• Bounce back effort from Clemson loss
• Beat Top 10 team on the road
• Roll out more offense
• Build PG depth confidence

You take 1 or 2 of those on Wednesday last week but to get all four has to feel good on the plane flight back.

Do we win this if Kerr doesn't go down ? I think not

Hubbard makes a 3, and lands on a defenders foot rolling his ankle. So they called a foul, giving a chance for a 4-pt play.
But.,.in the replay he lands 18” to 2ft in front of where he went up from ( he jump from behind the NBA line and landed in front of the college line).
IMO, they gave him room to land. No he didn’t kick his feet out like some punks do, I don’t see how he landed so far in front of the line, it wasn’t a fast break 3, he was actually curling from the right, so if anything you would have expected a little drift to his left, not forward.

LCA pulls off big upset last night over Mayfield 47-7. Mayfield was 57-1 in playoffs at home last 20 years.

I don't necessarily believe UK's coaches are getting close yet to getting the first commitment in their 2026 class. But they have already given out a bunch of 2026 scholarship offers (see below), and we are getting into the early part of a time frame when the first 2026 commitment could happen. In any case, there are a lot of legitimate 2026 prospects for us to discuss on a new thread.

Here is a list of 2026 prospects known based on public information to have received UK offers. This is surely not a complete list. It is way too early to know where any of these players will end up. Just starting the conversation here.

Zakir Abdul-Salaam, LB, Powder Springs, GA
Tre Aiken, OL, Clinton, SC
Carsyn Baker, RB, Fairburn, GA
Adam Balogoum-Ali, LB, N Palm Beach, FL
Brandon Bennett, WR, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Kamari Blair, DL, Clarksville, TN
Javar Bowden, ATH, Panama City, FL
Jabari Brady, ATH, Hollywood, FL
Jaydin Broadnax, DB, Boca Raton, FL
Cam Brooks, LB, Thomasville, GA
Ace Brown, ATH, Akron, OH
Bryshawn Brown, QB, Cincinnati, OH
Davion Brown, WR, Richmond, VA
Daniel Burns, OL, Montgomery, AL
Naeem Burroughs, ATH, Jacksonville, FL
Simeon Caldwell, DB, Jacksonville, FL
Chancellor Campbell, OL, St Petersburg, FL
Khalief Canty, OL, Detroit, MI
Devin Carter, WR, Ellenwood, GA
Jordan Carter, LB, Douglasville, GA
Kasiyah Charleton, OL, Brunswick, GA
Jakobe Clapper, LB, Cincinnati, OH
Andre Clarke, DB, Richmond, VA
Amari Clemons, RB, Marianna, FL
Vodney Cleveland, DL, Prattville, AL
William Conroy, OL, Cleveland, OH
Payton Cook, WR, Akron, OH
Jordan Crutchfield, DB, Ft Pierce, FL
J'Zavien Currence, LB, Rock Hill, SC
Markel Dabney, ATH, Richmond, VA
Marquez Daniel, ATH, Tuskegee, AL
Kentrell Davis, WR, Birmingham, AL
Titan Davis, LB, St Louis, MO
Scottland Dover, OL, Gaffney, SC
Jorden Edmonds, DB, Marietta, GA
Jireh Edwards, DB, Baltimore, MD
Zion Elee, LB, Poppa, MD
Justice Fitzpatrick, ATH, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Duyon Forkpa, LB, Hoschton, GA
Deuce Geralds, DL, Suwanee, GA
Kamdon Gillespie, DL, Mooresville, NC
Darius Gray, OL, Richmond, VA
Desmond Green, OL, St Stephen, SC
Aaron Gregory, WR, Douglasville, GA
Xavier Griffin, ATH, Gainesville, GA
Zach Groves, LB, Cross Plains, TN
Adam Guthrie, OL, Washington CH, OH
Kaiden Hall, DB, Milton, FL
Sam Hamilton, TE, Cincinnati, OH
Eli Hamrick, QB, Ashville, NC
Marlon Harbin, ATH, Louisville, KY
Kaden Harris, DB, Brownsville, TN
Keenan Harris, DB, St Louis, MO
Kendre Harrison, TE, Reidsville, NC
George Haseotas, OL, Naples, FL
Calerbe Hermane, ATH, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Allen Hill, WR, Youngstown, OH
Elbert Hill, DB, Akron, OH
Devyon Hill-Lomax, WR, Edwardsville, IL
Savion Hiter, RB, Mineral, VA
Elijah Hutchinson, OL, Roanoke, VA
Michael Ionata, OL, Clearwater, FL
Brody Jennings, DB, Jacksonville, FL
Anthony Jones, LB, Mobile, AL
Ja'Michael Jones, RB, Pike Road, AL
Cincere Johnson, LB, Cleveland, OH
Sean Johnson DB, Severn, MD
Chauncey Kennon, DB, Sarasota, FL
Heze Kent, TE, Brunswick, GA
Tyreek King, ATH, Knoxville, TN
Breck Kolojay, OL, Bradenton, FL
Robert Lathon, RB, Columbus, OH
Amari Latimer, ATH, Tyrone, GA
Zion Legree, ATH, Pensacola, FL
Ronald Lunz, ATH, Ratcliff, KY
Justin Lyles, DB, Cincinnati, OH
Javian Mallory, RB, Baton Rouge, LA
Samari Matthews, ATH, Cornelius, NC
Dylan McCoy, RB, Buford, GA
Iverson McCoy, ATH, Tupelo, MS
JaReylan McCoy, DL, Tupelo, MS
Nassir McCoy, DB, Buford, GA
Cooper McCutchan, TE, Cincinnati, OH
Jesiyah Miguel, DB, FT Lauderdale, FL
Storm Miller, LB, Strongsville, OH
Landen Miree, ATH, Cincinnati, OH
Malik Morris, LB, Lakeland, FL
James Morrow, LB, Buford, GA
Ryan Mosley, WR, Carrollton, GA
Chris Newell, ATH, Cleveland, OH
Daniel Norman, LB, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Cam O'Hara, QB, Union, KY
Javian Osborne, RB, Forney, TX
Gabriel Osenda, OL, Chattanooga, TN
Zantreacs Otey, DB, Murfreesboro, TN
Jamar Owens, DB, Jonesboro, GA
Andre Parker, ATH, Cincinnati, OH
Milan Parris, WR, Stow, OH
Gregory Patrick, OL, Portage, MI
David Pellman, OL, Louisville, KY
Bryce Perry-Wright, ATH, Buford, GA
Eli Pietrowski, ATH, Corbin, KY
Kaiden Prothro, LB, Bowdon, GA
Dawson Quarterman, WR, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Cortez Redding, DB, Jonesboro, GA
Maxwell Riley, OL, Avon Lake, OH
Bryce Robinson, LB, Marietta, GA
Donel Robinson, OL, Lexington, MS
Jarius Rodgers, LB, Orange Park, FL
Hakim Satterwhite, DB, Washington, DC
Keeyshawn Schneider, WR, Chattanooga, TN
JB Shabazz, OL, Winston Salem, NC
CJ Sibley, DB, Buford, GA
Derrick Singletary, LB, Middletown, OH
Victor Singleton, DB, Toledo, OH
Chaston Smith, DB, Knoxville, TN
Javonte Smith, WR, Jackson, TN
Micah Smith, OL, Vero Beach, FL
KD Smith, ATH, Charlotte, NC
Carson Sneed, ATH, Nashville, TN
Dylan Steen, OL, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Jarvis Strickland, OL, Paducah, KY
Jardon Stringer, ATH, Lagrange, GA
Aaryn Tate, ATH, McLeansville, NC
Malachi Taylor ATH, Pickerington, OH
Cam Thomas, ATH, W Chester, OH
Camron Thompson, OL, Savannah, GA
Xavier Tiller, ATH, Fairburn, GA
Craig Tutt, DB, Murfreesboro, TN
Jordan Vann, ATH, Middletown, OH
Marcello Vitti, ATH, Dearborn, MI
Jeff Ward, WR, Cleveland, OH
Joel Wyatt, WR, Bell Buckle, TN
Jontavius Wyman, ATH, Jonesboro, GA

Random thought hit me. It sure is nice not to give up 6-8 points a game on inbounds plays. Off the top of my head can’t think of any we have gave up this year.

To see a coach make adjustments? The switch to 1-3-1 was brilliant and the timeout usages were excellent.

Robinson gets a rebound up 2 in OT….

Last year Cal would have had had his hands up screaming for our PG to slow it down and take his time getting the ball up the court.

This year: Beautiful full court pass to Amari for the layup.

So many other things that Pope did tonight that won the game for us. Glad to have him.

Statistics for 2024-25

After the Wisconsin loss I was a sour pus for a month . I promised myself I would never ever never get emotionally attached to another UK team. God I loved that team .

Now it’s happening again . How can you not love these guys, coach Pope and his assistants .

Setting myself up for a huge disappointment. I know it’s ONLY ENTERTAINMENT. But frankly it is kind of like religion.
Love it .

Go Cats !

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Like, in a subjective and real way. We were being cheated. Were vs Clemsom too but we deserved to lose that one. I don't mind saying it. It was an unfair wishtle overall.

Making halftime adjustments and mixing man to man with zone defense is effective… More to come.

If there is a better example of how stubborn Coach Cal was, please let me know…

Pepperidge Farm Remembers.

Pope just won more games in 5+ weeks at UK when trailing by 16 points or more at halftime than Cal did in 15 years

Pope 1-0

Cal 0-6

There were a lot of people being very negative at halftime. I'm not talking about the losers who were attacking our coach and players, and declaring the death of UK basketball.
I'm talking about the folks who saw that first half and felt resigned to another loss - I know I was one. After the game I thought about it and it's not our fault. We have gotten so used to Cal and his lack of in-game adjustments that we expected the 2nd half to be an extension of the 1st. The last 15 years have conditioned us to expect zero coaching creativity, zero motivation of players, ZERO in-game adjustments.
man, how awesome it is to once again have a coach who COACHES. Thank you, CMP.

Made a special one for you “smart guys” that spent the night getting a little too loose in the first half.

I’m sure there’s some I’m forgetting, but I’m so excited none comes to mind! We were dead in the water. I had already decided I was going to bed if they didn’t show some life in the first 5 minutes of the second half. What a win given the circumstances! Go Cats!!!

Anyone having withdrawal from not being able to see an opposing team score from the inbounds underneath the basket that was so common before? 9 games in and I don't remember seeing one. 🤣

I’m lazy and don’t feel like going back and looking at what top 5 teams lost this week.

Last year Gonzaga beat us on our HOME floor when we had 3 nba draft picks on the team. If you count Thiero and maybe Wagner that bumps that number to 5 possibly. This year they had the exact same team almost and Mark Pope beats them with less than half of the nba talent and his starting point guard out for the game. Feb 1st can’t get here soon enough!!!!