Category — College Basketball

The fires and the thugs started early this time. They couldn’t wait until after Kentucky won its 8th national championship before starting to tear up Lexington. They’ll sober up by tomorrow. At least we hope.
Lexington Herald Leader

Stay classy, Kentucky. Let’s not burn down the Commonwealth tonight.

The Jayhawks have made a habit of rallying in the 2nd half. But this is as tall an order as they’ve had the entire Tournament.

The General must be enjoying his time in New Orleans. He got caught catching a catnap on the set at ESPN before Digger Phelps gives him a nudge.

Despite needing 1 more win for the national championship, Kentucky fans couldn’t resist getting out of hand after Saturday’s victory over Louisville.
Lexington Herald Leader

Kentucky, which appears to be a slam dunk to take it all, has opened as a 7-point favorite over Kansas for the national championship Monday.
Vegas Insider

Damn, did Barkley actually pick 2 winners in a row?
The Jayhawks, who were 3 point underdogs, cover and force a meltdown by the Buckeyes, who must have suffered from that SI jinx since they appeared on this week’s cover.

If you had the Wildcats and were giving up 8 points, you’re probably kicking and screaming. Now if you took the Cardinals and got 8 1/2, you’re probably cashing your ticket as we speak.

Sounds like another case of the apple not falling far from the tree. Did I mention how I frequently see Doug’s old man Bob, a former coach, all the time around Southern Cali, where he pimps his expertise (at a cost of course) at improving the games of high school kids? Didn’t think so.
K-State and Doug Gottlieb? Stranger things have happened.
Still it makes you wonder about the mindset of Cats’ AD John Currie. Nothing against Doug, but this is the same guy who apparently couldn’t get past his ego to keep Frank Martin, who bolted K-State for that hoop hotbed known as South Carolina. Seriously, you know something is wrong when a coach as gifted as Martin leaves a good program like K-State for a so-so 1 like South Carolina.
Or maybe Doug and the ‘Cats are a match made in heaven.
Mercury.com

Apparently, the General had a little amnesia recently when it came to top-ranked Kentucky or “that team from the SEC,” as he referred to it. Some of the suits at ESPN tweaked his game and forced him to sing a different tune.
ESPN.com