Lamar Jackson arrived at Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday and announced his presence with authority. He totaled 485 yards of offense. A stern reminder was sent across the college football universe that it’s Lamar Jackson’s world and every other player is just living in it. It’s time for the football universe to recognize greatness. What…
Author: Shawn Barbour
Photo Courtesy of Me, Shawn Barbour Football season is upon us. The excitement, the pageantry, the parties in the parking lot. I thought I would take the time to talk about what the start of the season means to me. It means tailgating. Now, those of you who have followed me and know me know…
Photo courtesy of Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports Teddy Bridgewater’s ascension to one of the most beloved UofL quarterbacks, if not the most beloved, was the beginning of UofL’s climb out of the recesses of mediocrity where a certain coach left us to languish. His legacy is one that will live on. UofL fans will speak of…
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia For today’s entry of The Barbour Shop, I’m going to give you all a list of Top 10 things to do and see while in Indy. However, the list comes with a puntastic UofL twist. Obviously time and dollars dictate you probably won’t be able to visit every place, but you…
All of us have seen the Top 5 lists that exclude Lamar Jackson. Whether it be Top 5 College Players or Top 5 Quarterbacks. We have also seen the preseason rankings which have UofL as high as 14 and as low as 17. Many of us fans feel the team as a whole. and Lamar…
Photo Courtesy of Kenny Klein and GoCards.com As I pulled into the parking lot in the shadow of the expanding Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium an hour and a half after the open practice started, I was taken aback. The parking lot was packed. As I exited my vehicle, I saw a stream of people leaving…
Being a UofL fan has been difficult these last couple of years. Trace it back to October 2015 when news of an unthinkable scandal broke. Follow the thread to the postseason ban, the war over the Board of Trustees, the horrendous finish to an otherwise successful football season, the audit that found wrongdoing by our…