John Calipari scoffed at media balloting that voted his Kentucky team as the favorite to win the Southeastern Conference. “Whoever said that needs to be drug tested,” he quipped. During SEC Media Day on Thursday, Calipari emphasized the improvement his latest freshman-dependent team must make. He noted how Thursday's morning practice was devoted entirely to defense. “We're truly an October team right now,” he said. But Calipari voiced confidence that Kentucky can be a national contender by March. “I feel good about that,” he said. “I'm just saying we're not good right now.”
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.