tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48518192860050616462011-07-08T05:07:52.025-04:00Kentucky basketball - my weekly hoops summaries and links to Kentucky-related newsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851819286005061646.post-30280315675869214792009-08-13T23:05:00.002-04:002009-08-13T23:09:15.091-04:00

As I'm waiting to go buy my copy of Madden 10 and start my online league, I came across this video - the funniest thing I've ever seen in my lifetime.Kudos to the creator of the dialogue.But I still love NCAA Football 10 though, I don't care what Hitler says ...

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I know Ms. Judd is a UK icon and all, however, I'm beginning to really dislike her public appearances.Although she has appeared to have gained some weight in the face lately, it's not that kind of appearance I'm talking about; she's still a beautiful woman.Via buzzfeed, not only is Ms. Judd courting Congress on issues of Global Warming, she's got this hate for Alaska's Sarah Palin that she must

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According to eyewitnesses, four kids in a jeep sped down Broadway today acting like monkeys and wooing at girls along the campus of UK.And according to one eyewitness, these kids were the cause of the over-turned coal truck on New Circle Road yesterday.

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Alan Cutler is my new hero.From what I've been reading on various blogs concerning Kentucky, Cutler has been ripped by some for, and maybe by the national media as well, for displaying the debacle as we've come to witness which is the footage of Cutler chasing down Gillispie for a simple reaction to his firing.The question that should be asked is why Gillispie decided he should run from, and a I

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The footage we saw last night on WLEX News of Alan Cutler chasing Gillispie within UK's walls now comes to light on YouTube.With a little added footage, you clearly see a Billy G who probably wasn't talking to anyone on his cell phone, just using it to avoid the questions he should be expected to answer in a professional way.But I guess Billy G always had a hard time answering questions - I mean

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courtesy of msnbc.comWell Billy Gillispie is out at kentucky.While it doesn't come as a surprise, what does come as a surprise was hearing that the meeting today held at President Lee Todd's mansion only lasted 18 min, and maybe the green Chevy Silverado that reportedly dropped him off and picked him up that had Texas license plates and an Texas A&M decal reveals where Gillispie's true heart is

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The start of the new season doesn’t bid well for Gillispie. When he first came to UK last year, I was excited at the opportunities ahead for the basketball program. Although he’s a brutal monster in the recruiting field, I’m not so convinced yet that he has the best interest at heart for the program. I’m going to throw some things out there that may upset some of you, but this is how I feel, and

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Do you think you have what it takes to show the internet and the world that you are UK's #1 fan? Well here's your chance to do that and also to win a couple things on the house, courtesy of your The Wildcat Blog.I want pictures, man. Pictures showing your UK spirit. Starting now until the first week in March, The Wildcat Blog will conduct a search for the best Male and Female picture showing UK

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Unlike many people in this world, I am not afraid to say that I love, FREAKIN LOVE, Britney Spears music. Whatever the hell she does outside the studio has no impact on the freaking good dance music she manages to produce. It is with this new found spirit of dance and laughs that I now have a new theme song for this blog and it is with great pleasure to say it is from Brit Brit herself. Check it

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This is just as great to watch as eating say, a ... cobbler pie? Yo, this is truely a youtube fav for me, and if you haven't watched it or witnessed it yourself, here you go. It's a little distorted at the beginning, but when the hit happens, you can clearly witness the brutal force coach Brooks has managed to employ on the team. Thumbs up for Brooks, yo!

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Fo' Sho'!I don't know, but I thought I saw an old lady and her children run inside Shagari's shoe.

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I apologize for being away for a lengthy amount of time. Life happens sometimes with trying to balance work, projects, and whatever else.However, I'm quite dissapointed in this year's team, but honestly anyone could see it coming and hoping for anything more was a bit of a stretch. But I'll take it with a smile. You know with all the injuries and setbacks, positive change is never easy so I'll

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Today's custom image comes from anonymous and would like to thank him/her for the pics ... sweet work with the photoshop, yo. Teeeeeach me? Seriously more to come too.

