[Hoot Gibson]

From what I have read, Cousins did not even accuse Swopshire of kneeing him in the head, although after reading the excuses that a few UK fans are making for him, he may use that excuse later. Does anybody think that if Cousins had taken a hard knee to the head that he would not have been pleading his case yesterday to the referees, his teammates, and his coach? Cousins is already averaging less than 20 minutes a game, the last thing Cousins needs is for UK fans making excuses for him. The sooner he matures and learns to keep his composure, the sooner UK will be ready to win another title.

U of L knew that its best chance of winning was to get UK's freshmen to lose their composure and I think to some extent Pitino's game plan worked for about a half. Wall had a sub-par first half, Bledsoe took himself out of the game in less than a minute, and Cousins nearly got himself ejected. After yesterday's game, Cousins can expect even more rough treatment, especially when the 'Cats hit the road in the SEC.