The last minute of this game was so unusual - rare that you see a final minute sequence without the endless fouls and stoppages - the last 51 seconds actually took about 51 seconds in real time.
Bro I’m still coming here and every other great year just to remember how great things used to be. I appreciate Cal for what he has done but I’m thinking it’s run it course. If they come out next year like they have the last 2 he will be done in my opinion. I gave up on this season. They beat Tennessee again but they just play uninspired basketball. So again I’m not going to pull out the pitch fork just yet but man with all the talent coming in and will definitely have ppl back they better not suck.
@@stevetackett581 honestly I feel really good and I know it's a but of a gamble if he can recruit or not. As a Kentucky fan I almost feel like we sold our soul when we hired Cal to win One title. We had no heart and the guys we got most of them didn't care about the name on the chest, they cared because Cal would do everything in his power to get them drafted. It may not work with Pope. But I know Pope will build rosters that doesn't start from scratch every year and it really did feel like we finally got our heart back our soul back. As I said I'm thankful for what Cal did for us but the jersey might as well said Calipari on the front because that's how it seemed eventually under Cal. Also the fact that Cal never made in game adjustments and never would call or draw up plays and never tried anything new on defense and had this throw it in and let them play which lost us so many games. Sorry about the book but I'm great with Pope because he brings back what me didn't have with Cal which is tradition and heart. He is one of our own and he knows the good and the bad and the ugly with this program and having a coach that will actually coach them and with the offense he runs if he can recruit which with the money they have Kentucc c z c xky will be OK. So in short lol I love the hire.
so I live in Louisville and I'm a cats fan and I was still in elementary school at the time when this game was gonna happen. I remember riding home on the bus, everyone was rooting for the cards, I remember there only being 2 cats fans and me. it felt a little intimidating to say the least, but the next day after this game I've never heard a bus be so quiet, and me those other 2 cats fans on were cheering on man. good times man.
I overwhelmingly agree. The Duke vs UNC rivalry is ESPN hype. I dont care what anyone says, the Kentucky vs Louisville rivalry is the best and most bitter rivalry in the history of college basketball. Can you imagine December? The past 2 national champions, both will be ranked in the top 5, I CANT WAIT. One of us is going to win the title again. KENTUCKY the state IS college basketball, not UNC. Good luck to you all again this year and congrats on the title
As a die hard Louisville fan, I always stop watching when Siva hit's the 3 to tie it 49-49 lol. It goes downhill from there. Kentucky was just simply better that year. Hats off to them .
Gregory Northington especially wit more length than us it was a gimme but 5 years later i still believe rick didn't play nunez kuric got shooked by gilchrist?
Genius Q no doubt. I’m a Kentucky fan and hated him for taking the Louisville job. But he might be the best defensive mind the college game has ever seen. In hindsight however, this Kentucky wasn’t as talented as we thought in the moment. Davis was the only star. MKG has been able to stick in the league as a role player. Miller and jones have been in and out. But the other guys are all playing overseas. There have been dozens of teams more talented top to bottom since that haven’t sniffed a championship. Better job by Cal winning this one than many are willing to give credit for
This is coming from a Tennessee born and raised Vol fan that lives in Louisville, this UK team was one of the best teams i have ever seen, along with 1990 UNLV, 1992 Duke, 1995 UCLA, 1996 Kentucky, 1999 UConn, 2006-07 Florida. These guys lost to one team at the buzzer and another team they beat twice in the regular season, avenging one loss while the other team didn't make it, plus they remained #1 after both losses. UK fans better soak it in as long as they can, because word is, after Phil Jackson accepts the New York Knicks deal, John Calipari is his first choice.
Being a born and raised UK Wildcat fan, I'm a mortal enemy of Indian by birth. But I would also be remiss not to mention how great the 1975 and 1976 Indian Hoosiers teams were. They only lost 1 time in 2 seasons, and that was to Kentucky in the 1975 Regional Final with a trip to the Final 4 on the line. A loss that likely would not have happened had Indiana's all-american forward Scott May not have broken his arm and went down for the season. That same Indian team had hammered Kentucky earlier in the season at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. They came back in 1976, went unbeaten, and won the National Championship.
Beautiful upload(s), ruethewhirly. Thanks so much for posting! What a wonderful Season for my Wildcats; #8 feels so great! I'm so glad my Father who is just as big a Kentucky fan as Myself got to see our Cats bring home another National Championship, as he really is in poor Health. It was good to be able to share the Championship 'atmosphere' with Him. The last time this happened back in 98 I was only 12 and just getting into the Sport. I couldn't have asked for a better Season. WE ARE KENTUCKY.
Hey cat fan. Was your dad Larry Steele . If he was , he was a great player . No body could hit shots from that deep in the corner . He was so awesome . I was weined on UK the minute l popped on the scene . My cousin is Cliff Hagan . Go figure . When he was a college break he'd slide to Louisville KY and all the boy cousins would shoot hoops with him . Cant erase the good old days . Im pushing 73 come June . Still a die hard fan . Go Blue
These teams play some damned good games vs. one another. I hope it goes on for several more years. The rivalry is one thing, but the quality of the teams and these games if what keeps me riveted.
Roger Edgerton yeah cuz he was surrounded by shooters. he was a freshman And named player of the year and mvp of the tournament. he was a fifth leading score on the team cuz he was a big man that could pass, And he was a hell of a jump shooter considering he grew like 18 inches from age 16-18. I understand your point but he didn’t have to utilize all of his talent because he had four other superstars on the court with him
kyleelvis3577 I despise the one and done. It worked in 2012 because Anthony Davis was a once in a generation player and we had a senior with Darius Miller and Doron lamb and Terrance Jones back as sophomores... oh another once in a generation Kidd-Gilchrist. The one and done process will never work out that well again. The year we lost to Wisconsin in the final four while undefeated was a fluke and we could’ve very easily had 4 or 5 losses that year. That actually would’ve done some good because that team looked so stiff in the tournament I’m surprised they didn’t lose in the second round
@@gregwest2028 No, he really, really isn't. He wasn't even good enough that season to beat out friggin' Evan Turner for multiple POY honors. Davis dominated POY awards, setting records at UK that stand today.
