I read through the whole thread – pretty rough. I really worry about the radio show…..but I wish you luck and give you my full support for whatever thats worth. I dont know what you hope to gain/accomplish for going on – he sounds like a bit of a tyrant to me. Once mind is set, stays that way, you know. I am proud of you, though, for standing up for yourself and your site.

I have been visiting this website for over a year. I visit any UK website I can for UK info but this site consistently has the most positive stories followed by the most positive comments. I will continue to go to the other sites for info but If I want to find a site that I agree with on just about everything UK, it is this one.
Keep up the good work!

... help a lot posting in the threads.

And yeah, if Gillispie goes back on his word, I’ll be on him like white on rice on a paper plate with a glass of milk in a snowstorm. :-)

I’m really digging this sweet nixon icon!

Avery and Zollo both have serious game.

... you know, I think it’s a visceral reaction. I had the same one, but I am actually coming around a bit.

My wife picked up a T shirt the other day that said on the front “What’s the difference between a Dynasty and a Wannabe?”

The back of it said “About 76 miles and 5 championships” and it had a map of Kentucky on it. Ha!

... they really enjoy whacking on UK over there. I had to defend myself at some length over there a few days back. Tough crowd for a Kentucky fan, but just like us, they have their reasonables and their unreasonables. It’s the same everywhere.

I appreciate that. I am looking forward to it. In fact, I plan on asking our users to tune in if they have time, so it should be a great audience and hopefully fun will be had by all.

... that won’t be necessary. Just a nice discussion about a shared passion.

... I say fuggitaboudit. Bunch of lamers. :-)

The Big Lead is a good blog, though.

But I’m glad it is a diverse BOT and accepting of both white and black folk!

... for bringing that to my attention, guys. He has been rewarded for his … effort. :-)

Very. Tipton has no doubt done some things to earn the reproof of UK fans. Assuming everything that Marc was told was exactly true, in context as stated, this is still just one more in a long line.

Does anyone really think at this point that it could be good news? And if Jasper were staying would it warrant a press conference?

Could Gillispie also be planning to talk about the state of recruiting in general without discussing specific players?

My very optimistic hope is that it’s about Williams’ transfer. I’m sure he’s a great guy, but I think it’s in both his and the team’s best interest for him to seek PT elsewhere.

... we will both do well for our respective members.

Gillispie just speaks about the incoming class.

Of course, it being a Saturday, odds are against that.

make things a lot more convenient.

... I am unqualified to comment on that. All I see is a man running a website and involving himself in the recruiting process, much like Matt Jones does. I’m sure there are many differences, and everybody theoretically has some plan for the future of their work. I can’t blame Maggard for trying to do something he wants to do, and quite frankly, it sure would be nice if I could afford to spend all my time chasing down recruits and watching basketball. I guess you could say that I am a little jealous.

But as far as A Sea of Blue is concerned, all I care about is producing a good place for Wildcat fans to have an honest discussion about their favorite team without fear of mockery or juvenile absurdity. This site is intended to be for adults, and young people with a mature attitude. Many sites are happy to take anyone, but here, we don’t really suffer the absurdly foolish, the profane, the drive-by or those with less than two brain cells to rub together. We welcome discussion, debate, and disagreement but we require that it be conducted after the manner of mature adults and not teen-agers.

I think other sites are no so discerning, but I don’t mean to cast aspersions on them. Whatever works for them. I know this works for us.

:-)

Sure it’s your opinion, but you’re way off on Maggard. Marc is absolutely pro-UK.

The circumstances involving Marc and Beas Hamga need to be looked at as well. Marc got the whole “facebook/Myspace” posting fiasco started on his own website where he instructed his posters to spread that news on all the UK websites, then he turned around and claimed he tried to cover it all up and protect UK. Then “somebody” went to Hamga’s AAU coach (a person Marc bragged about knowing) and pointed out all the postings to them. Then of course it was all pointed out to the Louisville Courier Journal.

Keep in mind all of this was right smack in the middle of the signing period for recruits. So this idea that Marc “protects” UK is a joke and all one needs to do is review the history of his actions as opposed to his words to see what his true motives are.

His “pimping” of Leonard Washington should have raised eyebrows. His blogs on Scotty Hopson were so inaccurate that the Hopson family actually contacted Kentucky Ink which lead to the infamous “Hopsons reach out to Kentucky Ink” blog.

Finally, at a recruiting event Marc bragged about showing a recruit UK message boards whereby they had a big laugh at the postings. That’s something he’s not supposed to be doing.

To sum it all up, as Tru says he has no problem with novices trying to insinuate themselves into the program, but there are very real problems with these amatures potentially causing UK big problems and at a minimum the program needs to distance themselves from their activities and ensure media access does not imply the University approves of their actions.

... and that is part of the reason I want no real part of this whole recruit interview business. Blogs and blog owners seem an indisputable part of the media to me, and therefore they should be immune to being considered to have violated the NCAA ban on boosters contacting recruits.

But others hold a different view, and quite frankly, I fear the NCAA would side with the perception that most bloggers are closer to boosters than media. Whether or not I agree with that assessment is irrelevant—I don’t want to become the subject of an NCAA investigation, or to be somehow implicated in costing Kentucky a valuable recruit or even wind up causing sanctions to come down on UK because of my actions.

Other people, like Maggard, evidently disagree and are comfortable with their role, rightly or wrongly. It is neither in my interest nor the interests of the University of Kentucky for me to insert myself as an arbiter of this matter, and in any case I don’t consider myself qualified to do so. I encourage others to take the same viewpoint—it’s less upsetting to the liver when you don’t have to fear becoming part of the problem.

But with all that said, there is a huge market for recruiting information out there—just as Rivals. That market will draw Marc Maggards until it is somehow either shut down or formally legitimized.

These kind of issues are in play at every University across the country.

Our problem is that UK has more fans than most and more fanatical that probably all. That’s more illegal contact to manage, unfortunately.

... a fanpost I made that hits the high points. There is really not much more to report at the moment.