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With Ben Johnson off to the Bears its looking more likely Coen will end up the HC of the Jags. While Jacksonville is kind of a garbage franchise I would see the appeal for Liam. He would have some nice offensive pieces to work with in Jacksonville. Coen just turned around Baker's career and Trevor Lawrence is more talented than Baker- expect a big bounce back from Lawrence. Etienne and Bigsby make a nice RB duo and rookie Brian Thomas Jr. looks like a future super star at WR. Add in some quality veterans like Christian Kirk and Evan Ingram along with a good young TE in Brenton Strange the pieces are there on offense. Granted outside of Josh Allen that defense is absolutely horrendous but as an offensive guy the Jags should be fun.

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I am seeing Wilson predictions for UNC for Wilson. If so, who is on our radar for PF next year? Ament? I didn't see him list UK in his top 5 schools. Most of the top 100 HS players have picked their schools.
Looks like the portal is where Pope will go for PF and another center?

Feels like UK is just about wrapped up on offense in the portal. However, I still think we need another RB. 4 scholarship RBs in the SEC is just not enough especially when one (Mizell) has some pretty serious medical history. Former UK rb target Sam Williams-Dixon from Ohio State just officially entered the portal. I know we have moved away from the unproven big school guys but considering he is only a freshman it feels like he would be worth it. UK didnt end up signing any high school RBs after the Marquise Davis flip to Mizzou so it would almost like just signing a high school RB but one whos been through a year of college S&C plus some game experience. It looks like he only played in 3 games this year for the Buckeyes with 11 carries for 53 yards so he should still have his redshirt. Considering he was sitting behind arguably the best RB duo in the nation thats not terrible.

It looks like he entered the portal a few weeks ago before the college playoffs but decided to get out and stay with the team through the playoffs but now hes officially back in.

UK needs some more depth and they really wanted him a year ago out of high school so it feels like it could happen.

We dropped from 10 to 12, Bama moved up 1, 8 to 7.
Our Q line looks like this:

6-4 1-0 1-0 6-0. So one of our Q3 wins moved to a Q2.

Big move by Michigan from 15 to 11 to jump us, on the strength of a home win over Washington by 16 and a road loss to Minnesota by 3 in OT. Very puzzling.🤨

I saw CNBC posted an article with the Top 25 most valuable athletic departments and to no surprise its dominated by the SEC and Big10. UK checks in at #19 overall (but 10th in the SEC) at $775 million- $1 million behind Arkansas and $3 million ahead of Aurburn.

#1- OSU - $1.32 billion
#2- Texas- $1.28 billion
#3- Texas A&M- $1.26 billion
#4- Michigan- $1.06 billion
#5- Alabama- $978 million
#6- Notre Dame- $969 million
#7- Georgia- $950 million
#8- Nebraska- $943 million
#9- Tennessee- $940 million
#10- Oklahoma- $928 million

Then Penn St, USC, LSU, Florida, Wisconsin, Clemson, Oregon, Arkansas, Kentucky, Auburn, Iowa, Mich St, Stanford, Florida St, Illinois.

Pretty wild to see multiple teams in the BILLIONS plus would not have guessed that Nebraska would be at #8

I thought it was time to start a new thread since that one had been going on for almost a year now.

My stats have OSU by 3 the line is 8.5. Notre Dame banged up on the O-line so OSU front 7 should have a big night. ND plays a lot of man defense and Howard and company feasts off of that. I'm laying the points on the Bucks

Irish: 17
Buckeys: 28

Nate Ament plays at a school about an hour from Washington and has a game tonight. Could be a sign Wilson is UNC bound and now the staff is going after Ament

I have heard some news in the past hour on the recruitment. I am 90 to 95% sure that he will announce for North Carolina this week. It would take a total reversal for anything differently to happen.

Have done this before with players that I think would be good fits at UK, and some players that I think will make a jump. Cason Wallace was the most notable, as he was ranked outside the top-100 at the time. Here’s a list below of guys that haven’t been linked to UK yet.

Trey Thompson (6’8” F. Offers from Tennessee, Purdue, Xavier, Virginia Tech, and Xavier. Inside-out ability, solid athleticism, and comfortable as a passer and handler)

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Toni Bryant (6’9” F. Offers from everywhere. This addition would inject athleticism, rim protection, and intriguing perimeter flashes into the lineup)

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Hugo Yimga (6’9” W. No public offers claimed. Top-10 player in the class world wide. Great tools and body to build on. Been some talk of coming to the US for prep but hasn’t happened yet. Possibility of going pro.)

