Game, Set, BEATDOWN

In what was supposed to be a close game, the Kentucky Wildcats put the gas on the throttle and put an ole fashion 29 point butt whoopin' on the Tennessee Volunteers by a score of 74-45. UT tried every trick in the book...flagrant fouling DeMarcus "Boogie" Cousins, 2-3 zone defense, and even sending Steven "Daddy's Boy" Pearl out to start a fight...NONE OF IT WORKED!

In what looked like a sea of blue in Nashville, the Wildcats sent the Vols and all 8 of their fans back home with their tail tucked between their legs. The freshman all put up great numbers, led by Boogie who finished with 19 pts and 15 rbs and punked out all a whole team snitches and bud smokers in orange.


Bruce Pearl can now go home and work on his tan. He wasn't looking as orange today as usual.

We played like I look

What I Dream About

I woke up last night thinking that I had to blog about this....

I have never been one to dream a whole lot, but for some reason lately, I have been. Yeah, I know, you dream all the time and you just don't remember it...blah, blah, blah...I'm tellin' ya, I didn't dream ok?

Like I said, more recently in the last couple of months I've been dreaming a lot. Here's the top 5 list of what my dreams are about (subject matter)


1. Zombies
I'm a big fan of Zombie movies...always have been since I was a kid. I don't really know what it is about Zombie movies that I like because they usually deal with a lot of death, gore, and the end of the world. Sounds kind of cryptic really, but for some reason they have an appeal to me. Most recently the Mrs. and I went to the drive-in to see a Zombie remake called "The Crazies" which was decent. I'd give it one eyelid closed.

2. Spring Break
For some reason I keep thinking I'm on a beach laying in the sand and getting some sun. Maybe it's because I'm on my spring break from school....I digress. But I'm not really doing anything in the dream other than laying with the Mrs. on the beach.

3. Spring Break w/ Zombies
For whatever reason, Zombies have completely taken over the beach and I have to save the Mrs. from a big breasted bikini-Zombie that wants to eat her brains.


4. Kelsey's Wedding (Doing the Thriller Dance)
I don't care if we are taken over by Zombies in the near future, this one better be the dream! For some odd reason I'm supposed to do the 'Thriller Dance' at her wedding...apparently I was supposed to do it at Brent and Robin's and I didn't get the memo. Maybe if I was eaten by a Zombie it would come natural to me...




5. (edited by Mr. McGoo)
Can't discuss this one in an open forum. Love you Mrs. McGoo




So there you have it...I'm tormented by Zombies. Maybe sooner, rather than later I'll be tormented by the John Wall Dance, BBQ, or the Democrats...or maybe the Zombies will eat the Democrats and they'll come after me...who knows...

The Best Month of the Year

It's the most wonderful time of the year...
There will be much whistle blowing,
and elbows a-throwing,
cause March Madness is heeeeeerrrrreeee...
IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEEEEEEAAAARRRR!!!

That's right folks, it's March Madness! I can't think of a better thing to celebrate the month of March with (sans my anniversary to my beautiful bride - St. Patty's Day) than watching the NCAA basketball tourney.

As a UK fan, the past 5 years or so have been like watching the world pass you by. Not since Patrick Sparks 3 pointer against Michigan State have I been this excited about March Madness.

Let me explain....real short, short, brief history....

Tubby got lazy and stopped recruiting blue chip players and brought in talent that made Auburn look good and UK got progressively worse and worse. I got married, Tubby left for Minnesota, and UK hired Billy Gillispie. He was a hot name at the time and the Big Blue Nation was looking for someone to interject life into the program. After two years under BG's rein, he turned out to be more of a Bobby Knight disciple than Bill Self and was asked to leave. (His treatment of players and drinking issues led to his demise)
In one painful weekend (for me as a UK and Memphis fan), John Calipari leaves Memphis to come to UK and Lexington celebrates as Memphis has a coronary.

So, here we are...
UK begins their quest for a 8 national championship today as they play Alabama in the second round of the SEC tourney. As I said before, I'm really excited about this years tourney because UK actually has a chance. Unlike the past couple of Tubby and Billy G years.

UK has one of those teams that is good enough to win it, but young enough to lose in the second round. Yes, I realize we only lost two games this year, but we never really closed out anyone really well and never played up to our potential.

Here's hoping that we'll be John Wall Dancin' all the way to the finals!

Up first is Bama.

