SouthEastern Wildcat Review

YouTube user ukcat8fan continues to put out quality Kentucky highlight videos. This one is his list of the ten biggest clutch plays in UK history:

I have to say that I can't argue at all with any of these. He does an excellent job, check out his channel on YouTube, he has quite a few more like this one. I really could watch these over and over and over.
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I used to think that summer recruiting was one of the best times of year to be a college coach. You don't yet have the pressures of the season, and you get to travel all over the country doing nothing but watching high school players trying to one-up each other and make a bigger name for themselves. After listening to Coach Cal's numerous diatribes on the subject, I must say that I agree with his stance on eliminating summer recruiting. To me it makes total sense to put the recruiting back into the high schools, as that was the norm for many many years, and things had a way of working out then. My the times, how they have changed! Now onto the various goings-on around the UK universe.....
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Please don't let these rumors turn out to be true. I sincerely hope that this is one of those cases where the names of the teams and athletes involved have caused this rumor to blow up. UT sites are reporting it, UK sites are discussing it, message boards are lighting up about it, and yet nobody in the mainstream media has even mentioned it yet. I'm not going to rehash the story, check the excerpt from CatsPause.com below. For the life of me, I just can't understand why these athletes continually get caught in situations like this. In light of the national stories about Adam "PacMan" Jones, Plaxico Burress, and seemingly a million others just like it, one would think these guys wouldn't even own a gun, let along leave the house with one on their person.

Six UT players were at an apartment complex that was discussed above and were harrassing multiple people. A female called the UK players (not sure if this was the female who invited them or another one) and asked them to come over and help her get them to either leave their apartment or the complex. The UK players showed up and a donnybrook ensued. During this bru ha ha a shot was allegedly fired by UK player into a wall. There is a 4th (UK) player invovled who's name has not been mentioned yet.

No one has been charged with anything yet and the police are not releasing any names to anyone. There are apparently dozens of witnesses to this event and the police are taking their time determining who to charge with what.

This is total speculation but I would not be suprised to see 4 UK players charged with disorderly conduct (or something along those lines) and 1 of them given the additional charge of something like Second Degree wanton endangerment (a class A misdemeanor) if he did in fact discharge a firm arm into a wall. I would also not be suprised to see UT players charged with something.

Fact of the matter is that the Lexington Police chief will have to charge someone with something since this is very much becoming public. However, he was raked over the coals pretty hard by Rich Brooks (who's teams have a very good reputation) and the press for the Stevie Johnson incident. If he is going to charge a UK player with a crime, while he was defending a female from UT PLAYERS, he's going to have to charge the UT players with something. If not, that would be VERY unpopular in Lexington.

Like I said above...I'm guesssing at what will happen here. I think you're going to see misdemeanor charges brought against multiple UK players and possibly against UT players.

Let's just hope none of this comes to fruition, Brooks' defense is still reeling from the news and loss of Jeremy Jarmon. If any more players, especially those slated to be major contributors fall by the wayside, it could turn out to be a looooong time until basketball season starts. And if this poster is telling the truth, I bet Steve Brown has quite a few sleepless nights ahead of him:

I got an update, to what I posted earlier. Most of what has been said is the same. Several new pieces of info. One of the girls that lived there, is friends with the UT players, I believe even dates one.Micah, and several other players were called by someone in the apartment. The door was busted down, and a fight did break out amongst UK players and the UT players.
The girl who lives there, and several of her friends inside the apartment are accusing Micah of breaking the door down, and also accusing him of brandishing a gun.
Micah says he did not break down any doors, and did not even have a gun on him that night. Thats his version. At some point during the fight, the UK players left because the police where on the way. He was not arrested, not detained and as of yet hasn't even been questioned.
There is and has been animosity between Micah and that girl, so perhaps her credibility is what is leading to this delay. Can't find out who's version is true, but those are indeed her accusations.

I hope that's not the sound of a season going down the tubes. What shame if off-the-field incidents end up costing the 'Cats their 4th straight bowl and a decent season.
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Another quick football note, UK defensive lineman Corey Peters finished runner-up to a South Florida player for the honor of receiving the Emmitt Smith Award. It is given only to members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, specifically to one who demonstrates athletic achievement, academic success, and fraternity and community involvement.
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Jodie continues to impress his new NBA bosses and show all the doubting Wildcat fans that not returning to UK was in his best interests. In his 1st Summer League game his line was 14 pts, 2 rbs, 0 ast. Meeks increased his scoring in his 2nd game to a tune of 16 pts, 2 rbs, 2 ast. And typical of Jodie, another increase in his 3rd game to 20 points. I believe he will not only make the team, but be a big contributor during his rookie season.
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Chuck Hayes. Keith Bogans. Tayshaun Prince. Three of the greatest players in Wildcat history. If you'll notice the fourth person in this picture, I believe he has every right to be mentioned with these guys. After his career is finished, I really believe he will not only be remembered as one of the best 'Cats to ever don the uniform, but also as the one who preservered through two of the worst seasons in UK history only to come back and lead UK out of the dark ages. Speaking of the dark ages, it looks like UK is going to fight the Clyde lawsuit as hard as they can, recently approving $100,00.00 to be used to hire Dallas-area lawyers. The train wreck continues....... Mark Story's Fast Break Points column is usually an interesting read, and this one is no different. Do you know the story behind the most successful coach in the history of the Kentucky Wildcats? If not or if you just need a little reminder, check out the first part of a two-part series on the Baron of the Bluegrass.
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Jerry Tipton was complaining wrote in his article in Sunday's Lexington Herald-Leader that Cal was selling the NBA more than he was selling the Kentucky program. Ummmmm, What's wrong with that? If that keeps the program on top and is the perception of the recruits, I for one am definitely all for it. When you land a class like this along with the starting lineup possibilites, I say let the man sell the brand however he wants. Does Cal's or any other coaches use of Twitter violate any NCAA rules? Not necessarily, but it does come really close. The previous link also has a list of the 50 most prolific sports Twitterers (?)
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Joe Jackson is a Memphis-area point guard that UK has a lot of interest in just in case Cal doesn't land Rivals #1 prospect Brandon Knight. He has some competition from his replacement at Memphis, Josh Pastner, who wants the kid so bad he's willing to do this. Wow.
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Former Billy Clyde era commitment and still current 'Cat target Dominique Ferguson is apparently changing high schools. Rumors of this circulated a while back, but D-Ferg has consistently denied them. For some reason I'm not real high of this kid. All kinds of talent, just seems kind of aloof to me.
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And from the department pictured to the left, one of the great past Wildcat players has made the news for something you don't want to make the news for. Surely this is not what 122 million in career earnings gets you. Please tell me it was just a bank error. Actually, that's what I'm going to believe until more facts come out. Changing the subject, has Yahoo Sports passed ESPN as the new "source" for breaking sports news? It certainly seems to be that way, for now at least. And finally, the 10 most overrated things in sports. See you guys tomorrow.