The Big Blue Daily Mail -- Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
by Truzenzuzex on Jul 14, 2009 6:33 PM EDT
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I acknowledge that there are rumors running around about some kind of legal problem for the football team. I have read some usually reliable sources that give some information, but it is vague, unspecified and therefore unreportable. I have no clear idea of what happened, and there have been numerous Internet reports from people who claim to have been in close proximity to the events that have caused all this concern. At this point, though, there is nothing that I can report with any confidence. I, as well as most of the rest of the Big Blue Nation, will be keeping an eye out for breaking news on this subject. But right now, I have bupkis except for rumors, which I don't feel comfortable repeating.
Moving on to the news:
Top Stories
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Which Set of Wildcats Will Land Gilchrist?
"I should be fired if I waste one cent recruiting that kid," one high-major coach told Gary Parrish of CBS Sports. "[Gilchrist] is going to play for [John Calipari]. It’s done. Trust me. He’s playing for Cal. If you recruit him, you’re wasting your time."
I think that's what Calipari meant when he said he wanted opposing coaches to walk out of the gym when they found out UK was recruiting the player they were there to see. He certainly wasted no time getting that done. -
Bluegrass State Basketball: Catching Up With Former Wildcat Dale Brown
Great interview by BSB with Dale Brown. Must read.
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Demarcus Cousins Smiles
Well. Glad to see Demarcus Cousins is a happy guy after all. -
From a fishbowl to Milwaukee, Meeks could prove to be a steal - Las Vegas Sun
"You know, one thing I like about him is he's a high-integrity kid, high-character kid, and he wants to do well -- He's an easy kid to coach," Sampson said. "I don't know that because of his makeup, and just observing him now since last Monday, I'm not sure we should give Kentucky credit for that as much as we should give him credit for that."
Heh. Kelvin Sampson talking about integrity. Talk about droll.
UK Football News
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Patriots & draft pick Pryor reach agreement - Reiss' Pieces - Boston.com
Good for Myron Pryor. Great to see these UK players in the pros now. -
Will the Kansas City Chiefs be active in the NFL Supplemental Draft? - Arrowhead Pride
Will the Chiefs be looking at Jeremy Jarmon? Maybe.
Other UK Sports News
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NCAA Sports News
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Leaner and meaner, Jasper feeling good this summer for Rebels - Sports: UNLV - Las Vegas Sun
Good for Derrick Jasper. Glad to see he is better. I think the transfer really helped him. -
Ten Games That Will Shape the SEC: No. 10 -- Kentucky at Vanderbilt - Team Speed Kills
One team will go bowling and the other probably won't. So what will determine who plays in the post-season? Read this and find out. -
NCAA Grants Hilltoppers FBS Membership
Congrats to my alma mater!
Other News of Interest
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The Associated Press: Perry has nothing against the British Open
Perry skipping it last year was all about the Ryder Cup. And given the outcome, I am convinced he did the right thing by himself and by his country.
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Not too much news lately.
One of the few drawbacks of july…
by BleedinUKBlue on Jul 14, 2009 7:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Saw an interview with Coach
where he said he wants to see the end of the Summer recruiting period, a complete program shutdown for the month of july, and the end of the NBA’s one and done rule….guess he feels like he can make it without all of those one and doners…..contrary to what a few people think.
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
by ALLBLUCAT on Jul 14, 2009 8:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Elaboration Requested
At first blush this statement would seem a confirmation of Joker Phillips’ predictability in play calling:
This was at least in part because of Joker Phillips’ stubborn insistence on having plays where a receiver covered by D.J. Moore was on the checkdown list.
I don’t have many memories — perhaps intentionally — of this game, would someone comment on exactly to what the author refers?
"The prosperity of commerce is now perceived and acknowledged by all enlightened statesmen to be the most useful as well as the most productive source of national wealth, and has accordingly become a primary object of its political cares."
--Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 12, 27 November 1787
by Wild Weasel on Jul 14, 2009 8:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cousins
I am LOVING DeMarcus Cousins!! He has my sense of humor – LOL!!
Matt Jones said on KSR that Cousins and Hood work at a Central Bank in Lexington. Anyone know if this is true?
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 Jul 14, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dale Brown Interview
I liked him as a player but had to chuckle at the comment added to the bottom of the article by Anonymous poster about him being a great 3-pt FG shooter at UK.
He averaged 32.5% from 3-pt FG range for UK, not horrible but hardly great. Even Saul Smith averaged 32.1% from “deep” at UK and Saul was anything but a great shooter.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jul 14, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Brown
I remember Brown as being a tremendous defender, and so-so shooter, as Forty points out. If he had not gotten hurt (I believe it was his shoulder) in the Michigan FF game, I truly think UK would have won that game. He was having a GREAT game.
by Ken Howlett on Jul 14, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dale Brown ...
… shot 34% his senior year from three, which hardly qualifies as great, but was above average for that time, if I recall.
But you’re right — it’s hard to argue that he was a great 3-point shooter. He did make some very big shots from out there, though, so perhaps that accounts for the comment. Mashburn was a better 3-point shooter than Dale Brown was, and Brown wasn’t even in the same universe as Travis Ford. I think people forget that Ford averaged almost 53% from three his junior year.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Truzenzuzex on Jul 15, 2009 6:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jasper Story In LV Paper
He admits he played in 2007-08 with his injury being fully healed. It seems he’s getting back to full strength now. Good for him.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jul 14, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Need EDIT Function
With OUT it being healed.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jul 14, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know the kid was gutting it out, and I think everyone else did too
in spite of the reports that there wasnt a physical problem….no way that kid was at full strength his last year here….they should have medical redshirted him from the get go….
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
by ALLBLUCAT on Jul 15, 2009 8:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jasper does not admit that he
“played in 2007-08 with his injury being fully healed”
He said, “I feel 10 times better than I did my last year at Kentucky”
The writer made that statement……“…..had microfracture surgery performed on his left knee following the 2006-07 season, but admittedly played during the 2007-08 season on a left leg that wasn’t quite at full strength.”
Jus so there’s no confusion.
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
by bluecrip on Jul 15, 2009 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Admittedly
By Jasper, not the writer.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jul 15, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kentucky-Tennessee Batttle Starts early
Some one may have already mentioned this but here’s something about the alleged fight.
http://secsportshub.com/sec-football/fight-between-kentucky-and-tennessee-players-leaves-questions-for-both
by TheParisGuy on Jul 15, 2009 10:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Change?
I thought originally it was rumored to be a fight between UK football players and Tennessee basketball players.
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 Jul 15, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"no arrests were made"
That’s encouraging. Let Papa Brooks get out the broom then the big stick.
by hoboat33 on Jul 15, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two great lines in today's reading:
The first is Tru’s reference to Kelvin Samson passing judgment on someone else’s integrity — ANYONE else’s integrity.
The second, in the KSR comments under the picture of Demarcus Cousins finally smiling, was some fan saying, “Looks like Bledsoe made DeMarcus get his sh*t right.”
For those who don’t get the reference, when Eric Bledsoe announced that he was coming to Kentucky in a press conference at his high school, he was asked whether he was concerned that John Wall might later accept the outstanding scholarship offer that had been made to him and also wind up at UK, causing the two to compete, potentially, at the same position. Bledsoe’s answer, right in front of God and country and his high school principal, was legendary: “I hope John do come; we gonna get our sh*t right!” [a close paraphrase]
HONORABLE MENTION: KSR blogger who said, of DeMarcus, “We do love our cousins in Kentucky.” As Tru would say, just “Embrace it.”
by Ken Pomeroy on Jul 15, 2009 11:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Very good.
I didn’t know the one about Bledsoe. And the Cousins line is priceless.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Truzenzuzex on Jul 16, 2009 6:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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