Gene Wojceihefferferrenen, who writes for ESPN under a name I can’t spell without looking at, and who also wrote the book [I]The Last Great Game[/I], about the iconic 1992 Duke-UK regional final (which is a great read from what I’ve heard), penned a nice little piece this morning about the possibility of a Kentucky-Louisville Final Four showdown, which I’m sure is in the heads of many respective fanbases, even with both Florida and Baylor standing in the way.
Below is an excerpt, and the full thing can be found [URL=”http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2012/story/_/id/7731084/ncaa-tournament-2012-just-two-wins-bluegrass-heaven-kentucky-wildcats-louisville-cardinals”]here[/URL].
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana][B][I]Say it with me: Kentucky versus Louisville … Kentucky versus Louisville … Kentucky versus Louisville …[/I][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana][B][I]If it happens — and I’m openly and unapologetically rooting for the matchup — the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky will need its medication adjusted. It will make the Derby look like Bible study class. One way or another, it will become basketball legend.[/I][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana][B][I]”I’ve worked here since July of 1978,” said Louisville Courier-Journal columnist Rick Bozich. “It would be the biggest sporting event that I could remember covering in nearly 34 years.”[/I][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana][B][I]”It would be ridiculous,” said Lexington Herald-Leader columnist John Clay. “Totally ridiculous.”[/I][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana][B][I]It would be six exits past ridiculous. The state would shut down on Final Four Saturday. You could run naked through downtown Louisville or Lexington and nobody would notice. Fans in the hoops-addicted Commonwealth would be duct-taped to their TVs.[/I][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
