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Tonight, Kentucky travels up to the marvelous Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY for a tilt with Providence. This will be an outstanding test for Kentucky, as the competition for the Wildcats begins to ramp up.
Tweet of the Morning:
A big issue for #UF this year I'm told was friction between OC & OL coach. Muschamp fired both today: http://t.co/T3rTNFa36N
— Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) December 1, 2013
Heh. I am sure that the head coach had nothing at all to do with that. Nah.
Your Quickies:
Kentucky football
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Neal Brown thinks we need playmakers, not more effort. Well, yes, but what we really need is an offensive line. Brown agrees:
"I did think this – and I’ll say this about the kids we have right now: the results weren’t what we wanted but our kids did play hard. We didn’t have an effort issue. We didn’t have an effort issue at all this year. We’re just – we’re real thin at offensive line. We’re real thin and those guys are banged up and it showed – showed big tonight.
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Bud Dupree: Will he stay or will he go?
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The curtain closes on Mark Stoops' first act as head football coach. It was a disappointing show, but one I was ready for.
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Mark Stoops post-Tennessee press conference:
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Mark Story repeats essentially the same argument I (among others) have made on here about the quarterback situation. The problem is, there is no clear solution.
Kentucky basketball
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2015 (and possibly 2014) UK recruit Montaque Gill-Caesar had a big game the other day, scoring 56 points and hitting 11 threes. Here's a taste of him:
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Devin Booker had a big weekend, scoring 17 and 23 points. Via NextCats.
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Kentucky a six-point favorite versus Providence. That sounds about right. Pomeroy has us at a 7-point fave, but some of that data is from last season.
Other Kentucky Sports
Links posts
College football
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USA Today coach's poll out today. Alabama's drop is rather precipitous considering the circumstances, but I suppose it's hard to put them in front of Auburn, even though I would have. At a neutral site, Alabama is likely a better team, and the Auburn win was very fluky.
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From the Land of Foregone Conclusions:
AP source: Florida fires offensive coordinator Brent Pease after losing season
— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) December 1, 2013And
Gators RT @BFeldmanCBS: OC Brent Pease isn't the only asst out at #UF, #Florida O-line coach Tim Davis also let go today, a source told CBS
— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) December 1, 2013SB Nation's Andy Hutchins has more.
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Florida St. #1 for the first time since 2000. I wonder if Mark Stoops is having any remorse — he'd most likely be coaching in the BCS championship if he hadn't come to UK
College basketball
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Tennessee is shaping up to be very tough this season.
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LSU desperately needs a win versus Butler today to avoid a 3-game skid. They'd better stop turning the ball over if they want to avoid that ignominious fate.
Other sports news
- Could Marquis Teague be traded? There is speculation. Via Aaron's blog.