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May 19, 2009

A Day of Reckoning?

by @ 1:05 am. Filed under Blue Blooded Opinions

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Sometimes you just get a feeling that a big day is coming. I kind of have that feeling tonight. A combination of source leaks, the May 20 Signing day and some knowledge coming out of Raleigh makes me think that today could be a huge day in the John Wall saga. We have our friend Bomani telling us to watch Calipari’s plane tomorrow and see if that gives us any hints on what may be going on. We have some talk from Dave Kersey that the news is bad for UK….talk from some folks around UK that news will be good. But all seem to agree on one thing…..news is likely to come.

I admit to being tired of this whole saga. When I went out this weekend, I honestly wondered if my name had been changed to “Whats John Wall doing?”. But fans are interested and understandably so. This is the best player in America and potentially the final piece to a Final Four caliber team. Every thing I have heard in the past week has been positive for UK, but it is beyond clear that Wall’s AAU coach wants to see him somewhere besides Lexington. Who has won out? I dont think that is at all clear. But I have a sneaking suspicion we will know much more at this point on Tuesday night than we do now. We shall see.

And if not….well, it will just give us more things to get worked up about in the weeks ahead. More on Tuesday on Lebron the Cat, the new SEC and more UK fans to love.

180 Responses to “A Day of Reckoning?”

  1. CalifCatFan Says:

    I hope I am not first.

  2. CalifCatFan Says:

    Curse the luck.

  3. Ken T. Ucky Says:

    John, you’ll make millions without Clifton. Probably more without him siphoning off you. Come to UK!

  4. ukkentucky Says:

    who is this dave kersey character?

  5. MGH Says:

    That leech needs to let the kid make his own decision. This isn’t even like Xavier Henry where his Mother (A FAMILY MEMBER) was an influence. Let the kid map his future, just be there to help him.

  6. Carolina Blue is past tense for CAROLINA BLOWS Says:

    Who is the John Wall character you speak of? Is he considering UK and is he any good? One last thing–Is Ritchie going to start tonight? I will take your answer off the air. Thanks and GO CATS!

  7. HotlantaWildcat Says:

    http://slamonline.com/online/college-hs/college/2009/05/breaking-news- john-wall-to-kentucky/

  8. silentthunder89 Says:

    I don’t know. I’ve never heard of this guy. What, was it John Wallace? Probably some low-level player from the New England area.

  9. HotlantaWildcat Says:

    Not sure how credible but seems like a good sign

  10. kenan14 Says:

    6 - Long time listener, first time caller…what? I should turn my radio down before calling?

  11. Miller's High Life Says:

    7 - I surely hope that is right. The kid was featured on the cover of that magazine a few months ago so I wouldn’t say that is total BS coming from them.

  12. Cyps_forehead Says:

    the news from Dave Kersey is not bad news. How do you get that at all?

  13. HotlantaWildcat Says:

    I would put Slam as more reliable than MM and less than ESPN. It is hard not to feel a little more confident.

  14. yen Says:

    so basically, Wall wants to come to UK, but Duke is paying his AAU coach large sums of money. Got it.

  15. yen Says:

    “Sources tell SLAM that John Wall, the nation’s top high school point guard, committed to the University of Kentucky tonight. Wall picked Kentucky over Duke, Miami and Florida, among other schools. The 6-4 senior from Word of God in Raleigh, N.C., is viewed as the missing piece for new Wildcats coach John Calipari.”

  16. Eric Says:

    SLAM Magazine also came out with breaking news that “Demarcus Cousins has committed to Memphis”.

  17. Moving4Ward Says:

    7) It’s circulating.

  18. Miller's High Life Says:

    16 - Demarcus Cousins did commit to Memphis, right before Cal came to UK.

  19. Eric Says:

    18, that’s what I’m saying, SLAM is pretty credible.

  20. Miller's High Life Says:

    oh haha my bad..

  21. Eric Says:

    Catspause is eating this up.

