AJC’s Mr. Basketball gets offers from Kentucky, Florida, Texas, Auburn, Michigan, Georgia Tech, UGA, Alabama, more
Kentucky's John Calipari is charging fast and furiously after the AJC's Mr. Georgia Basketball (AP)
*Memphis is latest to offer (click here)
In the short span of seven days, the AJC’s Mr. Georgia Basketball has turned into one of the hottest names in college basketball.
Georgia Tech, UGA, and Alabama have offered scholarships to Westlake High’s Marcus Thornton, who was officially granted a release from his letter-of-intent with Clemson last Friday.
Kentucky coach John Calipari has expressed heavy interest in Thornton, along with representatives from Texas and Florida. There is also speculation that Tennessee, Michigan, LSU and Auburn, among others, will also join the recruiting race. (Note: See Monday night’s updated list at the bottom).
“We’re very surprised by all the attention,” said Thornton’s father, Billy. “People told us to anticipate it, but you don’t really know what is going to happen. It has been very overwhelming, and we feel very blessed.”
The 6-foot-7 Thornton had a much lower profile when he committed to Clemson before his junior season, and then signed with the Tigers over Wake Forest and Maryland last November.
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Thornton’s Q rating went off the charts after a monster senior season. He averaged 24 points and 12 rebounds while leading Westlake to the state championship game in Georgia’s largest classification. Also, Thornton is very attractive to scouts as an honor student with a 3.7 GPA.
Here are tidbits from the conversations between a few colleges and Thornton’s family:
- Georgia Tech’s Paul Hewitt: “One of the things (Hewitt) was saying was how they missed out on Marcus early on. He was apologetic about it. He said by the time he knew about him in the early time frame, Clemson had scooped up Marcus. (Hewitt) was commendable to Clemson, about how they had indentified him early. He talked about Georgia Tech’s needs with Gani Lawal and Derrick Favors (declaring for the NBA Draft) and how there were some big opportunities there for Marcus.”
- Georgia’s Mark Fox: “He was a very personable individual. He almost seems like a Southerner. To me, he seems like a natural fit to Georgia. When you call his cell phone, his ringback tone is the song “Georgia On My Mind.” That was very touching. Georgia had the advantage seeing Marcus a lot on the AAU circuit a lot because they were following Norcross High’s Jeremy Lamb (signed with UConn). They had the chance to observe Marcus, and were relenting in the fact that they never got to recruit him. This became a new opportunity for Georgia, as Marcus became available again.”
- Kentucky’s Calipari: “He is a very impressive. He talked to us about what has transpired at Kentucky, and that he has eight people leaving (five underclassmen declaring for the NBA Draft, and three graduating seniors). He has some definite personnel needs. (Calipari) said he has to be able to recruit people who can hit the floor right away. He was using the term ‘He can’t hide them (any incoming recruits)’ because anyone that comes there is going to have to be a contributor. But he has a lot of people to choose from, I’m sure.”
Thornton has had a good relationship with Alabama’s Anthony Grant since his coaching days at Virginia Commonwealth. He is also waiting to see who will be Clemson’s next coach. Thornton only requested his release after Clemson’s Oliver Purnell resigned to take Depaul’s head coaching job last week. Purnell was a major reason why Thornton picked the Tigers.
Next to offer? (AJC file)
“Marcus is intrigued by a lot of big-time coaches expressing interest,” his father said. “He had his mind absolutely set on Clemson, and he’s still a little disappointed that (Purnell) left. Not to say he won’t end up going to Clemson, because they are very much in consideration.
Loading ...“Right now, the (recruiting process) is like being a kid in a candy store. By the same token, we’re ready to move forward with everything so Marcus can begin preparing for the next stage of his life.”
What’s next for Thornton? He will come up with a list of his top schools by the end of the week, and then set up either recruiting trips or in-house visits during the next NCAA contact period, which is April 16-21.
Click here to go to video of Thornton.
Updated at 11 p.m. Monday: As expected, the colleges have been offering scholarships at a dizzying pace on Monday. Thornton’s current offer sheet consists of Kentucky, Florida, Texas, Michigan, Auburn, UTEP, along with the other four mentioned earlier — Georgia Tech, UGA, Alabama, and Clemson. Thornton is anticipating conversations with Memphis and Tennessee on Tuesday.
Marcus has already agreed to accept in-home visits with Kentucky, Georgia Tech, and UGA in two weeks, and still deciding among other schools.
Check back with the AJC for more updates.
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178 comments Add your comment
suwaneedawg
April 12th, 2010
2:37 pm
First…who cares.
suwaneedawg
April 12th, 2010
2:38 pm
I hate to say it but, if Calipari is in the mix then he is probably Kentucky bound.
Marcos
April 12th, 2010
2:38 pm
Hmmm surprised Calipari isn’t promising him a lump sum of cash. That is how he operates. He breaks every rule then moves on with his massive bonuses to leave the schools and students to pay the price. Calipari is a criminal. Just ask Memphis and UMASS what they think of him…
Sa-wahn-ee
April 12th, 2010
2:46 pm
You shouldn’t care. This is a basketball story so UGA is irrelevant.
GT Bball Fan
April 12th, 2010
2:46 pm
UGA looks less criminal with Calipari involved
Chi-Town Dawg
April 12th, 2010
2:51 pm
Is DePaul an option now that Purnell has gone there?
Captain
April 12th, 2010
2:54 pm
How things can change so quickly for a young man. ONe thing you have to admire about basketball prospects, once they commit to a program they generally do not change their minds, so unlike football. Marcus committed to Clemson early, turning down interest from other schools. Now he has a chance to do it all over, or better yet, he has a chance to do what he didn’t the first time around. Maybe CMF can take advantage of this new opportunity.
BIG NICK
April 12th, 2010
2:55 pm
Might as well go to Florida…That’s where all the good GA HS football players go…
Jake Fury
April 12th, 2010
2:57 pm
Anywhere but Kentucky, anyone but Calipari.
Bullwinkle
April 12th, 2010
2:59 pm
If he’s a “one-and-done”, then what difference does it make? But if he will use that 3.7 GPA to go for a degree, then he will become very valuable. The NBA (Calipari’s selling point) is ruining a lot of futures.
chooseWHERE U LIKE
April 12th, 2010
3:04 pm
Dont be undecided for ever kid!!!! make up your mind, a word of ADVICE CHOOSE A HOME STATE COLLEGE, UGA OR TECH
Ben in Georgia
April 12th, 2010
3:07 pm
@Captain, it’s unfair to say “he has a chance to do what he didn’t the first time around.” UGA didn’t offer him until now. He was a very low profile player coming into his senior season, from what I understand, and then he blew up. If UGA ends up with Thornton or Polee it would have to be considered a huge coup. I hope it happens more than anybody, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.
Jane Doe
April 12th, 2010
3:11 pm
How sad is your life when ALL you can contribute to a conversation is the same running diatribe running throughout the SEC (and other parts of the country) Calipari is a crook….yada yada yada…..World Wide Wes…yada yada yada……
one and done…..convicted felon (I don’t know WTF that is about…)
You want to hate him, go ahead-knock yourself out, hate everything UK, not like we aren’t used to it.
But PLEASE, get some new material…You people bore me to tears.
Hosta
April 12th, 2010
3:20 pm
Thornton’s choice is real simple. If he wants a party school with absurd degrees that are meaningless, it’s UGA. If he wants a quality education where he’ll learn self-discipline, he’ll choose Georgia Tech. That’s all he needs to know.
