[kyrifle]

I truly believe UK needs EL more than EL needs UK....

I can't believe you think just because someone wins a Mr BB award they automatically become UK material. You need to research the previous 5 Mr BB award winners and then tell me that makes the winner good enough to play at UK. I'll give you some help on that. There is only one that contributed to a upper level D-1 program, and if the team wasn't on probation his playing time would have been very limited if the players had stayed that were there then. His name, John Pelphrey. He stuck it out and it paid off for him. Todd May lasted 1 semester at UK before transfering. Ervin Stepp played a little at EKU (Mid Maj). Kelly Coleman played at Division 3 Ky Wesleyan after the WVU invistigation by the NCAA.
JR Van Hoose had an excellent career at Marshall Uni. where he set a couple records for himself. J had bigger D-1 offers but chose the school he felt comfortable with. (Mid Maj) Of the 5 previous winners only 2 players had really stellar careers. One at a upper level D-1 school and the other at a Mid Maj. D-1 school. So don't think just becaus you win this award UK will knock down your door and offer you is a given.
I like EJ as a player but I also like UK and want only the best players in the nation there. I have never bought into this "you really need a Ky boy on the team" deal. I don't care where you're from as long as you can play there and contribute to the success of the team. The last 15th reg player to go there didn't work out, not nearly athletic enough to contribute.