Good morning, BBN!

The last time we saw the Kentucky Wildcats play wasn’t the best memory for BBN, as it was Mark Pope’s first loss as the school’s head coach.

UK looked pretty flat all around in their first true road test of the season, shooting a pretty abysmal 24/63 from the field and even worse 7/27 beyond the arc.

With that said, this is still a promising team that just had a bad night. The key is to ensure it isn’t back-to-back bad nights, especially with this one in the national spotlight.

To this point, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have looked like arguably the best team in the country, so it’ll be a tough challenge, especially since it’s at Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena.

Should be an awesome environment tonight. Let us know your score predictions in the comments!

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Headlines

Big Blue Preview: Kentucky vs. Gonzaga – UK Athletics

Get ready for the game with this preview from UK!

Volleyball Cats Handle Business in NCAA First Round – UK Athletics

Let us know if they take care of business in the comments for the second round!

Bettor backs Eagles with $3.1 million wager to beat Panthers – ESPN

People have too much money to lose.

National Signing Day: Winners and losers – NBC Sports

Usual suspects here.

Lionel Messi voted MLS MVP despite missing half of 2024 season – Yahoo Sports

As he should.

MLB Winter Meetings 2024: Seven biggest questions ahead of most anticipated week of baseball’s offseason – CBS Sports

It should be an interesting season coming up.

Justin Jefferson on Kirk Cousins: I’ll always be thankful for what he’s done for me – NBC Sports

Miss these two together.

Randy Moss will step away from ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown due to health reasons – Yahoo Sports

Prayers up for Randy.

Steelers WR Pickens jabs Browns CB Newsome ahead of rematch – ESPN

Every sport needs a George Pickens.

Dear CFP Selection Committee: Conference title games have never been more interesting, so don’t diminish them – CBS Sports

Please!