Morning Newspaper: Ole Miss Edition
by Glenn Logan on Jan 27, 2009 11:38 AM EST
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The big news of the day is the horrible winter storm which has stricken most of Kentucky with ice, snow, and other forms of icy precipitation which is making commerce (and apparently, even blogging) difficult.
The big news of the morning is that Kentucky men's basketball is ranked in the Top 25 AP poll for the first time in quite a while. Tonight in Oxford, the Wildcats put that newly-minted national ranking on the line against the Ole Miss Rebels.
Now, for the news.
Kentucky Basketball News
- A preview of the Ole Miss-Kentucky game. Down three of their best players including likely All-SEC point Chris Warren, this is a tough spot for the Rebels. John Clay also provides a preview.
- Meeks provides a 'special' challenge for the Rebels, comparing Meeks to former LSU guard Chris Jackson. If the Rebels throw a zone at us, it may just work -- Meeks has struggled against zones before when his shooting eye was a little off.
- Turnovers a problem for UK? Who knew?
- Some people are just not embracing the hate.
Kentucky Football/Other News
- Kentucky turning heads in the SEC. We do seem to be getting better.
- Yet another football commit from Memphis. Brooks & Co. now have 25.
NCAA Basketball News
- Mark Gottfried resigns from Alabama. Somebody asked me the other day if Felton at Georgia would be next. Only if the sun comes up tomorrow.
- Despite early thoughts to the contrary, Brandon Jennings is not living la vida loca.
- Can Alabama land another big name coach to bookend Nick Saban? In a word, ''No,'' not in basketball. Alabama has a long way to go to become a destination program for the big names.
- Is the SEC finally about to purge itself of underachieving basketball coaches? But wouldn't that mean the SEC needs to, I don't know, take basketball at least semi-seriously? Outside of Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and Vanderbilt, just go to an SEC blog and see what they talk about. [Hint: It won't be a game played with a round ball.]
NCAA Football News
- A Bill Curry sighting.
- The Mountain West wants an automatic place at the BCS table. Will they get their prayer answered? I don't know, but it looks to me like they might have a case.
- Rivals takes a look at AD Gene DeFilippo's handling of the Boston College football program, and finds it wanting.
Other News of Interest
- An well-reasoned take on the Stinson case. I am inclined to agree, absent a clear showing of obvious negligence or reckless behavior.
- A legal analysis of the available facts. I agree that if Stinson had other players collapse prior to the young man who died, it is a real problem for his defense.
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I made my way into the office after taking an ice pick to the Jeep
Now if only a few patients will stop by to make it worth my while!
I’ll never understand replacing a coach in the middle of the season. Yes, Gottfried has chronically underachieved ever since he arrived back home in Alabama. Yes, the official story is that he resigned. (After meeting with the AD… I hardly believe that was a voluntary resignation.) But now Bama has to go on a national search for a permanent replacement, all the while any recruits that Gottfried had connections with will now have nearly 3 months to change their mind and go to another school. Additionally, I do not believe that an assistant coach from the staff already in place will have a significant effect on this season’s end results. So you’ve killed both what’s left of this season and next season for the immediate gratification of getting rid of the coach. Well done, sir. Well done.
If they had toughed it out for this season, then made a quick and effective coaching search; a new coach could step in and close the deal with any recruits left wavering much like Gillispie and Patterson. I just think Alabama is in for more pain before it gets better.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
Good points.
I think it has pros and cons. The pros are, it gives you time to do a proper search, explore opportunities that would have been out of reach, and allow a new coach to hit the ground running instead of arriving behind the eight-ball in recruiting and retaining existing recruits.
The con is obviously what you mentioned above, and it does make the program look more disorganized than it otherwise would.
It’s a crap shoot, in my opinion. I can see advantages and disadvantages both ways.
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by Glenn Logan on Jan 27, 2009 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
More Pros Than Cons
Best to make a change when the decision is made rather than wait.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 27, 2009 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
I totally agree
with this statement. I mean if they only had three wins then I would maybe see it as a sign to the future recruits that Bama will rectify what was going wrong(by firing in mid season) but if Bama shows strong the rest of the way and does well in the SEC tourney-they are in. Why chance that now. They played hard on Saturday giving me my first real scare in awhile. Theose boosters down there must be rich to get rid of people midseason and also have Saban on payroll!
I'm with you
Barring a complete and total collapse earlier in the season than we are… I see no real benefit to changing coaches now.
it gives you time to do a proper search, explore opportunities that would have been out of reach, and allow a new coach to hit the ground running instead of arriving behind the eight-ball in recruiting and retaining existing recruits
My problem with this Tru is that any coach worth his salt is caught up in the middle of a season right now. You aren’t going to be talking to any top assistants or up and coming youngsters right now. You won’t be talking to them until mid to late March in all likelihood. So what kind of “proper search” can you really do? And without having that long term solution in place, what kind of contact are any potential recruits going to have? I think you’re actually better off “behind the eight ball” and scrambling to keep commits you already have than you are trying to scrounge up any players that might be available. IMHO
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
yeah
and it was well understood that he was all but gone just not formally. So you don’t do damage if you let him go, although as I type this I am thinking about Felton. Felton should have been let go last season and barring the havoc Georgia put on the SEC tourney last year he would have been. Do you think they were worried about MG doing this to Bama. I mean Felton hasn’t improved at all this season. They just couldn’t fire him after what happened with the SECC. Wonder if that played on Bama’s mind. But still MG has brought more success to Bama then recent coaches in my memory.
