**RIVALS: Calipari to UK:UPDATE**
by JL Blue on Mar 30, 2009 3:58 PM EDT
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[UPDATE]
THE STORY ORIGINALLY LINKED HAS BEEN REMOVED AND THERE ARE REPORTS THAT PERHAPS THIS IS NOT A SURE THING ... CONSIDER THIS A HICCUP UNTIL WE HEAR MORE ...
Memphis' Rivals.com site has posted a story saying that John Calipari has rejected the last offer from Memphis and he will take the head coaching position at Kentucky. Memphis has received permission to contact Missouri's Mike Anderson.
A Memphis-area television report, broadcast over the oddly entrancing live feed of the Memphis Athletics Department door,said that according to his sources several players were considering transferring to Kentucky to follow Calipari, including NCAA tournament freshman star and onetime UK target Roburt Sallie and fellow freshman Wesley Witherspoon. This is in addition to any potential recruits who might choose to follow Calipari from Memphis.
More as it comes.
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They are reporting on the stream that Cal is coming and bringing all of his assistants
and some players will come with him
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
an NCAA-record $6.67 million per anum.
I bet Billy D. just made a mess in his britches after he heard those numbers…
by eeluk on Mar 30, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Heh.........
think of the mess Billy D will make when he has to play UK with Calipari at the helm twice every year in the SEC…………
by slidemank on Mar 30, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention .....
the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ he could have had.
by jpbluekat on Mar 30, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WOW
ok…..now I really got to go get kiddos
I don't care who is coach as long as Kentucky is Kentucky!
by tenken on Mar 30, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Tru just bogarted your thread JL
by btcoop71 on Mar 30, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nah.
I took mine down.
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 30, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry all ...
… JL and I put up an OT at almost exactly the same time. I deleted mine, so if you were one of the four or five people who made a comment, sorry.
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 30, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, just trying to be fast...
… the Open Thread was getting heavy.
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by JL Blue on Mar 30, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You did great.
No problem.
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 30, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LEX came on at 4:01 with a crossfeed to the Memphis station saying done deal...
did WKYT break in yet?
by CATFAN85 on Mar 30, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry I have to do it.....
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what i would give
to be at midnight madness next year!
Jeff Goodman is a _____!
by gmphidelt on Mar 30, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ha
What chapter are you from?
Bond 644 Indiana Kappa
by IndyCat644 on Mar 30, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't there one just like that
when G got hired? Just sayin’.
http://anythingbutgatorade.blogspot.com - yet another SEC sports blog
by Anything but Gatorade on Mar 30, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love these pictures
SevenRings, keep em coming! =)
by uk1982 on Mar 30, 2009 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Back Slapping All Around!
DRINKS ON THE HOUSE!
by eeluk on Mar 30, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I expect a report out of Memphis any second.
No official word as of yet.
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 30, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So theoretically, this coaching carousel
could go on for days and days! We steal their coach, they steal someone else’s coach, they steal another coach, lather, rinse, repeat.
My loyalties are strained because I graduated from UofM. Bottom line is that this is looking good for UK blue, but maybe not so much for Memphis blue.
by BlueInNash on Mar 30, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice to be
the biggest fish in the pond
by Dini-D-Alum on Mar 30, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
U of L fans are NOT happy
Hahaha
GBB!!!
by OGETARTS on Mar 30, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pitino
will be dismayed that we didn’t go with Pelphrey or Ford.
by bmillion on Mar 30, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Dismayed."
Could be the understatement of the decade. :-)
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 30, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't decide
whether that’s good or bad.
http://anythingbutgatorade.blogspot.com - yet another SEC sports blog
by Anything but Gatorade on Mar 30, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
John Clay ...
… is reporting a 4:30 meeting for the players.
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 30, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Should be interesting to see what they think
I would imagine most should be really happy with Cal.
GBB!!!
by OGETARTS on Mar 30, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still watching the door..........
