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ukfaninva
11-09-2006, 10:07 AM
By John Clay
HERALD-LEADER SPORTS COLUMNIST
It's time to put aside the differences, the bitterness and the rancor. Time to see that, in reality, the Red and Blue are standing on common ground. So time for both to focus on the task at hand: build a better future.
No, we're not talking about the political footballs from the mid-term election.
We're talking real football and late-season challenges.
We're talking UK and U of L, who as fate would have it here in the second week of November, occupy eerily similar circumstances.
Both are fresh off the most significant wins in the tenures of their respective coaches. Louisville has that wonderfully wacky 44-34 win over West Virginia last Thursday. Kentucky has its own goal-post keepsake after beating Georgia 24-20 on Saturday.
Both have open roads and blue skies ahead. No. 3 in the rankings, Louisville can crash the BCS Championship party if it wins out. Now 5-4, Kentucky is but one win away from becoming bowl eligible, two wins from a better bowl.
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/sports/15966603.htm
LAcat
11-09-2006, 04:36 PM
ukfaninva wrote: By John Clay
HERALD-LEADER SPORTS COLUMNIST
It's time to put aside the differences, the bitterness and the rancor. Time to see that, in reality, the Red and Blue are standing on common ground. So time for both to focus on the task at hand: build a better future.
No, we're not talking about the political footballs from the mid-term election.
We're talking real football and late-season challenges.
We're talking UK and U of L, who as fate would have it here in the second week of November, occupy eerily similar circumstances.
Both are fresh off the most significant wins in the tenures of their respective coaches. Louisville has that wonderfully wacky 44-34 win over West Virginia last Thursday. Kentucky has its own goal-post keepsake after beating Georgia 24-20 on Saturday.
Both have open roads and blue skies ahead. No. 3 in the rankings, Louisville can crash the BCS Championship party if it wins out. Now 5-4, Kentucky is but one win away from becoming bowl eligible, two wins from a better bowl.
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/sports/15966603.htm
I agree entirely with this. I'm hoping Louisville trounces Rutgers big time tonight and goes on to meet Ohio State in NC game. I'm equally hoping Kentucky beats Vanderbilt and finally Tennessee.
Brian McCat
11-09-2006, 04:39 PM
How does Louisville having success help Kentucky in any way? If they win the MNC, then recruiting gets better for them, and the gap widens.
Sorry to our red-feathered neighbors, but I'm rooting for the Scarlet Knights tonight.
TrueblueCATfan
11-09-2006, 04:51 PM
Brian McCat wrote: How does Louisville having success help Kentucky in any way? If they win the MNC, then recruiting gets better for them, and the gap widens.
Sorry to our red-feathered neighbors, but I'm rooting for the Scarlet Knights tonight.
count me in on that too brian..............
AndyPopCat
11-09-2006, 04:54 PM
Brian McCat wrote: Sorry to our red-feathered neighbors, but I'm rooting for the Scarlet Knights tonight.
ditto
POEKLM
11-09-2006, 05:09 PM
I can't pull for UL anyway anyhow.
gerntz
11-09-2006, 05:26 PM
Brian McCat wrote: How does Louisville having success help Kentucky in any way? If they win the MNC, then recruiting gets better for them, and the gap widens.
Sorry to our red-feathered neighbors, but I'm images/buttons/decrease_indent.gifrooting for the Scarlet Knights tonight.
It's not neighborly to root against neighbors. Go LV!
Our recruiting is our own issue, not LV's. Might as well root against every SEC team too by that "reasoning". We recruit other SEC states heavily.
LAcat
11-09-2006, 05:36 PM
gerntz wrote: Brian McCat wrote: How does Louisville having success help Kentucky in any way? If they win the MNC, then recruiting gets better for them, and the gap widens.
Sorry to our red-feathered neighbors, but I'm images/buttons/decrease_indent.gifrooting for the Scarlet Knights tonight.
It's not neighborly to root against neighbors. Go LV!
Our recruiting is our own issue, not LV's. Might as well root against every SEC team too by that "reasoning". We recruit other SEC states heavily.
I couldn't have said it better. How does Louisville's losing tonightbenefit UK?UK recruits in Ohio too...perhaps if Ohio State loses to Michigan, UK will get their recruits!
johnkyblue
11-09-2006, 05:41 PM
gerntz wrote: Might as well root against every SEC team too by that "reasoning".
I do.
Brian McCat
11-09-2006, 06:07 PM
Sorry, but I will never, ever root for Louisville. It's a matter of principle.
TrueblueCATfan
11-09-2006, 06:10 PM
LAcat wrote: gerntz wrote: Brian McCat wrote: How does Louisville having success help Kentucky in any way? If they win the MNC, then recruiting gets better for them, and the gap widens.
Sorry to our red-feathered neighbors, but I'm images/buttons/decrease_indent.gifrooting for the Scarlet Knights tonight.
It's not neighborly to root against neighbors. Go LV!
Our recruiting is our own issue, not LV's. Might as well root against every SEC team too by that "reasoning". We recruit other SEC states heavily.
I couldn't have said it better. How does Louisville's losing tonightbenefit UK?UK recruits in Ohio too...perhaps if Ohio State loses to Michigan, UK will get their recruits!
you don't live here.......UK fans in Louisville do not cheer for them..or at least the ones I know don't
POEKLM
11-09-2006, 06:11 PM
Brian McCat wrote: Sorry, but I will never, ever root for Louisville. It's a matter of principle.
Right there with you. I guess no one remembers during the UL/UK when the announcers said that Petrino hates UK. They quoted him. Their fans hate us. Why would you pull for that kind of organization?
sojourner
11-09-2006, 07:09 PM
gerntz wrote: Brian McCat wrote: How does Louisville having success help Kentucky in any way? If they win the MNC, then recruiting gets better for them, and the gap widens.
Sorry to our red-feathered neighbors, but I'm images/buttons/decrease_indent.gifrooting for the Scarlet Knights tonight.
It's not neighborly to root against neighbors. Go LV!
Our recruiting is our own issue, not LV's. Might as well root against every SEC team too by that "reasoning". We recruit other SEC states heavily.
Yes but we don't share a state with any of them. UL winning does no good for us in-state. And the media will continue to rip into us.
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