Both head coaches were trying the same efforts for the teams. It's hard to tell which coach was better. But coach John Calipari had concerned and given the best coaching ecperience to Anthony Davis individually, and for the team's overall reputation.
Coach Cal always does a great job. It’s just difficult in this modern age to get young players to play as a team. They want to be the star & say “me me me.” As a UK fan I’m getting tired of these new players every year using the school name for the NBA. It’s frustrating. This 2012 team actually had 3 returning starters from the previous year, one of them a senior. This 2012 team wanted to be a TEAM over individual stars, & they followed coach Cal. One of the Best all around teams in 50 years. The 2015 KY was the best team in history from the 1 to the 10 spot. Unfortunately shot clock violations didn’t count that post season.
coming from a man with blue blood, i want to wish the Cards good luck and hoping UL fans get a taste of what we tasted last year. I admist I am not a UL fan but, want to see the title come back to KY anyway possible. I will pull for the cards but no way I am wearing red
great game, disappointed obviously that my Cards lost, but it was a great game and our Cards gave it their all and left it all out on the court, college basketball get ready cause 2012-13 is gonna be THE YEAR OF THE CARDS!!!!
The only thing better than watching UK beat little brother is watching UK beat little brother in the Final Four. Can't wait till Saturday, when we take over the chicken bucket again!
Still. They had Nerlens Noel, Alex Poythress, Archie Goodwin and Willie Cauley-Stein. And coming from a Louisville fan, They are great players and still Coach Cal couldn't get them to the NCAA Tournament.
And also if ur a top seed, u play mid majors bracket busters in the first round and let me tell you THEY ARE REALLY GOOD!! Just look at VCU MAKING FINAL FOUR in 2011. Or George Mason in 2006. And Norfolk state and Lehigh last years first round. And of course my heart broke when WE lost to UNI, bucknell, and Bradley. Trust me IT'S SO NICE TO WIN.
Historically, John Calipari's best NCAA tournament region has been the South Region (Memphis made it to the championship before falling to Kansas in 2008, Kentucky winning the title in 2012). The South Region was also where Kentucky (coached by Tubby Smith), as a #2 seed came out of to win the 1998 title.
I dont think you have more talent. Our talent is unreal. You DEF have more talent than every other school. What you all have is talent mixed with depth. The problem is you still dont have any outside shooters. But the way you all play D, you may not need it. You all will be able to trap more out of the press this year which will make you all very tough. Look I am just messing with you. On the real, our game is going to be EPIC. We will both be ranked in the top 3 when we play. Good Luck!
UK will be loaded with talent next season, but their inexperience worries me. UL will have both talent and experience next season. They really gave this championship team a run for their money.
Duke being a 2 seed and losing to 15 seed Lehigh is so pathetic that no loss UNC has EVER suffered is even CLOSE to being as humiliating as Duke losing to them. I was at the Miami game. We were down 18 in the first half. It was Walls first game and he went coast to coast to hit the game winner at the buzzer. Any Calipari team usually struggles early in the year with all the youth. Granted we dont lose hardly any, but they are always closer than they should.
Just some friendly trash talking man, that is all. I fully believe that either UK or Louisville is going to win the title again this coming year. Our game in Rupp is going to be EPIC and I cant wait. Congrats on the title and good luck this year.
Lets also let it be known we are just talking trash and having fun. Me and you have talked about that before. I dont want other people to think we are really hating each other or something. Both of us respect the other program and we both love our schools. Its fun to talk trash when it does not go overboard and I am glad me and you have been able to keep it fun instead of insulting each other and all that other stuff.
Exactly. Pitino took over a decade with UL to get a title, and now that they've been relevant for a couple of years they act as though they're the best program in history. Of course, they don't dare mention the fact that we stepped over them en route to our 8th just the year before. Oh well, little brothers will be little brothers I suppose.
Dude, their main player PLAYED against us earlier that year and we STILL WON. That UNC team had played together the ENTIRE year before during the 2011 season. UK actually beat them in the elite 8 that year as well. But in 2012 we had 3 new freshman starters playing in just their 7th game together and we beat them ANYWAYS. They hit their highest % from 3 of the entire year against us while we shot our second WORST % from 3 and we STILL WON. How on earth could they beat us when we were clicking...
The layup from 1:29:37 - 1:29:43 still amazes me given the size that was up against him. Admittingly, i'm surprised that Siva led the team with 11 pts, because i was thinking that either Behanan or Blackshear (given their size) would lead.
We may only be top notch at one thing, but at least we can say we're the best and most storied at something. UL is a flash in the pan. 10 years from now no one will be talking about UL. UK has had a good football team in the past. We've gone to bowl games before. They just need to build it back up after years of neglect. Go look it up, "boy", UK is 14-12 against UL in football.
Honestly I felt like they squashed it as well after the final four games. Now they talk good about each other. Yeah UK fans sending Ware those cards shows that we may be heated rivals but we have each others back in a weird way. We should embrace this special time in our rivalry. I mean Jesus Christ, we have won the last 2 titles and open up as the favorites for next year. As me and you have stated many times, one of us will win it again.
I remember when you guys said similar things a couple of years ago. A guy by the name of Michael Kidd Gilchrist did just fine. And that team beat your team. Twice, actually. One of which was when they stepped over UL on the way to the NCAA championship. Get over the fact that more people care about Andrew Wiggins' jock than they do your teams hope at repeating.
Based on some VERY early predictions for the preseason polls to come out in late October/early Nov, we're in tight competition with Indiana for the #1 spot.
