Tubby Smith - photo by Al Goldis | AP
He turns 60 in June, so there's some wear on his tires, but can you imagine how motivated he'd be to beat a Kentucky program that unceremoniously dumped him five years ago? Smith went 263-83 at UK with a national title in 1998 but also proved he can win at mid-level programs such as Tulsa (79-43), Georgia (45-19) and Minnesota (80-53). His records with the Gophers the past four years were 20-14, 22-11, 21-14, 17-14 with NCAA bids in Year 2 and Year 3.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.
