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<blockquote data-quote="GoWVU" data-source="post: 129535234" data-attributes="member: 1457561">We could've made basically the same statement going into the Kentucky game in last year's tournament. The unfamiliarity and change in style didn't help us one bit.&nbsp; I appreciate trying to make the case that each occasion is tabula rasa, but the reality is otherwise.Could be, but they're now coming off an Elite Eight appearance and gave Kentucky ten times more competitive a game last season than we did.Any Mountaineer fan who doesn't dread the possibility of a game against one of our school's biggest personal nemeses is either oblivious of our history or too cavalier about it.The last thing in the world we should want is for a media-darling school we all despise to deliver yet another dose of heartbreak to WVU, particularly if ND is a &quot;perennial underachiever in March&quot;.As much as I also don't want a 4th meeting in 7 seasons with Kentucky, at least if they beat us it happens at the hands of one of the sport's true superpowers. I sure as hell don't want our team to get upset earlier than it should by a school we loathe more than Satan.My biggest hope is that, if we get past SFA, the opponent waiting is Tulsa. No storylines, no history, no bad blood...just a game without baggage.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GoWVU, post: 129535234, member: 1457561"] We could've made basically the same statement going into the Kentucky game in last year's tournament. The unfamiliarity and change in style didn't help us one bit. I appreciate trying to make the case that each occasion is tabula rasa, but the reality is otherwise.Could be, but they're now coming off an Elite Eight appearance and gave Kentucky ten times more competitive a game last season than we did.Any Mountaineer fan who doesn't dread the possibility of a game against one of our school's biggest personal nemeses is either oblivious of our history or too cavalier about it. The last thing in the world we should want is for a media-darling school we all despise to deliver yet another dose of heartbreak to WVU, particularly if ND is a "perennial underachiever in March". As much as I also don't want a 4th meeting in 7 seasons with Kentucky, at least if they beat us it happens at the hands of one of the sport's true superpowers. I sure as hell don't want our team to get upset earlier than it should by a school we loathe more than Satan. My biggest hope is that, if we get past SFA, the opponent waiting is Tulsa. No storylines, no history, no bad blood...just a game without baggage. [/QUOTE]

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