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Big Blue Madness hasreached a level of excitementunder head coach John Cali-pari that UK fans havemaybe never seen before.

His pre-scrimmagespeeches, filled with hyper-bole and catchphrases, havebeen a staple of the mantrahe has instilled in revivingthe program.

We’ve seen John Walllowered from the rafters,Enes Kanter emerge in fullcostume, and a dance movefrom nearly everyone imagi-nable. But what will thisyear bring coming off theprogram’s first nationalchampionship in 14 years?

“(Calipari) always hassomething up his sleeve,”junior Jarrod Polson said. “Iguess there’s a lot of expec-

tation from the crowd.They’ll be hyped as usual.”

The spectacle of Fridaynight most likely will be un-like any Madness fans haveseen in a long time.

The excitement now sur-rounding this team is at anall-time high, and Calipariwill surely capitalize on thatas much as he can. After lastseason, fans now expect thatsame level of play.

The expectations will begreat, but with that willcome unmatched levels ofanticipation.

“You can’t get muchcrazier than the Big Bluefans,” sophomore KyleWiltjer said. “As our firstofficial kickoff to the sea-son, we’re looking forwardto it.”

One thing seen in thepast few years is the in-creased excitement of the

players involved. Eachyear, there are more playersplaying up the crowd, fuel-ing the passion of the fanbase.

A big reason for thatcould be that since Caliparihas so many recruits come toMadness to get a feel for theprogram, they know how toreact. They’ve seen it beforeso they know how much thefans are into it. After a na-tional championship season,fans probably can look forthe freshmen to have a goodidea of what the nightmeans.

We can expect the fansto be crazy. And we can ex-pect Calipari to put on ashow.

But this Madness, com-ing off one of the best sea-sons in school history, couldbe an event unlike anythingRupp Arena has ever seen.

By David Schuhdschuh@kykernel.com

expecting aspectacle

Coming off a national title, this teamcould see an even more exciting Madness

The typical roster for aJohn Calipari-coached teamis a revolving door of fresh-men. He brings stars in,teaches them to play togeth-er, and then restarts theprocess.

It’s a reality that UK fanshave been forced to becomeaccustomed to in the pastthree and a half years, andone that, while unorthodox,is embraced as long as it pro-duces victories.

With different playerscome different lineups. Inpast years, the Cats have hadteams that, while supremelytalented, have lacked depththat could have helped wheninjuries or foul troublearose.

While this year’s teammay not match the talent oflast season, it does have thedepth that could remedythat.

“If I have a choice be-tween experience and talent,I’ll choose talent,” Caliparisaid. “I’m going to messaround (with the lineups). Idon’t know yet but we havesome ideas.”

The potential lineup sce-narios are abundant.

First, there’s the big line-up. Freshmen Nerlens Noeland Willie Cauley-Steincould be on the court togeth-er — both are close to 7 feettall. With their height andathleticism, the two couldmake for an impenetrablelane, even more so than lastyear because it would be dif-ficult to draw both awayfrom the basket (like teamstried to do to Anthony Davislast season).

Another big frontcourtoption includes sophomoreKyle Wiltjer. While he does-n’t bring the potential shot-blocking ability that Noel oreven Cauley-Stein do, hisheight can bother opposingpower forwards, especially ifhe has put on the weightpeople think he needed lastseason.

The other thing Wiltjerbrings is the ability tostretch the defense with hisoutside shot. His inside/out-side skill set can give spacefor the other post playersand add a dimension that isdifficult to guard for oppos-ing forwards.

Coupled with 6-foot-7freshman forward AlexPoythress, the frontcourtseems to be solidified with alot of potential heading intothe season.

The other luxury Cali-pari has is at the guard posi-tion.

Junior transfer Ryan Har-row and freshman ArchieGoodwin will most likelystart at the one and twoguard spots, but there are

three or four players who canbe interchanged as needed.

Harrow will get the ma-jority of the time at pointguard. As a transfer who satout last season, he has hadan entire year to practice un-der Calipari and learn thedribble-drive offense. Somepeople even said he routine-ly outplayed MarquisTeague in practice last sea-son.

“He is a lot stronger thanhe looks,” Calipari said ofHarrow. “He’s out of themold of Brandon (Knight).He’s skilled and can scorethe ball.”

G o o d w i ncan reported-ly play somepoint guard,much likehow DoronLamb wasused on aneed-be ba-sis last sea-son.

He willbe mostlyused, howev-er, in an off-guard posi-tion, givenhis outsideshooting abilityand defensive motor.

“Archie right now islooking like he’s out of themold of DeAndre (Liggins)and Michael (Kidd-Gilchrist),” Calipari said.“He can guard two or threepositions.”

The Cats got a similartype of player in the offsea-

son in transfer Julius Mays.At 6-foot-2, Mays has thebody of a strong point guard,but also a well-groomedscoring game. He averagedmore than 14 points pergame last season at WrightState, shooting 42 percentfrom 3-point range.

Junior Jarrod Polson andlone senior Twany Beckhamcould see playing time spar-ingly, but with Harrow,Goodwin and Mays, Cali-pari has a lot of options inhis backcourt.

Many fans view this UKteam as a downgrade fromlast season. It can’t be ar-

gued that theexperience ism i s s i n g ,given thatWiltjer hasthe mostN C A ATournamentplaying timeon the team.It also can’tbe arguedthat theremay not bea No. 1o v e r a l lNBA draftpick on the

roster.But the 2012-13 UK

team does have seven play-ers who could get draftednext year, all of which couldlead the team in scoring onany given night. If the play-ers develop and continue toimprove, it gives the Cats agreat chance to win a lot ofgames this season.

potential LineupsBy David Schuh

dschuh@kykernel.com

STAFF FILE PHOTOJohn Calipari brought a new level of excitement to Madness while reviving the basketball program.

PHOTO BY TESSA LIGHTY | STAFFWith their near-7-foot height and athleticism, Nerlens Noel andWillie Cauley-Stein could make for an impenetrable lane.

If I have achoice

between experienceand talent, I’ll choosetalent.”

JOHN CALIPARIUK head coach

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Verbally committed recruits for 2013-14:Aaron Harrison Follow @AaronICE2

Andrew Harrison Follow @DrewRoc5

Derek Willis Follow @derek_willis33

James Young Follow @James__Young

Follow me, maybeUK basketball head coach John Calipari has 1,206,671 followers on Twitter (and counting).

Here is a complete Twitter list of the 2012-13 Cats, along with coaching staff and Kernel basketball reporters. Click the “follow” buttons to keep up to date on UK basketball all season long.

Players:Twany Beckham Follow @TB_UK11

Willie Cauley-Stein Follow @WCS15timefor9

Archie Goodwin Follow @A1Laflare10

Jon Hood Follow @hoodyhood4

Brian Long Follow @BrianLong32

Sam Malone Follow @SamMaloneuk13

Julius Mays Follow @JMays34

Nerlens Noel Follow @NerlensNoel3

Jarrod Polson Follow @jpolson05

Alex Poythress Follow @AlexTheGreat22

Kyle Wiltjer Follow @kwiltj

Ryan Harrow does not have a Twitter account.

From Midnight Madnessto Big Blue Madness, fromMemorial Coliseum to RuppArena, the debut practice ofthe UK bas-ketball teamhas al-

waysbeen a

spectaclefeaturingmemorable

moments. Here are

five of the

top Madness moments fromthe 29 years of the event.

The UnderKanter introduc-tion: 2010

Enes Kanter, a 6-foot-11Turkish big man, was part ofhead coach John Calipari’stop-ranked recruiting class of2010. His introduction at BigBlue Madness, however, wasthe only time he was intro-duced as a member of theCats, as he was ruled perma-nently ineligible by theNCAA for benefits receivedwhile playing for a Turkishprofessional team.

Kanter became a under-dog-style fan favorite as hefought for collegiate eligibili-ty, and the “Free Enes”movement was in full swing

as Madness took place. Kan-ter was a pro wrestling fan,and his favorite wrestler wasthe Undertaker. At Madness,Kanter was introduced infull Undertaker mode,wearing a black flat-brimhat as he walkedthrough billowingsmoke to the song“Graveyard Sympho-ny.”

