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With no UK in the tournament – root for U of L or IU?

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I am not rooting for either team. I hope they both lose, along with Duke. I personally believe U of L is better than IU, much better. U of L played a much better non-conference schedule and didn’t open the season like normal with 18 straight home games (IU did). The Big Ten can brag about how “powerful” they are. Of course Northwestern and Penn State are “powerhouses” in basketball. U of L is deeper than IU and plays much better defense. IU if lucky gets past the Sweet 16. U of L will make the Elite 8 and have a great chance of making the Final Four. They will not win it all.

Unlike most UK fans, I like Pitino the coach (not the person). I do not hate on U of L. I do however; make fun of U of L fans. They are ignorant and ignore facts, such as claiming four National Titles on t-shirts. IU fans, also a joke. They celebrate December basketball games on popcorn boxes. I hate U of L fans and IU fans. Both are a joke and a disgrace to college basketball. Now let’s debate which ones are worse – U of L fans or IU fans………?

Dedication –

IU fans are racist pricks. They are at least loyal. They sold out games under Mike Davis and the first few years under clapping craze Tommy. You can’t deny the loyalty of IU fans.

U of L fans are the biggest bandwagon jumpers of all-time. If you search U of L’s attendance the last few years Crum was there, you will notice a drop off because he was losing. Even last year before the Big East tournament win, U of L was not selling out games. Fans wanted Pitino fired. After his Final Four run U of L fans loved Pitino.

Edge – IU

(Even though they made the 2012 Final Four, U of L fans had much better things to do than support their team)

Programs –

IU has five titles and U of L two. U of L however, has been to four Elite 8’s and two Final Four’s under Pitino, including last year. They have also won a few regular season and tournament titles. IU has been to one Final Four since 1988. Historically, IU is better. The past 20 years, 10 years and five years U of L has been better. I am talking current programs, not entire history.

Edge – U of L

(IU made the Sweet 16, let’s make popcorn boxes!!!!!!)

Coaches –

Tommy has no titles and barely has a winning record since taking over IU. Don’t cry and say he had to “rebuild”. It took UK one year to rebuild under Cal.

Pitino has a title and six Final Four’s. Enough said.

Edge – U of L

Obsession with UK –

IU got lucky and won a meaningless December game and celebrated it with a popcorn box, riot on the court and handed out rings after a Sweet 16 run.

U of L tries to be UK at every chance they get, like building a larger arena (still smaller than Rupp) and creating shirts this year claiming four National Titles, even though they have two in reality, 1980 and 1986.

Edge – Push, both are sad.

Fans –

IU fans are mostly white, spoiled brats who hate “colored folks”. They worshipped Knight, a man who abused players, his own son on live TV; threatened radio/TV hosts, other coaches and refs. They supported Sampson, a cheater, hated Davis a black man and love Tommy (clap clap) because he’s a white crybaby like Knight.

U of L fans watched Crum only graduate 27% of his players from 1989-1998, standards way below the National average. They have watched Pitino kick players off the team without reason, work them hard enough to hurt them and covered up a sex scandal. Of course Pitino was not U of L’s first coach to have an affair. Crum left his wife for a much younger newscaster.

Edge – Push, both are pathetic.

Cheating –

IU fans love calling UK cheaters. Of course IU was on probation last. For years they covered up incidents of Knight assaulting players, making threats and lying. The entire Big 10 is known for cheating. See OSU, Michigan, Penn State and Minnesota.

Who are U of L fans to say UK cheat? Crum players couldn’t even pass simple basketball 101 classes. Strong is clearly running a dirty program such as one cheating assistant coach and the cover-up of players beating other players. We had the Jerry Smith and Terrance Jennings cover-up when the two were beaten by Jeffersonville police for “misconduct”.

Edge – U of L, at least they cover up enough to not be placed on probation. (Ask Duke, UNC, UCLA and KU fans about this)

(Bro, don’t taz me, don’t taz me bro)

Lies –

IU fans claim Knight ran a clean program….. He did? Having nooses is normal? Telling kids their balls should be placed in a vice is normal? Throwing chairs, slapping people, kicking players and telling women rape is “ok” is normal? Could Coach Cal say rape is “good” and still have a job? Of course not. At IU you are given a raise and a job for 29 years.

U of L fans created a shirt claiming four National Titles in basketball. LOL. They claimed the years 1948, 1959, 1980 and 1986. In 1948, UK won it all. In 1959, U of L won the NIT (which was a legit tournament back then). Sad but true.

