BBL: UK-Tennessee preview

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Big Blue Links for Saturday:

• Jerry Tipton’s advance in the Herald-Leader focuses on return of Patrick Patterson.
• Tipton’s notes includes Tennessee’s Scotty Hopson happy to be back in the Bluegrass.
• Tipton also writes that an ex-Virginia star has cautionary tale for Jodie Meeks.
• My column on UK’s bubble trouble.
• Audio from Billy Gillispie’s press conference on Friday.
• Gary Henderson wins debut as UK baseball coach.
• Chip Cosby of Herald-Leader reports UK may open football season in Cincinnati.
• Jennifer Smith of H-L writes that UK women’s uphill battle continues after win over Lady Vols.
• Brett Dawson’s advance in the Courier-Journal says Kentucky hopes to improve.
• Mike Griffith of the Knoxville News-Sentinel writes that Tennessee hopes to avoid a meltdown.
• Bryan Mullen of the Tennessean writes that Hopson expects hostility from UK fans.
• Dan Fleser of the News-Sentinel reports that Pat Summitt has kicked her Lady Vols out of their lockerroom after loss to Kentucky.

• Tom Leach talks to Bob Kessling, the radio voice of the Vols.
• Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger writes that UK-UT is a battle for first place.
• Vaught’s mailbag includes someone who makes seeing UK games a priority.
• A Sea of Blue breaks down the UK-Tennessee game.
• Kentucky Sports Radio will get you worked up for the hated Vols.
• On Rick Bozich’s blog, Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin says top SEC team would do no better than sixth in Big East.
• Straitpinkie breaks down UK-Tennessee.
• Orlando Sentinel’s Swamp Things blog wants you to join the Calathes-Meeks Player of the Year argument. (Hat tip to Spam’s Wildcats Page.)
• Ex-UK football star Joey Couch has his own blog now on Kentucky Ink.
• Cat Scratches blog has notes from Gillispie and Matthew Mitchell press conferences.