Definition of Irony, a year after winning the NCAA Tournament, they get eliminated in the first round of the N.I.T. Tournament as a top seed to Robert Morris, while the Cardinals end up in the Title Game the following year.
Indiana is an outstanding offensive team, but now that they've emerged into relevancy, i don't see them running away with the title so soon. There could be a team trying to re-establish itself that could stop them next year.
He is coming off of a devastating knee injury. Plus you need more than one 3 point shooter to win the title. Just look at our Wall and Cousins team. We were the best team in the nation and suddenly missed our first 20 three point attempts against W. Virginia in the elite 8 and lost.
Yeah is absolutely loaded. Michigan State, at Carolina, Baylor in Dallas, Louisville, Boise State who return everyone from a tournament team, Belmont who made the tournament ect. Or are you referring to another teams schedule?
This is the first time both teams met in the NCAA tournament since 1983 (Mideast Elite 8), and is the first time both coaches have faced off in the NCAA tournament since the 1996 Final Four (UMass vs. Kentucky, a rematch from a regular season game).
The intriguing thing about this Kentucky team is that they have beaten three of last years final four teams, and they came together as a team at the right time
UL fans never acknowledge the fact that they lose to UK more often than not, that Cal took what was perceived to be just a decent team to a F4 a couple years back, and that it took Pitino over a decade to take their program all the way. I'm really curious to hear their excuses when UK soundly beats them this year and they're program doesn't get half the attention that it got last year.
CARDS GOIN ALL THE WAY IN MARCH.. BTW Im here as a Cards fan just watching how good we looked last year in march and to see how much we have already improved.. Looking to see different plays.. etc. So UK fanboys watching this video living in the past because your current team is slacking, dont be so quick to troll. We all know where the best All around athletics program is in KY. Its In Louisville KY.. UK might as well setttle down a bit. This louisville team and pitino are about to show you.
As a UK fan, gotta say that Russ and Siva were unbelievable in college. I live in the Louisville area and they are still super involved, love to see stuff like that
You take the best player off of any team and it will hurt them. Our offense and defense was in the top 10 that year and 6 players averaged double figures. Unselfish, talented, and chemistry won the title. It does not matter anyways because we DID have Davis.
Yeah but you still had them is my point. People are acting like Louisville was a team full of nobodies that had less talent than most teams which is NOT true. Louisville was stacked with talent and experience. We always rely on talent but people act like we have 25 year old NBA veterans on our team when we really have RAW 18 year old talent.
What's ironic about that? Kentucky won the title and then lost 6 players. UL returned most of their team. It's not like it was the same teams returning the next year.
Come to think of it, John Calipari needed to establish himself, which by becoming the coach of Kentucky, he just steadily escalated himself, with the third time being the charm. Now that John has his first title, Kentucky this year will probably go the direction of Kansas and Memphis in 2009 or Duke in 2011, in that those defending champions were upset targets in the Sweet 16 to other teams (Michigan St, Missouri, Arizona) trying to regain some attention.
If you're not educated, don't comment. Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist are coming back to Kentucky in the summer to finish their degrees. Just because they make more money in a week than you do in a year doesn't give you the right to hate on them.
No, the term BCS school means a school in one of the big 6 conferences. SEC, ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, and Pac 10. All other schools are known as non bcs schools. And yes, me and you have even agreed on this before, that Duke vs UNC is NOTHING compared to our great rivalry. Last 2 titles and the top 2 teams next year. One of us will win a title. No matter what I say about Louisville, I respect the hell out of them and know they have a historically great basketball program. NO question
Wow congrats. We lost our top 6 players. I would hope you would be ranked higher when you return everyone. You just showed the difference in mentalities between Louisville and UK. Louisville cares about where it ranks at the start of the season, UK cares about the end and will again finish ahead of Louisville. I guess I would care about preseason rankings too if my team had not won a title since the Reagan administration.
Why, where I said L-ville fans can we come together this once? I meant as rival fans lol I dont flat out hate Louisville like a LOT of UK fans do though. I will never forget Gardner Webb beating us in Rupp arena with Billy G. as our coach. Humiliating. The maui tourny is STACKED again this year. Gonna be some amazing games as usual.
I guess I do have to spell it out.. We just played in BCS Bowl last night.. We won. WE also have more SEC wins than Auburn, UK, Tenn. COmbined this year.. We are also returning nearly all of these players for at least 1 more year possibly 2 if they dont go pro.. THATS JUST FOOTBALL.. And if you watch Louisville basketball, you would understand we are young, outside of 3 players.. 1 senior (Siva) 2 JUNIORS (Smith/Dieng).. Not to mention basball/soccer. etc.. UK only has mediocre basketball.
Clark Kellogg will not be co-anchoring the game at Rupp on 12/28, the question now is who will be covering it alongside Greg Anthony? 2009 - Kevin 'HE KNOCKS IN THE TRIPLE' Harlan 2009 - Verne Lundquist 2010 - Gus Johnson 2011 - Ian Eagle 2012 - Tim Brando 2013 - Hopefully not Jim Nantz
I'm honestly excited this year for football as well. Kentucky has a new coach and has a top 25 recruiting class in football for the first time in God knows how long and Louisville is returning some big players from their Sugar Bowl Championship team, although I'm a UK fan I have to give the edge to Louisville in that just because of experience but I think that it could be a very exciting game
ofcourse, you pretty much have to if you drive all the way to new orleans. i had red beans and rice down there that was God-like lol. Can't wait til this year! it's in Atlanta not quite as exciting as burben street at New orleans lol
Yeah, and Florida did not make the NCAA tournament in '08 and '09. Kentucky almost became the first team since Florida in the 2000s to win two consecutive titles (came close in 2011 as a #4 seed, and would've been the first team since #4 Arizona in 1997)
I am ALL CATS but I agree. Even leaving IU out, UK vs Louisville is THE rivalry of college basketball. Here is why. Our teams hate each other, our fans hate each other, our COACHES hate each other. We only play 1 time a year so we only get 1 crack at each other. We BOTH just came off of a final four and BOTH will be preseason top 5. UNC vs DUKE is ESPN hype. The coaches like each other, whats up with that lol They play 2 and 3 times a year so ONE game does not really matter.
Strange as it seems, but Louisville's run to the Final Four this season sort of mirrors Kentucky's run in 2011, in that they both were #4 seeds (UK in the East Region - 2011, UL in the West Region this past season), they didn't finish as the top team in their conference (FL was 13-3 in 2011, Syracuse was 17-1 this year), but won the conference tournament, and each knocked off a #1 seed (Ohio State, Michigan State) in the Sweet 16 by playing fierce defense.
Honestly, I had no problem wit Louisville winning the title. They deserved one and were the best team last year without a doubt. Its better to keep it in state than have it end up in North Carolina or some shit. Yeah the BCS is a football thing but when they talk about the power conferences they use the term non bcs or as others call them, mid majors. Yeah WSU had you guys on the ropes for a minute. I knew you all would come back to win and knew you all would not leave empty handed.
If Kansas is not careful, they will have a target on their back in the Sweet 16 just like when they had a huge lead on Michigan St, then lost because of clutch plays by Goran Suton and Kalin Lucas.
Yeah, you make a good point. That's why the NCAAT is one of the most difficult tournaments to win in any sport...if you have a bad shooting day/night or if a team just shoots lights out then you'll probably lose. Most of the time, the best overall team doesn't win it all, that's why I'm thankful for the Championship UK just won as I'm sure you are for KU's Championship in 2008.
The main reason I'm ready for this season to get started is because I'm tired of UL fans acting as though they're the superior program just because you guys were better than us for one year. Sorry, but if you want to be considered a top notch program, winning your 3rd NCAA championship and breaking a losing streak to UK doesn't make you the end all be all. Yeah, you finally won another title. Now you have to shut up and defend it.
Incorrect. You would have a valid point but for the Final Four run in 2011 in which veteran players previously second / third tier improved over the course of the year and peaked at the right time, including knocking off the #1 seed overall in Ohio State to get there. That was coaching.
Russ certainly will be POY candidate. So will Julius Randle. I will continue to psych myself up over those freshmen. Doing so worked well for 3 out of 4 years under Cal, and it brought us 4 wins in 5 games against the little brother school. Please, continue to watch the video at the top. Watch MKG contain your guards and watch UK handle your pressure. Hell, the Harrisons will simply step over your little JUCO kid. Hahaha.
As for UK, i see them getting no higher than a #5 seed, assuming they happen to sweep Florida and beat Missouri at home. Reasonably, a #8 seed would probably be their peak, and they could be in the bracket of the team that beat them in the 1993 Final Four (Michigan).
They had their PG Marshal that game. He got hurt in the tournament. Yeah but we still won is my point. How could you say they were better when that UNC team returned EVERYONE from a elite 8 team, while UK had 3 freshman starters playing in only their 7th game and still could not beat us. We were MUCH MUCH better by the end of the season so that UNC team could not beat us then so there is no way they could have at the end.
Who is here after 2020 March madness was cancelled?
UK is ncaa basketball. The little beauty SANGIN. Not singing but SANGIN
Yup!
Sadly yes
Me! 😧💅💯
So glad all that covid stuff is over now
The last minute of this game was so unusual - rare that you see a final minute sequence without the endless fouls and stoppages - the last 51 seconds actually took about 51 seconds in real time.
This UK team was so incredible on defense. Most blocks by a team in NCAA history.
Had to come here after 2021 season to remind myself what love feels like again
I feel you brother.
Hello from 2022. Needed some love once again
Bro I’m still coming here and every other great year just to remember how great things used to be. I appreciate Cal for what he has done but I’m thinking it’s run it course. If they come out next year like they have the last 2 he will be done in my opinion. I gave up on this season. They beat Tennessee again but they just play uninspired basketball. So again I’m not going to pull out the pitch fork just yet but man with all the talent coming in and will definitely have ppl back they better not suck.
@@jaycehoward2771looks like your words were prophetic. How does everyone feel about Pope?
@@stevetackett581 honestly I feel really good and I know it's a but of a gamble if he can recruit or not. As a Kentucky fan I almost feel like we sold our soul when we hired Cal to win One title. We had no heart and the guys we got most of them didn't care about the name on the chest, they cared because Cal would do everything in his power to get them drafted. It may not work with Pope. But I know Pope will build rosters that doesn't start from scratch every year and it really did feel like we finally got our heart back our soul back. As I said I'm thankful for what Cal did for us but the jersey might as well said Calipari on the front because that's how it seemed eventually under Cal. Also the fact that Cal never made in game adjustments and never would call or draw up plays and never tried anything new on defense and had this throw it in and let them play which lost us so many games. Sorry about the book but I'm great with Pope because he brings back what me didn't have with Cal which is tradition and heart. He is one of our own and he knows the good and the bad and the ugly with this program and having a coach that will actually coach them and with the offense he runs if he can recruit which with the money they have Kentucc c z c xky will be OK. So in short lol I love the hire.
so I live in Louisville and I'm a cats fan and I was still in elementary school at the time when this game was gonna happen. I remember riding home on the bus, everyone was rooting for the cards, I remember there only being 2 cats fans and me. it felt a little intimidating to say the least, but the next day after this game I've never heard a bus be so quiet, and me those other 2 cats fans on were cheering on man. good times man.
