Morning Newspaper for January 12th
by Truzenzuzex on Jan 12, 2009 8:00 AM EST
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North Carolina goes down to defeat again, UCLA narrowly escapes, and Alabama rises up at last and defeats a worthy foe. Can Kentucky shake off the Knoxville blues? Are we done bemoaning the state of college football yet?
Extra, extra! Read all about it!
Kentucky Basketball News
- A must-read essay about the Tennessee-Kentucky game over at Rocky Top Talk. Earning an opponent's respect is priceless, and with Tennessee, it is reciprocated. Read this first.
- Chris Diggs waxes sarcastic about the Vanderbilt game.
- Man keeps his own UK stats since 1961. Wow, now there is a 'Cat fan.
- Bozich blogs on the computer ratings for the local college teams.
- Volunteers showing chinks in their armor. The Vols have one big chink and several small ones. The big chink is defense, the small ones are poor shot selection, marginal team chemistry and streaky outside shooting.
- Looks like Derrick Favors has scratched the 'Cats.
Kentucky Football/Other Sports News
- UK Hoops wins again, this time over the Razorbacks.
- This blog thinks Jeremy Jarmon will be back along with Micah Johnson. Keep your fingers crossed.
NCAA Basketball News
- Carolina goes down again, and Rush The Court has more details than you could ever want. Mike Miller of Beyond the Arc wants a rematch. Carolina March is tired of opposing fans rushing the court. Parrish has more. Dick Weiss wonders, "What the Heel?" That's college basketball, my friend.
- UCLA holds on to beat Southern Cal. Bruins Nation has more.
- Crimson Tide defeats LSU. This is the first time since 2003 that 'Bama has won its season opener. Good for the Elephants.
NCAA Football News
- College football 2008, A-Z. An interesting read if you have about half an hour.
- The SEC is likely to continue it's domination, according to this article. He makes a compelling point.
- A review of the college football season by conference.
- Spurrier withdraws a scholarship offer. Man, that is just wrong. I have vented on this before, so I won't do it again, but that's just unethical in my view.
Other News of Interest
- Expanded Louisville Invitational Basketball Tournament begins today.
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Also, and I'll be the first to get this out there
since I was “sky high” on Arkansas last week – huge stumble on their part, at home, to Mississippi State this weekend. My humble pie is tasty.
by blbskue on Jan 12, 2009 8:27 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Rushing the court at UNC games
I would be embarassed to be at a game where fans rushed the court if my team was ranked number four in the country and we beat the number 3 team.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
by chirop1 on Jan 12, 2009 9:10 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it's sort of admitting
that you don’t think you deserve that 4 ranking.
by blbskue on Jan 12, 2009 11:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"act like you have been there before"
right?
by MyBloodRunsBlue on Jan 12, 2009 11:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
right on..
imagine UK fans rushing the court in Rupp when they beat UNC next year.. ok, if that were to actually happen I will change my name to mybloodrunscardinalred
by MyBloodRunsBlue on Jan 12, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Like Auburn
I can’t remember the exact year in the 90s, when UK was #23 or so and Auburn was a top 10 team, beat Kentucky, and their fans rushed the court.
by btcoop71 on Jan 12, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody remember
The last time our fans rushed the court at Rupp? I don’t recall it happening, but maybe it did at some point. . .
C! A! T! S! CATS! CATS! CATS!
by NYCCats on Jan 12, 2009 11:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I was worried it might happen during a Florida game a couple years back
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
by chirop1 on Jan 12, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
college students
might rush the court over “old fans”. Just because well, weren’t we all crazy in college?. I really don’t mind the rushing over the court if its warrented. Beating number one is not warrented in my opionion. Last second heave and winning a game might be just because of the excitment. I would think it would be kinda neat for the players to experience that kind of enthusiasm. Although in the SEC I think it would cost UK 50,000 buckaroos to let that happen. Having never been to the Mecca myself, I get really frustrated at the lack of spirit at UK sometimes. I know if I was at Rupp the first few minutes I would be in awww of all things blue and great. with tears in my eyes Then its time to turn up the noise! I am going to be a loud and rowdy as it comes! I get frustrated by people just sitting there. I don’t care how bad we are playing. Ok off soapbox now.
by tenken on Jan 12, 2009 12:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Avery
Did you see the comment in that article about Michael Avery? Was that for real or just someone being “funny?”
by kentuckygirl0724 on Jan 12, 2009 1:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's not true... someone is just trying to stir the pot
Avery does not play for Thousand Oaks. That’s the team he played for last year when he was in 8th grade. Secondly, Avery played in Crespi’s last game on 1/9/09 and had 21 points, which is pretty darn good, especially for a freshman.
GBB!!!
by OGETARTS on Jan 12, 2009 5:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rushing the court
Shouldnt happen for anything less than a National Championship at UK.
DEEETROIT BASKETBALLL!!!
by davw83 on Jan 12, 2009 1:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If somehow a Natinoal Championship game were to be played in Rupp
;-)
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
by chirop1 on Jan 12, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
UK should never rush the court
We’re just too damn good. It doesnt matter if we are in an 0-20 season and we beat #1.
Football on the other hand, I don’t mind.
also, that linked-to blog post off of rockytop was one of the best UK basketball related posts I’ve ever read and its by a vols fan. I love how he describes the beat-downs we used to give and the way we would fill their arenas like it was rupp south.
by schizm42 on Jan 12, 2009 2:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Welcome to A Sea of Blue!
I agree about the RTT piece, it was excellent. They run a great blog over there and are good friends of ours.
And UK should never, ever rush the court. We have definitely been there before, wherever “there” happens to be. :-)
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Truzenzuzex on Jan 12, 2009 2:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rushing the Court
No fan should be on the court or football field for any team, at any point, for any reason! It is dangerous and fans can cheer just as loudly from their seats. No form of rationalization will convince me otherwise.
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Jan 12, 2009 3:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
I have made this point before.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Truzenzuzex on Jan 12, 2009 3:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not always safe
While it is generally safer for fans to remain in the stands in sporting events, if police go to extreme measures to prevent fans from entering the playing surface, it can become very dangerous.
In 1993, Wisconsin beat Michigan in football and the students attempted to rush the field. Unfortunately, police had erected barricades. People in the front reached the barriers and could not move but as more fans descended, they were compressed against the guard rails. I’m not sure if anyone died but several people were seriously—and needlessly— injured.
Instead of trying to restrain hundreds to thousands, security should try to maintain order as much as possible, but if fans persist, let them go.
Two months (!). Two weeks. Two pencils.
by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Jan 12, 2009 7:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I've always wondered
When fans storm the field in football, they go for the goalposts and carry them out like a trophy. How come whenever fans storm the court in hoops, they never go after the rims?
C! A! T! S! CATS! CATS! CATS!
by NYCCats on Jan 12, 2009 4:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Retirement
When i retire im going to storm the parking lot.
" I believe in pipedreams"
by Magnoliacat on Jan 12, 2009 4:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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