Memorial Day Recognition -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Good morning readers, 

    

We at Cardinal Couple recognize the Memorial holiday and honor those who lost their lives serving their country.    

So many strong people and families in this country carry the mourning of their partners, their friends and even the memories of losing their fellow service men and women can be a heavy load so take a moment to think of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.  

The University of Louisville also recognizes the federal holiday and campus is closed.  

    

As Always, 

Go Cards 

~Daryl 

Spring showers and schedules -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Hey readers!   It's Monday's write and Daryl jumping in after a series of storms rolled through the area, knocking power for several contributors here at Cardinal Couple on Sunday I was luckily able to hop online this afternoon to refresh the CC blog site...not realaizing Paulie was doing the same. So,he mved my article to Monday. to cover Memorial Day.   I did have a couple big limbs come down again...at my place.   

There is an entire BLANK composite calendar for the Cardinals as we look ahead to the beginning of June and the summer months. 

HAPPY MEMORIAL WEEKEND 

Thank you to those who have served this country and lost their lives.  We appreciate your utmost sacrifice.  

As Always,
Go Cards

~Daryl 

Memorial Day -- College Softball World Series-- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 

MEMORIAL DAY

....In remembrance....

I decided to see what people thought this holiday was for, in addition to cookouts and picnics...so I asked three people I happened to talk to on Sunday and see what their answers would be. Not many I know of these days can get the answer correct.

The first person I asked (male, middle aged) told me it was the yearly time for the Indianapolis 500 and a weekend to remember people who had died.

The second person I spoke with (female, 30's)  was pretty sure it was a day to remember those who had served in the armed forces and had passed away and that it was the beginning of summer. . 

The final person I queried on this (male, retirement age) indicated that it was a day to remember and honor those who had died. 

Somewhere, in those answers is part of what Congress intended the holiday to represent. It was designed to be a day of reflection and remembrance of those who died while serving in the U.S. Military. 

The question posed to me was...if a sailor has a massive heart attack while leaving a U.S. Naval ship to go on shore leave...is he or (she) to be just as honored as the 19-year old guy who got shot down by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam war? 

Tradition tells us that the correct way to observe the holiday is to pause for a moment of silence at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day to honor those who died serving the U.S. 

I was indoctrinated into the meaning of the day very early in life. An uncle I never met, on my mom's side, was killed in WWII when his destroyer was attacked and sank by the Japanese Navy. My mom told me about it very early in my life. Then, later on, two guys in my neighborhood, older than me, were killed in combat in the Vietnam War. 

So, as you read this today, on Memorial Day, maybe take a little time at 3 p.m. to honor those who died while serving our nation in the Armed Forces

EIGHT ADVANCE TO SOFTBALL'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

Eight DI softball programs have advanced to the 2023 College Softball World Series.  

-- From the Pac 12, Stanford, Washington and Utah are headed to Oklahoma City, 

-- The Big 12 has two schools headed to the College World Series (Oklahoma and Oklahoma State), 

-- Two SEC schools are among the final eight also, in Alabama and Tennessee. 

-- The final school is Florida State, from the ACC. 

So, how many of these "great eight" did the Louisville Cardinals face in the 2023 season? The answer is two...Florida State, who faced the Cards in a three game series to end both squads ACC regular season conference play. The Cards dropped all three contests in Tallahassee to the 'Noles' 4-6, 4-6 and 1-2. And Oklahoma is the second, who downed the Cards 10-1 on April 15th at the Miami (OH)University ballpark.

The Cards have face Tennessee six times, in the history of Louisville Softball, and are 0-6. Five of the matchups were in Knoxville and one in Clearwater, FL. The Cards are 0-8 lifetime against Alabama...six of the matchups in Tuscaloosa and two in Minneapolis. 

Against Oklahoma State, Louisville is 0-4 over the years, with three losses in Stillwater and once in Honolulu. The Cards are 0-1 vs, Stanford lifetime, and are 0-1 versus Utah. The Cards are 0-3 against Washington overall, all at neutral locations. 

Will we ever see Louisville in the College World Series? The first step is getting to a Super Regional, where you have a 50/50 chance of advancing to the College World Series. Winning games after the conference schedule is finished. 

Maybe 2024 will be that year...

paulie

 

MEMORIAL DAY -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 

MEMORIAL DAY

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From all of us at Cardinal Couple, we hope your Memorial Day is a good one. Please remember and honor those who "gave all" for our country. 

paulie

Katie Martin Qualifies for NCAA Championships -- SUNDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 

MARTIN HEADED TO EUGENE IN 400M HURDLES

INTRO

I hope that your Memorial Day Weekend is going well. The actual Memorial Day is tomorrow (Monday) and if you are a bit unclear on what Memorial Day stands for, it is a day to honor, pay tribute and remember those who died while serving our country in the armed forces. 

It was originally called Decoration Day until it became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many will visit family gravesites and memorials over the weekend, many will picnic with family and friends or use the extra day off to vacation, travel, attend auto-racing events, musical festivals or just maybe hit the golf links or get out the bass boat and go fishing or skiing. Whatever your fancy or obligation is today, try to remember those who died protecting the freedoms you enjoy today. 

I know some of you might be checking in today to read Jeff's weekly effort here at Cardinal Couple. Sorry about your luck on that...you get me (Paulie) instead, as all our other writers are off on various pursuits and can't be bothered with taking a few minutes to write.

It's probably just as well. I started this site many moons ago and... when you come down to it...I'm on the site every day ....proof-reading, adding pictures, adding content or covering my two writing days a week plus subbing for Jeff, Jared, Case or Daryl.

Though major illness, surgery, power outages or about anything else you can imagine...the buck stops here, with me.  and, it should. It's my "child"...so to speak, and we are a daily. I just hope to find a nursing home down the road with good wi-fi, a nurse's aide that can type better than me and many great events to continue to happen at UofL with women's sports. 

KATIE MARTIN RUNS AND JUMPS HER WAY TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

So, let's look at Katie Martin and her effort yesterday in the NCAA Regional Track and Field qualifier in Bloomington, IN. 

She represented Louisville in the 400 meter and her twelfth-place finish in the event got her qualified for the championships later in June in Eugene, OR. Mind you, the NCAA takes 12 from each Regional, so she jumped and ran through the door with a qualifying time of 57.93. That time was a tenth of a second over the next finisher (Selma Wright - Central Florida) and her finish of 58,03.

Martin's effort was her second best ever in the event. She joins seven other UofL athletes that will be travelling to the Finals. 

A couple of Cards who did not quite get there were Emily Scott in the high jump (15th place), and Katherine Coffey in the discus, Still, they gave their best efforts and were part of a women's track and field squad that had a very good season overall. It's interesting to note that Scott's jump of 1.81M tied the twelfth place finisher in the event,...and so did five other high jumpers. So, how do they determine a winner? You know the NCAA...if there is a way to make something that should be simple into a head-scratching, confusing, almost impossible to figure out determination, they'll do it every time. 

Here's the NCAA's tie-breaker procedure, which makes about as much sense to me as a llama caddying at the local golf course...I'm glad The Three Stooges were consulted and had the final say in something that should be relativize simple but doesn't end up that way. 

Tiebreaker procedures for vertical jump events:

• The competitor with the lowest number of jumps at the height at which the tie occurs shall be awarded the higher place.
• If the tie still remains, the competitor with the lowest total of failures throughout the competition up to and including the height last cleared shall be awarded the higher place.
• If the tie still remains:
  • 1) If it concerns first place, the competitors tying shall have one more jump at each height, starting at the next height in the original progression above the tying height and, if a decision is not reached, the bar shall be raised if the tying competitors were successful, or lowered if not, 2 centimeters in the High Jump and 5 centimeters in the Pole Vault. Competitors tying must jump once on each occasion when resolving the tie. Withdrawal from competition in a jump-off shall not affect participation in subsequent events or negate a competitor’s performance in that event.
  • 2) If it concerns any other place, the competitors shall be awarded the same place in the competition.

 

I'll leave you with that and hope you have a safe and nice rest of your Memorial Day weekend.

paulie

MEMORIAL DAY -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 ALL GAVE SOME --SOME GAVE ALL

As we go into Memorial Day 2021, the holiday has become a day of travel, of barbecues, shopping sales, a day off for many and the advent of the summer months in the United States. All these things are well, fine and good....but we must never lose the recognition and rememberance of what the day was originally started for.

Memorial Day is a day to remember those who have fallen in the line of battle while serving our nation as a member of the Armed Forces. It's also a day to remember and give thanks for the families of those who "gave all to keep us free from tyranny and who served to protect our country". 

For our younger generation, the terms "World War", armed aggression and military action may not mean what they did to the members of older generations and citizens. It's sometimes hard to believe that some of the fine, hard-working student-athletes on the UofL campus were not born yet when the twin towers crumbled on 9/11/01. That they didn't experience the armed conflict in Vietnam. They have not known the U.S. involvement to defeat a fascist dictator.

And, maybe that's a good thing. It's something that we can hope, pray and wish never happens again on our shores or abroad. But, it's important to remember that it did happen and there were many who gave their lives to protect out democracy and freedoms. 

Many of our UofL student-athletes have parents or relatives who have, or our still serving, in protection of our country and to protect our way of life. It's not an easy thing to say that you are willing to put your life on the line to protect your neighbors and friends. 

Keep the importance of what Memorial Day truly means as you go through your activities today. Think of those who took an oath to protect these shores, our way of life and the freedoms we have that don't exist in other parts of this earth. Thank your parents, grandparents, relatives and friends of the family for what they sacrificed. 

I know, it's far from a perfect society, nation and world today. Violence in the streets, emerging from a deadly world-wide pandemic and crimes of hate against various ethnic and targeted groups. We can only hope for,  work for and strive for a day where these things do not exist. While we do that, also please keep in mind those who came before who gave us a society here where we have the rights to speak out about things we don't agree with, things that need change and things that are unjust, discriminatory and prejudice. 

And remember, some gave all for the freedoms that exist today. Ours is not a perfect world and many changes still must occur, but we do have many rights and privileges that some people in other countries and areas do not have. Those didn't "just happen", there were people who fought for, and some who ultimately died, to secure those for you. Let's honor those who did and those families they left behind.

Be thankful for what you've got. Sometimes it may not be a lot, but human will, the desire to succeed, flourish and grow have motivated many a man and women in this land of ours. Go get what you want...and lend a helping hand to those who have the same dreams as you but may need a helping hand to achieve it. We've come a long way, but, we still have a long way to go. 

I leave you today wishing you the best of everything. You are important and you are valued. Enjoy this great, old song about thankfulness. Remember those who have earned the right to be "thanked."  

William DeVaughn (Be Thankful For You've Got)

LINK:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N03w0jmdK8

Have a memorial Monday,

paulie

Memorial Day -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

MEMORIAL DAY

As we go into this Monday, Memorial Day, let us remember those who gave their lives for this country while serving in our Armed Forces.  Many who read this may not have anyone that they knew who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.  We have all heard stories and accounts, though, of brave souls who lost their lives in our World Wars, in our war in Vietnam, in the Civil War and other wars. Defending our country. Saying "I will make sure that we are safe against tyranny, aggression and those who look to kill the innocent and the ones who differ from our thoughts. "

Serving one's country is something that is putting your own personal life on hold to protect the lives of others. We honor those who were put down in a hail of bullets, bomb explosions and other forms of aggression. Defending our way of life. 

You have heard political figures speak of a new "war" these days. It's a war against an aggressor, but our bullets, war machines and troops aren't involved in attacks, massing together to overthrow the foe or military procedures. An enemy we can't visually see. 

We have a new "first-line, front line" type of defenders these days. Those that work to stop the spread of the virus, who care for those who are affected by it and look for a cure for the virus. Those who provide our essentials -- the energy we use, the water we drink, the food we consume and the daily interactions we depend on. We are all in this together, and many have also suffered because their way of life and freedoms have been temporarily curtailed because of this threat. 