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Normally for this blog during football season it consists of ups and down, should I blog this or shouldn't I, and mainly playing my frustrations with the team through the XBox. That doesn't excuse my long absence from this blog, one because well, I haven't been playing video games, and two, the Cats are freakin' hot.Hearing that Kentucky is a top 10 team really is complimented with a feeling of

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A 56-20 win over Kent St. should please the Big Blue Nation, after all by all indications of the first half, Kent St showed up and was going to fight to the bitter end but the Kentucky defense showed up in the second half and only allowed six points to the pleasing fans of many. Woodyard and Kelley combined for 26 tackles alone maybe hinting at a little halftime spill by the coach telling those

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Rafael Little is funny, yo. Seriously funny. na na na na naaaaa ... Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!LIVEBLUE

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Despite offending a few Kent St fans, the fact is that Kentucky has high expectations based on who they return this year and how they ended their season last year. Whatever Kent St has for Kentucky, the Wildcats D should have an answer. As I've said before, Kentucky has to beat teams like Kent St and EKU if they expect to be taken seriously surrounded by their own hype (ie. Believe). So other

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From the guy behind Barnhart and Lyons in the blue striped shirt: “Hello Big Blue!” From the Wildcat Blog's Prediction Headquarters:“Woodson: 250 yds, 2TDsLittle: 80 yards rushing, 35 receiving, TDBurton: 100 yard rec., TDLyons: 65 rec.,Tamme: 40 yards rec.,K: 2 FGsDEF: 10 pts allowed, fumble rec., intPredicted Score: Kentucky 34 EKU 10Well a little over a day has passed since the home opener,

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Wildcats 50 EKU 10Woodson: 20-29, 250 yds, 3TDsLyons: 113 yds, TDLittle: 135 yds, TD· Game Stats· photo gallery· Quotes“I was pleased with how we ran the football. Above anything, that was probably the thing I was most pleased with, about how hard our backs ran. I don’t know if you guys noticed, but I noticed how our offensive line got up the field for our backs to run outside. The athleticism of

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Wide receiver Steve Johnson was arrested for a traffic stop. No license. Insurance. And resisted arrest.Not what you wanna hear after your team's best wide receiver was hypin' you up. I forgive the kid though. It was a minor violation(s) and it wasn't like the kid had illicit drugs or weapons on him. He just forgot to 'click it before you get a ticket'. He'll pay his fines, maybe take a class

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I knew there should be a reason why I should love John Clay aside from his excellent live blogging he did last year which is … audio clips.Yes, John Clay has a couple audio clips of Rich Brooks' teleconference the other day and also has Keenan Burton's audio interview from the luncheon on the 27th this week. Both of which are going straight to the iPod. Immediately.Go read John Clay's Blog. Keep

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According to CardChronicle, Lindy's Sports has Louisville at #5 and Kentucky at #21 in an early pre-season poll.LIVEBLUE

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There isn't a better community of guys and gals than at Wildcats Thunder. I love that place because of the atmosphere and maturity that envelops that site. Last year I became a member towards the tail end of UK's season and missed all the fun stuff going on. Well this year, I'm not missing out.My boys at THUNDER have again started their traditional pickem contest, which for bragging rights is

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KSR sometimes can be known for some goodies out there, heck, they do have guys connected to the program so they should have more to share, however today marks the first day in a long while that KSR gave us some goodies. We're glad they shared what they found. Namely a nice photoshoot of Andre Woodson with L'ville QB Brohm which is quite priceless and a link to Patrick Patterson's social network

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(Keenan Burton says this guy, Stevie Johnson, will have a breakout season.)Ahh, the smell of pigskin and freshly cut grass. Oh what's that, yeah, chili-cheese dip.I've changed a few things since I posted my Fantasy Picks Guidelines and here's what I changed.· Instead of 1 pt per yard, it will be 1 pt per 25 yards for passing, rushing, and receiving. I made it simple.· I eliminated the special

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Today's blog interview comes from Aaron of Aaron's UK Basketball Blog, one of the eccentric UK Blogs out there that is on top of UK News. I was glad to hear Aaron was going to do this email interview, here's what he said,1) Why did you get started with your blog/forum covering UK and has it been everything you'd hope it to be?“as an alum, i am obviously a huge UK sports fan. about a year ago i

