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Basketball INSTANT ANALYSIS: Carr & Oweh lead Cats over Hilltoppers

This was an ugly game to start. Neither team was shooting well early and both were turning it over too much. Big men were guilty of turning it over trying to run action at the top. With the outside shots not falling early Kentucky relied on its dominance in the paint. Western Kentucky defended UK pretty well early in the game but the Cats were also sloppy. However, WKU was unable to capitalize because they couldn't get shots to fall early on the other end.

Amari Williams had a really rough game handling the ball in that role where they want him to be able to distribute. But Andrew Carr was productive and a key to their success. Otega Oweh found offensive success in the second half when his teammates weren't shooting well. Carr and Oweh are two of the more versatile guys they've got and they came through tonight.

Western Kentucky came to play and didn't back down so it was a solid test for Kentucky but not their best night.

Kentucky hit an offensive lull and shoot poorly for a stretch in the second half giving WKU a window to make a move. But the Hilltoppers didn't shoot well from outside tonight and absent that, any upset bid in Rupp is going to be tough.

Overall UK got tested on a night when they were less than crisp but they showed the bar for what "ugly" means has been raised and they remain undefeated. Need to clean up some of the stuff on offense that was sloppy. That's what it might look like when Kentucky is 8/29 from three and they turn it over in bunches at times. Still 87 points is my takeaway.

Guitar Players

Got any tips for helping a middle aged guy (50) learn to play the guitar? I have an electric guitar that was just sitting around at my mom's that my stepdad had. It's nothing fancy. Just a budget model (Epiphone Special 2) I believe.

I played alto saxophone when I was younger for 6 years. So I have a decent understanding in music. I don't have an amp with it. Just bought one of those Vox headphones amps for now. I have a few books I picked up at a Half Price Books, but not sure how well I can do just with those. Can't really do lessons at the moment. I'd love to play with/learn with others.

Any YouTube videos you all might recommend watching? There's quite a bit of content on there. My biggest issues will be trying to manipulate my fingers for all those chords and of course, these strings can be a bit uncomfortable on the fingertips. Probably will be a long while before callouses develop. Any help would be appreciated.

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Does SoS make an impact on performance (Football)

Just looking at the records for teams with the most difficult schedules this year. Seems like just about every coach facing a similar schedule should be looking for a new job.

1) Michigan: 252.25 (6-5)
2) Mississippi State: 245.75 (2-9)
3) Purdue: 241.50 (1-10)
4) UCLA: 238.25 (4-7)
5) LSU: 236.25 (7-4)
6) Florida: 235.75 (6-5)
7) Kentucky: 233.25 (4-7)
8) Oklahoma: 232.25 (6-5)
9) Georgia: 225.25 (9-2)
10) Alabama: 223.75 (8-3)
11) Florida State: 223.25 (2-9)
12) USC: 222.50 (6-5)
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