Rick Pitino on aHarley: 1994

Midnight Mad-ness began at UK dur-ing Joe B. Hall’s tenureas coach, but Rick Piti-no took the event to an-other level by in-troducingmore

showmanship and creativity. 1994’s theme was “Born

to be Wild” and was cappedoff by Pitino dressed inleather riding into a packedMemorial Coliseum on aHarley-Davidson motorcycle.

Happy 100th Birthday, UKBasketball: 2002

Cur-rentplayers and

alumni shared the stage to cel-ebrate 100 years of UK bas-ketball. Prior to player intro-ductions, a birthday cake waspresented at center court.Much to everyone’s surprise,long-time beloved equipmentmanager Bill Keightley was inthe cake. Once player intro-ductions were complete,Keightley jumped out of thecake to celebrate the birthday.

John Calipari’s speechesand catchphrases: 2009-11

Fans and critics alike willagree that Calipari is asmooth talker. When hegrabs the microphone at BigBlue Madness, it is muchlike a state-of-the-union ad-dress, except his approvalrating in Rupp Arena isnearly 100 percent.

Gold standard. Players-first program. The KentuckyEffect. These are talking pointphrases Calipari has preachedto the masses gathered forMadness the past three years.

In his first Madness ad-dress in 2009, Calipari said,“I see the foundation for myvision of this program. It’s a

vision where we are the goldstandard, not just for collegebasketball but for all collegeathletics.

“I’m excited, I’m hum-bled and I’m honored to beyour coach. Tonight we turnthe page from anticipation topreparation.”

Four years later, he ispreparing to defend a nation-al championship and deliveranother red-meat speech tothe faithful.

The John Wall dance: 2009John Wall was introduced

to the Rupp crowd at Mad-ness with subtle flair. Anopening emerged in therafters over the crowd andthe spotlight showed a smil-ing Wall. With a simple armflex and twist of the wrist,Wall popularized a dancemove that took Big Blue Na-tion by storm.

Cats fans spent the nextseveral months findingunique spots to perform thedance to post on social mediasites, and the dance evenmade its way on to the TVshow “Cougar Town.”

Memorable momentsat Big Blue Madness

Coaches:John Calipari Follow @UKCoachCalipari

Orlando Antigua Follow @UKCoachO

Kernel UK basketball writers:Les Johns Follow @KernelJohns

David Schuh Follow @KernelSchuh

PHOTO BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH | STAFFEnes Kanter makes his entrance as the Undertaker at Madness 2010.

LESJOHNS

Kernelcolumnist

Friday, October 12, 2012 | PAGE 5

recruits get own taste of madnessBy Nick Jones

njones@kykernel.com

Friday marks the opening event for the 2012-13 basketball season.

Big Blue Madness will allow Cats fans their first opportunity to get a look at the current UK basketball roster.

While players such as Nerlens Noel and Ryan Harrow will be the center of attention in Rupp Arena, there will certainly be other stars in the building.

UK head coach John Calipari and his staff have formulated a list of recruits who have arranged to experience Big Blue Madness firsthand.

“I think it’s always a plus when you can get a kid to campus and show them your atmosphere and facilities,” said Evan Daniels of Scout.com. “I think

there is so much involved in recruitments that you have to take it with a grain of salt, but I think any time you can get a kid on campus it’s a big deal.”

Eight players from three different recruiting classes will be making their way to Lexington. Here’s who:

Andrew HarrisonClass: 2013

Hometown: Richmond, TexasPosition: Point guard

Scout ranking: 2ESPN ranking: 2Rivals ranking: 4

Committed to UK on Oct. 4

Aaron HarrisonClass: 2013

Hometown: Richmond, TexasPosition: Shooting guard

Scout ranking: 3ESPN ranking: 4Rivals ranking: 3

Committed to UK on Oct. 4

James YoungClass: 2013

Hometown: Rochester, Mich.Position: Shooting guard

Scout ranking: 9ESPN ranking: 5Rivals ranking: 8

Committed to UK on Oct. 11

Derek WillisClass: 2013

Hometown: Mt. Washington, Ky.Position: ForwardScout ranking: NRESPN ranking: NRRivals ranking: 126

Committed to UK on Jan. 20

Marcus LeeClass: 2013

Hometown: Antioch, Calif.Position: Forward/center

Scout ranking: 38ESPN ranking: 28Rivals ranking: 15List: UK, California

Cliff AlexanderClass: 2014

Hometown: ChicagoPosition: CenterScout ranking: 5ESPN ranking: 9Rivals ranking: 6

JaQuan LyleClass: 2014

Position: Point GuardHometown: Evansville, Ind.

Scout ranking: 14ESPN ranking: 16Rivals ranking: 19

Karl TownsClass: 2015

Position: CenterHometown: Metuchen, N.J.

Scout ranking: 1ESPN ranking: 1

Rivals ranking: N/A

The 6-foot-5, 205-pound shooting guard Aaron Harrison has the same competitive motor as his brother, An-drew. He is a strong guard who is capable of getting to the rim at will and finish with ease. His greatest strength,however, is his ability to shoot from 3-point range. Aaron is the top player at the shooting guard position for the

2013 class and his talents should easily translate to the college game.

At 6-foot-6 and 210 pounds, Young has ideal size for the shooting guard position. The lefty has a completegame on the offensive end of the floor. Young plays with an attack mode mentality that makes him one of the top

all-around scorers in the class of 2013. The combination of his athletic ability and high motor make him a top 10 tal-ent. After his commitment to UK on Thursday, this will be the first opportunity for Cats fans to get a glimpse of

Young as a member of UK’s 2013 roster.

At 6-foot-9 and 210 pounds, Willis has the body type of a power forward. However, his game will allow him to playmultiple positions at the college level and eventually make the jump to the small forward position. Willis’ game is a bit

underrated at this point, but he is a solid athlete and has an advanced skill set on the offensive end of the floor.

The 6-foot-9, 205-pound forward has a better upside than many prospects in the 2013 class. He is long and leanand has a tremendous athletic ability. Lee is an excellent shot blocker and a very capable rebounder outside of hisarea. His recruitment is down to two schools in UK and California. Cats fans should expect an announcement of the

California native’s college decision shortly after Big Blue Madness.

List: UK, Michigan State, DePaul, Florida State, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisville, Memphis, Michigan, Ohio State,Purdue, Tennessee, Wisconsin

The 6-foot-9, 240-pound big man is an excellent rebounder and shot blocker. He is very mobile for his size andplays with an imposing physicality that allows him to dominate around the basket. In a class that is crowded with

big men, Alexander certainly competes for the top center spot in 2014.

List: UK, Illinois, Indiana, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Tennessee, Xavier

At 6-foot-4 and 185 pounds, Lyle has great size for the point guard position. He uses his strong frame to getinto the lane and create for himself or his teammates. He will likely be a successful combo guard at the next level.

At 6-foot-5 and 205 pounds, Andrew Harrison has elite size for the point guard position. At just 17 years old,he as an NBA-ready body. He uses his size to rebound the basketball and quickly get his team into transition. An-drew has terrific speed in the open court and has great play-making ability. He is a high-level scorer on the offen-

sive end of the floor, but his ultra-competitive attitude will make him a defensive stopper at the college level.

List: UK, Baylor, UConn, Duke, Michigan, Michigan State, NC State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Rutgers, SaintJohn’s, Seton Hall, Syracuse, UCLA, Villanova

The 6-foot-10, 235-pound center is best known around Lexington for spending his summer with UK head coachJohn Calipari and the Dominican Republic national team. Towns has a unique skill set that has him placed as the

unanimous No. 1 prospect for the 2015 class. At his size, Towns has the ability to shoot the ball from anywhere onthe court, especially from deep range.

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Matthew Mitchell isn’tjust a basketball coach —he’s lord of the dance.

At least that’s true at BigBlue Madness, whereMitchell has thrilled fans andhis own players by showingoff his skills during theteam’s introduction.

Two years ago, he taughtus how to Dougie. Last year,he delighted the 24,000 in at-tendance with a tribute to theKing of Pop, Michael Jack-son, infused with a little JohnWall swagger.