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Today's custom image is a picture via UK Athletics as Giddyup takes the helm of UK Basketball. I thought the picture be fitting for my 300th post.ON TAP LATER TODAYBlog Interview: Aaron of Aaron's UK Hoops BlogLIVEBLUE

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Wildcats Thunder is probably … well IT IS the best forum covering Kentucky sports on the Internet. So good are the people there I don't even mess visiting other boards and it definitely makes AOL's UK message board look juvenile. But that's my opinion, if I were you, I'd go check out Wildcats Thunder Forum for yourself, then go check out the member-backed blog they have which is always full of

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Here is Go Big Blue Cats headed by Vic who generously gave of his time to answer my 10 questions yesterday and well, I'm glad and honored that he did. I noticed his blog last season as it's updated on a regular basis with lots of links and commentary and from the sounds of it we can expect even more this season. Here's what Vic had to say in reply to my email interview …1) Why did you get

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Chris Diggs heads up the Courier-Journal UK Fan Blog, and I am most pleased to have this guy participate in my efforts to get UK Bloggers to answer my 10 question interview. Here's how Chris Diggs answered my questions, and Chris, thanks a bunch!1) Why did you get started with your blog/forum covering UK and has it been everything you'd hope it to be?“I got started writing the blog when someone

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Football season is upon us folks and well, you know I've stated before that I'm all about community here at the Wildcat Blog, so I decided to survey some of my favorite UK bloggers on the Internet so we all get a sense of who they are. Who knows maybe we'll come together sometime soon and get a podcast going for the UK Blogosphere - at least that's a vision I'd like to see happen.First up is by

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This Sunday Morning via the Brett Dawson of the Courier-J, I was treated not so much by the article but by the player survey asking a selected number of Cats who was their favorite QB to watch growing up. While Marino and Favre popped up, Randall Cunningham came up twice, and from the lips of Wesley Woodyard, he loved to play him in Tecmo Bowl.“I would run with him on Tecmo Bowl, and then to see

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Could Woodson have become a 2 sport college athlete? One thing is for sure, via amnews, Woodson decided to play QB after his high school coach threw him in to take a look.“My high school coach got a look at my arm and tried me out there (at quarterback). Football was not even my main love. It was basketball. I was pretty good at it. But being 6-5 and having a good, strong arm, it was better to

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I found this pic over at 12th manchild while surfing …clearly it's widely known now that Billy G actually does rock, just don't go collaborating with Smooth huh Giddyup?Please.LIVEBLUE

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I sense an urgency from Braxton Kelley, almost as if he's afraid of losing his spot to Micah Johnson since injuring his ankle a couple weeks ago. With that said, Braxton is one of my favorite guys on the defensive side of the ball and he's had time over the couple weeks to observe the D and here's what he's had to say concerning Micah and the much improved D I just can't wait to see!LINK,“I am

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LINK: “I want to be a Wesley Woodyard kind of guy. I want to be a guy that's all over the field. Every single time there's a play, I want to be in the shot. I want to be there. I want to create pressure, havoc, double teams. I want it to get to the point where teams are going to have to chip (block) me to keep me from getting to the quarterback.”I'm getting exciiiiiited - how bout you? Big

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Via FH, seems like our boy smooth did a collaboration with a kid in Lexington whom I've never heard of, and in fact, I wish I never heard of this collaboration after hearing it.Ryan Ferguson--“Musically speaking, I'm not generally a fan of taking a strummy guitar and vocals track, then mixing in a dude riffing on the lyrics.””I have to agree for the first time with Matt Jones and Mr. Ferguson

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Via Wildcats Thunder, you know cuz I'm a member and most importantly a Thunder fan, comes this article on how “under the radar” Rafael Little is flying currently and Little himself doesn't seem to mind at all …“It doesn't bother me at all. I wasn't coming back this year expecting all that. Now, we've got a lot of (good) guys. I like that. I never wanted to be on the covers by myself.”In fact,

