I guess you could say that Kentucky fans would be paranoid if the national media were not always picking on us. ;)
It appears to be mostly we hillbilly Kentucky fans versus the oh so knowledgable talking heads.
Good names are being bandied about and we will eventually have a new basketball coach.
Kentucky fans will unite behind the new coach.
I hope for a return to Kentucky's deserved position among the very elite programs of college basketball. Parity makes our hopes nearly unreachable; however, the right person can bring us back to our fondest hopes. Coaching is still paramount in college basketball.
Incidentally, I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Louisville lose to Michigan State, yesterday. RP should know that you shouldn't ride a donkey in the Kentucky Derby. I, as one Kentucky fan, would like to have Coach Pitino back at UK for his last few coaching years.
God bless America and God please bless Kentucky basktball.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Billy Gillispie out as Kentucky basketball coach
Two years ago, I and so many other Kentucky basketball fans were exhilarated by the hiring of Billy Gillispie as head coach. He is a turn-around coach and we really just needed warming up. I personally believe he deserved to be divorced from the program. I thank Lee Todd, UK President, and Mitch Barnhart, UK Athletics Director for their courage in the divorcement of Billy Gillispie.
I had a strange premonition upon the beginning of Billy's tenure at Kentucky that there would be a sort of sadness to the venture before us. I didn't have an idea that the basketball-devoted single guy would not fathom the entire job of coaching Kentucky basketball. He gave all appearances of understanding but really didn't. I fully supported him in my internet comments until the first South Carolina game when he removed our scorer, Jodie Meeks, for long minutes when he was our only chance of staying in the game we eventually lost badly. The coach gave up during the battle. I hadn't seen that from any coach before.
I pray that BCG will go on to success with another, or other, programs but he isn't meant to be at Kentucky.
I also pray that the search committee find the right hire for UK. It is somewhat like my dad's, (Forest E. Kegley's) last Hudson car belore he died. He dearly loved the Hudsons, but as life presented his last one to him it was a lemon. Billy G. is no lemon, but he must learn some interpersonal skills along with his great coaching skills. I also pray that his Christianity will become apparent.
I don't hope to end my life with this past season of Kentucky basketball. It has meant more to my entertainment than Hudsons meant to my dad.
SamKat
I had a strange premonition upon the beginning of Billy's tenure at Kentucky that there would be a sort of sadness to the venture before us. I didn't have an idea that the basketball-devoted single guy would not fathom the entire job of coaching Kentucky basketball. He gave all appearances of understanding but really didn't. I fully supported him in my internet comments until the first South Carolina game when he removed our scorer, Jodie Meeks, for long minutes when he was our only chance of staying in the game we eventually lost badly. The coach gave up during the battle. I hadn't seen that from any coach before.
I pray that BCG will go on to success with another, or other, programs but he isn't meant to be at Kentucky.
I also pray that the search committee find the right hire for UK. It is somewhat like my dad's, (Forest E. Kegley's) last Hudson car belore he died. He dearly loved the Hudsons, but as life presented his last one to him it was a lemon. Billy G. is no lemon, but he must learn some interpersonal skills along with his great coaching skills. I also pray that his Christianity will become apparent.
I don't hope to end my life with this past season of Kentucky basketball. It has meant more to my entertainment than Hudsons meant to my dad.
SamKat
Pat Richards Whitehead PHS 1950
I am so sorry to hear about Bob's death, Pat. I am sure that Jack Plymale, Jim Fout, Ray Pelfrey and Doc Yeagle must have known Bob Richards, as they were of his vintage. They are all good Portsmouth boys.
Jeanie also is the only remaining fasmily member of her nuclear family. She misses each of them.
Life must go on and I know that you thank our great God for all of his blessings.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Patricia Whitehead
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 7:29 AM
Subject: Hi
Hi Sam & Jeanie,
Glad you are back from vacation and that you had a great time.
You and your brother George look like twins. I thought at first the picture of him was you.
While you were in Fla. my brother Bob died on March 12th. He had his gall bladder removed on the 9th and came through the operation fine and was ready to come home on the 10th when he had a massive stroke and was kept on life support until the 12th. He was 82 years old and graduated in 1944. He was a great brother and I will miss him so much. I am now the only one left in my immediate family.
He loved the books you sent him and enjoyed copies of the EMails I would mail to him regarding our Ptown friends. I was blessed with 3 wonderful brothers and thank my Lord and Savior every day for the great family I had.
Take care,
Pat
Jeanie also is the only remaining fasmily member of her nuclear family. She misses each of them.
Life must go on and I know that you thank our great God for all of his blessings.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Patricia Whitehead
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 7:29 AM
Subject: Hi
Hi Sam & Jeanie,
Glad you are back from vacation and that you had a great time.
You and your brother George look like twins. I thought at first the picture of him was you.
While you were in Fla. my brother Bob died on March 12th. He had his gall bladder removed on the 9th and came through the operation fine and was ready to come home on the 10th when he had a massive stroke and was kept on life support until the 12th. He was 82 years old and graduated in 1944. He was a great brother and I will miss him so much. I am now the only one left in my immediate family.
He loved the books you sent him and enjoyed copies of the EMails I would mail to him regarding our Ptown friends. I was blessed with 3 wonderful brothers and thank my Lord and Savior every day for the great family I had.
Take care,
Pat
Friday, March 20, 2009
FL vacation
Jeanie and I were in FL from the 26th of February until the 17th of March.
We stayed at my brother, George's and his wife Helen's for the first few nights. George was admitted to the Brandon Hospital the evening we arrived. After several tests through to Sunday evening, he was released with orders to diet and eat plenty of roughage. I am on a similar regimen, except for a few great meals in FL.
We moved on and had a beautiful stay at the Celebrity Resort in Orlando. Jeanie and I met Frank and Joy Hunter for dinner our first night there. Frank is an interesting Portsmouth High School 1955 graduate and an artist retired from the St, Petersburg Times. He edits the informative "1955 Trojan Alumni Prints" we subscribe to.
Our granddaughter, Tobey, plays a lot of softball with Katie Manahan- both are twelve- and are on traveling teams together. Katie's older sister, Emily, is a freshman on the Bluffton University softball team. The Manahans told us Bluffton would be playing in the Rebel games in Kissimmee while we were there. Jeanie and I enjoyed watching seven of their ten games there with Scott Manahan's parents Tom and Lou Manahan. The girls team, mainly nine freshman three seniors, two juniors and two sophomores are a very fine softball teAm with three excellent pitchers, outstanding catcher, and an outstanding infield. Emily is their excellent first baseman. Chelsie Osborn is a fine shortstop from Waverly. Meagan Price is a 'tom boy' beauty catcher who plays errorlessly in catching the three exceptional pitchers, Kellie Kenney, Brooke Babcock, Lauren Rombkowski. The Bluffton girls won eight of ten games and lost the two games only in the eighth inning by one run each. This write-up is fronm the Bluffton Atletic site:
http://www.bluffton.edu/sports/softball/2009/miller0309.html
Coach Heather Bruder and her Assistant Coach Paul Burnside have apparently done an outstanding recruiting job and have a fine softball team. The team provided us with great entertainment and sunshine to boot. Scott's parents, Tom and Lou were a pleasure to spend softball time with.
George and Helen, my sister, Sharon, Connie Erwin, their daughter, and Jim and Linda (another George's and Helen's daughter) Oiler, drove over to Orlando on Saturday, March 7 from Plant City and we had brunch to celebrate George's 72nd birthday (four and a half years younger than me).
George and Helen came back Monday morning, March 9, and we spent a couple of days in the resort in Orlando with them.
We returned to George's and Helen's on the 11th and Jeanie and i drove the half hour drive to the St. Petersburg Times Forum in Tampa for the SEC Kentucky games. UK won their first SEc game and lost their second and have been relegated to the NIT tournament, after a 20-13 season.
We spent a few more days with George and helen and Sharon and returned Tuesday, the 17th. I must say that I had three great meals of crab legs, my absolute favorite meal, the final at Linda and Jim Oiler's the sunday evening before we flew home on Tuesday.
We consider this our best and it was our longest vacation.
Sam and Jeanie
We stayed at my brother, George's and his wife Helen's for the first few nights. George was admitted to the Brandon Hospital the evening we arrived. After several tests through to Sunday evening, he was released with orders to diet and eat plenty of roughage. I am on a similar regimen, except for a few great meals in FL.
We moved on and had a beautiful stay at the Celebrity Resort in Orlando. Jeanie and I met Frank and Joy Hunter for dinner our first night there. Frank is an interesting Portsmouth High School 1955 graduate and an artist retired from the St, Petersburg Times. He edits the informative "1955 Trojan Alumni Prints" we subscribe to.
Our granddaughter, Tobey, plays a lot of softball with Katie Manahan- both are twelve- and are on traveling teams together. Katie's older sister, Emily, is a freshman on the Bluffton University softball team. The Manahans told us Bluffton would be playing in the Rebel games in Kissimmee while we were there. Jeanie and I enjoyed watching seven of their ten games there with Scott Manahan's parents Tom and Lou Manahan. The girls team, mainly nine freshman three seniors, two juniors and two sophomores are a very fine softball teAm with three excellent pitchers, outstanding catcher, and an outstanding infield. Emily is their excellent first baseman. Chelsie Osborn is a fine shortstop from Waverly. Meagan Price is a 'tom boy' beauty catcher who plays errorlessly in catching the three exceptional pitchers, Kellie Kenney, Brooke Babcock, Lauren Rombkowski. The Bluffton girls won eight of ten games and lost the two games only in the eighth inning by one run each. This write-up is fronm the Bluffton Atletic site:
http://www.bluffton.edu/sports/softball/2009/miller0309.html
Coach Heather Bruder and her Assistant Coach Paul Burnside have apparently done an outstanding recruiting job and have a fine softball team. The team provided us with great entertainment and sunshine to boot. Scott's parents, Tom and Lou were a pleasure to spend softball time with.
George and Helen, my sister, Sharon, Connie Erwin, their daughter, and Jim and Linda (another George's and Helen's daughter) Oiler, drove over to Orlando on Saturday, March 7 from Plant City and we had brunch to celebrate George's 72nd birthday (four and a half years younger than me).
George and Helen came back Monday morning, March 9, and we spent a couple of days in the resort in Orlando with them.
We returned to George's and Helen's on the 11th and Jeanie and i drove the half hour drive to the St. Petersburg Times Forum in Tampa for the SEC Kentucky games. UK won their first SEc game and lost their second and have been relegated to the NIT tournament, after a 20-13 season.
We spent a few more days with George and helen and Sharon and returned Tuesday, the 17th. I must say that I had three great meals of crab legs, my absolute favorite meal, the final at Linda and Jim Oiler's the sunday evening before we flew home on Tuesday.
We consider this our best and it was our longest vacation.
Sam and Jeanie
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