Rita
April 12th, 2010
3:23 pm
“Jane Doe,” you like other girls, right?
EdPerez
April 12th, 2010
3:23 pm
@Bullwinkle, ‘NBA ruining futures’ Yeah those million dollar contracts are just awful.
BrokeBackJacket
April 12th, 2010
3:25 pm
*passes Jane Doe a tissue*
Come to tech young man…get coached DOWN for a year!
tech BB fans…absolutely most delusional bunch of folks in history…thinking they are relevant in big time BB when in fact they have been to the final 4 twice…exactly the same number of final 4 appearances of UGA…who at least knows their BB program in general sucks!
Almost forgot….30-24
8 of 9…and counting!
Danno
April 12th, 2010
3:26 pm
Calipari is a crook. He should be barred from the NCAA forever.
Danno
April 12th, 2010
3:29 pm
Hey BrokeBackJacket – go suck an egg, you moron. Why don’t you mention the UGA arrests while you’re on numbers.
Red
April 12th, 2010
3:42 pm
He’s a perfect Duke candidate. Why settle for less when you have athleticism and the brains and have a chance to play for The Chef.
Dave / NM
April 12th, 2010
3:45 pm
Don’t know much about this kid, but if Cal is showing interest, he must be good.
Guest
April 12th, 2010
3:51 pm
Yea, that’s right, Calipari left Memphis in HORRIBLE shape. No probation, a top 3 recruiting class for next year, and a pre-season top 10 ranking. Yea, he definitely destroyed the Memphis program. Good call.
Just my O pinion
April 12th, 2010
3:53 pm
I have never figured out why any kid would go out of state if he/she can get a free ride in state at a major school. If you go to that school and do well then some of the boosters will always give you a job when you finish. If you go out of state then you can forget about coming home.
KevinM
April 12th, 2010
3:56 pm
The majority of Dawg fans love to bash the other team no matter who it is rather than explain how much better their school experience here than others.
Always easier to throw rocks at Cal and Tech…truth is, Georgia and Tech were slack in their recruitment of someone in their own state. Throw Trae Golden in there as well, who went from Ohio State to Tennessee and has played in this state for 4 years.
That shows you the lack of draw Georgia and Tech have to local players. It is truly not good to let some of the best in the state leave and not be able to convince them to stay home and leave a legacy.
And please someone tell me that EVERY coach in this state is not telling this caliber of a player the NBA shouldn’t be a factor in your decision. Them fulfilling their potential shouldn’t be part of the equation huh?
Pure ignorance.
JEWELL ROLLEN
April 12th, 2010
3:57 pm
ANYWHERE BUT GA TECH…HEWITT WILL RUIN YOU MARCUS!!!!
KevinM
April 12th, 2010
3:59 pm
FWIW, I don’t think Cal has an advantage in this recruitment anyway. They are getting in way too late to be significant.
All Clemson has to do is bring in a coach that will show MT that he is the major factor to their next season. They have to make a splash with MT and his family. Good luck to wherever he ends up and I hope he reconsiders and still heads to Clemson. That would say alot about his character to keep his LOI intact.
Legend of Len Barker
April 12th, 2010
4:11 pm
@EdPerez
The lure of the NBA is what’s killing futures. Daniel Orton is a prospect but is very, very raw. How many NBA teams will want to wait on him to develop? Hasheem Thabeet, who was a very high draft pick and decently polished in college was sent down to the D-League. Orton’s not even on third of the player that Thabeet is at this point.
NBA contracts are nice. But only if you get one. Preferably more than just that one.
UKRULZ
April 12th, 2010
4:12 pm
I didn’t realize people from Georgia were so stupid. It must suck to be a UGA fan- we own you in basketball and we just smoked your overrated football team in that house of cheating down in Athens. Everyone knows UGA pays their football players- and you idiots still suck. LMAO Maybe once you morons can field a basketball team that can actually beat my YCMA pickup team, you could be relevant. And football? LOL You guys will always be behind Florida, UT, LSU, Bama, Auburn and now apparently UK. So enjoy that title you retards won WAYYYYYYYYYYYY back in 1980 when Hershel was the highest paid person in Georgia! LOL
Old Yeller
April 12th, 2010
4:25 pm
I never did hear- did Georgia fans BBQ that old flea bitten bulldog mascot that kicked the bucket at the next home game? I hear you JawJA fans are fond of wild game meat.
Dawg Fan in Grayson
April 12th, 2010
4:27 pm
UKRULZ..just call yourself an idiot. Your football team beat UGA in Athens for the first time since JC was in office and you claim to be a house beater. UGA basketball has beaten UK in Lexington more times than UK football has beaten UGA in Athens in the last 33 years. Look it up.
Cheatin??? Does the name Dwayne Casey ring a bell? You live in a glass house so don’t throw any rocks.
glw
April 12th, 2010
4:28 pm
Kentucky definitely has a shot because its an elite program and can offer immediate playing time. HE would fit good at Georgia too. Though he is being recruited by TEch, but seems like they have similar wing players in Oliver and Rice, so he wouldnt get the playing time. So in the end, I think it comes down to Georgia and Kentucky with the Dawgs having a slight edge because of proximity to home.
GoBigBlue
April 12th, 2010
4:33 pm
Hey Dawg fan, how does it feel to be a complete afterthought in basketball and a washed up has been in football? Tell me, when was the last time Georgia was in the national title game in football? LSU, Tenn., Florida and Bama have won national titles in the 90’s and since 2000. And where is Georgia? NOWHERE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Georgia football is a joke.
papadawg
April 12th, 2010
4:35 pm
I say leave him alone Dawgs, he’ll most likely be a one & done if he’s as good as they say
bruce mac
April 12th, 2010
4:37 pm
Hosta, he doesn’t give a Rat’s Arzz about your engineering degrees. Get in the real world man, he is an NBA BBall plsyer in waiting.
VolNation
April 12th, 2010
4:40 pm
Why in the hell would any kid want to play at Georgia? If Kentucky comes calling go to UK. I know it sucks but it is so true.
GeorgiaTechRocksBulldogs
April 12th, 2010
4:42 pm
Does Georgia still have an athletic program?
Lets face it, why in the hell would this kid pick a horrible program like Georgia if schools like Georgia tech and Kentucky are involved.
Bisquit24
April 12th, 2010
4:43 pm
Daniel Orton will dominate in the pros…he battled Cousins all year in practice…So Legend of whoever u dont know squat about the NBA…Thabeet sucks, Orton would school him anyday of the week…I hope Cal scoops this guy up so u all can whine some more…I love being hated cause that means UK is Back!!!!!!!!
bruce mac
April 12th, 2010
4:43 pm
Yea, why did Dominique and others make such a dumb decision? Some people don’t follow the crowd or do what they are told.
papadawg
April 12th, 2010
4:44 pm
Let me think, what’s the salary difference between a Engineering degree & a pro basketball career. Just go where you’re close to Mom, the pro career is just a year or two from now
GeorgiaTechRocksBulldogs
April 12th, 2010
4:46 pm
Bruce Mac is Dominique a great grandfather yet? You just made everyones case for them.
bruce mac
April 12th, 2010
4:48 pm
I am not sure, how many NC does GT have, I must have missed them all?
bruce mac
April 12th, 2010
4:49 pm
73 – 66. It hurts doesn’t it?
Decatur Tech Fan
April 12th, 2010
4:50 pm
I think making these kids go one year of college is so stupid and it has killed my beloved program. If an 18 yr old i allowed ot vote and get his/her head blown off in some foreign land, then he should be able to work in his chosen profession, providing he is good enuff. that said, I think tech should pass on him and build a cohesive program, aka Butler and Duke, so that winning is more common place. Oh i forgot, we have the Worst coach in the ACC or SEC……nvr mind.
82Dawg
April 12th, 2010
4:52 pm
GoBigBlue ….who is your team?and when was the last time they won a national championship in football?
GeorgiaTechRocksBulldogs
April 12th, 2010
4:53 pm
Mr Thornton keep your son away from Georgia. You see we are talking basketball on here and since Georgia has no history in basketball some clown named Bruce Mac wants to talk football.
What a joke of a program.
bruce mac
April 12th, 2010
4:54 pm
Duh, talk about morons. I asked you how many NC did Tech win in BBall. Where is the football comment clown?
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April 12th, 2010
4:55 pm
[...] John Calipari has reached out to Marcus Thornton, a 6-7 forward out of Georgia who recently was released from his LOI when Oliver Purnell left [...]
Charles
April 12th, 2010
4:55 pm
You Kentucky fans are all class…not one of the negative comments directed at Kentucky has a UGA descriptor for a name, yet here comes big blue nation showing their collective butts. Just a travesty of a fanbase. There are some very poor football fanbases in our conference and Georgia is certainly not immune – we have our share – but no one holds a candle to Kentucky basketball fans. Just a repulsive bunch.
GeorgiaTechRocksBulldogs
April 12th, 2010
4:56 pm
82Dawg Hey moron this is an article on basketball. I know your basketball program is non existent but if you need to talk football that really is humiliating dont you think. lol!
Albert
April 12th, 2010
4:57 pm
Calipari will have Kentucky on probation in 2 more years anyway–look at his past record. As Bobby Knight stated, Calipari shouldn’t even be allowed to coach college ball.
VolNation
April 12th, 2010
4:58 pm
Charles considering that their are millions of Kentucky fans and just a few thousand Bulldog fans I think that the averages would favor more idiot UK fans dont you?
bruce mac
April 12th, 2010
4:59 pm
Come to uga–you wont even have to go to class or study–just play basketball like our football players—special treatment
VolNation
April 12th, 2010
5:00 pm
Albert what is a bulldog fan doing on a basketball thread anyway? For that matter why are their any Bulldog fans on a thread about basketball?
82Dawg
April 12th, 2010
5:01 pm
GeorgiaTechRocksBulldogs…..I got your moron. I did not bring football up you idiot. Go big blue did and I asked him or her a question so STFU…nerd. It has nothing to do with you
Albert
April 12th, 2010
5:02 pm
VolNation or you a vol or uk fan?
Legend of Len Barker
April 12th, 2010
5:04 pm
@Bisquit24: I didn’t say Orton wasn’t good. He’s a very raw talent and not ready for the NBA right now. Cousins wasn’t exactly the greatest player in the world, either, this year. There are some big holes in his game, too. He’s still more NBA ready than Orton at this point, though.
Kentucky fans griping about football: At least we didn’t hire Charlie Bradshaw.
GeorgiaTechRocksBulldogs
April 12th, 2010
5:05 pm
82Dawg why are you even on a sports board? You guys are irrelevant in both Football and basketball.
Seriously why are their Georgia fans on a sports board anyways?
GoBigBlue
April 12th, 2010
5:07 pm
Uh yeah, Charles. Georgia fans are among the most obnoxious bunch of idiots in college sports. And for what? Your basketball team is horrible and your football team has not won anything of substance in decades. Hell, Florida, LSU and Bama has won multiple national titles in football while Georgia remains a middle of the road SEC team- nothing more. You idiots are like South Carolina- the arrogance of Bama and the trophy case of Vandy.
VolNation
April 12th, 2010
5:08 pm
Albert, why would a Ky fan have Vol in their name? Are all Dawg fans as dumb as U?
With that I am out of here. I will come back if and when Georgia becomes relevant again in sports.
See you guys in about 20 years.
Albert
April 12th, 2010
5:09 pm
Vol Nation idiot, you’re the one bragging about Calipari—duh
VolNation
April 12th, 2010
5:13 pm
82 Dawg are you and Albert the same poster? You seem to be as smart as him. lol!
GoBigBlue
April 12th, 2010
5:15 pm
Bobby Knight? LOL You mean the same coach who kicked his son and choked another player? The same coach who told women just enjoy being raped since you can’t fight it? The same coach whose NUMBER ONE assistant coach had numerous NCAA violations including landing New Mexico on probation while he was the head coach? Yes we all should heed that moron’s opinion! LOL
82Dawg
April 12th, 2010
5:17 pm
VolNation do not bring me into your childish games. I was on reading, and asked a simple question and the nerd from tech attacked me
Jake Fury
April 12th, 2010
5:19 pm
@ Jane Doe: How about this…John Calipari is a bad coach, evidenced by his inability to take a team with 5 NBA players to the Final Four.
Further evidenced by his inability to win a National Championship game with a 9 point lead with 2 minutes remaining.
He’s a terrible floor coach and he’ll never be able to win in the dance.
VolNation
April 12th, 2010
5:21 pm
One last word before i go. After reading the Georgia fans post on here I do feel sorry for you guys. I hope that your athletic prgram gets in gear because it will only help the SEC. At this point I am tired of seeing how sorry your athletic program is and dont really enjoy seeing how far you guys have dropped.
It truly is sad to see a once proud athletic Dept become the laughing stock of the SEC.
VolNation
April 12th, 2010
5:23 pm
82 Dawg why dont your moronic self come on up to Knoxville and root for a real program?
GoBigBlue
April 12th, 2010
5:24 pm
LOL Jake Fury- put down the crack pipe. What Cal did with these freshmen was remarkable. Never win in the dance? I suggest his record speaks otherwise. Just face it- you are jealous and bitter because Georgia sports is IRRELEVANT.
82Dawg
April 12th, 2010
5:25 pm
VolNation….I don’t want to be confused with the chain gain if I was to wear the school colors, Sorry…..
GoBigBlue
April 12th, 2010
5:26 pm
JawJa- ARROGANCE OF BAMA AND THE TROPHY CASE OF VANDY! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
VolNation
April 12th, 2010
5:27 pm
GoBigBlue, I agree, dont let these losers get to you. UGA is a joke!
GoBigBlue
April 12th, 2010
5:28 pm
BTW VolNation- way to represent in the NCAA tourney- great job by Pearl and the boys.
VolNation
April 12th, 2010
5:29 pm
82Dawg how original. Did you come up with that all by yourself. Damn, UGA fans are all ignorant. lol! How freakin sad!
Delbert D.
April 12th, 2010
5:31 pm
Don’t take him, Hewitt. He’s just another one and done.
Jason
April 12th, 2010
6:03 pm
BrokeBackJacket you are really dumb. UGA has been to 1 final 4 not 2 dummy. Your basketball progam is a joke. Marcus come to Georgia Tech!!!
The University of Georgia Tech
April 12th, 2010
6:42 pm
he will go play for hewitt and be another nba guy that makes you say he played at ga tech and they won how many games?
Dave
April 12th, 2010
6:57 pm
My Goodness, upon learning about the issue, Calipari was the one who alerted appropriate people concerning Camby’s extra benefits and the NCAA Clearinghouse CLEARED Rose to play at Memphis yet jealous people still feel the needs to put the guy down.READ THE FACTS FOLKS!!!!!