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Sav Rocca is his name and he plays for the Eagles and unfortunately gets jacked up hard by the Ravens in their preseason game. It's not just being "jacked up", I'm not sure there's a word out to describe the hit he took other than to say he got effed on the field. Let's call him Sav(e) Rocca cuz the kid needs saving man. Messed up. Here's the vid,Here's some enlightening commentary starting at

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Get em at Cafe PressLIVEBLUE

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Vandy returns nine offensive starters and eight defensively. Last year Vandy played Kentucky fairly close in a high scoring affair in which the Wildcats won 38-26. Interesting, Kentucky leads this series 38-37-1. Vandy finished the season last year 4-8 and this year the expectations in Nashville are a little higher given since they rose above expectations last year. That said, this should be one

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This post falls into one of those miscellaneous categories but you can't blame me for being a sports fan. Because of a slow period for Kentucky action, it has caused me a mild form of a)writers block (not funny) and b) to find something to write about. Case in point, this post. We at the Wildcat blog are sports fans and follow other teams in other sports, in fact, we love the nfl which is what

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LINK, Via Mark Story and a Rondo article on how the magician must find a jump shot, we find that the Kentucky men's basketball has given out new numbers to the following players …Patterson #54Legion #1AJ Stewart #15M. Williams #25Porter #13Meeks #23Harris #34LIVEBLUE

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Days like these have been excruciating from a fan perspective during this off season which is why the lack of entries and my writer's block. Ha ha. Not funny. Anyways, here's some linkage to fill UR belly … and a afternoon music vid· I don't pay for needless things, but apparently Larry Vaught has some NFL advice for Burton.· Marcus McClinton says there won't be another music video this year.

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#1 Seriously, how much does Eli really suck?#2 Do you have any dogs and how many?#3 Ever been accused of cock-fighting?#4 Among Aqua man, Robin, and one of the Wonder Twins, which one are you?#5 What's on your iPod?; 30 gig or 80 gig?#6 How often do you get a chance to visit Lexington?#7 Doesn't Tom Coughlin look like a reindeer come Christmas time?#8 Did you get hazed your first year in New York

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Here are some links worth reading this morning …· Barnhart says schedule's (football) a tall order.· Gillispie admits early committments are a risk, “The younger the player, the greater the risk, for the player and the school. There's obviously the risk of injury, physical development, skill development.” - Gillispie.· A year and a half, that's what Gillispie says it takes to feel comfortable at

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Score: 31-14 KentuckyWoodson: 350 yds, 2 TDLittle: 110, TD, 40 recTamme: 50 ydsBurton: 100, TDLyons: 60 TDK: FGDEF: 14 pts allowed, 5 sacks, int, 2 fumblesMiss St. will have 6 home and 6 away and return 9 offensive and only 5 defensive starters. The Wildcats could catch them sleeping as the Bulldogs will have played Tennessee and on road against WVU before playing, and after our game they have

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GIDDYUP

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Via KSR, Tim Couch inks a 2 yr deal with the Jaguars just in time for preseason workouts. Congrats to Couch for finding a home back in the NFL. Truly worth following the Jags in the preseason.LIVEBLUE

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I admit, I'm one of those UK fans who's overly optimistic each and every season despite what the naysayers predict on paper or on the air. I like to think that Kentucky would run the table every year, but I ain't that stupid. I know deep down there are going to be wins no one expects and there are going to be losses no one could ever fathom the thought of. This year Kentucky's post presence will

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Even just a little bit can make a difference in a game, in a season.Mark Story poses a good question here, why move the L'ville game at all? For Rich Brooks it was a personal preference.“I just prefer to play the game in the middle of the season or at the end of the season,” Brooks said. “It's what I'm used to. I'm used to playing rivalry games later in the season.”Although I'll buy that excuse

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LINK“Louisville is one of the best offensive teams in the country. Kentucky may score some points, but they'll have to take giant steps forward defensively to even play with those guys.”“Rich Brooks has done a solid job rebuilding UK football off the Hal Mumme-era NCAA probation. But there is no hope -- none -- of Kentucky ever becoming an elite team in the Southeastern Conference.”“You look at

