Tubby leaving?

part of article from today's courier-journal...............

Then there's the matter of Virginia's coaching vacancy. Numerous media reports from that state speculate that the Cavaliers will make a pitch to UK coach Tubby Smith and that the money will be handsome.
Smith tried to downplay any chance that he'll leave last week when the Wildcats were in Indianapolis, saying that he's happy at UK and not looking to leave. At the same time, he didn't say that he had no interest in any other jobs.
"What good does it do for me to say that I have no interest?" Smith said. "That only makes me look like I'm too comfortable in my job."
Smith already is one of the nation's best-paid coaches. His contract, which runs through April 3, 2011, will pay him $1.9 million next season. He'll receive a longevity bonus of $1.5 million if he's still UK's coach on April 3, 2007, and another bonus of $2.5 million on April 3, 2011.
But if Smith stands by what he's said all along, that he hopes to be UK's coach for many more years, he'll resume the challenge of trying to get the Cats to the Final Four for the first time since 1998.
With the Cats coming up painfully short in their third regional final since 1999, they currently are in the throes of a seven-year Final Four drought. The longest drought in the history of the program is eight years.
So, along with the mass of returning players will come the usual load of pressure, plus some.

Alaska Oil Well Drilling

Please take a second and click the link below and add your name to the "No" on Alaska Wildlife Oil Well Drilling Roll Call. The Senate is expected to vote on this very soon. It only takes 10 seconds

http://www.johnkerry.com/petition/rollcall.php?source=5115

Ruth The Mule

This story was too great to pass up. Something out of Little House on the Prarie. Too much.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/03/16/mule.commute.ap/index.html

B-Day Party for Stephen

Last night was Stephen's b-day party and some friends and himself came over to my place for some pre-going-out drinks and then we went to the show. Here is the link to the pictures, they include some at my place and the others are at the club (he even got on stage).

Tourney Time

Well, we are about to get it on this evening. TN looked impressive last night and we will have our hands full beating them 3 times in a row.

Here is a quote from one of their guys today.....

"We're glad to get another shot at them, especially the way our last game with them went," Tennessee forward Andre Patterson said. "It's been in the back of our minds. We had those guys beat, and now we've got them again."

We beat them twice before this year but they had one of their best players out in both games. They are back full strength and if they play like they did last night we will be in for a battle.


GO CATS!!!

Kentucky Invitational this weekend.........

If you have ever wondered why they call the SEC tournament the Kentucky Invitational......here is why!

SEC regular-season champion and fourth-ranked Kentucky tries to win its 26th SEC Tournament title when it begins play in the 46th league postseason event Friday night. UK has claimed the last two SEC Tournament crowns and 10 of the last 13 league tourney trophies. The Wildcats have won more SEC Tournament titles (25) than all the other league teams combined (19).

As the Eastern Division’s top seed, Kentucky plays the winner of Thursday’s Arkansas/Tennessee game, Friday at 7:30 p.m. Kentucky snuck past Arkansas, 68-67, in Fayetteville, and swept the season series with Tennessee, winning 84- 62 in Knoxville and 73-61 at home on Senior Night.

SEC Coach of the Year Tubby Smith has a remarkable 19-4 (.826) career SEC Tournament record, having won five out of the last seven tournaments at Kentucky (1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2004) after guiding Georgia to the final game in 1997.

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Inside the SEC NumbersUK is the only team to own 100 SEC Tournament wins ... Kentucky is 105-17 overall in SEC Tournament action, 48-12 since the tourney was renewed in 1979, and 32-3 since the league expanded in 1992 ... This is the 26th SEC Tournament, and UK has won more than half (25) the titles despite playing in just 43 previous events ... UK has won 32 of its last 35 SEC Tourney games ... Since the tournament was renewed in 1979, UK is 17-0 in semifinal games and 13-4 in title games ... Georgia (0-8) and Ole Miss (0-12) have never beaten UK in the SEC Tournament ... Since the league split in 1992, UK has earned the No. 1 seed eight times and the No. 2 seed six times ... A Wildcat has been named tournament MVP 13 times since the renewal ... At 19-4 in SEC Tournament play, Tubby Smith is tied with John Mauer (19-7 at Tennessee and Florida) and Harry Rabenhorst (19-16 at LSU) for third in league tournament wins. Smith trails only Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp (57-6) and Alabama’s Wimp Sanderson (25-7) ... UK Associate Head Coach David Hobbs has a 31-10 SEC Tournament record (with 7 titles), including his time as an assistant and head coach at Alabama (1985-98).

Wildcats Earn Another First-Round ByeSince 1992, when the Southeastern Conference split into two divisions and implemented its current postseason tournament format that allows first-round byes for four teams, Kentucky has earned a bye in all 14 tournaments. UK has not played in the SEC Tournament’s first round since the first season of the renewal in 1979.
The Wildcats earned this year’s bye by capturing the 2005 SEC Championship by two games (Alabama, LSU and Florida all finished league play with 12-4 records.).
UK has won or shared 11 SEC East titles since the divisional format began in 1992.

I also thought you might enjoy seeing how crazy (and unrealistic) our fans can be sometimes. Check out this poll that was done with Kentucky and Louisville fans in Kentucky.....shocking that some people are still unsatisfied........

CLICK HERE

Co-Worker Seems Normal

I was pleasantly surprised to see how normal and not completely crazy I thought my little co-worker was last night on TV. Although there were a few backward moments and the attitude "men run the house" that I could not stomach....... all-in-all it wasn't that bad. The liberal family was too liberal even for my taste. The rebel son has a right to believe what he believes but he doesn't have enough respect for people.

That was entertaining and the CATS won again......it was Senior Night and Chuck Hayes last home game :-(

A little humor to cheer one up is below.

I could not resist this Bushism:
"I had the opportunity to go out to Goree Island and talk about what slavery meant to America. It's very interesting when you think about it. The slaves who left here to go to America, because of their steadfast and their religion and their belief in freedom, helped change America." --Dakar, Senegal , July. 8, 2003.