Archive for the ‘Scott Padgett’ Category

The picks got a lot more difficult to make as the draft continued, but I think both of us did pretty well. Of course, for those who are too impatient to scroll down, the first part of this fantasy draft can be found HERE. But now, it’s onto the second part, where we finish out [...]

I’m sure I could write a long winded post about how Rick Pitino is too big of a liar. Or how Derrick Caracter should never be allowed back on U of L’s team, if he makes all the qualifications by the 2009-2010 season. But to do the former would be whining about the obvious. To [...]

Unlike Duke, Stanford presented an extremely difficult matchup with the Comeback Cats, and this was mainly because of their size. Peter Sauer played small forward and completely dwarfed Allen Edwards. Mark Madsen, the original winner of “So You Think You Can Dance,” was shorter than Scott Padgett, but weighed more and played a more natural [...]

I know nobody remembers this one, because I hardly remember it. That’s why I have the tapes. If memory serves me correctly, this was the last time Kentucky played an SEC home game at Freedom Hall in Louisville. This game also immediately followed the Arkansas game I sent in yesterday, so there isn’t much backstory. [...]

If you would like to contribute to UK Wildcat Country, e-mail me at kennethcolston@gmail.com WORLD’S GREATEST CLASSIC GAME ANALYSIS: KENTUCKY VS. ARKANSAS (1998) –Seth Stogsdill After 10 days of having no internet, I’m ready to continue the classic UK game series from 1998. The next one is the annual game against the Arkansas Razorbacks, back [...]

I saw a story on another site and couldn’t help but repost this article I put out earlier in the year. Jamal Mashburn is the most recent Kentucky Wildcat to have his jersey retired in the rafters of Rupp Arena. Since it has been 15 years since Mashburn last donned the blue and white, I [...]

Barack Obama to hoop with UK

Posted: 13th May 2008 by Kenny Colston in Kentucky Basketball, Scott Padgett, UK basketball

Fresh off of his visit to Louisville last night, word on the street is that Democrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama will be joining former, and possibly current, Wildcats and rival Louisville Cardinals in a basketball game this morning (May 13th). It’s an Obama tradition to play basketball with college players of the state he’s in [...]