Pick our full season or Dukes.

[JoeSwag]

What a ridiculous question.

“Would you rather hang a Final Four banner in Rupp or lose to St. Peter’s in the first round?”

Losing to your rival in a close one obviously hurts. But it’s sure as hell a better season than a first round exit.

 

[Kerwinwaltonsafro]

Final 4 banner > no Final 4 banner

I’d rather have to deal with losing to my rival in the Final 4 than have to deal with losing to St. F’ing Peter’s in the first round.

Even if it came with your rival having the permanent trump card in all rivalry discussions for the rest of your life?

So for the rest of your life you'd be cool with Louisville fans always owning you in exchange for a Final Four banner?

 

[VAWildcat15]

Even if it came with your rival having the permanent trump card in all rivalry discussions for the rest of your life?

So for the rest of your life you'd be cool with Louisville fans always owning you in exchange for a Final Four banner?

Let Louisville have it, we can trump them in so many other ways. We’ve already beaten them in the F4 ourselves, own them head to head, and our programs are not close statistically the way way UNC/Duke are. Any honest Louisville fan would take our record over theirs even after beating us in the F4.

 

[Blue63Madison]

During the aftermath of the game, I wondered, would I trade places with Duke this year? Yes they have a final four and ACC reg season, but the loss to UNC at home, VT in the ACC title game, UNC in the final four. For the sake of the argument, lets assume UNC wins tomorrow.

UK (26-8, 1 GB SEC)
- wins over KU, UNC, UT big. Did not play most traditional rival (UL)
- biggest rivals (UT, UL) with poor March as well
- embarrassing loss to chippy upstart

Duke (32-7, 1st ACC)
- UK best win of season
- lost only other marquee game (OSU)
- 1-2 vs UNC including two crushing losses on biggest stage
- did not win ACC tourney
- BIGGEST RIVAL COULD WIN NATTY AFTER BEATING THEM

I'd love a final four but if getting one for us this year meant losing to UT and them going to the title, I don't know about that. Anyone else feel like this?

You can’t be serious. When did our fanbase become so ate up with Duke? Seriously, when, and why, did that happen? It has to be the current generation of UK fans, because us older fans (50+) don’t give a single flying **** about Duke.

 

[Kerwinwaltonsafro]

Let Louisville have it, we can trump them in so many other ways. We’ve already beaten them in the F4 ourselves, own them head to head, and our programs are not close statistically the way way UNC/Duke are. Any honest Louisville fan would take our record over theirs even after beating us in the F4.

That's not how this works. You have to take everything dook gets in this deal. Your greatest Coach in school history is retired by Louisville. The only NCAA tournament meeting in the rivalry history goes to Louisville. Louisville fans now own the rivalry for the rest of your life.

In exchange you get a 2022 Final Four banner.

 

[Jont0805]

Well they will win the real championship that is played in the green room in June between the two schools and as we know that is really all that matters right?

plus better record, final four. No sane person would take losing to a 15 seed over a final four.

 

[VAWildcat15]

That's not how this works. You have to take everything dook gets in this deal. Your greatest Coach in school history is retired by Louisville. The only NCAA tournament meeting in the rivalry history goes to Louisville. Louisville fans now own the rivalry for the rest of your life.

In exchange you get a 2022 Final Four banner.

I’ll still take the deal that is impossible (because history still exists).

We only hang F4 banners. Take the banner. We get mocked by everyone anyway for losing to some peacocks, might as well get something out of it. We don’t compete with Louisville for all-time college basketball supremacy, we compete with UCLA, UNC, KU. A F4 is more valuable for us in that fight than any one game against Louisville.

 

[Jont0805]

That's not how this works. You have to take everything dook gets in this deal. Your greatest Coach in school history is retired by Louisville. The only NCAA tournament meeting in the rivalry history goes to Louisville. Louisville fans now own the rivalry for the rest of your life.

In exchange you get a 2022 Final Four banner.

Well it is a random weird question so I don’t know anyone can say how it works or not, but the facts still remain as another poster pointed out that let’s say this happened, Louisville has 3 titles, Kentucky 8.

how on earth would that be “owning the rivals that for the rest of your life”

they would have to win the next 5 years in a row and then that discussion could be had.

 

[Elliott Tim]

You can’t be serious. When did our fanbase become so ate up with Duke? Seriously, when, and why, did that happen? It has to be the current generation of UK fans, because us older fans (50+) don’t give a single flying **** about Duke.

Amazing how age (70) puts real life in perspective.

 

[JoeSwag]

“Would you rather date a supermodel for six months or get gonorrhea from a waitress at Applebee’s?”

 

[Rockfly78]

He’s a troll.

 

[Patriot202]

Could you imagine if Rupp lost to UofL in his last home game and then lost to UofL again in his last game ever in the F4? That's basically what happened to Duke. The rivalry is over for them. UNC will always have that card over Duke forever.

2015 since our last final four give me a final four this year who knows when this coach will take us to one

 

[Wildcats1st]

During the aftermath of the game, I wondered, would I trade places with Duke this year? Yes they have a final four and ACC reg season, but the loss to UNC at home, VT in the ACC title game, UNC in the final four. For the sake of the argument, lets assume UNC wins tomorrow.

UK (26-8, 1 GB SEC)
- wins over KU, UNC, UT big. Did not play most traditional rival (UL)
- biggest rivals (UT, UL) with poor March as well
- embarrassing loss to chippy upstart

Duke (32-7, 1st ACC)
- UK best win of season
- lost only other marquee game (OSU)
- 1-2 vs UNC including two crushing losses on biggest stage
- did not win ACC tourney
- BIGGEST RIVAL COULD WIN NATTY AFTER BEATING THEM

I'd love a final four but if getting one for us this year meant losing to UT and them going to the title, I don't know about that. Anyone else feel like this?

Id take UNCs season over ours even when they lose tomorrow

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

The Caliparite Cult has fallen to such a bizarre level of desperation that they're saying they'd rather lose in the first round than make a Final Four.

Drink up that Kool-Aid, cult boys!

 

[Cats192]

Would I rather lose in the 1st round to a 15 seed or get to a Final 4?

Hmm, that's a tough one.

 

[HydroCat]

Could you imagine if Rupp lost to UofL in his last home game and then lost to UofL again in his last game ever in the F4? That's basically what happened to Duke. The rivalry is over for them. UNC will always have that card over Duke forever.

Wait, UofL/UK is equivalent to UNC/Duke?

In what universe?

UNC is a blue blood who is catching up to us in total wins. UofL is a never-was Little Bro who's basically a mid major now.

 

[EKYCard643]

What a question to ask. Wow.

 

[mkasten25]

I gotta say I’m always impressed when people like the OP are able to create an account and make a post with a poll on it. That must have been so hard for him.

Don’t forget to wear your helmet when you go outside buddy.

Been here 5 years longer than you buddy.

 

[mkasten25]

You can’t be serious. When did our fanbase become so ate up with Duke? Seriously, when, and why, did that happen? It has to be the current generation of UK fans, because us older fans (50+) don’t give a single flying **** about Duke.

Reading comprehension wasnt taught back then. I did not get caught up with Duke. I asked if we'd trade seasons based on the outcomes with their fiercest rival.

Id take UNCs season over ours even when they lose tomorrow

Duh. Every team but Kansas would. UNC is having our 2014 run.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

Is this a troll job? If not, it's just a really bad question.

 

[StubbornPenny]

Final four is a final four

1st round loss is a nothing burger