I'm not pissed that a Duke player is in these commercials. It's fair game. So throw out any "wah wah" sentiment now. But let's not pretend that these advertisements didn't have SOME Duke alumni backing it, or ad executive who was a graduate, etc. Pretty clear to see these were largely portioned to be a Duke commercial and help Blue Devil branding.
So it boggles my mind why Kentucky, with a legitimate fanbase that will actually know and root for alumni in the NBA, that currently has 3x as many up and coming NBA players as Duke, isn't all over this. With how crazy and far-reaching BBN is, there has to be some people in career positions to make this happen, simply for love of Kentucky basketball, and helping it grow. Right?
I mean, with SO many players in the NBA from UK, there are limitless ideas. How about an east vs west of UK guys. How about one where the Kentucky bigs rag on guards.. Or one where we show the current nba rookies (kat, wcs, etc) walking up to the court to play ball and the rest of Cals recruits are waiting, like a show down.
With rhe fanbase we have and the players we could market around, we are leaving money on the table...