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Welcome to the Official Kentucky @ Vanderbilt SEC Regular Season Prediction Contest!

Follow the rules below and make your prediction. I'll publish the results after the game. You can put any comment you would like below your score prediction (put '***' after your prediction to make it easier to separate the comments) but try not to put anything above as my scripts may not be able to find your prediction. This is the 2nd of three prediction contests this season: the OOC Contest, the SEC Regular Season contest, and the Postseason Contest.

Whoever predicts the score closest to the actual score wins. I take the absolute value of the difference of your guess of the Kentucky score and the actual plus the absolute value of the difference of your guess of the opponent score and the actual. There is a penalty for picking the wrong winner. That penalty is the worst score among those who predicted the correct winner. In case of a tie, the tiebreaker is used. In case of a tie in the tiebreaker, we have more than one winner.

I will be awarding points for the first 10 places, including a 3 point bonus for a perfect prediction. I will track cumulative point totals and the number of games you make the top 10. This contest ends with the end of the SEC Regular Season.

Your post should look something really close to the example below. Remember the ":"s and the word "Tiebreaker:"! Do not!! use a "-" as a separator because some of our tiebreakers will be negative.

This game's tiebreaker is Vanderbilt Steals.

Kentucky @ Vanderbilt game:

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Kentucky: 83
Vanderbilt: 76

Tiebreaker: 8
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Just cut and paste everything between the lines above into your reply and then modify the scores and tiebreaker as you see fit. If you don't know how to do that, type very carefully. Remember to type in the word "Tiebreaker:" so that I can find it. Anything my scripts can't figure out will not count.

Don't edit your post or try to post a score after the game has started.

BTW I really would prefer exact names for the teams, but will try to be accommodating as long as it doesn't create too much work for me. If we are playing Louisville, just about anything not obscene will be OK.

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SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Scores - Kentucky vs Alabama (tiebreaker was 21 Alabama Fouls):

10 1 . lakercat : 3 points, tiebreaker=21
9 2 . Chad Rock : 17 points, tiebreaker=17
8 3 . Blueworld_3.0 : 18 points, tiebreaker=22
8 3 . howercat : 18 points, tiebreaker=20
6 5 . B.B.H. : 18 points, tiebreaker=50000
5 6 . number8please : 20 points, tiebreaker=18
4 7 . Jperry1987 : 20 points, tiebreaker=17
3 8 . maysvilleky : 21 points, tiebreaker=20
2 9 . coolfred : 26 points, tiebreaker=21
2 9 . JFCats22 : 26 points, tiebreaker=21
.. 11 . UK Cats1 : 27 points, tiebreaker=19
.. 12 . ThreeHogNight : 31 points, tiebreaker=18
.. 13 . wfm101981 : 9204 points, tiebreaker=13475241
.. 14 . Short-Dawg-69 : 9211 points, tiebreaker=22
.. 15 . cat tat2 : 9211 points, tiebreaker=19
.. 16 . *CatinIL* : 9212 points, tiebreaker=21
.. 17 . CBBCrazy : 9212 points, tiebreaker=20
.. 18 . UKhoopCat : 9213 points, tiebreaker=19
.. 19 . Bigblueincincy : 9213 points, tiebreaker=17
.. 20 . the nail at the foul line: 9214 points, tiebreaker=21
.. 21 . Creed Bratton : 9214 points, tiebreaker=17
.. 22 . kywildcatsfannumber1: 9215 points, tiebreaker=20
.. 23 . kennyskywalker34 : 9215 points, tiebreaker=18
.. 24 . $Z71$ : 9216 points, tiebreaker=21
.. 25 . Wildcat_In_Florida: 9216 points, tiebreaker=19
.. 26 . BlobUK : 9217 points, tiebreaker=20
.. 27 . Blueisbest : 9217 points, tiebreaker=23
.. 28 . YardCat : 9218 points, tiebreaker=21
.. 29 . onearmedjesus : 9218 points, tiebreaker=23
.. 30 . kywildcat41035 : 9218 points, tiebreaker=17
.. 31 . BigBlueFanGA : 9219 points, tiebreaker=20
.. 31 . cat888 : 9219 points, tiebreaker=20
.. 31 . rivercatinfl : 9219 points, tiebreaker=22
.. 31 . OldEvilleCat : 9219 points, tiebreaker=22
.. 35 . ukfan041 : 9219 points, tiebreaker=19
.. 35 . Rideordiewildcat : 9219 points, tiebreaker=19
.. 37 . Old_Red : 9219 points, tiebreaker=18
.. 38 . pappy52 : 9220 points, tiebreaker=21
.. 39 . Hargyt13 : 9220 points, tiebreaker=22
.. 40 . Oldbluefart : 9220 points, tiebreaker=18
.. 41 . Roe07 : 9221 points, tiebreaker=21
.. 42 . UKCatWoman : 9221 points, tiebreaker=22
.. 43 . jrm693 : 9221 points, tiebreaker=19
.. 44 . Hang_Time_2 : 9221 points, tiebreaker=18
.. 45 . lyngz : 9223 points, tiebreaker=20
.. 45 . ORCAT : 9223 points, tiebreaker=20
.. 47 . GoAndRunIsGoneAndDone: 9224 points, tiebreaker=20
.. 48 . docholiday51 : 9224 points, tiebreaker=19
.. 49 . LogicalCat : 9225 points, tiebreaker=16
.. 49 . GoBIG BLUE : 9225 points, tiebreaker=16
.. 51 . jimmy cowboy : 9227 points, tiebreaker=17
.. 52 . AFSTALLION13 : 9227 points, tiebreaker=16
.. 53 . WalterTheHippo : 9228 points, tiebreaker=18
.. 53 . North Carolina Blue Wildcat: 9228 points, tiebreaker=18
.. 55 . Kycatspaws : 9228 points, tiebreaker=17
.. 56 . kyfanrob : 9229 points, tiebreaker=17
.. 57 . Smashcat : 9230 points, tiebreaker=19
.. 58 . Jazzycat : 9231 points, tiebreaker=16
.. 59 . Green River : 9233 points, tiebreaker=16
.. 60 . tdjohnsky : 9234 points, tiebreaker=16
.. 60 . TOMCATS1990 : 9234 points, tiebreaker=16
.. 62 . blubo : 9237 points, tiebreaker=19
.. 63 . warrior-cat : 9240 points, tiebreaker=21

