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Will Lavender

11-14-2006, 08:38 AM

UGA should win this going away.

Georgia's gonna be pretty tough. They return all five starters and a couple of key players off the bench. They're still not that deep, and for some reason Felton has yet to recruit a solid big man (Albert Jackson, the freshman from Kentucky, is big...but raw), but they've got a few playmakers on the perimeter and are going to win quite a few games.

Western returns Courtney Lee, who seems like he's been at WKU since the mid-80s. AJ Slaughter, the freshman from Shelby County, is also on their roster. He was the most impressive high school player I saw last year outside of OJ Mayo, and it wouldn't surprise me if he's a star for the Toppers in time.

bigjeep

11-14-2006, 03:26 PM

BowlingGreenUKGrad wrote: Prediction: Georgia wins by double digits. Hilltoppers aren't tough enough to play against a Dennis Felton team.
nor has uk been a few times...:rolleyes:ofcourse you were a Felton fan when he was at Western...

TrueblueCATfan

11-14-2006, 03:30 PM

MY youngest daughter will be a hilltopper next year....so I have to go with WKU

go toppers!!!!!!!!!

KY Native in IN

11-14-2006, 06:35 PM

if i wasn't such a big UK fan, i'd be a WKU fan personally...i wish we would play them more in either exhibition or early in the season....

TrueblueCATfan

11-14-2006, 06:40 PM

Toppers hanging in there with the Dawgs..GO Toppers

and they have 13 turnovers

TrueblueCATfan

11-14-2006, 07:50 PM

Toppers are still hangin in there...65-61

TrueblueCATfan

11-14-2006, 08:07 PM

GO TOPPERS

TrueblueCATfan

11-14-2006, 08:08 PM

BowlingGreenUKGrad wrote: Prediction: Georgia wins by double digits. Hilltoppers aren't tough enough to play against a Dennis Felton team.
wrong..........they hung with Dennis Felton's team all night long and beat him..way to go TOPPERS

bigjeep

11-14-2006, 08:09 PM

BowlingGreenUKGrad wrote: Prediction: Georgia wins by double digits. Hilltoppers aren't tough enough to play against a Dennis Felton team.
:tongue

RaleighCat

11-14-2006, 08:53 PM

Major props to my Alma Mater, Western Kentucky University. Nice to see the Toppers beat Traitor Felton. :thumbup

Dr. H Lecter

11-14-2006, 09:15 PM

Happy for the Toppers....sad for the Strength of League for the SEC.

miked

11-14-2006, 09:24 PM

RaleighCat wrote: Major props to my Alma Mater, Western Kentucky University. Nice to see the Toppers beat Traitor Felton. :thumbup
Same here. Tough play by the Toppers!

wildcatfaninnc

11-14-2006, 09:25 PM

RaleighCat wrote: Major props to my Alma Mater, Western Kentucky University. Nice to see the Toppers beat Traitor Felton. :thumbupTraiter? I think that's a little to harsh, don't you? He left for a better situation for his family and future. $$$$

He got the program to where it could compete with most D-I schools and turned the reigns over to Darrin Horn and he's kept the program at a high level.

miked

11-14-2006, 09:32 PM

Dr. H Lecter wrote: Happy for the Toppers....sad for the Strength of League for the SEC.
Georgia is going to be a tough team this year. Give some credit to the Toppers. The Georgia/Western series has been a good one with close games and the visiting team winning each year, if I am not mistaken.

Doug Hardin

11-14-2006, 10:15 PM

Will Lavender wrote: Courtney Lee, who seems like he's been at WKU since the mid-80s.

My dad still calls him "Courtney Love," and I know my dad has no idea who the real Courtney Love is.

bigjeep

11-14-2006, 10:22 PM

Dr. H Lecter wrote: Happy for the Toppers....sad for the Strength of League for the SEC.

Oh good Dr, is it so farstretching that the 9th overall winningest program in the ncaa could possibly be in the same league with the God Almighty sec? Had not the Kil-a-program yrs we`d be in the top 5...

I forgive you for you know not what you know...

BigblueDrew

11-14-2006, 11:21 PM

I played football at WKU for two years in the 70's, great school, lots of fond memories(except climbing that damn HILL when it snowed). GO TOPPERS.

phoenix

11-15-2006, 07:17 AM

Dr. H Lecter wrote: Happy for the Toppers....sad for the Strength of League for the SEC.

