Kentucky issued the following statement in response to the New York Times article about the NCAA investigating Eric Bledsoe’s high school record.
“Often high profile student-athletes are selected for an extensive prospective student-athlete (PSA) review. Eric Bledsoe participated in the normal academic review process and also an extensive PSA review by the NCAA Eligibility Center and was cleared academically.”
In other Kentucky news, head coach John Calipari revealed on his Website that his mother, Donna, is battling cancer and that he would need to focus on her for the near future.
“My mom, Donna Calipari, is battling cancer and I’m going to spend some time these next few days trying to figure out the best course of action for her medical care. At some point here in the near future, I will tell you all about my mom. For now, please know this is the woman who gave me my drive and my mindset to dream big dreams. She is a fighter and an incredibly strong woman,” he wrote.
“Right now my family’s focus is on getting her the care she needs. I hope you understand this will take me away from Lexington and my focus will shift away from basketball and to providing support, help and comfort for my mom. Anyone who has gone through this knows it’s devastating for all involved.”
I would worry about my own scandal if I was you. Kansas has got problems of their own. Why don’t you try and solve theirs and quit worrying about ours. And you do worry about ours because you talk more about Kentucky then you do Kansas. You sleep well to honey bunch!
Administration problems are not going to cause is to vacate any wins. LOL uk2k* the season that never happened. Im obviously not losing any sleep over anything like the uk faithful. Thank you, I do sleep well.
Last I read we lost nothing. 35-3 will stand and next year will be even better. Nothing will come of this and if it does I’ll be the first to admit I was wrong. Unlike you I can admit if I’m wrong. Can you? If I’m wrong on this I will get on this blog and apologize to you and all other Kentucky bashers and Calipari haters. How about if you are wrong? Will you apologize to all the Kentucky fans that you always hate? How big a man or boy are you?
To end an argument that goes on and on wallcuz. Yeah I can do that for you, if I am wrong. Odds are in my favor though, 2/3 schools cal has effected increase my chances. If cal still coached at Memphis, uk fans would still be bashing him too. That is a known fact, and just as bad as pitino too.
ok phog. From here on out we will agree to disagree. For the record I have never had a problem with Calipari no matter where he was coaching and that is the honest truth. I also wanted Billy Donavan to be our coach after Tubby, but Billy is happy at Florida. I will always believe that if Pitino had stayed we would have at least been to the Final Four this decade. Pitino is the best coach Kentucky has ever had and not to many people would argue that and yes he is a better coach than Calipari and yes he is my favorite coach too. I’m also not a Kentucky fan that just hates the hell out of the Ville either. I hate Louisville one time a year and that is when they play us. Pitino still damn near beat us and we clearly should have beat the sh!t out of them! I love collegebasketball and the last three champions have been three of the five or six all time elite programs Kansas, North Carolina, and Duke. And those were bad ass teams!
Elite programs. Duke, Kansas, UCLA, Kentucky, North Carolina, Indiana( even though they are down at the moment), Louisville(i think), and Arizona. We just want to get back their phog. I would also say Connecticut, Syracuse, and Michigan State who should never be overlooked. Anyone else?
Thats a respectable comment Wallcuz2010. I know it takes great courage to make a good comment about Pitino. I would like to be able to say the same thing about Anderson at Missouri, but I can’t. We are born to hate each other. I can say one thing though, Kansas State has sure got our attention now and may actually become a good basketball rivalry. Imagine if cousins chose KSU? If im right, I think them wildcats were recruiting him hard too. I never had a problem with UK, its just calipari and his shady practices. Kentucky is not even our rival and I never paid much attention to them, except for players like Prince, Patterson and Rondo.Those are my favorite players from UK. Had calipari went to Florida, he would still be treated the same as he would at any university.
I was a HUGE fan of Memphis. they were the most exciting team to watch. thats what i like about basketball, when its exciting. i like fast break basketball. just so happens the school i’ve grown up to love finally got a massive amount of talent. I dont get why he is sleazy. he got 2 programs FF vacated. if thats the best u got its weak. thats sooo bleak. if I’m driving and get hit by a car is it my fault people get hurt? no but it makes me look bad. when he was at memphis he was hearing the same thing as now yet he hadnt done anything wrong in 10 years.
LOL Come on man, either you are just plain stupid or naive. Is there anyone else you know that has vacated two final fours? That is “weak”? That is the best I “got”? What more do you need? A third vacated final four at uk? When something really bad happens to cal, I can bet you or a majority of the uk faithful will not be found. I honestly never thought something would happen this fast, his arrogance must of gotten the best of him. I mean did he really think he could steal 2 UW recruits and there will be no consequences. Mr. Emmert has his eyes and ears open and has a very very close watch on cal and www. They should of known that though. Don’t you find it at all odd Memphis fans don’t even like cal? LOL You must be the only UNC, Memphis, and uk fan in the whole nation that does.
If you love fast paced up & down basketball, then you bust be a fan of Roy Williams and UNC too.
Good to know!
Kansas State is closer to taking the Big 12 Title from you guys than anybody. Missouri is right there too. The team I cannot figure out for the life of me in the Big 12 is Texas! I will give you this phog 25 the big 12 is the deeper league. I will not argue with you on that. Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Baylor, Texas, Oklahoma State, and I think Texas Tech. WOW! Oklahoma seems down, but Capel should have them going again in no time. The SEC its this year it will be Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Vandy will be tough, but the West division really is down at the moment. Watch out for Alabama though coach Grant is a solid coach. Coach Fox at Georgia will turn that program around, lok what he did at Nevada!People may think I’m an idiot, gut the Big 10 and Big 12 are playing the best basketball as far as the power conferences go. Agree phog? ACC and SEC are about even and the PAC-10 is really down at the moment.
Man I read alot of Memphis stuff and the fans their are not thrilled with Calipari and they do not miss him. Just from an outsiders view Pastner seems like the total opposite of Calipari. If we ever do get in any kind of trouble with Calipari I’ll be the first to sayhe should get out of college basketball, but until that happens he is the man. Now phog I know you hate the guy, but he is good to the kids who play for him and good to the people that know him. Calipari does things a different way and thta rubs alot of people the wrong way. I get that, I really do. If or when Cal leaves Kentucky I hope the powers that be hire a Kentucky guy. Not trying to rush Calipari off either, I’m just saying.