Bengals_12th_Man

I am thanks, just busier than a secretary with no hands haha. I'm glad to see you and some other old faces still trolling the boards 😊. Sorry about Onyx....

I haven't logged on here in forever, life gets in the way... I had to get on here though to say that Onyx was always a good man and someone I liked on here. I hope he's at peace and my thoughts are with his family. God speed, Onyx.

Kentucky lands highly sought power forward Patterson Patrick Patterson ended his recruiting saga Wednesday by committing to Kentucky. "I've always liked Kentucky, the basketball program, the fan support, everything about Kentucky," said Patterson, a McDonald’s All-American from West Virginia. "But the deciding factor was distance wise. I will like it for people from home to be able to come and see me play." A 6-foot-8 power forward, Patterson chose Kentucky over Florida and Duke, in turn passing on the opportunity to play with friend Jai Lucas, who committed to the Gators on Monday. Consequently, Billy Donovan missed on the chance to secure what would've probably been the consensus best class in the nation. But there's no need to feel sorry for Florida, which should still be competitive in the SEC next season thanks to other elite prospects like Nick Calathes, Alex Tyus and Chandler Parsons. As for Kentucky, this is huge and another tangible sign that new coach Billy Gillispie is capable of recruiting at the highest level. Patterson figures to be plugged into a starting frontcourt slot where he'll be surrounded by a talented group of guards led by Joe Crawford, Ramel Bradley and Jodie Meeks, plus incoming freshman Alex Legion. And though that's not good enough to unseat Tennessee as the league favorite, it's difficult to find many SEC schools with better overall talent despite this being a perceived rebuilding phase thanks to Tubby Smith's departure to Minnesota. [url="http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10184663"]http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10184663[/url]

[quote name='LeakyBengal' post='447148' date='Feb 28 2007, 12:56 PM']I've heard both rumors but why would the guy from the Pheonix Suns, the most exciting team in the NBA, come to KY? Calapari, Memphis's coach, isn't a stretch. Apparently Memphis struggles to fill the arena and Calapari has to beg for donations. He doesn't have to do that at UK. Also, if he can recruit for Memphis and should be x10s easier at UK.[/quote] He was talking about leaving the NBA last year. I think he said that he wanted to be closer to home (WV). It could all very well be a pipe dream anyways.

I just talked to my father who lives in the Lexington area, and he said that Tubby's not fired YET. He said the major consensus is to wait for the end of the season then make a decision. He also said they have some running pole going on on the radio show they have and that 73% of voters want him out now, 17% want to wait for the end of the season, and 10% want him stay at least one more year. Looks like Tubby's on the hot seat though.

Has anyone heard about Tubby's contract being bought out, that he's not going to be returning? My bro just told me about this and I was wondering if it was a bullshit. He said they were talking about the head coach for the Pheonix Suns or the Head coach for Memphis as potential replacements. I dunno, seems like too much to me. Personally I wouldn't mind getting Pitino back.

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This is too funny! It almost makes up for us loosing...

Im just glad you came out of it alright BJ. From some of the comments made about the game, you should count your lucky stars. But since you made it, I bet you'll never forget it, from what you remember (if that made sense). The next party I have, your invited, but don't forget the Jager bombs aight?

I cant believe this is even an issue.... I just wasted 5 minutes of my life reading this....

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