Joke De Jour - Tiagra

Since his little affairs have come to light, several of Tiger Woods' sponsors have dropped him.

However, Pfizer has decided to sponsor him.

They are making a new drug called Tiagra. It's good for 18 holes!

Awesome Golf Shot!!!!!!

You’ve got to be kidding…they had to all be drunk standing in a circle like that, and how about the guy holding the bottle? But, no matter their condition, it was a hell of a golf shot…

Joke De Jour

What Do you get when you cross a pickle with a reindeer?

Joke De Jour

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." -- Aristotle

RT: UKCoachCalipari: I told the team Friday that "If this is what you want to do for a living you have to bring it - every day."

Joke De Jour - Public Service Announcement!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Have you ever wondered if the one dollar bills In your wallet were ever in a stripper's butt crack?

If not, you're wondering now. Have a nice day ..

So folks, always remember to wash your hands after handling money

That's my public service announcement for the day. Thank you very much

Terrence Jones...See You Friday!

Joke de Jour - Have You Had Better?

Big Blue Madness 2009 Kentucky Player Introductions

UK BIG BLUE MADNESS RECAP

Gotta love the enthusiasm from this UK staff. They're as crazy as the fans! RT@UKCoachO 12 22 am , it friday BIG BLUE MADNESS!!!!!! Yesss sirrr!!!! GO BIG BLUE!

Calipari's Cats: "They're Heeeerre!"

It's a new season! GO BIG BLUE!

Joke de Jour - Say Cheese!

Louisville basketball stars Terrence Jennings (left) and Jerry Smith (hammered) look very excited to get the basketball season underway. The two are awaiting the university’s punishment after last night’s arrests. Ricky P will come down hard on the projected starters with an expected two exhibition game suspension only? Click on link below.
Article #1: Cardinals' Smith, Jennings arrested | courier-journal.com | The Courier-Journal

5 More Days....The World Will Know....The Amazing John Wall!

Joke de Jour - Why Not?

Why is it when your wife gets pregnant, all her friends rub her belly and say, “congratulations", but nobody rubs your dick and says, "Good Job"?

Those close to Josh Selby have good things to say about Kentucky's staff - ESPN

Article #1: Those close to Josh Selby have good things to say about Kentucky's staff - ESPN

University of Kentucky Fact! (10/9/1909)

UK became the "Wildcats" 100 years ago today. Happy Birthday, Wildcat!

Joke De Jour - Fore!

A Husband takes his wife to play her first game of golf.....Of course, the wife promptly whacked her first shot right through the window of the biggest house adjacent to the course.

The husband cringed, "I warned you to be careful! Now we'll have to go up there, find the owner, apologize and see how much your lousy drive is going to cost us."

So the couple walked up to the house and knocked on the door. A warm voice said, "Come on in".

When they opened the door they saw the damage that was done: glass was all over the place, and a broken antique bottle was lying on its side near the broken window.

A man reclining on the couch asked, "Are you the people who broke my window?"

"Uh...yeah, sir. We're sure sorry about that," the husband replied.

"Oh, no apology is necessary. Actually I want to thank you.... You see, I'm a genie , and I've been trapped in that bottle for a thousand years. Now that you've released me, I'm allowed to grant three wishes. I'll give you each one wish, but if you don't mind, I'll keep the last one for myself."

"Wow, that's great!" the husband said. He pondered a moment and blurted out, "I'd like a million dollars a year for the rest of my life."

"No problem," said the genie. "You've got it, it's the least I can do. And I'll guarantee you a long, healthy life!" "And now you, young lady, what do you want?" the genie asked.

"I'd like to own a gorgeous home complete with servants in every country in the world," she said.

"Consider it done," the genie said. "And your homes will always be safe from fire, burglary and natural disasters!"

"And now," the couple asked in unison, what's your wish, genie?"

"Well, since I've been trapped in that bottle and haven't been with a woman in more than a thousand years, my wish is to have sex with your wife."

The husband looked at his wife and said, "Gee, honey, you know we both now have a fortune, and all those houses. What do you think?"

She mulled it over for a few moments and said, "You know, you're right. Considering our good fortune, I guess I wouldn't mind, but what about you, honey?"

"You know I love you sweetheart," said the husband. I'd do the same for you!"

So the genie and the woman went upstairs where they spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying each other in every way. After about three hours of non-stop sex, the genie rolled over and looked directly into her eyes and asked, How old are you and your husband?"

"Why, we're both 35," she responded breathlessly.

"NO SH*T", he said,

"Thirty-five years old and both of you still believe in genies?"

11 Reasons He Dumped You - Love Sex on Shine

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"In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure" - Bill Cosby

Nashville Celtics wing Casey Prather told Evan Daniels of scout.com that he is down to Florida and Michigan. I hope he goes to Michigan.

Joke de Jour - I Hate Tennessee Too!

My favorite Alabama fan....Roll Tide!

"Do something every day that scares you." - Eleanor Roosevelt

Joke De Jour - Reporter Turns Ghetto!

Big Blue Madness and Lebron James????

That is the newest rumor. Lebron James may make an appearance at the University of Kentucky's Big Blue Madness. More to follow. GO BIG BLUE!

Quote of the Day

RT @darrenrovell1: "The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Ole Miss for false advertising"

This was tweeted after the poor performance of the Ole Miss @ South Carolina football game . Final- South Carolina 16, Ole Miss 10 - 1st Gamecock win at home vs. Top 5 opponent; 2nd win ever vs a Top 5 team. GO COCKS! Had to write that!

1st UK Basketball Commitment -- Jump In Deep...We Have a Poole!

Stacey Poole:

• Jacksonville, Florida
  
• 6'5"
• 190 lbs
• #27 Rank by Rivals.com
• #56 Rank by Scouts.com
• High School: Andrew Jackson HS
  
• AAU Team: Team Florida
  

Rivals.com national basketball analyst Jerry Meyer on Stacey Poole: "Poole is an elite athlete in regard to explosiveness, strength and body control. He excels at attacking the basket, drawing contact and finishing. An average outside shooter at this point, Poole has promise in this regard based on his touch near the basket on the move. A solid wing ball handler, Poole also has the ability to dominate his position as a defender and rebounder."

Article #1) ZAGSBLOG » Stacey Poole to Kentucky
Article #2) Courier-journal.com - Jodi Demling - Poole to UK
Article #3) Could Poole be the next Chuck Hayes for Cats? | Vaught's Views
Article #4) Scout.com: Cal's talent Poole getting deeper
Article #5) Poole commits to Kentucky — Jerry Tipton on UK basketball
Article #6) SLAM ONLINE | » POOLE HEADS TO LEXINGTON
Article #7) Calipari brings in first '10 recruit | KentuckySports.com

Joke De Jour - Golf

Stand proud you noble swingers of clubs and losers of balls....

• A recent study found the average golfer walks about 900 miles a year.
• Another study found golfers drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.
• That means, on average, golfers get about 41 miles to the gallon.
  

Kind of makes you proud.

Base Jumping -- From GM Headquarters in Detroit

Insight to Kentucky Head Coach John Calipari's Thoughts

Per DustinRumbaugh Tweet: According to Torrel Harris, Tobias Harris will be making an official visit to UK's Big Blue Madness during the weekend of October 16th. GO BIG BLUE!

Only At A Detroit Sporting Event! National News!

A drunk female fan was arrested during Sunday's Lions game. We had to replace the audio due to all of the vulgarity and other strong language that may offend some. Courtesy of 97.1FM The Ticket!

As We Wait For Poole - World's Longest Shot

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Thursday, September 24, 2009 on ESPNU @ 5:30PM - Stacey Poole Decides!

Stacey Poole Jr., an athletic 2010 wing, will publicly announce his college choice on ESPNU at 5:30 EST Thursday. Poole will choose between South Carolina and UK.

C.J. Leslie to Visit Twice in 2 Weeks...Going to BBM!

DustinRumbaugh Tweet: "CJ Leslie, via txt, says he is set to visit UK on the weekends of October 3rd & October 15th, the latter being Kentucky's Big Blue Madness."

Poole could be a Cat soon!

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KentuckySportsRadio Tweet: "Stacey Poole tells Dustin Rumbaugh that it will "probably be tomorrow" when he announces his decision between Kentucky and South Carolina."

Coach Cal Watching Tobias Harris!

DustinRumbaugh Tweet: "Torrel Harris just sent a txt saying that Coach Calipari is amongst coaches watching his son Tobias workout today."

• Kentucky coach John Calipari, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino and St. John’s coach Norm Roberts are in today watching Tobias Harris work out at Dix Hills (NY) Half Hollow Hills West

Quote of the Day

UKCoachCalipari Tweet: "Don't count the days, make the days count." - Muhammad Ali

Happy Birthday 2 My Brother From Another Mother!

I hope you get your cake KC! Happy Birthday old man!

Kentucky 31 - Loserville 27 -- FINAL!

Poole Decision Soon!

Tweet per Dustin Rumbaugh: "Just spoke w/ Mr. Poole. Loved the fan attention, Cal's "style" and just the way that the visit went down. Expect a decision n next few days!"

Also, “In a couple of days, I’ll make my decision. I don’t know when exactly but it’ll be this week.” - Stacey Poole

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Kyrie Irving - Duke or UK?

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Coach Calipari Update

When I come back to campus in the late afternoon, there will be some recruits in town for the big weekend in Lexington and the big game on Saturday. I'm really excited that I'll be able to have my entire team on the floor today for one hour of practice and then again for another hour tomorrow, after the football game.

Everything we do in these two sessions will relate to the Dribble Drive Motion Offense - from the drills we will be doing all year long to instilling the aggressive mentality needed to play the DDM. There won't be any real defense focused on at this point, as it's more important early on to get the players comfortable with the drills and the speed at which we do things.

But believe me - we'll get to defense once real practice starts! My teams always pride themselves on defense - always have and always will. - Coach Calipari at 9/18/09

2011 Chane Behanan - New Visitor for this Weekend!

Evan Daniels of Scout.com is reporting that Bowling Green power forward Chane Behanan will also be visiting Lexington this weekend with Brandon Knight and Stacey Poole. Behanan, a 6′7″ power forward in the 2011 class, is rated by Scout as a four-star and the 15th best power forward prospect. On ESPN, Behanan is rated as a 93 overall, a rating shared by a number of players, beginning with the 43rd player in the country. He was previously committed to Cincinnati.

Grosse Ile 20 - Milan 30

• GI 20 - Milan 30. Game Over! Bad referees!
• Milan 30 - GI 20. 2:02 left in the game.
• Milan on the move again. It does not look good with 4 min. left. Milan on 22 yard line and first down.
• Milan has ball back with 5:51 in 4th.
• Milan scored. Milan 23 - GI 20. Let's Go GI! 8:27 left in 4th quarter.
• 1st and goal @ 6 with 10:31 in 4th. Defense needs to dig in.
• Milan moving fast. On GI 23.
• 4th quarter about to begin!
• GI turnover on downs with 1:18 in 3rd quarter.
• GI on the move. 1st and 10 on the 34.
• Interception GI @ 6:08 3rd quarter. Did not win 50/50 raffle. Sorry honey!
• GI 20 - Milan 15. Big run for Devils @ 9:37 3rd quarter.
• Halftime
• Milan 15 - GI 16 @ 0:34 in 2nd quarter. Go GI!
• Milan 15 - GI 6 @ 4:28 2nd quarter. My little one just recognized the ambulance he road in earlier this year!
• GI shut down with 9:26 in 2nd
• 1:01 left in 1st Quarter.
• GI 6 - Milan 8. 2 pt conversion and quick score by the Big Reds!
• GI 6 - Milan 0. 4:40 1st quarter. Red Devils strike first but miss the extra point.
• Milan making a march.
• Milan Big Reds @ Grosse Ile Red Devils Tonight

Million Dollar Golf Shot - Check It Out!

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Joke de Jour - The Louisville Cardinals

1. How do you get a University of Louisville graduate off your porch? Pay him for the pizza.
2. What does a University of Louisville graduate call a University of Kentucky graduate? Their Boss.
3. What does a University of Louisville graduate say to a University of Kentucky graduate during lunch? Would you like fries with that?
4. What does a tornado and a divorce between two University of Louisville graduates have in common? Somebodys losing a trailer.
5. Two guys, one from Lexington and one from Louisville are on a road trip. After about an hour the guy from Lexington stops at a store to get some food. He tells the clerk he would like some "maters, taters and nanners" The clerk says "You must be from Lexington?" The man answers "Yes I am, how could you tell?" The clerk answered "Thats just how they talk up there"
   
