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For whatever reason, I have always been fascinated by William Henry Harrison. Today is the former President’s birthday, best known for serving the shortest term in history, one month in office. Legend has it that Harrison contracted pneumonia while giving his Inauguration speech, although most now agree he had the symptoms before the famously awful weather on his big day. Harrison’s Presidency is known for nothing, except creating the best campaign slogan in political history with the “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” phrase that celebrated his battle over the Sewanee Indians at the Tippecanoe river. Historically, Tippecanoe’s most important legacy is suring up the Succession plan for American Presidents, as his death caused a Constitutional crisis, as people wondered if the Vice President was authorized to have the position permanently and whether there would be an immediate election. Soon after Harrison’s death, an Act was passed dealing with the issue and changes have been made, culminating in the 25th Amendment. That amendment was passed in 1967 and now school kids have to memorize the Succession Plan, which now looks like this:
Vice President (Joe Biden)
Speaker of the House (Nancy Pelosi)
President Pro Tempore of the Senate (Robert Byrd)
Secretary of State (Hillary Clinton)
Secretary of the Treasury (Timothy Geithner)
Secretary of Defense (Robert Gates)
Attorney General (Eric Holder)
Secretary of the Interior (Ken Salazar)
Secretary of Agriculture (Tom Vilasack)
Secretary of Commerce (Gary Locke)
Secretary of Labor (Hilda Solis)
Secretary of Health and Human Services (Kathleen Sebelius)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Shawn Donovan)
Secretary of Transportation (Ray Lahood)
Secretary of Energy (Stephen Chu)
Secretary of Education (Anne Duncan)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Eric Sheneski)
Secretary of Homeland Security (Janet Napolitano)
So there you go…you probably didnt know that a guy named “Eric Sheneski) was only 17 heartbeats from the Presidency…but he is. Some notes:
— Tonight is the big game against the Alabama Crimson Tide, which means homecoming of sorts for two Alabama natives. Demarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe are both from Alabama and each has pointed to this game for some time. In my first ever interview with Boogie back on Media Day, he told me that the two biggest games of the year for him were North Carolina and Alabama. Similarly, earlier this year Eric Bledsoe told me that he couldnt wait for Alabama, so he could play for the people he grew up around. This game means something special to those guys and it will be interesting to see how they harness that energy tonight.
— For Demarcus Cousins, his excitement about this game is obvious. He downplayed it a bit in today’s interview session, but it has been a strong theme in the past. Part of it is because he is a huge Alabama fan and loves their football team. But also it is likely due in part to his relationship with the state as a whole. He took a lot of criticism in high school from Alabama basketball types and I think he sees this game as a chance to showcase for many of his detractors.
— Calipari of course says he is worried about Alabama (he is worried about every team), but points out that they do have more talent than they are given credit for. The Tide are a team that put together strange “feast/famine” type games, such as against Ole Miss this past weekend, when they went up 20 and then the Rebels came back and won in the second half. When the Tide play well, they can make runs…but overall they have been wildly inconsistent and the Cats should have little problem taking care of business.
— The color commentator tonight is Jay Williams of Duke fame, who has slowly risen through the ESPN ranks. For my money, Williams is the second best (and by far the most tolerable) modern Duke (I hate Laettner, but he is #1) and is my favorite player for my least favorite program.
— You gotta love the absurdity of Pat Forde. In a game between Texas and Kansas, Forde pulls out a stat from the 1984 Final Four in order to showcast Texas’ ineptitude by comparing it to the Kentucky team’s 3-33 shooting in that game. I am one who generally believes that talk of “national media bias” towards UK is silly. But when it comes to Forde, his dislike of Kentucky (spurred on by his dislike of Calipari) borders on the surreal.
— The student ticket lottery was full again. I had lots of students write me and complain about the new system, but I admit that I didnt understand it or its implications. Once again, hardcore fandom is not rewarded, but I am not sure what else the school can do. The record crowds at these events this year have been impressive however and the students deserve a lot of credit.
