Archive for October 22nd, 2009

Oct200922

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USC and SEC notes

What a day here at the media daze. There will be a couple stories in Friday’s paper, but here are a few quick notes, mainly about the Gamecocks, from the afternoon session: – Darrin Horn was asked about going into his second year, and the challenges that bring. The main one, he answered, was not [...]

Oct200922

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SEC hoop notes

Georgia coach Mark Fox appears to know his team has an uphill battle – it was a consensus pick to finish last in the SEC among the 25 voters in the AP preseason poll. But Fox also knows he can’t let his players think they have no hope. “If I go into that locker room [...]

Oct200922

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Calipari faces the heat

As expected, John Calipari was the center of attention at SEC media days. The Kentucky coach was quizzed on everything: The high expectations this year at Kentucky, his relationship with Bruce Pearl – and yes, those vacated Final Four appearances. I’ll go in order of how the conversation went. First, those high hopes. Calipari, who [...]

Oct200922

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Mark Fox on Malik Cooke

Birmingham, Ala. – We got our first chance to ask Georgia first-year coach Mark Fox, appearing here at SEC media days, about the Malik Cooke situation. Cooke played for Fox at Nevada and transferred to South Carolina, where he will be eligible for the 2010-11 season, with two years of eligibility remaining. In the meantime, [...]