John Clay’s Sidelines

Big Blue Links for Sunday:

• My Sunday column arguing that the NCAA allegations are against Derrick Rose, not John Calipari.
• Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader writes on Derrick Locke’s rehab from knee surgery.
• Chip’s football notebook leads with an update on Ryan Mossakowski.
• Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader leads his notebook with John Calipari making the Kiwanis Club day.
• Tipton also blogs that Landon Slone is close to committing to Morehead State.
• Jody Demling of the Courier-Journal reports that UK is on Harrison Barnes’ steady list of a dozen schools.
• Jerry Brewer of the Seattle Times (and formerly of the Herald-Leader) writes that the one-and-done era has been a failure. (Hat tip to Spam’s Wildcat Page.)
• Drew Sharp of the Detroit Free-Press writes that college coaches should be responsible for their programs, good or bad.
• The “We Luv Erin Calipari” Facebook page now has over 1,100 members.
• Mike Hutton of the Post-Tribune says there is plenty of blame to go around in the Rose case.

• George Robinson of the Leaf Chronicle writes that Memphis isn’t an isolated incident.
• Deadspin looks at the other “adorable” Memphis scandal.
• Kentucky Sports Radio wants you to get in on the Yahoo contest about the best recruiting class of all-time.
• Jerry Riles of Chicago Local Television argues that this is about Calipari,  not Rose.
• Adam Jacobi of The Sporting Blog writes that you would think Memphis would know about p.r. disasters.
• Big Blue Booyah says NCAA needs to look in the mirror.
• Wildcat Thunder thinks Calipari deserves better.
• Inner Circle says UK fans should move on with their heads held high.
• On a Kansas sports blog, Freddy D. says forget the allegations, just get ready for Kentucky.