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Irony Anyone? UK at Risk of Missing Tourney While Louisville and IU Sit at 1 and 2

Dave Spencer — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:00:37 +0000

After watching Louisville confuse and then throttle Connecticut on the road Monday night, I became even more impressed with Kentucky’s 3-point loss at the Yum! Center a couple of weeks ago. Of course, Big Blue Nation would’ve liked for that to be a sign of good things to come in the near term rather than [...]

UK, IU Fans Have Good Reasons to Be Happy

Dave Spencer — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:00:16 +0000

WBKR’s #1 college basketball fan here still celebrating the official start of the 2012-2013 season. Yesterday was Opening Day and featured 222 out of 338 Division I teams in action. Two of those teams–the Kentucky Wildcats and the Indiana Hoosiers–opened their campaigns with victories. Both fan bases have reason to be very pleased. Kentucky 72, [...]

UK's New Scheduling Philosophy Under Heavy Fire

Dave Spencer — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:57:18 +0000

It was the shot heard round the world. No, not THAT shot. The one where the basketball programs of Kentucky and Indiana agreed to never again darken each others doors. Although, that decision HAS created something of a verbal revolutionary war.

Is the Kentucky-Indiana Rivalry in Jeopardy?

Dave Spencer — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:05:48 +0000

Wildcats vs. Hoosiers. Wildcats vs. Tar Heels. Wildcats vs. Cardinals. Last fall, UK coach John Calipari called upon Big Blue Nation to help him determine which, if any, of these three annual rivalry games should be dropped if it was necessary--the thought being that the SEC would be going to an 18-game schedule with two new schools in the conference (and it will).

NCAA Tournament: 'Cats Top Hoosiers in Sweet 16 Scorcher

Dave Spencer — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:54:14 +0000

Breathtaking. It’s corny, but I couldn’t think of anything else to say. Kentucky’s 102-90 win over Indiana last night, at times, simply took my breath away. 192 points were scored in a game that only featured 14 turnovers. That is flat-out unbelievable! Seriously, it’s a shame that someone had to lose. I was in awe [...]

NCAA Tournament: Wrong Color, Wrong Time…Dave Spencer's WBKR Shirt Draws Ire

Dave Spencer — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:10:51 +0000

In a basketball-lovin’ world, we are all deeply entrenched in March Madness mania–so much so, that I immediately knew what was about to happen the minute I walked up the sidewalk this morning. As I approached the back door of the radio station, I noticed our general sales manager, Traci Davis, wearing a UK blue [...]

NCAA Tournament: Wacky First Weekend Sets Up Monster Rematch

Dave Spencer — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:43:30 +0000

It was a week ago tonight that I said, on Facebook, "If these first two games are any indication, we're in for a pretty nice tournament." I was referring to the huge comeback wins for Western Kentucky and BYU in last Tuesday's play-in games. Sure enough, the opening weekend was full of upsets. And the coming weekend will feature one doozy of a rematch.

As UK Prepares for IU, John Calipari Prepares to Leave…after 10 Years [VIDEO]

Dave Spencer — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:06:50 +0000

The last thing anyone wants before a big game like Kentucky/Indiana is a distraction. But, I'm hoping the recent news that John Calipari doesn't plan to stay at UK longer than 10 years won't be very distracting, if at all, since that decision has no effect whatsover on his current players or any potential Wildcat 12 years old or older.