The Bloom is off
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That's fair. I get that. I personally think - don't post anything stupid, because if someone throws it in your face, you can't get away from it. Don't hit send, as Herm Edwards said. Own what you say. I believe all that. But i also get what you say - people can and do use this place to vent in the heat of the moment.
But to me there's a difference between someone saying something hot in the middle of a disappointing loss.......vs someone a day or two later just complaining about our coach and wanting him gone. As i said in another thread, if you say things that sound exactly like what a rival fan would say, you're doing it wrong, and people will naturally assume you're a troll or an idiot. What gets me, and others, is, this isn't IU or Louisville, where things have bottomed out over the last few years and, therefore, would give folks reasonable grounds to ***** and moan. As everyone knows - we've won more games, won more NCAA tournament games, more sweet 16s/elite 8s/final 4s than anyone else since Cal has been here. In short.....if you find yourself complaining much in the midst of that kind of success....again, you're not doing it right, and possibly need to examine your perspective.
Main thing, I think, is this place can get overrun with the negativity at times - again, in the midst of all that success I just referenced. People get tired of it, so you're going to get some "back in your face" in that setting. I can't tell, never could tell, if that negativity is coming from 3% of posters or 35% or whatever, a little or a lot. I do know a few bad apples can create a vibe. And I also know, again in that setting, everyone gets thrown into the same bucket - the guy who idiotically says "Cal is done" and the guy who is just venting with a normal complaint we all might make, all get thrown into the same stew......
I'll tell you what I have missed, hanging No. 9, when we have the No. 1 class in recruiting for the last 9 years. I really don't give a big rat's *** how many we send to the NBA. I don't believe the NBA is paying Coach Cal's salary. I bleed BLUE, not NBA colors.
OLD STOLL FIELD GUY!
It's obvious you are to ignorant to read what I said, and only make up what you want to say, I said.
OLD STOLL FIELD GUY!
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You are truly stupid. As Al McGuire said, "UK had it before X, and they will have it after X." Alabama is the same in football as we are in basketball. Schools will get bad coaches, but they will get rid of them and come back. When Cal's gone, we will still be UK, just as we have been after previous coaches were gone.
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Good god give it a rest. You made an historically stupid post and got called on it.
Own it.
The OP is the king of idiotic gibberish, so no surprise. He aint gettin’ no younger, his clock is ticking and nothing short of a title will bring him “happiness”. Seems to be a theme around here with several of “the fossils”.
Has he said yet how he’s a WW2 fighter hero and is above you? He usually breaks that one out.
Some think that because they are 90 years old, Cal owes them something. Pure selfishness, honestly.
* I did not bump this abomination of a thread.
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A lot of us tried to calm people down, explain how it was early and how we were improving, that you could see the potential for greatness, but we just got called sunshine pumpers and homers.
So Cal is great for getting the team back to the level they were in July when he got them?
Those teams we played were trash with zero desire to play defense. Try harder. Actually, don’t. Let us sane fans enjoy this ride.
Ha! It’s stupid but also clever so I award you 1 point.
Why? Why bring this thread up?
It’s just unnecessary.
Back when this thread started we sucked. When we suck, fans appropriately bring it up.
We sucked against Arkansas 3 nights ago. People are going to bring it up and talk about it.
If we play great tomorrow and win, people will talk about it.
If we suck tomorrow and lose by 20, guess what? We’re going to be posting about it.
Some of you try to complicate this stuff.
It’s just unnecessary.
Back when this thread started we sucked. When we suck, fans appropriately bring it up.
We sucked against Arkansas 3 nights ago. People are going to bring it up and talk about it.
If we play great tomorrow and win, people will talk about it.
If we suck tomorrow and lose by 20, guess what? We’re going to be posting about it.
Some of you try to complicate this stuff.
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One of those trash teams beat Michigan who turned out to be pretty good. This team would be #1 is Cal just never coached them.
