[zaga_fan]

^ L o L
I just now read through it all and it was pretty even.

All bias aside.....
We all know over the last 30 years that Duke has been the dominant team in the country.
Since UK started their program, they have been the most "consistantly elite" school in the country. If that makes sense.

With the strides Cal has made to get this program going in the right direction, I believe UK is right back up there with Duke. Now that the Dark Ages of the Billy Clyde years are over and the last few seasons of "Ten Loss-Tubby" are a distant memory.....
UK has nowhere to go but up. And mark my words, if the NBA owners get the new age-limit passed, UK will have a shot at a DYNASTY during Cal's tenure. IMO the only team that can stop them is Duke. Coach K has proven he can recruit talent to play in a system that wins ballgames and graduates players. While Cal has won A LOT of game but he's having to teach kids how to play basketball the whole time and doesn't get to focus on what it takes to win ballgames as a team.

These teams haven't played in forever but I think it's time for this rivalry to be reborn.
They will have to play each other in the coming years on the way to championships and I fully expect Cal to force the issue of scheduling them during the regular season.
My only hope is that this rivalry can turn to a one of mutual respect verses the one of hate that it is right now.
But that will never happen lol