Kentucky Wildcats Morning Quickies: Post-Scrimmage Review Edition

After reviewing the scrimmage, Mark Stoops had quite a few things to say about the quarterbacks, receivers, and defense after reviewing the scrimmage. I had never heard the term "bad eyes" before, but it’s talked about in here.

Tweet of the Morning

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— UK Softball (@UKsoftball) April 14, 2015

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Your Quickies:

Kentucky football

• Here’s a bizarre argument for you — the relatively low cost of attending the UK could become a recruiting disadvantage for the Wildcats in the "full cost of attendance" world, because the cost of attending other schools is so much higher.

  At Louisville, meanwhile, the dagger is pointed at opponents. At $5,202, U of L’s cost-of-living adjustment is the highest in the Atlantic Coast Conference and more than twice that of nine league members.

  So comes now the bizarre argument that UK will have to somehow raise it’s calculated cost of attendance for everyone in order to recruit better? Insane.

  This is almost certainly due to a flaw in the formula used. I really doubt that the cost of attending U of L is $2000 higher than UK, tuition excluded. This looks like a loophole and a sham driven by federal purse strings, to me.

• Mark Stoops likes the progress he’s seen from Patrick Towles and Stanley "Boom" Williams.

Kentucky basketball

• Malik Newman will not take official visits. Also, Kentucky has offered 2016 guard Kobe Simmons.

• John Calipari, Tom Izzo to be part of a golf event for cancer awareness, along with John Beilein and others at Oakland Hills Country Club on June 1st.

• For Coach Cal, more than a perfect season slipped away against Wisconsin. Some of this stuff is relatively meaningless. I fully expect Coach Cal to get his second NCAA title at Kentucky very soon.

• Charlotte transfer Mike Thorne has received an offer from Coach Cal. I remember what happened last time we

• Where are they now? Jeff Sheppard.

Other Kentucky sports

• Do the UK women manage to hit the Top 25 next season in basketball? See for yourself.

• Softball is swept by the Florida Gators in Gainesville.

• Bat Cats welcome Western Kentucky to town tonight.

Links posts

• The Leach Report: Tuesday Wildcat Links

College football

• Urban Meyer is making Nick Saban (and John Calipari) money now. With two BCS and one CFB Playoff titles, I’d say he’s earned it.

• NCAA members threatened with violence after the release of almost 500 pages of documents in the Todd McNair lawsuit against them. That is completely unacceptable, no matter what you think about the NCAA. The perpetrators should be located and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law as an object lesson.

• How the SEC East can pass up the West. I don’t think we’re going to see Nick Saban retire anytime soon, but we might see a talent decline due to professional aspirations.

College basketball

• The transfer list is at 450 and growing, according to Jeff Goodman.

• Kyle Wiltjer is reportedly considering entering the 2015 NBA Draft. Hat tip: Aaron’s blog.

Other sports news

• I think all sports trophies should be made from bacon, like this Stanley Cup.

• We see you, Andrew Wiggins (Hat tip: SLAM Magazine):

Other news

• Nokia trying to acquire Alcatel-Lucent? Interesting.

• Perspective: Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Some interesting stuff in here for us physics geeks.

• The U.S. Department of Transportation has become interested in the amazing shrinking airline seat.