Those who leave their homes to serve others. There are deaths here, as well. 

Remember the casualties of this horrible pandemic. Who were taken over by it and succumbed. They did not choose to die, they were victims of the fury. 

Someday, when this horrible virus is defeated, I hope days will be set up to honor those who have fallen in this new battle. Keep them in your thoughts as well. They sacrifice so we have essentials. Sometimes, they just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. 

They have paid the ultimate price, too. Let us not forget them. 

Massing together in groups isn't going to defeat this new enemy. Hanging images in effigy isn't going to win this battle. Doing the basic hygienic things that have been outlined by those in the know is the first line of defense. Do your part.  

Do not heed the words of the misinformed: 

Pastor Cliff Christman says that law isn’t relative, and to understand the country’s laws, one should understand Biblical law.  

“This has been one of the biggest shams in world history,” Christman said. “Grown men have been hiding in (their) homes nearly wetting their pants over this invisible enemy that nobody sees. Where is it at? Let it come out and face us. I serve the one true and living God who conquers all enemies. Why should we give our freedom and our liberties up for such fear (and) propaganda and all the garbage that is coming out of Frankfort today?”


These misinformed words are wrong. Has he suffered the effects of this horrible pandemic? Has he lost a friend, a loved one? This thing is real, Mr Christman. 

Stay well,

paulie
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MEMORIAL DAY -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

WHY DO WE CELEBRATE MEMORIAL DAY? 

Memorial Day is a Federal holiday here in the United State on which we pay tribute and remember those who have died while serving in our nation's Armed Forces. It is a holiday now set for the final Monday in May. In years past, May 30th. was the official date for Memorial Day. 

As our nation grows older and the times of "world-wars" becomes more and more of a faint memory to many, it is a holiday that may be misunderstood at times. Yes, it is a extra day off this weekend for many. There are picnics, events and get-togethers over the Memorial Day weekend that don't exactly fall in theme or step with why the holiday was established....but it is a tribute, a remembrance of those who "gave all" for our freedoms. 

Do you have anyone in your family or friendship circle who died while in service of our Armed Forces?  I have previously mentioned my Uncle Martin here at the site, who died while in the Pacific in 1944 when a violent typhoon overtook his ship and killed almost 200 of his fellow shipmates and him. 

Here's another one who "gave all" that I knew. 

I recently found out more about someone who had been influential in my early days...someone who died in Vietnam on Aug. 17th, 1968. Steve Tully was an Air Force sergeant who was killed in combat.

STEVE TULLY

Steve was one of my "volunteer" coaches when I played Fern Creek Optimist Softball in the summer of 1965. He was not drafted into the Air Force, the draft didn't start until the year after he died, he was thinking about enlisting in the Air Force and was basically "killing time" around the Fern Creek area...graduated from high school but not sure what he wanted to do yet. Working with kids, doing odd jobs and such until he decided. He didn't want to go to college, although, from what I recall, certainly had the grades for it.


He worked with me, as I was a pitcher -- on my stride, loft of ball and placement. He spent a lot of practices "catching me" while the rest of the kids got to do all the fun stuff like hit, play infield and outfield, slide and run.  

This was "slow-pitch" and I remember we had a pretty good team. I have old 8 mm movie reels from my parents' collection, that show me striking kids out or getting them to ground out and me running the bases after getting a hit, showboating and showing no respect for my opponents or the game...I was tall, lanky, skinny kid with a buzz hair-cut, glasses and ears the size of Montana -- sporting an old Cincinnati Reds ball cap and a hardware store-sponsor green t-shirt. 

Heck, I looked like a younger version of Steve. Maybe that's why we got along. 

I seem to recall he was a bit of a "jokester" as well. We had a par-3 golf course back out behind our house and the story was he would, occasionally, "caddie" out there and humorously sometimes replace a real golf ball with a plastic one, much to the surprise of the golfer he was caddying for. 

He was Beatles and Stones. Me and my boys were trying to figure out the lyrics to "Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs" Wooly Bully...and we thought the theme to "Bonanza" was cool.

His mother, Roberta Tully, was an art teacher at my my high school at the time, I had her for 7th grade art, and she progressed through the Jefferson County Board of Education ranks from teacher to administrator to do some very wonderful things and eventually had a grade school named after her in Jeffersontown after she retired. She and my Mom were in a "women's club" together and both judged the annual Fern Creek Art Fair.


People were rioting out in California and...although me and my gang didn't exactly understand why, we knew it had something to do about freedom, black people and rights.
Why couldn't they have the rights we did? Fern Creek was rural, not many African-American families at all. We didn't understand, but, soon...we would. 

War to us was Gomer Pyle TV shows and late night WW II movies.  John Wayne and The Longest Day. That would soon change. 

Our country was on the edge of a cultural change and violent disagreement over it, the war and civil rights.

Ah, the summer of 1965. Fern Creek was a small town -- Andy of Mayberry-like-- rural back then. One stop light on Bardstown Road....in front of the high school. Two filling stations, two drug stores, five churches and three barber shops. No councilmen or state representatives, just a "constable". The "big time" was further north on Bardstown Road, where there was a shopping center housing both a Kroger and Winn-Dixie, Woolworth's, Liberty Bank and bakery.

Eastland Shopping Center. A neon light and sign out front, sidewalks and parking! No McDonald's, cell phones or Lyft. Just the old dependable bus line Blue Motor Coach that would take you to Buechel, (where there was a McDonald's, drive-in theater and a bowling alley) and back for 25 cents. My dad had a 1964 Ford Fairlane. With a "three on the tree" manual transmission. 

Steve Tully was killed in the Bien Hoa province...he was stationed at the Bien Hoa Air Force base.  Not many details from the official death list, just an accounting that he died in a hospital from injuries.  We were told at school only that he had died in service of his country. I can't rightly say for sure what immediate effect that his death had on my military stance and political viewpoints back then....too many years ago....but I think I did start to view those who served in a different light and it undoubtedly influenced my future thoughts and decisions. That and having a retired Naval Warrant officer for a dad. 

Mrs. Tully was off a few weeks after Steve's death and we had a substitute. I found out years later it was incoming fire from the NVA, shelling the airport base and surrounding city that got him. 

I'll think of Steve today and what might have been...if he had returned. I'll pray that we never have a conflict like Vietnam, or Korea or the World Wars' ever again. He paid the ultimate price for our country.

Remember our fallen. They cannot speak for themselves anymore. Would you do the same as they have done? Give up your life to protect others? This wasn't recording kills and shooting down combatants on "Call Of Duty" or some other online game. This was real.  

(We'll get back into UofL women's spots tomorrow. Thank you for reading.)


paulie
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Remembering the Reason - MEMORIAL DAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Today is Memorial Day, as most all of you are probably aware. Memorial Day is a national holiday that takes place on the last Monday of May every year. For many people, Memorial Day marks the start of summer. It means sales, a three day weekend, a major car race. I was recently reminded what Memorial Day is supposed to mean. I'm not trying to knock celebrating a three day weekend for anyone, because holidays will always shift to being observed in whatever way the public observes them. 

The important thing to remember, through all of the celebration, is what Memorial Day actually represents. Memorial Day is not a celebratory holiday, it's an honorary one. We honor those who have lost their lives in the service of this country. For many service men and women and veterans, Memorial Day is a very hard day. It is a day of remembrance, brought home to me every year when a 21-gun salute and Taps are performed during the pre-race ceremonies in Indy. A serviceman I follow on Twitter posted this weekend discouraging people from wishing veterans and servicemen and women "Happy Memorial Day." He went on to say that Memorial Day is not intended to be a happy holiday, but a solemn one. While he may not speak for all in his position, I think that his opinion is more than important enough to heed. 

