The 1-8 record is simple. The assemblance of talent has been Epic. The best basketball players on the planet have played for Cal and Wes at UK over the last 8 years.
Not just really good talent. Epic. Just for starters... The program had Anthony Davis, KAT, Cousins, Wall and Bledsoe come thru. That's not just 5 pros, that's 5 pros who could play vs an NBA All Star starting 5 and I'd take the UK OAD group. So, that massive assemblance of talent really only gets beat when they aren't focused, or the ball bounces the wrong way. They are never unfocused vs. U of L and haven't experienced much bad luck in the series lately either.