   Back in the car the two friends laughed about the clerk. About an hour later the man from Lexington was hungry again and stopped for more food. Again he went into a store and asked for "Maters, taters and nanners" Again, after giving him his produce the clerk asked "You have got to be from Lexington" "Well, yes I am. How did you know?" Again the second clerk responded "Yea, that's just how they talk up there"
   
   Now it's two hours later and the two friends have been tripping on the people being able to tell how the one man was from Lexington by the way he ordered his produce. The man from Louisville was getting hungry and they decided to stop and the MAn from Louisville would order just like the man from Lexington had. He enters the store goes up a clerk and ask for "Some maters, some taters and some nanners" to which the clerk responds"Boy, you have to be from Louisville" The man from Louisville, amazed,asked "How could you tell" to which the clerk responded "This is Home Depot"
6. Why do birds fly up-side down in Louisville? Because there is nothing worth shitting on!
7. A University of Tennessee fan, 'Bama fan, University of Louisville fan and University of Kentucky fan were all hiking up a mountain. All the way up the trail they were arguing over who was the most dedicated fan. When they reached the top of the mountain, the arguing had also peaked. Inspired by the moment, the UT fan in a moment of insanity said, "I'll show you who's the most dedicated! Watch this." He then took a run and go and jumped off the cliff yelling "GO VOLS!" all the way down.
   
   Not to ever be outdone by a Vol, the 'Bama fan said, "you won't show me up" and flung himself off the cliff yelling "ROLL TIDE!" The UK and UofL fans were shocked.
   
   The UK fan said, "Well, a Wildcat will not be outdone by it's SEC brothers!" He then pushed the Cardinal fan off the cliff and yelled, "FLY BIRDY, FLY!!!"
8. Why does the University of Louisville Papa John's Stadium have artificial turf? It keeps the UL cheerleaders from grazing at halftime.
9. What should you do if you find three Louisville fans buried up to their necks in cement? Get more cement.
10. A guy walks into a bar and says to the bartender, "Hey bartender, I know a great Louisville joke. You want to hear it?" The bartender says, "Well, before you tell it I should probably tell you that I went to UL. And you see those two big guys sitting next to you -- they were linebackers for the Louisville football team. And those two guys on your other side -- they're Marines, and they used to be in the ROTC at UL. Now, are you sure you really want to tell that Louisville joke?"
    The guy says "No, I don't feel like explaining it five times."
11. What's the first thing a girl from Louisville say after sex? Get off me Daddy, your smashing my smokes!
12. What's foreplay in Louisville? Get in the damn truck,sis!
13. What does a bear and a girl from the University of Louisville have in common? They both lick their paws.
14. What's the perfect gift a Louisville AD buys for his basketball coach? A new belt that will help to keep his pants up.
15. A UK fan & a UofL fan both went into the restroom at the same. Both finished their business but the UofL fan stopped to wash his hands. Joining up with his UK buddy outside the restroom the UofL fan proudly said, "I graduared from UofL & I was taught to wash my hands after using the restroom". The UK fan looked at the UofL fan and proclaimed, "I graduated from UK & we were taught not to piss on our hands"
16. A little boy sits in the judges chambers, his parents are going through an ugly divorce. The judge says to the child "Boy, do you want to live with your father?", to which the little boy replies "No, my father beats me." The judge then says "Well, you must want to live with your mother." The little boy replies "No, my mother beats me also." Startled, the judge asks the boy "Well son, who do you want to live with?" The little boy without hesitation says, "I want to live in Louisville with the Louisville football team, they don't beat anybody."
17. How did the UL fan get hurt raking leaves? He fell out of the damn tree.
18. Louisville was playing Rutgers, and UofL had the ball. A nearby train was passing near the stadium and blew it's very loud horn. Rutgers thought it was halftime and went into the locker room. 4 plays later UofL finally scored.
19. A Louisville fan had two tickets to the Card's Big home opener. He forgot and left them on the dashboard of his car. Fearing the worst he ran outside to get them. To his dismay he noticed the drivers side window had been smashed in. And there, inside his car, on the dashboard, lay his pair of tickets and four more.
20. The best thing to ever come out of Louisville? Interstate 65
21. A University of Louisville student calls 911. Hysterically, she says, 'Someone's just broken into my house, and I think he's going to rob me!' The police officer says, 'We're really busy at the moment. Just get the guy's jersey number and we'll get back to you.'
22. What is University of Louisville Coach Kragthorpe’s biggest concern? Does the NCAA count bail money as a recruiting violation?
    
