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Entries from January 2008

Louisville Football Chips

January 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Finally, there’s something to look forward to on the football front. Among them:
– The results of Steve Kragthorpe’s first recruiting class will be unveiled Wednesday, February 6 at 4 p.m. during the annual football signing party at the Brown & Williamson Club.
They call it a party but it’s really just a bunch of guys and […]

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Tags: David Williams · Steve Beshear · Steve Kragthorpe · Tom Jurich

Crum, Pitino Still Differ On The 3

January 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Former Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum and current coach Rick Pitino have always had different approaches when it comes to employing the three-point shot. Don’t see either of them changing their opinions in the near future.
Still an avid fan who attends U of L home games, Crum has been reserved in his comments about Pitino, […]

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Tags: Denny Crum · Rick Pitino

Add Passion and Time

January 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments

No doubt now, hindsight is perfect: U of L should have used its last timeout with nine seconds on the clock. Any play Rick Pitino called would have been better than the aimless freelancing at the end.
UConn a good team. U of L lost by only two points in a game in which it looked […]

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Tags: David Padgett · Derrick Caracter · Earl Clark · Edgar Sosa · Jerry Smith · Juan Palacios · Louisville basketball · Rick Pitino · UConn · University of Louisville

Entering Hornets’ Nest

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

You know how it is during the really big games at Freedom Hall, when everyone is into the game? Intensity among fans is through the roof. You can’t hear yourself think, much less talk. Even the gray-haired folks are going berserk. That’s how it’s going to be at the XL Center in Hartford […]

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Derrick In The Present

January 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Now that’ s more like it, Derrick Caracter getting emotional. Clapping his hands. Waving a fist. Clapping his hands. Going strong to the basket, making the difficult shots.
Scoring 17 points, grabbing four rebounds and being called for only two fouls [one of them a phantom foul], helping U of L score an important win over […]

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Tags: Card Game · Derrick Caracter · Louisville basketball · Rick Pitino · St. John's