— Impressive win tonight for Villanova, but it actually tells me less about them than West Virginia. As I pick my “you can book it that the national champion will come from one of these five” teams for this year’s tournament, the fifth spot is still up for grabs (I have UK, Kansas, Syracuse and Michigan State) in the other four. I considered West Virginia, but ultimately dont think they have the horses. The fifth may just be which team is the hottest come tournament time.
— Vienna Padgett made it through another round. This was the most boring episode yet as they tone down the crazy for the “visits home.” At this point the “KSR Bachelor” seems like it may have to happen.
— If you havent yet, read Beisner’s story on Arizona. I predict you will see more such issues popping up in the coming years with major college programs. Such relationships between fan sites/AAU teams/AAU tournaments, etc and schools are tough to weed out, but they occur in many places. Good stuff from the Beez.
More all day as we get ready for the Tide. Its Wimp Sanderson Day and the possibility of a picture of one of our rivals’ players hitting the national media is likely. Just remember where it might have originated. 
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February 8th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
where can those UK kicks be found?
February 8th, 2010 at 11:08 pm
I graduated from UK in 1996 and back when I was student the lotteries were on Sunday mornings at 7:00 am. This process was a good combination of being fair, but also allowing the true fans to get tickets as it was tough to be at Memorial that early on a Sunday morning. Several thousand students always showed up, even on cold snowy mornings.
UK was rocking my senior year on its way the national title in 1996, but even with the high demand, the students who attended the lottery always got tickets and there were always some tickets in the upper arena left the next day at tickets office for the students who couldn’t make the lottery, but were early in line. I don’t know why UK went away from this model.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
What a frightening list. Tonight I will pray for Obama’s continued good help!!!
February 8th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Oh, boy. Mentioning the names Obama + Pelosi = nerd fight.
Wingnuts flying out of the woodwork in 3, 2, 1…
February 8th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
If Cousins would have thrown the elbow that Aldrich just threw at Damian James, Bobby Knight would be all over him. However, Knight’s love affair with Aldrich led him to say that James was fouling him before the elbow. Of course, Bobby Knight also threw a chair across the floor once during a game and choked a player.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Oops…make that “continued good health”. Bad keyboard!!
February 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Oh ESPN thinks it’s a horrible call when a clumsy white boy does it, but when a big black boy does it, he’s an ax murderer waiting to happen.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:14 pm
LONGHORNS ARE COMING BACK ALRICH FOULED OUT
February 8th, 2010 at 11:14 pm
Michigan State? Really? Georgetown would crush them.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:14 pm
I thought Paulus was your favorite player?
February 8th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
In 5th grade I had to do a report on a president so I picked William Henry Harrison since my family is related to him (as well as Benjamin Harrison). It was the shortest report ever.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:26 pm
I’m wingnut number 1.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
Well, I now think Kansas will win out the regular season. Texas was the only game they have that they could lose. Hopefully they run into a Big-12 South Carolina wannabe.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:34 pm
anyone know what picture hes talking about?
February 8th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Considering we play Alabama AND Tennessee this week I think it is about time that the Bama fan calling UT Low-down, dirty, and some snitches be posted. It has probably been months since we have seen it on here and that is too long.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Josh Pastner just had to kick Piere Henderson-Nyles off the team. Stay away from UK Piere!
February 8th, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Funny story about William Henry Harrison…..
February 8th, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Some great history in that post Matt. Makes me happy. A few other notes:
Harrison is the first of the presidents to die in the famous “Tecumseh Curse.” Stems back from Harrison’s command as territorial governor of Indiana during the War of 1812. He defeated Tecumseh’s brother near Lafayette, IN named ‘The Prophet’ and Tecumseh put a curse on Harrison. Every president elected in a zero year from Harrison until Kennedy died in office. Reagan was shot (1980) and we all suffered from the 2000 election….
