“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
I can tell you there is no way UK will play at Gonzaga. Neutral court, yes, but on Gonzaga's home floor, never in a million years.
Reds Fan Since 1971
This.
Eddie Sutton before he resigned had UK playing Kansas, UNC, Indiana, and Louisville on a home and home every year. Pitino came along and let the Kansas and UNC contracts expire. Pitino, like Cal, favored the watered down Rupp schedule.
I do wish Cal would schedule better and get the team out of Rupp but I don’t have any desire to see home and homes with Gonzaga, Duke, or any major blue blood. The average college basketball fan would enjoy it as would the media networks but it’s counterproductive in that loading the schedule affects seeding if the team struggles. Not to mention the SEC has gotten better compared to recent years.
What I would like to see instead of home and homes or neutral sites for Kentucky is a return to holiday tournaments. The last tournament Kentucky played in was when they opened the Barclays Center the year after they won the national championship. That’s another thing Cal put an end to and seeing all the major teams still do them I don’t understand why. Cal wouldn’t even do the PK80 tournament a few years ago when Phil Knight wanted Kentucky in the field.
cumberlandreds (12-27-2021)
I disagree based on his recent comments.....sounds like he plans on being around for a few years. I personally think he will go for 1K wins....even though he claims/pretends that stuff does not matter. He supposedly is very high on his Freshmen this season and the group he has coming in next season......claims of him telling people that he believes it is the next group that he feels he can make a deep tournament run with over the next few seasons. He has 5 Freshman this season, 3 are playing a little more each week this season, but the 2 that are redshirting may be the most talented.
Anything can happen.....and I am susceptible to the kool-aid, but the team this year is clearly piecemealed together. The one that will take the court next season, or actually the following season should be one he built from the foundation and will play the way WVU teams under Huggins are known to play. Long, athletic and very physical.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
I don’t think Huggins is going to come right out and say he’s going to retire until he actually does it. Coach K is really about the only coach who could do it and it not negatively impact the program.
I don’t know and you obviously follow WVU closer than I do but with some old guard coaches getting out so they don’t have to deal with NIL and the transfer portal I could see Huggins following suit. Especially if some of the players you mention end up getting poached in the offseason.
Big win for my Hoosiers.
dubc47834 (01-12-2022),Revering4Blue (01-10-2022),Sea Ray (01-07-2022)
And then there were none. The last two undefeated teams went down last night. The 76 Indiana team can breathe easier now.
Last edited by cumberlandreds; 01-12-2022 at 07:32 AM.
Reds Fan Since 1971
Looking through some of the team metrics on ESPN and WVU is #1 in a category! WVU has the most difficult remaining schedule in the country.
8 of the 10 most difficult remaining schedules are Big12 teams....
Most of the metrics project WVU to have a pretty bad record the rest of the way......have to assume we will learn more when WVU visits Phog Allen today. We have taken much more talented teams in there, and never left with a win.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
Anyone want to post their (mostly) pre-conference All-American team?
I've got Keegan Murray as my POTY right now, with Johnny Davis, Kofi Cockburn, Oscar Tshiebwe, and Drew Timme, in that order, behind. EJ Liddell is first guy out (and if push comes to shove, might take Timme's spot).
Chris Mack would look terrific at Thomas More. Might not match the accomplishments of former Coach Drew Cooper, but at least his team's wouldn't get humiliated twice a week on national TV anymore!
Revering4Blue (01-26-2022)
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