Speculation is rampantconcerning Mitchell’s movesfor this year’s Madness —the easy favorite is a take onthe “Gangnam Style” crazecurrently sweeping planet

Earth.His compulsion to cut a

rug may seem unorthodox forthe head coach of a collegebasketball team, but who hasmore reason to dance thanMitchell?

Consider the program’sposition when he was an as-sistant under Mickie DeMoss:In two years, the team’srecord sat at a less-than-stel-lar 29-33 overall and 7-21 inSEC play.

However, in a sign ofthings to come, amid theseseasons of turmoil, Mitchellmanaged to land a marqueerecruiting class in 2004,ranked No. 6 by All-StarGirls Report.

Mitchell had already builta reputation as an ace re-cruiter during his stint atFlorida, where he inked theninth- and second-ranked re-cruiting classes in 2002 and2003, respectively. Gettingthose types of classes at Ken-tucky was uncommon.

Mitchell later took thehead coaching job at More-head State, compiling arecord of 30-29 overall and24-16 in the Ohio ValleyConference in two years.Meanwhile, DeMoss led UKfor two respectable seasonsbefore resigning.

UK athletic directorMitch Barnhart didn’t need tolook far for her replacement— a charismatic recruitingwhiz with ties to the programresided only an hour away.

Mitchell’s first two yearswere rocky, barely finishingabove .500 overall. But in hisfirst year, Mitchell accom-plished a winning SECrecord, a feat the program hadachieved twice before sincejoining the conference in1982.

After posting anothernon-winning SEC record in2008-09, the 23rd such sea-son since joining the confer-ence, Mitchell turned the cul-ture of women’s basketball atUK on its head.

The team started playingan up-tempo style, relent-lessly pressing opponentsand gathering moreturnovers than an Arby’s em-ployee. Recruits started tonotice and the roster becameinundated with talent.

By the end of the 2009-10 season, UK had an over-all record of 28-8 (11-5SEC), and had advanced tothe Elite Eight in the NCAATournament, the program’sseventh appearance and thefirst time since 1982 the Catshad advanced past the sec-ond round.

The team finished 25-9(11-5 SEC) in 2010-11 andwas knocked out of theNCAA Tournament by NorthCarolina in the secondround.

Last season, Mitchell’steam attained the best seasonin the history of the program,finishing 28-7 and claiming aregular season SEC title, thefirst in nearly 30 years in theconference. Another run tothe Elite Eight propelled theteam toward a final ranking

of No. 12 in the AP poll andNo. 8 in the USAToday/ESPN coaches’ poll,the highest final AP rankingsince finishing No. 11 in1983 and the highest ever fin-ish in the coaches’ poll.

UK has become nearlyunbeatable at home, owning a48-2 record when playing inMemorial Coliseum or RuppArena. Mitchell has beennamed SEC Coach of theYear twice in three years.

The program has themakings of a powerhouse un-der Mitchell — and the top-10 preseason rankings byLindy’s Sports Magazine andAthlon Sports Magazine areevidence of Mitchell’s mo-mentum.

Maybe that momentumcarries over to the dancefloor, where Mitchell can ex-press his jubilation at the jobhe’s done thus far. He’sturned a program that’s notused to dancing into yearlyparticipants in the BigDance.

Who knows? Maybe thisyear Mitchell will be danc-ing at center court in NewOrleans while his teamhoists a National Champi-onship trophy.

But even if that’s not thisteam’s fate, it may one day beMitchell’s.

At age 41, Mitchell’s gota lot of dancing left in him.

Dancing with the starsSTAFF FILE PHOTO

UK women’s basketball head coach Matthew Mitchell teaches a crowd of thousands how to Dougie at 2010’s Big Blue Madness.

STAFF FILE PHOTOLast year, Mitchell treated fans with an ode to the King of Pop, danc-ing to Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean.”

Go Green. Recycle this Kernel.

ALEXFORKNER

Kernelcolumnist

Friday, October 12, 2012 | PAGE 7

UK hoops head coach Matthew Mitchell has already netted verbal commit-ments from the Marion County duo of Makayla Epps and Kyvin Goodin-

Rogers, after they decommited from Louisville. Epps, the daughter of formerUK guard Anthony Epps, told the Herald-Leader in August: “That was whatwe wanted to do ever since the commitment at Louisville was play together.”

Might these two attend Big Blue Madness? Here are other players the Cats are involved with:

UKHoops

recruits

By Alex Forkneraforkner@kykernel.com

Rank Name Position Height Star High School1 Mercedes Russell Post 6'5 5 Springfield (Or.)

2 Kaela Davis Guard 6'2 5 Buford (Ga.)

9 Tyler Scaife Point guard 5'8 5 Hall (Ar.)

21 Marques Webb Forward 6'0 5 Hoover (Al.)

37 Makalya Epps Point guard 5'8 4 Marion Co. (Ky.)

40 Emmonnie Henderson Guard 6'1 4 Edwardsville (Il.)

49 Roshunda Johnson Point guard 5'7 4 Park View (Ar.)

52 Nina Davis Wing 6'1 4 Memphis Central (Tn.)

72 Kyvin Goodin-Rogers Forward 6'1 4 Marion Co. (Ky.)

(Rankings courtesy of HoopGurlz/ESPNU)

Mercedes Russell - TheNo.1 player in the countryhas already taken visits toKentucky, Louisville, Ore-gon, Tennessee and Washing-ton.

Kaela Davis - Also beingrecruited by UCLA, GeorgiaTech, Georgia, Duke, TexasA&M and Tennessee.

Tyler Scaife - Consider-

ing Kentucky, LSU, Rutgers,Ohio State and Tennessee.

Marques Webb - Con-sidering Alabama, Baylor,Clemson, Florida, FloridaState, Georgia, Georgia Tech,Kentucky, Miami (Fla.),South Carolina and Vander-bilt.

Emmonnie Henderson -Considering Kentucky,

Louisville, Miami (Fla.), Pur-due and Tennessee.

Roshunda Johnson -Considering Kentucky,Arkansas, Florida State,Oklahoma State, Texas andTennessee.

Nina Davis - ConsideringBaylor, Georgia andLouisville, Memphis, Ken-tucky and Vandy.

Mitchell after top committments

PHOTO BY MIKE WEAVER | STAFF

It has been a good year tobe a female athlete. On aglobal level, Sarah Attar wasthe first female to competefor Saudi Arabia in theOlympics in June.

Nationally, the sportingworld celebrated the 40th an-niversary of Title IX, land-mark legislation that lookedto stop gender discriminationin all education matters, in-cluding athletics.

And here in Lexington,Matthew Mitchell and UKHoops are cooking up an ex-citing season that kicks off onFriday with Big Blue Mad-ness.

Released at the beginningof month, Lindy’s SportsMagazine and Athlon SportsMagazine both have UKranked as a top-10 preseasonteam.

Beyond predictions,Mitchell has another strongroster to work with, despitelosing stars Victoria Dunlapand Keyla Snowden in recentseasons.

This season’s squad willbe led by senior guard A’diaMathies. Selected as the 2012SEC Player of the Year,among a slew of otherachievements, Mathies is setto close out her college careeras one of the most decoratedplayers in recent UK history.In fact, she is already No. 12on the all-time scoring list(1,435 points) and No. 6

on the career steals list (251).The Louisville native is alsoone of 25 players nationwidenamed on the preseason“Wade Watch” list, and is in-cluded in several preseasonAll-American lists.

New faces on the courtthis season will be transfersJelleah Sidney and DeNeshaStallworth (All-Pac-10),freshman McDonald’s All-American Janee Thompson,and sophomore guard Jen-nifer O’Neill. O’Neill sat outlast season with an injury, butwas selected to play for thePuerto Rican national team inOlympic qualifiers over thesummer.

Also set to impress inblue and white this season is2012 SEC Freshman of theYear, sophomore guard BriaGoss. She was named to theSEC All-Freshman team andwas AP All-SEC honorablemention last season. Averag-ing 11 points per game, Gossis the second-leading return-ing scorer for UK behindMathies.

Rome, however, was notbuilt in one day.

This season has been along time in the making,starting with the hiring ofMitchell as head coach priorto the 2007-08 season. Afterstruggling to records of 17-16and 16-16 in 2008 and 2009,respectively, the coach andhis team have since gained

their foot-ing.

