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Once UK loses I stop watching do you?

When UK loses in tournament play

  • I keep watching

    Votes: 37 39.4%
  • I don’t watch when we lose.

    Votes: 57 60.6%

  • Total voters
    94
Rarely do I watch after we lose...maybe the championship, or pieces of select games if my bracket is in the running, but for the most part, golf season begins in earnest the day after the Cats are eliminated
 
I used to watch it all the time. But after the NCAA turned a blind eye to UNC in 2017 then allowing them to win another natty killed my interest in NCAA altogether. I also blame both for the rise of NIL.
 
I stop watching, yes.

I am confident, however, that we make the S16. The SEC is a monster - that tournament is essentially E8 or better competition (1 and 2 seeds from yesterday on). I just don't see the first two rounds of competition being anywhere near even Arkansas/OU SEC level.

So I think I'll be watching at least through Thurs/Friday two weeks from now.

That's been my hope, and sort of a sneaky prediction.. I think Kentucky might throttle it's first two opponents (unless it's texas), for this very reason. I think we are coming in very battle tested, and this might be the healthiest we've been since like late January when Butler and Jrob both went down. We've now adjusted to life without Jrob.. we had Elite 8 level games almost every night in the SEC.. we got dicked down by the officials.. and we had everyone's superbowl when we went on the road.

Now there's no more road games, we're ready for this level of competition, and we can't possibly keep getting the worst refs when there's 48 games in 4 days.
 
Same. We're here to watch UK win championships, not root for others teams.
Disagree. When UK loses, I just pick other teams to root against. I like college basketball too much to quit watching all together. The tournament is still great, even when UK is no longer playing. Surprised so many quit watching
 
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Nah.. I keep watching and pulling for the underdogs/Cinderella’s. Why? It’s the tournament bro! That’s like saying “ screw Christmas “ because I didn’t get what I wanted lol.. like watching Villanova hit that shot against UNCheats, loved it, could almost taste their tears 🤔
 
NcaaT, SECT. If uk isn’t playing I could care less about college basketball. Early outs become a habit regardless of coach. That’s 6-7 years of fans who each year lower the expectations. Im not watching today. I don’t care which team wins. When we lose in the ncaat I won’t watch another game. I think alot of us are like this based on how quickly we can flip to off season mode and discuss the next season while the ncaaT is just getting started (the last 5-6 years). I wanted to poll and see who else tunes cbb out after we lose in tournament play.
“A lot of us?” “We?” You don’t speak for the majority of us. You’re quick to flip flop and bitch as soon as we lose but those of us with common sense and an understanding of how special this season has been will appreciate it for what is was versus what it wasn’t. Keep posting your dumb polls and 10 negative threads a day, makes it obvious that you’re not a fan but if so you’re the worst kind.
 
I will watch every game I can regardless of how UK does. It’s my favorite sporting event by far.

I always laugh at how many people say they don’t watch anymore after UK loses when this board claims it’s so keyed into and smart about college basketball. It seems like most of the board just watches UK and that’s it.
 
I will watch every game I can regardless of how UK does. It’s my favorite sporting event by far.

I always laugh at how many people say they don’t watch anymore after UK loses when this board claims it’s so keyed into and smart about college basketball. It seems like most of the board just watches UK and that’s it.

I do a little of both. It's not that I'm like "boycotting" the sport when UK loses.. it's kind of like, watching your ex get railed by another dude. I don't want to watch two teams battle it out for a Final4, when In my mind I'm thinking "That could be/should be us". Like when UK got cheated out of the Final 4 against UNC.. I couldn't stomach watching anymore.
 
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Disagree. When UK loses, I just pick other teams to root against. I like college basketball too much to quit watching all together. The tournament is still great, even when UK is no longer playing. Surprised so many quit watching
I agree that we disagree. I love UK hoops, but rarely ever watch any other basketball action except for the ends of games, and certainly NOT NBA ball.
 
Okay but how hot was she? I might watch.
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I still keep up with the tournament after we lose, but don’t watch until all teams I hate are eliminated.

The problem is, I hate so many teams, one of them almost always makes it to the last weekend.
 
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NcaaT, SECT. If uk isn’t playing I could care less about college basketball. Early outs become a habit regardless of coach. That’s 6-7 years of fans who each year lower the expectations. Im not watching today. I don’t care which team wins. When we lose in the ncaat I won’t watch another game. I think alot of us are like this based on how quickly we can flip to off season mode and discuss the next season while the ncaaT is just getting started (the last 5-6 years). I wanted to poll and see who else tunes cbb out after we lose in tournament play.
I quit watching when UK goes out. But my damn GF keeps watching as she played through high school like I did. We literally get in fights over it lol. I watch maybe the title game or final four at most.
 
It depends on a combination of when we lose and who is left. The later we lose the less likely I am to keep watching.

Just as examples, I didn’t watch the title game in 2015 because I was just sick and didn’t want to watch either Duke or Wisconsin win it all. In 2022 I watched the Elite Eight and then quit because the F4 was mostly disgusting that year. But I watched to the end in 2016 because it was a good Tournament and I had teams to root for until the end.

So I guess my answer is yes, I keep watching. I love basketball and that doesn’t change. But that doesn’t mean I’m interested in watching North Carolina and Kansas square off for a title. My love does have conditions.
 
Sorta done, I'll stop watching for the most part if I don't have a bracket competition going on. I'll watch the Final Four or Championship games with feigned interest.
 
Nah I love watching basketball whether Kentucky is in it or not. If they lose I just put all my energy into rooting against and hating on the teams I don’t like lol
 
I watch as many games as I can all season and keep doing so in the tourney whether we win or lose. I love basketball period.
 
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