Thought both teams looked pretty good for early season play last night, but don't think GA exemplifies the SEC in basketball this year(or recently).

Western did a lot with what personel they had.

BowlingGreenUKGrad

11-15-2006, 07:48 AM

Great win for the Toppers. They're better than I thought. When they got outrebounded bad against Kentucky State, I thought they were in trouble this year.

If they can find a way to win two or three more against the other big boys on their schedule, they will have a shot at an at-large NCAA bid - provided they take care of business in the Sun Belt.

As for Georgia, I'm disappointed. I thought they would be much better than that. I'm surprised that WKU's frontcourt was so much better than UGA's.

RaleighCat

11-15-2006, 07:49 AM

wildcatfaninnc wrote: RaleighCat wrote: Major props to my Alma Mater, Western Kentucky University. Nice to see the Toppers beat Traitor Felton. :thumbupTraiter? I think that's a little to harsh, don't you? He left for a better situation for his family and future. $$$$

He got the program to where it could compete with most D-I schools and turned the reigns over to Darrin Horn and he's kept the program at a high level.

Easy big fella. Just a good natured barb at Felton. I don't consider him a traitor, but I'm pretty certain the WKU athletics people enjoyed beating him. He's also one of our competitors now at GA, so I like seeing him get beat.

phoenix

11-15-2006, 10:04 AM

RaleighCat wrote: wildcatfaninnc wrote: RaleighCat wrote: Major props to my Alma Mater, Western Kentucky University. Nice to see the Toppers beat Traitor Felton. :thumbupTraiter? I think that's a little to harsh, don't you? He left for a better situation for his family and future. $$$$

He got the program to where it could compete with most D-I schools and turned the reigns over to Darrin Horn and he's kept the program at a high level.

Easy big fella. Just a good natured barb at Felton. I don't consider him a traitor, but I'm pretty certain the WKU athletics people enjoyed beating him. He's also one of our competitors now at GA, so I like seeing him get beat.Felton is another one of those coaches that havemental issues, imo. Maybe his past was just an isolated pair of situations, but I fully expect him to do another backflip off the sanity platform in the future.

Craig the Blueheart

11-15-2006, 10:25 AM

phoenix wrote: RaleighCat wrote: wildcatfaninnc wrote: RaleighCat wrote: Major props to my Alma Mater, Western Kentucky University. Nice to see the Toppers beat Traitor Felton. :thumbupTraiter? I think that's a little to harsh, don't you? He left for a better situation for his family and future. $$$$

He got the program to where it could compete with most D-I schools and turned the reigns over to Darrin Horn and he's kept the program at a high level.

Easy big fella. Just a good natured barb at Felton. I don't consider him a traitor, but I'm pretty certain the WKU athletics people enjoyed beating him. He's also one of our competitors now at GA, so I like seeing him get beat.Felton is another one of those coaches that havemental issues, imo. Maybe his past was just an isolated pair of situations, but I fully expect him to do another backflip off the sanity platform in the future.

I happen to really like Felton. I think he may be as intense of a coach as you will ever find in basketball, but I think he is fairly sane. I have talked to Coach Felton a couple times, and he seems very determined and spiritual. His wife and children are wonderful as well.

I do believe, however,that hewill be a thorn in our side for years to come.

wildcatfaninnc

11-15-2006, 10:28 AM

RaleighCat

11-15-2006, 12:15 PM

wildcatfaninnc wrote: When has he flipped out before?

Probably reading message boards.

Will Lavender

11-15-2006, 01:05 PM

I think Felton's teams are always a little dirty, but I've gone on record on this board saying that I like dirty play, so I guess I can't complain too much.

He may have the hardest job in college basketball. Winning at a place like Georgia, where they could really care less about hoops, is nearly impossible. (Unless, like Mr. Harrick, you cheat.)

And congrats to the Toppers! That score really surprises me, but I don't guess it should: Western is always pretty tough.

bigjeep

11-15-2006, 01:29 PM

BowlingGreenUKGrad wrote: Great win for the Toppers. They're better than I thought. When they got outrebounded bad against Kentucky State, I thought they were in trouble this year.

If they can find a way to win two or three more against the other big boys on their schedule, they will have a shot at an at-large NCAA bid - provided they take care of business in the Sun Belt.

As for Georgia, I'm disappointed. I thought they would be much better than that. I'm surprised that WKU's frontcourt was so much better than UGA's.

this just has to be a bitter pill for you to have to swallow huh bgukgrad? As for beating the so called big boys; 2 and 1 against Ga; and do you know who won 2 of the last 3 meeting`s with UK? And who also owns a winning record against L-ville? Oh wait, you said big boys...

you have a good one...

BowlingGreenUKGrad

11-15-2006, 02:36 PM

By "big boys" I mean teams that don't play in a lousy conference and that have actually been to a Final Four...without cheating.

TrueblueCATfan

11-15-2006, 04:34 PM

bigjeep wrote: BowlingGreenUKGrad wrote: Great win for the Toppers. They're better than I thought. When they got outrebounded bad against Kentucky State, I thought they were in trouble this year.

If they can find a way to win two or three more against the other big boys on their schedule, they will have a shot at an at-large NCAA bid - provided they take care of business in the Sun Belt.

As for Georgia, I'm disappointed. I thought they would be much better than that. I'm surprised that WKU's frontcourt was so much better than UGA's.

this just has to be a bitter pill for you to have to swallow huh bgukgrad? As for beating the so called big boys; 2 and 1 against Ga; and do you know who won 2 of the last 3 meeting`s with UK? And who also owns a winning record against L-ville? Oh wait, you said big boys...

you have a good one...

LOL...too funny..........I guess that is why Slick Rick won't play WKU anymore:cry:

TrueblueCATfan

11-15-2006, 04:37 PM

I was at WKU over the weekend and the President Ransdell said that all sports are going to Division 1...it will be a 2 year transition to do so but won't that mean they will no longer be in the Sun Belt Conference

It looks like they will be playing with the Big boys

BowlingGreenUKGrad

11-15-2006, 04:57 PM

TrueblueCATfan wrote: I was at WKU over the weekend and the President Ransdell said that all sports are going to Division 1...it will be a 2 year transition to do so but won't that mean they will no longer be in the Sun Belt Conference

It looks like they will be playing with the Big boys

Nope. Just means they will play football in the Sun Belt Conference along with "big boys" Arkansas State, La-Monroe, Troy, North Texas, etc.

bigjeep

11-15-2006, 05:03 PM

We`ve heard so many rumors we don`t know where we`ll wind up. For the past few yrs it`s been the MAC. Lately it`s been the CUSA, which btw, the ville, when they were there, always stopped those talks cold whenever WKU was memtioned as a joining member. That would be fine but I fear Memphis and UAB will leave and it will be the sunbelt conference all over again. I personally like the MAC cause I have a lot of family in and around Detroit that I can "ROAD TRIP"...

Footballwas the only d2 program at Western and even they played atleast one"BIG BOY" each yr.The other sports have uniforms and everything...

Western will stay in the Belt, atleast untill 09...

TrueblueCATfan

11-15-2006, 05:21 PM

BowlingGreenUKGrad wrote: TrueblueCATfan wrote: I was at WKU over the weekend and the President Ransdell said that all sports are going to Division 1...it will be a 2 year transition to do so but won't that mean they will no longer be in the Sun Belt Conference

It looks like they will be playing with the Big boys

Nope. Just means they will play football in the Sun Belt Conference along with "big boys" Arkansas State, La-Monroe, Troy, North Texas, etcbut it is still division 1 and he also said that basketball would be playing Florida at Florida and some other big name butI do not recall who he said.....he seemed excited about it and said it would be very good fot the university..they are horseshoeing in the football stadium and doing 400 million dollars worth of renovations to the campus by 2011..WKU is on the rise..they expect to have over 20,000 students by 2011......

bigjeep

11-15-2006, 05:36 PM

TrueblueCATfan wrote: BowlingGreenUKGrad wrote: TrueblueCATfan wrote: I was at WKU over the weekend and the President Ransdell said that all sports are going to Division 1...it will be a 2 year transition to do so but won't that mean they will no longer be in the Sun Belt Conference