When looking back onthe past three seasons, the ac-colades pile up quickly:three-straight NCAA Tourna-ment appearances (making itto the Elite Eight in 2010 and2012) for the first time inschool history; 2010 and2012 SEC Coach of the Year(Mitchell); three straight SECPlayer of the Year awards(Dunlap in 2010 and 2011;Mathies in 2012); 2010 and2012 SEC Freshman of theYear (Mathies and Goss, re-spectively); 2012 SEC SixthWoman of the Year (Snow-den); and winning the regularseason SEC title for the firsttime since 1981-82.

There also have been bigwins over major rivals andhighly ranked opponents suchas Duke, Louisville, Ten-nessee, South Carolina andVanderbilt.

A list to turn heads, nodoubt, but fans want more.UK computer science juniorJoey Simpson wants to seeUK Hoops receive more timein the limelight.

“UK students need to seethe women’s basketball play-ers for the stars they are.They work hard, win gamesand put dedication into theireducation,” Simpson said.“They’re basically the unsungheroes of UK.”

UK fans will get a chanceto see the women’s team aswell as the men’s when theseats are filled in Rupp Arenaon Friday night for Big BlueMadness.

The opportunity to seeboth men’s and women’steams is a prospect that hasmany excited.

“Everyone is excited tosee the men’s team becausethey won the national cham-pionship last year, but I’mglad that the women’s team isgoing to be there, too, be-cause they are so good and Idon’t want that to get lookedover,” said Julie Hays, an ele-mentary education sopho-more and longtime UKHoops fan.

“There’s definitely an en-ergy left over from the men’sseason that can inspire ournew men’s team, but I think it

will also help our women’steam do even better than lastyear.”

In this year, which we’vebeen reminded of the strugglewomen have faced in gainingacceptance in the world ofsports, we have also been re-minded of their triumph.

Along with Title IX andAttar, audiences saw Baylor’sBrittney Griner explode ontothe sports scene in a waywomen’s college basketballplayers rarely do, shedding alittle more spotlight on the

sport as a whole.After all, basketball was

ruled too strenuous a sport forwomen at UK for the 50years between 1924 and1974.

Now a team in full force,UK Hoops will look to carrynot only its own momentum,but the gravity of women’ssports in 2012 into this com-ing season, hoping to gener-ate a greater presence in thepublic eye and prove that it isindeed a very good year to bea female athlete.

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Fresh off a backbreaking five-set comeback defeat from thehands of Florida, the UK volleyball team (10-7, 4-3 SEC) be-gins a four-game home stand on Friday against MississippiState (4-12, 0-7 SEC) at 5 p.m., but in un-familiar territory.

As a part of the night known asBig Blue Madness, the opening eventfor the men’s and women’s basketballteams, the volleyball Cats will serve asthe opening act in Rupp Arena for thefirst time against the Bulldogs. The pro-gram’s goal is to set a national record forattendance at a college volleyball game.

“We’ll get a chance to play in front a big crowd.We’ll have a chance to play in front lot of people who haven’tseen us play or seen volleyball for that matter. A lot of peopletravel a long way for Big Blue Madness and it’s certainly achance for more exposure. It’s going to be pretty special toplay in this environment,” UK coach Craig Skinner said.“We’re going to suit up in Rupp Arena, in front of peoplewe’ve never played in front of before, and (the players) al-ways get jacked up for that kind of situation.”

Skinner has a point; in the two most high-profilematchups the Cats have been in — a 3-1 competitiveloss to then No. 1 Nebraska with a Cornhuskers homecrowd of more than 4,000, and a 3-0 victory againstTennessee in a nationally televised affair — UK has comeup with two of its strongest performances to date.

Skinner said the addition of a volleyball game to thenight had been of interest to him since he became head coachin December 2004. But the schedule never worked out in hisfavor; that is, until this year.

The injection of energy in playing in front of potentiallythe largest crowd in the history of college volleyball is muchneeded for the Cats, who, in their last match, bested Florida inthe first two sets then let the game slip away, falling to theGators 3-2. Skinner said he didn’t expect a hangover from Sun-day’s loss.

UK has won four out of its last five matches, which in-cludes sweeps against Tennessee last month and Ole Miss lastFriday. Sophomore Lauren O’Connor hit 29 kills combined inthe games against Ole Miss and Florida last weekend, the onlyplayer who earned double-digit kills in each game.

Mississippi State will bring a young team with three upper-classmen under fourth-year head coach Jenny Hazelwood. TheBulldogs have lost eight in a row, including each conferencematch thus far. Offensively Mississippi State is led by fresh-man outside hitter Taylor Scott (2.93 kills per set average) andfreshman middle blocker Sarah Nielsen (2.59 kills per set aver-age). Scott also leads all Bulldogs in digs (2.98 digs per set av-erage).

“They are a young, eager group. They have a lot to gain bywinning this match. They’ll play loose and free and give every-thing they’ve got,” Skinner said. “A couple players are very ca-pable of putting the ball away and they can pass well. Sothey’ll provide a challenge to us.”

Only those who have Big Blue Madness tickets will be ableto attend the match.

By Nick Gray

ngray@kykernel.com

uk hoops aims forexciting season

By Boyd Hayes

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PHOTO BY TESSA LIGHTY | STAFFSenior guard A’dia Mathies will lead this season’s squad, having been selected as the 2012 SEC Playerof the Year. She already is No. 12 on the all-time scoring list for UK, with 1,435 points.

2012-13 squadmuch different

Fans are rabid in anticipa-tion for the start of the seasonand the pursuit of a ninth na-tional championship, ready tomake a return trip to the FinalFour — this year in Catlanta.

John Calipari’s first titlewas widely regarded to be avalidation of his “players first”

system of re-cruiting toptalent, withmany ofthose beingone-and-done players.

Here’sthe dirty lit-tle secret —althoughstill a youngteam in rela-tion to therest of the

country, it was the mix offresh top recruits with experi-enced and talented returningplayers that led the Cats totheir first title in 14 years.

The Cats do not have thatmix this year. For the firsttime at UK, Calipari will nothave a top-five scorer or reg-ular starter returning.

That doesn’t mean thisyear’s team doesn’t have achance to be special — it willjust be different.

This team should onlydisappoint if fan expectationsare set unbelievably high.Cal’s latest Cats are not go-ing to finish the season merepoints away from perfectionlike last year’s nationalchampionship incarnation.

“Comparing this team tothat team (last year) is notfair. We’re going to turn itover, we are going to getpushed around, defensivelywe’re going to have break-downs,” Calipari said. “It’spart of the process we are go-ing to have to go through.”

Calipari has pointed outnumerous times that with theseason starting with neutralsite games against Marylandand Duke, the Cats could be-gin the season 0-2 and stillhave a fine season.

Among the biggest differ-ences for the Cats is the lackof returning experience.

Last year, Cal returned4,909 UK career minutes.This year’s team returns 830

UK career minutes played.Last year’s group of re-

turnees that included TerrenceJones, Doron Lamb and Dar-ius Miller accounted for 3,933minutes played in 2010- 11, for103.5 minutes played and 41.2points per game.

This year’s squad returns567 minutes from 2011-12,for 14.2 minutes played and5.2 points per game.

In addition to anothertop-rated recruiting class,Calipari has added threetransfers to the roster to addexperience and depth.

Guards Ryan Harrow andTwany Beckham have spent ayear in the Calipari system,practicing daily against cur-rent NBA players Lamb,Miller and Marquis Teague.

Harrow is expected to bethe opening-game point guard.

“He is ahead of the gamebecause he was here lastyear,” Calipari said. “He isskilled and fast — prettygood athlete. He can scorethe ball and is skilled likeBrandon (Knight).”

Julius Mays brings hissecond-team All Horizonleague performance from hisfinal year at Wright State,leading the Raiders in scoringat 14.1 points-per-game.

This will be the first timeat UK Calipari will lean soheavily on transfers, withHarrow slated to be the start-ing point guard and Maysfiguring to be part of the sev-en-to-eight player rotation.

The mix of another top-rated recruiting class, threetransfers and one key re-turnee from last year’s cham-pionship team (Kyle Wiltjer)could work, but the ride maybe bumpy at times.