Those who picked the wrong winner: Jazzycat, ukfan041, Oldbluefart, Wildcat_In_Florida, cat888, pappy52, kyfanrob, Hang_Time_2, jimmy cowboy, BlobUK, kywildcat41035, kywildcatsfannumber1, jrm693, rivercatinfl, ORCAT, GoBIG BLUE, lyngz, BigBlueFanGA, docholiday51, LogicalCat, UKhoopCat, the nail at the foul line, cat tat2, tdjohnsky, blubo, Rideordiewildcat, WalterTheHippo, YardCat, UKCatWoman, kennyskywalker34, Bigblueincincy, GoAndRunIsGoneAndDone, Smashcat, Creed Bratton, Kycatspaws, AFSTALLION13, OldEvilleCat, Green River, North Carolina Blue Wildcat, $Z71$, TOMCATS1990, Old_Red, Short-Dawg-69, *CatinIL*, warrior-cat, Roe07, Hargyt13, Blueisbest, onearmedjesus, CBBCrazy
I couldn't figure out the following people's picks.
Did you follow the rules? 'tmuck' 'WildcatfaninOhio'

SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Contest Leader Board:

21 : Blueworld_3.0
19 : docholiday51
15 : Chad Rock
15 : howercat
14 : the nail at the foul line
13 : Hargyt13
13 : jrm693
11 : coolfred
10 : Blueisbest
10 : lakercat
9 : blubo
9 : JFCats22
9 : kennyskywalker34
9 : yes_takeaside
8 : cat888
8 : runt#69
8 : UKhoopCat
7 : kywildcat41035
7 : Old_Red
6 : B.B.H.
6 : OldEvilleCat
5 : $Z71$
5 : Bigblueincincy
5 : CBBCrazy
5 : Green River
5 : number8please
4 : BlobUK
4 : Jperry1987
4 : kywildcatsfannumber1
4 : rivercatinfl
3 : maysvilleky
3 : YardCat
2 : Jazzycat
2 : wfm101981
1 : GoBIG BLUE
1 : ukfan041


Players Who've Made the Top Ten at Least Once:

