I have to give a little credit where credit is due. Louisville fans are some persistent sons-of-guns. In these trying economic times, where the job market is iffy, the stock market is schizophrenic, and useful politicans are as scarce as hens’ teeth, [B]it’s refreshing to know that we can always count on a Cards fan to be in denial about how bad their world sucks.[/B]
If a football team that barely finishes above .500 in the Big East isn’t bad enough, the fact that the team has lost 4 straight to their in-state rivals surely adds some salt to the wounds. Now, add a philandering coach who put the entire University through a public relations mess last summer, and the jokes get even easier to make. For some extra spice to the recipe, throw in the stereotypical Cardinal fan, with the “ghetto white-boy” style, compact car that isn’t worth as much as the rims it sits on, and uncanny ability to strike the stupidest pose possible for every photo-op. We’ve got a good suck-stew going now. But we still haven’t added the secret ingredient.
[SIZE=1][I]An average Louisville fan’s favorite![/I][/SIZE]
Yesterday, Edgar Sosa said these words: [B]”[COLOR=#000000]You hear all these stories about the fans and how Big Blue Nation is a bunch of rude guys, but it’s nice out here. I don’t get treated any different because I went to Louisville. The people treat me great here, and it’s fun.”* [/COLOR][/B]
[COLOR=#000000]That sound you hear is Rick Pitino’s pride rolling over in its grave. Sosa also managed a sly jab at Pitino, purposefully or not, when he said, “I love playing for Coach Cal. He’s given me a lot of opportunity and a lot of freedom to show my game, and I’m excited.” Even though Sosa’s remarks as a whole were given with thought to UL, it still has to sting given that he says them in regard to a man who seemingly wakes up every day trying to find new ways to piss Pitino off.[/COLOR]
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[I][SIZE=1]”Stay to the left, the men’s room will be on your right.”[/SIZE][/I]
So what does a Louisville fan make of all this? The team is on the lopsided losing end of the basketball series, including the last two, and now a former hero of the UK-UL series goes and sleeps with the enemy? Sosa made a good point when he said “You have those fans that understand that game and know that this is a great opportunity for myself and everyone on this team.” In other, there are about six Cards fans who support Edgar Sosa in his endeavor.
I can see how this would piss someone off, though. If I got my ass handed to me by some guy on a regular basis, then my son ended up liking him more, I would be mad. Thankfully, football season is about to start, so the Cardinal [STRIKE]nation[/STRIKE] trailer park can get some relief knowing it will soon be Joker Phillips putting a foot in their asses, and not John Calipari for awhile.
But wil this affect the rivalry? As much as I hated Sosa when he played at Louisville, I have to admit his comments make me warm up to him a bit (I still say that was a lucky shot he hit to win the game in 2009). Thankfully, Peyton Siva and Mike Mara are still on the team, so I can mock everything about that Godforsaken place and not feel a bit guilty.
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[I][SIZE=1]”We just need to win 2 against Gillispie, then we can be irrelevant again.”[/SIZE][/I]
Let me be one of the first to welcome Edgar to the fold. Sure, he didn’t have enough sense/offers coming out of high school to pick a classier place to go, but we all make mistakes.
[I]*Brett Dawson’s interview with Edgar Sosa can be found here: [/I]
[URL]http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1251192[/URL]
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