I loved this piece. Just magnificent!

That not even a week ago, (can’t remember if it was posted here or I read it somewhere else) there was an article about Louisville and how now was such a great time to be a Louisville fan….yeah sure… (insert evil laugh here)

How quickly a week changes things!

I like every other UK fan am so excited about Calipari and the things he will accomplish here. I seriously could write a book about all the things I love about coach, his confidence, honesty, recruiting ability, the fact that he is so well rounded and fits this program P-E-R-F-E-C-T-L-Y.

Calipari will have such a huge success at this school. He’s never had the opportunity to get elite recruits to come to an elite program like UK, so LOOK OUT.

Ok, this may sound corny, but I think I’ll be telling my kids and grandkids about all this excitement surrounding the program and the future successes that Cal will have here.

I love the photos with the little funny captions. Keep it up!

Love the article too, of course!!

Lets hope there aren’t too many shiny new cars handed out ;)

Nice piece Ken.

Wonder what Jasper the Ghost thinks about that?

“WHAT? Another head coach?”…..

you forgot Recruitment!!!…..but a really cool piece…..of course one could say that recruitment will be the result of all of the above, I dont know….but very nice….does this mean we need to come up with a new definition of what KENTUCKY spells???

This is so true.

Quite honestly, I think this is an unintended benefit from the Gillispie era. There was conflict over the end of the Tubby era. There is debate to this day between those who wanted him gone and those who wanted him to stay. There are still arguments about how much responsibility the fans had for his desire to seek a new program.

Coach Gillispie’s tenure was marked by many rebirths of that debate. One thing he did provide was a lightning rod for criticism. Now that he’s gone and there really is no major defense for keeping him, the rubble of the end of two coaching eras can be swept away.

In many ways, we needed the Gillispie Interlude to clear the way for a fanbase to unite behind one coach. Calipari is the fan friendly face that we all needed to give us somewhere to rally around.

…Cal’s First Practice.

Nice to see the coach and players having a good practice together.

Interesting to note that their ballhandling skills will have to be beefed up…..that was probably pretty obvious and the main focus of getting these players better.

I hate watching 50-48 games, even if we win. Basketball is not meant to be played like that. But I would caution everyone to not get the expectations so high that they can’t possibly be reached. I’ve been a Cal supporter for awhile, but he could very easily go 19-12 or whatever next year, too. I don’t want to see the tides turn against him because we had too high of expectations. Patience, patience, patience.

friends…….just remember in your happiness to remember sweet Memphis fans who are reeling right now. Two turn downs in one day! Its rough for them :)

… Euton also gone, per WKYT.

That leaves Orton & Hood from 2009 and Zollo frm 2011 as the ONLY commits left, and I wouldn’t lay money on Zollo.

To his credit, everything I’ve seen said Calipari/assistants were honest but gentle in their assessments. Several of the kids said they weren’t against coming to UK, but clearly they see issues with style of play.

Is it possible for one or more of our Scholly players to receive some sort of academic scholarship to free up an athletic scholarship. For example, if porter entered an MBA Program and was on a GA position or Acad. Scholly, wouldn’t that free up a scholarship. I have no idea how all this works so if that’s a dumb question tell me why so I’ll know in the future.

STORY NUMBER ONE
  
Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned
Chicago . Capone wasn’t famous for anything

heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing
the windy city in everything from bootlegged
booze and prostitution to murder.
  
Capone had a lawyer nicknamed ‘Easy
Eddie.’ He was Capone’s
lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In
fact, Eddie’s skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of
jail for a long time.
  
To show his appreciation, Capone paid him
very well. Not only was the money big, but Eddie

got special dividends, as well.

For instance, he and his family occupied a
fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the

conveniences of the day. The estate was
so large that it filled an entire Chicago City
block.
  
Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave

little consideration to the atrocity that went on around
him.
  
Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son

that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his young son
had clothes, cars, and a good education. Nothing was withheld.
Price was no object.
  
And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie
even tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted

his son to be a better man than he was.
  
Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things

he couldn’t give his son; he couldn’t pass on a good name or
a good example.
  
One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie
wanted to rectify wrongs he had done.
  
He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth
about Al ‘Scarface’ Capone, clean up his tarnished name,

and offer his son some semblance of integrity. To do this,
he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew that the
cost would be great.
  
