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Did you know Shakira was pregnant? I had no idea, but her hips don’t lie and those hips are telling me she was pregnant. She did once say, “So be wise, and keep on, reading the signs of my body.”
Shakira celebrates her 36th birthday tomorrow. To pay tribute to her birthday, I used Google Image, expecting to find that I would have to sift through a few half naked pictures that would not be appropriate for a website…like this one. Instead, I found that I had to sift through a TON of half naked pregnancy pictures with her husband. Not what I was expecting. Also, raise your hand if you just went looking for those pictures? I know you only did so because you don’t see enough of those pregnancy pictures on your daily Facebook news feed. Right? Shakira gave birth to her first child on January 22nd. Her and her professional soccer player husband, Gerard Pique’, named their son Milan. Would you rather hear about the exciting Kentucky football news? Yeah, me too. We have a lot to cover from a big news day, so let’s get on with it.
And now on to the news and views from the day…
—– If you had told me a year ago that the February 1st “News and Views” the night before an important SEC basketball game would kick off with football news… I would have told you that there would be a better chance of a Heisman runner-up dating a fake girlfriend for 3 years, or Morgan Freeman attending an Ole Miss basketball game, or Billy Gillispie attending a UK basketball game, or a thunder snow just 2 days after 70 degree weather. Okay, it’s been a weird week or two. But seriously, it’s February 1st and Big Blue Nation was huddled around whatever social media outlet they prefer tonight to keep track of two football commitments.
—– Mark Stoops has been here for two months and he is already leaving his mark on the college football recruiting world. Stoops and his staff have been putting in immeasurable work even in the final days before “National Signing Day,” trying to lock up the final spots for the 2013 recruiting class.
—– Two exciting pieces to the football recruiting puzzle were put in place tonight. Two 3-star commitments out of the state of Florida decided on Kentucky tonight within 30 minutes of one another. Jeff Badet (3-star receiver) and JoJo Kemp (3-star running back) both pulled the trigger in favor of the Wildcats tonight. Don’t be fooled by the lack of a fourth star on either of these two young talents. Both are considered to be big-time potential difference makers at the next level.
—– Jeff Badet is expected to play the slot receiver position in Neal Brown’s offense. Badet may be small in stature, but he’s very quick and and explosive. He’s also familiar with the spread offense that Brown will be running at Kentucky. Of the two commitments tonight, Badet probably has a bit more work to do before becoming an immediate impact player– but the future looks bright for the young man who was once a South Florida commit.
—– Badet’s commentary about his commitment to Kentucky gave a look into the work rate of Stoops and his staff during the last few weeks. Badet mentioned that literally the day after his official visit to Kentucky, Mark Stoops showed up at his house to talk to his parents about his visit. Badet also mentioned the close bond he has already forged with the current Kentucky players, including the quarterback that might be throwing touchdowns his way– Maxwell Smith.
—– JoJo Kemp, the #10 all-purpose back/#28 overall RB by ESPN, has picked up a palpable buzz since this morning. Justin Rowland of Rivals went on the KSR radio show this morning and proclaimed that he believes Kemp could be an SEC freshman of the year performer. Kemp was the #1 priority for this staff at his position, and all signs point to him competing for playing time right away as a freshman. Kemp gave credit to new Kentucky RB coach Chad Scott, saying that he made a big impression on him throughout his commitment.
The new hat looks good, JoJo…
A few facts about Kentucky’s 2013 recruiting class as it stands right now:
1) With the two commitments tonight, Kentucky’s 2013 recruiting class moves up 10 spots from #52 to #42 on Rivals.
2) The class now has 19 commitments, 8 of which are from the state of Florida.
3) UK has 6 commitments rated as 4-stars by at least 1 recruiting service: DE Za’Darius Smith, S Marcus McWilson, DE Alvtonte Bell, CB Jaleel Hytchye, WR Javess Blue and RB JoJo Kemp
4) UK has signed 2 of the top RB prospects in Florida in JoJo Kemp and Khalid Thomas
—– Jeff Badet and JoJo Kemp were not the only additions to Kentucky’s football team for next season. David Baumer out of Cincinnati, Ohio accepted a “Preferred Walk-On” role with Kentucky for next season. Baumer’s high school teammate is another Kentucky commit, Jaleel Hytchye. I prefer my walk-on OL’s to be at least 6’6″ and 300 pounds. Check.
