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[Dawg61]

Kentucky in danger. Down 4 15 minutes left.

[cbrunt29]

I hate Notre Dame

[War Machine Dawg]

I hate Notre Dame

Can both teams lose?

[Dawg61]

Can both teams lose?

Go Kentucky!

[DancingRabbit]

Yeah, I'd love to see KY lose, but I hate ND worse.

ETA, ND does have the best shooters in the tourney. If you don't stay in their grill they will fill it up.

[JohnnyQuid]

Gotta pull for the SEC and i absolutely hate ND. Go big blue

[smootness]

This has just been a brilliant gameplan by ND. Everyone said they had to shoot a ton of 3s, and they've done the opposite. Spread them out, create tons of space inside the arc, and use Kentucky's size against them trying to guard quicker guys off the dribble.

Getting tons of easy baskets at the rim.

[Dawg61]

Wonder how many millions of dollars are on Kentucky winning the tournament

[BulldogBear]

Normally I'd pull for SEC, but I'm ready for the blue and white farce that claims to be a college basketball team to lose. This program is an embarrassment to anyone who was ever a student athlete. Yeah I know there are plenty of others, but KY basketball is their poster child. They flaunt their semi pro team and don't care. If they win its pathetic how think they have actually accomplished something.


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On a side note it was sad to hear the last KY basketball player to actually graduate died of a heart attack today at the age of 67****

[smootness]

This is unbelievable. Little ND is out rebounding Kentucky, including 12 on the offensive end.

[msstate7]

Normally I'd pull for SEC, but I'm ready for the blue and white farce that claims to be a college basketball team to lose. This program is an embarrassment to anyone who was ever a student athlete. Yeah I know there are plenty of others, but KY basketball is their poster child. They flaunt their semi pro team and don't care. If they win its pathetic how think they have actually accomplished something.


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On a side note it was sad to hear the last KY basketball player to actually graduate died of a heart attack today at the age of 67****

So I take it you don't want Malik Newman?

[War Machine Dawg]

So I take it you don't want Malik Newman?

Yep. Blame the NBA for a shitty one-and-done rule. They either should have left it as it was or made it a mandatory two years. The one and done had made the college game infinitely worse.

[smootness]

I don't know how any non-UK fan could be rooting for them here.

[BulldogBear]

So I take it you don't want Malik Newman?
You can't compare us getting one phenom player to KY basketball program. And yes I think the rule should be changed or something, anything to reign it in and at least pretend they're student athletes.

[Dawg61]

What a knockdown drag out battle this is! Great game

[Dawg61]

I don't know how any non-UK fan could be rooting for them here.

$500 says otherwise

[smootness]

$500 says otherwise

You have money on this?

[msstate7]

I don't know how any non-UK fan could be rooting for them here.

Conference money. Kentucky winning puts more money in our cohen buyout fund*

[smootness]

Screw conference. This would be glorious if ND pulls it out.

[msstate7]

You can't compare us getting one phenom player to KY basketball program. And yes I think the rule should be changed or something, anything to reign it in and at least pretend they're student athletes.

If we could get 5 Malik newman's this year, you wouldn't take them?

[smootness]

If we could get 5 Malik newman's this year, you wouldn't take them?

Of course we would. And we should expect everyone to root against us.

[BulldogBear]

A ND player named Canaughton with a little red leprechaun beard. Perfect.

[JohnnyQuid]

wow. huge 3 from harrison from DEEP

[smootness]

wow. huge 3 from harrison from DEEP

And a huge response on the other end. This is amazing.

[msstate7]

Of course we would. And we should expect everyone to root against us.

That's what I'm getting at. People say they hate what Kentucky does, but they'd do the same if they could.

[BulldogBear]

Great game.

Yes I would take 5 Malik Newman's... But it wouldn't't feel as great as accomplishing the same thing under a better system of management.

[smootness]

That's what I'm getting at. People say they hate what Kentucky does, but they'd do the same if they could.

Obviously. But everyone else is still going to hate it.

[JohnnyQuid]

And a huge response on the other end. This is amazing.

no kidding

[Dawg61]

You have money on this?

On Kentucky winning it all so yes

[BulldogBear]

And until we actually start 3-5 freshmen a year with deep tourney runs I'm not gonna feel hypocrical to criticize KY for NCAA sanctioned cheating.

[msstate7]

Great game.

Yes I would take 5 Malik Newman's... But it wouldn't't feel as great as accomplishing the same thing under a better system of management.

I agree with that

[smootness]

On Kentucky winning it all so yes

I'm never putting anything on one team at 50/50, no matter who it is.

