Perhaps it’s because I grew up with the Illinois-Missouri Braggin’ Rights game, but I love non-conference rivalry games in college basketball. Conference play is great, the rivalries are special, but there’s something about two teams located relatively close to each other but playing in different leagues, battling for regional pride.
cheap jersey When I lived in San Diego the best game of the year was between lowly San Diego State of the Mountain West and even lowlier University of San Diego of the WCC. The cross-city matchup of Xavier-Cincinnati is another game that gets the respective fans’ blood boiling.
And Louisville-Kentucky might just be the best of these matchups.
Cheap Los Angeles Lakers jersey Two historic programs (Kentucky has 14 Final Fours, Louisville has 8) in the same state, a coach (Rick Pitino) that has coached at both schools, what more could you ask for? I don’t even have a rooting interest in this game (although I’ve never quite forgiven
UK for stealing that Regional Final from the Illini in 1984), it’d just be a helluva game and event to witness.
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