I bet the janitor is coming out any second now to make the announcement.
by slidemank on Mar 30, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that's a lot of money
That’s more than Saban makes! I guess it’s early, but is 6.67/year guaranteed or does that include incentives?
by chstrckwl on Mar 30, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
pitino tried
to sway uk to go pelphry or ford. He is scared of what calipari will mean
by BleedinUKBlue on Mar 30, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It means
The baddest boy in all of college basketball just got the throne to become Caesar.
by Dini-D-Alum on Mar 30, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any word on an official announcement yet?
I hear from Lexington that reporters have surrounded Memorial
by Oakie.myers on Mar 30, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We need another live feed of another door!
Got a Link?
by eeluk on Mar 30, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phil Jackson heard 6.6 million and said hey wait a minute
I may be interested…lol
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Darn hearing loss
I wish I could hear what they are saying
by kentuckywildcat on Mar 30, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice to be at the top of the food chain.
I’ve been getting grief from my Cardinal fan friends about us trying to cherry pick whoever we want, saying we can’t pull it off. Glad to see they’re going to be eating crow. I’d say we just picked up the hottest coach of the last 3/4 years.
by Wats on Mar 30, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I have high hopes that The Door will become an iconic image here at ASoB
That we can all allude to in the future, years after it’s origin has long been forgotten to the mists of time.
I like important stuff just as much as the next guy, but please, for a little while, deliver us from meaning, baseball. That's your greatest glory, and we thank you for it very, very much. -- Craig Calcaterra
by JLeverenz on Mar 30, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i totally see it becoming...
…an ASOB inside joke!
GO BIG BLUE!! GO BIG BLUE!!
by UKWildCatFanatic on Mar 30, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's what I'm hoping
We need more inside jokes around here.
I like important stuff just as much as the next guy, but please, for a little while, deliver us from meaning, baseball. That's your greatest glory, and we thank you for it very, very much. -- Craig Calcaterra
by JLeverenz on Mar 30, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its not April Fools Day yet is it
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that would be a crushing joke
JXClaytor on the 360
by JoshuaClaytor on Mar 30, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no doubt....I would have a new public enemy #1
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hear reports have Memorial suround
and will not let it move.
by Oakie.myers on Mar 30, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Name Change
Needs to be a Sea of Door. Door of Blue, perhaps.
by Wats on Mar 30, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Behind the Blue Door
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Door
Has been added!
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by JL Blue on Mar 30, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I Am Very Happy But. . . .
I predict there is going to be a huge backlash over the amount of money being thrown his way.
by Bluegilla on Mar 30, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If they are talking about you
…you must be doing something right!
Jeff Goodman is a _____!
by gmphidelt on Mar 30, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ya think?
Bama got hammered for what we gave Saban…6 million…dear god!
‘When you build a house and you make it hurricane-proof by putting certain kinds of windows in it, and use cement instead of stick construction and all that kind of stuff, you’re getting prepared for what? A hurricane that may or may never every come." ’We’re going to have 12 hurricanes next year, we know they’re coming.’
- Coach Nick Saban
by bammer on Mar 30, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gator fans are hating this right now in FL
by TheFLCat on Mar 30, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They don't care enough...
maybe if Tebow was part of the deal.
by jpbluekat on Mar 30, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
All 100 or so of them
the REAL fake Mr. Bob Dobalina
Formerly known as "senowen"
by bluesquire on Mar 30, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice pick up guys...
I just hope he lives up to the 6 million dollars…but one thing is for sure….if he brings some of his players and recruits….UK is going to be disgusting next year!
‘When you build a house and you make it hurricane-proof by putting certain kinds of windows in it, and use cement instead of stick construction and all that kind of stuff, you’re getting prepared for what? A hurricane that may or may never every come." ’We’re going to have 12 hurricanes next year, we know they’re coming.’
- Coach Nick Saban
by bammer on Mar 30, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I see a red door...
and I want it painted blue.
by tooblue on Mar 30, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
All of these players . . .!
How’re we gonna fit all of these players on our roster? Who can predict who will be off our team as a result of the new hire . . .