—– We haven’t even talked about basketball yet.
—– The Kentucky football recruitment tidbits poured in all day starting with the news that former LSU commit Tevin Lawson was now considering Kentucky. LSU let Lawson know that he would likely have to greyshirt when he arrived on campus. With the news, Lawson’s recruitment opened back up and to no surprise, Mark Stoops and his staff jumped in the mix. Tevin Lawson is a 6’4″, 275 lb. 4-star DT. Lawson is rated as the #21 DT in America. Swaying him from LSU to Kentucky might be one of Stoops’ biggest coups yet. And he’s already had some impressive ones thus far…
—– A touch of disappointing news came out today as we learned that former Florida commit James Hearns (4-star LB) likely won’t end up being a Wildcat. The staff felt very good about their chances with Hearns last week, but due to an issue with grades– Kentucky looks to be out of the picture. The future is uncertain at this point, but we do know that Hearns will not be signing with a school on signing day.
—– Hey, we still haven’t talked about basketball yet.
—– The two biggest remaining in-state targets for Kentucky, Ryan Timmons and Jason Hatcher, are both still heavy targets for the UK coaching staff. The news trickled out earlier that Ohio State may have pulled out of the Ryan Timmons sweepstakes, leaving only Kentucky and Florida to jockey for the final position. Timmons tweeted today though that he wasn’t sure where the rumors were coming from, alluding to the fact that Ohio State might still be in the picture. Jason Hatcher on the other hand is still a question mark after a report earlier this week that he had re-committed to USC. We still aren’t sure how certain that news is, but we do know that it didn’t stop Mark Stoops and his staff from marching into Trinity yesterday, decked out in UK gear to visit both Hatcher AND James Quick. You gotta love that. Mark Stoops has a pair. But will it get him the Trinity pair?
—– Are you ready to talk about basketball? We do have a game tomorrow… Let’s make a 6 point list and then carry on with our lives. Shall we?
1. Kentucky is favored by 7.5 points on the road tomorrow against the Aggies. After a disastrous showing at home against Texas A&M in which Kentucky allowed Elston Turner to have a night in which he can tell his grandkids about someday, Kentucky needs to take care of business tomorrow in College Station. Kentucky picked up some much needed momentum with its first win over a top-25 opponent in Ole Miss on Tuesday night. Every ounce of momentum gained will drain faster than Marshall Henderson’s Coors Light bottle if Kentucky can’t win tomorrow night.
2. Willie Cauley-Stein will be a game time decision tomorrow night. “Willie went on-and-off yesterday. He’ll be a game time, but he practiced yesterday. I didn’t have him practice the whole time. My expectation would be that he may play a little bit, but if I don’t feel like it or the game’s not going like I want, we may just let him out another game.”
3. Archie Goodwin is ready to be Kentucky’s perimeter “defensive stopper.” In the past few weeks, Archie Goodwin has become the lightening rod for a lot of criticism, especially when it comes to the fluidity of Kentucky’s offense. His decision making and hesitancy to give up the ball when driving to the basket have been the cause for headaches for many fans. In today’s meeting with the media though, Goodwin wanted to talk about one thing and one thing only: DEFENSE. Although Calipari didn’t put it in stone, Goodwin talked as if he would likely draw the assignment (and seemed eager to do so as well) of shutting down Elston Turner. Goodwin came off as genuinely excited about the opportunity to right the wrongs of the last time Kentucky faced Turner. Goodwin talked like a player with a chip on his shoulder, not only ready to prove he could shut down Turner– but also ready to be that type of player for his team.
“A guy that scores 40 on a team as good as we are, that’s just an embarrassment to our team. We shouldn’t let that happen. I can’t wait to play him because I know that I’m not going to let that happen again.”
