Will you watch our next game?

[LineSkiCat14]

Self won a bunch of big 12 titles, made some final fours. Kansas fans want him gone for the most part. Duke fans, yeah, K just came off 4 titles and 5+ final fours, that earns you some leeway. Calipari was losing against ranked teams at an awful clip, stopped winning the SEC, eventually stopped winning in the NCAAT and trashing the fanbase in pressers.


But you have to remember, those “delusional expectations” are why UK is the pinnacle.

Idk, are we the pinnacle now? I think delusional expectations are maybe why we are, where we are, right now.

 

[RunninRichie]

Idk, are we the pinnacle now? I think delusional expectations are maybe why we are, where we are, right now.

All time, is what i meant. The expectations are why we have 8 titles with 5 coaches. Calipari won one NCAAT game in 5 seasons. That’s not delusional.

 

[The_Answer1313_rivals]

I promise you, im not watching lol. Because there's nothing to gain for me. They could beat North Virginia (idk if thats even who the opponent is) by 40.. it doesnt mean anything when we get beat by 20 by top25 teams.

Idk if its because I have young kids or what, but I probably will completely forget that we are playing.

And this is coming from someone who scheduled their breaks and days off at their mall job around Kentucky games. I would leave my post sometimes and sneak off to watch John Wall, rip a shot and a beer and one of the various mall bars (underrated bar crawl idea, let me tell you), and then head back to the store. I wouldnt miss a minute of anything.

I guess maybe I should have prefaced that lol.

I'm more or less talking about the ppl that were planning on watching the Nortern Arizona game until the UK KU game happened lol.

The majority of those ppl regardless of what they say here are still watching. As we are getting older, I get other priotities take over in importance here.

 

[JASUN74]

Trying to gauge the mood of BBN

Unless the good lord has a need to take my eyes I’ll be watching every time we hit the floor. Hopefully something clicks with this group and they go on a run, if not, it’s time to have some conversations. I’d rather have Zoom try to go after 10 assists every game more so than points, Be more of a point guard than just a scorer. We’ve got some good players so hopefully they can fix it.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

All time, is what i meant. The expectations are why we have 8 titles with 5 coaches. Calipari won one NCAAT game in 5 seasons. That’s not delusional.

Well 4 seasons, one was a canceled. Weirdly enough, Duke, UNC, UofL, Kansas, Florida, Tennessee, Uconn and Indiana also didnt win a tournament game that year.

But I agree, the two early flame outs stung. Do I think they really reflect those two teams abilities, potential, and what they won at the end of the day, not really. I know those were "great" teams, just like I think Popes 1st year was a great team. I put more stock into the tournament being much more of a crap shoot than many fans want to admit. Otherwise a school like Kansas wouldnt lose to Bucknell, Bradley, Stanford, Northern Iowa, etc. But to each their own.

 

[meteordealer]

ROFL delusional and high on copium I see. They destroyed us and if your argument is that it's easy to win at home then why did we get completely humiliated by Alabama? Did our sound system just go out in the second half lol?

We don't pipe artificial crowd noise through the PA system like Tennessee does. Keep on trolling though.

 

[Omega_X]

I MIGHT watch a little of it on my phone while on the treadmill at the gym. The one and only reason I would is because it’s a sure win. If it was against a power 4 team then no chance I’d watch.

 

[Omega_X]

Nothing would make me miss Calipari. As bad as things are, I still have zero desire to go back to the bs that first sapped my interest & induced my apathy. I’ve been halfway checked out since like 2019 & have struggled to watch entire games, ever since. So, nothing will likely change this season. I’ll watch, or, at least try to watch. But, my attention span & expectations will be extremely low.

Like most everyone here, I don’t think I missed one second of a game from 1978-2018. I planned my life around the schedule & even chose UK basketball over a fiancé when I was given a bs ultimatum. No regrets, the 2005 region final against MSU was the game in question.

I’m hopeful that at some point in the near future we will hire the right guy & bring the program & my interest back to where they should be. But, I also hate the state of the game, currently. So, idk if I’ll ever regain the same level of interest & enjoyment that I had for most of my life. UK returning to form sure would help. But, I might be too far gone at this point. Sucks.

This sounds exactly like me. There’s literally absolutely nothing that would make me want Cal back outside of him magically regaining his magic and going to final fours every year like he did early on here. That ain’t happening though. Even then it’d be tough because by the end I literally hated the guy. Had the urge to punch him anytime I saw his face or heard his voice. Major difference from how I felt about him his first 7 years here when I thought he might actually be able to walk on water.

As for games, I started watching UK as a little kid in the early 90’s. I literally did not miss a single minute of any game or BBM until around 2021-22. My family got to a point where if they knew UK played they wouldn’t even bother asking me to do anything that would make me miss the game because that was out of the question. Last 5 years though I’ve likely missed more games than I’ve watched. I’ll only watch the ones I know for sure we will win. So basically any game against power 4 teams is out of the question. If we happen to win then I might watch the replay. I just reached a point where I’m no longer willing to make myself mad for 2+ hours watching something that I knew was going to piss me off beforehand.

Truthfully if I could press a button that would transport me to October 2027 with Oats as coach I’d do it in a heartbeat and I wouldn’t feel a bit of regret missing this entire season.

 

[RedwoodHigh]

It's not about throwing a fit. It's about apathy. Any real fan understands the difference.

Real fans are never apathetic.
Disgusted - Disappointed- Hurt - Sad - Vocal ? Hell Yes!

 

[loublue22_rivals308424]

 

[RunninRichie]

Coming to Rupp soon

 

[Ash Williams]

Real fans are never apathetic.
Disgusted - Disappointed- Hurt - Sad - Vocal ? Hell Yes!

Yeah no. You don’t get to define fan parameters.

 

[DelkBowl]

I’ll start it but won’t finish it. I’m putting up Christmas decorations.

 

[Farsight Clone]

Might skip it and play phantom blade 0. UK games are comedic relief for me nowadays. Just play the benny hill theme, while you watch. It’s hilarious.

Based as the kids call it lol

 

[JDHoss]

Yes, but not live. I'm going to watch Jacksonville Raines @ West Boca Raton in the FHSAA Open Division football playoffs tonight. I watch all of the games, but unless it's a night game that doesn't conflict with something else like football or a concert, I record the games and it has nothing to do with Pope and/or our struggles. The game of college basketball in general has become a garbage product that is hard to watch unless you have a rooting interest in a team.