I am excited for today! It's the biggest basketball game of the year and my beloved Kentucky Wildcats are REALLY good. I typically stress myself out to the max on this day - but not this year! This is meant to be fun! It's just a sport right? But basketball is everything to us in the Bluegrass State. We care a lot about what happens today!
I wanted to write down how I feel going into this game, so I can enjoy it more. And it's not fun to just keep it for myself. Kentucky fans will enjoy and hopefully this will excite you for today's game as well.
I am a passionate fanatic about my team! Things have just been too quiet around here leading up to this game.
1. It's #1 versus #4 AND an in-state rivalry! What a great situation to be in for both teams today. Kentucky has won 6 of the 7 games played since both current coaches were on their respective teams. Cal owns Ricky P. as of late. Fact!
2. Take the name off the front of the jerseys and the game is overwhelmingly in favor of Kentucky. The birdies were better last year, when UK beat them twice. Last time I checked Kentucky was better this year than last.
3. Harrell and Dozier have to score 20+ points each for this game to stay within single digits. Towns/Johnson (2 lottery picks) and Aa. Harrison/Booker (both at 6'6") will not let that happen for either guy. Period.
4. 9 of the nation's top 15 basketball players will be in blue. Seriously. And you all thought Josh "Jorts" Harrelson dominated in 2011? This game will get ridiculous.
5. Kentucky gets the W when they score 70+ points. The 21 feet of suck in red will not be able to touch the rim today. To have a chance to beat UK you have to rebound well and make 10 three-pointers against perhaps the best defensive team in history.
6. The refs will control this game early. It's the best rivalry in college basketball today, plus they don't want a repeat of what Harrell did against WKU last week. Kentucky is the much deeper team and so foul trouble won't be an issue. I can't say the same for the team in red.
7. A road test for Kentucky? I don't think so. The BBN will be inside the Chicken Bucket arena like never before. The other team's athletic dept. has lost their minds and is taking a 360 degree photo tomorrow to solely identify what season ticket holders gave up their tickets to let their Big Brother in. Let's the chants of "Go Big Blue" begin! The young men in blue will thrive in this game.
8. Today's game has been called by most to be Kentucky's biggest test remaining of the entire season. Yet those same people say even if UK has a cold shooting day and struggles, the game will still be close at the end. I like our chances to play well. With the athleticism and talent UK possess, it's sort of a given.
9. There has never and will never be a team that is this talented in college basketball. Vegas currently has the odds of Kentucky winning the 2015 National Championship at 5/4. Vegas knows this stuff better than anybody folks. Do the math! 5+4 = Championship #9!
Go Big Blue!
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