It’s beyond Laettner now. It’s multiple things like recruiting, 2 titles to 1 in the Cal era and a 34 point hammering in November.
Kentucky's Obsession...
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Was born 8 months after the shot. In my lifetime, Duke and Kentucky really haven't been rivals, so the only thing that really bothers me that you listed is how bad y'all smacked us in November. I love how our team is playing now, though. I would say after Duke, Kentucky is right there in the mix for odds to win the whole thing.
Without reading through this whole thread, have some of you interacted with UK fans outside of reading Rupp Rafters? Because I can assure you, that is the crazy of crazy for Kentucky fans. Most of us just enjoy good basketball paired with even better bourbon.
I'm a relatively younger guy, born in 92. I really have nothing against Duke. No issues with admitting they've been the best program of the last 25 or 30 years, either. I hate Louisville much more than Duke. Bunch of cheaters
You might mean everything you say, but try an experiment. Put on a Duke shirt and go to BW3's, Walmart , Kroger , and a gas station. Come back and let me know how many comments you got.
Yes, I have interacted with a lot of UK fans outside of the board. I have some really good friends who are uk fans. But if I leave the house with a Duke shirt on, I know comments are coming . Same for my wife. And if you didn't see it, I posted about a lady friend of mine who had a Duke license plate and went to the mall in Lexington. When she got back to her car, all 4 tires are slashed and a note on the car saying she should know better
Oh **** me, who invited the UK fan?!
Oh. Me. My bad.
#realtalk, Jimbo is one of the good ones.
I would like to think that if someone slashed your tires, they are in the very, very small minority of people who take sports just way too seriously. But I'm sorry that that happened to you.
Living in Louisville as a UK fan, I deal with rival fans every day. Nothing ever more than some ribbing and fun in nature back in forth. I think anything past that and people are probably taking their fan hood a little too far.
I actually have a couple Duke friends here and town and a few that I talk with regularly on the main board. No issues with them whatsoever. I promise not all UK fans despise Duke. Some of us put all our hatred towards Louisville
You're just kissing ***. This guy trashes Duke any chance he gets on the college basketball board.I would like to think that if someone slashed your tires, they are in the very, very small minority of people who take sports just way too seriously. But I'm sorry that that happened to you.
Living in Louisville as a UK fan, I deal with rival fans every day. Nothing ever more than some ribbing and fun in nature back in forth. I think anything past that and people are probably taking their fan hood a little too far.
I actually have a couple Duke friends here and town and a few that I talk with regularly on the main board. No issues with them whatsoever. I promise not all UK fans despise Duke. Some of us put all our hatred towards Louisville
You mad cause I've moved on to better Duke fans?? Take your jealousy elsewhere, sir
I already told you, boy. You belong to me. If you are talking to someone else, it is because I let you. Now hold my pocket.
I think everyone here knows that RR is not a perfect representation of KY fans as a whole. It’s definitely not a good look for KY fans.Without reading through this whole thread, have some of you interacted with UK fans outside of reading Rupp Rafters? Because I can assure you, that is the crazy of crazy for Kentucky fans. Most of us just enjoy good basketball paired with even better bourbon.
I'm a relatively younger guy, born in 92. I really have nothing against Duke. No issues with admitting they've been the best program of the last 25 or 30 years, either. I hate Louisville much more than Duke. Bunch of cheaters
I rip on KY fans a lot, but I don’t actually think they’re all a bunch of toothless hillbillies that married their sister. I know most are just normal fans cheering on their team and I could probably sit down with them have a beer and a cordial conversation about basketball.
What I think gets a lot of us bashing KY more is when we read things on RR that call K satan, wishing death on Duke players and coaches, etc. Thats taking it too far. I’ve never read stuff like that about KY players and coaches on DI. I know it’s a slim minority of KY fans posting that stuff, but they don’t get called out by the normal fans that often. If a Duke fan posted something like that on DI about KY, UNC or whoever, they’d be called out and banned.
Just my two cents.
You and I both know who you are coming home to tonight.
Shut your ***** mouth.
When I wear Duke gear in KY, I very regularly get comments from people - often strangers; but generally it's all in good fun and I take it in stride as it's typically not hateful or over-the-top. However, I have definitely had some hateful things said to me. One particular time that comes to mind is when I was taking an undergrad class (to add to the guys comment, the class was about the Apostle Paul) and this elderly gentleman that I had never spoken to before looked at my shirt and, completely deadpan, said "You oughta be shot for wearing that."
I don't actually know if anyone would vandalize my car if I had any Duke memorabilia on it, but I definitely wouldn't risk it.
Fair enough, friend. Hope its okay if I drop in from time to time and talk hoops with some of you. I spend most of my time on the national board. Some time of RR, but not a whole lot. I think its more interesting to talk with opposing fans. I get to talk to UK fans in real life on a regular basis.
I won't go to a restaurant with Duke gear on unless I cover it up until my food comes!
