Know Your Unknown Wildcat

Ramon "Razor" Harris
Ramon is a guy that everyone will have their eyes on this year. For example, he started the first exhibition game against Pikesville. I am expecting a lot of good things from him this year.

From..
He was born May 26, 1988 in Anchorage, Alaska to Carmen and Bryant Bowles. He has Four siblings , Keith, Corey, Devin, Sheayre.

Major
Business Management

High School
4A Player of the Year in Alaska, "Mr. Basketball"
Averaged 16.3 points, 13.1 rebounds and 3.5 blocks
Won 4 straight State Championships at Anchorage West High School

Recruiting Process
Ramon was recruited by several schools but he did not commit to any schools before the fall semester. Scout.com had Ramon as the No. 9 power forward on the West Coast. After high school, he played AAU ball in the summer of 2006 with the National Christian Academy in Washington, D.C. Ramon had not met the academic requirements needed to enroll for the fall semester. Apparently once he got his grades in order it was too late to enroll for the fall.

2006-2007 Season
Played only 32 minutes in 12 games last season averaging 2.66 per game. He did not join the team until December 15th and it was evident that he did not have the defensive and offensive schemes down. Ramon should have been redshirted but Tubby Smith decided to play him instead, ruling out any chance for a redshirt later in the year.

What's Next
Hopefully Ramon will not be unknown for long. In many reports Ramon is always mentioned as one of the most improved and surprising players. He is described as an athletic wing player and he will have to prove himself worthy of playing time over Meeks, Crawford, Jasper, and Legion just to name a few. One thing that seems unanimous is that Ramon is a great defender, combine that with a good mid-range shot and we could have a solid wing man for the next 3 years.

Garrett Stutz Down to 3

According to Garrett Stutz father, he has cut his list of schools to Southern Methodist, Wichita State, and Kentucky. The Wildcats are the only school of the three that hasn’t offered.

An announcement should be coming next week, will the Cats offer a scholy by then.

Xavier Gibson to FSU

Xavier Gibson committed to Florida State. He narrowed it down from West Virginia, Alabama and FSU. This could be great news for Kentucky, Chris Singleton recently cut his list down to Kentucky and FSU.

Gibson is one of the top centers in the class of 2008 and Singleton is one of the top power forwards in the same class. Come on Chris we got plenty of room on the front line.

Tonights Starting Lineup

Wow, Check out tonights staring lineup:
Bradley
Meeks
Harris
Stevenson
Coury


Tip to KSR

Jackass Award! Kelvin Sampson

The Assignation of Rob Senderoff by the Cheater Kelvin Sampson..........

Now you might ask yourself what the hell is talking about. Indiana Assistant Coach Rob Senderoff resigned today in the wake of the Hoosiers' recruiting violations.

Now what happened exactly. Rob Senderoff made more than 100 illegal calls over the past year, including 10 three-way calls in which the Cheater Kelvin Sampson, who denied having knowledge that Senderoff was on the line. Yeah right Kelvin, who do you think was breathing on the other end.

This is nothing new for Kelvin, he made 577 illegal calls while at Oklahoma. So what does the NCAA do with habitual phone offender......Not Much. Indiana would punish Sampson with the forfeiture of a $500,000 bonus and loss of 1 scholarship next year.

So what does an assistant coach get for secondary NCAA rules violations.......Basically fired. Hope his pregnant wife and a four-year-old daughter were not counting on him for money and support. You punish the guy, not fire him.

For your hand in this, The Cheater Kelvin Sampson, you are awarded the Jackass Award.
Close Second is Hank Steinbrenner.

3rd Man Steps foward in the OJ Case

Michael McClinton, 49, of Las Vegas, whose lawyer says he can testify that O.J. Simpson asked him to bring guns to a confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers told a judge on Monday that he'll accept a plea deal and testify against Simpson and two other men.

Seriously OJ, pick some better conspirators.........Just for the hell of it I will testify against the Juice also.

Sox are your World Series Champions........

Who Cares, there is Yankee News
The most interesting news in baseball is not the way the Boston Redsox destroyed the Colorodo Rockies, it is the news out of New York . The Yankee's were making news today on this slow baseball afternoon.

