Just Between You and I
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I never actively want us to lose.
I have found myself laughing at how bad we suck several times this year though.
I have found myself laughing at how bad we suck several times this year though.
The people upset with losing I get. The people who want to fire Cal for UK sucking I get, Those are the Kentucky fans I know and understand. But the dipshits offended by kneeling can **** off. Leave the fan base. We will be fine with out you.
I would never want UK to lose in any sport. But doesn’t mean I’m ok with Cal and his traveling clown show right now.
At the very least he needs a slap in the face or a kick in the *** to regain his focus . This year SHOULD be a wake up call . But I’m not sure that works on a narcissist .
This. I just can't feel that way. I am very frustrated with Cal and all the political nonsense he allowed, but I can't root for UK to lose. The kneeling definitely made me want him to leave and I still do.
You’d have an easy time getting tickets for every game if that happened. You’re fooling yourself if you don't think the vast majority of UK fans had a problem with that .
Yep. I'm a Kentucky fan. Not a fan of whoever is coaching. The kids are kids and misguided, he's an adult who should know better. There is no world where I will ever respect him again.
I don’t think I would. The game has passed those people by. It’s time for you to move on.
This is absolutely where I was with Marvin Lewis in his last few years. At some point you realize that only tons of losing will get the coach to move on/be asked to move on. Cal has been trending down for some time and at this point, YES, it would be best for the program if we lost every game left in the schedule.
You are as aware about the UK fan base as Calipari.
Yea I’ve lived in Kentucky all my life and I’m confident the people aren’t as ignorant and backwards as you think. Keep running with that.
I can’t stand him either. I watched an NBA game tonight and forgot UK was playing. Hopefully I’ll catch a replay so I can have a few moments of laughter watching Cal looking like a moron. I enjoy seeing how he seems to be cracking. Press conference me after yet another loss really shows how desperate he has become.
Exactly! They would brush it off to the side and act like it's nothing. It won't make me do that because some on here think kneeling isn't a big deal and how we are just overreacting.
Nope. I just put that on there to see which moron would state the obvious
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Tough year. Clarke available and they win a few more games and make the tourney. But still not competitive.
Next year depends on who might return but on paper it looks like the same basic problem will persist. No shooters.
Next year depends on who might return but on paper it looks like the same basic problem will persist. No shooters.
Yeah I honestly thought Cal's backwards priorities really rubbed me the wrong way but I guess I kinda figured maybe this was the new current reality or something. Still and forgive me if I sound crazy but who cares how many top draft picks we produce or whatever...it doesn't help our UK team none! And how the heck are we supposed to get vital experience when over half our guys just make a one year pit stop and skedaddle? Don't any kids in Kentucky shoot hoops off their barn/garage and dream of being a Wildcat anymore?
Almost that bad for me. I was vaguely aware that UK had a game tonight but, didn't know what time or what channel and didn't care enough to search for it. That's a new low for me.
Been to Final Fours, SEC Tourney and plenty of big time games in Rupp but, now I'm at the point where I just don't give a ****.
For the first time since the 1960’s I dread every game. I don’t expect to win something I have never felt since I became a fan. I want things to change, that will NOT happen as long as we have our current coach. So I ask myself what would have to happen for Cal to leave as he is not going to be fired. My only thought is if we lose every game the rest of the season, the psychological pressure would be so great he would leave of his own volition. The season is toast, so if sucking out the rest of the schedule does the job , so be it.
That’s about where I’m at. I’ve grown completely apathetic, which is something I never thought would be possible. My heart rate hasn’t eclipsed 80 beats per minute since football ended. Oh the irony.
Yeah I honestly thought Cal's backwards priorities really rubbed me the wrong way but I guess I kinda figured maybe this was the new current reality or something. Still and forgive me if I sound crazy but who cares how many top draft picks we produce or whatever...it doesn't help our UK team none! And how the heck are we supposed to get vital experience when over half our guys just make a one year pit stop and skedaddle? Don't any kids in Kentucky shoot hoops off their barn/garage and dream of being a Wildcat anymore?
Yeah they are kids like that, they are out there .. we have one on the roster now who has been so mistreated he will transfer . The kid who played zero minutes in the second half while hot shot Devin Askew threw the ball all over the gym and does nothing for us .. that’s how you never get that special Ky kid again . Ever .
I don't care about the kneeling. That plays no factor for me. I care about turning our program around before it falls into obscurity. That's why Ive been waving a red flag for years.
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I think its safe to say at this point that Mitch fully understands this season is lost.
