February 12th: On this date...

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach

... in 2008, your University of Kentucky Wildcats, led by General Billy Clyde Gillispie, got handed the fifth worst loss in their storied program’s history. The 93-52 beatdown by Vandy acted as a bit of revenge for earlier in the year. The Commies came into Rupp Arena undefeated at 16-0, but left with a double-overtime loss, blemishing the perfect mark. The second game was a completely different story. The tipsy General received a technical in the first half for not giving the ball back to the referees. If I remember, Gillispie simply crouched by the UK bench with a grin, twiddling his thumbs. The grin had one of those, “I have no idea what I’m doing” looks on it. Kentucky trailed by 30 at halftime, scoring only 11 points in the first 20 minutes. And we had to go a run towards the end to even get that many. A few key stats included Kentucky having fives assists and 17 turnovers, while Vandy had 20 assists too only 6 turnovers. The Cats went on a 12:22 drought in the first half until Joe Crawford made a leaner in the lane. Seldom used A.J. Stewart led UK in scoring at half with three points. The good news on the night was Ramel Bradley hitting a three-pointer to keep the streak alive. I’m guessing Pat will be looking for some revenge in Nashville with his new and improved squad. Big Blue Nation will not negotiate with Commies.