Did Donovan lead UK on? I've been asking myself that a lot. He could have, and should have, said no to us as soon as he was asked. But he got a fat raise from Florida out of it, and possibly a recruit who had heretofore leaned heavily towards Kentucky.
Gillespie...everyone says he lives, breathes, eats and sleeps basketball. I hope so. Florida looks down next year, but Tennessee...hell, Bruce Pearl's rocking it. We'll see what shakes up.
April 6, 2007
April 4, 2007
A Time For Truth
Bear Bryant did not hold the record for most college football victories when Joe Paterno and Bobbyy Bowden eclipsed his mark. And neither of them currently hold the record, which stands at 408 games.
That record belongs to Eddie Robinson, Grambling State University head coach of 56 years, who died Tuesday night after a bout with Alzheimer's.
I do not know much about Grambling, other than the football program. Really, that's true for Alabama when I first went there. But I know that while the nation embraced Bryant, nobody really talked about Robinson. I won't go into the details why, because I do not know the full depth of those reasons.
Godspeed, Eddie.
That record belongs to Eddie Robinson, Grambling State University head coach of 56 years, who died Tuesday night after a bout with Alzheimer's.
I do not know much about Grambling, other than the football program. Really, that's true for Alabama when I first went there. But I know that while the nation embraced Bryant, nobody really talked about Robinson. I won't go into the details why, because I do not know the full depth of those reasons.
Godspeed, Eddie.
Y'all Ever Eaten Corn From A Jar?
There is only one force on earth that can make me sing "Rocky Top".
Sure, I know all the words. Anybody who grew up in Appalachia has (Kentucky born!) Loretta Lynn's twangy lyrics burned into their ears. But I had to listen to that damn song every single time Fulmer's Fighting Fugitives beat Kentucky (read: annually). And then I moved to Alabama, and carried my bad football mojo with me. It was bad enough to hear it when it was expected. But drunk Vol fans filling Bryant-Denny with their orange noise pollution? Damn near sinful.
So, I have a hatred of that song that traverses three states and two football teams. But last night, I sang Rocky Top, and I sang it loud.
What was that irresistible force that moved me? What power could exist, that would sway my hatred so?
Patricia Head Summitt.
Congratulations to the Lady Volunteers. Here's to you overtaking John Wooden.
Sure, I know all the words. Anybody who grew up in Appalachia has (Kentucky born!) Loretta Lynn's twangy lyrics burned into their ears. But I had to listen to that damn song every single time Fulmer's Fighting Fugitives beat Kentucky (read: annually). And then I moved to Alabama, and carried my bad football mojo with me. It was bad enough to hear it when it was expected. But drunk Vol fans filling Bryant-Denny with their orange noise pollution? Damn near sinful.
So, I have a hatred of that song that traverses three states and two football teams. But last night, I sang Rocky Top, and I sang it loud.
What was that irresistible force that moved me? What power could exist, that would sway my hatred so?
Patricia Head Summitt.
Congratulations to the Lady Volunteers. Here's to you overtaking John Wooden.
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