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Coke adds life yo! For real and I don't even drink it and I'm full of life. Coke adds even more.Via the Ky Kernel, UK just dumped Pepsi for Coke in a new contract to last to 2015. How big is the contract? Well how 'bout ten grand in scholarship money and fifteen grand in free coke and coke products in addition to dishing out around twelve mil over a ten year period in sponsorships to UK. That's

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Via Kentucky.com, Spurrier takes a crack at Kentucky,“I really admire what Kentucky did last year; go 8-5 and win the bowl game. We thought we did something big beating Clemson, then Kentucky beat them also.”This coming from a coach who couldn't hack it in the NFL. This is more reason why Kentucky should mark their game with SC this year.LIVEBLUE

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It's Your Wednesday Night Parody Commentary EditionI've been known to write a parody, or two, or three, or more, and since Mr. Barry Bonds is close to surpassing Hank Aaron's record, I thought I'd share a parody I wrote last year on him. In fact, this parody could be for every athlete out there who is or is thinking of using steroids to cheat the game he plays. I really haven't shared my parodies

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NUMBIt's been awhile since a music pick and today the The Wildcat Blog feels like a music pick. It's the worst month of the year for a Kentucky fan I must say, recruiting rumors are ok, but I'll let those guys who know and see do their thing, no? Here's some interesting links …HOCKEY TALK: Off Wing talked with a couple hockey bloggers, met up with them actually. Ugh! Hockey. If it was about

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He is among 30 some odd kids on the watch list.LIVEBLUE

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Some good stuff this morning, this coming from Matt Jones. There's video of UK's WR's doing a dance, and well, that includes Lyons hopping up and down like a white boy and rubbing his teammates belly. It's in the beginning, you can't miss it.LIVEBLUE

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Another Big Man AvailableThis is Aaron Ellis, and according to Rob Gidel of KSR, the 6-8, 195 SF from Germany didn't make the grades to get into USC and it might be a matter of time before Gillispie jumps on his recruiting.LIVEBLUE

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As we blogged here, KSR now reports that WKYT has reported that Couch is finally going to re-start his career in the NFL. In fact, be sure to check out the video interview at WKYT. Couch talks about contacting every team in the league and the mindset of owners being reluctant at first to give him a another try after two shoulder injuries.We here at the Wildcat Blog believe there are teams that

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Well, maybe not so much by popular media, but Athlon Sports seems to think so.Two others you can add to the list of possible Heisman candidates on Kentucky's offense …· Rafael Little (Pending any unforeseen injury)· Keenan BurtonBurton could easily be considered for the Heisman too along with Woodson if Woodson is connecting on most his passes and scores with Burton, and of course, assuming

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Free safety Marcus McClinton will replace Wesley Woodyard for at least six weeks as he will undergo surgery this Tuesday. Woodyard got injured last Thursday during practice.One hopes this isn't the beginning of a bad season for the Wildcats, however if something is going to happen injury wise, I'm glad it's now. The word is that Woodyard will be able to practice and play games in a cast but may

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Hey we know who's playing in the NBA, but which Kentucky alum are playing in the NFL? While I compose the list, check out this vid of J-Lo making a fool of a comedian who couldn't catch a Nerf ball if he wanted to.Watch out Eli!Some of these guys may not currently be on the team, as with Arliss Beach. All of these are according to rosters from the Pro Football 07 edition of the Sporting News

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In football, helmets are important. Duh. I wouldn't want to be caught without a helmet on with Braxton closing in on me for sure, even though he'd pop it off for me. But in my opinion, the way a team's helmet looks is just as, and maybe just a little more, important than the way the jersey is designed. Granted, both need to go together in harmony, however when you start talking about teams, the

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FrontBackGet the shirt!LIVEBLUE

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The Worldwide Leader In Misspelling.FrontBackGet the shirt!LIVEBLUE

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Today I'm working on t-shirt designs and here's my first one to offer to start the day. In response to ESPN's poll following Kentucky's announcement that they've cancelled the UMass game, I've made this t-shirt to proudly wear. Don't laugh too loudly.Front of shirtBack of shirtGet the shirt!LIVEBLUE

