Posts Tagged ‘Rick Pitino’

The Beauty of 310 Pounds Running

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

OK, this is my last self-serving post about Kentucky/Louisville, but it’s a good one. What we have is the highlight real of Myron Pryor recovering a fumble an returning it 72-yards for a touchdown in his best Usain-Bolt-at-310-pounds impression. I wouldn’t be surprised if Pryor’s return registered on a nearby Richter scale.

It was [...]

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Dancin’ At The Sweet 16: Tennessee – Louisville

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Tennessee/Louisville
Outlook
This might be the only regional semi-final where the two coaches outshine their respective teams. On one side, it’s Bruce Pearl and his never-ending quest of self-promotion (albeit, for the benefit of his team) and on the other, there stands Rick Pitino, the apple of the eye for all University of Kentucky fans. [...]

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Chris Lofton = One-Legged Shooter?

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Here’s some tournament news that might make the Losers With Socks dudes upset: apparently, shooting wunderkind Chris Lofton slightly injured one of his legs and has been wearing a walking boot because of it. Now, being in Tennessee, wearing boots might seem like normal behavior, but remember, Lofton is supposed to be getting [...]

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Intentional Upset: Louisville Is For Real

Friday, February 29th, 2008

This is an upset in ranking only… The 18th-ranked Louisville held off the 17th-ranked Irish of Notre Dame by the score of 90-85. Led by David Padgett’s 26 point outing, Rick Pitino’s Cardinals reconfirmed to the world that the are indeed a Final Four threat in March.
An interesting note: on UofL’s site, they [...]

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