BULTEMA TRANSFERS FROM UK VOLLEYBALL TO UOFL
Maybe today's riddle could be,,,,
"What do you call a bird that previously was a cat that is from bearcat country? "
And...the answer is Brooke Bultema, a 6'3" middle blocker in volleyball who hails from Cincinnati that has decided to leave UK after two years of playing for Craig Skinner and the Wildcats of Lexington to join the UofL roster.
Or I guess you could say that the MB known as BB from OH is now UL instead of UK.
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| (Take a look...at Brooke) |
Let's see...the Cards lose one of the best MB's to ever don the Cardinals colors when Cara Cresse graduates and picks up Bultema, who will be a junior at the start of volleyball in 2026.The move sounds optimistic, if you are a Cards fan..but what are the numbers and stats and accomplishments behind BB?
Let's go back to high school...where she played for Ursuline Academy. She was named one of the top 50 players in the nation by Volleyball magazine in 2022. and she chose the Wildcats over Michigan St. Penn. St. , Ohio St., Illinois and Purdue. After redshirting a year, In her first action as a Wildcat, she was named to the All-SEC Freshman team, and as a sophomore she spent time at middle blocker with junior Lizzie Carr, sophomore Jordyn Dailey and freshman Kennedy Washington.
Bultema had 11 kills and eight blocks when the Cats faced the Cards in 2025. You gotta think Dan Meske is happy to have that kind of ability and skill on his roster in 2026 instead of having to face it.
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| (Hannah Sherma also returns at MB for the Cards) |
The Cards, as of today, have a wealth of middle blocker talent going into next season. Addison Makun, a sophomore returns, plus Hannan Sherman, a redshirt junior. They also have freshmen coming aboard in Amirra Bailey and Elli Strecker.
It should be a fun season...and we'll bring you the best of the Cards here at the "Couple".
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As of Sunday, 12/28/25, we have still not been exonerated from the false accusations by a UofL staffer about a tweet . That account was hijacked, that account iis deleted now and it never came from me in the first place. We will continue to fight to clear our good name. I just want my writers to be able to cover events again. Punish me all you want, I'm old and irrelevant to most people anymore...but let the future of Cardinal Couple thrive and survive in those much younger writers.
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Our good friend and one of Paulie's mentors in Al Parrish, gave us a scare a few days ago, when he was admitted to the hospital in serious condition. The good news is...Al's a fighter and hasn't given up the battle yet, he's hanging in there and, according to his daughter...showing signs of improvement.
Hang in there Big Al. . You've spent a lot of years cheering for UofL sports squads to do well and win. Now, we are all cheering for you.
paulie
al Parrish was the guy who was in charge of the original seating for football's Cardinal Stadium. He also ran the Parrish House until UofL bought it from the lady he was leasing it from . A Louisville legend. My prayers are with you.
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Al and I spend many a night hauling trash from the Parrish House and it's property to the Papa John's cardinal Stadium dumpster and trash compacter. His bus trips to away football games were legendary and I was proud to serve on the Al Parrish World Famous Bloody Mary set up and dismantle crew on a lot of those trips. He also assigned me a special duty on the day after home football game nights or days...scrubbing out trash cans because i have long arms.
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