I’m not going to lie. I was actually really pumped up about writing tonight about how the Cats will take to hallowed basketball grounds Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in the SEC vs. Big East challenge. The place is so full of history and, as a double major in sports and history nerdery, I was excited. I wanted to talk about Willis Reed and Ali-Frazier I and Wrestlemania. But, unfortunately, the wife decided she was going to upload photos to Facebook and talk about ultrasounds and whatnot for about 5 consecutive hours. Now, we’ve got to get this done quickly. Just know it’s a historic arena.

Follow up:

Where: Madison Square Gardens, New York
When: December 9th, 2009
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Network: ESPN, ESPNHD on Inter Mountain Cable

On to some UK notes…

- We’ll get into this more throughout the day, but there is no doubt that the most attractive matchup in this game is the battle of the (point) guards. UConn will feature speedy sophomore Kemba Walker and Sir Shoots-a-lot, Jerome Dyson. From a purely physical standpoint, Walker and Dyson present the best matchup yet this year for John Wall and Eric Bledsoe and, despite all the successes of the duo this year, their internet street cred could grow infinitely more with a good showing against a backcourt believed to be one of the country’s best.

- One quick note regarding the Huskies before we get into a much deeper dive this afternoon. It’s very possible that the story of the game could end up being rebounding, which favors Kentucky. This UConn team, like Kentucky players not named Patrick Patterson, is very inexperienced inside. The difference, though, is that Kentucky has more game-ready talent and has shown this season to be far more physical inside. Keep in mind this Huskie team allowed 18 offensive rebounds to Duke three games ago. That’s like letting Lieutenant Dan beat you in kickball. Courtesy of Kentucky Sports Radio Blog