John David Dyche
@jddyche.bsky.social
“If we allow them to do so the liberal arts will lift us up from mere emotions and gut reactions into thoughtfulness.” — Larry Matheny, Centre College
https://kentuckylantern.com/2023/10/11/i-apologize-kentucky/
https://kentuckylantern.com/2023/10/11/i-apologize-kentucky/
Used to park my Chevy Monza 2+2 next to the basketball court, crank up Frampton Comes Alive! on 8-track tape in the stereo & practice the jump shot that garnered me fourteen seconds of playing time in the state tournament. Saw him live at Freedom Hall with .38 Special & J. Geils Band in August 1977.
'Frampton Comes Alive!,' America's best-selling album of 1976, was released 50 years ago today
January 7, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Used to park my Chevy Monza 2+2 next to the basketball court, crank up Frampton Comes Alive! on 8-track tape in the stereo & practice the jump shot that garnered me fourteen seconds of playing time in the state tournament. Saw him live at Freedom Hall with .38 Special & J. Geils Band in August 1977.
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What was Trump's price for Venezuela? What was his price for Ukraine? What is enough for Trump to turn his back on Taiwan? What about South Korea? NATO? The United Nations? THE UNITED STATES?
It only gets worse from here. IT ONLY GETS WORSE FROM HERE.
It only gets worse from here. IT ONLY GETS WORSE FROM HERE.
January 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM
What was Trump's price for Venezuela? What was his price for Ukraine? What is enough for Trump to turn his back on Taiwan? What about South Korea? NATO? The United Nations? THE UNITED STATES?
It only gets worse from here. IT ONLY GETS WORSE FROM HERE.
It only gets worse from here. IT ONLY GETS WORSE FROM HERE.
Friday afternoon. The Liberty Bowl. Memphis. Cold, hard rain. Cincinnati. Navy. Bowl paradise.
January 2, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Friday afternoon. The Liberty Bowl. Memphis. Cold, hard rain. Cincinnati. Navy. Bowl paradise.
Strong editorial.
"The most consequential unknown of Jan. 6 is what would have happened if Mr. McConnell had shown similar courage. He might well have found the ... votes needed to change American history. ... It will be the defining stain on Mr. McConnell’s legacy." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
"The most consequential unknown of Jan. 6 is what would have happened if Mr. McConnell had shown similar courage. He might well have found the ... votes needed to change American history. ... It will be the defining stain on Mr. McConnell’s legacy." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Strong editorial.
"The most consequential unknown of Jan. 6 is what would have happened if Mr. McConnell had shown similar courage. He might well have found the ... votes needed to change American history. ... It will be the defining stain on Mr. McConnell’s legacy." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
"The most consequential unknown of Jan. 6 is what would have happened if Mr. McConnell had shown similar courage. He might well have found the ... votes needed to change American history. ... It will be the defining stain on Mr. McConnell’s legacy." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
ZaKiyah Johnson, 4x KY HS Player of the Year, reigning KY Miss Basketball, 4x KY champion at Sacred Heart & probably the best KY HS girls player ever, played 12 scoreless minutes for LSU. Johnson sat the bench in a recent game. Coach Mulkey said, "Just a little momma pat on the hand, let's move on."
Morgan not only hit the game-winning three, but played 39 minutes without making a turnover, had 12 assists, & shot 7-10 from the floor including 3-3 beyond the arc. Teonni Key had 17 points & 16 rebounds. Wildcats dominated the Tigers on the boards, 17-4 on the offensive glass.
Kentucky women’s basketball beats LSU at LSU 80-78 on a buzzer beater by point guard Tonie Morgan! Love it!
January 2, 2026 at 2:16 PM
ZaKiyah Johnson, 4x KY HS Player of the Year, reigning KY Miss Basketball, 4x KY champion at Sacred Heart & probably the best KY HS girls player ever, played 12 scoreless minutes for LSU. Johnson sat the bench in a recent game. Coach Mulkey said, "Just a little momma pat on the hand, let's move on."
Beating them is so beautiful.
January 2, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Beating them is so beautiful.
Morgan not only hit the game-winning three, but played 39 minutes without making a turnover, had 12 assists, & shot 7-10 from the floor including 3-3 beyond the arc. Teonni Key had 17 points & 16 rebounds. Wildcats dominated the Tigers on the boards, 17-4 on the offensive glass.
Kentucky women’s basketball beats LSU at LSU 80-78 on a buzzer beater by point guard Tonie Morgan! Love it!
January 2, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Morgan not only hit the game-winning three, but played 39 minutes without making a turnover, had 12 assists, & shot 7-10 from the floor including 3-3 beyond the arc. Teonni Key had 17 points & 16 rebounds. Wildcats dominated the Tigers on the boards, 17-4 on the offensive glass.
Kentucky women’s basketball beats LSU at LSU 80-78 on a buzzer beater by point guard Tonie Morgan! Love it!
January 2, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Kentucky women’s basketball beats LSU at LSU 80-78 on a buzzer beater by point guard Tonie Morgan! Love it!
