The Big Blue Daily Mail -- Kentucky Has Six Pre-season All-SEC Players

Six.  Not a bad number for the former doormat of the Southeastern Conference.  It's good to have UK football players recognized as among the best in the SEC, even if it means little at this point.  But if these guys do live up to their billing, it could be a very good year for Kentucky football.

Congratulations Trevard Lindley, Micah Johnson, Zipp Duncan, Corey Peters, Jorge Gonzalez and Mike Hartline.  Mike Hartline?  Really?  Well, there you go.

Top Stories

• Meeks scores 29 in NBA Summer League loss | KentuckySports.com
  Well done, Jodie.

• Redskins draft UK's Jarmon | KentuckySports.com

• Jarmon addition ripple effect
  I think that Jarmon will be a good pickup for the Redskins.

• Jeremy Jarmon Selected in Third Round
  Former Kentucky defensive end Jeremy Jarmon was selected by the Washington Redskins in the third round of the National Football League supplemental draft on Thursday, according to the team’s website.

UK Basketball News

• How I’d Change Sports: Part One " Aaron Torres Sports
  Since arriving in Lexington, Calipari has already marked his territory like a Great Dane at a fire hydrant, bringing one of the best recruiting classes in the history of college basketball. And that’s with only three months in Kentucky under his belt.
  
  Read the whole thing. Some of it is not all that complimentary, but trust me, it is very, very funny.

• Andre Riddick chokes Rasheed Wallace | Caliparti
  A trip down memory lane

• Andy Katz's Daily Word: U.S. team hears the boos in Serbia - ESPN
  Katz also speculates on the meaning of some of the happenings during the Memphis hearing in which Calipari called in from China.
• Darius Miller does a Q&A with Cat Scratches.

• Doron Lamb Heading to Kansas in August
  I still think this kid will be in Blue and White.

• Rush The Court " Blog Archive " Coming Soon To A Discount Bin Near You…
  Heh. A funny take on the Billy Gillispie Story. Other than that, I simply don't have much to offer.

UK Football News

• No news is good news
  No doubt.
• Brooks, Petri prepared Jenkins for NFL

• Ranking the coaches - Dooley’s desk - Gator Sports
  Rich Brooks is moving up the charts.

Other UK Sports News

• UK's Agostinelli to make pro debut in Fifth Third
  Awesome for Agostinelli. I haven't heard of a professional former UK tennis player in a while.

NCAA Sports News

• Which SEC Coach is Most Likely to Bail on His Team? | SECRivals.com

• Punishment needed for NCAA violations - Sports
  If only.

• "BTS Previews: The SEC is still king"
  No love for UK here.

• How Long Does it Take to Build a Program in the SEC? - Track Em Tigers
  A review of the past 25 years of SEC head-coaching experience. It's examined in particular, in years of head-coaching experience.

• OSU basketball signee Matt Pilgrim confident he'll be eligible | NewsOK.com
  "Me and Pat [Patrick Patterson] had some good battles," Pilgrim said. "My time at Kentucky was wonderful. It gave me time to sit down and figure out how I can make an impact in a game. I think my body matured, got more ready to play."

   

• Florida Gators Country " Basketball " State of the program
  This is a really good look at how Florida got where it is right now. It's easy to see how a rash of transfers, injuries and perception problems can lead a program into a mini-decline. Fortunately for Donovan, the perception problem surrounded the 04's ,and now that they are gone, he is in a position to recruit with the best of them.
  
  But with Calipari now at Kentucky, there is an argument to be made that he will be recruiting from behind Coach Cal every year -- Donovan's pick and roll offense is a good offense to learn when heading to the pro game, but right now, the DDM is seen as superior, whether it actually is or not.

Other News of Interest

• Some more Meeks commentary from Brew Hoop
  Jodie Meeks 31 min, 8/12 fg, 2/3 3fg, 2/2 ft, 20 pts, 3 rebs, 1 stl, 2 to Jeremy called him a quiet assassin in the game thread, and he's absolutely right. With Jennings stealing the show and Alexander finally breaking out, it was easy to overlook another extremely efficient shooting night from Meeks. We also got to see more of Meeks range, as he drilled a pair of long, quick release triples. Meeks now leads the Bucks with 16.7 ppg on .600/.600/.833 shooting in Vegas. We know he doesn't do much else n the box score, but I can certainly live with drafting a lights-out shooter in the second round.
  
  My comment would be that Jodie did little more than score at UK as well, which was always the knock against him. He will need to develop a more rounded game if he wants to earn the big bucks in the Association.

• Details on Jode Meeks package with the Bucks
  Brew Hoop, the SB Nation Bucks blog, has the scoop.

• Bluegrass State Basketball: NBA Summer League: Meeks and Crawford are Solid
  Lots of stuff from the NBA summer leagues, from Meeks to Crawford to some Louisville guys.

The Daily Schadenfreude

• Nothing today