"The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price. "
Vince Lombardi
by Kuhnnie on Mar 30, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i can think of two who won't
but the rest…c-ya
‘When you build a house and you make it hurricane-proof by putting certain kinds of windows in it, and use cement instead of stick construction and all that kind of stuff, you’re getting prepared for what? A hurricane that may or may never every come." ’We’re going to have 12 hurricanes next year, we know they’re coming.’
- Coach Nick Saban
by bammer on Mar 30, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JV team
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can be sure those guys will hear what we say about them
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 30, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hate to lose some of the guys from last years team . . .
but i guess since WE ARE A 4-REAL team now. . . . .the low grade talent must go to bellermine or something
"The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price. "
Vince Lombardi
by Kuhnnie on Mar 30, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So Many Players
Practices should be bitchin’ We could even have game day practices and rotate first, second and third teams thru!
by Bluegilla on Mar 30, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that really Memphis?
shouldn’t those trees be budding? j/k
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 30, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
gmphidelt
What chapter are you from??
by IndyCat644 on Mar 30, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Any chance he can bring Tyreke Evans along?
I would kill for a point guard.
by bmillion on Mar 30, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing he's going NBA.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Mar 30, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
John Wall would be nice but he met with Coach K yesterday
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bledsoe?
I’d settle for Eric Bledsoe, too.
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by JL Blue on Mar 30, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no doubt
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's headed to the NBA; UK will get John Wall most likely
Which is a marjor upgrade over Porter…. lol
GBB!!!
by OGETARTS on Mar 30, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really think Wall will end up at Duke, but hope not. Not sure how
Seth Curry’s transfer to Duke affects that, if at all since Wall may be one and done and Curry’s a SG and would have to sit out.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Mar 30, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seth's Dad Can Afford The Tuition
He can be a “walk-on” during redshirt year.
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 30, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never heard that angle before...
Can you really dodge sitting out a year just by paying the tuition?
by sylvar on Mar 30, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Link
http://www.lex18.com/Global/story.asp?S=10096463
It is not worth an intelligent man’s time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.
by kentuckygirl0724 on Mar 30, 2009 4:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
Good to be back.
It is not worth an intelligent man’s time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.
by kentuckygirl0724 on Mar 30, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHAS11
WHAS11 is confirming the Calipari hire
"The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price. "
Vince Lombardi
by Kuhnnie on Mar 30, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Confirmation Nation
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
a dude on the live feed is talking about everything
by BleedinUKBlue on Mar 30, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yes
he said a rumor is that Cal is meeting with UM boosters tonight to talk about who he would recommend for his replacement at UM
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 30, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Said Cal will recommend
UTEP coach (former assistant at Memphis). Said that a lot of the recruits would be more likely to stay if that guy comes back.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Mar 30, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the live feed has moved onto Mike Anderson conversation....
sounds like they are pretty sure Cal is gone
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ITS ON LIKE DONKEY KONG!!!!!!
As Cal’s is fond of saying
by memphis wildcat on Mar 30, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Porter
Would love to see Mike trying to guard someone like John Wall in practice. Just about everyone on this roster is in for a rude awakening when they see the absolute animals John is going to bring in.
by Wats on Mar 30, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
afraid porter amy need to talk to brooks for a scholly
by memphis wildcat on Mar 30, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Porter already has a degree
So really he was already on the fence about coming back for his senior season.
I like the kid, I hope he does come back.
by Hayesfan on Mar 30, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He Won Me Over During SEC Tournament.
However, bring on the competition.
by Bluegilla on Mar 30, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've always had a soft spot for Porter
…but not for turnovers…
by bmillion on Mar 30, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he has a child coming or just had one.....
it is possible he may not even play next year….although he probably will
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd say if Wall says he wants to come Porter may decide to hang it up.
Not likely to see much floor next year in such a scenario.
Some other players may have to rethink things as well, esp. if the transfers happen.
the REAL fake Mr. Bob Dobalina
Formerly known as "senowen"
by bluesquire on Mar 30, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be happy actually being in the dang thing next year.
by Oakie.myers on Mar 30, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
New Players
need to work on their free throws. Only negative I see.
by Bluegilla on Mar 30, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah - I do agree with that
I really liked seeing UK be a solid FT shooting team the past few years, and would be very upset if we shoot free throws like Memphis has of late or like Tennessee does (or Louisville).
