July 10, 2019
My friends, our prayers have been answered. This morning, Kentucky’s representatives for SEC Media Days were announced and Mark Stoops is taking Kash Daniel, Lynn Bowden, and Logan Stenberg. Lynn and Logan are great, and will be wonderful ambassadors for the program, but Kash in Hoover is going to be absolutely epic. Clearly, the UK…
October 18, 2018
After returning from Birmingham we’ve finally had time to digest the nine hours of SEC coaches and players chatting on Tuesday. Here is one takeaway from each team as we head into the 2018-2019 college basketball season, which starts Nov. 6th. When possible I’ll try to make a team’s takeaway somewhat UK related, but we’ll…
Since Rick Barnes took over Tennessee in 2015 we hear this story at least twice a season. Barnes and UK head coach John Calipari are boys, and Calipari helped convinced Barnes to take the Tennessee job. But the two seem like they’re ready to take their relationship to the next level after Wednesday’s SEC Media…
October 17, 2018
A lot has been going on at LSU over the last month and none of it has been good for the Tigers. Hours after the first practice of the season, junior Wayde Sims was shot and killed in Baton Rouge, which was a horrible and senseless tragedy. “We’re without one of our veterans, Wayde Sims,”…
When it was Ben Howland’s turn to speak at the SEC Media Day in Birmingham, Ala., I figured it would be a good time to work on some other stories why he talked. Mississippi State will likely be a tournament team, but there’s not too much sexy about the Bulldogs. I almost even forgot to…
This settles it. The narrative that Kentucky players hate the checkerboards has been proven false during Wednesday’s SEC Media Day. UK forwards P.J. Washington and Reid Travis both said they like their school’s jerseys and Travis went as far to say he loved them. “I love the uniforms,” Travis said. “I love the checkerboard. It’s…
South Carolina head coach Frank Martin had an interesting take on the FBI scandal that has taken over college basketball the last 14 months. Martin called it college basketball’s “audit” and believes the sport will be OK. South Carolina was one of the major players for Zion Williamson and actually enrolled Brian Bowen last season…
Rupp Arena can be a challenge for opposing teams and former Kentucky recruit John Petty found out how challenging it can be firsthand last season. The Cats defeated Alabama 81-71 to snap its uncharacteristic four-game losing streak, but with 3:35 to play the Tide were down only two points. Kentucky would go on to outscore…