(EA Sports)Jonathan Lintner, over at the Bleacher Report and contributor for Fox Sports, thinks that Kentucky is "without a doubt the best college basketball state in America...And yes, I'm not forgetting about North Carolina."
Bold statement.
Reasoning:
- Red and blue meet only once a year on the hardwood
- What goes on in the state of Kentucky is about more than sports. It's a cultural war stemming from Kentucky's role as a perennial giant, refusing to schedule Louisville regularly from the 1920s to the 1980s.
- Need another variable? Try the emotional roller coaster experienced by Louisville coach Rick Pitino, formerly of Kentucky.
Tomorrow, Louisville and Kentucky will vie for annual bragging rights in the Battle of the Bluegrass.
Before this heated match up tips off, I wanted to gather your opinion on two things:
Before this heated match up tips off, I wanted to gather your opinion on two things:
- Does a rivalry between two teams determine which state has the best college basketball?
- Which is a bigger rivalry, and why? Duke-Carolina or Kentucky-Louisville?
