UK doesn't usually play SEC teams in the NCAA tourney. Shows you don't much about basketball. Iowa sucks in the Big 10 and when they play Kentucky. That is what is important.
Can we get an apology from everyone who doubted the Big Ten?
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Ok, Big 10...I apologize. You’re no longer a one horse conference. A few other programs are now capable of the occasional elite 8 appearance.
Does Kansas actually play in a conference. The Big 12 is the Big one and 9 playmates.
Which league do you play in again? Oh, right...not terrible for a football conference I guess. You guys kept it close in the Big 12 challenge a few times.
I will say, it's nice to see the SEC getting deeper.
It would be even nicer to see Iowa compete in the Big 10 and quit bringing down the overall rating of the conference.
UK: 113 Wins, 67 losses vs all teams currently in the Big 10.
vs. Illinois 11-4
vs. Indiana 32-25
vs. Iowa 5-3
vs. Michigan 5-2
vs. Michigan St. 13-11
vs. Minnesota 4-1
vs. Maryland 9-5
vs. Ohio St. 11-9
vs. Penn St. 3-1
vs. Purdue 6-2
vs. Rutgers 1-0
vs. Nebraska 2-1
vs. Northwestern 7-1
vs Wisconsin 4-2
....but don't let facts get in the way of your cool story, bro.
.....how would that make a difference? That's the current W/L record against the 'mighty' Big 10 where UK simply could not compete, using your logic.
Could have been playing some of the teams when they were down. Stats can be skewed however ones needs them to be.
....sweet Jesus.... and you were telling someone else here about 'moving goalposts'.
As a rule UK played those games when those Big Ten teams were up, as in the NCAA. The only extended series with a Big Ten team was Indiana.
Additionally, the ACC in my college days were not a tough league. I lived in North Carolina two summers in the mid 1960's and you could never find anyone to discuss basketball.
I know 3 of our games were in the NCAA. The only time neither one of us was ranked was in 1973.
Looks like we beat you guys in 56 on our way 2 a FF.
62 and 64 we lost at UK.
72 we won at UK.
73 lost at home.
97 and 01 lost in the tourney.
05 we won in the Guardians classic.
Question, what is the UKIT?
The University of Kentucky Invitational Tournament.
It was the first and for years the best.
UCLA used to come a lot because they needed money.
@Bert Higginbotha
I miss those. Iowa use to have the Amana Hawkeye Classic. It was a 4 team tourney played at home on a Friday then Sat night.
I wonder why those went by the side of the road? Generally you would get a cupcake and then a good opponent.
Reminds me of the 80s and growing up watching basketball.
They started tournaments like the Maui and Alaskan tourneys so they could "pass financial benefits" to areas that basically ignore basketball. Now we have empty arenas or ball rooms for basketball attended by people that don't know their ass from first base about basketball.
The midwest loves basketball. Now the NCAA and ESPN want it to be "international". The midwest pays the price.
Great points. And the good tourneys price alot of people out. The Maui tickets back in 05 where insane when I looked into going. It was because there were hardly any tickets because they are playing in a middle school gym.
I just looked up that UKIT and man, you guys got some big time teams to play. West Virginia looked to have played quite a bit. Duke, IL, Ohio St, Minnesota, UNC, .....you name it. That must have been one hell of a tourney
Does facts bother you? Kentucky has a winning record against every Big 10 opponent. I know that is hard to digest but sometimes facts do matter.
It was.
Joe B. Hall was my friend. Geeze you should have heard some of his stories.
But an old guy like me remembers when Indiana had the lead.
The new guys say that Indiana is not a blue blood; but they are.
Most young people have never seen IU win anything. They are currently just a blimp on the horizon.
@Bert Higginbotha
My grandfather was a coach at the Catholic school and loved basketball. When my grandfather passed we were going through his stuff and found a program from the Mideast regional he attended in 1966 which was played at the Fieldhouse in Iowa City. The program featured UK, Dayton, Michigan, and Western Kentucky.
I still have it. It's pretty cool.
My grandfather was a coach at the Catholic school and loved basketball. When my grandfather passed we were going through his stuff and found a program from the Mideast regional he attended in 1966 which was played at the Fieldhouse in Iowa City. The program featured UK, Dayton, Michigan, and Western Kentucky.
I still have it. It's pretty cool.
I can understand that; however, for most of my life Indiana was one of the teams that few could beat.
Robert Montgomery Knight is one of the best coaches of all time. I remember that Bob Knight could get 8 half-asses players that bought into his system and he could beat anyone you could put on the floor.
I have met Bob Knight, I have discussed history with him and I totally respect him as having a great mind. At Indiana he was great. People feared Indiana.
Indiana has 5 titles. Who has more? (Hint: UNC, UK and UCLA). Indiana is blue blood.
Prove me wrong.
I remember the 80s and it was pretty bleek looking for UK. It just takes that one coach. UK has had much better luck finding good coaches. IU is going on 20 years of bad coaches.
I agree. In 1966 I was at Western Kentucky.
Michigan screwed Western Kentucky out of a game. Then UK beat Michigan. But in retrospect it was a horrible deal. Then UK beat Duke and lost to Texas Western.
Now 52 years later Duke is the greatest thing to ever happen to black people and UK is racist. (No one ever mentions that Utah and Duke were lily white, just Kentucky.)
My friend Joe B. Hall was the assistant coach at Kentucky.
So... I'm just now finding this thread (??!!)
I will say, I've watched plenty of B1g basketball over the past 5 years, and this year has been the best by far.
Whether b1g fans want to agree or not, it hadn't been the prettiest product (before this season) for a spell. Glad the conference got to give (us) some really entertaining games this season.
It’s not just the B1G that has been good. SEC, ACC, and B12 have all had some great games. This years NCAAT is the best I can remember in years ( nit because of UVA - but that doesn’t hurt ). Some really great OT games. It also might be because I’ve had time to watch more hoops this year.
I'm still going to read the rest of this thread, but you just laid a big limp UK penis in this thread. It is so gloriously long.
Lol. Not really, but the records do look good. If anyonr beat Iowa from 06 to 2012, it's not impressive because we were horseshit. My guess is that might be the case in this circumstance. But overall my guess is you guys have done well against the BIG. Naturally though you guys have had success against most programs.
