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Stansbury on Big Blue

Jul 26, 2003
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Told a gathering that Western was not going to take a backseat to anyone in the state.
Asked for a show of hands of UK fans and suggested they make the shorter trip to follow
his team. Why would he think any UK fan would switch to Western? We are born and
bred Big Blue till death do us part from this life. Him being from Kentucky, how does he
not see that?
 
Told a gathering that Western was not going to take a backseat to anyone in the state.
Asked for a show of hands of UK fans and suggested they make the shorter trip to follow
his team. Why would he think any UK fan would switch to Western? We are born and
bred Big Blue till death do us part from this life. Him being from Kentucky, how does he
not see that?

I guess you gotta ask if you're in his position but dayum...that's weak of him...
 
It’s like I said when Pitino went to Louisville and wanted us to chase him there.

Homedude, The University of Kentucky could shut its doors today and I’d root for old VHS teams of the Wildcats before I’d root for you tomorrow.
 
I remember Mike Calhoun saying similar things at EKU around 1992. Guess its frustrating seeing so much blue...... UK played EKU that year at Rupp (or maybe 1991 but i think 1992) and lots of EKU students went to the game.....but i'd say 70% wore UK stuff.
 
Stansbury may be from Kentucky but he does not understand the heart and soul of a University of Kentucky basketball fan. A true UK fan does not jump from team to team. They are loyal unto death. UK fans are national and one can make a point international. We have no boundaries as fans. Thousands of UK fans have never set foot in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. But they are as die hard as the boy or girl or transgender born in Lexington. Stansbury does not understand.
 
Are you guys here to tell me that a coach is trying to increase a fan base and support for his team?

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Hey I live fifty five miles from Western even go to a few Western games during the year. I cheer like heck for Western, but they are not the University of Kentucky, never have been and never will be !! I am for all the university's in the state doing well except for that trashy commuter school affectionately know as UofSmell !!!
 
How many coaches have tried ramp up on UK? Man over the years so many have put UKs name in their mouths.kevin O'neil at UT. Pearl at UT, Stansbury now. Richardson at ARk.
 
I graduated from WKU but am a UK fan while WKU is my #2 team. There were more UK fans attending WKU than there were WKU fans when I was there. It would benefit WKU coaches to try to model UK’s pattern for success than to try to tear UK down. Stansbury is not the first WKU coach to be critical of UK which makes it harder to cheer for them. If he honored UK for their tradition he would get more UK fans to support them when not playing UK.
 
I have no issue with him trying to promote his program, that's what he's paid to do after all. But if he thinks a true Blue UK fan will ever switch to being a WKU fan first and foremost, then he's delusional.
 
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If you haven't played a sport atleast at the high school level, then you shouldn't really respond to stuff like this..... Coach's 'speak' and just trying to motivate the fans. Geeeeeez.... Like somebody said, it's what coaches do.

IMO, Kansas St didn't belong on the court with UK in the NCAA, but guess what happened.
 
WKU always has coaches saying crap. I think Brohm said something negative about WKU students wearing UK shirts to school the week they played UK.

Lighten up. It’s sports.

I support WKU as an alum, but UK above them as i’ve been a fan since diapers.


This ^^^.

2nd/3rd string always want their chance in the spotlight.
A lot of WKU students (at least my 4 yr there) were UK fans, and there were a lot of UL fans too (lot of WKU students come from Jefferson Co).
 
WKU always has coaches saying crap. I think Brohm said something negative about WKU students wearing UK shirts to school the week they played UK.

Lighten up. It’s sports.

I support WKU as an alum, but UK above them as i’ve been a fan since diapers.

WKU fans I know are ALL, every one I know, a WKU/UL fan and hate UK.
 
Most WKU fans I know are UK fans and I am a big UK fan and also a WKU fan, Stansbury maybe should have said that, but he just taking up for Western, they had a good yr this last yr..I always figured Stansbury was a good coach..
 
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