College Gameday…

[UKWildcats1987]

Neither game is the most appealing game of the day. As others have stated, it's a business decision. ESPN feels more people will watch due the "greatest rivalry in sports" and due to Flaggs great white hope stardom.

 

[yoshukai]

Not sure what you mean. They pick the Basketball destinations before the season starts for whatever reason. Before they knew Cal would crap the bed. The storyline was still there and still is despite Arkansas being a dud. UNC has been a dud this year too, but any opportunity to showcase Cooper Flagg outweighs any bigger storyline with ESPN.

Are you sure they pick them before the season? Cause I absolutely know they don’t in football.

 

[Shaudylo]

Not sure what you mean. They pick the Basketball destinations before the season starts for whatever reason. Before they knew Cal would crap the bed. The storyline was still there and still is despite Arkansas being a dud. UNC has been a dud this year too, but any opportunity to showcase Cooper Flagg outweighs any bigger storyline with ESPN.

Bingo there really isn’t any angle you can look at and say it make sense .

If they pick the site better the season . Kentucky vs Arkansas made sense unless they thought UK would be terrible . I’m still not rocking with that angle.

If people think it’s because Arkansas currently isn’t good then the same can be said for UNC.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

I was understanding at first, but then I realized they could have easily gone to the next UNC/Duke game later in the season. Calipari returning to Rupp for the first time happens once.

That is true and they will just go for the second time too because they haven’t been there 100 times already.

 

[ukdesi]

On SiriusXM radio today they were ripping ESPN for the choice to go to Duke/UNC. Quote -- I don't give a rat's *** about Duke/UNC. I enjoy watching Flagg but UNC is terrible. So is Arkansas, but this is about the theater/drama of Cal returning to Rupp --this is like a reality tv show.

So the point is--neutral college hoops observers in this instance are much more interested in UK/Ark than Duke-UNC. Greenburg is wrong.

 

[KentuckyMildCats]

Had a chance to show up for one of the biggest storylines in College Basketball this year with Cal returning to coach against UK and the whole Mark Pope story as well and they choose to go to Duke/UNC. I know Arkansas is fairly pathetic, but so is UNC. I know these sites are selected pre-season, but Arkansas was projected to be a lot better than they’ve been and the Cal/Pope storyline had been established. Way more eyes would be on it if it was at UK.

We didn't get it because Seth Greenberg is a baby back ***** lol

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

On SiriusXM radio today they were ripping ESPN for the choice to go to Duke/UNC. Quote -- I don't give a rat's *** about Duke/UNC. I enjoy watching Flagg but UNC is terrible. So is Arkansas, but this is about the theater/drama of Cal returning to Rupp --this is like a reality tv show.

So the point is--neutral college hoops observers in this instance are much more interested in UK/Ark than Duke-UNC. Greenburg is wrong.

Game day goes to Duke UNC every single year.

 

[anon1751545683]

Anyone know about the Manchester Music Hall in Lexington?

They are having a free watch party Sat for the game. Ave a pig roast.

I’m a Big Blue Club member because I bought both of those bourbons fundraiser so there’s supposedly extra perks for members.

We might go?

But I’ve never heard of the place.

 

[TankedCat]

they won't do it because of the coverage but UK should refuse any Gameday if they aren't willing to do the biggest PR game of the year for UK fans. Who gives a sh** about UK/Auburn