Edge – IU (at least they don’t claim fake National Titles)

(At least a woman is not being raped)

Disgrace to College Basketball –

IU created popcorn boxes because they beat UK by one in a December game (also stormed the court). After making the Sweet 16, they handed out rings. This year they cut down the nets for winning the Big 10 regular season title. I am currently laughing out loud. No joke. And to make it even more sad (and funny) IU is currently handing out “Number One Seed” shirts…… LOL.

U of L handed out rings for winning the Big East Tournament. Already mentioned above, they created shirts claiming four National Titles and back in December, created number one shirts for a regular season ranking. U of L fans also do a “L” symbol which is the American way of saying “loser”. What more needs to be said?

Edge – Push, both are a disgrace.

I give U of L the edge 3-2 along with three ties. IU fans are the worst fans in all of college basketball. Beating out IU is not saying a lot. That is like me comparing my dick to that of a male snail’s. Mine is bigger, but it’s not Ron Jeremy’s. So there you have it. U of L fans are not as bad as IU fans. Be happy U of L fans. Grab some Crown Royal, wear your hate sideways and rob a nearby gas station.

(I’m speechless)

 

 

Real UofL Fan – great twitter account to follow

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We have spoken about the myths and fake loyalty of the Louisville Cardinals’ fan base before. Louisville fans are idiots that are blinded by truth, logic and facts. They live in a make-believe world of fantasy and myths. No Power Conference team in Men’s Basketball has a fan base as fake as theirs.

I have created the “Real Uofl Fan” twitter account to poke fun at this. I use actual comments to post my tweets that I hear daily at work, on sports radio, at bars, from friends/family who are UofL fans and from blogs/forums. Of course some of my tweets are complete nonsense.

Why listen to real UofL fans when you can simply read my account? I post the same lies, ignorance and bs that they do!

Chane Behanan – Louisville’s asshole of the year

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Meet our local asshole of the year, Chane Behanan. His ignorance, lack of common sense and stupidity fits right in at Louisville. He is one of Pitino’s finest. Once upon a time, Pitino recruited blue chip future NBA players like Jamal Mashburn, Tony Delk, and Antoine Walker. He now brings in thugs like Terrence Jennings, Edgar Sosa and now, Chane Behanan.

I kind of feel sorry for Chane. First off, his name is Chane. Did his parents mean Shane? I guess I need to study my Ebonics 101 a little bit more. The kid was born with a stupid name and it seems his IQ level is not much better. I guess we shouldn’t expect a whole lot from someone named Chane.

Chane told the media Louisville would go undefeated this year. Maybe Chane should do some research. The last team to go undefeated was Indiana back in 1976. See Chane, teams don’t go undefeated these days. UK in 1996 was as good as they get and they lost two games. You really believe that your average U of L team would go undefeated? One point for being a complete moron.

After doing nothing against UK yesterday, Chane said things would have been different if he stayed out of foul trouble. I guess I pay more attention to his playing abilities than Chane does. He played most of the game against Georgetown and they lost. Nothing Chane did in that game made a difference. If you can’t help Louisville beat Georgetown, how were you going to help them beat UK?

Chane prior to the game said it would be a classic. MMM, no. UK against UNC was a classic. Even UK losing to IU was a classic. I saw UK beat Louisville with Terrence Jones hurt. Besides early in the game, UK led for 98% of the game. Louisville looked like a team that didn’t even belong on the court with UK. They sure as hell don’t belong in the top ten. I saw an easy win, not a classic game.

Pitino better stop all interviews with Chane. What will the kid predict next? Is he going to the moon? Will he claim he’s Freshman of the Year? Big East Player of the Year? This year’s first round pick in the NBA draft? So far Chane is wrong on every predication he’s made. I hope he keeps making them. Go ahead and say Louisville will beat UK next year. Your comments seem to be good luck for UK.

Chane is at Louisville for a reason; schools like UK, UNC and Duke recruit better players. If he played at UK he would be their 4th best Freshman. Much like Peyton Siva, tons of hype, nothing to show for. Siva is 0-3 against UK and I am guessing things won’t play out much better for Chane-boy. I’m happy he didn’t pick UK. I would be embarrassed to have a moron like him wearing a UK jersey. Good game yesterday, Chane. You kept the bench warm for your teammates.

