Fa-Ged-About It?
By Sonja Sykes
University of Louisville head football coach Steve Kragthorpe would like to forget about the “fair” catch incident that marred last year’s football game at UConn. Problem is, he keeps getting reminded about it…every day, every week. Krag has encouraged the players to forget about it, move on and get ready for this Friday’s game against UConn.
I’m willing to forget about it and even offer 10 things to replace the incident in our thoughts and minds:
Is Donald Brown really the best running back in college football? His stats are off the charts — 716 yards in four games, 113 rushing attempts and 10 touchdowns. Of Course, he’s gathered them against Hofstra, Temple, UVA and Baylor. As Milt Wagner said years ago, that’s an impressive list of academic colleges.
What will the season opener of NCIS be like this evening? Gibbs has a new crew. I’m a fan. Mark Harmon can check me for ticks anytime.
Does Krags look better with the goatee or clean shaven? I like the facial hair. My neighbor says he looks sinister in it. Will Terry Meiners ever eat a bagel again? If you missed it, Louisville’s funny man had about 30 seconds of dead air Friday at Valhalla when a hunk of bagel got caught in his throat. Some might tell you it’s his best 30 seconds ever of on airtime. He must have read the Tony Vanetti script. Ah, for the days of Gary Burbank…
Who should I listen to on the radio during my morning drive to work? Coach John L. Smith and Drew Diener are having fun on Cards Radio, but you’ve got Padgett and Ragone on the Ticket, and Tony & Paul on the 50,000 watt blowtorch. I’m not even getting into the XM/Sirius choices…
Why is Governor Steve Beshear trying to battle online casino gambling in Kentucky when he is unable to bring the real thing on board? Reminds me of the mayor in “Blazing Saddles.”
Can Curlin dust the field in the Belmont Jockey Club Gold Cup? His prep workout was a solid 51.85 for 4 furlongs. He’s attempting to become the first racehorse to earn over $10 million in winnings.
Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
Will Western Kentucky put a scare into Kentucky like MTSU did? And will Rich Brooks ever be happy about anything?
What will be the final score of the UofL v. UConn game? You’re welcome to post a prediction in the comments section of the article. Closest to the final score wins my lasting admiration. Charlie steers clear of predictions on his team. I’ll go with 31-17 Cards.
If you’re still having trouble shaking the “fair” catch from your thoughts, you might try the scenario that Tolstoy’s brother created years ago…an exclusive club where to gain membership, you had to go stand in the corner and not think of polar bears. Or maybe Huskies, in this case.
About the Author: Sonja Sykes is an avid fan of University of Louisville athletics, especially the women's basketball team.
Cool article. I like Krag with the goatee, Donald Brown is the man, so far, with those teams.
Also take into consideration, that Brown has played in (4) games, but still stellar #’s for (4) games, and BEAST leader in points with (60).
He appears to have the dynamics of a “real deal”.
Thanks, Shannon! Really like Card Dom..keep up the good work there.
Here’s hoping the Cards can contain the talented Mr.Brown and the Huskies.
Thanks!
Yeah. Brown is scary, but again, the competition has been far from stellar,
And that 12-9 win over TEMPLE is very suspect, in the aspect that they struggled with them.
GO CARDS!