# 1 UNC goes down

[Tim_T]

I agree Billy and agree with F-I-L that preseason rankings are useless. UK may very well be the best team in the country, but it is too early to tell. There is no way that Louisville is the number 6 team right now. They might be once everyone gets healthy, but not right now.

[coombro]

Which means absolutely nothing on the court.

Just sit back and enjoy the show Tim.

[coombro]

I agree Billy and agree with F-I-L that preseason rankings are useless. UK may very well be the best team in the country, but it is too early to tell. There is no way that Louisville is the number 6 team right now. They might be once everyone gets healthy, but not right now.

I agree with ya there. These polls are as useless as tit's on a bull. To many polls anyway. Only one I pay attention to is the good ol AP poll.

[redneckshadrap]

Look at UNLV...look at UCLA.....One beat the number one and one was supposed to be close to the number one on the pre-season poles....Yeah we beat Kansas...Kansas kinda woke up a little after that butt-whoopin...trips to the wood shed aint easily forgotten....this is going to be a good season all around for college basketball. The NBA situation may have some of the top rated players waying thier options.....

[MrSplitshot]

Great year for college basketball indeed.

I agree that rankings now mean squat. If we're ranking on potential, I can buy a UK #1 ranking. If we're ranking on performance so far, part of me says that UK is not #1...but then I kind of have a hard time naming a team that has performed better so far.

Louisville narrowly escapes Ohio U, and then Long Beach State tonight...they certainly aren't playing like the #6 team in the land...but they're also banged up pretty good.

I agree with Billy - Beat UNC, IU, and UL...then I'll take that #1 ranking. That would mean victories over Kansas, Carolina, Indiana, and The Ville. That's prime beef.

But regardless, it's all about being ready in March, and having performed up to that point to get you a good seeding in the big dance.

Did you boys see Coach Cal's Tweet/Facebook/Whatever yesterday where he was talking about being afraid of over-scheduling now that we'll be playing 2 more regular season games next season with the SEC expansion? With also playing in the Champions Classic (vs Duke next year) He was "polling" the Big Blue Nation about which series we would rather see dropped if need be - North Carolina, Indiana, or Louisville.

[MsgMills]

Yeah I hope UK don't drop the IU series..we been rivals for way to long...although owned for the past 10 years.....

But a new day is coming for Indiana Basketball...wooooty woooot.....

[DJD]

I would vote NC being dropped.

[Fishin is life]

I would vote NC being dropped.

I agree....while the UK/UNC games usually make for a publicly hyped game with two of the top programs in the country going head to head, the UK/UL and UK/IU rivalries go way back plus it gives everybody on these boards somethin to flap their gums about

[redneckshadrap]

I like those types of games. I welcome the hard knocks instead of the cupcakes. Drop the cupcakes.....

[coombro]

I agree....while the UK/UNC games usually make for a publicly hyped game with two of the top programs in the country going head to head, the UK/UL and UK/IU rivalries go way back plus it gives everybody on these boards somethin to flap their gums about

If I'm not mistaken we been battling UNC way longer than UL. I'd rather drop UL as they have laid claim to only two titles as UNC and IU have 5 a piece if I remember correctly. Crean gonna get it rolling and will be more of a threat than Ricky P.

[Tim_T]

If I'm not mistaken we been battling UNC way longer than UL. I'd rather drop UL as they have laid claim to only two titles as UNC and IU have 5 a piece if I remember correctly. Crean gonna get it rolling and will be more of a threat than Ricky P.

You are mistaken. The UK North Carolina series was renewed in 2000. Uk and UNC have played 34 times, Louisville and Kentucky have played 42 times. You might want to keep the series with U of L because UNC owns your azzes!

As for IU they haven't been relavent since the late 80's, except for a cute little Cinderella run in 2002. As for Crean getting it rolling, that remains to be seen. It has taken him a long time to get them to the point they are at now, a whole lot longer than I would have expected considering how 1 or 2 key players can turn a hoops season around in a hurry. He would be doing better if he could keep the hometown talent at IU, but that hasn't been the case so far.

Sometimes I wonder if a couple of you really follow sports.

[coombro]

I said I may be mistaken yet the fact is IU and UNC are a lot closer to catching UK on the Championship count than than UL is. Dump UL. UNC may own our asses, but they also chasing our asses in total wins. Dump the Cards is my opinion. Yes I keep up with sports I'm no walking stat man as if I was I wouldn't be wasting my time on this board. Really glad to see your on here to keep a couple of us in line with your expertise. I stand by what I say as Crean's gonna be a bigger threat to UK than Pitino is. Out of state rivalries mean more to me than inner state.