The question is does he give Cal a pass for Covid?
When you are an AD and your athletic program that usually turns a profit is down $35m, he is probably asking if he gets a pass as well.
I don't presume to know what Mitch is thinking but I do full believe either he is having some tough conversations with Cal or someone is having a tough conversation with him.
As for kneeling, doesn't really matter if you think the fans that are against it are out of touch.
The program needs those old fans more than ever because they aren't being replaced with new fans. And until the UK basketball program figures out a way to bring excitement back to the program with the fans to where it has a fervent following, then you don't do anything to piss them off.
UK mens basketball is a business, and business is bad. The worst its been in 100 years. You don't irritate old customers when you can't attract new ones. This isn't a case of the customer is always right, this is a case of your business model is failing and you made a decision to intentionally lose more sales.
Cal knows it now, but he got swept up in the being woke with his kids moment and wanted to show he had their back. What he should have done is considered the larger picture. Its a case of him putting himself and his players ahead of the program.
The question is does he give Cal a pass for Covid?
When you are an AD and your athletic program that usually turns a profit is down $35m, he is probably asking if he gets a pass as well.
I don't presume to know what Mitch is thinking but I do full believe either he is having some tough conversations with Cal or someone is having a tough conversation with him.
As for kneeling, doesn't really matter if you think the fans that are against it are out of touch.
The program needs those old fans more than ever because they aren't being replaced with new fans. And until the UK basketball program figures out a way to bring excitement back to the program with the fans to where it has a fervent following, then you don't do anything to piss them off.
UK mens basketball is a business, and business is bad. The worst its been in 100 years. You don't irritate old customers when you can't attract new ones. This isn't a case of the customer is always right, this is a case of your business model is failing and you made a decision to intentionally lose more sales.
Cal knows it now, but he got swept up in the being woke with his kids moment and wanted to show he had their back. What he should have done is considered the larger picture. Its a case of him putting himself and his players ahead of the program.
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Agreed, the only thing we have to hang our hat on this year now is, will Kansass surpass us in all time wins. While possible, I don't think probable.
Cal has always told us that it's about kids and getting them to the next level. Oh he wants to win, yeah, but it's a byproduct. That comes after the kids get theirs.Yeah I honestly thought Cal's backwards priorities really rubbed me the wrong way but I guess I kinda figured maybe this was the new current reality or something. Still and forgive me if I sound crazy but who cares how many top draft picks we produce or whatever...it doesn't help our UK team none! And how the heck are we supposed to get vital experience when over half our guys just make a one year pit stop and skedaddle? Don't any kids in Kentucky shoot hoops off their barn/garage and dream of being a Wildcat anymore?
The fact that he’s staying the course, means getting guys like BJB and TC drafted, is still his #1 priority. Those guys were going pro even if they went to Idaho state, but he takes the credit for getting them there. Bizarre.
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I don't want them to lose. But I am more attached to the football team these days.
One other thing, as I read the post above I started laughing. True story. They struck me as kind of funny and no disrespect meant. I did not watch the game last night and haven't since the kneeling incident. I follow through the box score with the hope of victory but am not going to get excited about it anymore. This year is a bust both socially and competitively. I will just wait until the dust clears and we (the program) get back to actually worrying about basketball.
I have gotten past the anger now and just look on with indifference and sometimes just laugh it off.
I could see Jackson making an NBA roster. Boston, not so much.
False. just because you don't get them (understandable because of your past positions) not all fans are as intolerant as you.
False, the game has passed Cal and the SJW crowd by.
I am now in the indifferent mode and feel my attachment and heart slipping away.
I talk to other fans of UK and they feel the same. I have not talked with anyone who would be unhappy if Calipari left the team this afternoon, for good.
I really can not see him turning this around. The wounds are too deep and no one can trust a word out of his mouth.
I talk to other fans of UK and they feel the same. I have not talked with anyone who would be unhappy if Calipari left the team this afternoon, for good.
I really can not see him turning this around. The wounds are too deep and no one can trust a word out of his mouth.
Most of this fan base is Morons. Look at this thread for example. Kentucky basketball is good year in and year out, except for this year when basically none of the top programs are good. Duke and UNC meet unranked for the first time in 50 years, a literal pandemic destroyed the off season so all these teams that are usually up to par by now just aren’t. Half this board thinks Allen is some god because he can sometimes shoot the 3, some on here now think Billy Gillespie is the reason Cal has a title here. Absolute Morons.
I bet you wear 12 masks when you leave your house.