John Clay's Sidelines

Photo by Mark Cornelison.

Big Blue Links for Friday:

• Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader reports that Billy Gillispie doesn’t think the season is over yet.
• Herald-Leader columnist Mark Story writes that firing Billy Gillispie would only fan the flames.
• The H-L has the report on UK women’s first-round loss in the SEC Tournament.
• Brett Dawson of the C-J writes on Kentucky’s slipping NCAA chances.
• Eric Crawford of the Courier-Journal says those wearing blue aren’t Cats.
• At the Bleacher Report, Trey Bradley writes it’s time to get Gillispie out of Kentucky.
• Tom Leach talks to Larry Conley after UK’s loss to Georgia.
• Ben Jackey at WLKY writes that the fans are after Gillispie’s head.
• Pat Dooley of the Gainesville Sun on why Billy Donovan benched Nick Calathes.

• At Florida Today, David Jones writes that struggling Gators and Cats both need win.
• Brian Rickerd of the State-Journal writes on Kentucky’s plight.
• Greg Hardy at CBS Sportsline writes that SEC is enduring a season on the bubble.
• In the Kentucky Kernel, Bobby Reagan writes that experts don’t like UK’s NCAA chances.
• The Kernel’s B.W. Jones on the UK women’s first-round loss.
• The Kernel’s Kenny Colston writes on UK baseball.
• Matt Jones at Kentucky Sports Radio is trying to move past the lowest day.
• On his WLAP blog, Dick Gabriel writes that the UK basketball season is not supposed to go like this.