Don't get me wrong, there are some good people here. I have some really close friends here who are uk fans, but in general, the elitism is real
Haha I've never even thought about the restaurant thing. I could see that being necessary in Lexington, perhaps. I always lived in/around Bowling Green.
No way I let them seem my shirt while they prepare my food!!! I don't think everyone would, but I have no doubt there are some haters who would do something so they can run tell their friends what they did to the Duke fan!!!
This. Kentucky fans thought it was their destiny to win that game. And honestly, they played their hearts out in that game. But, as you say, instead of immortalizing Kentucky (again) as the preeminent college basketball program, it served to cement Duke’s place in the pantheon of college basketball. And, to those that say it’s less about Laettner now? I get you. But that knife gets twisted anew into every Kentucky fan’s side every... single... March.
Incredible post and equally incredible insight. You’re right. I guess intellectually, this makes sense and basically accounts for both the virulent way many Kentucky fans hate Duke and the wild inferiority complex present in many Kentucky fans. Applying your rubric, that would make that 1992 loss all the worse; a bunch of entitled kids taking away from Kentucky the one thing upon which they could hang their hats. Seeing it from this perspective almost makes me pity that team more than I already did. Again, up until I did some of my coursework in the Midwest, the only Kentucky fans with whom I had come in contact were of the middle-to-upper class variety, and mirrored your description of such fans. Upon arriving out in their neck of the woods, I met Kentucky (and IU fans) for whom hatred of Duke was not just some passing fancy. A girl actually broke up with me when she found out I was a Duke guy. That game, and being crowned repeat champions was a shot heard ‘round the college basketball world. Your post helps to put that into a non-Duke perspective. Props.
I would like to think that if someone slashed your tires, they are in the very, very small minority of people who take sports just way too seriously. But I'm sorry that that happened to you.
Living in Louisville as a UK fan, I deal with rival fans every day. Nothing ever more than some ribbing and fun in nature back in forth. I think anything past that and people are probably taking their fan hood a little too far.
I actually have a couple Duke friends here and town and a few that I talk with regularly on the main board. No issues with them whatsoever. I promise not all UK fans despise Duke. Some of us put all our hatred towards Louisville
I’m obviously banned over there. But, when I log out and peruse the aisles, I’ve found you to be one of the level-headed ones. I was also happy to see most of your posters eviscerating the guy who wished for a Duke player to get injured. You guys are playing great now. Honestly... aside from a FF or NC game, I want no part of Kentucky. The chip on your shoulder would weigh more than a cord from Henderson, KY.
That sounds like unc cheater u fans . They've always hated program that challenges them and can beat them on equal terms. I've been around a while and back in the late 60's and early to mid 70's you should have witnessed the ill will they had against South Carolina, NCSU and Md. during the time these teams challenged dean smith and the heels success. It started to a degree with the success of Duke under Bill Foster starting in the mid to late to 70's. Then came Coach K and I imagine like the rest of us they went "who, never heard of him" and breathed a shy of relieve that Duke didn't get a big name coach and no worries but a funny thing happened and Coach K and Duke broughtOO the heels to a whole new level of hatred. They hated Indiana, Marquette also. Anyone that challenged them. OFC
Who else hates UNC and KY just because of their fans? Lol
I don't hate anyone but I have a lot of desdain for them both. Is that the right word? Problem is I by living in tar heel county N.C. I do have family and friends whom I love and care for so I have to be careful. But as for the trolls that seem to wander over here from time to time I have no use for. OFC
Yea hate is a strong word but whatever the word is that’s closest to hate pencil me in! I can stand them. All of them I’ve ever met! Luckily I have no family that’s a fan of either or I wouldn’t be able to stand them either. I got a couple friends that are turdhole fans...I can’t stand them either! Lmao. UNC fans are just a different breed. You can pick them out of a lineup by listening to them ignorant basterds for 5 secounds. (Non basketball related)
I wouldn’t say I hate them except for the ones that wish death, injury, or misfortune on our players or any opposing player for that matter. Those people take sports way too seriously and should probably see a Dr. and be on medication or some kind of government list.
The ones that are jackasses but don’t rise to the level mentioned above, I just ignore or troll.
The ones that are ok with back and forth playful banter that has no actual ill intent are the ones that should be allowed to post on message boards. These are the kind of rival fans I like posting here and interacting with.
There's something seriously wrong with people like that. They hide behind a keyboard and you wonder what hey look like and what kind of miserable life they must live. OFC
Sometimes, it’s best to be careful what you wish for. Take the incredible win. It was awesome. But, know that in-season rematches often favor the team who lost the first match. I’m not scared of them. But, outside of the two games I mentioned, I want no part of them. That said... I’m quite confident. Just not cocky to the point of being unreasonable.
I'm not worried about them either but I want them to lose 1st. round along with unc cheater u. OFC
Speaking of obsession I saw a uk fan wearing a Kentucky against y’all shirt here at the yum center while uk is playing LSU. To me, that reeks of obsession! Lolz
I wasn’t being cocky. I just don’t think they match up with us. I realize we wouldn’t beat them by 34 again, but I’m confident in a double digit win.