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Happy Good Friday to all!
Tweet of the Morning
"I just felt like Kentucky wasn't a fit for me, with the whole attitude and approach of one and dones." -- Jabari Parker, April 16, 2013
— Not Jerry Tipton (@NotJerryTipton) April 18, 2014
Hilarious.
Your Quickies:
Kentucky football
- Mark Stoops and Neal Brown talk more about the Jalen Whitlow transfer and the quarterback race.
Kentucky basketball
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John Calipari's end of season news conference:
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Calipari is interested in starting a foundation to benefit former player's children, but the NCAA says it would amount to an extra benefit. Under the current rules, they are probably right, but this is just more pressure on the NCAA to reform themselves.
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Coach Cal refuses to rule out an exhibition trip to Spain this summer. I'd prefer it to be closer to home.
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Derek Kellogg, former Calipari player and successor to his UMass legacy has earned some serious bucks getting the Minutemen to the tournament again.
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Tyler Ulis and Devin Booker are not going to lie down and take the bench if the Harrison twins decide to stay. I'd expect no less from them.
Other Kentucky sports
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Big road series for the Bat Cats starting today at Texas A&M.
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Big day for UK gymnastics today. NCAA championships start.
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Kentucky softball hosts the Arkansas Razorbacks this weekend.
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Kentucky is dominating college basketball. As it should be. And I note that the author made exactly the same observations about Alex Poythress, in sum, as I did here. Hat tip: Aaron's blog
Links posts
College football
- Johny Manziel has a lot of magic to him. Indeed he does, some of it pretty dark.
College basketball
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Jabari Parker declares for the NBA Draft. Media criticism of Coach K coming in 3...2...1... Oh, wait, wut?
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Pat Forde: Frank Haith leaving the SEC, and is the fourth African-American coach to leave the league for a lesser position.
The fact that all of them are black could be a Southeastern coincidence more than a reflection on the Southeastern Conference. But it also raises questions – and could create a perception – about the work environment for a black coach in the South.
So because these four guys all left underperforming teams under pressure, the SEC is racist. That's Forde's angle, all right. I think that's absurd. It isn't a "trend," it's a coincidence. And frankly, if Anthony Grant doesn't perform at Alabama, he could be yet another.
Imagine the howls of outrage if the SEC winds up with all white basketball coaches. There will be pictures of pointy-hooded Klansmen on SEC articles from Forde and his ilk.
Other sports news
- Craig Sager to undergo lukemia treatment. Get well soon, Craig.
Other news
- News you can use: How to make money on YouTube.