1st they have offered the Managerial position to Joe Girardi. Girardi beat out bench coach Don Mattingly and first-base coach Tony Pena to replace longtime manager Joe Torre.

The contract package for the former catcher and coach for the Yankees and the National League Manager of the Year with Florida in 2006 probably will be around three years and $6 million. Well for the Yankees it looked like they finally saved some money. They offered Torre $5 million plus incentive to star blindly into space. Lets be real, managing baseball is the easiest of the big three. That is an argument for another day.

Surprisingly they did not offer the job to Donny Baseball. He was upset and said that he will not be with the team next year. Good Luck to Don, one of the Best Players who will never make the Hall of Fame.

Now back to Girardi, this guy is a hot head. He could not get along with Florida ownership. If he thinks they are bad he hasn't seen anything yet. New boss, Medium (Hank) Steinbrenner is in 1980s Big George Steinbrenner mode. Medium Stein is as crazy as his old man.

Alex Rodriguez and agent/puppetmaster Scott Boras are breaking it off with the Yankees and it appears that the Yankees do not really care. Neither Do I

This Just In Pats up 768-7 over the Skins

You heard it here, Tom Brady just returned a Punt for a TD.......Mike Vrabel to attempt the PAT.

Lock of the Week, Gone Bad

This is only the second Lock of the Week this season that I fudged. Currently it is 38-0 and the Pats have moved to the Prevent. It will take a miracle.

Recruiting Tidbit

Former UK target and Top Recruit for Woo, Rotnei Clarke has his decision down to Arkansas, Oral Roberts (??????) and Oklahoma. He will sign in the November 14-21 early signing period. He was back at Arkansas for a second look at there Red-White game. This guy is a Sniper, he would have been great for Big Blue, but Kentucky could not wait. Clarke said this about Kentucky: “They don’t want to wait, then they don’t really want me?' But he knows these three schools really want him."

Some news coming on J’Mison Morgan. He will make his decision November 2 at noon. There's plenty pf speculation. Kansas, Alabama, LSU, Cincinnati and UCLA would appear to be the favorites with Baylor and Kentucky mentioned. This would be a great steal for the Cats if he chooses Big Blue.

Garrett Stutz, one of the last remaining Big Men is making his final visit this weekend. Stutz said that he has no plans to visit other schools after this weekend. He is at Wichita State as we speak. At this point he is down to Kentucky, SMU, and Wichita State.

Stutz has flown under the national radar most of the year. He is described as a good offensive team-oriented player that needs to work on his strength and his level of aggressiveness.

Stutz said that he has a high level of interest in Wichita State and SMU, but says he considers his interest in Kentucky to be a little higher than the other two schools at the moment, “I loved their Big Blue Madness,” Stutz said, “I was very impressed with their fan support and their facilities are top notch.”

I believe he would commit this moment, but THERE IS NO OFFER FROM KENTUCKY. I am not sure he is a SEC caliber player, but Kentucky needs to figure out what they want..

Center Ralph Sampson III says YES to Tubby Smith and Minnesota. Congrates to OTS for landing the No. 70 prospect in America. Sampson was a target of Kentucky, but he needed time to reach a verdict, so the two sides agreed to go in opposite directions.

Mississippi State beats Kentucky 31-14

Mississippi State drums the Cats at Commonwealth Stadium. I was afraid of a letdown game..... and this was it.
Great Teams would Crush the Bulldogs.
Good Teams would Beat the Bulldogs.
Average Teams would Loose to the Bulldogs.
Bad Teams would get Crushed by the Bulldogs.

Not saying Kentucky is bad, but they played like a bad team.

Thank John Clay for the Coaches Post game presser.
Rich Brooks said, "We weren't focused, the way we should have been"
Rich, that is the coaches fault. Take this bye week, do the opposite of what you did this week, and win at Vanderbilt.

