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I don’t have the CBS Sports Network, but I am very glad I made the 20 minute drive to Portland to watch the game at my parents’ house. Gamecast updates or score alerts on ESPN just would not have done the trick. I would have missed out on maybe the best game that this team…
After scoring 26 points and making 6 three pointers, Russ Smith made some moves in these categories in the UofL record books. Career Scoring Leaders 1. Darrell Griffith – 2,333 2. DeJuan Wheat – 2,183 3. Pervis Ellison – 2,143 4. Reece Gaines – 1,945 5. Milt Wagner – 1,836
Game Facts: Date: Wednesday, March 5 Time: 7 p.m. ET Site: Moody Coliseum (7,000) Dallas, Texas Television: CBS Sports Network. Dave Ryan, play-by-play; Pete Gillen, analyst; Kristine Leahy, reporter. Radio: WHAS (840 AM). Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Bob Valvano, analyst. (Sirius 91, XM 91, 105.5 WLVK FM) Last Meeting: UofL 71, SMU 63 (Jan. 12, 2014 at KFC Yum!…
This week…..on 55….. I have decided instead of searching for different pics of the number 55, I would make this the official pic of 55 week in and week out. I would be up to viewer suggested pics also. If you see a pic that you would want included just private message it to me and…
ESPN.com’s Myron Medcalf posted an article today about the Louisville men’s basketball team and how it has been tough to replace the leadership of Peyton Siva and Gorgui Dieng, as well as the loss of Chane Behanan. I will post some of the more interesting quotes from the article. To read the full article on…
Russ Smith is steadily climbing up the record books at UofL in a few different categories. He is currently 8th in total points, and could climb a couple more spots before the season is over. He is also threatening to take the career steals record from Peyton Siva. Here are some of the updated lists…
Russ Smith began Thursday night’s game against Temple as the 10th all-time leading scorer in UofL men’s basketball history. He entered the game with 1,707 total points. After scoring 24 points against the Owls, he passed up Herbert Crook (1,723) and Charlie Tyra (1,728). Smith now has 1,731 points. What is most impressive about this?…
Louisville senior Russ Smith is one of 15 finalists for the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Year Trophy. The winner will be announced on Friday, April 4 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This season, Smith is averaging 17.5 points per game. He is also averaging a career high in both assists (4.5) and…
Here is another view of Russ Smith’s shot against Cincinnati, followed by the on court celebration. This video is from TheCrunchZone.com. Great job with that one guys.
Here is the video of Russ Smith’s game-winning shot against Cincinnati on Saturday. Enjoy!
This week…..on 55….. In honor of MY beloved Steelers hiring former Steeler great Joey Porter…and because I couldn’t find any new 55 pics…I have dedicated the title pic to you Joey Porter. Congrats! On the job not being the header on 55, or both, whatever. This week on 55 we discuss long layoffs, an all seeing…
Official Press Release from UofL: LOUISVILLE, Ky. – On the same day Russ Smith earned attention for his on-the-court accomplishments, the University of Louisville men’s basketball senior is receiving recognition for his abilities off the court. Smith is one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, it was announced Thursday. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement…
This week…..on 55….. We talk 2014 Football signing class, emoticons and emoji, The valiant effort of the Women’s Basketball team (Not Lady Cards, been trying to spread the word coach) to a surprise for the loyal readers of 55, and so much more. Here’s a little backstory on this week’s 55 pic. The above picture…
This week…..on 55….. Additions, Subtractions, Super Bowl & JC Penneys? Yeah I try to cover it all. From people going crazy on me to signing day to the omission of a certain someone, it’s here. A powerful and swift campaign swept twitter last Tuesday and you know what? It worked. Well here we go. Once again, I share with…
A lot of are down today because of the loss yesterday. It happens. Well cheer up. We have the same record we had last year at this time and are ranked the exact same as we were. Is that me saying I feel like we are a definite Title game team? No, but I am…
If you read the title of this post, you may think it isn’t a big deal, just another award for Rick Pitino. Then when I say that the runner-up was Tom Jurich and in third place was Teddy Bridgewater, you may think that this was a poll done on Louisville’s campus. This is actually the…
This week…..on 55….. We talk about a variety of things. Radio shows, Top 5 Pitino era guys and even the Royal Rumble. I have also decided that this will be Shawn’s last regular appearance in 55. I appreciate him being a good sport. In the end I just felt like this was his time. Good riddance. Well here we…
Photo courtesy of WDRB.com So you are a freshman in high school and are about to be honored in the homecoming festivities. The guy who is supposed to be your escort has not come to the practices for the ceremony and also decided to not show up at the game for you. So what do…
Fans’ Starting 5 Jeremy’s Starting 5 Steve’s Starting 5 Daryl’s Starting 5 After thinking about it for a few days, I finally made my votes on the poll. I checked up on the results as the week went on, just to get a feel for how everyone else was voting. That clearly didn’t influence my…