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Mar 30, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its time...
for higher expectations! %^)
by kyeric on Mar 30, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Christmas in March
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe we already have our new coach
That is amazing. You gotta give Mitch, Pratt and everyone else big props.
GBB!!!
by OGETARTS on Mar 30, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The one's to thank
are the one’s coming up with the MONEY!
by oldcat70 on Mar 30, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rush the Court ...
… has a post up:
http://rushthecourt.net/2009/03/30/calipari-to-kentucky/
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 30, 2009 4:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Roburt Sallie Story
http://www.aseaofblue.com/2008/6/4/545794/the-roburt-sallie-story
Life is stranger than fiction?
by eeluk on Mar 30, 2009 4:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good Stuff
He currently has the top-rated recruiting class in the country headed to Memphis, but his latest recruit 6-foot-10 DeMarcus Cousins committed verbally within the past month and could follow Calipari to Kentucky if the coach leaves.
"The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price. "
Vince Lombardi
by Kuhnnie on Mar 30, 2009 4:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
PPat, Cousins, Orton, Pilgrim
UK would be beastly inside
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The thought of a real point guard
Setting up Jodie and PPat is too good to be true.
by bmillion on Mar 30, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Orton
Can’t imagine he’d want to be here with Patterson and Cousins. There’s only so many minutes to go around.
by Wats on Mar 30, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he has already committed with those 2 already here...not sure whay he would change his mind
unless he doesnt want to play for Cal
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my bad I thought you said Pilgrim and not Cousns
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has the #2 and #3 players in the country inked
With the possibility of John Wall. Could we really have the #1-#3 overall players coming in next year?
by Oakie.myers on Mar 30, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If only...
Carter had one more year of eligibility..
by stephensmith on Mar 30, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Goodman
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 30, 2009 4:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Goodman
“a popular Kentucky message board had over 15,000 people on it during the lunch hour.”
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 30, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice go Tomcats
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Used to live there
GO BOYD COUNTY :)
by Thestache on Mar 30, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. Nice showing from Ashland/BC/Russell (Bellfonte?)
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Mar 30, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no doubt
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHBQ
Just said 21600 on UK boards right now…20000 on aSoB :)
by Thestache on Mar 30, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess we can forget about getting on KSR for a few weeks....
for those so inclined
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
gotta share this...
I went to the USC game in Columbia with a friend of mine…HUGE UK Fan…here is his analysis…classic. I laughed out loud at the Home Makeover connection:
I just checked on Xavier Henry and Demarcus Cousins – both are verbal commits and are free to go wherever they want by NCAA rule. An article by Steve Parrish on CBSSports.com says that Memphis assistants are already working the phones to make sure those two will come with them to Kentucky. Oh my goodness. Henry is 6’6", built like a tank and is the top small forward in the country. Cousins is huge and the #1 center in the country. I can’t imagine Patterson, Orton and Cousins playing together – perhaps Patterson leaves, or Orton or Cousins decides not to go to Kentucky just because the others are there. Seems like one of them will get left out in the cold.
But seriously – if they get Wall and can start –
Point – John Wall
2g – Jodie Meeks
Sf – Xavier Henry
Pf – Patrick Patterson
C – Demarcus Cousins
with Perry Stevenson, Jon Hood, Daniel Orton, DeAndre Liggins, Darius Miller, etc. all coming off the bench? Good lord!
This must be like Christmas morning when you were 8 years old – being a Kentucky fan. This is the basketball equivalent of that show Extreme Home Makeover – where they show the sad story of the family, then send them to Disney World, bomb their house and build a new one, bring them back and yell “move that bus” and showing some mansion. You have a complete idiot in Gillispie, underacheiving and soiling the Kentucky name, you’re at home feeling the shame of not even having success in the NIT, then all in one day you go from that to possibly having the most physically talented team that Kentucky’s had ever – maybe even more talent than 1996 when their second team would have been a top 5 team.
by bradylteague on Mar 30, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
where is my towel....I am drooling all over myself
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by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Xavier Henry had signed, but not Cousins.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Mar 30, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Henry has a provision that he can follow Cal
by Oakie.myers on Mar 30, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, Henry and Orton are AAU teammates.....
