A clarification...Happy Halloween! -- SATURDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 WHAT YOU READ IS NOT WHAT I MEANT TO ACTUALLY SAY...

Hi and greetings from the house where the trick or treaters no longer cross the street for treats one night a year, but go to sponsored school parties with themes and other assorted nonsense. 

I still remember the days of carrying my bag of goodies around me as me and the guys and I cruised our streets and collected treats. At the end of the night, I would dump them out on my bed and, with dancing eyes pick of three to have before brushing my teeth and going to bed . That was Dad's rule, not too many sweets before bedtime. He was a man that didn't deal in nonsense. He just worked hard for his wife and family. Clarity and accuracy were his staples. I admired them. I wish I were more like him.

I probably wasn't nearly as clear the other day when I posted an article about the end of daily Cardinal Couple columns. Some thought I was done with the site forever. That is not correct. Instead, I was trying to get across that Cardinal Couple would be an occasional article instead of a daily report. I failed badly in trying to get that across, just like I failed anytime I tried to shoot a basketball from 10 feet or further from the hoop. Great rebounder, wonderful putback artist up underneath the basket...horrible outside shooter was the "book" on me. 

Thank you to all who contact me with concerns, wishes and ideas. You are the reason I will always write. Your and my love affair is still strong. 

I reached the ripe old age of 70 and I looked back 50 years. I tried to remember what i remember what I did. I was a fraternity boy/man at Louisville and participated in every intramural sport that was offered.  Racquetball, basketball, flag football, softball, cross country, badminton, softball, and many others. I had just come out of a tumultuous relationship with a woman I should of married and was now a "free agent" in the dating game. I will probably never go into my dating game here...but..with shoulder length hair, full beard and chiseled 185 lb. body...let's just say I had no problems meeting women. I won't name names here, but made sure I had a single room, no roommate and...well. I'll stop there. The old tie hanging on the doorknob was our signal. Don't bother...but there was one guy in the frat who would track the women I was with. A pervert, I just didn't care at the time. When I went to the single occupant of room status...another story , another time.

Cardinal Couple will live on as long as I do. With no writers now, I choose to be more selective and careful on what I post. I still watch and observe,a lot of UofL women's sports I just don't make any of the pressers, practices or events. Internet makes that almost secondary, I don't need to be news breaking or controversial anymore. And I guard my sites and social media outlets careful, When someone hacked my X account a few years back and was posting horrible, depraved stuff.  or a personal sticking point with a coach or player. I just write when I want to, about what I want to. I hope you enjoy it and read me. If not, I understand. 

Have a great Halloween tonight. We don't get many kids anymore....and that is fine with me. More candy for me to snack on after Halloween. 

I remain...Paulie. 

While Paulie rests -- CARDINAL COUPLE 10/29

 

A "hello" to all the readers! I am Nick O...(Nick O'Hern) and have been a regular reader here since PAULIE STARTED THE SITE  I speak to you today with his permission. I am not a  regular writer here, all those lousy @#$%^ left almost at the same time. Talk about a kick in the "balls". No gratitude is so commonplace in the world anymore. While Paulie struggles each day with his kidney disease, they go on doing whatever slugs like them do. Honor is...history. Some have said UofL threatened them with punishments if they stayed with Paulie 

I am a huge Cards softball fan. My daughters and wife all played. They were pretty damn good, too. 

Paulie was killed because of a hijacked X account. 

I thought I needed to come here today and tell you that Paulie still watches everything he can on TV, Cable and internet as far as women's games go. He is just too weak to run a daily website.anymore.

I call them out...Jeff, who said he was creating a Volleyball site that never materialized. Jared, who abandoned Paulie to go to a rival site and then rumors of UofL sanctions toward him arose. Daryl...who knows? She got a job at UofL. Did they pressure her to quit Cardinal Couple? Case, who stayed the longest but is very involved in family life these days. 

Why did UofL kill Paulie's site? There were rumors of one now-defunct UofL media administrator carrying out a vendetta on Paulie, then all of a sudden going to take another job at a another school. A couple of other "S.I.D.'s" who showed him no support. 

I just wanted to let you know I stay in contact with Paulie. He is not a well man, but he still reads, watches and loves certain coaches down there. 

As forthose who betrayed him and joined forces to shut him down. Shame o you. 

Nick O, I am a Cards fan but the Cards administration can go jump off a bridge. 

I know Paulie will get upset when he reads this. I just hope he doesn't delete it. the truth needs to come out. 

Go Cards, Go Kroger-ing.  I'm out. 

ON Delay -- Cardinal Couple 10/8/2026

 CARDINAL COUPLE ON HOLD

Cardinal Couple is on delay until further notice due to PAULIE'S HOSPITALIZATION. 

We will be back when he cn return. 

Thanks for the cards, emails texts and such. Please continue to pray for his recovery. 

Sonja Sykes

Co-Owner Cardinal Couple.  

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Cards Volleyball like to play ILouisville -- THURSDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 

WEDNESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE 

With Paulie still in hospital, Cardinal Couple will not be publishing any columns. I wish I could. I wish I still had a writer or two to occasionally post one. They all deserted me like they were under mandate. That's the thanks I get f giving them a chance to express their opinions. Nothing like that feeling of kicking an old man in the halls, is there folks. .    ....                                                          Paulie