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12:47

Brett Dawson - Greetings from Tampa, and welcome to our live blog from the St. Pete Times Forum (in this day and age, the fact that the games are being played in an arena with naming rights purchased by a newspaper borders on unbelievable).

12:47

[Comment From Guest]
are we up and running here?

12:47

Brett Dawson - We are.

12:47

Brett Dawson - Eric Crawford and I are just off the court, where Ole Miss and UK are warming up.

12:48

Brett Dawson - Ole Miss' leading scorer, David Huertas, will not start, but he is warming up despite a bone bruise in his left foot.

12:49

Brett Dawson - UK has more fans than Ole MIss (the vast majority of folks in the building are in blue-and-white), but there are loads of empty seats here.

12:49

[Comment From ryan]
How does the arena in St.P compare to G Dome a.k.a 'the big tornado'

12:50

Brett Dawson - The SPTF supposedly holds 21,655, so it's a lot smaller than the Georgia Dome, though its roof looks more secure. And, thankfully, the skies are clear outside.

12:51

Brett Dawson - Place isn't half full.

12:52

[Comment From Jason J.]
Has Kentucky or Ole Miss played in any arena that compares to SPTF this year?

12:52

[Comment From ryan]
I feel like the first part of the game will be critical for this team. A good start would build some confidence and positive vibes which I feel has been lacking for much of this season.

12:54

Brett Dawson - I should warn you up front that Eric and I both are having some problems with slow wireless connections. If comments are slow to add, that's part of the reason why.

12:58

Brett Dawson - Sorry, got knocked offline there.

12:58

Brett Dawson - The arena isn't like anyplace UK has played this season, Jason. It reminds me a little of the hockey arena in Columbus.

12:59

Eric Crawford - All right. For the moment, the wireless is up. The big question is, will the Cats be. I say with Huertas' absence, if indeed he is unable to go, or unable to go effectively, the Cats might show a little life and get something done.

12:59

[Comment From ryan]
thank you for providing this live feed, but I will acknowledge that this is not good for work productivity! Lol!

12:59

Brett Dawson - I apologize to your boss, Ryan.

12:59

[Comment From davidm]
No SEC games on TV in South Texas until Sunday; same old tire song aned dance there by the SEC.

1:00	Eric Crawford - It's not good for my productivity, either.

1:00	Eric Crawford - My wife would be jealous, David. She's ticked that "The Office" and "ER" are being pre-empted in Louisville for SEC basketball.

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