"Guess who’s back? Back again. Tubby’s back. Tell a friend." -Eminem (Except the part about Tubby)

That song has been stuck in my head when thinking about tomorrow’s matchup between the Cards and Minnesota Golden Gophers at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

For the record, I was a Tubby fan. He made me tolerate the Cats in a way I never felt when Coach Pitino was there, or since with Coach Gillespie. With him, you knew what team you were going to be facing. He demanded toughness at all times on defense, and his guys never gave up. Some of my friends that are UK supporters like to bash on his later recruiting troubles, but think about how different the Cats would have been had Randolph Morris not bolted to the Knicks...read more at straitpinkie.com

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