nwest
10-18-2007, 11:55 AM
Well we made the top 5. :D Some may take offense but I am glad it is tough at UK. And I think Billy clyde is the man for the job. I think louisville will be climbing the list for football if things don't change.
4. Kentucky basketball
http://msn.foxsports.com/id/7316908_36_3.jpgKentucky fans love basketball, but they don't like losing one bit. (Andy Lyons / Getty Images)
After Tubby Smith left for safe haven in Minnesota, Billy Gillispie became the latest coach to take this challenge.
"This is the place that basically invented college basketball," he noted after taking the job.
Like Alabama football, Kentucky basketball captivates an entire state. Wildcat Nation is large, strong and persistently loud. Fans support the program — witness the new $30 million practice facility — but they expect regular trips to the Final Four.
Booster and administration pressure finally chased off Smith, whose resume includes a national title at UK, three other trips to the Elite Eight, five SEC titles and NCAA tournament berths in all 10 seasons there.
"You want to be at a place that expects to win every single game," Gillispie said. "You want to be at a place that gives you the opportunity to win every single game, and this is the place." At least he knows what he is getting into . . .
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7316552?MSNHPHCP>1=10539
4. Kentucky basketball
http://msn.foxsports.com/id/7316908_36_3.jpgKentucky fans love basketball, but they don't like losing one bit. (Andy Lyons / Getty Images)
After Tubby Smith left for safe haven in Minnesota, Billy Gillispie became the latest coach to take this challenge.
"This is the place that basically invented college basketball," he noted after taking the job.
Like Alabama football, Kentucky basketball captivates an entire state. Wildcat Nation is large, strong and persistently loud. Fans support the program — witness the new $30 million practice facility — but they expect regular trips to the Final Four.
Booster and administration pressure finally chased off Smith, whose resume includes a national title at UK, three other trips to the Elite Eight, five SEC titles and NCAA tournament berths in all 10 seasons there.
"You want to be at a place that expects to win every single game," Gillispie said. "You want to be at a place that gives you the opportunity to win every single game, and this is the place." At least he knows what he is getting into . . .
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7316552?MSNHPHCP>1=10539