I’m bet it would be pretty cool to be teammates in college too
GBB!!!
by OGETARTS on Mar 30, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
Nolan Dennis was the player with the ‘provision.’
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by JL Blue on Mar 30, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Henry get out of Memphis,
Look out for Kansas as they were his second choice and he can avoid the issues of a new school
by wklawdog on Mar 30, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We don't have enough schollys to accomodate three more players, even if we drop our verbal.
We are currently two in the hole, so we would have to send a total of five players packing. Tucker’s verbal could probably be dropped more or less ethically, but after that …?
How do you do that?
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 30, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been wondering about that for weeks.
I know we have 1 from Carter and 1 from Williams (he was only garenteed 1 year), I’m guessing Porter since he has been talking about not coming back. After that???? No clue
by Oakie.myers on Mar 30, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well ...
… Patterson goes to the NBA, that’s four if Porter goes. That leaves you with having to drop Tucker to make room for one more player. Since Tucker was verbaled only a few days before Gillispie was fired, I think you could break that agreement more or less ethically.
But beyond that, it gets really hard.
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by Truzenzuzex on Mar 30, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't want to lose PPat
PPat is the Man. PPat saw us through the hard times.
No Pushing Out PPat!
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 30, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And agree with you.
Of course Patterson staying is my priority.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Mar 30, 2009 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still seems pretty possible that Stewart transfers, and maybe Liggins too.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Mar 30, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you were on the team....
and were facing a situation of very little playing time on top of possibly being seen as keeping others from following Calipari to Lexington, what would you do? Then again, Calipari could very well turn Liggins, Miller, and Galloway into what we hoped they would be all along.
by jpbluekat on Mar 30, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's
got a lot of assumptions, you’re assuming Orton will still come, and John Wall almost definitely won’t. Demarcus Cousins and Xavier Henry aren’t good bets either.
by Byron on Mar 30, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think at best ...
… you get Wall.
Cousins if Patterson goes to the NBA.
If Jodie goes, and he just might rather than play for a third different coach, you could talk about Xavier Henry.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Truzenzuzex on Mar 30, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you don't think we get Cousins just by losing Orton?
(if we lose Orton)
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 30, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, yeah ...
… sure, if Orton goes to Oklahoma or OSU, yes.
But I’m thinking he might stay.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Truzenzuzex on Mar 30, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope he does.
But we also have Pilgram. We are definately not hurting down low.
by Oakie.myers on Mar 30, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you think PPat to NBA more likely than Orton decommits?
I didn’t think that
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 30, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think
Pat wants a chance to show the dance what he’s made of. He’s got nothing to lose, his stock goes nothing but up. If Pat stays, chances are Meeks will stick around
by Byron on Mar 30, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
I’m giddy just think about next year. And I really wanted Coach G to stay. What a difference a day makes.
by Oakie.myers on Mar 30, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
PP will get a chance...
to work on what he needs in terms of NBA skills without needing to carry the load inside.
by jpbluekat on Mar 30, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope. I think they both stay
Orton said he wants to play with PPat. I don’t think either leaves. I have no clue how this will all work out, but I can’t wait to find out.
by Oakie.myers on Mar 30, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
But unrealistic. We will have at most either Cousins or Orton. I guess its possible that we can sign Wall and Henry, but only with a lot of current players/signees leaving. Perhaps Villarino will “decide” not to come when he is told that he will never see a second of floor, ever. Porter perhaps leaves for reasons mentioned previously. Still not enough. Perhaps Liggins leaves as well.
the REAL fake Mr. Bob Dobalina
Formerly known as "senowen"
by bluesquire on Mar 30, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Must be nice to triple your salary
in todays economy.
by oldcat70 on Mar 30, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You cant even find a job in our area!
"Learned to love the Cats at a young age, via tape delay."
by ukpastor on Mar 30, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHA....Patrick Patterson just confirmed me as a Friend on Facebook
said he is loving lexington
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There is no way these local M reporters are talking about new recruiting strategies
under Mike Anderson, unless the deal is DONE. (right?)
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 30, 2009 4:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ha!
reporter on live feed just called it “Memphis State”
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 30, 2009 4:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he was an older gentleman, just made a mistake and corrected himself.
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 30, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hate to admit it
but it is hard for me not to call them that too sometimes.
guess that makes me an older gentleman too … oh, wait, I ’m no gentleman
sorry… punchdrunk with relief that this is over (or nearly) and it looks like it will turn out better than we ever dreamed.
by StillCatwoman on Mar 30, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
680 Says...
http://www.streamaudio.com/Player/Player.aspx?Station=WCNN_AM&filename=&Optin=
“This is bad news for SEC coaches, he just wins baby.”
by Thestache on Mar 30, 2009 4:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lots of Hype today
one thing I do believe, though, is that Pitino-Calipari brings with it a rivalry to rival Duke-UNC
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 30, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope I actually enjoy being a UK fan next year
And it looks like I will.
by Oakie.myers on Mar 30, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
EXACTLY
this season was not very fun
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bringing players with him
I just wish he would leave the thugs in Memphis.
by teech62 on Mar 30, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Which thugs would those be?
…. unnecessary. I guess Tayshaun was a thug from Compton, huh?
The Heart & Mind of the Big Blue Nation ...
by JL Blue on Mar 30, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BOOOO!!!
That was awful, thanks for reminding me why 95% of the world hates UK fans.
by IndyCat644 on Mar 30, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully...
being at Kentucky will eliminate the need for “thug” players, but the Florida schools sure make good use of them in football.
by jpbluekat on Mar 30, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing
you’re one of the idiots making racist remarks on that Fox live feed as well?
by DTharp on Mar 30, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It has nothing to do with race. It's the tattoos and all that crap. Our guys have always been more clean cut. I have a right to my opinion.
by teech62 on Mar 30, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is nothing really wrong with ink
today’s kids have a swagger about them. But there is something wrong in implying that because one has tats and other crap that they are thugs.
It’s 2009, and while you have a right to your opinion, it;s old, it’s outdated, and it’s just plain wrong.
JXClaytor on the 360
by JoshuaClaytor on Mar 30, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure you do ...
… and we have a right to tell you your comments are lame.
The Heart & Mind of the Big Blue Nation ...
by JL Blue on Mar 30, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
the REAL fake Mr. Bob Dobalina
Formerly known as "senowen"
by bluesquire on Mar 30, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
having tatoos (or not) has absolutely nothing to do with being a thug, or a bad person, or anything really
I like important stuff just as much as the next guy, but please, for a little while, deliver us from meaning, baseball. That's your greatest glory, and we thank you for it very, very much. -- Craig Calcaterra
by JLeverenz on Mar 30, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup....I guess I am a thug then
hangs head
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like wise
I guess it’s back to looting and robbing people instead of being fat and old on my compy
JXClaytor on the 360
by JoshuaClaytor on Mar 30, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sounded really bad.
It’s sarcasm, but rereading makes me sound stupid. Sorry :(
JXClaytor on the 360
by JoshuaClaytor on Mar 30, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
FYI
The reason this is a reaction is “thug” is modern racial code for “scary black man.” Maybe that’s not how you meant it, but it’s pretty commonly used to deride black guys in a “safe” way …
The Heart & Mind of the Big Blue Nation ...
by JL Blue on Mar 30, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just did a victory dance around my computer
Thought the boss would be mad, but surprisingly I’ve been showered with ones. I’m making it sprinkle.
by daniel81 on Mar 30, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Been away from the news about 24 hours
Just logged on. HOLY CRAP!! Existing players + players transferring + UK recruits + Memphis recruits
Are they going to sell tickets to watch practices? Wow.