GTHB

Gameday at Rupp Arena

Here's a snapshot of ESPN College Road Trip as they take in College Gameday this past Saturday at Rupp Arena.



There is nothing like a game at Rupp....and nothing like a post-game celebration at Two Keys Tavern...which just happens to be a place I use to frequent A LOT! Just don't tell Mrs. McGoo that I got my John Wall Dance on there once.
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.or maybe twice.

It's a nice day when UT loses. A great day when UK wins. It's an excellent day when UK is the one beating the vomit-hole that is UT.

John Wall Dances all over Tennessee

I love beating UT. Because I hate them so. John Wall led the way with 24 points over the criminal-snitches and helped UK continue to dominate the Vols year in and year out. Eric Bledsoe chipped in with 16 and Scotty Hopson was left wondering if he made the right choice to attend a crappy school like he did when he could have been part of winning big time basketball at UK. Does anyone at UT know who he is? Doubt it.

Additionally, ESPN did a piece on John Wall and the dance crave that is sweeping the nation. This time, not just the Big Blue Nation




Question....

If UT beats KU and UK beats UT...does that make them better than KU? Hmmm...things to ponder

I love this picture...



Ain't that the truth!

Kentucky vs Tennessee (Pros vs Cons)

The McGoo's have made it back in town from a long week of travel and dealing with the loss of a loved one. First of all, I wanted to say thanks for everyone that sent well wishes and prayers. You guys really mean a lot to us and I know that I can speak for Mrs. McGoo in saying THANK YOU, they really helped.

Now...

There is a pretty big game of importance tonight going on in Lexington. The game has all the makings of being a classic.

Let's weight the "Pros" and "Cons" of the game:

Pros:

• UK is #2 in the country in both major polls
• UK is first in the SEC standings
• UK has 3 potential lottery picks in their starting lineup
• Blue is a mans color
  
• Cousins wears his headband the right way
• UK is the all time leader in wins
• UK has won 43 SEC Championships
• UK has won 25 SEC Tournaments
• UK boasts 0 criminals
• Jodie Meeks owns UT
  

Cons:

• Bruce Pearl is sweaty and creeps on younger women
• Wayne Chism wears his headband like a beanie
• UT isn't even the best team in their state
• Orange is Fugly
• Even UT's fans don't care about their basketball team
• Only 8 SEC Championships
• Even less SEC Tourney's - 4
• UT boasts 3 criminals (Would be 4 but Tyler Smith was kicked off the team)

UT are also some lowdown, dirty snitches.


With all that being said, I am very disappointed that Bobby Knight is too much of a chicken to show up to Rupp today. Knight is a member of Gameday on ESPN but for some reason elected not to show up today....hmmmm...coward.

Here's hoping that this BIG BLUE NATION takes down the ugly orange like the Kansas Big Blue took down that burnt orange UT this past Monday.

Until then...I'm going to practice my John Wall Dance

UK2K

I told myself I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't make my first post about UK Basketball. Thankfully, this is my second post so I'm in the clear.

Last night my beloved Wildcats of Kentucky reached a milestone not accomplished by anyone else in college basketball. They won their 2,000th game. In order to understand how many games that is think about this...If a team won 20 games a year, it would take 100 years to get to 2000. Keep in mind that in the early years of basketball, many teams only played 5-8 games a year. So it's quite an accomplishment.

There are actually two more teams this year that could reach the 2,000 wins milestone. Here's what the top four teams look like as of 12/22/09

Kentucky - 2,000
North Carolina - 1,992
Kansas - 1,980
Duke - 1,885

As you can see, UNC should get to that win total come conference play, while Kansas could theoretically get to the milestone with a deep run in the NCAA tourney (which they are expected to do). Hopefully Duke never reaches that milestone.

Enough about that...last night was about Kentucky Basketball and the fans of the Commonwealth. It brought back so many memories of as ESPN interviewed important figures in UK's past like Kenny "Sky" Walker, Jamal Mashburn, Joe B. Hall, and Kyle Macy. Those are just some of the names that live on in UK folklore.

One name that will be there (UK folklore) sooner than later is John Wall. I'll expound on John Wall some other time, but I'll just say he's pretty talented. He's actually already got his own dance. Trust me...look it up on Google. His dance has even gone viral and made it's way into a TV show, "Cougartown"

Here's the Wildcat Mascot and DeMarcus "Boogie" Cousins celebrating last night by doing the "John Wall Dance."



UK2K Baby!