KJ
April 12th, 2010
7:01 pm
“Georgia sports is IRRELEVANT.”
I believe you meant “are” irrelevant. But there’s that hillbilly education shining through. Kentucky basketball fans are the most pathetic losers in the nation, and that’s saying something.
Mike
April 12th, 2010
7:16 pm
I met Marcus’s father about 10 years ago. He’s one heck of a role model.
Monticello Dawg
April 12th, 2010
7:47 pm
Go Big Blue- you mentioned UGA had the trophy case of Vandy. In that case congrats to the Commodores for having 132 SEC titles, 37 national championships cause that is what the Dogs have. 8 different sports represented- 4 on the men’s side, 4 on the women’s side- can any other SEC school match that?
Big Blue News » Blog Archiv
April 12th, 2010
8:20 pm
[...] Calipari has expressed heavy interest in Westlake’s (GA) Marcus Thornton [...]
Mark E.Daugherty
April 12th, 2010
9:28 pm
Go big blue. Cal’s not just going to offer a scholly to just anyone. If he evaluates this kid and offers he has to be a good one. I guess he’s a good guage to which prospects are real impact players. If he don’t come to UK I hope he goes to UG. I think Fox is just a couple of good players away from haveing a really good team. Fox probably did as good as job as anyone last year with what talent he was working with.
Anonymous
April 12th, 2010
9:54 pm
Boy i thought tech fans were annoying Kentucky fans are even worse. Kentuckys good in one sport and you think your athletic programs are better than ours. It kinda funny how a team wins one game and the fans get the confidence that they have a better program than UGA. Hopefully Marcus makes the best decision for himself and not for you haters.
christof
April 12th, 2010
10:27 pm
Rita loves Jane- not tarzan.
GA Tech Man...
April 12th, 2010
10:53 pm
Probably end of at UK, they cheat better than anyone in the history of college basketball, they now have the master of cheating…Coach Cal
Chuck Uga
April 12th, 2010
11:03 pm
Man, the idiots are coming out of the woodwork (Big Nick, UKRULZ, GOBIGBLUE, most of the Tech fans).
Tennessee?! LMAO!! He isn’t going to pick Tennessee with all those schools to choose from. Pearl is pretty much done in Georgia now that Mark Fox has proven his worth. As far as Ga Tech, yeah, right, they’re a great basketball program. I like Hewitt as a person, but seriously, Tech is not what they used to be. Lawal and Favors gone? Looks like UGA will beat Tech at their place next season.
Thornton will sign with either Clemson or Kentucky unless UNC comes calling (which they will). Too bad he won’t sign with UGA, Fox will have the Dawgs in the Big Dance next season.
Chuck Uga
April 12th, 2010
11:12 pm
Forgot to mention the esteemed genius VolNation. UGA hoops irrelevant. The team that absolutely destroyed UT in Athens. The program that will win at least one of the two games against UT for the foreseeable future. Ask Pearl who is most afraid of…he’ll tell you Mark Fox. And Richt versus Derek Dooley?!! October cannot come fast enough for us Dawg fans. The waxing of the Vols in Sanford will quicly remove the memory of last season’s confusion in Neyland.
English
April 12th, 2010
11:20 pm
Do yourself a favor and please stay in the state of Georgia. You’re extra talented student-athlete and have a chance to keep the spotlight of great local recruits stay close to home. Stay in the great state of Georgia. Also, don’t go to Kentucky by any means.
Go Georgia State Panthers!
Terry
April 12th, 2010
11:24 pm
Hey stop picking only on Ky!!!!!! you all should pick on Duke & NC some to I know they cheat to just like any other college!!!!
bank walker
April 12th, 2010
11:56 pm
It is very sad all these tennershee and kensucky low lifes have to come on here and blabber their jabber. There is not one athletic or intelligent molecule in their whole body. What freakin losers! Marcus, come to UGA, and play in front of your family and represent your state, and don’t listen to these chumps from other schools that have to beg for recruits to go there, because they play sissy ball in the states in which they live. Hahaha, tenneshe and kensucky, the two trashiest states in the land, with Rhode Island producing more D-1 talent than the both combined. Now go shut up and go wipe the snuff dribble off your chins, you chump losers…hahahaha!!
dd
April 12th, 2010
11:59 pm
You folks are a bunch of IDIOTS!!
Big Blue News » Blog Archiv
April 13th, 2010
12:06 am
[...] Atlanta Journal-Constitution says Marcus Thornton has received a scholarship offer from UK and already agreed to accept an in-home [...]
World Wide Wes
April 13th, 2010
12:09 am
Kentucky fans, Cal didn’t even want Bledsoe until he knew Josh wanted him. Two Cal didn’t get uMemphis their #1 Class for 2010. IN FACT if Cal was still at Memphis I doubt he would have gotten the Barton Brothers. Three don’t believe the crap that he wouldn’t offer a package deal. He had done it basically every year for the last ten years. (Henry Brothers, Morris Twins, Wagner, Beavers, and more. Four you might say your back but you have a coach who has five first rounders and couldn’t get past the elite eight. What does that say about your coach? Why would anyone think your back when you can’t win it all with five first round picks in a less than stellar year as far as talented teams are concerned. Six your assistant coach is a drunk. Seven Cal will be caught cheating sooner than later and if you think you are back you will soon be the laughing stock of the NCAA
Will
April 13th, 2010
12:12 am
Several of you have turned this into a calipari bash. You say he is a criminal yet the NCAA has found him not guilty at either school. All he does is win 30+ games per year and is in at least the elite eight if not the final four or championship game. Why would anyone listen to Bob Knight? Cal wins at a higher level than whoever your coach may be. He wins in recruiting, he wins games and that is what makes you mad. So if not this guy then another 5 star player will be wearing blue. I pull for all sec teams and hope each school is competitive and this young man seems to be a player that will help whatever team he chooses. So hope your coach wins a recruiting war against the best coaches in the land. Just be an sec school.
Bank Walker
April 13th, 2010
12:19 am
Marcus I think U R so cute!
Wldctky
April 13th, 2010
12:21 am
I am loving all the UK contempt…because contempt is bred from jealousy, so that means WE ARE BACK!!!
Wldctky
April 13th, 2010
12:28 am
Bank Walker… brush your tooth and go to bed!
Todd Jeffries
April 13th, 2010
12:39 am
Funny how no one knows what they are talking about.
Find proof that Cal has ever paid a player … In fact find proof that he has ever even been accused of a recruiting violation.
Guess what you won’t find it because he hasn’t …
Camby accepted money his jr year at UMass from an agent, not the school or cal. Not a recruiting violation.
Rose didn’t take his own test, even though the NCAA said at first he did and cleared him to play.
Both things that Coach Cal had nothing to do with.
If you ask the NCAA, and check because UK did before hiring him, then Cal is one of the few coaches to never be accused of a recruiting violation by the NCAA. They told UK he was clean as they come.
So get your story straight if you want to hate on UK!
BigBlueBalls
April 13th, 2010
12:43 am
Reel him in Cal, Mr. Thornton will look great in Kentucky Blue.
Go Big Blue!!!
Jack
April 13th, 2010
1:31 am
I’m a UK fan, but there are no winners on this comment thread. It is like tall kindergarten.