The good news for Catsfans? This team doesn’t haveto be better than last year’schampionship team. That is anearly impossible task.

They just merely have tobe better than the other 344Division I teams for six gamesin March. That’s possible.

“I like what they’ll looklike in March in my mind,”Calipari said. “That is the onlything I can live with right now.I have a vision of what they’llbe in March and that is what Iwill try to drive them to.”

On heels of Title IX anniversary,team keeping its momentum

Volleyball setting upfor a bigger stage

STAFF PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONUK volleyball’s Stephanie Klefot.

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Seasoned VeteransReturning men’s basketball players

Kyle WiltjerForward6-foot-10239 poundsSophomorePortland, Ore.

Jon hoodGuard6-foot-7212 poundsRedshirt juniorMadisonville, Ky.

Twany BeckhamGuard6-foot-4 1/2202 poundsSeniorLouisville, Ky.

Jarrod PolsonGuard6-foot-2189 poundsJuniorNicholasville, Ky.

Brian LongGuard5-foot-9155 poundsSophomoreDumont, N.J.

Sam MaloneGuard5-foot-11185 poundsSophomoreScituate, Mass.MIKE WEAVER

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Join the team: TransfersMen’s basketball transfer players

Ryan HarrowGuard | 6-foot-2170 pounds | SophomoreMarietta, Ga.

Julius MaysGuard | 6-foot-2192 pounds | SeniorMarion, Ind.

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Thomas Hunt Morgan Lecture: By Paul W. Sternberg, Ph.D. Noon-1p.m. W. T. Young Library Auditorium,Free.

2012 Best of the Bluegrass Talent Competition. 8-10 p.m. Memorial Hall. $15 in advance; groupsof 10 or more: $10 per ticket; $20 at the door.(859) 539-3238 or (859) 489-9099.

Mo Betta Basketball Game: students vs. alumni. An annual Black Student Union tradition. 7-10 p.m.Seaton Center. www.ukhomecoming.com.

UK Homecoming/DanceBlue 5KRun for the Kids 2012. 3 p.m. Commonwealth Stadium. $20. specialevents@danceblue.org.

UK PA Chik-Fil-A 5K. 9 a.m.-noon. Coldstream Park. $15 students, $20 non-students. Proceeds benefitfree medical clinics in Lexington and Morehead.Top male and female finishers will receive freeChik-Fil-A for a year. (606) 271-6275.http://tiny.cc/PA5k.

Homecoming Pep Rally. 8-10 p.m. Wildcat Alumni Plaza.Free. www.ukhomecoming.com.

Mister & Miss Black UK Pageant. 7-10 p.m. Memorial Hall.www.ukhomecoming.com.

Comedy Open Mic. 8 p.m. Student Center Cats Den. Free. Prizes for the winner. (859) 257-2017.

Big Brew Networking Event. 7-9 p.m. West Sixth BrewingCompany, 501 W. Sixth St. $5-UKAAand LYPA members; $8 non-mem-bers. (859) 257-8700.

Women's volleyball: UK vs. Texas A&M. 1:30 p.m. MemorialColiseum. Students free;$5 adults; $2seniors/youth. www.ukathletics.com.

Green Dot Lunch & Learn for faculty and staff. Learn bystander-focused ways to reduce vio-lence on campus. Lunch provided. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Patterson Office Tower, 18thFloor, Rooms F & G. (859) 257-3189.

The Big Blue Soccer Tournament.9 a.m.-5 p.m. Johnson Center. $3 per team member. Proceeds willbenefit Charity Water.Maad222@uky.edu.

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As I was leaving theJohnson Center the otherday, I overheard a girl ask,“Should I get a flu shot?”to who I am guessing washer mother on the phone.

Wondering the samething, I called up Universi-ty Health Service. Clinicalchief Dr. Ann Hays gaveme the lowdown on fluseason.Q: What is the flu and

how does it differ from other bugs?A: The flu is a virus that is actually called

influenza virus. Viruses are the tiny ones youcan’t see under a microscope. Viruses alsocause colds and G.I. (gastrointestinal) illness.Q: What are the symptoms?A: The flu is exactly like a cold, except

for three things. The onset is quicker with theflu. So, I might lie down for a nap and feelfine, and when I wake up, I feel absolutelyterrible. The flu also has a much higher fever.A cold is 101 degrees or less and the flu is101 degrees or more, so there’s a little over-lap, but usually the flu is in the 103 range.Myalgias — or muscle aches — are anotherthing. Your muscles hurt a lot more with theflu.Q: How can people prevent it?A: Get a flu shot ahead of time. Six feet

is the magic distance to keep from sick peo-ple because you can inhale it. Hand washingis also key. Make sure you do this before youeat or touch a mucus surface, and by that wemean eyes, nose or mouth. Don’t touch adoorknob and then fiddle with your contactlens.Q: What is in the shot?A: They (the Centers for Disease Control)

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Cats winless so far in Conference USA play

Men’s soccertravels to UAB

Women face Tennessee

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The Cats travel to Birmingham, Ala., af-ter a full week off to take on conference rivalUAB on Saturday.

UK (5-6-1) is coming off consecutive de-feats by No. 8 Indiana and No. 21 SouthernMethodist. The No. 25 Blazers will be theseventh ranked opponent the Cats have facedthis year.

Miaden Lemez leads the Blazers in scor-ing with five goals, while Kofi Gyawu comesin with four goals and four assists.

The Blazers are defending ConferenceUSA champions and have been ranked in 16of the past 18 years. They are the perennialpowerhouse of Conference USA soccer.

In 2004, the Blazers were ranked as highas No. 3 in the country. Last year they werethe upset winners of the conference title andhave looked to that experience as a spring-board for what they hope is more than a con-

ference title this year.The Cats will need big games from their

two stars, junior Tyler Riggs and senior MattLodge. Riggs has seven goals and four as-sists to lead the team in both categories,while co-captain Lodge has five goals of hisown. Junior defender Charles Pettys has fourgoals and three assists as well.

UK is among three winless teams in Con-ference USA and needs a win to get off thebottom of the standings. With a win, the Catswould move into a tie for fourth.

The Cats hold a 2-2 overall record inBirmingham. A win over the Blazers couldkick-start the Cats heading into the homestretch of the season.

UAB (7-3-2) and the Cats have playedsimilar opponents this year. UNC-Charlotteand the Blazers tied 2-2 following two over-times and the Blazers lost to SMU 1-0 onSept. 29.

The game is slated to kick off at 8 p.m.Saturday.

PHOTO BY JAMES HOLT | STAFFSenior Jacob Kemper centers the ball for UK on Sept. 9 vs. Charlotte. UK is coming off consecutivedefeats by ranked opponents and will face No. 25 UAB on Saturday.

UK women’s soccer completes a four-game road trip this weekend looking to getits push for an SEC tournament berth backon track.

With a 3-4-1 conference record (8-5-1overall), the Cats occupy sixth position inthe SEC standings with five games remain-ing.

The top 10 teams in the final standingswill advance to postseason play, making itvital that UK head coach Jon Lipsitz’s sideget back to its early-season form.

A four-game winless streak has seen theCats slip to within the grasp of a hoard of

teams that could overtake them in the SECstandings depending on results this weekend.

The Cats have collected one tie andthree losses in the four games played sincea 2-1 overtime win over LSU in BatonRouge, La., on Sept. 23.

First up for Lipsitz’s team is a trip toKnoxville, Tenn., Friday to take on 5-2-1(10-3-2 overall) Tennessee.

UK will step onto the Regal Stadiumfield against a team on a hot streak, asTennessee heads into the game on the backof three consecutive 1-0 victories.

“I have really been impressed from whatI’ve seen from Tennessee,” Lipsitz said.

With nine shutouts on the season and anoffense with four players tied for the teamlead in goals scored, Lipsitz appreciates thework of Lady Vols head coach Brian Pensky.

“They are a tremendous defending

team and have given up very few goals inthe SEC, but they are also very dangerouson attack,” he said.

Following Friday’s encounter, the Catsmake the short journey south for a Sundaymatinee against 2-4-2 (6-7-2 overall) Geor-gia.

While the Bulldogs have recorded twowins since the end of August, few teamshave enjoyed successful visits to Athensthis season.

