Vanderbilt @ Kentucky: How does this foe make you feel?
by Truzenzuzex on Jan 8, 2009 5:20 PM EST
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Personally, I have been waiting for this game all year long. Like most UK fans, I have not forgotten last year at Memorial Gymnasium. It would be nice to forget that, but I can't. So I intend to revisit that game, just to remind eveyone about it:
Here's a little taste from last year:
"To have them to stomp us into the ground like that, it's horrible," freshman Patrick Patterson said. "They played like men, and we played like boys."
Still smiling, huh?
Well, howzabout this little nugget, via the Wayback Machine from Who Ya With:
Vanderbilt 93 - Kentucky 52. That's right, we beat Kentucky by 41 points. 41! And that was after Stallings called off the dogs. With 10 minutes to go in the game we took out our starters. This was done amoung throws of laughter eminating from the Vandy table at the bar. I didn't know it could happen, but apparently when humans watch their favorite team annihilate the opponent the only thing to do is laugh. But we took out our starters and rested them for 2 minutes! HAHA take that Gillespie, CKS took a page out of Belichick's book and played for the blowout.[SIC]
Still hasn't got you riled yet? From last year's game thread:
DEPRESSION
This is by FAR the WORST game I have EVER seen in my LIFE. I may be forced to call in sick tomorrow to avoid facing the onslaught of taunting I will undoubtedly receive. I agree that this is an "outlier" but COME ON! This will hurt for a while. The lowest scoring first half since there were shot clocks?? Is that what I heard?????
And this from the post mortem:
Things I would rather have done...
...but didn't, instead of watching the brutal display of basketball tonight.Ahh, the committment of being a fan.
- Have my septum removed.
- Have dinner with Bruce Pearl.
- Have breakfast with Courtney Love.(shudder)
- Sew a quilt.
- Watch a tape of the '97 Championship game.
- Be roomies with Christian Laettner.
- Dry clean Rick's pimp suit.
What's that? Do I detect a glint of Big Blue anger in your eye? C'mon, now, you aren't going to let that bother you, are ya? I know you want more, and of course, I will oblige:
Oh, see, now I have your attention. But you don't look mad to me, and I really, really think that I can tempt you to be more ... demonstrative. How about:
Wow… I really don’t even know what to say. The legendary and storied Kentucky Wildcats scored only 11 points in the first-half on their way to an absolute ass-reaming by the Vanderbilt Commodores. I’m at a loss for words…
That frightful grimace and the vapor I see coming from your ears is a sure sign I have your complete, undivided attention right now. Good, because you see, we owe the Commodores one, big time. After a year-long wait, we get the 'Dores in Rupp Arena this Saturday, and I don't know about you, but I want to beat these guys so bad that we have to physically prevent them from finding their way to Rupp's Rafters and doing a swan dive en mass to the floor 90 feet below with bags over their heads to hide their shame.
I don't really know if Kentucky as a team has that in them, but I'd be willing to bet that Patrick Patterson has not forgotten last year. Oh, no indeed. In fact, I'd be willing to bet that he is being reminded of it quite often, and I expect that knowing the competitive nature of the young man he will be all over the place on Saturday. Ramel and Joe are gone, but Patterson is still here, still having to live down that brutal drubbing every year he remains.
Until he returns the favor. Saturday is as good a day as any.
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You wound me with your words
Sir, I paid good money to a professional therapist to forget that game.
You may expect my itemized statement in the mail forthwith.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
by chirop1 on Jan 8, 2009 5:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Haha!
I had to deal with it all on my own. Naturally, I am still emotionally scarred, probably for life. :-)
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by Truzenzuzex on Jan 8, 2009 5:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Last year is last year....
I just want to see this year’s team play up to its potential and look like the best team in the SEC.
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
by SevenRings on Jan 8, 2009 5:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Angry
I find myself not that angry about last years game. I just cant get mad becuase I know Vandy’s got it coming to them. I expect this team ready to come in to Rupp and lay a physical beat down on this vandy squad, and I mean physical not in terms of points.
If Im Patterson all im thinking about is the scene from Tombstone where Wyatt cuts Clanton with his spurs.
Vandy. UK is coming after you and hells coming with us.
DEEETROIT BASKETBALLL!!!
by davw83 on Jan 8, 2009 5:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tombstone
Does that mean, before swatting the first Vandy shot into the rafters, Patterson will procalim:
“I’m your Huckleberry.”
by tooblue on Jan 9, 2009 8:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Another one, because I can't resist a Tombstone quote fest
After the Cats jump out to a 31-0 lead by the first TV timeout, Billy G. will go to the Vandy bench and say “Why Coach Stallings, you look like somebody just walked over your grave!” Best line of the movie, I think.
by Acdixon on Jan 9, 2009 10:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I worry that after playing My Old Kentucky Home by Stephen F'ing Foster...
The stuck up Vandy students will want to hear some Fredrick F’ing Chopin.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
by chirop1 on Jan 9, 2009 10:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"Oh I beg to differ."