This kid has options at a lot of good places. UK needs bodies as well as talent, so I think UK has a pretty good chance. It won’t be b/c UK cheats though. It will be b/c we can give the kid an education and, if he develops, a great shot at the NBA. Which is what a good basketball program is supposed to do.
UKWILDCAT25
April 13th, 2010
2:01 am
Actually… If you want to get technical about it. In terms of entire athletic departments. UK ranks 13th in the Nation. Georgia ranks 31st. Here is the link. Maybe all of you UGA fans will shut your mouths now. We have the better athletic program and here is the facts to prove it!
http://www.nacda.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/nacda/sports/directorscup/auto_pdf/apr8DIDcup
UK rock star
April 13th, 2010
2:17 am
If Thornton comes to UK, he will be a rock star. He will be on National TV every game. UK’s midnight madness was crazy, and 5 star guys want to be invited to the party. GO BIG BLUE!!!
Good luck to all you also-rans
Loving It
April 13th, 2010
4:04 am
Keep dreaming UK fans. You have a cancer on your campus that will soon eat at the heart of your program worst than the infamous point shaving incident which led to the death penalty your program once received. Your APR has taken a major hit with the first class. Another class or two of one and dones and your APR will take such a hit that you soon may not have enough scholarships available to even field a team. Every one and done from this past class counts against your APR. Every player Cal ran off if they fail to graduate at their other school, counts against your APR. Every player who fails to make their grades thinking they were a one and done, counts against your APR. The time bomb is ticking as we get closer and closer to the time limit for these players to get their degrees. But don’t worry by that time Cal will have moved on to another dream job.
KevinM
April 13th, 2010
5:24 am
Cal has one class that leaves the potential that 5 guys get drafted in the first round, and all that brings is bashing? I have to say any program in Georgia would love to have this problem. It hasn’t ever happened before and the NBA is what is creating this problem. Ready or not, these kids are looking for ways to get drafted in the first round.
Call it as you wish, but they are looking for the coach who will get them the ability to be mentioned among the top players and who will get their game spotlighted.
What’s wrong with competing against the best players every day? You either accept the challenge to practice against the elite (which is what these kids can do potentially every day in Kentucky) and you are supported by the largest fan base in the country.
If the top SEC team comes calling, you listen and weigh your options. Calipari has 8-9 slots currently open. That basically means the playing time is up for grabs and who wants to start the year off in Maui as a throw-in bonus?
Please Georgia fans, present something that makes sense to this thread instead of:
- Cal is the biggest cheater and you will be sorry.
- UK will be on probation in 2 years.
- UK cheats the best in basketball.
- Even Coach Knight says so…….please, listen to Coach Knight. He is the ambassador for what is good about college basketball.
Please tell me how you missed this kid until his senior year. Please make the excuse that it was because of a new coach coming in. Where is Georgia mentioned in any of his choices? Has he said a visit from Fox is in place?
If you don’t like it, tell Coach Fox and Mr. Evans to get out there and find these recruits a little earlier in the process.
Same issue with Tech; how does this caliber of a player leave the state of Georgia? Amazing.
Does anyone want a list of all the kids who found out-of-state schools more appealing than Georgia or Tech? The talent is amazing here. When are you teams going to wake up and quit letting Memphis, UConn, Michigan State! and Kentucky from taking your players? Where’s Maya Moore today?
marcus
April 13th, 2010
5:57 am
you want national exposure and good coaching; then go to duke or unc. you want a wad of cash go to kentucky. you want an education head for tech, vandy or princeton. but if you want to go somewhere where the coach will look out for you then head for alabama.
UK FAN
April 13th, 2010
6:01 am
I came across this page on a UK recruiting page and I wish that I hadn’t started reading the comments. I bleed blue but I can promise you that if the University of Georgia, Tennessee, or anyone else in the SEC is playing a Duke or Kansas or whoever-I pull for them. I always like to see the SEC teams do well and I respect “ALL” of the programs in the SEC but the comments that many of you are making strictly about the University of Kentucky aren’t fair. We do have “some” idiot fans but so do you all in “Football”. You can’t even argue this point…we both just have to accept that. Well, good luck to all the schools from this UK fan.
Yeah C'mon
April 13th, 2010
6:35 am
I would to see him come to Athens but he’ll probably end up in Kentucky. And I don’t blame him.
» Thornton, Jones, Ross, Kanter and more recruiting news John Clay’s Sidelines
April 13th, 2010
7:59 am
[...] Michael Carvell of the AJC reports that UK has offered a scholarship to Georgia’s Mr. Basketba… Kentucky coach John Calipari has expressed heavy interest in Thornton, along with representatives from Texas and Florida. There is also speculation that Tennessee, Michigan, LSU and Auburn, among others, will also join the recruiting race. (Note: See Monday night’s updated list at the bottom). “We’re very surprised by all the attention,” said Thornton’s father, Billy. “People told us to anticipate it, but you don’t really know what is going to happen. It has been very overwhelming, and we feel very blessed.” [...]
World Wide Wes
April 13th, 2010
8:33 am
I wouldn’t say there isn’t evidence that he has paid players. I think you’re missing something, that those that know slash have evidence haven’t come forward. He will be caught.
Kentucky isn’t back. When they win something call me. Until then you are still another school. Hey good luck with ur coach. I know I wouldn’t want him. Again don’t want to by UK, it’s just you guys haven’t done anything yet. U paid a coach about five million a year to get u to an elite eight to only be embarrassed. I know I wouldn’t want that. Look at Butler. They paid their coach less than ten percent of your coach and was one basket away from winning it all. That is the school or coach I would want right now. Keep living in ur fantasy world.
truth
April 13th, 2010
8:37 am
If Memphis offers, he should go. He’ll get great coaching and a chance to play in a city that’s basketball crazy – not SEC football country.
Smart UGA fan
April 13th, 2010
8:55 am
The kentucky fan who put the link up needs find better proof. All those numbers are based off one year of play. Kentucky basketball is known for its tradition, not because what the team did last year. If your going to do research, at least get some good sources.
Jason
April 13th, 2010
9:18 am
Cal want’s this kid for depth, plus he’ll be a kid that will be there for 4 years and a solid contributor by his Jr./Sr. year. You can’t have all one and dones, last year was a fluke, they never expected Bledsoe and Orton to get 1st round looks. Actually, going into last year they figured Cousins was at least a two year player.
UK is looking at possibly getting Knight, Leslie, Lamb, Jones, Kanter, and Poole. That class alone will make this the #1 class in the country, players like Thornton and maybe Terrence Ross are just fillers, UK only has 4 returning players. Don’t look for Thornton to get minutes (if he came to UK) over Jones, Leslie, or even Miller.
Thornton, Jones, Ross, Kanter and more recruiting news « MrSEC.com
April 13th, 2010
9:20 am
[...] Michael Carvell of the AJC reports that UK has offered a scholarship to Georgia’s Mr. Basketba… Kentucky coach John Calipari has expressed heavy interest in Thornton, along with representatives from Texas and Florida. There is also speculation that Tennessee, Michigan, LSU and Auburn, among others, will also join the recruiting race. (Note: See Monday night’s updated list at the bottom). “We’re very surprised by all the attention,” said Thornton’s father, Billy. “People told us to anticipate it, but you don’t really know what is going to happen. It has been very overwhelming, and we feel very blessed.” [...]
