This weekend we saw some wins for the Kentucky and Louisville men's basketball team. Louisville bounced back after the embarrassing loss to Drexel and beat Gardner-Webb (shudder) 78-49. But because of the loss to the Dragons the Cards now fall back out of the top 25, right where they belong. Editorial comment alert #1: A lot of Louisville fans (including the Cardchronicle) were making fun of Drexel because their mascot is a dragon, a fictional beast. I would like to point out that Louisville's mascot is a dumb looking bird with teeth, another fictional beast that does not exist in nature. And there you have it.The Cats beat Sean Woods' Mississippi Valley State team 85-60. Terrence Jones had 19 points, DeAndre Liggins and Doron Lamb each had 16, while Brandon Knight and Darius Miller each had 14. There were some other big headlines to address: Joe B Hall was honored along with a slew of former UK basketball players. Brandon Knight made a half-court shot as time expired in the first half, a shot that was #1 on Sportscenter's top 10 on Sunday. John Caliapri was also ejected for arguing with officials over some terrible calls.
The Cats moved up to #13 in the top 25.
So, what's up this week? There's a lot so I will move fast:
- It is official: Rick Pitino will be taking his talents to Puerto Rico. It was confirmed that Ricky Three Stacks is going to coach Puerto Rican team in the off season. He also must learn, "Where is the local Porcini's and abortion clinic?" in Spanish. It is also rumored that the Dominican Republic is interested in having John Calipari coach their national team. Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are arch rivals. Go figure.
-Louisville Football Good News: 5 star QB, #3 QB overall, Terry Bridgewater has committed to play for Charlie Strong and the Cards. This is a huge recruit for the Cards, something Strong has promised to do from day one. But this also begs the question; what about Seneca's DeMarcus Smith? The other 5 star QB from Seneca high school has to be scratching his head. He stuck with Louisville through the Krags era only to be seemingly left by Strong for Bridgewater. Right now the scholarship still stands and Smith has not said anything, but something tells me this kid would like a chance to play and he may look elsewhere.
-Louisville Football Bad News: Something that Louisville fans should be used to by now is embarrassment and here is another one to add to the list. The Cards had a dance competition against Southern Miss in St. Petersburgh, Florida a day before their bowl game (this explains the You Got Served poster). Apparently the Cards started it by making fun of Conference USA, a conference they were once a part of. The State Troopers were called in because the trash talking and shoving was getting out of hand. Another day in the life of the Classy Cards. Editorial comment alert #2: I guess Louisville forgot they play in the worst conference in the history of the NCAA. I hope Southern Miss wins by 50. They won't, but I can hope. Check out this link about it.
-The Cats are set to take on Winthrop on Wednesday. This game should not be too tough. 2 more games, two more games. UK has played the #1 ranked pre-conference schedule thus far and will go into Louisville having played big names at home and on the road. The Cats will play 2 more gimmee games to boost confidence headed towards New Years Eve.
- The Cards will keep chugging on the Cupcake Express and actually play their first road contest of the season. Yes, you read that correctly. Spineless Rick has yet to lead his band of flunkies out of Louisville. They will face their first "tough road test" (Rick's words, not mine) against the 5-6 Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky. So the Dirty Birds aren't even leaving the state. Wow.
That's all for now! Please check in for updates. Rumors keep swirling that an Enes Kanter ruling will come this week. So what else is new?
Smith didn't commit to Louisville until Strong came. He was Strong's first recruit to commit. There was no "sticking with Louisville through the Krags era". If I'm not mistaken there are only 2 QBs on the Louisville roster for next year...Will Stein and Dominique Brown(who is looking more and more like a running back everyday). Neither will likely compete for the starting job next year, it will be either Bridgewater or Smith. Smith said he was aware that Strong was looking to bring in another QB. It would be foolish for Smith to decommit. We played 3 quarterbacks each of the last 2 seasons due to injuries. The competition should bring out the best in them. Smith is considered the better thrower and Bridgewater the better runner, but Smith won the "best feet" competition at the elite 11 camp...a camp that Bridgewater was a part of. I read yesterday that Smith's and Bridgewater's fathers are good friends and in turn their families are close...more reason their double recruitment could be a good success.
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