  22. utahdrought Says:

    anyone watch the video at the end of that article…i’ve seem some of the other videos, but that one is pretty ridiculous…

  23. Eric Says:

    Wall is a freak, UK is final four bound if he comes, just imagine, if our 5star PG needs a break, we bring in our OTHER 5star PG. LOL!!!

  24. ukkentucky Says:

    the article said he signed it tonight…. if thats the case, coach cal can be there tomorrow (plane tracker tease) to announce right?

  25. utahdrought Says:

    didn’t say he signed anything

  26. BPsycho Says:

    OMG … I believe!!!!!! Please let it be true!

    I would also agree that Slam prolly wouldn’t release that without a credible word from someone.. BUT!! they could just be trying to break the story first.

    If it is LIES! then I will burn them every chance I get like I do MM. Billy D is a recruitng machine….

    What Billy D isn’t our coach???? “This is news to me” If you read TBK that is!!

  27. mattcat68 Says:

    Calipari may actually be the Grand Poobah. Damn, now this is how one should recruit at Kentucky!

  28. TheTrueShugari Says:

    Now Google News is linking the article:

    http://news.google.com/news?q=john%20wall&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en- US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wn

    Happy days are here again HELLF’NYEAH!!!!!!!!!!

  29. TheTrueShugari Says:

    And another link -

    http://twitter.com/jlee816

    No idea who the hell Jimmy Thacker is, just want to keep ramping up excitement for those of us who have stayed up damn near all night hoping for something just like this….

  30. TheTrueShugari Says:

    Matt, get your ass out of bed and start ringing phones in Raleigh - we NEED multiple confirmations ASAP

  31. KENNYPOWERS Says:

    http://kentucky.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1383&tid=128397181&mid=1283 97181&sid=888&style=2

  32. BeefCurtains Says:

    Would have to be some truth to this for them to even release the article!! I can’t figure why they would write this without some kind of proof. JMO!

  33. bigkyfan10 Says:

    its kinda hard to believe slam, at least for me since no other sources are confirming it, but this would make since for wall to make a decision this late, because im sure at these late hours clifton isnt with him talking into his ear about duke. He wanted to make a decision when clifton isnt by him

  34. bigkyfan10 Says:

    he probably wanted the media to find out before clitfon did so clifton couldnt change his mind also

  35. KENNYPOWERS Says:

    HELL YEAH, WALL TO KENTUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  36. wfc7 Says:

    28. Happy Days were already here with Coach Cal et al, but now they are halcyon days! Now pass the Whitman’s Sampler and the sweet tea (or whiskey sour if you so please)!

  37. TheTrueShugari Says:

    34 - I apologize for things I’ve said to you before, that makes ALL KINDS of sense.

  38. TheTrueShugari Says:

    34 - I apologize for things I’ve said to you before, that makes ALL KINDS of sense.

  39. TheTrueShugari Says:

    Sorry for the double

  40. TheTrueShugari Says:

    36. No doubt no doubt no doubt. God, the list of what I wouldn’t give right now for multiple confirmations extends only to my children and wife.(And we can talk about the wife…. :)

  41. hayzardous Says:

    You think no one else is reporting this cause everyone else is in bed?

  42. utahdrought Says:

    this is reminding me of the patterson returning scroll that was on cbs

  43. HugeUkFan Says:

    shew i would love to see espn.com report it right about now

  44. TheTrueShugari Says:

    41. That has to have something to do with it I would think. Somebody needs to be up ringing phones, maybe Slam posted the article this late so that wouldn’t happen.

    42. Please don’t say that, that would SUCK!!!!

  45. utahdrought Says:

    44. but it turned out to be correct

  46. mattcat68 Says:

    Slam’s source probably told them not to make this public until Tuesday. Not wanting to be scooped later today, Slam decided to post it just after midnight.

  47. TheTrueShugari Says:

    31. Mod deleted that thread on RR

  48. KENNYPOWERS Says:

    somebody basically posted dave kersey premium info on wall. Didn’t think it was kentucky.

  49. KENNYPOWERS Says:

    I wonder what cal will put on twitter tomorrow

  50. utahdrought Says:

    when did dave kersey post that info orginally…wasn’t it before the release of this article?

  51. TheTrueShugari Says:

    Yeah, I read that before it got deleted, course I believe he’s the same guy who along with mm was saying done deal on Donovan to UK, so forgive me if I don’t trust him very much….

  52. mattcat68 Says:

    Tweet by Kentucky Sports Report http://twitter.com/myKSR1

  53. KENNYPOWERS Says:

    It said it was posted tonight, he said he hoped he was wrong, lol

  54. Iceman Says:

    http://www.wtvq.com/news/4679-breaking-news-john-wall-to-kentucky.html
    channel 36 has the link on their site.

  55. dusty380 Says:

    One question….how credible is Slamonline….honestly I never heard of them before 10 min ago?

  56. utahdrought Says:

    Slam is a basketball magazine that has been around for quite sometime; that’s about all i know…i’ve seen it on the magazine racks for as long as i can remember

  57. CalifCatFan Says:

    I am a grown man who has to work tomorrow, yet I cannot stop refreshing this page…must go to sleep…John Wall to UK…refresh…page…again…must sleep…refresh…

  58. utahdrought Says:

    lol, i know your plight

  59. CalifCatFan Says:

    …refresh…page…again…

  60. jasonspurlock Says:

    What about those of us in the eastern time zone. it’s even worse.

    We’re all pooptooths???

  61. utahdrought Says:

    i think its safe to say, we will have to wait till morning to get anything new

  62. CalifCatFan Says:

    …and again…and again…and again…

  63. Secretariat Says:

    The “Great Wall” shirt is available

  64. CalifCatFan Says:

    zzzzzzzzzzzz

  65. Secretariat Says:

    While not my cup of tea, I’d say that Slam is exactly the kind of media that appeals to a lot of these recruits. I kind of think that it makes sense for them to get the story first.

  66. nextyearwillbebetter Says:

    I’ve got 4 hours until I need to be up and at ‘em……….why do I have no interest in going to bed right now?

  67. Carolina Blue is past tense for CAROLINA BLOWS Says:

    You can all go to bed. If it were true, Bomini Jones would have woke Matt Jones up, Matt would have posted it and the site would be down right now. Tomorrow when you wake up, the site is down and there is a parade announced for Cal and Mitch you will then know it is certain. Now all resume what you were doing or go to bed.

  68. Secretariat Says:

    67- You’re probably right, but you should know better than to expect us to go to bed :P

  69. dusty380 Says:

    Three things…1) I’m going to bed now 6:15 is only 2 hrs away; 2) if this is some kinda joke, I’m gonna kill something…my dogs are already hiding; and 3) #67 you need to be told that you have the best name on this thread…G’nite!!!

  70. catdawg Says:

    How can I go to bed when I’m bouncing off the WALLS?

  71. Secretariat Says:

    Balls to the Wall!

  72. catdawg Says:

    If it’s true ESPN will be breaking this ASAP since they will won’t to get the early morning credit since many will not be aware of the overnight postings.

  73. John Meyer Says:

    Please pass the Bagels!

  74. rajon9rondo Says:

    im really glad im in LA right now

  75. Secretariat Says:

    67- is Bomani still up?

  76. catdawg Says:

    74) Must be nice.

  77. catdawg Says:

    Entire state of North Carolina has cried itself to sleep.

  78. BPsycho Says:

    #76 Seriously

  79. BPsycho Says:

    Anyone else still up? F*** sleep.. I’m not sleeping till I know if this is true. Lol

  80. catdawg Says:

    We may be up for awhile but I think we’ll be hearing something solid in the next couple of hours.

  81. HugeUkFan Says:

    i hope this is worth it because i called into work about 10 mins ago lol

  82. catdawg Says:

    LOL

  83. soup Says:

    A day of reckoning???

    Matt: “Hey Bomani, is Wall going to Kentucky?”