DeadBulldawgBBQ
April 13th, 2010
9:49 am
I wish one of you inbred JAWJA fans would answer whether you put the flea bitten carcass of that fat bloated dead mascot of yours on the grill at the next home game? Did you cut its head off, put it on a stick and then have your paid off players run in the stadium holding it? lol
collegeballfan
April 13th, 2010
9:52 am
I believe he will still end up at Clemson. Clemson will hire a first class coach. If not Clemson, he will end up at GT.
LSUtiger
April 13th, 2010
9:59 am
LOL at the UGA fan talking about Dooley. Yeah since he is the son of Vince Dooley- the biggest CHEATER ever in SEC football. That stupid old moron paid his players loads of cash while he was at Georgia. UGA fans need to understand one thing- your football program is a total joke now. LSU, Florida, and Alabama rule the SEC in football and Georgia is nothing but mediocre program like South Carolina, Arkansas or Ole Miss which will never win another SEC title or national title. And basketball? UK is the flagship program in the SEC. You dirt road wannabes should stick to women’s gymnastics or something.
Jake Fury
April 13th, 2010
10:05 am
@ douchey Kentucky fans:
Calipari can’t coach. He’s always won with superior talent, not his coaching acumen. There’s a reason that Butler and Duke played in the NC game instead of UK. It’s because those teams are well coached…neither had as much talent as Kentucky, yet Kentucky couldn’t get past WVU…a team which Duke DESTROYED.
Calipari doesn’t know how to run a zone defense, and doesn’t know how to play against one. He’s very limited in what he can do with mid-level talent. I watched it for 9 years…he refuses to make adjustments.
9 point lead, 2 minutes to go…
0-20 on 3 point attempts and he lets his guys shoot 12 more.
He gets out-coached every time on the floor…and sometimes his talent can’t overcome it.
He’s a bad coach.
Jake Fury
April 13th, 2010
10:10 am
I admit I am an inbred moron who uses the prison computer to post here. Let it be known that Coach Cal is a great coach and my mommy is my best friend.
memphis
April 13th, 2010
10:14 am
Now that we lost Cal, our craphole school is going back to its irrelevant self known more for its thug crime ridden streets. We play in the CUSA- one step up from division 2 basketball. We hired a complete retard to coach our team and he could not even advance in the NIT. Yes the NIT- we love the NIT and plan on being in it for years to come. And do not ask about our football- we are totally lame.
LOL
April 13th, 2010
10:24 am
Jake Fury- another bitter Memphis fan. It is hilarious. I think you should spend your time mapping your route to your job in Memphis since the drug dealing thugs make the streets like Baghdad. I have never seen a bigger area of crime ridden filth than that pathetic excuse of a “city”.
cdog
April 13th, 2010
10:35 am
WITH THE ALREADY SIGNED AND COMMITMENTS COMING IN AT GEORGIA, MARCUS THORNTON SHOULD SIGN WITH THE BULLDOGS.GEORGIA SHOULD TAKE OFF AND BE ONE OF THE TOP TEAMS IN THE NATION ESPECIALLY WITH THORNTON AND THE POLEE KID OUT OF CALIFORNIA ABOARD.PLUS DONTE WILLIAMS. GO BULLDOGS!
JaxDawg
April 13th, 2010
10:40 am
Isn’t Mark Fox 1-0 against Ga Tech? I mean with all that talent that comes there, including two high profile guys heading to the pros, one would think Ga Tech dominated a weak basketball program like UGA. But it does not look that way… Hmm. I hope MT comes to UGA. Mark Fox is building a program.
HugoStiglitz
April 13th, 2010
11:03 am
I would imagine this is going to come down to GT and Kentucky. Both offer alot for a young basketball player, and three of the first 5 picks in the next NBA draft will be GT/Kentucky players. We will see who can recruit him better, Hewitt or Calipari.
LOL@Thornton
April 13th, 2010
11:06 am
UK rock star-
“If Thornton comes to UK, he will be a rock star. He will be on National TV every game. UK’s midnight madness was crazy, and 5 star guys want to be invited to the party. GO BIG BLUE!!!”..
well if thats the case than i guess thornton wouldnt be invited, seeing that he is a 3 star recruit, and probably the most overhyped and overrated played from this state in quite sometime…this kid is not that talented and wont be having these program changing impacts that alot of you are wishing for on here…and this has nothing to with his GPA, sat scores, his personality or any of that, this is simply about his play on the court, and when it comes down to that, hes just above average player with inflated stats…hes a 3 star at scout and rivals for a reason people
The Big Blue Daily Mail — Waiting for Recruiting Decisions Edition « MrSEC.com
April 13th, 2010
11:20 am
[...] AJC’s Mr. Basketball gets offers from Kentucky, Florida, Texas, Auburn, Michigan, Georgia Tech… [...]
World Wide Wes
April 13th, 2010
11:22 am
I wouldn’t brag about UK football. How many years in a row have they lost to UT? Didn’t UT dangle that carrot in front of Kensucky last year and then snatch it back in overtime? LOL. One of the best games I attended last year.
Last thing – UK fans better hope Memphis is good because if they aren’t that is where you will start to find some things in Cal’s closet. Good luck. U guys are going to need it.
T.J.
April 13th, 2010
11:28 am
LOL@Thornton-
“well if thats the case than i guess thornton wouldnt be invited, seeing that he is a 3 star recruit, and probably the most overhyped and overrated played from this state in quite sometime…this kid is not that talented and wont be having these program changing impacts that alot of you are wishing for on here…and this has nothing to with his GPA, sat scores, his personality or any of that, this is simply about his play on the court, and when it comes down to that, hes just above average player with inflated stats…hes a 3 star at scout and rivals for a reason people”
Well since you say he’s overrated, I guess all these D-1 schools should pull their offers. Since someone named “LOL@Thornton” on the comments section of a Georgia website said he’s overrated. I mean, these D-1 schools that are interested in him have no idea what they are talking about. Man I hope they are reading this. They need to listen to you before they make a HUGE mistake because they don’t know nearly as much as you. I never looked at it from your point of view. Why arent you an NBA scout? You have some serious skills. I mean, calling a player overrated without any stats to back it up really takes a keene eye. Spot on..spot on.
bruce mac
April 13th, 2010
11:32 am
Yech fans spend all winter trying to get Hewitt fired and then try to sell the program to unsuspecting Mr. Thornton. I suspect he and his Dad are a little smarter than that. Go Dawgs, the Fox train commeth.
LOL@Thornton
April 13th, 2010
11:53 am
TJ- and proclaiming him the best player in GA simply based on high school stats should be viewed just as stupid by your logic…spot on spot on…3 star for a reason my friend, and im pretty sure the people at scout and rivals have a pretty solid idea what they are talking about since they look at nothing but high school players, cause its their JOB…they seem to do a pretty good job on evaluating players, and they evaluate thornton where he should be
Michael Carvell
April 13th, 2010
12:07 pm
LOL@Thornton: Thornton was one of the top 2-3 players in Georgia as a senior, if not THE BEST. No disrespect for Rivals and Scout, but they hit on players AND miss on players. Ultimately, all that matters is his offer list, and that speaks for itself right now.
Gemini
April 13th, 2010
12:43 pm
Got to love these fake Memphis fans LOL
Anyway Memphis would be a great spot for Thornton to land. Pastner is a high character coach who connects with the kids. Throw in the resources along with other GA players there (Jelan Kendrick and Wesley Witherspoon) and it is a good way to get away from home without being far away. Not to mention Memphis is a basketball first school, unlike many of the other schools who are recruting him now
richard girth
April 13th, 2010
1:23 pm
Come to Kentucky! I don’t think they even play basketball at UGA and Tech.
