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It's great to see Kyle Wiltjer doing so well. We can only imagine what would've happened if he had changed his body and his game like this and stayed at Kentucky. Alas, we'll never know, but I think all Kentucky fans can really appreciate how well he's doing.
That is, unless we play the Zags in the NCAA Tournament. Then it's game on, baby.
Tweet of the Morning
Tell me there's a better way to spend a day and I'll tell you you're a liar. #KickinIt4Kelly @SuperKingMe pic.twitter.com/T8vLy5HjNS
— Max Strong (@max_strong44) March 9, 2015
Awesome.
Your Quickies:
Kentucky football
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Darren Durham for Wildcat Blue Nation worries about the loss of Reese Phillips. I must admit, with Kentucky's recent histories involving QB injuries, I can see where he's coming from.
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It's mano a mano for Patrick Towles and Drew Barker this spring with Reese Phillips out of the picture
Kentucky basketball
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Kentucky's critics should listen to this and think about it. This is what college basketball should be about.
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Willie Cauley-Stein a finalist for the Wooden Award and should be the leading candidate for national defensive player of the year.
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Kentucky has a 77% probability of winning the SEC Tournament.
Other Kentucky sports
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Hittin' Kittens take one of three off Texas A&M. Not what we hoped for, but better than a sweep.
Links posts
College football
- Missouri is getting a new Athletics Director — former Houston AD Mack Rhodes.
College basketball
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Jim Boeheim answers your questions about his possible retirement, though indirectly. I wonder what the school thinks about this? My guess is that they are all in, and I suppose I get that.
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Northern Iowa, who has been great all year, wins their conference tournament, thwarting potential bid thief Illinois State.
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Coastal Carolina wins its way into the NCAA Tournament by winning the Big South Tournament. I like Coastal Carolina, they are from right around my future home in the South Carolina area.
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Bellarmine is once again having a successful season, will host Midwest Region in NCAA Division II Tournament.
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Ouch. William Rhoden of the New York Times calls for Syracuse to part ways with Jim Boeheim.
Other sports news
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Once again, the NCAA proves that it's the tiny things that matter — to them, at least.
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Dustin Johnson gets a big win at Doral. After all his recent problems, I'm sure this is welcome news.
Other news
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Well, I guess if you're rich enough to rent a Lamborghini, you're rich enough to abandon it by the side of the road.
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Solar-powered plane tries to fly around the world starting today. Good luck.
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Scientists now think the Big Bang Theory may be wrong, and that the universe was never a singularity. In fact, they think that maybe it had no beginning at all.
I wonder what Sheldon Cooper would say about that? Probably this: