Ira's Blog's Blog – August 2010 Archive (5)

Rating the State's High School Prospects

By Ira D. Combs Syndicated Columnist

Tri State Sports Media Service Inc.

Poll taken by: Ira D. Combs Sources: Various college scouts/coaches, recruiting services, and media across the Commonwealth

Top 10 KHSAA Multiple Athletes:

Jonathan Davis - Lou. Eastern - 6' 3" 235 lbs. Sr.

Flo Hardin - Lou. Ballard - 6' 0" 190 lbs. Sr.

La Mont McMurray - St.… Continue

Added by Ira's Blog on August 27, 2010 at 11:48pm — No Comments

UK will ride Coattails of the Offense

By Ira D. Combs Syndicated Columnist

Tri State Sports Media Service Inc.

The 2010 Kentucky football team will go as far as the offense will take them in the all important win department. It simply cannot depend on its youthful and inexperienced defense to do anything but hold serve this year and hopefully not give up to many big and/or cheap plays for touchdowns.

That's not earth… Continue

Added by Ira's Blog on August 23, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Cats Defense Young but Talented for 2010

By Ira D. Combs Syndicated Columnist

Tri State Sports Media Service Inc.

The old saying goes offense sells tickets and defense wins games.

With that being said Coach Steve Brown one of the holdover assistant coaches from the Rich Brooks era once again is in charge of organizing the UK defense and implementing the schemes accordingly with the Wildcats talent, this particular year he may… Continue

Added by Ira's Blog on August 20, 2010 at 11:07pm — No Comments

Reasons for Optimism in 2010

By Ira D. Combs Syndicated Columnist

Tri State Sports Media Service Inc.

UK's new head football coach Joe "Joker" Phillips stepped up to the speaker's podium at the Wildcat Den underneath the bowels of Commonwealth Stadium last Friday morning before a state media contingent of approximately 75-100 members of the Commonwealth's sports media. He very confidently asked, "Well, guys, are you… Continue

Added by Ira's Blog on August 12, 2010 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Ten Topics of Summer

By Ira D. Combs Syndicated Columnist

Tri State Sports Media Service Inc.

Getting a little antsy waiting on UK football so here's my random list of notes related and unrelated to UK I've accumulated over the summer:

#1 - Guess I'm the only one who has thought of this because I've not seen it mentioned anywhere but I'm astounded that the lawyers of Rick Pitino and Karen Sypher found and agreed on… Continue

Added by Ira's Blog on August 5, 2010 at 11:09pm — No Comments