So 5 or 6 times out of more than a 100 home games is "often"? That seems to defy logic, as does your insinuation that it is somehow the "Louisville football culture". If that were the case, wouldn't there be lots and lots of incidents that you could point to where Louisville has altercations with teams at away games?
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So 5 or 6 times out of more than a 100 home games is "often"? That seems to defy logic, as does your insinuation that it is somehow the "Louisville football culture". If that were the case, wouldn't there be lots and lots of incidents that you could point to where Louisville has altercations with teams at away games?
Your coach is smart enough to know that he wants to make it back home. Remember the motorcycle is still in the shop.
So BP, you decide to chime in on an EKU thread to show us UK fans how important our opinion of the Cards is. You came here to seek validation from your Big brother. We don't need any pointers on how to be as obnoxious as your UofL team and coach.
A message was sent by who, and to whom? And was your quote the actual verbiage used or "did it just come across that way"? Please refresh my memory.
Given that you were at a bar and not at the game - you have zero first hand knowledge of what went on. For the most part of it, it was the Kentucky players that were not suited up for the game however there were some middle fingers going up and jawing at the fans from the OL & DL personnel groups when they were warming up in the end zone. I'm not outraged at all, I simply find it ironic that a type of situation like that was physically instigated by Kentucky players and yet it's Louisville players that are the "thugs".
To answer your question, some teams get beat down (see Miami) and some teams simply lose - but each one has left with an "L". Hard to characterize that as "crumbling" regardless of whether you like Louisville or not.
I trust that you're referring to Petrino but remember, we're talking about a 17 year (just since PJ opened) period. There have been 4 coaches since the "beginning of the Louisville football culture" - lol.
Yeah, none of your boys know anything about female abuse or fighting, they all went to an all girls school where they majored in etiquette
Not even remotely close. I decided to comment on the absurdity of the situation. Also, the big brother comment does not bother me. I have a older "big" brother and I surpassed his accomplishments years ago. It happens...
Just curious - how is it that you see your comment as germane to the actual conversation?
Half right. From a bowl invitation point of view, EKU is the least of Kentucky's worries. But from an emotional point of view, you are missing something. Stoops will be sure our players are reminded about avoiding behavior that could force someone to miss the Auburn game. But saying this will be a chippy game is an understatement.
Your comeback in one of your above posts stating that Kentucky boys instigated the trouble at the 50 yd line but your boys were called thugs. It seemed like you were saying that your team doesn't know anything about trouble or violence, so I was just reminding you of some of your players background problems.
5-6x is a lot when many teams number is 0.
And no, I don't think the road game behavior by UL changes my opinion at all. 5-6 different schools haven't had a problem at any other game besides UL (minus Miami, they like this kind of stuff too)
Fights happen in college and for anyone with any knowledge of the slightly bad blood that already existed between EKU and UK football, what happened shouldn't surprise anyone when you combine drinking and testosterone. Frankly, I'll be a little torn in this game bc I'm a EKU grad who grew up a Wildcat fan. Just hoping for EKU to have a respectable showing and UK come out injury free and rested. Esp with a short week against Auburn looming.[/QUOTE]
This is not a fight, it is an assault. Graffee is a thug who should never be reinstated after that, EKU looks awful for doing so.
This is not a fight, it is an assault. Graffee is a thug who should never be reinstated after that, EKU looks awful for doing so.
A couple of things wrong with that logic.
1. Whether or not Louisville players "know about trouble or violence" doesn't change the fact that the incident was instigated by Kentucky players. I would remind you also that Kentucky players got into several ugly interactions with the fans. Beyond that I would imagine that a great percentage of ncaa football players in general know a thing or two about trouble or violence - maybe even a few Kentucky players.
2. It's not just those Louisville players that day that have been labeled as thugs by Kentucky fans - it's the entire program. It's interesting that Kentucky players escape that sort of label - even when they exhibit it. Kind of like how "line beard" is a derogatory term describing Louisville and it's fans - meanwhile Kentucky's latest recruit actually is a line beard.
The reality of the situation is that these types of incidents occur between heated rivals. UK & UC are two rivals of Louisville's, Miami - that situation was started the year prior in Miami and was simply a case of a lot of familiarity between players and Miami trying to intimidate Louisville. Interestingly a quick search of ncaa football fights doesn't turn up a single mention of Louisville. It does however mention ND, USC, USCjr. twice and 3 other SEC schools once. Miami predictably was listed the most with three.
ugly interactions with fans... i wonder what the choir boys in the stands were doing to get a rise out of our players? and to say the incident was instigated by UK players totally ignores the fact that apparently ul loves to dare people to stomp on their bird and then when the other team does... they act outraged. like quicks little jab this spring or charlies using UK urinal cleaners, or the coach that was ragging on us "competing"... you all push buttons and then act outraged if someone pushes back. i dont like that our players did it but quit acting like your guys had no idea about anything going on.
and the second part, just read what the local media wrote about the program the last time bobby left. 22 people had to be cleared out because of drug problems, fighting, having guns in the locker room... this is not stuff UK fans say about your school, this is stuff that ul fans said about the program after bp left the first time. and we realize he's a changed man but then then his first month back on the job he takes on 4 guys kicked out of other schools and tries to bring in a recruit who raped his 12 yo cousin.... and then we got the woman beater fields coming in this year to plenty of fanfare even though ul fans had "hide your daughters" week when fsu was coming to play. again, quit with the victim outrage schtick.