PaperTowelRoll Go cards
Just kinda sucks that we only beat you all every once in a while
Kentucky is straight amazing, good job guys
I overwhelmingly agree. The Duke vs UNC rivalry is ESPN hype. I dont care what anyone says, the Kentucky vs Louisville rivalry is the best and most bitter rivalry in the history of college basketball. Can you imagine December? The past 2 national champions, both will be ranked in the top 5, I CANT WAIT. One of us is going to win the title again. KENTUCKY the state IS college basketball, not UNC. Good luck to you all again this year and congrats on the title
As a die hard Louisville fan, I always stop watching when Siva hit's the 3 to tie it 49-49 lol. It goes downhill from there. Kentucky was just simply better that year. Hats off to them .
Gregory Northington especially wit more length than us it was a gimme but 5 years later i still believe rick didn't play nunez kuric got shooked by gilchrist?
The kentucky 2012 teams is probably one of the best college teams in history. Definitely deserves to be in the conversation.
Jimmy Joe Not to be funny but the 2015 team was better. Nearly went undefeated
They were longer than us i believe chane had a weed session b4 tha game 2 bonehead turnovas
I'm a Kentucky fan, but good Lord I have always respected Louisville
One of the greatest days of my life
Rick Pitino is a genius. Hire this man. If you want a National Championship and consistent appearances in the final four, he is your guy.
We might have to get him out of jail...lol
Genius Q no doubt. I’m a Kentucky fan and hated him for taking the Louisville job. But he might be the best defensive mind the college game has ever seen.
In hindsight however, this Kentucky wasn’t as talented as we thought in the moment. Davis was the only star. MKG has been able to stick in the league as a role player. Miller and jones have been in and out. But the other guys are all playing overseas.
There have been dozens of teams more talented top to bottom since that haven’t sniffed a championship. Better job by Cal winning this one than many are willing to give credit for
Genius Q haha now this person is mental 😂
This is coming from a Tennessee born and raised Vol fan that lives in Louisville, this UK team was one of the best teams i have ever seen, along with 1990 UNLV, 1992 Duke, 1995 UCLA, 1996 Kentucky, 1999 UConn, 2006-07 Florida. These guys lost to one team at the buzzer and another team they beat twice in the regular season, avenging one loss while the other team didn't make it, plus they remained #1 after both losses. UK fans better soak it in as long as they can, because word is, after Phil Jackson accepts the New York Knicks deal, John Calipari is his first choice.
1994 Arkansas Razorbacks was great too, you should be more unbiased and rank them up there too!
Unlikely. Brad has one more year in Highschool. Same offseason, same narrative.
Thanks for the classy comment. Sorry about your Vols last night. They got robbed by the stupid refs. We should be playing you tomorrow, not Michigan.
2004-05 Illinois team
Being a born and raised UK Wildcat fan, I'm a mortal enemy of Indian by birth. But I would also be remiss not to mention how great the 1975 and 1976 Indian Hoosiers teams were. They only lost 1 time in 2 seasons, and that was to Kentucky in the 1975 Regional Final with a trip to the Final 4 on the line. A loss that likely would not have happened had Indiana's all-american forward Scott May not have broken his arm and went down for the season. That same Indian team had hammered Kentucky earlier in the season at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. They came back in 1976, went unbeaten, and won the National Championship.
Just imagine what KY could have done had this team stayed 4 years
At least 2 titles
Beautiful upload(s), ruethewhirly. Thanks so much for posting! What a wonderful Season for my Wildcats; #8 feels so great! I'm so glad my Father who is just as big a Kentucky fan as Myself got to see our Cats bring home another National Championship, as he really is in poor Health. It was good to be able to share the Championship 'atmosphere' with Him. The last time this happened back in 98 I was only 12 and just getting into the Sport. I couldn't have asked for a better Season. WE ARE KENTUCKY.
Hey cat fan. Was your dad Larry Steele . If he was , he was a great player . No body could hit shots from that deep in the corner . He was so awesome . I was weined on UK the minute l popped on the scene . My cousin is Cliff Hagan . Go figure . When he was a college break he'd slide to Louisville KY and all the boy cousins would shoot hoops with him . Cant erase the good old days . Im pushing 73 come June . Still a die hard fan . Go Blue
These teams play some damned good games vs. one another. I hope it goes on for several more years. The rivalry is one thing, but the quality of the teams and these games if what keeps me riveted.
I can't believe this was 12 years ago! WTF
Can you imagine Anthony Davis staying all 4 years? He would’ve averaged a quadruple double every game
Roger Edgerton yeah cuz he was surrounded by shooters. he was a freshman And named player of the year and mvp of the tournament. he was a fifth leading score on the team cuz he was a big man that could pass, And he was a hell of a jump shooter considering he grew like 18 inches from age 16-18. I understand your point but he didn’t have to utilize all of his talent because he had four other superstars on the court with him
kyleelvis3577 I despise the one and done. It worked in 2012 because Anthony Davis was a once in a generation player and we had a senior with Darius Miller and Doron lamb and Terrance Jones back as sophomores... oh another once in a generation Kidd-Gilchrist. The one and done process will never work out that well again. The year we lost to Wisconsin in the final four while undefeated was a fluke and we could’ve very easily had 4 or 5 losses that year. That actually would’ve done some good because that team looked so stiff in the tournament I’m surprised they didn’t lose in the second round
Darius Miller is a top 10 all time UK PLAYER. The numbers might not say it but his contributions were priceless
Settle down, Beavis. That's a stupid ridiculous thing to say.
Not gonna lie this Kentucky did me great on betting big time.
Anthony Davis had the best freshman year of all time no debate🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃
Carmelo Anthony was amazing in his freshman year as well
Wall is a contender
@@MrDkirksey23 on one end of the court. he didn't effect the game like Davis could.
@@gregwest2028 No, he really, really isn't. He wasn't even good enough that season to beat out friggin' Evan Turner for multiple POY honors. Davis dominated POY awards, setting records at UK that stand today.
Kevin Durrant was a beast his freshman year
Both head coaches were trying the same efforts for the teams. It's hard to tell which coach was better. But coach John Calipari had concerned and given the best coaching ecperience to Anthony Davis individually, and for the team's overall reputation.
