Don't be so thin skinned wildbrew. You were doing fine until this post. I haven't read the rest of the thread. Remember, you're on a UK fan board. You will get some pushback whether you deserve it or not. That's the nature of any message board. Expect it. Accept it. You'll be fine. I'm gonna read the rest of the thread and see how you did.
90% will say Villanova? 90% of people in Philly wouldn't say Villanova my friend. This has been a good 3 year run for your little program. Remember UConn? They had a good stretch also. Here's logic 101 for you. You can't frame an argument regarding the historical greatness of basketball programs by cherry picking the best 20 or 30 years that give your team the edge. That's a logical fallacy my friend. I'll explain that if need be.
Since you want to use the 64-team era as the frame of reference... here are the significant numbers, UK vs. Villanova, 1985-2018:
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If Kentucky won 2 championships in college football in the last 3 years the only reason I'd go to a Michigan or Ohio state or Alabama or Notre Dame board and try and tell them Kentucky has surpassed them in football tradition would be to get a rise out of them and annoy them, and Kentucky is in the freaking SEC.
You really think Kentucky had a better last 4 years than Villanova? And they got two championships in the last 4 years?
It will be interesting to see how Nova will respond after losing so many top players from their team. Will they simply brush it off like real blue bloods do or will they fold? It could go either way.You're going to suck next year! Jay has benefited from having players stay while everyone else has had players leaving. That's over now! Enjoy going back to mediocrity.
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Foolish. No...maybe tired. Tired of arrogance from some UK fans on this board that make sport of treating visiting fans, who have been civil, like trash. It's embarrassing and it denigrates the entire fanbase. In your mind, "it's not that serious"...maybe because you see it as sport. Small mind, small man. It is serious, and it's not sport, especially when the guy didn't deserve that treatment and disrespect. Speaking of respect, if you can't give it, you sure as hell don't deserve it.
Look at the last nine years. 7 early outsInteresting takes from the media; more evidence that we've indeed become a "microwave society," and amnesiac as well. One five year stretch of excellence and voila! Instant blueblood.
Not so long ago- indeed, within the "modern, 64-team" era most of you cling to- you were mired in a 24-year Final Four drought, as well as suffering through a pathetic 18 year gap between regional finals and a dozen seasons that ended with no NCAA invite at all.
Hit-and-run media types who know very little about NCAA history and/or turn a blind eye to it may rush to anoint you as a "blueblood," and will certainly find a gullible public ready to be so duped. Everyone else remembers just how mediocre you've been for long, long stretches in the recent past, and will wait a few decades or so to see if it doesn't happen again.
"the one to beat"...yep, and exactly what's been happening TO UK. Historically great depends on the chosen sample size. What if Nova fans want to choose a historical sample size of the past three years? They be kickin' ass I suppose. Bottom line is that they have every right to celebrate that success and UK fans should applaud them. After all, we remember what that felt like in '96 and '98. That kind of success is rare and should be recognized especially by UK fans when another program does it. We have no right to denigrate Nova fans nor their high-achieving BB program. Can they continue and sustain that level of success? Doesn't matter.
"grace to you" ? Really?You're going to suck next year! Jay has benefited from having players stay while everyone else has had players leaving. That's over now! Enjoy going back to mediocrity.
