did play a great game, but Adair had a couple of speedy kids out there that really impressed me.

Central had Bardstown locked up for the title the next night too before they went cold from the field in the 3rd quarter. I will say that Bardstown’s student section was the most entertaining I’ve ever seen at a high school game. Their coordinated antics were light-hearted and fun.

Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."

by chirop1 on Dec 27, 2008 10:01 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Thank You

We beat the statstical odds by getting out of Chicago airport ON TIME on Xmas Eve and arriving here in Utah ON TIME to get the the family Xmas party (152nd annual such event) before the first of two Xmas Day blizzards hit Salt Lake City.

Then today, we found a break in between the blizzards to get over to my father-in-law’s Xmas Day party. Now tonight we are tucked in safely on the mounain watcing SNOW PLOWS GET STUCK on the hills.

Merry Xmas to all who wear Blue on this Green and Red day covered in White here in Utah.

by FortyYearCatFan on Dec 25, 2008 11:10 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

You sure did beat the odds...

Leaving and arriving at your destination this season. The airport schedules around the country have been utterly a mess.

Enjoy the snow Forty. I wish we had it here in Ky instead of rain, rain and more rain.

by kykat51 on Dec 25, 2008 11:24 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

17 Inches Of Snow Here in Draper UT Yesterday

Today was a welcome respite from that. The snowplows still haven’t made their way to the hilly side streets but 4 wheel drive makes the roads passable.

by FortyYearCatFan on Dec 26, 2008 9:44 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Egad!

Too much for me. I’m sure the ski people are loving it, though.

A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan

by Truzenzuzex on Dec 27, 2008 7:30 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

The Ski Resorts Got 3 Or 4 FEET Of New Snow

This is Primo ski time. They call it The Greatest Snow On Earth.

by FortyYearCatFan on Dec 28, 2008 9:24 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

No doubt.

I don’t snow ski, so I am clueless. :-) My knees are broken enough without testing them in the snow.

A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan

by Truzenzuzex on Dec 28, 2008 12:01 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

The mark of our true appreciation for this site...

.. is that we have all found time to stop by and visit it on Christmas Day.

“God bless us every one!”
                       C. Dickens (1843)

by Ken Pomeroy on Dec 26, 2008 12:26 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Antoine WHAT???

“Antoine Walker — A healthy and happy post-basketball life.”

>>> Oh hell no. At 32, Walker ain’t finished with B-ball yet. Not by a LOOOOONG SHOT, man. I foresee him winning at least one more ring on a playoff-team(and playing another “key role” ala Miami Heat) before he hangs the jersey up for good.

He’s got a good 3-4 years left in his career, Ken. Give this ol’ Kentucky Wildcat a bit more credit than that, will ya? :(

by toinerules on Dec 26, 2008 2:54 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Last I saw of Toine...

He’ll need to shed a few pounds if he wants to make it another 3-4 years.

Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."

by chirop1 on Dec 27, 2008 10:02 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, last time I saw him he looked 15-20 heavier than his preferred playing weight.

Plus, I think it was the T-wolves that cut him … that can’t be a good thing.

by Ken Howlett on Dec 27, 2008 3:11 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

…Ken. My interest was piqued at your last line. Any of those folks happen to live in Georgia?

The Heart & Mind of the Big Blue Nation ...

by JL Blue on Dec 26, 2008 9:52 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

No. They all reside in the Bluegrass St.

Those folks are: a good friend (and huge UK fan), my wife, and another good friend, my brother, my broher-in-law, and yet another good friend. We all play in a fantasy football league together and I smoked ’em this year, hence the “better luck” line.

by Ken Howlett on Dec 26, 2008 1:36 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

When was the last time you saw him, Ken?

In 2003? ‘Cause that’s the only time I’ve ever seen Toine actually LOOK 15-20 pounds heavier.

I have not seen him look like that ever since that year.

And for your information, the T-Wolves TRADED HIM in a package for basically Kevin Love. He was in Memphis(and was told before the season started that they were going young and he wouldn’t get any playing time) and now just recently, he got bought out of his contract so he’s able to find a team of his choosing to play for.

by PSquared on Dec 28, 2008 1:36 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

And his NBA Future...

….while not looking all that great right now could change if at least ONE Playoff-Caliber team gives him a shot. That’s all Toine needs : A Chance to prove to everyone that he has something left(and he really does….he should….at JUST 32 years old).

by PSquared on Dec 28, 2008 1:38 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Memphis -- Minnesota, really not much difference. Neither team is very good, and to be "let out of his contract" by either of those ...

… teams doesn’t bode well for his NBA future. To my knowledge he hasn’t signed with anyone else, and it’s been a couple of weeks since the was “let out of his contract.”

I guess the last time I was him was last year, during the season. He looked awfully heavy to me.

Thanks for pointing out my error.

by Ken Howlett on Dec 28, 2008 4:56 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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