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03-31-2014, 09:57 PM
Writer Says Kentucky is the Walmart of College Basketball.
Mac Engel, a writer for the Fort-Worth Star Telegram, says Kentucky is the Walmart of college basketball.
"Kentucky is Walmart and simply bigger than everyone else," Engel writes.
He also offers a "warning" about Kentucky fans:"This may be the single most obnoxious, self-congratulatory, priority-skewed fan base in a nation full of them. To them, Sunday’s outcome is a birthright. To their credit, they are usually right."
Here is an excerpt:
The Walmart of college basketball, often referred to as the Kentucky Wildcats, demonstrated once again they own the market while the others, which include national power Michigan, are merely trying to get the leftovers. For the third time in as many games, Kentucky’s freshman-laden lineup rallied to defeat a higher seed in the final seconds. This time, UK freshman guard Aaron Harrison, who is from Richmond, Texas, hit a looooong 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds remaining to give the Wildcats a 75-72 win in the Elite Eight. It was the end to a brilliant, highly entertaining three games for Kentucky in this latest tournament run. Kentucky is now the second team to reach the Final Four starting five freshmen; the first was Michigan in 1991, which reached the title game, with the Fab Five. This time, because college basketball has changed so dramatically since then, do not be surprised if UK’s Fab Five win the title this time. “It doesn’t matter about the age anymore,” Aaron Harrison said. Yes. We’ve noticed. Somehow, Kentucky was seeded eighth in this latest NCAA tournament, and on Sunday the Wildcats shot the selection committee’s better judgment all to **** by relying on a wide array of NBA-level talent to reach another Final Four. Arlington, plug your ears, Kentucky Nation and its merry band of student-athletes are coming to JerryWorld this week. A warning: This may be the single most obnoxious, self-congratulatory, priority-skewed fan base in a nation full of them. To them, Sunday’s outcome is a birthright. To their credit, they are usually right.
Mac Engel, a writer for the Fort-Worth Star Telegram, says Kentucky is the Walmart of college basketball.
"Kentucky is Walmart and simply bigger than everyone else," Engel writes.
He also offers a "warning" about Kentucky fans:"This may be the single most obnoxious, self-congratulatory, priority-skewed fan base in a nation full of them. To them, Sunday’s outcome is a birthright. To their credit, they are usually right."
Here is an excerpt:
The Walmart of college basketball, often referred to as the Kentucky Wildcats, demonstrated once again they own the market while the others, which include national power Michigan, are merely trying to get the leftovers. For the third time in as many games, Kentucky’s freshman-laden lineup rallied to defeat a higher seed in the final seconds. This time, UK freshman guard Aaron Harrison, who is from Richmond, Texas, hit a looooong 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds remaining to give the Wildcats a 75-72 win in the Elite Eight. It was the end to a brilliant, highly entertaining three games for Kentucky in this latest tournament run. Kentucky is now the second team to reach the Final Four starting five freshmen; the first was Michigan in 1991, which reached the title game, with the Fab Five. This time, because college basketball has changed so dramatically since then, do not be surprised if UK’s Fab Five win the title this time. “It doesn’t matter about the age anymore,” Aaron Harrison said. Yes. We’ve noticed. Somehow, Kentucky was seeded eighth in this latest NCAA tournament, and on Sunday the Wildcats shot the selection committee’s better judgment all to **** by relying on a wide array of NBA-level talent to reach another Final Four. Arlington, plug your ears, Kentucky Nation and its merry band of student-athletes are coming to JerryWorld this week. A warning: This may be the single most obnoxious, self-congratulatory, priority-skewed fan base in a nation full of them. To them, Sunday’s outcome is a birthright. To their credit, they are usually right.
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03-31-2014, 10:12 PM
the guy has a point
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