Most favor either as a child or an adult?

I looked very much like Kevin McCallister as a kid. My brothers wore glasses and could be Ralphie. I sort of looked Ralphieish. I have in my head what some of you look like that is probably wrong.

So who was Scut Farkas? Grover Dill? Cousin Eddie?

Surely, one of you was a Buzz McCallister.

How long until the "Barnhart was forced to hire Pope" cries begin? Sadly this is not really sarcasm. That "bitter people" being discussed in the other thread as some of these folks. Barnhart is their version of "orange man bad." Nothing MB has done has made them happy.

Will any of them FINALLY agree that MB actually does know what he is doing. Is there a single one of us that had Coach Pope on their personal radar screen? Certainly not on mine. In fact, all of our teams in men's and women's sports are in good hands.

Can we start to appreciate that we are good hands with Mitch Barnhart?

If he would have just stuck to the blueprint of being blue collar program we wouldn't be in this situation. He wanted to go out and get big dawgs and it back fired because they were retreads. Be who you are get the right guys and others will catch on. Don't be who your not. Like dating be you, not who you thinks she wants.

I found this on the free board, and I thought I would post here. Our numbers are skewed some because we played several of the top viewed teams but still not bad for a "basketball school".

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I mentioned Calzada from Incarnate Word as someone you would expect to go back into the portal after stops at Auburn and Texas A&M and a good year, after Cam Ward succeeded there.

Kaiden Salter from Liberty is also someone who has had a lot of interest in Kentucky. The big thing with him is he wants to play with CJ Daniels, who was at Liberty before transferring to LSU. Daniels just went into the portal. He could go into the portal, in which case Daniels and Salter would make for a very interesting combination.

Daniels had 42 receptions for 480 yards at LSU this season. Salter rushed for 579 yards and seven QBs as Liberty's QB while completing 56.3% for 1,886 yards and a 15-6 ratio.

Grant Jordan from Yale has also been linked to Kentucky. He's a December grad with two years of eligibility remaining. He passed for 1,938 yards and a 19-2 ratio for Yale this year. He also rushed for 360 yards and five scores. So you see some interest in dual-threats.

Pope is hoping Kriisa will be back to understanding the assignment as an active player in the very near future — a reported three-to-six-week timeline for return.

I like it that he is showing some hair. I say let it grow Coach.

You? Yes or no.

I have an idea for what Belichick is going to do at UNC....for his son and the program.

This is likely a 1 year thing...or short term. He's 72. He's coming in to install a system at UNC. He's going to show them what it will take to build a structure. He's going to be the man running the program and showing what it takes to win. College is becoming pro sports....he's going to get them a structure in place. Once he gets that structure in place....he passes it to his son.

I've brought up a lot how Stoops becoming more of a CEO of a team like a GM/Director of football ops. In this era....a program like ours....you just can't expect 1 guy to do everything from grade checks, workouts, game-plan, recruit, fundraise, etc. without burnout. Bigger programs have the resources where these tasks are delegated easily. Now whether Stoops does it or we get an actual GM....there needs to be a move towards this and UNC/Bill will be the test case.

Belichick was the GM in New England. He was constantly working on scouting players in college....undrafted free agents were his specialty too. He looked for things that would fit in his system. He also had an idea about the type of attitude a player had that would fit in the NFL. He's talking about making UNC the stop to go for NFL development....he's going to have a scouting operation targeting the portal and all over the country. He's going to build a front office staff and coaching staff that runs like a NFL franchise.

It's like what Pat Riley did for the Miami Heat. Pat had been in LA under Jerry West for years...he saw what their organization did....he also was with the Knicks during their great years too. When he came to the Heat....he started out coaching but built the structure from what he learned from the successful organizations he was in at the time. He installed it and moved into the management role....and passed it on to Spolestra and their whole operation and he turned them into a top brand.

