justa said:

Do the mysterious injuries start before or after Xmas?

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2 months ago

jimmybuffet123 said:

How did all the services miss on wagner by so much? Wasn’t he top 5-10 since he was a freshman?

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Even more…we had the following guys (Rivals rankings):

#2 - Aaron Bradshaw
#3 - Justin Edwards
#6 - DJ Wagner

How do you get 3 of the top 6 guys in the class and they are all severely overrated.

I would argue that Aaron Bradshaw is the most overrated (by ranking) of any top 2 player in years. Skal is Patrick Ewing compared to him.

Fox2monk said:

He’s totally screwed him up.

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Davis is way better with the ball than off the ball. He can score in a variety of ways or distribute. If Cal ever realizes that he should play through Davis and not Fland or DJ, the team will go places.

Z’s brother T gets to shoot more threes due to IL style of play. Z should have stayed at Kentucky.

I know Pope can flat out coach and I get its nice to have a elite Freshmen on the team.
But I certainly hope UK has many, many expirenced players every year going forward.
My biggest fear is relying on mostly Freshmen in the future. It doesn't work.

the nail at the foul line said:

Small town police.

Small town firemen.

Big me, little you, backed up by a mid-90's IQ.

Why can't they hire cops with triple digit IQ's?

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Obese first responders straight across the board. It's insane how many are truly obese and will need rescue themselves one day for being too fat while working.....

ukalum1988 said:

If you would travel hundreds of miles and spend hundreds (thousands?) of dollars to watch a 5-7 team play in Shreveport or Birmingham then I guess you’re a better fan than I am.

You are correct that only a couple bowl games really matter. Hopefully the expanded playoffs will winnow down the excessive number of bowl games we have currently; then at some point in the future going to a bowl game will really mean something.

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Are they taking 5-7 teams in bowl games?

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What the f*ck else is he going to say?

Hell, he was in it, come hell or high water, with Cal. Right up until he said good luck in Arkansas.

Had that goofy ass interview where they were both yucking it up and cackling like a couple ole hens.

He's not going to cause a scene. Not publicly anyway. Not his nature.

Girthang said:

Did they show the last minute turnovers? Or just the ones where he makes shots?

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Good one! Just shot making of course

I kind of think Hurley was a little arrogant in not getting more from the portal. They lost Klingen and Castle and two all conference type senior starters and replaced them with Mahaney and McNeely and a couple guys from off the bench with other guys on the bench moving up in reserve roles. I don't think he has enough to threaten a title this year but if he does everybody else is probably out of luck until he takes the NBA money.

YardCat said:

I’m sure Cal will spew out their injuries and getting healthy and how they are one of the youngest teams in the country. Then Jay Bilas interrupts the interview and reminds Cal that Cooper Flagg is only 17.

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I spit water all over the place. Well done.
That would be one time I wouldn't mind Bilas talking to interrupt Cal and tell him that.

We will be 7th or 6th if Gonzaga falls enough. I think Gonzaga stays above us.

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Fox2monk said:

Nope typical Cal game. When will he realize you need shooters? Last year taught him nothing because they aren’t defending either.

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Thing is , even last year when we finished the season number 1 in the country in 3 point shooting percentage …..we were only 71st in 3 point attempts. And that with Welch trying to implement modern basketball.

Fox2monk said:

It’s starting, watch this video @Cowtown Cat @michaeluk26 @the nail at the foul line

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Man, I feel for this guy, I really do. I understand feeling like you've been sold a bill of goods and deceived.

I would only offer him one critique- the issue is not necessarily the talent and ability of the players. The issue is Calipari.

Yes, he can bring in the 5-stars. And they'll leave at the end of this season whether Arkansas has a good season or not. But Calipari has lost his edge. He's "players first," which means he wants to get them to the NBA, and wins are secondary. Arkansas is down the list of priorities. Get used to it, or fire him now.

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jimmybuffet123 said:

How did all the services miss on wagner by so much? Wasn’t he top 5-10 since he was a freshman?

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I swear they just rank most of these guys based upon the eye test. They look like freak athletes but lack any basic skills and fundamentals. Kahlil Whitney was the poster-child for the flaw in these modern player rankings.

jimmybuffet123 said:

How did all the services miss on wagner by so much? Wasn’t he top 5-10 since he was a freshman?

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1. The rankings are compared to the rest of the freshman class and not necessarily to an objective standard, so being a top 10 recruit isn’t necessarily the same level of projected college impact from year to year. Last year was widely acknowledged as a weak class.

2. His stock seemed to be falling by the end of the cycle, with lots of whispers that he hadn’t improved much since initially emerging at the top of the class as a sophomore. I’m not sure talent evaluators really whiffed that badly so much as Kentucky fans put unrealistic expectations on him since new freshmen were about all we had under Cal. I’m so glad we’ve moved out of that era.

Going to a bowl game ALWAYS means something to football players and fans, even the ones that "opt out." It's one MORE game. It's one last time with that year's platoon and it will never be the same again. People that don't love football will never understand it

Lempface said:

Z kinda broke my heart when he left. I think he would have thrived in Pope’s offense distributing and the pick and pop. After everything cats fans did to pressure the NCAA to clearing him, regardless if it had an effect.

So… Go Tomislav!

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I was a big fan of Z and hated that he left, especially since this offense would have been great for him. However, with Z or any of the others, who would you give up on our current team to keep them? I wouldn't want to give up Amari or Brandon. I like Thiero but prefer Carr. So I'm happy with our current team

I think UNC would counter with an offer for us to keep him. I'm not so sure Aggies didn't do just that. CMS was probably mid-flight; Barnhart was running through his short list maybe getting ready to dial Sumrall or Curt Cignetti.

Ring ring

"Yeah Mitch, this is Aggie. Just got done running the numbers again on Stoops. We've made an egregious error. Will give you your coach back and an anonymous donation to your NIL."