LOL@Thornton
April 13th, 2010
1:41 pm
agreed Carvell, they do miss on guys, but people on this forum talk of thornton in the same air as cousins or wall or aminu, and hes simply not near any of them in talent…the list has some great porgrams on them no doubt, but thornton will be nothing more than a body down low that is good for 5 fouls, some rebounds, and a block here or there, and last i checked those types were a dime a dozen in big time conferences..and for IMO Ryan Harrow is a better player than thornton and the best player Georgia had this year, not even close
Clempsun
April 13th, 2010
2:31 pm
Purnell leaving clemson was a big hit not just because a newly legitimate program lost its builder, but the player who was potentially clemson’s only legitimate recruit is now gone, too. with schools like tennessee, florida, and kentucky in the mix, there is NO WAY thornton is going to clemson, especially since purnell was the kid’s primary motivator for committing. clemson, now with a no-name coach and ZERO
Jake Fury
April 13th, 2010
3:12 pm
@ Fake Jake Fury and other Memphis Haters…
That “retard” head coach at Memphis just pulled in the #1 recruiting class as his 1st…something Calipari was never able to do in M-town.
That trip to the NIT couldn’t have had anything to do with Calipari’s attempt to napalm the program or anything.
The funniest part about Kentucky is that they needed a C-USA Coach with TWO VACATED FINAL FOURS to regain national relevance.
Btw, I’m an Atlantan…
girlzgotgame
April 13th, 2010
3:29 pm
Kentucky, Kentucky Kentucky! GA schools are mediocre to say the least. To the one that said “who cares?” –Obviously you do, you took the time to comment!
Good luck, Marcus there are some of us who do CARE and wish you and your family the very best!!
Dale Rimer
April 13th, 2010
3:33 pm
Hahaha…all the Kentucky/Calipari defenders sound JUST like Memphis fans during the Calipari era.
“The NCAA never found anything”…”Marcus Camby took money and Cal didn’t know”…
You people are a joke.
Michael Carvell
April 13th, 2010
3:34 pm
LOL@Thornton:Yes, I think you could make a good case for Ryan Harrow as Georgia’s best player. But I respectfully disagree with you on Thornton. As much as I could disagree with anyone on anything. Things finally began to come together for him as a senior, and I think he has a world of potential — and POTENTIAL not PRODUCTION is all the college coaches care about with a PROSPECT (but Marcus produced, too). He could really be something special. But you don’t need to take my word or your word for it. Again, the list of offers speaks for itself.
Clempsun: I would’ve thought the Clemson job would’ve attracted much bigger names.
TIM
April 13th, 2010
3:35 pm
Memphis bound.
gabe
April 13th, 2010
3:38 pm
Marcos I can tell you know nothing about basketball, but thanks for playing
memphisluvsthugs
April 13th, 2010
3:51 pm
Memphis is a total crime infested ghetto dump. Memphis State is a 3rd rate ghetto commuter school for the mentally challenged. Pastner? What a complete inbred moron who will deliver NIT after NIT to you thug loving drug dealing idiots down in the crime capital of the US. You ghetto wannabes are a national joke and an afterthought. Cal was smart in leaving the Baghdad of the US. So you memphis thugs sit back and bask in the glory of memphis state’s NIT program as you pull your prison time. LOL
Jake Fury
April 13th, 2010
3:57 pm
When I get out of jail and after I get my behind stitched up, I will leave my thug drug dealing city of Memphis behind me. I will follow a true storied basktball program like Kentucky unlike that ghetto commuter school memphis state. I understand now why Cal left- memphis is a crime infested boil on the rear end of the US. And memphis state is a joke of a junior college where drug dealing is a major.
Dale Rimer
April 13th, 2010
4:00 pm
Excuse me- I did not take my meds earlier so I posted something stupid and ignorant. When I am not going on dates with my daddy, I try to keep my knee pads clean but it is tough.
Seabass
April 13th, 2010
4:04 pm
Uh Dale, did you know that Coach Cal was the one who turned in Camby? I know that does not fit with your factless, moronic statements, but I guess that is what one should expect from an idiot with the IQ of a tree.
Jake Fury
April 13th, 2010
4:05 pm
For being part of such rich tradition and history, UK fans sure go out of their way to bash a “3rd rate ghetto commuter school.”
By the way, Memphis is 1-0 against Kentucky.
Jake Fury
April 13th, 2010
4:08 pm
We love us some Elvis- a fat, bloated drug addicted baffoon who died on a toilet at Graceland. Memphis thugs are proud.
UK4EVER
April 13th, 2010
4:16 pm
WHY WOULD ANY KID REFUSE THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY? THE RICH BASKETBALL TRADITION THAT OOZES FROM THE GROUND IS ALMOST AS GOOD AS THE METH THAT’S COOKED UP IN OUR TRAILER PARKS! MOST OF OUR CHAMPIONSHIPS CAME IN THE 1950s, WHEN BLACKS WEREN’T ALLOWED TO PLAY…THATS WHEN BBALL WAS REAL…
LONG LIVE ADOLPH RUPP!
UK fan
April 13th, 2010
4:24 pm
^^^^^ Hmmm. Nice try. UK has 2 ncaa titles in the 90’s. Ironically, that is more than Memphis, UGA and Ga Tech combined in their pathetic histories. Nice try though.
Dukie
April 13th, 2010
4:27 pm
Memphis has 3 final 4s and two have been vacated. LOL When you want to cheat or deal drugs, head to Memphis.
Wildcat Fan
April 13th, 2010
4:29 pm
Hate on Calipari, hate on Kentucky, hate hate hate as you wish. Do not be mad because of John Calipari’s ability to coach and recruit. Do not be mad because Kentucky is back on its rightful throne. Hate, anger, and malicious comments come from envy and the inability to have what Kentucky has. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Cats are back.
UK4EVER
April 13th, 2010
4:53 pm
YEAH…COACH CALIPARI DOESN’T HAVE TO CHEAT NOW THAT HE’S AT THE MIGHTY UK! IT DOESN’T MATTER THAT HE HAS VACATED FINAL FOURS AT TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS BECAUSE NOW HE’S AT KENTUCKY. YOUR RIGHT WE’RE BACK ON OUR RIGHTFUL THRONE!
KIDS DIDN’T WANT TO PLAY FOR MEMPHIS, THEY WANTED TO PLAY FOR CALIPARI! NOW THAT CALIPARI’S AT KENTUCKY…THEY WANT TO BE PART OF KENTUCKY’S TRADITION!
THERE’S NOT FLAWS IN MY LOGIC, WHATSOEVER.
LONG LIVE CALITUCKY!
memphisthugs
April 13th, 2010
5:10 pm
memphis state- 3 final 4s. 2 vacated. It speaks volumes for memphis and its cheating drug dealing ways.
UK4EVER
April 13th, 2010
5:12 pm
Do not pay attention to me- I am an inbred ghetto moron who has a meth pipe as my girlfriend- at least when mommy is not home.
Irony
April 13th, 2010
5:27 pm
Who was the coach for Memphis’s most recent vacated Final Four? That’s what I thought.
Memphis has one more legit Final Four than does Calipari.
memphis_vacated
April 13th, 2010
5:36 pm
What was that? Memphis State had 3 final 4s? Oh- 2 were vacated?????? What a bush league ghetto commuter school full of drug dealing thugs.
