Locked On Kentucky - Daily Podcast On Kentucky Wildcats Football & Basketball

John Calipari met with the media for a little more than five minutes Friday and was asked about his contentious interaction with Ashton Hagans on the bench during Tuesday's game against Tennessee. Also, Calipari famously announced a "tweak" that he had made with the 2014 team prior to its run to the Final Four. Are we in store for another one as this postseason approaches? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ashton Hagans and John Calipari were seen arguing on the bench during UK's loss to Tennessee Tuesday. What to make of it and what will Calipari's response be. And a Kentucky fan yells a racial slur at a Tennessee fan at Rupp Arena, which the Vols' fan recorded on his phone. The UK fan and Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart have both issued statements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kentucky blew a 17-point lead with just under 17 minutes to play on senior night against Tennessee. We discuss the alarming aspects of the loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kentucky will honor graduate transfer Nate Sestina on senior night against Tennessee Tuesday. Mark Stoops provided several tidbits of new info during his 30-minute session with the media ahead of the start of spring football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kentucky clinches its 49th SEC regular-season title with the win over Auburn. Our takeaways from that game. Kyle's postgame question to John Calipari sparked a rant about UK's loss to Evansville, which we discuss in detail. Could Kentucky wind up with a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The latest NET rankings have Kentucky up to No. 14, and the Wildcats have become a buzz team among some in the national college basketball media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Where would Kentucky be without Ashton Hagans? Certainly not an Auburn win away from clinching the SEC regular season title outright. However, historical data shows UK's postseason run is unlikely to reach the Final Four if Hagans' recent rise in turnovers continues. Auburn's Austin Wiley won the battle of big men against Nick Richards in their first meeting on the Plains. How will Richards respond in this rematch? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We turn to Hoops Insights to provide some answers as to why Kentucky does not rank higher in the Ken Pomeroy rankings. The reasons aren't promising for March. And if Kentucky beats Auburn Saturday, it will clinch the SEC regular season title. With the No. 1 seed locked up for the SEC tournament, should John Calipari give Ashton Hagans a rest to heal up for tournament time? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Immanuel Quickley had a career-high 30 points and hit huge shots at critical moments in Kentucky's road win over Texas A&M. While we've come to expect that from Quickley, E.J. Montgomery had possibly his best game of the season. For those of us who watched the ESPN broadcast, it may have been the most annoying of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kentucky can not slip up at Texas A&M Tuesday - a game that's sandwiched in between Florida and Auburn - if it wants to keep trending toward a NCAA Tournament number 3 or 4 seed. Why is UK associate head coach Kenny Payne saying E.J. Montgomery should punch his back court teammates? How concerning is Ashton Hagans' recent regression? And no reason to get in a tizzy over Joe Lunardi's opinion of where UK will be seeded come selection Sunday or what the computer rankings say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kentucky beat Florida Saturday for its sixth straight win, which wouldn't have happened if not for Immanuel Quickley taking over in the second half. We discuss the reasons why Quickley may actually be the more appropriate pick for SEC player of the year. A lot of discussion on the Cats' win over the Gators beyond Quickley. And should John Calipari consider giving Ashton Hagans a rest this week? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kentucky launched a marketing campaign for Nick Richards to be an All-American selection and SEC Player of the Year. Kyle reveals the metrics that support such a campaign. Also, where does Immanuel Quickley stack up with other SEC Player of the Year candidates. We discuss UK signees Devin Askew and BJ Boston. We finish with an examination of the Wins Above Bubble metric. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Auburn's loss at Georgia Wednesday night gives Kentucky a two-game lead in the SEC. Duke gets blasted at N.C. State. Football Scoop reports that Mike Stoops is set to join brother Mark Stoops' staff at Kentucky. Pro Football PFF ranks UK's four returning starters on the offensive line among the top seven returning O-lineman in the SEC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nate Sestina's hustle and second-half sharp shooting helped Kentucky beat LSU in Baton Rouge. Nick Richards controlled the paint and made it tough for the Tigers to do what they do. Immanuel Quickley continued to be the model of consistency. Should Quickley be receiving more consideration for SEC player of the year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How similar are Kentucky and LSU? Very. We discuss the ways the two teams resemble one another, as well as one glaring difference. Plus, the KenPom and NET rankings should have normalized by now, two weeks before March. Yet some of the metrics still don't align with what our eyes are seeing in college basketball. We attempt to figure out why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kentucky's win over Ole Miss showed this team it can overcome bad shooting nights and still come out on top. That could be a valuable lesson for these Wildcats in the tournament. UK football gets a win by not losing ace recruiter Vince Marrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices