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Cal ends IU-Kentucky series (SIAP)

  • Cal wanted it to be a neutral site game in Indy, Crean stuck to his guns and said it should be a home/home series. Here's Cal:

    "We're not going to play," Kentucky coach John Calipari said Thursday. "We're not going to do a home-and-home. That's out. They don't want to play two games in the state of Indiana, which I'm fine with. There are a lot of people who want to play us."

    "We were willing to play them both in the state of Indiana and they said no to that," Calipari said. "That means they don't want to play us."

    Fucking douchebag piece of shit. He didn't seem to have a problem with it when IU sucked.

    The ridiculous end to Kentucky-Indiana - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN

    This week, yours truly wondered whether the Indiana-Kentucky rivalry -- a matchup of two blueblood programs, two rabid adjacent fan bases, and what ap

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  • In response to Cal's posturing, his own AD couldn't even hold that line:

    "I don't think he (Kentucky coach John Calipari) was really thrilled about going back to Bloomington, to be honest with you," Barnhart said

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  • Cal does nothing that doesn't benefit his own program. Absolutely nothing. Had IU agreed to play the games at Lucas Oil, the inbred UK morons would have reliably turned half the place blue, as UK would have demanded half the seats. Crean wasn't interested.

    It's kind of chilling in its simplicity. He's a dick, but he's consistent.

    This post was edited by rookmsu on 5/3/2012 at 7:53 PM

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  • what's amazing is that this year's game would have been at KY. but he of course wants the exposure to Indy players, and you know damned well he won't go back to Bloomington after losing that game. to add the "they're afraid to play us" line at the end is so douchey I can't actually believe he said it, and I hate the fucker.

    So much for the most anticipated non-con game of year.

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  • Apparently it's OK with Cal to play in Bloomington as long as it's a guaranteed beatdown.

    Crean said NO!

    Cal picked up his ball and went home.

    Do I have that about right?

    SpartanInNH

  • I don't always back or buy everything Crean does, but he was 100% right on this.

    It's refreshing to see someone inside college ball or the college hoop media that's willing to tell Cal no.

    Anyone. Anyplace. Anytime.

    rookmsu ●

  • SpartanInNH said...

    Apparently it's OK with Cal to play in Bloomington as long as it's a guaranteed beatdown.

    Crean said NO!

    Cal picked up his ball and went home.

    Do I have that about right?

    Cal wanted the games at Lucas Oil in Indianapolis.

    Crean wanted the games on campus at both schools.

    Thus the problem.

    Anyone. Anyplace. Anytime.

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  • rookmsu said...

    Cal does nothing that doesn't benefit his own program. Absolutely nothing. Had IU agreed to play the games at Lucas Oil, the inbred UK morons would have reliably turned half the place blue, as UK would have demanded half the seats. Cal wasn't interested.

    It's kind of chilling in its simplicity. He's a dick, but he's consistent.

    confused

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  • rookmsu said...

    Cal wanted the games at Lucas Oil in Indianapolis.

    Crean wanted the games on campus at both schools.

    Thus the problem.

    Sooooo...it had nothing to do with the fact that Indiana beat them last time at Assembly Hall, eh? Just a business decision, nothing to do with stripping Indiana of a true home-court advantage? Ah. I see.

    You don't happen to work for the University of Kentucky in the media relations department, do you?

    SpartanInNH

  • SpartanInNH said...

    Sooooo...it had nothing to do with the fact that Indiana beat them last time at Assembly Hall, eh? Just a business decision, nothing to do with stripping Indiana of a true home-court advantage? Ah. I see.

    You don't happen to work for the University of Kentucky in the media relations department, do you?

    Take it easy.

    Cal wanted half the gate, but he also wanted half the fans. That helps them win.

    His own freaking AD, as noted above, said Cal didn't want to go back to Bloomington.

    It's not an either-or issue. Going to Bloomington is bad for them competitively and financially. There's no upside.

    So Cal said no. I think it's chickenshit. I never said I liked it.

    Anyone. Anyplace. Anytime.

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  • rookmsu said...

    Take it easy.

    Cal wanted half the gate, but he also wanted half the fans. That helps them win.

    His own freaking AD, as noted above, said Cal didn't want to go back to Bloomington.

    It's not an either-or issue. Going to Bloomington is bad for them competitively and financially. There's no upside.

    So Cal said no. I think it's chickenshit. I never said I liked it.

    With that said, I am hearing that a series is now in the works between IU and Kansas.

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  • Cal is a bitch, nothing to see here. It's a shame that this series will be coming to an end. Two programs geographically close, steeped in tradition...they should play every year, and it should be a home and home.

    Watch, he'll try to pull this shit with Louisville and UNC next.

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  • So Cal said no. I think it's chickenshit. I never said I liked it.

    I don't remember saying that.

    SoCal Spartan

  • Gob_Bluth said...

    Cal is a bitch, nothing to see here. It's a shame that this series will be coming to an end. Two programs geographically close, steeped in tradition...they should play every year, and it should be a home and home.

    Watch, he'll try to pull this shit with Louisville and UNC next.

    Supposedly, the UNC series is dead as well.

    No way he can kill the Louisville series.

    Anyone. Anyplace. Anytime.

    rookmsu ●

  • rookmsu said...

    Supposedly, the UNC series is dead as well.

    No way he can kill the Louisville series.

    The UNC series is already dead. A pocket of UK fans are turning on Cal over this.

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  • On-campus games >> neutral site games. See 2008-09 MSU-NC game at Ford Field for confirmation of this fact.

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  • Cal doesn't want to play true away games in hostile environments. What's new?

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  • Calipussy has no balls.

    The RCMB...is one of the most awful, alarming, inappropriate, disgusting, and offensive msg boards in the history of the internet.

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  • Jud Owns Digger said...

    Calipussy has no balls.

    This is really what it comes down to.

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  • Good point from SI's Stewart Mandel:

    Indiana AD refuses to play Kentucky at neutral sites, but had no problem moving Penn St "home" football game to Wash. D.C.

    SpartanBoiler

  • tJYD said...

    With that said, I am hearing that a series is now in the works between IU and Kansas.

    No you didn't, you read the comments on the ESPN article.

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by Io Triumphe on 5/3/2012 at 9:37 PM

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  • Its pretty sad how this turned out. They've played since 1969.

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  • SpartanBoiler said...

    Good point from SI's Stewart Mandel:

    Indiana AD refuses to play Kentucky at neutral sites, but had no problem moving Penn St "home" football game to Wash. D.C.

    That's not a good point at all. Mandel should put a needle in his eye for that statement.

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  • rookmsu said...

    Cal wanted the games at Lucas Oil in Indianapolis.

    Crean wanted the games on campus at both schools.

    Thus the problem.

    Cal wanted his pro-players to play in a pro environment

    Crean wanted his college players to play in a college environment

    One is good for the college game, one isn't...

    TruSpartan24 ●

  • InTenSity said...

    That's not a good point at all. Mandel should put a needle in his eye for that statement.

    Mandel is a terrible basketball writer. He gets football. I think SI just let's him write basketball stuff to pass the winter. Zero perspective on the sport and makes lazy comparisons to football, like this one.

    Anyone. Anyplace. Anytime.

    rookmsu ●

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