So, he testified.
  
Within the year, Easy Eddie’s life ended in a blaze of gunfire on

a lonely Chicago Street . But in his eyes, he had given
his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest price he
could ever pay. Police removed from his pockets a rosary, a
crucifix, a religious medallion, and a poem clipped from a magazine.
  
The poem read:
  
‘The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the
power to tell just when the hands will stop, at late or early
hour. Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with a will.
Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still.’
 
  
STORY NUMBER TWO
  
World War II produced many heroes. One such man was
Lieutenant Commander Butch O’Hare.
 
He was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft carrier
Lexington in the South Pacific.
 
One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. After he
was airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that
someone had forgotten to top off his fuel tank.
  
He would not have enough fuel to complete his mission and
get back to his ship.
  
His flight leader told him to return to the carrier. Reluctantly, he

dropped out of formation and headed back to the fleet.
  
As he was returning to the mother ship, he saw something
that turned his blood cold; a squadron of Japanese aircraft was
speeding its way toward the American fleet.
  
The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the fleet
was all but defenseless. He couldn’t reach his squadron and

bring them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he
warn the fleet of the approaching danger. There was only one thing
to do. He must somehow divert them from the fleet.
  
Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into
the formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50
caliber’s blazed as he charged in, attacking one surprised enemy
plane and then another. Butch wove in and out of the now broken
formation and fired at as many planes as possible until all his
ammunition was finally spent.
  
Undaunted, he continued the assault. He at the planes,
trying to clip a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as many

enemy planes as possible, rendering them unfit to fly.
  
Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in
another direction.
  
Deeply relieved, Butch O’Hare and his tattered fighter
limped back to the carrier.
  
Upon arrival, he reported in and related the event surrounding his

return. The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the

He had, in fact, destroyed five enemy aircraft. This took place on

February 20, 1942 , and for that action Butch became the Navy’s first

Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the Congressional

Medal of Honor.
  
A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29.

His home town would not allow the memory of this WW II hero to
fade, and today, O’Hare Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to
the courage of this great man.
  
So, the next time you find yourself at O’Hare International,
give some thought to visiting Butch’s memorial displaying his
statue and his Medal of Honor. It’s located between Terminals 1 and 2.
  
SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO
WITH EACH OTHER?
  
Butch O’Hare was ‘Easy Eddie’s’ son!

….have followed him at Nevada Reno for the past few years ajnd should be able to get UGA really competitive in the next2/3 years……

the after article threads on the courier journal are what led me to ASOB!

have you been taking lessons from preachers in their sermon writing? Very impressive the design of your article :) Take it from a Big Blue Fan in Tn….we are excited for all those reasons you listed….Thanks for the article.

have you been taking lessons from preachers in their sermon writing? Very impressive the design of your article :) Take it from a Big Blue Fan in Tn….we are excited for all those reasons you listed….Thanks for the article.

…I don’t think UK was the spot for him, regardless of the coach

know about yall but man oh man November is WAY TO FAR AWAY!!!

You don’t know how good it feels to see people I know posting! Good write Ken,you get better and better. Considering the time it was written-Great Job.

that…….KU is a good school.

C A T S – Calipari Attacks Teams’ Softspots (yeah, pretty weak)

has anybody heard about lance stephenson thinking about coming to uk?

was the guy going to FSU. Kept doing the Tomahawk after dunks even though the game was in Miami.

UNC is getting in on the Wall recruiting action, assumedly to replace an NBA-bound Lawson. That complicates things even more.

As a Louisville fan, I’m glad my soul is hollow. It leaves more room for pizza and beer.

Seriously though, I can’t stand the Courier-Journal comment section; nothing but a bunch of vicious attacks from both sides. I won’t read nor participate in that ugliness. Congrats for having a great site here.

I can’t speak for all of us, but this Cards fan thinks Kentucky made a great hire. Izzo might be the best x and o guy, but Calipari will bring an entertaining style and fantastic recruits.

As far as probation, if Calipari is as smart as I think he is, he won’t go within a hundred miles of a potential violation. At Kentucky, he won’t have to. The players, they will come.

Good luck next season except the day you play Louisville. Take care.

anybody heard what may be next for him? I know no one probably cares,but i’ve heard squat about him since his interview with jimmy dykes.

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