When Stallings complains to Billy that the Cats are running up the score, Billy should tell Stallings that his “hypocrisy knows no bounds.”
I promise this will be my last one.
by tooblue on Jan 9, 2009 5:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just *yawn* and remember
That is the biggest beat-down I have ever witnessed one team give to another. Last year’s game doesn’t even compare. I’m still shocked UK didn’t have 10 players in double figures in that one.
"That's not a Sherman tank, it's Frank Thomas!" - Monkeyball
by JLeverenz on Jan 8, 2009 5:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ah, yes.
That one is the one thing I can point to that eases the pain of last year a little bit.
Still, I think we need to send a reminder.
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by Truzenzuzex on Jan 8, 2009 6:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I did not a reminder of that horrid beatdown.
It has been on my mind all week. The Cats need to show them who is boss this time around hopefully. Revenge is sweet :-)
Go Cats!
by kykat51 on Jan 8, 2009 6:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i hope we straight up murder the dores
damn man i cant wait untill we play them. we need to just kill kill kill them ahhh we need to beat them by at least 45. billy g shoudnt put any reserves in unless someone gets injured. screw being classy we need to run up the score just like they did. damn i hate vandy
by hummer11092 on Jan 8, 2009 7:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Must win at Vandy
I am of the belief that until UK wins (hopefully convincingly) in Nashville, the Cats have not avenged anything. Last year’s UK squad beat Vandy at Rupp before getting spanked on the road, so winning at Rupp wouldn’t really prove much this time around.
I want UK to beat Vandy on their court so badly that Gillispie pulls the starters for the depths of the UK bench and they extend the lead.
I want UK to win in Memorial so badly that the only people cheering are the Big Blue contingent.
I want UK to win so the ESPN cameras to pan for most of the second half at dejected, despondent ’Dores, instead of focusing on the lone and brave UK fan in the front-row of the Vandy student section as they did last year.
I want UK to win by such a large margin that it breaks the ’Dores will causing them to falter down the stretch and miss the NIT. SCHADENFREUDE!
Two months (!). Two weeks. Two pencils.
by Thomas Hunt Morgan on Jan 8, 2009 8:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I wonder what Kevin Stallings was thinking when he said...
“They took us to the woodshed,” when refering to Kentucky’s 79-73, double overtime win earlier in the season. “We didn’t want that to happen again.” If that was his best example of a team being taken to the woodshed, I’d like to know what he thought his team had just done to us.
I was extremely embarassed after that game. But, I’ve gotten over it. After all, Vandy has been on the receiving end of those beat downs on way more occasions than us.
Let’s just hope the stars are aligning once again, and we regain our position atop the SEC delivering our own brand of punishment!
by Iam4UKinMI on Jan 8, 2009 10:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yes, embarrassment. : (
I also have not forgotten about the horror show at Memorial last year. I have a long memory (in this case it’s a curse, not a blessing) but rather than anger, embarrassment is also the word that comes to my mind.
I really don’t totally dislike Vandy (for me it’s more Tennessee (Pearl) and Florida (Donovan)) but the embarrassment of last year’s contest really does make me want to finish this one off right away and there is certainly no need to show mercy of any kind.
I do wish the game wasn’t basically in the middle of the day as I prefer night games so I can properly celebrate a win, or mourn a loss : ) but I will surely be ready to cheer on my ‘Cats tomorrow! : )
by BigSkyCat on Jan 9, 2009 12:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was at that game
and I had a sick feeling in my stomach the whole time…it was embarrassing and very hard to watch…NO ONE came to play that game and that was the toughtest part. I want to beat them in Memorial this year by at least 20 and I will be there again, but this time the tables will be turned..we will beat them at Rupp, but I want to kill them at their place.
That's what she said.
by adaircam4 on Jan 9, 2009 12:47 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
you know
tru with all my activities, I often forget how bad the losses were and then I read this! Thanks!
I like Thomas feel that until we beat them in Nashville it still will remain fresh!!
by tenken on Jan 9, 2009 12:52 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I forgot about the game until this post
I knew we got beat but forgot it was that bad… Not one to remember the losses but focus on the victories… Christan who???
ShagOnSports
by ShagOnSports on Jan 9, 2009 8:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
"The lowest scoring first half since there were shot clocks...."
Yeah – its all coming back to me in vivid colors. I was staying with my parents that night and my stepdad gave up and went to bed at half time. I stayed up and watched every brutal second of that massacre of a ballgame. We MUST win BIG on Saturday.
by kentuckygirl0724 on Jan 9, 2009 9:10 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
You think you had it bad
I lived right outside of Nashville when this happened. I hate Vandy fans almost as much as their team. They are stuck up and annoying, but I have to give them credit for being loud(and ugly turtle-neck wearing snobs). Sorry, did I say that. Yeah I did, and I meant it. Billy McCaffery ain’t walking through that door Stallins, your ass is grass tomorrow.
by daniel81 on Jan 9, 2009 10:21 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Haha!
