Another Top Class For UK?
by BlueShoes on Jan 26, 2010 1:43 PM EST
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A pretty interesting analysis from Rivals.com analyst, Jerry Meyer:
Could Kentucky put together a 2010 recruiting class that would surpass Memphis for the No. 1 ranking?
Could there be a shakeup at the top of the Rivals150 for the class of 2010?
How do two of the top point guards in the 2010 class - Brandon Knight and Kyrie Irving - compare?
What do you think, Big Blue Nation? Could 2010 be Another Top Class For UK?
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Listened to Nashville sports radio
Yesterday afternoon, and they were talking to someone close to the UK program (can’t remember exactly who) but anyway they said B. Knight was a done deal. They stated he hadn’t declared yet, but he was going to play for UK…
"You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't"
I'm in nashville... also heard that. I think he'll probably wait for awhile to declare, though. ya know, to still get the attention he wants
the more I see the less I know for sure
Coach Cal pulls that one off two years in a row and the NCAA
will send hit men instead of investigators to try and dig up dirt……lol
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
I hope he gets them, and then sends an autographed team photo to the NCAA clearinghouse
signed, all my best……JC
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
If it does go down
that way, I want to see Bobby Knight’s face. (As bad as that sounds)
by The Fake Calipari on Jan 26, 2010 3:06 PM EST reply actions
Since 1966
The closest UK ever came to back-2-back #1 classes was either side (1978, 1980) of the #1 class in 1979.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 26, 2010 4:50 PM EST reply actions
getting Poole, Knight, Leslie, Terrence Jones, and Doron Lamb would definitely put us in the running for a #1 class
the more I see the less I know for sure
Yes
Calipari is the best UK recruiter since Joe Hall.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 27, 2010 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
Ok
forgive me for being a Kentucky fan and not knowing this……… but Hall was a good recruiter?/ Interesting.
You CANNOT will UK tickets.
That is a fact. If UK finds out the person on the tickets has passed away, the tickets are gone.
Who are we going to have to get rid of to give ll these guys scholarships?
Another fire sale at Kentucky, where a commitment by the student, or by the University means 2 different things. We could do like Pitino did, and start a JV squad.
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
My Guesses
3 seniors – Stevenson, Harris, Krebs (all have scholarships in 2010).
3 early NBA entries – Patterson, Walls, Cousins.
6 scholarships open up – 1 goes to Stacey Poole. 5 more available.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 27, 2010 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
Has Krebs ever stepped on the court at UK?
Will we have “token hillbillies” in the Calipri era?
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
Krebs Has Played In A Few Games (About Half)
He’s neither a token nor a hillbilly, both of which are insulting to the young man.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 28, 2010 8:49 AM EST up reply actions
I did not say Krebs was a"token hillbilliy"
But I did ask if he has ever stepped on the floor for UK? Do you have any specific instances?
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
Here's Mark's stats for UK
Mark Krebs Stat Summary:
Season GP MPG PPG FG% 3FG% FT% APG RPG BPG SPG
2009-10 9 3.111 0.333 11.1 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.222 0.111 0.111
2008-09 13 1.923 0.231 25.0 25.0 0.0 0.154 0.308 0.0 0.0
2007-08 4 0.8 0.8 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0
Career 26 2.2 0.3 21.4 21.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0
That is 26 games with PT.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Obviously, you haven't heard the fans
when Mark hits the floor.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Unfortunately, no..
I have not attended a game in person since my grandmother died, and willed the tickets to someone else, about ten years ago. I mean that IS how you get tickets for Rupp? By someone willing them to you?Of course you could prove your fandom by paying hundreds of dollars for scalped tickets, but I’m not going to do that just to prove my fandom. Actually I have played in more games in Rupp than I have saw in person. My HS. made 3 sweet sixteen appearances in 4 years in the early/mid eighties(actually the most appearnces on any one school 1980-2000, unless you read the Herald-leader; who had someone else, with less appearances, as the one.When I confronted them on “rating the state” they had no comment). I believe that BoydCountyHS had the most regional championships and highest winning PCT. in those years , and I can’t find any officail numbers that disprove it. There is very little, however , on the web about BCHS in those years. The only thing I can find is an article about an honorarium for Coach Eugene “Jeep” Clark in Ashland a few years ago; and an article about his despised replacement , Roger Zornes, jumping ship and going to ouyr across-river rival; the Ironton “Tigers”; just like Rick Pitino.
