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Big Blue Links for Sunday:

• Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader has the game story on UK’s loss to LSU.
• In Tipton’s post-game notes, Patrick Patterson says that one player is not to blame for the loss.
• My column stating that now Kentucky’s NCAA fate will be decided in Florida.
• Mark Story talks to Mitch Barnhart, who says that Gillispie needs time.
• Here’s the slideshow of UK-LSU photos.
• Post-game audio from the UK-LSU game.
• Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader reports on the showings of ex-UK players at the NFL Combine.
• Mark Maloney of the Herald-Leader reports on the SEC Indoor Track and Field championships at UK.
• In the Baton Rouge Advocate, Gary Laney writes on LSU officially clinching the regular-season crown.
• Laney writes that the Tigers picked-and-rolled the Cats.
• At espn.com, Pat Forde writes that LSU has distinguished itself in this dysfunctional SEC season.
• In the Courier-Journal, Rick Bozich writes that continous dysfunction hits the Cats.
• At CBS Sportsline, Gary Parrish writes that almost isn’t good enough at Kentucky.
• In the New York Daily News, Dick Weiss writes that UK hopes its bubble doesn’t burst.

• Brett Dawson of the Courier-Journal reports that LSU proved too tough for the Cats.
• Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger quotes Barnhart as saying that Billy G. is not on the hot seat.
• Vaught writes that the loss to LSU is a major setback for UK’s NCAA hopes.
• In the Cats Pause, Matt May writes that UK made critical mistakes in the Saturday loss.
• A Sea of Blue issues its postmortem on the Kentucky loss.
• At Kentucky Sports Radio, Fake Gimel Martinez has a good summary of the game, and Gillispie’s skills.
• In the Kentucky Kernel, Jon Hale writes that UK’s emotional week is capped by heartbreaking loss.
• Also in the Kernel, James Pennington writes that LSU escapess amid Kentucky’s miscues.
• Straitpinkie has some post UK-LSU thoughts.
• Cat Scratches has some post-game notes and quotes.