I think Calipari goes 40-0 then leaves while he is on top. He even said as much years ago..... Then the year or two after UK will get hammered by the NCAA for infractions.
It doesn't matter if UK goes 40-0 or not. Calipari isn't leaving Lexington. He loves being GOD to the BBN. They constantly feed his narcissistic ego building him up to GOD status. He IS GOD in HIS mind in HIS own heaven. The BBN tells him so.
Mods? Isn't it about time to show this flame baiting troll the way out? It's pretty obvious by now that the agenda for this troll is to disrupt, highjack, and flame in every thread he/she posts in. Time to take out the trash and force this lowlife to make up another moniker IMO.
Very valid points... but if he could go out on top, then say to Cleveland... he might have to consider it. He has NO REASON to leave, but egos are an interesting thing. Look at Pitino, he was on top of the basketball world at UK, chose to go to NBA again (can't blame him for all he was getting at Boston). Does he regret that decision, who knows. Would Cal regret it, probably in the long run.
Why would the entire college world have to alter anything to stop UK baseball?
And reading some of these vile filled posts,you really don't understand the hate,huh?I'm guessing you grew up a uk fan,the other side of what I had to endure in Shively(yeah 74 that Shively) in the 70's with the constant references to our black basketball players in a very derogatory manner.Originally posted by OneEarWonder:
I can't say I ever fully grew up... but I was raised in the South End in the 80's, near Churchill Downs.
And I don't fully understand hatred of a sporting rival. Healthy respect, even resentmet, I understand... but not all the vitriol and hatred that gets spewed. That is by any fan base, not just UK & UL Fans. Maybe it's because I'm a lover not a fighter; maybe it's because I grew up in a blended family, maybe it's because I grew up in a "House Divided" with both UK and UL fans, or maybe because I am drawn the the bigger game itself.
So the program Spellcheck changed the word from basketball to baseball.
Oh, I've seen it all my life. I understand that it exists... I just don't understand why people let it consume them. Sports should be about entertainment and enjoyment, not hatred. I'm a big sports fan, love pro football, love college basketball, enjoy most other sports, follow several teams, especially UK and UL (and the Steelers)... but I hate no team, even arch rivals.Originally posted by earsky:
And reading some of these vile filled posts,you really don't understand the hate,huh?I'm guessing you grew up a uk fan,the other side of what I had to endure in Shively(yeah 74 that Shively) in the 70's with the constant references to our black basketball players in a very derogatory manner.
That hate was instilled in me by uk fans,carried genetically to my son who hates them more than me.I can't see how,but it's true.Ihope the cats win them all but the last one.
It doesn't mean anything to THIS year but that doesn't mean it's still not history. When the person I was speaking to was mixing both as one, then it's a problem. He was trying to say what happens this year is a reflection of what happened last year and it's not. You know, like the 2 SEC teams making it to the final four last year and how the Cards better not lose to a SEC this year. Totally over your head since as you clearly pointed out, you're so confused.
Wouldn't that make KY a stronger team if they do away with the one and dones? It seems like they are better this year because a lot of their players came back from last year. One of their best players, Stein is a junior I think, and the Harrisons are sophomores. If they continue to get the best players, but they have to stay longer, will that be worse for them? I must be missing something.
This post reads as wishful thinking which confuses me to whether you're an ACC man or an anti UK man first and foremost.
This post was edited on 3/5 11:55 PM by zippOriginally posted by lonedingo93:
ACC and SEC commissioners aren't going with the making the freshman ineligible plan. It's essentially going backwards as far as equality goes.
If the other conferences do it then they can say good bye to 5 star recruits. ACC and SEC will take them all the jackasses will be stuck with the rest.I heard the ACC Commish say in person last week that he's thinking about it. Not sure if he's whispered to you anything differently.
[BTW, trivia for us old farts... John Swafford is the long, lost brother of the late folk singer "Oliver" from the 1960s. The artist who performed the hits "Good Morning, Starshine" and "Jean". I remarked to John "no $hit" when he told me! ===>(John and me).]
And of course the SEC isn't in favor of the rule change. The only basketball credibility the conference has is dangling precariously off of Pitino Lite's nutsack. As soon as freshmen eligibility is gone in basketball, so should be the SEC's auto-bid to the NCAA tournament.
"Elite program", my a$$...
Originally posted by that.dude:
...Also, the louisville market involves 29 surrounding counties so UK are the main reason its the highest...Great first post. I wonder who you were yesterday...
Gonna need some data for the above comment, dude. Per the NY Times, Louisville increasingly owns the region, not just Jefferson County. And there are a helluva lot more people in Jefferson and nearby Indiana and Kentucky counties than any other area of like proportions in the world where LPT fans are in the majority.
Hate to break that Times news to ya. (Not.)
"Elite program", my a$$...
