Rolling the dice good or bad?

Everyone’s gambling so let’s bring it to KY. That was what one guy from Danville says. Everyone’s doing it so let’s make some money off it. Well the same could be said for illegal drug use in KY. There are so many doing it lets make it legal and make some money off of it. Forget about what social problems may come from it let’s just do it and get the money.

The social ills that come from legal gambling may not affect Mr. Hendricks directly but it would none the less. When you consider that KY is already low on the list of states in unempolyment, education, childcare and you have people who make careers out of manipulating the 'system' to get benefits. You can see that bringing in false hope can only make it worse.

False hope in the form of hitting the big one, pulling the slot at just the right time or making the right call in a poker hand and with all the winnings we’ll be fine for the rest of our lives. As for his song and dance about helping our roads and schools, heard that one some 15 plus years ago with the lottery. The result, well little Johnny still is having trouble with his reading and writing but has improved on his numbers cause he can pick 3 like nobody else.

PS. Once again I made the paper. I should be on the payroll.

Mafia Storm?

There is a former KPVI-TV weather man, Scott Stevens, in Idaho who has launched a new web site that is worth viewing. He seems to think that the Russians sold some weather modification technology to the Japanese Mafia and they are using this technology to get back at us for dropping the 'bomb'.

This guy has been on some talk shows but in the wake (pardon the pun please) of Rita I am sure you will see and hear more about him.


www.weatherwars.info

By the way he says that we should expect a 7.7 or higher earthquake sometime later this year. I am predicting a visit to a room with padded walls in his future.

LUCK O' THE IRISH??

Notre Dame had a big win last week over Pitt. Or did they? Tonight Miami (OH) coached by the under appreciated Frank Solich beat Pitt 16-10 in OT. Glad I saw the ending and not the whole game. They game saw not one Offensive TD. Pitt had a 94 kick return and both Miami's were Int's that were run back.

So did Notre Dame really show us anything last week? I think not. It isn't like Miami beat UK again. This is over a team that competes for the Big East title every year. Now Pitt has to go to Nebraska and play the cornbread boys, which when you look at it might be a good game. Neither team is where they should be.

Dieon Bryum who had the 2 TD's for Miami has 3 int's for touchdowns this season, there are only 2 players that have more TD's in the entire league so far and this kid is on Defense.

I look for Michigan to beat the Irsh like a drum. Texas wins by 10 at Ohio St. ( I know that is an unpopular pick)

Man you have got to love College Football!!!

FSU wins by a field goal?

Well the annual FSU vs Miami game ended like some many have, with a missed field goal. The problem, it was the Canes that missed it this time. Not just one they missed 2 and had a bad snap at the end of the game that would have tied it. So the streak ends at 6 and starts with 1 for the Seminoles.

Miami might meet up with them again in the ACC championship game provided they can get by VT. Not going to be easy, it should be another great game like last nights. Both Miami, FSU and VT play really good 'D'. VT right now has the best QB in Vick. FSU has a long way to go in that department. They tried 2 different QB's and neither one showed much of anything. Miami is moving in the right direction Wright looks like he has the stuff just need to pull it all together for complete drives and not here and there.

Either way the ACC is making a bid to be one of the top 3 conferences this year in college football. It is shaping up to be an exciting year. Lets hope the BCS doesn't disappoint again.

Look out for the Canes, going undefeated the rest of the way!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe all isn't Lost

Well the UK vs UofL game came and went with no shock as to who would win the game, yet it was full of surprises. Here is what surprised me the most.

1) Brian Brohm who is probably one of the top ten QB's in KY high school history and coming from a long line of great football family members throws NO TD's. None you kidding me? Not only that but he was (on paper) out played by Woodson. Woodson had 99 more yards and 2 TD's.

2) UK held the best team in the nation last year (avg. 50+ per game) to just 31 and only 3 in the second half. UK did that. This team came out and performed better than anyone expected. I think that most fans are happy that we had a chance to win. 85% of the fans before the game would have thought we would have been blown out. If you turned in on at half time you might not have stayed with the game.

3) UL is overrated. Now let me say that I believe they are overrated from the point that some of the media feel that since they are now in a BCS friendly conference and should they be able to go undefeated they will go to the Rose Bowl. That may happen if other teams loose, but if it does it will again be a lop sided championship game. There D is weak. They rely on out scoring you rather than shutting you down. Remember as good as they were last year they still got beat by my Canes and also allowed Memphis to score 40 on them. They got a long way to go before they can be mentioned in the same sentence with Rose Bowl.

4) The biggest thing that surprised me was the attitude of the UK players. For the most part they were the only ones that believed they could play with the Cards. The excitement and feel of the game was one that most fans haven't felt in a long time. It was "We've Got a Chance". I know that a lot of fans will be quit to say we did fumble late in the game on the goal line. But it didn't matter to the players as far as their feeling that they could win. That is the one big thing I can see that is different.


So what to expect for the 2 teams seasons? I think that UL will loose a game and not go undefeated. Probably to WVU. They have to go to Morgantown and play. They have Pitt at home but Pitt had trouble with Notre Dame, but it will still be a test. UK on the other hand will come close to a winning season I think. I wouldn't be surprised if they beat a big time school. These kids that are playing now believe that they can shed the stigma of what UK football has become the last few years. I hope so. GO Tamme!!

And for all you Cards fans that say "hey it was just the 1st game". True but Uk strapped em up they same time you did and had they same amount of practices. I truly think that Tripp's V-Tech Hookies have the best chance to go to the Rose Bowl to face USC. That coming from a U of M fan, go figure.