Has anyone been watching? It's been a pretty boring season so far and in their quest to be inclusive they have managed to only have 2 decent looking chicks which was the main reason to watch the show to start with. 😂

Also, why bring in Cirie from Survivor? She never finished higher than 3rd in her 3 seasons but yet they act like she is the greatest player ever.

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Going to go ahead and predict he will be a Cat as the smoke seems to be indicating it. Would love a prediction from @Travis Graf or @David Sisk on this to make us all feel like it’s a sealed deal. Could be a great start to the day and if we somehow beat the Jailbirds without a big man that would be just the icing on the cake

This is the best that can be put on the field that can win 6 games and protect coaching jobs This is the lowest common denominator that drives UK football in recruiting, scheduling, and NIL capabilities

JQ and Richmond with high confidence. Looks like we may wrap up the majority of this class early.

This team feels different than our 2020s teams. Let’s roll. Having none of our bigs sucks bad, but I’m confident we can do it!

Agenda:
JQ commits
Big Z is cleared (NCAA lol)
A dinner of champions
GAMETIME

Monday, 11/13

• Michigan @ St. John's -- 6:30 PM FS1 (Madison Square Garden)
• Xavier @ Purdue -- 8:30 PM FS1

I know you've been waiting on pins and needles for today's threads. Well, here you go!

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Looking for a good scouting report on Kansas. Anyone care to share or comment?

Couple of prognosticators have UK in the Duke's Mayo Bowl against the Blue Devils.

Clemson in the Gator also a mention, but I'll be surprised if the Gator is available.

Expecting a flip tomorrow!

Good player. Important position. Have mentioned him a lot.

Amazing how far player props have come and their availability even in college. Antonio has a homecoming and edwards is a mismatch. The players on this team aren’t like previous years and won’t shy from the spotlight.

Edwards over 12.5 points
Reeves over 2.5 3’s made
Reeves over 15.5 points
Kentucky over 70.5 points

I know everyone's favorite strip mall Mexican place will have better, but what chains, Mexican or not, have the best Chips and Salsa and/or queso?

Since there are multiple locations, I'll go with Mi Pequena Hacienda for Mexican spots and Chilis for a traditional chain. Qdoba has great chips, but I'm not a fan of their salsa.

This thread should pair well with the $1 Margarita thread.

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Zack Arnett out after less than one season at MSU.
Former Wildcat Jon Summerall (Troy HC) will be on the list to replace him.

https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll

Cats down 1 as Baylor and USC jumped us, but Michigan St is now below us.

If so, who with? Connecticut sounds fun. Who you got?

Was it the assistants that he had that made the team successful. Hood, Clink, Sumrall, House, Leblanc. That’s a lot of coaching talent that the program has lost and it seems that the defense hasn’t been as good since those guys all left the program.

Also losing coach Schlarman (RIP) was a huge hit to the team, on both sides of the ball. That man just oozed confidence and energy even when the rest of us would’ve been unable to get out of bed. The team certainly hasn’t been the same since he passed away.

I appreciate Stoops and what he’s done as the head coach here, but was it more lightning striking with great staff hires early on? I think so.

You have to be able to attract and then replace coaches when others move on and it’s painfully obvious, at least to me, that Stoops has been unable to do that.

Wow Ole Miss just marched down the field for a TD.

Good stuff from David and also Shay Wildeboor over at the KU site...

Could envision a scenario where Bama beats Georgia in a close game in SEC. OSU - MI is a nail biter. Oregon beats UDub in another close one. TX runs the table. You've got 6 1-loss teams with legit arguments to being in the playoffs with only 3 slots available. OSU - MI winner is in. Now what?

Normally, these things work themselves out but not crazy to think the above happens.

Hello HOB. Coach Cal will be joining us at 2 ET today to discuss the Cats’ matchup with Kansas on Tuesday night in Chicago at the Champions Classic.

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COACH CAL Q&A:

* Calipari says Adou Thiero should be available for the Wildcats’ Champions Classic matchup with Kansas on Tuesday. The three 7-footers will not likely be, unless they hear something on Zvonimir Ivisic by tomorrow. “It would be nice to throw him in the game,” but notes that his conditioning won’t quite be there yet. He has regained some of that weight he lost when he had food poisoning.

* Kansas will run a lot of high-low stuff, pick-and-roll. They have veterans. Big, athletic. They’ll block shots. Not sure how his guys will respond. Sometimes they’re so young, they just play. They don’t know better (like Maxey vs. Michigan State).

* Adou being back is big in this game. Without Adou, this would be really, really hard.

* Can UK turn size into its own advantage offensively? … Cal says Tre can offer you some of that in the same way KU will do with Dickinson.

* Wants the team to play loose and have fun. It’s Game 3. Not the end of the world.

* More physical since exhibitions. Pleased that they are. Was worried about it. Also surprised that they are faster than he expected.

* On the two signees… Somto has made unbelievable strides. One of those bigs there just aren’t many of anymore. Old-school shot-blocker and rebounder. Boogie is one of those guys everybody wants to play with. Makes everybody better. There are times when he’s “off the charts.” Has been challenging him to become that all the time.

* On Cats’ communication… DJ is like a senior out there the way he talks, and Reed, the way he’s playing, really makes it good when the two of them are out there together. Kinda likes how it looks when Reed has the ball and DJ is running ahead.

* Rob is really making him happy with how he’s just playing, not being showtime or And1 or any of that stuff. Just playing basketball. Making big strides.

* I’m enjoying walking in every day and coaching them.

* DJ shoots as well as anyone in the gym. Gets in the game and misses one, and it bothers him too much. Thinks about the misses too much.

* Champions Classic used to be Game 1 at times… Cal says he did not like that. He actually pushed for it to be moved back a bit.

* We’re going to find out who the dawgs are on this team, who’s just going to go play.

* On NIL and the Dickinson recruitment… Never seemed to be a big deal with Hunter. Didn’t have any demands to meet. If he had, probably would have walked away.

* Asked if he likes coaching against Bill Self, Cal said he doesn’t like coaching against guys he likes, and Bill is one of those. It’s a really hard game when you go against him.

* I’ve got to get some of these big kids back so I can see where it needs to go.

* Asked about Oscar and his new sports glasses, Cal said he knew it when he was here. Oscar wore glasses here at times, just chose not to when he played.

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