Also, acting president John Tyler was the first president to have his veto overridden…
February 8th, 2010 at 11:41 pm
There should be a caption above that picture that says, ” Vassup Its Bruno!”
February 8th, 2010 at 11:41 pm
That’s the scariest line of succession! Not one competent person in it.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:41 pm
I was the biggest critic of the lottery, but it was actually a step up from the way they did the first 3.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:44 pm
Forde is such a tool
February 8th, 2010 at 11:45 pm
Macon_Volfan, you know I love your work and I am in complete agreement with you on the fact that we suffered in 2000 but I always felt that the Tecumseh curse had ended when Reagan survived. Not to mention that we both are likely contributing to the start of a political nerd fight.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
I honestly didn’t mean the Bush presidency. I meant more of the turmoil of the election, Sept 11, 2 wars, etc, etc.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:48 pm
but, yes I do think President Reagan ended the curse. I keep that curse story in my back pocket every year, and it ALWAYS amazes the kids. One of the best ‘teacher hooks’ I have in my basket of tricks.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:50 pm
#28 I am sure you use the Lincoln-Kennedy similarities also, right? Secretaries, Vice President Johnsons, etc…
February 8th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
#13…KU better watch out at Texas A&M and at Missouri. DID ANYBODY ELSE SEE THE CHICK IN THE TEXAS SHIRT BEHIND THE KANSAS BENCH??? HUGE RACK. Very nice.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
#30-I’m a decisive Moderate!
#29-I like that one too. It’s a little contrived, but still eerie. The best one is the number of letters in the assassin’s names matching up….
February 9th, 2010 at 12:06 am
hey macon and gocats, only thing worse than a nerd fight is a nerd love fest. yall can trade magic cards and compare your stamp collections elsewhere. now 31, about that picture….
February 9th, 2010 at 12:08 am
I’m dont know anything about the lottery, but why dont they just do first come first serve? Have so many tickets set aside and when they are out, then they are out. And yeah the curse of Tecumseh was assumed broken when Reagan was shot and lived. As for 2000, everyone wants to blame the downfall of the economy on Bush, but you need to go back to Clinton and look at some of the bills with mortgages that he passed. When you know you’re history, you’ll realize that no matter who was president at that time was going to be hit with with the collapse and of course, be blamed. Now we have a president that lets terrorists go, is not fixin anything, tells people they shouldnt spend their money in Las Vegas, laughs at senate members because they drive a Chevrolet truck, is too worried about this stupid health and spends more time watching basketball than doing his job…but he’s the greatest thing ever to happen to this country. They all suck.
February 9th, 2010 at 12:09 am
Pelosi is second in line to the Presidency? Good gawd. That is scary.
February 9th, 2010 at 12:10 am
Here’s how the lottery works.
System prior to today: everyone lines up outside Memorial. Gates are opened and everyone who flashes a student ID gets a card with a number on it (cards are in packs of 50). Students sit in the Memorial bleachers. After inexplicably waiting 2 hours, they announce the numbers on the cards one by one (and show the numbers in inconvenient locations). This takes forever. Total wait time = at least 4 hours if you’re lucky enough to get a ticket (for an average seat).
System today: do not allow students to line up before 6pm; first 8000 get the same paper number. Put numbers in a more convenient location (displayed on scoreboard, who woulda thought?), decrease inexplicable wait time. Total wait time = roughly the same.
How to improve? Well first realize that this is horrendously inefficient. Students spend hours in lines and sitting in bleachers when this could all be done online. Admittedly, this lowers a barrier of entry to non-fans, so maybe that’s not the ideal solution.
Better: today they did something so dumb it’s barely forgivable. Look at it this way: you know how many tickets are distributed (3600). You know how many student numbers are given out (around 5000). So you know that roughly 1400 people won’t get tickets. You know what order people are in. So instead of just waiting and withholding information give a rough estimate when they’ll run out, so people won’t stay around for 3+ hours hoping to get tickets with no shot at them. Dumb, dumb dumb.