Louisville Cardinals are not a top 10 team

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The past three years we’ve seen U of L start out “strong”. Of course we UK fans know better. We see that you play absoutly nobody until they finally play UK. In the past three seasons U of L has only played five non-conference games away from the KFC Yum! Center and Freedom Hall, with three of the “away” games being played in Kentucky – twice against UK and at WKU last year. No shock you start every season 11-1, 10-2 or 12-0. I would hope a team from the Big East can beat the OVC, WAC and Sun Conference’s finest.

Pitino’s days of greatness are over. His days of greatness were all at UK. At UK, Pitino took them to three Final Fours, five Elite Eights and a National Championship. Pitino has lost in the second round or sooner 7 times while at U of L, twice making the NIT. U of L has a coach who is years past his prime. It’s cute watching them over-hype a top 35 team year after year.

Remember fellow UK fans the logic U of L fans will use. They beat UCONN last year twice. That means they were better than UK. If U of L would beat IU later in the season that would also mean they are better than UK. Sadly this is an actual debate from U of L fans. Sad that their program has came to that. U of L is what it is – a program built for not making the Sweet 16.

(Morehead State proves U of L wasn’t even the 2nd best team in the state last year)

UK vs. U of L 12/31/11 – Nation’s best college basketball rivalry

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I try to be the most honest fan there is. I never root or bet against UK. Even when UK is bad or below average I still bet for them to win against U of L. This year looks to be a classic in the making. Of course in a rivalry anything can happen. These types of games never end the way they should. Last year everyone thought it was going to be a close game. Instead, UK hammered U of L. The year before that everyone thought UK would win by 20 or more. Instead, they won by nine. Below is how I believe the teams match-up.

 

Coaching – Even. Pitino is a future hall of famer, and should already be in there. He isn’t the best of the best that he once was, but the man can still coach and motivate players. Calipari is the top recruiter in the game today, and great motivator. His X’s and O’s aren’t up to par with Pitino, but he can make average players (Josh Harrellson ring a bell?) play like a top ten NBA draft pick on any given day.

Starters – UK has the edge. They have five future first round NBA draft picks. These five guys can all play great basketball. They are quick, physical, great defensively; most can play multiply positions and better shooters than the past two UK teams.

Bench – Louisville has the edge. Louisville can go 9 or 10 deep. UK can maybe go 7, with Miller being the only true threat. Louisville can sub any position with multiply players, making them hard to defend. Louisville’s bench may be as good as their starters.

Strength of schedule – UK has a slight edge. U of L has the higher RPI, but has no wins against any current top 25 team. UK has beaten Kansas and UNC, both top 15 teams, with UNC being a top five team. People say strength of schedule doesn’t matter, but it does. UK proved that last year against U of L.

Offense – U of L has the edge. They are way more consistent than UK. UK may be scoring more points a game, but at times, UK looks lost on the court. Their point guard play has me worried most.

Defense – Even. Many UK fans will disagree with this and say UK is much better. But UK and U of L play two very different styles of defense. UK can block shots better than any team in the nation but they get schooled a lot behind the three point line. U of L’s full court press and zone is second to none. However, U of L falls asleep under the basket a lot, even against much weaker opponents.

Crowd – UK has the edge. U of L will bring a lot of fans to Rupp. But UK fans will still dominate the crowd. UK also doesn’t like to lose at home. And they don’t lose under Calipari at Rupp.

 

Score,

UK 73, U of L 70.

Feel free to tell me what you believe the score will be.

Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio – disgrace to real fans

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I don’t know Matt Jones who runs Kentucky Sports Radio. He seems like a nice person. Jones graduated from Duke believe it or not. However, he remained loyal to UK. So I don’t doubt his loyalty what so ever. But Jones and the majority of his followers at Kentucky Sports Radio are exactly what are wrong with sports fans. Just read over the daily comments left over there if you don’t believe me.

Jones and his followers believe UK can do no wrong. When UK loses they always find an excuse for it. When they win it’s always a major victory. They also overrate every move UK makes and underrate all of UK’s opponents. At times I wonder is the website actually satire or are these people serious… or that dumb?

Reading comments prior to the IU game was pure laughter. People claimed UK would win by as much as 40. For a week every other post was nearly one attacking IU and their fans. I agree that IU fans are a racist joke. But IU was no joke. I actually told people that UK would have a hard game against IU. When UK lost the people at Kentucky Sports Radio had every excuse in the book. Sad to say, but the IU fans got the last laugh.

