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20 January 2010
The last word on UK/Auburn, buying Tennessee, calling out Favre haters... it must be a Wednesday.
- Don't ever drive from Lexington to Auburn and back in less than 48 hours. I really didn't think that Auburn was that far away (sure, I could have looked up the distance on this interweb thing). 7.5 hours in the car on Sunday made me think otherwise. Next time, I'll fly to Atlanta and ride over. Also, I drove all that way and Kentucky just about pissed away a 19 point lead. I would tell you something about the crappy arena the Tigers play in, but I never went in. I sold my ticket for double what I paid and went to make sure a barstool at Mellow Mushroom didn't fly away during the game. It didn't.
- One win means #1. If UK beats Arkansas on Saturday, it's all but certain that they'll be the #1 team in the country come Monday. The thing people need to be most concerned with is the win against Arkansas. John Pelphrey (JYeary's twin brother) brings in a team that desperately needs a signature win. Pelphrey may need the win more than the Wildcats, as some speculate he's coaching for his job this season. All I'm saying is, the Cats need a win on Saturday before posting/saying, "We're #1!!!!" (I'm talking to you, random girl in a sorority at UK that I'm Facebook friends with who has that as her status.)
- Where are all the Brett Favre haters now? Seriously? Was there a holocaust I didn't hear about? The guy was a legitimate top QB this season. People were crushing him before the season, and now it's a Favre lovefest again. I, for one, love it. The haters have nothing to say. He's led his team to the NFC Finals and has played well all season. Get off his back. Why should anyone be told when they have to retire? Or who they can/can't play for? Favre was the man, is the man, and will be the man again next year if he wants to.
- Watch out for the Basketball Volunteers. This is not a reference to the creepy janitor who always happens to be at your kid's basketball practice. No, I'm talking about the #8 team in the country. Remember the team that suspended four players for getting arrested? That same team that beat then #1 Kansas. That same team that is undefeated in SEC play. That same team that kicked off its "best player," Tyler Smith (if you thought Smith was their best player, you don't know basketball). That same team is forgotten about in their own town because their football coach switched jobs. That same team comes to Lexington in just over a month, the same day that ESPN's GameDay is in town. That same team could be playing the #1 team in the country... again.
- If you are a man that wears a "Team Coco" shirt, be better. I get it, not everyone agrees with me about Conan O'Brien. Some people are going to side with unfunny millionaires, that's just life. But, men cannot wear shirts that say Coco on them under any circumstance. Also, COCO IS NOT CONAN O'BRIEN'S NICKNAME.
Yeah, it's a Wednesday.
Photo via Lexington Herald Leader.
