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John Calipari -- Myth, Legend and Fact
Over and over again, we have seen and heard commentary from sportswriters, opinion writers and broadcast journalists and editorial boards about John Calipari's fitness to become the 22nd Men's Head Ba...
Coach Calipari Meets the Big Blue Nation
I hope all of you got to listen to the coach's call-in show last night at 6:00, because if you didn't you really missed a treat. Unfortunately, UK Athletics does not have the program up on its w...
Gillispie Era Over at UK
ESPN, multiple local sources reporting Billy Gillispie will not be back as the coach at Kentucky. The Herald-Leader reporting an 18-minute meeting took place between Gillispie, UK President L...
Moderation and The Fringe
One of the principal reasons I started this blog, and its predecessor on Blogspot, was to give voice to the thoughtful Kentucky contingent I was sure was out there lurking silently, reading and postin...
The Perils of Profligacy
I openly admit to being overly harsh at times on the Big Blue Nation. Unrealistic, even. Maybe it's that I expect more from my brethren, the way an older brother always does to his younger siblin...
Liggins Speaks
Clearly frustrated but saying he's sticking it out, DeAndre Liggins -- the coltish, talented but erratic freshman point forward for the Cats, spoke to Larry Vaught recently: Liggins' Tough Se...
Being 'Coach' vs. Coach-ing
"He was a commander at the position," the UK coach said. "That’s the best we’ve seen, maybe, in the two years I’ve been here." Liggins provided "an offensive and defensive presence w...
It's Time To Embrace the Hate
Maybe it's the jokes, or the lineage or something altogether indescribable that makes Kentuckians -- and Kentucky fans in general -- such a sensitive bunch. Or maybe it's just the ad revenue generat...