Coach Cal always does a great job. It’s just difficult in this modern age to get young players to play as a team. They want to be the star & say “me me me.” As a UK fan I’m getting tired of these new players every year using the school name for the NBA. It’s frustrating. This 2012 team actually had 3 returning starters from the previous year, one of them a senior.
This 2012 team wanted to be a TEAM over individual stars, & they followed coach Cal. One of the Best all around teams in 50 years. The 2015 KY was the best team in history from the 1 to the 10 spot. Unfortunately shot clock violations didn’t count that post season.
Rick
Won the College Baseball World Series, swim club, and also We got the MVP of the tournament living here, Peyton Siva jr.
Without anybody on that team we would have lost in the first round. That team was the most unselfish team ever to win it all in my opinion.
2019 anyone?.......anyone....
Ella Jackson aye what’s up
2020.
coming from a man with blue blood, i want to wish the Cards good luck and hoping UL fans get a taste of what we tasted last year. I admist I am not a UL fan but, want to see the title come back to KY anyway possible. I will pull for the cards but no way I am wearing red
great game, disappointed obviously that my Cards lost, but it was a great game and our Cards gave it their all and left it all out on the court, college basketball get ready cause 2012-13 is gonna be THE YEAR OF THE CARDS!!!!
The only thing better than watching UK beat little brother is watching UK beat little brother in the Final Four. Can't wait till Saturday, when we take over the chicken bucket again!
Still. They had Nerlens Noel, Alex Poythress, Archie Goodwin and Willie Cauley-Stein. And coming from a Louisville fan, They are great players and still Coach Cal couldn't get them to the NCAA Tournament.
And also if ur a top seed, u play mid majors bracket busters in the first round and let me tell you THEY ARE REALLY GOOD!! Just look at VCU MAKING FINAL FOUR in 2011. Or George Mason in 2006. And Norfolk state and Lehigh last years first round. And of course my heart broke when WE lost to UNI, bucknell, and Bradley. Trust me IT'S SO NICE TO WIN.
Historically, John Calipari's best NCAA tournament region has been the South Region (Memphis made it to the championship before falling to Kansas in 2008, Kentucky winning the title in 2012). The South Region was also where Kentucky (coached by Tubby Smith), as a #2 seed came out of to win the 1998 title.
I dont think you have more talent. Our talent is unreal. You DEF have more talent than every other school. What you all have is talent mixed with depth. The problem is you still dont have any outside shooters. But the way you all play D, you may not need it. You all will be able to trap more out of the press this year which will make you all very tough. Look I am just messing with you. On the real, our game is going to be EPIC. We will both be ranked in the top 3 when we play. Good Luck!
“You get enough seconds it’s enough to fill your stomach up”
Clark Kellogg
UK will be loaded with talent next season, but their inexperience worries me. UL will have both talent and experience next season. They really gave this championship team a run for their money.
Dang I miss sports !!! Especially The Big Blue during March !!! C A T S !!!!!!
Duke being a 2 seed and losing to 15 seed Lehigh is so pathetic that no loss UNC has EVER suffered is even CLOSE to being as humiliating as Duke losing to them. I was at the Miami game. We were down 18 in the first half. It was Walls first game and he went coast to coast to hit the game winner at the buzzer. Any Calipari team usually struggles early in the year with all the youth. Granted we dont lose hardly any, but they are always closer than they should.
Just some friendly trash talking man, that is all. I fully believe that either UK or Louisville is going to win the title again this coming year. Our game in Rupp is going to be EPIC and I cant wait. Congrats on the title and good luck this year.
1:16:58 play of the game. UK did not look back after that. Wicked move by Kidd-Gilchrist.
Lets also let it be known we are just talking trash and having fun. Me and you have talked about that before. I dont want other people to think we are really hating each other or something. Both of us respect the other program and we both love our schools. Its fun to talk trash when it does not go overboard and I am glad me and you have been able to keep it fun instead of insulting each other and all that other stuff.
This Louisville defeat led to a great following championship year and maybe again this upcoming year.
I could watch this game every day.
Exactly. Pitino took over a decade with UL to get a title, and now that they've been relevant for a couple of years they act as though they're the best program in history. Of course, they don't dare mention the fact that we stepped over them en route to our 8th just the year before. Oh well, little brothers will be little brothers I suppose.
Dude, their main player PLAYED against us earlier that year and we STILL WON. That UNC team had played together the ENTIRE year before during the 2011 season. UK actually beat them in the elite 8 that year as well. But in 2012 we had 3 new freshman starters playing in just their 7th game together and we beat them ANYWAYS. They hit their highest % from 3 of the entire year against us while we shot our second WORST % from 3 and we STILL WON. How on earth could they beat us when we were clicking...
Potential candidate for Big East Defensive Player of 2013.
The layup from 1:29:37 - 1:29:43 still amazes me given the size that was up against him.
Admittingly, i'm surprised that Siva led the team with 11 pts, because i was thinking that either Behanan or Blackshear (given their size) would lead.
Kansas was just lucky to make the championship game, the way they've played against Purdue, NC State, and Ohio St.
We may only be top notch at one thing, but at least we can say we're the best and most storied at something. UL is a flash in the pan. 10 years from now no one will be talking about UL. UK has had a good football team in the past. We've gone to bowl games before. They just need to build it back up after years of neglect. Go look it up, "boy", UK is 14-12 against UL in football.
Most exciting college basketball game i ever saw!
better than Marcus Paige hitting a clutch shot and then Villanova hitting a gw to win a natl championship
+JBpaperstacks123 probably not!💯😂
King I was there that's probably why it was so exciting
What? The kys are up 9 with
Honestly I felt like they squashed it as well after the final four games. Now they talk good about each other. Yeah UK fans sending Ware those cards shows that we may be heated rivals but we have each others back in a weird way. We should embrace this special time in our rivalry. I mean Jesus Christ, we have won the last 2 titles and open up as the favorites for next year. As me and you have stated many times, one of us will win it again.
