Winning championships is not necessarily the most important aspect of being the UK coach.

[bbncal02]

To me it's always being in contention in the SEC. It's caring about all tournaments (preseason, SEC, and NCAA). It's always making the NCAA Tournament. It's a Sweet Sixteen in a down year. It's a Final 4 every three or 4 years. It's a championship every 7 to 10 years. I don't think that's to much to ask for a blueblood. Of course there will be some stretches where that doesn't happen, but for the most part it's about what we average historically since our first title.

THIS. It’s about always being in the conversation.

 

[BigRedMachineBigBlueNation]

There are a few that hint around that UK is no longer a blue blood. For the record, I am not one in that camp. There are no universally agreed upon criteria for success. Clearly, missing the tourney and losing to a 15 seed in the first round are not successful seasons for a blue blood.

4 bad years does not eliminate us as a Blue Blood.

 

[rupp876]

It's about titles and always had been. Prove me wrong.

UCLA has long had the most titles and no one with a lick of sense considers them the #1 program All Time.

 

[DraftCat]

UK at one point had the most SEC regular season championships combined over all the other teams. Not so sure this is the case anymore.

Lots of records that Kentucky had when I was growing up seem to be falling in the Cal era.

 

[HagginHall1999]

UCLA has long had the most titles and no one with a lick of sense considers them the #1 program All Time.

Yes and it has been about catching them. Doesn't mean they are the best.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Draft night.

We do draft night pools at the office.

Everybody is so excited.

 

[DanTheDukeFan1982]

I am genuinely curious as to what decade UK had the best team…..
2010s: Duke 2 titles, 3 Elite Eights. Villanova 2 titles, not much else. UCONN 2 titles, not much else. UK 1 title, 1 title game loss, 2 final fours, 2 elite eights.
This decade probably depends on what you value the most. Titles or consistently getting far in the tournament.
2000s: UNC 2 titles, 2 other final fours. This one isn’t very close IMO. Also, Florida 2 titles.
1990s: Duke 2 titles, 3 title game losses. Has to be Duke. Also, UK 2 titles and 1 title game loss.

Feel free for anyone to chime in on the best teams of the 80s and 70s as I don’t really know.

 

[michaeluk26]

I know when we're ranked as the GOAT program, they used the success in each decade as the main criteria.

 

[rupp876]

Yes and it has been about catching them. Doesn't mean they are the best.

Exactly, I was replying to the claim that titles were all that matter.