Big Blue Links for Saturday:
- Jerry Tipton’s advance in the Herald-Leader focuses on return of Patrick Patterson.
- Tipton’s notes includes Tennessee’s Scotty Hopson happy to be back in the Bluegrass.
- Tipton also writes that an ex-Virginia star has cautionary tale for Jodie Meeks.
- My column on UK’s bubble trouble.
- Audio from Billy Gillispie’s press conference on Friday.
- Gary Henderson wins debut as UK baseball coach.
- Chip Cosby of Herald-Leader reports UK may open football season in Cincinnati.
- Jennifer Smith of H-L writes that UK women’s uphill battle continues after win over Lady Vols.
- Brett Dawson’s advance in the Courier-Journal says Kentucky hopes to improve.
- Mike Griffith of the Knoxville News-Sentinel writes that Tennessee hopes to avoid a meltdown.
- Bryan Mullen of the Tennessean writes that Hopson expects hostility from UK fans.
- Dan Fleser of the News-Sentinel reports that Pat Summitt has kicked her Lady Vols out of their lockerroom after loss to Kentucky.
- Tom Leach talks to Bob Kessling, the radio voice of the Vols.
- Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger writes that UK-UT is a battle for first place.
- Vaught’s mailbag includes someone who makes seeing UK games a priority.
- A Sea of Blue breaks down the UK-Tennessee game.
- Kentucky Sports Radio will get you worked up for the hated Vols.
- On Rick Bozich’s blog, Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin says top SEC team would do no better than sixth in Big East.
- Straitpinkie breaks down UK-Tennessee.
- Orlando Sentinel’s Swamp Things blog wants you to join the Calathes-Meeks Player of the Year argument. (Hat tip to Spam’s Wildcats Page.)
- Ex-UK football star Joey Couch has his own blog now on Kentucky Ink.
- Cat Scratches blog has notes from Gillispie and Matthew Mitchell press conferences.
