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Pastimes : 1998-1999 NCAA Men's College Basketball -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: David M. Sawyer who wrote (482)	3/24/1999 11:19:00 PM
From: Eddie Kim	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 571

If UNC had started playing basketball the same year as UK, UNC would have more wins by far. Irregardless of the fact that UNC plays in a tougher conference. While UK does have 7 NCAA Titles, don't forget that back in the old days only one team from a conference made it to the tournament. UNC had to fight off the likes of Duke and NC State. Yet if with this said UNC has more Final Fours than UK. I'll have to admit that UK fans are very loyal, but put it simply what else is there in Kentucky? I was at the Regional Semifinals last year, and the typical UK fan was in their mid 60's. Surely elderly folks have better ways to spend their retirement? UNC has been to the Tournament for 25 plus straight years. When was the last time they a losing record or placed lower than 3rd in the ACC? Heck when was the last time they were on NCAA probation? Finally, Dean Smith has more wins than Rupp. He all has more tournament wins. Also he wasn't a racist. This lone fact will haunt Rupp until basketball no longer exists.

To: David M. Sawyer who wrote (482)	3/24/1999 11:19:00 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 571

Well said. I remember driving from Covington to Maysville to Morehead a year ago this month. UK flags were flying proudly from many front porches. The bars and mom-and-pop general stores at the country crossroads were festooned with "Go Wildcats!" banners. Country schoolkids wore "Go UK" buttons. There was excitement in the air. That's what tradition is all about, too. Hard to understand if you live in a suburb in Connecticut or California. Last Friday (the day of the UK-Miami game) I stopped for breakfast at the Frisch's Big Boy restaurant on Madison Pike in Covington. About 20 senior citizens were in the restaurant. One of the old gals with a bleach-blonde bouffant and UK sweatshirt on walked by me on her way to the breakfast bar. When she loaded up her plate and came by me again, I observed that she had a bright blue "UK" painted on one side of her face. Then I noticed that she was one of many oldsters similarly "done up" for the game. No, they weren't traveling to St. Louis to see the big game. Like me, she probably enjoyed the action on TV at home, and, like me, probably turned off the TV sound to hear Ralph call the game on the radio, with three fingers of Maker's Mark at my side. That's what tradition is all about, too. Hard to understand if you live in Washington, D.C., or Boston or aren't far removed from grad school in Durham, N.C.