BOZICH | Who faces a tougher challenge: Pat Kelsey at Louisville or Mark Pope at Kentucky?

You didn't need three sentences to remind me why you were a go-to guy in the University of Kentucky basketball locker room, win or lose. Open to scheduling games against your former UK head coach Rick Pitino and his St. John's squad, an idea Pitino embraced Monday morning. As superb as Pope was working the gigantic room in Rupp Arena on Sunday, I remember the high-octane buzz you created at your introductory news conference. The classy invitation to Kenny Payne, the former Card you replaced as the head coach.