Ouch.For my first column of the season, I was just going to google some columns from last year's UK v. Garder-Webb game and cut and paste it. I am pretty sure that is what Billy G. did for his somber, yet not-nearly-somber-enough press conference.
The loss similar, the timing; the same. The ramifications? Much different.
This is year two of the Billy Gillespie era at Kentucky, a school that chronicles coaching eras the same way people chronicle presidential terms. For example, the Pitino era restored Kentucky basketball to glory, the Adolph Rupp era ushered in the now-assumed heir of excellence. The Tubby Smith era... hmmm, interesting... the Tubby Smith Era.
It's looking a little better in retrospect, isn't it Cats Fans? Sure, there are some some of you who will cast him as the Tyrone Willingham-esque cataslyst for the catclysm. However it is hard to argue with his overall tenure. I assure you the Golden Gopher fans are grateful for Tubby's "decision" to move on to the next stop.
Which brings us to the Billy Gilespie Era. The North Carolina loss is certainly impending, and the fans can allow you that. Consider the November 29th, and December 6th & 13th tilts against Kansas St, Miami and Indiana, respectivly to be fulcrum games. Win all three, and the likely losses to UNC and Lousiville are buried along with the opeing night VMI debacle. Lose all three and you will rue the day Acie Law signed with you A&M, coniving Cat Nation into seeing you as a candidat as viable as Jay Wright (my personal pick), Tom Crean, Sean Miller and a handful of other coaches ripe for the picking.
It is a program measured in coaching eras. The only question is how long wil this one last?
Looks just like Rupp, right boys?
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