[Observing]

The headline got the story wrong. If UK ended talks about the game THIS time,
then it's 1-1. Indiana unilaterally ended the negotiations before. Me, I like the
IU series, I'm a traditionalist. But I'm also a realist and understand that maximizing
money and exposure is the name of the game.

IU is the porblem here. When a school offers to play you every year in YOUR
back yard at a huge site that brings big revenue to both schools, and you
won't go for it, YOU are the problem. Of course as I've said before, IU probably
sees the potential pitfall of having as big a Kentucky contingent filling Lucas
Oil as of Hoosier fans, and sees the negative image that would give IU
since it's in Indianapolis afterall.

And Crean SHOULD want this neutral court series too. He doesn't know yet
if he actually HAS restores IU. They weren't nearly as good last year as the
narrative is telling now, and they won't have to come to Rupp and take
a pounding early in the season that could be a confidence killer.