Sunday Open Thread: Talk About the Wildcats
by Truzenzuzex on Jan 17, 2010 1:53 PM EST
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This is an open thread to talk about all thinks Kentucky, or college basketball, whatever suits your fancy.
Here are the games of interest today:
- Connecticut Huskies @ Michigan Wolverines 14:53 1st Half - Pre-game Preview CBS
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons @ Duke Blue Devils -- Pre-game Preview FSN
- Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Indiana Hoosiers -- Pre-game Preview Big 10 Network
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My picks are...
Michigan in an upset…
Duke at home…
Minnesota on the road…
But I’m rooting for…
Uconn, to help UK’s RPI…
Wake, because I HATE Duke…
Indiana, again to help UK’s RPI…
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
Cats
Just think that if Texas A & M had beat Texas last night,UK would have been ranked #1. Not sure that would have been the best thing for this young team but it sure would have felt good!!
Would have felt good until we succumed to the pressure ourselves...
Bad enough being undefeated, but #1 to boot?? Let Texas carry that cross until April, then we’ll gladly relieve them of it!! :-)
If your wings don't sweep....
Hoops for Haiti....
I haven’t watched the entire telethon, but I did witness 3 big time coaches call in and donate…
Tubby Smith
Rick Barnes
Tom Izzo
All 3 gave $1,000…!!!
Says a lot about all those fine coaches…. IMO
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
Yes it does
I am very proud of these coaches. Love my Tubby Smith. What a class act. Now, if only the cowboys would turn it around today it would be good.
Another big time coach comes through...
Jim Boeheim called to give $5,000…!!!
Sounds like he and Cal are very close…
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
they both like kicking Pitino's butt......lol.......its a club you can now join......lol
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
Dickie V....
Just called in a donated $1,000…
Says we are almost as good as Duke…. ;)
Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.
WHAS 11 reported
that over a million bucks was raised today…….awesome !
banned from cardchronicle
as a fan of college b-ball, I`m often on other teams fan sites. I logged onto CC about a week ago, reading them bash their players, using words spoken on a pirate ship and so on. I announced as a cat fan I understood about teams under performing(last several years). The guy overseeing the conversation, Mike Rutherford welcomed me, ask me to be polite and respect others. I agreed, after a few minutes of dialogue, he asked me how the NIT was last year, I responded by saying you will find out in March. I was immediately banned from participating in that site. I`ve seen oposing fans on ASOB with worse posts than that and its taken as fun bantering. Its a shame that CC and Mike Rutherford cannot be the same. Thanks ASOB for a place to partipate as a fan.
What you just referred to is called baiting by the moderators on the SB Nation sites....
it is generally frowned upon and unacceptable behavior, but you also usually get a warning first. You must have caught Mike on a bad day. He is not a completely unreasonable guy, but they are a bit sensitive right now, considering their team’s play the last couple weeks.
You will find Tru to be a more temperate personality,but baiting will bring the ire of ASOB upon you here as well, unless it is meant in the spirit of fun and games as we do here.
Just dont say anything bad about ANYTHING Kentucky…..and you’ll be fine…….lol.
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
Evidentally that is what they do
I was only reading it one night, I think during one of their game threads. A UK fan was there being really nice and the comments were…flag ’em, flag ’em. The poster had identified themselves as a UK fan and said they were only there to share the thread. I left after a couple of ugly comments towards the enemy. Not a nice place like this one. :-)
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Go back and read the game thread from the UK/UL game on CC
It is hilarious…..as long as you don’t get offended easy…
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
I couldnt find it
but, I didnt really know where to look
I am surprised Tru you didnt list the Lady Cats against Alabama as a game for this afternoon
it has been an excellent game so far at halftime as the Lady Cats are up by 9 at the half. I have to confess this has become a regular part of our Sunday afternoons this season, and I have seen some really great play by the ladies. They seem to have some balance, decent outside shooting, and if they can improve on their inside passing and ball handling they will be unbeatable themselves.
The telethon was excellent, got to speak to Daniel Orton upon calling in….(the guys are still manning the phones until 4:30 I believe).
How Coach Cal got the free time to pull this together in the middle of January is beyond me. He is truly amazing day after day…….wouldnt mind having that watch of his either!!!
10K for a watch……man am I in the wrong business…….lol
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
Called in to telethon as well. No players available when call went through...
ABC maybe you and forty might change the wage (to a Kentucky rolex watch) for you
end of the season bet :)
And are you going to arrange for the loan for whomever to pay for it?????......lol.......
