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Some are calling for Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott to quit college rather than play another season before he becomes eligible for the NFL Draft to minimize the likelihood of injury.
We heard the same thing last year for Jameis Winston. He didn’t take that advice, and I doubt Elliott will either. To be fair, though, the career life of an NFL running back is very short.
Tweet of the Morning
PJ Hairston with the flop of the year: http://t.co/DfdeKfhTmS https://t.co/jG29pJKKWT
— SB Nation (@SBNation) January 15, 2015
In my opinion, Chris Jones’ was way more impressive than this one, but it’s pretty good.
Your Quickies:
Kentucky football
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Shannon Dawson introductory press conference:
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Dawson eager to put his own stamp on the "Air Raid" offense. One big takeaway is that, like Neal Brown, Dawson’s version of the Air Raid is not like Hal Mumme.
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In case you missed it on the front page, Braylon Heard is declaring for the NFL Draft.
Kentucky basketball
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2016 point guard Derryck Thornton has a really good visit to Kentucky, calls it "Amazing."
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Kentucky 1,000,000, Missouri 0: Bill Connelly points out some of the positives in the game.
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More on Dick Vitale’s dislike for the platoons (drink). He’s way off base, but Vitale is a nice man and I am fond of him. I know Coach Cal is as well, and vice versa.
"… You can get away with that against a lot of teams. But I will guarantee you, in March, he will not use the platoon system."
Dick, I can almost guarantee he will, just to prove you wrong if for no other reason. Calipari is really into that.
Former Dookie Jay Williams agrees with Vitale. Calipari has proven lots of people wrong since he’s been at Kentucky. I like his chances of dong it again.
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2016 rematch of UTEP and Kentucky looks like its not going to happen. Coach Tim Floyd points the finger at UK and claims that the Wildcats "backed out." I found this comment unnecessary:
"We’ll just stay with a 1-0 record against the Kentucky Wildcats in college basketball. If they never want to play again and act like the game never happened, for the reasons why it occurred are significant, then we’ll never play again."
Good grief. Entitlement, much?
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Draft Express projects six UK players in the 2015 NBA Draft, four in the first round.
Other Kentucky sports
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Matthew Mitchell gives update on Janee Thompson:
Hat tip: John Clay
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Sans Thompson, UK Hoops takes on Florida tonight in Memorial. There will be an open thread.
Links posts
College football
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LSU is reportedly going to hire former Ole Miss coach Ed Orgeron as their defensive line coach.
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A good explanation about the difference between spread and pro-style concepts. The difference is smaller than you might think when it comes to how teams line up.
College basketball
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UCLA defeats Cal, Bruins on a 3-game winning streak after that ugly 5-game losing streak they were on earlier.
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Wisconsin tries to right its ship tonight against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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John Clay has your SEC basketball standings. I can’t decide if Florida is coming around or not — their SEC schedule so far has been cupcake city. It gets tougher on Saturday where they are on the road against Georgia, a short turn-around from Auburn to a road game. Kentucky has one of those at the end of this month.
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Rush The Court wonders, "What’s the matter with Texas" I think they are having trouble reintegrating Isaiah Taylor.
Other sports news
- Hakeem Olajuwon says Michael Jordon was a "far superior player" to LeBron James. The debate continues…
Other news
- Why squinting helps us see better. You know it does, but now, you know why. Hat tip: Instapundit