Only Missouri and New Mexico havewalked out of the visiting locker room at theTurner Soccer Complex with wins in 2012.

If that trend continues Sunday, the Catscould find themselves on the outside look-ing in at the SEC tournament qualificationpicture as they return to Lexington to closeout the regular season with a three-gamehome stand.

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PHOTO BY BECCA CLEMONS | STAFFUK junior midfielder Danielle Krohn (66) and freshmanmidfielder Courtney Raetzman (2) go up for the ball inUK’s overtime loss to Alabama on Sept. 30, 2012.

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UK’s hockey games against the University of Ten-nessee originally scheduled for Friday and Saturdaynight have been canceled.

Tennessee cited a scheduling conflict as the rea-son for canceling the games, games which playerssaid they were looking forward to playing because ofthe rivalry.

“It’s always an aggressive game and the arena isalways packed and intense during an SEC matchup,”junior forward Jake Boss said. He added that he isdisappointed to miss an opportunity to move up in theACHA rankings with what would have been twowell-fought games.

The Cats looked into other opponents, such asXavier, but the other schools had previous commit-ments or were unwilling to travel to Lexington.

However, UK’s captain said he is grateful for thebreak in their season.

“A weekend off will really help us recuperate af-ter a tough weekend with two losses,” senior assistantcaptain Dylan Rohar said. “For the healthy guys, wewill be able to get in a few solid workouts this week-end. For those with injuries, it is an opportunity to re-cover.”

Sophomore forward Andrew Baron is awaitingclearance for a concussion sustained against OhioUniversity on Sept. 29. Senior Tony Woodward in-jured his knee during the ACHA Showcase this pastweekend. Woodward is unexpected to return for therest of the season.

“It’s nice to have a weekend off to be regular col-lege students for once,” Boss said.

The Cats participated in the ACHA D-II Show-case in Washington, D.C., last weekend, winning theirgame against New Jersey Institute of Technology be-fore falling in their next two contests to Providence

and Delaware. UK will be back in action on Oct. 19 at the Lex-

ington Ice Center against the University of Alabama.The puck drops at midnight before the Cats travel toDayton to take on the Flyers on Saturday night.

The Edge runs every Friday before aUK football game. It breaks down two keymatchups between UK and its opponent,then gives an overall edge to one side orthe other.

UK quarterback Jalen Whitlow vs.Arkansas defense

It may seem a bit generic, but Whit-low’s performance against the Razorbackswill have a major impact on UK’s attemptto steal a conference road win inArkansas. The Razorback defense hasbeen suspect at best this season as theteam has fallen from a top-10 preseasonranking to a 2-4 record halfway throughthe season.

The Arkansas defense is allowing ex-actly 35 points a game, bad enough to bethe 104th ranked scoring defense in thenation (out of 120 teams). In six gamesthis season, the Razorbacks have allowedtheir opponents to top 30 points fourtimes. Rutgers put 35 points on the score-board against this defense in week four,the most points the Scarlet Knights havescored in a game this season. Louisiana-Monroe ran up 34 points on the Razor-backs in week two in a thrilling overtimevictory. And who can forget the 52-0drubbing that No. 1 Alabama handedArkansas in week three?

To contrast, the UK offense is averag-ing 20 points a game this season, badenough to rank 107th in the nation. The

Cats have played four different guys atquarterback this season, and the inconsis-tency has haunted the offense. This week,true freshman Whitlow will make his sec-ond career start (Whitlow started last weekagainst Mississippi State and played allbut two offensive snaps a week earlieragainst South Carolina). It has been arocky start to Whitlow’s career, as thefreshman has completed just 23 of 50passes for 199 yards (fewer than fouryards per attempt) with two interceptionsand no touchdown passes.

Whitlow does, however, have tworushing touchdowns this season and hasmade some electrifying plays with his feetthat Cats fans haven’t seen since the daysof Randall Cobb. With each passing week,the young quarterback is gaining experi-ence, gaining confidence and becomingmore comfortable as “the guy” on offense.Saturday will be Whitlow’s first careerroad start and should serve as a true test ofhis development and maturity.

Edge: Push. At times on Saturday, aconservative UK offense with predictableplay-calling will make a mediocreArkansas defense look better than it is.But Whitlow can be a true X-factor whenhe is on the field, with a cannon for anarm and speed and quickness that canlight up a defense that doesn’t respect it.The UK offensive line has provided stellarprotection of its quarterbacks all seasonlong, and if Whitlow can avoid being hur-ried or panicked, his abilities as a dual-threat quarterback could shine. Expect theUK offense to get creative with its newweapon under center and to try and keepthe defense off-balance and uncertain ofwhat is coming. But, as is head coach Jok-er Phillips’ and offensive coordinatorRandy Sanders’ nature, expect this offenseto get conservative at times and to allowthe Arkansas defense to make athleticplays of its own. It will be a back-and-forth battle all evening in Fayetteville.

Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson vs.UK secondary

Wilson was considered by many to bethe best quarterback returning in the SEC

in 2012, but so far the season hasn’tgone as planned. With four straightlosses to Louisiana-Monroe, Ala-bama, Rutgers and Texas A&M, theRazorbacks have fallen from titlecontenders to bottom feeders in theblink of an eye. But don’t place theblame on Wilson. With the exceptionof the Alabama game, a game Wilsonsat out with an injury, the Razor-backs’ quarterback has done his partfor the offense, completing just under60 percent of his passes and throwingfor more than 1,500 yards in just fivegames, an average of more than 300yards per game. The senior alreadyhas nine passing touchdowns thisseason and a career-high 9.13 yardsper attempt this season.

But Wilson has also developed atendency to be reckless with the ball,having thrown five interceptions in fivegames this season. In Wilson’s break-through 2011 season he had just six in 13games. It will be up to a UK secondarypredicated heavily on true freshmen to tryto force some takeaways to give the UKoffense a short field. True freshman CodyQuinn has been a surprise star for the Catsat cornerback, earning a starting job acrossfrom Cartier Rice, allowing senior Mar-tavius Neloms to move back to safety, theposition he played last season. Fellow truefreshmen J.D. Harmon, Fred Tiller andtwins Daron and Zack Blaylock will alsosee plenty of time in the secondary as theunit combines an unusual concoction ofexplosiveness and inexperience.

Edge:Wilson. While Wilson has givenaway the football like a hot potato at timesthis season he is still a heralded seniorwith a huge arm. Expect the Razorbacksto try to establish the run early with starrunning back Kniles Davis, but shouldUK’s defensive front quiet the groundgame, Arkansas head coach John L. Smithhas no qualms with putting the offense inWilson’s hands. The Cats may have moreathleticism in the secondary than they’vehad in the past five years, but it is all rawtalent. Guys like Quinn, Harmon, Tillerand the Blaylock twins are learning on thefly, and Wilson may just be the perfectteacher. Games like this, on the road noless, will help these freshmen in the long

run, but that doesn’t mean Wilson will dothem any favors this week. UK has justtwo interceptions this season, and just oneby a member of the secondary (an inter-ception by Neloms against Florida inweek four). Wilson may commit aturnover, but he should also reach his av-erage of 300 yards per game and throw formultiple touchdowns.

Overall Edge:Arkansas. The Razorbacksneed this game, and they need it badly. Ithas been a difficult fall from grace forArkansas, but a win last week overAuburn on the road may have righted theship. The defense allowed just sevenpoints to the Tigers and the Razorbackswere finally able to snap a four-game los-ing streak. You might call it bad timing forthe Cats, who visit Fayetteville one weeklater against a hungry Arkansas team withas much momentum as they’ve managedto garner all season.

UK has improved steadily from weekto week this season, but the improvementsare not great enough to make UK a viablecompetitor in the SEC this season. Can theCats play a competitive game againstArkansas? Sure — this game certainlywon’t be the blowout fans expected earlierthis season.

Expect UK to play a close first halfthe way it did against Mississippi Stateand South Carolina, but don’t expect it tolast. Final score: Arkansas 24, UK 14

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Razorbacks coming off road win

PHOTO BY JAMES HOLT | STAFFJalen Whitlow will see his second career start.

PHOTO BY MATT BURNS | STAFFThe CoolCats played the Ohio Bobcats at home last month.

