Morning Cup O' Mud: Thursday January 5th, 2012

We're back from our holiday hiatus! And we're going with dates in the headline now!

On to the news.

Wildcats missing leadership, toughness | dailylocal.com
Depressing, but hard to argue with.

College Basketball: Burford, Kane spark fast start in Villanova victory | delcotimes.com
Still kickin' ass and takin' names in women's hoops.

Kranich Invited to U-20 National Training Camp | Villanova University Official Athletic Site
The U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team is back in action this month with a two-week training camp at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. and Villanova goalkeeper Jami Kranich (Hamden, Conn.) is among the 30 players who have been called for the Jan. 5-19 event.

More from around SB Nation after The Jump.

Bulls Recon: The Nova Blog Talks Villanova Basketball | Voodoo Five
If you missed it yesterday, I answer Ken's questions to preview the Villanova-USF game tonight.

UCLA Game Features Botched Marriage Proposal; Happy Holidays! | SBNation.com
You can't make this stuff up. If this wasn't staged, this is one of the best/worst things I've ever seen.

ANIMATED: P.J. Hairston Creates A Neat Poster | SBNation.com
I want one of these. P.J. Hairston is a toy, right?