USA Today Rankings

Nothing says fall like the release of the first Rankings of the year. The USA Today rankings are in, Kentucky is #22.
Other Notables:
Louisville is #6. I am sure they will find a way to underachieve this year. Tennessee is #7.
Indiana and "The Cheater" Kelvin Sampson are #9.
Only 3 SEC Teams.
No Florida and "The Equivocator" Billy Donovan

• 1. North Carolina
• 2. UCLA
• 3. Memphis
• 4. Kansas
• 5. Georgetown
• 6. Louisville
• 7. Tennessee
• 8. Michigan State
• 9. Indiana
• 10. Washington State
• 11. Duke
• 12. Marquette
• 13. Oregon
• 14. Gonzaga
• 14. Texas A&M
• 16. Texas
• 17. Arizona
• 18. Southern Cal
• 19. Arkansas
• 20. Pittsburgh
• 21. Stanford
• 22. Kentucky
• 23. Southern Illinois
• 24. North Carolina State
• 25. Villanova

Lock of the Week

This is a no brainer, the Lock of the Week is the Washington Redskins +16.5 on the road at Foxboro to take on the "The Greatest Team in the History of the World, " The New England Patriots. Now I understand that Tom Brady is great, he might be the first player enshrined in Canton while still playing, so I am saying he still throws 4 touchdowns.

Here is what you need to know about the Pats this year:
7-0 against the Spread. Normally I keep hitting the ATM until it runs out of free crash but I am jumping off early. The handicappers have pushed the line too high.

The Joe Gibbs / Al Saunders' offense is horrible, Gregg Williams' (Second 'G' is for Genius) defense should keep the game close enough. Gibbs wants to grind it out on the ground and make this game boring; he will succeed for a while but New England will get ahead by 14 or more forcing Gibbs to throw the ball. Gibbs will finally realize he has talent on the offense end and a 2 million dollar coordinator who might actually know what he is doing.
The Skinny:
The Skins have the 25th in overall offense, averaging 304.5 yards and 20.3 points per game. Washington is ranked fifth in overall defense, allowing 276.8 yards and 14.7 points per game.

The Pats are first in overall offense, averaging 432.9 yards and 39.9 points per game.
New England is ranked fourth in overall defense, allowing 274.6 yards and 14.7 points per game.

Simply put New England is better from Coach to Kicker. Now calm down Skins fans, I know Joe Gibbs is a Hall of Famer, but Mr. Personality Bill Belichick is what Gibbs was 20 years ago....a top Coach. New England wins, but a late touchdown by the Skins will shatter the spread.
The Results:
New England 37 Washington 24!!!

Cut!!

Today I was cut by the Pacers. More to follow tomorrow. Don't cry for Woo......Cry for the ladies of Indy who will miss out on the action.

Bold Predictions...Louisville

2 Separate Stories........... or are they????

Lets face it Cards fan, your team is stinking up the joint this year. You have 4 defeats already and might loose your last 4. Ok, I will give you a win over Pitt at home, but there are two sure loses at WVU and South Florida. The final game at home against Rutgers will be a..........Big Fat Loser. To review..... from National Championship Contenders to 5-7.

I am not so sure Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe will survive; Tom Jurich, Louisville's AD is considered a coach's AD but I am sure he likes his job too. The guys over at www.fireKragthorpenow.com erected the site after the Cards second loss (Syracuse), and I am sure it is only picking up steam after the loss to UCONN (Football team).
(Kragthorpe is ranked 24th by Coaches Hot Seat)

Second Story: The Atlanta Falcons suck, they are truly one of the worst teams in the NFL (or CFL for that matter). Because I am kind, I will give them 4 wins on the season. I don't think it is head coach Bobby Petrino's fault nor do I think he will be fired. BUT, He might pull a Nick Satan. Think about it, Petrino must be standing at the gates of hell; If I was him I would take the first good college job available. One catch: The Falcons need a quarterback, they will have a top pick, Miami should lock up the number 1 with a perfect 0-16 season. Will Petrino get his boy Brian Brohm?

My Preditions: Kragthorpenow will be back next year
Bobby Petrino will be coaching in college next year (Nebraska, Arkansas, & Texas A&M all have coaches on the hot seat.)

Diary of Woo 2 / Minnesota

Aloha Friends,

It is the Big LO, writing to you from the road. You will never guess were I was last night. Minnesota! I know what you are thinking “Were the hell is Minnesota?” Like you faithful readers, I thought Minnesota was a fictional place that only existed in the minds of young children; places like Atlantis, Never-Neverland, OZ, and Vermont.

