tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56734340077231451162024-03-13T17:33:33.115-05:00The Big Blue Nation ReportBBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.comBlogger1176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-15395837599209116692011-09-11T10:59:00.003-05:002011-09-11T11:23:27.761-05:00Hey 2-0 is still 2-0!It's certainly no secret that Kentucky has played some horrendous football the last two games. The result...2-0, including their home opener yesterday against Central Michigan. Has there been a few bright spots? Of course. The play of Freshman RB Josh Clemons has helped ease the loss of Cobb, and the second half play of our offense yesterday certainly gave the Nation some hope in the season afterJBRUhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611844847583862577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-51867222078112968522011-08-19T11:19:00.002-05:002011-08-19T11:22:20.968-05:00UK Basketball's SEC Schedule released...Date-Day of Week-Opponent-EST-TV Coverage
Jan. 7 Saturday South Carolina at Kentucky 4:00 p.m. SEC Network
Jan. 11 Wednesday Kentucky at Auburn 8:00 p.m. SEC Network
Jan. 14 Saturday Kentucky at Tennessee Noon ESPN
Jan. 17 Tuesday Arkansas at Kentucky 9:00 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 21 Saturday Alabama at Kentucky Noon CBS Sports
Jan. 24 Tuesday Kentucky at Georgia 9:00 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 28 Saturday Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883069798641114526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-45849392512066457412011-08-18T11:33:00.001-05:002011-08-18T11:34:24.323-05:00Rondo and Wall Compare Notes...Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883069798641114526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-85759154858887926632011-08-18T08:20:00.005-05:002011-08-18T11:30:35.304-05:00Hood most likely to redshirt...
Calipari has hinted around that Jon Hood is most likely to red shirt after having off-season knee surgery. To be honest, this would probably be the best for Jon anyway, as he would definitely have a hard time logging any minutes on this year's team.
We wish Jon the best of luck on his recovery and look forward to seeing him in action again soon!
Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883069798641114526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-67157457019568175342011-08-18T08:10:00.003-05:002011-08-18T08:14:05.580-05:00We're back!Well, after taking about 11 months off, the BBNR team is ready to jump back in. To help us with our blogging, reporting and general nonsense, WK&T Sports has come on board, as well.
We'll be doing a televised version of the Big Blue Nation Report on WK&T's local television channels, which will be also televised on Murray Electric System's local channels, as well.
We're very excited Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883069798641114526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-60570130218341241222010-09-04T12:13:00.003-05:002010-09-04T12:50:50.544-05:00Gameday! Well, its finally here... the official beginning to the Joker Phillips era at Kentucky. This summer has been long and hot, but on the first Saturday in September, as the weather finally cools for a bit, the Cats and Cards will battle for another year's worth of bragging rights at Louisville's Papa John's Stadium.For us here at BBNR, its a welcome return to the games that matter. During the offMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883069798641114526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-57548312138806865392010-08-31T08:40:00.004-05:002010-08-31T09:24:45.173-05:00Kentucky vs. Louisville Preview... Gomez here...Summer vacation is almost over. We've all lazed around alot over the past few months, only reporting on whatever is most truly important to the Big Blue Nation, but this weekend, our break comes to an end. That's because on Saturday afternoon, the Joker Phillips era officially begins with a road trip to Louisville. We're here to break down what you might expect from the first game BBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-57649923972639794302010-08-28T14:07:00.007-05:002010-08-29T00:31:39.660-05:00New Commit for 2011?Neal Nieves from Coast2Coast Recruiting is reporting that Cal has landed another big commitment for the 2011 class. Center/Power Forward/Huge Match up Problem Kyle Wiltjer (#19 player on Scout.com) has committed to the Cats. Now this news is being kicked around from different outlets but has not been made official. Honestly this is one of the guys from the 2011 class I was hoping would bring his JBRUhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611844847583862577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-15802248983694015882010-08-27T09:47:00.005-05:002010-08-27T09:54:46.801-05:00ESPN gives UK football props... Joker Phillips and his staff are tearing up the recruiting trail, and people are starting to take notice. What people? The World Wide Leader for one. Joker's UK 2011 class has earned him the ranking of 25th best in the nation according to ESPN's recruiting rankings.Its nice to see all their hard work paying off, and we can only hope it translates to big wins and more record breaking seasons in BBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-65079954840963520682010-08-26T09:33:00.002-05:002010-08-27T09:40:49.242-05:002010-11 BBall Schedule Released...2010-2011 SCHEDULE:11/01/10 vs. Pikeville # Lexington, Ky. TBA11/05/10 vs. Dillard # Lexington, Ky. TBA11/12/10 vs. ETSU - Lexington, Ky. TBA11/19/10 at Portland - Portland, Ore. 10:00 p.m. ET11/22/10 vs. Oklahoma - Maui, Hawaii 5:30 p.m. ET11/23/10 Virginia/Washington - Maui, Hawaii 4:30/9:30 ET11/24/10 TBD Maui Tourney - Hawaii TBA11/30/10 vs. Boston University - Lexington, Ky. TBA12/04/10 at BBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-73413021505059767022010-08-25T18:03:00.003-05:002010-08-27T09:42:00.513-05:00GameDay to cover UK vs. Florida...UPDATE: So yeah, we read the press release wrong. GameDay will be in Florida, not Lexington. Oh well, its still good exposure for the program either way.I guess the conspiracy about ESPN hating UK is a bit overblown. After all, ESPN did announce today that they will be returning to Kentucky for their February showdown with Florida. This will be the second straight year, and two of the last J.Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07720016510832213974noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-15148965969919023872010-08-21T08:34:00.001-05:002010-08-21T08:35:45.472-05:00UK Football team offers helping hands...BBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-31325756755487061592010-08-21T08:06:00.002-05:002010-08-21T08:33:56.011-05:00Saturday Stuff... Gomez here...Well as you might have noticed, we took a few days off after the Canadian beat down, but we're checking in today to share a few thoughts about the trip.First off all, like we mentioned, the Wildcats went up north and easily won three exhibition games at Windsor University. Brandon Knight, as expected was exceptionally strong and appears to be more than ready to replace John Wall asBBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-45615124583576428052010-08-17T13:24:00.004-05:002010-08-17T13:32:12.909-05:00Cats finish 3-0 in Canada...Gomez here...Kentucky won again, beating Windsor for the second time in three days, 104-75 in overtime. (Just kidding about the overtime part.)Brandon Knight, Doron Lamb and Darius Miller lead the team in scoring (again) and Josh Harrellson grabbed 19 boards and had four steals.Here's how the final stats for today's game broke down:Darius Miller 24 pts, 3 reb, 3 asstsStacey Poole 2 pts, 1 BBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-72463379488468357752010-08-17T09:46:00.002-05:002010-08-17T09:47:55.714-05:00UK basketball wins game 2...Kentucky won its second exhibition game in Canada despite having a limited roster.The Wildcats, with just eight players available Monday night, still managed to turn up the defensive pressure in a 96-68 victory over Western (Ontario) University.Kentucky started its three-day, three-game exhibition tour without 6-foot-11 forwards Enes Kanter (awaiting NCAA clearance) and Eloy Vargas (academics). BBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-22709303878106009672010-08-15T20:23:00.001-05:002010-08-16T08:31:37.346-05:00UK, Knight dominate the first game of trip...Kentucky coach John Calipari has already started turning a top-notch recruiting class into part of a team that hopes to contend for a national championship.The Wildcats started a three-day, three-game exhibition series in Canada on Sunday night, defeating the University of Windsor 95-62.Two months before official practice even begins, incoming freshman point guard Brandon Knight led the Wildcats BBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-54276532832819840782010-08-14T08:01:00.004-05:002010-08-14T08:20:32.844-05:00SI predicts UK to finish 2nd in SEC East...Gomez here...Sports Illustrated, which annually only publishes one issue worth looking at, err reading, has predicted that Kentucky will finish with a record of 4-4 in the SEC and in a tie for second-place with Georgia and South Carolina in the East.While its not beyond the realm of possibility that their record could be either worse or better than that, I'd say we'd all have to be very pleased BBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-75793854287859660342010-08-14T07:58:00.000-05:002010-08-14T07:59:37.881-05:00Anthony Davis Highlight Reel...BBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-84193307018606100172010-08-13T23:02:00.002-05:002010-08-14T16:56:22.014-05:00Anthony Davis is a CatTonight was a great night for men across America, as it was the night that Expendables hit the big screen. It is only fitting that on a night for men, Calipari proved once again he is THE man. Anthony Davis will be a cat, Chicago Sun Times writers be damned.Make no mistake, Davis is far from expendable. Many believe he has of surpassing Mike Gilchrest in terms of class rank and NBA potential. Austin Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16247002908912503309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-83002121568264046932010-08-12T22:50:00.007-05:002010-08-14T16:59:01.108-05:00Weekend quick clicks...:: Quincy Miller names top 3, UK not among schools:: Former UK commit, Ross-Miller academically ineligible at LSU:: ESPN explores "Operation Win".:: Katz talks Cal's Cats upcoming Canada trip...:: UK Lady Hoops loses PG in pick up game:: Other than just QB, there are plenty position battles taking placeMORE LATERJ.Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07720016510832213974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-60014578217389889942010-08-11T09:38:00.004-05:002010-08-11T09:52:09.846-05:00Forde: This could be UK's year to beat UTGomez here...It's no big secret that we're not fans of Pat Forde around here. To be honest, we think about as much of Pat Forde as Brandon Phillips does the St. Louis Cardinals. However, most of our hatred for Forde is solely based on his constant jabs at the UK basketball program and our head coach, John Calipari, and not anything to do with his thoughts on college football.Earlier this week, BBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-74447119928728967162010-08-10T09:08:00.003-05:002010-08-10T09:16:26.296-05:00Joker's practice quotes...via UK Athletics.com.On practice …“We have some guys that are getting a little bit leg weary, but they are fine. I will say it again, we are still in the teaching phase, implementing a lot of our offense, defense and special teams. We are trying to get a lot of drill work in and tomorrow we will continue to do the same thing. We need to practice a little faster to get some more reps because we BBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-5195802982350422102010-08-09T16:10:00.003-05:002010-08-09T16:51:53.020-05:00Canada Trip Details... Brandon Knight and the Cats are ready for Canada Gomez here...I've been thinking, and I don't think I can ever recall watching a UK basketball team play an actual game against another college team in the month of August...ever. Sure, I've seen pick-up games, blue-white tour games, and that sorta' stuff, but never an actual exhibition game against another college team. Yes, Wildcat faithfuls, BBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-29842177348215392222010-08-08T15:58:00.000-05:002010-08-09T16:10:32.807-05:00We talkin' bout practice, man!BBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673434007723145116.post-41374062495298314622010-08-07T15:34:00.000-05:002010-08-09T15:57:49.218-05:00OTL: The Pitino ScandalBBNR STAFF REPORThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17464953483138581629noreply@blogger.com0