Posts Tagged 'Matthew Mitchell'

BBL: Will teams need seven wins for bowl eligibility?

The day after Kentucky’s Tuesday night win over Georgia, the debate continues about whether the Cats get preferential treatment in avoiding those quick Thursday-Saturday turnarounds.

The SEC-leading Kentucky women are in action tonight at Auburn for a  7 p.m. start.

But the bigger news may come out of the college football ranks, where the lousy bowl TV ratings have caused an examination of eligibility criteria. There is apparently now a push to raise the minimum number of wins needed for bowl eligibility from six to seven. That could have a big effect on a school like Kentucky, which in recent years has made the needed six-wins a major priority.

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Video: Matthew Mitchell previews today’s game

Here is UK women’s basketball coach Matthew Mitchell on Friday, previewing today’s game against visiting Florida. Jen Smith of the Herald-Leader has the advance on the game and you can follow her updates on twitter. The 2 p.m. game is being televised by CWKYT-TV, 27.2.

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BBL: UK women beat UT, as men look to meeting Vols

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A’dia Mathies was the Big Blue story on Thursday, scoring 34 points and hitting the game-winner as No. 9 Kentucky beat the No. 6 Tennessee women 61-60 before a sold-out crowd at Memorial Coliseum.

The Kentucky men travel to Knoxville on Saturday to play the Tennessee men. It’s a noon start on ESPN. John Calipari and selected players will have a media opportunity this afternoon, so look for notes, video, etc. on this blog later today.

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BBL: UK gets receiver commitment; More Breakfast Club

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In the end, Kentucky had no problem with Samford last night at Rupp Arena. It was much more difficult finding out the details behind the Breakfast Club. Meanwhile, the football Cats got a commitment from a wide receiver. And the women say they can learn from Sunday’s loss at Notre Dame.

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Video: Why the UK women are no longer tweeting

If you happen to notice that UK women’s basketball players are not tweeting this season, there is a reason for that. Here, head coach Matthew Mitchell talks about his reasoning, and senior guard Keyla Snowden talks about dealing with twitter withdrawal. Said Mitchell, “We’re just gathering more than sharing right now.”

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Video: Mitchell talks about facing 6th-ranked Duke

With 10th-ranked Kentucky meeting sixth-ranked Duke on Thursday night at 6 p.m. in Rupp Arena — the first time two top 10 women’s teams have met in Lexington since 1983 — UK women’s coach Matthew Mitchell met the media on Thursday in Memorial Coliseum.

He said the team was excited to play in Rupp Arena and was hoping for a big crowd. As for the game itself, he knows that Duke’s height will be tough to deal with unless the Cats can turn the tempo into an up-and-down game.

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Videos: Matthew Mitchell talks Summitt, Smith

Update: Jennifer Smith’s story from today’s presser with Mitchell.

Two videos of UK women’s basketball coach Matthew Mitchell talking to the media at the Nutter Training Center. The top video deals with his good friend and mentor Pat Summitt. In bottom video, Mitchell discusses his newest recruit and the return of point guard Amber Smith.

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BBL: Nerlens Noel wins MVP award, thinks about future

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BBL: Kanter works out for Jazz; More recruiting news

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Post-game videos from UK women’s win over LSU

Matthew Mitchell talks about UK’s 49-47 win over LSU. After the jump, UK players Brittany Henderson, Victoria Dunlap and A’dia Mathies talk to the media. Finally. LSU coach Van Chancellor says the loss hurts.

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