    Bomani: “I reckon…”

  84. HugeUkFan Says:

    hmm learn that wall has really commited to kentucky…
    or go back into the coal mines??
    i think ive done the right thing lol

  85. rajon9rondo Says:

    76 & 78-it is very nice right now, but if this turns out to be true im going to very upset that im not back home out at two keys come tuesday or wednesday night

  86. BPsycho Says:

    #81 Lol

    Your name is appropriate then. So is mine /*evil grin*

  87. BPsycho Says:

    #83 If Bomani ever said ” reckon ” I’m sure he would kill himself promptly lol

  88. soup Says:

    87, you ever actually understand a Bomani Jones tweet? I mean, they are impossible to figure out what the hell that guy is talking about. I thought he was one of those windtalkers for about a month.

  89. HugeUkFan Says:

    lol #86
    he1l looks like we might be here for a couple of hours might as well make conversation..so were ya from #86?

  90. BPsycho Says:

    #89 Nicholasville 10-15 mins from Rupp I love it.

    It is friggin cold here.

  91. BPsycho Says:

    #88 “I thought he was one of those windtalkers for about a month”

    LMAO

  92. HugeUkFan Says:

    must be nice #90
    im about 3 hours away
    Pike County

  93. BPsycho Says:

    You’re a coal miner then? Must be rollin in dough bro.

  94. catdawg Says:

    So shall we start a pool on what time something real breaks. I want 9 am.

  95. catdawg Says:

    You in the Sidney area (Massey)? 92)

  96. HugeUkFan Says:

    ahh about $26/hr but hel1 half of the mines around here
    are starting to shut down..its nice right now but i might
    be out of a job soon

  97. HugeUkFan Says:

    no Excel #95
    my dad worked over there for about a year

  98. catdawg Says:

    WLEX has a crawl and was referring to Wall but I missed the first part.

  99. BPsycho Says:

    #94 I’m down for 8:37

  100. catdawg Says:

    We get alot of coal from up that way but nothing frm Excel.

  101. catdawg Says:

    99) I thinkthat might be better with some of the early morning news discussion.

  102. HugeUkFan Says:

    im thinking Cal will be gettin up around 7..heading out the door around 7:25..in NC by 9:15 lol

  103. catdawg Says:

    I wonder if he’s still in Pittsburgh.

  104. BPsycho Says:

    I need a root canal and have severe pain atm ! Sittin here wishin I had som percs… I know I know… I’m bad LoL I need to get to the ortho asap.

    /pain rant

  105. catdawg Says:

    I haven’t checked Cal’s twitter tonigth but I read that he posted that he was heading back to Lexington last night.

  106. BPsycho Says:

    Ok I didn’t really know what a root canal was, I’m looking at google images. OMG I don’t know if I can handle that lol

  107. HugeUkFan Says:

    wymt news comes on in 15 mins ..hopeing they say something lol

  108. catdawg Says:

    Their crawl was just cut off as it started to come back around about Wall. Stated that true blue fans were waking to some good news though not official. That is all per WLEX.

  109. catdawg Says:

    106) Good luck.

  110. CalifCatFan Says:

    Oh crap. I can’t get any sleep. Just tossing and turning. So I’m back to refreshing this page.

  111. HugeUkFan Says:

    http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/player?recruitId=522 42&season=2009&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go. com%2fncb%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fplayer%3frecruitId%3d52242%26season %3d2009

    how long has wall had us #1 ??
    i havent looked at this in a long time

  112. catdawg Says:

    WTVQ sports appeared to be taped and only UK BB discussion was pertaining to the opening game with Morehead.

  113. HugeUkFan Says:

    last person i remember putting us #1 on that thing was cousins and he commited a few days later so….

  114. catdawg Says:

    WLEX getting ready to cover it when they come back. Used that has their headline as they went to commercial. Stating Huge UK news this morning.

  115. catdawg Says:

    Not sure 111)

  116. BPsycho Says:

    LEX18 Just said Huge Basketball News.. I’m sure they’re gonna say it’s just a rumor tho.

  117. CalifCatFan Says:

    Will someone please go to Matt Jones’ house and wake that young man up? If we can’t sleep, neither should he.