When you see the bunting and flags coming out around houses today for cookouts and to start summer, remember what those truly represent. If you've lost someone, use today (or any day) to remember their sacrifice, and the sacrifices made by those that you did not know. Celebrate their lives and the freedoms which have been upheld at their cost, but remember that this holiday is not one that celebrates a victory, a birth of a nation, a life, but that it is one to remember those who have given everything for the betterment of others. 

If you see a veteran or service person today, or any day, and you feel the desire to thank them for their service, do so genuinely. Thoughtless platitudes can make us feel better on the inside, but when you remember what they have been through and what they may have lost, the thoughtful eye contact or stronger handshake become worth it. Truly mean what you are saying, or you'd might as well not say it at all.

To all readers of Cardinal Couple, I encourage you to take a moment today with your friends and family or with whomever you may gather, and stop to remember what today truly means. Have a safe Memorial Day.

Until next time, Go Cards.

-CH-

Memorial Day -- Emmonnie Henderson -- MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

From all of us at Cardinal Couple...a brief Memorial Day Tribute. 


For those who gave their lives while serving our country...
We honor you.

To my Uncle Martin Busch, who died at Pearl Harbor .
I honor you. 

To my childhood buddy Ricky Hawkins, who died in VietNam
Your family and I honor you. 


To all who have served...putting their lives on hold to defend
our country and keep us safe from harm and free.

We honor you. 


To my father, father-in-law, uncles and cousins who pledged
to serve with duty and honor and protected our way of life.

We will never forget. 




HENDERSON QUALIFIES TWICE FOR NCAA

By now, the trip to Eugene, OR. is probably a pretty familiar
journey for UofL shot-putter and discus tosser Emmonnie Henderson. 


On Saturday, "E" qualified for the NCAA Championships for the
third straight year in the shot put...coming in second at the NCAA 
Eastern Regionals with a toss of 17.93 in Lexington, KY.  The day
before...she secured an additional berth in the NCAA Finals with a 
seventh place finish in the discus. She's one of six Cardinal athletes
that qualified to go to Eugene and the only one who qualified in two
events. 


She made a tough decision several years ago...and it appears to be
the right one. Coming to Louisville in 2013 as a basketball player in
addition to being a track and field star...she split time between the
two sports her first two years. Known as a fierce rebounder with inside
scoring skills...she made the AAC All-Freshman team her first year and
acheived her first double-double he sophomore year. 

She had a dream, though...and it was to represent the USA in the 2016 Olympics in field events. She knew that to try and make the squad,
it would require more than just a partial season of training and efforts.

The decision to leave basketball was a tough one...but Coach Walz encouraged her to pursue that dream and she sadly left the team after the
2014-15 season. 

Emmonnie fell a bit short of getting to Rio in 2016 but the drive and  determination to become one of the best in the world at the shot and discus did not die. She's back on the big stage again this upcoming weekend with one last collegiate chance to ascend to the medals platform. 

Give it a couple of last tosses, "E". Do your best...you've already cemented
your status as the best ever at Louisville in the events. Go show the NCAA
now...


CARDINAL COUPLE RADIO HOUR

In case you missed the Saturday broadcast of The Cardinal Couple Radio
Hour on WCHQ 100.9...go to the link below. Had us a good time, we did and the Worldwide Quiz is back for the summer. 

THE CARDINAL COUPLE RADIO HOUR 5/27/17


paulie
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E qualifies for NCAA Championships in Shot Put...The CARDINAL COUPLE RADIO HOUR -- SUNDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

FIRST OFF...

Happy Memorial Day Weekend to our readers! While your at your picnics, grilling out, enjoying time with friends and family or just some time off...while your chilling please remember that it is a holiday to remember those who did while serving in our nation's armed forces...and a time to give thanks for them and all that have served and defended our nation. 

Some gave all. All gave some. Thank you.


HENDERSON QUALIFIES FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SHOT PUT.

A day after qualifying in the discus, Emmonnie Henderson has made the list of 24 that will participate in the shot put in the NCAA Championships in Eugene, OR. 

Her toss of 16.49m (54-1 ft.) was seventh best in the NCAA East Preliminaries in Jacksonville, FL. She's the only UofL women's student-athlete to qualify to the championships.

