Not to disagree with you, but just one other reason this flight might be is we are in the middle of horse sale season right now down here. I previously worked at GNV and now at OCF and from experience I can tell you both airports recieve many flights from LEX, and other airports in that area. There is one of the biggest auction/sale occuring this week. We have had a ton of flights of wealthy horsemen trying to by the next Derby winner of stallion this week.
Also if my memory serves me correct there is allways been a fairly routine flight from a FX Challenger to/from GNV from LEX, this might be a substitute.
Tattersolâs? (Maybe thatâs just Quarter Horses)
A far as the flight, I donât know a)why Billy Donovan would be flying to Lexington while he should be coaching his teamâs practice for their Final Four Game, especially since Iâm sure this would violate his contract with UF, or b) why he would be flying in a Lear owned by Bombardier.
What does this topic have to do with the subject âBilly Donovan @ UK?â. It seems to be all about Florida and a flight between LEX and GNV, not the UK.
There has been many rumors that Billy is being pitched a job at Kentucky. Even though we have been told down here (Central Florida)and from Billy himself that he will not leave, but money talks. The last I read in a local paer is he refused to even talk with them (Kentucky) until the season is over, win or lose.
That makes sense. I see UK and think United Kingdom.
This points out why an abbreviation should be âunabbreviatedâ the first time itâs used, especially in a subject line where the abbreviation isnât used in the body of the message.
I just wonder how many others thought UK meant United Kingdom and not the University of Kentucky.
To really take this off topic:
Scooter: Is there a large Thoroughbred presence in Ocala? I know there are some HUGE names (and expensive ranches) in Quarter Horses down there. Beautiful area. The view of rolling pastures and white split-rail fencing along I-75 reminds me of KentuckyâŚ+ palm trees, ~30 extra degrees farenheit, and spanish moss, of course.
Aw, câmon! College football blows the NFL away with its tradition, pageantry, and the urgency of every gameâŚand fewer felons. Iâm not nearly as big on basketball though. I take it you donât follow sports at all?
I donât know if you guys watch the news, but this Billy Donovan thing has been on the LOCAL news for days now, and I donât live in Kentucky OR FloridaâŚkinda hard to miss here. Some of it may have to do with the excitement surrounding the Buckeyes, who are still dancing, hopefully into Mondayâs championship game.
[Translation: The NCAA tournament (âMarch Madnessâ) is also known as âthe Big Dance.â Hence the âdancingâ remark. ]
Not for several years.
I stopped watching basebell after the second strike
I stopped watching basketball after whatâs-his-name choked his coach and got away with it.
I stopped watching football when the players would make a nomal run of the mill play then get up and dance in celebration.
College athletics is not quite as bad but it is getting worse.
Agreed and agreed. I havenât given up on the college game(s) completely yet. Some people think that the leagues cracking down on end zone celebrations, etc. takes the fun out of the game, but I disagree. I DO think that kids who score the game-winning TD in a gut-wrenching game shouldnât be penalized for piling up on each other in the end zone. The celebration dances though, are another story. They seem to indicate that sportsmanship is being replaced by gamesmanship, which makes me want to puke. Wonder why todayâs kids are called the âMeâ generation??
BTW: I havenât seen one quote from âBilly D.â saying he wonât leave, just that he hasnât talked to anybody about anything yet, and that he and his family are happy in Gainesville. Talk about leaving the hangar door openâŚ