Cry it all out man. Cal doesn’t mind you blaming your life on him. He can take it.
....... the bloom is off for the worst posters here. They are officially scrambling. Enjoy your Strohs or Schlitz.
Nothing else needs to be said after this post. It says it all.
You've been watching as close as anyone here. We got blown out in game one with no defensive principals. Do you see tomorrow's game as a possible 20-point loss because of losing Travis or the Ark game? I just don't see anything other than a win or close loss. I don't see my scenario as unreasonable either.
I’m with you Jimmy to some degree.
I don’t think there’s much of a chance of us getting blown out.
I can see us winning by a decent margin though. 10-15 points. The reason I think this is a possibility is our defense matches up well with them. They don’t have some Naz Reid type dude who blocks shots and rebounds like crazy.
All this being said, I think it comes down to who makes, and guards the 3 better. The inside matchup is probably going to be about a wash.
What's the time limit for bumping old threads in your rulebook ?
The way I look at it, this thread sucks. The people who "liked" this thread sucked. When threads and other posters suck, people are going to bring it up.
If you don't like it take it up with the admins. As for now anybody can bump any thread they want. Why ? To point out to people how much their threads suck.
I don’t think anyone is angry at you just pointing out how silly it is to overreact.
Here’s the thing, the next time UK loses several people will come out of the woodwork
Look, we’re all UK fans. Well, at least 98% of the regulars that post here are.
I’ve said for the 12 years I’ve posted here, everyone has different ways of dealing with how the team plays.
Personality’s range from 1 to 1000.
Hell, I posted a couple of months ago that Cal was a below average Coach. Someone brought that quote by my dumbass up a couple of weeks ago.
Did I really mean that? No. I was drunk and pissed off at the time.
I just don’t see the point of bringing old, negative threads up. We all want the best for this University.
I’m at the Marriott in Knoxville now, and I might post something stupid tomorrow. That’s ok. Message boards are made for losers like me.
As an old Racetrack buddy said to me years ago after a really bad day betting the ponies, we’ll gettem tomorrow!
Usually posters that are quick to be highly critical can’t stand to be criticized for what they post, they don’t want any accountability. They can dish it out but can’t take it.
I agree with you, mostly. But threads like this tend to bring out the other 2% in droves, I don't have a problem with folks rubbing it in their faces. They come here to have their fun at our expense, to dance on our grave prematurely, nothing wrong with reminding them when they look stupid.
Yeah, I can see both sides. Probably because I’ve been on both sides.
I think DellOwl said it best a few months ago. I’m about 50% likable with my posts. and about 50% unlikable with my posts.
The only thing I truly care about is the success of this University. I love being a Kentuckian, and I’m truly blessed to have been born a Kentucky fan.
Cool stuff.
Did you know one of those schools you speak of Villanova has q coach that coached there 19 years before winning one and has had several 5 star guards, also has had numerous one seeds and not really advanced past the 2nd rd much until he finally got one in 2016.
Now ask yourself. How bad would you have wanted to run run Jay Wright out of town...bc you actually think you would have given him that long to win a championship, especially after that many 1 seeds in the old big east.
Some of you are so clueless its laughable.
Also in a one and out tournament the best team.always doesnt win. If duke doesnt win this year with 3 top 5 draft picks has the bloom fall off coach k? Hasnt be coached like 20 plus more years than Cal? With a 1999 team that had 5 lottery, not just 1st rd, picks on the roster and didnt even get to a final four. Duke should have ran him off then I suppose.
When Some of you are ready to tighten the noose after regular season games bc they are life and death its hilarious.
Relax man.
Jay Wright is an awesome Coach. Cals in the Hall of Fame. He needs a second title though.
Except Villanova isn’t Kentucky. And Cal doesn’t have five titles. I think everyone agrees with your premise that Cal is a great coach but he’s not above criticism. Wright at Nova and Coach K really are because win 5 titles at Duke or 2 at Nova earns that.
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