In the radio studio, they form the Bluegrass State’s version of the Odd Couple. Joe B. Hall and Denny Crum have been talking sports on the radio in Kentucky for nearly a decade, the rare occasion when Wildcats and Cardinals can co-exist. Hall, the former Kentucky coach who succeeded the legendary Adolph Rupp and won…
Joe B. Hall finds unlikely friend in Louisville’s Denny Crum
On this date in Kentucky basketball history (hint @rexchapman)…
Big Brother, indeed. Eddie Sutton proclaimed Kentucky the “Big Brother” of this rivalry and, as in the Orwellian vision, “Big Brother” was everywhere yesterday in smashing Louisville 85-51. How all-encompassing was it? The defeat was Louisville’s worst since Feb. 13, 1956 (Xavier 99, U of L 59). It was Louisville coach Denny Crum’s worst, period.…
December 27, 1986: Kentucky ‘3-for-all’ gives Denny Crum his worst loss
[singlepic id=500 w=320 h=240 mode=watermark float=left]Big Brother, indeed. Eddie Sutton proclaimed Kentucky the “Big Brother” of this rivalry and, as in the Orwellian vision, “Big Brother” was everywhere yesterday in smashing Louisville 85-51. Read article.
The Big Cat Came To Play – Sam Bowie, December 5, 1983
Sam Bowie did everything but score a basket as Kentucky blew out Louisville in the rivalry that wasn’t—but now is. Read article.