Well, instead of going out like Wildcats, Kentucky went out like a farm animal last night in Georgia. Prepping for an NIT invitation in 3...2...1...

Tweet of the Morning:

Virginia shot itself in the foot last night worse than Kentucky did. Kentucky does not have any bad losses. Va has lots of em.

— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) March 8, 2013

So you're saying that last night's loss to a sub .500 Georgia team wasn't a bad loss? In what universe? I want to go there -- now.

Your Quickies:

Kentucky football

• Mark Stoops revitalizes Kentucky Wildcats recruiting // ESPN

  If you’re an ESPN Insider, you can read the rest. I’m not, so I can’t.

Kentucky basketball

• Kentucky team notes after loss at Georgia // John Clay's Sidelines

  Georgia averaged 1.105 points per possession. That makes the Bulldogs the eighth team this year to averaged at least 1.1 points per possession against UK. Only four teams reached that number last season.

  This statistic says a lot.

• Kentucky drops in computer rankings // John Clay's Sidelines

• 2014 star Trey Lyles will attend UK-Florida game // NextCats

  Indianapolis forward Trey Lyles is expected to be in Rupp Arena on Saturday for Kentucky’s regular-season finale against Florida.

  I want this kid for two reasons: 1) He’s really good, and 2) I love to stick it in Indiana’s eye.

• Mark Story: Key Wildcats AWOL in must-win game // Kentucky.com

  "I’m disgusted with myself more than them," Calipari said. "If we look like this at this point (of the season), it means I’ve done a crap job with this team."

  I’m forced to agree. Now, before you go all defensive, I’m not saying Calipari is a bad coach, or that he didn’t try. But for whatever reasons, his Jedi mind trick didn’t work on this group, and either he didn’t have a back-up plan, or the Vulcan mind-meld didn’t work either.

  See Mr. President, it is possible to use imagery from two sci-fi movies correctly in one paragraph.

  Just kidding, sir.

• Kentucky basketball: Latest blowout on road leaves Calipari blaming himself // Kentucky.com

  On the bright side, Kentucky solidified its chances for an NIT bid Thursday night by losing 72-62 at Georgia.

  Okay, Jerry, this made me laugh, and I needed one. Dark humor is an art form.

Other UK sports

• No. 20 Gymnastics Senior Night Friday // UKAthletics.com
• No. 3 Kentucky Rifle Travels to NCAA Championships // UKAthletics.com
• No. 7 Baseball Hosts Michigan St. in Final Non-Conference Weekend // UKAthletics.com
• No. 20 Gymnastics Senior Night Friday // UKAthletics.com

Links posts

• John Clay's Big Blue Links // John Clay's Sidelines
• Tom Leach // Friday Links
• The Morning Mix // Troy Machir, CollegeBasketballTalk

College football

• Alabama fan latest to get crazy college football tattoo, for "Sons of Saban" // Dr. Saturday - Yahoo! Sports

  Okay, Kentucky fans, are we going to let Alabama fans out-crazy us? Who’s willing to go get a full back-tat of Calipari in some fictional motif?

  Show of hands? Anyone? Beuller? …

College basketball

• College basketball needs RefCam // ESPN

  Now imagine if, in addition to all of the camera angles and setups we have in college hoops, we could get camera footage from officials. They’re on the court, surrounded by the fans, just feet or inches away from the players, and their eyes are naturally (obviously) trained on the most important parts of the game. It’s a ready-made incursion inside the invisible bubble that separates you from the game. The barriers are gone.

  Now imagine officials willing to wear this device. You can’t, can you? Neither can I.

• 3-point shot: Butler, Big East not talking yet // ESPN

• Bracket Simulator @ PredictionMachine.com

  Ever want to simulate an NCAA tournament, or a football playoff? You can do it here.

Other sports news

• Bobcats pleased as No. 2 pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist gains confidence with his jump shot // Fox News

  Dunlap said the biggest modification in Kidd-Gilchrist’s shot is he’s releasing the ball with his fingertips instead of the palm of his hand. He also said his release point is slightly higher now, thus creating a loftier arc on his shot than when he came into the league.
  Why someone never fixed the jerky motion in his jump shot when he was younger remains a mystery. When the Bobcats drafted him Dunlap felt as if it would be a three-year process for Kidd-Gilchrist to develop a more fluid release.

• Is sports bubble about to burst? // ESPN

  Money has allowed college football and basketball to look nonsensical as conferences dissolve and familiarity disintegrates. The matchups no longer reflect geographical continuity, and schools have forsaken many of the rivalries and relationships and premises that built their multimillion-dollar athletic departments.

  Truth, forsooth.

• Class 3A boys: Shot in wrong basket gives Millwood stunning victory over Hugo // News OK

  "When I saw the kid going that way, I was like, ‘No, he’s not. No, he’s not … Oh, yes he is,’" Millwood coach Varryl Franklin recalled. "I couldn’t believe it."

  You talk about something tough to live down. How would you like to have to deal with this mistake in high school?