I can’t stand U of L’s fan base. They are a joke and probably the most fair-weather fan base in the nation. But when U of L is good, I’ll be the first to admit it. Their basketball team is no joke this year. They deserve to be ranked as high as they are. Read Kentucky Sports Radio. They make it seem at least 30-40 teams are better than U of L. Give me a break. I’m a hardcore UK fan, but really? U of L is undefeated and UK isn’t. End of debate!

When UK hired John Calipari, Jones and his fans cheered it on like it was a blessing. Here is a scumbag that had two Final Fours taken down at two different schools. A man that has dozens upon dozens of wins erased.  As a UK fan, I love to win more than anybody. But I like to win the right way, not the Eddie Sutton way. Debate all you want. There’s no difference in Calipari and Sutton. But are cheaters and pieces of shit that lack class.

Listen, my friends over at Kentucky Sports Radio. I respect your passion and love for UK. I’ve spent many hours watching their games with my father, a UK fan. Nobody has more love for UK than I do. But let’s start being realistic and use some common sense. Let’s stop crying about losing to Duke in 1992, hating Pitino because he moved on and the fact we suck in football. That’s life. Nobody is out to get us. Start acting like dedicated fans and not complete nut-cases.

Indiana Fans – racism 101

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For years America was a very segregated place. Blacks and whites didn’t eat together, serve in the military together and the thought of dating/marriage was unheard of. Those days are long gone. Even in sports we had segregation. People in America have changed, and changed for the better. Well, most people have.

(17,000 whites – Neo-Nazi rally or IU basketball game?)

I am not sure which fan base is more racist, that of Indiana’s or that of Duke’s. Indiana (IU)’s fan base is indeed, a sad joke. They are one of the most white fan bases I’ve ever seen. Even white players normally dominate the make-up of their team, something rarely seen these days. Watching their fans at a sporting event is like watching the Klan having a get together. It’s nothing but thousands of white faces in the crowd.

This is a fan base that for years supported a man that cussed out players and refs, threw items at people, threaten anyone he didn’t like and even went as far as choking and slapping players. What a role model, right? When IU finally had the balls to fire him, the fan base went nuts. IU hired Mike Davis, a black man, who in three years took IU to a Final Four. How did IU and their fan base repay him? Simple, they fired him. Davis was fired for being black in Indiana.

In more recent times the racism of IU clearly shows. Watching them play Kentucky (UK) was clear proof. All the fan base could talk about was their white boy Zeller taking on UK’s black boy Davis. White spoiled brat taking on UK’s “black boy from the ghetto” was all the hype. It must have been what legendry black boxer Jack Johnson heard every time he had to fight a white boxer. Reading IU comments prior to the game was almost like reading Nazi propaganda from the 1930’s.

(IU fans get ready for the Halftime Show)

Reports from UK fans who attended the game were sad. UK fans reported threats, not being served at bars and being spit on. Others reported hearing many racist remarks from the IU fan base. Watching the game I realized that UK had more black players on their team than blacks actually in Assembly Hall. Every time a UK player scored or did something good you could see the complete hatred of IU fans. The loudest cheers always came when one of IU’s white players scored or made a good defensive play.

After a lucky shot won the game for the IU, all hell broke loose. Thousands of screaming white IU fans stormed the court in complete insanity. They ran around not worrying about the safety of others, mainly that of the mostly black UK team that was still on the court. Watching these morons almost made me forget that I was watching a basketball game. I thought I was watching Nazis burning books on the History Channel.

Why was there so much hate toward UK? I have never seen UK act in this manner toward IU fans or players. Why did the ninth game of the season mean so much for IU? The answers to those two questions are simple. First off, UK is a mostly black team, with five black starters. IU is the exact opposite. IU fan base is also mostly white. It was “white vs. black”. Secondly, the game meant so much to IU because their “white boys” beat UK’s “black boys”. It was the opposite of the 1966 NCAA Championship game, a game that has been dramatize for race instead of being one hell of a basketball game. The same happened here.

I heard IU fans call UK fans like myself a cheater, redneck and white trash. None of those are true. Even if they were, I’d rather be those things than a racist like the IU fan base. IU won the game, life moves on. I hope that one day Indiana and their fans can move on like the majority of the nation and not see race. It’s 2011, not 1951. I wonder what Gene Hackman thinks?