What a weekend

This must be my weekend. UK played University of South Carolina today in Rupp. South Carolina can't be disregarded because they have better 3 point shooters compared to Kentucky.

But from what I heard, after 3 consecutive losses by Kentucky, Tubby finally found something he felt that he needed to do to lift the spirits of the players. Apparently he took all the boys to watch "Glory Road" right before the game against Georgia. Glory Road talks about the winning of the Texas team against Kentucky back in the 60's. That was much needed to get these boys fired up. This team didn't play as ONE before. They didn't play with heart. It was more individual versus TEAM! Before the Georgia's game, all the boys left their egoes in the locker room where it belonged. Evidently, Tubby did something good to ameliorate the self-esteems of these boys. I heard, he got the Sports Psychologist to give a talk to the team. Whatever he did, it is working well.

Bobby Perry had his career high today. I really didn't care for this kid before. He made silly mistakes one too many times. But today, he played not like the usual Perry I've seen. We were down before the final minute. Sparks scored an NBA 3 way behind the line; maybe 5 foot behind the 3 point line. He started the momentum. Then, Rajon Rondo hit the game-winning 3 in the final 2 seconds! UK played with heart lock, stock barrel today!!!! Final score was 80-78 :-)

Good God! This is one of the most nerve-wrecking game this season. I screamed, I shouted, I clapped, I yelled, I cursed; you name it. My hands were swollen from clapping so hard. I know I sounded like I'm off my rocker but I'm this passionate about Kentucky's basketball. It has something to do with pride. When UK wins, I have a strong reason to come to work every Monday mornings.

As if that's not enough, today, the #1 ranked team in the country, Duke lost to Georgetown. What a game. Although JJ Redick scored 41 points, Duke still lost to Georgetown. Their fans went hysterical by running down to the court, as though they just won the National Championships!! Beating a higher ranked team means a lot to any team. Especially if you're either unranked or ranked lower. That's how crazy College Basketball is. It's all about pride.

Then I saw that our archrival University of Loserville, oops! my bad! University of Louisville lost to 3rd ranked University of Connecticut (UConn) by 13!!!! I can't ask for anything more this weekend!!! Close to perfect ;-)

Rick was going to play basketball with his cousin, Johnny Owens at a gym somewhere. I was dead bored sitting at home all day so I decided to go with him. We took our nephew Nick along. Ryan was excited because he loves playing ball. But when they started playing, I had to stop him from going in the court. He was throwing a fit and I must admit, I was a little embarassed by his misbehavior. He cried non-stop! Nick played like a superstar. I was so proud watching him play. I can't believe he's that good. With continous practice, that boy will be a great ball player one day.

So that's pretty much happened on my Saturday! I was hoping the weather would be warm enough for me to be doing something with Ryan. But the weather forecaster lied again! Damn! I guess that's the only job that gets paid and get away with lying.