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The Kentucky faithful are growing to start getting a little unnerved with Gillespie. The SEC isn't going to get any weaker and Kentucky really needs to get better fast or Gillespie might be heading back to the Big XII.
 
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I guess I will post this here, gotta love the comedy of blind homers

Kentucky Sports Radio ? Blog Archive ? Kelly Kapowski’s abbreviated Friday News and Views


- The message boards were aflutter tonight while I was away over Jeff Goodman?s article stating that the SEC is down this year. Well, I?d say so. But, Goodman goes on to add that ?Kentucky would be fortunate to finish in the top 8 of the Big East? despite the fact that they lost on a lucky buzzer-beater to the team that, unfortunately, is probably far and away the best team in the conference. Well, Jeff, I?m not so sure about that. As we?ve covered a number of times this year, polls in college basketball really don?t mean a whole lot because they?re based on opinions and we all know those are like certain exit points of one?s body. But, that?s what this blog is based on too, so get your nose plugs ready. Here is my opinion.


The Big East is incredibly overrated. And, it?s not even close. The reason that the Big East gets so much love nationally is because?.it got so much love nationally before the season started. So, much like the Big 12 football used to do in the early 2000s, they beat up on each other and don?t move in the rankings because ?they lost to the #15 team in the country?. But, with college basketball?s parity - especially this year - outside of about 5 teams, you?re going to find a lot of balance the rest of the way. Here is how I see the Cats stacking up in the Big East:

I guarantee you that UK would blow out these teams:
DePaul
Rutgers
Seton Hall
St Johns
South Florida
Cincinnati


They would win these games:
West Virginia (already did)
Providence
Syracuse
Notre Dame
Villanova


I?d say they?re 50/50 in these:
Pitt
Georgetown
Marquette


Probably lose:
Louisville
UConn


So, if you look at this crude estimate (hey, we?re rushing this, remember?), I?d say it would take a disaster for the Cats to finish 8th or worse and being ?fortunate? to be in the top 8 is downright absurd. If they play well (which, outside of the Auburn game they have), they?re in the top 5 of the Big East. So, Jeff, you?re wrong. Or, at least that?s what I think. Feel free to stink up the joint with your opinions below.
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while I agree that the Big East is a tad bit overrated

to say that Kentucky would finish in the top 5 of the big east when they finished 4th in their DIVISION of a very weak SEC is just hilarious
 
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Miss State is trying to pull a USC and take everyone's vmoney for the house.

They're tied with the Vols at the half at 36. They had the lead until a silly turnover late and a UT 3 at the horn.
 
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:lol: When the Miss St guy hit the 3 with 1:33 left to give them the lead, I knew Raftery was going to say 'Onions!'

Penn St. Creighton, and Arizona fans are squirming.

Miss St now up 4 with a little over a minute left.
 
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