  118. catdawg Says:

    On now WLEX.

  119. catdawg Says:

    Just stating the same from slamonline.com.

  120. HugeUkFan Says:

    thanks for letting us know
    it suxs living 3 hours away
    if it wasnt for u guys i wouldnt know what was going on half the time lol

  121. catdawg Says:

    I just want one of the big boys to call it.

  122. catdawg Says:

    I’m in East Ky with you just have good cable.

  123. HugeUkFan Says:

    the only reason i get to watch Uk is because of a package i buy with my direct tv
    and had to buy tivo to tape some of the games because of work lol

  124. boonedl Says:

    Holy F***ing crap…we are SO LOADED. I’m sorry, but coach there are expectations now…and if we are playing our best ball in March, then I’m putting the house on the Cats! GO BIG BLUE!!!!!

  125. catdawg Says:

    I know what you mean there.

  126. justacatfan Says:

    This could be great news, but have a tough time believing anything until Cal says we’ve got our man and are through recruitimg this year. If it’s true what a great recruiting class..GO CATS

  127. catdawg Says:

    Falling asleep here be checking in thru the morning.

  128. HugeUkFan Says:

    shew cal needs to wake his a$$ up a send a tweet telling us he is heading to Nc lol

  129. CalifCatFan Says:

    Here is the website that tracks air flights. This is Coach Cal’s plane. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N808WA

  130. HugeUkFan Says:

    anyone still kicking ?? lol

  131. HackRichards Says:

    John Wall needs to learn how to play defense.

  132. MIDDAY Says:

    this is awesomeness and bliss on a not so sunny vacation. Thanks God!

  133. BigBlueSupporter Says:

    Is taking the theme from McDonalds, Im Loving It!

  134. MIDDAY Says:

    131 - Wall has been a cat for a few minutes, hasn’t played a minute, and already has a critic. lol

  135. BigBlueSupporter Says:

    131, they dont play defense in the NBA, and thats where Wall is headed after 1 year, sooooo.

  136. CalifCatFan Says:

    Anyone notice that the log time of these comments is off about 20 minutes? Funny what you notice after refreshing a few million times.

  137. BPsycho Says:

    #135 The Lakers shut people down, when they feel like it.

    Kobe 16′

  138. HugeUkFan Says:

    well Wymt didnt mention anything

  139. hayzardous Says:

    Can’t wait to hand Bruce Pearl his butt,

    Make Donovan regret not taking the job,

    burying vandy under 30 points,

    Cutting down nets in SEC tourney,

    Anything else is icing on a big blue cake.

    Oh, and slaughter UNC at Rupp. Go Cats!

  140. BPsycho Says:

    If SLAM is wrong, this really sucks. We need someone else to report it!.

  141. BPsycho Says:

    God why is it soo cold..

  142. BPsycho Says:

    Global warming is NOT working atm.

    Oh yeah and chick on WLEX bouncing around, “very nice”

  143. HugeUkFan Says:

    yea its freezing here
    well its 43 degrees but thats a big change from 75-80 like it has been around here

  144. CalifCatFan Says:

    What’s the latest reports from the Lexington TV stations?

  145. MIDDAY Says:

    cold in Destin too. But it could snow today, and I’d be fine with that.

  146. billmill87 Says:

    you all are great. been reading your comments for the last few hours on my phone. Now you know I love ya but like its been said already…someone wake matts butt up. we need some updates

  147. hayzardous Says:

    WKYT is saying a big committment for the cats (according to SLAM magazine) but still not confirmed by the university.

  148. HugeUkFan Says:

    dude if i knew were the man lived i would prolly drive up there and knock and knock until he woke his as$ up lol

  149. hayzardous Says:

    Barbara Bailey has lost a bit of her luster.

  150. BPsycho Says:

    #149 Dia Davidson ftw IMO.

  151. MIDDAY Says:

    149 - her luster has turned to lustard. lol

  152. MIDDAY Says:

    nothing is solid until Kige reports on YouTube Sports.

