The House of Blue

Ugh, good point and thanks, Don.

Quick seems in, Hatcher next.

Ha ha....just screwing around, you're right....my bad.

I like who we have already. Quick will be great to have. Parker already thinks end zone. He'll have some good teachers and practice examples. It looks like Charlie is on a limited roll of schollies...........so he's maxxing out right now. I like he feels the pressure. I think he loves it, too. He's radiating some nice emotions these days. Plus, he is not complicated.

Bridgewater - just like Randall Cobb - is the kind of athlete who can put you over.

As much as I wouldn't like Hatcher to end up at ul, our two schools have got to stop the raiding that schools like OHS, USC, and ND does to our state. When it happens it only opens the doors for other schools like ILL, CIN, and WVA to come and think that they can get them too. We have to start keeping our own kids instate or no one will ever be a consistant winner.

To do that the solitary way to go about that is to be good. Secondly, it is to have a program developer, and one who can inspire enthusiasm.

See, I don't buy that UK has built-in disadvantages. Not a bit. UK could win the SEC in 3-4 years behind the right guy. They could emulate Louisville's growth easily.

There are no secrets to the sport - hire a great coach (lol, easy to say) - pay him well and stay the hell out of his way. Give him money for excellent staff, provide excellent facilities, stress humility, grades, class attendance and real work.

That's been UofL's formula and I suspect we breached a barrier in the Sugar Bowl, into a more golden existence. I think that's also what happens with all teams who work to improve with single minded devotion to their cause - they suddenly have these epiphanies which remind them they can beat anyone. It's like hitting your first Little league or High School home run. After you break that, hell, you;re launching them regularly in practice.

Quick was a legacy so UofL had an "in" with the family. But you have to know he wanted some of what he saw on the field. The fact is, playing tough in this sport is already winning. UK has had too much turnover in staff and some reticence about improving into a Factor. There can't be confusion at the coaching level - once that is fully cured, we'll nail down the state's best players between us.