Friday, March 25, 2005

Move over Ashley Judd, we have Austin Kearns!

Cincinnati Reds slugger Austin Kearns gives his analysis of Kentucky Wildcat basketball:
Austin Kearns always seems confident but a tad nervous when his beloved University of Kentucky Wildcats have a big game on their hands. This afternoon, you could add frustrated to that list. Though he reported to the Reds' complex in Sarasota sporting his lucky blue game-day shirt, Kearns had to make the road trip to play the Indians, so he'll miss most or all of the UK-Utah game, which is set to tip off at approximately 9:40 p.m. ET.

"Unbelievable," he grumbled, of making the trip while so many other regulars stayed home. "I’ll be checking the score on my phone or getting updates from somebody."[...]

I was reading in the paper today that Kentucky forces 18 (turnovers) a game and (Utah) had 20 against Oklahoma," said Kearns. "I would think Kentucky probably puts a little better pressure on you than Oklahoma does."

Utah is 0-5 against UK in NCAA Tournament games, and Kearns sees no reason for the streak to stop this year.

So, he is confident, but "not overconfident. Don’t want them looking ahead, looking towards Duke, but I do think they’ll win."
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