February 9th, 2010 at 12:12 am
WHH got dressed in the mirrow looking at a picture of EAP
February 9th, 2010 at 12:12 am
34)just a couple of Political Science and History majors happy to see William Henry Harrison!
February 9th, 2010 at 12:13 am
#34-boo Also if you have that game DVR’d go to 11:16 PM. Close up of her. Everything is bigger in TX.
February 9th, 2010 at 12:14 am
I probably could’ve explained that better. Use my case as an example.
Tonight I got in line at 6:00 prompt. At 8 on the nose, the doors were opened and we went in. I received group number 36 (as did forty nine other people). We go in and sit down. Then they start reading group numbers one at a time. Today they also displayed the numbers on the scoreboard; we were 108th in order. But we really weren’t 108th; in fact, about 40 of the groups “ahead” of us were tickets that weren’t distributed because <8000 people showed up to the lottery. So instead of being able to use quick arithmetic to figure out if and roughly when we’d get a ticket, we waited and waited and got some about 70% through the process.
February 9th, 2010 at 12:14 am
That Texas Kansas game was so god awfully boring, I had to turn it off. Does anyone really think Sherron Collins can keep up with Wall, a guy named Morningstar (who can’t even keep his balance on a free throw shot) can guard Bledsoe, and a slow, flat footed Aldrich can hope to contain Cousins? That’s not even mentioning the abuse that Patterson would put the Morris twins through. As far as X Henry, the 10 min a game he’s playing and 29% from the floor he is shooting no longer concerns me. Where is KU’s advantage? On a side note, did anyone hear Knight say the best team was Syracuse and the only team close was Kansas? Wooooow!
February 9th, 2010 at 12:15 am
39 and 40—haha, all good. i was poli sci major too….also good to know people can take a joke these days.
February 9th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Dude is rockin’ some serious Drew Franklin eyebrows!!!
February 9th, 2010 at 12:18 am
” You gotta love the absurdity of Pat Forde. ”
You just gotta….
http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/uu65/BPsycho/PatSpecforde.jpg
February 9th, 2010 at 12:23 am
Lemme whine for a bit. One of those “hardcore fans” here. That was my last student lottery ever… and I ended up with deep uppers and a couple erupption zone. Now, I love the Erupption Zone, but not once this year have I (or many of my fellow 5-year senior friends (we’re slow)) received lowers… not once. I dunno if there is a better way to do it, really. But it just seems unfair. We’ve witnessed 4 of the most controversial years of UK basketball since Eddie Sutton, in person, at most home games, and now we get shouldered out when we get the same Kentucky type team that we grew up with by all the “fans” that come out of the woodwork when we are winning. Not much to do about it though. [/rant]
February 9th, 2010 at 12:40 am
#46 Imagine if you got lower tickets, and KY went 12-12… What if you’re the whole reason KY is winning???? because your getting screwed!!!!!!….
February 9th, 2010 at 12:43 am
To OldSouth and anyone that got in line at 6 and wants to complain about the wait time you need to look in the damn mirror. Do what a sensible person would do and show up around 8 or a little there after and get in without any trouble. I got in line at around 8:15 and it took me about 15 minutes to get inside the building.
Also, there wasn’t much to worry about in terms of not being in the 8,000 because they only gave out 8,200 numbers at the last lottery. And that counts all the people who went in, then decided to leave, or went in and kept crossing back over to get numerous numbers.