23. What do you call a drug ring in Louisville? A huddle
24. Four Louisville players are in a car, who's driving? The police
25. Why can't most of the Louisville players get into a huddle on the field? It is a parole violation to associate with known felons.
    
26. The Louisville team has adopted a new Honor System. "Yes, Your Honor. No, Your Honor."
27. The Cards is expecting a 7-6 season this year. 7 Arrests, 6 convictions.
28. How do the Cards spend the first week of Spring Training? Studying their Miranda Rights
    

Kyrie Irving to Visit Kentucky!

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Zagsblog reporting that Kyrie Irving will visit UK in mid-October after visits to Duke, Indiana and Texas A&M. Good news for Cats. Hopefully they can get him to attend BBM! GO BIG BLUE!

Breaking news: UK-Florida game on Sept. 26 will air at 6 p.m. on ESPN2.

Wildcats (Dearborn) 4 over Stingers (Redford) 2

U9 Travel Soccer Boys had there first game of the year. The Dearborn Wildcats defeated Redford Stingers 4-2. Offensively, the team was attacking the goal very well. A couple of adjustments and we may be great. Defensively and specialty situations (corner kicks, goal kicks, and penalty kicks) need to improve. We will work on them in practice. Next game on Tuesday in Canton. Go Wildcats! C-A-T-S, CATS, CATS, CATS!

Caddyshack - It Looks Good On You Though!

Caddyshack Al Czervik Makes His Grand Entrance


For my friends on the street. Enjoy!

John Wall - DOMINATES At Reebok Summer Championships!

Get ready Big Blue Nation and everyone else. We have John Wall and you don't. GO BIG BLUE!

New Cat Patrols Kentucky's Sidelines

GO BIG BLUE!

Grosse Ile 24, Riverview 15

Grosse Ile (2-1) had a great victory over the hated rival Riverview Pirates. The Grosse Ile Red Devils will play the Milan Big Reds (2-1) who just lost 49-21 to undefeated Carlton Airport. The game will be home on Friday, September 18th at 7:00 PM. Thank you for all the participated in the "Flush Twice, It's a Long Way To Riverview" week! Great job Red Devils!

A Day To Remember - September 11th, 2001

A horrible day of fear and shock for my generation. Americans should never forget what happened on this historic day. Thank you to all public service workers that helped us on September 11th and today! For all those who died, God bless their souls.

Joke de Jour - Choosing A Wife!

A man wanted to get married. He was having trouble choosing among three likely candidates. He gives each woman a present of $5,000 and watches to see what she will do with the money.

The first does a total makeover. She goes to a fancy beauty salon, gets her hair done, new makeup; buys several new outfits and dresses up very nicely for the man. She tells him that she has done this to be more attractive for him because she loves him so much.

The man was impressed.

The second goes shopping to buy the man gifts. She gets him a new set of golf clubs, some new gizmos for his computer, and some expensive clothes. As she presents these gifts, she tells him that she has spent all the money on him because she loves him so much.

Again, the man is impressed.

The third invests the money in the stock market. She earns several times the $5,000. She gives him back his $5,000 and reinvests the remainder in a joint account. She tells him that she wants to save for their future because she loves him so much.

Obviously, the man was impressed.

The man thought for a long time about what each woman had done with the money he'd given her.

Then he married the one with the biggest tits.

Men are like that, you know.

There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.

Another Reason to Hate Tennessee!

These guys never know when to shut up! GO BIG BLUE!

Big Blue Madness is set for 7:30pm on Oct. 16.

UK's Big Blue Madness is set for 7:30pm on Oct. 16.

Lions Get NO Respect!

