Kentucky Sports Radio
[Moderated by Matt Jones]
[Moderated by Matt Jones]
What a year, eh friends? All that stuff happened, right? I mean can you believe all that stuff? As we close the book on 2008, we undoubtedly look back upon the roller coaster of the last 365 fondly. Sure, we had our ups and downs, but it looks like we made it. And before we usher in a new 2009, with all the glory that accompanies it, NTKW thought today we’d take a look back at some of the greatest sports moments of the last go-round. While the majority of NTKW’s Year of the Rat was spent in a drunken stupor, we did manage to catch a few fantastic moments (thanks TiVo!)…and now, Need-to-Know is proud to bring you a few of those moments. Behold, and revel in, the year that was:
Finally, Patriots fans everywhere had to shut their damn mouths for one second as the underdog New York Giants pull out an upset to take them down in one of the most memorable Super Bowls in history, creating more undeserved hype for Eli Manning, earning Plaxico Burress the extra cash he needed for that gun he’s always wanted to keep on his hip, and ensuring that we’ll never be able to stop looking at Michael Strahan on television.
A truly rollicking NCAA tourney comes to a close in the April conclusion of the Big Dance, where the Chalmers-led Kansas Jayhawks exposed the achilles heel of the Memphis Tigers, forcing them to shoot foul shots they were never going to make (should’ve listened in December, Calipari). Thus the ‘Hawks roll on to a 75-68 final over a team that somehow, even with more arrests than Altamont, has come to be viewed as a team of “good kids” in an effort for the press to make some kind of story out of the matchup.
In one of the greatest acts of legend-sabotaging in history, vet Packers QB decides that 800 teary retirement montages isn’t enough, and decides to monopolize every sports outlet in the world by deciding to come back, only not to the Packers, and with a lackluster year. Did you guys miss this story? That’s cool. Looks like you’ll get it again in ‘09!
Mutant fish-man Michael Phelps swims around and gets 8 gold medals, beast-monster Usain Bolt runs really fast, and also there was some gymnastics stuff. But that rain-soaked women’s beach volleyball final was the moment to remember. Thanks, nasty Chinese weather, for making it the best Olympics ever!
Because it wouldn’t adhere to the order of the universe not to have something Boston fans can keep yammering about, the underdog Celtics bring down the Los Angeles Lakers in a bout that wasn’t as much about raw basketball skill as it was proof that karma exists (I’m looking at you, Kobe).
October Magic at its best: the Tampa Bay Rays’ 8 fans mystically grow to stadium-filling capacity, but it’s all for naught as the Philadelphia Phillies finish off the Rays in a weird, three-inning pick-me-up after a prior rain delay. Philadelphia’s joy is short-lived at only three seconds, as the final strike is punctuated moments later by behemoth slugger Ryan Howard rushing the mound only to crush and kill pitching ace Brad Lidge.
A one-legged, hobbled Tiger Woods defeats Rocco Mediate to take the U.S. Open victory at Torrey Pines in an 18-hole playoff, which sounds impressive until I tell you that the other night I defeated Tiger Woods, on my PS3, with one dry contact lens and eating a steak chalupa. Still impressed, public? I didn’t think so.
Two really good tennis players played in a tournament. I think Nadal won. There was a trophy involved, I saw a picture. I don’t really watch tennis, so you can google this one yourself.
Now that we’ve purged ourselves, we can wipe the slate and ready ourselves for the new year. On a personal side note, I’d like to echo Matt’s Christmas sentiments and say that I couldn’t be prouder to have worked alongside such fantastic friends and colleagues on this site this past year, and the same goes for you guys — we really appreciate the fact that you guys keep reading, you all make this site what it is and we look forward to bringing you more in 2009. That includes more that you’ll need-to-know, whether you like it or not, because I’d never leave you hanging.
Happy new year, friends.
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December 31st, 2008 at 11:58 am
What about Kimbo getting knocked out by a no name off the streets. Definitely something I will remember in 2008.
December 31st, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Nice rack on the passed out chick!
December 31st, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Happy New Year to you too, Mr. Tomlin! And, let me be the first to say that I’ll save you a ticket the 2009 World Series at Tropicana Field.
December 31st, 2008 at 12:23 pm
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO’S READY TO SECOND GUESS OUR RECRUITING?!?!?!?!?!
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283652086
December 31st, 2008 at 12:23 pm
LET IT BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!
December 31st, 2008 at 12:52 pm
how bad is it when a minnesota team coached by tubster in only his 2nd year is a top ranked team that would smoke our ass by 25 points any time any place….well, it’s VERY VERY bad..they are down at half only by 1 point to Mich. State.
