SB Nation’s Andrew Sharp traveled to Kentucky over the weekend to experience Rupp Arena firsthand. What he found? An amazing fanbase, a breathtaking basketball player and a rivalry that’s renewed, and may go on forever.
The Basketball Cathedral, Kentucky’s ‘God,’ And A Rivalry That Will Last Forever
To be honest, I came in with lowered expectations.
A game between the most successful program in college basketball’s recent history (and my favorite team in sports) and a program that looks primed to rule the immediate future. North Carolina and Kentucky. Two of college basketball’s titans for the past 30 years, going head-to-head on national television. A blockbuster event, sure, but given the context, it’d take a whole lot for the hoops to match the hype.
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