Man Up! The Dwight Howard Saga
I’m sending a very special “Man Up” to NBA player Dwight Howard. Since the beginning of the season you have linked your name to every team from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Philadelphia 76ers. While I completely understand that you are unsatisfied playing in Orlando, for a team that will never help you achieve [...]
Good Love
Good Love Looking back on the last two years, I’ve reflected on the years 2010 and 2011. The events that took place were meant to be, yet brought hurtful memories that left scars in my soul. I was always taught to respect the power of love and remember to take each experience and learn from [...]
Man Up!–The Shame of Penn State
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. –Edmund Burke This week’s man up dishonor goes to Penn State. My usual lighthearted tone for this column won’t be found in this week article. I can find absolutely no humor in this situation. For the last week multiple media [...]
MAN UP!–The Rick Pitino Edition
This week’s Man UP honor goes to the head coach of the Cardinals basketball team…Slick Rick Pitino. Since 2001 Slick Rick has been pulling wool over the eyes of athletic director Tom Jurich, players, and fans. Slick Rick would like for you to believe that he is a college basketball coaching genius but who is [...]
Man Up!
With all of the tomfoolery going on in the sporting world I think that’s it is only appropriate that athletes and/or organizations are recognized for their asinine behavior. So starting today I will provide you with a weekly column suitably titled “Man Up”. “Man Up” will spotlight the athlete(s) and/or organization(s) that need to be [...]
Louisville 24….Kentucky 17
Louisville beat Kentucky 24-17 Saturday to take the Governor’s Cup. Although a victory is a victory both teams came out of that game realizing that they still have a long way to go before they can compete with any respectable football team. Louisville’s defense still has a million things that it needs to work on [...]
Don’t call it a comeback….Yet
Yes Louisville beat Murray State 21-9 and at the end of the day coaches, players, and fans will take a win no matter how bad they looked getting it……and Louisville didn’t look too awesome last night. I understand that it was the first game of the season. I understand that Louisville had 18 players playing [...]
A NBA Lockout Is Looming….
NBA basketball fans around the world watch one of the weakest drafts the other day. Although the talent level in this year’s draft was beyond subpar…I watch the entire draft. Not so much because I was interested, but I had a feeling that it would be one of the last NBA features for a while. [...]
Rick Pitino Wants Brad Stevens To Replace Him?
In an interview recently University of Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino stated that he planned on coaching another 3-5 years and after he left he would suggest that he be replaced by Butler’s Brad Stevens. Why is Pitino making suggestions about who should replace him when and if he retires? Let me just say [...]
From 68….to the Elite 8
So here we are down to the last 8 teams in the tournament and my bracket is beyond busted. When I started out I had the winner of the Ohio State-Duke final four as the champion and as you see neither team even went to the final four. Of the teams that are left, I [...]