Hockey games canceled for weekend

It all started on the kickballfield.

Michael Neel was just 6years old when he officiated hisfirst game on the grade schoolplayground.

Seventeen years later, sittingclad in NBA gear and bookingflights around the U.S., it’s safeto say he’s expanded his servic-es.

“I knew very early that I wasa white kid from Kentucky whocouldn’t shoot,” Neel said, “but Ialways knew I wanted to bearound sports.”

Growing up he’s done justthat, as he’s officiated an esti-mated 2,000 games over thepast 10 years, becoming theyoungest person to officiateboth varsity high school basket-ball as well as collegiate foot-

ball in Kentucky. “It’s been an amazing ride.

I’m very lucky,” he said. Neel first officially began of-

ficiating at age 13, at a LittleLeague game for 11 and 12 yearolds. At 23, he officiated theToronto Raptors training camplast week.

“It was the coolest basketballexperience ever,” he said of offi-ciating the NBA training camp.“The level of athletes was in-credible. TV just doesn’t do itjustice.”

Neel is an exercise sciencemajor at UK. After giving toursduring his high school years atSt. Xavier, he applied to be-come a Visitor Center tourguide at UK. He was not of-fered the job, and afterwardchose to get serious about offi-ciating instead.

“I would like to thank UKadmissions for not hiring me,”

he said. “My life would be a lotdifferent right now if they had.”

Besides UK admissions,Neel has had other help alongthe way.

“My parents were extremelysupportive,” he said. “Theydidn’t know much about therules, but they told me to standup straight and to look people inthe eye. Even today, whenever agame gets really tough, I try tofind two empty seats in thestands and visualize my parentsin them.”

Over his past 10 years of of-ficiating, Neel has learned frommany other people as well.

“I’ve worked with a lot ofdifferent officials, includingsome really good ones. I’vepicked up advice from them aswell as from the many differentcoaches along the way,” he said.

One of the biggest things

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Elliptical program creates usable energy

pick the viruses for next year based on thisyear’s flu. They try and predict the threeviruses most likely to be most common forthis season. There’s two A strains, H1N1 andH3N2, and a B strain, which is Influenza B.

Q: What is the difference between thenasal vaccine and the shot?

A: The intranasal is live and attenuated,which means it’s weakened, and the shot isan inactivated and killed injection.

Q: Which one is better?A: Everyone six months or older can get

the shot. Healthy people aged two to 49, whoaren’t pregnant and who don’t have heart dis-ease, lung disease, asthma, diabetes or aweakened immune system can take the nasalvaccine. It is a little tiny bit riskier becauseit’s live. Some people don’t like to take shots,but the flu shot is the best.

Q: Why don’t flu shots always prevent

people from getting sick?A: Sometimes they (CDC) don’t guess

correctly. Sometimes people don’t get thevaccine in time and the virus is already intheir body. Vaccines don’t work 100 percentof the time; they are not an absolute preven-tion. Even if you catch it and you have hadthe shot, (the sickness) may be less of a casebecause the shot offers some immunity.

Q: Can you get symptoms from the shot?A: Yes, some side effects mimic the flu

as your body builds immunity.Q: How much do shots cost?A: $10 for students. We discount it so

more people can be immunized. It’s $20 forfaculty and staff.

Q: Where can people get the shot?A: The next student shot drive is Thurs-

day, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at BigBlue Deli, Kentucky Clinic. Student healthalso offers online appointments.

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PHOTO BY EMILY WUETCHER | STAFFThe 16 specially equipped elliptical machines in the Johnson Center have produced enough energy thissemester to power three laptops for a month.

Want to reduce your carbon footprint?Then you had better hit the gym.

This is the case at the Johnson Center,anyway.

A new program has been created withthe gym’s 16 specially equipped ellipticalmachines that produce usable energy.

The electricity goes directly back intothe building and helps to power the John-son Center.

The program has been created to in-crease fitness and to decrease the universi-ty’s carbon footprint.

Participants complete 18 workoutsover six weeks at a resistance higher thannine.

The program is a great way for partici-pants to get more out of the ellipticalsthan they might otherwise, said AdamHancock, the project manager and an agri-cultural economy junior.

“A lot of people don’t put the resist-ance up as they should, so this helps themto get a better workout and burn morecalories,” he said.

Anyone who completes the programwill be rewarded with a free T-shirt.

Beyond free clothes and a more effec-tive workout, the equipment also makes asignificant dent in the electricity consump-tion of the Johnson Center.

Since being put in three years ago, theellipticals have produced about 2,062kilowatt hours, said Campus RecreationDirector Ron Lee in an email to the Ker-nel.

To put that into perspective, 115.7kilowatt hours, the amount of energy pro-duced this semester to date, could power

about three laptops for one month.The goal for the program is for each

participant to have the amount of energyoutput it would take to power a smart-phone for a semester.

Forty-three people had signed up forthe program as of Thursday.

The program helps to increase theelectricity output of the machines and,therefore, quicken the pace toward havingthe machines pay for themselves.

The cost to equip each elliptical withthis technology is about $10,000 and hasnot yet been made back with the energyproduced, Lee said.

However, Lee seemed optimistic thatthe program would reach the goal ofbreaking even.

“I think Adam and his group havecome up with a great program to increaseawareness of the sustainability concept ofthe ellipticals, and yes, I do think we willsee an increase in the energy output,” Leesaid.

Students who were asked about theirthoughts on the program and the ellipticalsthemselves had mixed views.

Some thought the idea would be betterserved if a different kind of exercise ma-chine was used.

“I like the idea, but I don’t like themachine. If it were something other thanan elliptical I would do it more often,”psychology junior Holly Hamilton said.

Others were curious as to whether ornot the program will be successful.

“I think it’s a good idea, but it just de-pends on how much energy they producein the end,” merchandising junior MaggieCamp said.

If successful, the machines and pro-gram have the potential to benefit not onlythe participants, but the university and theenvironment as well.

“Knowing that you are helping reducethe carbon footprint just helps you feelbetter about yourself,” Hancock said.

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The Living Arts and Science Center ofLexington will host a Day of the Dead culturalcelebration for the seventh year on Nov. 1 from5 to 9 p.m., bringing together Aztec andCatholic tradition for a celebration of passedloved ones and a cultural festival spanning thediverse population of Lexington.

“Our mission (at the Living Arts and Sci-ence Center) is to provide creative and uniqueexperiences in the arts” for all ages, said Exec-utive Director Heather Lyons.

This event offers opportunities to make tra-ditional crafts such as papel picado, sugarskulls, sand murals and the calaveras skeletonmasks.

Students from schools around the area willbe creating their own calaveras masks by deco-rating cardboard skull shapes with a whitebackground and natural materials.

More than 700 masks will adorn the wallsof the Living Arts and Science Center’s gallery,in which local artist Robert Morgan has a fea-tured exhibit, consisting of mainly sculpture,

made of recycled items and in a bright, funstyle to match the feeling of the event.

“You think (Day of the Dead) is going tobe very dark but it’s not. It’s very positive, veryhumorous and colorful,” said Gallery DirectorJeffery Nichols.

The origin of the holiday, Nichols said, isfound in monarch butterflies. Monarchs mi-grate to Mexico at the same time each year andreturn to the same tree year after year.

“The Aztec believed it was the spirits ofdead warriors coming back each year. Theystart and end their life cycle there,” and that’show the idea of celebrating the dead as theybriefly come back each year began, Nicholssaid.

Just as families traditionally build altars forDay of the Dead to celebrate the lives of thosesince passed, the community is invited to buildaltars, either alone or in groups, to honor andremember. The altars will be displayed in theOld Episcopal Burying Ground near the ChristChurch Cathedral.

“For the first year, Christ Church Cathedralwill have an altar decorated. Everyone’s veryexcited,” said the cathedral’s parishioner,

Robert Voll, who is coordinating with the cen-ter to produce this event, just as the church hasfor all seven years of this event.

There will be a parade with local dancersand in the newly refurbished burial ground,which now includes a labyrinth and communi-ty garden.

“The Day of the Dead is anything but amorbid event,” Voll said. “It has the typicalcalaveras symbol, that while in itself seemsspooky, it’s a symbol of ancestry connection. ...It’s an opportunity to go back to your ances-tors’ connection with you and honor it, cele-brate it.”

