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Os 2 Reds 1.  Same story as last night. Great pitching but not much hitting. 

On 4/29/2024 at 8:15 AM, nkypete said:

I know it is one big party, but at 64 years old, I don't understand why anybody would want to stand for hours at a time at the NFL Draft just to hear 3 or 4 players mentioned for their team.  I had my ESPN app and I was able to follow the progress of the draft pretty well and I turned on the TV whenever the Bengals got close to a pick.  I was able to get a lot done at home while still staying aware of what was going on.

Youngster. 

18 hours ago, The Professor said:

No one seems to be commenting too much about the effects the transfer portal and NIL have had on mid-major universities in sports but in my opinion it has pretty much destroyed their chances of building sports programs with any kind of continuity like they have in the past. All of us can think of stars from the past that excelled at mid-majors and stayed through their senior season in football and basketball. But that has changed. Morehead State two years ago lost a very good 6’10 player to Auburn is just one of many examples. Players all over the nation are jumping from the mid-majors to the power conference schools. 
As Bob Dylan’s song says, “The times they are a-changing”, and for the mid-majors it’s not a good change in my opinion.

Agree with much of what you say.  The very best of the Moreheads and Daytons of the world are all gonna be cherry-picked.  Every one of them.  

It isn’t just twenty bucks a pop to sign a stack of 8X10s, that’s for sure. 

Reds manage just two hits and no runs against Os pitching.   Greene did his job but got no run support. 

18 hours ago, Tigerpride94 said:

Right, Wind plays a big factor in results and have to show up at state meet with healthy roster. I've always thought have to have good luck at end of season since one key guy/girl is injured which could cost you championship.

Having a stud jumper or two is often the key to a title.  Pile up points in the vertical and horizontal jumps. 

You oughta watch an EPL match.   With those guys it’s nose blowing. 

The draft grades that I’ve seen for the Steelers have been extremely positive. Top three. 

The couple of draft grades I’ve seen have the Bengals in the middle of the pack. 
 

20 minutes ago, theguru said:

Did I just hear that right, the Ravens posse (kids I might add) introducing the pick all just said "the Steelers suck" before announcing the Ravens pick?

That is so trashy for the Ravens, the NFL, National TV.  What is next?  The person introducing the Steelers next pick has every right to bash the Ravens on national TV now, right.

I thought it was bush league. 

2 minutes ago, Jumper_Dad said:

There were a handful of coaches that the UK Admin ruled out before Barnhart started the process, Pearl, Beard and a couple others.

Oates and Wright pulled themselves out of any conversation before it even started. Hurley turned down a Brinks truck of money and Drew and family didn't want move. Donovan was going to wait at least a week plus to even speak to UK with no guarantee that he'd take the job. After being turned down twice before by Billy D, I think his name was just floated to placate a segment of the fans that were hung up on him. I don't think Donovan was on top of Mitch's list, just on top of fan's list.

Pope was the next rung of coaches they considered and chose him over the others. Pope was officially the third person actually offered or pitched the job.

Thanks for the clarification.   Sounds like semantics. Third choice/offered vs third seriously considered/wanted. 

3 hours ago, theguru said:

I thought the same thing, even down to his hands, but that was just a first impression on tv. 

Some of those other guys are road graders. 

2 hours ago, Randy Parker said:

Correct.  And I would add people see Pope as a "front of the jersey" kind of coach that will recruit "front of the jersey" kind of players.  That kind of thinking, in my opinion, is archaic and unrealistic.  Unless you want all Kentucky kids that likely have no NBA future, you're not going to have that kind of roster.

I completely understand, and share, the Calipari frustration.  I even felt like it was time for he and the university to part ways.  The danger in that, from my vantage point, is who replaces him.  I thought a lot of the candidates were unrealistic (namely Jay Wright, Danny Hurley, & to a lesser extent, Billy Donovan).  But I also didn't think we'd have to go this far down to get someone.  

As you said, if you look at his resume--and I mean resume only and no looking at his name or anything else--most UK fans would scoff.  Rightly so.

I keep hearing Matt Jones call Pope “Barnhart’s third choice”, as if that is a pretty good thing.   
 

I’m assuming that Mitch at the very least made Hurley and Wright say no, and possibly (but not certainly) Donovan.  Drew was on the short list. What am I missing)

Smallish compared to most of the tackles drafted, but he will be okay. 

1 hour ago, bugatti said:

Can you rephrase this? I remember that '96 team well (I would have been 13) and I can't accept the fact I may have gone through the "older generation" turnstile.

😊

Rookie. 

KY Milesplit is pretty much the go-to for track and field.  It’s always interesting to me to compare virtual/projected vs actual results.  Projections are tough because there are sooooo many variables. 

8 minutes ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

The Bengals with the #18 pick in the 2024 NFL draft select Amarius Mims from the University of Georgia. I like the pick!

Good pick. Keep JB upright at all costs.   The guy may have gone a pick or two higher had he not had an ankle last season. 

My first question. Will the Stripes trade up to get Bowers (TE - Georgia)?

Tonight’s the night. 

12 hours ago, citycat said:

Could have been an all time Kentucky legend.  Instead he will be remembered as a good player.  I feel a little betrayed in that he definitely leaned into the "front of the jersey" player.  Down the road his dad will be more remembered.  He at least won something.

In the long run you may be right.  Recency bias will wear off eventually. 

42 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

Joker is a beast and I don't think the masses really realize how good he is. 

The guy looks like he can’t jump over the Maysville phone book.  And is the most complete player in the game. 

13 hours ago, Tranquility Base said:

Phillies blank the Reds in game 1, 7-0

On some level, I chalk this one up to a long trip to get back home. 

I did learn one thing last night.  If you’re Nick Nurse, don’t bother trying to call a late timeout on the road (especially in New York) with the game on the line.  You will be summarily ignored. 

As of today, there are no scholarship players remaining from the 23-24 squad.  Which very well could be a good thing. 

The boss is thrilled. Her boy (and NASCAR’s golden boy) won this weekend after a long drought.