NFL Players Mentor Troubled Detroit Lions

Grosse Ile vs. Riverview Pre-Game Speech

"Dear lord, we pray that we may win this game today. We ask that you give us the strength and the courage to win our 2nd straight state championship. We ask lord that nobody on our side is seriously injured. We know that we are the best team. We ask that you allow us to win this game. The lord wants you to put your foot on their balls and believe in it, because that's what wins football games. Not jumping offsides like a bunch of wimps and faggots. Alright lift your heads boys, prayers over. I talked to god. I'm thru talking to god, now I'm talking to you. You're gonna be out there in front of your families, the student body, every girl you ever had a hard on for is gonna be out there today but you will not be going to no sock-hop tonight boys, you will not get no honey on your stinger if you don't go out there and bust your ass. Because this is it. This is the big one. I want you to taste it. I want you to smell it son. There's winners and there's nothing else. I don't give a shit what those pinkos over in Russia say. You want to be a loser you go live in Russia. I'm not a loser. I'm a winner. I'm an American. Who wants to be John Wayne? Who wants to grab a root and hang on? Who wants to get a mean on? Get a mean on son. Let me see you get a mean on son. Now who wants it? I want to know, who wants this? Who wants to get a mean on? Who wants it? Let's go!" - Paul Gleason acting as Wayne Hisler in Johnny Be Good (1988 movie).

This is a classic if you have not seen it. BEAT RIVERVIEW. GO GROSSE ILE RED DEVILS!

Basic Dunk...Off the bounce, Over the white guy, Between the legs!!!

Flush Twice.....It's A Long Way To Riverview!

Grosse Ile Red Devils (1-1) take on the hated Riverview Pirates (0-2) on Friday, September 11, 2009. The game will be played at 7:00pm at Riverview High School. Go to the game and support your GIHS Red Devils! It has been 21 years and I still cannot drop the rivalry in my head. Flush twice for the River Rats and GO RED DEVILS!

Joke de Jour - Don't Drink With These Guys!

Interesting news from Goodman today: Calipari has brought in one of Lebron's best friends as a graduate assistant at UK....very smart move. More to come later!

U.S. Open Tennis - Ball Boy...Bad Day

NCAA Basketball Contact Period

"Contact" period begins tomorrow. Coaches are permitted to recruit off campus and speak with seniors at their school. Go get 'em Calipari! GO BIG BLUE!

Is Miami Back?

Miami (FL) 38,

(18) Florida State 34

Miami looked good in the best college football game of the week. Go Canes!

Joke de Jour - Sweet Buttery Revenge!

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GO BIG BLUE!

Individual Workout Re-Cap for Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Per Coach John Calipari:
"I hope everyone is having a safe and enjoyable Labor Day weekend. On Saturday, we had our fourth session of individual workouts with the team. Here are some of my notes from the session:

• Darnell had a breakout day. His shooting was really good, the way we know it can be.

• I've said it before and you'll hear it a lot during the season - we have NO bad players. Everyone contributes in some way.

• I'm really impressed with Josh right now.

• Daniel was a bit under the weather but to his credit he still went hard the whole time. That tells us a lot.

• All these kids are breaking barriers each time out. We're still pushing them to go beyond their limits at this point. At the end of these sessions, I want their bodies to burn and hurt in ways that it's like sweet pain for them - so they want to get that feeling again for themselves; that's the challenge right now.

At the same time, I'm not trying to bury them. I don't need them to be demoralized - it's only early September. Still, to borrow a horse-racing term, we've got to "stretch them out a little bit."

• I can't really give a true assessment of where we are or how the team's progress compares to former squads I've had. That kind of evaluation can't start until we are able to get the whole team on the floor at once, which we can begin to do for two hours a week starting September 15.

• We are still at the point where we are building respect and affection for each other. That's growing, but it doesn't happen overnight. There will be fits and starts with that, but I see everyone supporting each other and that's a great sign. We all need to want each other to improve every day.

• The big thing for me right now is despite my crazy schedule - between alumni events, the book tour, etc. - is to be at every individual workout. NONE of the other things I do as your coach will come at the expense of me coaching these young men. That's what I love to do most.

I'm doing all these other things now, because when the season starts I'm in lock down. We actually had the release date of the book moved up (it was originally scheduled for Sept. 15) so that I could be sure to be finished with the bulk of the promotion and touring by the time we could start working with the team more regularly.

During the season, I'll never miss a practice unless it's for an extenuating circumstance. My time has to be on film study, practice, practice preparation and recruiting. When the players have their mandated off-days, those are almost always recruiting days for me. I have to maximize the hours of the day once the season starts.

