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12 January 2010
Kentucky goes to Gainesville tonight to play Florida in their first road game against SEC competition. An event like that obviously deserves a bullet-point post.
- It's put up or shut up tonight for Kenny Boynton. Kenny Boynton is a freshman guard for the Florida Gators. He was a McDonald's All-American. Before John Calipari came to Kentucky and brought John Wall, Eric Bledsoe and DeMarcus Cousins, he was probably going to be the highest rated incoming freshman in the SEC. Even after Cal brought those guys in and Kentucky was thought of as a preseason top-five team, Boynton had this to say to SLAM Magazine about Kentucky, "...I think we have a better team... I don't think they're as good as everyone says they are." I'm all for athletes being confident, but those comments seem a bit ridiculous considering that was in July and neither team had played a game. For what it's worth, Kentucky is 16-0 with wins over ranked UConn and North Carolina. Florida is 11-4 with losses to Richmond and South Alabama (at home).
- Pete Carroll knew when to get out of USC. A lot of people in the media will tell you Carroll didn't leave because of the violations that are forthcoming to USC, but that's horsecrap. He was the king of college football for almost a decade and could get almost any kid he wanted. Now, he's coaching the Seattle Seahawks. Can anyone remember the last marquee free agent they got? Yeah, exactly. The hammer is coming down on the Trojans (insert your own perverse joke) and a postseason ban and loss of scholarships are inevitable.
- Would Lane Kiffin leave Tennessee for USC? I've been going back and forth on this one since the Carroll news broke. On one hand, USC is a more prestigious job than UT and has a bigger recruiting base. USC's campus is nicer and much closer to the beach and ocean (depending on who you ask). It's also easier to win in the Pac-10 than it is in the SEC. On the other hand, no one knows for sure what the NCAA is going to do to USC. Kiffin still has one of the ten best jobs in college football and is already revered in Knoxville. He's got a top class coming in for 2010 and barring any arrests, the Vols have a chance to compete for the SEC East next year. Like everything else, it will probably come down to money should Kiffin decide to bolt. If USC wants a Carroll clone, someone who's energetic and doesn't mind ruffling some feathers, they'll throw a bunch of cash at Kiffin and he'll be out of Knoxville as quick as he was there.
- Mark McGwire took steroids. When informed of the news Jerome Bettis said, "Hey, did you know I'm from Detroit?!?"
- Auburn Basketball is irrelevant and not funny. I'm going to watch UK play Auburn this weekend down in Auburn. I don't take signs to games, but I was wondering what I would write on a sign if I were to take one. I can't think of anything other than, "Auburn Basketball is so irrelevant I don't have anything funny or insulting to put on this sign." That seems a little long to write on a posterboard. What say you, readers? Do you have any good ideas for a possible sign idea for Auburn Basketball?
- I hope John Wall dunks on Kenny Boynton tonight. While standing over Boynton, Wall could then pull the above-mentioned SLAM article out of his sock, then unfold the article and lay it on Boynton's chest. John Wall would immediately move past Tom Brady and Trey Anastasio and be my favorite person alive.