December 31st, 2008 at 12:53 pm
My best memory of ‘08 was Beiser finally getting some recognition from Youtube sports, only to have his last name butchered.
BRIESNER RULES!!!
December 31st, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Ill be in D.C. for the game, I know its on ESPN, but does anyone know where I can surround myself with a few cats fans?
December 31st, 2008 at 12:53 pm
4) You’re talking about Tubby right? Shelvin committed to Butler before Coach G even had a chance to really recruit the kid. Get out of here with your garbage. And by the way, I’m very happy for Shelvin.
December 31st, 2008 at 1:02 pm
6, I wanted to make a cogent argument about your erroneous assumptions, but instead I’ll just say….you’re stupid. Happy New Year.
More Tomlin in 09!
December 31st, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Tomlin, I’ll be in Charleston tonight for New Year’s, any suggestions?
December 31st, 2008 at 1:14 pm
10) you’re an idiot if you think we could keep up with Minnesota or Mich. St. complete idiot if you honestly think that. they have better shooters and are quicker and faster. open your eyes dude. scrape a bit of blue off your lenses so you can see the facts.
December 31st, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Rick….I’d recommend checking out Tommy Condon’s. Can’t go wrong.
December 31st, 2008 at 1:18 pm
12. Maybe one day we’ll be good enough to outshoot and outrebound the #1 team in the country on their home floor. What? We already did that? Wow.
December 31st, 2008 at 1:26 pm
14) without two of their best players playing and we still got blown out of the house. : )
what’s sad is that some UK fans now have to point to a LOSS to prove a something…that’s quite funny and really spells out in plain english how desperate we really are. geez.
December 31st, 2008 at 1:29 pm
15. Do you really wish the Tubster were still here to lead us to more mediocre seasons with no brighter future in sight. C’mon man. Give BCG a little time to dig out of Tubby’s hole. We’re turning in to a good team and your head is too stuck up your butt to see it.
December 31st, 2008 at 1:30 pm
I’ve been to Tommy Condon’s for St. Paddy’s, is it just as good for New Year’s?
December 31st, 2008 at 1:34 pm
16) pull yer head outa your ass and face the music dude. we aren’t very good. we dont suck but we just aren’t a very good basketball team. no, i do NOT want OTS back..doh. nothing i’ve said even frigg’n points to that. if you could read properly and understand things properly you can see i’m just making a clear easy to understand point. it IS sad that we are where we are and his minnesota team is where it is in the same amount of time…2 years. that is simply a fact dude. if you can’t accept that, then i dont know what to tell you man. we’re years away from being a top 25 team…that my friend is very sad.
December 31st, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Yes, yes, release your anger.
December 31st, 2008 at 2:00 pm
portersheadband- First, the Minnesota team that you said would whoop us is holding true to Tubby form. 1:45 left and not yet to 50. They are ranked because they haven’t played an opponent worth beating yet.
Second, you’re wrong about this team. Our struggles early were due to turnover problems. Those, in large part, have been remedied. We have two players that are top 5 in their position and the role players are coming along. Give this team a chance to improve. They are very young because Tubby left BCG very few UK quality players to work with.
December 31st, 2008 at 2:10 pm
20) i’m sorry but they just played a top ranked team : )
who have we played my friend? we played the #1 team in the nation early on without two of their best players and got killed. and Carolina is much better now than they were then. we’ve played no other ranked teams since. Minnesota just held their own against Mich. St. 12 point loss to them is not bad at all.
My argument is that you can’t really tell how far we’ve come yet because we’ve played nothing but cupcakes my friend. until we play someone worth talking about, we haven’t improved one bit. it’s simply not fair to say we’ve improved when we haven’t been tested properly. that’s just not fair at all. we’ll have a better idea against UofL but i can tell you this. if BCG doesn’t plan and prepare extensively for full court pressure from the beginning of the game, we are in for a very bad reality check. they are quick enough to supply the full court press from the very beginning. anyone who knows pitino knows that is exactly what they will do against us off the bat. it’s gonna happen so mark it down. question is, can we take the ball pressure? we’ve proven in the past that we can’t. so let me ask you this. do you think Porter or Liggins or Meeks can handle that pressure? i see turnover city unfortunately. we’ll see i guess. clock is ticking.
December 31st, 2008 at 2:59 pm
21. Mich. St. is not a top ranked team. They are 15th. We’ve played two ranked teams (you forgot Miami), and we beat WVU who shelacked a ranked tOSU team last week.
I agree that because of our recent schedule we don’t really know how far this team has come, but don’t just count them out. This team has a lot of ability to improve and I believe they are doing that. The full court pressure is the one part of UofL that really scares me, but I believe we can handle much better now than we could have a month ago. Go Cats!