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TKB: The SEC Tourney Edition

Hello everyone and welcome to what will probably be the last Krystal Ball for the season. Please try to control your emotions LOL.

With 14 teams the tourney now stretches over five days. As we have heard the endless talk there are 3-4 SEC squads on the old NCAA Bubble. Who will win, let's take a look.

 

#13 Mississippi State vs. #12 South Carolina- (7:30 SEC Network)- I bet when Frank Martin took the USC…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on March 13, 2013 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

TKB: The Two For The Big Dance Edition

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Krystal Ball. Last week was another good one going 5-2, losing the UT-UGA game and Ole Miss-MSU.

Hard as it is to believe this is the last week of the regular season and there are two big games for the Wildcats coming. Can they win and punch their NCAA ticket, let's take a look.

 

Kentucky at Georgia- (7:00 ESPN)- The Cats pay a visit down to Athens with a chance…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on March 7, 2013 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

TKB: The Cats and Hogs Edition

Hello everyone and welcome to anothe Krystal Ball. Only four OT's and Tennessee kept me from another perfect week. Hard as it is to believe today is March 1 and this is the next to last weekend of the regular season. Lots of big games so let's get to it.

Kentucky at Arkansas- (4:00 CBS)- The Cats come in on a three game winning streak since losing Nerlens Noel and this will be a homecoming game for Archie…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on March 1, 2013 at 10:54am — 1 Comment

TKB: The College Gameday Edition

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Krystal Ball. Last week was the best week of the season for me going 7-0. As the title suggests ESPN is rolling into town this Saturday for Gameday. Can the Cats pull out a win, let's take a look.

Missouri at Kentucky- (9:00 ESPN)- The Tigers come in to town after a big comeback win against Florida. The Cats of course played well then held off a Vandy comeback to win their…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on February 22, 2013 at 11:50am — 1 Comment

TKB: The "Now What" Edition

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Krystal Ball. Last week was a pretty good one for me going 6-1. It has been a rough week for Kentucky and the Big Blue Nation. How will the team respond, let's take a look.

Kentucky at Tennessee- (1:00 CBS)- Many people have compared what happened to Nerlens Noel to the 2008 club that lost Patrick Patterson to a season ending injury. That teams first game was also at Tennessee…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on February 15, 2013 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

TKB: The Keeping the Momentum Edition

Hello everyone and welcome to another Krystal Ball. Last week was a pretty good one going 5-2, not too shabby. I am doing this a little later in order to wait on the games from Thursday night.
 
It is another big weekend in the SEC so let's get to it.
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Added by The Krystal Ball on February 8, 2013 at 6:30am — 2 Comments

TKB: The Revenge Edition

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Krystal Ball. Last week was another tough one going 4-4. Will this week be better, let's take a look.

Kentucky at Texas A&M- (6:00 ESPN)- The Cats finally put in together on Tuesday night and knocked off previously unbeaten Ole Miss on the road. They play the final game of four away games out of five on Saturday.

I don't think anyone needs to be reminded of what…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on January 31, 2013 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

TKB: The One Step Forward Ten Steps Back Edition

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Krystal Ball. Last week was a little better going

5-2. Another week another set of games in the SEC so let's get right to it.

LSU at Kentucky- (4:00 SEC Network)- As the title suggests, just when it seemed UK had it finally figured out they took about 10 steps back in the second half against Alabama. And if you are curious I used the Number 10 for a reason.

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Added by The Krystal Ball on January 24, 2013 at 2:02pm — 1 Comment

TKB: The Cats Hit the Road Edition

Hello everyone and welcome to another TKB. I am a little short for time this week so this will be a more abbreviated version. Last week wasn't good at all, so let's just move on.

Kentucky at Auburn- (9:00 ESPNU)- The Cats got the win they needed on Tuesday, now they play 4 of the next 5 on the road. Auburn is 2-1 so far in the conference and could easily be 3-0.

This will be the Tigers' only sell-out of the year…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on January 17, 2013 at 2:18pm — 3 Comments

TKB: The Beginning of the SEC and Bobby Knight Too Edition

Hello everyone and welcome back to another TKB. I managed to get all three of the bowl games right last week, even though I was way off on the margins.

As the title suggests, it is the first weekend in the SEC and the Cats start at a place they have had a lot of trouble with in recent years.

Kentucky at Vanderbilt- (9:00 ESPN)- The Cats start in Nashville in the crackerjack gym with noted Kentucky hater Bobby…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on January 10, 2013 at 1:49pm — 2 Comments

TKB: The Looking at the SEC and BCS Title Games Edition

Hello everyone and welcome to another Krystal Ball. I went 4-2 on the bowl games so far missing the LSU and Florida games, but who didn't miss that one.