Eh...
I woudn’t worry too much about Bama winning the SEC tourney, no.
LOL.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
Blake Griffin
Last night was the 3rd or 4th time I have seen him (he dropped 26 and 19 on Travis Ford’s boys).
And let me say this: I love Jodie Meeks. I think Jodie Meeks is a fantastic player, and should be an All-American.
But Blake Griffin is the best player in college basketball, and it’s not even particularly close.
C! A! T! S! CATS! CATS! CATS!
If
Jodie stays I think he will be an overall favorite for next year barring injury. Blake is very good but I still think Tyler Han will get it.
Hansbrough
I disagree. The love fest for Tyler is nowhere near the fever pitch that we saw last year. The fickle national media has a new darling, and his name is Blake Griffin.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
I agree
with that but I still think TH is an amazing player. He came back for his school. I admire him for that.
I agree that TH has a hustle like few others
I’m not sure if he came back “for” his school or not, but I think its good for college basketball in general to have some names that the casual fan can recognize.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
Darn
ice has kept me from going to the game tonight in Oxford. Oh well, guess ESPN will be in order.
Hmm...
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That's not a philosophical view
it is a thinly veiled political view. I won’t respond on the content of the political commentary because that would be against forum rules. I’m just glad that there are rules in this forum that apply to everyone, from moderator down to a lowly commenter like myself.
the REAL fake Mr. Bob Dobalina
Formerly known as "senowen"
BC
Spaziani is the new Coach at BC. The AD is DeFillippo who, correct me if I’m wrong, used to be at UK when Patino was here.
meeks
damn did anybody watch espn first take 2day? they were talking about the best college basketball players and they didnt even mention jodie meeks. this espn idiocracy is really starting to piss me off. they even mentioned jeff teague from wake and didnt mention meeks. meeks is better than curry and thats a fact (much better three point %, much better fg % and plays against much better competition) i guess 54 pts is just not enough for the idiots over at espn
Eh I wouldn't sweat it
First Take was all a-twitter with the Meeks love fest that first day after the explosion of old Rocky Top just like everyone else.
The reality of modern sports is that you have to be in the national conversation every day to stay on the tip of the tongue. Wake is the number four team in the nation getting ready to host a huge match-up with number one Duke, Teague is going to get love.
As Kentucky continues to climb the polls, you’ll see more Jodie love.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
Hit
the nail right on there. Next year could be Meeks year, but with Kentucky not doing well early season…..no recognition and well I heard comment after comment from people saying how Kentucky lacked talent. Which I for one said bullcrap. Meeks started showing his amazing abilities end of freshman year. Patterson is amazing and Liggins is going to be awesome. We are very talented just rough around the edges right now.
I dont find myself agreeing with HozeKing much....
but I must agree that we UK fans are probably the most paranoid fanbase in the nation. If someone fails to mention UK or makes a valid criticism they are automatically “haters” and “idiots”. I could go on and on but why bother.
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
Completely apropos of nothing. . .
I finally watched the Houston “foot stomp” on Budinger of Arizona. What struck me about the video is who was in the crowd – Lute Olson! Does anybody else think it’s weird that the guy who’s messy exit has basically wrecked that program for the next couple years is still going to the games? I could understand it in a couple years, but this year? Just seemed very strange to me, but maybe I’m alone on this. . .
C! A! T! S! CATS! CATS! CATS!
Agree about Olson, but
the thing it made me think about was whether the perpetrator would have been kicked out of the game if The Rat was coaching them, or would he have been in the game to make the winning shot as College Basketball’s Most Obnoxious Human Being was in 1992. Sorry for picking at the wound again, but I’ve had a real hard time getting over the fact that the deliberate stomp of Aminu Timberlake went off like a simple hand check. I guess if you ride the refs enough . . .
bama wants tubby
hey has anybody heard about bama wanting toget tubby for next yr? thats really surprising to me, plus why would he leave minnesota when hes doing so well there.
His name has come up ...
… but it will not happen. If it does, make yourself right with God and prepare for the Rapture. :-)
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The Gaza Strip isn't at Meggido,
but it ain’t THAT far away, and there’s been a lot of fighting there lately. 8’-)
Agreed
NOT going to happen.
I know, I asked, he said No.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 27, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not surprised
There are a lot of schools that would be interested in hiring Tubby, but I agree with Tru and the Conventional Wisdom that there is a greater chance of Stomper the Elephant becoming Alabama’s next head coach than there is for Tubby to.
...when you let other people tell you what success is, you already have no chance of ever finding it. - Doug Glanville
Not A Single School Has Shown Interest
Lots of newspaper article and blog posters have.
Big difference.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 27, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
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