Shhh, no one tell our guys that Elston Turner hasn’t done anything since his 40-point outburst in Rupp Arena. Details shmetails…
4. John Calipari’s rants are pure gold. Today’s topic? “You’re men! You have to love being around men!” After the rant, Calipari simply ended with, “I don’t know where that came from. I have no idea.” Yeah, we don’t either. You can read the entire rant here, or you can just look at this picture from the press conference which sums it up much more efficiently:
5. Nerlens Noel is phenomenal. In case you hadn’t realized it already, the numbers Noel is putting up– especially since the start of SEC play are incredible. According to ESPN’s stats, Noel is averaging a Division I best 6.4 blocks per game in January, while recording 3 times as many blocks (51) as missed shots (17). His teammates were certainly grateful for his contributions on Tuesday night. Archie Goodwin admitted that they all “personally thanked Nerlens Noel for saving us at Ole Miss.” Goodwin described his teammate’s play as “amazing.”
6. This Billy Gillispie thing is really going to happen, isn’t it? I’m still perplexed as to why Billy Gillispie will be in attendance for tomorrow’s game. Yeah, yeah, yeah… I know that he coached both teams playing in tomorrow’s game. And sure, it’s on the way to his fishing trip charity event or whatever in Mexico. It still doesn’t make any sense to me why he’s going to that game. I’m still not ruling out the possibility that he doesn’t show up in the end either. Maybe he’s just a man who is trying to seek Cal’s advice by being around other men!
—– As you may have seen in the 9:30 post, Aaron Gordon (5-star/2013 Kentucky target) has added Oregon to his list of school, which also includes Kentucky, Arizona and Washington.
—– And finally, a few NBA notes for you: The Rockets re-assigned Terrence Jones to the D-League’s Rio Grande Valley team. Jones has already spent time in the D-League averaging 19.1 points and 9.8 rebounds in 12 starts for Rio Grande Valley.
—– Brandon Knight continues to have a strong season for the Detroit Pistons. Knight put up a double-double in tonight’s win against the Cavaliers, finishing with 20 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds.
—- Last but not least…how weird is it to see Tayshaun Prince in a uniform other than the Pistons?
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February 1st, 2013 at 11:18 pm
If we get Timmons and Hatcher, I wonder what UK’s class will be ranked. I’m thinking that there will be 35,000 at the spring football game.
February 1st, 2013 at 11:24 pm
Love seeing tayshaun back in #21 though and with a contender!!!
February 1st, 2013 at 11:33 pm
Sad that basketball has become an afterthought in Kentucky in Frebruary on ksr. smh
February 1st, 2013 at 11:47 pm
I would trade not going to the dance for a top recruiting class, top 25 finish and a decent bowl game this year.
Getting Stooped!
February 1st, 2013 at 11:53 pm
I must admit that the only thing I follow more closely than UK basketball is Barcelona football. It’s not everyday that a player on the best sports team in the universe, regardless of the sport, is mentioned on KSR even if it is in passing. Viva la Barca y UK.
Awesome pickups by Stoops and co. btw
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:04 am
A couple of lousy 3 stars.
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:07 am
Check out the guns on Tayshaun! Must be dipping into Tony’s testosterone injection stash.
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:11 am
Just beat Louisville is all I ask Stoops. I want more wins than that, but please…. PLEASE….PLEASE..BEAT LOUISVILLE!
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:11 am
Jo Jo Kemp looks like he was shot out of a cannon in his highlights. The kid is ureal and I can’t wait to see UK play this year. Tards and UT are going down!! I am truly excited. RISE? lol.
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:13 am
Tayshaun and Enis must have the same personal trainer…
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:30 am
Baumer seems like a good pick up for a walk-on.
I would love to see a couple of in-state kids get this kind of preferred walkon deal, namely:
Jeffrey Canady from KNox Central, ATH with full ride bid from Air Force (and others)
Jackson kid from Mayfield
Logan Cart, DT, Owensboro (I think)
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:31 am
Is it just me, or does the tattoo on Jojo’s right arm say, “F*ck”?
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:44 am
Ugh. Just found out Shakira and I were born a day apart.
February 2nd, 2013 at 1:03 am
Man Stoops is getting it done.
February 2nd, 2013 at 1:42 am
Ally u r great,
but males aren’t into pregnant women.
Most on this site are members of the
denser sex, I suspect…
For us guys, stick to women that we
can dream of impregnating…
That makes the world go up.
February 2nd, 2013 at 2:02 am
Enjoyed your post. It is a nice summary if a busy news day. However, it reinforces my belief that ksr needs an old school copy editor. There are so many grammatical errors! Did you write this post on your smart phone? Even an MS Word simple spell/grammar check would have corrected 3/4 of the errors in this post.