Now what’s our preseason rank going to be?
by hoboat33 on Mar 30, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Depends on how the recruiting/transfer situation falls out
But my hunch (barring massive changes from our recruits right now) is top 15.
by ben-p on Mar 30, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"This is bad news for SEC coaches..." note from above
Coach Cal has had it relatively easy coaching in the CUSA over the last few years (hello, SMU?). So what happens when he starts coaching in the SEC? Even Florida on a bad day is better than any of the CUSA cellar dwellers.
by BlueInNash on Mar 30, 2009 4:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Memphis has played plenty of good teams out of conference and performed quite well
I don’t the jump to the SEC is going to be anything to worry about
I like important stuff just as much as the next guy, but please, for a little while, deliver us from meaning, baseball. That's your greatest glory, and we thank you for it very, very much. -- Craig Calcaterra
by JLeverenz on Mar 30, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Paul Finebaum is currently playing a feed (radio) from a Memphis station that
Cal is coming to UK, bringing all assistants, etc etc. I know you all are reporting it from different sites, but I’m at work and can’t review all the comments. Just wanted to make sure y’all knew everything that Finebaum’s program was reporting.
by bluegrassgal on Mar 30, 2009 4:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Devil's Advocate
Man, I hate to post this…I hope this does not turn into a Billy Donovan Orlando Magic deal :(
by Thestache on Mar 30, 2009 5:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
official
any idea when/if this becomes official?
GO BIG BLUE!! WE WILL BE BACK!!!
by KYCATS77 on Mar 30, 2009 5:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll be happy
When we have someone’s actual name to go with these “sources.”
by bmillion on Mar 30, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rob Brumley
nothing official and UK players are in a meeting with UK officials
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not A Done Deal Yet
WLEX is reporting from their local affiliate in Memphis that a group of boosters are going to match UK’s offer. YIKES!
by Bluegilla on Mar 30, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
if calipari
is interested in UK, matching our offer does nothing…
by Byron on Mar 30, 2009 5:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Everything just sounds to good to be true
My mom always said, " If it sounds too good to be true it is." I hope she is wrong or was wrong for that matter.
by Old Blue Cat on Mar 30, 2009 5:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Live feed
“what/who are you waiting for?”
“The guy who comes out to that car right there”
“You mean whoever has the keys to drive that car…”
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 30, 2009 5:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't
think it’s as done as everyone thinks it is, but there’s a good chance. I guess we’ll find out.
by Byron on Mar 30, 2009 5:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I just do not think MB can pull this off. I will hold my breath.
by Old Blue Cat on Mar 30, 2009 5:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If he does
he goes from the outhouse to the penthouse in 48 hours! Only in America!!!!!
by Bluegilla on Mar 30, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I accidentally clicked something on my keyboard that....
zoomed me away from the page. Does anyone know how to fix that?
by Clay Mason on Mar 30, 2009 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If he can land Cal I will almost forgive him for giving BG 6 million or trying too.
by Old Blue Cat on Mar 30, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just Asking
Where is all this excess cash going to come from? Anybody?
by Bluegilla on Mar 30, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course I am not privy to their financial status
but I don’t believe UK Athletics is hurting for money….and they still think they won’t pay the full 6 mil to BCG
we will see though
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Watch for the price on your ticket stub to go up
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
by chirop1 on Mar 30, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Kentucky
since we had, for KY standards, a “failed season” are we going to get some government bailout money?
by Bluegilla on Mar 30, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You just stole our villain!
CUSA is now, finally and without a single doubt, a suck conference. Unless Anderson goes to Memphis that is, which “GAH! We can’t hate Anderson!” Y’all have really screwed up my basketball world today….
by Todd on Mar 30, 2009 5:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And just so the Anderson comment makes sense...
….I’m a UAB alum and basketball fan, could care less about Alabama basketball (though being able to continue rooting against Calapari might make me a little more interested.)
by Todd on Mar 30, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Memphis TV reporter
says he is “going to talk in the past tense” about Calipari
by Gobe Igbloo on Mar 30, 2009 5:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Having dinner with a couple of the players tonight,
hopefully they have some idea how the transfer/recruit thing will pan out.
by BigBlue87 on Mar 30, 2009 5:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If their meal cards don't work
I guess they’ve been asked to transfer?
