Hoosier Headlines for December 12, 2009: Kentucky pregame edition.

Kentucky test follows big win for Hoosiers (The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Ind.)
"Indiana will get its first look at John Calipari, and perhaps only look at John Wall, today as it revives its rivalry with Kentucky in a noon start at Assembly Hall."
Hoosiers face season's toughest test in border rivalry (Post-Tribune)
"Pure jubilation followed the Hoosiers' upset victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday night in New York. But with a border battle on the horizon, Indiana didn't cherish the moment for long."
Big Ten Geeks's Blog - Hoops preview - Big weekend of hoops (Big Ten Network)
For IU fans, it hurts more when Kentucky is strong (The Indianapolis Star)
When I Think of Indiana (A Sea Of Blue)
"Damon Bailey and the Hoosiers laying the good wood to the No. 1 ranked 'Cats on December 4, 1993 -- Playing at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Bailey led the No. 21 Hoosier domination by scoring 29 points in IU's 96-84 upset of Kentucky. Travis Ford and Roderick Rhodes combined to score 39 points in UK's losing cause." (This one is my favorite moment of the IU-UK rivalry, but the trip down memory lane is well worth the click).

Friendly foes are Crean, Calipari (The Courier-Journal)
"Here's what stinks about coaching: your happiness as a coach is in direct proportion to the other guy's misery," Calipari said. "So you've got to make another human being — and his family — absolutely miserable for you to feel happiness. Now think about what I have to do for a living. They don't pay me enough to do that."

The opponent's view (The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Cats aware of potential upset (The Kentucky Kernel)

Checking in on Kentucky’s Pomeroy Rankings (Inside the Hall)

Crean, players look ahead to Kentucky (The Hoosier Scoop)