KY high school football quiz

Test your knowledge here and win…well you won’t win anything, but it might be fun on a cool winter’s day.
1-What player holds KY’s record for single-season TDs and with what university did he originally sign with out of HS?
2-How long is the longest successful field goal attempt in state history?
3-Derek Homer is that state’s all-time [...]

This time it is Kentucky pulling a scholarship

Remember back in November when UofL’s football coaches decided to pull their scholarship offer from Rockcastle County lineman Brad Durham. Sure you do. It seemed like the only college sports story in the state that week.
I remember UK fans calling the UofL coaches things like “unethical” and ‘”unprofessional.” UK fans were asking me for my [...]

The sports figures I would most like to see win a title — Part II

The top 5 on the list:
5) Marty Schottenheimer (San Diego Chargers, Head Coach) — No coach in NFL history has had more playoff heartache than this man. Time is running out, so I hope the 2008 Super Bowl is where he ends up.
4) Jeff Fisher (Tennessee Titans, Head Coach) — Loser of a previous Super [...]

Sports figures I would most like to see win a title

A few days ago I posted an entry stating that I hated to see Marty Schottenheimer lose again in the playoffs and would love for him to win a championship. Today, I begin posting a list of the 10 figures in sports (a couple are high school) I would most like to see win a [...]

D-1 college bowls vs. possible championship tourney

We are going to hear plenty of Super Bowl talk over the next couple weeks so let’s turn back to the hot-button issue in college football. Should NCAA D-1 schools have a tournament to decide their champion? There is more politics involved in this than turning a bill into a law so I will stay [...]

AFC postgame was something to see

It was great to see the postgame ceremony for the AFC Championship game on Sunday. When he was being presented the AFC Championship Trophy, Colts owner Jim Irsay gave all of the credit for his teams accomplishments to God. When Irsay made this comment the crowd in Indianapolis went wild.
I have seen many sports figures [...]

Is this a trend?

Advocate Sports Editor Larry Vaught recently wrote a column stating that he thought that it would be a good move for UK head football coach Rich Brooks to name Chuck Smith as the recruiting coordinator at UK. Smith spent years in the high school game leading Boyle County to six consecutive state title games, winning [...]

Todd decides to move to JUCO ball

Former Elizabethtown all-state QB Chris Todd has decided to transfer from Texas Tech to Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. Hutchinson CC is a Junior College that had an 0-8 record last season. Todd will be able to go in as a sophomore and compete to be their #1 QB.
I remember Todd well from his [...]

Brohm returns

Surprising to some, Brian Brohm has decided to return to UofL for his Senior season. Brohm would have likely been a first round choice in this year’s draft. He could be a Heisman contender next year and possibly be the first QB taken in the 2007 draft now that he has decided to return. So [...]

Sorry for Schottenheimer

After getting to two state championship games in high school and losing them both, I must admit that I tend to pull for sports figures who have never won a championship. In Marty Schottenheimer’s case he has had more heartache than most.
Unfortunately for me, I am also a Chicago Cubs fan. I like to call [...]