Celebrate, take it in, enjoy...and let's win 6 more.

(Photo courtesy of ESPN.com)

• That was one of the greatest Kentucky games ever played
• It's definitely a time to celebrate for Big Blue Nation, but I LOVE the fact that the nets were not cut down.
• We want to win 6 more, than we'll cut down some nets.
• Don't tell me that one and done players don't care.
• I don't need to write a story- we all saw what happened.

1. John Wall's steal in the corner and quick basket cut the lead down to 1 with 40 seconds to go.
2. MSU makes 2 free throws to make it a three point game.
3. MSU purposely fouls before Bledsoe can throw up a three to tie it.
4. Bledsoe makes the first shot, misses 2nd on purpose.
5. Rebound Kentucky, three no good by Wall, rebound Cousins, he puts it up....OVERTIME!
6. Wall scores 7 points in OT, including a circus shot behind the 3 point line.
7. Cats win 26th SEC Tournament Title and 1st since 2004.

ENJOY it, Big Blue Nation. Don't worry about what happens next until about an hour from now when the pairings are announced. THEN, we'll dissect the brackets and talk about the road to Kentucky's 8th National Championship.

Cats spank Vols, advance to SEC Championship

Thousands of Big Blue Nation's craziest and most passionate fans have packed the city of Nashville, some with tickets and many without them. All of them dreamed of one matchup in this tournament: a rematch with Tennessee. They got just that on Saturday. The 74-45 blowout win with a 90% Big Blue crowd owning the Volunteer State's streets of Nashville is bittersweet for Cats fans. They put together their most dominating performance of the season against a very good Tennessee team that is the only team in history to beat the #1 and #2 teams (Kansas and Kentucky) in the country in the same season.

Today, however, it wasn't meant to be for the Vols. There were no John Wall dance mockery's by Scotty Hopson, only player ejections, as the Pro's defeated the Con's in Round 3. The Cats' dominating performance silenced many analysts who viewed the Cats as "vulnerable" and a poor 3 point shooting team, as Eric Bledsoe stroked five of them in the 29 point victory. The Cats also sealed their deal for a #1 seed with the win. They'll face the winner of the Vandy/Mississippi State game (MSU currently leads by 11) tomorrow at 1 in the Championship Game. Either matchup will be a heated one. Either the hometown Commodores will be playing in Rupp Arena South just minutes from their campus, or DeMarcus Cousins will be receiving more phone calls from Mississippi State fans as they hope to revenge their overtime loss in Starkville. Whatever tomorrow's result will be, the Cats will be a #1 seed. With a Kansas loss to Kansas State today, the Cats will then be playing for the #1 OVERALL seed. What a great day of basketball!

My Appologies

I did watch today's win over Alabama, but unfortunately I was at work (hardly working) while watching John Wall take over the world. Be sure to check out the site tomorrow with much more SEC Tourney Coverage as the Cats take on the Vols for Round 3. Selection Sunday's Live Chat is still on for 5-8pm. The facebook group has not had a very positive response, but I'll be there around 5 to take any of your questions about the Tournament.

The Madness is here!

I just wanted to inform everyone of my intention to create a Wildcat Wrap NCAA Tournament Pool. I'm also planning on creating a LIVE CHAT on Selection Sunday. I'll give you more details as Sunday approaches us, but I would like to invite ANYONE to join us Sunday for the live chat. I would love to get as many fans from as many different schools as possible to discuss where we think teams will be placed, who will be in, who will be out, and then discuss the matchups as they are announced that evening.

• As you can see on the bracket above, the Cats will face the winner of the South Carolina/Alabama game on Friday at 1:00. The Cats will play each of their games at 1:00 on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday providing that they advance to the Championship Game. It appears that the Cats could have a rematch with Tennessee in the semis on Saturday. Probable Sunday opponents include Vandy, Florida, and Mississippi State.

• Let's give it up for the Women's team who gave the #4 ranked and probable #1 seed Lady Vols all that they could handle last night in the SEC Championship Game. The game went back and forth throughout most of the 2nd half with the Cats taking several leads until the Lady Vols broke away with a lead that was just a little too much for the Cats to overcome in the final minutes. Pat Summit was very complimentary of Matthew Mitchell and the job that he has done with this team. These Women have had an incredible season- sweeping SEC Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, and Freshman of the Year honors. Calipari, Wall, and Cousins might just sweep those awards, as well. Best of luck to UK Hoops in the NCAA Tournament!

• Also, an interesting side note from last night's broadcast- Pat Summit almost accepted the UK Women's coaching job about 30 years ago. All she asked for was an additional $200 to relocate but was denied that by UK. Ouch! Imagine what the Women's program could have been... (and if we had paid Bear Bryant as much as Rupp was making- think of what our football program could have been...)