Nah...this is one of the biggest myths out there, that most UL fans are jealous of UK.Originally Posted by MrSplitshot
Howard Fineman got it right in his Huffington Post piece -
"Since 1971, the two schools have exhibited something close to parity -- not in the minds of most Kentuckians outside of Louisville, but in the minds of fair-minded basketball fans and in the stat sheets....
From 1971 until now, Louisville has won two National Championships and been in eight Final Fours, and Kentucky has won three National Championships and been in nine Final Fours.
UK fans hate these numbers, and hate the U of L with a schizophrenic mix of dismissive casualness and furious loathing. U of L fans, by far a minority in the state outside of Louisville (and even in Louisville UK allegiance is strong), are generally glad just to be on the same stage and now on a par nationally."
As someone who's both a UK and UL fan, I think that's spot on.
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