Ark comes to Rupp in 2025
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We all knew they'd be coming to Rupp.
The lack of a return trip to Arkansas is the surprising part for sure.
Definitely interesting.
Our home and home opponents must be Tennessee, Alabama and Florida if I had to guess.
The lack of a return trip to Arkansas is the surprising part for sure.
Definitely interesting.
Our home and home opponents must be Tennessee, Alabama and Florida if I had to guess.
Even if this game was SUPPOSED to be just played at Rupp next year.. you will never convince me the Mens Bball/SEC/NCAA didn't make this happen anyways, knowing how huge this game will be. This game could honestly be a PPV fight.
Still can't believe all this. He's going to come into Rupp as an opposing SEC coach next year. Just insanity!
Cal always used to say Kentucky was everyone’s Super Bowl, now we are his Super Bowl
I thought this was set before Cal even left, otherwise it would’ve been a home/home I bet.
Probably be one of the most watched games next year, I’m guessing Gameday will be in Lex for it.
Probably be one of the most watched games next year, I’m guessing Gameday will be in Lex for it.
It'll absolutely be one of the most-watched games of this decade I would imagine (regular season).
It's going to smash records. Kentucky games already draw more viewers than any other single team. And now it's going to draw everyone from casual fans to die hard fans.. people who just want to see the fireworks and spectacle of this game. I have non-UK ffriends already talking about.
Here's what the SEC schedule looks like.
Wow big news drop!
Actually love the way this is setup.
We avoid some of the tougher road games (@ Auburn, @ Arkansas, @ Florida, @ Texas A&M, and @ South Carolina).
Obviously a gauntlet of a schedule still but I like our setup.
So, Bama, UT and Vandy twice. Bummer that we get two of the best teams twice. Total BS that new members OU and TX get to both host UK in their first year in the SEC.
In football they made sure either Texas or Oklahoma would go to 4 schools and have 4 others at home. Makes sense. You would think in basketball each team would either go to Texas and have Oklahoma at home or vise versa. UK going to both Texas and Oklahoma. I am guessing a team gets both of those guys at home. Wonder if it is Alabama, Auburn or Arkansas, maybe Tennessee. Just odd to me. Would have been too easy for the SEC to have figured all that out. I know each team gets 3 home and home, knew we would get Bama and Tennessee as they are considered the 2 best SEC schools this year, and then Vandy. I know tennessee and vandy are our permanent opponents. So that leaves 10 games, should have been easy. Guess not.
Imagine College Gameday already has that game circled on their calendars.
So what's the deal with the schedule now?
We no longer play Florida twice every season but will we play UT and Vandy twice every year still?
We no longer play Florida twice every season but will we play UT and Vandy twice every year still?
This game will be important to UK fans as long as he is there. I think it is still more important for any SEC team to beat UK than the other way around. UK fans care about banners. It seems we are so far from banners that it is almost laughable to think that way. We didn't change and expect the same thing, our last coach changed and was on easy street and more concerned with "generational poverty" and winning recruiting banners and draft night.
My understanding is we have 2 perm rivals which appears to be Tennessee and Vanderbilt then you play an alternate team home and home each season. This year it's Alabama. The alternate changes every season. It boils down to 9 home games and 9 road games...it's a way for the SEC to still have 18 conference games.
Florida is no longer a perm rival
Everybody has this game circled on their calendars. Don’t be a douchebag.
The part people forget is we're also going to be playing against all our former players and commits. That's really unprecedented.
Makes sense. Would have preferred to keep Florida over candy but oh well. Vandy an easier opponent over time though.
Every game for me is a much watch event, it’ll have an interesting story line but won’t make or break the season win or lose. Still just counts as 1 win/loss in the books.
They set a rotation a number of years ago. Like he wasn’t at Kentucky, he also isn’t bigger than the SEC.
Much better schedule for us than I figured we would get as far as road games
Alabama, Texas, Tennessee and Miss State will be tough road games and maybe Ole Miss but we get Bama, Tennessee, Auburn, TAM, Florida all home.
You are correct. It will be just another win/loss column, but if will be historical in the annals of time.
We went down there last season, no need for any conspiracy theory.
No shenanigans required.
No, our Superbowl is the last weekend of the tournament.
Why would a regular season game at home versus some low second tier/high third program be our Superbowl?
Cal hating our way to an also ran status ain't it.
Saying we are Arkansas's SuperBowl would be appropriate though somewhat approaching redundant since that has been the case forever.
The only SuperBowl for us is the final game of the season for it all.
Having said that, WE are the SuperBowl in road games in the SEC. Just about every venue we play is some kind of shirt night or whatever. They will sell out for us and then be half full the next game. That's why we are the SEC.
Pitino has indeed revealed that in 2025 St Johns will be coming to Rupp and UK will be going to MSG in 26 to play them.
My guess is this game will be the last game of the regular season and TV will be looking for a huge rating. Let the excitement build all season long about Cal returning to Rupp. Both teams are expected to be good, and it would be a ratings bump for sure.