KentuckyFan

I would like to give you another point of view ... from the team that has dominated basketball for the past 70 years. My two great loves in life are UK Basketball and Nebraska Football...I was born and raised in Kentucky but my dad is from Nebraska so I've always considered myself 1/2 Cornhusker. My one and only trip to see a game was in 99. I went to a tailgate party and someone asked me if I'd ever seen anything like Nebraska football before, Yes, it's Kentucky Basketball...I tell you this because in the past few years we've watched our beloved Cats fall from national prominence. The media has been relentless... decrying the "end" of UK basketball and criticizing the fans with unrealistic expectations...Sure we lost 10 games the last few seasons, something most teams would kill to achieve! But we weren't winning the games that mattered and most importantly we looked like we didn't care. The games were boring, the team played with no enthusiasm and gave up when they got behind. It was obvious that the playing style of the coach was not working, not with the players and not with the fans. The coach had to go. He's a nice, decent guy but....we needed someone who respected that blue and white uniform and respected that tradition. Nebraska needs the same thing, not someone to sell you snake oil but someone with fire in their belly who worships at the altar of what is Nebraska football...I am not so sure it has to be a Nebraska person, just someone who "gets" it. UK's new coach came from Texas A & M ... never coached at UK or in the SEC, but he grew up understanding the tradition. It was obvious from the moment he was introduced as head coach that things were about to change. So don't be afraid to look beyond the season, to find a coach with the right fire who will make this team want to win and turn things around. Go Big Red!