Online Home of the Big Blue Nation: Kentucky Wildcats Sports for the Discerning Fan
The Kentucky Wildcats are looking to bounce back again after another embarrassing performance on Tuesday night against the Michigan State Spartans. The Cats will take on the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds on Friday night at Rupp Arena. Game time is set for 7:00 PM ET on SEC Network+. Mark Pope’s squad now sits at an unimpressive […]
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Kentucky basketball legend Jamal Mashburn offered one of the strongest public critiques yet of Mark Pope’s struggling squad, a team now 3–2 after being blown out in both of its marquee early-season matchups. Kentucky was dominated by Louisville in a 96–88 loss that wasn’t as close as the final score, trailing by 20 in the […]
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Kentucky basketball returns to the court tonight where they’ll host Loyola Maryland at Rupp Arena. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, this is the second time already this season where they’re coming off of a significant loss to a team that was viewed as their “equal” in the Associated Press Top-25 rankings. First it was Kentucky’s loss […]
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Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope is keeping a positive outlook on the future, even after the Wildcats signed zero recruits during the early national signing period for the class of 2026. It’s an unusual and concerning position for a program long known for landing at least one top-tier high school talent early in the […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats have struggled to start this season as they have flopped in games against Louisville and Michigan State. Leaving many in the BBN and around the college basketball world asking: What in the world is wrong with this roster at the moment? It is a fair question. Especially with the talent accumulated alongside […]
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Mark Pope was honest: His team played with “poor attention to detail on the defensive end.” But the box score from the 83-66 blowout against Michigan State shows that this was more than poor detail; it was a complete structural collapse that exposes Kentucky’s most fundamental weakness. The disparity of disaster If Kentucky’s offense was […]
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Greetings, BBN! Texas A&M won a miracle comeback against South Carolina, Oklahoma conquered the gates of Bryant-Denny Stadium, Georgia beat Texas, Ole Miss outlasted Florida, Tennessee rocked New Mexico State, LSU lucked out against Arkansas, Kentucky throttled Tennessee Tech, and Missouri blew out Mississippi State in a full week 12 that had everyone but Vanderbilt […]
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A new study from the NCAA shows more than 35% of Division I men’s basketball student-athletes have reported experiencing social media abuse related to sports betting within the last year. That’s not too shocking if you’re online and see the unhinged lunacy that exists within that sphere sometimes. But nonetheless, it’s a significant issue, and […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats are getting geared up for their date with the Vanderbilt Commodores as the Cats look to continue their hot streak and earn bowl eligibility. Mark Stoops and his team have the momentum on their side at the moment, but the injury bug has really bitten his squad. After the initial injury report […]
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Class of 2026 three-star defensive back Jordan Crutchfield has officially flipped his commitment from Kentucky football to Florida State, announcing the change Thursday after a weekend visit to Tallahassee. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound prospect from Vero Beach, Florida, had been committed to the Wildcats since June, just days after taking his official visit to Lexington. Crutchfield […]
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In a span of seven days, Kentucky basketball has been severely outplayed on the national stage twice. First, it was against the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky’s biggest rival. Most recently, it came against the Michigan State Spartans in the Champions Classic. A team that entered the season with Final Four expectations looks like a glimmer of […]
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Look, losing can do some weird things to you. Believe me, I’ve been there as a fan, especially of the Kentucky Wildcats and the Cincinnati Bengals. Try being the head coach of Kentucky basketball, a program you played for and won the national championship with in 1996, playing for Rick Pitino. Losing can do some […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats are struggling to get going this season, having already lost two games, the latest being Tuesday’s beatdown to Michigan State. A big part of Kentucky’s issues is the absence of junior point guard Jaland Lowe, who is battling another shoulder injury. On Thursday, Pope said the team is still consulting on what […]
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It has not been a good week for Kentucky Basketball. The Wildcats suffered a brutal loss to Michigan State in the Champions Classic Tuesday night, and morale around the program is not good after Kentucky fell to 3-2 with losses in their only two games against power conference opponents this season. The Wildcats have not […]
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Positivity can still be present amongst Big Blue Nation, even with how the last week has gone for the Kentucky Wildcats. Yes, the losses to Louisville and Michigan State aren’t good. But the season is only five games in. There are plenty of big games remaining in the regular season. Mark Pope has done a […]
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Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope didn’t hold back after the Wildcats’ disappointing loss to Michigan State, a defeat that dropped Kentucky to 3-2 and raised urgent questions about the program’s early-season trajectory. Instead of deflecting, Pope took full responsibility and delivered a bold promise. Speaking postgame, Pope acknowledged the team’s lack of identity and […]
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Kentucky basketball is just five games into the season, but at 3–2 with two high-profile losses, the alarm bells are already blaring in Lexington. The Wildcats dropped last week’s rivalry showdown to Louisville 96–88, a game that saw Kentucky trail by 20 points in the second half before making the score look closer than the […]
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To be clear, I don’t think what’s going on with the Kentucky Wildcats right now has to do with effort. I do think it’s there. Effort was most certainly there against Louisville, and I do think it was there against Michigan State. The execution, on the other hand, was certainly not. Take a look at […]
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As if this week couldn’t get any worse, the Wildcats missed out on a 5-star forward in the class of 2026. Baba Oladotun is going to Maryland, a decision he announced on Wednesday. The 6-foot-10, 190-pound small forward from James Hubert Blake (MD) announced his commitment to Maryland on Wednesday. He chose the Terrapins over the […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats are looking to keep their hot streak going as they head to Nashville to face off with the Vanderbilt Commodores. Led by Diego Pavia, Vandy is a dangerous team and is on the cusp of a potential college football playoff berth. Can the Cats pull off the massive upset in Nashville? If […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats had a rough Tuesday night as they got drilled by the Michigan State Spartans in New York City. With a lot of negative momentum and noise surrounding the program at the moment, some positive news would go a long way for this staff and the fanbase, especially if they were to land […]
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Greetings, BBN! Indiana, our Top State last week, did the same thing it has all season. Seriously—almost every week it’s been the exact same: the Hoosiers stay undefeated, the Fighting Irish dominate and extend their win streak, Purdue loses, and Ball State does something in the MAC (currently sitting at 4-6 and just lost to […]
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If you thought the “discombobulated” quote was bad, the real anxiety arrived later in the press conference when Mark Pope was pressed on what exactly is missing from this team. When asked what he plans to figure out, Pope first punted: “Yeah, that would be a long answer. That’d be really long.” But he followed […]
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Good morning, BBN! Well, not the best morning. A pretty ugly performance last night for the Cats made for quite an interesting X scroll after the game. They were flat offensively for most of the game, and when they did pick up in the second half around the 11 minute mark, it was simply too […]
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