  153. billmill87 Says:

    go kige..did anyone see him try to hit a golf ball the other day…that was something special

  154. hayzardous Says:

    152-his bicycle safety video was classic. Said kids need a horn on the bike that can be heard 20 miles away. My man Kige.

  155. CalifCatFan Says:

    Wake up, Matt.

  156. billmill87 Says:

    Does anyone know why Andy Katz is getting all the UK coverage lately and not Pat Forde.

  157. hayzardous Says:

    One reason I’m optimistic:

    Wall’s camp has shot down every rumor in record time…………….not this one, yet.

  158. boonedl Says:

    Bomani says its legit. ITS OVER GUYS. WE GOT WALL!!!

    http://twitter.com/bomani_jones

  159. CalifCatFan Says:

    Matt is probably having dreams of that Attorney General chick in the Clinton Admin. You know, the one that he danced with that time. OK, I’ll say what you all are thinking: he’s having wet dreams about her. To the rest of us, she would give us nightmares.

  160. HugeUkFan Says:

    thanks #158

  161. soup Says:

    Well, rrrrraaaaaiiiise my rent… Best… Bomani… Tweet… Ever…

  162. billmill87 Says:

    Bomani, you da man

  163. soup Says:

    Wake up, Kentucky. Its time to par-tay!

  164. HugeUkFan Says:

    i dunno how much longer i can make it lol
    ive been up 22 hours now..but i wanna see it on espn so bad

  165. soup Says:

    I’d rather have seen it from Bomani. Thats solid confirmation right there.

  166. hayzardous Says:

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

  167. HugeUkFan Says:

    i know but its gonna be great seeing kentucky as a topic on espn/espn news

  168. chucknorrisstotalgym Says:

    Wall To Kentucky
    Published by BomaniJones on May 19, 2009 in ACC Hoops. 0 Comments
    As first reported by Slam Magazine, 620 The Bull has learned John Wall will attend the University of Kentucky this fall. The more rabid among you — hello, Big Blue!!! — that like to check flight trackers should look for John Calipari to head to Raleigh today or tomorrow.

    http://www.850thebuzz.com/blog/

  169. BPsycho Says:

    Yeahyay Bomani confirmation up in dis bi*** !

  170. CalifCatFan Says:

    WALL GOT LOOSE!!!!!

  171. KeithRichardsRightNostral Says:

    John Wall’s Facebook away Message as of last night

    John Wall- loves baked cheetos. they are really good..kinda like UK is going to be this year in basketball.

  172. bigpapijugg Says:

    hmmm. i want to know more. more links. did everyone besides me get off here?

  173. HugeUkFan Says:

    id like to have more links to 172
    and id like to see it on tv lol

  174. bigpapijugg Says:

    yessir, why would rivals, scouts, espn, or any of them not have this yet if its 100%. THIS IS HUGE NEWS, even for non-UK fans

  175. Uk8thBanner Says:

    With the addition of Wall, depending what site you prefer UK’s 2009-10 Recruiting Class looks like this… ***************************

    Go Cats

  176. HugeUkFan Says:

    ive been watching mike and mike in the morning and there not talking about it yet ..i really dont understand y its not on any big website yet..u would figure espn would be all over it ?

  177. BornBlueAndThatsTrue Says:

    ESPN won’t confirm it until other sources do. But this is amazing. I figured SLAM had no reason to randomlay post this. Think if Patterson returning. CBS reported it the night before anyone else but it happened. Once one source confirms, all the others jump on it. Wall is here now? Wow… I thought it was coming but wow. After two long months and 3 disatrous years, we’re gonna be okay. It’s like waking up and being told your rid of cancer.

  178. Blueyouaway Says:

    I keep waiting for Ashton Kutcher(Calipari follows him on Tweeter) to come in & say, you got punked & he signs with Duke or Miami….or even worse UNC. We need to get his signature on the LOI ….NOW !

  179. BPsycho Says:

    That’s what I’m thinking #178 I want Cals twitter!

  180. BPsycho Says:

    171 Nice

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