Mexican and Nicaraguan food will be soldby local vendors, and Bread of the Dead andMexican hot chocolate will be provided free.

With local restaurants, local dance compa-nies and local artwork, this event brings thecommunity together in almost every aspect.

“This is such a beautiful celebratoryevent,” Lyons said. “It’s such a great way tobring these communities together (to highlightLatino culture).”

There will even be community workshopson Oct. 20 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,

Lyons said, in which people around the com-munity can join in the creation of papier-mâchéskeleton masks. The masks can be worn in theDay of the Dead event’s candlelight parade oreven to the Thriller dance downtown.

“There (are) elements of it for everybodyto enjoy and participate in,” Lyons said. “I loveto see how that part of the festival grows.”

Day of the Dead gives a chance “to revealthe connections of what happened in the past tomake it real and viable today,” Voll said. “(It’s)an opportunity to connect with the communitywhere we exist, in a positive way.”

Though it is often associated with theWestern holiday of Halloween due to timeframe and skeleton imagery, it is more like Me-morial Day in concept, Lyons explained.

“When you do community events, whatyou find is that we’re all the same — the tradi-tions may be different but we’re all the same,”Nichols said. “We’re all a little bit afraid ofdeath,” and this event is a way to chase awaythat fear and celebrate family and ancestors.

“It’s going to be a very fun, positive familyevent.”

Day of the Dead event celebrated in LexingtonCOLLEEN KOCHENSPARGER

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DANVILLE, Ky. — In a battle of under-studies, Vice President Joe Biden and Re-publican rival Paul Ryan went after one an-other repeatedly Thursday night on issuesranging from the fate of Medicare to theterrorist attack on U.S. diplomats in Libya.

Both men were assertive, eager totrumpet the strengths of their tickets andequally zealous in ripping the other party.

Ryan was aggressive from the outset,challenging the Obama administration’sfirst accounts of the Libya attacks, which atfirst claimed that an anti-Muslim video in-flamed a crowd rather than calling it a ter-rorist attack. He noted that PresidentBarack Obama referred to the video sixtimes in a speech to the United Nations af-ter the Libya attack.

“This is becoming more troubled bythe day,” Ryan said of the still-emergingdetails of what the administration knew inthose first days after the attack. Ryan saidit was “indicative of a broader problem . . .the unraveling of the Obama foreign poli-cy.”

Biden defended the administration’s re-

sponse, saying it relied on intelligencereports that turned out to be false. “Wewill get to the bottom of it,” he said.

Ryan, the fresh-faced congressmanwho had never debated on the nationalstage despite his 14 years in the House,betrayed no signs of nervousness aboutthe showdown with Biden, a veteran of36 years of Senate debates.

Their meeting, televised nationallyfrom Centre College, was moderatedby Martha Raddatz of ABC. The candi-dates sat at a table, fielding domesticand foreign policy questions.

Debates by vice presidential candi-dates usually have little effect on elec-tions, but Thursday’s took on addedsignificance after Obama’s lacklusterdebate debut on Oct. 3.

Since then, Romney has pulledeven with Obama in national polls andclosed the gap in several battlegroundstates.

In Florida, Romney opened up a 7-point lead, according to a new TampaBay Times/Bay News 9/Miami Heraldpoll. Obama has a 1 percentage pointedge over Romney in a new NBC/Wall

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LOS ANGELES — Wall Street is notthrilled with the new fall television season.

On Thursday, two prominent media ana-lysts issued reports expressing concern aboutthe new season. So far, few new shows havetaken off and ratings have tumbled at ABC,CBS and Fox in the adults 18-49 demo-graphic that advertisers covet. Both CBS andFox are off by more than 20 percent whileABC is down 13 percent.

NBC, which has struggled for years, isthe only network to improve in that key de-mographic, thanks to its move of “TheVoice” to the fall, the early success of thedrama “Revolution” and new comedies “GoOn” and “The New Normal.” Overall, NBCis up 12 percent in 18-49 viewers comparedwith last season.

“There is little doubt that early 2012-13network results have been disappointing,”wrote Nomura Equity Research analystMichael Nathanson. While Nathanson notesthat it is usually best to judge a network’s

performance after ratings information thatincludes digital video recorders is factoredin, he thinks those numbers won’t entirelymake up for the dramatic drop the networksare experiencing.

Media analyst Anthony DiClemente,with Barclays Equity Research, says the newshows are the problem. “We believe theweakness in the broadcast ratings is primari-ly a content-driven issue; most of the fresh-man shows have been a disappointment.”

So far, the only new show to be canceledis CBS’ Friday night legal drama “Made inJersey.” But other offerings that have failedto find an audience include Fox’s “MobDoctor,” NBC’s “Animal Practice” and“Guys with Kids,” and CBS’ “Partners.”

Another factor hurting the networks isthe NFL. Not only are ESPN’s “MondayNight Football” ratings up slightly this sea-son, the NFL Network is now carryingThursday games all season.

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“Two years ago I didn’t know whatsport I wanted to pursue officiating in. Af-ter refereeing Big Blue Madness that year,I decided that sport was basketball,” hesaid.

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It’s safe to say there’s no place he’drather be.

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Street Journal/Marist poll of likely voters,released Thursday. The margin was thesame as before the Obama-Romney debate.In Ohio, Obama leads by 6 points. He hadled by 8. And in Virginia, Obama was up 2,but Romney is now ahead by 1.

With just one debate, Biden and Ryanbounced back and forth from domestic toforeign policy.

Biden used a question about the nation’sunemployment rate to criticize taped com-ments by Romney in which he disparaged47 percent of Americans as non-taxpayingfreeloaders. Biden accused Romney of say-ing he’d let housing foreclosures hit bottom.

In one of the more personal exchanges,Ryan told how Romney helped a family hitby injuries pay for college, and how he givesmore than 30 percent of his income to chari-ty — more than Biden and Ryan combined.

“Mitt Romney is a good man,” Ryansaid.

Referring to the criticism Romney’s re-ceived about the 47 percent comment,Ryan said, “He cares about 100 percent ofthe Americans.”

Noting Biden’s own tendency for gaffes,Ryan joked that “sometimes the words don’tcome out of your mouth the right way.”

Biden, noting that his daughter and firstwife were killed in a car accident fourdecades ago, said he understood the impactof tragedy. Of Romney, he said, “I don’tdoubt his personal commitment to individ-uals. But I know he had no commitment tothe automobile industry.”

Romney opposed the governmentbailout of Chrysler and General Motors.Both automakers are now on firmer finan-cial ground.

Biden was animated throughout the de-bate, at turns smiling and laughing, as well

as grimacing in response to Ryan’s answersto Raddatz’s questions. The vice presidentinterrupted as Ryan criticized the adminis-tration’s Middle East policy.

“That’s a bunch of malarkey,” Bidensaid, subsequently suggesting that Ryan’sremarks were “a bunch of stuff.”

When Raddatz gave him a quizzicallook, Biden told her, “It’s simply inaccu-rate.”

Ryan offered, “It’s Irish.”Both men are Irish Catholics.They tangled on Iran, with Ryan charg-

ing that Iran is “racing toward” developingnuclear weapons and that the administrationdragged its feet to impose sanctions it nowsays are working to deter the regime. “WhenBarack Obama was elected, they had enoughnuclear material to make one bomb. Nowthey have enough for five,” Ryan said.

Biden accused Republicans of “bluster”and “loose talk” and asked Ryan what elsecould be done beyond the “most cripplingsanctions in the history of sanctions.” Heasked whether Ryan was saying that he’dback a war with Iran.

“How are they going to prevent war ifthere’s nothing more they say we should dothan we’ve already done,” Biden said. “Wefeel quite confident we could deal a seriousblow to the Iranians.”

Heading into the debate, the two cam-paigns clashed repeatedly in ever toughertones since the first presidential debateshook up the race.

Most notably, Romney has appeared tostake out or emphasize more moderateparts of his agenda, and the Obama-Bidencampaign has all but accused the Romney-Ryan ticket of lying to paper over the moreconservative message that Romney used towin his party’s nomination.

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