Jerry Claiborne, Kentucky's football coach in the 1980s, had a response for anyone who mentioned what might or should have happened.
"That's that old iffin' game," Claiborne would say.
Little about Kentucky basketball's 83-72 win over Ole Miss on Tuesday changed the belief these Wildcats are national title contenders as we head toward Saturday's regular-season finale at Florida. That said, for John Calipari's club to cut down the nets in New Orleans, some "iffin" questions must be answered.
