Do you support the decision to reinstate the UK-IU series?
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Don’t like it, they don’t deserve to play us, but it’s about money and television. Big time Hyped Up Game, will draw millions.
The CHC whined when we weren't playing IU. Now they whine because we are going to play IU.
I don't care who we play. Just beat whomever it is.
I don't care who we play. Just beat whomever it is.
No. Would have rather scheduled a series against a different opponent. Maybe Arizona.
I’m fine with it. Two legendary programs close in distance. Of course we’re way more legendary and their fans were scum out last time there, but I choose to see the positive with this and will enjoy it.
There’s only a select group who I’ve ever seen whine about not playing iu. Most people I know, regardless of stance on Cal, didn’t want to bring the series back.
I’d rather play some other team than them, but I guess it was bound to come back eventually. We’ll just have to deal with more iu fans coming over now
Those POS don't deserve to play UK after that last game. There will never be another game with so much vile actions. And I've seen some bad shit at some away games.
I’m torn. I loved the rivalry until the AssHall incident after their “shot”. Their fans are just the bottom of the barrel. If they were relatively decent in sportsmanship, but with a little rivalry bite, I’d be excited about the revamp. But my loathe for their fanbase says “they don’t deserve us”.
The fact that the original thread is on page 4 of replies and we have now started a poll points to the fact we should play them. I hate IU fans. Many on here hate IU fans. I want to kick their ass 4 straight years. We 100% should play them.
I did not see an "Oh, hell no" option
we gain nothing by playing IU. I don’t know why they feel so strongly to do this but we dropped them for a reason. Terrible move
Why the hell not? We're losing to everyone else at record pace, we might as well add IU to the list.
Bullshit, we gain a more interesting and fun schedule for the fans. We add a traditional rivalry game that the fans actually care about instead of just another one of those Vegas neutral site games that are so easily forgotten.
What do we lose by playing them?
Not no but hell no. Keep the trash in the can.
The fact that they so desperately want to play us means that it's a greater punishment not to give them what they want. Screw them. There are so many other teams we could play.
Screw IU and there classless fan base
I'm surprised Calipari is going back to assembly hall.
For us older guys, the Kentucky - IU rivalry was the best in college basketball especially so when Joe B and Knight were coaching.
It does add a strong opponent to the home schedule.
For us older guys, the Kentucky - IU rivalry was the best in college basketball especially so when Joe B and Knight were coaching.
It does add a strong opponent to the home schedule.
They are a middle of the road team in a bad conference , we gain ZERO from playing them .. nothing .. I'd like to have added a west coast team to help recruiting out there .
What is it that we gain more from playing one team from the next? I see this all the time about how IU don't help us or how it's stupid to play that game, but why? Who is better or who should we be playing that would be so much different or better or worse than than IU? I'm just simply trying to understand.
It's a basketball game between to power 5 schools and we have to play somebody. I rather play IU than Indiana St, Butler or Evansville.
Cal won't be going there....UK will be, but Cal won't. This is a very clear clue as to when Cal will move on.
It was a great rivalry when IU was relevant. Right now, I just don't see the benefit for us.
The number of D1 players coming out of Southern Indiana doesn't justify the game. I assume it will get national TV exposure, but only because there is a limit of Power 5 matchups in Dec.
We didn't need to restart this series right now. But I guess some consider this a sacred match up, two bluebloods and longtime rivals. In that context, let's kick their asses 4 straight and maybe they'll want another break after that?
The number of D1 players coming out of Southern Indiana doesn't justify the game. I assume it will get national TV exposure, but only because there is a limit of Power 5 matchups in Dec.
We didn't need to restart this series right now. But I guess some consider this a sacred match up, two bluebloods and longtime rivals. In that context, let's kick their asses 4 straight and maybe they'll want another break after that?
I really don't care about playing them or not playing them. They are an easy "W".
Cal said he would never go back to Assembly Hall though. I would have liked to see him stick to that.
Cal said he would never go back to Assembly Hall though. I would have liked to see him stick to that.
What do we gain by playing 75% of the teams on our OOC schedule?
I still don't understand the distaste. It's a P5 school with whom we share a rivalry tradition.
It will be a fun game. I'm not wild about a four year series, but two would've been plenty.
We still owe them for that BS in 2016 so I'm fine with this.
It will be a fun game. I'm not wild about a four year series, but two would've been plenty.
We still owe them for that BS in 2016 so I'm fine with this.
Kentucky never should have gone back to this series. IU is not a quality opponent and their actions in the past have made it clear that they don't deserve to play Kentucky.
Then you don't remember what happened last time we went to Assembly Hall.
That was the most disgusting treatment I've ever seen and the administration there did nothing about it.
Imo we should never play there again.
No, NO NO NOOO. Flush IU ... we don't need to help them.
its more about not wanting to give them any exposure or a leg up, especially a prime opponent. Let them suffer in the gutter of irrelevance
Just another example of how Barney is out of touch with what the fans want.
There are certain teams that are an embarrassment to even the semiprofessional abomination that is now college basketball. Teams like U6, The Filth (formerly a team in North Carolina), Kansas (Rape and thuggy U) and IU, the outhouse for the most piss poor fans in the world. These teams are beneath UK and other teams across the country. We should refuse to share the court with any of them.