Not for me, of course…….but to put Forty under that kind of a strain…..????……hehehe……guess we better leave it at a photo……lol
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
what a coincidence!
I got through and was able to speak to Daniel Orton also! This was the closest experience I’ve ever had when it comes to up-close and personal experiences involving UK coaches/players, and as much as I would’ve liked to talk to Wall, Patterson, or Big Cuz, I still loved the opportunity I had to speak with Orton.
by jmcclellan13 on Jan 19, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
Watching the UConn/Michigan game
and I gotta say the student section the length of the court has a big impact.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
It won't last, but it's news here in Virginia
That UVA is the lone undefeated team in the ACC today! They finally have a real coach again.
Cats RPI Takes Hits
UConn goes down to UM, UNC loses their 6th, UL loses gain: UK’s signature wins aren’t all that impressive anymore and getting less so.
"The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." --Thomas Jefferson
The only number that matters now is winning the last game of the season......
oh yeah…..and 40 wins…..lol……
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
I know
grrrrr…….the only good thing is that they are teams that we don’t care for too much. I think North Carolina is the most suprising. They had a great class coming into this season. I think that it shows what a great job Cal has done with our own young kittens.
This year that shouldn't matter as much
The Cats have been good enough and should continue to be good enough that the RPI won’t prevent them from getting a 1 or 2 seed. The past 4-5 years (yeah, even 2005 to some extent) they needed some help with the RPI to go along with their record to either get in or improve their seed.
3 > 2, except for very large values of 2.
Lady Cats D Brings Win
UK’s women’s basketball team’s defense which failed in Columbia was back to its dominating self in pounding Bama 86-63.
"The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." --Thomas Jefferson
Posted on Fanshots
I was goofing around this PM and found this short video. I love this team!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCag8y5hobs
No matter where you're at, there you are
by cincyblue on Jan 17, 2010 5:31 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I commented in your fanshot and I will here too
This video is awesome. I love these guys !!!
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Yeah cincy,
That made my heart melt while it made my day. Thanks :-)
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Great video. Definitely brings a smile. Whenever we fans get frustrated with freshman mistakes...
during a game… this video brings it back to reality. Cuz, Wall and Bledsoe are just kids themselves having fun. Parker (the baby) was in some “good” hands. :)
To Whom Does The Infant Belong?
"The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." --Thomas Jefferson
I heard on the local news today WW
the baby belongs to a WKYT employee.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
that was good
would’ve liked to have seen the reaction with a little “spit-up”…….lol
Here's part II
I don’t know which one is cuter. Big Cuz or the fan. LOL Big Cuz and the baby Part II.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
beautiful baby
the cuz……a beast on the court, a big baby off…..lol
That's what I love about it...
I was watching this and thinking, he isn’t a beast, he is just does what he needs to do. Send out a press release….LOL
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Somebody send this to Seth....lol
Wonder if he would smile? hahaha
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
I'm sure
he’d find something to grip about…..wud want him ejected….lol
He would claim
the video clearly shows a vicious elbow to the baby’s head.
Hoosiers Win 81-78 OT
All told it was an entertaining game — IU dominated boards 40-21.
"The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." --Thomas Jefferson
I Listened On Big 10 Network Driving Back From KY
Sounded like 2 teams trying to allow the other team to W (to me).
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 18, 2010 9:04 AM EST up reply actions
John Wall did not play particularly well against Auburn
but it didn’t stop us from running one of our more “complicated” plays with under 2:00. I think the play is called “Speed Kills”.
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by Sonic on Jan 17, 2010 7:51 PM EST reply actions
on wall...
i think the last two games, Cal has been more deliberate to take him out and let bledsoe run the offense by himself. maybe that is by design and maybe it is because wall has been sick. either way, i think it helps us later in the season – both when wall has to sit due to fouls (or cramps) or if cal wants to move wall to the 2 because of the defense being played against us…
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Jan 17, 2010 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
maybe....
Bledsoe could be headed for the first round – I think he moves to lottery pick by coming back for another year or two
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Jan 17, 2010 11:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
random question..
What are the odds tipton does a story on how the uk players being used to help raise money for haiti is a ncaa violation – guess that would be too much even for him….
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Jan 17, 2010 11:55 PM EST via mobile reply actions
if it would get him a pulitzer..
We know already where he is at..
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
UK Dynasty
Cats cheerleaders win 18th national title — and 14 of last 16. Is that not a dynasty?
"The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." --Thomas Jefferson
if that isn't a dynasty
I’m not sure what is! That’s great.
by blue kentucky girl on Jan 18, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
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