I am excited to be a part of "Game On 2016," a weekly broadcast of a Louisville area game of the week to be televised each Saturday this fall on WBKI, Louisville's CW affiliate.

 

In addition to great coverage by outlets like BGP, Jason Frakes with the Courier-Journal, etc., this will further promote this great sport in our area and also the hard-working kids and coaches that make it possible.

 

The first game is the Manual/Central matchup in week 0. The game will be telecast on SATURDAY, AUG. 20 at 8:00pm (it will be in that time slot each week).

 

I have met some incredible people who are part of this project while getting prepped for doing color commentary -- like Craig Olmstead (son of Louisville TV legend, Chuck Olmstead), Kevin Hulsman, Randy Whetstone, Garry Gupton, and a tremendously professional group of technical people at the TV station who really seem to have a passion for promoting kids and schools in this area. In addition, the media department at PRP is assisting both behind and in-front-of the camera--great real-world education for those kids.

 

I don't want to post the entire schedule b/c a few games later in the season are still in the confirmation stages on the school end, but I can say that these teams will be aired at least once:

 

Ballard

Central

Christian Academy

Eastern

Male

Manual

PRP

St. Xavier

Trinity

 

Hope you guys will tune in every week. I know I've got a face made for radio, but fortunate for all of you I think I'll only be on camera for the pre-game keys to the game.

This is awesome news!!! Thank you for sharing coach.

This is great. I try to get to one of the better games in the city every week, this will allow me to catch those games even if I can't attend in person.

Coach J,

 

That is great news for the athletes in the Louisville area. I'm sure you will do a good job with thorough preparation.

 

I thought you were staying on as an assistant to Ballard, though.

Best news I have heard all day!

 

Thanks for sharing CoachJ.

 

And if you talk to the powers that be at WBKI tell them BGP wants to work with them to promote these games/teams/players.

Will they as many stations do hook up with youtube?

Coach J,

 

That is great news for the athletes in the Louisville area. I'm sure you will do a good job with thorough preparation.

 

I thought you were staying on as an assistant to Ballard, though.

 

Thank you for the confidence, Bruin66! I know 'thorough' will happen; not sure how this ugly mug will play on an HD screen though!

 

To your other point, it's better said I always said I would "assist" Coach Copley during his transition and am still doing that (administrative help mainly). There was some talk early on about me having a hand in the offense, but my intention when stepping down was 100% about being with my family more the year before my son goes to HS. I knew being an official "assistant" would ultimately mean less time for family. This TV gig is mainly one day a week & has no interference with my son's football practice or games.

Best news I have heard all day!

 

Thanks for sharing CoachJ.

 

And if you talk to the powers that be at WBKI tell them BGP wants to work with them to promote these games/teams/players.

 

Oh trust me, I made them very well-aware that THE online outlet with the most comprehensive coverage, the most passionate/football-loving subscribers, and best outreach to fans who would want to watch on Saturdays is this place. Mainly, I told them the heart of BGP is to promote this great sport, the kids that play it, the coaches that give their everything to it, and the fans who go nuts for it.

 

They told me to go full speed with promoting HERE in any way I can. And I told them I knew without even asking that BGP would go all out in helping to promote those same stakeholders. Marriage made in heaven!

 

Guru -- I'll get back with you about specifics. I know there are going to be some nice human-interest pieces for halftime and pre-game on kids/coaches who have a great story. That might be something of interest to fans outside the Louisville area on here and maybe there'd be a way for this site to be an outlet for that.

Will they as many stations do hook up with youtube?

 

This is a great question, NCF. I'll need to check with someone there with much more technical knowledge than I. I'd be surprised if there's not a way to do that.

 

(and you were the exact person I thought about when I wondered if this could stream online!)

This is terrific news.

This is awesome news. Looking forward to it. Any thought it might also happen with basketball?

This is awesome news. Looking forward to it. Any thought it might also happen with basketball?

 

I haven't heard anything about that...but I'm not a guy who'd really be in the loop after football. I'll check on it though.

 

By the way, what's up with that sport with a ball that bounces funny? I mean if you drop it it comes right back up to you. That doesn't seem as much of a challenge to me.

My wife is going to be really annoyed with the my DVR-ing... :lol2:

Great news CoachJ, I am really excited about this.

Awesome! Though the St. X/Trinity game has got to be one of them. I can't imagine them skipping one of Louisville's biggest regular season games unless U of L refused to let them record in PJCS for some reason.