Apparently, House Bill 7 (HB 7) which was to provide funding for the Commonwealth Stadium and other UK campus projects, has passed the Kentucky senate and has been signed by Governor Beshear.

Tweet of the Afternoon:

Thanks again to @ukypres @govstevebeshear & the members of the #Kentucky House & Senate for their support of HB 7!#BBNunited #WeAreUK

— Mitch Barnhart (@UKMitchBarnhart) February 21, 2013

Huzzah!

Your Quickies:

Kentucky football

• Q & A with new UK football coach Mark Stoops // The Courier-Journal

  When you go back to Ohio now, do you see that your family name commands respect there?

  Oh, yeah, absolutely. I think it’s a big part of it. It’s definitely paying off.

  Awesome stuff. Leverage that name, coach!

Kentucky basketball

• Just in case you haven't seen it...
  

• Kentucky Sports Radio // It’s official! Get ready for a renovated Commonwealth Stadium
  Awesome news. Signed, sealed and delivered.

• Calipari knows lot of college towns are ecstatic that Cats are struggling this year // vaughtsviews
  Motivation, motivation.

• Keeping Kyle Wiltjer out of Pick and Roll’s // Ky Cat Stats
  Nice work here.

• This is very interesting.

  Read point C. Hat tip: Mr. Hanky

  I suspect this isn't a problem for UK. The report does not say that John Wall received the transportation. I'll bet this is a limousine ride out to his place, or something of that nature, that Clifton got from Shapiro, but it sure is uncomfortable to see such a smarmy character anywhere near our program.

  I wouldn't be surprised to learn we have smarmy characters around our program, too, but I hope that Sandy Bell is ferreting those scum out.

Other UK sports

• Gymnastics Visits Top-Ranked Florida // UKAthletics.com

  The Kentucky gymnastics team will travel to top-ranked Florida for the SEC regular season finale inside the Stephen O’Connell Center on Friday beginning at 7 p.m. ET.

  If UK can knock off Florida, it really will be something. Go, Gym 'Cats!

Links posts

• The Morning Mix // CollegeBasketballTalk
• Tom Leach // Thursday Links

College football

• Big Ten Expansion: North Carolina Reportedly Has Offer To Move From ACC

  Jeff Erman 247Sports recently tweeted Virginia, Georgia Tech and North Carolina are all being courted to one degree or another by Big Ten commissioner Jim Delaney.

  I don't think this is going to happen, but you never know. Rumor only, so far.

• What would UNC, Virginia and Georgia Tech bring to the Big Ten? // Land-Grant Holy Land
  For what it's worth.

• Oversigning Index: On another front, it's still Alabama and everyone else // CBSSports.com
  Alabama is in another universe when it comes to "oversigning," although it says here that Kentucky is 2 over the limit as well. I suspect that's wrong for most schools that close, and even CBS acknowledges their information isn't close to bulletproof. Hat tip: Mr. Hanky.

• NCAA allegations against current, former Miami Hurricanes surface // MiamiHerald.com
  Interesting that UM will not release the Notice of Allegations. I can't recall that happening before. Can someone refresh my memory? Hat tip. Mr. Hanky.

College basketball

• Ole Miss sees thir tourney hopes take a hit in a loss at South Carolina // CollegeBasketballTalk
  This one stings.

Other sports news

• Oh, myyyyy...
  
  
  

• Kings, Rockets swap Thomas Robinson, Patrick Patterson // USA Today
  Interesting move by Sacramento. I wonder if this is related to Cousins, reuniting him with a teammate? I would not be surprised.

• Wizards vs. Raptors: On John Wall and head-hanging // Bullets Forever

  "It's really mental with John. John wants to play well every game. He always tells me, 'You're not going to play well every game,'" Bradley Beal said after the game. "Sometimes, the advice he gives me, I wish he'd take his own advice."

  I love a player who hates to play bad, but taken too far, it can be a problem.

• Lamb traded to Orlando // The Kentucky Kernel
  First Patrick Patterson, then Lamb.

Other news

• Improvements to FanShots just released // Blog Huddle
  This has been a couple of weeks, but I just realized I forgot to let everyone know.