Kentucky fans have quickly moved on from the euphoria of winning a National Championship and are now largely hypnotized by the fight for the top two high school recruits in the nation. I also believe that Kentucky's National Championship catapulted the Cats into the lead for both, but only for a moment. Like all young people, speaking of Noel and Muhammad, they were also caught up in the moment, the excitement of watching a team packed full of Freshmen and Sophomores win it all. After a few days have passed so has the excitement.
I hope I am wrong (I really, really, hope I am wrong) but I don't think Noel nor Muhammad will attend the University of Kentucky next fall. I don't get "that vibe" from neither of them. I truly think Noel will choose Syracuse as the school is much closer to home and considering that Noel doesn't come from a wealthy family, the only way they will be able to attend a multitude of games is for Noel to attend a school close to home. This is what my gut is telling me. I believe Fab Melo's decision to enter the NBA Draft tipped the scales for the guys in orange.
I think Muhammad is 50-50 on the Cats at this very moment in time as the publicity will be his to tame. He will be the face of college basketball in a UK Wildcat uniform. In the end I think he will choose UCLA. Simply because it is closer to home. I lived on the west-coast for a while as a young man and you feel like an alien being from the east, it seems a million miles away. UCLA is of course in the coveted L.A. media market, high flying Hollywood. Muhammad is more Sunset Strip than he is Kentucky Derby.
So there it is, I think UK misses this year; but how can we as Kentucky fans complain? The smart ones can't complain. I truly hope I am wrong...and I have been wrong a lot...
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