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Big Blue Links for Wednesday:

• Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader reports that walk-on Landon Slone is leaving the UK basketball program along with Donald Williams, A.J. Stewart and Jared Carter.
• John Calipari sends a tweet apologizing for not meeting with Slone.
• My column on new UK assistant basketball coach Rod Strickland.
• Tipton also reports that ex-UK player Dale Brown would like an exhibition game with UK.
• Beverly Fortune of the Herald-Leader reports that Billy Gillispie’s house is back up for sale, with a $1.5 million asking price.
• David Climer of the Tennessean writes that Kentucky is showing what’s wrong with NCAA scholarship rules.
• James Quinn of espn.com reports that UK target Roscoe Smith is looking at all his options.
• Calipari tells Jon Solomon of the Birmingham News that the dribble-drive offense does have room for two point guards. (Hat tip to Tom Leach.)

Continue reading ‘BBL: Four departures, house for sale, and recruiting news’

SEC links for Wednesday:

• Joe Person of The State reports that Steve Spurrier confronted Lane Kiffin at the SEC Spring Meeting over Kiffin’s comments.
• An AP report says Kiffin was still unapologetic in meeting with coaches.
• Robbie Andreu of the Gainesville Sun writes that Kiffin is trying to fit in.
• Andreu also reports that Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan is considering all his point guard options.
• Mike Griffith of the Knoxville News-Sentinel reports that UT basketball commitment Aaron Croft has re-opened his recruitment.
• David Jones of Florida Today writes that Mike Slive wants to end the trash talk.
• Ian Rapoport of the Birmingham News writes that Alabama baseball copes with life after Jake Smith.

Continue reading ‘SEC links: Spurrier calls out Kiffin at meetings’

Forget those rumors that UK would be taking Billy Gillispie’s house as part of the settlement with its former coach.

Gillispie has listed his house with local real estate agent Whitney Pannell as being for sale.

The link to the listing, complete with photos, can be found here.

Here’s what I’ve heard from the local radio call-in shows:

• WLAP-630: Dick Gabriel will have UK assistant basketball coach John Robic on in the 6 o’clock hour.

After today’s announcement that A.J. Stewart, Donald Williams and Jared Carter will not be with the team next season:

Our friends at Inside the Hall have video highlights of UK target Marquis Teague. Listed as the nation’s No. 5 prospect by Scout.com, Teague is considering Kentucky, Indiana, Louisville, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Purdue and Ohio State.

Teague is No. 12 in the video.

Marquis Teague adidas May Classic highlights from Inside The Hall on Vimeo.

Big Blue Links for Tuesday:

• The Playmakers blog claims that Jodie Meeks has every intention of staying in the draft. (Hat tip Spam’s Wildcat Page.)
• Testudo Times reports that UK target Will Barton went off at the Nike Memorial Day Classic.
• Bluegrass State Basketball looks at John Calipari and his Twitter competitors.
• Williamson Daily News reports that Calipari will be speaking in Pike County on July 17.
• The Courier-Journal’s Jody Demling writes on UK’s big score.
• A Sea of Blue writes on the Jeremy Jarmon suspension.
• On his WKYT blog, Steve Moss writes that Calipari’s haul has tongues wagging.
• Inner Circle says the “only obstacle will be ourselves.”
• Straitpinkie looks at a busy Memorial Day weekend for UK.

SEC links for Tuesday:

• Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun writes on Billy Donovan vs. John Calipari.
• Paul Finebaum writes for the Mobile Press-Register that Steve Spurrier still has game.
• But Joe Person of The State reports that a South Carolina cornerback has been suspended again.
• State columnist Ron Morris writes that the SEC has steeled South Carolina for success.
• John Adams of the Knoxville News-Sentinel writes that Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl has taught the SEC to stay on schedule.
• Maurice Patton of the Tennessean reports that Vanderbilt baseball is headed to Louisville.

Continue reading ‘SEC links: Will Donovan and Calipari remain friends?’

SEC links for Monday:

• Birmingham News reports that commissioner Mike Slive is going to give SEC football coaches a talking-to at spring meeting.
• Tommy Hicks of the Mobile Press-Register writes that Lane Kiffin will be center of attention this week.
• David Climer of the Tennessean writes that SEC off-season has produced as much as the fall.
• John Adams of the Knoxville News-Sentinel writes that SEC hot seat could be a surprise.
• Randy Rosetta of The Advocate reports on LSU’s win over Vanderbilt in SEC Baseball Tournament title game.

Continue reading ‘SEC links: Spring meetings start this week in Destin’

Big Blue Links for Sunday:

• In the Herald-Leader, Jerry Tipton writes that so far John Calipari has made all the right moves.
• Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader reports that Jeremy Jarmon accepts blame for NCAA suspension.
• My Sunday column saying others should learn from Jarmon’s mistake.
• Valarie Honeycutt Spears of the H-L reports that positive tests are rate rare, but not unheard of.
• Cosby writes that just like Jarmon, Cats have to move on.
• Tipton’s basketball notebook leads with UK will open next season against Morehead.
• Dick Weiss of the New York Daily News writes that Calipari has expectations through the roof.
• ESPN.com Chris Low writes that Jeremy Jarmon is “as real as it gets.”
• Robbi Pickeral of the Charlotte Observer writes that losing Wall could block UNC from all-time win mark.
• In the Oklahoman, Brandon Chatmon has Daniel Orton saying that Wall is last piece of the puzzle for UK. (Hat tip to Spam’s Wildcat Page.)

Continue reading ‘BBL: Jeremy Jarmon reaction links’