Tonight, the Kentucky Wildcats host the NAIA champion runner-up Northwood University Seahawks in their first exhibition game of the season.

Tweet of the Morning:

Anthony Davis should be a SO in college. Instead, opened NBA career vs Tim Duncan. Scored 21.

— Dave Telep (@DaveTelep) November 1, 2012

Davis is too good at basketball to be a sophomore in college. He is right where he should be -- earning millions in the NBA.

Your Quickies:

Kentucky football

• Those of you wanting a comment from Mitch Barnhart...
  Here you go. You won't like it, though.

• Phillips only third in the SEC in seat heat // STLToday.com

Kentucky basketball

• Trick or Treat: RTC Hands Out Its Halloween Goodies // Rush The Court
  I missed this one yesterday, and it's too bad, too. Consider:

  Calipari is not going away, so the basketball machine he oversees in Lexington will keep reeling in five-star talent and keep competing at the highest levels of the sport. Rather than waste your time criticizing his model, learn to accept it and realize that Calipari, just like every other coach, operates on a level competitive playing field – the difference is that Calipari has learned how to maximize it. Any criticism against his ability to take top high school players, leverage their NBA talents into high-win outfits and repeat the process year after year is derived more in jealousy than actual spite.

• "We're just awful right now. We don't stay in front of anybody." -- John Calipari
  Time to get them better, coach.

• Kentucky, Duke, Carolina Place Most Alums on NBA Rosters // ZagsBlog.com
  In two more years, Kentucky will blow everyone else away.

• Calipari the 25th best coach?
  Well, that makes sense -- not!

• Calipari says Wildcats still have a long way to go and are awful on defense right now // vaughtsviews
  This, I like:

  "Kyle Wiltjer has gotten way better. Ryan Harrow’s way better. The young kids are coming along and doing good. Jon Hood is way better. Jarrod Polson, way better. They’re just, they’re better,"

• Calipari doesn't know who will start, but will play lots of lineups // Courier-Journal

• Kentucky vs. Northwood History // Ky Cat Stats

• No. 8: 2009-10 ‘Draft Cats’ set precedent in Calipari era // The Kentucky Kernel
  The Kernel did 3 of these yesterday, so I'm linking them all.

• No. 7: ’92 squad lifted program out of probation shadow // The Kentucky Kernel
  This one has a special place in my heart.

• No. 6: Tubby brings home title in first season // The Kentucky Kernel
  Think about this -- Smith went from coaching the greatest program in history to an NCAA Tournament title his first year on the job to leaving Kentucky for... Minnesota. Without getting fired. I'm not being critical, it's just an amazing thing when you think about it.

• Calipari not sure if he will play two centers together tonight or not // vaughtsviews
  Actually, I thought he was pretty clear that he would be. See his press conference below.

• Calipari says Cats starting from scratch defensively // Kentucky.com
  Well, that's putting lipstick, lip liner, and lip gloss on a pig. What Calipari meant was, "We suck defensively right now."

• Kentucky Sports Radio // Aaron Gordon Will Visit Next Weekend
  Yesterday's news, in case you haven't seen it. If Gordon becomes a Wildcat, Julius Randle will probably wind up a Longhorn.

• Cats welcome NAIA #1 for exhibition on Thursday // Ky Cat Stats
• Calipari's comments on Northwood:
  
  
  

Other UK sports

• UK women fall in SEC Soccer Tournament // Kentucky.com
  Ugh. Men and women.

• Volleyball returns home to welcome Ole Miss on Friday // UKAthletics.com
  If you haven't voted for volleyball's Ashley Frazier yet for the Senior CLASS award, get thee over there now. Vote early. Vote often.

• Mathies Named Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Candidate // UKAthletics.com

  Senior guard A'dia Mathies has been selected as one of 30 national candidates for the prestigious Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in women's basketball, it was announced Wednesday. Mathies was chosen for excelling on and off the court. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition.

• A'dia Mathies is a cool customer // Mark Story, Herald-Leader
  Indeed.

• Skinner has team playing the Kentucky 'way' // Kentucky Wildcats

• Women's soccer looking for at-large NCAA bid // UKAthletics.com

  The Wildcats have an impressive resume to show to the committee, registering wins over No. 9 Florida and No. 39 Louisville as well as a draw with No. 14 Texas A&M. UK entered the night ranked 26th in the NCAA RPI, putting them in position to host a first-round game for the second-straight year.

Links posts

• The Morning Mix // Troy Machir, CollegeBasketballTalk

SEC Sports

• Arkansas is going to be good this year, I think.
  Mike Anderson is recruiting well, and it's going to show up sooner rather than later.

• Dai-Jon Parker Suspended Indefinitely from Vanderbilt Basketball Team // Anchor Of Gold
  That's bad news for the Commodores. He's one of their best players.

• Is Georgia ready to make a move up the SEC landscape? // Rush The Court

• SEC: 5 burning questions for Week 10 // CBSSports.com
  Add to list: "Can Kentucky beat anyone without Maxwell Smith?"

College basketball

• The nation's top small forward
  Deshaun Thomas is definitely a good one. I'm not sure, though, that Alex Poythress is what you would call a "small forward" in college.

• Best of the best: Top 10 3-point shooters // ESPN
  There's a name missing...

Other sports news

• Drat. Hatte to hear this about Patrick Patterson.

• Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to start for Charlotte // Courier-Journal

  Dunlap will go with Kemba Walker and Gerald Henderson in the backcourt, Kidd-Gilchrist and Byron Mullens at forward and Brendan Haywood at center. The first-year coach picked those five because "they get after it defensively."

Other news

• Graham Spanier likely next to be charged in Jerry Sandusky scandal // SBNation.com

• Judge To Newspaper - Reveal Name of Commenter // Slashdot
  Interesting. Likely to raise First Amendment issues.