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I just created a 12 team Fantasy football league at Yahoo, currently 11 spots open.If you're interested, it's head to head, playoffs week 14, 15, and 16. Eight of the 12 teams will make the playoffs. Starting lineup consists ofQB, WR, WR, RB, TE, WR/RB, K, and DEF and 6 bench spots.If you're interested, email me at thewildcatblog@yahoo.com from your email address you want to use (has to be a

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Ok, just so some of you know, I'm taking down the link on the main page to the Dancing with the Stars Petition in much part due to the very few of you who voiced your support (something like 5 or 6 of you left me comments through here and email). With that said, that's clearly not enough support I was hoping for so thanks to those of you who participated, and you can still get to the Woo Petition

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Ready To Play!LIVEBLUE

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So what will it take to knock off the defending national champions this season? It's an uphill climb to defeat them but I really believe Kentucky can. The Wildcats seem to have a knack for playing this game close in the beginning then letting it slip away in the second half. After last year's success and holding off Clemson for the bowl win, I think Kentucky can find a way to upset the Gators and

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Last year LSU spanked Kentucky and buffed their behinds like mommy and daddy are supposed to. An embarrassing 49-0 score to LSU has to leave the Wildcats sour, so this season it should be a more competitive score at least. LSU returns six starters on offense and eight on defense, so they still look poised to return a very good team despite the absence of JaMarcus Russell. Let's get to my fantasy

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K-E-N-T-U-C-K-Y !LIVEBLUE

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Here is my new Tee design up at Printfection. Available in many colors, just $15.99. Check it out, buy one and then let me know how the shirt feels. Seriously, it's one of my better designs. Thanks for checking it out.LIVEBLUE

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Pump Up The JamLIVEBLUE

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Get up and Dance, yo! (Wallpaper Sig)LIVEBLUE

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I'm A Lana Pohl Fan!LIVEBLUE

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This offseason I've spent my time for the first time ever following the recruiting game since Billy G has taken over. I have to say its interesting following kids in high school and see how they might mature once they get on campus, and then seeing kids like Vilarino in the 2010 class verbal and listening to other SEC coaches get their panties in a bundle over Billy G's prowess over them so soon

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In keeping with the theme of signature pics today because I get inspired by the good ones I see at Wildcats Thunder, here are two more I've made this late afternoon with the running theme of Senior Leaders. Maybe they're cool, maybe they're not, maybe you want to use them and save them as your own. Maybe they'll be more. :::shakes head::: Yeah, they'll be more.LIVEBLUE

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… must have a deep set of YKW's, that stands for you know whats … via Wildcats Thunder and WT member Bleedblue7 comes this candid vid …And because we're all about sports fanatics here, check out the home crowd for about 20 secs, wish I could be there.LIVEBLUE

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Here's what I've been doing today, (aside from researching for an article I'll be writing for Wildcats Thunder), and that's putting together signature pics not only of my favorite football Cats but the three main Heisman Go-getters on UK's squad this year. Out of the three I hope Rafael has the biggest season and he probably has the most room for improvement out of the other two Heisman favs,

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Via KSR, Buike Inks a 2 year deal which the Wildcat Blog is just completely giddy over because we really think, and thought from the beginning, that KAZ will become a major contributor for some team in the NBA. We just wished he played out his four years at Kentucky. I kind of look at him like a Derek Fisher type coming off the bench and making game-winning-saving plays, but we also think he can

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Back from my vacation, I didn't think a week could have been that spectacular until I was offered a free tour of Rupp Arena! Yeah, I was in Lexington last week and it was a blast. I stocked up on UK hats (I love hats), visited the horse farm (I have to say the mighty fine ladies riding the beautiful horses made smelling horse manuer pleasant), and took video of Rupp Arena … with the football turf

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While taking a little time out from my vacation this morning, I was searching YouTube for Kentucky related stuff and while there wasn't much to be found, I did find something you could munch on for a minute: Chuck Hayes' NBA free throws which he draws a lane violation against Utah in the playoffs.Now I never noticed Chuck Hayes' free throw style like this, maybe it's been so long it seems he's

