Basketball Season Tip-Off

Ok Cats fans, this is what we've been waiting for during this entire dreadful football season. The Wildcats tip off their season against Marist on Friday (11/11/11) and the game will be on Fox Sports South. I'm calling around to see who has the channel, and will post the bar we'll be meeting up at soon. It will likely be Ale House in Coral Gables, since that is where the Final Four magical run began last year, but we'll see. The Cats also have a huge game next Tuesday, November 15th against those dirty Kansas Jayhawks. We'll keep you posted!

WhereToWatch.com

I hear they are launching at the end of August. As stated below, the website will allow Kentucky fans to locate where other Kentucky fans are watching the Cats. No more drinking beer alone in your basement and attempting to high-five your non-existent buddies after every Terrence Jones dunk. Nope, for those of you out of staters this site is going to be awesome. You can high-five real people who actually bleed blue like you. Here's the link: WhereToWatch.com. Not up yet, but should be before football season. You'll also be able to add your favorite bar in attempt to get more of your team's fans to show up there. I'll keep you posted.

Blount County Tennessee License Plates in Miami

Ok, this is way off topic, but can anyone please explain to me why there are so many Blount County, Tennessee license plates in Miami and South Florida? At first I thought it was a coincidence, but now it's just too much. Blount County has only 121,000 people, yet 99.9% of the TN plates I see here are Blount. I literally see 5 a day, all of which a Blount. Different cars too.

Does Blount County have a monopoly on license plates in the state? As Kentucky fans, I know we all say that people in TN are ignorant, but they do know what county they live in right? (Ok, that last sentence was a little harsh, but seriously, something is going on here.) If you have any insight on this topic, please fill me in. Educated guesses are welcome. Hell, at this point, wild guesses are welcome. If you live in the SoFlo area--which you probably do since you're on this site--then take a look at the TN plates you see and prepare to have your mind blown.

Update: From the amount of evidence we have, it's fairly clear that the vast majority of the Blounty County, TN vehicles are rental cars. Generally GM vehicles and a lot of sources indicate that they are from the Orlando airport. Now, the next logical question is "WHY do the rental vehicles all have Blount County tags?"

Watch Kentucky in Every City - WhereToWatch.com

A new website is launching that is going to be great for Kentucky fans everywhere. WhereToWatch.com is a website launching in late-August and will allow you to search for bars where other UK fans watch the Cats play no matter where you are in the country. Not only will you know whether the game is on, you'll know about how many UK fans watch at that particular bar, whether they have the SOUND of the game, and any specials during the game. I don't know about you, but whether a bar has the sound on is a HUGE factor when choosing a bar to watch a game or if I even want to leave the house.

The site will reportedly have both football and basketball. This is going to be great for UK fans in and out of the Commonwealth. Oh yeah, they'll also have listings for every other college and professional team in every major sport, but whatever, let's focus on what's important here: We're talking about watching the Cats with other members of the Big Blue Nation no matter where you are!

Keep up with their progress on Twitter @Where_To_Watch

UK Fans in Miami Contact Info

Looks like some UK fans in Miami were getting a little recognition on a popular UK website recently. Check out the updates and photo here: KSR

If you're a UK fan down here in Miami (or Ft. Lauderdale), post your contact information in the comments below.

Terrence Jones is Coming Back To Kentucky

Terrence Jones recently announced he was coming back to UK for his sophomore season. Jones, who averaged 15.7 points and 8.8 rebounds last season, looked like a sure-fire top-five pick in the 2011 draft during the first half of the 2010-2011 season. Then, at about the mid-way point, his production started to dip. Partially because of the surge of other UK stars such as Brandon Knight, Dorron Lamb, and DeAndre Liggins, but also possibly because teams began to figure out his game. Any fan who watched Kentucky's season knew that Jones heavily favored moves to his left. Teams picked up on this and began forcing him right. Thus, the majority of his point production came out of the post and less from his drives to the lane.

Even though TJ was still projected to go as a lottery pick in this year's draft (top 13 pick), I still think it was a good idea to come back and work on his game. Having another year to work on his right hand, jumper, and free throw shooting will help immensly come next year's draft, where he will likely be a top 3 or top 5 pick.

Also, this means UK's #1 recruiting class in the nation will have some major leadership and experience to add to the talent coming in. This is going to be a great season. Check out more on the Terrence Jones story here: KSR

Great Season

Well, the Cats lost to UConn by one and won't have a chance to win their eighth national title. No doubt, the Kentucky Fans in Miami were bummed on Saturday night and are experiencing a figurative Final Four hangover. But, in looking at the big picture, the Cats had a great year overall. At the beginning of the season--or even midway through the SEC regular season after losing at Georgia, Ole Miss, Alabama, and Arkansas--if someone told me that UK would go on to reach the final four, I would've been ecstatic. It was nice to see the Cats do something they haven't done since winning the title in 1998.

I hope to see you come football season where we'll be ramping up the website and discussing where we'll be meeting in Miami and South Florida for all of the games.

In unrelated news, congrats to Dialed In for winning the Florida Derby and helping at least one Kentucky fan get over the NCAA blues. Look for Dialed In to be one of the favorites in the upcoming Kentucky Derby in May.