We have weekend visitors, the wife’s friend and her husband, he sort of follows sports and loves baseball. Anyhow, told him I followed NCAA football religiously which prompted the question “Who’s your team?”. After saying Kentucky, I got the response “Sorry to hear that” which brought up memories and allowed me to educate him on the trajectory of the program.
Anyhow, I’m approaching 60 and have been following UK football since ‘76 and I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve heard “sorry to hear that” over the years. I was never really embarrassed to be a fan but I can remember watching games with Navy buddies from Alabama and other SEC states who had good teams and feeling disappointed knowing we’d be lucky to win 4-5 games. Glad we’re past that point, makes the season a lot more fun.
Anyhow, I’m approaching 60 and have been following UK football since ‘76 and I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve heard “sorry to hear that” over the years. I was never really embarrassed to be a fan but I can remember watching games with Navy buddies from Alabama and other SEC states who had good teams and feeling disappointed knowing we’d be lucky to win 4-5 games. Glad we’re past that point, makes the season a lot more fun.