• Darius, I'm finding out, is the best lob passer we have on the team.

• Our bigs are getting a better feel for what it is we ask of our big men in the Dribble Drive Motion Offense."

• Overall, another very good day of individuals and another block to build on."

GO BIG BLUE!

Joke de Jour - Don't Wake Me Up!

Happy Birthday John Wall - Celebrating #19

Get ready basketball world. If you have not seen before. GO BIG BLUE!

Joke de Jour - Miss Teen South Carolina

Sorry if you have seen before, but I feel this is priceless. DON'T ASK FOR DIRECTIONS, WHERE YOU ARE LOCATED, OR A MAP IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Enjoy?

Joke de Jour - Funny Video

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Oregon suspends Blount for rest of season

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Oregon's decision to suspend RB LeGarrette Blount was correct. There is no excuse for this type of sportsmanship.

Blount was suspended for all remaining games on Friday for punching Boise State defensive end Byron Hout in the jaw following the 16th-ranked Ducks' 19-8 loss to the 14th-ranked Broncos the night before. Because he is a senior, Blount's playing days in Eugene are over.

However, Byron Hout should not have touched or taunted Blount. Being hit in the jaw is not equal in terms of the taunts but I do not feel bad for Hout. If you talk trash to a player, you better be ready to back it up. Hout got knocked to his knees because he wrote a check his ass couldn't cash! Celebrate with your team, enjoy the victory, go to the locker room. Again, there is no room for this type of sportsmanship but Hout should be suspended for at minimum a game! Word of advise for Hout, if you are going to talk trash, be prepared to back it up!

Kentucky Basketball In-Home Visits

UK staff’s calendar of in-home visits, which will start this coming Wednesday:

• September 9th: Tobias Harris (NY)
• September 10th: Doron Lamb (NY)
• September 12th: Adreian Payne (OH)
• September 13th: Stacey Poole (FL)
• September 14th: Brandon Knight (FL)
• September 15th: Kyrie Irving (NJ)
• September 22nd: Terrence Jones (OR)

Only Josh Selby and C.J. Leslie have not confirmed in-home visits for UK's schedule yet. Both Leslie and Selby will receive in-home visits from Kentucky but, at this point, they’re still working on getting their dates set concretely. Go get 'em Coach Cal. GO BIG BLUE

Quote of the Day

"You aren't entitled to anything. You don't inherit anything. You get what you earn—your position on the team. You're treated like everybody else. You're held accountable for your ...actions. You understand that your decisions affect other people on that team…There's winners, there's losers, and there's competitiveness." - Lou Holtz

Lou Holtz is explaining what it means to be on a football team. Amen brother!

Tobias Harris Interview - 8/20/09

Please get him Cal!!!!! He is THE player I want most. GO BIG BLUE!

UK Basketball New Players!

I cannot wait until basketball season. GO BIG BLUE

Joke de Jour - Need I Say More?

UK fan of the top of Mt. Fuji in Japan. GO BIG BLUE

Video(s) of Doran Lamb

Quote of the day

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall." - Confucius

ESPN College basketball ShootAround: SEC

Click link below for summary of SEC Basketball from ESPN:

College basketball ShootAround: SEC - Men's College Basketball - ESPN

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Individual Workout Re-Cap for Monday, August 31, 2009

Per John Calipari: "I thought we had a great session of individual workouts on Monday - the guys are really starting to show how committed they are to becoming champions.

We again had the team broken into three groups of four - the bigs, the wings and the guards. Patrick, Perry, Ramon and Darius were in Group 1; John Wall, Jon Hood, DeAndre and Eric were in Group 2; Darnell, Josh, Daniel and DeMarcus were in group 3.

(Darnell's hip was feeling better and he was able to go at full speed on Monday.)

We added some new ball handling drills and also some shooting drills to augment what we had done in our first two days of individual workouts. There were shooting drills and also a drill we run with movement patterns which is meant to further teach the Dribble Drive Motion Offense.

To be honest, I have no idea if they're grasping the dribble drive at this point! But I do know the more they do the drills, the more they learn to attack the basket and that is so vital in our offense. They're not ready to read or feel the offense yet, but that's perfectly normal at this stage.