I remember when you guys said similar things a couple of years ago. A guy by the name of Michael Kidd Gilchrist did just fine. And that team beat your team. Twice, actually. One of which was when they stepped over UL on the way to the NCAA championship. Get over the fact that more people care about Andrew Wiggins' jock than they do your teams hope at repeating.
Based on some VERY early predictions for the preseason polls to come out in late October/early Nov, we're in tight competition with Indiana for the #1 spot.
P.S love that Kentucky BEAT Louisville AGAIN here. Also a good idea to post these games on UA-cam.
Definition of Irony, a year after winning the NCAA Tournament, they get eliminated in the first round of the N.I.T. Tournament as a top seed to Robert Morris, while the Cardinals end up in the Title Game the following year.
Indiana is an outstanding offensive team, but now that they've emerged into relevancy, i don't see them running away with the title so soon. There could be a team trying to re-establish itself that could stop them next year.
He is coming off of a devastating knee injury. Plus you need more than one 3 point shooter to win the title. Just look at our Wall and Cousins team. We were the best team in the nation and suddenly missed our first 20 three point attempts against W. Virginia in the elite 8 and lost.
You are absolutely right!! ONE of the hardest tournament to win in all of sports!! You play teams with so many styles and so many teams. And on
Yeah is absolutely loaded. Michigan State, at Carolina, Baylor in Dallas, Louisville, Boise State who return everyone from a tournament team, Belmont who made the tournament ect. Or are you referring to another teams schedule?
This is the first time both teams met in the NCAA tournament since 1983 (Mideast Elite 8), and is the first time both coaches have faced off in the NCAA tournament since the 1996 Final Four (UMass vs. Kentucky, a rematch from a regular season game).
The intriguing thing about this Kentucky team is that they have beaten three of last years final four teams, and they came together as a team at the right time
UL fans never acknowledge the fact that they lose to UK more often than not, that Cal took what was perceived to be just a decent team to a F4 a couple years back, and that it took Pitino over a decade to take their program all the way. I'm really curious to hear their excuses when UK soundly beats them this year and they're program doesn't get half the attention that it got last year.
Go KENTUCKY
They do in football. NCAA rules state that a football player cannot go pro until after their junior year or 3rd year if they're red-shirted.
CARDS GOIN ALL THE WAY IN MARCH.. BTW Im here as a Cards fan just watching how good we looked last year in march and to see how much we have already improved.. Looking to see different plays.. etc. So UK fanboys watching this video living in the past because your current team is slacking, dont be so quick to troll. We all know where the best All around athletics program is in KY. Its In Louisville KY.. UK might as well setttle down a bit. This louisville team and pitino are about to show you.
As a UK fan, gotta say that Russ and Siva were unbelievable in college. I live in the Louisville area and they are still super involved, love to see stuff like that
Siva had hops too, they were just too small, if he was like 6'4/6'5 he would have made it in the nba forsure.
You take the best player off of any team and it will hurt them. Our offense and defense was in the top 10 that year and 6 players averaged double figures. Unselfish, talented, and chemistry won the title. It does not matter anyways because we DID have Davis.
and stacked i was referring to the 2012 kentucky team not 2011 KU!!1
Kentucky beat Kansas 2011 in November too
Yeah but you still had them is my point. People are acting like Louisville was a team full of nobodies that had less talent than most teams which is NOT true. Louisville was stacked with talent and experience. We always rely on talent but people act like we have 25 year old NBA veterans on our team when we really have RAW 18 year old talent.
Okay. They had 9 consecutive NCAA Cheerleading Championships. Now. Let's talk about the 8 Men's NCAA Championships going on 9....
What's ironic about that? Kentucky won the title and then lost 6 players. UL returned most of their team. It's not like it was the same teams returning the next year.
Come to think of it, John Calipari needed to establish himself, which by becoming the coach of Kentucky, he just steadily escalated himself, with the third time being the charm. Now that John has his first title, Kentucky this year will probably go the direction of Kansas and Memphis in 2009 or Duke in 2011, in that those defending champions were upset targets in the Sweet 16 to other teams (Michigan St, Missouri, Arizona) trying to regain some attention.
hours and hours and hours of sprints and drills and being the practice dummy all year long without touching the ball.... Still probably worth it.
cannot believe it’s been 10 YEARS !!!!
If you're not educated, don't comment. Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist are coming back to Kentucky in the summer to finish their degrees. Just because they make more money in a week than you do in a year doesn't give you the right to hate on them.
No, the term BCS school means a school in one of the big 6 conferences. SEC, ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, and Pac 10. All other schools are known as non bcs schools. And yes, me and you have even agreed on this before, that Duke vs UNC is NOTHING compared to our great rivalry. Last 2 titles and the top 2 teams next year. One of us will win a title. No matter what I say about Louisville, I respect the hell out of them and know they have a historically great basketball program. NO question
Wow congrats. We lost our top 6 players. I would hope you would be ranked higher when you return everyone. You just showed the difference in mentalities between Louisville and UK. Louisville cares about where it ranks at the start of the season, UK cares about the end and will again finish ahead of Louisville. I guess I would care about preseason rankings too if my team had not won a title since the Reagan administration.
Why, where I said L-ville fans can we come together this once? I meant as rival fans lol I dont flat out hate Louisville like a LOT of UK fans do though. I will never forget Gardner Webb beating us in Rupp arena with Billy G. as our coach. Humiliating. The maui tourny is STACKED again this year. Gonna be some amazing games as usual.
I guess I do have to spell it out.. We just played in BCS Bowl last night.. We won. WE also have more SEC wins than Auburn, UK, Tenn. COmbined this year.. We are also returning nearly all of these players for at least 1 more year possibly 2 if they dont go pro.. THATS JUST FOOTBALL..
