Just read on catspause that he will not play in our matchup with them on Tuesday. Here is the link to it, though it will suit you better if you have a full access pass.

http://kentucky.rivals.com/barrier_noentry.asp?ReturnTo=&sid=&script=content.asp&cid=878024&fid=&tid=&mid=&rid=

Tell you what though...without Hansbrough playing, it will make what ever happens negative. What I mean is, if DID play, though he won't apprently, even if he did and we won, people like dick vitale would say "Well they won cause Tyler wasn't 100%" same goes if he doesn't play. Tyler doesn't play then "We won cause he wasn't in"  If we lose with hansbrough playing, then he will be glorified as being the toughest kid on the planet to play injured and still win. I think no matter what, people will try to discredit this game if and when we win. (Yes that is optimisim...there is no room for BBN to say we will lose. what kind of talk is that????)

Is anyone else sick and tired of seeing these no bodies ranked in the top 25? BYU and their 16 game win streak...excuse me, their former 16 game win streak. who have they played so far this year? and last year?? They have barely even played ranked teams and when they did, it was ugly. TCU? A team that has played absolutly nobody and got into the rankings by defeating....who? They got thumped by Oklahoma this year and UCLA last year, the only ranked teams they have faced in the last 2 regualr seasons. Oh yeah..and BYU, the same BYU team that has never played anyone. What about South Florida? They play in the Big east...that alone is enough to have them not be even eligible for a ranking. I am so sick and tired of seeing SEC teams passed up because once we start playing each other, one team has to lose. This knocks all of us out of the national title race, so teams like Penn state and oklahoma state and texas tech can get a chance. Its embaressing. The Big 12 is the only other conference I can give a nod to, as they have taletned teams like oklahoma dn texas that could give the likes of LSU, bama dn florida a run. It really gets me and ESPN jumps ALL over the bandwagon of undefeated nobodies. Remember Hawaii last year? They rose their "undefeated" train right into a merciless Georgia team. boise State had the same problem 2 years ago. Once they step into a real football world, they get crushed. I don't understand. Does anyone else share this view?

I've been reading and hearing from a lot of places about how Patterson is going to leave early for the league. It hasn't been discussion or the possibility of such an event, just he's gone after this year, plain and simple. I disagree. Both his father and mother believe strongly in an edcuation and stated before he came here for his freshman year that he would be staying all 4 years. His parents have surely passed this mentality onto their son i would think and in addtion to that, the desicion to go pro is not one made over night. It is a triangle of discussion, that is, the player, the coach and the parents will all take part in the choice. The way i see it, 2/3 of that equation will be telling him to stay.

Now i know patterson is a big boy and a legal adult so he makes choices for himself, but the way his family spoke, I would think patterson leaving early is not a lock as it is being presented. I'm not saying it won't happen by any means, i just don't agree with the way everyone is talking about it. Your fella's thoughts? disagreements are appreciated.

I've gotten wind of Mark Coury's release from the basketball team with basically a "best of wishes" type of statement.

I love the kid as much as the next and i know he's very intelligent and what not, but he isn't exactly a basketball star and he caused me a lot of frusteration this season.

Any truth to this?? If so, anyone got any clue as to what the ramifications were?

I'll check tomorrow at work but I'm tired as crap so I wanted to see if maybe you guys could dig something up.