Voice of Reason

Texas AM believed from the jump. They already beat UK once. Now twice. Are they inferior? Seriously. If I am Texas AM I have no doubt I beat UK if we meet in the tournament. Bad matchup for UK.

Nothing snowballed. The game was played in a close range all night. I do agree on the starting lineup getting behind being an obstacle. The problem last night was no lineup was able to outplay Texas AM.

I would definitely play zone against Newport with Kinney out. He is their best outside shooter. The key is getting the lead and playing zone. Newport will be patient and work the zone for good shots, but that is much easier to do with the lead.

And both were in the floor almost all of the last 12 minutes. UK down 4 and they didn't get it done. How many times did Sheppard get beat on drives to the basket? He MUST get better in man defense and stop getting beat on drives to the hoop. Dillingham was better than Sheppard on defense last night. But Dillingham had 7 turnovers. Half the team's turnovers were by Dillingham. I am not sure UK can go with Dillingham and Sheppard on the floor together in the last 8 minutes of a close game.

This is true and tells the story. For all the defensive shortcomings, this was an even game except turnovers. Just make the simple plays. UK lost turnover stat 14-5. It was 5-8 plays in the game that made the difference. UK did not have the level of defensive intensity needed to win that game. Same problem as all year, too soft. Every game needs to be a brawl. In every game I want to see the defensive intensity UK showed when they beat Auburn Go to battle men and the talent will get you the win.

What did Coach K's last 7 years look like? One final four. Lost 8 or 9 games a year most of those seasons. My take on this is the model doesn't win titles. Duke and UK are in the same boat. With NIL and the transfer rules, experience is winning over the most talent. If half or more your rotation are freshmen, only a lot of luck will win a title. UK will test that this year if they keep playing how they are and better. But my thought now it is the one and done model that is the issue.

I like it. I believe he is the DT for Houston that dominated Alex Cappa last year. He put Cappa on skates and pushed him into Burrow's lap multiple times in that game.

This looks like a winner for Boone County. I like him being in the building as a teacher. That is an absolute must at Boone County IMO. I am rooting for success.

Probably gets them to first 4 out level. I think they have to win the tournament to get in.

Another episode that was just ok. Bhanu is an emotional wreck. Medical might need to talk with him. Q talking out loud that he blew that challenge was not good. You cannot give a hint of negativity about yourself because other players will run with it and blow it up. Venus is a princess, a drama queen. She would be gone ASAP if I was on that tribe. Hunter needs to keep a lid on his game. They will vote him out as too much of a threat. He is my early favorite to win. There are strong players this season. Tiffany, Jem, Tevin, Maria are strong. Q and Soda could work their way to the final. It should be a good group at the merge.

Does UC have to win this tournament to get into the dance?

I know Kansas was missing their 2 best players, but still surprised they weren't more competitive. Now the real opportunity for UC - Baylor.

Can the school include that money as part of the compensation package when negotiating? I guess they can. Nothing against NCAA rules to openly include that money?

This game was the most physical high school game I can ever recall seeing. Pushing, shoving, throwing a forceful shoulder into another player, grabbing a player around the neck and throwing him to the ground - all things I saw while the officials did nothing. I am amazed we did not see a fight in the floor. I like and played physical, but last night's game was crazy physical. Over the top IMO. But they were consistent - they just refused to blow the whistle.

When you push a guy standing still near mid court causing him him to fall into the back court, no choice but to call a foul.

How does that shoe money to coaches work?

Browns in talks to bring in Jameis Winston as back up QB.

To summarize, the Bengals trade Mixon's $8M contract to the Texans and replace that $8M with Moss, Gesicki and a draft pick.

Mixon is #4 in the NFL in rushing yards since he came into the league.

Nice! That two year contract is paying off for the Bengals.

Blame Ticketmaster! Greedy monopoly in its most abusive form.

How long would it take to get out of any parking lot like that? I sat forever getting in and out of Kroger Field at the high school state championships.

And it is worth it IMO. I don't think any other place in N. Ky. could have held the crowd Sunday. And probably the same tonight.

There is no better example of how a business monopoly will abuse people than Ticketmaster. They are charging an $8 fee to buy a ticket for tonight. Come on T Swift! You have the power to fix this! You are "The Man". (Queu it up @theguru)

I like the face of the city having a cross on it.