February 9th, 2010 at 12:52 am
Big blue nation, I need your help! My brother, Andrew, out of Covington, KY entered a Dick Vitale impersonation contest. Out of the thousands of entries, he was selected in the top 25. The nation votes out of those, and the top 15 get to go to a conference tourney game (possibly the SEC) and in 5 groups of 3 they do their impersonation at halftime and the crowd chooses the winner. Each group winner gets $10K. Andrew is an avid UK fan, in fact, his entry video he’s sporting a UK hoody and talks about John Wall. Please go to the website and vote for “Andrew”. You can vote one time a day per computer per day till February 24th. Both him and I follow the site religiously, let’s help out a fellow member of the BBN!
http://promo.espn.go.com/espn/contests/sunkist/2009/index
February 9th, 2010 at 12:53 am
12) Oooh, good one. Guess what? You’re not me. If stealing my site ID is the best you’ve got, that’s kind of pitiful.
February 9th, 2010 at 1:16 am
somebody help me out here. section 232 row bb is that a decent seat in Rupp?? I know it goes to kk but
can ya see pretty good from bb?? it pretty close to midcourt ……
February 9th, 2010 at 1:23 am
nevermind damnit, its student tickets …lol
February 9th, 2010 at 1:26 am
really hope the new jerseys dont look like texas’ like everybody been sayin…whats goin on on the back of those things? if tubby was here we would have some nice normal looking ones….
February 9th, 2010 at 1:34 am
juan watching sex in city…want to have sex with woman but her face look like a foot! !ay caramba!
February 9th, 2010 at 1:46 am
juan just wants to see comments, thats all
February 9th, 2010 at 2:02 am
I knew William & George Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone, Henry Clay, and Tecumseh, and all of those boys wouldn’nt have been a thing without me.
Thanks Matt for adding a little bit of history class for all these fools on your blog.
Simon Kenton was the first and truly greatest Kentuckian (white boy - all due respect to the Native American), and Harrison would be a nobody without him.
February 9th, 2010 at 2:17 am
Sarah Palin is retarded.
February 9th, 2010 at 2:37 am
I got my satirical comment deleted!
February 9th, 2010 at 2:37 am
And then it comes back making me look retarded.
February 9th, 2010 at 2:41 am
Matt Jones- You sound “silly” when you use the word “silly” in every post that you post. I’m just sayin’…
February 9th, 2010 at 2:55 am
How come I’m called an unsophisticated redneck for wanting to keep most of the money I earn when democrats like Robert Byrd get a pass for being a KKK member? Oh and Sarah Palin is very retarded.
February 9th, 2010 at 3:01 am
Hey to cheer up from the lottery, who is excited for Alabama today!!! O HECKS YEAH!
February 9th, 2010 at 3:42 am
61 Rednecks Rock. Caribou Barbie not so much.
February 9th, 2010 at 3:46 am
#57
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stefan-sirucek/did-palin-use-crib-notes_ b_452458.html
There is something crossed out on there.. lmao
February 9th, 2010 at 6:19 am
The National Media is getting worse and worse. Last night Bilas listed Syracuse as the clear #2 seed at this point behind Kansas. Last week, he said the same thing about Nova,,of course then they lost. When the talking heads talk top teams, none mention KY even though we have not the left the top 5 since the first tip. Forde takes trunk wieners.
February 9th, 2010 at 6:24 am
64- she went to 5 different community colleges, what did you expect? Thats how she got through the rigorous class of engligh 101.
February 9th, 2010 at 6:46 am
Hey BBN! The Harvard nerds are still at it! Wall is at 34.% and Jeremy Lin is at 30.2%. Get back in there and keep voting for Wall!!
http://www.cousyaward.com/vote.php
February 9th, 2010 at 6:54 am
Jayson Williams can S*CK it!
February 9th, 2010 at 7:01 am
Believe it or not….I actually know Gen. Sheneski…we became friends while serving in Bosnia…he’s a good American.
February 9th, 2010 at 7:19 am
66 - How’d you do in “Engligh 101″? That’s a lovely glass house you have there.
February 9th, 2010 at 7:21 am
48. Last night’s system only made it worse. I don’t see what’s preventing them from just letting people in the normal way and counting them as they go in. Close the doors at 8,000. They completely overreacted to the size of the crowd from last time AND the way they did it this time it scared off people because they saw the size of the line and for some reason were convinced that it either wasn’t worth the wait or that they didn’t think they’d get in. Sure that benefits everyone in the sense that there’s less people, but it also caused their whole plan to go to sh!ts.