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We'll be gone for about a week for a little vacation from the Wildcat Blog. Happy 4th everyone. KSR has another MP3 goodie of KC Ross Miller, me well, I'm gonna go listen to it, chill out, and relax for awhile. Stay safe and I'll be back soon enough.LIVEBLUE

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Today's fantasy pick is South Carolina. Now SC finished at 8-5 last year with all their losses coming to teams in the Top 12 while capping off their season with a Liberty Bowl win over Houston. They return a lot of their players this season as well, six on offense, ten on defense (starters), and are comprised of 24 seniors, 25 juniors, 26 sophs, 11 redshirt freshmen, and 4 true freshmen. Players

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In contrast to the Leonard Washington interview quotes, Rotnei Clark paid a visit on the Sports Mob the other day and well, he was full of quotes, and I came away with the impression that this kid is grounded in the right direction whatever choice he makes. I'd love to have a kid like him playing for Kentucky. He could be our next Patrick Sparks, and with a name like Rotnei, people ain't gonna

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Mark Schlabach of ESPN pens a piece about the 2007 most intriguing matchups which includes Kentucky vs Louisville on Sept. 15 and even shows a little Kentucky love at the end.“They might want to add a triple-digit scoreboard at Commonwealth Stadium. Quarterbacks Brian Brohm and Andre Woodson are capable of producing one of the best shootouts of the season. And, yes, the Wildcats are capable of

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I was normally going to post this recap highlight of the second half of Kentucky's Music City Bowl Victory,… but I found a video that relives the play in my mind that was the turning point of the game: the fake punt for the first down. Gutsy call but it swung momentum Kentucky's way all the way to victory.LIVEBLUE

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As always, a truck load of thanks goes to Matt Jones and KSR for providing us listeners with the downloadable content of their interviews. The following are the short yet awkward quotes of Leonard Washington being interviewed by Matt Jones. A 4 on the awkward scale, but it wasn't bad. There are four other teams on the list for Washington's services, he grew up liking mostly one certain NBA guy,

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Everything happens so quickly with Billy Gillispie's recruiting prowess that I need to sit down and gather everything in and see what the heck is actually going on. This post is more for me than for most of you because writing this out helps me sort players out. We know from KSR that Leonard Washington could be or is anticipated to be a 2007 player and we just heard that another 2010 recruit just

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Anything involving Rex Chapman in a Kentucky jersey should be worthy of a blogpost, hence why you're reading this new one this morning. Wildcats Thunder has the G.O.T.W. between UK and Louisville circa 1986. The time when King Rex ruled over the dino's and every living thing on earth.· Go download the game, courtesy of blueWorldorder over at Wildcat's Thunder. WT's cool like that!LIVEBLUE

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Stephen A and draftees heckled at this year's NBA Draft, there was a reason why I disliked Joakim Noah, this is why.LIVEBLUE

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Saturday Night Video Music Pick, episode 10The Week's Best· Go watch this vid now[via Slam Online]· Best UK EVER Tournament, I'm Game! [KSR]· And I thought I was funny, KSR shows why they are, too! [KSR]· Again, I think I'm funny, look what ASoB thinks of Noah, too! [ASoB]· Where does Kentucky stand? ASoB links us up for those who need to catch up. [ASoB]· Breaking down DeAndre Liggins a little.

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I see the resemblance of Pippi Longstocking, what about you? Pic courtesy of SI.com.Every now and then, especially since Kentucky news is scarce, I like to delve into the NBA hoops and see what's going on, well, this Saturday morning I woke up to something quite amusing. No it wasn't Joakim Noah, that's late news. I woke up to a column by True Hoop on ESPN in which he refers to a quote from one

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2008. Scout's #5 four-star SF recruit from Brewster Academy who is very versatile with the ability to create plays with his passing skills yet still has another year to work on his mid-range perimeter shot. DeAndre Liggins. Just verballed to Kentucky. Scout lists him as “Maybe best served being listed as a Scottie Pippen point-forward type.” Type, not necessarily equal to, however, he's a top 5

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