Liggins' penalty? 27 W.Va. minutes
IT'S BETTER TO BALK THAN BE 'SUPERSTAR'
A Jeopardy-style quiz concerning UK's mixed-bag sports weekend.
And remember to phrase your response in the form of a question, right, Alex?
Let's begin:
Answer: 1984
Question: What is the visionary literary work in which George Orwell predicts that big brother (Tennessee) would dominate little brother (Kentucky) for 24 years?
A: 27
Q: What is the number of minutes Gillispie punished DeAndre Liggins with on Saturday after the freshman told the UK coach on Friday that he would prefer not to play?
A: Zero
Q: What is the number of minutes Darius Miller played in the first half Friday night/Saturday morning against Kansas State one game after Coach Billy Gillispie called the freshman a future "superstar"?
A: 193
Q: What are the total number of yards produced by the Kentucky offense, and the total number of UK fans left in the stands by the end of Saturday night's 28-10 loss in Knoxville?
A: 107 out of 119
Q: What is the national ranking of the UK offense, coordinated by head coach-in-waiting Joker Phillips, at the end of the regular season?
A: Tubbyball
Q: What is the phrase previously used to describe a 54-43 victory by a Kentucky basketball team?
A: Billyball
Q: What is the phrase currently used to describe a 54-43 victory by a Kentucky basketball team?
A: Reach the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight and beat Kentucky.
Q: What are two things current West Virginia coach Bob "Huggy Bear" Huggins just can't seem to do?
A: You're the boss of me
Q: What the SEC must admit about the ACC after Georgia lost to Georgia Tech 45-42, South Carolina lost to Clemson 31-14 and Vanderbilt lost to Wake Forest 23-10 on Saturday?
A: "Running on Empty"
Q: If Tennessee used The Who song Baba O'Riley/Teenage Wasteland as the background music for its season highlight video Saturday, what Jackson Browne tune might best be used on a UK football highlight video?
A: Infinity and beyond
Q: What is the contract extension now ex-Tennessee coach Phil Fulmer would have received were his only job requirement be that of beating Kentucky on a yearly basis?
A: A fistful of Dramamine
Q: What is the medicinal product UK fans in Las Vegas used on Saturday morning after watching their basketball team commit 31 turnovers on Friday night?
A: What am I doing here?
Q: What did the Chick-fil-A Bowl representative mutter to himself after watching the Kentucky offense the duration of Saturday night's game in Knoxville?
A: Red as a beet.
Q: What is the phrase that best describes the color of Rich Brooks' face after the Kentucky football coach was asked if the season, which included a last-place finish in the SEC East, should really and truly be deemed a success?
Q: "Country roads, take me home."
A: What is the John Denver lyric that best describes Patrick Patterson's feeling after the UK center beat his home-state West Virginia "mountain momma" to win the Las Vegas Invitational.
Q: David Blaine
A: Name the Las Vegas performer whose escape artistry best mimics Kentucky's second-half rally against West Virginia on the strip Saturday night.
A: Bowl worthy
Q: What is a relative term?
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