Gift Return Day

– Hope nobody got what they didn’t need from CompUSA; those folks are going out of business. The “All Sales Final” on the receipt means exactly that. – If you’re returning an item to the Neutral Zone, good luck. Any quality U of L merchandise in that store is priced at least 30% higher than [...]

Merry Christmas

Season’s greetings and Merry Christmas to all. Rick Pitino delivered a wonderful Christmas Eve gift on his web site to U of L fans today, announcing that David Padgett has been cleared to begin working out with the team. If all goes well, Padgett could be playing again January 10 when the Cards square off [...]

Billy Minardi Day

The week before the 9-11 tragedy in 2001, Rick Pitino played golf with his best friend Billy Minardi, anticipating the upcoming basketball season. Billy told his friend that he would be able to attend 14 of 17 U of L home games that season. As Sports Illustrated noted, “The pair had been as inseparable as [...]

Card Fan Gift Tip #5

One of the major milestones in U of L athletic history was the Cards’ 24-13 victory over Wake Forest in the 2007 Orange Bowl in Miami, the first BCS win ever. Football fans can relive that memory over and over with this 13 x 39-inch print by Rob Arra. This is the best remembrance of [...]

Angel Scare

Angel McCoughtry lying on the floor, woozy and bleeding, being helped to the locker room in front of her stunned teammates. It was the worst possible scenario for the Lady Cards. The Louisville women’s basketball team is a exceptionally good one when McCoughtry is healthy. Her teammates almost had an opportunity to find how badly [...]

UCLA & Kragthorpe

UCLA’s interest in Steve Kragthorpe for the school’s head football coaching vacancy has to be somewhat puzzling to one group of fans. They wanted Kragthorpe gone after the season. Expectations were high, the results bitterly disappointing. Never mind the reasons or excuses, they wanted him gone. Now evidence has emerged that U of L was [...]

Message from the First Family

Heartfelt gratitude back to Brian Brohm who thanked fans in the Courier-Journal today for their support during his football era at the University of Louisville. Admiration for Brian was already high. His message was the equivalent of a collective Christmas card to fans who share his passion for the university. When I decided to return [...]

Tradition vs. Intensity

Apparently LOUISVILLE on the jersey and Rick Pitino on the bench still inspire some teams to play above their heads. Marshall did not look like a team that compiled a 4-3 won-loss record against the likes of Pikeville, East Tennessee State (twice), Rio Grande, Boston U., Wright State and Morehead. Not a good three-point shooting [...]

Card Fan Gift Tip #4

If a diehard Card fan in the family resides in a distant location, SlingBox is an item you will want to consider this year. By hooking this gadget up to your cable receiver, you can watch local TV programming anywhere on a computer. We obtained one last year because our son is off to college. [...]

Intensity vs. Tradition

Apparently LOUISVILLE on the jersey and Rick Pitino on the bench still inspire some teams to play above their heads. Marshall did not look like a team that compiled a 4-3 won-loss record against the likes of Pikeville, East Tennessee State (twice), Rio Grande, Boston U., Wright State and Morehead. Not a good three-point shooting [...]