February 9th, 2010 at 7:41 am
If that Succession list doesn’t put the fear in you, your brain dead.
February 9th, 2010 at 7:44 am
That list will sober you up in a hurry. Just look at the crooks and incompetents. It is time for a 3rd party. Forde has used UK to get ahead in his career - better to ignore him altogether. Jay Williams is awful. God Bless the Native American.
February 9th, 2010 at 7:48 am
70- ha ha ha, just caught that. i’m no better than sarah palin.
February 9th, 2010 at 7:49 am
70- i don’t live in a glass house. i live in a 76′ single wide.
February 9th, 2010 at 7:59 am
So, how ’bout those sharp new t-shirts, eh?
February 9th, 2010 at 8:09 am
Looks like Texas swallowed a UNC pill.
February 9th, 2010 at 8:10 am
71. The “real fans” wouldn’t be deterred by the line. People that got scared? well, they don’t deserve tickets then. If you don’t even SHOW UP to the lottery, you’re not trying. Any student that missed could’ve filled the nearly 3,500 other spots in Memorial if they wanted to.
and yes my seats are AWFUL, as always
February 9th, 2010 at 8:14 am
77 - Musta been a stool softener, they’re crapping all over the place.
February 9th, 2010 at 8:36 am
BEAT BAMA, COTTONBALL THAT CRIMSON TIDE!!!
February 9th, 2010 at 8:47 am
71. They really didn’t change anything though. If you would have walked past Memorial at 6:30-7 for any of the other three lotteries this year there were already hundreds of people lined up outside waiting. I know because I would always make fun of them. The only difference is that they announced you could line up for this one so people panicked.
I agree the way the put it out there did scare off some people and that is a shame but at the same time if they had bothered to do a little homework about the process or if they wanted tickets bad enough it wouldn’t have scared them.
February 9th, 2010 at 8:54 am
You forgot….
Secretary of Awesomeness (John Wall)
Secretary of Do Work (Boogie)
Secretary of the Dons (Coach Cal)
Secretary of Douchebaggery (Jerry Tipton, Pat Forde, etc etc etc and so on)
February 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
I was at UK from 1990 through 2001 as a student/employee/and student again. Lottery moved from Sunday morning to Monday night about 1999/2000 as was part of the bigger move to create the Erupption zone. End result was too many non-fans hanging out on a monday night and harder to get lowers. They took way the best lower arena student section and shuffled the season ticket holders around from the end zone extortioned them for big donations for the coveted seats near half court they took from the students. This was all a move by the student bidy president and I personally always believed he got a kick back (completely unfounded allegation!) for his part in this travesty. When lottery was on Sunday morning at 8, you could walk right in get your number and were almost gauranteed lowers.
February 9th, 2010 at 9:17 am
Pat Forde and Bob Knight are browneye brothers
February 9th, 2010 at 9:24 am
may have been mentioned before but…. the official scorer at the LSU game was on crack….they had WALL down for only 4 assist….i watched game again and he had at least 8….anyone else notice that??????????
February 9th, 2010 at 9:24 am
In 2003 “Eric Sheneski” spoke out against the idea that Rumsfeld, Cheney and the Presidential Chimp could invade Iraq and it’d be a cupcake like they thought. The man has more guts and brains than the previous administration combined.
February 9th, 2010 at 9:28 am
So how many heartbeats are we away from a President who is NOT a socialist?
February 9th, 2010 at 9:30 am
Matt, does Boone’s butcher shop pay you extra for each use of the word Absurd? It is absurd how much you use the word absurd. I feel absurdity about whenever I read your posts with the word absurd.
Absurd.
