June 11, 200719 yr I thought they were supposed to get the FFA convention back. And as far as all those dates: They're all weekends. Can't really play UK-UofL on a weekday night and expect it to get its proper due from a national media standpoint. With the flea market and the gun/knife show falling on the traditional weekend for UK-UofL, there's your conflict. It's not like they could play the game earlier: UK's schedule is already locked up. So while those dates don't look like a lot, it's still a problem because you have to schedule around those dates while finding something that can accomodate UK's already-set schedule (IU and UNC are on the two preceding Saturdays on UK's schedule, if I'm not mistaken). Not as easy as it may seem. Jim, there's absolutely no way the gun/knife show and the flea market would conflict with the UK/UL game. They've been holding them there for years while still palying the game. As to getting FFA back, it'll be years before that happens, even if we win the bid. The contract with Indy is 7 years, I believe. If not 7, it's 10. Anyway, this is just their 2nd year in Indy.
June 11, 200719 yr Jim, there's absolutely no way the gun/knife show and the flea market would conflict with the UK/UL game. They've been holding them there for years while still palying the game. As to getting FFA back, it'll be years before that happens, even if we win the bid. The contract with Indy is 7 years, I believe. If not 7, it's 10. Anyway, this is just their 2nd year in Indy. Oh well, then maybe it's just me listening too closely to Pitino-spin ...
June 11, 200719 yr Oh well, then maybe it's just me listening too closely to Pitino-spin ... Sorry to discredit your musings, I just happen to absolutely know the truth about FFA and such. :lol: There aren't many things I can absolutely, positively say I know. :lol:
June 11, 200719 yr Sorry to discredit your musings, I just happen to absolutely know the truth about FFA and such. :lol: There aren't many things I can absolutely, positively say I know. :lol: I gots thick skin, so no harm on my end ...
June 11, 200719 yr Just curious, it dont really matter to me one way or another. But who did Louisville get to play in the spot were Kentucky was originaly at?
June 11, 200719 yr Just curious, it dont really matter to me one way or another. But who did Louisville get to play in the spot were Kentucky was originaly at? Letcher Co. Central.......
June 11, 200719 yr Letcher Co. Central....... I'm sure they also have a few games on UK's all time win total as well. Why not...
June 14, 200719 yr I'm sure they also have a few games on UK's all time win total as well. Why not... LCC was a Consolidated school 1-3 years ago, UK never played them.
June 20, 200719 yr The #1 reason UK moved the UL game was for scheduling flexibility. To add home games period. Find me a quote where they say they moved it because they can't beat UL week #1. http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070620/SPORTS/70620019“(Exposure) is important to us, but the most important things, as (Wildcats coach) Rich (Brooks) has said many times, that in a game of that magnitude, he wants to have a better opportunity to have our players ready,” Barnhart said. “This year, for example, we’re going to go through the process of redeveloping our offensive line. He wants them to have their feet on the ground a little bit.”Sounds like "We can't win in week 1" to me.
June 20, 200719 yr Sounds like "We can't win in week 1" to me. They can spin it any way they want, but that is exactly what it is...
June 20, 200719 yr They can spin it any way they want, but that is exactly what it is...For UK, it's a pretty difficult decision to defend, no matter how they spin it.
June 20, 200719 yr Its sounds as difficult to defend as the Louisville asking to move the date of the game. Both sides made the switch in other sports, but for some reason it seems like its so much worse for UK to do it.
June 20, 200719 yr Its sounds as difficult to defend as the Louisville asking to move the date of the game. Both sides made the switch in other sports, but for some reason it seems like its so much worse for UK to do it.1) In basketball it will have a POSITIVE impact on TV coverage. 2) In basketball it's been done before. 3) Are you really going to compare the rivalry in football to the rivalry in basketball? Nothing about it is the same. The prestige difference, and the national recognition makes everything about it different. Including a decision to change the date, which was done for scheduling reasons in basketball- not because, like Barnhart admits, UK wouldn't have been ready in week 1.
June 20, 200719 yr 1) In basketball it will have a POSITIVE impact on TV coverage. 2) In basketball it's been done before. 3) Are you really going to compare the rivalry in football to the rivalry in basketball? Nothing about it is the same. The prestige difference, and the national recognition makes everything about it different. Including a decision to change the date, which was done for scheduling reasons in basketball- not because, like Barnhart admits, UK wouldn't have been ready in week 1. Well stated. I concur.
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