Kudos to ESPN, the Rose Bowl &/or whomever for giving the Indiana & Alabama bands some airtime at the half (even if they weren’t marching). Bands make games better.
January 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Kudos to ESPN, the Rose Bowl &/or whomever for giving the Indiana & Alabama bands some airtime at the half (even if they weren’t marching). Bands make games better.
“So it goes.”
— Kurt Vonnegut
— Kurt Vonnegut
NEW: UK QB Cutter Boley is transferring.
Will Stein was noncommittal in public comments about Boley since taking the UK job. Now he's in the market for a new starting QB. www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
Will Stein was noncommittal in public comments about Boley since taking the UK job. Now he's in the market for a new starting QB. www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...
Kentucky football QB Cutter Boley is entering the transfer portal
New UK football coach Will Stein will need to find a new starting quarterback.
www.kentucky.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM
“So it goes.”
— Kurt Vonnegut
— Kurt Vonnegut
Cignetti is scaring me.
January 1, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Cignetti is scaring me.
Rough half for Oregon offense. Will be very interesting to see what adjustments coordinator (& Kentucky coach in playoff purgatory) Will Stein makes at halftime. #CFP
January 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Rough half for Oregon offense. Will be very interesting to see what adjustments coordinator (& Kentucky coach in playoff purgatory) Will Stein makes at halftime. #CFP
Oregon kicker Atticus Sappington has the best sports name of 2026 so far.
January 1, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Oregon kicker Atticus Sappington has the best sports name of 2026 so far.
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The patient, who was traveling from out of state, also stayed at a hotel in Dry Ridge from Dec. 28 to 30.
Unvaccinated measles patient visited Ark Encounter in KY, health officials say
The patient, who was traveling from out of state, also stayed at a hotel in Dry Ridge from Dec. 28 to 30.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The patient, who was traveling from out of state, also stayed at a hotel in Dry Ridge from Dec. 28 to 30.
Vanderbilt battled & showed its talent in second half. But Iowa was impressive! Hawkeye QB is good; offensive line is future NFL as usual; & much more dynamic than before. Could practically see Commodore’s Coach Lea learning for the future. Have high confidence in him. An entertaining bowl game.
Pavia’s poor sportsmanship post-Heisman clearly caused bad Commodore karma. Vandy down 14-3 at half & looks awful. Iowa is living in the SEC team’s backfield. Bizarre late penalty for punting beyond the line of scrimmage set up an Iowa TD & also puts Vanderbilt’s vaunted academic reputation at risk.
January 1, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Vanderbilt battled & showed its talent in second half. But Iowa was impressive! Hawkeye QB is good; offensive line is future NFL as usual; & much more dynamic than before. Could practically see Commodore’s Coach Lea learning for the future. Have high confidence in him. An entertaining bowl game.
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My year-end column, on Trump’s Golden Age of Awful:
No matter how low one’s expectations were for 2025, the most striking thing about the year when Donald Trump became President again is how much worse it turned out to be. @sbg1.bsky.social assesses the damage.
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Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Awful
A damage assessment of the President’s first year back in the White House.
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December 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
My year-end column, on Trump’s Golden Age of Awful:
Pavia’s poor sportsmanship post-Heisman clearly caused bad Commodore karma. Vandy down 14-3 at half & looks awful. Iowa is living in the SEC team’s backfield. Bizarre late penalty for punting beyond the line of scrimmage set up an Iowa TD & also puts Vanderbilt’s vaunted academic reputation at risk.
December 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Pavia’s poor sportsmanship post-Heisman clearly caused bad Commodore karma. Vandy down 14-3 at half & looks awful. Iowa is living in the SEC team’s backfield. Bizarre late penalty for punting beyond the line of scrimmage set up an Iowa TD & also puts Vanderbilt’s vaunted academic reputation at risk.
'Tis apparently the season for wholly uncritical puff pieces about Kentucky's Trumpist state constitutional officers.
December 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
'Tis apparently the season for wholly uncritical puff pieces about Kentucky's Trumpist state constitutional officers.
At the half, Falcons lead Rams 21-0. As a Falcons fan, fear this will not end well.
December 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
At the half, Falcons lead Rams 21-0. As a Falcons fan, fear this will not end well.
Muted Buck & Aikman as usual. Synced Falcons radio broadcast to TV. Enjoying Wes Durham & Dave Archer on the call. Nice first quarter for Atlanta! They definitely win the uniform battle.
December 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Muted Buck & Aikman as usual. Synced Falcons radio broadcast to TV. Enjoying Wes Durham & Dave Archer on the call. Nice first quarter for Atlanta! They definitely win the uniform battle.
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my demands are simple, mr. bond
December 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
my demands are simple, mr. bond
@bushsbeans.bsky.social Your Boca Raton bowl game sponsorship at work in Louisville:
December 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
@bushsbeans.bsky.social Your Boca Raton bowl game sponsorship at work in Louisville: