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Today is simply loaded with Nick Saban news, speculation, angst, humor ... you name it. I suspect we're going to see a lot of this until Texas hires Saban a new coach.
Tweet of the Morning:
Stephen Curry is cold as ice, nails the game-winner to beat Dallas: http://t.co/1c8VYYys1c http://t.co/z3z89qB8ak
— SB Nation (@sbnation) December 12, 2013
The tweets were kinda tin this morning, but this is about as cold-blooded a shot as you will ever see to win a game. Click on the link to see it happen.
Your Quickies:
Kentucky football
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Two uncommitted football line prospects will be visiting this weekend, Ja'Merez Bowen and one you all know about, Matt Elam. Ben Roberts has the skinny.
Kentucky basketball
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Rupp Arena attendence is falling, and Kentucky is noticing. John Clay points out most of the obvious likely culprits, and I think the biggest is the lack of quality home games. Mitch Barnhart may suggest Calipari rethink that a bit. That seems to be the easiest way to reverse this trend.
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Julius Randle says he can do better than his double-double against Boise St. I agree.
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Revisiting the Kentucky-North Carolina rivalry. It's a really long post.
Other Kentucky sports
- Kentucky hoops plays DePaul tonight on the road. DaNesha Stallworth is out with a minor knee problem that will keep her out about a month.
Links posts
College football
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Gus Malzahn of Auburn wins Coach of the Year. I can't think of any time where the award has been more of a foregone conclusion — and deservedly so.
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Alabama has little to say about the Saban to Texas rumors. What can they say?
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Jim Delaney has been beating the "BCS breakaway from the NCAA" drum pretty consistently lately. I agree that it shouldn't be off the table, but sometimes it's better to walk softly and carry a big stick than to stomp around and bloviate.
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No matter what you think of former president George W. Bush, this was a nice thing to do.
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Jameis Winston, Johnny Manziel among the Heisman finalists. I think Tre Mason of Auburn has a real shot, even though he's anything but a household word.
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And the Valley Shook is fine if Nick Saban leaves, and fine if he stays. He says it doesn't matter to LSU, he's a threat either way.
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Will Nick Saban take the Texas Job? Dan Rubenstein doesn't think so.
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Lamenting the loss of the BCS. Really. Okay, satirically.
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Okay, I'm manifestly not a Louisville Cardinals fan, but this is bullshit. It just is. I suspect it has a lot more to do with politics than performance.
College basketball
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Wisconsin is now 11-0. Bo Ryan is an amazing coach, even though I think most of us agree that his style is not exactly thrill-a-minute. And notice, they haven't by any means played a cupcake schedule, having defeated Florida, St. Johns, Virginia, an St. Louis — all good teams.
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Notre Dame is struggling this season, dropping a home game to North Dakota St. Actually, ND State is a pretty darn good team, I saw some of this game.
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Steve Alford is apparently recruiting very well at UCLA. But will it be good enough? UCLA fans long for relevance again, and although they've hardly faded completely into the background, it's not as if they are making Kentucky and North Carolina toss and turn at night.
Bruins Nation isn't unhappy with the news, but they can't get away from the Bryce Alford thing. In case you're wondering, Bryce Alford is UCLA's Saul Smith. Every bit of it.
Other sports news
- Santa Cuz has got to be one of my all-time favorites. This is just a wonderful thing for him to do. He's a big kid at heart. Hat tip: Aaron's blog.
Other news
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I suppose there's a small chance you haven't seen this. This is the University of Kentucky's a cappella singing group called the acoUstiKats:
I think they're darn good.
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Sigh. So when was the last time you searched "facebook" on Google rather than just tyyping "facebook.com" into your browser's address bar?
Proof as much as anything that most people don't know how web browsers work. pic.twitter.com/nOjwZqhPES
— David Wunderlich (@Year2) December 12, 2013