Good belly laugh at that one. :-)
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by Truzenzuzex on Jan 9, 2009 10:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was living in Nashville for the debacle too
I’m back in KY now, but yeah, last year was BAD. I was just so glad I hadn’t decided to attend as I had for other UK games at Memorial. It was bad enough at home. As you can imagine, I got a lot of smug text messages from Nashvillians (who hardly knew it was basketball season until that game) as I suffered through watching it, dumbfounded, openmouthed, and later, mercifully drunk, in front of my tv. My former boss, a Vandy grad, did have the courtesy to not even allude to it until 2 days later, because she thought I might need some time to heal : ) I always hear UK fans say things like, oh it’s hard to hate Vandy…well, I totally disagree. I’ve always really, really disliked Vandy, even before this inexplicable game last year. They are a less successful Duke-lite to me. My populist streak is always going to endear me to the public universities over private colleges first of all, and secondly, you want to meet some snotty, snobby, insufferable college kids in $300 jeans, go hang out at a bar by Vandy’s campus and mingle with some students. It was enough to make me swear off the West side for good. Yeah, yeah, stereotyping is bad, but I have to say I’m comfortable with it in this situation!!
by blue kentucky girl on Jan 9, 2009 10:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know exactly what you mean.
Some of my former co-workers from that area would send me e-mails just saying 93-52. I think I should probably link a video of Nazr hitting that floater at Memorial yesteryear to beat them on their myspace page. Possibly the only jumper ole Nazr ever hit, and how sweet it was. You got me worked up this morning tru. A solid victory tomorrow would set the tone for a couple of following road tests. I saw you posted congrats on the o&b hue site. Those guys are fun over there, I enjoy gabbing with them.
by daniel81 on Jan 9, 2009 11:06 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
More Tombstone References
1. “I want your blood…..and I want your souls….and I want them both right now!”
2. (Re:Meeks and Patterson): “I have two guns. One for each of you.”
3. (Gillispie to Stallings): “Forgive me if I dont shake hands.”
Oh yeah!!! Hell’s coming with us!
by kentuckygirl0724 on Jan 9, 2009 12:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Revenge
From Juvenal’s Satires:
Revenge is sweeter than life itself. So think fools.
Revenge as the motive for the upcoming Dores contest is far less likely to produce victory than just the simple act of playing well and improving. Indeed such an emotion-based motivation could produce a return to less-disciplined, more turnover-dominated play, and defeat. After watching Vandy dismantle a UMass team that defeated KU on the road I’m anything but confident.
by Wild Weasel on Jan 9, 2009 1:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but ..
… the revenge motive is so much fun!
Let’s face it, this is for fan entertainment. I’m fairly certain that the players will prepare the same way for Vandy as they do for any other team. But as a fan, I want a little revenge and I hope I get some. All that would require is for the team to play great.
I think Patterson will certainly remember last year at Vandy, it was his worst game of the year by far. He may choose not to use that for motivation, but that’s up to him. As far as I am concerned, I want to see a butt-whupping, and if I were there live in Rupp, I would yell all the louder for the ’Cats.
Lighten up a little, man, you’re so negative these days. ;-)
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by Truzenzuzex on Jan 9, 2009 2:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If I could give Darius Miller anything...
I would infuse his shoes with Tombstone’s Doc Holliday. Maybe write “I’m your huckleberry” on the bottom of his Nike’s so while he is slamming dunks and nailing floaters, that’s all the defender sees. He needs a dose of good old fashioned attitude and I want him to break out tomorrow and announce his presence to the SEC and to the world!
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by hoopchi on Jan 9, 2009 2:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Still UK Has 130 W, Just 42 L To Vandy (All-Time)
UK won 18 straight from Vandy from 1993 to 2002.
But Vandy has won 5 of last 6. The ’dores swept 4 straight from UK in 1973 and 74 too.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 9, 2009 3:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I just hate that we finally let them win in Rupp Arena
I loved that stat.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
by chirop1 on Jan 9, 2009 3:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We better win
by at least 25! I was at that UK/Vandy game last year. I took a friend from India who doesn’t know anything about college basketball and was ready to let him witness the greatest college program in the history of the sport. At halftime he leaned over and said, “Why is it that you like this Kentucky team again?” to which I immediately wanted to say the words, “winning tradition, honor, alumni, etc.” but all I could mutter was, “you know, Suhas, I am not really sure right now.” Suhas has been teasing me all week about this game tomorrow and if we don’t crush them, I am going to be mocked another whole year by my Indian pal who knows nothing about college basketball other than Kentucky is Vandy’s b#$%ch! I hope CBCG has replayed that game 80,000 times and if we do get a lead, throw class out the window. They deserve to be buried! I’ve lived in Nashville for six years and Vandy was always the cute little underdog who went on a little streak against us by winning four in a row at one point, I believe. That was fine, but losing down here last year, by that margin put them in the rankings with UT and Florida to me. I refused to buy season tickets this year. However, they are not quite up there w/ Duke and UNC as those are very special places in the seventh circle of hell!
I need a Sea of Blue because I am surrounded by Tennessee orange!
by sleepytimetea on Jan 10, 2009 1:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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