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2nd In-State Lineman Announces For 'Cats
Last week Elizabethtown's Chris Reedy, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound offensive lineman, became the second in-state prospect to announce for the University of Kentucky.
"I was really impressed," Reedy told sport-swriter Don Bradley of the Elizabethtown News-Enterprise. "First of all. I liked the academic program there and coach (Jerry) Claiborne's dedication to academics. And even though I had been there before. I was really impressed with the (E.J.) Nutter Training Center. It was a real easy decision to make. I'm happy about it, no doubt."
He joins tackle Rich McCune of Breathitt County as the two future:Cats-to-be.
Reedy, one of the state's top interior linemen, chose Claiborne's program over Purdue, Tennessee and Louisville to name a
Crum Puts Nice Touch On UK-UL Ending
UK Finally Retires Big Dan's Jersey
People and things Kudos to University of Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum. When the Kentucky-Louisville game ended on a Cedric Jenkins tip-in to give Kentucky 76-75 victory over __------t_
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Elizabethtown's Chris Reedy
few. He'll officially become a Wildcat when he signs a national letter-of-intent on Feb. 10.
A linebacker as well as an offensive lineman this past season on E-town's 12-1 squad, Reedy's future, in all likelihood, will be in the trenches.
"I haven't had that much experience at linebacker and I think I lack the quickness to play defensive end." noted Reedy. "Offensive guard is my position.
"Kentucky lost three or four starting offensive linemen last year, so they have a lot of spots open. I'd like to start, but that's one of those lofty goals that you set for yourself. I'" be satisfied to get some playing time on the freshman team, work hard, and then maybe by my sophomore year I'll be ready to contribute."
Redshirting, meanwhile, may be another option for Reedy, who maintains a 3.5 grade point average and has already scored a 25 on his ACT and "above 1,000" on the SAT.
"Yes, I can see them redshirting me to give me more experience and a chance to put on a few more pounds," predicted Reedy. "I don't really want to do that, but I understand, especially with the competition of an SEC school and I'll accept that if it comes. But I'd rather play right now."
His coach, George Lynch, expects him to be "tough enough" to handle SEC competition. In two years he foresees Reedy, once he hits the weights, to add anywhere from 15 to 35 pounds to his frame.
Past trips to Lexington caught Reedy's attention. So much that, "when I was a kid we used to go watch UK football games and it's where I really wanted to go. . .I'll tell you, it's a dream come true for me."
his Cardinals, Crum marched toward the UK bench to meet coach Eddie Sutton, shake hands and share a bit of an embrace.
Crum had to be frustrated after seeing his Cards make a spirited, determined comeback that erased a 16 point UK lead.
It struck me: How many college coaches would have taken such a loss so graciously? Bob Knight? Dale Brown? John !Thompson? Billy Tubbs?
Who among the forementioned would not have gone after the officials? At least express some rancor to reporters later?
But not Denny Crum and I think it says something very special about the UofL coach and the Kentucky-Louisville series.
Having played UK so close, and at Rupp Arena too, did Crum consider it "a moral victory?"
The UofL coach paused for a moment. "A moral victory? Moral victories are for moralists. We're oh-and-two and have Cleveland State and Indiana coming up. We're happy that we played well. That's encouraging. We'll see where we go from here.
| Crum on Kentucky
'Kentucky's got an edge on most teams because of their depth," he said. "They make a substitution and they don't get hurt. There isn't any drop off, they bring in some pretty good talent."
"That kind of play from people off the bench is what we have I to have."
After UK had its one-point victory in the bank, Sutton flashed an T-told-you-so' grin at a room full of reporters. He had said the week before the game that, although his team was the favorite, and despite predictions of a blow-out by some (blush), he expected the game would be close. He was right.
UK-UofL
It was a wonderful piece of entertainment, the Kentucky-Louisville match. Ebb and flow, high drama and low. Exquisite sequences that made knuckles turn white, throats tighten and fans left limp and gasping, but wondering, "Anybody got I tickets? When do we play again?"
It was that sort of experience. The best UK-UofL match since the Dream Game on March 26, 1983 in Knoxville.
Denny Crum had every reason to be pleased because his team played brilliantly. The Cardinals showed the kind of pluck and poise and courage and stamina that we have not seen from a UofL team since the Cards won at Wyoming last Jan. 10. These were the Cards we expected to see in the Hoosier Dome. Notre Dame was lucky.
Crum was clearly proud and rightly so. "I was really pleased with our guys," he said. "To come back from 16 points the way we did against the No. 1 team in the country."
On the flip side, No. 1 Kentucky wobbled, but let's face it, surviving tough times from inspired underdog opponents is what a championship caliber team is supposed to do. When the crunch came, Sutton was able to reach into his hat and pull out another rabbit. Against Indiana, it was Chapman; against UofL it was Jenkins.
Predicting UK, UofL game
Crum was talking about a 55 point spread between before the game. But Sutton predicted it would be a "great game, very close. I don't know what the wizards in Vegas are picking, but I think it's going to be a close game." Now you know the rest of that story
I Davender on LaBradford
UK senior Ed Davender was asked what he thought of UofL's I freshman LaBradford Smith. "He played all right."
Davender added, "He did some talking out there ... but we | won the ballgame."
Footnote Having seen LaBradford Smith play against Notre Dame, Kentucky, Cleveland State and Indiana, it says here that he needs to get a better handle on his emotions.
Right now Smith is showing his immaturity not only in terms | of shot selection, when and when not to penetrate to the hoop,
but also by jawing with opposing players and officials.
UK retires Issel's No. 44
Before the Kentucky-Louisville game former UK Ail-American and all-time leading scorer (men's basketball) and re-bounder Dan Issel became the first Wildcat since 1954 to have his jersey number (44) officially retired in a ceremony at midcourt.
The decision was made to retire Issel's'jersey last season, but director of athletics Cliff Hagan became piqued when word leaked out before he could make the announcement. So the I event was shelved.
Hagan said a committee is now in place and a formal policy has been set for retiring jerseys. Criteria? A 10-year period must have elapsed since a player left Kentucky. He or she must have completed degree requirements, excelled in a field of endeavor beyond college and "contributed significantly to his/her community (church, family, social, charity, etc.)."
The honor means the jersey shall be retired, not the number, Hagan said.
Some of the All-American eligibles I can think of who deserve j consideration based on their careers at UK as well as what they
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Dan Issel Gets His Day In Spotlight
have achieved since, are: Pat Riley (1967), Larry Steele (1971) and Jack 'Goose' Givens (1978).
Riley coaches the Los Angeles Lakers; Steele was a member of the Portland Trail Blazer NBA champions in 1977; and Givens (would be eligible next year) was Final Four MVP on UK's last NCAA champion in 1978 and is currently a businessman in Lexington as well as under contract with NBC-Television.
People...
* One of Kentucky's premier high school football coaching positions may be vacant before next spring. North Hardin High's coach of eight seasons Charlie Lynch is ready to move into administration if a job becomes available.
"Football has been my life," Lynch, who is 40, said last] week. "But you have to think about the future."
No decision will be made until the spring hiring period | however.
In terms of population, North Hardin, a Class 4-A school, is in j Radcliff, one of Kentucky's fastest growing areas.
Claiborne commerical?
When Rich McCune, a 6-3V2, 250-pound tackle from Breathitt County High School announced earlier thos month that he intends to sign with the University of Kentucky Feb. 10, his coach, Mike Holcomb, got on the telephone to "make a commercial."
"Rich hopes some of the other top prospects in the state (among them Chris Reedy of Elizabethtown and Anthony Carter North Hardin) will make the decision to go with him to UK," Holcomb said.