No more clarity on AJ Stewart situation

Wow, it sure has been an eventful last week in the life of any UK fan. First, UK revives everyone’s hopes with a dismantling of Tennessee in Rupp on Saturday, then dismantles everybody’s revived hopes by losing in VERY convincing fashion to South Carolina. If that wasn’t enough, things get even more interesting with the AJ Stewart rumor mill churning at near Jake-Peavy-to-the-Cubs levels of last winter.

Basically the only concrete thing I can tell you is that Coach Billy Gillispie is holding his pregame press conference at 5:30 today. Most people seem to think he’ll shed light on this whole situation, but honestly, he could just as easily give whatever unfortunate reporter that asks the questions the Jeannine Edwards treatment and sidestep the matter altogether, pretending nothing has happened.  We shall see.

Here’s what Jerry Tipton had to say on the matter:

Amid rumors of his dismissal from the Kentucky team (or did he quit?), sophomore forward A.J. Stewart is the focus of intense speculation.

Kentucky had not said anything. But I just received word from UK that there are no roster changes. So we can assume Stewart remains on the team.

Presumably, UK Coach Billy Gillispie will be asked about Stewart’s status when the coach holds his regular day-before-the-game news conference later Friday.

Meanwhile, we’re checking and re-checking sources. No one knows for sure.

It’s good to know that, for once, the people in the know are just as clueless as the rest of us. Stay tuned for an update as soon as Gillispie comments (or doesn’t) on the matter at 5:30.  Before that happens, I’d like to challenge our readers to come up with a pet name for this team along the lines of Comeback Cats, Unforgettables, and Team Turmoil.  We UK fans love to give our teams pet names, and I think it’s about time this team gets one, because this is just getting crazy.