Archive for the ‘Alfonso Smith’ Category

If you follow the newspapers (some of you don’t, which is sad) that cover the Cats, you’d know there’s a little bit of struggle going on. Sophomore running back Derrick Locke, never one to mince words, called out his coaches about wanting to run the ball more after the Alabama game. Monday and Tuesday, Rich [...]

Wow, what a game right? I just love when a kicker misses four field goals, when the running game stalls and wide receivers don’t know the routes. So when Papa Brooks says it’s time to open some positions back up to competition, I rejoice. Let’s face it, Lones Seiber has been a problem for a [...]

Here are some things that will make my day if they happen in this week’s game. 1. A passing touchdown from Mike Hartline. Kentucky needs a good game out of Mike to keep their scheme intact. The staff wants to use both quarterbacks, which is fine by me. A good game with at least one [...]

I was so glad to hear from Coach Brooks and Randall Cobb during the post-game radio interviews that they were disappointed with the fans booing Mike Hartline when he returned to the field to begin the 2nd half. I could not agree more. Why would you boo a kid who has done nothing wrong? Yes, [...]

That’s more like it. The offense wasn’t perfect, but it didn’t have to be. All I wanted to see was significant offensive improvement from the Louisville game, and that’s exactly what happened. I’m very happy with the way the offense played, but there’s just one thing I have to get off of my chest. If [...]

Here is a list of things that would make my day if they happened during the Kentucky vs. Norfolk State game. 1. Run blocking. Chalk it up to first game jitters, new starters or whatever, butt run blocking was a big disappointment against Louisville. To make matters worse for Saturday, Garry Williams had surgery to [...]

Kentucky will not be as good on offense as they were in 2007. This is a given. Andre Woodson, Rafael Little, Keenan Burton, Steve Johnson and Jacob Tamme are all trying to cut their teeth in the NFL. Mike Hartline emerged as the starting quarterback after Curtis Pulley was dismissed from the team, though I [...]

Earlier, we made a list of the top 10 impact freshmen this season. Guys who thought were going to see significant playing time or do something important. Now, we bring you the top 10 returning players. These guys are upperclassmen who should know it’s their time to shine, possibly after playing second fiddle. 1. Dicky [...]

Finally, the day has come. After a long wait, football players report to school today with their first practice/walk-through today. That officially means football is here, the summer dead period is over and the smack talking may begin. Therefore, I’m going to provide you with the top 10 things I think you should pay attention [...]

If you read the sidebar, you realize that I work for the independent student newspaper at UK, The Kentucky Kernel. If you don’t read the sidebar, well you now you know. And knowing is half the battle. That being said, Here’s my story out today about Saturday’s spring game. http://media.www.kykernel.com/media/storage/paper305/news/2008/04/21/Sports/Qbs-Still.Even.After.Annual.Scrimmage-3337068.shtml Both Pulley and Hartline pretty [...]