Henderson also qualified for both events last year and finished 16th. in the shot put and third in the discus. 


THE CARDINAL COUPLE RADIO HOUR

Our archived broadcast of Saturday's THE CARDINAL COUPLE RADIO HOUR is now available for listening on the Crescent Hill Radio Soundcloud. Link below:

LINK: https://soundcloud.com/chradio/cardinal-couple-20160528

We featured our interview with Louisville Lacrosse head coach Kellie Young and a segment of Handicapping Heroes..a look at Saturday racing at Churchill Downs. 

The prognosticators did provide a couple of exactas at Churchill on what turned out to be a very challenging card. Archie and I lined out the late Pick 3 for the listeners...our attempts at a Pick 4 were thwarted by a long-shot we overlooked in Race 8.

Handicapping Heroes, thanks to listeners' requests, will stand "on its own" starting next week and will follow THE CARDINAL COUPE RADIO HOUR for a half-hour starting at noon on Saturdays. 

paulie
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Memorial Day -- Monday Cardinal Couple

MEMORIAL DAY

As you enjoy this Memorial Day holiday, remember those who gave their all so that we can enjoy the freedoms we
have today. 







( Our Saturday broadcast is now up and running on the SoundCloud. Give us a listen! Link below.) 

CARDINAL COUPLE RADIO ON 100.9 FM WCHQ


paulie
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Monday Cardinal Couple -- Memorial Day

MONDAY MEMORIAL DAY

-Please remember those who have served

-Hermann abuse allegations heating up.

Amidst the picnics, family get-togethers, events and day off from work happenings on Memorial Day, let us not forget the reason why this day exists.

Today is a day for a memorial tribute and rememberance to those who have served our country in our armed forces. We should thank them 365 days a year. Today is one of them.

I am proud of my wife, father, father-in-law, friends and all who defended our country so that we may be free from oppression, tyranny and dictatorship rule. I remain a solid believer in our freedoms and rights and will defend them also, even though my days of standing at the ready to serve and protect were many years ago.

Once in, always in.

If you see a current, soon-to-be or former member of our
armed forces...today or anyday...just simply say "thank you"...please.


And may we always be safe, secure and set in our principles of being a democracy and land of opportunity, not oppression. America isn't perfect. No country is. But we are the land of the free and the home of the brave. Not just words in our National Anthem, but a way of life. No bombs or missles overhead, no death squads hunting us out because of race, creed, religion, color or national origin. Children playing in parks instead of huddled in fear in bombed out buildings.

I am thankful. And, thank you to those who served, gave their lives and those who still serve today.



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We wrote an article in Sunday's CARDINAL COUPLE about the allegations surrounding incoming Rutgers University Athletic Director and former University of Louisville associate senior athletic director Julie Hermann. It seems there are reports that she allegedly upset a few volleyball players at Tennessee while coaching there in the 1990's.

Now the governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, plans to speak to Rutgers officials about a report that Hermann quit as Tennessee's women's volleyball coach 16 years ago after her players complained she ruled through humiliation, fear and emotional abuse.

We know the Julie Hermann of Louisville. Quite honestly, we didn't know Hermann was the volleyball coach at Tennessee until a few years ago. It was something that was obviously of public record.

The Julie Hermann we know has been an excellent administrator and much-loved figure at UofL.

It is time, though...for Ms. Hermann to come out with a statement. Either own it, if all the allegations are true and substantiated...or fight it if it's a set up or overblown out of proportion.

The bottom line, I suppose...is whether the report will make Rutgers to re-consider the appointment of Hermann. It goes deeper than that. It is fuel to the fire for those who want Rutgers University president Robert Barchi to resign because of this potentially severe and additional punch in the gut to a university that has been a punching bag lately.

Question 1: If the allegations are true, why...in heaven's name didn't Rutgers do their homework and eliminate her as a candidate...saving everyone from a whole bunch of embarrassment and pain?

Question 2: Was Hermann really the monster that the former players claim she was?

