A football prediction from Matt Jones(plus a story for Terry Wagner)

[WildcatRick]

Everybody has their various odd encounters with celebrities. You know, you might have run into Cedric the Entertainer in an airport, shot pool one night when Derek Fischer walked in or maybe been at a bar and ended up buying Michael Chiklis a drink. The world is full of celebrities, those of actual fame and some that are two-bit and if you spend enough time searching, you will find them. However some people have a Forrest Gump-like ability to end up with odd celebrity encounters throughout their lives….and over the years, I have become one of those people. I have been in a magic shop with Michael Jackson and McCauley Caulkin, nearly been punched by Jose Canseco and had my picture in the Washington Post doing some risque dancing with Janet Reno. But none of these encounters was quite so random as my one with newly crowned 64 year old Mick Jagger. While studying at Oxford University in England, I went to one of the many art museums in London and was looking around at some painting that I was told was "great", but that seemed like drivel to me when a man came behind me and said, "so what do you think?" Knowing that the Brits are talkers and hoping that I could show off a little of my newly acquired learnin', I gave my two cents (I am sure it was not insightful in the least), turned around and there was Mick Jagger. He looked at me, said it was one of his favorite paintings, introduced himself as "Mick," and then moved on. I immediately told the story to my friends, most of whom didnt believe me, and became a Rolling Stones afficianado. So now on his birthday, I salute the most famous person I have ever met and say, "congrats old man! And good job on producing your daughter!"

To the news….

(3) I am now coming around a bit on the possibility of another game being a potential win this fall for UK football. In my view, the three non-conference games and Mississippi State should be relatively solid victories and the LSU, Florida and at Georgia games are likely losses. For the last few weeks, I have said that Kentucky needs two wins from the UL, Tennessee, at South Carolina and Vandy games. However, the more I think about it, the game at Arkansas is a real possibility. While I have always said that USC will be a tough night game that the Cocks will be ready for on a national audience, the Arkansas game has some potential for surprise that maybe doesnt exist in Columbia. It will only be the Razorbacks' third game of the season, they have lots of new players and a coach under fire…..PLUS it is the week after a huge road game at Alabama. Chance of a shocker? Maybe…. but it is on the road and UK hasnt beaten a good team on the road since Fran Curci was a teenager…..but my man JB tonight has me thinking….you never know.


Gotta a big day today……speaking to a group in Winchester at lunch, Rob's got a football fix for ya, and the "A" Team of radio is all there with Tomlin and Dufresne joining Rob and I from 5-7. Be ready, its a big Friday…….

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[Terry L. Wildcat]

Rick...too cool...I did walk by Keith Richard in Knoxville (in a hotel) but did not get to talk to him...I guess the most famous people I ever met(other than UK Wildcats) were Pete Rose and Johnny Bench while in the Army Reserve with them.

[gerntz]

The odds at AR would be a lot better had we not chosen to play LV the week before. LV will be an emotional drain regardless of the outcome. Not smart IMO.

[Craig the Blueheart]

The odds at AR would be a lot better had we not chosen to play LV the week before. LV will be an emotional drain regardless of the outcome. Not smart IMO.

I think that we will be motivated regardless of the outcome of the UL game. We will either be comnig off a big win, and we will hopefully be motivated to sustain the prior week's success, or we will be coming off a big loss, and will be motivated to get back on track.

[Mr. T]

Maybe…. but it is on the road and UK hasnt beaten a good team on the road since Fran Curci was a teenager…..but my man JB tonight has me thinking….you never know.



Actually, didn't we smack Arkansas around AT Arkansas in 2002? I believe they were SEC West champs that year.

[UedK]

Actually, didn't we smack Arkansas around AT Arkansas in 2002? I believe they were SEC West champs that year.

Yes, Artoose ran all over them and we caused a few key turnovers. Arkansas was ranked in the top 20.

I listened to the game while on a boat on Lake Cumberland. There were a bunch of people on the lake listening, with every touchdown, turnover and stop you could hear the cheers for UK ring out over the lake.

The Ark AD was po'd because UK returned a bunch of tickets and he would not let the pay per view go into Kentucky so nobody was able to watch.

[Mr. T]

Overall we have been pretty good vs Ark recently. In the last 4 we are 2-2. They may have actually been SEC W champs both times we beat them and the two we lost are both games we should have won (7 OT and in 98 I believe it was).

[johnkyblue]

The last four are the only meetings in my media guide. I do think the first time UK and Arkansas met was in 1998.

I would hate to play a coach like Brooks with a one dimensional team.