And if you watch Louisville basketball, you would understand we are young, outside of 3 players.. 1 senior (Siva) 2 JUNIORS (Smith/Dieng)..
Not to mention basball/soccer. etc.. UK only has mediocre basketball.
Clark Kellogg will not be co-anchoring the game at Rupp on 12/28, the question now is who will be covering it alongside Greg Anthony?
2009 - Kevin 'HE KNOCKS IN THE TRIPLE' Harlan
2009 - Verne Lundquist
2010 - Gus Johnson
2011 - Ian Eagle
2012 - Tim Brando
2013 - Hopefully not Jim Nantz
Syracuse won the title with a lot of young players too but yeah what Kentucky accomplished last season is remarkable.
Haha-this is the game where our Governor, a devout UK fan and Lt. Governor a devoit Louisville fan almost came to blows.
I understand he's not the only one but he has a history of breaking the rules just look what happened at memphis,
I'm honestly excited this year for football as well. Kentucky has a new coach and has a top 25 recruiting class in football for the first time in God knows how long and Louisville is returning some big players from their Sugar Bowl Championship team, although I'm a UK fan I have to give the edge to Louisville in that just because of experience but I think that it could be a very exciting game
Oh how the tables have turned 😼
Yep, every team aside from Florida in the last few years that won the title, came back to only make it to the sweet 16 at best.
ofcourse, you pretty much have to if you drive all the way to new orleans. i had red beans and rice down there that was God-like lol. Can't wait til this year! it's in Atlanta not quite as exciting as burben street at New orleans lol
Yeah exactly, one sport school. No BCS. By the way we win championships too, 2013...Remember!
You obviously didn't realize Kentucky lost all of their key players to the NBA and Graduation.
Yeah, and Florida did not make the NCAA tournament in '08 and '09. Kentucky almost became the first team since Florida in the 2000s to win two consecutive titles (came close in 2011 as a #4 seed, and would've been the first team since #4 Arizona in 1997)
I am ALL CATS but I agree. Even leaving IU out, UK vs Louisville is THE rivalry of college basketball. Here is why. Our teams hate each other, our fans hate each other, our COACHES hate each other. We only play 1 time a year so we only get 1 crack at each other. We BOTH just came off of a final four and BOTH will be preseason top 5. UNC vs DUKE is ESPN hype. The coaches like each other, whats up with that lol They play 2 and 3 times a year so ONE game does not really matter.
Strange as it seems, but Louisville's run to the Final Four this season sort of mirrors Kentucky's run in 2011, in that they both were #4 seeds (UK in the East Region - 2011, UL in the West Region this past season), they didn't finish as the top team in their conference (FL was 13-3 in 2011, Syracuse was 17-1 this year), but won the conference tournament, and each knocked off a #1 seed (Ohio State, Michigan State) in the Sweet 16 by playing fierce defense.
Honestly, I had no problem wit Louisville winning the title. They deserved one and were the best team last year without a doubt. Its better to keep it in state than have it end up in North Carolina or some shit. Yeah the BCS is a football thing but when they talk about the power conferences they use the term non bcs or as others call them, mid majors. Yeah WSU had you guys on the ropes for a minute. I knew you all would come back to win and knew you all would not leave empty handed.
Louisville fans: Kentucky won this last year. This isn't ancient history.
Kentucky fans: Louisville won it this year. You can congratulate them.
If Kansas is not careful, they will have a target on their back in the Sweet 16 just like when they had a huge lead on Michigan St, then lost because of clutch plays by Goran Suton and Kalin Lucas.
Yeah, you make a good point. That's why the NCAAT is one of the most difficult tournaments to win in any sport...if you have a bad shooting day/night or if a team just shoots lights out then you'll probably lose. Most of the time, the best overall team doesn't win it all, that's why I'm thankful for the Championship UK just won as I'm sure you are for KU's Championship in 2008.
The main reason I'm ready for this season to get started is because I'm tired of UL fans acting as though they're the superior program just because you guys were better than us for one year. Sorry, but if you want to be considered a top notch program, winning your 3rd NCAA championship and breaking a losing streak to UK doesn't make you the end all be all. Yeah, you finally won another title. Now you have to shut up and defend it.
Sidenote: Louisville & North Carolina will headline the 2013 Hall of Fame Tip-Off.
Incorrect. You would have a valid point but for the Final Four run in 2011 in which veteran players previously second / third tier improved over the course of the year and peaked at the right time, including knocking off the #1 seed overall in Ohio State to get there. That was coaching.
one of my fave games ever go uk
I wouldn't bet on it, since Calipari got the best of Bill Self (four years after 2008).
Unfortunately first and last Championship for Coach Cal.
You misspelled it. Its Duke NIT Champions 2013. See you in Atlanta. Should be a good one.
Russ certainly will be POY candidate. So will Julius Randle. I will continue to psych myself up over those freshmen. Doing so worked well for 3 out of 4 years under Cal, and it brought us 4 wins in 5 games against the little brother school. Please, continue to watch the video at the top. Watch MKG contain your guards and watch UK handle your pressure. Hell, the Harrisons will simply step over your little JUCO kid. Hahaha.
As for UK, i see them getting no higher than a #5 seed, assuming they happen to sweep Florida and beat Missouri at home. Reasonably, a #8 seed would probably be their peak, and they could be in the bracket of the team that beat them in the 1993 Final Four (Michigan).
LOL, Marra would be a practice warrior for Kentucky. Don't kid yourself dude.
They had their PG Marshal that game. He got hurt in the tournament. Yeah but we still won is my point. How could you say they were better when that UNC team returned EVERYONE from a elite 8 team, while UK had 3 freshman starters playing in only their 7th game and still could not beat us. We were MUCH MUCH better by the end of the season so that UNC team could not beat us then so there is no way they could have at the end.