Anyway three more bowl games left for the SEC and the one tonight I can't wait to see.

Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M- (Cotton Bowl- 8:00 Fox)- Outside of the title game, this is the game I most want to watch. You have Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel and the…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on January 4, 2013 at 10:36am — 1 Comment

TKB: The Battle of the Bluegrass and Some Bowl Games Too Edition

Hello everyone and welcome back to another TKB. I hope everyone has had a great holiday season so far, I know I have. For Cat fans the greatest late Christmas present would be a win on Saturday, will it happen, let's take a look.

Kentucky at Louisville- (4:00 CBS)- A lot of streaks in this one, Cal hasn't lost to Pitino since coming to Kentucky and the Cats have never lost in the Yum Center 3-0.

On paper…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on December 28, 2012 at 1:56pm — 3 Comments

TKB: The Double Shot of Basketball and Championship Saturday Edition

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Krystal Ball. Not too bad last week going 7-2 making the total 95-18 for the season. As the title suggests a couple of big games for the Cats and the SEC Title Game too.

Kentucky at Notre Dame-(7:00 ESPN2)- The first true road game for Cal's Cats is also one of the toughest places to play.

The Irish are 34-1 the last two years playing in South Bend and are a very…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on November 29, 2012 at 3:07pm — 2 Comments

TKB: The End For Joker Edition

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Krystal Ball, only Missouri kept me from a perfect week, but still 10-1 and 88-16 for the year is nothing to sneeze at. As the title suggests it is the end of the road for Joker Phillips but more on that in a minute.

 

LIU-Brooklyn at Kentucky- (7:00 BBSN)- The Cats looked anything but impressive on Wednesday getting pushed around by Morehead State. While Sean Woods'…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on November 23, 2012 at 10:14am — 1 Comment

TKB: The Last Home Game for Joker Edition

Hello everyone and welcome to another Krystal Ball. I am not going to lie, last week was a tough one, going a season worst 4-3, making the record for the year 78-15. It is a full slate of SEC games this weekend including 7 games matching SEC schools against FCS teams, but first let's start with some basketball.

Lafayette at Kentucky- (7:00 BBSN)- The Cats went 1-1 against teams from the ACC and showed some definite…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on November 15, 2012 at 3:58pm — 3 Comments

TKB: The Brooklyn and Bye-Week Edition

Hello everyone and welcome back to another regular edition of The Krystal Ball. Thanks to the Bayou Miracle by Alabama last week, I managed to go a perfect 8-0 making the season record 74-12. But let's face it, I was wayyyyyy off on some of the points.

It has been an interesting week to say the least so let's get right to it. First some basketball.

 

Maryland vs. Kentucky- (ESPN- 8:30)- For those that have…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on November 9, 2012 at 12:48pm — 1 Comment

TKB: Predicting the 2012-2013 UK Basketball Season

Hello everyone and welcome to another Krystal Ball. Today I will take a look at the 2012-13 Kentucky Basketball Season and whether Cal can top last season's epic road to an 8th Championship.

As we all know UK lost its top 6 players and signed the #1 or 2 recruiting class for 2012. How well this class comes together will ultimately decide this teams fate.

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Added by The Krystal Ball on November 8, 2012 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

TKB: The SEC Game of the Year Edition

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Krystal Ball. A little later than usual but still the same mix of picks and attempted humor.

Much like the UK Football team a bit of a down week last week going 5-2, putting the season record at 66-12. It is another huge SEC week so let's get to it.

Vanderbilt at Kentucky- (NOON ESPNU)- The Cats are coming off a bad loss at Missouri last week while the Commodores got a…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on November 1, 2012 at 5:15pm — 3 Comments

TKB: The Cats and Tigers Edition

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Krystal Ball. First a big thanks to Faith Ann and William Daniels for chiming in with their own picks and I should have listened to you on the LSU game.

A 5-1 record last week puts the slate at 61-10 so far for the year. Another big weekend in the SEC so let's get to it.

Kentucky at Missouri- (NOON ESPNU)- The Wildcats make a trip into Columbia for a first trip to play…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on October 25, 2012 at 2:41pm — 2 Comments

TKB: The Where Do You Go After You Hit Rock Bottom Edition

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Krystal Ball. Unlike the football Cats, the Ol' Ball went 6-1 last week losing only the USC-LSU game. That puts the season record at 56-9.

It is another huge week in the SEC so lets get right to it.

Georgia at Kentucky- (7:00 Fox Sports South)- The Cats are coming off a 49-7 loss to Arkansas that let's face it would have been a lot worse had the game not been stopped…

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Added by The Krystal Ball on October 18, 2012 at 3:34pm — 4 Comments

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