If you are butt hurt over the line beard thing I can't help you because that doesn't matter to me. Try being at Papa Johns football game as a Kentucky football fan with a wife and kids in the stands with you and having to put up with the cursing and beer slinging from the idiots all around you, that is called ul fans. So take your crying back to your snake hole, I could care less about your feelings or your school or your players with criminal assault charges on them.
There's no victim outrage - I'm simply describing the actual events as they took place. You can try as hard as you would like to justify those actions but, that won't change the fact that they occurred. Given your post is full of statements prefaced by "I wonder" or "apparently" it is clear your interest is in defending Kentucky's players action without any facts - merely innuendo.
I have no doubt that there were things said to the players from the stands - but I also have no doubt that is occurring at every rivalry away game - including when Louisville visits commonwealth. Responding to fans shows a lack of discipline and, responding in a manner like they did, shows a lack of class. The same thing goes for fans of any team that try to provoke players to get a response - it's low class.[/QUOTE]
Lol - I'm not butt hurt about the line beard thing, I actually find it somewhat funny. Funnier still is watching Kentucky sign players like Kash that the fans would apply the same line beard comment to if he had gone somewhere other than UK. Sorry that you've had a bad experience at PJ - I can tell you the last time I was at commonwealth for a Louisville-Kentucky game (the 2007 Kentucky win) my wife and my parents (in their 70s) were called c@cksuckers and told to F off numerous times - and this was after the game. It got so bad, our host who is a family friend and big time booster for Kentucky had to be restrained from going after one of the Kentucky fans that said that to us.
Glass houses...
UofL instigates trouble with their don't stomp on our bird BS. I however am not real proud that UKs players took the bait.
I am of the beat their a**es and point at the scoreboard mentality not giving them excuses by stomping on some painted chicken at mid field.
I am of the beat their a**es and point at the scoreboard mentality not giving them excuses by stomping on some painted chicken at mid field.
But it's funny that you never read that stuff on your site because usually your fans act like a-holes no matter where they go. Plus did you act as arrogant like you do on here? I never say a word at your place, I know better.
Actually, it was never a thing until UC did it and got beat 70-0. Since then there have been a few teams that have decided to do it for whatever lame reason but, it certainly hasn't been because Louisville has dared other teams to do it. If you have proof otherwise, I'd love to see it.
"Hijacked" - lol. Lighten up a little. I made one tongue in cheek comment about EKU and there were no shortage of Kentucky posters that extrapolated it and brought up Louisville. In settings such as this, it's pretty hard to take someone where they don't already want to go.
Actually that's incorrect. With the notable exceptions of bitter rivals, there are threads on the Louisville board literally after every game both home and away about positive interaction with fans of the opposing teams - particularly this last (first) year in the ACC. Many of those threads are started by those opposing fans.
I have NEVER said anything out of the way to any opposing fan at PJ other than one exception to a WKU fan at the black out game who was walking around yelling "F**k Louisville". At this year's UofL / UK game, there was a UK fan sitting in the seats next to mine who was VERY vocal and we never had anything but pleasant things to say to each other than. Of course that was after his wife told him to "stop being such a jerk and, sit down and shut up" - lol. In fact there was plenty of substantive exchanges between us on the play calling for both sides.
As for your question about my behavior at the UK game in 2007, not in the slightest. First off - as you have described yourself - that's not my M.O. Secondly I have too much respect for the family friends & Kentucky fans that were generous enough to invite us to the game (as well as my parents) and would never do anything to disrespect them or their generosity. My guess is that if I had, he would have been less likely to take a swing at his fellow Kentucky fan that berated us as we were leaving the stadium.
You did hijack this thread by putting in your 2 cents about some bs that doesn't pertain this situation. And then when you all were told why are players went to midfield before the game you wanted to argue about it.
That would be a good argument to have on your board but we are going to go with what our insiders told us as the reason. So if you don't have anything to add to the fact that gaffer got reinstated then bug out of this thread... there are plenty of other threads you can disagree with UK fans in no need to ruin them all
That would be a good argument to have on your board but we are going to go with what our insiders told us as the reason. So if you don't have anything to add to the fact that gaffer got reinstated then bug out of this thread... there are plenty of other threads you can disagree with UK fans in no need to ruin them all
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