February 2nd, 2013 at 2:14 am
Errors schmerrors
February 2nd, 2013 at 2:23 am
Ally, you suck as a poster…just saying. You’re terrible.
February 2nd, 2013 at 2:53 am
I don’t get all this anti-Ally polemic..I have to say that I came to this comment section to laud the post independently and not in response to some of the negativity.
@ 16 – With that said, who cares if there are some errors? This isn’t a scholarly work; it is news of UK athletics!
You need an editor. “If” instead of “of” – “however” to begin a sentence when it is technically a post-positive. Take your pretentions elsewhere, guy. Same to you @ 18
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:36 am
Gross. Nothing more disgusting to look at than a pregnant woman.
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:44 am
It’s how tard fans react when they hate the topic!
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:45 am
JoJo left his home in Tombstone,Arizona,headed
for the Frisco bay!
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:53 am
12) I dont know what it says but thats an “h” not a “k”
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:22 am
I’m with #12. It also looks like the word ‘given’ is under it. Maybe JoJo is a member of Team NF.
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:57 am
Ohio State is smarter than UK is on football recruiting. They know talent and they know talent that plays against crummy teams in Kentucky. Wake up UK!
February 2nd, 2013 at 6:32 am
“You’re men!
You have to love being around men!”
………Originally, wasn’t that a Tom Crean tweet?
February 2nd, 2013 at 7:17 am
16. 17. 19. – We ain’t need no grammar. We from Tucky. We ain’t no learned people. Especially them from the mountains. They dumber.
February 2nd, 2013 at 7:27 am
15 and 20- Speak for yourself. I’d pile drive a pregnant chick. Pluck it so hard that I’d give that baby brain damage.
February 2nd, 2013 at 7:44 am
I am worried about WCS’s little meniscus tear.
Have any of our three bball recruits set a date
for finally picking a school??
Is not Archie 3 inches shorter than Elston Turner?
February 2nd, 2013 at 7:48 am
What are you talking about, Ally? I typed “Shakira hot ass” into google and didn’t see too many pregnant pictures with her husband.
February 2nd, 2013 at 7:48 am
Sexn, what was I thinking-I forgot about you!
Never again…
Sorry.
February 2nd, 2013 at 8:11 am
#22, love it.
February 2nd, 2013 at 8:49 am
Love the Energy Stoops & Company brings to the Football Program!!!
February 2nd, 2013 at 8:52 am
Not buying this football perspective, its premature, unwarranted, and still just something I have to scroll past. But hey, I’m a Bengals fan, so maybe its just that one consistent disappoint is all I can bare. Either way, “it’s February 1st and Big Blue Nation was huddled around whatever social media outlet they prefer tonight to keep track of two football commitments” is inaccurate and basically blasphemy. I’d say the majority of BBN could give two $h!t$…
February 2nd, 2013 at 8:59 am
SnNH YOU DA MAN !!!! lol
February 2nd, 2013 at 9:05 am
34) Speak for ya self, for most of BBN not to care about football they sure know how to get
70,000 fans in CWS on Saturdays ….. thats simply amazing.
February 2nd, 2013 at 9:14 am
#34 Think you are wrong on this one. I am an average football fan, however, I was one of those who tuned in for the decisions (along with a lot of my friends). Your assessment about BBN not caring is inaccurate. At one time Badet was the #1 trend on twitter. Anyway, what Stoops and company have accomplished in a few short months is nothing short of amazing. May take a few years but we are finally heading in the right direction and the future is bright!!! Exciting times!!!!
February 2nd, 2013 at 9:15 am
#34 your probably just a troll but if you are a UK fan you cannot deny the increased excitement around the football program. That was the first major step for the new coaches. The second objective was to recruit better players. And again mission accomplished.
By the way, you did not scroll past it. You took the effort to leave a negative comment trying to piss on everyone’s wheaties.
February 2nd, 2013 at 9:29 am
Kemp and Timmons would be a helluva combo. Timmons will prolly play RB/slot
@ UK if he comes. These 2 have potential to be 2 of the better freshmen in
the SEC next year.
February 2nd, 2013 at 9:32 am
It is interesting when you look at the recruiting rankings of the top teams. Very few teams get 5 star players. It is all about getting 4 and 3 star players. The top teams get more 4′s than 3′s. Good teams get an even mix of 4′s and 3′s. If you can get your average rating around 3.2 to 3.5 your doing very good.