The guy that stood out in my mind was DeMarcus, who was an absolute beast and really pushed himself like I had not seen him do before.

I thought much the same of Eric, whom I hadn't seen work that hard for that long.

Now, my job as their coach is to get those two to enjoy that feeling and seek it each and every time they are on the court.

Patrick continues to make strides playing as a more perimeter-oriented player and his hard work in the summer is showing each time I see him.

We'll have one more day of individuals where we group the players this way and that session will build upon the first three days of work we did. We will then begin to group the players differently with two bigs and two guards in each group."

Great stuff from Coach Cal. GO BIG BLUE!

Darius Miller Q&A

Click on the link below. Here is a quote from Darius Miller: "I think we can be really good. Every person's goal on this team is to win the national championship, and I definitely think we're capable of it. We all just think we're really talented as a team. We're getting really close. Our chemistry is going to be there. We're having a lot of fun with each other, spending time, and I think that's really going to help us out, too."

Darius Miller Q&A: Kentucky swingman thinks 'Cats can be really good - Mike DeCourcy - College Basketball - Sporting News

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UK Basketball views from Yahoo Sports Writers:

Jason King says: "After watching the Wildcats practice last week, I'm convinced they're the most talented team in America. I'm not sure it's even close. Everyone talks about John Wall ? and rightfully so ? but, folks, DeMarcus Cousins is a beast. If John Calipari's squad puts it all together, there won't be a better team."

MIke Huguenin says: " John Calipari's hiring will pay off immediately with a great season. He brought in the nation's best recruiting class, and John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins will be stars from day one. Patrick Patterson hung around for his junior season, and he should be a force inside. And there are enough complementary players that Calipari can do some mixing-and-matching with his lineup with little drop-off in talent."

Quote of the Day

"You want people around you who are able to take issues off your plate, not ones who will pile more on." - Coach John Calipari - Page 144 in "Bounce Back"

Joke de Jour - Popsicle

The only way to pull off a Sunday afternoon 'quickie' with their 8-year-old son in the apartment was to send him out on the balcony with a popsicle and tell him to report on all the neighborhood activities.

He began his commentary as his parents put their plan into operation:

"There's a car being towed from the parking lot," he shouted.

"An ambulance just drove by!"

"Looks like the Andersons have company," he called out.

"Matt's riding a new bike!"

"Looks like the Sanders are moving!"

"Jason is on his skateboard!"

After hesitating a few moments, he announced, "the Coopers are screwing!!"

Startled, his mother and dad shot up in bed! Dad cautiously called out, "how do you know they're screwing?"

"Because Jimmy Cooper is standing on his balcony with a popsicle."

Saturday, August 29, 2009 Individual Workouts Re-cap

Per John Calipari:
I felt it was a good day of effort from everyone and we were able to build on what we did earlier in the week. We shot the ball better today and we are starting to see the players begin to grasp how the Dribble Drive Motion Offense works.

Sophomore Darnell Dodson is dealing with a little hip injury so we held him out and inserted senior Mark Krebs who did fine. We're being cautious with Darnell - as we are with all our players - and he is day-to-day. No sense in risking injury while we're still in August!

The biggest thing the guys are doing right now is breaking through barriers - especially the younger kids who are dealing with playing through the fatigue some have been experiencing.

For the older guys, it's been a matter of learning how we play and retaining the information we are throwing at them in heaps.

Overall, a very productive day on and off the court.

Rivals Top 20 High School Prospects Class Of 2010

UK target recruits including: Brandon Knight, Josh Selby, Tobias Harris, Kyrie Irving, Terrence Jones, C.J. Leslie, and Adreian Payne. GO BIG BLUE!

Joke de Jour - Failures

Lose weight,then go have some pie and ice cream, duh...

Maybe she was at the L.A.Weight Loss clinic first...

I hope they get a dictionary to go with that dream of theirs.

Who the heck was in charge of their advertising?

I would like to have seen him do this.

What?

Those are lighthouses?

I'm not eating at this place...

Now that might work!

This one is just great...let's see, jackhammers or cigarettes.

Which one is better for my unborn child?

DVD rewinder, what were they thinking?

(Actually, there are people out there stupid enough to buy it...so who's the failure?

I think this is why Winn Dixie went out of business...

Yep, and that bus must run on solar energy huh?