The Louisville Cardinals persuaded Charlie Strong to stay with the Cardinals rather than go to Tennessee, and his extension will make him one of the highest paid football coaches in America.

Tweets of the Morning:

Jurich says Louisville football is a top 10 job. "Someone debate that with me, please. Because I'll debate that 'til I drop dead."

— Mike Rutherford (@CardChronicle) December 6, 2012

I think I just saw a job posting for the Tennessee football coach on careerbuilder.com.

— Creig Ewing (@acewing) December 6, 2012

Both are absolutely hilarious.

Your Quickies:

Kentucky football

• Kentucky football hires defensive coordinator // The Courier-Journal

• Sonny Dykes and the latest on Neal Brown // John Clay's Sidelines
• Stoops' Defense Illustrated // A Sea Of Blue

• Guest post: Mark Stoops certainly appears to be football man but will this be formula for success // vaughtsviews
  We'll have to see. I'm not a fan of Cheeks, but he makes some fair points.

• CollegeSportsMadness.com Names Three Cats All-SEC Performers // UKAthletics.com

Kentucky basketball

• Andrew Wiggins, and the weird world of recruiting // SBNation.com
  Florida St. pulling out all the stops to land Andrew Wiggins. It won't work.

• Indiana writer rips Calipari and enjoys Kentucky losing // vaughtsviews
  We gave up on the sockpuppet Kent Sterling a long time ago, Larry. May I respectfully suggest you do so as well?

Other UK sports

• Gymnastics to Begin Season with Blue/White Meet // UKAthletics.com

  The University of Kentucky gymnastics team will get back into Memorial Coliseum for the first time this season Thursday at 6 p.m. ET, just days after the team checked in at No. 25 in the GymInfo Preseason Coaches Poll.

• Competitiveness, consistency, chemistry to carry gymnastics in 2013 // Cat Scratches

Links posts

• Todays links // Larry Glover Live
• The Morning Mix // CollegeBasketballTalk

College football

• Tennessee's Coaching Search Is a Dumpster Fire // Outkick The Coverage

  It's gotten so bad a prominent Tennessee booster just texted me this, "Dave Hart couldn't get laid in a whorehouse with a fist full of hundreds."

  Ouch.

• Charlie Strong: 'My Enthusiasm And Heart Are With The University Of Louisville' // Card Chronicle
  Good for them. I didn't want to have him sneak out of town before we started handing him losses again.

• Sonny Dykes To Cal Is Official // California Golden Blogs
  I think we could have had him as well. Apparently, Stoops looked better.

• Only 930 APR Required to Receive Academic Revenue
  I like John's proposal here. It needs to mean something.

College basketball

• Wednesday's college hoops roundup: Florida rolls and Gonzaga survives // SBNation.com
  What the heck is up with Tennessee's basketball team? They haven't scored 80 points in two games.

• ANALYSIS: Harsh reality hits UCLA basketball's great expectations // The Daily Breeze
  It's tougher than it looks to win a national title, no matter how good your talent is. Both UK and UCLA are discovering that this year.

• TMA: Florida is good, and now you know // ESPN
  Florida is very good this season. They will challenge the 'Cats in the SEC.

• Coach K slams trend of conference realignment // CBSSports.com
  I join Coach K's lament, even as I acknowledge the futility of it.

Other sports news

• Coach K slams trend of conference realignment // CBSSports.com
  I join Coach K's lament, even as I acknowledge the futility of it.

• Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month // AllKyHoops.com
  Well done, MKG.