Here we go for the battle of the best two teams in Kentucky and possibly this game on March 31st will determine our national champion.
USA Today reported in October 2011:
Louisville’s Rick Pitino responds to John Calipari’s Kentucky taunt
Rick Pitino isn’t going to take John Calipari’s taunts lying down.
The Louisville coach responded after the Kentucky coach implied that there was only one major basketball programin the state.
“Four things I’ve learned in my 59 years about people,” Pitino told CBSSports.com. “I ignore the jealous, I ignore the malicious, I ignore the ignorant and I ignore the paranoid.”
“If the shoe fits anyone,” he added. “Wear it.”
As if the rivalry between the Cardinals and Wildcats isn’t hot enough, Pitino and Calipari have certainly added some fuel to the fire in the last week.
Should be pretty warm by the time these teams meet on Dec. 31 in Lexington.
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Pitino is 0-3 in his last three games against Kentucky:
2011
| December 31, 2011* | 12:00 p.m. | at #3 Kentucky | #4 | Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Bluegrass) |
CBS | 30 – R. Smith | 5 – Tied | 4 – Siva | L 62–69 | 24,387 | 12–2 (0–1) |
2010
| December 31, 2010* | 12:00 p.m. | #11 Kentucky | #22 | KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY (Battle for the Bluegrass) |
CBS | 22 – Knowles | 6 – C. Smith | 4 – C. Smith | L 63–78 | 22,803 | 11–2 |
2009:
| January 2* | 3:30 p.m. | at #3 Kentucky | Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Bluegrass) |
CBS | L 71–62 | 24,479 | 10–4 (1–0) |
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