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
I hear you on the tickets.....lol
But I have heard the crowd during the broadcasts too. :-)
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Who was the "victory cigar"?
Mazzucheli? Forgive my spelling..but that guy when finally given a chance as a senior was really good!
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
You cannot will UK tickets.
If UK finds out that the person on the tickets are deceased, than they will pull the tickets.
yes you can
you just keep the same name on the renewal. It’s been happening for decades.
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
BTW
I am what Yankee Liberals refer to as a genuine “hillbilly”, so I wear that as a badge of honor. In my corporate world, when I go to Chicago, there have been people who heard my accent and underestimated me..they are no longer with the company, or I am their boss. I use my heritage to my advantage, and as a teaching tool to show my children/grandchildren that anything is possible with education and drive. So, no to me , it is not an insult unless spewed as hate by outsiders.
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
My Family Roots Are From Southeastern KY
Dad’s family came to Northern KY from there several generations back.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 28, 2010 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
OK, now your picking On Yankee Liberals.
Which I can assume implies Yankee Conservatives would never denigrate……. oh hell, why bother
You paint with broad strokes, my friend.
No matter where you're at, there you are
Maybe,
But not as broad of a stroke as the outsiders who denigrate my beloved Commonwealth, and everyone in it, as being “ignorant hillbillies”; or the outsiders at newspapers like the Herald-Leader, who feel it is their calling try ing to “educate”/“indoctrinate” the locals into the Liberal/progressive way of thinking
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
Actually most of them refer to us as Ignorant Briers(Briars).......
Now, in using that term, one must remember that it originated in Ohio and Indiana and Michigan, etc. when our forefathers went north in search of better jobs to get out of the mines.
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
"when our forefathers went north in search of better jobs "
You just wrote a large part of my family’s history,since ww2, headed North to Cleveland, Lima, Indy, Chicago, wherever they could to escape Appalachian hopelessness, with a new surge of people headed to Fl. in the 80’s after Jimmy Carter destroyed the economy there. But, I am living proof that “you can take the boy out of the hills; but you can’t take the hills out of the boy”!
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
One half of my family left McCreary Co, the other half left Middlesboro
1st two groups went into the army and navy in WW2, next group went to work in Dayton, Ohio for automakers in late 50’s….I can proclaim one Aide de Camp for General George S. Patton, one Coroporal at Adak IL, Alaska “Weather Station”, and one Bowson’s Mate lookout on a minesweeper in the South China Sea…..all lived to tell the tales, but no one seemed overly thrilled with where they were. The rest owe their livlihoods to GM, Frigidaire, and Chrysler. Which is really a crying shame, because they had a musical group at one time with a contract for Starday records, and couldnt get along well enough to stay together. So I had to grow up broke anyway…..lol
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
And somehow I came back here , found a girl, and never left.....all
completely unintentional………go figure…..lol
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
The "Cleveland Engine Plant" and the Plymouth Factory in Lima Ohio..
Have been a big part of my life, as my kin-folk that worked those places helped keep a hottrodding hobby alive by providing me with tons of Mopar and Ford parts,cheap! Kinda like “One piece at a time”, my uncle has a Mustang collection that would blow your mind.
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
Pop had 2 1969 fastbacks with consecutive serial numbers
that he bought himself and my mother 2 years after they were built……not very practical for someone with 3 kids, but they just had to have them….one red and one white…..three years later one had been wrecked and one was still perfect, but the lustre had worn off…..Pop fixed the one and sold them both…..for a Truck and a 4 door Impala……I hated that Impala…..lol….
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
Cool!
How about a 428SCJ ‘68 Cobra GT with the rare drag pak, and a 70’ Boss 429, and a 71’ Mach 1 with 429 SCJ in the same driveway? My Uncle Claude has kids fighting over them in a way that would make the Granddaughter from “Gran Torino” jealous!
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
ABC
Please take this in fun, but if the Boatswain’s Mate (or Bosun’s Mate) found out you misspelled his rank he’d have you in a Bosun’s chair doing some very unpleasant things… Like scraping barnacles off the hull!! LOL
If your wings don't sweep....
yeah I know.....lol.....I cant tie the damn knot very well either
that’s why I was in the Army not the Navy…..lol
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
Check this link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Appalachians
I posted this joke a while back
You know how you can tell a person’s from Appalachia in heaven?
They go home for the weekend
I’ve had friends in Cincy that thought nothing of heading home every weekend (4 hours in one case).
Perhaps they’ve known heaven in this life?
No matter where you're at, there you are
Wow!
