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13 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Has officially begun and I knew it would.
Even a national championship won't be enough to silence all the critics:
@TheBigLead Kentucky knew there'd be backlash to having all 5 starters declare for the draft, so UK moved presser to 7 pm. Same time as NFL sked release
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13 months ago

Let the haters hate. Big freakin deal. They should be glad these guys are going pro. I mean do they want us to win 4 straight championships. I don't think so.
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13 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Proud of these guys and what they gave us!!
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13 months ago

Chris Fisher said...
Has officially begun and I knew it would.
Even a national championship won't be enough to silence all the critics:
@TheBigLead Kentucky knew there'd be backlash to having all 5 starters declare for the draft, so UK moved presser to 7 pm. Same time as NFL sked release

That may not be the dumbest thing I've ever heard coming from the national media, but it certainly deserves an honorable mention.....
SSP4L!! #GBB
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13 months ago

I thought we were trying to knock the NFL off the air
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13 months ago

Screw the critics. I'm proud of these guys.
Keep Calm & Stoops On..
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13 months ago

They better get used to it. It will happen every year. Maybe not 5 every year but pretty close.
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13 months ago

Can't say that I was aware the NFL schedules were being released today...
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DACats86 said...
Can't say that I was aware the NFL schedules were being released today...

Only a 3-hour special on ESPN. No big deal.
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13 months ago

Here's all I need to know about NFL schedule - turn the TV on Fox at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday and on ESPN at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. The only team I may even glance at their schedule is Green Bay so I can see Cobb play.
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13 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

I don't think it's so much backlash as it is disappointment, at least on my part. I miss having the chance to see the players grow over 4 years in college. I don't really watch the NBA, so I likely won't be able to see them as much as I could if they stayed at UK.
"Apparently the University of Kentucky basketball dynasty is to continue forever." - Philadelphia Inquirer, December 23 1954.
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13 months ago

Chris Fisher said...
Only a 3-hour special on ESPN. No big deal.

They need a three hour special for that? Geebuss, what is the world coming to?
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13 months ago

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They need a three hour special for that? Geebuss, what is the world coming to?

I know, right? That's the 24-hour news cycle for you. Have to fill air time. Mostly with as much NFL, Tim Tebow, formerly Brett Favre and anything Yanks/Sox, Duke/UNC as possible.
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13 months ago

Nothing gets me excited like a Buffalo - Seattle mid November matchup. Now that's something to look forward to!
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13 months ago

Is this really a crappy time of year for sports or what? At least in July there's the Tour de France for a few weeks. Bleh.
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Is this really a crappy time of year for sports or what? At least in July there's the Tour de France for a few weeks. Bleh.

If you like baseball it's not so bad. I'm not sure what backlash this guy is talking about. For another thing moving it to primetime isn't exactly trying to avoid press. Having a press conference with all 5 of them isn't exactly avoiding publicity. I just don't get what the guy means.
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CarlLexington said...
If you like baseball it's not so bad. I'm not sure what backlash this guy is talking about. For another thing moving it to primetime isn't exactly trying to avoid press. Having a press conference with all 5 of them isn't exactly avoiding publicity. I just don't get what the guy means.

I know Matt, Jeff and James are big baseball guys. I am not.
Just can't invest 3.5-4 hours into a game when there is 162 of them. Just not my thing.
I'll watch the playoffs but can't get down for any regular season baseball.
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Chris Fisher said...
I know Matt, Jeff and James are big baseball guys. I am not.
Just can't invest 3.5-4 hours into a game when there is 162 of them. Just not my thing.
I'll watch the playoffs but can't get down for any regular season baseball.

That's unAmerican! You probably don't like hotdogs, apple pie, or Chevrolets either!
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13 months ago

BlueGhost said...
Is this really a crappy time of year for sports or what? At least in July there's the Tour de France for a few weeks. Bleh.

The NBA Playoffs are coming up. I love the Playoffs. Finally get a chance to really watch the best players in the world consistently.
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13 months ago

Chris Fisher said...
I know Matt, Jeff and James are big baseball guys. I am not.
Just can't invest 3.5-4 hours into a game when there is 162 of them. Just not my thing.
I'll watch the playoffs but can't get down for any regular season baseball.

Not a baseball guy either. I do however love the playoffs. Much like the NBA though not quite as much.
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Chris Fisher said...
I know Matt, Jeff and James are big baseball guys. I am not.
Just can't invest 3.5-4 hours into a game when there is 162 of them. Just not my thing.
I'll watch the playoffs but can't get down for any regular season baseball.

That's how I feel about the NBA, in a general sense. I just can't get into it at all.

This post was edited by Matt May on 4/17/2012 at 4:25 PM
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13 months ago

I agree!
Except without the sarcasm.
Edit - haha forgot to quote what I was replying to. That was regarding the Seattle vs. Buffalo in November post.

This post was edited by Delirium on 4/17/2012 at 4:26 PM
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BRAVE DEMON said...
Nothing gets me excited like a Buffalo - Seattle mid November matchup. Now that's something to look forward to!

I'd watch that game. Stevie Johnson baby. I can pretty much watch any NFL game. Usually some story line that makes a game halfway interesting.
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13 months ago

I love the NBA playoffs and MLB playoffs from the quarterfinals on, but man I just don't care about the first couple of rounds. There's just too much of it and it kills my interest. And then there's the sports desert in between the two........
I also think that the time between the NCAA finals and the NBA playoffs (part where I pick up interest) is so bad because I'm typically so emotionally invested in watching Kentucky play that it's a real emotional void for me. Damn, I sound like an addict here, don't I? Lol.
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Why would UK even call a press conference if it was worried about backlash? Cal doesn't give two craps about what anyone says about these kids. NFL schedule... Lmao
Maybe the dumbest thing I've heard in a long time. (And that's saying something.)
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