TEAM. FAMILY. Rejuvenating. Refreshing. Reinvigorating. Heart & Soul. GUTS, tough, hardnosed, hard lessons, (HARDKNOXVILLE! ) Blood, sweat, tears. Faith. Thrilling. Historic. Injuries. Frustration. Jobbed. Superbowls !
Overcoming adversity.
These are just some of the words that come to my mind thinking about the season so far. Glad it's not over. Sure looked like this team could tank at any point, really. Incredible season in retrospect. A throwback season for us old timers, I'd say. It felt like old times, the pre-Calipari era. Pre 2000's even .... more like the eighties to me.
I've felt closer to this team than any of Calipari's in a long time, probably since 2017, if I had to say where it ended for me with Cal. Great to have Coach Pope and move on with him at the helm here on out.
Win or lose, I'm very proud of our team. They withstood the microscope as a team, had many hard lessons none of them really understood, coming into the year, wearing a Kentucky uniform. Made me proud and I think even with the injury to Butler, we're somehow going to be ok.
This team is mentally tough, although realistically, even though Coach Pope has a most remarkable and resilient roster, sometimes there comes a point where the adversity is too much to overcome. But we are not done yet and it is not over yet.
Truly a team to love. TEAM. FAMILY. Bleeding Blue until there ain't no more blue left.
Go Big Blue !