Decision 2007: Patterson to UK

by JL Blue on May 16, 2007 3:14 PM EDT in Events

We often use this moniker, but it's fitting today. ...

BREAKING: Kentucky is the choice for Patrick Patterson.

This, folks, is a HUGE victory for Gillispie. To come in so late and grab a guy that absolutely fills a gaping hole in your roster is enormous for both the prestige and the practical.

There were many reasons Kentucky made sense. Thank God those mattered to Patterson.

Let's savor this one.

The collective buildup to a Kentucky hoops recruiting decision -- particularly any ceremonial one -- is both impressively and bafflingly large. If recruits were won on focus and interest alone, I'm not sure the Wildcats wouldn't reap a top class every season. But much more factors into any recruit's decision, not the least of which is parental help.

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Oh, man ...

we are having some fun now!

Will we be 0-4, or 1-4. Hmm ... Put that way, neither one looks particularly appealing.

Chris Diggs' latest blog. Bleh.

by Glenn Logan on May 16, 2007 3:23 PM EDT reply actions

Oh, dear ...

Can this be true?

Down,hopes, down boy ...

by Glenn Logan on May 16, 2007 3:25 PM EDT reply actions

Nah

Can't be ... see how long I can pretend I don't care?

Just don't want to see us all freak out again ... the wrong way.

The Online home of Big Blue Nation ...

by JL Blue on May 16, 2007 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, but Monday....

we were all looking at "Lucas to Florida" telltales and decided that denial was the better option.

by blueblood on May 16, 2007 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions

More from ...

Aaron's blog ...

by Glenn Logan on May 16, 2007 3:27 PM EDT reply actions

Let's hear it for Mr Beans(aka Patrick Pat)....

Not sure if I want to know where that nickname came from. Maybe we could ask some of his teammates after the summer practice sessions are over....

by blueblood on May 16, 2007 3:29 PM EDT reply actions

Streaming video here ...

http://www.wsaz.com/

Courtesy of TCP ...

by Glenn Logan on May 16, 2007 3:29 PM EDT reply actions

FireBilly.com

Has some stuff . Not sure if it is the same as Aaron's.

by Glenn Logan on May 16, 2007 3:32 PM EDT reply actions

Gotta be a Cat???

I can't imagine Patterson announcing he's going to Florida in front of such a pro-Kentucky crowd in Huntington. But then I think about Morris and his "hat switch" in Atlanta. That had to suck for the GA Tech fans.

by cthom on May 16, 2007 3:36 PM EDT reply actions