Big Blue Links for Wednesday:
- Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader writes that player bouts with the flu is giving Rich Brooks a headache.
- Jerry Tipton of the H-L writes that in basketball a dribble-driver’s license doesn’t come easy.
- My column saying that some UK fans need a reality check.
- Brett Dawson of the Courier-Journal writes about the UK football flu outbreak.
- Chris Low of ESPN has Kentucky headed to the Papajohns.com Bowl.
- Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger writes that Kentucky must focus on EKU.
- Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio is going to work for Coach Calipari.
- On KSR, Rob Gidel rips Rich Brooks for not letting the players wear black jerseys.
- Eric Lindsey of Cat Scratches writes on UK tennis star Eric Quigley.
- Straitpinkie has an update on UK target Tobias Harris’ visit to Louisville.
- Bluegrass State Basketball has a Jelan Kendrick update.
- Wildcat Blue Blog updates UK players in the NBA.
- Inner Circle writes on the UK blogger’s perspective.
- Wildcat-Den writes on Darnell Dodson and the UK offense.
- Aaron’s UK Football Blog has video of juco recruit Dwayne Frampton.
- On Kentucky Sports Network, Ira Combs writes that it’s back to the drawing board for the football Cats.

John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky and graduate of UK, he covered UK football for 13 seasons before being promoted to columnist in 2000. He lives in Lexington with his wife and two sons. You can e-mail him at jclay@herald-leader.com.
I think the Papajohn’s.com Bowl would be a good game for us. We’d be against a weak Big East opponent and would have a legit chance at winning our fourth bowl game in a row. Any other bowl game I think would have us at an underdog.
The reality check column was great.