Umm

by Mike Rutherford on Nov 8, 2007 2:58 AM EST in News Comment 9 comments

So...

I don't generally comment when these things happen, but 84-68? At home? To No. 300?

Even if they weren't playing Kentucky, it was sort of hard not to fall in love with Gardner-Webb Wednesday night. Every time the crowd started to get back into the game and it looked like the more talented team was going to go on that inevitable run, somebody would step up and make a supremely gutty play.

And just how well had Rick Scruggs prepared these guys? They attacked off the dribble, they made the proper adjustments when they were called for, and it looked like they had a perfect plan to defend everyone on UK, with the exception of Alex Legion whom Scruggs' staff hadn't had the opportunity to see much of. And how awesome was it to see the gorgeous passes to the cutter, and block outs so solid that the ball would hit the floor before a Runnin' Bulldog would grab it?

College basketball people. College basketball.

And we're just three days in.

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Gorgeous, baby, gorgeous

The 'blame Tubby for lack of talent and global warming' engine has already revved up!

by Crimsonelf on Nov 8, 2007 4:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Whoops!

by frankpos on Nov 8, 2007 6:52 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Anybody got any more tickets to Rupp?

I think it's perchance a fine place for a U of L fan to take in a ball game this year

by frankpos on Nov 8, 2007 6:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

LOL

What's the name of this team again? Garden Ridge? Let me get this straight, UK lost to a pickup team from that store on Blankenbaker Parkway?

Wow, Joey from the "screen door" department must have been difficult to guard.

Go Cards!

by JMC on Nov 8, 2007 12:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Definitely not Garden Ridge

I've been to that Garden Ridge, and I state as fact that the teamwork there is nothing compared to what Kentucky faced last night. Although, to be honest, I'm pretty sure that a few 2x4s, some drywall and leaf blower could have scored 60 points on the Wildcats.

Don't worry, guys; every team has its slip-ups. This one was just worse than most of them. Expect a battle in January.

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by TheFakeGimelMartinez on Nov 8, 2007 1:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah,

that West Virginia - U of L game on January 10th might end up being a battle...

LOL

Go Cards!

by JMC on Nov 8, 2007 2:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ouch

Ouch... Isn't Gardner Webb a law firm?

by Noonway on Nov 8, 2007 12:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

No way Tubby would have lost this game

I know a lot of UK fans are blaming Tubby for this loss because he "left the cupboard bare." I think that is pure, unadulterated bullshit. Tubby NEVER, NEVER fielded a team that looked this lost. I don't think he ever lost one of his early tune-up games to weak opponents. NEVER. And you can bet your ass that if Tubby was coaching this team last night, he would have showed some emotion. Hell, he probably would have had an aneurysm on national tv. Yes, Tubby was outcoached at times, but he never would have been outcoached last night.

Amazingly, Billy Clyde looked like the most disinterested person in the whole room. I was just stunned. Frankly, he kinda looked medicated. Did anyone think so or is it just me? If I was a UK fan, I'd be really, really concerned. Good Lord, UK just got its ass spanked by (at best) a mid-major in Rupp Arena. Of course, I am not a UK fan, so I think I'll use UK's loss as a salve to soothe my wounded football psyche.

You have to give credit to Gardner Webb. They outplayed UK, and Rick Scruggs really outcoached Billy Clyde.

by louisville lisa on Nov 8, 2007 4:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs