And congrats that there are 100 teams that would love to play UK home and home. Do they all have the tradition that the IU-UK game does? You know, two of the top teams historically that have played each other every year for decades?

Also, just to be clear regarding the IU fans “attacking” UK fans at last years game: The UK fans were accusing the IU fans of throwing beer at them and batteries at the players as they left the court. Assembly Hall (IU’s basketball arena) doesn’t serve beer and the game was at night, meaning that the IU fans would not throw those batteries (they need them to power their flashlights so all the creeps didn’t get them as they walked home in the dark).

I’m not sure why you took my comment to be anti-UK and therefore felt the need to start attacking IU fans and pounding your chest like you are the lone defender of UK’s honor. Comments like yours are the reason that there can almost never be any kind of thoughtful discussion in the comments section. I was just trying to provide what I thought was an unbiased analysis of the issue. Thanks for your contribution.

http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jun/13/news/mn-40382

This is just one of a long list of crimes by this creep. He spent several years in prison over this one for using dogs to protect his “cash crop”. This guy was the boyfriend of my wife’s cousin. Wow what a head case he was. I could tell stories all day about him. And I knew his IU student friends too. They were all a lot like him.

The near riot at Bloomington is the reason UK will not go back there. People got hurt but you ignore that. You don’t want to admit there’s a real reason no sane coach would want to take a UK team there. Maybe you don’t remember Mike Davis telling the world that he hates UK. Maybe you don’t remember Bob Knight refusing to even say the word Kentucky until public pressure forced him to. He never even picked them to make the sweet 16. And IU fans idolize that insane jerk. And you think he’s cute with his filthy language and barbaric attacks on people. You’re the kind that thinks the mafia is cool because they get to kill people.

Well UK has NEVER been like IU. They are not thugs. They don’t attack women, knocking them down a flight of stairs and breaking their leg. They don’t spit on them. They don’t scream obscene names at them. They don’t push them. They don’t steal their purses. They don’t throw drinks at them. I understand that you fit right in with that crowd but UK is a civilized place. You might try it some day. It might keep some insane IU fan from breaking your neck jumping over rows of seated fans to rush the floor. I’m pretty sure it would keep UK players from having to fight to get off the floor and yes punches were thrown at attacking IU fans.

Go ahead and cover up the truth. The whole world knows you for what you are. Blown up any pickup trucks lately? It would be nice to see real reporting here but I’m not holding my breath. And UK is never going back to Bloomington. Bash away. And the Cats will carry home a whole set of titles to go with the 8 they already have. Chew on that Fido.

Crean wants to keep the alternating system where the game is played at UK one year and then at IU the next. It would actually benefit UK to keep this system this year, since the game would be played at UK. Cal wants the game to always be played at a neutral site, which would cause logistical problems. For starters, where would you play the game? Not Louisville, which is pretty much between the two. Definitely not Indianapolis, which would essentially be a home game for IU. That leaves Cincinnati, which doesn’t really have the venue for it (UC’s arena is too small and the other major sports venues are outdoors), or somewhere completely out of the way, which would make it difficult for students to attend since the game is traditionally played at the beginning of finals week.

I’m also not really sure what Cal hopes to gain by moving it to a neutral site. Yes, UK would avoid playing at IU, but they would also lose the home court advantage that comes every other year. Any competitive advantage they gain would be balanced out by the loss of that home game.