Happy Friday, I am in a particularly good mood today because I spent a good majority of yesterday laughing as the trending topic #SeinfeldDerbyHorseNames took over Twitter. As a Seinfeld fanatic and lover of horse racing, it was as if...
Blog: Prodigal Son: April 2010 Archives
Not going to lie, a lot of stuff going on today that belongs in the Low-5, amazing how the positivity of the Double High 5 that opened the week has eroded. Oh well, let's all put the negative aside with thoughts...
High-5 1. Butch Jones. Andy Staples at SI has a story about Butch Jones following Brian Kelly. A little late around here, but a good read. It mentions Jones meshing Dantonio's toughness with Kelly's ability to ability to execute. Bearcats...
High-5 1. Bengals talk. In case you haven't heard enough reaction to the Bengals draft, there actually is a great podcast from the folks at CincyJungle with friends of the blog Mo Egger, Josh Katzowitz and Joe Reedy. I also found it funny there...
Ditching the Low-5 again because the sports world is filled with positivity and optimism right now. Drafts, spring football, playoffs, etc.., no reason to bring any more negativity than already exists on a Monday. High-5 1. Mardy Gilyard. Ever been...
After 14 consecutive practices without any rain, No. 15 -- and the only one where weather actually mattered -- saw it pour down. Too bad, because I think there was probably a large contigent of UC fans that would have...
Crazy day in sports yesterday, and by my accounts a win, win, win, win for the local teams. You have a Reds victory, the Bengals get the perfect fit in Jermaine Gresham, the NCAA tournament only expands to 68 teams and...
Reports out of UC football practice today are that Isaiah Pead left with a knee injury. The UC starting running back was later seen on crutches and coach Butch Jones said they will know more after an MRI. They are hoping...
In a not so surprising revelation, the Calipari express landed another star point guard. This time is 2011 PG Marquis Teague of Indianapolis Pike. He was rated the No. 4 junior in the country by ESPN. Both UC and Louisville were...
The best part about the NFL Draft finally arriving is we can finally put an end to the mock drafts. Though, I wouldn't mind seeing a mock turtleneck draft. That's something I could get behind. Mike Brey and UC-era Bob...
When John Goebel arrived at UC, he was viewed as the speed back in Mark Dantonio's power running game offense. Among the group of power backs like Bradley Glatthaar, Greg Moore and Butler Benton, Goebel was the little guy who...
Out at UC spring practice on Tuesday, it was the normal cast of characters gracing the sidelines and the field, except for a 6-foot-6 goateed quarterback making his way around to different groups of players. Tony Pike was hanging out...
A little more Bearcats stuff coming in a blog later today with some links and such below. I ran into Tony Pike and spoke with him and chatted with Butch Jones a little bit about college coaches taking new jobs...
No pomp and very little circumstance today, just the H5L5... High-5 1. NFL. The draft kicks off Thursday, but outside of the Bengals No. 21, most people here will be wondering when the names of UC's top players will be called. Joe Reedy had a nice...
For the record, if you have not been to Keeneland in Lexington for a weekend, you need to cancel whatever your plans are and go. Now. Absolutely fantastic time there betting on the ponies, exchanging high-5s, tailgating and enjoying a...
Honestly, I'm a little embarrassed today. Hard to believe I let this happen, but, yesterday was National High Five Day. And I missed it. No mention of it here on the blog and I don't know that I gave out...
Everybody needs to stay positive today. Not only are we almost to the weekend, but I am convinced thinking good thoughts can make this day better. I did, then I found a video with High-5's and mustaches. That means good...
Happy Wednesday, I am counting down the hours to Keeneland and carbombs. Not necessarily in that order, but both likely leading to poor decision-making. Also, got a text from friend of the blog David Hale, also a fan of the...
During Saturday's practice, senior lineman CJ Cobb broke his ankle. He had surgery today on it which went off without a hitch. After missing all of 2008 due to injury, Cobb played in 12 of 13 games last season and made one...
Wanted to make sure to respond to a great comment from Jabberwocky yesterday. He was talking about how golf is much more than Tiger and Phil and I couldn't agree more. As the proud owner and concerningly close follower of...
Beginning of a long week of work that may or may not kill me, but I have a Saturday trip to Keeneland as my guiding light. Been to Turfway, but never to Keeneland and have heard nothing but good things. Planning...
High-5 1. Xavier. I saw a poll that was asking who would be hurt more by players turning pro, Xavier by Jordan Crawford or UC by Lance Stephenson. The poll was about 50-50. Which makes me lose faith in polls, voters,...
Lance Stephenson made a decision few of us can associate with. When put between supporting a family and sticking around in college for, perhaps, a more prosperous future, he chose to take care of those closest to him. He likely figures...
UC hoops officially concluded the 2009-10 season on Tuesday with the team's banquet and handed out the annual team awards. As has been the case the last three years, Deonta Vaughn took the prestigous Oscar Robertson award. There was little...
High-5 1. Butler Bulldogs. Duke is the national champion and, honestly, in a tournament of the last eight national champions, I think they would finish last. But you can't take it away from them. They beat everybody in front of...
April Fool's Day can be a dangerous one. Feelings can get hurt, nobody likes to get fooled. In fact, it usually pisses people off before it makes them laugh. So, I won't be pulling any of those fake news items or...