That is one of the best Wiki’s I have ever seen. You are either a truck, driver, a boilermaker, or a telecom installer if you want to stay home and have something in life.I’m suprised they did not mention the “new generation” of travelers;a whole generation of telecom installers were created by the smart-thinking of Mr. Ballard Pennington,who started a telecom school in the Ashland area in the mid/late 80’s. Literally thousands of people from home are headed up and down the road,especially the AA highway on their way to Indy,Chicago,or any number of Big-cities across America. Every Sunday Night you are passing these guys headed up north, on thursday night/friday morning, headed home. I have gotten “lucky” and found a permanent home in the Telecom business, but I am still commuting from Nicholasville to Indy and Chicago to run the installs for my company in Indiana. Every now and then I am able to give someone from back home an opportunity, and that is a special feeling when you were born with no opportunities.
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
You have to go home..
Because Hickman/Jessamine/Elkhorn/KinneKinnick/Tygart Creeks are all full of Smallmouth, and happen to be back home!
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
Now your speaking my language...Smallmouth's
My house overlooks Center Hill Lake in beautiful Middle TN. It is full of smallmouth, and Dale Hollow reservoir is a short drive away. A co-worker has a log cabin there, and the fishin’ is great. But, my wife has people in Michigan, who went north years ago to work for GM. Every April my brother-in-law and I go to Lake St. Claire, and catch up to a hundred smallies a day!
"You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't"
ky creek smallies
are smaller,but other than your fishing liscense and gear, are free..no ramp fees, no hassles, just find a spot and start wading!
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
I moved
to Florida for a brief time when I was ten…..I was called hillbilly all the time AND people would ask me if I had indeoor plumbing!!!!! They were serious too! Its kinda like though, when my cousin moved to ALaska, I asked what did her igloo look like :). Its all what we see on TV. Like the Diane Sawyer stuff that was on awhile back, they don’t show the educated in Kentucky, they only show the uneducated hard times people. THerefore, all Kentucky is seen like that.
heh
media deals in stereotypes. Why? because most seem to be dumber than us shoeless Kentuckians. I’d rather be shoeless than clueless. Screw ’em.
On a personal note: The VERY first encounter I had with a Cincinnatian when I came up here for (grad) school was from the, I can’t think of a better word than receptionist, who remarked on my accent (and implied inferiority). I’m smart, not the smartest, but my internal thoughts were “listen you dipshit.”
I’ll never forget that.
And I believe similar experiences fuel many Kentucky basketball fans… (sans the idiots).
No matter where you're at, there you are
Krebs is from Newport
Hardly “Hillbilly” territory
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
Technically Krebs Lives In Fort Thomas (I Think)
But went to Newport Central Catholic HS.
Ft Thomas is Cake Eater territory.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 28, 2010 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
You are correct
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
From a former "cake-eater"
When I was raised in Ft. Thomas, I went to school with a Ray Krebs. I’ve often wondered if Mark is related (possibly, his son) We played Newport Catholic when I was in 7th and 8th grade. They used to wear us out…
"You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't"
I agree
I AM the one on who tried to clarify the location of Easterk Ky, on here..any way, since I can’t get a meaningful answer the way the original question was worded; will Calipari be able to have in state players who rarely get to contribute, taking up scholorships, just to please the fans? If anyone has read any of my earlier posts, they will know that I feel that it IS the UNiversity’s obligation to provide opportunities for in state playes/students; and that I would accept whatever the basketball results were to achieve that, because I am an idiot that believes we could win with execution(coaching), just like we can with NBA talent. I thought Tubby was doing a nice balancing act in that regard.
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
Correct
Will have six open up and one is already going to Poole. Have heard about the above mentioned recruits except Terence Jones…that one is new. IMHO, Poole Knight Leslie are all done deals leaving 3 spots. Coach will pick up someone from UK, a juco transfer, leaving one spot.
T Jones Is Top 25 Rated F (From Oregon)
Very well regarded.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 28, 2010 8:48 AM EST up reply actions
Who’s Cal looking at from Kentucky?
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
Who’s Cal looking at from Kentucky?
My point exactly..there isn’t one player in Ky that is good enough to see significant action for the Cats? OR "will Calipari be able to have in state players who rarely get to contribute, taking up scholorships, just to please the fans? "
"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO
I dont think you will see that from Calipari....otherwise there would be one more player on this year's roster
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
Darryl Hicks 2013
Likely to be UK’s next Commonwealth recruit.
"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
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