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Well...that wasn't fun.
But that is life with a young team full of deficiencies that's clearly not the preseason top-five team everyone thought they were before the season began.
Thankfully, it's January 6th, not March 15th, the first day of the NCAA Tournament. We've seen John Calipari's Cats take their fair share of beatings before bouncing back come March, so let's not jump off the ledge just yet with this team.
And let's face it: LSU is probably the most talented team in the SEC other than Kentucky, despite their slow start to this season. If anything, be mad at Johnny Jones for his Tigers consistently playing up and down to their competition. Last night probably shouldn't have been such a surprise considering how much talent they have vs how much UK is struggling away from Rupp Arena right now.
Tweets of the Day
UK will be up & down this season — just like so many teams. Virginia lost at Va Tech last night, Providence lost home to Marquette tonight.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) January 6, 2016
I feel ya, Anthony. pic.twitter.com/mcolEOsOjx
— Tyler Thompson (@MrsTylerKSR) January 6, 2016
Your Quickies
LSU's supporting cast leads Tigers to crucial home win over Kentucky
This season has been an uneven one for the Wildcats, a team that has showed itself capable of both handling Duke and getting handled by UCLA, of being outplayed by Ohio State one week before beating Louisville. On this night, LSU looked better, and Kentucky just looked normal.
Cats fall flat at LSU
The ninth-ranked Wildcats failed to capitalize on star Ben Simmons’ foul trouble in the first half and missed on multiple opportunities to close the gap in the second. The Tigers led for the final 37 minutes of the game and won 85-67 at packed Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
Mychal Mulder was UK’s leading rebounder
One of the few bright spots of Tuesday's loss was the play of Mychal Mulder, who came off the bench to score five points and grab a team-high eight boards...the latter of which probably being a lowlight for UK more than a highlight for Mulder.
Season stats so far for UK’s five-star basketball signees
John Calipari once again has the No. 1 recruiting class in the country, and all five of his future Wildcats have gotten off to impressive starts to their senior seasons of high school. De'Aaron Fox already has four 40-point games, but Malik Monk owns a 50-point outburst.
UK signees nominated for McDonald’s game
Several UK men’s and women's basketball signees were among the players on the McDonald’s All-American Game nomination list released Tuesday morning.
Melvin Turpin ranks No. 10 all-time on Bluegrass-born UK heroes
The Cats' Pause ranks the Top 10 performances of all-time by a Kentucky-born player in a UK uniform. At No. 10, Dinner Bell Mel makes the list with a memorable game that helped UK overcome Georgia in the SEC Tournament.
Haitian fan to Skal: 'We're all so very proud'
A great read on a fellow Haitian showing Skal support during his struggles.Fabiola Moreau, whose family immigrated from Haiti to America like Labissiere, traveled from Asheville, N.C., with her boyfriend to cheer for Skal as he got ready to face Ole Miss. She told Labissiere before the game, "We are all so very proud of you."
Stoops: 'We are going to stay the course'
Before introducing Eddie Gran and Darin Hinshaw, Mark Stoops had plenty to say about the state of Kentucky's football program, which he believes is heading in the right direction.
Is Ulis The Best Little Big Man in UK History?
He certainly needs to be after UK's latest lackluster performance.
Praise for Young, Kash and Drake at practice at the Army Bowl
Several Wildcat commitments are getting some high praise for their efforts at Arm Bowl practices leading up to Saturday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Kash Ready to Enroll; Discusses future at Kentucky
Kentucky commit Kash Daniel discusses the Wildcats after Tuesday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl practice as he gets set to enroll and immediately upgrade UK's linebacking unit.
New UK offensive coaches bring some reasons for optimism
Mark Stoops introduced the third and fourth offensive coordinators of his three-year Kentucky head coaching tenure Monday. Mark Story offers three reasons why you can feel positive about Stoops’ latest OC hire.
Way too early 2016 bowl projections
The Eddie Gran Bowl between Kentucky and Cincinnati? I'll take it.
10 Unheralded College Football Players Who Could Become Stars in 2016
A list of 10 players you might be hearing a lot more of over the summer and into next season, including three guys UK will be getting an up-close look at.
SEC was best conference in 2015, but not because it set a bowl record
The SEC going 8-2 in bowls in 2015 -- with all eight wins coming by at least a touchdown, and seven coming by at least 20 points -- should prove that the conference was by far the nation's best, right?
Projecting College Football's Final Top 25 Teams
The 2015-16 college football season is winding down, which means soon the final Top 25 rankings will be released following Alabama vs Clemson in the title game. Why wait until then?
Bama vs. Clemson is the best trenches battle this season could've possibly delivered
The National Championship will mostly be decided by what happens up front, and these two teams have the two best sets of lines in the country full of studs who will be making impacts on Sundays soon enough.
Junior's achievements: 24 of Ken Griffey Jr.'s most remarkable feats
With the Hall of Fame election announcement looming on Wednesday, the question is less about whether Ken Griffey Jr. will be elected, but will there be enough room on Griffey's bronze plaque in Cooperstown to list all of his accomplishments.