March Madness giveaway!

This Sunday will be a veritable holiday in the Big Blue Nation.  It's the finals of the SEC tournament and Selection Sunday. And, it's Anthony Davis's 19th birthday (let that sink in for a second -- Spiderman is still just 18 years old!).  It should be a huge day for Wildcats fans.

This could be yours!!

Jenksie and I were so thrilled when Louisville Stoneware offered to give one Kentucky Girls  reader a fabulous present to celebrate Sunday's milestones.  Louisville Stoneware has always been one of my very favorite Kentucky brands -- their pottery is so striking and unique, and their signature color is just the right shade of blue! 

Louisville Stoneware has recently released a fabulous new line of University of Kentucky themed pottery.  I can't wait to add some of these great pieces to my Stoneware collection, and I know that y'all will love them as well.

Louisville Stoneware has selected a beautiful rectangular bread tray from their UK collection as a gift for one lucky Kentucky Girls reader.  I have a tray in this shape at home, and find myself using it again and again for snacks, crudites, vegetables and, indeed, bread.  The addition of the UK logo makes it perfect for March Madness parties and tailgate pre-games.

Please use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter the drawing.  The deadline to enter is midnight Sunday, March 11.  Good luck!

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Your March 5 Madness Report

Hey y'all. Our Cats are on the cover of ESPN magazine, Florida came up with the saddest little jeers I've ever heard, and the folks over at ESPN are stocking supplies for the Second Annual VCU Drinking Game (Take a shot whenever anyone says Shaka Smart! ESPN is not liable for alchol-related fatalities!)

All of this means, of course, that it much be March.  In the spirit, here are a few pre-Madness items I've seen swirling around the old Interwebz.

• I'm hearing rumors that Tom Crean was at the Pikeville Expo Center tonight to scout Johnson Central star Shane Hall.  Here at the Kentucky Girls, we don't condone violence, but we aren't above wagering about the likelihood of Crean making it back up the Parkway in one piece. Feel free to set odds in the comments.
• Clay Travis, that crafty Vol over at "Outkick the Coverage", posted a pic of the uber-creepy Cats fan couple that's graced the original entrance of Fayette Mall for about a year now.  Not gonna say he's wrong, as my mama and I have giggled at the photo more than once en route between PF Chang's and Ann Taylor.  But it's ours to laugh at, not Knoxville's. And, who would think that's a cocker spaniel, dude?
• Our Wildcat Fan Crush, Josh Hopkins, was, as always, tweeting up a storm after yesterday's win. He posted a few of his co-workers' takes on the game.  Courteney Cox gets it, Bill Lawrence does not.  We totally don't have to remind you who's from Alabama and who's fom Connecticut, right?

• Who's everybody's Cinderella pick this year? I sure would like to see OVC Champs Murray State go far, but after the rankings, the hype, and all of the spilled ink, do they really count as a Cinderella?
• Finally, as always, we urge everyone to donate to the Red Cross to help our friends in West Liberty, Salyersville, East Bernstadt, and all other towns devastated by the recent tornadoes.  They're going through something utterly unimaginable, y'all.

What is y'all's take on it all?  Do you have a blue outfit picked out for every day in March?  

The Things You Learn.

It's been quite a morning of information, dear friends, and it's only a few minutes past 4.  I awoke a couple of hours ago, only to learn that, apparently, the cold medicine I'd taken before bed was the functional equivalent of crystal meth. It was a bad scene.  So, I took to the interwebz to see what was going on in the world. Apparently, quite a bit.

It seems that top recruit Shabazz Muhammad's eligibility may be called into question. Now, the nature of his financial advisors' role in financing his trips seems a far cry from "professional status" to me, but I'm no expert in NCAA compliance. I do know, however, that "Ken Kavanaugh" and "Benjamin Lincoln" are just shady-sounding names. All things being equal, I doubt that I'd entrust my family's financial future, especially if my family were all but guaranteed to consist of two professional athletes, to guys whose names sound like Joey Tribbiani's gym story and counterfeit money, respectively.

I then took to the brand-new and privacy-free Google to read Greg Doyel's excellentpiece on The General's repeated snubs of the UK basketball program.  Now, I have no doubt that Robert Montgomery Knight's shit was lost many years ago so I just can't work up much outrage at this whole "I won't say Kentucky" vendetta.  I did, however, stumble upon an Ohio State message board that informed me that the root of the campaign of silence is due to the fact that "Bobby Knight is a boss." [Some posts, confusingly, awarded Knight the title of "baus"; I suppose those originated in the German neighborhoods of Columbus...]  According to these same sources, Kentucky is only ranked due to the weak SEC.  Good lord, I can't wait to shut the Buckeyes down for a second year in a row.

Tonight is Senior Night for Darius Miller and Eloy Vargas.  Darius has lent so much leadership and maturity this season; we've really come to rely upon him.  Eloy has provided some solid minutes this season as well.  We'll miss them both and certainly wish them the best.

Happy March, y'all.  It's like Christmas.  Only with far more happy moments and fewer familial obligations.  And no forced gift-giving or overcooked ham.  It truly is the most wonderful time of the year!!