“Something witty written by Will Lavender” prediction contest - Auburn

[UK8STL11]

Big game tonight. A win would be huge.

UK - 73
Auburn - 81

[Dwight Schrute]

Auburn 85
Kentucky 72

[Lighthouse]

Hope I'm wrong, but don't see a W in this one. Our only hope is Bruce Pearl's coaching.

UK 70
AU 81

[KevinHall]

Big time blow out awaits for UK. Auburn can score if they can't do anything else. UK can't defend and look to be on the verge throwing in the towel for the season. If Pearl gets the chance he will run up the score too , He and Cal aren't friends by any stretch of the imagination. This could get really really bad by 11 pm tonight. I feel like I am being conservative in only predicting a 20 point win for Auburn at that.

Auburn 95
UK 75

Take a heart shaped antacid before you watch the Valentine's Day massacre on ESPN at 9 pm. This is crossover night for ESPN. Meaning that usual NBA announcers are doing college games. Adam Amin, PJ Carlesimo and Dan Dakich are announcers tonight.

[Matt Dillon]

Hope I'm wrong, but don't see a W in this one. Our only hope is Bruce Pearl's coaching.

UK 70
AU 81

Actually, I don't think coach Pearl is a bad coach. He may not be in the same category as Cal, but I think he's a pretty good coach.

[Chaz]

Cats for the upset
Cats 75
AU 70

[Dwight Schrute]

Big time blow out awaits for UK. Auburn can score if they can't do anything else. UK can't defend and look to be on the verge throwing in the towel for the season. If Pearl gets the chance he will run up the score too , He and Cal aren't friends by any stretch of the imagination. This could get really really bad by 11 pm tonight. I feel like I am being conservative in only predicting a 20 point win for Auburn at that.

Auburn 95
UK 75

Take a heart shaped antacid before you watch the Valentine's Day massacre on ESPN at 9 pm. This is crossover night for ESPN. Meaning that usual NBA announcers are doing college games. Adam Amin, PJ Carlesimo and Dan Dakich are announcers tonight.

Man, thank god for the Winter Olympics to give me something to watch besides this dirge of a season.

[Joneslab]

It's hard to predict this one. We'll likely lose either way, but if Brown doesn't play I think Kentucky can hang in. If he plays at 100% we'll be soundly beaten. He practiced yesterday so I'm going to say he plays, and hurts us just enough to make this look like a blow-out.

Kentucky 71
Auburn 86

[Lighthouse]

Actually, I don't think coach Pearl is a bad coach. He may not be in the same category as Cal, but I think he's a pretty good coach.

That's fair. I only worked one of his games many years ago, but it cause me to have my opinion of him as a coach and a person.

[UK8STL11]

It's hard to predict this one. We'll likely lose either way, but if Brown doesn't play I think Kentucky can hang in. If he plays at 100% we'll be soundly beaten. He practiced yesterday so I'm going to say he plays, and hurts us just enough to make this look like a blow-out.

Kentucky 71
Auburn 86

If I remember correctly, isn't Valentine's Day also Will Lavender's birthday????

[George]

Auburn - 83
UK - 66

An 11:00pm final buzzer for this team? HA. Not a chance I'll see this game through to the end.

[Matt Dillon]

That's fair. I only worked one of his games many years ago, but it cause me to have my opinion of him as a coach and a person.

I think, just like coach Petrino, more people are down on him because of some of his past shenanigans than for his coaching ability.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Not sure their team meeting can turn it around for this group.....this might be ugly

Auburn................82

Kentucky.............72

[KevinHall]

I think, just like coach Petrino, more people are down on him because of some of his past shenanigans that for his coaching ability.

Pearl has never won anything other than maybe an Horizon League at UM-Milwaukee. I put Pearl in the class of Digger Phelps. He is a salesman who can recruit good talent but doesn't do a whole lot with it. Maybe he does this year? But I sort of doubt it. I look for a 2nd round round exit at most.

[UK8STL11]

Pearl has never won anything other than maybe an Horizon League at UM-Milwaukee. I put Pearl in the class of Digger Phelps. He is a salesman who can recruit good talent but doesn't do a whole lot with it. Maybe he does this year? But I sort of doubt it. I look for a 2nd round round exit at most.

13 seasons as head coach.

8 NCAA tourney appearances
1 NIT appearance
1 Elite 8
3 Sweet Sixteens
2 2nd Round exits
2 1st Round exits