The “let’s get this day over and get home to see the Cats play” edition of the clickables:

Coach Calipari discusses his team's upcoming game against the Alabama Crimson Tide and more:

New Kentucky Head Coach Joker Phillips kept a commitment from Murfreesboro, TN DT Tim McAdoo.  McAdoo sent in his signed letter of intent to play for the Wildcats on February 3, 2010, National Signing Day for the 2010 class of football recruits.  Earlier I was able to speak with Tim's coach, Thomas McDaniel of Oakland High School, who shed some light on what Kentucky fans can expect from the 6'2 320 lb. McAdoo.

Check out some of the most popular topics from the weekend on the TBK message boards:

• Which of the 2010 UK recruits could have the biggest impact as freshmen ?
• #2 Villanova goes down . Will the Cats move up in the polls?
• Bobby Knight will miss GameDay when ESPN comes to town.
• Both Cal and the Big Blue Nation are frustrated with the refs coninuously looking at the monitor .
• UT reinstates Brian Williams just in time for the Vols trip to Lexington.
• Will the addition of Tee Martin as WR coach help Randy Sanders?
• KACAT has some great articles on some of the recent UK football signees.
• 2010 UK recruit Terrance Jones highlight reel .

Photo courtesy of the Herald-Leader

The 2010 recruiting class for the football Cats is in the books, and I for one feel bad for not giving Joker and his staff enough credit here on the front page for a job well done. It was an extremely exciting morning last Wednesday to watch surprise after surprise roll in, and those few hours alone should silence any doubters for the time being.

That said, it's never too early to look ahead to next year's class. Chip Cosby at the Herald-Leader does just that in this piece published over the weekend. Cosby details the talented in-state talent in the class of 2011, including committed prospects Jon Davis and Darrian Miller. Cats fans will also want to keep an eye on Lamar Dawson from Boyle County and Zach West from Lexington Christian, who Cosby reports has offers from Notre Dame and Ohio State already.

Also included is a little blurb about Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, home to new Wildcats Raymond Sanders, Ronnie Shields, and Jabari Johnson. Cosby talks about a future pipeline forming to the school, as UK has already with LaGrange High School.

Check it out for all this and a few other quick hitters from Cosby, and know that whenever the season ends for the basketball Cats (hopefully in April), there's still plenty to look forward to in Joker's upcoming first season.

Here is an interesting article from Keith Taylor, as he writes about LSU forward Tasmin Mitchell's comments on UK after the Cats convincing win over the Tigers Saturday.

Tasmin Mitchell was impressed with Kentucky. He’s even more sold on the Wildcats after the Tigers’ 81-55 loss Saturday in Baton Rouge.

“Kentucky is a really good team,’” Mitchell said. “They’ve got everything they need. They’re well-coached, and they play hard. I don’t see why they aren’t No. 1 in the nation.”

 Mitchell said the Cats’ inside game will carry the team a long way as the season progresses.

“Kentucky is a very physical team,” he said. “(DeMarcus) Cousins is very physical. (Patrick) Patterson is very physical, too. They came down and played really hard. Kentucky has a very good inside presence. I give Kentucky's interior my utmost respect. It wasn't the perimeter that really shocked us; it was the inside. They played very physically. It's hard to guard them. They’re inside perimeter was very strong. They took care of the ball in the paint.”

John Clay has an article up over at Kentucky.com with an interesting analysis of the Top 8 teams in America chasing a #1 seed in the big dance.  Does being in the AP/Coaches Top 25 Poll matter?  Great Monday afternoon read.

Being the first team to finish the regular season undefeated since UNLV in 1991 doesn't really matter.

Being first in the polls doesn't really matter.

Being first when it comes to the four seeds atop the NCAA Tournament regions come March 14? Now that matters.

"We're playing for a No. 1 seed," Kentucky Coach John Calipari has repeated.

History suggests that it is a worthy goal. In the past three years, 67 percent of the four No. 1 seeds ended up in the Final — two No. 1s in 2009, all four No. 1s in 2008 and two more No. 1s in 2007. Only twice since the NCAA started seeding teams in 1979 did the Final Four include no No. 1 seeds. One was in 1980; the other was 2006, when Billy Donovan and No. 3 seed Florida brought home the trophy.

A No. 1 seed has won the tournament four of the past five years — Florida's '06 title being the exception — and each of the last three.

With Kentucky 22-1 overall and 7-1 in the SEC, and with No. 2 Villanova losing at Georgetown on Saturday, the fourth-ranked Cats will surely inch back up the ladder when the polls are released on Monday.

But while Calipari's club appears in decent shape to grab one of those four regional top spots, UK is just sixth in the RPI, and there is plenty of competition out there. At least (emphasis on at least) seven other teams appear to be in conceivable striking distance of a No. 1 seed.

Uhhh....why in the world don't they just play the Super Bowl on Sat if they aren't going to give us the Monday after as a holiday?...

• Patterson kept Mitchell in check
• Arkansas has turned it around since getting rocked by UK
• Wall in race for the Cousy Award
• Cousins was too much for LSU
• Rondo flirted with another triple double
• Lady Cats are a half game behind the Vols
• Ricky lands Coleman to add to his 2010 class

The UK Women's basketball continues to succeed as they take their winning streak in the SEC to seven.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - A'dia Mathies scored 27 points and Victoria Dunlap added 22 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 20 Kentucky beat Arkansas 71-57 on Sunday for its seventh straight win.

Dunlap scored 20 of her points in the second half as Kentucky (20-3, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) broke a 33-33 halftime tie. The Wildcats moved within a half-game of idle Tennessee for the conference lead.

Lyndsay Harris scored 20 points and Charity Ford added 10 to lead Arkansas (9-14, 1-9). The Razorbacks led 8-0 and Harris hit four 3-pointers in the first half to help Arkansas stay close with the Wildcats.

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Congratulations to the Cats on their victory over the LSU Tigers yesterday in Baton Rouge, La.  UK now leads the SEC after the Vanderbilt Commodores managed to lose a not-so-close contest to the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens, Ga. last night.  I'm sure even UK fans are occupied with the Super Bowl today and all the festivities surrounding this great sporting event.  I caution all to be responsible in their "activities" today and to please not endanger others if they've partied a little too much (DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE).

Twenty years ago Coach Rick Pitino's squad was still seeking their first victory away from Rupp Arena, as their road record fell to 0-8 after a 87-86 loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs.  Coach Pitino continues to complain about the refereeing in the SEC as his team prepares to battle the Georgia Bulldogs.  Sean Woods continues to struggle with his last minute shooting as he has misfired five times with the outcomes of games still in the balance.  Finally, the North Carolina Tar Heels have tied Kentucky for the most college victories, both programs now have a total of 1,474 victories each.