February 2nd, 2013 at 9:35 am
i am not taking ANYTHING away from stoops and staff but what amazes me is that according to rivals, kentucky only bests arkansas in team rankings of the sec. yes they have done an outstanding job and will continue but just think about what that says for the world that we play in.
February 2nd, 2013 at 9:47 am
jojo digs those spinning lights
way out games and dizzing heights
boz scaggs
February 2nd, 2013 at 9:54 am
You all are creating expectations that Stoops cannot possibly live up to. These recruits are better than before, yet they cannot practice with the team until August. It’s a whole new offensive and defensive schema that the veteran players have to learn. History shows, from many programs, that the transition doesn’t go so well at first. You can almost rest assured that this team will not be very good at the start of the season, but they should show continuous improvement throughout the year. That doesn’t bode well for the Louisville game, but it bodes well for some of the SEC games. You can bank on it.
As for the comment on 35000 to see the Spring Game. You do realize these recruits will not be playing right? If they didn’t enroll in January, they can’t practice with the team until fall practice starts.
February 2nd, 2013 at 9:59 am
never begin a sentence with “her and her”! lousy grammar here.
February 2nd, 2013 at 10:03 am
41) thats very true, but I’d say UK has more scollys left to give out then
those teams do. If Stoops can land Timmons and Hatcher, this will be one
helluva class.
February 2nd, 2013 at 10:04 am
*schollys
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:09 am
Lets see, No 1 recruiting class 4 yrs running vs No 42 recruiting class; National Champs vs cellar dweller. Yeah makes me wana talk FB instead of BB. Enough already with this stupid vein of thought that has been too prevalent on here
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:23 am
Even pregnant, Shakira is hot as hell.
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:29 pm
I was in Nola to watch the boys cut the nets down last April, I’m hardly a troll…I just think there is alot of hype that may be premature and that when you start talking about the importance of uk football over basketball any time of year you are getting things out of perspective. Also, I meant that I scrolled past the football portion of this post after the introductory paragraph…TO GET TO THE BASKETBALL STUFF, because I could care less about UK football. y’all enjoy…just don’t get it twisted.
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Shakira is the sexiest chick on the planet.
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:51 pm
By the way, #49 sounds like a punk and in all likelihood got smacked in the mouth as child. Probably why he doesn’t like football.
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:54 pm
How does a high school kid afford all of those tattoos?
February 2nd, 2013 at 1:02 pm
#50/51, that patch of hair over your vagina is not a mustache. Seems like you are used to things being shoved in your mouth, but don’t try and put words in mine. I never said I don’t like football.
February 2nd, 2013 at 1:04 pm
Looks like prince is finally putting a little muscle on his frame. Good to see.
February 2nd, 2013 at 2:05 pm
Milton – you are being a little over dramatic. Who is saying FB is more important than BB? It’s in the middle of FB recruiting season and we are getting much better than normal recruits. That makes it relevant. I think everyone can agree it is worth getting excited about. It’s called being a fan. Short for fanatic.
If you can’t get excited about that then you are not a fan no matter what you say. You are a critic.
February 2nd, 2013 at 2:59 pm
#43 maybe no new recruits of course but the revived Air Raid will be on display and that will hold me until the first kick off.
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:40 pm
We’re going to feel REALLY stupid if UK goes 1 – 23 or 2 – 22 over the next 2 years. Anybody remember the hype over one Billy Clyde Gillispie?
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:41 pm
Lets win a few games before we anoint him the next Bear Bryant
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:47 pm
I like being around lots of women. I guess that is the reason I didn’t make it. I always assumed it was because I didn’t have enough talent.
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:52 pm
It’s not just the recruits that are getting me excited it is the fact that we are getting a defensive coach that has built great defenses everywhere he has been and an offensive coordinator that has has some of the best offenses in the nation wherever he has gone. Plus the fact that Maxwell Smith should be back and healthy in an offense that he will thrive in.
February 2nd, 2013 at 10:11 pm
yea id plow a pregnant chick 2…oh wait i am plowing a pregnant chick my fiance is preggo…but im just wondering what a THUNDER SNOW is..?.someone please explain..