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Quietly, this has become a big rivalry. Two out of the last three games between Mississippi State and Kentucky have gone into overtime.

What True Blue fan will forget what happened to DeMarcus Cousins. Mississippi State fans got his cell phone number. They said things to Cousins that we couldn't and wouldn't say on television.

"They have been talking about it for months," says Cal about Tuesday nights game. "They can't wait. I wish I was in the tee-shirt business down there. The white out or something. And it's going to be cowbells and the other stuff going on."

March is almost here, so instead of going harder in practice, Cal is sticking with his formula for success. Lots of individual work by the players on their own time. But, when it comes to practice, it's easier.

"We want fresh legs and fresh minds. I mean, probably three weeks ago we backed up. And look, there is a hundred ways of doing this. I'm not meaning this towards anybody else. But there is a hundred ways to do this. There are guys who go three and a half hours right now. And that's what they do and they are doing it now. And they win and they do fine."

There is no opposing coach in the conference that understands Kentucky like Rick Stansbury. He is a Kentucky boy. And, as he says, Kentucky has the ability to bring out the best in you and the worst in you.