3 : Blueworld_3.0
3 : coolfred
3 : JFCats22
3 : the nail at the foul line
2 : $Z71$
2 : cat888
2 : Chad Rock
2 : docholiday51
2 : Hargyt13
2 : howercat
2 : jrm693
1 : B.B.H.
1 : Bigblueincincy
1 : BlobUK
1 : blubo
1 : Blueisbest
1 : CBBCrazy
1 : GoBIG BLUE
1 : Green River
1 : Jazzycat
1 : Jperry1987
1 : kennyskywalker34
1 : kywildcat41035
1 : kywildcatsfannumber1
1 : lakercat
1 : maysvilleky
1 : number8please
1 : OldEvilleCat
1 : Old_Red
1 : rivercatinfl
1 : runt#69
1 : ukfan041
1 : UKhoopCat
1 : wfm101981
1 : YardCat
1 : yes_takeaside


Total Players:
Kentucky vs Florida : 62
Kentucky @ Georgia : 58
Kentucky @ Mississippi State : 55
Kentucky vs Texas A&M : 58
Kentucky vs Alabama : 63

Season Average for Players: 59.2


SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Champs:
Kentucky vs Florida : the nail at the foul line: 3
Kentucky @ Georgia : Blueworld_3.0: 8
Kentucky @ Mississippi State : Blueisbest: 8
Kentucky vs Texas A&M : docholiday51: 5
Kentucky vs Alabama : lakercat: 3


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Airs February 10 on vice. Wow. I had no idea this was coming but it should be an interesting watch. Rick Pitino has one coming up as well.

Not sure how reputable this account is but fwiw…haven’t seen this elsewhere

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All of this could change with revenue sharing . . . or maybe not.

But at the present moment, it seems like Ohio State has shown the college football world the blueprint of NIL success. Spent $13M last season, and reportedly $20M this season, and got the NC.

So, lets assume there are 40 or 50 schools with enough boosters to pony up a similar amount. Are we quickly heading to an era where 1 Billion dollars are spent every year to pay college football players? Plus revenue sharing? Setting aside my personal opinion that is a colossal waste of money, is there any reason to believe that Texas, A&M, Bama, Oregon, Penn State, ND, Florida, et al, will not spend equal or greater amounts of money just to fund a winning roster? Hell, there aren't but 12 teams that even make the playoffs, and it is a given that some of those 40 or 50 teams will have bad seasons, can't win them all, no matter what you spend. So there are bound to be a lot of disappointed rich folks wondering what happened to all that money they forked over.

Is this kind of financial war going to just keep going up and up every year? On one hand, it seems there is no way that kind of financial outlay can be sustained indefinitely for such an ephemeral return (or no return at all in most cases). But . . . I also can't see Michigan and Alabama (to name two as examples) just washing their hands of the whole deal and conceding the college game to Ohio State.

So where and how does this all end? Will some sanity come back into the game sooner or later?

I've been of the opinion for quite sometime now, this season, that Coach Mark Pope will be, and SHOULD FAR AND AWAY be given the NCAA Coach of the Year award.

He deserves every superlative word of recognition for outstanding performance he gets. Especially when you consider the circumstances he inherited, the insanely fast turnaround in putting this team together, and the results to this point, at the very least.

Also got to do more than just mention : he put together a stellar assistant coaching staff, as well as positive recognition for performing his job at this high of a level at the most successful college basketball program in the country.

He's already beaten other coaches that have been well established, and his in-game adjustments have been nothing short of remarkable against the highest level of competition. He's already made history HERE. It's incredible!

He has instilled a new sense of optimism, pride, and loyalty, in a place where basketball is truly loved. He has reinvigorated and rejuvenated Big Blue Nation, in the most meaningful and positive way! We absolutely love him!

Above ALL, Coach Pope is an incredibly warm, personable, loveable man and caring human being. He is truly one of our own.

We are so blessed to have him as our coach.

God Bless you, Coach Pope!

I'd love for everyone to add to this thread and keep this going for him.

He deserves the richest compliments as a coach and human being.

Go Big Blue!

Tonight at 7 o’clock on SEC Network…. Anything we can learn from it coming off playing Bama & in preparation for Saturday at Vandy….

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So, this older man was hit by a car or truck on his bicycle. The police pulled up and the old guy was trying to get his stuff together and looking for his wallet when the cop decided to bash his head against the blacktop for not listening to him.

The older fellow had a brain bleed and spent the night in jail for being intoxicated. There are other videos on this. He was not intoxicated. He died of a stroke shortly afterward related to the policeman attacking him. The police did a bang up internal investigation on this and found no wrongdoing. The district attorney or county attorney or whatever in Texas followed up with his own investigation and the policeman was arrested. He is still awaiting trial. If you need someone for the jury, I'm available.