[JohnnyQuid]

towns is a man among boys here

[Dawg61]

A ND player named Canaughton with a little red leprechaun beard. Perfect.

And Batman socks. Seriously

[msstate7]

towns is a man among boys here

He has been all year

[BulldogBear]

And until we actually start 3-5 freshmen a year with deep tourney runs I'm not gonna feel hypocrical to criticize KY for NCAA sanctioned cheating.

But I Don't see us ever being able to do that!

[Dawg61]

I'm never putting anything on one team at 50/50, no matter who it is.

Never been a team even close to that line till now. Had to do it.

[Dawg61]

He has been all year

He's a top two pick with Okafor

[BulldogBear]

ND ball. Sweet. Can't bring myself to say go Irish so, I'll say blow Wildcats.

[smootness]

Never been a team even close to that line till now. Had to do it.

You had to do it because the odds were worse?

[mcain31]

I hope Kentucky pulls it out. They are one of the few teams I'd pay to watch

[Dawg61]

First turnover in 29 minutes for ND! They can't possibly play better than they are. I've gained a ton of respect for ND.

[msstate7]

Better make both

[Dawg61]

You had to do it because the odds were worse?

That's one way to look at it

[Dawg61]

YES!!!!!

[msstate7]

They're really good

[JohnnyQuid]

awesome game. bigtime freethrows, kid has some stones

[BulldogBear]

And the NBA minor league team wins again.

This is like Alabama winning the Sun Belt in football and hollering "Hell yeah! Suck it SEC! We bad!"

[smootness]

Dang it. Awesome game.

[smootness]

Can Calipari stop using his freshmen as an excuse? Good grief, it's ridiculous.

[msstate7]

Can Calipari stop using his freshmen as an excuse? Good grief, it's ridiculous.

Until the rule is changed, I have a feeling he'll continue to use that excuse for years

[RBritt]

He's abusing the one and done shit. That was like watching a triple a minor league team play a college team. Cal is a scumbag but damn at all the players he has.

[smootness]

Until the rule is changed, I have a feeling he'll continue to use that excuse for years

It's so stupid. Laughable on its face.

First, it's his choice. Second, there are a ton of teams who rely on at least 2-3 freshmen. He has 4. Boo hoo.

[Dawg61]

Dang it. Awesome game.

Really was. This is one of those we'll remember 15 years from now. Notre Dame played their asses off vs those big boys! I would love to watch a team like ND had tonight all season. Easy to root for those guys! Auguste, Batman, Greene and the dorky white boy. Pretty fun team to watch.

[smootness]

Yeah, ND surprised me all year. Pretty much dominated Duke for most of the game in the ACC semis.

[Dawg61]

It's so stupid. Laughable on its face.

First, it's his choice. Second, there are a ton of teams who rely on at least 2-3 freshmen. He has 4. Boo hoo.

Most veteran team he's ever had I think. Quit whining Cal

[smootness]

I'm past hating them for the 1 and done stuff. Don't really care about that, I hate them because they're Kentucky and they're good.

But there are even times where I might root for them, then Calipari opens his mouth again. Definition of smug.

[HSVDawg]

Yeah, ND surprised me all year. Pretty much dominated Duke for most of the game in the ACC semis.

I don't really get all the ND hate. It isn't their football team, which I'll admit is easy to hate due to them being overhyped every single year. Not to mention them being too good to join a conference. I actually respect their basketball program though. Brey is a great coach and tactician, and his teams play in the toughest conference in college basketball. They also play an entertaining brand of basketball that makes them competitive against teams with superior talent.

It's like if UK football was chasing an upset over Florida State or somebody, are all the folks on here that hate UK basketball going to root for FSU?

[Bully13]

I don't really get all the ND hate. It isn't their football team, which I'll admit is easy to hate due to them being overhyped every single year. Not to mention them being too good to join a conference. I actually respect their basketball program though. Brey is a great coach and tactician, and his teams play in the toughest conference in college basketball. They also play an entertaining brand of basketball that makes them competitive against teams with superior talent.

It's like if UK football was chasing an upset over Florida State or somebody, are all the folks on here that hate UK basketball going to root for FSU?

do you know anything about the scandal at notre dame around 20 years ago? this young woman "embezzled" 1.4 million as a bookkeeper and used it to pay notre dame football players. over several years this went on. she even had a child from one of the players. kimberly dunbar. go google it. she was sentenced to 4 yrs but hardly did any time at all. notre dame got hardly NO penalties. when I think of penalties we've gotten for doing almost nothing, I can help but hate notre dame and other schools who espn likes to blow and talk about them like they do nothing wrong, "clean program" and all that other bullshit.