UKblue
April 13th, 2010
5:43 pm
And guess what Irony? UK has 13 final 4s and 7 national titles. Chew on that wannabe.
UK History Lesson
April 13th, 2010
6:46 pm
1. 1952-53 point shaving scandal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty_%28NCAA%29
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30810FD3B5E177B93C7A9178AD95F468585F9
“Never in the history of the sport had there been such wholesale revelations of corruption. But, although the players were punished, the NCAA didn’t do a thing to Kentucky or Rupp. However, when the charges of recruiting violations and payments to players were proven the next year, and the SEC voted to ban UK from any conference games, three months later the NCAA was left with no choice but to put the Wildcats on probation and canceled their entire 1952-53 season.”
2. Late 1980’s era of cheating in the basketball program.
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/20/sports/kentucky-s-basketball-program-and-2-players-heavily-penalized.html
http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/files/2009/08/uk-shame.jpg
3. 1998-2000 football team’s era of cheating. 45 VIOLATIONS REPORTED!
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/01/sports/colleges-football-kentucky-program-put-on-probation.html?pagewanted=1
http://chronicle.com/article/Kentucky-Uncovers-45-Rules/22667/
4. 1976 — Cheating in BOTH the football and basketball programs is uncovered and punished.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g8swAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nQUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5552,5005801&dq=kentucky+basketball+probation+history&hl=en
5. Vacate-apari having to report violations before he even “coached” one game.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/12211815/rss
6. The pending violations to occur under Vacate-apari.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2009-08-20-calipari_N.htm
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i259/badbrains42o/funny/uk-shame.jpg
Trey Zeigler Will Sign with Central Michigan | UM Hoops.com
April 13th, 2010
7:40 pm
[...] has also reportedly offered Clemson decommit Marcus Thornton (video) a scholarship as well but so have Kentucky, Florida, Texas, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Georgia, [...]
Pope UGA XXIII
April 13th, 2010
9:40 pm
Some quick observations:
— Dead Bulldawg BBQ sounds like some 8th grade dropout
I have called PETA and gave them your name, address, and
phone # as an animal hater. They will be picketing under the
I-20 overpass bridge “where you stay”.
— LSUTiger sez Vince Dooley is the biggest cheater ever ???
Brilliant observation – take your Zoloft & go back to your room
Last time I checked, Vince did not coach roundball at UGA or
Auburn. But just for reference sake >> Dale Brown ??!!??
— Memphisluvsthugs apparently was not admitted to Memphis
One correct staement in here, however, Adolph Rupp – as good
as he was – didn’t care for the brothers.
TR
April 13th, 2010
9:41 pm
Be a man and stick to your Clemson commitment.
Michael Carvell
April 13th, 2010
10:18 pm
TR: I’m sure Oliver Purnell gave his word that he’d coach Thornton at Clemson. It works both ways.
Kentucky, TN, & GT Fans are so cute.
April 13th, 2010
10:31 pm
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Tony
April 13th, 2010
10:36 pm
He will stay home and play for Coach Hewitt if he has any NBA aspirations…
Kentucky, TN, & GT Fans are so cute.
April 13th, 2010
10:45 pm
GT: You have a losing record to Georgia in every sport you compete in except men’s basketball and you haven’t won in men’s basketball in Athens since the Carter administration. Your school was also founded, funded, chartered, and concieved by UGA graduates. UGA is literally and figurativley your daddy and has been for over 100 years.
Kentucky Fan’s, Georgia’s meager men’s basketball program has a better winning percentage against Kentucky, than does Kentucky’s football program against Georgia. Further, Basketball is but a rounding error compared to football at the professional, college, and high school level. Georgia is but a decision to commmit it’s vastly superior financial resources to basketball……….from being a power in basketball. Kentucky will NEVER be a power in football because they don’t have the talent nor the population and capital to keep up.
Tennessee Fan’s………….You lost to Georgia in basketball this past year with a walk on team and a first year head coach. In football, Georgia is a bigger state, with more money. UGA is bigger, better school, with more money. And the state of Georgia has a hell of alot more talent than Tennessee………You shouln’t win often verses UGA and you won’t provided their DC hire is remotely competant.
I’m a Bama Fan, but you guys are friggen clueless. And in the mean time from the only sport that matters………Roll Tide
LSU Fans are also cute
April 13th, 2010
11:01 pm
LOL at any LSU fans talking about inbred dirt road “jawga” fans. You do realize that your broke swamp of a state has more miles of unpaved, unattended roads than any other state in the south save Texas…….a state 5 times your land mass? Georgia’s GDP is also over three times that of the state of Louisiana and I’m assuming you live in Georgia because their is no industry in Corndogville. And taking shots at Dooley is interesting in that so far as I know UGA has never been on serious probation for cheating in football………….unlike Auburn or Tech or Kentucky or Florida. I’m also amused that Georgia is a has been considering they curb stomped your Tigers less than 2 years ago and you have a losing record verses them the last 10 years. When you guys post an undefeated season in the era of non-leather helmets, come talk to me. I understand UGA hasn’t had the best couple of years, but they still have a top ten football program all time. You guys make it sound like they haven’t won at all?
RTR
Greg
April 13th, 2010
11:20 pm
Marcus…..Blue is a great color! GO CATS!
Pope UGA XXIII
April 13th, 2010
11:23 pm
An interesting post on Scout.com this evening …..
Oregon is interested in speaking with Mark Fox about
their vacant roundball head coaching job.
I read this with income taxes due on Thursday >>
………..somebody please throw water on this one.
JELLO JOCKITCH
April 14th, 2010
8:28 am
BE A JELLO JOCKITCH MAN. HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
Tide=probation
April 14th, 2010
11:46 am
The sultans of probation- Bammer. Pay for play University. Why else would anyone in their right mind go to that mudhole in Alabama to play football? You inbreds keep wearing those silly ignorant “Bear” Bryant hats- those nerd helmets fit your fanbase perfectly. lolololol
JawJAonmyfeeblemind
April 14th, 2010
11:50 am
Speaking of nerds- Mark Fox. lol Why wouldnt he go to Oregon or anywhere else considering he is at the graveyard of basketball? Well at least you Jawja fans have football- oh wait you guys blow in football too. How is the view looking up at Florida, LSU, Alabama, Auburn and UTenn?
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2:40 pm
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nfree
April 17th, 2010
7:27 pm
hes gonna go to texas lol jk he goin to uk
Anthony
April 19th, 2010
5:19 pm
Where were u Kentucky fans last year? You UK fans r 75% bandwagon fans Pastner all the way GO TIGERS Get Thornton
john Calipari
April 29th, 2010
1:18 am
HEY KENTUCKY HATERS……..WHY DON’T YOU GO BLOW MY BALLON TIL IT POPS IN YOUR FACE……that is all
longtimedawgfan
May 1st, 2010
1:10 pm
in only one season, Mark Fox worked hard and made UGA competitive… with the talent he has returning, this young man, if he chooses, can help Fox create something wonderful….a powerhouse at UGA
Michael
May 13th, 2010
2:56 pm
Light Blue is a great color and now there is room in Chapel Hill. Go Tarheels!
Sawbonz
May 15th, 2010
11:06 pm
if he goes to any ACC school besides Clemson he has to sit out a year because of conference rules
The Predictor
May 19th, 2010
12:37 pm
Suck it, Kentucky! He’s a Dawg! GATA!