The King is dead! Who is the King?
by NYCCats on Mar 30, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The memphis AD said
they will try everything they can to keep Cal. M
aybe he was not joking. These boosters might win out. However i can not picturer UK losing a great coach to another college due to money. We have to have wins, it is what keeps this states economy above death. And it keeps the fans from eating each others fingers off or what have you.
by Old Blue Cat on Mar 30, 2009 5:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm still listening to Paul Finebaum (radio). He just made the comment that in
his opinion, MB would be a dead man walking if Cal takes the job because MB said something about Cal being “too dirty” to be at UK last time around. I’m not quoting this verbatim, but PF’s show has a web replay, so you can check it there if interested in the exact wording. So, if this pans out is MB really going to the penthouse or will he be a dead man walking? Again, this was spoken by P.F. on his radio program out of Birmingham. Just thought it was an interesting comment.
by bluegrassgal on Mar 30, 2009 5:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
eastern kentucky coal mine owers
horse farms and a lot more is where the money will come from.any amount to get us back on top
by massaccatfan on Mar 30, 2009 5:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I bet.........
Pitino will even pitch in a couple mil just to make his life more interesting 8^ )
by slidemank on Mar 30, 2009 5:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Your correct, the money will come from those people. What else do they have to spend their time and money on.
by Old Blue Cat on Mar 30, 2009 5:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Drugs, booze, and hookers
The rest they will just waste.
The King is dead! Who is the King?
by NYCCats on Mar 30, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this has been going on for two weeks or so. That is why Prat is the poster boy in this mission. They already knew what bitch or mitchsaid, sorry for the typo.d
by Old Blue Cat on Mar 30, 2009 5:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I Want This to Work In The Worst Way
but are we making a Faustian bargain?
by Bluegilla on Mar 30, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In other news: Nick Calathis to enter the draft
From Gary Parrish here
To me, this looks like Nick just doing his due diligence. He hasn’t hired an agent, and while I’m certainly no draft expert I would expect him to be back at Florida next season.
I like important stuff just as much as the next guy, but please, for a little while, deliver us from meaning, baseball. That's your greatest glory, and we thank you for it very, very much. -- Craig Calcaterra
by JLeverenz on Mar 30, 2009 5:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So...
…many. jokes…
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by JL Blue on Mar 30, 2009 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"thats what she said"
—Michael Scott
by Ontherocks on Mar 30, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just Wondering
if Donovan had this little tidbit before he rejected our interest in him?
by Bluegilla on Mar 30, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You only get to do that once (declare and pull out) IIRC
And he’s only a sophomore. Seems a little premature to me.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
by chirop1 on Mar 30, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
Until this is officially announced I am going to get nothing accomplished.
by Hayesfan on Mar 30, 2009 5:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is anyone else nervous as hell that this deal doesn't get done?
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 5:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I have lost
three fingernails….and wasted 2 reams of paper today on messed up apps…..and changed my shorts twice
Remember, were having fun now!!!
by ALLBLUCAT on Mar 30, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah...
until the deal is done, who the heck knows…lot of coin, but with the light speed that this moved today, IMO no way a done deal was announced by COB…asking permission to talk to Anderson is the clearest signal to me that MU is moving on…
by bradylteague on Mar 30, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am freaking out
and will not get a single thing done until I know for sure.
by bmillion on Mar 30, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
where???....who said it???
Remember, were having fun now!!!
by ALLBLUCAT on Mar 30, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just giving ATHkAT a sense of security, false that is.
THAT WAS SO WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Old Blue Cat on Mar 30, 2009 5:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
awwwwwww mannnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
evil doesnt even cover it
Remember, were having fun now!!!
by ALLBLUCAT on Mar 30, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
pure evil...;-)
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Mar 30, 2009 5:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Protest the Announcement Delay
By giving up your lower level season tickets
(to someone else— like an Alum named Dini)