Question 3: Can Rutgers, if the allegations are factual and she owns up to them, bring her in...based on the good things she did at Louisville? People change. Coaching is different than being an athletic director. Old dogs learn new tricks and second chances (see Bobby Petrino) are granted.

Question 4: If Hermann is not appointed Rutgers AD, does Tom Jurich keep her as second-in-command at UofL?

It would have been quite easy for Rutgers to take her aside and say...we have these questions, these issues from your time at Tennessee and, based on them, we are eliminating you from our job candidate search. Did they do the homework and, if they did, what did they discover?

Hermann has staunch defenders within the UofL ranks, who laud her time here at UofL. We are one of those. She's top-notch and above the board when it comes to her time as a Cardinal and she remains one of our all-time favorites.

But, we do feel that Julie needs to say something besides "Wow".

Many years ago, I took a chance on hiring an employee (when I did stuff like that) who had an incident in her past, but had turned her life around...and she turned out be an invaluable, essential employee to the place where we worked. I knew about her past, though. She brought it out into the open. People change.

Whether or not the allegations against Julie are all true and a cause for terminating her upcoming job at Rutgers is not your or my call. It is something that Rutgers needs to decide.

But...we need to hear Julie's side of the story. Innocent until proven guilty and should the alleged sins of the past destroy the future? Heavy rhetoric and complex questions.

I'm a Julie Hermann fan. The Julie Hermann I know is a good and honest person who cares and produces. If there was a rough patch there in her life, her employment of the past...well, most of us have been there. You move on and try to do better. Hermann has proven her value and worth.  

Weigh in.

-Paulie

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Memorial Day

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MONDAY CARDINAL COUPLE


-Memorial Day Tribute


-McCoughtry strikes again


-Fever dispose of Dream 78-62






WE GIVE YOU THIS TOUCHING VIDEO AS WE CELEBRATE 2012 MEMORIAL DAY.  IT IS A CELEBRATION...A CELEBRATION OF THOSE WHO HAVE DEFENDED AND STILL DEFEND OUR NATION. THE LIVES LOST AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY OUR EFFORTS TO KEEP AMERICA AS "THE LAND OF THE FREE AND HOME OF THE BRAVE" SHOULD NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. 


THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OUR NATION'S ARMED FORCES. 


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We recently ran an article about A. McCoughtry winning at Belmont Race Track. Yesterday, at Churchill Downs, McCoughtry entered the gate for the sixth race at Churchill at odds of 34-1. A definitive longshot, she broke from the gate  in mid-pack, stayed in touch with the leading horses and when asked by jockey Brian Hernandez, Jr....responded by moving to second place....where she finished. Although she was two lengths back of the winner, Dad's Shooting Star...McCoughtry rewarded backers by paying $18.40 to place and $9.80 to show. This "McCoughtry" wasn't a Rick Pitino owned entry. He might investigate into trying to buy her, though...knowing Rick.  


A. McCoughtry, McCoughtry, Fly Angel Fly, Angel's Dream...just several of the horses out there that have been named for or refer to #35. 


And, they've been having some success lately.


A $2 exacta box on McCoughtry, favorite and race winner Dad's Shooting Star and Why Izzy Why with track hero Calvin Borel on board cost $12. The payout yesterday was $102.00. Not a bad return on investment. 


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The human Angel and the Atlanta Dream finished second yesterday too. Indiana beat them for the second time this season, this time at Atlanta, 78-62. 

Angel scored 21 points and suffered a strained muscle in her left leg during the second quarter. It was right about the time that the Fever were making a 16-2 run to take the lead -- a lead they wouldn't relinquish the rest of the game. 

Indiana used double and triple teams on McCoughtry to slow the Dream offensive attack down. That, and Angel's injury proved effective for the Fever. 


Tamika Catchings, who...it seems like...has been in the WNBA for 30 years...led the Fever in scoring.  


A lack of punch from the Atlanta bench -outscored 26-2 by Indiana - helped give the Dream their second loss of the season. Plenty of time left in the season...but the Dream and the Fever face six times this year. Not a good thing.  
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