Sorry if already posted.

Amazing what happens when you are not allowed to play football on a basketball court and still shoot 20 more free throws than your opponent.

Yes I am bitter, no I will not let it go.

I don't understand how Net Rankings work. Houston is #3 sitting 0-3 vs Quad 1, while Kentucky is #13 sitting 6-3. When including Quad 2, Houston is 5-3 while Kentucky is 6-3. Both are undefeated beyond Quad 2. Anybody know how this works?

I think it’s clear - Carr is playing much more physical , last night it looked like he just said “ he’ll with it , I’m gonna push , lean , push , hack , claw “ until they call some fouls . Thankfully they did not .
Amari Williams deciding he’s not going to get pushed around .
The improving confidence and play of Jaxson . Willing to take wide open 2s when needed . Sometimes it’s the best shot . Also gathered 8 rebounds last night - that help is so much needed with a frontline that needs the help on the boards .

Garrison coming along , still maddening at times , but he seems to figuring it out . And our own Ky boy , T Perry giving Lamont some valuable minutes to get a breather .
I really think the team is coming on .
What are you guys thoughts on the team looking like it truly learned some things from losing a game or two . We flat got ripped at Ga , I’ll look over that one .

** Tamarcus Cooley to LSU was not expected yesterday. But remember we mentioned the kid has been flakey going back to his time in high school and would probably go with the biggest offer. Not sure if that was the biggest offer, don't have those details, but it sounded good for Kentucky from the Lexington perspective yesterday.

** For what it's worth, folks around UK still believe they have a good shot at Shiyazh Pete. There have been reports that he is focused on a couple of other schools. I have checked with sources since then and the word is they are still battling and that's where their eggs are at this moment. They don't believe that he has been sharing stuff about short short lists and others leading. Take that for what it's worth, let that inform your judgement how you choose, they were a bit off on Cooley obviously.

** Nothing new on Tru Edwards. As of yesterday, he wanted to make an announcement last night or today. Kentucky was going to be the choice if they would take him with the eligibility thing still lingering. One person told me that the waiver issue might be resolved, I cannot confirm that.

If they land Edwards the WR room is looking almost finished. If they don't land Pete, then it's on to the next at LT. Given that they had been looking at Barnes and Cooley, you have to think another DB will surface.

For being mad when Pope was announced as the hire . Pope says “I was upset too ! Why would they hire him ! “ lmao.

I know everyone’s been in football portal mode, and things have been quiet on the basketball recruiting side, but wanted to chime in that everything is still looking the same for Caleb Wilson on my end. Kentucky is the leader in everything I’ve been told.

All you can do is laugh Florida can’t hit diddly sh— against Arkansas. Clayton has missed 4 shots, one air ball. You can’t tell me teams don’t play over their head against Kentucky.

Definitely worth a listen.

Willie is great on the radio. Talks about Cal and how he changed, he’s not an Arkansas fan and won’t ever cheer for them.

** Mi'Quise Grace is a huge addition for Kentucky. They evaluated him against Power Five competition, namely Wisconsin and Pitt, and he played really well in those games. One big factor in taking all the non-power conference guys they have taken is how they've fared against the most talented teams they have faced. Georgia made a serious run at the end but Kentucky held them off.

** Grace is in the ballpark of 260 pounds and I am hearing he will be a defensive end at Kentucky, likely to play the position Octavious Oxendine played. Has run a 4.56/40 yard dash. Those around Grace have said Marrow made a huge impact.

** Arkansas landed TE Rohan Jones from Montana State. He was going to visit Kentucky after that but they opted to move in other directions with their numbers and are okay with Mikkel Skinner being the hybrid this year if they use one.

** Tru Edwards is eager to commit to Kentucky but they don't know his status in terms of eligibility. Will be interesting to see how it will play out but he is pressing ahead and apparently intent on making a decision either tonight or tomorrow. Folks close to Edwards have said he is enamored with Kentucky. He may try to inform the staff. They have already been in contact. If he goes somewhere else it was UK not being willing to wait on the eligibility question but the talk today has been that he likes Kentucky the most. So take that for what it's worth.

** Also hearing Kentucky stands a great chance to land NCSU nickel Tamarcus Cooley. As of right now they are the school to beat. Will they have to take his brother from GT? TBD, heard they might as of the most recent check. He isn't on the level of Tamarcus, for what it's worth.

** As for Shiyazh Pete, have also heard Kentucky is in good shape there. The timetable I've heard is the next three to five days but I'll update that.

That you have personally seen? Mine would be Magic Johnson.

……open mouth breathing.

We all know what comes next.


Enjoy that arky fans! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Let’s get it started.

Go Big Blue!

Here are the most recent tidbits:

David Sisk as of this morning: “I haven't heard anything any differently. I will if I get anything, and so will Travis. But I still am saying that Kentucky was the favorite when the season began. Although there is buzz in certain camps in another direction I haven't been told that.“

Travis Graf as of Friday: “I’ve texted a handful of people and I’ve yet to hear a smoking gun to UNC on my end thus far. Some acted like UNC would be a huge surprise. I’m gonna continue talking to people.

People have asked about NIL stuff being signed, and like I said last week when it was brought up, I had heard rumors for a month that some things like that had been in the works. The problem is I’m not sure how to confirm that, and even if I did, there’s still a lot of grey area on how binding anything is in terms of that stuff. If it did happen, was something signed or was it an agreement? Not sure. But there have been heavy rumors floating around for awhile.

I’m not flipping my opinion to UNC unless I hear something concrete.”

Travis Graf as of Thursday: “I just got off the phone with a Caleb Wilson source. They’re setting up their announcement day & time. They wouldn’t tip their hand on which direction it was going, but said the commitment is coming soon (for sure this month).

Latest Intel I have is from 2-3 weeks ago and it leans UK. I’m gathering intel with different sources currently outside of the recruitment. NIL has always been a big part of this recruitment, could a big bag have been thrown to sway things? Sure. But I haven’t heard of that having happened on my end.”

Jack Pilgrim as of last week: Hinted at a possible Hoophall announcement. Hoophall runs this Thursday to next Monday (16th-20th).

Travis Branham started the UNC stuff last Thursday with this quote on 247: “So, with just a little over three weeks left in the month and despite all of the noise, my unpopular opinion is that North Carolina is the favorite in this recruitment and where I currently predict Wilson to land.”

Jamie Shaw soon after Branham: “While I have not placed an RPM just yet, based on the latest Intel I have received I am close to putting one in for the Tar Heels to ultimately land Caleb Wilson.”

If you follow the bracket matrix guys on Twitter, they post more frequent updates than you'll see on Bracketmatrix.com. With the results of Tuesday/Wednesday, it looks like most have us as a 3 seed, though I've seen a few have us as a 2 seed.

1 Seeds: Auburn, Duke, Iowa State, and Likely UT at the moment
2 seeds: Alabama and Marquette for sure

Other teams close to us: Oregon, Kansas, Florida, Ole Miss, Michigan State

If we beat Alabama, I think that catapults us to a definitive 2 seed regardless of other results.

Leaving out the obvious blow out games:

Auburn plays @ Georgia. They may get a pass, but I'm still rooting for them to lose
Purdue @ Oregon. Oregon is right in front of or right behind us depending on who you ask.
UT @ Vandy: SEC Road games are just brutal this year, hope Vandy can knock off the dirty Vols
Iowa State @WVU: I think Iowa State coats, but I'll be rooting for WVU.
Ole Miss @ MSU. Ole Miss is closer to us in the bracketology and they're undefeated in SEC play.