I don't know if it's Stoops that does it....but UNC is showing the blueprint. We need to re-think the operation side. We need to bring in some lower level pro scouts that have worked in NFL front-offices....similar to how we brought in a low level assistant of Sean McVay. We need those guys to install a structure and become MONEYBALL. We need to be scouting players all year and have a data base. We need to have guys that build an operation on how to fundraise and know the funds needed to allocate. Right now...the coaching staff is essentially the front-office....which if you have a big staff budget like Bama/Tennessee/Texas then you don't have to have it. But we have to innovate and be smarter now.

Hire some numbers guys....NFL front office guys....NFL scouts....it's pro football now. We need to build the infrastructure now. The bigger programs will always have talent/money....but you've seen organizations that move first have stayed ahead for decades. It's time to move in this direction.

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Looks like those country roads took him home.

Usless yes. Fun yes.

12/10 Bracketology

* Cats get the win over Colgate … but it was not without some drama. Cats open up a 17-0 lead with 13:20 to go in the 1st half … and then find themselves down 3 with 17:30 to go in the 2nd half … a 20-pt swing to the advantage of Colgate … that cannot happen … Cats playing with fire in 1st half of some games.

* Cats probably won because we had 11 more rebounds …8 more offensive rebounds which led to a few more FTs and 2’s … the rest of the stats were pretty close. Cats -3 from 3pt line going 10-31 … need a couple more of those to go down.

* Don’t like what we are seeing of late with Williams .. too many effort and playing lapses. Garrison, has to be better … plays too much below the rim ….has to elevate and make those baby hooks

* Somehow we got all 5 starters in double figures … Brea played well on offense, not so much on defense … Oweh our best player on both ends … Robinson is a catch and shoot player, not his strength off the bounce … Carr steady as always

* Nothing against our current freshmen class, but CMP needs to bring in some big-time freshmen (off to a good start) and some big-time stars from the portal …

* The game only took 1 hour and 45 minutes to play …. can’t recall a game that played that fast … ESPN had a lot of time to kill after the game

* Up Next: Cats vs. the Birds on Saturday… the Birds play with a lot of energy and shoot a lot of 3’s … Cats better come ready to play in this one. Cats injuries to Butler and Kerr is a big concern .. we need Butler back asap with Kerr out a month or so.

** Elon EDGE defender Cazeem Moore confirms that interest from Kentucky has been ongoing but he does not yet know if he is going to take a visit yet. Memphis, Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Virginia, USF, Coastal, Oklahoma State, and San Diego State are the other schools that have offered. He tells CI that he has some visits on the books but Kentucky is TBD. So someone to know about but still work to do unless it's farther along.

** UK has had some interest in Tulane quarterback Darian Mensah. However, I think the asking price is going to be very high. Kentucky has a much improved NIL situation but you have to keep in mind, they have a lot of starters they have to bring in. Makes you wonder if they are going to be in a position to get a top dollar quarterback.

** I mentioned an OL I felt like they have a great shot with. Here's what I can tell you. Three year full-time Division I starter with a strong record in pass protection. I don't think anything is going to happen for the next few days on that but I will keep you posted.

** Alabama OL and former UK target Naquil Betrand has gone into the portal. As with Miles McVay, also transferring from Bama, I am not expecting Kentucky to be involved. Keep in mind the priority is going to be guys who have played and guys who are athletic. If you're a prospect at a big brand school that might be a fourth take, but you need proven track records at this point.

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Cats by 90.

Who will win this race and what will success mean for that country and for the people of the world?

Is this the computer version of the nuclear weaponry?

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Nevada OT Isaiah World was on track to visit UK this weekend but I am now told this is unlikely to happen.

Ohio State is involved and the numbers I am hearing are crazy.

Better have the right $$ situation but UK has a lot of ways they have to cut the pie.

On another note, I think they are in good shape with Braun. Will be a guard, wants to learn center.

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We all know the BCG era in UK didn't end up so great but there were some good moments in there I think.

With the passage of time how do you think the Rupp crowd would treat BCG as the opposing coach? Let's say Tarleton State ends up on the schedule next November.