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The New England Patriot's star quarterback had a real scare over the last few days with a knee injury that could have been season-ending. It wasn't, and Pats fans are taking their first breaths in days.
Tweet of the Morning:
BBN is always one of the special places for GAMEDAY -Will be magical again this year! @leefitting @JL23TV http://t.co/ancMm0pHQZ
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) August 15, 2013
Indeed it will be.
Your Quickies:
Kentucky football
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Nice piece on Bud Dupree. [Hank]
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True freshman Blake McClain wants to make an impact this year in the defensive backfield. We need the help back there, that's for sure.
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UK may not name a quarterback until the Western game. I think that would be a mistake. Last time that happened, it didn't end well.
Kentucky basketball
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Mike DeCourcy on the end of the Kentucky-Tennessee home-home:
Going forward, only one series for each team became a guaranteed home-and-home each year. That’s a mistake. The Big East built its basketball brand by always ensuring the best teams would play one another. This season, UT looks as though it will rank as one of the strongest challengers in the SEC, but the Vols will not get to play the leading contender, UK, at home.
Stupid football league. Maybe we should move to the ACC after all.
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Luke Kennard's father says Luke would be a great fit for the Wildcats, and said they all grew up Kentucky fans.
Sounds like a slam dunk to me.
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More on Luke Kennard from KSR.
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Oklahoma St.'s Marcus Smart and Julius Randle have a little impromptu dunking competition. Via John Clay.
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Emmanuel Mudiay leads the 247Sports rankings. I had a feeling we were going to see him elevated to near the summit of some rankings soon. I suspect this won't be the last.
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No doubt this has already been linked and/or mentioned in the comments, but in case you missed it...
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CoachCal.com talks ESPN's Game Day, and the return to Rupp Arena for the second season in a row.
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Nothing new to see here: UK tops in basketball attendance.
Links posts
College football
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Miami: No news is no news. [Hank]
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SI's football top 25, which includes ... Vanderbilt?
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More questions as to the existence of an actual NCAA investigation at Texas A&M.
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Do the Florida Gators have a penalty problem? Maybe they can use that as an excuse for getting themselves and the SEC embarrassed in last year's Orange Bowl.
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For you football nerds out there — Roll Bama Roll looks at blocking the outside zone.
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Domination: SI's football preview features 3 SEC covers
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Steve Spurrier's threat not to play Jadeveon Clowney were idle, as you'd no doubt expect.
College basketball
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Are the UCLA Bruins being overlooked this season? Perhaps.
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The Card Chronicle laments being overlooked for an ESPN Gameday visit, despite winning the NCAA Tournament last year. Face it guys, you just ain't sexy enough.
Other sports news
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Weber St. under NCAA investigation in connection with academic fraud. This never ends well — unless, of course, you're North Carolina.
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Can Maryland afford the move to the Big Ten?
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Good news: Reports of the demise of "The Fridge" are very much exaggerated.
Other news
- More on the UPS plane crash yesterday. Residents are extremely fortunate the plane missed the neighborhood, and I suspect that was by design — the last heroic act of a pilot on the way to his doom.
More from A Sea Of Blue:
- Is Stanley Johnson the Most Important Recruit in the 2014 Class for Kentucky's John Calipari?
- Kentucky Wildcats Remain in the Hunt for "Package Deal" of Jahlil Okafor and Tyus Jones
- College Football: SEC West Preview and Predictions
- Kentucky-Tennessee Basketball Series The Latest Victim Of SEC Expansion
- Kentucky Football Tales from the Dark Side: Charlie Bradshaw Part Three