But, I ran into ol’ friend and former coach Papa Orlando. Tubby, as some of you might know him, was really working hard. For those of you who do not follow NCAA Basketball, November is a critical recruiting period for every team. And as we all know, no one is better than Orlando. Not much has changed with Orlando though, he still has that winning smile.

I got to spend some time with Orlando; he even allowed me to “recruit” with him for the day. I thought recruiting involved more interviews and phone calls and less gardening, but what do I know. Orlando spent the entire day showing me his awarding winning Distinguished Delphinium. Delphinium is a genus of about 250 species of annual, biennial or perennial flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native throughout the Northern Hemisphere and also on the high mountains of tropical Africa.

I asked Orlando what his thoughts were on possible recruit Ralph Sampson III.; he only laughed. He explained to me that Ralph Sampson committed to Virginia…….in 1979! Man did I feel dumb.

If you are wondering about my stat line for the game, unfortunately I was a little late. My coached was angry so I did not log many minutes; Papa Orlando and I were at the Mall of America. He loves his roller coasters. I tried to get him into some of Minnesota's finder establishments but he refused, OTS said he has one true love at home.

Sorry ladies if you were looking for Big 48 after the game. Like Abraham Lincoln once said, “Bros before Hos.”

Next Stop Memphis! John Calipari is one hell of a coach, and I hear he is pretty good with the ladies; maybe he can be LO’s wing man.

(6:51 Minutes, 2 points, 1 Board, 0 Assist and 1 TO)

Polish Fact #2
Pope John Paul II was born in Wadowice (Krakow), Poland in 1920. He became the 265th Pope in 1978.

Life Lesson #2
Don't bring your friend to the date. For what you might ask? That is the same question my date asked. To carry out an orgy is not an answer they want to hear. Worked for ol' LO, but not for the common man...

Chow

Woo

4 Star Lock of the Week

The New England Patriots are giving -16 to the Miami Dolphins this weekend.

The Patriots are 7-0 ATS in their last seven games in October.

The Patriots are 11-1 ATS in their last 12 games after scoring more than 30 points in their previous game.

The Patriots have been routinely beating good teams by three touchdowns, so beating the ‘Fins by 18 should be a walk in the park – or in this case, at the beach. Forget the Pats struggles in Miami; take the Pats to win and cover – again.

Gators Control Cats

I am very proud of the entire team. I do not feel like breaking down the game right now, but "I Still Believe."

Bold Prediction: Kentucky will end the season with 2 loses. Remember UK fans a BCS bowl, is still a possibility.

Next game at home against a improved Miss St. team: Win
At Vandy, tough game but the football team will do what the basketball team hasn't done to Commodores. Win
At Georgia: Win
Home Against Tennessee; 22 game losing streak snapped: Cats Win Big

Normally the Cats are not featured as CBS's number 1 game, so I am not very familiar Gary Danielson's work; I will try to be kind. I do not like him. I would like to stick Tim Tebow's balls into Danielson's mouth. That is all I am going to say about that. By the way Gary, I found the picture of Timmy in his Superman tights.

Tim Tebow is definitely the Heisman front runner.

C-A-T-S.....CATS! CATS! CATS

SEC Shakeup?

Big day in the making for the East? Vandy up by 17 in 2nd quarter over South Carolina. Alabama up 17-14 over Tennessee also in the 2nd.

SEC Standings
EAST	CONF. W-L	OVERALL W-L
South Carolina	3-1	6-1
Kentucky	2-1	6-1
Tennessee	2-1	4-2
Georgia	3-2	5-2
Florida	2-2	4-2
Vanderbilt	1-3	3-3

Take Away His Phones

Kelvin "The Cheat" Sampson just called Woo. He had the wrong number, he was looking for 2008 basketball prospect Anthony Oden. Bob Knight ran a clean program for nearly 30 years and this clown Sampson has committed the same violation 2 times (Once with Oklahoma).

Hoosier's Losers Support your coach at http://www.firekelvinsampson.com/

Diary #1

Who the Hell is Woo?
This question was posted by a Indiana Pacers Fan. The incorrect answer that was seemingly accepted at that message board was:

a whopping 2 ppg scorer at Kentucky. Nicknamed "Woo"
FEAR THE WOO!
At Kentucky,
Some players played all the time.
Some marginal players only played "garbage" minutes
Other submarginal players, like Woo, played only "catastrophic nuclear meltdown" minutes

Not Cool PacerfanwhostrokesMillersballs.

The Big LO is an intricate part of the Indiana Pacers Training/Practice/Equipment/European/Travel Coordinating squad. Why else would they pay me $450,000 large for a one year deal. They can see the uncaged potential, and that I have the "Gift of Hair" (see photo above, that my friend is an animal).

So you might wonder how training camp is going? I have no idea, Big Number 48 cannot waste his time running wind sprints and working on his footwork. My talents are used elsewhere, I make a mean mid-day AppleTini. Served with Panera and you got yourself a roster spot. Also Papa Larry loves when the Big Woo walks his Affenpinscher, Lord Alfred Tennyson . While the team is running drills, number 48 breaks away to discover Indianapolis. Little fact about Indy; It was founded in 1821 by Jeremiah Sullivan and Peyton Manning. Thats right ladies, it is not all looks with Woo.

Well friends I must go, there is a lovely lady observing Woo in action today. Since I can usually bag the finest kitten in the litter, I will play hard to get. This girl is an 8 by Woo standards – meaning she was around the same level as Jessica Beale. Catch you later Fans.

Lukasz Obrzut

Life Tip #1
How to bag a Woman:
"Twoje oczy są jak dwa księżyce," It sounds like it looks. Meaning "Your eyes are like the moon." That my friend is pure gold.

Polish Fact of the Day!
Poland is the the ninth biggest country in Europe and it shares frontiers with seven countries: Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Germany.

5 Minute Breakdown

Burning Questions
1. Tim Tebow vs. Andre Woodson?

2. Can Kentucky Stay up again?

3. Will the buy week help the Gators?

4. Is Billy Donovan Satan?

5. Can the Gators extend their dominance of UK?

6. Will Danny Wuerffel be in attendance?

7. Will Joakim Noah win the Rookie of the Year or will Shaq eat him?

8. Will the Gators lose 3 in a Row?

9. Will Lou Holtz give his ridiculous and imaginary motivational speech?

The GameDay Staff Picks
Lee Corso: Headgear.........Florida!
Kirk Herbstreit: Florida......He's Dreamy!
Desmond Howard: Kentucky!

From the Rest of the County
Washington Post Columnist Michael Wilbon has article about Parity
They can’t stand this in Nebraska and Alabama, at Florida State and Miami, at Oklahoma and Notre Dame. The keepers of big-time college football never meant to share the rankings or the bowl games and certainly not the pile of money with the likes of Boise State and Hawaii. Bad enough that schools known primarily for basketball, such as Kentucky, Cincinnati and Rutgers, have gotten up the nerve to compete at the highest level. ...

A Bipartisan breakdown from Athens GA………Edge Florida.

N.Y. Times Breakdown……
Twenty consecutive losses to Florida do not seem to rattle No. 8 Kentucky. For the Wildcats, this has been a season in which winning has bred confidence, and confidence has bred more winning. “Believe in Blue”…..

The Boston Globe does not believe…….
In the end, Gators quarterback Tim Tebow will be the difference.

Covers.com says take Kentucky and the points
Woodson and Kentucky will take advantage of that weakness.

BetUs.com believes Kentucky is the outright winner; take the Cats and the points, Kentucky 38-Florida 31.
Make sure your betting dollars stay glued to your wallet by betting on Kentucky.

Bleacher Report has it close, but Florida wins in the final seconds wins because they have the ball last and score.
The Gators need this one more than Kentucky.....

ESPN College GameDay

What a day for Kentucky fans, ESPN College GameDay has arrived. I am curious to see if Lee Corso dons the Wildcat Mascot or if he is going the way of most talking heads by picking the Gators. If he does pick the Gators, there might be a “Linda Blair” moment right there on the set because Mr. Corso is an alumnus of FSU class 1959.

A lot “Experts” are picking the Gators. For example ESPN Radio’s Collin Cowherd likes the Cats, but he believes that this will be a let down game for the Wildcats. After the “Wildcat Miracle II” last week, it might be hard for Kentucky to rise to the occasion again. After all Florida might just be the best 2 loss team in the country.

I have to believe, Kentucky 45/ Florida 43.

Florida is a 6.5 point favorite.