Arkansas, Kentucky and John Calipari
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Kentucky opened the month with two losses and will look to avoid back-to-back setbacks to close out January at No. 15 Arkansas on Saturday.
Arkansas has been searching for answers all season in tight moments, especially on the road. And on Tuesday night, when things started slipping away in the latest matchup of the No.
Kentucky coach Mark Pope has struggled in spurts since that loss to Arkansas last season, going an inconsistent 24-12. He's posted more double-digit losses (four) in just a two-season span than any other Wildcats coach since 1985.
The day that Kentucky becomes less than a be-all and end-all opponent for University of Arkansas men's basketball comes when I'm appointed U.S. ambassador to Greenland.
Arkansas has been on both sides of the blowout in its past two SEC games. On Saturday, the Razorbacks were blitzed by Auburn 95-73 in Neville Arena. Just a few days later, Arkansas bounced back in a major way with a 108-74 drumming of South Carolina in Fayetteville.