In the final minute of the UK-NC game the CBS camera zoomed in on Roy Williams, the retired tar heel coach, who was sitting courtside. He had the look of a sad eyed hound when it became obvious the cats were going to win the game. This only added to my enjoyment of UK's victory since I have nothing but disdane for "dadgum" Roy. My dislike for him goes back to the 89-90 season when as the head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks he deliberately ran up the score on Pitino's depleted first UK team. With about ten minutes remaining in the game Kansas was ahead by about 50 points and still had most of their starters in the game to include their all American power forward Randall. Pitino had used all of his timeouts trying everything to stem the Jayhawk offense. At about the ten minute mark, Williams yelled over to Pitino and asked him sarcastically if he could call a time out for him. Pitino responded "why don't you take Randall out".
The game ended in about a 60-65 point blowout. I remember during the post game radio show with Cawood that Pitino was very upset with Williams who was gloating over the lopsided victory. According to some of the UK fans who attended the game Williams had his chest run out so far "that you could have hung a washing out on it". I also remember that Pitino in general said on his radio show that we play Kansas in Rupp next year and his team would be ready. The next year Pitino's full court press, which had failed so miserably the previous year, worked to perfection and Ky defeated Kansas, with Randall, by double digits. Sweet revenge against "clean Roy"!
The game ended in about a 60-65 point blowout. I remember during the post game radio show with Cawood that Pitino was very upset with Williams who was gloating over the lopsided victory. According to some of the UK fans who attended the game Williams had his chest run out so far "that you could have hung a washing out on it". I also remember that Pitino in general said on his radio show that we play Kansas in Rupp next year and his team would be ready. The next year Pitino's full court press, which had failed so miserably the previous year, worked to perfection and Ky defeated Kansas, with Randall, by double digits. Sweet revenge against "clean Roy"!