February 9th, 2010 at 9:31 am
This has to be the best KSR comment section ever. We have determined that:
A. Bob Knight sucks
B. Texas sucks
C. William Henry Harrison didn’t have enough time to suck.
…and D. No one should EVER again list those in line to the presidency because it’s a really scary list.
February 9th, 2010 at 9:40 am
87. Yes he does….
February 9th, 2010 at 9:49 am
85: I’ll miss you and your ardent patriotism. You’re the first Vietnam Vet to be elected to Congress. But of course, you already knew that.
February 9th, 2010 at 9:55 am
What is up with you guys?
Looks at the recent posts - President Obama is a socialist. President Bush is a chimp. Sarah Pali is retarded.
If you are unable to argue your points without personal attacks, then you’re the socialist retarded chimp.
February 9th, 2010 at 9:56 am
Check out Boogies expression when he is asked about Cole Aldrich around the 42 sec mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L7dwZx4hNw&feature=player_embedded
February 9th, 2010 at 9:56 am
WOOHOO! Go Sheneski!
February 9th, 2010 at 10:02 am
A first come/first serve system really would not be fair either. I have a friend that is in grad school at UK, going for a doctorate and masters at the same time. He has a class on Monday nights. He has been a die-hard UK fan from birth. Did undergrad at UK, and has attended every lottery until this year. With the night class, he runs out of class over to Memorial to get a lottery number. He has gotten tickets sometimes, and sometimes not.
Just don’t assume that a student is not die-hard because they can’t stand in line for tickets.
February 9th, 2010 at 10:04 am
Would love to see Boogie wear his big black glasses for one game.
February 9th, 2010 at 10:07 am
86 - CBS Sports showed Wall with at least 7 assists because I had it pulled up for stats while watching the game.It also showed Cousins with I think 11 boards at the half, but TV had him with 8 or 9. I didnt go back and watch the game yet, but I think there are a lot of times when Cousins doesn’t get credit for his misses and tip ins, or attempted tip ins.
February 9th, 2010 at 10:09 am
Boogie’s expression about Aldrich is priceless.
February 9th, 2010 at 11:29 am
Someone may have already addressed this, sorry I haven’t had time to read through all 99 previous posts, and maybe I am being nit picky here, but how does this game classify as a homecoming when it is at Rupp? I thought for a homecoming they would need to playing at Bama.
February 9th, 2010 at 11:39 am
48, based on the attendance at the last lottery and how much better this crop of games is (south carolina, florida, tennessee >>>>> ole miss, arkansas, vandy and bama), it would be reasonable to expect a higher turnout. Because 8000 showed up last time and there (seemingly) would’ve been more demand this time, lining up early wasn’t insensible, it seemed prudent. Yes, I was surprised at how many fewer people showed up but oh well.
You’re missing the forest for a small tree, though. Even taking the line out of it, the system still has glaring inefficiencies without purpose once you get inside.
February 9th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Haha! My Texas girl made it into a post!! I posted in comment #31 about her last night! We need some full body pics to show the ridiculousness of it. Amazing body she has.
February 9th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
86 & 98 - I thought the same thing. I clearly remember Orton getting (at least) two huge blocks - one in the first half and one in the second. Orton was credited with one block. Harris also had a block, but had a zero in the stat sheet. The official scorer must have fallen asleep.
February 9th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Matt, it’s good to see that you give a shout-out to the person Walter McCarty’s high school was named after!
February 9th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Lottery was not Full last night, only 4600 students showed up out of the possible 8000, and tickets did not sell out
February 9th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
It’s Shinseki, right?
February 9th, 2010 at 7:14 pm
And Arne Duncan, not Anne Duncan, right?
February 10th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
February 8, 2010 was also the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The BSA will be celebrating this anniversary all year long.
I joined the Boy Scouts as an 11-year old boy on 9-1-1988 and have been involved with it ever since (9/1/1988-present) and don’t regret it. The BSA is my primary social activity I do and I plan to be involved with it the rest of my life.