It looks like they will be playing with the Big boys

Nope. Just means they will play football in the Sun Belt Conference along with "big boys" Arkansas State, La-Monroe, Troy, North Texas, etcbut it is still division 1 and he also said that basketball would be playing Florida at Florida and some other big name butI do not recall who he said.....he seemed excited about it and said it would be very good fot the university..they are horseshoeing in the football stadium and doing 400 million dollars worth of renovations to the campus by 2011..WKU is on the rise..they expect to have over 20,000 students by 2011......Trueblue, you`ll have to excuse bg. He lives in the only city in Ky where he isin theminority...:ggrin:

BowlingGreenUKGrad

11-15-2006, 05:42 PM

I honestly don't know if I'm in the minority here in BG. Someone asked me one time what the college fanbase is here in town and I really believe it's something like 45 percent WKU, 45 percent UK and about 10 percent Louisville.

TrueblueCATfan

11-15-2006, 05:44 PM

wellI just know that I enjoyed my visit down there this past weekend and my daughter is excited about going there next year..............I was very impressed with the campus and everyoneI met........thye are excited down there with all the new things that are going on......I loved seeing WKU beat Georgia last night......

TrueblueCATfan

11-15-2006, 05:48 PM

BowlingGreenUKGrad wrote: I honestly don't know if I'm in the minority here in BG. Someone asked me one time what the college fanbase is here in town and I really believe it's something like 45 percent WKU, 45 percent UK and about 10 percent Louisville.

I did see alot of UK fans whileI was down there Saturday..I live in Louisville butI will NEVER be a UL fan..butI will be a WKU fan:lol::thumbup

GO TOPPERS

GO CATS

BowlingGreenUKGrad

11-16-2006, 07:44 AM

Trueblue,

I used to feel like you about UK and WKU. I grew up in eastern Kentucky, which means I've been a UK fan all my life - because everybody in that end of the state loves the Cats.

Anyhow, when I graduated high school, I went to UK. After I graduated, I worked a couple different jobs before ending up in Bowling Green. When I got here, I thought it was pretty cool that WKU was here. I remembered pulling for them during their Sweet 16 run in the early 90s. So, I figured I'd start rooting for my new hometown team along with UK.

After a while though, I came to realize that most WKU fans *hate* UK and think very poorly of us UK fans. I've heard some really nasty comments come out of their mouths and read much, much worse on their message board. Trust me when I say they are much worse than Louisville fans.

To this day, I don't fully understand why they are so nasty when it comes to UK. It's not like we're rivals. But anyway, that's why I don't much like WKU anymore. Their loudmouth, arrogant fans. (I know, what do they have to be arrogant about? I don't get it, but they are.)

If your daughter is anything like you, she'll probably get hasseled quite a bit for liking UK so much. It stinks, but it's just a reality here.

TrueblueCATfan

11-16-2006, 09:30 AM

BowlingGreenUKGrad wrote: Trueblue,

I used to feel like you about UK and WKU. I grew up in eastern Kentucky, which means I've been a UK fan all my life - because everybody in that end of the state loves the Cats.

Anyhow, when I graduated high school, I went to UK. After I graduated, I worked a couple different jobs before ending up in Bowling Green. When I got here, I thought it was pretty cool that WKU was here. I remembered pulling for them during their Sweet 16 run in the early 90s. So, I figured I'd start rooting for my new hometown team along with UK.

After a while though, I came to realize that most WKU fans *hate* UK and think very poorly of us UK fans. I've heard some really nasty comments come out of their mouths and read much, much worse on their message board. Trust me when I say they are much worse than Louisville fans.

To this day, I don't fully understand why they are so nasty when it comes to UK. It's not like we're rivals. But anyway, that's why I don't much like WKU anymore. Their loudmouth, arrogant fans. (I know, what do they have to be arrogant about? I don't get it, but they are.)

If your daughter is anything like you, she'll probably get hasseled quite a bit for liking UK so much. It stinks, but it's just a reality here.
real sad and very dissapointed to hear this.........I thought only UK-UL fans hated each other that much

bigjeep

11-16-2006, 06:26 PM

post that again bgukfan. but let me get a tissue first...:lol:

BowlingGreenUKGrad

11-16-2006, 08:01 PM

bigjeep wrote: post that again bgukfan. but let me get a tissue first...:lol:

Why are you here anyway? Crawl back over to your little WKU board and post about your second-rate little team that's best accomplishment is one sweet 16 appearance.